As a side effect, Baldur was driven insane by his lack of ability to feel anything meaningful, which ultimately lead him down the path to becoming the main villain in the 2018 game. The Goddess gifted (but really cursed) Baldur by removing his ability to feel pain or die. During their marriage, Freya mothered Baldur and her son is incredibly precious to her. RELATED: Check Out This Awesome God of War Mimir Head Animatronicįor those who didn't play the first God of War, or might just need a refresher, Freya is the former wife of Odin. Towards the end of the game, conflict grows between the small group as Kratos and Baldur's encounters begin to grow more deadly. She helps the father and son out many times during the course of the game and actually protects and looks over Atreus while Kratos journeys to Helheim alone to help find the key ingredient for a cure to the darkness that is overtaking the boy. Throughout most of G od of War Freya is a trusted ally to Atreus, despite the fact that Kratos isn't a fan of any God of Goddess. Spoiler warning: The following will dive deep into details about the ending of God of War, so stop reading here if you haven't finished that game yet. Among those threads, there's the potential for a major villain to emerge, as well. Revelations about Atreus, his mother, her homeland, and fractured friendships all leave a lot of interesting plot points to be explored in future adventures. Taking a look back at the final act of the 2018 game, there is a ton of open-ended setup about what might happen next. RELATED: God of War Studio Teases New GameĪfter God of War creator Cory Barlog recently started discussing what might happen in a sequel to God of War 2018, fans have begun some wild speculation. Even if it doesn't arrive right at launch, fans are hoping that the first year of PS5 brings helps introduce the next step of Kratos and Atreus' journey. The console is likely going to arrive around holiday 2020 and, so far, Godfall is pretty much the only new game that has been confirmed.
Sony's next console generation is right around the corner, but so far information about the PS5 and its stable of launch games is basically a mystery. As expected, franchise enthusiasts are hoping that a sequel may arrive when the PS5 era begins.
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The Sony exclusive is one of the main reasons to own a PS4 and the Old Man Logan style reimagining of Kratos and his powers helped the game earn critical and fan acclaim in terms of both gameplay and narrative. Since its release nearly two year ago, God of Warhas become one of the defining games of the current console generation.