God of War Ragnarök Director Explains Why a Specific Fan Request Was Not Fulfilled in the Game
Williams explains a decision that not all fans have been able to understand so far.
God of War Ragnarok is the direct sequel to Kratos and Atreus’ Norse adventure from 2018. We meet both new and familiar characters throughout the epic story, and many fans had already speculated in advance how these encounters might play out. Now those who have already completed the game have found that a fan request in the storyline has not been fulfilled. Many were still hoping for a very specific weapon for Kratos. However, director Eric Williams has explained why nothing came of it.
Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Kratos’ third weapon in God of War Ragnarok. However, we do not give any details.
The game director explains the background
At the beginning of the new God of War offshoot, Kratos sets off with two well-known weapons, namely the Blades of Chaos and the Leviathan Axe. However, many fans had suspected that the taciturn giant would come into possession of Thor’s legendary hammer Mjölnir at some point during his journey, for which a model was even included in one of the special editions of the game. When that didn’t happen, however, there were disappointed voices.
For good reason: However, game director Eric Williams has now IGN opposite explains why this fan request was waived, or why Kratos instead receives a different third weapon during the story. One of the reasons is very simple:
“It was too easy for me. It was what you expect. It’s what people can understand. They could see through that. It wouldn’t have surprised. But the weapon that would surprise was the one we gave him to have.”
But that wasn’t the only reason, why Kratos doesn’t wield Mjolnir in Ragnarok. Willams just can’t quite picture the weapon in the hands of the former god of war on his new mission:
The ax was used as a counterpart too [Mjölnir] did. It’s almost like the good gun and the bad gun. [Kratos] So wield your arms for the just. Thor wields the weapon to take down the giants and such. So we didn’t think it would work very well, [Mjölnir] adapt to Kratos.
Williams sees Kratos’ ax as a counterpart to Mjölnir.
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That’s why the choice fell on a very specific weapon
In addition, Williams explains that a lot of thought went into the choice of the third weapon for Kratos. It was important to the team that Kratos’ fighting tool fits the story and has a personal connection to him. The Draupnir Spear not only goes back to the series offshoot The Ghost of Sparta from 2010, but is also made from Kratos’ blood.
So the reasons why it was the spear and not Thor’s hammer are perfectly understandable in a game where weapons are an important part of the story.
What do you think: are you happy with the spear or are you disappointed that Thor’s hammer didn’t end up in Kratos’ hands?
Reference-www.gamepro.de