The latest details for the new "God War" sequel for the PlayStation 4 will feature Thor's hammer, a narrative storyline inspired by "The Last of Us" and cutscenes from previous games.
Santa Monica Studio revealed new game details for "God of War" as the game developers stated that the sequel draws some inspiration from several video game titles.
Game director Cory Balrog told EPNdotTV (via SegmentNext) that the new "God of War" sequel is inspired by "The Last of Us" and "Resident Evil 4" and he added that the developer of "The Last of Us" helped them create the narrative storyline of the game. Balrog was happy with the decision they make when creating the narrative flow for "God of War" as they are entering an era of gamers who are longing for this.
Balrog added that "Resident Evil 4" was also a bigger inspiration for "God of War" in terms of mature storyline and character development helping gamers dig deeper within the story and handing them answers. In addition, Balrog teased that the new "God of War" might feature several scenes from previous "God of War" titles.
In other news, it seems that Kratos will be wielding a new weapon in "God of War" soon as Balrog stated that the sequel will feature Thor's hammer, Mjolnir as final weapon similar tot the Sword of Olympus along with over a 100 enemies on screen and bigger boss fights, Gamingbolt reported.
Lead gameplay engineer Jeet Shroff stated that the gameplay controls in "God of War" will be more on trigger buttons rather than face buttons as the gameplay will be more personal rather than wide, arcing blows from previous titles.
Shroff added that Kratos' son will be instrumental in its gameplaay teasing that he is much more of a passive character. Gamers can direct Kratos' son in combat as Shroff stated that their is a a button that can summon the boy in battle, which sort of a twisted "Father and Son" bonding. Gamers can upgrade the "Father and Son" feature as they progressed in the game as Shroff explained that the Kratos' son can go toe-to-toe with his father and even kill enemies on his own.
Balrog added that Kratos' wife will have a huge impact in "God of War's" storyline but he did not reveal any further details at the moment. Balrog added that sequel is being worked by the original "God of War" crew and teased that Kratos and his son will be visiting some of the nine realms in Norse mythology.
"God of War" ha not release date yet, however the official Amazon website placed the game on Dec. 29, 2017 with a price of $59.99.