Whereas there have been rumours going round of a smaller-scale new God of Warfare recreation being developed that may discover extra of protagonist Kratos’ backstory, a brand new report signifies {that a} new mainline recreation will characteristic the character utilizing a brand new form of weapon solely. Based on Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, the subsequent mainline entry within the God of Warfare franchise could have Kratos wielding an historical Egypt-styled curved sword, like a scimitar.
“There’s a the metroidvania recreation in growth, after which there’s additionally a brand new mainline God of Warfare recreation in growth,” famous Henderson in a current episode of the Insider Gaming podcast. “Which has form of comparable themes I believe like God of Warfare, however Kratos this time has an Egyptian sword, you recognize, like a curved Egyptian sword. Like what Prince of Persia has received.”
He additionally famous that the rumoured State of Play occasion by Sony will even be the occasion the place the smaller-scaled metroidvania God of Warfare recreation will likely be unveiled. Together with this, he additionally speculated that Marathon may get a brand new trailer on the occasion.
Stories of the smaller God of Warfare recreation first began coming round again in March, with rumours on the time indicating that it was slated for launch a while this 12 months. Based on Big Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, the title will take the story again to Greece, like the unique God of Warfare video games, however with an all new side-story.
Rumours since then have famous that this title, anticipated to be a 2.5D metroidvania-styled motion journey recreation, has had its launch window pushed again from 2025 to subsequent 12 months. The title is predicted to give attention to a youthful model of Kratos, and can discover the connection he had together with his father. “Apparently the storyline has extra to do together with his relationship together with his father and all that form of stuff,” mentioned Henderson again in February.
As for developer Sony Santa Monica, it’s reportedly engaged on its “subsequent huge factor”, which is slated to be a reinvention of an older IP. A report from again in July signifies that the dimensions of this reinvention could be much like the modifications we noticed in 2018’s God of Warfare when in comparison with the traditional PS2 and PS3-era video games.
“I’ll put it this fashion: it’s not a brand new IP nevertheless it may really feel like one,” wrote Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier in a dialogue concerning the studio’s new undertaking. “Possibly that’s why persons are confused. Please don’t ask me extra questions on this – if I wind up reporting extra info at any level sooner or later, it’ll be in an article, not on a discussion board.”
The undertaking, in keeping with Schreier, can also be being headed up by Cory Barlog, and growth on it has reportedly been going fairly properly as of some months in the past.
It’s value noting that neither Sony nor Santa Monica have formally introduced both of the rumoured God of Warfare initiatives, and the studio is but to formally verify what its subsequent undertaking goes to be.
