After God of War III, Santa Monica Studios released Ascension, a big-budget prequel story that essentially leads up to the opening moments of God of War. Ascension is yet another tale of Kratos being provoked by scheming deities; battling the primordial Furies, Kratos finds an unnecessary new motive to hate Ares and seek the vengeanceContinue reading “An Ode to Kratos Part 2: Failed Fathers and Being Better”
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An Ode to Kratos – Part 1: Grief of a Greek God
God of War For many children of the early 2000s, owning a copy of God of War was a sign of having cool (or oblivious) parents. An entire generation of kids—jaws dropped in raw awe—committed brutal executions against mythical beasts and undead soldiers. These kids hammered circle buttons to finish the game’s sex mini-game, theirContinue reading “An Ode to Kratos – Part 1: Grief of a Greek God”
Metroid Prime: Atmospheric Horror and Explorative Storytelling
My first attempt to conquer the Nintendo Gamecube’s Metroid Prime was around Christmas in 2002. The isolated horror atmosphere presented to the player in the game’s opening moments stole my seven-year-old attention span. Bounty hunter Samus Aran arrives on the Orpheon, a massive abandoned spaceship, to answer a distress signal sent out by the SpaceContinue reading “Metroid Prime: Atmospheric Horror and Explorative Storytelling”
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