A path. One I had never imagined. | GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK | Pt 28 | PS5 

Atreus accidentally calling the 'nurse' shieldmaiden 'mom' is so relatable

1:19:24 That was literally me lmfao You may not have noticed, but when Atreus was holding Odin in his arms and moving his soul, it was the same imagery as Kratos’s death prophecy. Changing fate indeed.

Love how both Meg and Kratos had this stunned-cry reaction at the prophecy, what a journey to reach this place

From being hated, revered and despised to FINALLY being respected and loved, him gaining that inner peace….. It’s been 17 years but he’s finally there.

Kratos getting the ultimate redemption and becoming the good person he never thought he could be. Hall of fame gaming moment right there lol.

Fun Fact: The game hinted that Ingrid was Freyr's sword. He's holding her in his statue in Alfheim.

The moment Kratos said “I was wrong, open your heart to their suffering. Today, we will be better” is when his fate changed from dying against Thor, to becoming Kratos The Rebuilder vs Kratos the Destroyer. He will be worshiped out of love… not fear. It’s the perfect ending

17:06 What's sad is that the last time Kratos was a general Ares manipulated him into killing his first wife Lysandra and his daughter Calliope.

1:05:50 Surtr not merging with Sinmara like he was supposed is why he's mindlessly attacking everyone, Aesir or not as Ragnarok.

Post game I think there are 3 places you need to visit. Niflheim - a new path opens up near the tree, Alfheim near Sindri's shop in the desert and then attend Brok's funeral in Svartelheim.

Meg, I don’t know if you noticed, but in the final shrine, showing Kratos being revered, it’s all painted on top of the mural that depicted his death Faye figuratively and perhaps literally rewrote fate to give her family a happy future

2:13:34 I'm pretty sure that's similar to something Zeus said to him in GoW 3. "Once I'm finished with you there will be much to do, much to rebuild." Or something like that.

1:32:49 What struck me about this scene was how similar Freya's dialog was to Baldur's dialog to her was in the 2018 game. Baldur to Freya: I spent the last 100 years dreaming of this moment. I practiced everything I ever wanted to say to you. Every word to make you understand exactly what you stole from me... Freya to Odin: I've spent many longer winters thinking about what I would say to you as I watched you take your last breath... Baldur to Freya: But now I realize I don't need you to understand anything. I don't need you at all. Freya to Odin: But now I realize there is only one thing I need you to understand. You have no hold on me anymore. Also, both Baldur and Freya were trying to choke the person they were speaking to, to death. Baldur choking Freya and Freya choking Odin, while the person they were choking was telling them they loved them.

The only dream with Faye where Kratos doesn't wake up in a panic. The other two times he woke up worried about what to do or what will happen. But this time he knows what he must do. He's ready for whatever comes.

2:11:06 chills every time. The music is so good!

The scene where all the portals open is the best scene of the game. We've been working so hard for those whole 2 games to get to that point. The music empowered that scene so much!

This game goes down as one of the best of all time and there's nothing changing that

I love how emotional you were throughout this play thru. I felt the same way. even tho I finished the story before you, I still felt every goosebump and feeling when I watched you experience it. Keep doing great work.

this game is a masterpiece

Sindri destroying the marble with Odin's soul with Brok's hammer. Something kind of satisfying about that.

31:33 that callback to the classic Kratos pose with the blades

What a great playthrough!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 And Yes I think Fay tweaked the circumstances to allow Kratos to become the All Father. She knew Kratos has it in him to be better than Zeus and Odin.

In times without war ... the God of War becomes the God of Peace and Prosperity. He is no longer a monster ...

Ragnarok was like "ya'll stabbed me in my goddamm heart, when I was enjoying a quiet life of forging blades and putting people through trials. I don't give a shit if Odin is dead, I'm annihilating a realm today"!!!!

He is finally praised and worshipped.. not a monster to ppl or just the God of War, he is praised and loved that’s all he ever wanted😭🙏🏼

Freya´s "Flirting" like: You killed my Son, now you better give me a new one Kratos...

her reaction to the worship reveal has to be my fav of anyone, loved the playthrough!

This was everything I hoped for when I saw you finally reached the conclusion. Your empathy with Kratos was perfect and it was heartwarming to see. Thank you for sharing the moment.

37:26 The first time I played I felt that in my SOUL

It has been such a ride watching you play thru every God of War. These games were such a big part of my childhood. And watching someone get to experience it all for the first time really brought me back to how I felt playing these the first time. I’m so glad you enjoyed the story and journey of Kratos. I can’t wait until you find the rest of the content waiting for you in the post-game!!

The last shrine means Kratos going from GOD the destroyer in greece to GOD the rebuilder in norse as faye foreshadowed his future through her paintings but instead of the shrine that he walked knowing that he will die she let him forge his own path cause the only path he used to know is death and destruction but now thanks to atreus and faye he became the god he never imagined he would be . SANTA MONICA Character development is next level

2:12:26 Kratos god of peace, justice, and wisdom

In a way The Norns prediction was right, "Kratos of Sparta" (the old Kratos) died, he is now "Kratos the All-Father".

I cried so many times while playing this great game I actually thought Kratos would 100% die at the end, I was so emotional I mean he is my favorite character I'm so happy you finished this game and shared it with us ^^

From PS2 to here to see him cry at the end of his journey hit like a truck. To see him so shuck how can one not feel for this man. And how fitting it is that he becomes the God Of Peace b/c thats what we’ve seen him & Atreus do

One thing i only really realized on my 2nd playthrough was Kratos becoming more at peace as the Faye Memories continue. After the first one he wakes up screaming & calling the axe. After the second one he rises quickly, breathing heavily, then needing to focus. After the last one he just opens his eyes & rises calmly. I also came to appreciate the Thor & Odin Fights a lot more upon repeat, even though i agree with the sentiment that Ragnarok was a little underwhelming. Not many mythologies have an actual ending to their world, but i guess it was the right decision character-wise. Great Playthrough ad always, Meg. Can't wait for more Assassin's Creed 3 :)

There's a theory that Freya might be kratos next wife. The giants called kratos "farbauti" according to the murals and farbauti means "cruel striker" in Norse and farbauti was Faye's actual husband in the real Norse myth. Freya's husbands name in Norse myth translates to "fury" which is what he was called by the vanir gods. Also Freya also had a two other daughters in Norse myth besides baldur who she had from her first marriage to Odin. Her two daughters don't exist yes from what we've seen.

From the moment Kratos steps into the tent the night before the battle to when they charge through the gate to Asgard is my favorite part of the game. The 2018 game had a section of its game that was perfect, and it was when Atreus collapsed to when Kratos got the Blades of Chaos and used them for the first time in that game. That entire section of that game was perfect. Music, dialog, pacing, acting, everything was perfect. Couldn't have been done any better. From Kratos going into the tent to when they charged through the gate to Asgard was this game's perfect section for me. The dialog, acting, pacing, music. It was all perfect.

i’ll never forget sobbing my goddamn eyes out when kratos was giving a speech. AND THEN, the three note motif played right before kratos blew the horn and boy i was destroyed. that whole scene was such an avengers endgame moment. for brok!

When Faye says “you will do this for me” she’s not being demanding, it’s because it’s been prophesied so she knows he will

seein kratos being worship as a good god nd not as the monster he was the god of war, made me so happy kratos character development its amazing

Awesome to share the ending with you… what a masterpiece

Finally the people see kratos like a good god and not a monster 😢

I just realized that when Kratos is telling Atreus the story in their tent, Atreus very likely only PRETENDS to fall asleep to hold Kratos to his word to finish the story the next day. Atreus's eyes are closed but his brow is furrowed, which means he might be either dreaming or deliberately keeping his eyes closed. He hears his dad talking about an old man wishing for death and isn't ready for that to become reality, so he feigns sleep to make it stop. The next day, when Kratos finishes the story, Atreus's take is that the old man "wasn't ready to die," which was how he saw the situation: the whole time, he had been looking for a way to "avoid his father's death." But Kratos corrects him subtlely: "he wished to continue living." Kratos had already accepted that he would likely die at Ragnarök, but his vision of Faye gave him new motivation to stay in the world and help those he had come to care about.

Well the mural prophecy in GOW 2018 showing Kratos dead in Atreus' arms was the original fate, however they changed their fates and now odin is in that place.

I see a lot of myself in Atreus and I see a lot of my father in Kratos god of war 2018 and ragnarok has been such an emotional journey for me

i loved every second of your journey playing this game! i've finished it already but kept waiting for your videos to learn more and enjoy your reactions, thank you for all the moments

So much pain,so much suffering from the start of his life. His brother was taken away from him when he was just a kid,accidentally killed his wife and daughter that made him destroy The Greek Pantheon. To starting a new life,faye knew someone from another land will come , Will fight thor and odin and defeat them and bring justice and peace From God of War To God of Peace From destroyer of worlds To rebuilder of the nine realms Kratos finally got the ending he deserved. Cant wait for the next game.

this ending is perfect to me literally one of the best stories ive ever seen

look forward to seeing the spear tattoo! i love my blade of olympus tattoo

God what a playthrough this was! I was so hyped during your boss fights with both Thor and Odin. I was so sad that Thor was killed off, especially after you finally stood up to Odin. I would've loved to have seen a relationship with Kratos and Thor. But of course Odin had to be the worst person ever and kill off his own son, who he hadn't treated well at all and just used him as a weapon. Though Odin pretty much used everyone (especially his own family) as tools and manipulated/abused them for his own self-interest. But that ending of Kratos looking of the prophecy where he is pretty much the new All-Father and breaking down. Also you breaking down at the end as well. I've said it time and time again, but I just love your playthroughs Meg cause I love how emotionally invested you get into them. There are other stuff in this game like sidequests and some other stuff as well that I hope to see your reaction to. But besides that, I'm so happy for being apart of your journey of this masterpiece of a game

30:40 Kratos had a dream that wasn’t a nightmare……seriously overlooked but think of the hundreds of years this man has suffered EVERY NIGHT haunted by his past. Such a good end for a misunderstood character.

I would love to watch you complete the game! There are so many interesting and great things to see. you're amazing Meg!

First game started with “now there’s no hope.” God of War Valhalla ended with “god of fools? God of… (hope?)”

With the ending of this game I personally believe that Kratos now has one of the best character arcs in video game history. The long and hard journey to grow from vengeful anti-hero to a caring full blown hero, a god to be loved and admired by mortals. God bless Sony Santa Monica, we do not deserve the quality they give us.

1:29:28 You have to jump over to the other side to avoid Odin's purple spell.

1:22:46 i can hear young Kratos😩

when he killed aries, he became the god of war... but now with the defeat of odin, kratos has become the all-father.

He’s now being worshipped as a god people can look up to and love I love that

@ 2:12:13 that was Kratos Past in Greece , His Present in Midgard and his Future Becoming a Good God and Being Loved By Everyone

He finally worked to change himself - and became worthy of Godhood

She got it right, Kratos did take the place of Odin as the new All-Father. According to the Norse myths, Baldur will be killed by Loki indirectly with spear/arrow tip made of mistletoe, which is the onset of Ragnarok. Heimdall will blow the Gjallarhorn, which starts Ragnarok. During Ragnarok Odin and Thor will die, then among the survivor Gods a new All-Father will emerge to take his place and rebuild the Realms and lead them to prosperity. Thor will die together with Jormungandr, and Odin will be killed by Fenrir. All the story from the Poetic Eddas check out, if you look at the story in this game during Ragnarok from the perspective of a third party mortal Midgardian. 1) Heimdall, the owner of Gjallarhorn is said to be the fairest and whitest of the Gods. We know from this game that Heimdall wasn't anything like that, but we do have Kratos who is the whitest of the Gods. My theory is that when Kratos killed Heimdall and took possession of Gjallarhorn, he took the place of Heimdall in the mythos or prophecies as the whitest God who blew the Horn. 2) From the perspective of the Midgardians, Thor was fighting Jormungandr and then after Thor landed a blow on Jormungandr and it vanished, Thor plunged down and then disappeared shortly after as well. No Midgardians were present to witness the Thor vs Kratos fight and its aftermaths. This will make it seem like killed Jormungandr and then died shortly after. 3) No Midgardians witnessed the Odin vs Kratos fight as well. From the perspective of the Midgardians, Surtr a great big Fire Giant came and drove its fire sword into the heart of Asgard destroying it. Only the wolf Fenrir was there after everyone got into the Realm Tear to escape and Odin was dead. So from their perspective Fenrir killed Odin. 4) You can see Kratos taking the place of the new All-Father. It was a path that he had never took before, as he was a Destroyer just like Thor said. However, he made a choice to change himself and thus changed his fate. Odin became the Destroyer and Kratos became the Rebuilder. 5) Now that Atreus has left the nest, Kratos can build a new nest with Freya. According to the Poetic Edda, Freya should still have 1 or 2 more daughters. If you know what I mean. Regardless, what a journey it was watching Kratos's story. I've been playing the God of War series since the first GOW on PS2, and had been playing and following the games whenever they released. From the angry, violent and selfish Kratos that everyone feared and hated (except Sparta) to the new All-Father beloved by all the Realms. Never could have expected how Kratos's story will turn out.

I absolutely loved this playthrough! I would be really happy to see you 100% this game on the channel! :D

There is second ending. If you go to svartalfheim to the tavern you can join Brock funeral. Please check this out

All the love Meg

I think the prophecy did come true, it was just misinterpreted. It showed Atreus with his father dead in his arms and some sort of wisps or lights hovering over them. It was literally Odin's death. So it wasn't his actual father, it was the guy who was so full of himself he saw himself as everyone's father, The All-Father, who tried to gaslight and manipulate Atreus specifically so he would see him (Odin) as a father figure. Angrboda mentioned something about the Giants seeing the big stuff but maybe getting a few details wrong. Maybe the vision was hazy and they couldn't figure out who had died but they could feel it was Atreus's "father" they were right it was just the wrong father lol

The ending of this game was a perfect topper to the trauma cake that Kratos had been forced to endure since GoW1. He never even considered the idea that he could be a god worthy of being redeemed, praised, worshipped or respected. He lived lifetimes of being called a monster, but no longer.

"Keep X's name out of your mouth." is just a longstanding, comom expression. This game came out BEFORE the incident you're referencing. And it PAINS me that ANYONE thinks they'd interrupt a climactic, dramatic moment with a random reference to award show drama.

After all of these year KRatos became a GOD worth worshiping.

Just like God of war 2 Zeus tells kratos he didn’t want this

That means Kratos will become the god that people will love and pray to

Been playing god of war since the PlayStation 2 days. So to see people start finally worshipping my boy (Besides Spartans) hit me hard 💪🏾💪🏾

Kratos went from... Being too prideful to die and cost him his freedom, Then being too hopeless, he thinks he got nothing to live for, Then back to being too vengeful to die, Then being too regretful to keep living, And finally find his place to realize that he still got something to live for. Dude is the epitome of growth. When you're young you're selfish and prideful, just to realize later on that consequences aren't as trivial as we thought it was. To realize that we're not the only one who will suffer from consequences of our own actions, just because we're willing to take the consequences, doesn't mean other people would. You got a bit older and you became bitter and apathetic, your expectations towards people are next to nothing, you close your heart to people. Just to later on find someone who can knock down your hardened exterior and made you realize that life isn't as bad as we thought it was, and there's still someone and something to fight for, and to live for.

The true all father has risen

Great job finishing the story Meg! Kratos' journey ends and Atreus' begins. Remember Odin telling Kratos "Do you know what it's like to be loved and worshipped?" well according to Faye he is now a God that will be loved and worshipped. Also let Kratos cry Santa Monica! God he looks so heartbroken that Atreus would be leaving, and he looked ready to breakdown after seeing that prophecy of him being worshipped. Also just a heads up since the game doesn't tell you but you can go to Jotunhiem now

1:26:52 did anyone else notice odins head doing a 360

The berserk fights + Valkyrie fight would make for a good livestream.

Kratos aint just the new All Father hes the All Daddy 😎I was ultimately disapointed by ragnararok but the ending was geniune perfection

Congratulations on finishing the Mainstory of GoW. 🥳🥳It's been an amazing Journey re-experiencing the Game with you. And you made the right Decision to take your Time with the Game and do as many Sidequests as possible first. Thank you Meg for your great Videos and for letting us be part of this Journey with you. I can't wait to see what you will play next and until then I wish you a nice Evening/Day and lovely Greetings to You and your loved ones. I ended up wearing the first Armor you start with, because fully upgraded it increased all Stats.

So the prophecy showing Atreus holding a dead body was not him killing Kratos, but him killing Odin.

There many quests left to do. Including one that reveals what happened to Tyr. Brocks funeral, and many more. Just explore when you feel like it. Loved the playthrough but id like to see the completion. You'd be amazed for the things and story left 😅

INTJ the architect! I don't make a lot of friends but the ones that I have are gold lol

Hey Meg just found your channel and I'm watching and trying to watch and catch up with your other videos as well take care and have a really great week 😊❤🌞❤️

2:09:45 She was holding all the tears but finally lost it there. People who know Kratos' whole story of course can't hold the tears all the way, all have to lost at some point otherwise not humans. (I saw you are playing Assassin's Creed series too. AC series is my most favorite game series of all time and when GOW:Ragnarok came GOW became my second favorite game series of all time)

If we don't get an Atreus/Angrboda DLC soon, I'm gonna go Spartan Rage on Santa Monica Studios.

Deborah Ann Woll is the voice actress for Faye also known as Jessica in True Blood😍😭

Amazing Playthrough, now that you finished it, can't wait for you to reach AC: Valhalla would love to see your take on the game and the story.

honestly really wishing kratos was able to keep the icarus wings after greece’s destruction because a flying battle between him and thor would’ve been amazing

That last panel shows Kratos being worshipped and venerated, I think the word is. Not as a God of destruction and murder. But as a God of selfless strength and determination.

@1:44:29 he was talking to frey regarding using her vines on baldur lol

He's no longer a God of War, no longer bound by destruction, pain, and death. He's now a God who rebuilds and brings peace 😊

Faye hid her true prophecy from Kratos because he sees himself as unredeemable. He is the God of War. He brings chaos and destruction, yet her prophecy saw him as a builder. A peacemaker. To have that conflicting nature in him would be the same as the first game with our boy. The nature of God and Man fighting in him, the nature of Hope and War fighting in Kratos

Santa Monica, please, pleaaase make another God of Wa- Santa Monica: 1:10:47

39:47 Yeah Ingrid was Freyr's sword.

1:53:20.... HAYUUUUUU !!!!

1:59:33 i also love the at&t girl

From destroyer to savior. I am satisfied with this being the end.

I think, we're all down for seeing you play the rest of the game.

2:10:07 don’t mind the shibas barking in the background ruining everything 😭😭😭

The game has a hidden ending ❤