Non-Gamer Watches #91 GOD OF WAR || god of war 3 intro, story trailer, & the story behind kratos. 

Hah! The playstation logo heard you and came back like "B****, BE SCARED OF ME!"

"Local spartan too angry to die." How often did he escape death? xD

He's the definition of "too angry to die"

To be fair, if someone stole my magic milk cow, they best be ready for war. In other news, I'd love to see you react to anyone attempting to explain the timeline for the Drakkengard/NieR games. Its a trip. Especially since NieR's lore isn't limited to its games. But at least 2 stageplays, one concert and an MMO tie in.

Hearing you talk about your surprise/admiration for the depth of development games go through to be what they are really warms my heart. Funnily enough, the reason I went to college to study video game design to work as a game developer was because of this series. In the first game you can unlock special feature stuff ( similar to movies) and it was viewing the concept art for characters and environments in the game that inspired me. Back when I was a kid I found many non gamers didn't appreciate it like I did, and today as I still work towards my dream career it only changed a bit, so I'm happy you get what many (even some gamers) take for granted!

If somehow you'd think that the story behind God Of War is complicated then I challenge you to check out and understand the story behind the Metal Gear Solid saga.

The Witcher series introduces a great bunch of the Eastern European folklore and the beasties that otherwise were massively overlooked in the West.

Most art can be viewed or experienced without interacting with it. a story can be told to you. a painting is viewed. a movie is watched. Video games are different because they require interaction to experience the whole thing.

Watching you make mistakes is like, 70% of the enjoyment. At least!

I've been a gamer for nearly 30 years now and I have loyalties to all sorts of titles that I hold dear, but I must say, God of War and all of its lore and amazingness is one of my favorite overall game series I've ever played. If you have any interest in Greek mythology and ancient history, it's even better.

My favorite mythological creature that hasn't made many appearances in modern stories is the Jorōgumo. Think Medusa, but with the body of a spider instead of a snake.

There actually IS a character named Kratos in Greek mythology, and he IS one of Zeus's children, but his story is completely different to the Kratos in the God Of War games. The two characters literally only have those two qualities in common.

Everyone talking about GOW and I'm just going "my girl here is jacked"

There's an Honest Trailer for God Of War too!

One thing I've always appreciated about the series is that it's not just a revenge story, it's a self-destructive revenge story... and the player realizes before Kratos the cost of his veangeance. That's what makes GoW 2018 so satisfying, it's about a broken man trying to piece himself back together for the sake of his son

Homegirl, had to comment because we can’t have new trolls drown out your subscribe-worthy honest and emotional perspective on media. Your channel is dope, i hope you keep it up.

Also in the recent God of War (the one where he wraps the scars of the chains he wore) there is a lot of Norse mythology told by Mimir and it’s pretty spot on for the most part. The mythology experienced in playing the game is adjusted to fit the game’s narrative but the stories Mimir tells as you travel are pretty great.

Would love to see more of the newest God of War game, perhaps cutscenes split into parts or something?

I am so glad you finally got to watch a video that gave you context to the lore of a game series

Love your reaction when it all clicked at the end

A God named Kratos exist in the Greek Mythology, his characterization is quite similar to the game Kratos but the backstory is totally different. It was a coincidence that the game character is also named Kratos. It is the Greek word for Strength and they choose the name after written the character. Figure that it would be fitting.

If you get a kick out of God Of War, I think you may enjoy Bayonetta. Gameplay wise it's very similar to the older God Of War games. Story wise it is completely bonkers.

been waiting for this yay😁

Food for thought...after watching all these games she technically is becoming a gamer. I mean she now knows gaming culture. Its downright impossivle to leave 😏😏😏😏

You should honestly do the a reaction to the cinematic! The story is one of my absolute favorites in gaming!! I get chills every time I watch some of them

If you want monsters and characters then you should check out the SCP foundation, my favorite is scp173

Always love your enthusiasm:)

Finally, I was waiting for it!

You should check out superhorrobro’s video on “Alice madness returns:story explained” A darker version of Alice with a very interesting story Also vaatividy’s video on bloodborne story explained, i’d recommend this one(if ur interested),it’s a 30 minute video but if you’re into dark Gothic Eldritch horror & a deep mysterious story that is revealed through clues and notes spread throughout the world,this would be for u

I would love to see Quetzacoatl in your books! He was a Aztec god who, among other things, sacrificed himself to save mankind!

the God of war 3 prelude is the best and still gives me chills up to this day.

I love your reactions! Also gotta note, you look strong as hell!

The newest god of war actually uses Norse mythology and Norse has a incredible tales and creatures my personal favorite is the world serpent of Midgard Jörmungandr

Kratos exists in the Greek Mythology but he is nothing like the Kratos in this games

The reason why I love these videos is because they are so authentic.

you have such a cool energy, i love it!

God of War: Ascension is very interesting too The Furies!

you should watch all the cutscenes to get the best understanding of the games and story

i hope that one day you get to play the stories you react to. because it's so much more than just that. you really get to feel and experience much more. suddenly it's a part of your story and it's so fulfilling to shed a tear for a story you didn't even expect to relate to.

Aww I love when reactors genuinely like what we send them.. go girl whooo!!

The channel that created the last video you reviewed is called "Mythology and Fiction Explained" and is a very good youtube channel! I think you'll like his content! *Edit* Maybe I should have waited till I finished watching the video first before adding this lol

The God of War Reboot is one of the best games ever made! Can’t wait for Ragnarok.

New sub from this vid! No lie, I've never watched the FULL intro from the first one you saw and didn't appreciate the visuals when I was younger.

I really enjoy to see how excited you are about stories.

I recomend you look up "El Mohan" is a colombian folklore mith, of a greede man that becomes a mountain.

Hannah, you need to give a look at some Brazilian Folklore Gotta be one of the most random folklore ever, you will love it

i really loved your reactions

Love your reaction:)

the story goes like this: Ares, the god of war, tricked Kratos into killing his family for the power to defeat all enemies in battle. their ashes has now seeped into his skin, turning white, thus his alias "The Ghost of Sparta". he killed Ares for this, and became a God of War (as the title goes). he can't forgive himself from all he done, so he tried to commit suicide, just to be with his family, but the gods wont let him because he is part of the gods, so at that point, he sets himself to kill all gods. fast forward to the final event, he finally killed Zeus, his father, with the help of Pandora. and now all the gods are dead, he can finally kill himself to reunite to his family. mysteriously, someone healed him. as Kratos seeing the entire Greece in ruins, he decides to leave the place and live another good life on another place. and that leads to the story of God of War PS4

You have got to check out “Overly Sarcastic Productions” here in RU-vid. They do a bunch of stuff on lesser known figured from mythology. My favorite is Cu Chulainn of Celtic mythology, a kid that basically radiates Metal Energy. He could hulk out and turn inside out into a mega beast, he has a spear that when he hit someone with would cause a bramble bush to grow from their blood veins, and even in death while chained to a stone he still cut a guys hand off. Metal AF.

how nice that gow 3 intro still is.. it's soo damn epic. immediately makes me wanna play it again. The second one is still one of my favorit games

This is what makes me love videogames telling amazing storys

it was interesting to see you learn the game story, and it was good along with your mistakes and misunderstandings. this was great, i enjoyed it

goodluck on the rabbit hole of that guys channel

Commenting for the algorithm ;) I love the GoW series

Would like to think that storydriven games lies somewhere between a movie and a book, as far as immersion goes. Edit at the end of the video: What a great reaction! Happy to see you gave it another go, and got to see the right clips about this game. That guy did an amazing explanation aswell :)

This is Bae right here 😩💕 im glad I found this channel!

Awesome! 👏 I love God of War!

It's always refreshing and rare to see a woman who enjoys these games and the lore as much as we do. I'm subscribing as of now.

I have enjoyed your videos alot and have no problem with the misunderstandings. You are exploring so many different franchises it is understandable that there will be questions and guesses of how things fit or work. For the monster/mythology part. One creature I do enjoy is kobolds in pretty much every variation. From the draconic mischief makers from dungeons and dragons to the candle loving miners of world of warcraft. They are an example of a creature that have many interpretations and expectations. Looking forward to the next god of war game btw!

I love your face and energy when everything starts to click!

19:00 I had a Fantasy writing class in college once and my final was a conversation in an empty bar between two brothers, and the brothers happened to be Lycaon, a minor Roman god of wolves, and Coyotl, a Native American coyote trickster god -- and it was all about how their relationship fell apart as faith in the old gods faded away, and how Coyotl was content to stay hidden among humanity and have fun while Lycaon couldn't let go of his old power and privilege, so he's resolved to be the "Big Bad Wolf" and feed on people's fear.

That was a treat to watch!

Im really surprised none of your Subs has helped you with the Order of these lol but its like you said its so much fun to see all come together 😄

"This guy needs a nap.." truer words never spoken about ragemonster Kratos.

I know it would probably too much for a video but there's an amazing documentary about the making of God of War (2018)(The one with Kratos and the boy). It's called Raising Kratos and goes into many aspects about game developing, personal stakes, pressure, casting, deadlines, expectations and the struggles of making a game of that size, and you get to know a lot about the poeple behind it. It is truly great.

I love these stories explained videos

Hehe, I enjoy these videos so much, I can't wait to work through my current books so I can pick up yours!

Idk how i came across this video but im in love my god

I started playing God of war games last year as a Playstation gamer of 13 years now. God of war stories are awesome mix of different stories how Kratos became a major god killer.

The God of War reveal was an amazing experience. I am so jealous of every one that was able to see it live.

I had to stop this video to look up those books and now I have two more in my backlog.... Thanks, you enabler.

It’s refreshing to see someone enjoy an epic saga that isn’t over yet….respectfully, poggers.

I hope to see more god of war content man it’s just one of the greatest game sagas ever

chernabog is Slavic god that has a hammer that will never rust if it's given blood. So the more he kills or sacrifice to the hammer the hammer can be used forever. He also appears In one of my favorite books American gods by Neil Gaiman.

When I was a kid, way back in the 70s. my parents never understood gaming and they dismissed it out of hand as a "waste of time". they never stopped my from gaming and once I got a computer (at about 11) my mother saw that everything I played required reading. I would read the manual from cover to cover (most were short, but some were really long) and even some of the games I played were pure Text adventures, like Zork and my mother didn't care why I was reading... just that I was reading. She was a great supporter of my gaming, even though she did not understand what it was.

GOW3 is one of the best gaming experiences i ever had, and the finale pays of in ways beyond crazy. Fantastic game, visuals, acting and narrative.

Now you know why we love this.

That cliffhanger of Kratos surviving his sacrifice was in 2008. It would take nearly a decade for fans to finally see what comes next for the ghost of sparta so you can imagine the excitement when the new god of war was revealed. One of the most legendary moments in gaming.

One obscure fantasy creature is from American myth is the Tailypo. A hunter wounded a strange animal, severing it's tail which he brought home and ate. Then the creature comes back looking for it's tail. The hunter is terrorized through the night as he hears it asking where it's tail is from outside his house until it gets in.

Hello Hannah, enjoyed the vid and loved the energy amd enjoyed your journey of piecing information together and seeing your surprise. Just wanted to follow up on your question for comment: Since you like Celtic lore maybe you've heard of Scathatch? She would be a lesser known character of mythology I really enjoyed reading about. My favorite book series by Michael Scott, The secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: the author does a similar thing as in God of War, or how you talked about in your books. Using real characters or mythological ones sometimes too, but as if they were alive today. I love this trope so I might just buy your books :) Also off topic, but gosh you are an extremely gorgeous lady

Awwww.... I love your energy HannaH. Youve gained a supporter for sure. keep up the good content. p.s. youre gorgeous, love the eyes and curls

Hannah, great reaction to those videos. Also, the same channel from mythology and fiction has most of mythology from celts to Norse as a playlist. There is a playlist with one of the most bizarre and f**k up stories from Slavic mythology that might inspire your books- cause mythology is more than just family drama (Koschei The Immortal Sorcerer). A couple of characters called Leshy and also Chernobog/Czernobog inspired me to write a creepy character that lives in the forest for a Fantasy book and my dnd/The Witcher Roleplaying game campaign. I think Resident Evil 8: Village has some inspiration as well. Of course The Witcher books and games.

Talking about involving lesser known mythologies in fantasy, one of my favorite RU-vid series is an animation called "No Evil" that does that really well. I don't think it really fits in with the stuff you react to, but it uses a lot of Mayan and Native American folklore, and all the magic involves music in a really unique way. It starts off slow, but the plot gets really interesting and the artist is amazing with fitting all the different beliefs and stories together.

unknown Gods and fictional characters that inspire me: Creole: Baron Samedi - king of crossroads demons (not really a badguy though) Compe Ananzi - trickster god Japanese: The Kitsune 9 tailed fox Amazonians: Lykopis - archer who's name means she-wolf Asteria - Slain in battle vs Herakles knowing that he had a cloak that made him invincible. She decided to fight him 1 v 1 anyway to slow him down giving the girls in town enough time to flee. Egyptian: Nephthys - Crow Godess of death

Me encanta esta mujer, la mejor reacción que se podría obtener para alegrar un domingo. Excelente video como siempre

This is one of my favorite series.

God of war 3 music is so good!

Lesser known Greek Mythology monsters. The myrmidons. Some sort of monstrous teeth were planted in the ground and ant-like warriors grew from them. They were a great military cohort because they all worked together in unity (the kind of discipline and training that a Phalanx needs in order to be effective).

I think the best way you can describe video games, is that they are interactive movies. Or at least (imo) the best ones are. They tell engaging stories with engaging characters that they connect to you. And the one thing that I think people don't actively acknowledge is sound design. Take the "Old Soldier" cinematics for warcraft that you've already watched. Varok Saurfang has a theme song that is played all through those videos that just ache with sadness and loss. And the best part is, they take the same collection of notes, but in lower, or higher key to subtly connect back to the original.

Your thoughts at 5:44 just summarized the war every child / adult has to fight constantly with the non-gaming parent / uncle / aunt / gf / wife / neighbor / their dog / frogs / aliens etc. Legend has it that game industry artists and musicians also fought this war when their craft was once dubbed "not art".

Every time people ask about myths i tell the myth of the Tupi-guarani curupira and caipora. Curupira is a kid with inverted feet and red hair that tricked colonial hunters into getting lost, by making them follow his footprints trying to get back home. Caipora is similar but is seen more as a protector of the forest. She rides a boar. It is disputed if caipora is male or female, or even if they are the same entity or cousins lol

I got fun seeing your reaction jajajaja

Nice video, it makes me wish you react to more videos like the Kratos one. Watching trailers is nice and all but sometimes I wish you could delve deeper into the stories without having to play the game and this was perfect. As an author, I'm sure you'll like the more story-oriented games, not to hate on the ones that are more multiplayer and service oriented cause I know they can have cool lore, but really if you like mythology and great character development games like God of War and Hellblade is where is at imo, you should check more content like this.

Great video and you look great

One of the more interesting figures we learned about in World Literature in College was Gilgamesh. He was literally the first hero whose story was written down on stone tablets in like 4000 BCE (AD). He ruled the ancient kingdom of Uruk and was said to be 2/3 divine and was meant to be a servant of the gods will upon the human race, but he was a bit of a VERY arrogant man who basically just gave the gods the finger and did as he pleased. He really wasn't much of a hero by today's standards, but he did keep his kingdom safe, so I guess that makes him a hero by that times standards. The gods were so pissed that Gilgamesh wouldn't obey them that they created Enkidu who they formed from clay, but Enkidu couldn't understand human emotions and things like that so the gods sent the 'divine harlot' to sleep with him. Afterwards Enkidu went to Uruk to subdue Gilgamesh and force him to obey the gods but when Enkidu challenged Gilgamesh to a contest of strength they found they were both equals and actually became friends. Shortly after Gilgamesh and Enkidu go on a few adventures until the goddess Ishtar came to desire Gilgamesh for herself. She went to Gilgamesh and offered her hand in marriage, but Gilgamesh said no because he had heard tales that she was very promiscuous. This pissed her off so she went to her dad and demanded that the gods release the Bull of Heaven, a creature so powerful even the gods feared it, to punish Gilgamesh. So the gods released the Bull, but Gilgamesh and Enkidu slew it and at this point the gods had had enough with Enkidu so they took back the life they gave him, this was possible since he was made of clay. Gilgamesh was devastated and began to worry over his own mortality so he traveled all across the world seeking immortality. He traveled to the underworld where he learned of a flower that would make him immortal but the flower was really rare and difficult to reach. Finally he found the flower and was bringing back home before he decided to stop and bathe. He placed the flower down on the shore and went to bathe but while he was bathing a snake smelled the flower and ate it. The snake shed it's skin and became young again, which people believed then to be why snakes shed their skin. Gilgamesh found the snakes skin where he left the flower and just laughed at all the effort he went through to become immortal only for it to be taken away at the last minute. That story always stuck with me, I think it's just because of how cool it is that the story of Gilgamesh is literally the first written record of a hero in human history. Just kind of a neat glimpse into the far past. There's also an anime series called Fate Stay Night (and several spin-offs) that depict Gilgamesh. It's a sorta of Pokemon-esque anime but instead of cute monster creatures the people summon ancient mythological heroes to battle it out in a free for all battle royale for the Holy Grail which grants one wish to the winner.

For a bit of extra knowledge: in the playstation 4 god of war, kratos has taken on a calm lifestyle in norse mythology. After his new wife, Freya died, with her last wish to have her ashes spread over the tallest peak in all the realms, Kratos and his new son Atreus, who doesn't know that he is a god, set out for the mountain. Kratos strongly regrets his past and tries to hide every bit of it from his son to protect him. This doesn't work eventually and Atreus finds out. Kratos thought that his son would hate him for what he has done, but Atreus seemed okay with it. At the end of the story for the game we see that kratos has as he says, "nothing more to hide" as he finally takes off the leather bands that were covering his burn marks from the chains.

"This boy needs a nap" lol you have no idea, all that was extremely cut down he went through a lot more than that.

This still leaves out three other games in the series before the 2018 game. Kratos is such a unique character that people forget about because all they see is the blood, guts, and vengeance without the tragedy and the human weakness that drive his motivations.

It's totally understandable The most recent God of war theoretically would be best to play first even though it takes place last just because the writing is so good