Spoiler Mode - God of War with Cory Barlog 

I feel like one thing that needed to be talked about more was how great a character Mimir was. Besides being the lore dump guy and the guy who helps gets you to the giants rely, I felt like he changed the whole dynamic between Kratos and Boy. To put it in perspective, Mimir may be Kratos' first friend.

Dude on the right is the happiest person I have ever seen.

On one hand, I really want to finish the game so I can watch this. On the other, I don't want the game to end because it's so damn good.

I also love how in your first fight with baldur you're literally changing the structure of the landscape around you. you hear in so many legends or whatnot how a god's thrashing or fighting created mountains, canyons, etc and in the titanic clash of these two powerful gods that sort of power being tossed around is implemented beautifully. you could easily see in 1000 years or whatever some local shaman would tell of baldur and kratos's test of strength, "such was their power that they pushed the mountains apart and created the very valley we stand in now"

Tons of Loki hints in hindsight. The mistletoe, the question about turning into animals. Mother being Faye which could be a short version of Laufey.. just so good.

Cory is a national treasure! Such an amazing video just became a Patreon.

The guy to the far right dopamin levels are off the charts!

The bit about every yellow marking in the entire world being made by Faye...oh, that's a juicy tidbit that didn't even occur to me. I just assumed it was only about her funeral pyre. Good stuff, and obviously it's great that you got Cory on board for this.

Finished the game. Came here. Turned it off after 10 minutes because i did not go home!!

I wonder if Atreus will refer to the world serpent as boy when he's raising him hahaha. For real though this game really is a masterpiece 10/10. It's definitely in my pantheon (hehe) of top games ever

I'm literally only a minute in and the sheer enthusiasm emanating from Huber is the most palpable I have ever seen, and that's saying something because this is Huber we're talking about. Congrats EZA and congrats Cory Balrog and the rest of Sony Santa Monica on 5 years of hard work paying off. Love and Respect.

If i could ask this man one question. That question would be when atreus is sick and you are taking him to freyjas house who blew the world serpents horn

The first clue that the Atreus is Loki, is wehn Kratos uses the name of his Wife after the first fight with Baldur. He calls her "Faye". In Norse mythology the mother of Loki is Laufey. So its more like Lau-Faye. If you keep playing after the game Mimir calls Atreaus' mom Laufey the Just. Also Kratos' name in the giant language runes was Fárbauti, Loki's father in Norse mythology.

I can't be more happy with how this interview went. To hear him talk about this labor of love and how much thought went into it makes me want to go back and play it all over again. As for me, my fave part would be at the end when they are in jotunheim and about to reach the peak and kratos decides to shead his bandages from his arms. To him and, by extension, us, this moment means so much cause of having known where those scars came from and what they lead to. But Atreus had no idea how important that moment is and he is just an excited kid who's dad is standing on the edge of a cliff doing something odd, so he immediately interrupts and asks if the can get going cause they are so close. It totally humanized both of them for me and I loved it! Thank you guys so much for posting this.... It was incredible

So many amazing moments in the game. Can't believe in favorite moments no one even gave a nod to Kratos removing the wraps from his arms. To me symbolizes that he accepts himself, he knows he's changed, and knows he has to not be ashamed of the past but learn from it and continue to be better. I love this game.

Dude him saying faye left all of the visual ques in the game is so fucking crazy

Did I just die and go to heaven? I can't believe you guys got Cory on the show. Although I'll comeback and watch this after I finish GOW Edit: Just finished the game (besides the Valkyrie Queen) and the video 10/10 definitely in the running for GOTY

OMG when Baldur say's "I thought you'd be bigger" is it because he thought he was going to be seeing a "Giant"?? That's so hilarious.

The spoiler mode song always cracks me up. Great game man, gow 2 is one of my best experiences still to this day, such good pacing and spectacle.

57:57 I didn’t even know Cory confirmed that Jörmungandr (the World Serpent) is Atreus’ kid

I was blown away by GoW, and I went in with pretty serious expectations after the review cycle. It's probably my favorite game since RE4. Seeing interviews with Cory Barlog actually influenced my decision to get it day 1 because he seemed like such a solid dude, really cool to see him in this spoiler mode.

I have admired Cory for years now and he has been an inspiration. It is awesome to see that he is also such a humble, hardworking and talented man, and that he is such a cool person too. Thanks Allies for such gift.

Cory....in the HOUSE. :P

Cory Barlog is such an awesome dude, could listen to him talk about his game all day!

I actually didn't know you could go home until I youtubed for possible secret endings and saw the hint of going home lol. I instantly stopped the youtube video and booted the game, so that I instantly could go home and watch whatever waited for me there lol. The mind blow effect worked on me lol.

When you're carrying Sickly BOI to Freya, who blows the horn, Cory? WHO BLOWS THE HORN CORY?!?

Hi, I'm a game developer and I love hearing about how other studios are working on their games. This is the best 'interview' I've ever seen because everybody is so genuine and respectful about their opinion. I hope most developers follow Cory's example and go talk to these guys in the future.

Cory Barlog in Brandon Jones garage is like something straight out of a fantasy.

Congrats on getting him on the channel.

This is hands down one of the most badass featured appearances ever on EZA

I haven't played GOW yet but I just came here to say, wow! The hard work is paying off and getting someone as important as Cory to talk spoilers about their game they just finished is amazing to me. Good work Easy Allies. I'll be back SOON!

42:06 OMG Cory just made me want to replay this entire game...

This was one of the best spoiler discussions I've ever had the pleasure of listening to or watching. So many juicy titbits and hints, so much potential for the sequel. Game was a masterpiece, and I can't wait for the next instalment!

Wanted to mention something about that last boss fight... (Spoiler below) ..... ....... ........ ........... ............. It's mentioned by the head while you're traveling that Freya was cursed by Odin to not be able to do harm to anybody either magically or physically. Taking away her battle prowess as (another spoiler) she was a Valkyrie who had her wings stripped off by Odin. I didn't learn this until after the boss fight and it definitely changed my perception of Freya a bit. It makes you wonder if Freya would have done more to Kratos during or after the boss battle if she was able to.

God of War is in my top 5 games of all time 👍🏻

Me and 2 of my buddies were just speculating all day of what is going to happen on the next God of War. Kratos being the embodiment of war, him being the reincarnated version of Tyr, and of course the last piece of the mural at the mountain of Jourthiem (sp?). Then I started to delve into the Norse mythology and I was blown away how Cory Barlog and his writers can implement their version so well that any speculation can be a good debate. I can’t wait for the next one. Good job to Cory and his team at Santa Monica Studios

So faye showed us where to climb and everything?

0:30 "Hey cory, how ya feeling right now?" Cory in Baldur's voice: "I can't feel any of this!"

1:03:40 Notice how he says exactly what is in the new gow5 trailer, Atreus saying: "I want to find out who Loki is". Its all connected mannn

Cory as your personal stalker, i worship you. Loki is going to trick the future to save his dad, If i have to believe Cory saying that loki is a trickster. That could be a good twist. Nobody wants Kratos to die!

My absolute favorite scene was a tibit of Kratos and Atreus sitting on the elevator and sharing his first drink of the lumonos wine. It was such a human moment. He wasn't a just a Good of war. He was a Dad of War ❤️

Just finished the lore and legends book and im glad i came back to watch this. i CAN NOT wait for Ragnarok

The number of details and references that I didn't catch in my 1st run of the game. Makes me wanna replay it, and I almost never replay story based games. Probably in the top 5 best story and world in a videogame.

Huber, you've grown so much since EZA started. You excelled as the host/moderator here - great work.

I wish Huber recorded his first play through just so I could see his reaction when Kratos got the blades of chaos. For this and so many other moments it would be internet video gold. I will say that I thought of him at that moment when I was playing and I bet I'm not the only one.

So like I can’t watch this. But it’s amazing that they have Cory on here with them. Kudos

Bro it kinda hurts they didnt talk about how awesome it was when Atreus spoke the world serpents tongue and the serpent lunged at the giant (my favorite moment, so badass)

Just finished the game. I can safely say that in my 17 years of gaming, numerous consoles and handhelds from Sony to Nintendo, this is the best game that I have ever played! Thank you Santa Monica Studio for a tremendous experience!

i think that the reason Faye was so powerfull was because all of the giants sacrificed their life energy to her so that she could go on this quest. And the reason she wanted her ashes spread on jotunheim is because she gives the energy/ power back to the giants. Completing her quest and Awakening the giants from their slumber. Since the giants have an integral part in Ragnarok siding with Loke/ Loki in the destruction of the Aesir gods. And her ashes had a specifil magical glow to it.

i randomly decided to check this out, but wow man, this was an awesome spoiler cast. well done everyone!

This twist with Loki is actually really awesome because according to actual norse myth it was Loki who killed Bauldr with a mistletoe arrow. Well done Cory Barlog, well done.

I just beat this and holy merry mother of god what a phenomenal video game. Deffinetly in my top 10 of all time!

Huber is my new favorite person in the medium. You can just feel his genuine excitement when Cory speaks.

Watched this multiple times now and I always notice something new Side note, if I can find and befriend someone with even half the passion, energy and vibes as Huber I'll be super happy, seems like such an awesome human being :)

I always liked when Kratos opened up and you expect Atreus to be shocked or disappointed, but then he reacts like a child. For example when Kratos tells him he is a god, Atreus just asks if he can turn into an animal;)

49:25 Everyone seems to think that the design coming from Atreus' mouth in the mural was Jormungandr himself. But this same style of drawing has been used in the Facebook prequel game, where Atreus hears voices taunting him or crying out in woe and agony. The design simply represents speech. There are words printed inside the speech coming from Atreus' mouth if you look close enough to the mural. My interpretation of the mural is Atreus either calling for help, casting a magical spell (unlikely), or reciting a prayer.

ohh man I can't wait to finish the game and come back to this

The only problem with this Spoiler Mode is that it's not an hour longer. Good work Bois. Thank you Cory and the team for making such a wonderful game.

Cory you are a fucking genius, to take a risk and reinvent the entire franchise, and arguably a better game than the previous trilogy, and have it succed to a level it did, props man, thank you so much for this masterpiece.

This conversation was awesome. Loved it.

The depression on their face when he was talking about the buttons and triggers and how everyone has a weakness and is broken in some way it was so funny

1:11:30 it’s interesting to hear him talking about this after the backlash of fat Thor

Just finished it, can't wait to see what happens in the next game.

Love to see how the passionate dude on the right nailed about how Thor would look like

42:00 yes so happy he mentioned this i noticed it at the end and thought i was overthinking it.

I'm just watching this now, after finishing and getting the platinum trophy for this game and I must say that this is probably one of the best EZA videos ever! Congratulations to all of you and to Cory Barlog! Thank you guys!

38:18 ”loki spitting out... the serpent “, Cory joins in on the “serpent” part and then looks around like **oh that’s what they think it is**.

I don't own a PS4 and I am not sure if I will ever buy one. I simply know I will never get the time/find the dedication to finish a game. But I suddenly came across this video and I am blown away they managed to get Cory Barlog on episode. That's why I really want to watch this.

I'm surprised Baldur was able to remain sane for that long. I would've had went insane in a few months of not being able to feel or taste anything. I felt so sad for him when his final word was, "Snow." Because he was feeling it for the first and last time.

I have to speak about my absolute favorite story point in the game because I haven’t heard anyone mention it. And it’s so innocuous but powerful. When Kratos is trapped in Tyr’s temple and atreyus has to stop the chains from spinning, he uses his mother’s knife to save his father. The man who he has resented for so long and somewhat hates. He used his last memento of his dead mother to save Kratos. In that moment he let go. He was beginning his journey to truly moving on and starting to love his father. And I love how it is just kind of glossed over. It’s not a big moment where they talk about the importance of the knife, atreyus just matter of factly writes it off and they continue on. Truly powerful in my opinion.

Didn't even beat GoW, but came here for the Barlog and was not disappointed! Awesome insights in creating the game, and having the Allies being able to question him face-to-face was really cool. 10/10

What he said in the beginning, about just starting Far Cry 5, was really freaking hilarious to me. I spent so much time debating on whether I should buy God of War or Far Cry 5. I got God of War, and I'm so glad I did.

I wish I was that happy like the guy on the right

So glad I was disciplined enough to not watch this until I beat the game. I got real tied up in finishing everything I could find ie Valks, exploring, rifts, favors, mus and nef the 2 end game zones, and anything else I could find. I probably played a good 60 hours before just now seeing the ending and all I can say is thank you to Cory and his team for making all of the other GoW games worth so much more. This game is a treasure and one of the best stories in gaming. They should feel very proud and I can't wait to see what is next in the sequel. So many of the things Cory said made moments and lore worth so much more then I first felt. Knowing how deep the thoughts on not only this game, but future GoW games are, I am so excited to see what comes next and how it will all end. As Huber said, I could go on and on about so many things we loved in GoW (like how this game has optional end game content that so many action single player games don't put in), but I will just leave it with this: Great video EZA thanks for the hard work, and holy shit Cory Barlog never stop making games, you are an awesome person with genius game design. You deserve great success for this, and I am sure your son is proud of his dad of war.

Can't wait to watch this... after I finish GoW

Long time RU-vid subscriber but just became a Patreon after watching this. This show was a blast, I hope you guys can manage to get developers on more in the future because the insight and rapport was great.

I just completed the story for the second time and I have to say that Atreus kickin ass alongside his father is so good. Shootin arrows while free fallin is so hype

Dude the dead GIANTS in the end!! That scene was both epic & heartbreaking. All of them lying dead, and that dead giant hand in the distance. My god this game is so good!

at 42:00 cory says that it's spoiler but doesn't the game explicitly say that? it tells you that she foresaw everything and decided that she would guide them most of the way. it's still a very epic moment and by epic I mean by the proper definition of the word because it really is an epic moment

This is honestly one of the best action/adventure games ever made. It made it's way into my top 3 games of all time. What a journey

This guy on the right totally getting geek about every word of Cory Barlog lol

He was about to mention how high of a praise it was for the Leviathan Axe to be compared to the doom shotgun until he was cut off.

17:07 "I have a cat.."

I realize this is an older video, but god damn Corey Barlog is a treasure.

I'm definitely watching this as soon as I finish GoW. AMAZING game so far! :O

Something bad will happen at the end: 37:00 How powerful is Faye?: 38:06 Visual Language: 41:46 Light of Alfheim tells future: 46:11 What's up with time in the game?: 56:28 Is the story planned?: 58:03

i got no issues with the classic controls, it feels way more natural for me tbh. i've always preferred square and triangle over r1 and r2

You guys are awesome, usually there's a dumb one or one that doesn't care or one that isn't engaged in these types of channels/videos. But not here, everyone asked such interesting and nuanced questions and seemed to be genuinely engaged in the discussion. Everyone was pulling their weight, and it was awesome.

I really hope cory will be the director for this upcoming new trilogy or saga

this is such an incredible interview / video / whatever you want to call it, I love it. So excited for Ragnarok

The dude on the far right is soo hype and I love it.

went back and found where the camera hesitates for just an instant when kratos gets atreus out from under the house, when he's saying he's not ready and it gives you a glimpse of the blades. Such cool little details

If you ever, EVER, make Kratos run from someone, i will rain down every agony, every violation imaginable, upon you. I will parade your cold from every corner of every realm, and feed your sould to the vilest in Hel, that is my promise!

Still the best ever interview with Cory Barlog

Huber hype reaching critical levels

favorite moment : the little lantern of the giant that is foreshadowing for the frickin flyin ship! That was soooo magical and epic I loved it very very much

thor is full on red headed robert baratheon in my mind

I didn't know about the Thor reveal at the end when I started watching this. So, I paused, ran to Playstation and flew back home. So good! I can't wait for Ragnarock!

1:14:23 The guy on the right got Thor perfectly right... WOW

This is such a great discussion and having Cory there is just surreal! I'm so happy you guys were able to have him on the show and man.... GOW!!! What a game! I can't believe we live in this age where all these great games are possible. A big thank you to all the awesome developers around the world bringing us countless hours of joy! L&R!!