We Must Be Better - The Beautiful Masculinity of Kratos in God of War 

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I need to watch this with my dad. He broke the cycle. Even with all his failings, with his struggle for right humility and true self-worth, he fought to be better. I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my father.

One of the most impactful parts of this game’s writing to me is how the whole game, Kratos is telling Atreus that he must be better, but at the end that line changes to “We must be better”.

I sometimes see people say that the new games "ruined Kratos" and honestly that is the most braindead take I've ever seen, they did something truly remarkable with his character, the development Kratos underwent should be celebrated

I loved that scene. "You only killed the ones who deserved it, right?" The pause, the silence, hands clasped and the head nod before the delayed "yes" you can tell he doesn't truly believe that but he doesn't want his son to know how messed up he was

When Kratos is speaking with Atreus, it's worth remembering that the Spartans were renown for their direct, blunt humour. At the famous Battle of Thermopylae, there was the classic reply of "Come take them" to the Persians' demand of "Lay down your weapons and surrender," 'In the direction of deer' isn't a "go figure it out" response, but the most direct logical statement in response to the question - "find some trace of deer and we go that way".

Actually, in the companion book for the game and the comic tie-in, it is explained that, while Kratos was there, he spent most of his time training himself to control his anger. The problem at the beginning of the training between them its because his own training was like this in the Spartan army. Kratos knows no other way, so he's trying a way to teach his son he has no knowledge on

"Its hard to be gentle on someone for a flaw for which you've been so hard on yourself." That hits hard. And its hard to forgive yourself for that which you cant forgive in others.

Ah, brethren, we’ve gathered for a tale. A tale of revenge, failure, strength, and honor. A tale of man and boy, and their roles in the world, ever changing. Let’s be better as we age.

Kratos’ “in the direction of deer” line reminds me of my father telling me “you have google” whenever I’d ask questions.

Part of Kratos's difficulty comes from the fact that he didn't have a father growing up, Zeus being the poster child for "Pump em and dump em". The only male role models he would have had to look to were his instructors in the Agoge. In fact, this may have been why he became so fanatically devoted to the Spartan cause and would do and sacrifice virtually anything for it.

This series has repaired my relationship with my father. My mother died right before this game came out. My dad hunts lions with his pack of dogs and very quiet like kratos. And after she died i turned 18 a month later and moved out. We didn’t speak for a long time. I needed comfort and he couldn’t. I didn’t realize he was just as hurt as I was. I hated him because I thought he just moved on. One of my friends who liked my dad told me to play this last year (he was nervous because of almost how accurate it was to us but Im so grateful he did) when the new one came out. I now moved back in at 24 while I’m trying to buy a house. This game has allowed me to understand him and now our relationship is best friends. I will forever love this series for that. I might of lost my mother but because of this game I still have my father in my life.

In the Norse myths it's not that Frey did not know that mistletoe could still hurt Balder, but that mistletoe was so young and small that she could not bear to force such a vow upon the plant, and seeing how small it was she believed the plant could do no harm anyways. She knew, but she underestimated that fact. On the other hand, Loke did not want to kill Balder. Loke had always been looked down upon by the other gods, and had strove to gain their recognition, to no avail, as thing often got worse. Seeing Balder, the youngest of the gods, being loved so wholly and unconditionally by all the other, what he himself wanted, Loke was overcome with jealousy. One day, all the other gods were having a laugh, smashing Balder's head with rocks and boulders, stabbing and slashing him with spears and swords, etc. as he could not be harmed by it, and they knew it. Loke, however, was a trickster, and so jealous of Balder, that he decided to play a trick on him. Since Loke knew mistletoe could still harm Balder, he fashioned a few arrows (not a spear), their tips made of mistletoe, and gave them to another god (his name escapes me at the moment) who was blind. He only intended for the arrow to hit Balder in the arm or leg, or such, to shock him, and remind him that he was not completely invulnerable, but as a stroke of bad luck, and guided by fate (and the prophecy that was part of the reason Frey had enchanted Balder) the blind god, somehow, struck true with the bow, hitting Balder straight in the heart, killing him instantly. Dumbfounded by what had just happened, Loke stood still for too long after the incident, long enough for some of the other gods to realize his part in what had happened. If he had truly meant for it to happen he could've transformed into one of the other gods (as that was part of his powers) or snuck off while everyone was in shock, but instead, paralyzed by what he had done, he waited too long. When he finally got moving it was too late, and, unable to shake off the other gods' tail, he was caught, and damned to suffer until Ragnarok. I know all this because I am Norwegian and was taught it over and over as a child, and I have, and have read, the complete collection of the Norse sagas and legends.

" The sign of true nobility is not being better than others, but being better than your past self." ~ Harey Hart; kings men

Having power ain't true strength. True strength is having power and not abuse it.

A subtle moment of Kratos' growth in fatherhood that you skip over was when Atreus and Kratos hunt Freya's boar. This time Kratos actually provide a more helpful instructions that being a boar's hide is thicker that a deer so Atreus need to use a different method which Kratos actually provide. When Atreus failed Kratos doesn't scold or blame him for failing but instead acknowledged that the boar is not a normal boar and actually encouraged him to go after this challenge. I like this scene because it established that Kratos has what it takes to be a good father and id already trying to be one for Atreus even before Alfheim. He doesn't scold Atreus for failing since he did nothing wrong and encouraged him to actually seek out a challenge.

I was never those people who thought kratos was a blank slate until Gow4. The moments where he was with his daughter and the mini game where he had to push her away why she was hugging him honestly showed me he already had this kind hearted side to him. It’s just the way the gods tricked him and manipulated him got him to the point to where he was in Gow3. And honestly it’s just sad. Kratos and Arthur from rdr2 are two characters I drive to be more like as I’m getting older. I wanna look back in my life and know that I’ve changed. It’s a process though

This game had me literally yelling out loud at the screen, hoping, coaching Kratos to parent. For once the biggest fear I felt was for the two characters' relationship instead of their lives (its Kratos, he's fine) All we have seen Kratos do before is follow the easy path, following his impulses and rage, so when he finally started taking the harder path, of self sacrifice and denial I was absolutely floored. Love your stuff brother, keep it up!

This came out before the Valhalla DLC but it's incredible how your analysis predicts almost word for word the journey he goes through in the dlc

The reason he didn’t want to go out and hunt is because he’s terrified of the same thing that happened to Calliope and Lasandra happening to Faye and Atreus

On a lesser note, this game also shows a good example of a "nice guy" vs "good guy". Nice guys think being nice is transactional. Odin is a good example of a nice guy, he's nice only to the point where he can't get something out of it. Kratos is a good guy, he may come off as growling, but he keeps his integrity and doesn't try to take advantage of other people for selfish reasons.

God of War (2018) and God of War: Ragnarok helped me to reconcile with my father. My father served in the military for 20 years and it made it difficult to understand him at times and even understand whether he loved me or not. I love my Dad because he prepared me for life. My Dad loves me because he has always been there for me. I have flashes of moments when he was there for me when I was at my weakest. It is very important to always challenge ourselves as men. We thrive to overcome adversity. We must be better.

The original God of War games came out when I was in my late teens and early twenties. I deemed them my "happy violence games" and used them to channel anger when I felt it into a place that was not destructive to my life, relationships or environment. Since I have bipolar disorder and my temper could be quite explosive, having that outlet helped a great deal. But I would not have called Kratos or any character from those games a model of morals or personal development. It was a convenient outlet coded in good gameplay and solid graphics. Then God of War 2018 came out and...whoa. The growth of this character, the commitment to change, the willingness to accept slips back into his old habits and then move forwad again ANYWAY, it all resonated with me in an entirely different way. The narrative of the Norse duopoly is just fantastic.

In the story of Freya and Balder, weirdly enough Oogway from Kung Fu panda comes to mind with his "one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it" quote. By trying to prevent this "needless death" she's the one that set up balder's death to be a needless one.

What I’ve learned after watching your videos Uncontrolled Pride is what can cause one’s down fall But rampant shame is what can harm one’s healing

I HATED Kratos by the end of GoW 3, and it was like God of War 2018 knew that and used those emotions to make me specifically relate to how Kratos feels about himself. It was this amazing meta-emotional roller coaster I didn't even know was possible.

If anything, Kratos goes from being a soldier to being someone fit to be a leader. Only when he isn't the God of War anymore, does he earn to be a God. Perhaps not of war, but a God nonetheless. He needs to be tough, he needs to strong. He sometimes has to be ruthless. But he also needs to be responsible. He needs to be empathetic. He needs to be a good person. He needs to be better.

A lot of parents "should" play this game. This story does a wonderful job of portraying the difficulty of what it takes to be a good role model.

This game put so much respect on masculine dads. It was so amazing to see a man truly go through it all, only to change his ways and write his wrongs for the sake of his one and only son. Masterpiece

I'd like to think that at least a small part of Kratos, even in his temporary rage, knew it would be tactically wiser to destroy the gate to deny Odin access to Jotunheim, which is what Baldur was seeking on behalf of Odin. That's just my take though. Not sure if I'm the first person to mention this tidbit.

As men we are gifted with the natural ability to grow physically stronger faster and to a higher degree than women. In every part of nature, the stronger sex of any species (male or female) doesn’t necessarily have to be “in charge” but should always act as the protector. There is no greater responsibility than using your strength to protect those your love. But there is no greater show of your _inner_ strength than to rely on others to cover your weaknesses, and to reveal your soul to your loved ones for relief and comfort. A powerful man is doesn’t necessarily have to be strong on the outside, but has the courage to let his guard down around his friends and family. You do not need to burden yourself with everything, be it relying on a friend, a sibling, a parent, a partner, a spouse, or any close relative. You don’t have to be physically fit to be a great man. That’s the beauty of life: you don’t have to be the best possible, just the best _you_ that you can be. If you desire a relationship, it won’t be handed to you on a silver platter but will require the _courage_ to achieve it. There is no true easy route. Taking shortcuts may bring benefits at first but only cause bad consequences later down the line. Put in the hard work, but don’t exceed your hard limits either. Strain is great for building character, but too much for too long can only damage you badly. Building character is like training your muscle or your mind, in that aspect. If you make mistakes, learn from them. If you screw up, move on and be better. The strongest of men don’t regret their mistakes, because they only make us stronger in the end. Wounds heal into scars, strained muscle is made denser, a weary brain is strengthened with rest. I am far from fit. I have no endurance, I am skinny and frail, and I don’t have any strong muscle. All I have going for me is unusually sturdy bones, and an amazing mind. I love nothing more than taking things apart and putting them back together. I learn how things work down to the last detail. If I cannot move a bolt with a regular wrench, I use a pipe to get more torque rather than try to use more muscle. When someone asks for something, I oblige. If I need help, I seek it out. I don’t burden myself with my emotions, my sisters or my girlfriend are there to help shoulder my burdens. I am strong in my own way, and I am courageous enough to seek help from others when my “strength” doesn’t cut it

"What if I'm not better than you?" "Then..I.. have failed."

I would like to take this time to point out that it was originally planned for Atreus to be referred to as Atreus. He is referred to as *”Boi”* because they hadn’t come up with the name for his character until later, and they were already recording voice lines for the game. Essentially, it is an unintentional addition.

This video is amazing. In regards to the bluey clip (our favorite show), I’m raising a daughter with my wife, and I worry my roughhousing is too rough for her, especially after that episode but she says I’m being too gentle. My fears of hurting her is apparently making our play time boring for her.

24:10 I remember being touched by how gentle Kratos was. As you carry Atreus, he's moving so carefully.

I've told my son countless times not to be sorry, but to be better. Never saw it on the game, but he plays it more than me

Samwise. I cannot tell you how much this video made me cry. It made me look at my dad in a different light, and realize that the things he does, is something normal to him. Like the greeks to Kratos, it was normal to abuse or even neglect the emotions of their children (Specifically their sons) during an emotional disdain. I saw that in my dad. Someone who didnt know his actions hurt the opinion of his child. And I went from wanting to live a childless life which will have the generational trauma die with me. To wanting my own children to feel closure, to love them that my dad hasnt with me. To face those harships, and make each other better through it. This video has changed a lot of my opinions on my future. As dumb as it may sound, i feel a sense of gratitude watching this. As it gives me hope that tomorrow i can live a better person than who i was yesterday. Thank you, through and through.

The other cool thing about the Atreus ego part in a gameplay sense is that he does things not under your control. Like he’ll attack enemies and shoot arrows and even use his runic attacks.

The scene where Kratos takes of his bandages really made me emotional because my father did something similar, when I was a teenager and our relationship was at its lowest, he showed me his self harm scars, opened up to me about his past. To show empathy and support me through my self harm situation even tho he started with the wrong foot. There is still so much we have to go through and learn in our father-daughter relationship and to see that he is trying to do better fills me with hope

If you haven't watch the documentey "Raising Kratos" in that bideo Corey explains how when they asked gamers if they would like kratos to comeback, many were done with the raging, murdering everyone monster that he was by the end of GoW3 and ascension. Thats when he and the writers came up with the idea of having kratos be a father to a son. Corey used his own experiences of being a dad himself. Im glad many content creators are making videos taking a look at the deep changes that the Developers and writers made for the franchise.

Thank you for making me relive this story that I fell in love with. I couldn't find it in myself to even stop to press the like button until the very end, out of fear that the story would end. Thank you for sharing this with us. We are grateful!

"Be better" I never knew what it truly meant until I stumbled upon this video. I needed this. Thank you.

If by chance you do a video on Ragnarok, I think it'd potentially be interesting to have a brief segment comparing Sindri's relationship and loss of Brok with that of Kratos and Deimos. Maybe exploring brotherly aspects of masculinity, if that makes sense?

So many people in the comments crapping on Kratos doing more than "Angry swords go BRRRR".

hi im autistic and ive had a special interest on this game specifically for over 12 years of my life and I just want to tell you that this video is so well made and ive always wanted fans to see kratos this way. He is so much more than just a violent monster and has such a deep and complex story that i wish people could see and understand. this is one of the greatest video essays ive seen and im so thankful im not the only person who loves analyzing these games and its characters, especially kratos himself. thank you so much.

The thing that always gets me is that Atrues means everything to Kratos. He tries to hide from his past, that he tries to distance himself from the boi in hopes of sparring him. But when it comes down to it, Kratos is not afraid to let the monster out for Atrues's sake. The only times that Kratos uses Spartan rage( in the cutscenes) is when Atrues's safety is at stake, and it's when the boi falls ill that he brings back the blades he tried so hard to get rid of.

"We must be better" I live by those words, man. For my parents and grandparents, and everyone I care for, I must be better. For myself, I must be better. For the people I meet in the future, I must be better. For the children I hope to have, I must be better. Kratos in GOW 4 is an inspiration

I watched a friend who streams play through Ragnarok not too long ago, and was absolutely engrossed by the story. Now getting to experience this one through your wonderful lens has made the arc that much more poignant. Thank you so much for making this, and I hope that you enjoyed making it as much as I did watching it!

C.s Lewis says it best: Humility is not to think less of yourself, but think of yourself less...

This game inspired me to make amends with my dad after years and years of constant arguing and fighting. We are better

I didn't think it was possible, but GoW Ragnarok actually one-ups the already phenomenal GoW 4 in both gameplay engagement and narrative structure and delivery. As a sequel, it's as close to perfect as you can get, in my opinion. You're going to love it when you play it, and my bet is that you'll have even more to say about it in its own video than you did here about GoW 4. I'm so happy for everyone who gets to experience Ragnarok for the first time. Friggin' incredible at every level.

Awesome video, I do wish the advice Mimir gave to Kratos was also included. "...You hate the gods. All gods. It's no accident that includes yourself. And it includes your boy, don't you see that? He feels that! He can't help what he is. He can't begin to help it, because you haven't even told him. It's all connected man!" Mimir accurately diagnosed the situation and gave sound advice, advice that Kratos took. The line speaks to a part of Kratos' personality that has, possibly without him realizing it, damaged his relationship with Atreus. That said I LOVE this video. I'd like to see an analysis of Ragnorok as well as perhaps a video on the relationship Kratos has with Mimir.

A man is not merely strong and powerful and violent, he is also wise and intelligent and peaceful. God of War was an interesting perspective on a once violent, vengeful man becoming a calmer, peaceful man who only sought the best for the generations to come. As a man should. Violence only when necessary, but always in pursuit of peace, never for one's own selfish ambition.

Let’s face it, redemption stories in reality are incredibly unpopular. Modern society is quick to condemn and slow to forgive. Look at how people get treated just for something they posted on social media 10 years ago. Some people ARE legitimately trying to be better but they are quickly dismissed as hypocrites. It’s sad.

I don’t think I can put into words how much I love this game.

@Atreus begins his redemption arc.. Just the first paragraph of that segment had me almost in tears. I managed to bounce back just by the skin of my teeth from 'unaliving' as they call it now. That was roughly 11 years ago. People are often sad, feela need to console me, etc. And over that 11 years, I realized that moment was the single greatest moment of my life. A time when I finally was able to take control, and steer myself towards the help I didn't even know I so desperately needed. And even after 11 years... Forgiving myself for all the pain I caused those I loved and who loved me, haunts me to this day. It's an arduous, and never-ending journey. But when I talk with others with similar experiences... It's truly a gift.

I can relate to this I have a 7 year old boy and I can be pretty aggressive but I always do my best to love him and to show him love because I know how many men grew up without it and how much it can hurt a man growing up.

As a father, I must thank you. You made a great video-essay.

Why do people act like Kratos didnt have this level of love, sensitivity, and care in the previous games? It's like people never played or at least watched the cutscenes online to see what actually happen.

If I could give this a ❤ I would. I worry a lot about my inadequacies to be a good person how that will impact my children or how to teach them to be better than me without driving them to the opposite. This is a wonderful story and you have illuminated it beautifully. I always appreciate your content and look forward to supporting more of your work.

I played this game together with my dad when it came out and I was about 14/15, it was a great experience

I like how you didn’t dismiss the stories of the original games. The original series was not bad stories and mindless killing. They were a story of Kratos being manipulated and reacting out of anger. That story is why the new games work, they build off of the original.

Extremely well made and well done. I would like a similar examination of the second game, primarily I’d use the lessons of brotherhood, grief, and what it means to allow those we love to grow beyond us.

I’ve garnered an interest in philosophy since I was a middle schooler. As a new adult who has become lost I have forgotten my journey of self growth. I have a long way to go to become a good man. This essay helped me reflect on my own passive pride which has continued to harm others as well as myself for a while. I thank you for helping me reflect on my ways and continue my journey to be someone strong but gentle.

Great video. The one thing I wanna say is that I never thought it was contrived that Kratos broke the portal to Jotunheim by body slamming Baldur into it. I always interpreted it as Kratos deliberately breaking the portal so that Baldur and the other Aesir couldn't use it now that they knew it was activated. Kratos is very intelligent, so it always felt like the logical explanation to me.

Incredibly happy to see a video like this blowing up! Kratos has easily had one of the greatest characters arcs ever & its so nice to ppl clamoring for more of this.

This has been one of the best videos ive seen this year. Ive never seen someone dive this deep into GOW. Incredible

This is the first thing to make me cry in longer than I can remember. Well done!

Thank you for making this. My father and i werent always on the best of terms and watching this just amazed me beacuse there are so many similarities between me and my dad in the game that i havent even noticed in my time playing it. Beautifly spoken troughout the whole video. A real rollercoaster of emotions in an hour and a half lol.

I was sobbing throughout the whole video because growing up, I always felt these things with myself and my father. I don't want to be some angry and bitter man with nothing left because I refused to try, I don't want to be like my father and his fathers with children they never show true love and appreciation for out of fear of confronting their own selves. I want to be better and I don't always choose the right choice, and I know I can better in so many ways but its still so hard to continuously move forward, especially some days. Thank you for this, it's not therapy but the carthasis I feel is truly indescribable, and I don't think I would have ever had the words for the way I felt when I first played GOW 2018 if it weren't for you

knowing and loving this story is amazing and after watching this video has made this masterpiece of a game better. I am also glad I took the time to watch this. And already knowing the story and the wisdom this game carries this video has made me want to turn my life around and be better. Keep making truly great videos that make individuals grow and know what we are what we an be and what we need to be. Thank you and to all "Be Better".

I feel like Kratos telling Atreus to be better speaks very directly to me.

I love this game. As I am playing I can both relate to both Kratos and Atreus. Even though I am not a father, I can feel that desire to be better for others. To be useful, to provide, to care for those close to me, to confort. I can also reflect on my own recklessness as a son and how I viewed my father when I was a teenager. It saddens me now that he's older, I am just realizing his strength, where before I saw only flaws. I really am trying to be a better person. To be kinder, more humble. To learn how to be gentle as I become stronger. Toxic relationships and my own nature often bring me to a closed state of being, where I isolate myself from those close to me and makes connecting with people really hard, but I've seen a tremendous emotional growth in me in these last 2 years. I dealt with heartbreak, grief, anxiety, burnout, loneliness, but also calm, security, and a sense of belonging. I still deal with lack of purpose, which is aggravated due to being unnemployed, but I just turn to my hobbies to cope. I have hope for the future and I still have much to go and much more to do.

The “be better” motive that symbolizes Kratoses journey can even be seen in the scene, where he tells Atreus about his name. Because for the first time, despite hundreds of conversations, Mimir and Arteus say that he told a good story

This was such a beautiful and insightful study that was explained with soul and purpose. The way you broke down this game and made this content is so phenomenal, and I enjoy watching anyone that has the means to share their interpretations and findings in a manner where it can be shared by millions of people that can appreciate and understand not only the game, but the content of your video

Wow. I thought I’d seen every video essay on GOW. But this was truly a treat. Thank you

Thank you for making this, it was a real emotional experience watching this, even after playing the game and realizing the story the way you told it was amazing. Never forget and always strive to be better!

Thank you so much for diving so deep into Kratos. He is a character I learned to love from GOW 2018 and went back to learn more about him from previous games and god I could cry thinking about my man kratos becoming better in a new way.

This was an absolutely beautiful video that my feed suggested. I am so so glad it did! Thank you for being part of the discussion that in order for we men to be our best selves, we need to be entirely human, and we need to be allowed to be.

You are what you grow into, no longer what you were.

Masterful. Wonderful. I loved playing this for everything you're pointing out about the arc (and helping me notice a lot that I didn't pick up on, e.g. the one time Kratos reaches out to touch Atreus, Atreus doesn't notice and runs away...), and loved your treatment of it. I've prayed this would be an unlooked-for blessing to an entire generation of fathers and sons, helping them to "be better."

My dad and mom played the Greek saga when they were still together. My dad passed away last year, right after GOW: Ragnarök was released. So in honor of him and what he and my mom did together, I was taken out of school for an entire week so we could play Ragnarök together. Kratos reminds me a lot of my father, and how he always tried to be better. He was a smoker and an alcoholic, but he never drank when I was around, and smoked way less. When he got sick, he stopped smoking entirely and he didn't touch a bottle of alcohol. But it was too late. The thing is, he tried to be better for me, so he could be a better role model for me, so that I could be better than he was.

Thanks for making this. This game has always meant a lot to me, after starting therapy I recently started replaying it & taking notes on what the game was making me feel. I stumbled upon your video & shared it with my dad, who I don’t think would have experienced this story other wise. We both have a lot of work to do, but your video helped me a lot. Thank you

This video is powerful, I've realised alot in the time I spent watching this, thankyou for sharing this with the world

god. this video is beautiful. ive been wanting to talk about how insanely good this story is… and the development between kratos and atreus. i never knew how to put it into words.

I was someone who had never played a God of War game before the 2018 release, but had heard a lot about the old games, and while yeah I thought the old Kratos was cool, I genuinely thought the new game's story was so much better. There's something so beautiful about this older Kratos, now a man who's made a lot of mistakes and *knows* he's made mistakes, striving to be a good father and guide his son on a better path

This story hit me in every possible way it could. As a single father who didn't have one. My fears and everything erupted the same way.his mother is around but she isn't there. It is more of an obligation and it pains me she refused to get help. My son sees it and feels it. Often resulting in him asking me to help her when I cannot anymore. Doing that destroyed me too. I always tell myself that I have to be better and make up for the both of us. He's 5 now and every time I re listen to the book. I cannot express just how much it portrays what I've been through. I've accepted this is our life now and we have to overcome this while I must still overcome my own past.

This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for making this!

Beautiful video mate. Couldn´t help but think about my own relationship with my oldman along the way and reflect about the importance of breaking the cycle of violence that oftenly lurks in some family dynamics. That (among many other things) has always made me so proud of being my dad's son. Thanks for the analysis, this is such a wonderful story!

I'm a new father. I played this game and Ragnarok before my son was born and I love this video essay on the philosophy of the story. Please make another video on Ragnarok for me and my boy.

This is up there with some of the mostly brilliantly put and thought out content on the planet. This must have taken so much time, patience, skill and attention. Experience of this level of excellence alone is motivating. Well done. Thank you sir!

This videos is amazing. What I like about it is that it doesn't just narrate the game's story, it actually provides analysis and your own in depth interpretations of the events that may be unique from the average player's perceptions.

This was an amazing video and was so enjoyable. thanks so much for the time you put into this.

Me and my stepfather bonded over this game and man… I didn’t realize how much I cared for him until just now for some reason. I didn’t know what I had until I lost it, and only after time passed and I felt the hollowness left behind…

This video is a masterpiece, I'll definitely follow you for more. Thank you for this hour of enjoyment, Kratos' path is one to be celebrated as a masterpiece in media!

I love stories we can learn from. This was an awesome essay on the story and growth of Kratos.

this video means a lot to me, thank you

I think Kratos broke the portal on purpose. He knew at that point that any Aesir God getting the world of giants was a bad thing and knew he could not risk Balder getting in there. When yelled for Atreus to run into the portal it was so that he could fulfill their promise to Laufey while he stopped Balder from getting inside. But well... that didn't work out.

The shift of Kratos, the monster of Sparta, becoming a father and a better man it’s so, perfect.

This is such a good and wholesome video. Thanks for your work! A great analysis of a modern Kratos and how any man can be better by being gentler and more caring.