2018’s God of War packed a lot of story into its 20-hour campaign. Not only did it have the Herculean task of reinventing the franchise’s central anti-hero, Kratos, but it had a whole new world of myths and legends to introduce–chief among them, Kratos’s son Atreus, a character whose secret identity will play a large part in God of War Ragnarok.
So whether you played the original back in 2018 and want a story recap, or you’re just jumping in to prep yourself for Ragnarok, let’s break down the story so far. Or just click below to watch a video recap.
The journey begins
God of War kicks off its grand narrative of gods and monsters in a very human way.