

Kratos' anger and violent revenge for Ares' betrayal are the narrative impetuses that began the series, which now has a total of seven games, soon to be eight. Tragedy befalls Kratos when he is tricked by Ares into killing his own wife and daughter, a ruse Ares hoped would mold Kratos into an even greater killer by detaching him from his emotional anchors. Players take control of Kratos, who is formerly a commanding officer and great warrior under the Greek god of war, Ares. He allows us to see Kratos with a slightly different lens because he's experiencing it all differently.The hack-and-slash series began in 2005 with the original God of War on the PS2. As he starts to learn who he is, how he fits into all of this and who his dad is, it's an interesting sort of way that-he sees life differently than we see Kratos. They've lived in this forest, a very small area. “Atreus only knows the world that he lives in with his dad. Cory Barlog, Creative Director ( Mashable) He allows us to see Kratos with a slightly different lens because he's experiencing it all differently.” Cory Barlog, Creative Director ( Mashable ) They're both sort of teaching each other a little bit and kind of helping each other hobble through a very difficult emotional journey." The kid has no idea about any of that stuff. He's helping Kratos understand what it was like to be a human and Kratos is trying to help the kid understand what it means to be a god. "From a story perspective, Atreus is the humanity that Kratos lost.
