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I'm over at Black Gate Magazine today, talking about the transformation Kratos undergoes, and how we conceptualise masculine heroes is changing.
I'm over at Black Gate Magazine today, talking about the transformation Kratos undergoes, and how we conceptualise masculine heroes is changing.
On occasion, I review video games for the site chalgyr.com. It’s really just a small thing I do every so often, when I’ve finished playing a game. Currently, I’m working my way through Far Cry Primal, and enjoying it immensely. Not too long ago, though, I played through the latest iteration of God of War. I enjoyed the older God of War games on a very surface level. I moved my avatar, rage-incarnate, Kratos, across the screen and used him to utterly obliterate my enemies. I felt nothing for Kratos, and despite cut scenes that were designed to make him at least a little sympathetic, I wasn’t particularly attached to his story. There is nothing compelling or appealing about the embodiment of toxic rage. I played for the mayhem and the silly fun.
Then came old man Kratos and his son, and everything changed.
Then came old man Kratos and his son, and everything changed.
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