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Think about it, if Kratos went back in time to stop himself killing his family then he would have to kill himself to save them since talking himself out of it is not possible since Ares used his powers to enrage Kratos and make him loose clarity and control. If he killed himself in the past he wouldn't exist in the future and so then who else would be there to put an end to the tyrannical, corrupt and manipulative rule of the Gods?

Also even if killing himself in the past doesn't kill his future self, Ares would still have been pissed at him for rebelling and would probably have just killed Kratos' family himself because he's an arsehole.

Plot hole mystery solved, I'd say. I love the story in the God of War games, right up there with the best games (I love Greek Mythology and SSM's take on it) and there's so much to analayse.