torok said:
Well, in all ocasions he needed some external help to do it. In GoW 1 he is helped by the other gods, that decided that Ares was crazy so they helped Kratos to see if he could fix the problem without direct intervention. In GoW 2, Zeus kills him. Again, he receives help. Gaia helps him to escape from the underworld because he could help her to release the Titans and start a new war against the gods. In GoW 3, Athena helps him and he manages to kill Hades and absorb his soul, so after that escaping isn't much of an issue. |
I guess, I still think it's a rather poor excuse to make you go to Hades! Hercules did that without having to die in the mythology stories.