It looks amazing. I'm glad its getting positive reception after all the negativity surrounding Kratos in recent times. I do like the previous games more than how I think I'll like this game so far. Hope to see more of what makes the franchise awesome.
As for the story God of War 3 hinted at a continuation of Kratos in the next game in its epilogue, I guess people who didn't play it would be surprised with him being in it but I was not. Still the kid brings some questions to my mind. When did Kratos have another kid? Maybe because he had sex with Aphrodite in God of War 3, but that was an optional minigame not a part of the story.
The kid does bring new gameplay possibilities too. Did you notice how he seems to fight alongside Kratos? This has happened in the series before in Ghost of Sparta where Deimos fights alongside you against Thanatos but that was just one boss fight. Having a partner to fight with can be really fun, I hope you can control him in more ways. It also opens the possibility of coop gameplay. Santa Monica should do it.
The RPG elements will be a good addition if the game offers more room for exploration than before otherwise it would become a very linear calculated affair which I do not want. Cory Barlog did say that there would be more room to breathe so I'm excited for this and an RPG God of War is the best thing that could happen to the series!







