Seems like God of War as a franchise was always doomed.
There were already complaints about the repetitive nature of the franchise, and sales definitely dropped off with Ascension. Would a typical God of War hack and slash game do well in 2018? I highly doubt it.
God of War was in need of a change up. It seems like the change up is generally good and will probably cater to a wider audience than before. The risk with change is always going to be losing your existing audience. I hope it can manage to appease both. The footage looks good from my perspective.







