While there’s not a hidden blade or stealth kill in sight, the intricate parrying system does provide a battle experience with a similar amount of depth to the newer Assassin’s Creed combat mechanics. The Vikings are believed to have been some of history’s fiercest warriors, fuelled by their belief that dying transported them to the heavenly Valhalla, and For Honor certainly captures that dedication to battle. The detailed fight mechanics of For Honor may not be the most ‘realistic’ combat engine, but they do capture the ruthlessness of raider strategy. Don’t expect Kratos’ magical axe or the godly powers of Jotun’s Thora, as For Honor eschews mythology in favour of gritty hand-to-hand combat. While they’re very much a pop-fiction version of Vikings - we’re talking full horned helmets, furs, coloured war paint, the works - For Honor’s Norsemen are still more grounded than many other gaming depictions. In God of War, an older Kratos has left Ancient Greece behind, embarking on an unfamiliar journey where he must adapt to both the needs of his son and the strange new realms that he travels through.įor HonorAssassin's Creed Valhalla is not the first time that Ubisoft has tackled Vikings – they’re one of the main factions in the developer’s medieval battler, For Honor. That era of human history saw the Norsemen of Scandinavia leave their borders and explore new lands, raiding and expanding into Iceland, Greenland, and Europe. While God of War is set in the fictional realms where many of these myths take place, its gameplay and plot elegantly mirrors the broader strokes of the Viking Age.
Interestingly, God of War opts to explore elements of Norse Paganism that have been less represented in popular culture - the heavyweights of Thor and Odin are unseen background players, while lesser figures like Thor’s sons Magni and Modi feature prominently - making it an ideal starting point to expand your knowledge of Viking religion. 2018’s God of War is a grimdark love letter to that mythology, one that makes clever use of those myths and characters to tell an intricate, original story.
God of WarNorse mythology - the Aesir pantheon, Nine Worlds, Jörmungandr the World Serpent, and so forth - is a key component of the Viking Age.
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