Looking back, knowing that Faye was guiding their every move, puts everything in a fresh perspective.įor more on God of War, be sure to check out our dissection of Kratos, a former bloodthirsty character that Santa Monica Studio turned into a touching, introspective father. It's only through the journey laid out for them that the two find the individual strength and knowledge to overcome their issues, and ultimately form a bond strong enough to stand up to the threats headed their way-threats Faye was all too aware of. Kratos, despite his physical strength, was emotionally weak, still carrying the baggage of his former life. When we first meet the two characters, Atreus is inexperienced and suffering from an unknown affliction. It also reinforces the revelation minutes earlier, when Atreus and Kratos discover that there was more to Faye than they'd ever previously assumed. Obviously, these seemingly convenient yellow markings also made it easier for us to navigate God of War's environments, but Santa Monica Studio gets credit for adding narrative significance to an otherwise mundane and overlooked video game trope. Atreus points out that print belongs to Faye, but the implication of its proximity to an interactive piece of the environment totally passed us by until Barlog set the record straight: every handhold and ledge you grapple onto in the game is painted the same color as the handprint because they were also left by Faye. God of War Ragnarok has a star-studded voice cast, including Deborah Ann Woll as Faye and Laufey, The West Wing’s Richard Schiff, The Walking Dead’s Ryan Hurst, and Milana Vayntrub, the lady.
In the final moments of the game, as Kratos and Atreus ascend the highest peak in Jötunheim to spread Faye's ashes, Atreus makes note of a yellow handprint on the face of a climbable ledge. Now Playing: God Of War's Director Explains Ending
The gold paint isn’t just a path for Kratos it’s the remains of an exciting journey unto itself - one I hope we get to see.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's With the gold paint reveal, I’m left wanting not just more Kratos adventures, but time with Faye. In the past, Sony has used DLC to explore the backstories of side characters. She lived a rich life and took action that, if abandoned, would have rendered the story moot. She didn’t simply die as an excuse for the game to begin. In the game’s intro, Faye appears to have been fridged, but the reveal gives her more depth and agency. It’s a smart twist, using our expectations against us, allowing the creators to hide the game’s big reveal right in front of us. She walked that path before they ever did.” “Not just for Kratos and Atreus, but for the player. “To me, it’s the highlight that Faye was an incredibly powerful and almost omnipresent character,” said God of War director Cory Barlog, when asked about the reveal. The handprint on the tree that would create Faye’s ashes and send Kratos, Atreus and the player on their journey - that’s her own. In fact, she’d taken steps to ensure they reached their destination, fulfilling her vision by creating the golden path. When the pair actually reach that peak, we learn that Faye had prophesied her husband and son’s entire journey. That is to say, it very much exists in the world for a reason. The gold does serve that purpose, but it’s also justified by the story. Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Sure, it’s in the world, but really it’s the game’s creators telling us where to head next. So even though God of War takes a naturalistic approach with its world, the instinct is to assume that all this gold paint exists on a metatextual level. Other games are more subtle, only placing lights on the path you must take to progress, directing the player’s eye from one bright spot to the next. Otherwise realistic settings have arrows spray-painted on walls, telling you where to go. Most video games use a variation of this visual language. He and his son Atreus will take those ashes to the top of the realm’s highest peak, honoring Faye’s final wish. Kratos fells the tree and uses the wood to build the pyre that will reduce his deceased wife Faye to a parcel of ashes. The first image is this paint, in the form of a handprint, smooshed onto the trunk of an old tree. Throughout the adventure, Kratos and the player are directed into forests, over mountains and across lakes by spatters and smears of golden paint. No, I’m not talking about the Blades of Chaos. God of War pulls a Keyser Söze moment in its final scene, but the twist happens so quickly, you might have missed it.
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