The new entry in the franchise has a lot to do with family as well, and given Kratos’ difficult past concerning that topic, seeing his experience with family in his past will give the events in God of War 2018 a bigger punch. He’s older and wiser, and the rage that once filled him has been conquered by the wisdom accumulated over hundreds of years. However, while you can play the new game blind, you will miss out on some key changes to Kratos’ character. While the game isn’t strictly a reboot, Aaron Kaufman, of SIE Santa Monica Studios stated that the developers decided against going into a lot of depth about Kratos’ past adventures in Greece and what he did between then and when he wound up in Midgard so that the game would be more approachable for new fans. The new game is a new chapter in the franchise, and as far as we know, it doesn’t focus too heavily on the particulars of Kratos’ past.
