If we could retcon God of War (2018)

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Retcon Air: The Plotline Repair Podcast

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In this video, Devon and Bryar breakdown God of War, the breakout reboot from Sony Santa Monica Studios released in 2018 on PlayStation 4. #GodofWar #GodOfWar2018 #PlayStationPodcast Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - The loss of Chadwick Boseman 3:04 - 43 seconds of Silence for Chadwick Boseman 3:47 - Our Condolences to the Boseman family, and his friends. We’re so sorry for your loss. 4:02 - The Amory: What we’re playing 5:03 - Why you should chill the flip out about Marvel’s Avengers Microtransactions 11:13 - Writers Room: Who wrote/developed the project 11:30 - Who wrote God of War? 14:27 - The game development of God of War 14:34 - The incredible combat design of the Leviathan Axe 16:47 - Official apology for name butchery 17:47 - Deep Impact 17:54 - The last great E3 was in 2016 - https://youtu.be/hPcuMRTkEdQ 20:54 - Bryar has never given a shit about E3 :( 22:00 - The boys lament about scratched PS2 Discs 23:30 - Devon always thought E3 was the Nerd equivalent of the Super Bowl 23:56 - A quick mention of the 2018 PlayStation E3 Showcase 24:50 - Reviews for God of War 25:42 - Top Positive Review for God of War from Giant Bomb 26:24 - Top Negative Review for God of War from “Mindurbidness” 28:46 - What did we think about the reboot? 28:55 - Bryar’s thoughts on God of War 29:22 - Devon’s thoughts on God of War 32:12 - The evolution of Kratos from the Orgies of Yesteryear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xwz6sm3FmY 33:49 - Devon’s overconfidence in the God of War difficulty mode 34:00 - God of War proves how you can do New Game Plus correctly 35:25 - There and Back Again 35:32 - God of War Synopsis 36:29 - Chapter One: Can You Hunt? 38:42 - The Krato’s combat in God of War vs Thro’s combat in Marvel’s Avengers 39:00 - Kratos vs Baldur: Round One 40:32 - Seeing the World Serpent would have been game over for most people. 42:00 - Pigs aren’t just for archery practice 43:41 - The set design of the turtle treehouse 46:28 - What would you have done if you went up the wrong mountain? 48:20 - Mimir, has joined the Party! 50:31 - Chapter Two: You, Me, and the Severed Head Make three. 51:00 - Mimir is revived and reveals the identity of Freya 52:16 - The toll that combat takes on Atreus 52:50 - The biggest “Fuck Yeah” moment of God of War 55:20 - Kratos heads to Helheim for a key ingredient 58:00 - Kratos tells Atreus that he is, in fact, a Demi-God 58:18 - What would you do if you found out you were a Demi-God? 1:01:10 - Thor blames Magni’s death on Modi 1:02:04 - Atreus is a chip off of the old block 1:07:01 - Chapter Three: New God on the Block 1:07:10 - Kratos and Atreus mend fences 1:08:11 - Baulder beats them out of Jourmangander 1:08:03 - Baulders many mommy issues 1:10:00 - The prophecy of Atreus and Kratos 1:10:52 - Kaptain Kuba’s interpretation 1:12:10 - Devon’s theory on the mural’s meaning 1:13:20 - Bryar’s theory on the mural’s meaning 1:15:34 - The twist on Faye’s origin 1:16:24 - Loki Begins 1:16:40 - The MCU ruined Norse mythology research 1:17:22 - Mimir explains the three-years-long Fimbulwinter 1:18:25 - Kratos and Atreus make it home 1:20:04 - Atreus’ vision of Thor 1:20:38 - God of War Ends: Can Atreus see the future? 1:20:51 - If We Could Retcon God of War 1:21:17 - Community feedback - DarkEagle Gaming feedback 1:22:48 - What Bryar would change 1:29:27 - What Devon would change 1:34:00 - Closing