Sony Santa Monica’s God of War werd vorige jaar gekozen als beste game van het jaar. De game werd niet alleen omarmd door de game media, maar ook wat betreft verkoopcijfers, heeft de game geweldig gepresteerd met momenteel meer dan 10 miljoen verkochte exemplaren.
Het vervolg zal ongetwijfeld nog een paar jaar op zich laten wachten, maar game directeur Cory Barlog is alvast stiekem aan het teasen op sociale media. In april poste Cory op Twitter een hele reeks aan tweets waarin hij terugblikte op de ontwikkeling van God of War. Het leek allemaal heel onschuldig, maar een scherpe Reddit-gebruiker heeft een geheime boodschap ontdekt.
Als je namelijk de eerste letter van iedere onderstaande tweet neemt, krijg je de woorden: Ragnarok is Coming. Ragnarok staat voor het einde van de wereld in de Noodse mythologie.
Reminiscing about how crazy the last 6 yrs has been so I thought I would create a GOW BTS THREAD of photos + thoughts. Buckle up, gonna’ be long.?
It all started out as scribbles and notes on a board and a stack of note cards. Big board image is an early breakdown of the story. pic.twitter.com/a1iZB0SllK
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
As we prepped the game various members of the team took sword fighting combat seminars, outdoor survival training in an effort to gain insights we could not get from Youtube or books. pic.twitter.com/WVVrqcwGXy
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Gotta’ say that some of my favorite moments happened when we were on the stage. The entire stage crew and performers were just bloody brilliant. Made my job easy really. pic.twitter.com/v8Mn4yYlJ8
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Not one day was bad when we were shooting. Even when I got really sick, and @iamchrisjudge convinced me to drink a warm apple cider vinegar shot – which gave me energy but was so incredibly disgusting and I nearly threw up – I still had a great day. ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/KKeWIeWQiR
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
All the while the team is hard at work back in the studio trying to put all the pieces together. Sadly, I did not always remember to take pictures so not many to choose from. Oh, and i there in a shot of me and Yumi taken right after I admitted she was right and I was wrong.?❤️ pic.twitter.com/fx6oBeY84p
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Rich and Bruno wore ties on set one day. It really threw me off so I kept saying they were from the legal department and they just started their own firm. This is photo for the bus ads. The slogan is, “We will fight for you, BOI!”
+ more of the great team @SonySantaMonica.❤️? pic.twitter.com/0nT2n7Dafe
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Oh, these photos from PSX remind me of how we totally forgot The Witch of the Woods necklace said Baldur on it. We were trying to keep her identity and Baldur a secret before launch. I only remembered when we saw the prop on display. Yikes. Thank god no one noticed.?❤️ pic.twitter.com/5JJ8BAoZV9
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Kratos was at the first PSX. We did a retrospective panel on this stage where I kinda’ confirmed we were doing another God of War when I was MOST DEFINITELY Not supposed to do that. Got into a little bit of trouble. At a later PSX I got to hang out w/ people cooler than me.?❤️ pic.twitter.com/zePb5VYTRE
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
I can’t believe the E3 reveal was almost 3 years ago. Love this shot of the orchestra rehearsing on the mo-cap stage before the event. Also a shot of me giving my best “thinking Kojima” pose. The last image is a view I would be seeing for awhile. Never stops being weird.? pic.twitter.com/kxA6warbof
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Some people wonder why we don’t see Odin in the game, well that’s because we never really nailed the concept for him. This image represents the best we got, so I decided he would be a character you feel more than see.
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Also Shannon bought me vitamins because she cares.❤️ pic.twitter.com/m6KseydBok
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Careening forward in time a lot, because I took so few pics, the game is nearly done and I am off to London, Paris to talk about it. All the local Sony groups put on incredible events! Was sad I only got to be in each place for a day. I would be traveling for many months to come. pic.twitter.com/DICuSH9yLD
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
One of the other super subtle hints I did in Berlin that no one caught – Baldur beers lined up on a table! Crafty! ? Really fun time and was early in the trip so I actually still had a decent amount of energy. By the end I was so tired.? pic.twitter.com/kIcGaj3Agw
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Madrid and Milan were really fun. The event in Madrid included a large group of fans that got to attend as well. This was the biggest crowd and the first time I got really nervous I forgot everything I was supposed to say. The people in Milan rocked! ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/JMGR23E5JI
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
I was pretty damn tired by the time I got to NY. But the fact I got to hang out with David Harbor and Lucy James made up for that. It was like 30 freakin’ degrees F on that set and, because there was no door, a few wild birds decided to hang out in the rafters. Wild.?❤️ pic.twitter.com/AeT0m2TbEw
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
Norway was insane. Beautiful, cold and they had a longboat. Chris and I were freaked out to get on the boat. We were both convinced that we were gonna’ fall into the freezing water. Also, neither of us packed for how cold it was. Good times.?❤️ pic.twitter.com/KKHufYFFqY
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
George, a forge, some whiskey and some crying. That pretty much sums up Sydney. The selfie is right after I read the reviews. Great end to the adventure.
Hope you enjoyed this 1 year anniversary trip down memory lane. Thank you to everyone who made and supported this game.❤️? pic.twitter.com/G1yGQPHVnr
— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
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— Cory Barlog ? #Raising Kratos (@corybarlog) 21 april 2019
