Saturday Morning Gaming: God of War Ragnarök and Appointments in Samarra

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  1. Now, I’m a big fan of the short story “The Appointment in Samarra”

    The book (John O’Hara’s first novel) is pretty good too.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appointment_in_SamarraReport

  2. Reformed Republican says:

    “Late in the game, you guys get your hands on Gjallarhorn. Yes, *THE* Gjallarhorn. The horn that signals the beginning of Ragnarök. Back at home base, you discuss the best ways to avoid Ragnarök. One of your party members suggests that the best way to short circuit the prophecy is to blow it but for a bunch of good reasons instead of the whole “we want to actually start Ragnarök” thing.”

    Does the game explain why destroying the Gjallarhorn is not an option?Report

    • Kind of. There’s a question as to why Odin hadn’t destroyed it and Kratos points out that “sometimes, artifacts are very difficult to dispose of”.

      In another conversation, his blades of chaos are discussed and he’s asked why he didn’t try to destroy them or throw them away. He says “I did.”Report

  3. Jaybird says:

    One thing that did take me out of the game was that Kratos seemed to be the only person who was completely unfamiliar with 2022 styles of conversation.

    Most of the other big players were in a Joss Whedon videogame.

    Like, there was a scene where Kratos said that something was old and worn out and Mimir said “but enough about you!”

    (cue laughtrack)

    Atreus, Mimir, and Odin all felt like they had witty writers who were trying to make the most up-to-the-minute video game of 2022.

    Kratos, however, was a delightful mixture of laconic and grumpy.

    There were a handful of other, little, things that kind of pulled me out. Mimir talked about the story of MacBeth. Not the play (which would have said that this is after 1600ish) but the story itself. The problem is that the story it’s based on happened around 1000ish? So I’m sitting there yelling “WHAT YEAR IS IT” instead of thinking about the nature of prophecy.Report