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What Makes a Great Video Game Protagonist?

There is a lot that goes into making a video game an enjoyable experience. The developers have to think about the storyline, scenery, game mechanics, etc., but there is one thing that follows the player throughout the entirety of the game and must be more developed than anything else. This is the protagonist. Alex Pratt examines the traits that are necessary in a strong protagonist in NoMoreGameBlogs' latest feature.

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mal_tez926115d ago

But they forgot the most believable character...

RadRacing336115d ago

I think that this is an often overlooked topic, and not a simple one. I recommend readers check out the article, post their thoughts. The author presents some interesting ideas but I think there is a lot left unexplored and plenty of opportunities for counterargument.

Mr Tretton6115d ago

Arieeeeeeeeeeeeessssss!!!!!!!! !!!

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Alanah Addresses God of War's Sex Scenes

Alanah Pearce, who was a writer at Sony Santa Monica for several years and worked on God of War Ragnarök, has shed more light on the sex minigames which cropped up in the series' earlier entries.

SoloGamer172d ago

🙄 is this all she could come up with for content? sheesh

127maXimus72d ago

Other than looking like that, why does anyone care about what she has to say about anything?

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How to Play God of War Games in Chronological Order: Kratos’ Full Story

Kratos’ story in the God of War series now spans more than twenty years of video games. Throughout that time, the character has appeared across different eras

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Insider Claims Next God of War Game Stars Faye, Targets 2027 Release

NateTheHate says the next God of War game will star Faye, feature action focused gameplay, and aim for a 2027 launch.

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-Foxtrot83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

So let me get this right Corey said he didn’t want to spend 15 years of his life on the one franchise and decided to do a new IP which is why he didn’t do Ragnarok…but his new game is now a God of War prequel about a character who’s dead using Norse mythology.

I don’t get it, I thought it would be a brand new IP

Lightning7782d ago

Corey's game was suppose to be a new AAA scifi game. If it's GoW spin off that shouldn't take 8 years to develop, its kinda weird.

I think it got scrapped.

Christopher82d ago

Not sure, but if it's a new IP with new writers, new concepts, and the like that formed up mostly after the last game, I wouldn't expect much out of them for another two years at least. I'm not saying it isn't canned, just he wouldn't start on it until Ragnarok was done and they have a long cycles for new IP development.

Santa Monica has built up enough and utilizes other in-house Sony studios to support their stuff often, so I wouldn't be surprised if they can juggle many new games at once. Especially with Sony now pushing for more support after their Live Service decisions.

Cacabunga82d ago

I hope we get something to get excited about.. has been dry for a long while from WW studios

Eonjay82d ago

What are you basing the idea that the GOW spinoff is Corey's game? Wouldn't that make more sense to have the team that did Ragnarok produce the rumored title?

-Foxtrot82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

Why? Because it’s been 8 f***** years at this point since the 2018 game.

Corey’s is expected since he’s been working on his for longer

To have the God of War Ragnarok team put out Valhalla DLC and this new title 5 years after the last game while Corey’s is still a no show would be insane at this point.

The leakers point to this being his game aswell.

Profchaos82d ago

I agree i think i smell shite

KyRo81d ago

I hate how predictable Sony Studios have become. They are pretty much the GOW, Horizon and Spiderman studios now. They are great games but let's mix it up a bit. We used to give Xbox sh*t back in the day for being the Forza, Halo, Gears rinse and repeat but Sony is becoming the same.

Eonjay81d ago

The next four games coming out from Sony Studios are:
Marathon
Saros
Wolverine
Intergalactic
This is after Ghost of Yotei and Astrobot. So its more than a bit of a stretch to claim the are only doing God of War, Spiderman and Horizon.

KyRo81d ago

Eon, Marathon is on other platforms and something Bungie was working on before the Sony buyout.
Wolverine is yet another superhero third person cinematic melee combat game.
Intergalactic is another cinematic, third person melee combat game from what we know.
Saros is nothing more than Returnal reskin so far. It's all very boring, uninspired and safe.

Releasing other games doesn't mean they're not heavily relying on the same IPs over and over again just as Xbox did back in the day.

__SteakDeck__81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

@KyRo Now you’re contradicting yourself. First you say, PS is releasing the same franchises. But when @Eonjay gave you a list of the new franchises PS is working on, you’re going back to the usual Xbox fanboy talking points, saying they’re just more 3rd person games. Just be quiet man. Also. I wonder if you have the same take about Nintendo because they have been releasing the same franchises for 40 years.

__SteakDeck__81d ago

@-Foxtrot Seems like Cory had this planned for years. https://fandomwire.com/it-i...

He also teased it in his IGN interview after GOW 2018 released.

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Lightning7783d ago

So they were suppose to be working on s New AAA IP something in the scifi genre. Did that get scrapped? They pulled back on LS and refocusing on the platform. Does that also mean less risks in the AAA space and going back to the same ip

LucasRuinedChildhood83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

"Does that also mean less risks in the AAA space and going back to the same ip"

Sony Santa Monica games:
Kinetica (2001) - PS2
God of War **(2005)** - PS2
God of War II (2007) - PS2
God of War III (2010) - PS3
God of War: Ascension (2013) - PS3
God of War (2018) - PS4
God of War Ragnarok (2022) - PS5
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla (2023) - PS5

Spin-off God Of War games from other developers:
God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008) - PSP
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010) - PSP
God of War: Sons of Sparta (2026) - PS5

https://www.enworld.org/med...

Lightning7783d ago

It was rumors they were doing a game that wasn't GoW at all but a brand new IP entirely.

fr0sty82d ago

Likely another team doing the new GOW while Corey works on the new project.

Mr Logic82d ago

You're confused. The sci-fi game was being directed by Stig Asmussen after GOW3. They worked on it for 3-4 years until it was canceled and he left the studio.

Extermin8or3_82d ago

The science fiction game was scrapped a decade ago. People are getting stuff mixed up. We never had any info what Corey's project actually was.

Zeke6881d ago

He said himself "I would love to do something completely different, sci-fi would be fun to explore" We will see what I do, but I wont work on next God Of War".

That was just months after GoW 2018 was released.
So nothing gets ""mixed up". When he said that most of us hoped he would indeed do a sci.fi game to mix things up a little. Sadly Sony seems to have pulled the reins on that.

Extermin8or3_81d ago

@Zeke68 Sony have pulled the reigns on nothing there is literally an interview form about 6 years ago where he talks about the fact he has a prequel story he'd like to see told but it has to come after Ragnarok. He even hints at Faye being playable/protagonist. The game won't be called god of war either apparently.

Jin_Sakai82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

Try something new already!

__SteakDeck__81d ago

Do you want Nintendo to try something new as well? Because they keep releasing Mario and Zelda. GOW is PS’s biggest franchise. You don’t move on from that.

GrmpyolGamer 82d ago

If that's true then it's not really a God of War game then is it

jznrpg82d ago

If it’s fun with a good story I am fine with it. Definitely unexpected but that could end up being a good thing. Only time will tell.

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