A blog about my interests, mainly the history of fighting games. I also talk about animation, comic books, car culture, and art. Co-host of the Pink Monorail Podcast. Contributor to MiceChat, and Jim Hill Media. Former blogger on the old 1UP community site, and Capcom-Unity as well.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Chains of Olympus, an unseen threat lurks in the shadows...
At the start of the Chains of Olympus we see Kratos helping the Spartan, and Athenian armies defend Attica from the Persian Navy. Right away I was invested in the game, as it captured the spark of the original God of War. The developers at Ready at Dawn Studios took a sudden turn after Kratos had killed the Basilisk. The sun fell from the sky. The world was plunged into darkness, and Kratos ran to the city of Marathon to investigate. I think the fact that Kratos ran from one town to the other was a nod to the fabled story of Pheidippides the herald that ran from Marathon to Athens to announce that the armies had defeated the Persians.
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