God of War II

God of War II: we ruin everything

Every major event in the game, laid bare in the space of a week

Words: Mikel Reparaz, GamesRadar US

Day 2: The reason why

Picking up slightly later in the adventure, our next video offers up a little backstory for those not up on their Greek mythology, as Kratos confronts the Titan Gaia about her motives for helping him battle the gods and subvert the laws of fate. Her explanation of Zeus' backstory makes for one of the game's most impressive cutscenes, and that's saying a lot. After that, Kratos gets reuinted with an old friend: the hairy, stinky Barbarian King whom Kratos decapitated in the first game's backstory. The King seems really happy to see Kratos, but not for friendly reasons:

 
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