{"id":353168,"date":"2025-10-23T11:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2168014"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:35:50","slug":"why-god-of-war-ragnarok-ends-the-norse-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/why-god-of-war-ragnarok-ends-the-norse-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Why God Of War Ragnarok ends the Norse saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/why-god-of-war-ragnarok-ends-the-norse-saga.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we finally got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-09-god-of-war-ragnarok-shares-first-gameplay-in-chilly-new-trailer\">first look<\/a> at God Of War Ragnarok during the PlayStation Showcase last week, Sony also confirmed the game is the last of the Norse mythology series. This took everyone by surprise, since the Greek mythology series had three mainline games. <\/p>\n<p>Now, in an interview with God of War YouTuber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/KaptainKuba\/featured\">Kaptain Kuba<\/a>, Santa Monica Studio&#8217;s creative director Cory Barlog explained the decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are several reasons, I think one of the most important reasons is [time],&#8221; Barlog said. &#8220;The first game took five years. The second game, I don&#8217;t know how long it&#8217;s going to take but I&#8217;m just going to throw out that it&#8217;s going to take close to a similar time, right, to do this. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-17-why-god-of-war-ragnarok-ends-the-norse-saga\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-17-why-god-of-war-ragnarok-ends-the-norse-saga\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we finally got a first look at God Of War Ragnarok during the PlayStation Showcase last week, Sony also confirmed the game is the last of the Norse mythology series. This took everyone by surprise, since the Greek mythology series had three mainline games. Now, in an interview with God of War YouTuber Kaptain Kuba, Santa Monica Studio&#8217;s creative director Cory Barlog explained the decision. &#8220;There are several reasons, I think one of the most important reasons is [time],&#8221; Barlog said. &#8220;The first game took five years. The second game, I don&#8217;t know how long it&#8217;s going to take but I&#8217;m just going to throw out that it&#8217;s going to take close to a similar time, right, to do this. 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