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MinnMax Interview - God Of War Ragnarok’s Writers Reveal New Details
🕑 Added 2023-02-13 17:15:00 +0000 UTC
MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews God of War Ragnarok's narrative director Matt Sophos and story lead Richard Gaubert from Santa Monica Studio about the full process of writing and creating the hit game for the PlayStation 4 and 5. This interview contains spoilers for the game! They talk about an early version of the script where Thor kills Kratos, the origins of Loki's mask, the game's greatest lines, and why companions spoil puzzles for you.
You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/JzevDBqEDCA
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:27 - Matt Sophos and Richard Gaubert
00:03:01 - How the writing team changed since 2018
00:05:26 - Cory Barlog’s impact on God of War Ragnarok
00:09:30 - The fate of Atreus
00:11:42 - Kratos died in an early version
00:15:19 - The scrapped early version of Asgard
00:16:04 - Writing Odin
00:17:35 - Where did Loki’s mask come from?
00:19:08 - The Norns sequence
00:22:08 - Ragnarok’s narrative themes
00:25:53 - The story behind the final riddle
00:28:10 - Potential romance with Freya and Kratos
00:29:47 - Disproving popular fan theories
00:33:55 - The secrets of Tyr
00:36:22 - Why do companions solve puzzles for you?
00:40:02 - Surprisingly popular lines/moments
00:43:50 - The biggest cut content
00:47:03 - The most exciting day in development
00:48:08 - Creating Thor’s first scene
00:49:32 - The upcoming God of War show on Amazon
00:50:12 - What they’re working on now/final thoughts
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