A PSX 2017 Prop Nearly Gave Away a Late Game Secret in God of War

You are not ready

by Stephen Tailby Thu 24th May 2018

The third video in the God of War director's commentary series is here, and before we go any further, beware: the video shows footage from well into the game, and concerns a story moment you won't want spoiled. So, spoilers!

Cory Barlog is back to speak about a pivotal moment in Santa Monica's latest, and as usual, it's a great insight. We're not going to delve into the video too much, but Barlog does recount a great anecdote about a replica necklace shown at PSX 2017 that could've ruined something you don't find out until very far into the game. We'll leave it to you to watch the video and hear it for yourself.

Are you enjoying these director commentary videos? Would you like to see more behind the scenes stuff from other developers? Summon your axe in the comments below.

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Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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AdamNovice
Thu 24th May 2018

I'm loving this series, can't wait for Kojima to discuss his thought processes when Death Stranding comes out

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Octane
Thu 24th May 2018

They confirmed God of War exceeded 5 million in sales within its first month during their IR presentation today by the way. But it's only available in Japanese at the moment!

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Johnnycide
Thu 24th May 2018

Could you tell us the time in the vid where it's mentioned?

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Quintumply
Thu 24th May 2018

@Clutch_Nixon The story about the necklace starts at about 9:24 in the video.

Again: big spoiler warning for those yet to play!

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Johnnycide
Thu 24th May 2018

@Quintumply cheers Stephen! I've done pretty much everything on it so I'm eager to find out what this is.

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Octane
Thu 24th May 2018

I'm still wondering who called the serpent..!

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TerrorByte
Fri 25th May 2018

SPOLIER!!!! @Octane I believe it was Baldur

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Vhoorl
Fri 25th May 2018

@Octane and @TerrorByte: An older Atreus from the future maybe? He does know how to speak the giant language.

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Octane
Fri 25th May 2018

@TerrorByte He doesn't speak the language. Plus I think the serpent would've eaten him alive since he's an Aesir lol.

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TerrorByte
Sun 27th May 2018

@Octane Thought you meant the mysterious horn blow. But Atreus definitely called him when his eyes lit up.

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Octane
Sun 27th May 2018

@TerrorByte Yeah, the mysterious horn blow. There's no point for Baldur to blow the horn, because he can't speak with the serpent, nor do I think the serpent wants to speak with him lol.

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TerrorByte
Mon 28th May 2018

@Octane Baldur blew the horn so he can summon the serpent, attack it, and get to Kratos and Atreus while they were in the giants belly. Leading to the final battle.