Why not both? There was a lot of crossover between Greek and Egyptian gods, particularly in the wake of Alexander's conquest of Egypt. Parallel gods were frequently merged together, and I could see that as fertile ground for an entry that explored wars/negotiations between the Greek and Egyptian pantheons. There's some metaphysical meat on the bone regarding gods with overlapping domains vying for control of the population in the wake of newly porous cultures. My understanding is that the original GoW probably precedes Alexander, so it's also possible you could wedge a story in between the first and second trilogy where the Egyptian gods are trying to make in-roads into Greece by masquerading as the now dead gods that used to live there.
I'm not fluent enough in GoW canon to know for sure, but I'd guess that it might necessitate a reboot to make the timeline work.
But my elevator pitch would be to wedge it in between the two existing sagas. The gods haven't answered the prayers of the Greek for a century or more, but the lack of their petty interference in the drama of humanity has allowed Greece to expand make in-roads into Egypt and elsewhere. With that comes an opportunity for Egyptian deities to expand their reach. In parts of Greece, certain Egyptian gods have been adopted wholesale. Elsewhere, Egyptian gods are posing as their Greek counterparts to expand their base of followers. And obviously given his reputation, a wandering Kratos would be seen as a potential threat. I could see a full game taking place in the outskirts of Greece and the Persian empire before having later entries spill into Egypt and potentially parts of Asia. I think there's something to play with regarding the understanding that Greece is subsuming these cultures, which are adapting in kind. There's the opportunity for nuance here. Gods and culture trying to survive and adapt in the wake of conquest, the notion that imperialism changes the inherent DNA of the conquering party, and the question of what people turn to when their native gods are dead. The first two GoW series played with isolated pantheons, but what happens when different faiths are forced to reconcile with one another?
For some reason I was convinced this had a sequel, but then I realized I had it backwards. Sleeping Dogs was originally supposed to be part of the True Crime franchise and then split off into its own thing. So yes, sequel please.
@DonJorginho as of a few months ago, PS4 had practically the same number of active players as PS5. I'd guess that audience split doesn't make next-gen only titles a particularly appealing prospect for developers. Especially given the sort of gangbusters numbers big publishers expect for their bottom line these days.
And given how much Sony seems focused on backwards compatibility (and Microsoft on cloud streaming), I'd expect that to become the standard.
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Re: Rumour: God of War Is Taking a 'Younger' Kratos Back to Greece
Why not both? There was a lot of crossover between Greek and Egyptian gods, particularly in the wake of Alexander's conquest of Egypt. Parallel gods were frequently merged together, and I could see that as fertile ground for an entry that explored wars/negotiations between the Greek and Egyptian pantheons. There's some metaphysical meat on the bone regarding gods with overlapping domains vying for control of the population in the wake of newly porous cultures. My understanding is that the original GoW probably precedes Alexander, so it's also possible you could wedge a story in between the first and second trilogy where the Egyptian gods are trying to make in-roads into Greece by masquerading as the now dead gods that used to live there.
I'm not fluent enough in GoW canon to know for sure, but I'd guess that it might necessitate a reboot to make the timeline work.
But my elevator pitch would be to wedge it in between the two existing sagas. The gods haven't answered the prayers of the Greek for a century or more, but the lack of their petty interference in the drama of humanity has allowed Greece to expand make in-roads into Egypt and elsewhere. With that comes an opportunity for Egyptian deities to expand their reach. In parts of Greece, certain Egyptian gods have been adopted wholesale. Elsewhere, Egyptian gods are posing as their Greek counterparts to expand their base of followers. And obviously given his reputation, a wandering Kratos would be seen as a potential threat. I could see a full game taking place in the outskirts of Greece and the Persian empire before having later entries spill into Egypt and potentially parts of Asia. I think there's something to play with regarding the understanding that Greece is subsuming these cultures, which are adapting in kind. There's the opportunity for nuance here. Gods and culture trying to survive and adapt in the wake of conquest, the notion that imperialism changes the inherent DNA of the conquering party, and the question of what people turn to when their native gods are dead. The first two GoW series played with isolated pantheons, but what happens when different faiths are forced to reconcile with one another?
Re: Open World Cult Classic Sleeping Dogs Could Be Heading to the Big Screen
For some reason I was convinced this had a sequel, but then I realized I had it backwards. Sleeping Dogs was originally supposed to be part of the True Crime franchise and then split off into its own thing. So yes, sequel please.
Re: Preview: Unknown 9 Awakening Plays Like a Long Lost PS3 Remaster on PS5, PS4
@DonJorginho as of a few months ago, PS4 had practically the same number of active players as PS5. I'd guess that audience split doesn't make next-gen only titles a particularly appealing prospect for developers. Especially given the sort of gangbusters numbers big publishers expect for their bottom line these days.
And given how much Sony seems focused on backwards compatibility (and Microsoft on cloud streaming), I'd expect that to become the standard.