Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago

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I sat down with Bruno and Mihir, the directors of God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, to chat about how it came to be, creative decisions and their philosophy for making great games!

GBG interview: youtube.com/live/_HgEH1VJfUI?si=UbO2E8DQ-zdAp8Re
SMS Valhalla development articles:
sms.playstation.com/stories/how-kratos-past-shaped-god-of-war-ragnarok-valhalla
sms.playstation.com/stories/sparring-with-tyr
sms.playstation.com/stories/a-celebration-of-the-art-of-god-of-war-ragnarok-valhalla
sms.playstation.com/stories/valhalla-reinvented-designing-a-roguelite-in-god-of-war-ragnarok

0:00 Hi!
1:33 On unexpected reactions
4:50 Valhalla's origin story
10:03 Was Ragnarok's ending changed for the DLC?
12:20 Picking the right elements from the Greek games
16:51 Enhancing the past games
20:10 When was the DLC's ending decided?
23:10 On Kratos facing his past self
27:29 The return of Magni and Modi
30:55 The union of narrative and gameplay decisions
34:00 The importance of the journal
36:10 On not having a companion
38:25 On risk
40:51 Star Wars' influence on Valhalla
42:59 Mihir's inspiration & motivation
47:30 Message to the community

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