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Kratos has used the same type of weapon for the last six God of War games. Now he’s using something completely different: the versatile, tactical, satisfying, and enjoyable new Leviathan Axe. In this video I look at what makes this weapon interesting, and how Sony Santa Monica came to design it.
Sources
Recalling the Leviathan Axe | Combat Recall
combatrecall.blogspot.com/2018/04/recalling-leviathan-axe-after-spending.html
God of War Developer Diary - Kratos' New Weapon: The Leviathan Axe | GameSpot Trailers
youtube.com/watch?v=4exHbuSUSxA
God of War’s Cory Barlog | The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook
interactive.libsyn.com/cory-barlog
Find out more
This is why Kratos’ ax feels so powerful in God of War | Polygon
polygon.com/videos/2018/5/29/17405294/god-of-war-leviathan-ax-animation
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)
God of War III (Santa Monica Studio, 2010)
God of War (Santa Monica Studio, 2005)
God of War II (Santa Monica Studio, 2007)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn, 2008)
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Ready at Dawn, 2010)
God of War: Ascension (Santa Monica Studio, 2013)
God of War (Santa Monica Studio, 2018)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog, 2016)
Nioh (Team Ninja, 2017)
Thumper (Drool, 2016)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition, 2016)
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 2014)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics, 2015)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
Cuphead (Studio MDHR, 2017)
Music used in this episode
Black Heat, Ross Budgen (youtube.com/watch?v=mhqnK65AZmM)
Spacesuits, Kupla (Chillhop Essentials)
Your Favorite Place, Joey Pecoraro (Chillhop Essentials)
Sunrise, Arbour (Chillhop Essentials)
Prayer, Pslam-Trees (Chillhop Essentials)
Black Heat, Ross Budgen
k. Part 2 - 01 untitled 1, animeistrash
Chillhop Essentials, Winter 2017 - chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ID
Other credits
Thor © Marvel Studios
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BEb
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Kratos has used the same type of weapon for the last six God of War games. Now he’s using something completely different: the versatile, tactical, satisfying, and enjoyable new Leviathan Axe. In this video I look at what makes this weapon interesting, and how Sony Santa Monica came to design it.
Sources
Recalling the Leviathan Axe | Combat Recall
combatrecall.blogspot.com/2018/04/recalling-leviathan-axe-after-spending.html
God of War Developer Diary - Kratos' New Weapon: The Leviathan Axe | GameSpot Trailers
youtube.com/watch?v=4exHbuSUSxA
God of War’s Cory Barlog | The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook
interactive.libsyn.com/cory-barlog
Find out more
This is why Kratos’ ax feels so powerful in God of War | Polygon
polygon.com/videos/2018/5/29/17405294/god-of-war-leviathan-ax-animation
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)
God of War III (Santa Monica Studio, 2010)
God of War (Santa Monica Studio, 2005)
God of War II (Santa Monica Studio, 2007)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn, 2008)
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Ready at Dawn, 2010)
God of War: Ascension (Santa Monica Studio, 2013)
God of War (Santa Monica Studio, 2018)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog, 2016)
Nioh (Team Ninja, 2017)
Thumper (Drool, 2016)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition, 2016)
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 2014)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics, 2015)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
Cuphead (Studio MDHR, 2017)
Music used in this episode
Black Heat, Ross Budgen (youtube.com/watch?v=mhqnK65AZmM)
Spacesuits, Kupla (Chillhop Essentials)
Your Favorite Place, Joey Pecoraro (Chillhop Essentials)
Sunrise, Arbour (Chillhop Essentials)
Prayer, Pslam-Trees (Chillhop Essentials)
Black Heat, Ross Budgen
k. Part 2 - 01 untitled 1, animeistrash
Chillhop Essentials, Winter 2017 - chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ID
Other credits
Thor © Marvel Studios
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BEb
