God of War is getting a remake trilogy, and a brand new retro-inspired motion recreation is out right this moment

Last yr marked 20 years since God of War hit the PlayStation 2 and kicked off certainly one of gaming largest franchises. Now, on the tail finish of that twentieth anniversary celebration, Sony’s Santa Monica Studio has introduced two new mission. First, and most importantly, the unique God of War trilogy from the PS2 and PS3 is being remade for the trendy period.

There’s no footage of it but — the developer says that they’re “very early in development,” so we seemingly received’t see or hear a lot about this for some time. But given renewed curiosity in God of War due to the wonderful two Norse video games from 2018 and 2022 (to not point out the upcoming Amazon collection), it is smart to revisit these classics.

God of War and God of War II had been launched for Playstation 2 in 2005 and 2007, respectively, whereas the third of the Greek trilogy hit PlayStation 3 in 2010. The third recreation was additionally remastered for the PS4. But it’s secure to say that whereas the primary two video games are classics for his or her period, additionally they actually present their age in some gameplay spots. Hopefully the remake will clean out these tough edges. (Who else has nightmares within the Hades stage close to the top of the primary recreation? Not simply me, proper?)

While we received’t see the remakes for some time, there is a brand new God of War-inspired recreation out proper now: God of War Sons of Sparta. It was developed by Mega Cat Studios, a developer identified for its love of retro video games — it even nonetheless releases video games for the SNES and Genesis.

Given their pedigree, it’s no shock that Sons of Sparta has vibes of traditional 2D motion/platformer video games. It’s apparently canon for the collection and takes place in Kratos’ youth whereas he trains along with his brother. It clearly seems nothing like the opposite God of War video games — however the fight and monsters proven off within the trailer undoubtedly really feel proper at dwelling within the collection.

Perhaps essentially the most enjoyable a part of all that is that it’s out there right this moment for $30. While Sons of Sparta seems like a enjoyable curio for God of War followers, it’ll solely go up to now in the direction of whetting our urge for food for that remake collection. Might I counsel binging some Valhalla within the meantime?