The foul-mouthed Kratos and extreme violence return in this God of War: Ragnarok.
Little by little we are learning more about God of War: Ragnarok, albeit indirectly. In addition to the filtration of the duration of the juice, its ESRB registration, the North American ratings agency, which has revealed some new details of its proposal. The use of the word “fuck” will not be missing.
As usual, the ESRB makes a brief summary of the game and its proposal based on certain age criteria and points out behaviors for adults, such as profanity, sexual content, drug use, etc. In the specific case of God of War, as might be expected, it is about a game rated M, for adults.
Blood, violence and profanity in God of War
The first thing the ESRB notices next to its M for Adults label is that God of War: Ragnarok will feature “blood and gore, intense violence and strong language“, just like the original game. We know that God of War stands out for its physical violence and a foul-mouthed Kratos.
“This is an action-adventure game in which players help Kratos and his son on a dangerous quest. Players explore various kingdoms and engage in frantic melee combat against human-like assailants and fantastical creatures (e.g. centaurs, trolls, dragons)”, we can read about them in the game overview on the ESRB. “Players use chained axes and blades to fight enemies, often resulting in great blood splatter and dismemberment effects. Players can perform finishing attacks that represent impalement at close quarters with bladed and hand weapons; repeated ax blows to a creature’s neck result in decapitation. The words “fuck” and “shit” are heard in the game.
As for this last detail, what the words “fuck” and “shit” are repeated a lot in the game, as soon as it was made public Cory Barlog spent half a day yesterday making jokes on Twitter with “fuck” and “shit”.
the ESRB thing is a joke.
my day was not garbage because of them or anything.
it’s other fucked bullshit that sucked.
— cory barlog (@corybarlog) October 3, 2022
God of War Ragnarok will be released next November 9 for PS4 and PS5. Take a look at his latest gameplay trailer.