If you’re anything like us, you’ve finished God of War and have been left wanting more, wondering what comes next. On a recent episode of the Kotaku Splitscreen podcast, Cory Barlog revealed that he has five more God of War games mapped out in his head. While far from set in stone, it’s no surprise that Barlog has the God of War future planned. It would be virtually impossible to set up the kind of reveals and payoffs that future games are sure to bring otherwise.
Does this mean we’re actually going to get five more games" Not likely, but it’s reassuring to know that the future of the series is being kept in mind as they develop each individual title. God of War sets up numerous directions that the studio could take in the future, even if Barlog doesn’t helm them himself. They’ve already talked about possible other mythologies to explore, but it looks like we’ll be staying with Norse mythology for the foreseeable future. In fact, by saying five more games, Barlog could even be indicating eventually moving into another mythology by the fourth or fifth one. Does this mean that it will take another 25 years to get the complete story" Barlog doesn’t think so. God of War took five years to develop because of its radical reinvention. Releasing new games in the series shouldn’t take nearly as long now that they have the formula they want to use. Remember that there were six games released (if you include the P...