When the decision was being made on which mythology to explore next for God of War, the core choice came down to sand or snow. Would God of War head to Egyptian mythology, or would it take on Scandinavian and Norse gods this time around" Obviously we know which one they chose, and Game Informer’s interview with Cory Barlog has revealed some interesting reasons why they went with Norse gods over having Kratos get sand in his beard.
“It was really looking at the mythology, what it had to offer, its geographic location to Greece, and kind of its overall meaning to the story that I wanted to tell. And then saying ‘Alright, what’s interesting,'” Barlog said of choosing the next mythology for Kratos to explore. “It really did come down to two mythologies in the end. Half the team wanted one. Half the team wanted the other. It was very divided. I finally just had to write up a document on why we were going to go with this one, and why the next one is something that we might explore a little bit later.” Saying that, it seems like Barlog has ideas for Kratos’s story that could take him to Egypt eventually, but for now, he’ll be dealing with the snowy northern realms. He followed up with a little bit of insight on realizing early during development that Assassin’s Creed would also be headed to Egypt around that same time that God of War would be releasing.
“Look man, Assassin’s Creed: Osiris–which was...