God of War non sarà un Open World!

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God of War è stato uno dei più importanti titoli di Sony durante le generazioni della console PlayStation 2 e PlayStation 3, raccogliendo critiche e vendendo oltre 20 milioni di copie.

Tuttavia, ad eccezione di God od War III remastered, la PlayStation 4 non ha ancora ottenuto nulla.
Sony mira a risolvere questa assenza all'inizio del 2018 con un nuovo gioco, con un vecchio Kratos che vive nel mondo degli dèi nordici con il figlio Atreus.
Durante E3 2017, abbiamo visto un nuovo video gameplay che mostra il combattimento e molte delle ambientazioni.
Polygon è riuscito a parlare con il Game Director Cory Barlog per saperne di più sul gioco; Uno dei punti culminanti è la descrizione di Barlog sul fatto che il gioco non sia abbastanza Open World.

I knew right away that I did not want to make an open-world game. I did not want to make a game in which people felt like they were doing a checklist of things.

Kratos and Atreus have a goal that takes them all over the world, but always just off in the distance, there’s something that catches your eye. It’s this idea that we’re going to reward people for being curious or looking around. We’re not really ever going to put them in a position outside of that core experience, forcing them to do something.

It’s the idea of seeing this little cave entrance off in the distance, boating over there, and actually going inside the cave, and coming out and seeing an entire level you never knew was there. It’s that feeling of being rewarded for your curiosity. It’s just huge. That’s why I play video games. It’s about existing in a world.

We guide you in the game on this path, like holding your kid when he’s riding a bike for the first time. Then we sort of open the world up by letting go with one hand. The world is a little bit bigger, a little scarier, you’re wobbling a little bit. But right when you start to feel steady, then we open up the world even more, both hands off. You’re just free to go. And that’s still not even the last time. We open it up even further, so everything becomes bigger. You’re never required to go over and do anything. You’re always encouraged that this is your goal. But, hey, if you want, go explore all these other things. It’s such a vast mythology. It’s so wonderful.

Certamente non tutti i giochi devono essere progettati come Open World, ma è comunque bello sapere che sarà possibile esplorare un po ' del nuovo mondo di God Of War.