The New God of War Was Almost Set In Egypt

As reported by Eurogamer, Sony Santa Monica considered using the Egyptian mythology for the game inside of Norse mythology. "Half the team was way into that," Sony Santa Monica creative director Cory Barlog said. "Egyptian mythology is about the pharaohs as embodiment of the gods on earth and there's a lot more about civilization." He continued, "It's less isolated, less barren." Because of that, the team chose to move away from that idea and towards the Norse setting, as they wanted the focus to stay on Kratos. "Having too much around distracts from that central theme of a stranger in a strange place," Barlog said. No release window has been announced for God of War.