'God of War' PS4 News: Find Out How Kratos' New Choice of Weapon Affects Gameplay

Kratos will be using an axe primarily in the upcoming game

By John Paul Sunico, Christian Post Contributor

The new "God of War" PlayStation 4 game is introducing a fair amount of significant changes to the already established hack and slash series, ranging from the new Norse setting to protagonist Kratos becoming a father again.

Those changes will be easily noticeable and will likely greatly impact how players experience this game. However, they are far from the only ones that fans should know about.

From a gameplay perspective, the most significant change fans may notice is related to the weapon Kratos will choose to wield in the upcoming game.

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Kratos is set to move away from those iconic chained blades he used in earlier installments of the series and will soon be using an axe instead.

Speaking recently to Game Informer, lead gameplay designer Jason McDonald talked about how the axe will work in Kratos' hands.