What if it takes a more “Last of Route” where he has to protect and watch over the kid above all else?

He was interesting in the first game. Got entirely detached from the second one onwards.

Kratos, as a character, is why I didn’t want to play as Kratos in God of War 4. He’s a terrible character. Always has been.

I’m remaining fairly detached from any hype until I can get my hands on the game itself, but I can definitely say what I -don’t- want from this game.

What I don’t want is a delightful romp wherein Kratos, paragon of boring, toxic macho bullshit, teaches his fresh faced young son about how to be a “real man”. I mean,…

I don’t really think so. The developers stated that the main focus in the game is the relationship between Kratos and his son. Kratos is teaching the boy how to be a god while the boy is teaching Kratos how to be human again.