A developer in 2018 God of war has revealed a curious visual trick about the eponymous character, Kratos, and his favorite weapon in the title, the Leviathan Ax. More specifically, animator Robert Morrison has recently shared on social media that the size of the powerful ax is larger in the hand than in the back, which seems to be a detail that people missed despite seeing both situations frequently. throughout the game.
“The Kratos ax is a different scale when it’s in the hand than when it’s on the back,” Morrison shared on Twitter. In a follow-up comment, Morrison noted that he believed the Leviathan ax was 20% larger when he had Kratos than when he was on his back. He also noted that while there may be other scale effects like this on the leaves, he did not believe there was any ladder handkerchief with Mimir’s head. You can check out Morrison’s tweet below:
Fun made by dev. The Kratos ax is a different ladder when it is in the hand than when it is on the back. 🤓 https://t.co/5jm3T5eRnl
– Robert Morrison (@ RobertAnim8er) August 20, 2021
It’s not terribly uncommon for developers to use visual tricks like this to convey the sense of scale better in a given situation. Morrison went so far as to tell GamesRadar + in an additional comment that it is often done “usually to give the best visual presentation for any view or camera scenario,” and that “[h]elps to “frame the shot” if desired. “
As for Sony’s Santa Monica Studio God of War franchise, the latest and greatest title is available for PlayStation 4 and as a title compatible with versions prior to PlayStation 5. It also happens to be included in the collection. PlayStation Plus lesson. Beyond that, a sequel that seems called God of War: Ragnarok has been mocked, but details are still scarce at this time. You can check out all of our previous God of War franchise coverage here.
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