{"id":478825,"date":"2026-02-16T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/478825\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:44:09","slug":"god-of-war-creator-slams-insulting-prequel-sons-of-sparta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/478825\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018God Of War\u2019 creator slams \u201cinsulting\u201d prequel \u2018Sons Of Sparta\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new God Of War<\/a> prequel game starring The Boys<\/a>\u2019 Jack Quaid has been slated by creator David Jaffe.<\/p>\n

During Sony\u2019s recent State Of Play presentation<\/a>, it was announced the first three God Of War games are currently being remade. \u201cAs we approach the final month of God Of War\u2019s 20th anniversary year in March 2026, we couldn\u2019t let this milestone close without giving fans one last big surprise! This project is still very early in development, so we ask for your patience as it will be a while before anything else can be shared. When we can come back with an update, we aim to make it a big one,\u201d explained Sony in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That announcement was followed up by the news that a new side-scrolling prequel game Sons Of Sparta was available right away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSons Of Sparta is a canon story that takes place in Kratos\u2019 youth from the writing team that brought you God Of War (2018), God Of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a>, and God Of War Ragnar\u00f6k: Valhalla<\/a>. Set during the brutal training period Spartan cadets undergo at the Agoge \u2013 Kratos, alongside his brother Deimos, must traverse far beyond the home they know into the beautiful yet dangerous region of Laconia that surrounds the familiar walls of Sparta.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game sees the return of TC Carson as the voice of adult Kratos while Jack Quaid voices his \u201cgood-natured\u201d ally Eis. \u201cAs a long time video game nerd, this is truly a dream come true. Have fun playing,\u201d he wrote<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n

However one person who isn\u2019t impressed by Sons Of Sparta is original God Of War creator David Jaffe. \u201cI don\u2019t like it. I don\u2019t recommend it. What the fuck were they thinking,\u201d he asked at the start of a nine-minute review<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not a bad game by any means, it\u2019s fine. I could go into the specifics of the game but the most fascinating part of this for me is \u2018why is this in existence?\u2019 The voice acting isn\u2019t very good, and the story\u2026 maybe it gets really good [but] this is not God Of War.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He went on to criticise the decision to turn Kratos into a \u201cgeneric, boring little kid\u201d for the origin story. \u201cIt makes no sense [and] it\u2019s a dumb idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gameplay is serviceable. I didn\u2019t enjoy it too much,\u201d he continues, admitting that he only managed to play an hour of Sons Of Sparta. \u201cThe only thing offensive about it is its genericism and its inability to respect the license. It\u2019s insulting. It\u2019s like [making] a John Wick<\/a> film about him sitting in a coffee shop and talking. It really makes me angry. Sons Of Sparta is dumb, it\u2019s crap, avoid this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other fans are annoyed <\/a>that the two-player co-op mode is only unlocked after completing Sons Of Sparta\u2019s single-player campaign mode.<\/p>\n

In other news, a live-action adaptation of God Of War is currently in the works at Amazon Prime Video with Ryan Hurst, who played Thor in the God Of War reboot games, taking on the role of Kratos<\/a>. He\u2019ll be joined by Severance<\/a> star \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson (Thor), Teresa Palmer (Sif), Max Parker (Heimdall) and Mandy Patinkin (Odin).<\/p>\n