In October of 2022 I was looking to branch out and stream something completely different from my beloved JRPG genre. I had heard good things about this game and decided to play it for the first time having never seen a trailer or knowing anything about the story. So unbelievably happy I decided to play this game. I fell in love with the characters, the writing, the music, the atmosphere and photo mode. This video is my authentic experience of the full game from start to finish. Hope you enjoy!

P.S. I watched a few lore recaps before playing this game to familiarize myself with Kratos' past. I make some references to his past in my commentary, so it's pretty clear I'm aware of his defining moments, but I'm including the fact that I did watch the recaps for those of you who read the description box. Thanks for reading!

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Chapters:
0:00:00 hi, hello
0:02:11 meeting kratos and atreus for the first time
0:12:07 punching chests and throwing axes
0:19:03 realizing this game is going to destroy me
0:24:35 the stranger
0:37:00 first impressions
0:38:12 appreciating passive dialogue and other details
0:43:47 atreus
0:46:11 meeting brok
0:49:46 f***ing around and finding out
0:53:36 witch of the woods
1:02:57 lake of nine and jormungandr
1:07:39 boat stories
1:09:51 sindri and fashion
1:16:37 alfheim
1:36:15 more boat stories and favors
1:44:00 the mountain
1:52:00 mimir
2:08:31 favors and lessons with kratos
2:13:31 thamur
2:18:06 magni and modi
2:22:58 gunnr
2:30:50 therapy
2:33:44 MY SON
2:40:39 "i am your monster no longer."
2:44:39 blades of chaos
2:48:52 helheim
2:54:44 saving atreus
3:00:17 "i am a god, boy."
3:05:57 tyr's temple
3:11:52 "you must be better than me."
3:15:06 lemnian wine
3:18:00 atreus' attitude
3:23:15 MURDER
3:28:33 baldur returns
3:36:36 helheim with atreus
3:43:29 the power of siblings and friendship
3:47:32 boat stories and favors before endgame
3:51:07 discussing atreus' character development
3:52:57 final favors and boat chats
3:59:45 belly of the beast
4:03:15 final boss
4:23:13 jotunheim
4:34:43 final thoughts
4:38:53 JRPG bingo
4:41:09 secret ending
4:44:00 photo mode slide show