History Trivia / GodOfWarPS4

** Defied in one aspect as one of the major settings the development team experimented with was an Egyptian setting, but it was scrapped partly because of the racist connotations of a white god screwing up a non-white pantheon, but also because the film ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'' was such a disaster that they didn't want to be associated with it.

* CastingGag: It's no coincidence that Creator/KikukoInoue voices The Witch of the Woods in the Japanese dub, [[spoiler:who turns out to be Norse goddess Freya]], when she previously [[Manga/AhMyGoddess voiced another character and series]] based around Myth/NorseMythology.
** Creator/TroyBaker and Creator/NolanNorth played [[VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd bickering brothers before]], with Baker being the older and North being the younger. Main difference is in this game, they are sons of Norse Gods, while in the other they are AdventurerArchaeologist siblings.

* NamesTheSame: Considering that Kratos was at the Greek Pantheon, and his game is titled 'God of War', his son being named 'Atreus' is a little more hilarious when you realize that in the new lore of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', the Spartan-ish WarGod Pantheon possesses the body of a warrior named 'Atreus'.

-> '''The Witch:''' I also need lamb's cress, do you mind? It's a white-petal flower in my garden. Just a handful.\\

[{{Beat}} as Kratos considers]

** Creator/TroyBaker and Creator/NolanNorth played [[VideoGame/UnchartedAThiefsEnd bickering brothers before]], with Baker being the older and North being the younger. Main difference is in this game, they are sons of Norse Gods, while in the other they are AdventurerArchaeologist siblings.

* {{Defictionalization}}: In 2020, Dark Horse Comics published ''God of War: Lore and Legends'', a recreation of Atreus' diary, which was the LoreCodex of the game. It also adds expanded information about events from before and after the events of the story made in collaboration with the video game's writing team, told from Atreus' point of view.

** Many reviewers critical of the game have noted that God of War has been reworked into a VideoGame/TheLastOfUs mold, and fear this already-established trend consuming more franchises.
** The reboot has inspired the combat of several games such as VideoGame/GodFall and VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers.

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* FanNickname:
** Because of the recycled title, fans have come up with new names for the game. The most-often used one is ''Dad of War'', but there's also ''God of Thor''. More conventionally, some fans also call the game ''God of War 4'', due to it still taking place after the third game.
** [[LetsPlay/JackSepticEye JackSepticEye]] refers to the game as ''Dad of Boy'', with "boy" being said like Kratos says it early in the game.
** Kratos has also drawn comparisons to Grog Strongjaw of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', since both have a similar character design.
** The Stranger is often referred to as "Conor [=McGregor=]" by the fanbase due to his strong physical resemblance, similar clothing (fighting shirtless), and similar attitude.

** The reboot has inspired the combat of several games such as {{Videogame/GodFall}} and {{Videogame/MarvelsAvengers}}.

* CastingGag: It's no coincidence that Creator/KikukoInoue voices The Witch of the Woods, [[spoiler:who turns out to be Norse goddess Freya]], when she previously [[Manga/AhMyGoddess voiced another character and series]] based around Myth/NorseMythology.

** The Stranger is often referred to as "UsefulNotes/ConorMcGregor" by the fanbase due to his strong physical resemblance, similar clothing (fighting shirtless), and similar attitude.

** Hræsvelg (the giant crow in Hel) was intended to be a boss fight but according to WordOfGod, it was cut from lack of development time.

** Kratos is no longer voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, but Creator/ChristopherJudge of ''Series/StargateSG1'' fame. WordOfGod states this was due to the Mo-Cap tech with Judge being closer to Kratos's height.

* KillerApp: Not only did the game sell millions of copies on its own, but it gave [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PS4]] sales a significant boost. In April 2018, more people bought a [=PS4=] than bought an UsefulNotes/XBoxOne X or a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch -- purely because of this game.

* NewbieBoom: Resulted in increased interest in the [[VideoGame/GodOfWar rest of the series]] by people who had never played a God of War game previously