Since its rebirth in 2018, the God of War franchise has been considered a peak of video game storytelling, in a range beside critical giants like The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption 2. Specifically, much praise has been showered on the relationship between Kratos and Atreus, which develops in a satisfying and moving way over the course of both Norse saga games, with God of War Ragnarok ultimately seeing the pair go their separate ways, at least for the time being.