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Eurogamer: In defence of God of War's Thor

skullmuffins

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Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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you know what, you're absolutely right. I'm not even really a fan of chest hair but it totally works here. MAKE 👏 THOR 👏 HAIRY

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Manta_Breh

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His design is fine. Also according to a lot of books about norse mythology etc, isnt Thor a drunk, glutton and an asshole basically? his design fits that lol.
 
Skel1ingt0n

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Fucking love how he looks and I say that as a straight dude. Has a clear "strongman" look. Looks like he could fuck shit up but isn't an Australian model.
 
Yabberwocky

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Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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Magnificent! I couldn't put my figure out what I found off about Thor's design (because he looks great), annnnd it turns out it was the lack of body hair all along.

I'm so used to Kratos being mostly hairless from the PS2 days that I don't find it as jarring for Kratos to not have body hair -- also, I guess having one's skin being covered with the dead ashes of your family is probably more efficient than getting body hair waxed. ...even more painful, though.
 
nded

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Dude eats regenerating goats every day was tricked into trying to drink the ocean. Of course he's got a gut.

Now I want to see him in an Obelix costume.
 
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Andrin

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Yeah, the design works pretty well for a Tor not based on superhero comics. I agree with the ones who say that adding body hair makes the design as a whole work better though. I'm more concerned about Tyr seemingly having two hands in the trailer.
The only design that I really can't stand from the new GoW-games is Balder. His whole thing in the myths is that he was ridiculously beautiful. Like so pretty it almost hurt to look at him. So beautiful that every single thing in the Nine Realms agreed to never harm him because it would be too heinous a crime. So beautiful that every living thing in every world (exept for Loke) wept when he died. I can absolutely appreciate what they were going for with his character when it comes to his characterization and motivations, but he was not pretty.
 
Capra

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Andrin said:
Yeah, the design works pretty well for a Tor not based on superhero comics. I agree with the ones who say that adding body hair makes the design as a whole work better though. I'm more concerned about Tyr seemingly having two hands in the trailer.
The only design that I really can't stand from the new GoW-games is Balder. His whole thing in the myths is that he was ridiculously beautiful. Like so pretty it almost hurt to look at him. So beautiful that every single thing in the Nine Realms agreed to never harm him because it would be too heinous a crime. So beautiful that every living thing in every world (exept for Loke) wept when he died. I can absolutely appreciate what they were going for with his character when it comes to his characterization and motivations, but he was not pretty.
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Atreus hasn't given birth to Fenrir yet so Tyr hasn't had reason to lose his hand. I'd guess the GoW version of that story happens in this game.
 
PRrambo_

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Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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Only thing I didn't like was that hes not wearing a shirt but just adding hair works for some reason lol
 
Zetta

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Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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Didn't think it was possible to make Thor look even better and here you are adding hair and making him look fabulous.
 

Andrin

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Capra said:
Atreus hasn't given birth to Fenrir yet so Tyr hasn't had reason to lose his hand. I'd guess the GoW version of that story happens in this game.
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Fair enough. A bit weird that the game takes place during Fimbulvinter then though, since Ragnarök starts with Fenris breaking free from his chains. Must be lousy chains if he can just get chained and then break free in less than 5 years.
 
Morrigan

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Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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The original design is super cool but this is even much better, a lot more so IMO. I honestly hope Santa Monica makes this change lol
 
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SuperFakerBros

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I won't lie, his design wasn't even close to what I was expecting so I needed some time to warm up to it. But, now, I kinda dig it. It's nice to see that Gods or Goddesses or whatever don't necessarily have to fit just one body type. Gives us a variety
 
Deimos

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Lol this is my first time seeing that picture. Nothing wrong with fat Thor, but he looks like a balloon there.

Kemono said:
I think they should've gone all the way tbh:

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Hollywood and gaming really need to stop it with the "no bodyhair" bs they're on about.

If Aloy can have light fuzz on her skin Thor can be a tad hairy.
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This is so much better.
 
IMCaprica

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The main antagonist of the previous game was a guy who's like 100lbs lighter than Kratos and hits like a truck. People have weird hang ups about body types.
 
nded

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SuperFakerBros said:
Well I'm no expert on Norse mythology so probably nothing accurate with regards to that. A lot of it was shaped by the MCU Thor's physique + thinking/knowing that he had red hair and a beard but the beard perhaps being more...nice looking
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Even before this picture we knew that the God of War series' depictions of gods tend to skew towards their more unflattering aspects from the original myths. The game this one is a direct sequel to straight up describes Thor as a fat, greedy slob who beats his own children, and in the teaser ending Thor shows up and is indeed a wide fellow.
 
SuperFakerBros

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nded said:
Even before this picture we knew that the God of War series' depictions of gods tend to skew towards their more unflattering aspects from the original myths. The game this one is a direct sequel to straight up describes Thor as a fat, greedy slob who beats his own children, and in the teaser ending Thor shows up and is indeed a wide fellow.
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Oh I get that, even if they do take some of their liberties here and there. I was just a bit unaware of Thor properly looked like and it's been some time since I've played GoW 2018 so I didn't quite remember that :P
 
j7vikes

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Damn. I wanted a thin Thor with biker shorts who was a vegan. And to think I was looking forward to this game. Thanks a lot SSM.

/s if not completely obvious.
 
OmegaDL50

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DanielG123 said:
Norse Thor ('real Thor') is a drunken, arrogant, murderous, and douchey fuck, and even more so in the GoW universe. I'd say his design suits him quite well. He looks like a giant ass strongman, and will definitely give Kratos the absolute fight of his life.
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Yup pretty apt.

I've actually am a big fan of Norse Myths. I recommend reading the Prose Edda by Carolyne Larrington which is a very accurate modern translation of it, at least of being reasonably priced currently. Of course the Ursula Dronke volumes are probably the most definitive but they are absurdly expensive were of limited print. It's unfortunate she passed away before she could release the 4th Volume.
 
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j7vikes said:
Damn. I wanted a thin Thor with biker shorts who was a vegan. And to think I was looking forward to this game. Thanks a lot SSM.

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Agreed, I can't play this game until they redesign Thor and I can tell from the shadow of his farts in the crisp morning air that he's from Portland, Oregon.
 
Reinhardt Schneider

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Hell i didn't even see the tráiler and i love the game just because Thor's design. Not only is faithful to the norse mithology, it's realistic too.

I'm putting the first PS4 GoW in my list of priorities now
 
IIFloodyII

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I really like fat Thor, but love hairy fat Thor design. Weird how a little change makes it 100x better, but hairy fat Thor is perfect.
 
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