<Li> Action - adventure </Li> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> God of War (commonly referred to as God of War 4) is an upcoming third - person action - adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). It is scheduled to be released in early 2018 for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) console . It will be the eighth installment in the God of War series, the eighth chronologically, and the sequel to 2010's God of War III . The game will be a soft reboot for the franchise and will take the series to the world of Norse mythology--all previous games were based on Greek mythology . Series protagonist Kratos will return as the main character, and he now has a son named Atreus . Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son, and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years . </P> <P> The gameplay will be vastly different from the previous installments, as it has been rebuilt from the ground up . Although the previous installment, Ascension (2013), introduced multiplayer to the series, this new installment will be single - player - only . The game will feature elements similar to role playing games (RPG), such as archery knowledge points, as well as a Spartan Rage timed - ability during battle . This ability appears to be a new take on the "Rage" ability of the previous installments . There will also be crafting resources for the player to find . The new installment features a third - person, over-the - shoulder free camera, a departure from the previous installments, which featured a third - person, fixed cinematic camera (with the exception of 2007's 2D side - scroller Betrayal). </P>

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