God Of War: 9 New Things We Can't Wait To Do

With the first God of War sequel in five years and its first outing on the PS4, Sony's once-pioneering series has a lot to prove when it returns at the end of April.

Unrivalled at giving players an insane dose of over-the-top action and one hell of a sense of scale, as the years wore on, the world of Kratos and his one-note meathead destruction meshed less and less with the story-focus and mature gaming approach that not only Sony, but the rest of the industry in general, seemed to be moving towards.

Thankfully, under the direction of Cory Barlog, Sony Santa Monica have been working for years to reboot God of War into a series with the substance to back up its style, veering away from Greek to Norse mythology, casting players as an older Kratos and even giving them a son to take care of.

Despite the radical changes though, the core of what made the franchise so appealing in the first place - the sheer ferocity of the combat - seems to still be at the heart of the upcoming game, but there are plenty of new features, abilities and locations that will set it apart from previous instalments.