2018's God of War has been filled with lots of secrets and Easter Eggs. However, one of the developers of the game has revealed an awesome trick about Kratos, and his mighty weapon, the Leviathan Axe.
God of War (2018)
Animator Robert Morrison recently shared on social media that the Leviathan Axe is actually bigger in his hand than it is on his back. A detail most gamers missed despite seeing both situations frequently throughout God of War's gameplay.
“Kratos’ axe is a different scale when it’s in his hand than when it’s on his back,” Morrison posted on Twitter. In a follow-up tweet, Morrison stated that he believed the Leviathan Axe to be 20% bigger when held by Kratos than when it is on his back. He also claimed that while it is possible there are other scaling effects like this on blades, he did not believe there to be any scaling mishaps going on with Mimir's head.
Fun lil dev fact. Kratos’ axe is a different scale when it’s in his hand than when it’s on his back. 🤓 https://t.co/5jm3T5eRnl
— Robert Morrison (@RobertAnim8er) August 20, 2021
It's not uncommon for developers to use visual tricks like this to convey whatever sense of scale is best in a given situation. Morrison also spoke to GamesRadar+ and stated that these tricks are “usually to give the best visual presentation for any given camera view or scenario,” and that it “[h]elps to ‘frame the shot' if you will.”
God of War 2018 is still one of the best PlayStation titles in modern gaming and is considered to be a modern classic.
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