With the launch of God of War III the story of Kratos is coming to an end, and while Sony has already stated that it isn’t the end of the franchise it is the end of this particular tale. One would conclude that Sony already has the crack team of game developers that brought us the trilogy hard at work on their next game — whatever that is. One would conclude incorrectly. The team has no idea what they’re doing next.
In an interview God of War III Senior Producer Steve Caterson said, “I have no idea (what is next)! I just finished three years of my life on God of War III and seven years on the God of War series — I have kids younger than that! We’re excited to work on large projects but it’s not a decision that’s made flippantly and we’re going to take our time with it. The only game I had the chance to play through the past few years was Dead Space; there are other games that have released that I want to have a chance to sit down and have those experiences! Actually playing some of those great games out there and seeing what other developers are doing… I’m looking forward to it – that’s the best part of finishing a game!”
Fair enough. I suppose it’s a good idea for game developers to actually play videogames. But seriously, what about the next God of War game, Steve? “Well, God of War III is the end of the trilogy,” he said. We didn’t leave you on a cliffhanger but I think it’s not the end of the franchise. I’m looking forward to doing something different if we can. It also might be nice to return to the franchise if we can and bring all that knowledge back from wherever we go. Anything’s possible. It’s premature to say what it might be, since I don’t even know what I’ll be doing next week!”
