Narrator: Before the age of the twilight set upon the gods, a legend rose to claim his place among them. And even though Kratos sat on the throne as the new God of War, he was haunted by visions of his family - a family he himself murdered. But the Hands of Death could not defeat him. The Sisters of Fate could not control him. And on this day, the man, the legend, Kratos, will have his revenge
WHAAAT!?? THE OPENING OF THE GAME IS SO GOOD THAT THIS IS THE ONLY CRITICISM OF THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE IT LOL. God of War 3 is perhaps the game with the best intro in gaming history. How did they not need to push so hard? You may not be expecting something like this because there is no such intro in other God of War games, but since it is the last game of the old mainstream GoW games, it is really incredible that they did something like this. It's great that they show us a summary of what we did in goW 1 & 2, with PERFECT cartoon animations and the best soundtrack. What else can they do? The guys made the beginning of the game even better by adding an intro. Also, if you don't want to watch it, you can skip it by pressing a single button.
Everything about this intro is just amazing. It’s not just a boring opening title, but it gives the player a visually appealing recap of the previous 2 games and does an epic job doing it with a badass score. Love God of War
@@afree1175 ascension and ghost of Sparta hadn’t released yet should have had chains of Olympus in it though. Then how come one of the godly items or whatever you read in hades realm sounds like kratos’s mother if it hadn’t released yet,
This is one of the greatest opening cinematics made by man or the Gods of Olympus. It is absolute magnificent until the moment he sits on the God of War Throne.
I love how they made the entire intro seen look like a drawing in a Amphora, Greeks used to depict noteworthy events on different types of pottery. Just like we today have different paintings or other events drawn on canvas.
“But the hands of death could not defeat him, the sisters of fate could not control him, and on this day, the man, the myth, the legend, kratos will have his revenge”
They should have made a recap like this for GOW Ragnarok. With Freya saying at the end of the speech " And on this day, Kratos will have his REDEMPTION!"
I like to imagine this is how Santa Monica came up with this intro: "Hmmmm.... what if James Bond had an epic choir instead of a jazz or pop song?" Not kidding, this is so stylized it's almost like 007 in Olympus.
@@antviper135as well the brief mentioning of Deimos from Ghost of Sparta as referred by Zeus to Gaia "perhaps you should have chosen the other one" and the destruction of Atlantis mentioned by Poseidon
And it also served well as adapting us to the new visual feel of the game by reanimating the events of the previous games in this style to introduce the new refined graphics
Ok first of all THIS SEQUENCE IS SOOO FUCKIN GOOD . I mean the score is phenomenal, the animation is mind-blowing, the metaphoric imagery which has multiple meanings is breathtaking ... AND they wrapped 2 games-worth-story in under 4 minutes
I am here after playing the new God of War Ragnarok. I remember my older brother playing this a few years ago. It’s pretty astonishing. The music is epic. It’s biblical in scale. It’s a groundbreaking opening sequence. Linda Hunt’s voice-over intro is great!
You know something about this through all the GoW story. The Gaia intro speech is the last time she narrated Kratos' story. After this intro, there's no Gaia narrated.
Best opening ever, man the nostalgia in this, if you are childhood fan like me you would know, this game is perfect thoroughly 10/10 and ofc the trilogy is peak but man this trilogy is peak, especially 3 and 2 and 1 for nostalgia. kratos is the best character in gaming history my second fav is vergil!
The new god of war series nowadays is incredible, but the old saga can't be beaten, taking the camera away from the shoulder created many opportunities to cast the sheer size and colossal scale of things back in the day
Before the age of the twilight. Set upon on the gods. A legend rose to claim his place among them.. and even though kratos sat on the throne as the new god of war. . . He was haunted by the visions of his family. A family .. He himself murdered. But the hands of death chould not defeat him. The sisters of fate chould not control him... And on this day!~ the man! The legend- kratos. Will have his. REVENGE.. *kratos theme song*
The intro is a masterpiece. Recapping the first 2 . Even mixing the music at parts... The reflection is amazing. The OG trilogy is forever the goat 🐐. Especially growing up with the first 2-3 and seeing this was a masterpiece to anyone from that time.
Just to be clear GOW is not Greek history, for example Hades is a actually a decent person compared to Zeus And Posiedon when hades is asked to free a soul he straight up just hands over the soul in question without any payment or quest, he just does it cause someone asked him nicely, And Kratos is the right hand of Zeus,
@@clxwncrxwn Yes yes the game is not mythologically accurate, I was speaking within the context of it's own boundaries. Inaccurate but epic nonetheless.
Before the age of the twilight set upon the Gods. A legend rose to claim his place among them, and even though Kratos sat upon the throne as the new God of War, he was haunted by visions of his family, a family he himself slaughtered. But the hands of death could not defeat him, the sister of fate could not control him and on this day, the man, the legend, Kratos, will have his revenge.
LYRICS: 1:07 (Kratos, thymos irthe) Kratos, Anger came (Kratos, thymos irthe ton) Kratos, anger came to him (Kratos, thymos, tha tus skotos olous) Kratos, anger, I will kill them all (3x) 1:43 Kratos(2x) 2:03 (Irthe ton Kratos) Kratos has come 2:22 (Mira kopei) Severed destiny (Kopei posa) Cut them all Kratos 2:43 (To telos arhizi) The end begins(3x) (To telos ahrizi torah) The end begins now(2x) 3:22 (Ekthikishi) Revenge (Litrosi) Redemption (Ekthikishi) Revenge (Litrosi) Redemption (Kratos, thymos, tha tus skotoso olous) Kratos, anger, I will kill them all (Kratos, thymos) Kratos, anger (Thanatos) Death
To me, this intro is the perfect way to not only (sorta) bring you up to speed to the most influential moments in the first two games has happened up to this point, but also to just fully immerse you into the Greek Saga of God of War, as this is the end of it all. The furies are dead, the sisters of fate gone, many gods of Olympus dead, and now, the end of it all. The last titan, the last hero’s of myth, and the last gods of Olympus. This is the end of the Greek Saga, and I think this intro highlights it best.
Cannot tell you how many times I played the demo before the release of the game, midnight release collectors edition str8 to console … one of the best games to ever grace our screens
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Narrator: Before the age of the twilight set upon the gods, a legend rose to claim his place among them. And even though Kratos sat on the throne as the new God of War, he was haunted by visions of his family - a family he himself murdered. But the Hands of Death could not defeat him. The Sisters of Fate could not control him. And on this day, the man, the legend, Kratos, will have his revenge
2:06 since the beginning of the game they tell us that hope invaded Kratos.
-White Haze: Hope
-Black Haze: Evils
They did not need to make the opening credits go this hard
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It’s one of the best parts about this game
I hope there is more of kratos in the near future Legend!!!
WHAAAT!?? THE OPENING OF THE GAME IS SO GOOD THAT THIS IS THE ONLY CRITICISM OF THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE IT LOL. God of War 3 is perhaps the game with the best intro in gaming history.
How did they not need to push so hard? You may not be expecting something like this because there is no such intro in other God of War games, but since it is the last game of the old mainstream GoW games, it is really incredible that they did something like this. It's great that they show us a summary of what we did in goW 1 & 2, with PERFECT cartoon animations and the best soundtrack. What else can they do? The guys made the beginning of the game even better by adding an intro. Also, if you don't want to watch it, you can skip it by pressing a single button.
@@IS000OOObut who would do that
Best opening ever, better than movies.
Feels like a live action movie. Probably would have preferred that over percy jackson
@@davidcastillo4141 What is sad is that the Percy Jackson books were amazing.
They just had to make bad movies
@@rarescevei8268 I think they’re rebooting it
@@rarescevei8268 100% agreed
@@rarescevei8268 oh the books where great. The plot of the movie isnt just awful, but wrong
“The measure of a man is what he does with power” - Plato
Had to watch this again after finishing the DLC. What a journey it has been for Kratos. He deserves his peace.
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Lies again? Apex Predator Hernia Surgery
@@NazriB Anong pinagsasasabi mo pre? Haha
2:36 one of the hardest frames in all of gaming
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bro i’m literally gonna get this tatted
Thx for pointing it out
Feel free to screenshot
And 2nd place goes to 3:35
Everything about this intro is just amazing. It’s not just a boring opening title, but it gives the player a visually appealing recap of the previous 2 games and does an epic job doing it with a badass score. Love God of War
Then why isn’t ascension ghost of Sparta and chains of Olympus in it? Those games are part of the lore and came before the 1st 2.
@@yoshpeters3079Ascension hadn’t released yet. As for the other 2, creative choices? Maybe SSM wanted to keep it as main trilogy entries.
@@afree1175 ascension and ghost of Sparta hadn’t released yet should have had chains of Olympus in it though. Then how come one of the godly items or whatever you read in hades realm sounds like kratos’s mother if it hadn’t released yet,
I remember watching it like every time opening the game lol
This is one of the greatest opening cinematics made by man or the Gods of Olympus. It is absolute magnificent until the moment he sits on the God of War Throne.
And now we have that boring overture focusing only in being beautiful.
This is beautiful in a level that no OLD MAN game will ever be.
Yes!!!!!
It feelt like ah Hollywood movie
I agree 💯💯💯
By far the GOAT of all god of war games
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Not just the GoW games, but the entiee gaming industry
No god of war 2 is goat 🔥🐐🗿
And gow 3 is badass ending😮💨🔥
3:09 godly ost, everything in this game is perfect
Yeah, the vengeful spartan, best theme in the whole series 👌👌
This game never gets old
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It’s timeless huh
It's one of those.
Literally playing it on ps3 and still feels like playing it for the first time
The greatest game of all times with no equal ❤
2:34 my favorite part of the song and seeing kratos in that badass ares armor
God Armor btw.
3:00 is better
Ahhhhh... memories. Bloody, vicious, good memories.
I agree with ya bro
I love how they made the entire intro seen look like a drawing in a Amphora, Greeks used to depict noteworthy events on different types of pottery. Just like we today have different paintings or other events drawn on canvas.
There an entire Game done in that art style: Apotheon. I think you might like it
Yeah
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” Such a great fucking quote that fits his storyline.
And we never seen plato in the game
Even after years, this is the greatest cinematic intro ever made
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Arkham City
1:07 I wish we had more openings to movies like this.
As much i love God of War 4 and Ragnarok nothing beats this intro music emotions events of past everything we did in his past is perfect
This is the greatest God of War by far.
III is the absolute peak and i'll die on this mountain.
Gow 2 too
1:40 gives me chills man
“But the hands of death could not defeat him, the sisters of fate could not control him, and on this day, the man, the myth, the legend, kratos will have his revenge”
There’s no myth there. Any god knows.. Kratos is no myth.
“The hands of death could not defeat me. The sisters of fate could not hold me. And YOU will not see the end of this day. I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!”
That's not just a game, but it's a true masterpiece 👍
3:24 this part just hits diferent i love it
They should have made a recap like this for GOW Ragnarok. With Freya saying at the end of the speech " And on this day, Kratos will have his REDEMPTION!"
I like to imagine this is how Santa Monica came up with this intro: "Hmmmm.... what if James Bond had an epic choir instead of a jazz or pop song?" Not kidding, this is so stylized it's almost like 007 in Olympus.
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Yo that’s so true. Especially the modern Craig Bond movies.
Or "300" end credits.
I love how they go through the events of God Of War 1 and 2 and story continues in 3
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and even events of ascension abd i think chains of olympus
@@justsomebodyintheinternet2405 Yep! Like when Helios told Kratos, "Save me now like when you saved me from Atlas" in Chains of Olympus
@@antviper135as well the brief mentioning of Deimos from Ghost of Sparta as referred by Zeus to Gaia "perhaps you should have chosen the other one" and the destruction of Atlantis mentioned by Poseidon
And it also served well as adapting us to the new visual feel of the game by reanimating the events of the previous games in this style to introduce the new refined graphics
This is pure art
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Ok first of all THIS SEQUENCE IS SOOO FUCKIN GOOD . I mean the score is phenomenal, the animation is mind-blowing, the metaphoric imagery which has multiple meanings is breathtaking ... AND they wrapped 2 games-worth-story in under 4 minutes
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That is so true
I am here after playing the new God of War Ragnarok. I remember my older brother playing this a few years ago. It’s pretty astonishing. The music is epic. It’s biblical in scale. It’s a groundbreaking opening sequence. Linda Hunt’s voice-over intro is great!
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Yeah the music from the old God of War games is far superior then the shitty dumb music in the new ones.
The music can also be translated by the way, if you didn't already know.
@@andrewcabral963 BOTH ARE GREAT MUSICS FOR ME
@@andrewcabral963 whatever you say El bozo
The transition into the Colossus of Rhodes attack with that ominous music gives me chills every time.
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Do you know that Colossus was based on Helios?
This video should have been watched more. Everyone should see this intro. Especially game makers and artists.
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God Of War 3 is the best for me solely because of this opening theme and the cinematic intro 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Gaming has more lows than ever, moments like these remind us it was better
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Gaia: Kratos will have his revenge.
Also Gaia: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.
Kratos: Are you sure about that?
RUclips comments trying not to be unfunny
@@00montro youtube reply moment
@@neinja66469 almost every RUclips comment is extremely corny
Guys come on,like Kratos said,we must be better
Kratos done gone killed the narrator 💀💀💀
This opening still gives me chills of joy. Awesome fucking game.
This game series is a million times better when you are able to relate to Kratos’ pain. Gives comfort
Yea i exidently killed my daughter and wife too
what you mean by that????
Did you kill your wife and daughter
@@nedkelly3251 I don't know if this guy is serious or joking
@@terrancewright3358 Probably joking...I hope lol
"And on this day, the man... the legend!, Kratos! will have his revenge" always gives me goosebumps...
I'm glad the Colossus of Rhodes was included in the opening.
This gives me goosebumps this opening is so epic that it made me sad I was finishing the games 😭😭😭
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I finished all god of war games multiple times
This is not one time experience
You know something about this through all the GoW story. The Gaia intro speech is the last time she narrated Kratos' story. After this intro, there's no Gaia narrated.
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Holy shart 🗿 Kratos gone killed the narrator 💀💀💀 Mf be down bad
Потому что она и есть рассказчик , которая следила за кратосом
They should have brought the voice actress back for gow ragnaröks Intro. I know it is gaia and it wouldnt make sense but man.... that voice
kratos is now *The Dad of son*
the dad of loki
@@gamerone7390 The Dad Of BOI
Best opening ever, man the nostalgia in this, if you are childhood fan like me you would know, this game is perfect thoroughly 10/10 and ofc the trilogy is peak but man this trilogy is peak, especially 3 and 2 and 1 for nostalgia. kratos is the best character in gaming history my second fav is vergil!
0:24 is where Kratos truly begins his revenge ark!
My younger self thought this was the Best game ever. Now, as a grown man, i fully believe that remains as one of the greatest games ever.
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The man, the Legend…..Kratos!
No matter how many times I’ve played it I always get goosebumps here
3:36 best part
greatet action game of all time. jump from ps2 to ps3 was the most fun gameplay and everything about how a game should be.
im glad the 3 GOW games got progressively better as each game went on and didnt flop
The new god of war series nowadays is incredible, but the old saga can't be beaten, taking the camera away from the shoulder created many opportunities to cast the sheer size and colossal scale of things back in the day
No the new GoWs suck dick
agree @@557deadpool
The whole GoW saga in a nutshell
3 minutes :P
4 minuts better than one woke Marvel year 😂🎉
My Childhood games❤️❤️❤️ this is a greatest games history on Playstation
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The Man, the legend, Kratos will have his revenge.
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Before the age of the twilight. Set upon on the gods. A legend rose to claim his place among them.. and even though kratos sat on the throne as the new god of war. . . He was haunted by the visions of his family. A family .. He himself murdered. But the hands of death chould not defeat him. The sisters of fate chould not control him... And on this day!~ the man! The legend- kratos. Will have his. REVENGE.. *kratos theme song*
Btw even the very intro subtly hints about Kratos aquiring the power of hope and not fear in 2:04
2:24 had no reason to go so hard 😭🙏
What a badass showcase of first 2 god of war games before finishing trilogy🐐🗿
2:32 coolest gaming moment
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@@MichaelXboxEvolved thanks for uploading
Gow Ragnarok wants to be this game BUT IS JUST A DLC
3:06 Vengeful Spartan
YEAH, THE BEST game soundtrack ever 🔥
when "previously in >Insert X AAA Game
0:20 the whole thing feels like a recap of a third movie
All i see is a calm and resonable person
Do you think moment calls for calm?! Because i believe IT does!!
This felt like the culmination of a saga, fit for a blockbuster film.
the fact the video looks this good 9 years later is actually insane
2:58 Kratos : WRYYYYYYY!!!
I see wut u did there also Kratos' stand is the blades of Chaos imagine him going against DIO
quite possibly the hardest shit of all time
Hell yeah
2:27 sing with me sing for the year remade
Even the best directors from martin scoresese to Christopher nolan cannot do such amazing opening
This has to be in the top ten best video game openings of all time at LEAST. It’s my top for sure
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never skipped this once
2:56 me part favorite♡
always get the chills in 3:09 absolutely on fire🔥
When I watch this intro and remember all things that Kratos did... Now he is the All Father...
2:20 is the best part in my opinion, mainly because you see Ares’ blood stain the background while he fades away
One of the best games I played in my life. That is the only thing I can play thousand times and it never gets boring
The intro is a masterpiece. Recapping the first 2 . Even mixing the music at parts... The reflection is amazing. The OG trilogy is forever the goat 🐐. Especially growing up with the first 2-3 and seeing this was a masterpiece to anyone from that time.
The norse gods had Ragnarok.
The greeks had Kratos.
Kratos is the true "doomsday" for the gods
Just to be clear GOW is not Greek history, for example Hades is a actually a decent person compared to Zeus And Posiedon when hades is asked to free a soul he straight up just hands over the soul in question without any payment or quest, he just does it cause someone asked him nicely,
And Kratos is the right hand of Zeus,
@@clxwncrxwn Yes yes the game is not mythologically accurate, I was speaking within the context of it's own boundaries.
Inaccurate but epic nonetheless.
When Sony Santa Monica concludes the new God of War series, I want the final game to have an opening just like this.
The way the intro cut right into the menu goes so hard. It use to take me 5 minutes before starting the game because the menu song got me so amped up.
Before the age of the twilight set upon the Gods. A legend rose to claim his place among them, and even though Kratos sat upon the throne as the new God of War, he was haunted by visions of his family, a family he himself slaughtered. But the hands of death could not defeat him, the sister of fate could not control him and on this day, the man, the legend, Kratos, will have his revenge.
This is still the best God of War game in my opinion
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LYRICS:
1:07
(Kratos, thymos irthe)
Kratos, Anger came
(Kratos, thymos irthe ton)
Kratos, anger came to him
(Kratos, thymos, tha tus skotos olous)
Kratos, anger, I will kill them all (3x)
1:43
Kratos(2x)
2:03
(Irthe ton Kratos)
Kratos has come
2:22
(Mira kopei)
Severed destiny
(Kopei posa)
Cut them all
Kratos
2:43
(To telos arhizi)
The end begins(3x)
(To telos ahrizi torah)
The end begins now(2x)
3:22
(Ekthikishi)
Revenge
(Litrosi)
Redemption
(Ekthikishi)
Revenge
(Litrosi)
Redemption
(Kratos, thymos, tha tus skotoso olous)
Kratos, anger, I will kill them all
(Kratos, thymos)
Kratos, anger
(Thanatos)
Death
This game will never forget
The best god of war game to me and god of war 2/the very under rated ghost of sparta game
This game series is too goated♥️😮💨🐐🗿
I wish I was a sound designer and music maker.
The Man The Legend Kratos will have his Reeeevenge ❤
This gives me fucking chills
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The best opening of the history, and the history of the games.
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To me, this intro is the perfect way to not only (sorta) bring you up to speed to the most influential moments in the first two games has happened up to this point, but also to just fully immerse you into the Greek Saga of God of War, as this is the end of it all. The furies are dead, the sisters of fate gone, many gods of Olympus dead, and now, the end of it all. The last titan, the last hero’s of myth, and the last gods of Olympus. This is the end of the Greek Saga, and I think this intro highlights it best.
Cannot tell you how many times I played the demo before the release of the game, midnight release collectors edition str8 to console … one of the best games to ever grace our screens
God of war 3 will forever be my favorite game and this opening is awesome
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This make GOW RAKNAROK 's recap look like a cheap garbage
Yeah I was not a fan of that recap
Goated game🔥🐐🗿🏺🏛️
Imagine the actual dialigue when the pictures are on screen
The Song Is Really Sick!🔥🔥
When this play in my head i fear nothing!!