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Arguments for or against? Post below!

[Deleted]

For me, I'd be fine with God of War as long as it's handled well: there's other series with dark, violent undertones even among Nintendo games. The newest one added quite a bit of character to the series, with some that seem like they'd bit quite well in Smash such as Atreus. Granted, how everything is handled is up to the RPer in the end, and it's evident not everyone in that series is essentially a murder machine ala Kefka from Final Fantasy 6.

[Therider]

Not exactly sure why this is an poll we’d need to have, but I guess it’s better to be safe than sorry. If the issue in question is the bloody nature of the material, it’s nothing new to Li, or Nintendo, We acknowledge the brutal manner that’s Ridley murdered Samus’ parents, we acknowledge that the Hyrule of Breath of The Wild was devastated by apocalyptic power and hundreds of not thousands were killed, and truth be told, having Fallout come on without a suspect test when it is actually, at some points, more brutal, more graphic and more bloody than GoW, seems like this should come on as a no-brained.

If we’re worries about Kratos’ Bloody way of handling problems, then I only turn to Shovel Knight as a way where he was handled without a ton of bloodshed. A talented writer can have Kratos be exactly like in the games, but also tone down the bloodshed. For me it’s an emphatic yes.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

A VERY Emphatic yes on my end, for a few reasons.

1; Knowledge of the entire Greco-Roman/Norse pantheon or at least knowledge of the characters being apped that come from those mythology settings helps those who do in keeping the characters in with the setting and not mess with the lore.

2; Earlier portrayals of certain gods(Zeus, Thanatos, ECT.) do need to at least keep a bit of a light-hearted nature unless they were to use their God of War portrayal as a form of 'Rage Mode' to show that they are not to be messed with or if in the presence of Kratos himself, though said rage mode would be short-lived and like Kratos due to his portrayal in Shovel Knight and the current God of War game that is currently available, would need to be mellowed out.

3; It would be epic to see Kratos or any of the Greco-Roman/Norse mythology gods handle themselves in a post-apocalyptic scenario while helping with the situation concerning the Starvia.

[Mari]

We're having a suspect test because Kratos, alongside Master Chief, are classic examples of IPs that would normally be red flags for apping ligality going too far. I think the primary concern was that a flagship Sony IP with no history on Nintendo wouldn't belong on a site that's supposed to be Nintendo-centric.