'God of War' nailed Norse mythology so well it hurts

Warning: this article contains minor spoilers for God of War.

Norse mythology grows ever bigger in pop-culture. Lots of people nowadays are familiar with Marvel's glitzy, galactic version of it, with lots of quips and the occasional alien made of rocksGod of War goes a slightly different route, creating a blood-spattered, darkly dysfunctional world more akin to the actual myths that Norse-freaks like myself love passionately.

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