God of War Ragnarokfeatures many gear pieces. Like its predecessor, the game allows players to customize chest, arm, and waist pieces individually with their own aesthetic and stats. InGod of War Ragnarok, however, there are multiple other attunements players can make instead of enchantment slots. Relic and runic abilities have great weight in any encounter, helping players to turn the tide in any battle. Some of the game’s wrist and waist gear pieces also have combinable, percentage-based buffs that can stack together to add another mechanic to the player’s arsenal.
That said, some players may want to simply choose armor for Kratos that they find aesthetically and fashionably pleasing. Fortunately,God of War Ragnarok’s lesser-known transmog optionallows players to swap the appearance of particular gear pieces once they have been upgraded to their cap level. There are many gear pieces players can purchase or loot throughout the game, but unfortunatelyGod of War Ragnarokdenies players one of its most iconic and teased gear pieces: the fur pelt that Kratos is seen wearing in the game’s promotional material and key art.
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Kratos Loses the Pelt Cloak Instantly in God of War Ragnarok
In its opening minutes, as well as in the game’s main menu periodically, players bear witness to Kratos’ pelt cloak. This is a simple piece of gear that drapes Kratos’ back, seemingly in an effort to shield his muscular flesh further from the cold ofGod of War Ragnarok’s Fimbulwinter, though he still refuses to wear anything more modest.
This pelt is portrayed in promotional material and key art for the game, which made the pelt appear more significant than it actually turns out to be. It is briskly swept from Kratos’ body as he and Atreus flee from Freya only minutes after the game’s opening, and it is not available later on for players to retrieve or purchase.
This may not affect many fans, and there are certainly othergear pieces found later on inGod of War Ragnarokthat would deem it redundant in terms of their own look and stats. But it would have surely been a unique chest piece with a cloak that could drape and react to the character’s animation physics in a fun way.
Kratos’ Pelt Cloak Could Have Affected Gameplay in God of War Ragnarok
One of the chief concerns about a cloak or shawl of any kind being a gear piece is that it would not be able to drape over Mimir’s head. Indeed,God of War Ragnarok’s Mimiris attached to Kratos’ hip on his right side, and as such a cape, shawl, or cloak would likely fall past his head, obscuring the character from sight.
This would have ramifications in gameplay as well as in how immersive the narrative is, such as how Mimir would not be able to see anything and thereforenot be able to shout to Kratos when an enemy is near. Likewise, any animations where Kratos lifts the head from his waist would need to account for him also reaching into the cloak, with physics reacting appropriately in each scene.
Still, it would have been nice to see this cloak appear, and the easiest way it could have been implemented would be to taper it so that it falls to Kratos’ waist on the left side but is cut away from Mimir on the right. In gameplay, it could have had a stat associated with it for improved frost resistance, seeing as how it was worn during Fimbulwinter. Then, once upgraded, it could have been transmogged to any better gear piece players desired.
God of War Ragnarokis available now for PS4 and PS5.
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