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Reminiscing about how crazy the last 6 yrs has been so I thought I would create a GOW BTS THREAD of photos + thoughts. Buckle up, gonnaâ be long.
It all started out as scribbles and notes on a board and a stack of note cards. Big board image is an early breakdown of the story.
It all started out as scribbles and notes on a board and a stack of note cards. Big board image is an early breakdown of the story.
As we prepped the game various members of the team took sword fighting combat seminars, outdoor survival training in an effort to gain insights we could not get from Youtube or books.
Gottaâ say that some of my favorite moments happened when we were on the stage. The entire stage crew and performers were just bloody brilliant. Made my job easy really.
Not one day was bad when we were shooting. Even when I got really sick, and @iamchrisjudge convinced me to drink a warm apple cider vinegar shot - which gave me energy but was so incredibly disgusting and I nearly threw up â I still had a great day. 
All the while the team is hard at work back in the studio trying to put all the pieces together. Sadly, I did not always remember to take pictures so not many to choose from. Oh, and i there in a shot of me and Yumi taken right after I admitted she was right and I was wrong.
Rich and Bruno wore ties on set one day. It really threw me off so I kept saying they were from the legal department and they just started their own firm. This is photo for the bus ads. The slogan is, âWe will fight for you, BOI!â
+ more of the great team @SonySantaMonica.
+ more of the great team @SonySantaMonica.
Oh, these photos from PSX remind me of how we totally forgot The Witch of the Woods necklace said Baldur on it. We were trying to keep her identity and Baldur a secret before launch. I only remembered when we saw the prop on display. Yikes. Thank god no one noticed.
Kratos was at the first PSX. We did a retrospective panel on this stage where I kindaâ confirmed we were doing another God of War when I was MOST DEFINITELY Not supposed to do that. Got into a little bit of trouble. At a later PSX I got to hang out w/ people cooler than me.
I canât believe the E3 reveal was almost 3 years ago. Love this shot of the orchestra rehearsing on the mo-cap stage before the event. Also a shot of me giving my best âthinking Kojimaâ pose. The last image is a view I would be seeing for awhile. Never stops being weird.
Some people wonder why we don't see Odin in the game, well that's because we never really nailed the concept for him. This image represents the best we got, so I decided he would be a character you feel more than see.
Also Shannon bought me vitamins because she cares.
Also Shannon bought me vitamins because she cares.
Careening forward in time a lot, because I took so few pics, the game is nearly done and I am off to London, Paris to talk about it. All the local Sony groups put on incredible events! Was sad I only got to be in each place for a day. I would be traveling for many months to come.
One of the other super subtle hints I did in Berlin that no one caught - Baldur beers lined up on a table! Crafty! 
Really fun time and was early in the trip so I actually still had a decent amount of energy. By the end I was so tired.
Really fun time and was early in the trip so I actually still had a decent amount of energy. By the end I was so tired.
Madrid and Milan were really fun. The event in Madrid included a large group of fans that got to attend as well. This was the biggest crowd and the first time I got really nervous I forgot everything I was supposed to say. The people in Milan rocked! 
I was pretty damn tired by the time I got to NY. But the fact I got to hang out with David Harbor and Lucy James made up for that. It was like 30 freakin' degrees F on that set and, because there was no door, a few wild birds decided to hang out in the rafters. Wild.
Norway was insane. Beautiful, cold and they had a longboat. Chris and I were freaked out to get on the boat. We were both convinced that we were gonnaâ fall into the freezing water. Also, neither of us packed for how cold it was. Good times.
George, a forge, some whiskey and some crying. That pretty much sums up Sydney. The selfie is right after I read the reviews. Great end to the adventure.
Hope you enjoyed this 1 year anniversary trip down memory lane. Thank you to everyone who made and supported this game.
Hope you enjoyed this 1 year anniversary trip down memory lane. Thank you to everyone who made and supported this game.
