Santa Monica Studio has announced that God of War Sons of Sparta will get a new content update and PlayStation 4 port on November 16. The update adds the new Erebus Mode and Hermes Mode.
Hermes Mode is available after beating the game for the first time, or by entering the following code in the start menu: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad. It forces players to race against the clock and gives them a “dedicated speedrunning toolkit with a split-based timer, persistent scoreboard, and more.” Erebus Mode, which will be available after beating the game for the first time, makes it so that players and enemies will both die in one hit. The update will be available on both PS4 and PS5.
God of War Sons of Sparta is available now on PlayStation 5. Final Weapon reviewed the game and gave it a 2.5/5. We described it as a game that “unfortunately failed to make me feel anything at all. The combat is sterile and not particularly deep, the Metroidvania elements are paint-by-numbers boring, and the story, while sometimes impactful, doesn’t add much to the series lore in any interesting ways. I really don’t know who this game was made for.”
The next entry in the God of War franchise, God of War Laufey, will release on May 20, 2027. It initially would have released on February 16, but Santa Monica delayed it to further polish the game. Pre-orders for the game are still live on the PlayStation Store and other local/online retailers. God of War Laufey will continue the story of Faye, wife of Kratos and mother of Atreus, as she journeys through the Afterlife of the Gods known as The Everywhen. In addition, both a remake of the original God of War Trilogy and new Kratos-focused entry are also in development.
