Very early on in God of War Ragnarok, you’ll come across collectibles in the form of poems that are written by Kvasir, a god who has traveled across the realms to spread his teachings. Interesting, if you pay close attention to each of these poems, you’ll realize that they aren’t referring to anything in the God of War universe, but rather to a number of exclusive titles that have released for the PlayStation for the last decades. We manage to find all the God of War Ragnarok poems, which you can view below.
Warning, this post contains some minor spoilers for God of War Ragnarok. While it doesn’t discuss anything relating to the game’s story, these collectibles may be considered to be spoiler. Because of that, we recommend you playthrough the game and come back to this post after to get a better understanding as to what these references are.
Do mind that some of these references may be incorrect, so if there is a game that better matches the description, please let us know.
God of War Ragnarok Poems and Which PlayStation Game They’re Referring To:
Guerilla Games’ Horizon Series – The Sunrise of Nothingness
A good hint that this is referring to the Horizon series is the “creature of metal” and the reference of a girl with red hair. That girl is of course Alloy, and those metal creatures are the robotic dinosaurs.
Sony San Diego Studios’ MLB The Show – Large Society Ground Orb, The Performance
I’m not a big baseball fan myself, so this one ended up being tougher to figure out. The dead giveaway is the ball shape image on the book that looks like a baseball. Orb in the air, meaning ball being thrown, and a branch in hand is a baseball bat.
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us – We Who Remain, Part The Second
The title is of the poem makes it very clear that this is talking about The Last of Us Part 2, with the bearded, cruel father being Joel, and surrogate daughter being Ellie.
Insomniacs Games’ Ratchet and Clank – Tool and Bang
As if this one even needs to be explained. You can see both Ratchet and Clank on the cover.
Kojima Production’s Death Stranding – Afterlife Abandonment
Handprint, baby. Death, beach. Bomb, piss. All related to Death Stranding. Plus, the image on the book is America.
Media Molecule’s Dreams – Visions After Rest
A vision after rest is a dream. The poem mentions Imps, which can also be seen on the cover.
Pixelopus’s Concrete Genie – Spirits Within Walls
This one threw me off as I wouldn’t exactly call Concrete Genie as massive PlayStation title, Nonetheless, it’s nice seeing one of the platform’s smaller title’s being referenced.
Team ASOBI’s Astro Bots – Celestial Construct
The image on the boot is clearly one of Astro Bot, but I think the poem is directly specific to Astro Bot Rescue as it speaks of immersing yourself in a new dimension, which for those who don’t know, Astro Bot Rescue is a VR game.
Naughty Dog’s Uncharted – Upon Pursuing A Place Not Marked on Maps
Interesting, this is the longest poem that Kvasir wrote. When you read it, it becomes clear that it’s talking about Nathan Drake and his adventures throughout the Uncharted series.
ThatGameCompany’s Journey – Trip
Trip, journey, get it right?
Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima – Eastern Spector
The title makes a lot of sense once you realize the the book features a image of the mask from the game.
Ready at Dawn’s The Order 1886 – An Organization: In The Future
The book features the very same insignia used by The Order in The Order 1886, with the poem talking about wolves, and even downright saying ready at dawn.
Japan Studio and Fromsoftware’s Bloodborne – Sanguinity
This is the only one I am not 100% sure about. If someone else has a better game that fits, please correct me, but I do believe this one is talking about Bloodborne. Fans should be familiar with the concept of killing and dying, as well as thinking and reflecting. Crimson moon, a town filled with mad people? Sounds like Bloodborne to me.
Sony Bend Studo’s Days Gone – The Dead Do Not Ride
Finally, the last one. If I could solely guess on the book’s cover, I probably wouldn’t have a clue, but reading it, it’s clear this is Days Gone. Horse of Steel is a motorcycle, and the brothers is obviously a nod to the brothers that star in the game. The rest is pretty obvious once you figure out that small bit.
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More God of War Ragnarok Reading:
In The Dead Do Not Ride, the last line is, “And yesterday’s gone”, which basically just says the title; “…day’s gone”. Days Gone.
Also, before the game was announced, the Director confirmed that the game was titled “Dead Don’t Ride” before being changed to “Days Gone.”
Yeah I wasn’t so sure about the bloodborne one because I never played it but it does sound like it from what I’ve seen. The only one that comes to figure out was dreams. I know I seen the Imps before but I couldn’t guess where. My final guess was Kena.