This makes the decision to throw the axe less of a choice to lose a powerful weapon and more one that opens up the combat across the entire battlefield. Kratos isn’t defenseless when he divests himself of the axe - he’s free to continue to go to town on enemies using his shield and fists.
It’s a task that may sound like an onerous and extra part of the process, but it actually opens up more options for gameplay. Instead of an automatic process that boomerangs the axe straight back to your hand, players have to recall the axe with a button press. You can almost feel each blow of the Leviathan Axeīut most of the Leviathan Axe’s charm stems from the ability to throw and recall it, just like Thor’s famed hammer. The sound design and animation go a long way to selling the Leviathan Axe, too, with a weighty thud when it hits and Kratos’ yells of exertion as he heaves the weapon.
Attacks with the axe knock enemies around the screen, or, as with some of the heavier blows, can cleave them clean in two. Where the whip-like chained blades of previous games were almost lightweight weapons (in part helped by the more arcade-y design), you can almost feel each blow of the Leviathan Axe. Part of that is due to the sheer weight each blow of the axe seems to have. But the most important part of the Leviathan Axe is how much fun it is to use. As a weapon, the axe is brutal and efficient, and you’re able to upgrade it over the course of the game.
Officially dubbed the Leviathan Axe, the new blade is the signature weapon for Kratos in the 2018 reboot, replacing the fiery Blades of Chaos as his weapon of choice for slicing and dicing through the hordes of enemies that the game will throw at you. The Leviathan Axe might be my favorite video game weapon in recent memory
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