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00:09 Welcome to Mojo Plays,
00:10 and today we're taking a look at tough unlockable costumes,
00:13 weaponry, and armor across the God of War series.
00:17 >> To be one's own master.
00:19 >> Master thyself.
00:21 >> A more poetic way of putting it, but yes.
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00:32 The Blazing Magma armor set.
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00:45 In the 2018 game,
00:47 there are two optional realms that offer tougher challenges,
00:50 Niflheim and Muspelheim.
00:52 While completing both gets you great armor sets,
00:54 the fiery Muspelheim is the harder of the two.
00:57 Made up of combat challenges,
00:59 you'll be able to craft and buy the Magma armor set from materials you only find here.
01:04 Doing so only takes a few fights,
01:06 but if you want to take full advantage of what it can offer,
01:10 you'll need to put in quite a bit of effort.
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01:22 Upgrading the armor set requires going through many increasingly tougher trials.
01:27 Including a fight against Gondol,
01:29 who while not on the level of Sigrun,
01:31 is one of the hardest Valkyries in the game.
01:34 [MUSIC]
01:44 Mime of War.
01:45 God of War, Chains of Olympus.
01:47 [MUSIC]
01:55 There are a lot of unlockables in God of War that you can
01:58 only get by beating an entry on the highest difficulty.
02:01 For Chains of Olympus,
02:02 you get the Mime of War costume.
02:05 It isn't as simple as just starting the game on God mode as it's called.
02:09 The difficulty level is only unlocked after beating the game once.
02:12 Not only do enemies naturally hit harder,
02:15 but orbs are only worth half as much.
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02:26 The Mime of War is definitely a good reward.
02:29 In contrast to God mode,
02:31 wearing it multiplies the worth of red orbs by four,
02:34 and green and blue orbs by two.
02:37 That's on top of the silly appearance and invisible weapons.
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02:50 The Zeus armor set.
02:51 God of War Ragnarok.
02:53 [MUSIC]
03:01 Ragnarok has a lot of beneficial armor sets,
03:04 though one of its best can only be unlocked on a new game plus file.
03:08 A second playthrough isn't too big of an ask,
03:11 considering how passionate the fan base is,
03:13 and that the option was added post-launch.
03:15 However, where you unlock it will still pose a challenge.
03:19 You can't begin collecting the pieces until you've beaten the main storyline.
03:23 Afterwards, you'll need to clear the post-game remnants of Asgard quests.
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03:34 You'll get one piece after clearing your fourth remnant,
03:37 another after your sixth,
03:39 and the final piece for defeating the Valkyrie Queen Ganon.
03:43 Even if you did face her on a regular playthrough,
03:46 this is far from an easy fight.
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03:55 The Gravedigger's Shovel.
03:57 God of War, Ghost of Sparta.
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04:07 Ghost of Sparta played things a bit differently with how players unlocked content.
04:11 It included a new area called the Temple of Zeus,
04:14 where Kratos could spend red orbs,
04:16 collected either in the campaign or through challenge modes.
04:19 The highest costing reward was the Roboto's Costume at 250,000 orbs.
04:25 But in total, you'd have to spend a million red orbs to unlock everything,
04:30 and therefore gain the temple's hidden prize.
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04:40 While you get these orbs just by playing,
04:42 that's still a lot of work.
04:44 But by doing so,
04:45 you'll be led to a secret area with the Gravedigger's Shovel,
04:49 which unlocks the ability to play as Zeus in the game's combat challenges.
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05:01 Mik Kratos, God of War, Chains of Olympus.
05:05 [MUSIC]
05:14 It's a shame the newer God of War games don't have the silly costumes of the Greek era.
05:19 In Chains of Olympus,
05:20 the Mik Kratos costume made the Ghost of Sparta resemble a Scotsman,
05:24 complete with bright red hair,
05:26 a kilt, and gigantic axes in place of his blades of chaos.
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05:33 Wearing it drastically increases Kratos' damage output,
05:37 while halving the amount of blue and green orbs you can collect.
05:40 The costume is unlocked by beating the Challenge of Hades,
05:44 a series of five combat encounters.
05:46 It isn't as arduous as some other optional challenges in the series,
05:51 but a few of them are still a pain,
05:53 especially one that has Kratos constantly losing health while enemies come at him.
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06:04 The Spartan Armor Set, God of War Ragnarok, Valhalla.
06:09 [MUSIC]
06:17 Sony surprised everyone with an unveiled free DLC for
06:21 God of War Ragnarok at the 2023 Game Awards.
06:24 As of writing, Valhalla is still brand new,
06:27 but it is without a doubt one of the more difficult areas in the game.
06:32 Bringing new story elements as well as roguelike mechanics,
06:35 it's hard to say how difficult a time you'll have when so many things are randomized.
06:40 However, you'll have no companion,
06:42 and you'll only unlock cosmetic armor as you go.
06:46 Kratos enters with only his weapons and skills.
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06:57 Additionally, considering there are a ton of bosses inside,
07:00 you'll definitely be tested.
07:02 While there are additional challenges,
07:04 beating it once gains you the Spartan Armor Set,
07:07 and the ability to make Kratos look like his Greek era self.
07:11 Athena and Hercules costumes, God of War II.
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07:25 God Mode is called Titan Mode in God of War II,
07:28 but no matter what it's called,
07:30 the very hard difficulty remains an insurmountable challenge for many players.
07:34 In addition to beating the game once to unlock it,
07:37 Titan Mode increases all enemy strength while decreasing yours.
07:40 Green and blue orbs aren't quite as potent,
07:43 while red orbs are much rarer.
07:46 Beating Titan Mode gets you two costumes for the price of one,
07:49 Hercules and Athena.
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07:58 The Hercules costume doubles your power while halving your defense,
08:01 and the Athena costume increases the value of red,
08:04 green, and blue orbs while also giving a decrease to defense.
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08:15 The Hilt of Skafnung, God of War Ragnarok.
08:20 Technically speaking, Kratos gets this hilt upon
08:29 starting the Fit for a King quest in Ragnarok,
08:32 but actually being able to use it, that's the tricky part.
08:36 Players must hunt down and defeat all 12 Berserkers,
08:39 a couple of which don't fight alone.
08:42 Not only are they naturally scattered throughout the realms,
08:45 but they're on par with the Valkyries from the 2018 game,
08:49 which is to say, they're going to beat the crap out of you.
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08:59 The final bout against King Hrolf is obviously the toughest.
09:03 If you don't have your weapons and armor fully upgraded,
09:06 he'll make you regret it.
09:07 Thankfully, the hilt is worth it once you can actually use it.
09:11 It summons a group of ghostly swords that
09:14 make every enemy encounter a breeze.
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09:23 Radiant Shield of Unity and Aspis of Spartan Fury, God of War.
09:29 Every God of War game is hard if you play on the highest difficulty.
09:38 With less opportunities to heal than the original games,
09:41 the Norse ones may just have the edge.
09:43 But that's far from the only issue.
09:45 For the 2018 installments,
09:47 give me God of War difficulty,
09:49 enemies are not only stronger, quicker, and more durable,
09:52 but their status effects also deal more damage and last longer.
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10:03 Beating the game this way will surely satisfy you,
10:05 but it also comes with a couple of rewards.
10:08 These are two shields for Kratos,
10:10 the Radiant Shield of Unity and the Aspis of Spartan Fury.
10:14 Sadly though, these are purely
10:16 cosmetic skins for the shield he already has.
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10:25 Challenge of the Gods costumes, God of War 2005.
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10:36 The original God of War had
10:37 multiple silly but rewarding costumes to unlock.
10:41 However, it took beating a series of fights that are
10:43 some of the hardest the series has ever seen.
10:46 The Challenge of the Gods is unlocked after beating the game,
10:49 and tasks you with completing 10 encounters.
10:52 Many of them come with time limits,
10:54 which only adds stress to the already daunting criteria.
10:58 Most of them throw groups of extremely powerful enemies at you,
11:01 and the final one is a recipe for fury.
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11:12 Kratos must raise a platform by defeating
11:14 Satyrs and Cerberus pups who endlessly spawn,
11:17 and take up quite a bit of room on the minuscule platform.
11:21 If you have the patience,
11:23 this unlocks Chef of War,
11:25 Ares Armor, Bubbles, Tycoonius, and Dairy Bastard.
11:29 [MUSIC]
11:34 Which of these items did you have the most trouble unlocking?
11:36 As always, share your thoughts in the comments,
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11:42 [MUSIC]
11:51 Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed the video,
11:53 there's more where that came from.
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