on god of war

on GOD OF WAR3

gow3 left me breathless visually and action speaking. what happened to the story though? 

the first and second game were brilliantly plotted and had a narrative/execution that kept me to the edge on every corner. even the psp version had an amazing plot rich in story. 

for some reason, i even thought that the previous games were only the tip of the iceberg in terms of story; i expected more from gow3. it amazes me why the production didnt focus on concluding the trilogy by going deeper into the greek mythology or hero tragedy. there was so much thread that it could've been used. 

for example, why not reveal kratos geneologic tree. we already know about his revenge, killer/soldier past; we are aware of his guilt. why not learn more about his blood links to the gods? they only "unclearly" mention that kratos is zeus son; surprisingly, kratos doesnt seem curious or upset or even bothered of the how and when did that happened? 

reading into olympians origins, i read something quite remarkable that i thought the gow makers were gonna use for the conclusion of the sequel. it involves the birth of kratos mentor, athena: her birth is surrounded by lairs or myth and discrepancy. among the olympians pantheon, she is the most peculiar and interesting to observe because is full of tragedy and triumph at the same time. 

without going into detail, we all know she was born from a titan and zeus. fates told zeus for the first time that the cycle of son overthrowing father will continue. zeus out of fear did the same thing that kronos did, he swallow his pregnant wife. time passed by, and the pregnant titan gave birth inside zeus body: athena was born and nurtured inside his father. when she reached adulthood, zeus had terrible migranes that became worse with time. being a god, he was invincible by any mortal weapon. he asked hephaestus to craft a holy weapon capable of cracking zeus head open: they succeed, instead of blood light bathe in fire made way for a full grown shield&helmet armored athena: the discrepancy resides in the occult myth that athena's mother was still pregnant with another child that was too weak to fully be nurtured and grow inside. 

gow makers could've used this intricate story and make kratos that unborn child that out of fates play, it'd finally become to life to carry on its destiny;and this it would've truly put a solid backbone to the trilogy's conclusion.