God of War’s highly anticipated release on PC has been received just as well as expected. The previously PlayStation exclusive action-adventure game has topped Steam’s top-sellers list since its launch on January 14. The success ofGod of Waron PC has coincided with another interesting trend, as PC players start picking early mods made for the game. One of the most popularGod of Warmods is a curious one, though perhaps unsurprising.God of Warplayers are modding in a way to skip the game’s PlayStation intro sequence.
With just under 5,000 downloads, the “Skip PlayStation Intro Video on Startup” mod isGod of War’s second-most popular mod just over a week after launch. The description of the mod is simple, stating that it, “Skips PlayStation Video, makes the game launch faster!” which is exactly what it does.God of Warfeatures an unskippable video when players start the game featuring thePlayStation logo, a standard inclusion by publishers in most PC games. The mod skips the video, or at least blacks it out untilGod of Waris ready to go to its main menu.
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Some may question why players are so quickly modding their game to remove a relatively unobtrusive feature. The answer is, as it ever is forPC game modding, because it’s easy and they can. The PlayStation intro video is only so long, but if that can be removed just as quickly using a mod, then of course PC gamers are going to remove it.
It begs the question as to why PlayStation didn’t allow players a way to skip the PlayStation intro video in the first place. It’s possibly because such videos are rarely, if ever, skippable on console. The PlayStation logo and loading sound is a familiarity toPlayStation gamersregardless of the generation. It may be a new platform, but that’s no reason for PlayStation to break tradition.
As noted, the PlayStation intro skip mod is second-most popular on NexusMods. The top mod is named the “Ultimate God of War Modded Starter Save” and it’s even sillier than the skippable PlayStation intro mod. The Ultimate mod changesKratos' model, removing his chest and wrist armor simply “because it looks cool.”
There are already dozens of mods forGod of Waron PCbeyond the PlayStation intro skip and the Ultimate Kratos mod. There are big graphics mods improving all aspects of the game, small adjustments tied to fog and translations support, save edits of all kind, and more.God of Warmay have taken several years to arrive on PC, but PC gamers have clearly been ready and waiting. As the PlayStation skip shows, they’re not going to waste any more time waiting to play the game.
God of Waris available now on PC and PS4.
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