Video Preview - God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective
- The Artbook Collector
- Jul 18
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
July 18th 2025
This week on The Artbook Collector YouTube channel is a preview of the recently released God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective!
This two-volume hardcover book set from Dark Horse was released on July 8th in partnership with Sony Santa Monica. It's a deep dive into the history and making of the series, with a lot of artwork included too. This was added to the collection not knowing so much art would be featured, as it wasn't advertised as an artbook, in some descriptions the art wasn't even mentioned, yet as you'll see, there is a huge amount here.
Unlike most videos posted on a Friday, this is not a simple flip through, but rather a review style video. The reason for this is that while an 'Art of' book is ideal for a full preview, being something you can infinitely revisit with a strong focus on the art, this book is about what is written and just happens to be filled with concept art too. Rather showing the entire book and spoiling the main reason for buying it, you can see parts of the book with my overall thoughts. This will also be the case for other books too, such as the Design Works series from Lost in Cult.
You can also read my written review for the book here.
For those that don't know, which is highly unlikely if you're reading this, God of War is a long-running 'hack and slash' series from developer Sony Santa Monica that began in 2005 on the PlayStation 2. It follows Kratos, a Spartan warrior and son of Zeus, who made a deal with the Greek God Aries, only to be betrayed. This lead to a violent path of revenge that saw him take on mythological beasts and Gods. His destructive path eventually leads him to an entirely new world of Norse mythology, changing the tone of the games in a new RPG-lite style.
This book set is split between the two sagas, Greek and Norse. The Greek series is made up of 7 games that ended on the PlayStation 3. The Norse Saga began in 2018 and ended in 2022 with Ragnarok, being made up of just 2 games. It makes God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective the perfect set for fans that have been following Kratos since the very beginning, offering art, insights and interviews for those wanting more from the iconic games.
This interested can order God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective here;
Deluxe Edition;
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