God of War has become one of Sony’s top action franchises, but it’s not one that would necessarily be associated with the first-person perspective. Nevertheless, Sony Computer Entertainment of America art director Ken Feldman wanted to truly depict God of War III from Kratos’ point of view.
In a lengthy write-up on technical details such as lighting and other effects for God of War III, Feldman casually mentions that he had pitched a shift to the first-person. He was ultimately rejected, but it seems as if he’s still fond of the idea.
“I tried unsuccessfully to convince [director Stig Asmussen] to make ‘God of War III’ a first-person shooter. Kratos could have some truly badass huge weapons that rip gods to shreds. Unfortunately he didn’t see the genius in the idea,” Feldman told CGSociety (via Split-Screen).