God of War (2018) - Hidden Chamber door arm cramp
22I didn't really know what to call this glitch, but this seemed fitting.
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Note: I'm not the original discoverer of this glitch. I first saw it on a video by "Yuri Gagarin" from around a week ago, so the credits should probably go to him. I simply thought the glitch looked interesting enough to research some more - just in case it would help in speedruns.
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_mQ9GJt6Aw
Also thanks to Vulcairn for bringing this glitch to my attention in the first place.
These clips were captured on the unpatched version, as always. Things may vary in unforeseen ways if you've patched your game.
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This glitch is the result of Kratos attempting to recall his axe just slightly after starting the Chamber door mini-game. It causes an indefinite effect where Kratos' right arm stays extended and most of his skills are locked off.
Basically, when the glitch is active, you can only walk around slowly while looking preposterous. The axe also keeps emitting a shine, as if it was permanently in the middle of a recall, but it's unknown if that actually means anything.
The original video featuring this glitch didn't have a video description or much else to go on, but I managed to figure out a consistent setup for doing it:
1. Get right in front of a Chamber door, so that Kratos doesn't have to do a forced walk closer to it when you try to use the prompt.
2. Make sure you're unarmed.
3. Press "use prompt" and recall in a quick succession, in that order. That should be it.
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0:00 - just the basics of how the glitch is done. I tried to do the glitch from a sprint for a while since that's how the original video did it too. But that is unnecessary: all that's needed is a correct position in the center of the door to avoid the auto-walk.
I think the auto-walk before the door prompt is glitch-proofed better than the seal breaking mini-game itself. Hence, avoiding the auto-walk allows the possibility for some new exploits at this prompt. Perhaps you could do new things at other prompts too with good positioning where you avoid the auto-walk?
0:33 - there's a short time window before getting stuck if you quit the Chamber mini-game, so you can combine this glitch with other actions.
Activating Rage produces one of the most interesting results so far. Kratos enters Rage-mode with right arm extended. You can run around with a decent speed, but you still can't use prompts or do any attacks during this mode. At the end, the Rage-mode has difficulties ending and it stays on longer than it should. In addition, Kratos stays in Rage-sprint indefinitely even after Rage has ran out, and he stays that way until you run off a ledge.
1:46 - you can delay the start of the glitch if you keep sheathing and unsheathing repeatedly. This way you can transport the glitch a bit further than normal, and using certain types of prompts is also a possibility.
Seems that climb / drop down, etc. prompts are inactive at the moment. Couldn't vault either. Boat might be impossible to use too, but that deserves a second try just in case.
(Not on the vid: another way to keep the glitch from starting and transport it is to hold block. It seems that aiming or doing any attacks at this point will end the glitch, so there are limits to what you can do with it.)
1:46 - there's one cutscene in the game which begins directly from a seal breaking mini-game, so it's possible to watch it while Kratos has his arm cramp. Beware of some spoilers! This is in the later parts of the game after all. The rest of the video just showcases the glitched cutscene.
4:18 - the most epic nipple twist in video games.
5:35 - the glitch is fixed in the transition to following set piece.
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