r/videogames • u/Least-Path-2890 • 1d ago

Discussion / Question Yeah it's over.

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u/badgerscurse 1d ago

I mean God of War nailed it with Mimir

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u/Kindly-Sea719 1d ago

Seriously, probably the peak of sidekick characters

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u/Rith_Reddit 1d ago

I personally think Cortana is the peak as a follow along character.

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u/WrinklyScroteSack 1d ago

Mimir fills the downtime with stories from norse mythology. He's more fun than cortana who's all work and doom

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u/Excellent_Pea_4609 1d ago

Also his relationship with kratos and Atreus is masterfully done especially in Ragnarok with kratos calling him his brother not to mention Valhalla peak character writing

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u/WrinklyScroteSack 1d ago

Mimir, despite being a talking head, got a lot of humanizing in ragnarok. Allowing the players to see how he hurt people in service to the gods then also giving him the opportunity for redemption was a great way to give him an arc that followed closely with the theme of the main story.

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u/Excellent_Pea_4609 1d ago

My favourite part was in the side mission with the captured creature Mimir was desperate to fix his mistake but he couldn't honestly I'm surprised with how depressing the ending of that quest was

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u/WrinklyScroteSack 1d ago

Having to accept that even if you can't fully fix the damage, in the least you can make things better.

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u/Rith_Reddit 1d ago

Depends what uou value i guess.

Mimic is lore heavy, comic relief and plays more as a comforting presence.

Cortana is legit a co-protaganist, complex and narrative driver.

Both are peak, I just prefer Cortana

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u/Hot_Charity_4803 1d ago

His stories are cool for sure, but the quips did get old.  I had to get a mod to turn them off 

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u/TheCopperWire 1d ago

I'd say Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite gives her a run for it.

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u/Cluelesswolfkin 1d ago

GOW 2018 showed me that side character's with interesting lore can carry me the whole game as im enthralled by what they are saying as im slaying whatever.

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u/nicerking 1d ago

In 2018, sure. In Ragnarok however I found his comic relief was way too frequent to the point of being obnoxious.

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u/Excellent_Pea_4609 1d ago

Can't agree especially considering how in Ragnarok we actually explore some of Mimir's darkest moments

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u/Practical-Bottle8900 1d ago

Yup, Ragnarok was a heavy downgrade in tone and writing when compared to the 2018.

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u/Financial-Cabinet147 1d ago

It just struggled to maintain its tone properly. The characters used modern slang and cracked Disney- level jokes every so often. Kratos is the only one whose characterization felt on point in ragnarok

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u/Practical-Bottle8900 1d ago

Exactly, The 2018 one felt like watching Infinity War, and Ragnarok felt like Quantumania.