Kratos and Atreus, 2022 — the puzzle density of God of War's mid-game explored and documented, the specific friction of the Realm Between Realms navigation worked through in real time. The puzzle grind is what separates the God of War experience from pure action: the chambers that require genuine environmental understanding, the Nornir chests that demand attention to the world's details, the game insisting that the player slow down and look.