Kratos was, therefore, imprisoned and tortured by the three Furies, guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment. In response to this tragedy, Kratos renounced Ares, breaking his blood oath to the god. The player controls the protagonist, Kratos, the former servant of the God of War Ares, who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter.

Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif. It is the seventh installment in the God of War series and a prequel to the entire series. The game was first released on March 12, 2013, for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console. God of War: Ascension is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).