God of War devs say they were "scared as hell" that they would "f*** up" the now-iconic E3 2016 reveal

God of War's 2016 reveal moment at E3 is perhaps one of the event's most memorable moments, but its developers were "scared as hell" leading into it.

You probably remember the God of War reveal from E3 2016, but just in case you don't, you can watch it below in full. Game director Cory Barlog was live on PlayStation's stage to play through roughly nine minutes of the game, as Kratos and Atreus journeyed through a forest and took on a troll, in what would come to be some of the earliest moments in the final game.

It all looks very slick and smooth, but Barlog and staff at developer Sony Santa Monica were anything but. In a tweet reacting to footage of him preparing to play God of War on PlayStation's stage, Barlog said he was "trying to seem cool but underneath I'm scared as hell I'm gonna fuck it up in front of the whole damn world." The wipe of the sweaty palms beforehand really shows you how the game director was feeling.

trying to seem cool but underneath scared as hell im gonna fuck it up in front of the whole damn world.