I don't blame you. When God of War 2018 came out no one really talked about how messed up Kratos is as a character exactly. It was just a bunch of people going "I never played God of War but I really like how mature Kratos is now." They kinda knew that Kratos was a violent guy but no one talked about how comically evil he was and that Kratos isn't really the guy for a redemption story.

The only people who brought up that Kratos is a massive piece of shit where Chuds who did so because they were pissed that Kratos isn't slaughtering and raping his way through Greece anymore.

Kratos in the new games is an appealing character but his past is so messed up that it just doesn't mash with who he is now. If God of War ended after the first (old) game I wouldn't even mind the reboot but I just can't see myself forgiving the guy who whipped out all of Greece. Even if the ending of GoW III implies there is still hope for humanity. That doesn't really matter, Kratos still killed millions and millions of people.