Kratos yelling "AARRGH!" in English versus German are different waveforms, but they have similar attack/decay patterns. Advanced repackers use Delta encoding (similar to how game updates work) to store the difference between audio tracks rather than the whole track. The English track is the base; the other 7 languages are stored as mathematical corrections. This is extremely "gnarly" to decompress in real-time, requiring a powerful CPU during installation.
The "Multi-8" nature means the player often navigates a menu system to select a language. The compression treats all voice tracks equally. In the English dub, Kratos’ voice (performed by TC Carson) is defined by its low-frequency growl. Low-bitrate compression struggles with low-frequency transients, often resulting in "muddiness." Consequently, Kratos' dialogue in the repack can sound as if it were recorded in a tunnel—a distorted, gnarly reverberation that, ironically, adds to the character's tortured, otherworldly persona. god of war iii audio multi8 repackages gnarly
If you have downloaded a repack of God of War III (usually the Steam version ported by Santa Monica Studio), you may notice the download size is surprisingly heavy for a remaster. The culprit is almost always the inclusion of Multi-8 Audio. Kratos yelling "AARRGH
This guide explains what Multi-8 audio is, why it bloats the "gnarly" file size, and how you can trim it down to save space on your hard drive. This is extremely "gnarly" to decompress in real-time,