I don't think that was breaking the fourth wall, that was just a way of communicating that Kratos genuinely died in the scene to the player. Like I didn't detect any irony or humour in that scene, it wasn't trying to be "meta" or anything. I think it tried to communicate that Kratos died and was resurrected and a game over screen is an effective use of the medium to do that.
I don't think that was breaking the fourth wall, that was just a way of communicating that Kratos genuinely died in the scene to the player. Like I didn't detect any irony or humour in that scene, it wasn't trying to be "meta" or anything. I think it tried to communicate that Kratos died and was resurrected and a game over screen is an effective use of the medium to do that.