We’re thrilled to lastly share what the crew at Santa Monica Studio has been engaged on, the subsequent mainline entry to the God of War collection: God of War Laufey!
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God of War Laufey
Loss of life was imagined to be the top, however for Laufey (Faye), warrior and spouse to Kratos, a brand new journey is simply starting. Awakening unexpectedly in an odd land after her funeral, Faye discovers the plans she put in place to guard Kratos and Atreus at the moment are at threat.
To avoid wasting those she loves, Faye should combat by the afterlife of the gods — the Everywhen — the place ruthless gods from throughout mythology vie for energy in a land overflowing with harmful magic.
God of War’s subsequent chapter
Intimate, brutal fight.
Exploration of a wealthy, stunning world.
Story at its coronary heart.
Proper from the beginning, we knew Laufey wanted to include all of the core components that outline a God of War sport.
Faye has all the time been a formidable warrior in our story. She and Kratos can each hit laborious and take hits, so one of our prime priorities all through the event has been handcrafting a uniquely contemporary really feel for Faye’s gameplay that can even meet the excessive expectations followers have for the collection.
Combining the motion and fluidity of the Greek period with the Norse period’s strategy to world-building and shut ties with characters — we’ve crafted an expertise that has given our crew unbelievable alternatives to take thrilling artistic swings, whereas staying true to the pillars of the God of War collection.
Interview with Recreation Director Ariel Lawrence
Santa Monica Studio’s Head of Artistic Cory Barlog and God of War Laufey’s Recreation Director Ariel Lawrence sat down for an prolonged interview talking concerning the reveal, how the thought of a Faye sport first got here to be, and the long-term artistic imaginative and prescient for the franchise.
Watch the complete interview with Ariel and Cory under!
Introducing Faye
Faye has lengthy been one of the impactful characters in God of War’s Norse saga. A legendary warrior and chief — her impression was left on the 9 Realms lengthy earlier than she ever met Kratos.
God of War Laufey brings Faye to the forefront — exploring the humanity, strengths, and flaws of the individual whose legacy was beloved within the minds of many.
To set the stage for Faye’s introduction, God of War Laufey’s Narrative Director and Lead Author focus on what we find out about her going into this journey and provides a style of what awaits her within the afterlife of the gods.
Afterlife of the Gods
Odin was haunted by the prophecy of his demise in the course of the occasions of Ragnarök, obsessively pursuing information of one thing past the afterlives of mortals.
In God of War Laufey, we discover the reply to that query: What occurs to the gods once they die?
The Everywhen is the birthplace and endpoint to which all magic returns, a transcendent realm above these we’ve come to know. A location through which gods and creatures from completely different mythologies come collectively, and never all the time in harmonious coexistence.
We’ve proven a short look at two of the gods Faye will encounter within the Everywhen — Sekhmet and Begtse, each decidedly lower than pleasant in the direction of a brand new face abruptly showing of their midst.
Faye rapidly discovers that regardless of the impossibility of awakening from loss of life in a spot that defies every little thing she thought she knew, it might show even more durable to go away whereas the pure circulation of magic has been disrupted.
Paradise or jail — Faye might want to uncover hidden mysteries concerning the true nature of the Everywhen all through her journey if she is to have any hope of discovering her method residence.
Adventuring occasion
Reprising her function as Faye after showing in God of War Ragnarök, we’re thrilled to have the implausible Deborah Ann Woll lead the solid of God of War Laufey.
Faye is not going to be venturing into the Everywhen alone, as she meets two companions shortly after she first wakes up.
Phranque, performed by Jack Quaid, is a curious cosmic dice with an earnest disposition. He’ll do no matter it takes to guard his pals and the creatures of the Everywhen.
Rue, performed by Perlina Lau, is the enchanted ribbon guardian tasked with preserving the devastatingly highly effective sword in her care from falling into the fallacious palms.
Collectively they may embark on a journey deep into the Everywhen that may pit them in opposition to a implausible solid of gods and creatures from throughout mythology, in addition to beings native to the Everywhen itself.
Deadly agility
Because the Golden Hand of the Jötnar, Faye has deep roots as a warrior and has confirmed equal to even the likes of Thor, one of the strongest gods within the 9 Realms.
From the start, we’ve constructed her fight to maximise lethality, energy, and fluidity.
Constructing upon the strengths of the fashionable God of War fight system whereas injecting some old style, traditional DNA of the Greek period — Laufey will really feel contemporary, but acquainted to followers of the collection.
By permitting Faye to maneuver simply between floor and air with out halting the motion, we’ve refined a hyper-responsiveness to her fight that we will’t look ahead to gamers to expertise once they get their palms on the controller for the primary time.
Her elevated mobility provides a ton of offensive and defensive instruments to show battles in opposition to even the fiercest gods to her favor.
We’ve given you a style of what Faye’s gameplay will look like at the beginning, and that’s simply scratching the floor. There’s a lot extra we will’t wait to share additional down the street — and many we’ll go away for followers to find on their very own!
Legendary sword for a legendary warrior
Because the earlier proprietor of the Leviathan Axe, Faye isn’t any stranger to legendary weapons. Upon her arrival within the Everywhen, she earns the belief of the sword’s guardian Rue sufficient to make use of the blade of their combat to flee imprisonment.
Wielded in Faye’s skilled hand, its full potential is unleashed.
Pace, management, and relentlessness outline the tempo of Faye’s fight. Constructing and sustaining momentum from one assault to the subsequent, throughout the bottom or into the sky, she creates a relentless onslaught in opposition to her foes.
Golden Hand of the Jötnar
The Giants of Jötunheim had entry to highly effective magic, a lot in order that even Odin seen them as one of the best threats to his rule over the 9 Realms.
Because the Golden Hand of the Jötnar, probably the most highly effective protector of the Giants — Faye wielded fearsome powers, together with the flexibility to govern souls.
After arriving within the afterlife of the gods, a spot steeped within the oldest of magic, Faye’s personal soul associated skills are vastly amplified.
Within the Everywhen, Faye can strike her golden palm at a foe with such pressure it detaches their soul from their physique. From there, Faye can assault the soul straight, knock it into different enemies, and extra — opening up combos and artistic makes use of that we hope gamers can have loads of enjoyable mastering.
Again for extra!
As we get nearer to launch, we’ll be again to share extra particulars concerning the afterlife of the gods.
On behalf of everybody at Santa Monica Studio and all our companions engaged on God of War Laufey, thanks a lot for watching the announcement video. We recognize all of the assist followers have proven this collection over the past twenty years and hope you take pleasure in what we’ve bought coming subsequent!
Wishlist in the present day
God of War Laufey is available for wishlisting today on the PlayStation Store.
Coming quickly to PlayStation 5!