God of War: Laufey Brings a New Hero to PlayStation's Flagship Series
Key takeaways
- Sony's State of Play event ended with more than 20 minutes of surprise gameplay from a new God of War game.
- While we don't have much information about the game, God of War: Laufey expands the series in a new direction.
- The video starts with a sequence from the 2018 God of War with the burning of the body of his dead wife, Laufey, who is known best as Faye.
Sony's State of Play event ended with more than 20 minutes of surprise gameplay from a new God of War game. Unlike the previous games, this new adventure stars Laufey, aka Faye, who was married to Kratos and is the mother of their child, Atreus.
While we don't have much information about the game, God of War: Laufey expands the series in a new direction. Beyond the change in protagonist, players will also get to explore an afterlife of the gods, which Sony's blog post describes as a place "where ruthless gods from across mythology vie for power in a land overflowing with dangerous magic."
The gameplay video introduced characters from Egyptian and Mongolian mythology, as well as sentient ribbons attached to a mysterious sword, which was encased in something resembling a gelatinous cube from Dungeons & Dragons. The cube talks and aids Faye in combat.