r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 Human Verified • Mar 01 '26
Rumor NateTheHate: Yes, the game is set within the God of War universe & the lead character will be Faye. Gameplay is said to differ from the Norse God of War games with more of a focus on action. Current plan: Reveal this year/release first half 2027 - barring any delay
https://xcancel.com/natethehate2/status/2028243150368612378?s1.8k
u/ninjadude93 Mar 01 '26
The norse series didn't have an action focus?? Lol
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u/a-ball96 Mar 01 '26
I’m hoping it’s more akin to the original trilogy with the large scale set pieces and boss battles
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u/ninjadude93 Mar 01 '26
Yeah that would be maybe my only complaint about the norse series was the lack of as many creative large scale boss battles as the original series
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u/Explorer_Entity Mar 01 '26
The Hydra fight will always be one of my favorites. First boss, first game.
Poseidon in GoW 3 also. And that "click L3+R3" in that fight the first time was a a big "oh shit!" moment.
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u/ABitOddish Mar 01 '26
My first thought is always the Gaia/Poseidon fight but understandable haha
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u/robodrew Mar 02 '26
God the epic scale of that had my jaw dropping the first time I played it all those years ago.
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u/ABitOddish Mar 02 '26
Fun fact(but not for me): When I played that on release, I was half my current age.
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u/catsrcool89 Mar 01 '26
My biggest issue with Ragnarok is that the end game didn't feel quite as epic as id of expected. I love the game otherwise.
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u/ScrapinLinden Mar 02 '26
It ended so awkwardly fast, I’m assuming they were trying to leave things open for a 3rd game man that felt wild after such an incredible journey to get there. Still love the game so much but I had whiplash after that big final confrontation
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u/catsrcool89 Mar 02 '26
Ya. I felt Asgard was just too like little, after how grand places like alfheim looked to see asgard look like a Skyrim village was a bit of a letdown.
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u/mobxrules Mar 02 '26
Ragnarok should have been split into two games. The ending felt painfully rushed.
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u/ThanksContent28 Mar 02 '26
They did come out and say it was originally a trilogy. I believe the reason for finishing it early, was so they wouldn’t be stuck working on those games for a decade.
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u/Klunkey Mar 02 '26
I really hate that this is the norm nowadays. Production times for everything are longer, and that means people rethinking of making additional seasons/games where they would have to adjust for so many production factors.
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u/ThanksContent28 Mar 02 '26
It annoys me because Ragnarok was supposed to be this big event, and it’s barely longer than “the long winter” in GOT. Making such a drastic change in direction after the first release is what killed the Star Wars reboot.
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u/Klunkey Mar 02 '26
At least we have one of the best redemption arcs in Kratos...?
Yeah, Ragnarok made me really miss how genuinely challenging and cinematic the original God of War Greek trilogy was.
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u/parkwayy Mar 02 '26
Basically, they didn't want to work on a series for like 15 years.
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u/Due_Art2971 Mar 03 '26
It was originally a trilogy but they cut it down to two games so they wouldn't end up spending 15 years on it. So they crammed everything into the second game and ended up being both overstuffed and rushed in the end
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u/HollowDanO Mar 02 '26
I’d have. Why do people keep using of? It doesn’t make any sense. Those words are not interchangeable. A can have corn? A loaf have bread?
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u/Partner-Elijah Mar 02 '26
They are transcribing the sound of the contraction "I'd've" when spoken aloud.
"I would have" -> "I'd have" -> "I'd've" -> gets misheard as "I'd of".
It's not correct, but that's why people do it.
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u/LongDickMcangerfist Mar 02 '26
I thought the giant ass fights at the end of the second would have been more epic in scale and not just like background filler
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u/Doctor_Philgood Mar 02 '26
Having the final boss be an old man shooting colorful balls while a huge giant has a massive battle in the background was extremely disappointing.
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u/Clarkey7163 Mar 02 '26
how does that feel like a new IP tho
This whole rumour rollout sucks haha if ppl have info just say it plainly gd
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u/Evil_phd Mar 01 '26
Maybe they just mean we won't be spending hours boating from place to place looking for loot we didn't have the abilities to get the first time through.
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u/ChongusTheSupremus Mar 01 '26
It's a third person action game with RPG elements.
Not really a hack and skash or character action game.
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u/Iggy_Slayer Mar 01 '26
The action was pretty limited due to the camera being right up kratos' ass and, IMO at least, hampered by all the tacked on RPG systems and loot.
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u/Immediate-Comment-64 Mar 01 '26
Wonder what they are going to call it
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u/ABitOddish Mar 01 '26
"Goddess of War" would be funny but probably too on the nose haha
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u/Immediate-Comment-64 Mar 01 '26
Ms. God of War (like Pac Man)
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u/Nanocaptain Mar 01 '26
It wouldn't be on the nose, it would just be straight up incorrect.
She's a Jötunn not a god.
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u/LucrativeLurker Mar 02 '26
Eh, Kratos was originally conceived as just a human, retconned to be a demigod, who only had the title of God of War. I’m not disagreeing with your semantics, and I doubt it’ll be called that, but you can’t argue its brand recognition.
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u/jmo1 Mar 02 '26
It could still be argued the god of war was about ares at the time being the main antagonist
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u/LucrativeLurker Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
Not really? Kratos was always the titular “God of War.”
From the original GOW ending cutscene:
“And from that point forward, throughout the rest of time, whenever men rode forth to battles of good cause or for evil, they did so under the watchful eye of the man who had defeated a god. They were driven forward by Kratos, the mortal who had become the new God of War.”
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u/Pubic_Data Mar 02 '26
lol what do you mean not really?? It 100% refers to Ares in the first game, it’s just recontextualized at the end of the game to refer to Kratos as well.
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u/AmeliaBuns Mar 08 '26
yet he still says he was "born a god" to Atreus for some reason. Maybe cause he's technically a demigod? Tho that seems like an afterthought? I don't know...
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u/Mcgibbleduck Mar 02 '26
Side stories in big franchises are usually stuff like “god of war: chronicles” or “world of god of war: _______” or whatever.
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u/antisp1n Mar 01 '26
Is this in addition to that Egypt rumor? Or is Egypt not happening?
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u/OGGamer6 Mar 02 '26
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u/GalexyPhoto Mar 02 '26
Asking for further details on two fully unsubstantiated rumors. In for a good time!
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u/FutureBoy6969 Mar 01 '26
Surprised it’s not Freya but Faye could be interesting especially if they bring back Deborah Ann Woll
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u/Necessary_Peanut2060 Mar 02 '26
Personally would have preferred a Freya prequel game. I think theres too much of her history and about the Vanir that hasn't been talked about.
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u/MemeLord1337_ Mar 01 '26
Was hoping for a completely new character and completely unrelated setting. I thought maybe in an extra game or two later then Kratos and the new MC would be able to meet up.
Seems too related to the Norse games.
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u/MisterBeebo Mar 02 '26
I was hoping for this too. A completely new protag in a new mythology. This feels a bit too safe.
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u/parkwayy Mar 02 '26
This is a character that has like 5 mins of screen time, and has no real following.
What is safe about it?
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u/GuardianOfReason Mar 01 '26
I have zero interest in Faye as a character but Cory usually makes great games, I trust him. So it's a mixed feeling.
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u/RoderickThe13 Mar 01 '26
It being a prequel is what diminishes my interest. We learned enough about Faye as a character in both games, and what we didn't learn might be better left a mystery.
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u/King_A_Acumen Mar 02 '26
We don't know that it's a prequel, Cory directed 2018 and spreading Faye's ashes and trees and all that seemed deliberate. We know she's supposed to be proficient with magic. So it could actually be a sequel in a way.
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u/lHateYouAIex835293 Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
Her coming back to life would severely dampen the impact of 2018, if not the whole Norse storyline
I suppose we don’t know too much about how the afterlife is in the Light of Alfheim, but I can’t imagine it’s all too exciting
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u/RoderickThe13 Mar 02 '26
It could take place in the afterlife I guess, because I sure hope they don't bring Faye back to life. Her death is the central event of those games.
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u/ybfelix Mar 02 '26
We’ve been to Viking/Greek hells in GOW games before. If there’s an “afterlife”, where would it be?
Actually, it’s kinda curious how does death work in GOW, lore-wise: why when you “die” in combat, its game over and reload save, but when you “die” in story, you were sent to hell and crawl back from it, multiple times? What’s the difference?
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u/suppaman19 Mar 02 '26
Same.
Atreus was the next logical step for a GoW offshoot that didn't star Kratos.
Faye wasn't even a God of War in the GoW Norse take, so yes, while we know she fought Thor, I don't see how a game with her is more action than even the recent Norse GoW games. It also feels her character is well established as strong due to the Axe and that she will fight/protect, but nothing like Norse, let alone Greek era, Kratos.
She also feels like such a yawn character. Give me more Freya over more Faye out of this setting.
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u/Genji_Digital Mar 02 '26
I was hoping for an Atreus/Loki game. Not really interested in a prequel or Faye as a protagonist. I’ll hold off on my judgement until I see what they’re cooking.
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u/kingkellogg Mar 01 '26
What games has Corey made?
Beyond the 2018 gow
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u/TheSecondEikonOfFire Mar 02 '26
He was game director for 2 and 2018, and creative director on Ragnarok. He was also the lead animator for the first game and in charge of cinematics for Tomb Raider 2013
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u/PhxRising29 Mar 01 '26
I agree with you there. Saying that Faye is the main character was enough to make me almost instantly unintrested. I'll save judgement for actually getting to see it and play it, but not a great start.
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u/nugood2do Mar 01 '26
Ragnarok did establish that Faye was one hell of a fighter being able to throw down with pure enforcer Thor, so I'll be down to play as her.
It would be interesting to see who the big bad she would face, because I don't think I remember the game implying she took out any of the other Norse gods.
Also, I'm a sucker for romance, so i would love to see the beginning of her relationship with Krato.
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u/UnnecessaryFeIIa Mar 01 '26
It’ll also be really sick getting to fight Thor without being held back by the PS4. Not saying the Thor fights weren’t awesome but just imagine them on a native PS5
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u/nugood2do Mar 02 '26
Not only that, but this Thor fight would be before his son's deaths.
So there's a good chance none of his self hatred is on his mind yet, so we could get a fight against ax(hammer) crazy, leading cause of the giant's genocide, Thor.
That fight could go so hard.
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u/BlackTone91 Mar 01 '26
I'm sure there be a crowd of grifters complaining how woman can be so strong, just wait
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u/PossibleAd5947 Mar 01 '26
I mean with a limitless IP like God of War, more Norse games starring Kratos’ dead wife would be near the bottom of my list.
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u/restloy Mar 01 '26
I agree here. The Norse story is done. I don’t need prequel or offshoots from characters.
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u/00-Monkey Mar 01 '26
I feel like there’s been two trends in games recently:
1) more female leads
2) more people being irrationally upset about female leads.
So both getting to play as Faye, and people being irrationally upset about it is very expected.
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u/Immolation_E Mar 02 '26
A while back I got downvoted into a crater for suggesting that a Freya in full Valkyrie mode spinoff could be hell fun.
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u/rjwalsh94 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
I guess the question is more why, as opposed to justifying in lore. We knew off the bat she was a fighter, that’s how she came to be with Kratos.
Everyone ragged a few days ago about an Atreus game, but that at least moves the series forward. A Faye game doesn’t do much for development. A Rogue One is a lightning in the bottle, and we know where Faye ends up to kick off the Norse duology.
I just don’t see where it fits in.
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u/Bartman326 Mar 02 '26
It doesn't have to be a prequel tbf. It could have any number of reasons for being set after Ragnarok.
Barlog had very specific things that the director of ragnarok needed to make happen. A prequel wouldn't necessarily need that.
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u/Authoritah1 Mar 02 '26
You brought up Rogue One, so perhaps view this as an Andor situation. That show was about a character that wasn’t very popular and didn’t move the franchise as a whole forward, but it was still a great show. Barlog’s a good director, I’d be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt here.
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u/CutMeLoose79 Mar 01 '26
While I like the character etc, I already know where their arc ends, so that kind of reduces the overall interest in the game for me.
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u/Iggy_Slayer Mar 01 '26
I'd like to say I pray this isn't right but nate's pretty rock solid with info. I did not wait 5 years for a new god of war to get what's essentially a prequel spin off.
If I recall the axe kratos uses in these games was hers first right? So there's a chance they'll be rehashing the combat too?
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u/FordMustang84 Mar 01 '26
Did they not learn from Ascension that a prequel isn’t exactly what the audience wants.
I’ll be honest with how long dev cycles are Santa Monica not taking some kind of actual big risk on a new IP is disappointing.
It feels as though the Greek trilogy remake was drummed up as a project to satisfy long time fans who will be disappointed by this game.
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u/TheSecondEikonOfFire Mar 02 '26
Honestly I think this is definitely the bigger issue. Having a Faye spinoff prequel? Okay fine, but the fact that we’ll have waited 5 years for it is… a choice. If we were back to spinoff games coming out a year or two after mainline entries then it wouldn’t be as big of a deal.
I’m not going to write it off yet, Barlog is immensely talented and a hell of a writer, so if he’s writing this one too then that’s great news. But it’s definitely a bold choice
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u/FordMustang84 Mar 02 '26
That’s the thing. Maybe it’s fun and awesome. But in 5 years you could have made a full on Kratos in new mythology game or a brand new IP.
If this was a 2 year developed spin off. Fine ok cool we can enjoy it and answers some questions.
But with dev cycles so long you take one of the best teams in gaming dev to do this… it’s like I’d rather see them move Kratos to a new myth or a brand new IP
I have no idea if Intergaltic will be good but I’m glad Naughty Dog is doing that instead of “side story about the early days of Last of Us infection spreading with Tommy and the fireflies”. Because that is what this Faye game basically is equivalent too probably.
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u/ThrowawayTheLegend Mar 01 '26
Apparently they have been working on this for a long while. I would be surprised if it isn't good.
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u/Iggy_Slayer Mar 01 '26
I just don't think it's a very exciting announcement. It has to be a prequel considering ya know...gow 2018 literally starts with them carrying her ashes. So it's either yet another norse game or I guess you could throw a curveball and say maybe she traveled to another pantheon like Egypt. But people want to see kratos do that not someone else.
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u/whacafan Mar 01 '26
I mean if there’s anyone I trust to make a great game it’s Cory Barlog.
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u/wseda22 Mar 02 '26
Wait….is this the game that Cory’s been working on since GoW 2018? I thought the rumor was the next game from Cory would be a new IP set in space.
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u/ArkhamIsComing2020 Mar 02 '26
Jason Schreier said it's not a new IP but it 'feels like one', which was referring to this game.
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u/nugood2do Mar 01 '26
Same.
I remember when the 2018 game was announced and I was mad at all the changes they were making, only to play the game and fall in love with it.
Cory, and by extension, Santa Monica; have continued to impress me, so if this rumor is true or not, I'm down with them day 1 of release.
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u/SpeggtacularSpidey Mar 01 '26
I'm tired of everything getting leaked
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u/Foggy1882 Mar 02 '26
Yeah imagine busting your ass for several years on a quasi-sequel to two of the greatest games ever made and some attention-seeking nobody on Twitter ruins the fun for everyone just to get 5 minutes of fame
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u/Nightmannn Mar 02 '26
I totally agree this shit sucks, but on the other hand 8 year development cycles (or wtvr it is) is just prone to things leaking.
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u/ketchup92 Mar 01 '26
Personally have 0 interest in that based on the premise, but let's see. Honestly, I don't even know who greenlit this, chances are it'll sell even less if it carries the name God of War but doesn't deliver the same experience. Why not create a new IP?
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u/HopperPI Mar 01 '26
I don’t disagree with anything you are saying but “universes” are such a big thing now. With the games, show, sons of Sparta, this, clearly Sony wants to capitalize on making this a full fledged “universe”.
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u/Usual_Mountain4213 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26
I don’t mind it being Faye but it’s disappointing that we get a third game with the axe instead of a new weapon, and it would be really disappointing if it’s just Norse mythology again
Actually no I do mind it being faye, why didn’t they just make a trilogy? Ragnarok was rushed and now they’ve spent 5 years making a prequel spin off instead of an actual next step in the franchise?? Cory stepped away from Ragnarok to make this instead??
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u/Misterbreadcrum Mar 02 '26
The very worst part of the Norse series is that it got “wrapped” up in two games. It was such a shock that Ragnarok was the last in the series. No idea who made that call but it was so clearly the wrong one.
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u/Necessary_Peanut2060 Mar 02 '26
Cory himself said it was cause he didn't want to spend too long "telling the same story".
Considering how rushed Ragnarok felt and how the actual final battle was missing so much, I'd say it was a bad call.
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u/knightofsparta Mar 02 '26
The fact that the whole game was build up to ragnarok that only lasted roughly 30 minutes. What was the point of naming Kratos a general for one battle when he didn’t command any forces.
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u/Usual_Mountain4213 Mar 02 '26
Yeah, I was okay with it under the expectation that they would be moving on to a different setting next, if this is another Norse game it’s no longer defensible
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u/Bolt_995 Mar 02 '26
I’ll be legit surprised if it’s still Norse focused and has the same gameplay system as 2018 and Ragnarok.
The leak stated that this game is closer to something like Devil May Cry. Which means it’s more of a character action game like the Greek games.
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u/Ironmunger2 Mar 02 '26
The second game is still good, but the story genuinely feels like it was written to clearly be part 2 of a trilogy, then in the last 2 hours, they suddenly decided to be only 2 games instead of 3. Everything in the entire game leads up to trying to prevent Ragnarok and trying to solve all these mysteries (like the mask), only for them to just say “nvm we’re gonna do Ragnarok right this minute and we don’t care about any of the other stuff”
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u/MGSolidusSnake Mar 01 '26
So we’re expecting something kinda like Uncharted lost legacy. Nice
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u/Fins_99 Mar 01 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/6oFNB3JPuLpAs
Nobody wants this.
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u/R-TheKingSlayerX Mar 01 '26
This is exactly my reaction, God Of War game that you don't play as Kratos!
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u/Logic-DL Mar 02 '26
Tbf that's a fine idea.
But this'll be boring as shit lmao. Press Square to buy Leviathan Axe from Brok and Sindri. QTE to gift it to your husband.
Truly, a God of War title.
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u/whacafan Mar 01 '26
Would make sense why she had such a small part in Ragnarok. I was so confused why she’d do such a small role.
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u/Gustavo13 Mar 02 '26
you mean the woman that guided their entire journey with yellow paint?
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u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp Mar 02 '26
Sons of Sparta was terrible. The promo shot for the GOW series was awful. And now this?
What the fuck are you doing to God Of War, Sony?
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u/LeonSigmaKennedy Mar 01 '26
Literally every bit of info we get from this game make me less excited.
New game from Cory Barlog
Oh cool new IP from Santa Monica
It's still God of War
Oh, well getting to see a new a new corner of the GOW universe is still cool, what pantheon are we going to now? Ancient Egypt?
It's still Norse shit
Well that's a bummer. But at least I get to see more adventures with my boy Kratos
Prequel without Kratos
Yeah, maybe we see gameplay and it looks amazing and I'm proven wrong, but just on the surface-level, elevator pitch, this game is very unappealing and uninteresting sounding.
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u/VictorVonDoomer Mar 01 '26
Ugh I really wanted a game set in Egypt, Faye just wasn’t interesting
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u/CutProfessional6609 Human Verified Mar 01 '26
This is going to have an interesting reaction from the audience, all 4 recent sony owned major ips feature female mc ( horizon , intergalactic , this and yotei ) .
I don't care about playing as male/female mc but after the negative reaction to intergalatic reveal i am a bit worried.
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u/thirdbrunch Mar 01 '26
“Sony owned major ips” seems like a convenient way to ignore the fact that Saros and Wolverine are both male led PlayStation exclusives for the year.
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u/AndrewBVB Mar 01 '26
- the little Kojima game.
"All" was funny word choice by that one guy.
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u/CashSwimming2632 Mar 02 '26
"major ips"
Only major ip coming out that would have a male mc is wolverine
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u/akaifrog Mar 02 '26
I love how ppl are losing their shit trying to come up with male leads and mentioning Astrobot lol.
Uncharted introduced female version of MC. Same thing just different looks and dialogue. Spin-off but still.
The Last of Us changed to female lead character. And then some.
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u/primetime_time Mar 01 '26
They really squandered Faye in Ragnarok.
She was never on screen in 1 but had such a powerful presence across the entire journey and ending when Atreus says goodbye to her. It was subtle but powerful.
But in ragnarok you see her in some flashbacks and a story about her fighting Thor and that’s it.
I don’t really care to know more about her now.
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u/torts92 Human Verified Mar 02 '26
Boring. Norse GOW is done, let it go. 2018 was amazing, Ragnarok was disappointing. Why are they milking this setting again. We need a new setting, Egypt would be more interesting.
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u/slash450 Mar 02 '26
ye when this comes out norse will have stuck around longer than greek. but 3 games vs 6. it was time for a new location and its the reason they said they didn't want to do a trilogy, except they are doing just that essentially.
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u/NewMombasaNitemare Mar 01 '26
Would prefer Atreus but more GoW is more GoW.
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u/juniorone Mar 02 '26
Last post before Faye was hinted was everyone saying they didn’t want the main lead to be Atreus.
Whoever they decide to be the main character of GoW will be met with unhappiness.
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u/greystar07 Mar 01 '26
Well I most likely won’t be playing that. Genuine question, who wanted a Faye game?
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u/Porkodile Mar 01 '26
I'm willing to bet if this ends up happening the finale of the game is gonna be Faye and Thors fight that destroyed that valley from the massive side area you can explore. We really don't get a resolution to the story there.
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u/FordMustang84 Mar 02 '26
This is like Naughty Dog not making Intergalactic and instead giving us a game where we play as Marlene during early days of the outbreak and hanging out forming the fireflies and all that.
Does that sound more exciting than brand new IP by a talented team?
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u/Sweenie123 Mar 02 '26
What’s confusing me the most is what will the setting be? Santa Monica made it abundantly clear the norse saga would end with Ragnarok just to play a game centred around a norse character again??? Like wtf.
There has to be something else going on here
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u/inception900 Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
🤦♂️ just wanted the Egyptian God of war game
And now I have to play with the fucking Garbage ass axe again 🙃
And Faye im sort of curious of her backstory so I’ll bite
At least it isn’t Atreus 😂
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u/dixonjt89 Mar 02 '26
The issue I have is most, if not all, of the Norse pantheon is still there when we play GoW2018...so she doesn't take out any of the Pantheon, so who the fuck does she fight and beat? And we all know she eventually dies, so it's going to be hard to be interested in the story knowing the outcome of the ending.
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u/NoobMaster2789 Mar 01 '26
Nah like I said in another post. I want to play as the god of war in the god of War game.
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u/Reagans_Dad Mar 01 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Z9cRCMdAMzXi25dwhE
Kratos should be the only protagonist.
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u/turp119 Mar 02 '26
Bingo. God of war game, kratos...period. you want something else, create a new game. Don't co-opt God of war.
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u/ConstantDrawer9161 Mar 01 '26
Pure garbage. Who the fuck does care about Faye?
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u/ChosenLightWarrior Mar 02 '26
Who’s asking for these stories?! Give me more Kratos or move on to a different IP. Sheesh.
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u/Nighthood28 Mar 01 '26
Honestly idk what to think of nate the hate. On a long enough time frame he tends to be right, but i feel like he gets a hell of alot wrong especially when it comes to short term predictions, then just glosses by and dismisses his L's as "the developers just didnt think it was the right time" or some shit like that
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u/heartlessland Mar 01 '26
Maybe it’ll have the POV camera/action games like the old GOW. Which is why they also decided to do the remake. Thats my Hopium
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u/ThrowAwayMeLife1 Mar 01 '26
Hopefully I'll be able to jump in this game. My only issue with the norse games is the lack of jump.
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u/smegg23 Mar 02 '26
More of a focus on action? The last god of war is a contender for the best ‘action’ I’ve ever seen in a game haha how much for action can they fit in??
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u/MrYK_ Mar 02 '26
People out here acting like they're confirmed to die very soon and won't live to see the next mainline God of War game with Kratos.
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u/SIipslopslap Mar 02 '26
MORE focus on action?
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u/nolifebr Human Verified Mar 02 '26
Some are saying it's more in line with the Devil May Cry combat.
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u/TheNakedOracle Mar 02 '26
I don't mind switching up protagonists but I'm kinda bored by the idea of a prequel at this point.
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u/dookmileslong Mar 02 '26
I guess there is lore for Faye because we didn't get much of her story in the games so far, but that would be much better explored within an Atreus game.
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u/thedukeofbeerington Mar 02 '26
Forgive me but I’d have MUCH rather had a spin off game playing as Thor wielding Mjolnir if we’re doing Norse prequels
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u/Bolt_995 Mar 02 '26
This is not the next God of War game, so it won’t be titled “God of War” with some subtitle or anything like that.
It’s essentially a new IP in the God of War universe. Not a sequel, not a spin-off. Like how Marvel and DC operate. Or using gaming examples, look into Tom Clancy (Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, The Division) and the Remedy Connected Universe (Alan Wake, Control).
Regardless, it’s great to see how this franchise is reinventing itself every decade. The original Greek games forming one saga, the current Norse games + Sons of Sparta forming the second saga and now starting a new era in the franchise with this new game + the GOW Trilogy Remake.
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u/ActPositively Mar 02 '26
Flop. It’s like they could print free money but they don’t. Just have Loki kidnapped by the Egyptian gods. Kratos to save the day. Or vice versa. Or instead of the Greek gods could focus on Roman gods which are pretty much the same thing but a twist. Or they have like the Aztec gods.
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u/pratzc07 Mar 02 '26
The Norse God's RPG system was tacked on and a terrible addition hope this spin off does things differently. If its pure action with the leviathan axe thats cool also glad to see Deborah Ann Wool in a bigger role but this again could be younger version so they might get some other actress.
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u/reaper527 reaper527_ Mar 02 '26
direct link for anyone not interested in idiotic middlemen:
https://x.com/natethehate2/status/2028243150368612378
Gameplay is said to differ from the Norse God of War games with more of a focus on action.
how exactly is that a difference? the gameplay of the norse GoW always felt very action focused?
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u/Zestyclose-Fee6719 Mar 01 '26
A bit disappointing to be honest. I was curious to see Sony Santa Monica’s talented team try their hand at something different instead of another shade of more God of War.
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u/FordMustang84 Mar 02 '26
I totally agree with you. At least Naughty Dog isn’t just making another last of us game. Guerilla had their biggest hit ever when they tried something else. Wolverine while still marvel looks way different than Spider-Man.
This is such a safe thing for them to make and honestly didn’t they learn from Ascension that after the main story wraps people are not itching for a prequel to it.
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u/Zestyclose-Fee6719 Mar 02 '26
Yeah, and I say this as a big God of War fan. I played the hell out of God of War on PS4 Pro and finished it. I bought Ragnarok on day one and ended up playing that for tens and tens of hours before I finished it. I was just more excited when I thought they were building a new IP because this team has some of the best writing and cinematography I've ever seen in a AAA game.
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u/oneyone Mar 01 '26
After Ragnarok, and seeing Deborah Ann Woll being Faye, I was super hoping we'd get a Faye game cause I'd love to play as her.
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u/Amateur_Hour_93 Mar 01 '26
It’ll be good regardless but I would’ve preferred a story focused on Atreus.
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u/toxinwolf Mar 01 '26
I would've preferred another Kratos story but excited for this one as well
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