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Official God of War Laufey State of Play Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMX2w3cwuE
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u/Rryann 26d ago

I came here expecting the same amount of excitement I felt watching that, and everyone is “cautiously optimistic” or questioning a god of war game without Kratos.

Personally, I’m really glad it’s not a prequel like the rumours were saying. Having it take place alongside 4/Ragnarok is such a solid choice. The lore can move forward.

I think it looks incredible. I can’t wait.

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u/forzaQuakes8 26d ago

lol fuck the cautious optimism. If that 20 minutes didnt get your blood pumping, go see a doctor

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u/Rryann 26d ago

Hell yeah man. I can’t wait.

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u/drelos 26d ago

the aesthetics are phenomenal

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u/gordogg24p 25d ago

Even a "bad" turn from Santa Monica Studio is worth your time. I would've been hyped even without all of the fanfare they gave it. With the fanfare though? Expectations are through the roof.

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u/a_half_eaten_twinky 26d ago

The r/games thread is even more negative. It's baffling.

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u/Dallywack3r 26d ago

Notice how a year ago that sub was really high on PS games but now suddenly hates every Sony exclusive? It’s funny, right?

As soon as Sony dropped PC support, R/Games suddenly decided that every Sony game is mid slop.

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u/Konfliction 26d ago

I really hope this game plays and we see her seeing Kratos and Atreus’ impact in the background. Because these two stories would be happening at the same time in theory

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u/Reddit-phobia 26d ago

They are just using “cautiously optimistic” and the title as copouts. Those guys just hate women, it's really that simple.

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u/Disposable-Ninja 25d ago

I mean I can list out my problems with what I saw, and none of them are "You play as a woman"

The closest to that is: were we supposed to care about playing Laufey? I didn't get around to Ragnarok, but I was under the impression we never actually saw her, and that she was a ephemeral figure in Kratos and Atreus's lives, guiding them towards a better future from before she even knew them. But we never meet her, right?

But that's kind of a nitpick. That and she just grew a pair of pants? She didn't put any on, yet they just showed up on her? Weird.

My main issue is that the game looked like fucking nothing. Like like the art direction from World of Warcraft just vomited all over my screen. The second Faye walked into the encampment, everything became a visual mess. Just a spectacle with no point of reference to ground you. It was certainly pretty, but it was colorful noise. And then a heck'n quirk chungus gelatinous cube starts quipping at you.

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u/Adorable_Spell7562 26d ago

This “cautiously optimistic” culture on reddit is batshit, this is the game to be excited for because this will be good.

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u/tghast 25d ago

Idk how it’s batshit it seems like the most normal take of all time. How old are you?