God of Battle: Laufey Brings a New Hero to PlayStation’s Flagship Collection

Sony’s State of Play occasion ended with greater than 20 minutes of shock gameplay from a brand new God of Battle recreation. Not like the earlier video games, this new journey stars Laufey, aka Faye, who was married to Kratos and is the mom of their youngster, Atreus. 

Whereas we do not have a lot details about the sport, God of Battle: Laufey expands the collection in a brand new path. Past the change in protagonist, gamers will even get to discover an afterlife of the gods, which Sony’s blog post describes as a spot “the place ruthless gods from throughout mythology vie for energy in a land overflowing with harmful magic.”

The gameplay video launched characters from Egyptian and Mongolian mythology, in addition to sentient ribbons hooked up to a mysterious sword, which was encased in one thing resembling a gelatinous dice from Dungeons & Dragons. The dice talks and aids Faye in fight.

The video begins with a sequence from the 2018 God of War with the burning of the physique of his lifeless spouse, Laufey, who is understood greatest as Faye. A sequence reveals the embers from the fireplace stand up and switch right into a determine, and Faye awakens in what seems to be Valhalla. 

As she explores, Faye sees what seems to be a military taking up this land and corrupting its creatures. Faye is then confronted by the obvious leaders of the military, Sekhmet and Begtse. The pair are gods of warfare from Egyptian and Mongolian mythologies, respectively. 

Sekhmet asks whether or not Faye thinks the splinter caught in her hand would set her free from the situation earlier than Begtse punches Faye and tells her the gateway is closed, and there’s no escape. Faye is then locked in a cage. Captured subsequent to her is a gelatinous dice with a sword with ribbons caught in it. The dice, referred to as Phranque, and Rue, the ribbon, discuss to Faye and inform her that they are within the afterlife of the gods, which they name Everywhen. 

The fight proven encompasses a acquainted type to that of the earlier God of Battle video games. Faye is ready to combo assaults and use the dice to help her in defeating enemies. The video ends in a confrontation with Begtse. Each Begtse and the prisoner who escaped talked about how the sword is greater than what Faye assumes. 

God of Battle: Laufey can be a PS5 unique. Sony didn’t present a launch date or value for it.