There have been a lot of rumours circulating about the future of the God of War franchise, and one concerning a spinoff prequel refuses to die down.
Outlet MP1st has reported several key details about a supposed new game in the series, one that has previously been described as "a new franchise within the God of War universe".
According to the report, this game will have you playing as Faye, Kratos' late partner in the Norse storyline, and alongside her will be the Norse god of war, Tyr. Kratos himself will apparently not be playable, but will still make some sort of appearance.
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In addition to this, MP1st reports that Faye will also be joined by a companion that takes the form of a "gelatinous cube", and the game will feature a talking sword, said to be Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend.
The game will apparently take players to numerous different lands and mythologies, including elements from Mayan, Chinese, and Japanese myth.
Finally, the report points to a comment from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson who, speaking in a recent podcast, said he'd heard the next God of War game is due to be announced in April. He posits that it could be an announcement during the State of Play that's rumoured to be taking place this week, though that's supposedly just for third-party games.
While all this is purely hearsay at this stage, there is a lot being thrown around about this supposed God of War game. What MP1st's report says about multiple mythologies lines up with Tyr being involved.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer before we hear something concrete. We already know Santa Monica Studio is working on a God of War Trilogy Remake, bringing the Greek games into the modern era, but there's definitely more going on behind the scenes.
What are your thoughts on all this? Tell us in the comments section below.
[source mp1st.com, via fandomwire.com, fandomwire.com, youtu.be, eurogamer.net]
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Day 1 without knowing anything about game, because Santa Monica studios don't miss.
@Oram77 my thoughts exactly!
I'm interested. Faye could hold her own against Thor and multiple mythologies sounds cool.
Could be fun. Spanning several mythologies instead of focusing on one feels a tad double-edged in that it's great for variety but might result in only scratching the surface of each.
Make sense tyr did go.to.other mythologies as depicted in god of war 2018.
Previous games were from Kratos perspective who effectively slaughters his gods. Be interesting to see if they lean it to Faye being a survivor of the frost giants being slaughtered and her battle to survive / elude Odin, Baldur and Thor - no doubt that crafting the Axe will be a part of the plot.
No doubt she'll cross paths with Kratos and the game ends with her demise and links straight into the 2018 God of War intro.
I could not be more ready to be fully in control of Deborah Ann Woll!
Hard pass , do not appreciate when female characters take over a established male character, like ratchet and crank, last of us etc , ghost of tsushima. , have zero interest in this ,
I just dont get how you can have a god of war game without the god of war in it.
Make it Japanese and make Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo as the playable characters
I prefer NOT seeing the behind the scenes stuff that happened. It almost never lives up to expectations when you have a fill-in-the-gaps movie/show/game like that. That’s just me, though.
I would have thought they would learned their lesson on prequels as god of war accension wasnt a big hit for them.
also why visit all these other lands all in one game
The main thing here that excites me (besides more God of War) is the multiple/diverse mythologies. Greek and Norse mythology have been thoroughly explored in this series and many other games over the last 3 generations and so I’m excited to see other cultures’ mythologies used. Granted, the recent explosion of Chinese game development has brought an avalanche of Asian myth and historical backdrop, so they’re a bit late to the party with those settings. The Mayan angle sounds great though. A really untapped and fascinating mythology. And surprisingly there’s not been much Arthurian legend in gaming lately, so I’ll take that too. Although Tides of Annihilation (ironically from a Chinese studio) will beat it to market with a twist on Arthurian myth.
What do I think? I would have preferred to have found out about all this in a trailer.
Thelegend159 wrote:
That would make it less "a new IP in the GoW universe" and more a one-off GoW spin-off.
trev666 wrote:
They said Kratos will make an appearance, and it has Tyr - the God of War in this mythology - that makes TWO Gods of War. Perhaps that is what they'll call it "Gods of War" lol.
gigiard wrote:
It's called Okami, and it's wonderful.
Now make a new Heavenly Sword.
@Dragon83 how is Jin Sakai established as the lead of the franchise when he's been in as many games as Atsu?
"Ghost of..." has set itself up as an anthology IP with no established main lead.
There's absolutely nothing about this that gets me excited, but I also feel like they're going to do a really good job with it and I'll end up liking it.
@Dragon83 grow up
@Dragon83 what a weird take 😅🤢
Ohhh so this is how they would do it. Fits the reports that it feels like a new IP, also relies on some amazingly deep existing lore and world building that can only make anyone interested in history and gaming excited. I guess GOW is Sony's Assassin's Creed now.
For sure I will play. Faye is a great character, the premise is quite intriguing!!
@Dragon83 Wild idea though: sometimes stories just… add new characters. Occasionally even half the population. Absolute madness, I know.
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