Looks like we're going to spend hours comparing armour stats again 😅

Blade, bow and catalyst you say… interesting 🤔

Standard edition for me. Resources I'll gather myself, and whatever armor they include will most likely be useless by mid-game (if it actually has some stats and it's not just cosmetic).

There's something about an art book that doesn't hit the same when it's not artwork on paper. A digital art book is just the same as a scan.

It's a shame there's no physical deluxe edition but by this point I expect oinking ducks and flying pigs before decent physical editions.

As much as I want this to be my first God of War game I know it can't be, I really love that purple outfit though. And the game has archery too, I'm looking forward to learning more about the game.

Costume for the cube has me howling lol

And people out there say she looks ugly, smh....

@GirlVersusGame It can be if you just watch a God of War recap.

Will be pre-ordering the deluxe edition tomorrow.

The combat looks more bombastic and the setting is certainly unique (hopefully we see some gods from underrepresented pantheons).
I'm cautiously optimistic, hoping its quality over quantity and less than £/€/$70.

Looks like a twitch drop outfit

I will pre-order the Deluxe at the start of Feb i think, no need to pre order right now.

These armors look all kinds of awesome. Purple one is so stylish. Bow and catalyst, you say, huh?

For the 1 billionth time:

Do NOT pre order games. They will not sell out. Review embargo’s end in time for you to still pick up pre order bonuses, whilst making an informed purchase.

If a review embargo is post launch, that’s a no buy red flag.

Wait for the reviews, otherwise you end up a laughing stock like the Wolverine fans.

Odd that they're not revealing the price despite preorders going live tomorrow. When they announced the editions of Wolverine, Ghost of Yotei, etc. they'd show the price of each edition even when the preorder didn't go live on the same day.

@Almost_Ghostly It would feel wrong to do that when the games themselves have so much art/content/dedication infused into each title. I'll eventually get there, it's a franchise very high on my list. If even just to try Ragnarok and the 2018 one. There's the upcoming collection too, the trilogy. I'm currently trying to find purple dye in Crimson Desert. It looks like there are four different shades of purple and I've been red for weeks. I'll try the Laufey look instead.

This will be the first GoW I don’t buy at launch.

The writing/dialogue in Ragnarok was abysmal, and judging from the footage we have Laufey looks to be just as bad. Whether it’s the same talentless writers or just a precipitous drop in quality control I don’t know, but it has me leery of possibly wasting money on a sub par experience. I’ll need someone else to take that bullet before I drop $70 on it; I’ll be checking reviews to see if it’s worth my time or not. Here’s hoping the writers understand what ‘anachronistic dialogue’ means and don’t sprinkle the F word as an intensifier throughout the game’s conversations the way a valley girl uses the word ‘like’.

@Dogbreath Games sell out all the time these days, especially at launch.

High level female warrior armor are supposed to look like a bikini with shoulder plates. This must be a low level armor.

@GirlVersusGame I think chronologically this is supposed to take place just after the intro of GoW 2018. Not exactly a prequel but given it takes place before most events of that game, it might as well be. I think it would be safe to start here and then branch into GoW 2018 and Ragnarok.

Can't wait for this game

I’ll be placing my order tomorrow for a physical copy to pick up in person in launch day. Bestbuy is not as fun as old day GameStop but I trust them a lot more with my preorders and ability to cancel. GameStop is a chaotic mess to preorder from.

@Balaam_ out of interest, can you name a couple of games where you really enjoyed the writing?

I will preorder the digital edition so I have enough time to preload the game by February next year because I have really slow internet.

@Dogbreath The Wolverine game that's at the high 70's on MC and has a 4.7/5 on PSN? Seems the majority liked it.

Im looking forward to this theres no way santa monica will mess this up it will be great

Hoping the 2028 1st party lineup is better than what 2027 looks like

The purple armor is pretty slick, the artists at SM are doing a great job.

@Grumblevolcano It's £249. No matter you won't get nothing in real, but look on those shiny digital pictures you'll recieve!!!

I've only just started my playthrough of Ragnarok for the first time and I've just arrived at Niðavellir (the realm of the Dwarves), so very early on indeed.

I forgot how much I loved this series and Ragnarok definitely has me wanting to play Laufey on day one.

Day one purchase for me

@Rimebreaker @GirlVersusGame If i'm allowed to throw my 2 cents into the hat, I personally feel that without having played Laufey (for obvious reasons), it would be best to go in order of release. There are some subtle unexplained things that happen in the previous 2 entries and I believe the events of Laufey will basically show how and why those events occur (without spoiling too much). So when you play Laufey you will like go ooooohhh that makes sense now.