Until now, Kratos was the primary star of every God of War game. However, his late wife, Faye, is taking the spotlight in God of War Laufey. But when Faye picks up her sword, veteran God of War fans may recognize the influence that the original Greek trilogy had on her fighting style.
“I think that because we started with the idea, like we knew it was going to be a Faye game, we had a Faye model. We couldn’t just put Kratos animations on her,” God of War Laufey director Ariel Lawrence told GameSpot. “It just wouldn’t make sense. Her body wouldn’t move that way. But I think being able to look back to the Greek era [where] Kratos had a little bit more of an acrobatic nature [helped].”
“We still have folks in the studio who’ve worked on those games,” added Lawrence. “So I think this was, ‘What if we did this, but this is the person we have executing this, and how would that work and what things could we borrow, what things could we expand on?’ That’s the fun part of development–just seeing where it can go.”
As seen in the first footage from the game, Faye won’t be alone as she explores the Everywhen, the hostile afterlife of the gods. She will be joined by a talking gelatinous cube named Phranque, as voiced by The Boys’ Jack Quaid. Faye’s other companion is Rue (Perlina Lau), a ribbon that is attached to her new sword. Daredevil: Born Again’s Deborah Ann Woll is reprising her role as Faye from God of War: Ragnarok.
Although God of War Laufey doesn’t have Kratos in the lead, Sony Santa Monica has promised that there will be more stories about him in the future.
God of War Laufey will be released on PlayStation 5, but the game doesn’t have a release date at this time.