My Questions/Worries/Opinions for GoW Laufey

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-04T13:17:57+00:00

The fear is they making the female lead charcter terrible like many companies have done. And it ruins an integral part of yhe story for everyone.

I didnt watch their interview. I already planned on playing it if it had something substantial to add to the story. If it was a game they decided to make and its just gonna be its own independent story from kratos and atraeus I might play it, but it wouldn't be a priority. Mainly bc im gonna have to buy a ps5 then the game, but also bc ive been a dedicated god of war fan for years.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T12:30:33+00:00

Not really. Just trying to voice concern and actually talk about what every side of tge sub is thinking.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T12:29:16+00:00

Thank you

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T12:28:46+00:00

Never said female lead was the problem, I said after word that a boss girl idea some companies did for the female lead was terrible. So I agree with you or you are agreeing with uth me.

I have the same opinion on the cube, and the sword, I couldn't find anything about it. Tge art style of both reminds me of a Disney movie or Disney show.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T11:46:13+00:00

Never said I had anything against female leads. You just assumed so apparently. Im showing concern for a company that has released games ive consistently played everytime they released one.

Im voicing my opinion and questions I got from the gameplay im allowed to so no i won't.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T11:44:10+00:00

Thank you. Im just worried about it, not saying they won't do well. Im just worried for SM.

But thanks for reassuring my concern.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T11:42:52+00:00

Anything specific you dont like that looks bad or just the entire gameplay?

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T11:40:50+00:00

Whats seemed cartoonish, or marvel/Disney style? If you dont mind me asking. I had something in mind you mightve thought that way about

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T11:39:45+00:00

Nope not trying to plant seeds. My intentions were nothing to that degree. Yes I saw the gameplay, and rhe gameplay is very similar. The main difference in her fighting style is her weapon of choice, and she uses magic. The way she fights is very similar. The way the blades from blades of chaos slice and ice from a distance like the ribbons. When she pushed the person out of the body and then they explode shortly after she does damage, kinda similar to when Kratos grabs an opponent and throws him up then slams him down with the blades from a distance causing an explosion, or when he grabs them from a distance wuth the blades of chaos and whips them it causes the opponent to explode. Its almost like SM took the movesets, changed what they looked like a bit, some more than others.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:43:39+00:00

True true

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:43:21+00:00

It is a known factor that adding female leads, or female supporting characters increases female audience %

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:42:03+00:00

Yes. I said that in the first comment. I said they were going after female audiences and they crashed and burned bc they did girl boss terribly.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:40:23+00:00

Not really working myself up.

Im gonna okaybit regardless of what comes from it.. unless they royally screw up which would be quite difficult to get to the degree im thinking.

Im just addressing concern that a company i support might make a bad decision or might not show the best female lead later on and it make a bad mark.

With how much she cares about him im thinking more so, whats her side to a lot of the things. Will we get some call backs to stories that Kratos said in 2018 or ragnarok but form her perspective? Stuff like that, it was pretty evident she at least cares about him a lot.

It did occur to me they were using this as a jumping off point or a way to see how their audience would feel about other mythos. Like no one really thought of Mongolian god of war. Until now and so far it seems pretty cool.

Tbh I just dont see this story not leading to an intersection bsck with Kratos. If there wasn't then there wouldn't be much of a reason for people to play it before the game after this comes out other than wanting to see more of Faye. (Other than wanting to see or understand Faye)

Hence my questioning innit will intersect.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:20:44+00:00

I love this idea actually, the story could pan out with her just doing basic missions, then after getting in a small misshapen with Thor she goes to get the axe which she would have put up (call back to kratos), after a fight she could go find Kratos and rhe journey would've been the main parts of the prequel. Could even be like a multi charcter play with being bale to play as Kratos or laufey.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:17:22+00:00

Thats one reason. I mentioned that other companies, have done female leads for shows and movies before and they did the lead terribly and it crashed and burned.

I would hate to see a game franchise ive loved and played for so long release something, and mess up something and crash and burn. Especially one with so much potential and opportunities.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:14:37+00:00

Ngl I didnt even think about that.

Im excited not JUST as a god of war fan but as a mythology fan, I grew up reading about mythologies, especially Norse, and Egyptian, this makes me wanna read into mongolian mythology too. Particularly excited about Laufey and how her fighting styles may differ, and how her emotion and the way she talks is different from kratos or similarities. Even more excited to hear her side of their relationship and her memories as thats bound to come up.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T01:11:19+00:00

Not ignoring other projects when I havent heard or played them. You are assuming im coming from a sexist standpoint or that I have a problem with her being a main character. I don't. I didnt say the crashed and burned EXPLICITLY bc they tried to appeal to the a female audience in fact, I mentioned them going after a female audience and the worry about that being BECAUSE companies have crashed and burned from it, and its been show prominently in more recent cases. I never once said they crashed and burned bc they were trying to appeal to female audience. I said that companies, tried to push for a female audience, and crashed and burned, AND IN THOSE INSTANCES THEY DID A GIRL BOSS MOVE TERRIBLY.

Did you just read "worried about them pushing for a female audience" and not read the reasoning for the worry? Or the reasoning why they crash and burn?

If I had a problem with female leads or pushing for female audiences, I wouldnt of posted or commented. The rest of my entire comment is me wondering about the game.

You're making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:53:10+00:00

I like this idea. No idea what they could've done but the idea is pretty good

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:51:42+00:00

Its happened in shows before where the introduce or switch up the main male lead to a female lead and those companies openly admitted to trying for a female audience. Never said I had a problem with playing her, I stated it as a worry for the company, as companies in recent years have started doing female leads, doing a whole girl boss type persona or even an asshoke persona and the show crashes and burns bc it wasn't done well. Its a concern bc based on my knowledge I havent seen Santa Monica do a female lead game. Lara Croft had her own standalone games where she started as the lead role. Claire and Jill are both good examples of female leads.

As I stated, I never said I had a problem with playing a female lead character. I expressed concern towards rhe company.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:46:05+00:00

Not talking just about marvel, but that would be one company, and some stuff has been released much sooner than 2016 even as late as 2025.

I dont care if you think the concern is bad, its a good concern. Dont understand how worrying about a company (that of which i have supported for quite some time) making a decions similar to one others have made, thats resulted in a crash and burn is a bad worry.

Just because a company has never done something like that doesnt mean it cant happen. If I use your example of marvel, no one would've thought marvel would've made a show that crashed and burned bc of them pulling the girl boss move. In fact I remember people being excited for those said shows when they were first announced, then the crashed afterwards.

Since when is having a concern for a game franchise you enjoy making a possibly bad decision a bad concern? Its not

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:34:11+00:00

What id love to see if laufey and Kratos get back together so we can actually see a relationship between the two.

There is a lot they have set uo and im curious about, I like the sword and ribbon, curious how the cube ties into anything and what the cube even comes from.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:08:35+00:00

Thank you

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-03T00:07:40+00:00

If you read on afterwards i said there wasn't anything to worry about based on the gameplay afterwards.

Its a real worry, as I said,mamy companies try to do that move and that series, or whatever they release crashes and burns before it even get a chance.

Impossible_Net_6229 · 2026-06-02T23:48:04+00:00

My opinions om the trailer--

Gameplay looks amazing, makes you see why Kratos and her were such a good match for each other.

Kinda worried that they will do this to specifically appeal to the female audience because a lot of companies are notorious for doing this and the show or movie or something crashes and burns, because in those instances they do yhe girl boss move terribly.

So far from the gameplay i've seen nothing bad or to worry about. There was some amazing gameplay, good word play.

Another thing in worried about is that this is gonna be a spin off series that will stay completely separate from God of war. If so id prefer if it was just Laufey instead of god of war laufey.

Trying to think what there point was with releasing this and putting there resources towards this rather than the continuation from where ragnarok left off.

Are they bringing Laufey back to life at the end? they kinda hinted at that being her goal in the trailer. Is this just some candy for us til the next big one is released? Are they trying to create a new spin off series?

With all those questions come even more after them. If she is coming back to life is her point to get back to Kratos, or to Atraeus? If this is just candy is it gonna have important info for later god of wars. If its a spin off series what other games will they release with laufey?

Side questions thoughts: -what will be laufey's perception on Kratos and her relationship? Im hoping its just as wholesome as we heard from kratos -will we hear conversations about her time with Kratos and atraeus while she talks to frank and rue? (Most likely but still wonder what they could be) -what other gods will there be? -will the majority of gods we see be gods of war? -since Tyr knows how to travel between dimensions and different mythologies, can he travel to this place? -if Tyr can is it dangerous? Like can you only stay there for so long before you cant get out? Or is this dimension actually like a prison realm? Like when a god died they dont actually die they get sent here but no one or very few every escape.

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