Hot Take!
The new GOW game not having Kratos as a protagonist is... actually fine. Kratos's story ended with Valhalla. The next GOW games *shouldn't* have him as a protagonist because everything that needed to be shown was already shown. We watched him succeed and better himself, what more could be done? Yes we could've gotten an Atreus game where he (presumably) goes to Egypt or other lands and their gods, and that isn't completely out of the picture, but at the same time it really speaks to the misogyny on the internet when the main problem with the game is "wahhh im playing as a woman and not the boyyyy". I'm pretty sure theres parts of the entire GOW saga that remain unexplained or could be delved into deeper through GOW Laufey, such as who blew the horn to summon Jormangandr in 2018, or what happened to the Greek Gods? are they here? Which other folklore characters are there This game could potentially offer so many answers and a beautifully enriched experience, but no its bad because "wahhh no kratos wahhh" If the game turns out horrendous, its WONT be because "Kratos wasnt playable" or "the protag was a WAMAN FEMOID!!!" (im mocking the dickheads with that one). It'll be because its another AAA game with a shitty story like all the other failed games. Im hoping not. Also about the cube Phranque, ill leave my opinion to when the game drops. Its clear they're gonna reveal him and Ru to be incredibly important characters later on, and i want to see how it can go. Just hope they arent gonna be annoying.
