Cory Barlog: God of War Laufey's gods are 'all assholes'

The first lesson you learn when reading about mythological gods is that a lot of them are self-centered jerks. God of War is basically an entire series about this fact, and God of War Laufey will be no different. 'They're all assholes,' Cory Barlog said of the gods players will meet in the upcoming game.

It's not just the towering Mongolian god of war and his violent Egyptian partner we saw in the initial footage; everyone with a divine past in the Everywhen will be insufferable to be around. Barlog compared the setting to an island full of billionaires: 'They think they're gonna have a happy life.

No, they're all going to fight each other, they're all going to be in this strange sense of conflict because they're locked in a prison.' The Everywhen, the afterlife for gods, is described as a big bucket of bitter beings who didn't all die willingly, which helps explain the friction.

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