What a time to be alive.

There are so many layers here ... where do I even start??

This week, game developer Santa Monica Studio announced that it was releasing its newest "God of War" game.

Launched in 2005, the series follows a Spartan demigod named Kratos who is tasked by the Greek goddess Athena with killing Ares, the god of war. After succeeding in his task, Kratos goes on to wage, well, war against various mythological figures.

In the newest game, players don't play as Kratos. Instead, they play as his dead wife Laufey, a giantess from Norse mythology who was the mother of Loki, god of mischief.

Fans don't seem that excited.

Commenters quickly noted that the production team for this new game, like many new games these days, consists of liberal women.

One criticism of female-led games is that developers often take the actresses who play the roles and make them look less attractive in order to avoid sexualizing them.

The new "Fable" game that has now been delayed to 2027 was widely panned for a similar image 👇

Supporters say the developers are simply trying to be realistic. Being too realistic, however, invokes the "uncanny valley" effect, which makes normal facial features seem harsher and less human when translated onto a digital model.

Another criticism is that female-led games like to insert cute animals, which seems a bit out of place for a violent, dark game where gods of war smash each other repeatedly in the face. 😂

Those criticisms aside, fans are more worried that they are about to get an existential lecture about girlboss feminism and the evils of the Patriarchy.

Even the creator of the franchise says the new game looks terrible.

Whatever your own thoughts are, you have to admit: Being cooked by Domino's Pizza in the comments is funny as heck.