God of War

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1569 Ratings

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  1. OnlyOneHere
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    Aside from accessibility options, this game doesn't have any new content. It is the exact same garbage as before. I understand that this is just a port made for PC players who don't own a PS4/PS5, but I still expect some new content. Take a look at GTA V for PS4 and PC for example; a port with new content that added first person mode, new cars on the road, animals, licensed songs, moreAside from accessibility options, this game doesn't have any new content. It is the exact same garbage as before. I understand that this is just a port made for PC players who don't own a PS4/PS5, but I still expect some new content. Take a look at GTA V for PS4 and PC for example; a port with new content that added first person mode, new cars on the road, animals, licensed songs, more players online etc. TLOU Remastered was also $50 and while it didn't have any new content, it at least added the story DLC and multiplayer DLC maps for players that didn't get a chance to play it. Not to mention TLOU was a 1 year old game at the time, while this game is almost 4 years old at $50 with no new content or DLC. Considering how close the camera is to Kratos, they should have added a first person mode.

    For goodness sake, why does this game still have unskippable cutscenes? Skippable cutscenes is perhaps the most basic and easiest feature to implement in a video game, even indie developers can do it. Unbelievable that unskippable cutscenes are still a thing in 2022. This isn't even a game, this is a movie. The story is the typical Arty Farty "I'm so miserable" cliche trash that has been done a gazillion times already in video games. I should be able to skip all that. I just want to beat up some monsters. Speaking of monsters, there is still no enemy variety. The developers could have added new enemies and side quests, but the developers were too cheap and lazy for that. Everytime I die, it is the exact same slow death animation over and over again. More deaths animations could have been new content for this game. Forget new death animations, why aren't the death animations physics-based? Speaking of physics, the physics in this game are pathetic and laughable.

    There is still no multiplayer in this game. So once you beat the story, there is not a reason to play this game again. Charging $50 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. And the greedy developers had the audacity to slap the "Only On Playstation" label on the PS4 version, only to find out that this so-called "exclusive" is on PC as well. That is false advertising, considering that this game is actually a timed-exclusive. I don't recommend this game at all for those that own a PS4 or PS5. If you don't have one, then I only recommend you buy this game until it is $10 or cheaper.    … Expand
  2. driegon38
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    El mismo juego que el de PS4, juego lineal donde los haya, escenarios vacios, repeticion de enemigos y de exploracion 0, lo tuve en ps4 y es exactamente el mismo, sin ningun añadido extra, por poco que fuese, para un juego, corto, repetitivo y vacio, solo para fanboys (de este juego, porque de god of war solo tiene el nombre, nada mas)
  3. Miguelmorales06
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oq fizeram com a franquia patético tirou a identidade do jogo puta história lixo… Expand
  4. Freeman
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Amazing game!
    Beautiful adventure with very good graphism. A masterpiece => 10/10
    Une magnifique aventure ! Avec de superbe graphisme et un bon portage sur PC. L'histoire est sympa à suivre, et les quêtes principales ou secondaires sont toutes intéressantes. L'exploration est largement récompensée. Une belle réussite et surtout un coup de cœur auquel je ne m'attendais pas du tout !    Amazing game!
    Beautiful adventure with very good graphism. A masterpiece => 10/10

    Une magnifique aventure ! Avec de superbe graphisme et un bon portage sur PC.
    L'histoire est sympa à suivre, et les quêtes principales ou secondaires sont toutes intéressantes.
    L'exploration est largement récompensée.
    Une belle réussite et surtout un coup de cœur auquel je ne m'attendais pas du tout !
    La note de 10/10 est largement méritée.
    Bravo à Santa Monica Studios !

    Bon jeu à tous !    … Expand
  5. TwiTu
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    Massively overrated game.
    The story is forgettable and not epic in any way.
    Art/story direction is a mess. Viking mythology, but mixed with lots of other stuff. Makes no sense and is very unimaginative. The boy is annoying and irrelevant to the gameplay. Dialogs feel like from a Japanese game, AKA make no sense whatsoever and feel very disconnected to context and completely without    Massively overrated game.
    The story is forgettable and not epic in any way.
    Art/story direction is a mess. Viking mythology, but mixed with lots of other stuff. Makes no sense and is very unimaginative.
    The boy is annoying and irrelevant to the gameplay.
    Dialogs feel like from a Japanese game, AKA make no sense whatsoever and feel very disconnected to context and completely without emotions, or completely overdone emotions, even though its an American developer.
    Characters are bland and soulless.
    The AI is as stupid as if its a 00s game.
    Fights are too many and become very boring after only a few hours.
    Fights with trash mobs take too long. You never feel very strong because of that, even though cutscenes show you being much stronger than that.
    Fights have childish snap animations, like you know from anime crap.
    Weapons are boring and feel weak.
    Abilities are boring and feel weak.
    Kratos can jump very high in cut scenes and is able to lift and crush huge rocks, but in the gameplay he cant even climb/jump a 8 foot wall or kick in/lift a flimsy gate.
    Puzzles are too easy and always the same kind.
    The world is a typical console game one, where you feel trapped in a small valley.
    Exploration is extremely limited because of that.
    Not much happens in the game. Just boring fight after boring fight and easy puzzle after easy puzzle, while your son screams the same lines all the time.

    Are peoples standards really that low nowadays that they hype crap like this so much?    … Expand
  6. Ananisapta
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    I was unfamiliar with this title when I began play on the new PC version about 60 in-game hours ago. I've found it very rewarding for an action-adventure title. The story in engrossing: the somewhat robotic warrior of the title has to come to grips with a young son whose ego vacillates among his three aspects. Not an ideal dad, but VERY sincere! The one promising woman in the story is manyI was unfamiliar with this title when I began play on the new PC version about 60 in-game hours ago. I've found it very rewarding for an action-adventure title. The story in engrossing: the somewhat robotic warrior of the title has to come to grips with a young son whose ego vacillates among his three aspects. Not an ideal dad, but VERY sincere! The one promising woman in the story is many things, none of which appears on the surface. She certainly promises more than she delivers, but her complexity is an important part of the story. You may wish to play through the first time on easy difficulty just to enjoy the story and learn the mechanics.

    Then raise the difficulty and play a new game, keeping your old armor and attributes. This time, the story will be a lot more clear because you'll know who everybody is from the start, and you know the significance of certain objects and events. You'll also be better able to learn the mechanics as the challenges proliferate. Most importantly, you can pursue ALL the little side adventures the game offers. Just as an example, Lake of the Nine has numerous coves and inlets to explore. As various events occur, the lake level goes down, revealing even more adventures that were previously under water. Pursuing all these side objectives will peak your armor and skills so you can attempt some of the harder boss fights in the game.

    God of War for PC seems a very fine port. I've only found one minor visual problem in sixty hours of play. There's a fine guide, as usual, at https://www.ign.com/wikis/god-of-war-2018.

    Enjoy!    … Expand
  7. Archer_11
    Feb 12, 2022
    9
    You know that feeling you get watching a good thriller where you know there's no way in heck you are doing anything other than seeing what happens next? After the one hour mark that's God of War, except swap out murder mystery and replace it with stunning vistas, jaw dropping monsters and highly engaging NPC's, a first for the series. And if you think you could care less about a dad'sYou know that feeling you get watching a good thriller where you know there's no way in heck you are doing anything other than seeing what happens next? After the one hour mark that's God of War, except swap out murder mystery and replace it with stunning vistas, jaw dropping monsters and highly engaging NPC's, a first for the series. And if you think you could care less about a dad's relationship with his son, guess again. The only disclaimer is that there is lots of combat and hidden chests, so that does rule out some players. For anyone else it is worth every cent of your money.… Expand
  8. WishedSerega
    Feb 2, 2022
    10
    Completed this game on ps4 pro two times, got myself a platinum trophy, now it's time for gorgeous PC release.
  9. reactor1h
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    One of the best video games I've ever played but a bit of overrated nonetheless. The story is a little cliche and adds nothing new to the formula. There's some tiny glitches and bugs but nothing too important.

    Other than that everything is exactly how it should be. Kratos is changed for good. With this transformation, our player character became a relatable and caring person. He's an    One of the best video games I've ever played but a bit of overrated nonetheless. The story is a little cliche and adds nothing new to the formula. There's some tiny glitches and bugs but nothing too important.

    Other than that everything is exactly how it should be. Kratos is changed for good. With this transformation, our player character became a relatable and caring person. He's an anti-hero no more. With this new attitude and new Norse mythology era, newcomer PC players like me won't be the lonely stranger in the party.

    Every scene that features Jörmungandr in it... How shall I put it? Were grandly rousing. It was game directing perfection. An example of how to make the player feel little, insignificant and in dismay.

    I'm strongly recommending God of War.    … Expand
  10. SilexEco
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    Glad to see the PlayStation GOTY on PC with better graphics than PS5, with true native 4K and DLSS, hope Sony continues this path and launch all of his games on PC.
  11. TomasLacerda
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    This is a masterpiece.
    Storytelling: 10
    Graphics: 10 (Although with Ray Tracing I would **** in my pants)
    Gameplay: 10
    Sound & Music: 10
    Try this game, this is a storytelling masterpiece, one of the best games ever made. Really polished. Gorgeous.
  12. GamerJosh0137
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    Oh.......my........god.......of war. Real quick let me just say this game is an absolute masterpiece in my humble opinion. My PS4 went kaput right before this game came out initially, but instead of buying another one I built my first pc and to this day have only had a pc. God of War had always been the one that got away. When I heard it was coming to pc I was beyond excited, and aOh.......my........god.......of war. Real quick let me just say this game is an absolute masterpiece in my humble opinion. My PS4 went kaput right before this game came out initially, but instead of buying another one I built my first pc and to this day have only had a pc. God of War had always been the one that got away. When I heard it was coming to pc I was beyond excited, and a little surprised when I realized it was never actually spoiled for me. Anyway, combat is great. It's fluid and feels very raw and can vary pretty wildly depending on what kind of move sets you have for your axe. I swear I could sit for hours just throwing my axe and pressing Y to have it fly back to kratos' hand. It's like popping bubble wrap, or peeling off that plastic lining when you buy a new phone. The story is really good as well, I won't spoil it, I will just say I was fully engaged. Sound is perfect, from the sound the axe makes when it is thrown into enemy flesh to the ambient sounds of the world around you. Speaking of the world around you, I used to think RDR2 was the pinnacle of beauty when it came to world design and I suppose it still is when it comes to being in our own reality but I have never seen more beautiful settings than I have in God of War. That photo mode was getting a work out while I was playing. I admit, chances are most people have already played this so what I am saying probably isn't new to anyone, but if you are like me and had to wait or even if you are someone who didn't like the original series (I didn't, sorry hardcore fans I was never into hack and slash games when i was younger) but you wan't a great story and solid gameplay then you gotta try it. Just try it for your own sake.… Expand
  13. adrii9715
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    This masterpiece finally came to PC. After finishing the 100% i'm gonna gladly write this opinion. I'll not discover anything not said about GoW, but i wanted a take of it.

    So, GoW, we all know Kratos but this game introduced new characters such as Atreus, Mimir, the dwarfs and the norse pantheon which includes gods, realms, creatures and much else. The story is so well-builded in a way    This masterpiece finally came to PC. After finishing the 100% i'm gonna gladly write this opinion. I'll not discover anything not said about GoW, but i wanted a take of it.

    So, GoW, we all know Kratos but this game introduced new characters such as Atreus, Mimir, the dwarfs and the norse pantheon which includes gods, realms, creatures and much else. The story is so well-builded in a way that all the characters have their own journey and development.
    The one-camera shot feels amazing, following always Kratos in the game. It's well added to the combat, which feels nice the change. It's way more challenging and updated to the needs of players nowadays. The visuals are still amazing and in Ultra + 60fps , rtx activated...it just looks incredible.

    I would like to take a moment to speak about the strategy Sony Playstation is following with this kind of releases and why they won't change it despite the success of GoW on Steam. So, they are doing what they should, take their exclusive to the PS and years later to PC, reaching two succesfull releases of one game in two independent years. Very clever.    … Expand
  14. LMD
    Feb 1, 2022
    9
    God of War is a port made with as much care as when it was made on PS4. Higher video settings upgrade the graphics to a unbelievable level. Storyline is always a blast, everything comes in circle perfectly so you end up with all the answers needed, gameplay is always cool, might be slow at some time and by that I mean hen you cannot sprint but it doesn't change any of my opinion. Must-haveGod of War is a port made with as much care as when it was made on PS4. Higher video settings upgrade the graphics to a unbelievable level. Storyline is always a blast, everything comes in circle perfectly so you end up with all the answers needed, gameplay is always cool, might be slow at some time and by that I mean hen you cannot sprint but it doesn't change any of my opinion. Must-have for all the platforms it is available on.… Expand
  15. Oxygent
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Разрабы молодцы. Хотелось бы чтоб все были такими ответственными, трудолюбивыми, креативными.
  16. jackinvestor
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    Very good console port to PC with much better graphics than on PS5 if you have a good PC.Its amazing to play wirh around 100 fps and 4K DLSS Quality.
  17. thenov3mberist
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    While visually impressive, with fantastic art direction, this game borrows too much from other successful games. I couldn’t get attached to the narrative because no matter what happened, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much they are copying The Last Of Us.
  18. SoulreaverDE
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    On PS4 in 2018 this game already took my breath and made me absolutely love it. Now with 60fps and up on PC with improvements on the Graphical Side it absoutely shines in a new light, perfected for everybody to wtiness. And what a game this is. You just have to have played it. A must for every single PC Gamer.
  19. oscarmenjivar
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    One of my favourites games I have played, and this is an excelent port for pc!
  20. Sholva
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    Good performing PC port, but not without flaws (on release).

    On PC, God of War plays really well thanks to being a very competent port in many aspects, but this is another port from PlayStation that launches with bad mouse input, much like HZD did in 2020 (Edit: Feb. 12th: Precise Mouse Input has been added, working nicely). The main issue this game presents to the PC user is the    Good performing PC port, but not without flaws (on release).

    On PC, God of War plays really well thanks to being a very competent port in many aspects, but this is another port from PlayStation that launches with bad mouse input, much like HZD did in 2020 (Edit: Feb. 12th: Precise Mouse Input has been added, working nicely).

    The main issue this game presents to the PC user is the terrible Negative Mouse Acceleration it has, because the developers mapped gamepad input to the mouse camera and, in addition to that, it came out with very strong negative acceleration, meaning that very slow movements will quickly increase in speed, and swiping the mouse pretty fast will make the camera completely stop, therefore doing quick flicks will be detrimental to the player.
    This needs to be fixed, because other than that, the game plays pretty well on Keyboard and Mouse and, even with this issue, one can get used to moving the mouse in very controlled motions and constant speed.

    I completed (100%) the game on Hard difficulty, exclusively using Mouse and Keyboard so…even with negative acceleration, any experienced player can adapt to it, for sure, but it needs to be fixed.

    Moving on, the game also launched with some Memory Leak issues, which I personally didn’t encounter, and a couple patches have already been released, addressing some of the issues, and I do expect a few more patches for the mouse input, etc.

    On the Performance side of things, which is crucial to any PC game review, the game runs quite well on my Ryzen 5 3600 and [b]RTX 3060 Ti; At Original (Console) settings, it’s pretty easy to run at 100-120 FPS (120 FPS lock is not completely possible, but close, due to being a little bit CPU bound at times) and, if we want stable 60 FPS or anything in between, higher graphical settings are of course doable, pretty much.

    Ultra Shadow Quality is pretty demanding due to the huge amount of new shadows included in many areas where the original console settings didn’t have any or they were a lot weaker. This setting can impact performance around 20% or more, depending on the area, so be aware of that.
    Lowering Atmospherics, Reflections and Model Quality one notch down from Ultra to High can also provide another decent boost, and paired with DLSS (and DLDSR, which works with DLSS too), we can find a decent resolution and settings combination that looks and performs great, because the Graphics Settings have pretty decent scalability.

    Keybinds are another aspect crucial to PC games and many reviews omit talking about it; well, I don’t, since I’m left handed, in the first place, and that means I will always need to remap the default keybinds.
    In this game, all of the keys I would normally use can be mapped, and only a couple actions are not able to be remapped, like the one bound to “T”, which is used to access Lore we find in game, we have no option to remap that one action, so I ended up mapping it to one of my extra mouse buttons.
    The Arrow keys work for movement, too, which it’s what I use, and another lacking feature here is that there’s no Walk key, so Kratos will always be jogging.

    Other than that, with those issues aside, what remains is a truly amazing video game, with a really nice story and character development; voice acting is phenomenal for the main cast and other characters, such incredible talent and passion put into this game, clearly.
    Sound and music are amazing as well, and the visuals and level design are quite good, and I do love being able to go back to areas I’ve visited and explore more of them, because level design in this game I think it’s pretty well done.

    I love exploration in video games, and this game promotes one of the best ways to do exploration: let the player do it because they feel curious about it; the level design, especially for the Lake of Nine, does exactly that, it did for me at least: I wanted to explore because I was interested. That sentiment was pushed even further thanks to Atreus, which was always so eager to explore, like me. Then with the amazing stories from Mimir, the experience felt absolutely complete for me, it’s an amazing feeling.

    I also loved the subtle hints, even early on, about what was going on, even in the first minutes, there are hints all over the place; the minds who thought about all of this and placed all these hints and clues, visual or in events we see at certain points, are great, such a good job.

    Combat is also pretty snappy and responsive and there are lots of ways to deal with enemies, which is refreshing. I really enjoyed fighting enemies in this game, especially some of the optional bosses, which can get pretty difficult, but they’re so fun to fight.

    This game is pretty good, after such legacy the God of War franchise holds, I like how this game marks the beginning of something new, honors the past very well but, at the same time, leaves us with so much more for the future.    … Expand
  21. rezo_21
    Jan 22, 2022
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 93 IIIIIIIIII====================
  22. akesserwani
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    Oh wow! I do not know what else can be said except wow! This is a must have game. Probably top 5 of all time. Play it and enjoy it.
  23. alfador
    Feb 2, 2022
    10
    Amazing game. Nothing more to say. Best game I've played since years. This is a true masterpiece. I've been playing games since high school and I consider myself gamer.
    Story , gameplay ...everything is top notch
    Excited for next release. I will pre-order collector's edition
  24. VigilanteOito
    Jan 22, 2022
    8
    Uma boa aventura cinemática. Inovar hoje em dia é muito dificil, mas esse jogo até q inovou bem, prefiro os antigos da franquia, mas esse dá pra jogar. Um dos melhrores graficos que vi já. Um bom porte pro PC. A fisica do machado é otima.
    Contras:
    Preço absurdo pra um game de 4 anos; Inimigos repetitivos, os anteriores tem bastante variação de inimigos; Tem muita cena, se eu quiser    Uma boa aventura cinemática. Inovar hoje em dia é muito dificil, mas esse jogo até q inovou bem, prefiro os antigos da franquia, mas esse dá pra jogar. Um dos melhrores graficos que vi já. Um bom porte pro PC. A fisica do machado é otima.
    Contras:
    Preço absurdo pra um game de 4 anos;
    Inimigos repetitivos, os anteriores tem bastante variação de inimigos;
    Tem muita cena, se eu quiser zerar de novo, tem como pular as cenas?
    Em fim, se vc esta lendo esse review, espero que jogue pra tirar suas proprias concluçoes e que se divirta.    … Expand
  25. MARTINCARDENAS
    Jan 24, 2022
    10
    One of my favorite games in my life. I have played some of its versions in all this time and the truth seems to me an exceptional game. In this version for PC I have nothing bad to say. "God of War" please never change.
  26. doobiousdobby
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    This is bad for Radeon users. So many stutters and frame drops, its unacceptable.
    if you use amd gpu stay away from this.
  27. Koleck0LP
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    This game is very overhyped, I found the combat to be extremely boring.
    I'm not a fan of superhero movies, and when one guy throws another one across over a building and they still stand up and fight back I just shake my head and leave.
  28. LeDreak
    May 7, 2022
    0
    WHen I read "good pc port" I feel sad for kids nowadays think this is a good pc port. GTA is a good PC port. This just a mess. Locked cameras or certain puzzles you need to solve are so unbelievably hard only because of keyboard. Frustrating battles where your mouse refuses to cooperate. 6/10, sure, 10/10 feels bad kids
  29. EmoGame_29
    Jan 24, 2022
    10
    This game is very good and everyone should play this! Especially if you like Norse mythology. This game is one of the best games ever.
  30. Piergio
    Jun 27, 2022
    9
    Well, it's quite a good game, but i did expect a lot more reading all the reviews online. It's was a bit of a let down playing it, but it was my fault that i expected more. The game is good, just not a masterpiece in my opinion.
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#3 Best PC Game of 2022
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2022

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    God of War is more or less a game for everyone who is not afraid of action gameplay and appreciates good narrative and production quality. It's also great to watch, so it can be recommended to extended family members over the series. [Issue#317]
  2. GameWatcher
    Feb 24, 2022
    90
    After more than 55 hours spent playing, I’m still awed by just how great God of War is. This is the result of a clear, determined vision, its separate elements harmonizing almost perfectly to deliver an experience that understands the series’ blood-soaked origins but is also not afraid to push it into a more mature and nuanced direction. Kratos and Atreus’ relationship develops naturally as does their understanding of the foreign land they’re journeying through. The story takes its time, never rushing its satisfying reveals, and making way for a set of surprisingly personal boss fights, while the continuous camera shot used throughout the game is a masterstroke in terms of presentation. All this is built around a snappy and responsive combat system that has more depth than you’re initially led to believe. There are more jaw-dropping surprises I didn’t touch upon simply because it’s best that you experience them for yourself. Looking back, aside from the port’s few performance flaws, my only real complaint has to do with Sony taking this long to bring the game to PC.
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    Feb 20, 2022
    99
    God of War merges all its gameplay elements into one excellent package, dressed in unparalleled direction and amazing storytelling. The scale of the narrative, the divine but always human Kratos, the "boy" who sees everything with childlike enthusiasm, all this offers the player a thrilling story that has at its heart the most human and natural relationship between a parent and his child. Regardless of preference, God of War is a must-see title. Benchmark for each and all its elements and still fresh in 2022.
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