God of War

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8.5

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  1. gwynbleidd27
    Feb 18, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece of a game, combat is fun, story is pretty good and Kratos is a **** badass. This game is **** amazing and surprisingly well optimized at launch. 10/10
  2. matee75
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    One of the best videogame experiences for me. It is a truly well-crafted scenery and story with a satisfying and fluid gameplay. Filled with interesting side quests, it took about 40 hours to do everything,except some chests that were left behind. Kudos for the single shot camera. Glad they ported it to PC.
  3. waturbottle
    Feb 17, 2022
    5
    An extremely forgetful installment in the God of War Franchise. It attempts to do so many things and fails at almost all of them. The one thing I can say I enjoyed thoroughly about the game was the boss segments. The story was extremely dull and left something to be desired. While 100%ing the game on the hardest difficulty, I can absolutely say it's just not for me.
  4. 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
  5. r03vg
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    Сюжет абсолютно не впечатлил, ничего такого для себя не нашёл. В остальном всё понравилось.
  6. dunnyone
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    It's a perfect ten for me boss.

    Gameplay is solid and meaty - best melee and shield combat since Dark Souls. The sound is stellar! Usually, I don't even notice but the mix of voice and music is stunning. Actual work was put into this. Graphics are incredible, especially for a game from 2018. Outstanding animations and highly detailed textures. But it's the story that really    It's a perfect ten for me boss.

    Gameplay is solid and meaty - best melee and shield combat since Dark Souls.

    The sound is stellar! Usually, I don't even notice but the mix of voice and music is stunning. Actual work was put into this.

    Graphics are incredible, especially for a game from 2018. Outstanding animations and highly detailed textures.

    But it's the story that really pulls you in. Kratos and his 'boi' are constantly chatting but it's never boring or forced.

    In summary: it's amazing what a talented gaming dev team can pull off. I look at crud AAA games like Far Cry 6, Cyberpunk 2077 (bugs), Deathloop and MANY others with disdain now. Why can't everyone make games like Santa Monica Studios? Now I'm sad because every other game is going to seem like garbage until GOW: Ragnarok releases in 2022 (and possibly a lot later for us PC gamers).

    Buy it and love it, my vote for best modern game of all time.    … Expand
  7. tigor91
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    До этого играл на PS4. Решил перепройти на PC. Благо обнавил компьютер. Графон хорош.
    Хорошая история в красивой обертке. Если привык играть в игры с открытым миром, то игра может не пойти (игра жестко коридорного типа).
  8. ROM30NRG
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    I recently played the PC port and didn't play it on the PS and I feel like the game was overhyped. The game was okay and the story was good but that's all it was good. This is just a third person story-driven walking simulator. the game is good and the story is good but it's not amazing. The gameplay is good but it's nothing exceptional or new. It took me two days to complete it and II recently played the PC port and didn't play it on the PS and I feel like the game was overhyped. The game was okay and the story was good but that's all it was good. This is just a third person story-driven walking simulator. the game is good and the story is good but it's not amazing. The gameplay is good but it's nothing exceptional or new. It took me two days to complete it and I never touched it again. The replayability of this game is extremely low. I don't think anyone would play it more than once.… Expand
  9. Y4nn1c
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    The Story is just amazing. The Game starts rather quick, but in a very stunning way. I got sucked into the God of War franchise with this! It deserves the must play!
  10. Oxygent
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Разрабы молодцы. Хотелось бы чтоб все были такими ответственными, трудолюбивыми, креативными.
  11. 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
  12. Che17
    Feb 12, 2022
    8
    Игра с хорошей историей, хорошими доп. активностями, хорошей боевкой и красивым миром. Ну и конечно очень порадовал хороший порт на ПК.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. Mozichev
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    Лучший порт с ПС4 на ПК, и просто шедевральная игра с прекрасным сюжетом и персонажами.
  16. Critolino
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    I passed it 100 percent 3 times and never regretted it, the best game that ever came out. No bugs, no friezes, everything is perfect in it. I recommend you check it out, you won't regret it.
  17. yedrej
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    all in all not bad but not good either, quite boring, another play and forget game for kids
  18. 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
  19. 1pengu
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Been looking forward to it since the game was released in 2018, the game is so great even though it has been around for a long time. Give me the god of war!
  20. ayypecs
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Runs great on PC. Probably the definitive game of the last console generation.
  21. Remy_Pr
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Game of the decade. Perfect achievement. Enjoyable gameplay and captivating story
  22. 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
  23. 941204464
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's game have very good game play and very very good story......… Expand
  24. kandibober002
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Excellent implementation of the game, passed 2 times. The game has high fps, runs smoothly without brakes. Thanks to Sony for porting the game to PC.
  25. 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.
  26. ErayTellezi
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    Sonunda be. Yıllardır övülen ama ps4'üm olmadığı için bir türlü deneyimleyemediğim bu eseri sonunda oynadım. Harika bir büyüme, baba-oğul, kendini bulma/tanıma hikayesi. Yola kendini ispatlama peşindeki bir oğlan olarak başlayan çocuğumuz, bu süreçte önce kendini kabul ettiriyor, sonra tanrı olduğunu öğrendiğinde kelimenin gerçek anlamıyla tanrı kompleksine girip yoldan çıkma eğilimiSonunda be. Yıllardır övülen ama ps4'üm olmadığı için bir türlü deneyimleyemediğim bu eseri sonunda oynadım. Harika bir büyüme, baba-oğul, kendini bulma/tanıma hikayesi. Yola kendini ispatlama peşindeki bir oğlan olarak başlayan çocuğumuz, bu süreçte önce kendini kabul ettiriyor, sonra tanrı olduğunu öğrendiğinde kelimenin gerçek anlamıyla tanrı kompleksine girip yoldan çıkma eğilimi gösterirken babası tarafından tekrar disipline ediyor ve hak yolu buluyor. Çocuğun annesine, kendisine ve babasına dair gerçekleri öğrendikçe karakterinin değişmesi, gösterdiği tepkiler şahane. Çocuğumuza karşı soğuk ve otoriter bir baba olarak başladığımız hikaye, yol ve macera boyunca dönüşüme uğruyor. Sonunda onu bir savaşçı ancak daha fazlası bizden daha iyi bir varlık olarak kabul ediyoruz. Onu bir yandan savaşçı ve iyi biri olmak yolunda disipline ederken, bir yandan da kendine güvenmesini sağlıyoruz. Tabii o da bizi dönüştürüyor ve etrafımıza daha duyarlı birisi haline geliyoruz. Hakikaten birbirini pek tanımayan baba-oğul hikayesine şahane bir örnek.

    Oyun mekanik olarak da şahane. Combat'ta sadece 2 silah ve yumrukla yapılabilecek şeyler neredeyse sınırsız. Oyunun kaosun kılıçlarını size verme şekli, o anki atmosfer, o ana kadar hiç çaktırmaması falan efsane. Vuruşlar o kadar iyi görünüp tok duruyor ki gerçekten savaştaymışız gibi hissettiriyor. Vuruş hissi çok iyi yani. Geliştirmeler, skiller, geliştirmelerin sadece istatistiği artırmayıp aynı zamanda oynanışı da etkilemesi falan şahane. Bunun yanında deli gibi bir loot oyunu olmaması da yerinde olmuş.

    Açık dünyada yan görevler ve yapılacak etkinlikler bana az geldi. Dünyası da çok büyük değil zaten. Daha fazla ve hikayeli yan görev barındırıp daha geniş bir dünya olsa oyuna bir puan daha fazla verirdim. Tabii bu dünyası veya görevler sıkıcı ya da kendini tekrar ediyor demek değil. Oyun biraz metroidvania olduğundan, açık dünyayı keşfederken açamadığınız bir kapı ya da geçemediğiniz bir engeli ana hikayede ilerleyip edindiğiniz bir skill ya da eşya ile geçmeniz gerekiyor. Bu da her yeri keşfetmeye çalışmanıza ve sonunda kendinizi ödüllendirilmiş hissetmenize neden oluyor. Yan görevlerin hikayesi eh işte, ana görevlerin hikayesi çok güzel ama o da bana kısa geldi. Oyun tam da yeni ısınıyor dediğim noktada bitti. Ben Baldur'dan daha güçlü birileriyle, örneğin Thor'la kapışacağız ve baş düşmanımız o olacak sanıyordum. Oyunun bittiğine hakikaten çok şaşırdım. Henüz ortasında falanım sanıyordum. Çünkü diyar değiştirilen yerde daha gidilecek tonla yer vardı.

    Valkür'ler dışında pek bir boss savaşı yok. 2 defa Baldur'la 2 defa da Thor'un çocuklarıyla dövüşüyoruz. Ejderhayı saymıyorum bile, vadettiğinden daha azını veriyor. Düşman çeşitliliği fena değil. Ancak dövüş mekanikleri o kadar iyi ki boss'lara ve düşman çeşitliliğine dair tüm bu defektlere rağmen çok keyif alıyorsunuz. Bazen düşmanları öldürürken çıkan bitiriş animasyonları çok güzel, her düşman türü için farklı animasyon var, ancak o tür için sadece bir tane var. Bu da etkileyiciliği azaltıp, tekrar hissine neden oluyor.

    Oyun yan görev yaparken veya açık dünyada gezinirken ana hikayeden kopma problemini çok güzel gidermiş. Yanımızdaki kelle Mimir mitoloji ve oyunun evreni hakkında sürekli hikayeler anlatıp bilgiler vererek sizi bir şekilde oyunun içinde tutuyor.

    Oyunun optimizasyonu çok iyi. 3. parti oyunlar bile konsoldan pc'ye portlanırken özellikle çıkışının ilk bir ayında problem yaşatırken God of War ilk günden itibaren sorunsuz çalışıyor. Ekran kartımdan beklediğimin üstünde bir performans aldım.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. Katarsiss
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    Очень крутая игра, с удовольствием перепройду на ПК.
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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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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