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  1. Jan 25, 2022
    9
    Pros-
    New graphical enhancements make it look even better than the console versions
    Still holds up as the game of a generation both narratively and functionally
    UI lends itself more to mouse and keyboard

    Cons-
    Performance can dip unexpectedly (can't give it a perfect score but will when this is inevitably patched out)
  2. 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).
  3. Feb 19, 2022
    9
    this game is just perfect, glad was released also on PC so other can play it, even when i love the old play style, this new game mechanics are great, graphics are stunting m/
  4. Jun 27, 2022
    9
    The story is amazing, but in the gameplay no without flaws. PC version gave the game to reveal in stable 60 frames.
  5. 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.
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  6. Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  7. Mar 22, 2022
    9
    По моему мнению, это одна из лучших игр своего времени!
  8. Sep 16, 2022
    9
    Authors made wholesome adventure out of simple task. There were only few significant characters, but every of them was extremely expressive. Variety of skills and abilities made the combat satysfaying. Unfortunately the enemies were repetetive, they just got new skins or could wield other elements. Engaging story kept high pace of action, together with few surprising plot twists madeAuthors made wholesome adventure out of simple task. There were only few significant characters, but every of them was extremely expressive. Variety of skills and abilities made the combat satysfaying. Unfortunately the enemies were repetetive, they just got new skins or could wield other elements. Engaging story kept high pace of action, together with few surprising plot twists made extraordinary expernience. Additionally using of camera movement and angles were on the highest level. It made cutscenes and combat much more epic and amazing. All that makes this game one of the best RPG ever made. Expand
  9. Oct 30, 2022
    9
    I finally had the opportunity to play God of War, which I could never play for a long time because I never had a Playstation. I have to say that I am biased towards the game, because there is a Game of the Year issue that we all know. GoW stole Game of the Year from RDR 2. Yes, he stole it. At least that's what I thought. After playing RDR 2, I had never, ever (for a long time at least)I finally had the opportunity to play God of War, which I could never play for a long time because I never had a Playstation. I have to say that I am biased towards the game, because there is a Game of the Year issue that we all know. GoW stole Game of the Year from RDR 2. Yes, he stole it. At least that's what I thought. After playing RDR 2, I had never, ever (for a long time at least) convinced myself that no game could ever be this good. How good could GoW be? As I do in every review, I will examine GoW in 3 stages and try to explain how good a game it is.

    Let's start with the art design first. GoW looks great. Simply great. I have never seen realms in Norse mythology portrayed so beautifully. Nilheim's irritability, Jotunheim's gigantic and sublime portrayed so beautifully that this game. Realms is the first part of the game, of course, but it's not just that. The game looks beyond great indoors, too. Recently, games have been trying to avoid the quality of the coating and give importance to the lighting, aiming to both look beautiful and not put a load on the graphics card. But GoW has better skins that I haven't seen in a long time. Of course, although this upsets players who do not have good graphics cards, you can turn down the settings whenever you want. When we leave painting and go to music, we come across great music again. While the music isn't very characteristic, it's certainly not just epic war music. It was perfect for any music playing situation. The character voiceovers are also absolutely fantastic. It looks like they worked hard on the effects, even though it wouldn't normally be noticeable. Especially how beautiful the sound of that ax moving is.

    Story. As someone who hasn't played previous GoWs, the scenes referring to previous games even got me excited. Even though I didn't play it, I knew what a concept it was after all. I can say that I absolutely appreciate the game as a father-son story. The characters really make sense, nothing is rushed. As his father, we can watch Atreus grow up and change as he learns new things. Well, since we are not such a great father, it turns out to be a pleasant story to follow. However, my favorite part of the story is definitely the last 5 hours of the game. There is also a marvelous finale during this time when the enjoyment of the game is definitely at its maximum. So much so that this finale was made to get people excited for the next game. Although I am not a close follower of the series, I am curious about Ragnarok.

    Let's come to the subject where GoW failed the most compared to the other two categories. By the way, it's still one of the best games in terms of gameplay. However, the most mistakes are seen in the gameplay part. For example, the game's biggest flaw. There is no boss fight in the game. There is, but there is little. So the number of special bosses in the game is very small. However, boss fights are incredibly enjoyable. Normally it's not that bad to kill the same boss multiple times, because you'll see how much he's improved and how much easier he can kill now, but if you're killing that boss 6-7 times it's just boring now. The special bosses of the game are very enjoyable. Tired of the cinematic of the main bosses and looking for a challenge for yourself? Go cut the valkyries. The game is definitely enjoyable in terms of fighting mechanics. Whenever you get bored, you open a new feature and start using it. I'm not even counting shooting arrows with the guy next to you. Most begin to play a critical mission in war. Atreus is such a beautiful piece that for these fights, if you ask in the game, no one will say that he controls 2 people. But yes, we control two people in this game. Although the game does a lot to prevent you from getting bored, unfortunately, the variety of enemies is not enough after a while. However, this is just a minor fault of a very good game. It's not a big criticism.

    GoW is a very enjoyable game. I still don't think it's better than RDR 2, but I used to think it was incomparable. The two games are pretty comparable. Gaming tastes certainly vary from culture to culture. GoW is a very cinematic game. And a more refined game. I mean, you are playing a game and you are aware of it. RDR 2 is almost a simulation. And both are perhaps the best of its kind.
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  10. Feb 2, 2022
    9
    God of War is a former PlayStation console exclusive. It is a continuation of the story of the legendary fighter with the gods and other mythical stuff - Kratos. But in this part of the series the emphasis is not so much on the fighting and action scenes (though there are enough of them), but on Kratos' relationship with his son, growing up and family values. The story is served in aGod of War is a former PlayStation console exclusive. It is a continuation of the story of the legendary fighter with the gods and other mythical stuff - Kratos. But in this part of the series the emphasis is not so much on the fighting and action scenes (though there are enough of them), but on Kratos' relationship with his son, growing up and family values. The story is served in a measured way. The entourage is juicy. The artwork is beautiful. Plus all the Scandinavian mythology. The game is great and a must buy for all fans of the genre. Expand
  11. Feb 1, 2022
    9
    Simplemente espectacular. Maneja muy bien los tiempos entre accion y pausas y el mundo es precioso.
  12. Jan 15, 2023
    9
    -Story ist gut erzählt
    -Gute Boss fights
    -oft selbes Charaktermodell in den Bossfights
    9/10
  13. Apr 14, 2023
    9
    2018 foi realmente o ano dos jogos!

    Acabei de finalizar o jogo e é incrivel o nivel cinematografico e de enredo que esse jogo possui, sou um grande admirador da trilogia original e demorei muito a jogar esse pela mudança drastica de gameplay, mas é impressionante o nivel de detalhe no jogo juntamente com a sua Historia, facilmente o jogo com a melhor historia da franquia, uma aventura
    2018 foi realmente o ano dos jogos!

    Acabei de finalizar o jogo e é incrivel o nivel cinematografico e de enredo que esse jogo possui, sou um grande admirador da trilogia original e demorei muito a jogar esse pela mudança drastica de gameplay, mas é impressionante o nivel de detalhe no jogo juntamente com a sua Historia, facilmente o jogo com a melhor historia da franquia, uma aventura de tirar o folego e que em alguns momentos chegou a causar arrepios (quem jogou os anteriores deve saber quais), uma narrativa pé no chão juntamente com um desenvolvimento de personagens invejavel, vale muito a pena se você admira uma boa aventura juntamente com um bom enredo e boa progressão de personagem e ainda sai com uns conselhos para a vida de bonus.
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  14. 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.
  15. May 3, 2022
    9
    My first game from the universe God of War. Incredible journey, cinematic fighting game and good story.
  16. Apr 9, 2023
    9
    Excellent graphics, excellent gameplay, good story and an open world that's not excessively huge. This PC version is very polished and the controls are great.
  17. Jan 19, 2022
    9
    я напаролся на багованого голема на другом локации я на него час потратил но за всё время отнял лол хп и дальше бессмертия сталю 9/10
  18. Jan 18, 2022
    9
    God of War - вершина айсберга эксклюзивов PlayStation. Я столько чувств от сюжета не переживал: от счастья до горя и боли...Особенно финал заставил меня пережить столько эмоций , что я потом несколько дней находился в какой-то апатии. Несколько дней я прокручивал в голове сюжетку...God of War - вершина айсберга эксклюзивов PlayStation. Я столько чувств от сюжета не переживал: от счастья до горя и боли...Особенно финал заставил меня пережить столько эмоций , что я потом несколько дней находился в какой-то апатии. Несколько дней я прокручивал в голове сюжетку...
  19. Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Game of the decade. Perfect achievement. Enjoyable gameplay and captivating story
  20. Jul 28, 2022
    9
    My Score:

    (9) - Great!

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  21. Jan 20, 2022
    9
    This is a 9 out of 10.
    9.0 / 10 to be exact.
    Presentation, animations, graphics, acting, story, almost everything are extremely well done.
    But the gameplay itself is a bit more regular, and maybe even a bit boring at times.
    Excellent game, first play through is a blast
  22. Mar 1, 2022
    9
    Score 9.5

    I only have one game with the highest score in this platform, a 10 for TW3, but it sucks we can't give percentual values like Portnoy does for Pizzas. Witcher 3 was not perfect, it's a 9.6 for me. This game is also not perfect, but it's more than a 9. it's a 9.5 An AMAZING experience, the gameplay is soo satisfying, the story is very interesting and the graphics are
    Score 9.5

    I only have one game with the highest score in this platform, a 10 for TW3, but it sucks we can't give percentual values like Portnoy does for Pizzas. Witcher 3 was not perfect, it's a 9.6 for me.

    This game is also not perfect, but it's more than a 9. it's a 9.5

    An AMAZING experience, the gameplay is soo satisfying, the story is very interesting and the graphics are crazy! I had some issues on the Lake of Nine when i was facing the entire lake, the frames would drop to 30 on a RX 6800 which is kinda crazy, but it didn't bother me because the moment i faced my back to the lake, the frames would go to the 90s again.

    I totally recomend this, even at 40€ almost 4 years after launch, one of the best gaming experiences one can have, just like the entire GoW franchise!
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  23. Feb 19, 2022
    9
    The game is perfect! Played it on ps4, then replayed it on ps5, now I had the chance to replay It once more except this time with my pc!! Glorious!
  24. Jul 15, 2023
    9
    the only reason i give it 9 and not 10 , because there was just 7 kinds of mobs, with just different colors. Pretty boring
  25. Feb 11, 2023
    9
    全面平衡的多边形战士,也许无论是地图 探索 战斗系统 数值系统,他都不是最好的,但是战神带给玩家的仍然是独一无二的体验。探索解密个人认为还在一个合理范围之内,怪物虽然重复度高但是设计还是很好的,新手玩家来说可以砍砍砍无双,实力过硬的打击感让人欲罢不能,而追求难度的玩家也有挑战自我的空间。战神剧本也不见得是顶尖,但是奎托斯绝对是塑造最丰满的角色之一,尤其是和老战神的形象相呼应,在新战神的叙事下把这个角色抬到了一个全新的高度。全面平衡的多边形战士,也许无论是地图 探索 战斗系统 数值系统,他都不是最好的,但是战神带给玩家的仍然是独一无二的体验。探索解密个人认为还在一个合理范围之内,怪物虽然重复度高但是设计还是很好的,新手玩家来说可以砍砍砍无双,实力过硬的打击感让人欲罢不能,而追求难度的玩家也有挑战自我的空间。战神剧本也不见得是顶尖,但是奎托斯绝对是塑造最丰满的角色之一,尤其是和老战神的形象相呼应,在新战神的叙事下把这个角色抬到了一个全新的高度。
  26. Jan 23, 2022
    9
    Great restart for Legend

    Now Legendary series is on PC. As a fan of original trilogy I recommend to play this game for eveyone. We really miss for such good AAA titles previos year, even it's just a port from other platform. Graphics (9/10): great graphics, looks better than original, run smothly on average PC's no blur. Awesome job for people who worked on port and orginal game.
    Great restart for Legend

    Now Legendary series is on PC. As a fan of original trilogy I recommend to play this game for eveyone. We really miss for such good AAA titles previos year, even it's just a port from other platform.

    Graphics (9/10): great graphics, looks better than original, run smothly on average PC's no blur. Awesome job for people who worked on port and orginal game. Game is thrilling as other GoW games - different landscapes, huge monsters and bosses, very detailed world and design.

    Gameplay (9/10): For me it's an icon for all action adventures - thrilling story with many mechanics, and good end game, without annoying quests - just pure challenge for mind and skills. The only thing I don't like - enemies are same((( but with different magic types(ice, poison, fire) I also liked new axe, I think even more than old chain blades.And it's great, because I don't believe that I like something that good old weapn.

    Stroy (9/10): The end of the story is a bit frustrating, because it's not complete and we need to wait for Ragnarok, but I like the idea how they try to show Cratos more from the human side. On the other hand other characters are not so outstanding and memorable for the story. And actually it feels like they can't do anything to main heroes and are part of the history only for background to move personal dramatic story for Cratos and his son.

    All in all - best PC game of the last half year and best GoW on PC) Must play!
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  27. Mar 16, 2022
    9
    This game is easily one of the best videogame experiences any player could playthrough, especially if you've played the older games on the franchise.
  28. Mar 17, 2022
    9
    I was sceptical about this change of style in the franchise, but oh boy was I wrong. I never expected that making Kratos more cautious and mature would make this one of the best games I've ever played. From the beggining to the end, Kratos and Atreus grow together, learn new things about each other, learn to care about their well-being. And seeing Kratos learn to be a father, try to teachI was sceptical about this change of style in the franchise, but oh boy was I wrong. I never expected that making Kratos more cautious and mature would make this one of the best games I've ever played. From the beggining to the end, Kratos and Atreus grow together, learn new things about each other, learn to care about their well-being. And seeing Kratos learn to be a father, try to teach not only Atreus, but other characters to not reppeat his errors, made Kratos one of the best evolving characters I've seen a game on these last years.
    This is not a fully open world game, but what you can explore, is worth it, the game has the same essence that past GOW titles had, the puzzle solving mainly, in regard of the combat it is a little clunky when you can only use the Leviatan Axe and more Hack n' Slashy when you can use the Blades of Chaos, but overall, I like it and more than in past games.
    The story is simply awesome, easily the strongest aspect of the game, as I mentioned before, every character, even some like Brok and Sindri, evolve through the story, and you can easily complete and understand the lore behing by just playing the game, but if you take the time to read lore entries that you collect through the game, it just becomes better, you find some deepness that not a lot of games have, and that I like a lot.
    Graphicaly wise it's awesome, textures, animations, geometry, physics, it has some areas that could be better, mainly that the game uses a lot of volumetric fog, which can be annoying at times, but it is far from making this game unplayable.
    The music is fantastic, it helps immersion and making the situations the characters are going through even better, building tension, making a battle feel important or knowing when or where you can take a breathe and just rest a while from the action.
    Voice acting is memorable, even now, some weeks after I finished the game, I can remember almost exactly the voices of all characters, something that rarely happens to me.
    Talking from a technical stand point, well, it could be better, I could say this game doesn't run that good on AMD graphic cards, but the implementation of FSR actually helps a lot. Another issue I've noticed, is that I had a lot of crashes when running this game, that because of "insufficient memory", even though both configuration on which I tested the game have 16 GB at 3200 MHz so... I think that could be better.
    And yeah, I've experienced graphical bugs twice and an Atreus' AI freezing once, I had to restart the game to fix these issues when I experienced it, but thankfully they didn't occur during some important part of the game.
    Overall, God of War is a pretty solid experiencie that I recommend giving a shot, if this is your kind of game. I'd give this game a 9/10 only if i didn't experience so many crashes and stutters, because the rest of the game is high quality.
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  29. 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.
  30. Feb 21, 2022
    9
    As a neutral gamer who has no preference in platform, I have always enjoyed playing on a PlayStation console rather than my pc or Nintendo console because of the amazing exclusives. I enjoyed most god of war games but I always felt like the games were more like an interactive movie rather than a game. but nevertheless I enjoyed them, I would personally give the god of war franchise anAs a neutral gamer who has no preference in platform, I have always enjoyed playing on a PlayStation console rather than my pc or Nintendo console because of the amazing exclusives. I enjoyed most god of war games but I always felt like the games were more like an interactive movie rather than a game. but nevertheless I enjoyed them, I would personally give the god of war franchise an 8/10. why do I give the pc version of the 2018 game a 9/10? well because the framerate, graphics and optimizations specially for port are just fantastic. This port is comparable to dying light on the switch and it really puts Rockstar Games to shame with the GTA trilogy mobile port Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 61
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.