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  1. Dec 14, 2022
    8
    God of War is 2022 PC release of the 2018 PS4 highly praised action adventure game. It is the fifth major installment in the long standing God of War series, which up until this game has dealt exclusively with Greek mythology. I am a total newcomer to this series and part of the appeal for me was the new Norse mythology series which started with this game. Now I did not expect any miraclesGod of War is 2022 PC release of the 2018 PS4 highly praised action adventure game. It is the fifth major installment in the long standing God of War series, which up until this game has dealt exclusively with Greek mythology. I am a total newcomer to this series and part of the appeal for me was the new Norse mythology series which started with this game. Now I did not expect any miracles in terms of graphics, but boy was I wrong. The game look stunningly beautiful, super hi-res textures, greater Norse colors and several huge breathtaking animations (mostly in the first parts of the story). In this regard, the game was spotless. It must have been quite a step up in graphics quality from the PS4. Next thing I loved is the lore. Norse mythology appeals to me quite a lot and this game is full of it. Actually that was the thing that brought my attention to the God of War. Obviously the developers bend the mythology here and there to fit their God of War universe (quite a lot actually), but I think it is done with love and I had mostly no problems with it. Next thing is the music, which was great, topical, non intrusive. And all these together make up the atmosphere of the game. Obviously it was fantastic. So far so good right? Well there were a few things I did not like about the game. Now the story as such is not bad, but generally it is a little bit predictable, I do no like that. Before I started playing I thought I would have tough time with the kid, but it was not so bad, Atreus kinda grew on me a little bit. The relationship between him and his father is maybe a little bit one-dimensional given that it is the centerpiece of the whole game. Sometimes the game cannot hide its console roots, for example the controls are really console like, I do not like that. The combat is a bit souls like, also not my favorite way of combat, but not bad either. The map is stupid, you cannot really zoom in or see paths or anything really. And the manual save (probably added for PC only?) did not work for me at all, any time I tried to load a manually saved position, I started at a previous checkpoint regardless. I played on hard difficulty and it was plenty hard for me, I never really thought about trying the highest difficulty. The story and the whole game really, is pretty short and small in size. Marginal horse armor type microtransaction and no SJW bull at all. Wow, I almost did not want to believe that. Good job.

    First few hours really got me, I was thrilled and thought this was gonna become one of my all time favorite. But then it kinda ebbed away and I was left with conflicting feelings, I was entertained but the game initially promised more. It is a pity that it took them four years to release God of War on PC. Like PC version is only an afterthought? As a PC master race, I find this unacceptable. Final Verdict: 83 %
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  2. Aug 11, 2023
    10
    One of the very best games ever made. The story, characters, music, combat, everything is just absolutely mindboggingly amazing! One of my absolute favourites.
  3. Jan 18, 2022
    10
    I have to admit ,this is my first time playing God of War. This game is still legend until PC release. Good story line ,perfect voice acting and stunning graphics.
  4. Jun 15, 2023
    9
    God of War sin duda es un paso adelante en la franquicia que eclipsa a los anteriores que, en su mejor caso, eran mediocres. Y es que GoW reinicia en muchos sentidos la franquicia y la cambia profundamente en todos los sentidos. Primero, la historia, ahora importa y tiene interés y no es una sucesión de estupideces por justificar más violencia gratuita sino que hay una evolución deGod of War sin duda es un paso adelante en la franquicia que eclipsa a los anteriores que, en su mejor caso, eran mediocres. Y es que GoW reinicia en muchos sentidos la franquicia y la cambia profundamente en todos los sentidos. Primero, la historia, ahora importa y tiene interés y no es una sucesión de estupideces por justificar más violencia gratuita sino que hay una evolución de personajes, muchos más grises, etc. Además, el tratamiento de la mitología (aún con algunas libertades) es mucho mejor aquí que en lo anterior, lo cual para mi es muy importante. Añadimos a esto una jugabilidad realmente buena, que brilla en todos sus aspectos desde el combate a la exploración, y el juego es realmente redondo. Quizás le habría venido bien algo más de progresión en el árbol de habilidades y esas cosas, llega un punto que si eres un poco completista tienes muchos más puntos de experiencia y dinero del que realmente vas a poder usar jamás. Y sin duda le habría venido bien algo más de variedad de enemigos, aunque los que hay son suficientemente diferentes entre si como para que no se note demasiado. Y tengo sentimientos encontrados con respecto a la región de las nieblas porque no entiendo por qué meter una región a farmear en un juego así, si no es por alargar las horas de juego artificialmente.

    Gráficamente el juego es espectacular, con escenarios y localizaciones muy diversas y que van cambiando con los eventos y unos personajes muy detallados y cuidados desde en sus animaciones de combate a las expresiones faciales, etc. El sonido es igualmente impecable, con una música excelente, unas voces que transmiten un montón y unos efectos de sonido perfectos. Además, al menos en mi partida, no me encontré ningún bug. Eso si, el port a PC debería haber estado algo más optimizado y sin duda no hay justificación que se me ocurra para que no haya una opción para poner el juego a pantalla completa.

    Pero vamos, algunas sombrillas puntuales en lo que es una experiencia excelentísima que realmente vale la pena. Una maravilla de juego. Un 9.
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  5. Dec 30, 2022
    9
    This game is close to perfection, have some little problems like repetitive mobs, couples bosses and end game is just grind. Optimization is good, graphic also good, story enjoyable I will say, don't wait this game will change you're life, but you will enjoy the story and this game.
  6. Jan 19, 2023
    8
    Тупо топ не обсирайте деда лучше его аутиста сына ..................................
  7. Mar 31, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego con una buena historia 8, música que cumple y ya pone en atmósfera 7, pero vaya será que soy nuevo en los god of war. Pero cuando te dicen que Dios de la guerra piensas en pelear y descuartizar y no resolver puzzles, cargar con un infante molesto,y enemigos cada 20 minutos separados de adivina así otro puzzle. Incluso la pelea del dragon Es una cinemática al 70%.. Esperaba más acción y menos película. No obstante la calidad técnica es buena, el rendimiento, pero tiene muchas características de un juego casual y comercial. Expand
  8. Apr 15, 2023
    2
    Перехайпленное уныльцо. Рескин tlou, но с наихудшей боевкой, состоящей чуть менее чем полностью из затыкивания по капле урона нескольких классов бомжей, живущих в мире из помоек, по которым просто так разбросаны сундуки с невнятной прокачкой и клоунской не атмосферной головоломочной системой открытия, от такого сюра и у героев поехала крыша и даже кратос, куда уж до него раздражающемуПерехайпленное уныльцо. Рескин tlou, но с наихудшей боевкой, состоящей чуть менее чем полностью из затыкивания по капле урона нескольких классов бомжей, живущих в мире из помоек, по которым просто так разбросаны сундуки с невнятной прокачкой и клоунской не атмосферной головоломочной системой открытия, от такого сюра и у героев поехала крыша и даже кратос, куда уж до него раздражающему пакостнику, персонаж ни о чем Expand
  9. 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).
  10. Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Best game I played in the last 10 years can't wait for the next one to come out
  11. 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/
  12. Sep 4, 2023
    6
    game-play and combat are extremely boring and like 6th generation games also boss fights are repetitive
    game story is childish and not interesting
    only the game graphics are incredible
  13. Jan 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best Game from Sony. I like this game. The graphics are very nice. I hope that all Playstation games come on PC Expand
  14. Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This game is a triumph on all fronts.

    I had so much fun. The story was moving, and at some points taught this old man how to be a better father. The Norse Mythology was handled in a new and respectful way. The world was just a joy to explore, with beautiful vistas, some terrifying hellscapes. The characters and interaction was excellent. You do not need to have played the first
    This game is a triumph on all fronts.

    I had so much fun. The story was moving, and at some points taught this old man how to be a better father.

    The Norse Mythology was handled in a new and respectful way.

    The world was just a joy to explore, with beautiful vistas, some terrifying hellscapes. The characters and interaction was excellent.

    You do not need to have played the first set to enjoy this wonder, but I would recommend watching one of the videos of the story to far.
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  15. Feb 22, 2022
    10
    Solo decir que es una obra maestra que volví a rejugar en mi ps5, esperando la 2da entrega
  16. 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.
  17. Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  18. Mar 22, 2022
    9
    По моему мнению, это одна из лучших игр своего времени!
  19. Dec 26, 2022
    10
    10 AMK 10 tek kötü yanı bos fightları çeşitli değil .
  20. 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.
  21. Aug 4, 2023
    10
    This game is just very awesome. Don't skip it, is a true MUST Play. A new beginning for Kratos, i've hoped that had a third game but... Ragnarok is already here.
  22. 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
  23. 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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  24. 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
  25. Jan 18, 2022
    10
    if all the game can be like this one.. just a masterpiece.. tx to all the person who work on this one that kind of chef d"oeuvre are so rare now ..... tx a lot
  26. Aug 14, 2023
    10
    Great game! I've played the previous entries when I was younger (even if I reckon I did not had the age to do that) and I liked it and so, but always thought Kratos was an jerk and never related to him. For me, the previous entries where just an excuse to see gore and boobas on the PS2. But damn, this 2018 entry... I even started to like Kratos after that. Good freaking plot, and theGreat game! I've played the previous entries when I was younger (even if I reckon I did not had the age to do that) and I liked it and so, but always thought Kratos was an jerk and never related to him. For me, the previous entries where just an excuse to see gore and boobas on the PS2. But damn, this 2018 entry... I even started to like Kratos after that. Good freaking plot, and the badass father that Kratos has became kinda reminds me my own freaking badass father. Expand
  27. Dec 3, 2022
    6
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  28. Jan 15, 2023
    9
    -Story ist gut erzählt
    -Gute Boss fights
    -oft selbes Charaktermodell in den Bossfights
    9/10
  29. Mar 5, 2022
    6
    I had heard a great deal of things about the latest installment of "God of War." I heard it was a departure from the original series, a vast retooling of the original mechanics to explore a more story-driven third-person action experience.. and it vastly sucks compared to anything I've touched in the genre. By that I mean, compared to all other action games in the history of action gamesI had heard a great deal of things about the latest installment of "God of War." I heard it was a departure from the original series, a vast retooling of the original mechanics to explore a more story-driven third-person action experience.. and it vastly sucks compared to anything I've touched in the genre. By that I mean, compared to all other action games in the history of action games so far, God of War: Skyrim Edition is the single worst title I've ever played. This isn't because Norse of War is notoriously bad, but because its pompous. Its vain. Its overtly injecting drama into a script that didn't call for one. Its preachy, its shallow, its overall presentation has more in common with a DVD interactive menu than an actual videogame.

    Graphics? Who cares when you can only see in a field 72 degrees around you and are expected to somehow be able to fight multiple enemies in every direction. Granted they are stupid enemies that can be cheesed by axe throwing them to death, and you can even do this to enemies that are outside of aggro range, which is either broken or poorly programmed, but I couldn't tell you which is more hilarious. Dialogue? Who cares how well its delivered when it stinks to high heaven, when every other word out of the blue dwarf is f**k while you're talking to him about upgrading your armor. Who cares about dialogue when the worst sequence in the game is anytime you are locked into a cutscene and are unable to skip it? Who cares about dialogue when scripted events like "walking across the room while carrying a wounded boar as terribly written lines are exchanged" is less fun than buying toilet paper at store?

    The BOY is a terrible, terrible, awful, hideous, stupid, meandering, and woefully misused character. He is most of the reason why I stopped playing. With extremely amazing lines like, "CAN WE GO NOW," or "I BET THIS IS HOW TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE IN THIS ROOM" or "WOW DAD YOU ARE BEING ATTACKED RIGHT NOW THAT'S CRAZY." Wow, what endlessly amazing superfluous and garbage-tier dialogue, which is also on repeat throughout the entire game. Enjoy traipsing through majestic landscapes that only consist of a lake the size of a puddle, a few large rooms, a boss fight (which is always obvious) and then back-tracking through the same section so the level designers can pretend that changing the coat of paint on the walls, opening some doors, or pretending extra trinkets to find are actual reasons to make you play through the same area twice. Puzzles are so dumb my dog wrote them for the game- no really- he actually works for SONY and recently did the lead character design for Alloy in the new "Horizon - Zero Dawn" game. He was hired on as a consultant, because they wanted the main character to appeal more to dogs that might enjoy being able to relate to a dog-faced woman as a lead character.

    Kratos is a stump of a character. I don't know what you could actually do with him in all seriousness. He is basically a self-insert mythological joke of a character, and nobody actually took him as a well meaning or sympathetic character. The old games were more about raunchy, bloody, raw fights with the occasional nudity that most 13 year olds (myself included) absolutely loved. I think they're great distractions, they don't really have a cohesive story, but who cares? They weren't really about that. This new Kratos is painted as some kind of stoic, silent and brooding old dude who can't decide if he hates his obnoxious little brat of a son or actually kind of enjoys his company. If anything at least the comedic side-kick angle has been worked to death now. All-in-all, the game is way to melodramatic, too cutscene heavy and lacks the grit, fun or nudity from the older games. The new axe gets boring after 2 hours, having to mash an extra button so your AI companion actually fires his bow was probably just developers being lazy and the camera is so bad that it caused me to stop playing after 5 hours. Difficulty doesn't feel right on any setting as "baby-mode" story is ridiculously easy, but "Give me slightly above normal" adds more health to every enemy, drawing fights out to a ridiculous degree. Three troll fights in and I honestly couldn't believe it was the exact same fight again- it was like something out of "Batman Arkham Asylum," ironically another game with a slow, boring protagonist who takes up way too much of the screen for me to see what is going on. Sorry about all the money and talent that was wasted on such a mediocre product.
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  30. Jan 18, 2022
    10
    I loved this game on my ps4 in full hd at 30fps and it looked gorgeous, but playing it on pc is a hugely better experience.
  31. Jul 8, 2023
    10
    One of the best story driven games I have ever played. The gameplay is buttery smooth and left nothing desired for me. Rarely have I felt more attached to game characters than with Atreus and Kratos. I went the full length and got all achievements on Steam, which I rarely ever do. I really hope Sony decides to publish Ragnarök in the near future.
  32. 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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  33. Jul 23, 2022
    10
    This game is taking firm steps towards becoming the best company of today and in the future, this game is just as perfect as other games.
  34. Jun 10, 2023
    10
    Might be the best graphics I've ever seen in my life. It was an amazing game and I enjoyed every second of it. Although some of my friends thought it was a very bland game, I really liked this game.
  35. Mar 10, 2022
    7
    Kratos now is a soft and slow guy that needs to fight most enemies 1 on 1 and hit them a hundred times to kill, the gore and violence were also toned down, the game feels like a pg13 version of the old ones. And while GoW 2 did cinematics almost to perfection this one does them in the really boring way every Sony "exclusive" does now.
    Not a bad game but clearly has problems with the
    Kratos now is a soft and slow guy that needs to fight most enemies 1 on 1 and hit them a hundred times to kill, the gore and violence were also toned down, the game feels like a pg13 version of the old ones. And while GoW 2 did cinematics almost to perfection this one does them in the really boring way every Sony "exclusive" does now.
    Not a bad game but clearly has problems with the hitbox and in some fights the red twinkle hint for undefendable attacks just stops happening, and it misses the mark completely about how the previous games made you feel, im sure some people not easily impressionable that never played the older games might even be wondering what was the big deal about Kratos anyway, he inst half as cool as he used to be.
    I also thought the kid was really annoying and spent a good time trying to hit him.
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  36. Jan 19, 2022
    10
    Даже не знаю что написать, просто очень рад что такие крутые эксклюзивные игры портируют на ПК. Теперь буду ждать Анчартед.
  37. Jan 17, 2022
    10
    normal its a 9/10 because no "Raytracing" but the port itself is a Perfect 10 - HDR is super nice with the right 1000+ OLED TV. !
  38. Oct 25, 2022
    10
    this is a great game. Thank you very much Sony. I hope ragnarok will come out someday
  39. Apr 7, 2022
    8
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 8.
  40. Jan 4, 2023
    7
    Great but I don't give a 7+ rating because I CAN'T TURN OFF ATREUS ANNOYING VOICE!
  41. May 3, 2022
    9
    My first game from the universe God of War. Incredible journey, cinematic fighting game and good story.
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. Jan 18, 2022
    8
    Excellent PC port. Runs very well, 80 fps, in high/ultra custom settings at 4k, DLSS Quality on an RTX 3070. The game has a very minor memory leak, that will occassionally cause a quick crash after a couple of hours. So it's an 8/10. It would be a 10/10 if not for that issue. Gameplay is smooth, graphics are gorgeous, story is epic. Despite the small memory leak issue, I'd say pick it upExcellent PC port. Runs very well, 80 fps, in high/ultra custom settings at 4k, DLSS Quality on an RTX 3070. The game has a very minor memory leak, that will occassionally cause a quick crash after a couple of hours. So it's an 8/10. It would be a 10/10 if not for that issue. Gameplay is smooth, graphics are gorgeous, story is epic. Despite the small memory leak issue, I'd say pick it up if you don't mine a restart of the game every 1-2 hours. To me, it's an issue they are likely to fix soon, so I can tolerate it.

    Fix the memory leak crash, and I'll upgrade to a 10/10.
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  45. Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Just WOW! I think that is the best port to PC ever made! Nice smooth graphic and a deep story! 10/10
  46. 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...
  47. Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Before playing the game, I already made up my mind that it would be a 10 from me. After the release of the game on PS4 in 2018, I watched all the cutscenes on YouTube since it was a cash cow for PS and it was never gonna hit the PC anyway. I was overjoyed when they released their PC trailer. The game is fantastic but I did not thoroughly enjoy it mostly because I consumed tons of spoilersBefore playing the game, I already made up my mind that it would be a 10 from me. After the release of the game on PS4 in 2018, I watched all the cutscenes on YouTube since it was a cash cow for PS and it was never gonna hit the PC anyway. I was overjoyed when they released their PC trailer. The game is fantastic but I did not thoroughly enjoy it mostly because I consumed tons of spoilers before the release of the game but nonetheless, its an absolute masterpiece with great storytelling, good gameplay mechanics and great character moments. The Valkyrie are painfully difficult to beat and Sigrun is a force to reckon with. Expand
  48. Jul 28, 2022
    9
    My Score:

    (9) - Great!

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  49. 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
  50. Mar 1, 2022
    7
    O jogo é muito bom, a história é excelente, a jogabilidade é muito boa, o estilo de arte é excepcional, os gráficos, os personagens, os diálogos, as armas, as habilidades, tudo isso é bom demais, mas durante o meu tempo jogando esse jogo, não consegui deixar de notar o quanto repetitivo ele é. Cheguei na metade do jogo já exausto de tanto andar pelos mesmos lugares três, quatro vezes, deO jogo é muito bom, a história é excelente, a jogabilidade é muito boa, o estilo de arte é excepcional, os gráficos, os personagens, os diálogos, as armas, as habilidades, tudo isso é bom demais, mas durante o meu tempo jogando esse jogo, não consegui deixar de notar o quanto repetitivo ele é. Cheguei na metade do jogo já exausto de tanto andar pelos mesmos lugares três, quatro vezes, de lutar com os mesmos inimigos e principalmente de andar de barco. Tinha momentos que eu tava andando pelo mapa fazendo as quests principais e me deparava com um inimigo pela 87ª vez, e ao invés de ficar maravilhado e me divertir lutando contra ele, ficava era "de novo não bixo" ou "ah velho essa p**ra mais uma vez". O melhor exemplo de repetição desse jogo é quando tu chega na montanha pra jogar as cinzas da mãe do garoto e descobre que a montanha tem um bafo preto e tu não consegue passar, tu literalmente chega perto da montanha, dá uma olhada e tem que voltar TODO o caminho que tu fez pra conseguir um negócio que tira o bafo preto, VOLTAR pra montanha e tentar subir ela de novo. Aí quando tu finalmente sobe no cume da montanha, adivinha? PUTZ AMIGO VAI TER QUE DESCER A MONTANHA DE NOVO, fazer o que né esse não é a montanha mais alta kkkkkkk desce aí e procura um negocinho, depois SOBE TODA a montanha mais uma vez kkkkkkkkkkkkkk ou seja, tu subiu e desceu a montanha várias vezes que nem um otário só pra perder tempo mesmo.
    O jogo se tornou bem cansativo devido a isso, e chegando quase no final eu já estava de saco cheio, não da história, não dos personagens, não do mundo em si, mas da repetição exagerada. Parece que a Santa Monica fez isso de propósito pra tentar aumentar o tamanho do jogo e não ficar tão curto quanto os God of War anteriores mas acabou fazendo um rip off de jogo repetitivo da Ubisoft, e isso afetou bem negativamente a minha experiência.
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  51. 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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  52. 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!
  53. Apr 10, 2022
    10
    This game is incredible game from graphics to story to voice acting and combat. This is a must play and one of the beset games ever
  54. Jan 28, 2022
    10
    Muy buen juego.
    Tiene más que merecido el GOTY del 2018 y la nueva versión de PC me a deleitado de esos +100FPS a 2K todo en ultra.
    El juego es bueno pero no es perfecto, tiene ciertos problemas como el hecho que que los enemigos sean repetitivos y son literalmente esponjas de daño, me gustaría que para el GoW Ragnarok arreglen lo de los bosses y enemigos repetitivos, y que cambien el
    Muy buen juego.
    Tiene más que merecido el GOTY del 2018 y la nueva versión de PC me a deleitado de esos +100FPS a 2K todo en ultra.
    El juego es bueno pero no es perfecto, tiene ciertos problemas como el hecho que que los enemigos sean repetitivos y son literalmente esponjas de daño, me gustaría que para el GoW Ragnarok arreglen lo de los bosses y enemigos repetitivos, y que cambien el sistema de combate es muy complicado una vez ya establecido por lo que no espero ni una mejora en el apartado del combate. De ahí que los Souls sean tan buenos, los enemigos no son esponjas y todo depende de tu habilidad, el nivel existe pero tiene 0 importancia en las batallas.
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  55. May 17, 2022
    10
    soundtrack gameplay atmosphere story immersion excellent wish the environment design was a little closer to open world style
  56. Mar 30, 2022
    5
    Idk why ppl rate it so high i like story games but i lost interest in this in less than 3hrs in game :) good graphics but kinda boring idk ... not worth my time
  57. Nov 7, 2022
    10
    +story
    +graphic
    +gameplay
    +sound
    +the passion was involved creating this game(Documentary raising Kratos *making of*)
    -came to pc after 4 years
  58. May 6, 2023
    7
    GOW is not the game it is hyped up to be to be honest. I am not a fan of many of the Playstation exclusives as third person hack and slash games are not my thing. However, I thought I'd give this game a chance.
    I purchased on PC since now Sony is releasing games on PC so I decided to try it out. First, the game is a great port. The performance was amazing, graphics were great etc all on a
    GOW is not the game it is hyped up to be to be honest. I am not a fan of many of the Playstation exclusives as third person hack and slash games are not my thing. However, I thought I'd give this game a chance.
    I purchased on PC since now Sony is releasing games on PC so I decided to try it out. First, the game is a great port. The performance was amazing, graphics were great etc all on a 3060 laptop variant with an i7 cpu. The dlss implementation was great. Visually the game is very appealing; however, the dialog was very boring. The game is very slow and Kratos doesn't live up to the hype as a chacter in my opinion. That being said there is a neat dynamic between father and son. I'd say my biggest gripe is the tedious upgrade menu being pretty hard to navigate and the gamsplay is repetitive and uninspiring . I couldn't engage myself in the combat. I know many may disagree but I give this game a 7 at best. I tried returning the game but couldn't because I played over 2 hours of it on steam. I can't seem to get myself to beat the game. This has pushed me away from trying ragnarok now.
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  59. 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
  60. May 1, 2023
    10
    میتونم بهترین بازی بود که بازی کردم
    یعنی واقعا فوق‌العاده بود، انتظارم از بازی ها به قبل و بعد از این تقسیم میشه. واقعاً عالی بود
    چقدر داستان زیبایی داشت، عاشق داستانش شدم
    گیم پلی و گرافیک و موسیقی و ..... که ۲۰ بودن
  61. Jun 10, 2023
    10
    Oyunun Hikaye Gidişi Savaş Mekaniği Kendini Oynatıyor Zaten Türkçe Dil Desteği Olması İngilizce cahili ben gibi arkadaşlarıma yardımcı oluyor hikayede ben çok sevdim oyunu şimdiden 220 saat oldu bile.
  62. 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。
  63. Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Meh-h! Move. Cut monsters in same mech. Repeat. Repeat. Move forward. Issues in all time. I bored really while playing.
  64. Jan 18, 2022
    10
    Один из самых красивых сюжетов, всем советую поиграть, прошел и на Ps4 и на пк)
  65. Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Хорошая игра , как в плане визуала , так и сюжета . Просто отлично сделали перенос на пк .
  66. Jan 20, 2022
    10
    O jogo é simplesmente uma obra prima. Sua na história, narrativa, mundo, personagens, gameplay e trilha sonora são de cair o queixo, e temos uma câmera sem cortes do início ao fim traz uma emersão incrível. O jogo já era lindo no PS4/PS5, agora está sensacional.
  67. 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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  68. Mar 30, 2022
    10
    I usually would not rate a game with a 10 before finishing it but this one continues to blow me away in pretty much any aspect (presentation and gameplay - I don't have time to dig really deep into stories but I liked it too) because they really put a lot of effort into this game and all its details.

    I feel it is a tight, structured, balanced, immersed and fluid experience, which I much
    I usually would not rate a game with a 10 before finishing it but this one continues to blow me away in pretty much any aspect (presentation and gameplay - I don't have time to dig really deep into stories but I liked it too) because they really put a lot of effort into this game and all its details.

    I feel it is a tight, structured, balanced, immersed and fluid experience, which I much prefer over open world games which are kinda becoming the norm lately. In my book choices are good but too much choice can become a burden or feel meaningless. I especially hate games that make you wonder about aimlessly for hours and waste time on stupid tasks with no real gameplay. I have enough choires IRL - why would I spend my valuable playtime on that?

    I haven't played God of Wars predecessors so I went into this game without any expectations - which is always the best approach (I see a lot of user reviews that basically say: I give this game a low score because I expected something else which tells me more about your wrong expectations than the game itself).
    Trying to judge this game objectively I think this is a very rare gem in its genre (the game is an action RPG that kind of reminded me of jade empire). Even after finishing it I don't understand how anyone can try to give a fair rating and rate this game less than a 10 - so my assumption is that most people who give it a lower score just don't like the genre a lot.
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  69. Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Excellent jeux j'ai adoré aventure action cinématique mode histoire graphisme
  70. 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
  71. Feb 27, 2022
    10
    the game is masterpice the gameplay is great
    ilove the map, the cutsenes make you fell exitced
  72. Feb 20, 2022
    8
    The original continuation of the story of the old Kratos. Unfortunately, the gameplay of the game can not be compared with other projects. Personally, this game lacked additional mechanics for me.
  73. Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Não tenho muito o que falar, é God of war, gráfico excelente história ainda tá começando uma nova saga mas tá top, sistema de combate delícia, árvore de abilidades completinha, sistema de armadura e runas no estilo RPG belíssimo, e o jogo tem lá a sua parte comédia que eu gosto.
  74. Feb 22, 2022
    8
    Great game ,worth the money , felt it was setting up for Dec, or part 2, lots of bits that could be carried on..
  75. Feb 22, 2022
    9
    LOVE this game! A great mix of story and combat. The only reason I didn't rate GOW a 10 is because of the timed puzzles (I enjoyed the other puzzles, but after countless tries I gave up on the timed ones).
  76. Feb 23, 2022
    10
    It's very very very good game god of war 4 most better game very very very good
  77. Feb 24, 2022
    10
    this is a good game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  78. Mar 11, 2022
    10
    This is the best project I've played in recent years. This is the first project in which I liked everything: the plot, gameplay and all the details. Even training for a noob like me is acceptable.
    Deserved 10/10.
  79. Sep 8, 2023
    9
    - He is actually a 2018 game, and the graphics performance in 2022 will not lose to any game today.
    - Immersive movie one shot to the end.
    - The top of the action game, the swinging movements are so smooth.
    - It's better than ML !!
  80. Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Fun action game with a solid gameplay and storytelling, the PC port is also very well done, one of the best optimization I've seen in while.
  81. Mar 2, 2022
    9
    Leg likes to play this. I like it better a second slide game since you can do so much with the ax. Throw it away and more. It's not just completely normal fighting there are big monsters and lots of cool. Highly recommend this game.
  82. Mar 2, 2022
    9
    Очень понравилась данная игра, конечно не совершенство, но полностью заставила меня отключиться от всех повседневных дел и все что я делал это играл, часами напролет.
  83. Mar 6, 2022
    5
    missing that feel that the ogs had. To slow and cinematicy. The ps3 ones where better
  84. Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Great port for an already amazing game. The added performance only stands to make the gameplay and story that much more gripping. Epic adventure for the fans and newcomers alike. Amazing yet scalable challenge for every level of player. Some the most satisfying combat in a 3rd person ARPG anyone could ask for. You could never regret this purchase, especially if you’ve never played it. Enjoy all.
  85. Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Best game of the ps4 Generation. This is the definition of Sony 1st party Quality.
  86. Mar 6, 2022
    10
    El mejor juego de la historia me encanto la jugabilidad, historia,graficos, espero pronto salga la continuación
  87. Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Great Game , amazing story , a great game movie ! I wholeheartedly recommend this game!
  88. Mar 13, 2022
    9
    Even after a few years later this is still a master piece. Such a breeze after suffering through Horizon Forbidden West.
  89. Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Simply one of the best games ever made, people saying it is a walking simulator are insane, the combat is extremely satisfying and punchy, and on the higher difficulty it can get quite hard, it is non stop and fluid, with lots of combos and the way you can change and mix up different abilities and weapons is awesome. Also unlike other games the enemies keep attacking you, they don't idleSimply one of the best games ever made, people saying it is a walking simulator are insane, the combat is extremely satisfying and punchy, and on the higher difficulty it can get quite hard, it is non stop and fluid, with lots of combos and the way you can change and mix up different abilities and weapons is awesome. Also unlike other games the enemies keep attacking you, they don't idle until you get rid of another one to start attacking so you always have to be paying attention. I just wish it had more enemy variety, and I actually like the fact that the camera is close and you can't see the enemies behind you. I mean, no one has eyes on their back and it keeps you on your toes. The game also has quite a lot of side content with some being the best there is, like the Valkyries fights and the lore based side quests that expand on it. Just play it, forget about how you hate the camera on the first few minutes, you will get used to it. And pay attention to the lore, it is just so good, well crafted and told through art pieces, murals and texts you find around the world and through the beautiful story, it is just perfect. Expand
  90. Mar 26, 2022
    9
    An epic norse story with a decent progression system, a high range of difficulty
    to suit a lot of players and combat to admire over.

    Graphics look amazing as well.

    Must buy!
  91. Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Это игру является лучшей игрой из всех в которую я играл, в ней прекрасно все, Геймплей сюжет, атмосфера, и самое прикольное из этого можно кидать топор и он будет возвращаться назад
  92. Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Is just my Favorit game and story alltime And wet for ragnarög
  93. Mar 28, 2022
    10
    As a gamer of 40 years, this is one of the very best games I have ever played. A wonderful story, challenging combat and great gameplay, lots of loot, new gear and skills, together with excellent voice acting and graphics, while It's nicely paced between combat, story and puzzles. One of those games that you just don't want to end and a thoroughly enjoyable experience, being a game thatAs a gamer of 40 years, this is one of the very best games I have ever played. A wonderful story, challenging combat and great gameplay, lots of loot, new gear and skills, together with excellent voice acting and graphics, while It's nicely paced between combat, story and puzzles. One of those games that you just don't want to end and a thoroughly enjoyable experience, being a game that is highly recommended. Expand
  94. Mar 28, 2022
    10
    Santa Monica studios at their mesmeric best, from the monsters, to the relationship between Kratos and arteus, then the impeccable plot. This was a masterpiece.
  95. Mar 31, 2022
    8
    I played this game when it released on steam. It's really good for someone who hasn't played any of the previous titles. The combat reminds me a bit of dark souls, which I like. The voice acting is simply amazing, it captures the emotions perfectly. I was less invested in the story, but it was still really intriguing. The characters are developed really well throughout the game. TheI played this game when it released on steam. It's really good for someone who hasn't played any of the previous titles. The combat reminds me a bit of dark souls, which I like. The voice acting is simply amazing, it captures the emotions perfectly. I was less invested in the story, but it was still really intriguing. The characters are developed really well throughout the game. The graphics are breathtaking, better than any game that I have played. My pc is not that powerful, but it still managed to play really well with medium-high settings. The PC port is well done, haven't encountered bugs or lag.

    I didn't really like the crafting and armor system. It was confusing and a bit overwhelming.
    The open world aspect was okay... I didn't find myself excited to explore every island or complete every side quest, wasn't engaging enough.
    Also I didn't like that they reused a lot of bosses, but I didn't really mind at the end, since the combat is really good.

    Anyway, this game is really great.
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  96. Apr 4, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever has a fantastic combat system, awesome graphics, simple story
  97. Apr 7, 2022
    10
    se eu puder descrever esse jogo seria uma perfeição maior que a do console
    tipo voce tem opção pra 4k o que não tem no ps4
  98. May 1, 2022
    10
    Gelmiş geçmiş en iyi yapım. Zamanında Rdr 2'ye karşı GoTY kazandı. Bir de üstüne en iyi macerayı aldı. Ne desem az. Hiç düşünmeden 10/10.
  99. Jun 14, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece,Pefection
    Its really hard to believe that this game is already 5 years old after playing it for the first time on PC.Every aspect of this game has been nailed from mechanics to exploration and puzzles .Must play imo
  100. Jul 17, 2022
    10
    amazing story, perfect graphics but I really missed the classic game style gameplay but that doesn't make this insane game lose its shine
Metascore
93

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.