God of War: Ragnarok

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  1. Eisern
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mucho mejor que GOW 2018. Expandiendo en todos los aspectos tanto en jugabilidad como historia. Y el arco de Kratos como personaje me sacó lagrimas. Excelente obra.… Expand
  2. Ryanm42
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was.
    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others. Characters and backstories were introduced and expanded,    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was.

    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others. Characters and backstories were introduced and expanded, and then never re-visited. This game was not directed by Cory Barlog, and it seems to be missing his finer touch. I have finished the campaign and yes the game is longer than 2018, but since the storytelling was a bit uneven it also feels "shorter" or "lighter" than the first game.
    My biggest gripe about this game is how certain story elements from the first game are completely changed or ignored in the name of "setting your own destiny" in the second one. This is an interesting idea, but knowing that certain story parts of 2018 are ignored in Ragnarok makes the big reveals in 2018 lose their power. It deflates the story of the first game because the big moments don't actually carry into Ragnarok the way you thought they would. This feels lazy to me and gives the impression that the writers wrote themselves into a corner and could not get out of it. Again, I wonder how much Barlog's lack of direction played a role here. This game felt much less like a labor of love and more like a video game.

    The level design was also strange. Yes they were visually breathtaking. No argument here! Wonderful! However, they felt very linear. Very constructed. Each level is a series of separate rooms that require you to slide through cracks in the wall that mask loading times. This disrupts your traversal and makes it constantly feel like a video game. Again, missing Barlog's love of the series makes Ragnarok feel more like a video game and less like a wonderful story.
    I found myself getting turned around or lost several times throughout this campaign. This can of course be linked to my incompetence, but I never remember this happening during 2018. There were also puzzles to solve and chests to open that required tricks I never would have figured out if I hadn't gone to YouTube. I never had to do this in 2018. There is a line between "engaging to figure out" and "cannot be figured out" that 2018 walked so well. This game unfortunately misses that line at times.

    The level-up process was also very strange. The load-out menu has been completely changed. It is annoying and cumbersome. I often found myself accidentally closing out the menu when I was just trying to go back one section. Relics and runes are hard to understand because you can only use a few at a time rather than spread them out across your armor. The load-out menu also looks cramped and poorly designed. Armor does not show all its stats on one screen, you have to scroll and then it reorganizes the armor based on strength. It is very annoying and hard to understand. Minor, but certain words in the menu are abbreviated rather than spelled out. This takes you out of the game experience. And what if new played don't know what the abbreviations stand for?    … Expand
  3. Jakratos
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Beautiful game one of the best of the generation story gameplay graphics, all mondblowing
  4. Gelatine75
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    A very good game, run perfectly on ps4. If you like the first one you will likevthis one.
  5. LouisJ
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    God of War Ragnarok is an incredible game. it far surpasses GOW 2018 in every way possible. The combat and gameplay are far more dynamic and innovative. The puzzles are less frustrating. The graphics and the audio are far stronger. The scale and scope of the game are way grander. The dialogue is more poetic, more biting and also funnier. This game made it next to impossible to not beGod of War Ragnarok is an incredible game. it far surpasses GOW 2018 in every way possible. The combat and gameplay are far more dynamic and innovative. The puzzles are less frustrating. The graphics and the audio are far stronger. The scale and scope of the game are way grander. The dialogue is more poetic, more biting and also funnier. This game made it next to impossible to not be deeply invested in every character, even side characters and antagonists. The m compelling part was the story which literally had me on the edge of my seat from the second I booted the game up until the credits. 2018's story was amazing but Ragnarok's out of this world… Expand
  6. Wheaty1995
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    The game and story are absolutely amazing. Go buy this game. Obviously it will run better on the ps5. So get it on there if you can.
  7. CavexNero1
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos de todos os tempos e Caixistas frustados não adianta vir aqui dá zero pro jogo seus Merdas esse jogo será lembrado como um dos maiores da história coisa q o console ridículo de vcs não faz a muito tempo não tem a capacidade de fazer uma novo jogo decente sequer e vão jogar aquela Merda chamada de escorno seus frustado
  8. Sekiro90
    Nov 22, 2022
    9
    a masterpiece in many respects. The great gameplay is similar to the previous chapter. But the story never bores you.
  9. SpaceTime_
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Muy bueno. Supera al anterior en todos los aspectos, todo es muy épico y se mueve muy bien en PS4. Gran trabajo♡
  10. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    I don't know why so many bad ratings, this game is perfect, beautiful and fully playable on PS4 This is practically the game of 2018 with a new story!
  11. Caisonysta
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. INCRIVEL EM TODOS OS ASPECTOS!
    Expandiu tudo do primeiro jogo, o primor tecnico que tinha no primeiro foi trazido a perfeição neste jogo. A historia é incrivel e a gameplay concerteza inovadora de 2018 para 2022. Só o fato de termos uma verticalidade ja deixou o jogo muito mais dinamico. temos a gameplay com o Atreus que muda totalmente as estrategias de gameplay. A lança Draupnir muito adequada ao personagem, novos combos e o grafico concerteza evoluiu. NOTA MAXIMA para esse game. Zerei em 49 horas e platinei em 73 no Ps4 PRO. id: WyllerDK    … Expand
  12. bob_bobi_bob
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Everything is great, optimization for ps4 9/10. The amount of content in the game is amazing. Incredible attention to detail. The game has progressed in all aspects. Especially in side quests
  13. h1ker
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    DLC за $72? Или распиленная на две части большая классная цельная игра. Догадываюсь какой конвейер налаживает сони, вроде после финала и ругать не хочется но игра очевидно супер душная кто играл тот знает. (20-10) 20 часов душноты 10 часов сюжета собственно такая и оценка.DLC за $72? Или распиленная на две части большая классная цельная игра. Догадываюсь какой конвейер налаживает сони, вроде после финала и ругать не хочется но игра очевидно супер душная кто играл тот знает. (20-10) 20 часов душноты 10 часов сюжета собственно такая и оценка.
  14. Trigger-happyCP
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Es un juego de otro nivel, con una historia muy potente, emocionante y atrapante. Excelente final para la travesía nórdica y nuestros personajes favoritos.
  15. rafaelrbueno
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    Outstanding!

    Without news commands, but with a great story and a beautiful visual.
  16. Jacob_Studios
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    dlaczego nie mogę wybrać języka innego niż niemiecki, włoski, francuski lub angielski w regionie Wielkiej Brytanii? po co tłumaczyć grę na tyle języków, skoro gracz nie może wybrać jednego z nich i musi zarejestrować nowe konto i tam kupić grę?
  17. Thunder5555
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    Good: Christopher Judge (teal'c)... That's it. It's a game with a good franchise name
  18. Shoko34
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This God of war is just a Fake Ragnarok, nothing happens from the beginning to the end and we take no pleasure to play, go take Sonic Frontiers instead, there is gameplay at least there.
  19. tadjik22
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Кто ставит меньше десяти просто не прошли игру до конца
  20. Risax
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    While I enjoyed God of War: Ragnarok, it isn't as good as the 2018 game. While the first game of the Norse saga had a relatable premise, even as our protagonists were travelling through different worlds and were dealing with Gods. Just a man trying to be a good dad after a lifetime of bloodshed, and delivering his wife's ashes to its final resting place.

    By comparison Ragnarok still has    While I enjoyed God of War: Ragnarok, it isn't as good as the 2018 game. While the first game of the Norse saga had a relatable premise, even as our protagonists were travelling through different worlds and were dealing with Gods. Just a man trying to be a good dad after a lifetime of bloodshed, and delivering his wife's ashes to its final resting place.

    By comparison Ragnarok still has the familiar aspect of Kratos, Mimir and Atreus trying to be a family and Kratos opening his heart, and they tend to be the better parts of the narrative, now there's also all this other stuff. The nature of war and if there is such a thing as a right side, struggling against prophecy, Atreus becoming a man and trying to be more independent. They are interesting ideas...but they're not given enough focus to be really interesting.

    The end result for the story is that, while there are some gut punches and twists that really got me, a lot of Ragnarok feels a bit like a slog while simultaneously feeling inconsistent in its writing. Sections where you play as Atreus especially sometimes feel like an entirely different game with how quippy the dialogue is.

    Gameplay-wise, things haven't changed a whole lot. The biggest addition is probably the sections where you play as Atreus as mentioned above and while he does have a fighting style unique to himself, I must admit that I usually couldn't wait to go back to Kratos.

    I also can't remember if your NPC helpers were quite this annoying back in God of War 2018, but shouting unhelpful advice in combat and immediately giving solutions to (admittedly easy) puzzles was quite frustrating. Maybe there was a way to turn that off somewhere in the accessibility options, but if so I couldn't find it.

    Furthermore playing the game on the PS4 PRO was fine, I had some moments were the audio wasn't synching with the character models' lip flaps as well as some moments were loading times were long. But it wasn't a disaster like it was with trying to play Cyberpunk 2077 on it.

    Overal, the game is good but not great. It honestly feels like we should've had another game were we focused on making allies, building armies and all that and have the actual focus of "Ragnarok" be on starting said event and assaulting Asgard. Like what happened with the original Greek games, though I guess those focused more on keeping the momentum and spectacle going while the Norse games are a bit slower.

    I'd give the game a 7 out of 10. Give the game a shot if it is on sale or something and you really liked the 2018 game.    … Expand
  21. nietzfk
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find the game mostly successful in terms of diversity and technique. I wasn't as impressed as 2018 GOW, but that's because I had very different expectations for the story. Still, it was a well-deserved change for Kratos. I think we will see him as NPC in the next game :(… Expand
  22. Turan99
    Nov 18, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. The upgrade version of god of war 2018. Incredible combat, story telling, characters and more. It's an experience.
  23. StarCraftFilms
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    This God of war is just a Fake Ragnarok, nothing happens from the beginning to the end and we take no pleasure to play, go take Sonic Frontiers instead, there is gameplay at least there.
  24. Zauzau
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Although an improvement in many ways from its predecessor, namely new enemies, lots of newly added boss fights and quests that make the game quite rich and worth exploring, I still have to say that this game was a big disappoint in terms of the Aesir, Vanir and Ragnarok plot.
    Both Thor and Odin felt super inconsequential despite their hype, we barelly got to see anything special from the    Although an improvement in many ways from its predecessor, namely new enemies, lots of newly added boss fights and quests that make the game quite rich and worth exploring, I still have to say that this game was a big disappoint in terms of the Aesir, Vanir and Ragnarok plot.
    Both Thor and Odin felt super inconsequential despite their hype, we barelly got to see anything special from the Aesir, Asgard as a realm was also super disappointing there is absolutely nothing new there and when Odin and Thor were defeated it felt weightless and unmoving.

    Fights like Jormungadr vs Thor we didn't even get to see anything, so incredibly underwhelming...

    All that aside this is still a good game to play, just don't get your hopes up from big names and popular cultural references such as a Ragnarok, this game lore wise leaves much to crave for and none of the main bosses are all that challenging even though they look pretty good animation wise.

    Due to how underwhelming this game was I'm never getting hyped for this series again, but sure I'll keep playing it.    … Expand
  25. whiite666
    Nov 17, 2022
    1
    Complete trash. Very boring game, completely copies the original, while it has a stupid uninteresting story. This is the maximum DLC for $20 and not a new part.
    Story - 0/10
    Characters - 1/10
    Gameplay - 3/10
    Graphics - 7/10
    Music - 4/10
    World design - 2/10
    Fun factor 0/10
  26. Pegasi
    Nov 17, 2022
    5
    This game is horrible, horrible! The beginning is actually great, but after 15 hours it becomes extremely repetitive and boring. But the BIG problem is, this is not God of War, this is just a Marvel movie. They transformed Kratos into a banana; the guy only cry and talk about how he became a hippie. The only good character in the whole game is Heimdall, he's really cool, even Thor became aThis game is horrible, horrible! The beginning is actually great, but after 15 hours it becomes extremely repetitive and boring. But the BIG problem is, this is not God of War, this is just a Marvel movie. They transformed Kratos into a banana; the guy only cry and talk about how he became a hippie. The only good character in the whole game is Heimdall, he's really cool, even Thor became a trash character. I recommend the older games, GOW and Kratos died with GOW3.… Expand
  27. Gouveia_j38
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A sequel that everybody want. It's biger, stronger and better than marvelous 2018 game. You can see all love put in every way in the game. The story and gameplay are the Very hight point, it's faster and brutal than the predecesor and Atreus's gameplay was a welcome suprise Just like the New partners during the battle. God of war Ragnarok it's a must play game for all the fans and one of my best experiences of 2022.… Expand
  28. meyerpark
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    An easy walking simulator that you go pointA to point B linear and the game you can just mash attack.
  29. GoWRagnarokPG0
    Nov 17, 2022
    3
    That is not god of war, that's more like god of snot. Worst game in a series. i started game on overhype and after 10h of boring gameplay my feelings transform to overhate. Seems like a naughty dog game
  30. JafetZepeda7
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    God of War Ragnarok is simply an incredible game, 100% recomended, totally masterpiece
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  1. GameSpace
    May 5, 2023
    70
    The game experience of God of War: Ragnarök is very uneven. The title features battles where main bosses serve as damage sponges, the plot that whiplashes between soul-searching and brutality, the world that is empty in some corners and over-saturated with puzzles in others. At the same time, it is a huge, well-crafted title with good overall story and character development. The complete absence of bugs and the game’s technical performance is more than impressive.
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  2. Shindig
    Dec 6, 2022
    100
    If Sony decided that this will be the final entry for the PS4 platform, I would be more than fine with this decision. Similar to Avengers: Endgame being the final tip of the hat to the original generation of MCU characters, this is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest PlayStation generations of all time, and a suitable send-off.
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  3. Wccftech
    Nov 5, 2022
    100
    The game runs smoothly, without any noticeable frame drop even on the older console, a clear sign that the optimization process carried out by Santa Monica Studios has been flawless... God of War Ragnarok is exactly what we hoped for, and even more. It offers a masterfully told story using a more mature approach, seasoned with a unique setting, a rich characterization of the characters, and challenges that can keep even hardcore gamers busy at the highest difficulties. In other words, it is a title that is simply just too good to be missed.
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