God of War

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  1. Glowguy
    Jun 6, 2018
    7
    It's a good game but I do think it is overrated and its detractors have some valid points. I was never a fan of the original GOW games and I do think this one adds some needed depth and storytelling to attract a new audience. I think they largely succeeded in that regard and the plot is interesting and somewhat complex. That being said - I did not really find the main characters veryIt's a good game but I do think it is overrated and its detractors have some valid points. I was never a fan of the original GOW games and I do think this one adds some needed depth and storytelling to attract a new audience. I think they largely succeeded in that regard and the plot is interesting and somewhat complex. That being said - I did not really find the main characters very likeable nor was I really all that invested in what happened to them. I liked the dwarves much better and they provided some much needed comic relief because Kratos is the ultimate buzzkill character.

    The combat isn't the best I've encountered but it's above average and there's large variety of special attacks and gear. The two character approach to combat was a really good idea but the execution was a bit lacking and I basically ended up just mashing the arrow button a lot without having much impact in tough battles. The game does seem to borrow from Dark Souls but the combat just doesn't have as much depth. The Valkyrie battles were great though. As others pointed out the enemies get very repetitive and I kind of rushed through the end.

    The optional combat trial realms I did not find fun at all. I gave each of those maybe a half an hour of play time and then just left them for good. Some of those trials are extremely tedious and you are just fighting the same enemies as usual.

    The graphics and immersion are where the game really shines. The environments and level design tied to the main story line were fantastic and I wanted more of that.    … Expand
  2. Kimomarudotcom
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    I'll keep it brief; God of War 2018 is super over-hyped. I'm not sure what fever has gripped certain people over this game. It's beautiful and the controls are great, but it doesn't compare to other more ambitious recent titles. It has a strong narrative and some may find the characters interesting but it is linear and highly scripted, which is tough to forgive in this age. I don'tI'll keep it brief; God of War 2018 is super over-hyped. I'm not sure what fever has gripped certain people over this game. It's beautiful and the controls are great, but it doesn't compare to other more ambitious recent titles. It has a strong narrative and some may find the characters interesting but it is linear and highly scripted, which is tough to forgive in this age. I don't understand the appeal and it's going to take a lot of effort to soldier through the rest of it. I don't get it.… Expand
  3. mrnice
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    The combat is repetitive. The puzzles are stupid. The overall story is predictable (except when it presents new pointless twists to prevent the player from reaching the main objective too fast in the game). The enemies are the same throughout the game, with some new skin to provide "variety". The gameplay is a mix of uninspired combat and fetch quests and those stupid puzzles (that aThe combat is repetitive. The puzzles are stupid. The overall story is predictable (except when it presents new pointless twists to prevent the player from reaching the main objective too fast in the game). The enemies are the same throughout the game, with some new skin to provide "variety". The gameplay is a mix of uninspired combat and fetch quests and those stupid puzzles (that a monkey could solve) as well as some climbing, in case you didn't grow tired of that in the Uncharted series. The only really strong and innovative aspects of this game are the Norse mythology concept and the art direction. The game world is pretty amazing too, with good enough graphics to impress.… Expand
  4. alexaxa
    Jun 13, 2018
    7
    I really wanted to liked that game, i really do but it's really not the case. I finished the game on Ps4 Pro (performance mode), did quite a bit of explorations and got a most of the collectibles, tried the 2 "hidden worlds", and killed 7 valkyries. I don't intend to finish collecting collectibles or quests, nor play a new game + if this is added later as in the end, i wasn't having anyI really wanted to liked that game, i really do but it's really not the case. I finished the game on Ps4 Pro (performance mode), did quite a bit of explorations and got a most of the collectibles, tried the 2 "hidden worlds", and killed 7 valkyries. I don't intend to finish collecting collectibles or quests, nor play a new game + if this is added later as in the end, i wasn't having any more fun with the game and wanted to see the ending.

    Here's a breakdown of the pros and cons :

    Pros :
    - The game is beautiful and the animations are top notch
    - The story is good and there's a lot of lore
    - The different worlds are interesting
    - There was very some cool moments but sadly they are dilluted in the rest
    - There was some clever puzzles
    - Mimir is a very cool sidekick

    Cons
    - VERY Slow paced. Sometime i was even fighting to not fall asleep while playing in the evening.
    - The combat/gameplay are "just ok". They tried to be more like dark souls but failed. In the other god of war, the combat was the main attraction while in this one, it's sometimes feels like a chore.
    - There's only a handful of ennemy types and most of them are not memorable (red zombie, blue zombie, green zombie...).
    - The ending is very underwhelming. It gives materials for future games but leave this one feeling empty.
    - The bosses are overused. You fight the same re-skinned troll about 6 times.
    - They tried to hide the loadings behind very long slow animations or a world between worlds when you warp around. This somehow contributes to the slow paces of the game. I would probably have prefered a 30s loading screen instead of a 10 seconds animations, followed by 30 sec of wandering around in a world, followed by another animation.
    - Most dialogues could be resumed by Kratos telling his son to shut up and focus

    In summary, this is god-of-war-themed, but this is definitively not a god of war game. This game is worth playing but is a bit overrated and definitively not the best game on PS4, even less of all time. In my mind, God of war 2 is still the best and 3 is not far behind.    … Expand
  5. OwtDaft
    Jun 27, 2019
    7
    + The world is amazing and very well designed.
    + The combat is fun before it start to show issues later.
    + The graphics are breathtaking. + Audio, voice acting and animation. + The game is pretty big and will take you a long time to finish. - Later Valkyrie battles have unavoidable hits and the game stopped been fun for me at this point. - Those unavoidable hits btw, take a lot of    + The world is amazing and very well designed.
    + The combat is fun before it start to show issues later.
    + The graphics are breathtaking.
    + Audio, voice acting and animation.
    + The game is pretty big and will take you a long time to finish.
    - Later Valkyrie battles have unavoidable hits and the game stopped been fun for me at this point.
    - Those unavoidable hits btw, take a lot of damage.
    - Don't mind a hard game, as long as it's fair. It stopped been fair to make it harder later on.
    - Controls can be unresponsive.
    - Story goal is not clear or meaningful for most of the game.
    - Some really silly story plot points that are beyond belief face palm silly around the boy.    … Expand
  6. Violett
    Jun 18, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Funny thing - so many negative reviews among "most helpful" and still the game got 9.2 rating. Who are whose faceless 5998 users with positive review? I used Metacritic as honest platform where you can see users opinion, now I don't know what to think.
    Nvm, back to the game.

    First of all - this is not God of War, not at all, this is very different game. This is Witcher plus Dark Souls, yeah. I understand Sony's desire to use well-known title, but still they should name it different - "Father and son story" perhaps? GoW is about Sparta, Greece, Zeus and Athena. When I just started the game and saw this dull snowy landscape - I was like WHAT? Kratos went from "Agrrhh, kill everyone! Zeus must die!" to "Don't ask me about Mondays..." Seriously, when we played GoW2 with my brother on PS2 we were so much excited! Blood, gore, Kratos golden swings over all screen! What do we have now? Rusty axe, gloom on Kratos face.

    Story: Story is good, but not even close to, say, Bioshock Infinite story. I really almost cried when DeWitt died, I was amazed by idea of stars-doors and time travels, it was so tangled and enigmatic. Story in GoW is plain simple - father and son, mothers last wish ... bleh. Even GoW2 had better story lol.

    Graphics: Amazing and very good. I'm playing on Ps4 Pro on 54" 4k UHD TV and some moments are breathtaking. However, some moments are not good - compare quality of water here and, say, in 2007 Crysis. In Crysis you could see through water - water was water, in GoW water is like blue kissel. Seriously, in 2007 game water was better. Also sometimes I see fog in caves in squares ...

    Combat: I don't understand why they went from "kick em all" standart old GoW model to darksoulish "hit and roll" - there is plenty of such games. Well, its actually quite fun, especially boss fights - trolls, dragons, but, honestly, I liked old GoW model more.

    I played about 20 hours already and does not seem close to the end, and this is good. The game actually is very good, but, again, this is not GoW, when I bought it I wanted another experience.

    p.s. After writing this review I remembered how good GoW2 was - I think its time to get my old PS2 from the shelf :)    … Expand
  7. NorwayGamer
    Jan 16, 2019
    7
    I just finished this game yesterday, the story that is, and needless to say, I had very high expectations considering all the praise it's gotten.

    this was my very first time playing this franchise, so this review will also reflect that somewhat. one of the first things I noticed starting the game, and it was quite discouraging too, is how underpowered Kratos is in the beginning. just    I just finished this game yesterday, the story that is, and needless to say, I had very high expectations considering all the praise it's gotten.

    this was my very first time playing this franchise, so this review will also reflect that somewhat. one of the first things I noticed starting the game, and it was quite discouraging too, is how underpowered Kratos is in the beginning.
    just beating the most basic enemies almost became a chore, especially since they consistently seem to gang up on him from behind, making for some cheap deaths early on.

    what was really exciting was several of the mini-boss fights. huge cave trolls, rock-monsters etc, not to mention these Valkyrie-creatures, which are a great challenge to beat. it was really satisfying to finally bring them down after a tough fight. so later in the game, Kratos does get significantly more powerful with better equipment and stronger weapons, but in my opinion, it just takes too long to upgrade it.

    the story was another thing I didn't particularly care for, there are just too many twists & turns all the time, making it feel inconsistent and downright confusing. it almost felt like the point of the whole game was lost in translation or something. thankfully, there is a particular character you meet mid-way in the game, that also joins your journey, that is very likeable.

    all the cut-scenes & cinematics became very tedious towards the end, and it almost felt like playing an interactive movie, that really detracted from the overall fun quite a bit unfortunately.

    I didn't feel compelled to explore much either, the world simply isn't that interesting Imo. it is too linear, climbing is very slow and awkward, and the travel itself is also too slow. for the most part, I just followed the story to the end.

    this review might seem overly negative, but when very high expectations aren't really met, this is bound to be the result. I did really like the game overall, it has a lot of interesting things going for it, like huge creatures that look amazing, many of the enemy encounters were great, and the visuals - just wow! the characters look amazing - especially Kratos. the details on him are simply wonderful to look at.
    this game might be the best-looking this gen, at least from a technical standpoint. there is so much detail everywhere and in everything, and I played this on a Ps4 slim, which is comparable to the base Ps4 in terms of power.
    the Ps4 is truly a powerful little machine, capable of graphics & performance such as this game, I'm just amazed.

    overall: a very good game with great high's, but also disappointing low's. there are several times in the game it feels like a chore, and this can last for several hours so that isn't fun. but there is also much greatness to it, like enemy encounters, the visuals, up-grading your characters weapons and equipment, and some of the vistas are also interesting.    … Expand
  8. MaXiMuS_54
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    Combat is too dull for a "God of War" title. You're a God of Boomerangs if anything. RPGs have done everything better except the touchy-good-feeling kid story which is a copy of the Last of Us. This game is not at all a GOAT. Nothing unique is here.
  9. NutZdk
    Apr 29, 2018
    7
    This game was good till I met the valkyries, that just broke the game. Not even sure Im going to finish it entirely now. These fights are SO stupid, been doing them over and over and over. And they rip me a new one in the last seconds before they die - Each and every time. This is just bad game design or some horrific wish to be like dark souls and end up ruining the game because of that.This game was good till I met the valkyries, that just broke the game. Not even sure Im going to finish it entirely now. These fights are SO stupid, been doing them over and over and over. And they rip me a new one in the last seconds before they die - Each and every time. This is just bad game design or some horrific wish to be like dark souls and end up ruining the game because of that. So disappointed, the rest of the game was epic and really well done. Now it means nothing because of the lack of balance in these fights... so stupid. I even put this 2 difficulties down from hardest to get past this stupid fight and I still get killed by 1-2 hits.… Expand
  10. SilexEco
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    They ruined the game with the updates.
    Terrible illumination
    Frame-rate at 15 constantly.
    Pixelated everywhere.
    Sometimes looks like a PS2 game.

    Update 03/02/2022: They fixed the game and now in PC looks amazing!!
  11. ToddDow
    May 29, 2018
    7
    I've been excited to play this and just picked it up a few days ago, been too busy lately. I'm pretty disappointed so far. It feels SO linear. The story is solid so far, graphics great, combat is good, but man it's like walking in a mansion with tight hallways and tiny rooms. The puzzles were cool at first, but they get old pretty quickly. Too many of them. QTE sucks, it needs to die.I've been excited to play this and just picked it up a few days ago, been too busy lately. I'm pretty disappointed so far. It feels SO linear. The story is solid so far, graphics great, combat is good, but man it's like walking in a mansion with tight hallways and tiny rooms. The puzzles were cool at first, but they get old pretty quickly. Too many of them. QTE sucks, it needs to die.

    Update: Just finished last night. Cool story and combat, but the puzzles are just WAY overdone and I think this would have been MUCH BETTER as a true open world game.    … Expand
  12. chaddaddy
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    The usual Sony exclusive template, cinematic, dark, "mature". This game is The Last of Us mixed with Dark Souls, with the difference being that Dark Souls is actually hard and not full of QTEs, but that's just how God of War is, a mindless but fun buttonmasher and this game does not change that fact, despite the different camera angle. The strongest point of this game is the presentation,The usual Sony exclusive template, cinematic, dark, "mature". This game is The Last of Us mixed with Dark Souls, with the difference being that Dark Souls is actually hard and not full of QTEs, but that's just how God of War is, a mindless but fun buttonmasher and this game does not change that fact, despite the different camera angle. The strongest point of this game is the presentation, from cinematography to the visuals, it's all top notch (though there are better looking games out there). The weakest points however are the somewhat repetitive and dull gameplay and the FoV. The occasional "power" moves and the Blades of Chaos are nice to see though. As for the FoV, if the camera was just a bit further away from Kratos, it would look much better. Also some of the animations look a little clunky but it's not really that bad.

    So, as someone who always liked God of War, I can appreciate the new approach, but I also think they could have changed the name, replace Kratos and keep everything else and you wouldn't be able to tell you're playing a GoW game. But at least it's better than Ascension.    … Expand
  13. Mannar
    Sep 23, 2019
    7
    Really nice looking game. Combat really poor, copy paste bosses. Crafting / upgrading pointless really, doesn't feel like you've got any stronger/better. Too much back tracking. Feels like you just do same thing over and over again, got really boring by the end. Climb climb, look for chests, 5 mobs pew pew and repeat.
  14. revelc
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    I FEEL NOTHING! Exactly, this game lacks originality compare to the original trilogy. If you're new to the series and didn't play the original when it was fresh, then this might seems good to you. Huge disappointment from me. The killing/combat felt held back and not as spectacular as the first three games. It feels like Kratos had been brainwashed by the liberals at Sony HQ and given taskI FEEL NOTHING! Exactly, this game lacks originality compare to the original trilogy. If you're new to the series and didn't play the original when it was fresh, then this might seems good to you. Huge disappointment from me. The killing/combat felt held back and not as spectacular as the first three games. It feels like Kratos had been brainwashed by the liberals at Sony HQ and given task to babysit an annoying little man. Removing the female nudity is not so much of a problem for me, but making Kratos into a "vegetarian wanna be cool dad" is just not what I want from him and the franchise.

    Huge waste of time and production budget from Santa Monica studios. If they want to make something similar to The Last of Us go ahead, just don't use God of War franchise as the basis for it. To me Kratos is always an avenger, an angry half-god who brutally murders gods and shreds titans into pieces and destroys cities with all of the civilians in it without any second thought . He was betrayed and he got nothing to lose. He is the GOD OF WAR, he did it for his family. I gave 7 for the visual alone, other than that Kratos is dead.    … Expand
  15. cottemann
    May 2, 2018
    7
    Lets get one thing right off the bat, the visuals of this game are incredible. Other things that are great are the boy's mechanics, the leviathan axe, music, and voice acting. By all means this is a great game that sadly at times is quite annoying. One of the great parts of the previous games were the unique and important to the story boss fights...this one 90 percent are trolls. It neverLets get one thing right off the bat, the visuals of this game are incredible. Other things that are great are the boy's mechanics, the leviathan axe, music, and voice acting. By all means this is a great game that sadly at times is quite annoying. One of the great parts of the previous games were the unique and important to the story boss fights...this one 90 percent are trolls. It never gets boring but it just sad that it was handled better in the previous games. While the voice acting is good there needs to be more of it. Especially on the higher difficulties the bosses need more than three lines said over and over and over again. By all means the game is great in terms of story and world building, but sadly some of the finer details after playing this game for a lot of hours make the game annoying rather than incredible fun.… Expand
  16. classicq8
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    its very good game and you will feel that a AAA game for sure
    but sorry this is not a GOW game at all
    the combat is boring and not fun
    and the game is too slow for GOW you will feel like your playing the last of us or Uncharted
    I GIVE THE GAME 7/10
  17. sterj
    Jun 2, 2018
    7
    Below is my initial review of this game with an initial score of 7. I am updating the score to an 8.5 since i really enjoyed playing it and somehow i could not put it down once it got going. The tart is a bit slow but it does get going and it's great fun even though some of the below points are still relevant, i feel that i judged the game harshly in light of there not being muchBelow is my initial review of this game with an initial score of 7. I am updating the score to an 8.5 since i really enjoyed playing it and somehow i could not put it down once it got going. The tart is a bit slow but it does get going and it's great fun even though some of the below points are still relevant, i feel that i judged the game harshly in light of there not being much innovation in it, but what it does it does perfectly. It's great fun to play so final score = 8.5

    I have enjoyed playing this game in the sense that i enjoy drinking a Sunday morning coffee or watching another mindless Marvel movie even though i would not take time out of something else to do it but would do it in the absence of something else to do. This game is the equivalent of eating sunflower seeds on a lazy afternoon but nothing much more than that. It's just OK fun that's why i can't wrap my mind around the stellar scores it's received. It's the best example of score inflation in video games just cause there's nothing much going on out there. No real creativity or innovation, just re-skin the same old game mechanics with some new polish and throw it to the public to eat. It's not a bad game. It's a 7. But i don't see what about it makes it a 10: there's basically no story at all to speak of, just some filler father and son bonding over mother's ashes that feels like the bare minimum they could have come up with. Compared to the complex story of games like the Witcher series or Metal Gear series, filled with intrigue and packed with choices to make that shape the world around you, God of War feels naked. Compared to Dark Souls, it lacks lore and mystery, compared to Bayonetta, it lacks personality, Compared to the Metro series, it lacks atmosphere and compared to Bioshock, it lacks any originality at all but in the current marketplace that probably hasn't innovated in years it probably stands out.

    Maybe this game is just a symptom of the overall dryness of current games. They tend to be just rehashes of old tropes with shiny polish. Churn out something new to make a quick buck but don't worry about substance or pushing any boundaries. Just shallow, comfortable game making. We need something to push the boundaries again, another Bioshock Infinite for today's games. Not another round of complacency. Is God of War any good? Sure it's definitely not a bad game but this is certainly not the cream of the crop people should be aiming for!    … Expand
  18. esreverse
    May 7, 2018
    7
    Hm. It's a good game, but not great. Graphics and story (although a bit confusing) are great, the combat system is super deep and rewarding, but movement and exploration is really lame. Kratos can only walk on paths. He's a god and he can't jump over a little rock? Come on. In 2018 on a PS4 I would have expected exploration like in Zelda, not a game where a god can only walk on pretrampledHm. It's a good game, but not great. Graphics and story (although a bit confusing) are great, the combat system is super deep and rewarding, but movement and exploration is really lame. Kratos can only walk on paths. He's a god and he can't jump over a little rock? Come on. In 2018 on a PS4 I would have expected exploration like in Zelda, not a game where a god can only walk on pretrampled paths. Also the puzzles are very basic and repetitive already a few hours in the game. Sorry for the comparison with Zelda, but if you want a 10, you gotta be up par with a 10. ;) I'm not sure why, but the last God of Wars just felt more epic, also in the size of fights with monsters. Maybe because its pace is a lot slower than before.… Expand
  19. mcoci
    May 3, 2021
    7
    Es increíble lo que hizo Santa Monica a nivel narrativo con la franquicia, contrario a lo que la saga nos tenía acostumbrados, este reboot se siente mucho más maduro y perfectamente pensado, considero muy destacable que a pesar de todos los cambios, mantiene bases de un GOW, sin embargo, yo sentí el juego muy tedioso y hasta aburrido por partes, durante las más de 30h dedicadas no pudeEs increíble lo que hizo Santa Monica a nivel narrativo con la franquicia, contrario a lo que la saga nos tenía acostumbrados, este reboot se siente mucho más maduro y perfectamente pensado, considero muy destacable que a pesar de todos los cambios, mantiene bases de un GOW, sin embargo, yo sentí el juego muy tedioso y hasta aburrido por partes, durante las más de 30h dedicadas no pude dejar de pensar en un juego diluido a propósito.… Expand
  20. modemhead
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    PRO: Excellent graphics & cinematic story.

    CONS: Combat lacks depth, same fight every 5 minutes, changing the colour of the same enemies, Resident Evil 4 era controls stiffness, basic/fake "open world" attempt.
  21. Lewis-Angelo
    Nov 24, 2019
    7
    platinizado, no sé las horas que me habrá llevado, pero le sobran la mitad

    no voy a ser tan negativo como otros análisis con los que estoy completamente de acuerdo, pero: - un plataformeo en el que no te puedes caer no tiene sentido - la cámara juega malas pasadas (todo por intentar tapar animaciones y teletransportes del niñato que tenemos que llevar a cuestas sacándonos de quicio en    platinizado, no sé las horas que me habrá llevado, pero le sobran la mitad

    no voy a ser tan negativo como otros análisis con los que estoy completamente de acuerdo, pero:
    - un plataformeo en el que no te puedes caer no tiene sentido
    - la cámara juega malas pasadas (todo por intentar tapar animaciones y teletransportes del niñato que tenemos que llevar a cuestas sacándonos de quicio en muchas ocasiones)
    - la jugabilidad ha perdido mucho respecto a la saga, desaparecen combos y sólo se pueden elegir 2 ataques especiales dejando los otros en el tintero
    - la banda sonora pasa demasiado desapercibida a lo largo de la historia, en pocos combates contra jefes se le saca partido, quedando en muchísimos menos momentos épicos
    - los puzles se basan en rebuscar por el escenario y lanzar el hacha a rocas que brillan, cosa que aburre y hace el ritmo muy bajo
    - el sistema de armaduras y objetos es demasiado repetitivo y absurdo como lo tratan los personajes, mal explicado, para que luego un enemigo cualquiera tenga una barra de vida más larga que un día sin pan y nos limitemos en machacar el R1 hasta que se quiera morir
    - el mapa está mal diseñado, con puntos de viaje rápido mal situados, y unido al excesivo uso de coleccionables tendremos que perder mucho tiempo dando vueltas

    en general, esto no es un God of War
    buen apartado técnico, buen lore, pero le falta muchísimo de lo que nos había encantado de esta mítica saga    … Expand
  22. frederik1478
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    An Evolution of the series, that had to happen for it to continue. for because the last game
    GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION was just too f****** doll . It's a good game
  23. Revalithechamp
    Jul 14, 2018
    7
    Giving a game a less than favorable review doesn't mean I'm an Xbox fan. As God of War, it's an alright game that will keep you entertained. By the middle of the game you'll be wanting it to end, I know I was. The whole point of the game is to scatter the ashes of Kratos' wife and Atreus' mother on top of the highest peak in all the realms. Pretty interesting goal, but the journey to getGiving a game a less than favorable review doesn't mean I'm an Xbox fan. As God of War, it's an alright game that will keep you entertained. By the middle of the game you'll be wanting it to end, I know I was. The whole point of the game is to scatter the ashes of Kratos' wife and Atreus' mother on top of the highest peak in all the realms. Pretty interesting goal, but the journey to get there is a drag. The game does have fun puzzles, but the "boss fights" are re-skinned trolls and there is barely any challenge at all. The bosses that weren't re-skinned trolls didn't have much thought put into them, they were just like regular fights except the enemy had more health. There was only one boss fight that required strategy and careful planning, only ONE. The final boss wasn't that fun either. Some of the enemies in the game aren't even challenging, just annoying.

    That being said, I was disappointed by this game and regret waiting in line for it. God of War may be fun to play (for a while), but it's not the game of the generation and raises no bars, as nostalgic fanboys would have you believe. Hopefully Santa Monica can really bring it with the next one, if there is one.    … Expand
  24. angrymax
    Apr 25, 2018
    7
    It's a really long movie with some button pressing. It's not GOW, and becomes boring after two hours. Very beautiful game, but boring game play. They tried to copy Zero Dawn but failed. Save your money.
  25. enigma1990
    Apr 30, 2018
    7
    This is my honest opinion. I had high expectations from the game but it was mediocre at best. The main quest had a good story. It was emotional and made you care about the characters. But once you finish the main quest there's not much to do. I mean there are a few fetch quests, boss battles, and rescue missions but other than that there's not much. The gameplay was solid and the combatThis is my honest opinion. I had high expectations from the game but it was mediocre at best. The main quest had a good story. It was emotional and made you care about the characters. But once you finish the main quest there's not much to do. I mean there are a few fetch quests, boss battles, and rescue missions but other than that there's not much. The gameplay was solid and the combat system was satisfying. The game did punish you and it had the classic GOW formula where you get to point A but you can't unlock point A without item Z. The other thing I didn't like was the back tracking. I found it cumbersome. I understand they were trying something innovative with the no-cut camera and that was fine because there weren't any load screens. But I just found the back tracking annoying. Other than that if you've got 20-25 hours to kill it's a great game.… Expand
  26. thefather
    Apr 21, 2018
    7
    no time to read all green feedbacks, this is random green feedback

    "Pretty much everything Ive ever wanted from a God of war game. Excellent story, deep combat and great graphics. Great experience from start to finish" God of War without jump sucked very very much, now this is not the dynamic game for witch I bought PS every time , now it is interactive movie! But maybe I am getting    no time to read all green feedbacks, this is random green feedback

    "Pretty much everything Ive ever wanted from a God of war game. Excellent story, deep combat and great graphics. Great experience from start to finish"

    God of War without jump sucked very very much, now this is not the dynamic game for witch I bought PS every time , now it is interactive movie! But maybe I am getting old.
    For graphics and story I will give 6 but gameplay is lagging way behind!    … Expand
  27. aljirik1992
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Кратос... Спасибо что живой?

    God of War образца 2018 года - идеальная игра, если вами были пропущены все проекты жанров "Beat ’em up" и "Hack and slash" за последние ДЕВЯТЬ лет, кроме данной вселенной. При этом технологическое чудо команды Santa Monica Studio всеми силами хочет сохранить своё лицо, но получается едва ли. Постановка, картинка и звуковое сопровождение - всё, что хоть    Кратос... Спасибо что живой?

    God of War образца 2018 года - идеальная игра, если вами были пропущены все проекты жанров "Beat ’em up" и "Hack and slash" за последние ДЕВЯТЬ лет, кроме данной вселенной. При этом технологическое чудо команды Santa Monica Studio всеми силами хочет сохранить своё лицо, но получается едва ли. Постановка, картинка и звуковое сопровождение - всё, что хоть как-то напоминает о былом величии серии. Словосочетание "ПРОСТО ИНАЧЕ" может позволить себе огромнейшая масса людей, которой либо НИКОГДА не нравилась идейность голого, животного насилия, где очень бережно, как вуалью сверху, была накинута глубочайшая драма Призрака Спарты или же те, кто не хотел углубляться в мир игры, а рассматривал сей продукт только с точки зрения спинномозгового развлекалова. На фоне своих коллег по цеху продолжение саги меченного воина зачастую проигрывает то в глубине моральных вопросов, то в недостаточно кровавом месиве, зато более грамотно позволяет обращаться с предоставленной "свободой" и исследованием лок.    … Expand
  28. Veiled
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    Me ha hecho mirar con buenos ojos los anteriores, lento, sin ritmo, aburrido hasta el hartazgo, lo abandoné tras 12 horas cansado de puzzles estúpidos y su combate tosco persiguiendo elfos voladores. La peor entrega de la saga con diferencia y mira que ascension era MALO.
  29. ImperialKnight
    Jan 12, 2019
    7
    I'm going to give this game a fair score of 7.

    The story and core gameplay is very good, and I did enjot playing the game. However, some glaring issues makes the experience a frustration. 1) The axe throwing puzzles. It gets old really really fast. And especially the Norn chests. Even when you know what you're suppose to do, it's an exercise in frustration. The timing windows are far    I'm going to give this game a fair score of 7.

    The story and core gameplay is very good, and I did enjot playing the game. However, some glaring issues makes the experience a frustration.

    1) The axe throwing puzzles. It gets old really really fast. And especially the Norn chests. Even when you know what you're suppose to do, it's an exercise in frustration. The timing windows are far too narrow.

    2) There are no invincibility frames in this game, which means you can get STUNLOCKED by multiple enemies and die without any way to get out of it. God of War tries to become more Souls-like, without the tight responsive control and the core mechanics of Souls games. When you die in Souls, you know you messed up. Here, it's just frustration as a dodge that should have worked doesn't, because just the bare edge of the attack catches you, or you dodged into an obstacle because of the camera.

    3) Speaking of the camera, it's the WORST. You can't see where the enemies are coming at you and dodge/parry, and the threat indicators are extremely poorly designed and you can't tell which direction the enemy is coming from. God of War should take cues from Middle Earth on how combat should work with multiple enemies. Again, like Souls, in Middle Earth, if you fail to parry/dodge, you always know it's your mistake

    It's a fantastic game that I would recommend, as long as you can bear with the glaring issues stated above.    … Expand
  30. teemz22
    Nov 13, 2018
    7
    I give this game a 7, because I know a lot of time and effort went into this game.

    I'm a fan of the original trilogy and let me tell you I had to push myself through the camping on this one. If you wanna see an honest review of this game check out TheGamingBritShow, this guy was spot on and I agree with him. Overall this is a perfect game for people who are not that into video    I give this game a 7, because I know a lot of time and effort went into this game.

    I'm a fan of the original trilogy and let me tell you I had to push myself through the camping on this one. If you wanna see an honest review of this game check out TheGamingBritShow, this guy was spot on and I agree with him.

    Overall this is a perfect game for people who are not that into video games. It seems to me that the developers decided to do the following> ok we can't do the same thing over and over again, let's do something different. What's all the rage now? Dark Souls? Last of us? Uncharted? unskippable cut-scenes? great, let's throw all of that in the pot.

    Graphics are freaking amazing btw.

    Don't get me wrong this is not a bad game, it's just way over hyped and overrated. Disappointing.    … Expand
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94

Universal acclaim - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 118
  3. Negative: 0 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    100
    The return of the furious Spartan warrior was made well. God of War is already a great contender for game of the year and you shouldn't miss it. [Issue#285]
  2. CD-Action
    Jul 6, 2018
    100
    Cory Barlog and his team achieved what many thought impossible – despite having changed almost everything Santa Monica managed to preserve that elusive spark that makes God of War game feel like a God of War game. They created one of the defining titles of the current generation and a technical marvel whose stunning beauty in motion words cannot describe. And there’s one more thing. Barlog’s touching reaction to his masterpiece’s scores shows that even in the world of huge budgets, micropayments, loot boxes and sales forecasts there still is a place for artists who pour their hearts into their work. We need someone to remind us of that once in a while. [06/2018, p.38]
  3. GameGrin
    Jun 7, 2018
    95
    Where most games excel in one single area, God of War manages to deliver on every front, providing players with one of the best experiences we’ve seen so far this generation.
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