God of War

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  1. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    8
    Beautiful game first and foremost, art direction and realization is incredible. Multiple jaw-dropping moments. The story is engaging and surprisingly emotional. I really liked how even the side-quests felt relevant to the personal relationship between kratos and atreus. Where the game fumbles a bit is the gameplay, It has a really strong basic foundation but never pushes much farther pastBeautiful game first and foremost, art direction and realization is incredible. Multiple jaw-dropping moments. The story is engaging and surprisingly emotional. I really liked how even the side-quests felt relevant to the personal relationship between kratos and atreus. Where the game fumbles a bit is the gameplay, It has a really strong basic foundation but never pushes much farther past that. Ends up feeling repetitive, especially with all the minor enemy encounters around.… Expand
  2. tonberry_ftw
    Jun 24, 2023
    8
    I had a lot of fun playing this, but from time to time, I kinda miss old Kratos from the original GOW, but that's just me.
  3. magnolia6
    Jun 30, 2023
    8
    Very satisfying gameplay, although felt a bit repetitive.
    World design was done very well.
  4. jplemos
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    The combat system was excellent, it was very fluid! I also enjoyed the soundtrack. But I think that the final battle was too easy.
    If you know how to use the weapons, the game becomes extremely basic and mechanic.
  5. OgnistyKamilek
    Aug 6, 2023
    8
    Great father and son story. Watching this relationship evolve is amazing. All the time in the game we can witness conversations conducted by the characters that are incredibly interesting. The fight is satisfying and juicy. The world is relatively small but hides a lot of interesting things. The gameplay itself is very enjoyable and the character development is well done.
  6. aesirus96
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    Esse sim é um port de respeito. Tão bem otimizado que ta rodando liso no meu PCzinho veterano de guerra. O game, embora tão sangrento quanto os outros GOW, é um divisor de águas na franquia, tanto pelo temperamento de Kratos - agora (tentando) sendo pai - quanto pela ausência do uso de nudez exagerada, que fazia com que muitas vezes você não podia jogar na frente dos seus pais. AEsse sim é um port de respeito. Tão bem otimizado que ta rodando liso no meu PCzinho veterano de guerra. O game, embora tão sangrento quanto os outros GOW, é um divisor de águas na franquia, tanto pelo temperamento de Kratos - agora (tentando) sendo pai - quanto pela ausência do uso de nudez exagerada, que fazia com que muitas vezes você não podia jogar na frente dos seus pais. A possibilidade de ir para diversos lugares, side quests não repetitivas e diálogos maravilhosos do Brok e, claro, a fama da franquia com certeza devem ter cooperado para ser um dos mais vendidos na primeira semana de vendas.

    Valeu, Sony, continue assim.

    Chorem sonystas que se sentiram traídos.    … Expand
  7. TheGvH
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    God of War defies my usual preference against story-only games, as it stands out as a truly exceptional experience that managed to captivate me completely. The game's masterful storytelling, combined with its stunning visuals and immersive gameplay, create an unparalleled journey. Despite my initial reservations, the world of God of War drew me in and held me captivated from start toGod of War defies my usual preference against story-only games, as it stands out as a truly exceptional experience that managed to captivate me completely. The game's masterful storytelling, combined with its stunning visuals and immersive gameplay, create an unparalleled journey. Despite my initial reservations, the world of God of War drew me in and held me captivated from start to finish. This game is a shining example of how a captivating narrative can elevate a gaming experience to new heights, challenging preconceived notions and delivering an unforgettable adventure that's truly worth every moment invested.… Expand
  8. KingFerretti
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    É um ótimo jogo, mas extremamente linear e repetitivo. Vale ressaltar que esses defeitos não atrapalham a diversão e imersão do game, contudo, deixam a desejar, especialmente pelo hype entorno da franquia. Vale a pena jogar pra experimentar, mas com pés no chão, sem esperar grandes coisas, a pegada é praticamente de um filme interativo.
  9. MPK92
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    Never quite understood the high praise for this. It's great but also pretty boring at parts. Some of the puzzle sections are so mind numbing and unwarranted. Ragnarok does everything better, from combat, to graphics, to music, to characters, to story, to environments, to content.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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!!
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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.
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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.
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. bear00766
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    Major disappointment after so many years and empty hype. A dull, beyond vanilla slog. A hack n slasher that downgrades all the fire, hate being a nanny
  41. yurpo
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    This is a great looking game with a strong linear story. Gameplay punishes you for being aggressive with a terrible healing mechanic. This forces you to play passive with range and as the "god of war" makes for a disappointment. Lack of varying enemies push the combat back even further but the visuals, sound, and story make for an enjoyable experience. If you like uncharted or last of usThis is a great looking game with a strong linear story. Gameplay punishes you for being aggressive with a terrible healing mechanic. This forces you to play passive with range and as the "god of war" makes for a disappointment. Lack of varying enemies push the combat back even further but the visuals, sound, and story make for an enjoyable experience. If you like uncharted or last of us you will love god of war. If you enjoy dark souls this game will be a disappointment.… Expand
  42. PopulousWildman
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    A great game but I don't think it deserves the 10/10 that lots of people give or the 0/10 neither.

    Sadly, it looks way too similar to "modern" and sucessful games like Uncharted, Last of Us, Batman Arkham stuff, The Witcher, and maybe more. Meaning it looks generic at this point, but still great. * Gameplay and mechanics are great, but it's not the God of War from PSX 2 and 3    A great game but I don't think it deserves the 10/10 that lots of people give or the 0/10 neither.

    Sadly, it looks way too similar to "modern" and sucessful games like Uncharted, Last of Us, Batman Arkham stuff, The Witcher, and maybe more. Meaning it looks generic at this point, but still great.

    * Gameplay and mechanics are great, but it's not the God of War from PSX 2 and 3 anymore. Also, doesn't seem to innovate on the"modern third person" formula.
    * Story telling and poetics is nothing impressive but it does it's job. At the same time, this is not the same Kratos that you knew before, full of anger and energetic, that may feel sad for some fans.
    * Graphics are impressive but also nothing that we haven't seen before; And finally,
    * Music and Sound is forgettable, generic, it doesn't add anything to the game.

    Overall, the devs, designer and producer don't seem like they took any risk on the Game Design, which is ok, but also takes away some things that fans would have expected from the franchise.
    For me, it felt like the game was stuck at the beginning and never really progressed.    … Expand
  43. McRaoul
    Apr 25, 2018
    7
    I just finnished the game and im changing my review. I expected alot more. The enemies are repetetive and the camera is pure cancer. The only memorable bossfight is the dragon which isnt even that hard to beat. The story is ok, but it fell short. Just when you think the game is going to take off the game ends, like, WTF? IS THIS IT? The game has some really memorable moments but if youreI just finnished the game and im changing my review. I expected alot more. The enemies are repetetive and the camera is pure cancer. The only memorable bossfight is the dragon which isnt even that hard to beat. The story is ok, but it fell short. Just when you think the game is going to take off the game ends, like, WTF? IS THIS IT? The game has some really memorable moments but if youre expecting Big fights with large monster bosses like the previous god of war games you will be dissapointed. The 10 out of 10 reviews are obviously paid by sony because there is no way all these critics are this blind. Its a decent game but not a 10/10… Expand
  44. harryp
    Apr 26, 2018
    7
    Decent game overall. I had high expectations after reading all of the positive reviews, but unfortunately I can't tell that I'm very impressed with the result. Sure there are some very good elements but certain issues disappointed me. For example, the FPS. Resolution mode can't keep the 30 FPS consistently and performance mode is unlocked which means quite unstable, but still feels muchDecent game overall. I had high expectations after reading all of the positive reviews, but unfortunately I can't tell that I'm very impressed with the result. Sure there are some very good elements but certain issues disappointed me. For example, the FPS. Resolution mode can't keep the 30 FPS consistently and performance mode is unlocked which means quite unstable, but still feels much better that resolution.

    I also can't say that I like the camera and the red/yellow/purple/whatever arrows you get when an enemy is behind you/attacking you. I found some dialog quite boring and repetitive and I also find the menus/map etc not very intuitive.

    In certain areas, it feels that Kratos should be able to walk on a ledge, but no, no luck, you have to go round. A lot of things I could say about it that left me unsatisfied but I want to keep this review short. Please, please don't compare it with gems and true masterpiece games.    … Expand
  45. smithb115
    Apr 26, 2018
    7
    I'll make this review short. I'm having fun playing this game (graphics, voice acting, weapon and armor upgrades are all nice as well as some of the combat mechanics) but I really don't understand why Santa Monica felt they needed to change anything else from the previous games. I don't think Kratos particularly needed a family to gain some sense of his humanity back. It just felt likeI'll make this review short. I'm having fun playing this game (graphics, voice acting, weapon and armor upgrades are all nice as well as some of the combat mechanics) but I really don't understand why Santa Monica felt they needed to change anything else from the previous games. I don't think Kratos particularly needed a family to gain some sense of his humanity back. It just felt like the obvious story arch for him that doesn't really make sense for his character or mental state. The character development is predictable. The game makes you feel confined (some points in the game Kratos is running but moving like he's almost walking??) It just doesn't have the fluidity of the other games which makes it feel less responsive to me. I think they could have incorporated everything that makes this game feel refreshing into their model of the previous games and it would have been just fine. The overall atmosphere of the game is great and there are lots of things to really enjoy here. I support the loyalty Santa Monica has to its customers and their model of making great AAA games without any additional BS, but just can't quite give this one the same scores as GoW 2 and 3.… Expand
  46. Javichuck
    Feb 2, 2019
    7
    Acción y aventura.
    Esta review no va a ser muy popular pero voy a intentar dar mis razones para ello.
    Es el primer GOW que he jugado por lo que cualquier referencia a los anteriores no la he podido detectar y apreciar. Empecé a jugar después de que lo nombrarán GOTY y mis expectativas eran bastante altas tras haber jugado al RDR2. Empiezo por los defectos que le he encontrado y luego    Acción y aventura.
    Esta review no va a ser muy popular pero voy a intentar dar mis razones para ello.

    Es el primer GOW que he jugado por lo que cualquier referencia a los anteriores no la he podido detectar y apreciar. Empecé a jugar después de que lo nombrarán GOTY y mis expectativas eran bastante altas tras haber jugado al RDR2. Empiezo por los defectos que le he encontrado y luego comento lo que me ha gustado.

    El primer punto es la dificultad, en mi opinión mal gestionada. Jugando en fácil los enemigos de la historia principal están desequilibrados en comparación con los de las actividades secundarias. Si aumentas la dificultad no se corrige lo único que aumenta es el tiempo que tardas en derrotar a los enemigos haciendo la experiencia más tediosa. Creo que falta un punto medio entre la dificultad fácil y la normal para encontrar el punto óptimo, al menos para mi.

    Precisamente los enemigos son el otro punto débil que veo, no hay demasiada variedad y las animaciones de ejecución son siempre las mismas o varia entre 2 a lo sumo. Debido a la mala experiencia que he tenido jugando no he realizado muchas actividades secundarias pero tengo la impresión de que en estas actividades es posible que si haya enemigos más variados. No obstante, de ser así no entiendo por qué no los han incluido en la historia principal.

    El sistema de combate no me ha resultado divertido y los movimientos que vas desbloqueando no mejoran la experiencia (con la excepción del golpe fuerte del hacha). He tenido la sensación de que es indiferente el ataque que realices porque todos hacen el mismo daño incluidos los combos. Esto enlaza con el tema de la dificultad, creo que falta un equilibrio entre la vida de los enemigos y el daño que debería hacer y recibir Kratos teniendo en cuenta quien es.

    Hay unos cuantos fallos de diseño y usabilidad como por ejemplo al abrir caminos hacia atrás tirando cadenas por una pared, Kratos siempre se cuelga de la cadena independientemente de que queramos o no bajar (normalmente es que no), o elementos que debemos utilizar en unos combates obligatoriamente pero en otros no podemos utilizarlos pese a que están en el escenario y desde un punto de vista argumental sería completamente aceptable.

    El sistema de runas y armaduras le añade una capa de profundidad que creo que no se necesita ni se llega a aprovechar all 100%. Sin embargo la progresión de las armas y de los personajes si me parece acertada y creo que funciona muy bien en un juego de estas características.

    En cuanto a la historia como conjunto me ha gustado, no conocía a penas la mitología nórdica y me ha interesado bastante. Los distintos personajes que salen tienen un gran diseño y personalidad, sin embargo hay bastantes puntos que no me parecen coherentes, como la misma premisa de la historia o los cambios de humor y moralidad repentinos del hijo.
    La evolución de Kratos creo que es lo que salva todo el juego, ver su faceta de padre y sus luchas y dudas internas es verdaderamente emotivo.

    Por último, gráficamente es espectacular, de los mejores gráficos que he visto y la ambientación suma una gran cantidad de recuerdos imborrables a la experiencia. El modo foto está bastante logrado y puedes sacar infinidad de fondos de pantalla de cada momento del juego.

    En conclusión, me ha resultado un experiencia agridulce, disfrutar de la historia y los gráficos me ha gustado mucho pero la jugabilidad me ha planteado muchas dudas a lo largo de todo el juego.

    Personalmente no lo recomendaría a nadie que no haya jugado los juegos anteriores, acabo de finalizar el GOW 3 y puedo entender la emoción con la que los fans han recibido este juego. Sin embargo, para una persona que entre nueva a la saga no creo que lo pueda disfrutar igual.

    Historia 7, Jugabilidad 5, Gráficos 10    … Expand
  47. lru
    May 2, 2018
    7
    It's fine. Extremely derivative, down to Mimir who probably owes his existence to the Head Lopper comic book series. If you agree with all the critics who think that Last of Us Remastered and the most recent installments in the Uncharted series are the greatest PS4 games of all time, then you'll probably like this. If you're like me and thought that those titles were a little too flashyIt's fine. Extremely derivative, down to Mimir who probably owes his existence to the Head Lopper comic book series. If you agree with all the critics who think that Last of Us Remastered and the most recent installments in the Uncharted series are the greatest PS4 games of all time, then you'll probably like this. If you're like me and thought that those titles were a little too flashy and lacking when it came to actual substance, then this is going to be another title that has little replay value and leaves you wondering, "is that it?"… Expand
  48. sgrodsky1
    May 6, 2018
    7
    I can only give this game about a 7.5 First the game is too hard. I don't know if they were trying to compete with From Software or what they were thinking. The difficulty of just getting around has taken all of the joy out of this video game. Most of the time, I was not having fun. The fast travel is a joke. You don't even get it until about 61% completion of the game. WarningI can only give this game about a 7.5 First the game is too hard. I don't know if they were trying to compete with From Software or what they were thinking. The difficulty of just getting around has taken all of the joy out of this video game. Most of the time, I was not having fun. The fast travel is a joke. You don't even get it until about 61% completion of the game. Warning there are timed events in this game. I hate timed events in video games. The main line story is very good, and the combat is good. Some of the enemies are op'ed, and you don't have a great chance at winning. There are some very annoying fights. I like the side quests, and that is what kept me playing. I was good at finding the ravens, and lining up the light root puzzles. I did feel an accomplishment there. My husband was trying to go platinum, but he said the developers made the game too difficult for many people to achieve this accomplishment. A lot of the areas you have to grind. All in all I would rank all of the souls games, charter games, skyrim etc above this game.… Expand
  49. RODRIGOGAMER
    Oct 3, 2018
    7
    gostei do visual, porem nao curitr mt da camera , podia ter mantido a classica, mais o jogo esta excelente
  50. loonyever
    May 18, 2018
    7
    Es un gran juego, aun que de inicio no tiene nada de god of war nada mas que el nombre y los personajes, pero con forme vas avanzando tiene ciertas cosas en comú; la jugabiliadad es muy buena, en especial el modo "god of war" un autentico dolor de cabeza cuando enfrentas a mas de 4 enemigos a la vez, un verdadero reto, historia... pudo ser mucho mejor en algunos aspectos, por algunosEs un gran juego, aun que de inicio no tiene nada de god of war nada mas que el nombre y los personajes, pero con forme vas avanzando tiene ciertas cosas en comú; la jugabiliadad es muy buena, en especial el modo "god of war" un autentico dolor de cabeza cuando enfrentas a mas de 4 enemigos a la vez, un verdadero reto, historia... pudo ser mucho mejor en algunos aspectos, por algunos momentos sentí un poco forzada la relación entre kratos y atreus, como si te quisieran meter por los ojos una vez mas la relación entre joel y ellie.… Expand
  51. Dilaon
    May 24, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here's a list of things I didn't like about the game I posted on a YouTube video comment section:

    1) *Character movement:* OK, I get it, each game is different and you should get used to the mechanics. Still, I hate that Kratos never turns to the direction of the analog. He walks sideways, he walks backwards, he does all sorts of weird stuff except the most intuitive. I hate to actually press a specific button to do a quick turn. What is the sense in that? I know GoW is not the only game that does this, but I hate whenever a developer chooses this path.

    2) *Character speed:* The quests can get repetitive after a while and I would like to cover more ground more quickly, but I can't. There's no option for running or sprinting. Climbing chains and debris is a real nuisance, I felt like dying from boredom. Especially when you have to cover the same area multiple times. It could learn from Uncharted.

    3) *Shift rolling for sidestepping:* Again, GoW is not the first or only game to do that, but I hate when the mechanics change from rolling to quick-stepping when you have your lock on. It makes dodging projectiles impossible. So you have to unlock, dodge, lock again. And in the heat of a fight it's rarely that easy. And again, it's the kind of thing I don't see the purpose of. Bloodborne is also like that.

    4) *Locking:* Usually locking will help you keep your aim at a specific target. And while it helps with melee, whenever you have to throw your axe or Atreus' arrows it does absolutely nothing to help you.

    5) *Can't quit a fight:* Sometimes you'll encounter an enemy much stronger than you, but you don't have the option to flee, only to fight or resign to a quick death and avoid the area next time. I understand when it's a boss fight, or a mandatory fight to progress through the main quest, but when it's an optional fight - like those floating bubbles - it makes no sense. The Witcher also sins from that.

    6) *Forced perspective:* Sometimes the camera will stuck in an angle and you can't move it. God only knows why. It feels the studio was more concerned with the cinematic experience rather than with the gameplay experience. Uncharted also does that, especially the ps3 installments.

    7) *Less QTE, please:* I know the whole franchise (and Santa Monica Studio for that matter - who remembers The Order 1886?) is famous for the use of QTE. Ditch it already. I'm playing a game, not an interactive movie.

    8) *Story: (SPOILERS)* I appreciated the twists in the Norse mythology, and if you're a fan like myself, you'll notice and appreciate the variations in Mimir tales. To be honest, when I was a kid reading the prose Edda, I always thought the Aesir gods were kinda jerks. Still, I'm divided about making them down right evil while Loki is the good guy.

    9) *Not really an RPG:* I know the GoW franchise was always more of a heck&slash kind of game with some, even if little, RPG elements. I'm happy that the story has taken the front seat, but I don't feel like I'm on the wheel yet, but rather at the passenger's seat going for a lift. Since they were willing to do a overhaul of the franchise and by watching the trailers, I sincerely hoped it would be closer to an RPG. I wanted to have dialogue options that would steam out different outcomes, even if only in the side quests. Which leads me to:

    10) *Side-quests:* It's always a challenge for the dev team to make the side quests interesting enough so that the player don't feel bored or missing out on the main quest. Or feel like they're just farming for resources. That's exactly how I felt. The quests are mostly boring and repetive. So much so I didn't go back to the game after the main quest was over. And there are tons of unexplored content and areas. And I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. Just a shame, I think everybody should take a lesson from the Witcher, where most of the side quests are as interesting if not more than the main quest.

    11) *Unpopulated:* The world is empty of NPC, except for the Dwarf Brothers (I guess some ghosts).

    12) *Combat:* Combat is non responsive, the game prioritizes animation. Which means an enemy can one-hit kill you, if you don't dodge in the right time. Except you cannot dodge because you already started an attack animation, and it won't change midway through, even if you press the button at the right time.

    13) Climbing down the chain when kicking it.

    14) Running around in circles when fast traveling to disguise the fact that they ARE cutting the camera.

    15) The game is too linear. Nuff said.    … Expand
  52. NautilusBTCH
    May 26, 2018
    7
    i dont really know what to say about this game, i know is awesome but it have some things that i dont like, like very large cinematics etc
  53. Flava
    May 30, 2018
    7
    God of War was an overall great experience, with minor flaws in between. I wasn't glued to the screen, and after a while it becomes a bit repetitive. It lacks more personality and greater NPC's.
  54. Co-Odyssey
    Jul 7, 2018
    7
    I feel that God of War (2018) is a fine, well polished game with a chunky story. However I feel it is very linear and somewhat lacking in replay-ability. While the game play is polished it lacks nuance, it is the same over the shoulder combat we've seen for the last 5 years. The the story feels somewhat by the numbers, the emotional aspects of the characters are told to the player yetI feel that God of War (2018) is a fine, well polished game with a chunky story. However I feel it is very linear and somewhat lacking in replay-ability. While the game play is polished it lacks nuance, it is the same over the shoulder combat we've seen for the last 5 years. The the story feels somewhat by the numbers, the emotional aspects of the characters are told to the player yet rarely shown. God of War fails to bring anything new to the table, but it's a decent refinement of what one would expect.… Expand
  55. Ganerumo
    Oct 11, 2020
    7
    Some bullet points before we begin:
    • You're buying 30% of a game.
    • It's mostly rehashed garbage. • The 10/10 trend-chasing reviews from journalists are awful and don't mean anything. God of War is not the massive blockbuster of a game the industry wanted to claim when it first game out. As much as I hate to admit it it was part of the reason why I got a PS4 to begin with and I must    Some bullet points before we begin:
    • You're buying 30% of a game.
    • It's mostly rehashed garbage.
    • The 10/10 trend-chasing reviews from journalists are awful and don't mean anything.

    God of War is not the massive blockbuster of a game the industry wanted to claim when it first game out. As much as I hate to admit it it was part of the reason why I got a PS4 to begin with and I must say that it has so far been a very, VERY bitter purchase.

    This is a game that has about 30% of actual, real content inside of it. This is the story, and all the story-related content; as long as you stay on the path, do not attempt to stray far from the objectives and only backtrack when the game makes it an explicit goal to do so, the game is great, because it feels like God of War. You're playing an actual, well built, competently made video game designed to be fun and enticing and everything about it shines except perhaps the Alfheim segments which are not very good.

    However, there is another 70% to this game. A big, disgusting, horrible 70% made entirely of repetitive, asinine content which one would find in nearly every game of this ilk - that is, games which were once linear, and were shoehorned into an unfitting, ill-designed open world format which only serves to make the games horrible in every way possible.

    As a game centered around combat GOW excels so long as the fights are actually tailored to suit the combat system; sadly this means there is only one difficulty worth playing, normal, as everything else is simply NOT designed intelligently and consists mostly of randomly increased stats for the enemies and randomly decreased stats for the player. If you attempt to touch easy or hard, you'll end up either fighting vegetables who die in a couple hits or hyperactive one-hit-kill enemies. This also extends to the side content which, no matter the difficulty, has seemingly gone under no attempt to balance or calibrate the content, with most of it feeling like randomly generated content at best and an active attempt at sabotage at the worst.

    This is best exemplified with the long-running, exhausting, and frankly obnoxious Valkyrie questline, which unlocks after the story has been dealt with. Valkyries feel like cut content put haphazardly back into the game with no time devoted to balancing them or making them fun to fight, and they ramp up in difficulty beyond the point where the player can realistically fight them without cheesing out of their mind. The equipment they give is outright worse than some of the equipment you will get chasing after these winged idiots. You will end up a bitter idiot filled with buyer's remorse as you reach the final one and realize it all amounts to positively **** nothing.

    Every other complaint and praise you will hear around the game stem from the same paradigm: main story good, everything else bad. Seeing as the main story is not THAT long if you play it in one go, which is definitely what you ought to do seeing as this is a game you get rusty at very quickly, paying full price for a game which is essentially hot garbage for 70% of its content is, obviously, kind of a hard buy. Most people will never touch this awful, awful side content. I am convinced none of the journalists who gave this a 10 did either, or they didn't play above easy mode. The only reason it is here is to bait completionists and achievement hunters into playing this game for more than it's worth, and I must say that, having bought and played this as my first PS4 game ever, I bitterly regret my purchase as virtually anything more than some pretty tech demo that really does not know when enough is enough.    … Expand
  56. Punna23
    Jul 5, 2018
    7
    The game is great. Graphics are good for ps4 and especially HDR looks stunning. Story is fantastic and I am honestly looking forward to the next installments.

    The chest finding and puzzle solving side of the game is good but some of them get so laborious that I ended up leaving them behind or consulting YouTube. Anyway, the main problem with this game for me is the combat system. It    The game is great. Graphics are good for ps4 and especially HDR looks stunning. Story is fantastic and I am honestly looking forward to the next installments.

    The chest finding and puzzle solving side of the game is good but some of them get so laborious that I ended up leaving them behind or consulting YouTube.

    Anyway, the main problem with this game for me is the combat system. It is quite bad at least for me. The camera sits too close behind you that you have no idea what's happening around you. This was a huge difference from previous god of war games that made the combat worse in my opinion. The enemies are just as many and just as active (if not more) as previous God of War games but you have no view of what's happening around you, which handicaps you.

    To add to that now blocking does not block attacks from behind you which has always been the case throughout GoW games. This makes that game a painful chore of hitting a enemy twice and them evading hoping no one is going to hit you. Completing a combo is a rare blessing in this game, something that made me fall in love with GoW games.

    To add to all this there are way more unblockable attacks and block breakers in this game that previous games which makes it even more frustrating. Some of the fights are literally throwing an axe and recalling a few times or swinging a few hits then dodging for 10 sec or so and rinse and repeat.

    And the worst part is, sometimes the evading system doesn't even save you. I would be actively evading (not trying to fight just evading) and some of them enemy attacks would still hit me, especially the ware-wolves and to a lesser extent the travelers.

    All in all the combat has been made a lot harder and lot less focused on fun. I remember when playing God of war 1 and 3 I could just sit there holding block waiting for the right moment to attach, I felt powerful and in charge but not in this game.

    But game does get more fun later.
    And I would recommend it to play at least once.    … Expand
  57. metaboar
    Jul 7, 2018
    7
    A lot of fun but I do kind of miss the old more goofy god of war cutscenes were you ripped apart gods constantly haha
  58. David_reviews4l
    Aug 18, 2018
    7
    God of war was a very stunning game with a story driven narrative about relationships and family but it got to repetitive with the constant appearance of the same type of enemy in each realm but overall it was a good game.
  59. Xam
    Jun 8, 2020
    7
    God of War 4 c'est la fusion de Kratos pour les quelques combats qui restent, Lara Croft pour la quantité de tombeaux à piller et de Denis la brocante pour la montagne de breloques à trouver. Le jeu est très beau certes, mais il est monotone. De plus la carte et l'interface sont peu pratiques. Et biensûr le moutard Atreus est pénible. Enfin la conclusion est famélique et le choix de laGod of War 4 c'est la fusion de Kratos pour les quelques combats qui restent, Lara Croft pour la quantité de tombeaux à piller et de Denis la brocante pour la montagne de breloques à trouver. Le jeu est très beau certes, mais il est monotone. De plus la carte et l'interface sont peu pratiques. Et biensûr le moutard Atreus est pénible. Enfin la conclusion est famélique et le choix de la mythologie nordique se révèle absurde autant par le lieu que par la chronologie. Un bon jeu malgré tout, mais sans plus ; préférez God of War 3 Remastered.… Expand
  60. Garus24
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    Buenos gráficos pero el modo de juego es repetitivo y la historia es muy mala
  61. Xplocion
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    The good: it's good to see Kratos again. Customization of weapons and gems. In PS4 Pro it looks good. The game is full of cameos and references to previous games.

    The bad: Do not jump. There is no variety of bosses. The boy (Atreus) is sometimes more of a hindrance than a help. There is no variety of combos. Repetitive Enemies The journey of redemption of Kratos and Atreus contrasts    The good: it's good to see Kratos again. Customization of weapons and gems. In PS4 Pro it looks good. The game is full of cameos and references to previous games.

    The bad: Do not jump. There is no variety of bosses. The boy (Atreus) is sometimes more of a hindrance than a help. There is no variety of combos. Repetitive Enemies The journey of redemption of Kratos and Atreus contrasts sharply with the motivations of revenge of other games. It is more a "Vikings: Battle for Asgard" than a God of War. The new game + and ++ are very bad incentives to revisit the game.

    The Meh!: many let themselves be screened by the sequence shot, but you take that away and the game is boring and repetitive to fatigue. This game is not up to the previous ones and was only qualified by the name    … Expand
  62. Koval1984CZ
    Nov 3, 2020
    7
    (Mé priority)
    + čeština
    + atmosféra
    + grafika
    + zvuk
    + hudba

    - koridor
    - superhrdina
    - špatné ovládání změny směru útoku v akci
  63. Darkblaster
    Sep 2, 2019
    7
    Es un juego con virtudes pero con defectos, debieron de hacer el mundo no tan grande, porque a la hora de los coleccionables e hace aburrido, y como hack and slash, le falta algo mas, y la historia aunque buena, no es la gran cosa, es un juego bueno y recomendable, pero no es una obra maestra.
  64. juakola
    Feb 6, 2019
    7
    It is a wonderful game, but the transition to 3rd person was a mistake. I consider this a downgrade from GoW III, which was a much more better game in every possible sense.
  65. Knight_Shade
    Feb 2, 2019
    7
    This game has truly fantastic graphics, really good interface and one of the best storyline / cinematic styles in any game I have played.

    The reasons for a relatively low score (7/10) for me are that I found the interface and various button sequences needed to do everything a little overwhelming, I found the battles (especially the boss ones) too long (how many times do they need to    This game has truly fantastic graphics, really good interface and one of the best storyline / cinematic styles in any game I have played.

    The reasons for a relatively low score (7/10) for me are that I found the interface and various button sequences needed to do everything a little overwhelming, I found the battles (especially the boss ones) too long (how many times do they need to come back up and carry on hitting you?) and the violence and gore was a little too close and personal for me.

    Games I have preferred include Skyrim and Horizon Zero Dawn; read into that as you will!    … Expand
  66. Cergon
    Jul 6, 2019
    7
    Excellent game but still very much an ‘on rails’ game, enjoyed playing it but in between sessions didn’t ‘call me’ to pick it up again.
  67. Edswitch
    Aug 31, 2019
    7
    Pra mim é nota 7 , não adianta ter um mundo aberto se não tiver uma real exploração, com interação de NPC , não cuti a falta do pulo livre e a falta de fases de mergulho
  68. Beastside
    Nov 7, 2019
    7
    An absurdly linear game that is vastly overrated. First of all, the gameplay might feel good, but some of the combat looks ridiculous (i.e. the animation where the enemy hovers above ground while you can continuously hit him). Second of all, the story is captivating and beautiful, but that's pretty much it with this game. And I would just like to point out that the graphics -- which seemsAn absurdly linear game that is vastly overrated. First of all, the gameplay might feel good, but some of the combat looks ridiculous (i.e. the animation where the enemy hovers above ground while you can continuously hit him). Second of all, the story is captivating and beautiful, but that's pretty much it with this game. And I would just like to point out that the graphics -- which seems to have impressed many -- really isn't that impressive. The graphics is really detailed up close, but the larger world and the scenery a lot of the time look like a flat backdrop, while a game like Red Dead Redemption II has a completely different sense of scale to it, where the world genuinly feels deep, vibrant and dynamic. Now, I know that this game won the game of the year at the game awards, but that was wrong. Simple as that. The thing about Red Dead Redemption II -- which, I assume, most people considered to be the main rival for the title -- is that it was genuinely groundbreaking, laying the foundations for future open-world titles. There really wasn't anything revolutionizing about God of War, and while it might be good game to some, it really doesn't present anything new to the world of gaming. And I think that was the main reason why Red Dead Redemption II should've won game of the year. My score for this game (7) indicates that I still value the game, which I of course do. In many way it's an artistic and creative masterpiece -- Cory Barlog and his team have a pretty vivid imagination -- but I still feel that this game is massively overrated.… Expand
  69. themanwith
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    Where is the scenario?? Oh yes, the ashes...Gameplay and graphics are awsome and that's all.
  70. Phased
    Dec 19, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a very slow start. It's a completely different game than the older GOW's and the slower pace threw me off at first. If I'm honest I didn't like the axe at all as it contributed to that slower pace, but once you get the twin blades the game's fighting really speeds up. I know it was a story decision, but I think the developers messed up a bit in this regard. The game actually felt like GOW again when you finally pull out the twin blades.

    Graphically it's beautiful of course. Sound design great. Moves feel weighty. The skill trees are good. Mechanically it's very nice. But most of the "puzzles" to obtain chests felt like padding and didn't add anything to the game. And where were the boss battles?? I was really disappointed in this regard. Basically just fighting different colored trolls and soul eaters between a couple of Baldur fights. Overall, good game but has some glaring flaws.    … Expand
  71. jezus_maryjus
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    One of the best console games ever. This GOD is better than old GOD's on Ps3/ps3
  72. SKonung
    Nov 11, 2019
    7
    Откровенно скажу, что не смог осилить дальше 20-30 часов. При всей вариативности боевой системы играется заурядно, надоедает однообразностью. Технически всё прорисовано шикарно, но также, субъективно, сеттинг вышел в целом нецепляющим, вау-эффект проходит через часов шесть, после чего начинается "слэшерская" рутина с идентичными уровнями. Некоторые игровые моменты - шикарны. В целом, -Откровенно скажу, что не смог осилить дальше 20-30 часов. При всей вариативности боевой системы играется заурядно, надоедает однообразностью. Технически всё прорисовано шикарно, но также, субъективно, сеттинг вышел в целом нецепляющим, вау-эффект проходит через часов шесть, после чего начинается "слэшерская" рутина с идентичными уровнями. Некоторые игровые моменты - шикарны. В целом, - отличный, крепкий боевик, возможно, один из лучших эксклюзивов на PS4, переосмысление предыдущих частей. В остальном, подача сюжета, разнообразие "активностей" лично для меня явились слабой стороной.… Expand
  73. LikeaPisces
    Dec 22, 2019
    7
    A breath for the series, a good game. But unfortunately it didn't catch me like I wanted. The mechanics are good but nauseating. And the boy is boring, maybe like a child is. But still a good game, maybe just not for me.
  74. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    Как по мне игра сильно оверхайпнута. 8/10 это максимум что она заслуживает. Ни о какой "игре года" речи быть не может, учитывая что в тот год был RDR2. Сюжет здесь довольно посредственный, графика звук и тд хорошие, попадаются интересные виды но в целом ничего сверхестественного. Бои к концу игры нагоняют скуку, я абсолютно не чувствую что играю за бога войны.
    Единственный объективный    Как по мне игра сильно оверхайпнута. 8/10 это максимум что она заслуживает. Ни о какой "игре года" речи быть не может, учитывая что в тот год был RDR2. Сюжет здесь довольно посредственный, графика звук и тд хорошие, попадаются интересные виды но в целом ничего сверхестественного. Бои к концу игры нагоняют скуку, я абсолютно не чувствую что играю за бога войны.
    Единственный объективный плюс это крутые экшн сцены, кинцо и впрямь неплохое.    … Expand
  75. MechaGojira
    Feb 27, 2020
    7
    The gameplay, the story, and the characters in God of War I found to all be pretty enjoyable. Nothing really stood out to me as being exceptional in any way though. There really is not much to complain about when it comes to the game. It's just with all the hype around it I expected something much better than a decent title.

    Usually modern games that get this type of hype really stand out    The gameplay, the story, and the characters in God of War I found to all be pretty enjoyable. Nothing really stood out to me as being exceptional in any way though. There really is not much to complain about when it comes to the game. It's just with all the hype around it I expected something much better than a decent title.

    Usually modern games that get this type of hype really stand out for one reason or another. Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and etc.
    God of War just could not make its way to the top of that pedestal for me.

    It is a decent game, but God of War just really does not live up to the hype!    … Expand
  76. Applebold
    Mar 6, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think, that it's very good game. Normal translation on russian language, amazing actor play, and Kratos is looking "like human" not just killer. But the worst in this game is long scenario, when you are climbing mountain, and Mimir says that this mountain is wrong and you are going to other worlds, to Freya, to Tur's monument and this is bit boring… Expand
  77. Arpg-man
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    9.1 is a ridiculous rating for God of Puzzles. Boring Boring Boring but beautiful game with fighting mechanics for a 5 year old. The story meh I don't turn on my ps4 jet engine for a movie I turn it on to click buttons and watch the character I am controlling with my controller destroy things. The most over rated game on The Ps4 console In my opinion and yes I beat the game the last few9.1 is a ridiculous rating for God of Puzzles. Boring Boring Boring but beautiful game with fighting mechanics for a 5 year old. The story meh I don't turn on my ps4 jet engine for a movie I turn it on to click buttons and watch the character I am controlling with my controller destroy things. The most over rated game on The Ps4 console In my opinion and yes I beat the game the last few hours I just wanted to cut the cheese . I mean close application. It gets a 7 for graphics and atmosphere alone. It really is a beautiful game but man was I bored.… Expand
  78. meowyiii
    Apr 28, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would actually give 7.5
    Although I never played any GoW franchise before this game, I got hooked by Atreus totally. Would love to play as him in the sequel.
    On the down side, Atreus’s character development feels rushed after he realized he is a God (it is comfirmed by the writers that a large proportion of plot is cut). The grind in Muspleheim and Niflheim is annoying. Wish there are more plot and side quests in these areas.    … Expand
  79. ViperXT
    Mar 28, 2020
    7
    Story did not grab me like I expected. Game play was great, the kid was a bit an annoying touch to be honest. Graphics were amazingly done even playing it on the original PS4.
  80. SashaCursy
    Apr 4, 2020
    7
    A game with great potential, which it did not fully realize. Too many puzzles (the main problem), scandinavian myths in the dialogs and diary are presented superficially, the map is uncomfortable, you have to return to the same locations only in order to solve another puzzle with a chest, for the solution of which there were no weapons before (instead, it would be possible to do moreA game with great potential, which it did not fully realize. Too many puzzles (the main problem), scandinavian myths in the dialogs and diary are presented superficially, the map is uncomfortable, you have to return to the same locations only in order to solve another puzzle with a chest, for the solution of which there were no weapons before (instead, it would be possible to do more additional quests with the disclosure of the plot), additional quests are very few, the number of resources that need to be farm in Niflheim is overestimated. From what has been done well: a gorgeous battle system (I especially liked the battles with the Valkyries), beautiful graphics, the plot is quite interesting, high-quality Russian voice adaptation.… Expand
  81. Mabueno
    Jul 8, 2021
    7
    In my experience, the game is too long and the exploration only serves the RPG side of the game. Very little is worth seeing or hearing about the characters and world. The best thing is the combat and story. The first yet could use a little improvement, but it's worth your money!
  82. PsychopathicTim
    Jun 8, 2021
    7
    I'm surprised by how I didn't like this game as much as I thought I would. I haven't completed it yet, but what I have played so far is still good, at times great even. But as linear and straight foreward as it is, it gets a little boring when I meet a road block and have to solve a puzzle that I am too dumb to solve. I fully acknowledge this is a me thing, I just didn't enjoy these partsI'm surprised by how I didn't like this game as much as I thought I would. I haven't completed it yet, but what I have played so far is still good, at times great even. But as linear and straight foreward as it is, it gets a little boring when I meet a road block and have to solve a puzzle that I am too dumb to solve. I fully acknowledge this is a me thing, I just didn't enjoy these parts of the game. There is a portion where your traveling through a dark fairy hall with no light and you need to find your way across, and it's really frustrating to solve because anytime you think you've found the answer, like hurling your axe at a crank, you realize that's not it.

    I will say that, if there's one thing that saves this game from being stale to me, the combat is the most satisfying of any game I've played. It's super fun to hurl an axe at enemies with light and heavy combo's, and I can only imagine how fun it'd be with the blades of chaos.

    So far, it's still a fun game, and I do think a lot of good things are here!    … Expand
  83. JimPickens
    Sep 12, 2021
    7
    Ok time to make some enemies. God of War 4 -because screw you titling the nth game in the series the same as the first is ridiculous and confusing and I wish to Odin people would stop doing it- is a good game, but it's not nearly as good some people like to say it is. It sacrifices the addictive, fun and cinematic gameplay for far slower, more personal gameplay, which isn't necessarily aOk time to make some enemies. God of War 4 -because screw you titling the nth game in the series the same as the first is ridiculous and confusing and I wish to Odin people would stop doing it- is a good game, but it's not nearly as good some people like to say it is. It sacrifices the addictive, fun and cinematic gameplay for far slower, more personal gameplay, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is here.

    God of War 4 acts as a soft reboot of the series after God of War 3 seemingly capped off the series with Kratos killing his father Zeus, so what do you do when you've butchered the entire Greek Pantheon and left Greece in ruin? You move to Norway. Yes GoW4 moves to Norse mythology and barely takes advantage of that fact. The game gives you a whole host of worlds existing within Norse Myth but only lets you explore a handful, the game tells you about Thor and Odin and the closest you get to meeting either of them is a teaser for Ragnarok, you get to fight Baldur, a Greek god and his boss fight is great but it's the final fight and he's the only god you get to fight. This combined with the game failing to outdo the old games in many regards such as general combat, where the originals had you fight in big open spaces with a zoomed out camera and free control, GoW4 has you fight in open spaces with a clingy camera with minimal control, the fact that you can't pan the camera to watch behind you while you run for a health item results in countless hits and or deaths that should be totally avoidable, and I know SA knew this, because they had Atreus, Kratos' son, yell directions enemies are at, as well as having on screen prompts, but this doesn't really help for big AOE attacks on bosses or when Atreus is absent from the fight. Not helping matters is the lack of maneuverability, Kratos is more sluggish but also bafflingly, can't jump and therefore can't perform aerial attacks. Exploration has taken a NaughtyDog approach, in that you can't jump unless contextual, the game is riddled with sleep inducing climbing sections that have all the gameplay of a walking simulator.

    Where the game shines is with its characters and dialogue, Kratos and Atreus are remarkably enjoyable characters which is surprising when Kratos is pretty unlikeable, what with him murdering, slaughtering and butchering his way through Greece before, and Atreus is a child, generally unlikeable creatures, but he's wonderful, he's funny, endearing and intriguing, and it's endlessly captivating watching the two interact. Kratos going to console his son but backing away too afraid to let his guard down, even to his own child, no doubt riddled with ptsd and regret from his last family, Atreus telling a bad joke and Kratos laughing, only to deny it, Kratos believing Atreus to be injured, hearing his voice break from his general brooding demeanour into genuine worry and concern for his son, made absolutely unforgettable by Christopher Judge, Kratos' new voice actor. Speaking of voice actors, I was surprised to find Atreus voice actor, Sunny Suljic was a rare case of a genuinely fantastic child actor, which makes him a great child actor, a great child character and a great escort character... the man simply defies logic and I thought his VO work was great, especially during emotional scenes like where Kratos leaves for a few minutes but when we arrive back at Boy, we seem to have been gone several hours at least and he yells at Kratos... before going back to acting like normal like nothing happened... sorry this was meant to be the positive part of the review but that part really irked me.

    Overall, God of War The 4th, is like I said, a good game, a VERY good game, but it's not great, not even close. It thinks it's better than it is and has somehow convinced droves the same thing, acting as if the series only JUST got a good story when that has in fact, always been the case, whether or not you took notice because you were too busy distracted by it's complimentarily fantastic gameplay, is not the fault of the game. And unfortunately, Gears of God 4 doesn't quite match up to that level of superb dichotomy of gameplay and story, and relies solely on its story, which is great mind you, but hopefully Ragnarok can deliver both this time around rather than being a One-Trick. Nevertheless, I am very excited to see where the story goes next, and maybe actually fight more than one god and hopefully 0 Trolls with bloody rocks.    … Expand
  84. ale__ny
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Historia Buena yo creo que se podría mejorar.
    Los dioses se siente débiles comparados con el resto de npcs.
    Misiones secundarias que son narrativamente malad y innecesarias.
  85. Archimedes_HS
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    7 out of 10. I am a little disappointed. So I just played this game for the 1st time recently, because everyone had said how great this game was and even my son was like this is the best game ever.

    So I tried it and was kind of disappointed. The graphics are great and beautiful. The gameplay was fun, killing the monsters were great, and the sound and music was great. So why was I    7 out of 10. I am a little disappointed. So I just played this game for the 1st time recently, because everyone had said how great this game was and even my son was like this is the best game ever.

    So I tried it and was kind of disappointed. The graphics are great and beautiful. The gameplay was fun, killing the monsters were great, and the sound and music was great. So why was I disappointed.

    So the story was OK, I did not bond with any of the main characters, they seemed very monotone and boring. The characters had no interesting qualities. The only character I liked was Freya, and probably the twins. So the story I just didn't get into, you run around and kill monsters and then the story ends. What was the point. Also so many times in the story I had to figure how to throw my weapon at some crystals and this just slowed down the story even more. Again what was the point.

    And the final thing and the most important bad thing about the game was...THE ENDING. Horrible!!! Actually my son was watching me play when I got to the ending and I was like...."Is that the end?" And he was like..."yes I guess." It just runs out of gas and ends.    … Expand
  86. HappyLarry123
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    This game starts out great. The visuals are great, the setup of the story is great, and the combat is seriously fun.

    However, at around halfway through the combat starts to become extremely repetitive. The boss fights are all basically the same in every way with only slight variations. A giant troll is one of the first bosses you fight and you have to fight a similar troll - so similar    This game starts out great. The visuals are great, the setup of the story is great, and the combat is seriously fun.

    However, at around halfway through the combat starts to become extremely repetitive. The boss fights are all basically the same in every way with only slight variations. A giant troll is one of the first bosses you fight and you have to fight a similar troll - so similar they could be all related - a bunch more times throughout the game and it becomes increasingly tedious.

    It feels a bit like the devs started out with great ideas and enthusiasm but got bored halfway through. Or perhaps they had deadlines and had to rush. It’s a great game for the price I paid for it - €15 - but I struggled a bit trying to finish it.    … Expand
  87. Sebalara22_
    Oct 11, 2020
    7
    Is a find game,but has battle mistakes, you dodge and the enemy hits you, bugs, atreus does not shoot. etc. The battle mistakes are amazing bad, all good of the game arruined for battle mistakes.
  88. Neodamus
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    This is a superb action game with very interesting twists on nordic lore. Kratos is both haunted by his past and by his presence. You rarely encounter a more annoying sidekick than Atrius who turns from a meekly and feeble blabbermouth to a over-talkative scout to an arrogant brat back to a skilled bowman who never stops talking. This game suffers on its own DNA which reduces this actionThis is a superb action game with very interesting twists on nordic lore. Kratos is both haunted by his past and by his presence. You rarely encounter a more annoying sidekick than Atrius who turns from a meekly and feeble blabbermouth to a over-talkative scout to an arrogant brat back to a skilled bowman who never stops talking. This game suffers on its own DNA which reduces this action game to an opening of a new franchise since it delivers a lot of stories but ultimately is just a set-up for next games.… Expand
  89. Nnnoant
    Jul 8, 2020
    7
    At first, the game seemed pretty good, but the more I played, the less pleasant it became.
  90. Kiald
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Graphics are not good for 2018 especially in camparison to RDR2 , gameplay is very good and smooth, and story is simple and kind of ok, but very simple . And the music is also good perhaps the third best music of this generation .
  91. SourApple
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Amazing story. However the overall taste of the game is not for everyone including my self.
  92. Colins74
    Sep 19, 2020
    7
    Short story, not that much side content. Repetitive bosses, not much gore compared to original gow games. Too many puzzles. Games just overatted.
  93. oborotkotikov
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    Переоценённая игра... Вероятно, самая переоценённая игра на этом поколении PS. Прошёл сюжетку и удалил.
  94. bergcamp101
    Sep 28, 2020
    7
    Mediocre linear slasher game. Boring, but, I guess, smashing one button is ok nowadays.
  95. Kiko95
    Jul 28, 2020
    7
    Non ho apprezzato il cambiamento della serie, perché essa è stata snaturata, tra combattimenti alla Dark Souls, storia alla The Last of Us e banali parametri gdr che tanto vanno di moda in questi tempi, God of War è l'ennesimo minestrone di cose ben riuscite in altri giochi negli ultimi anni, e credo sia il gioco più sopravvalutato dell'ottava generazione di console.

    La regia è originale    Non ho apprezzato il cambiamento della serie, perché essa è stata snaturata, tra combattimenti alla Dark Souls, storia alla The Last of Us e banali parametri gdr che tanto vanno di moda in questi tempi, God of War è l'ennesimo minestrone di cose ben riuscite in altri giochi negli ultimi anni, e credo sia il gioco più sopravvalutato dell'ottava generazione di console.

    La regia è originale e ben fatta, i personaggi sono ben caratterizzati e la loro recitazione è impressionante ma i pregi della storia si fermano qui. La storia è annacquata e ricca di forzature che fanno girare i protagonisti inutilmente in tondo, c'è anche un grosso buco di trama che porta a questo e nessuno ne ha parlato solo perché è di God of War che si parla. Se la storia fosse durata LA META' non ne avrebbe minimamente risentito, anzi, ne avrebbe guadagnato in ritmo ed intensità. Ma no, dopo Uncharted 4 e L'eredità perduta perché non basare anche God of War sul ritmo di The Last of Us? Così spersonifichiamo anche questo! Bah...

    Il gameplay non è male ed il level design della mappa è ottimo. Ma anche qui sono rimasto deluso. Troppe poche armi e pochissime tipologie di nemici in un gioco che dura 40 ORE. Le bossfight della storia sono solo 4, il che è vergognoso considerando che è un netto passo indietro rispetto al 2 ed al 3. E no, il fatto che questo gioco sia un grosso prologo non giustifica tale involuzione. Tra l'altro una delle bossfight con una creatura enorme è gestita neanche fosse un gioco Ps2. L'esplorazione è in parte godibile visto l'ottimo level design della mappa, peccato che si trovano da fare sempre le stesse cose, ovvero gli stessi tipi di nemici che abbiamo sempre affrontato e scrigni ogni pochi passi che facciamo da aprire risolvendo enigmi in quantità davvero esagerate. Il ritmo lentissimo della storia rallenta anche l'incedere del gameplay che tutto ricorda tranne un God of War. La nuova telecamera non permette di avere un reale controllo del campo di battaglia e di certo non bastano gli indicatori sullo schermo o gli avvertimenti di Atreus per risolvere il problema. Manca anche il salto che limita la libertà e la varietà nelle combo. Una menzione positiva però va fatta per le bossfight delle Valkyrie, davvero coinvolgenti sia in atmosfera che in gameplay (a differenza di alcune della storia), è un peccato solo non poter sapere qual è il livello della Valkyria che stiamo per affrontare se non ingaggiandola, dato che poi ci si ritrova ad andare dritti al patibolo contro un nemico che bishotta o addirittura shotta e con pattern complessi che di certo non si imparano ad un primo tentativo facilmente. Belle anche le sfide di Muspelheim che ricordano molto l'end game dei vecchi capitoli.

    Graficamente c'è poco da dire, e se non gli ho messo un voto più basso è proprio perché il gioco è sorretto da un comparto tecnico di prim'ordine che, al di là di un campo visivo molto ridotto e qualche freeze occasionale nel passaggio da un'area all'altra, restituisce un colpo d'occhio impressionante a media e corta distanza, con animazioni fluidissime, recitazioni ottime, particellari mozzafiato e un'ottima fluidità anche su Ps4 Slim.

    Reputo, infine, questo God of War solo un gioco discreto che inciampa in troppe cose seppur dia una sensazione generale di buona qualità. Nel prossimo capitolo servirà necessariamente un arsenale più ampio, una varietà di nemici ben superiore, più bossfight principali, una storia più breve ma più intensa, la reintroduzione del salto e la possibilità di regolare la telecamera nelle impostazioni allontanandola da Kratos. Sono nel complesso rimasto deluso, e mi dispiace visto che il primissimo God of War è il mio gioco preferito di sempre.    … Expand
  96. linuswilson
    Aug 27, 2022
    7
    Strong gameplay. Weak plot. Not really an open world. World feels small and narrow. Lack of human NPCs and limited choice. Fast travel is very limited and time consuming. Rich crafting system that feels too grindy.
  97. Tc94
    Aug 30, 2020
    7
    Excelente jogo mas mudou demais e meio travado comparado aos outros da série
  98. honest_oppinion
    Sep 9, 2020
    7
    just ok, the combat is slow and sluggish, the "open world " is very generic, and linear feeling and Alfhheim is at least visually interesting, but is more of the same stuff you'll see throughout the rest of the game, Helheim is completely baron in terms of design, though that might be the point, still doesn't change the fact that there is nothing to do in these realms, and Muspelheimjust ok, the combat is slow and sluggish, the "open world " is very generic, and linear feeling and Alfhheim is at least visually interesting, but is more of the same stuff you'll see throughout the rest of the game, Helheim is completely baron in terms of design, though that might be the point, still doesn't change the fact that there is nothing to do in these realms, and Muspelheim and Niflheim are just bonus worlds for gear, and the story is ok at best, kind of a let down because of all the hype people were giving it, snag it if it's on sale for under 20 bucks, otherwise id go elsewhere… Expand
  99. GretchenGrinch4
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    good story and cinematics, relies too heavily on cliche dodge/block boss fight mechanics.
  100. Oldman1917
    Sep 10, 2021
    7
    Не настолько хорошо, как все говорят, но сражение с Бальдром было прикольное. Наверное я просто не фанат таких медленных и тяжеловесных слешеров. Но я не "игро-обзорщик" пишу субьективно.
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  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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