God of War

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  1. Theperson
    Sep 23, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think that this game is a game that this is. So I give it a pasta out of 10… Expand
  2. caiolbarbosa
    Jan 28, 2022
    6
    This is the most overrated game I ever played. It is not bad, but not close to a 10. The story is normal at best, the game relies on a lot of repetitive combat and puzzles with little variety of enemies. It doesn't offer anything other games already do and constantly requires you to return to most places because you just don't have all the skills to explore areas the first time you getThis is the most overrated game I ever played. It is not bad, but not close to a 10. The story is normal at best, the game relies on a lot of repetitive combat and puzzles with little variety of enemies. It doesn't offer anything other games already do and constantly requires you to return to most places because you just don't have all the skills to explore areas the first time you get there. It should be much shorter and require less repetitive tasks.… Expand
  3. calini88
    Mar 12, 2022
    6
    I wanted to like so much this Game, I’m a Xbox player and I was trying to find an PS5 just to play this game. But I changed my Mac to pc and purchase the game when it came out on PC.

    I don’t know the game mechanics I felt it dumb, slow and repetitive. The graphics are amazing, dialogs great specially between Kratos and his son. But the game mechanics don’t cut it for me.
  4. Silent-Heal
    Aug 6, 2022
    6
    boring,
    in all aspects, in short.
    a big Serpent in a teaser trailer, in the game it was shown for 15 seconds. in fact, the whole game is about cartoonish little monsters that you swing with an ax every 5-10 minutes. on hard difficulty, it's ridiculous to the point of insanity that every 5-10 minutes you have to beat small "bosses" for hours. and on an easier difficulty there is    boring,
    in all aspects, in short.
    a big Serpent in a teaser trailer, in the game it was shown for 15 seconds.
    in fact, the whole game is about cartoonish little monsters that you swing with an ax every 5-10 minutes.
    on hard difficulty, it's ridiculous to the point of insanity that every 5-10 minutes you have to beat small "bosses" for hours.
    and on an easier difficulty there is nothing to do at all.
    game is empty.
    honestly, objectively - a toy for kids.
    The game was rated not honestly and it is not clear why.
    they managed to deceive me, I spent the full price on the game and it was my own fault, I had to check it out.
    got caught like a kid. )
    character control is not realistic enough, Assassin's creed is better.
    sonny is well animated, his facial expression, some moves, but this is not visible, by chance noticed when they spoke with the gnome and the camera finally broke away from Kraktos and everyone was visible from the front. A lot of little things, over which they tried very hard.

    by the way, the graphics and animation of the serpent surprised me with its poor quality, except for his sound.
    and Krakos, khm, Kaktus, Kraktos moves like a turtle with his axe.
    thinks like a turtle too.

    But there is another side to the game, which is revealed gradually, the spiritual and relationship side and quite believable and real. In this regard, we suffer a deficit, if there is a relationship, it is very flat between a guy and a girl, but here between parents and children, brothers. Changing the habitual path for the better, etc. Also humor and an interesting plot with puzzles. Well, the inherent cinematography and theatricality of the series with a mythological atmosphere.

    You can buy and play this game on easy, defeat bosses on hard by digging through abilities, even without taking damage, or on easy without digging. And you get a pretty good average game. But, unfortunately, most of what is there is meaningless in combat and it is there only to make it difficult to find what is really effective in this rhythm of combat and for various animations on easy. And changing the difficulty level every time is very inconvenient. Most of the options that the game provides you are not balanced, it's called "painter's quirkiness" and we shouldn't suffer from it, therefore of course, I don’t recommend it. But if without any special expectations, you are satisfied with going through the average game, enjoying the average level and you want a quality story and all that another side that I described above then you can buy.
    Those who will pass the bosses on difficult, do not skid or proud to pass everyone on difficult, you will lose all meaning and enjoyment of the game because the game, the combat is not balanced.
    And there are bosses that repeat every time, big ugly ones from some unsuccessful cartoon, you also go through them on easy and do not lose the pleasure of the game.

    The fight is more interesting and comfortable with a movable character, as well as one that moves quickly as in life and so that it is also easy to aim in the game as in life. And not each new boss must be learned and replayed 20 times in order to pass without getting damage, for realism or just to pass. Taking damage is not realistic, it's impossible. Besides, no challenge and not looks good with taking damage. Took more damage, less, what's the difference?
    After all, in the life the hero would not have been killed or injured, otherwise there would be no story. He can get hurt once or twice according to the plot, but not a thousand times as happening in the game and then swallow green things. He could dodge until he figured out how to win, he should be faster. No replays, especially when you have to run again.
    I like the rhythm of the combat in this game, but Kratos is slow to the point of being absurd, not believable. Even a disabled pensioner moves faster and this is not even a joke or an exaggeration, have you played the game, Developers?
    In many places on hard it is impossible not to take damage, this option should be on any level. Kraktos, khm, Kratos is absolutely not adapted to fight with several enemies, although according to the plot he should be. About the tediousness and absurdity of small monsters every step was mentioned above.

    Best regards ;-)

    By the way, respected developers who took the myth of a funny silly policeman and convincingly appropriated it for themselves - bang your head against your valkyries yourself and dig around the internet for information on getting completely pointless Ivaldi equipment. Next time I will think twice before buying your game. With all the stupidity in Assassin's creed Valhalla (waste of time, bugs, garbage, hackwork, inconvenience in control), your game are far from this level even further. There are not a lot games with such quality and criticism, it is relative to this game, but it is impossible to compare it with others. So much nonsense but no place, so goodbye ;-)    … Expand
  5. thomaszhuang
    Jul 26, 2022
    6
    对于游戏本身在演出效果上所呈现的突破值得肯定，电子游戏中的一镜到底想必是及其繁琐且困难的，而制作组近乎完美的实现它了。
    可惜，这款游戏让我眼前一亮的部分也只有演出上的一镜到底了，在节奏的把控上，它做的相当糟糕。我不知道制作组为什么要在流程中塞入一个又一个乏味的解谜，它们大多重复无聊，无法营造正向反馈，虽然是延长了游戏时间，但就我个人而言，并不喜欢这样。    对于游戏本身在演出效果上所呈现的突破值得肯定，电子游戏中的一镜到底想必是及其繁琐且困难的，而制作组近乎完美的实现它了。
    可惜，这款游戏让我眼前一亮的部分也只有演出上的一镜到底了，在节奏的把控上，它做的相当糟糕。我不知道制作组为什么要在流程中塞入一个又一个乏味的解谜，它们大多重复无聊，无法营造正向反馈，虽然是延长了游戏时间，但就我个人而言，并不喜欢这样。
  6. True-Gaming1
    Dec 18, 2022
    6
    One of the most overhyped games ever created. Doesn't do anything particularly well and brings nothing new. Super boring 6/10
  7. metacriticerer
    Feb 22, 2023
    6
    TLTR: Das Spiel ist gut.
    Es hat ein paar wirklich tolle Story-Momente. Aber nicht die erhoffte Wucht nach all den Lobliedern.
    Finde es zu sehr in die Länge gezogen. Die ersten 3-4 Stunden fand ich so schlecht, dass ich es erst ganz lassen wollte, dann nahm die Story etwas Fahrt auf. Insgesamt Zu oft ein repetitives Spielgefühl, unterstützt durch die gleichen Animationen. (Ganz krass z.b.    TLTR: Das Spiel ist gut.
    Es hat ein paar wirklich tolle Story-Momente. Aber nicht die erhoffte Wucht nach all den Lobliedern.
    Finde es zu sehr in die Länge gezogen. Die ersten 3-4 Stunden fand ich so schlecht, dass ich es erst ganz lassen wollte, dann nahm die Story etwas Fahrt auf. Insgesamt Zu oft ein repetitives Spielgefühl, unterstützt durch die gleichen Animationen. (Ganz krass z.b. beim Türöffnen). Oder wieso muss ich bei der Schnellreise erst ewigs im Kreis rennen? …
    Ein für mich leider eher typisches AAA Spiel. Management Cash Cow Problem.    … Expand
  8. Crimson9
    Dec 21, 2022
    6
    The gameplay here (similar to Naughty Dog's) is outdated. You explore extremely linear levels, fight enemy after enemy, and only stop to pick some random loot up in a corner somewhere. The level design, the puzzles, are below average at best. The combat is fun, but tedious when its 99% of the gameplay, and most bosses can be juked and abused.

    The reason these games are considered great    The gameplay here (similar to Naughty Dog's) is outdated. You explore extremely linear levels, fight enemy after enemy, and only stop to pick some random loot up in a corner somewhere. The level design, the puzzles, are below average at best. The combat is fun, but tedious when its 99% of the gameplay, and most bosses can be juked and abused.

    The reason these games are considered great are the graphics and storytelling. Well I've never cared much about graphics, and I've read a lot of books and rarely come across a video game with much merit in its story. Here the dynamic between Kratos and his son is actually pretty great and the writers do have enough subtlety and intelligence to say something meaningful. The rest of the plot isnt particularly brilliant though. So I'd have to say this game, like most games of this kind, is insanely overrated.    … Expand
  9. Anthonzie
    Dec 27, 2022
    6
    I have a mild impression from the game.

    "The developers literally destroyed the idea of the game by making the God of War into a father figure." "I saw no gods neither wars in God of War 4" The game has beautiful graphics, but the worst mistake a company can do to their customers is change the product that was beloved. God of War 3 is one of the best games I've ever played. You do a    I have a mild impression from the game.

    "The developers literally destroyed the idea of the game by making the God of War into a father figure."

    "I saw no gods neither wars in God of War 4"

    The game has beautiful graphics, but the worst mistake a company can do to their customers is change the product that was beloved. God of War 3 is one of the best games I've ever played. You do a spinning attack and everything around Kratos is minced meat, while in God of War 4 a bug-like human can destroy me in 4 blows. I swing my axe and i might not even land a hit.

    Weak! Very weak!

    God of War 3 was interesting and engaging all the way and God of War 4 became boring after few hours of playing it. ... And not to forget, that THE GOD OF WAR was a literal nanny!    … Expand
  10. Yine
    Jul 6, 2023
    6
    Za dużo zagadek i elementów zręcznościawych. Fabuła ok.....................
  11. zNeverSleep
    May 14, 2023
    6
    The game is good. But "God of War"?

    Well, the first time I played, I ended up quitting. Why? Because I found it boring. The hype and self-pretentiousness kinda ruined the experience for me. This time was different. My friend let me his Playstation 4. I played every main GoW and loved it, especially the third one. After that, naturally, I was curious about how Kratos would end up there    The game is good. But "God of War"?

    Well, the first time I played, I ended up quitting. Why? Because I found it boring. The hype and self-pretentiousness kinda ruined the experience for me. This time was different. My friend let me his Playstation 4. I played every main GoW and loved it, especially the third one. After that, naturally, I was curious about how Kratos would end up there and why. I also had sympathy for Kratos, which I didn't have before. I'm trying to say that GoW 2018 does not sustain itself alone. If you never heard about Kratos and has a good repertory of movies/book with similar Dad and Son Plot, It will not be enough to grab your attention.

    Furthermore, I believe the game lost its soul. Yeah, they are trying to tell a new story - and I appreciate that. The problem is a major mischaracterization in-game. The point of view is a nice example of that. Sacrifice the gameplay in favor of the narrative was not a good idea when the script is not that good, like Last of Us, and the melee gameplay was going to get worse. And I say more, the RPG system here is weak as hell. What can I say more? well... mediocre dialog and a static story "progression" made me get angry sometimes.

    But... I still recommend this game. The story is still interesting if you played the previous games. The gameplay is not dynamic, but fun sometimes. The dialog is not great but has its moments, especially when Kratos reflects on his past. The graphics were amazing, as was its optimization. 4K 40 fps looked amazing. There is much to talk about - good and bad things, but I'm sleepy. Happily, most of its problems were corrected in Ragnarok, so it's worth your time.    … Expand
  12. Tintler
    Jun 25, 2023
    6
    Abartıldığı kadar iyi olmadığını düşünüyorum. Sıkılmadan bitirebildim, müzikleri hikayesi vasatın bir tık üstüydü. Grafikleri dönemine göre iyiydi.
  13. DarthPadme
    Apr 20, 2018
    5
    Got this early, played through the whole thing and beat it. It's a good game - not a great game. The story was enjoyable and the combat, while rather one-dimensional (despite what you may read), was still decently fun. I played through on Give me a Challenge mode and it was kind of a slog, with encounters remaining very same-y throughout the end game. They do some interesting things withGot this early, played through the whole thing and beat it. It's a good game - not a great game. The story was enjoyable and the combat, while rather one-dimensional (despite what you may read), was still decently fun. I played through on Give me a Challenge mode and it was kind of a slog, with encounters remaining very same-y throughout the end game. They do some interesting things with the axe and Atreus, but it feels very lacking compared to the variety of all of the previous games in the franchise. I expected more.

    The biggest issue with this game is how the PS4's hardware weighs down the experience. Even on my Pro's "performance mode," the game almost never reaches 60 FPS at all on 1080p, hovering in the 40s most of the time. This is ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE for any game in 2018. The 30 FPS 4K checkerboard mode looks nice when you're standing still, but in motion, the blur and total lack of fidelity and smoothness will give you a headache and totally detract from your experience. I couldn't get past this. The 30 FPS is constantly in your face and unavoidable, and impossible not to notice even if you only own a console and might not know any better. I can only describe it as truly awful.

    This game would be an 8 or even a 9 on PC, but as it is, the games industry is once again held back by the primitive and outdated technology that consistently hamstrings otherwise gems like this one. Such a damn shame. Can't wait to get sold on the rerelease for the PS5 in 2025 which will only offer locked 60 FPS, something we should already have.

    Not impressed, Sony.    … Expand
  14. EpycWyn
    May 8, 2018
    5
    God of War 4 made a fine show of well-made combat mechanics, groundbreaking video game animation and graphics, impressive audio, a superb plot, and a cast of excellent characters. However, it has disappointingly average bosses. God of War has annoying and inconsistent enemies and enemy levels. Off-screen cheap deaths are abundant. Mindless looking-around puzzles plague the majority of GodGod of War 4 made a fine show of well-made combat mechanics, groundbreaking video game animation and graphics, impressive audio, a superb plot, and a cast of excellent characters. However, it has disappointingly average bosses. God of War has annoying and inconsistent enemies and enemy levels. Off-screen cheap deaths are abundant. Mindless looking-around puzzles plague the majority of God of War 4’s puzzles. It’s exceedingly time-wasting and repetitive with its overly bulky loot system. The menu system is a piss-poor mess of convolution. The camera is uncomfortably zoomed-in far too much. There are numerous instances of confusing over-automation of character and world actions. The game has intolerably sluggish pacing as a whole. The ending is pathetic and not rewarding to the player. There is a jarring non-existence of a smooth transition from the third God of War to the fourth. God of War suffers from an overuse of derivative unnecessary RPG elements from Skyrim/Breath of the Wild. With all this information in mind, I have no choice as an honest reviewer who thoroughly beat the first three original glorious installments of God of War, but to award this game a generous 5 out of 10.… Expand
  15. Inhanzt
    Mar 15, 2021
    5
    Combat needed work. Many enemies are working against the systems the game has in place, such as revenants and dark elves. Kratos is also quite frail. Having enemy levels is a lazy design choice.

    Exploration is okay. I do not like the hidden object game you have to play every so often to open treasure chests.

    Story is good, but who cares when the core game play isn't fun.
  16. shinkuuryu
    Feb 14, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just finished the game. I really wanted to like this game, but in the end I'm scoring this at 5/10.

    To all the people who think this is 10/10 or 9/10, good for you. We all have different tastes, and the beauty of internet reviews is it aggregates all our impressions toward a game into a score.

    On a positive note, the game is beautiful to look at. I also enjoyed a few moments during the ending that I will not spoil here.

    Here are the downsides for me:

    I am really annoyed at all the puzzles. I usually like puzzles in an RPG, but I doubt anyone enjoyed the different types of doors that are unlocked by magic chisel, winds of hel, and whatnot. I also don't appreciate the many flavors of "throw your weapon at this thing" puzzles. I also am generally not a fan of spiky ceilings and rotating blades in games. Puzzles should be used as a nice break to action, but it got too distracting.

    I am not a fan of pacing, especially all the "your princess is at another castle" moments. It feels like trying to cook a meal, but you keep forgetting an ingredient so you end up making 5 other grocery runs. A short and sweet main story could have been better for the pacing. This also ruined the boat rides for me. I like conversations while walking around (like in The Last of Us), but because of the pacing I felt frustrated with the boat rides towards the middle half of the game. I kept waiting for the game to pick up the pace, but that never came.

    Combat is decent, nothing special here. A lot of people like the slow, brutal nature of it. I think it's ok, but Bloodborne may have made me set the bar very high on combat now. What I think is missing here is the incentive to use different attacks. I like it when a game rewards you for playing a certain way - those little twists that differentiate games from being gameplay clones of each other. In some old WWE games (haven't played one in years), the crowd turns on you if you spam a move. In Devil May Cry games you get a better score and more orbs for mixing up moves and taunting. In Bloodborne you are encouraged to go offensive with the regain system and to learn parrying. Witcher 3 encourages you to plan ahead and brew potions and bombs before a big monster fight. In GOW I didn't feel like there was a need for me to learn all the moves - I just needed the basic R1 combo, arrow spam, runic attacks, and the parry.

    On a side note, I think the decision to go with just that one long camera shot is interesting. The downside to that is it really killed the pacing, because things that are usually a quick cut to a new location end up being a 60 second boat ride or jog in the portal thingy. I feel like it could be better used in a shorter game, one with quicker pacing to really make you feel you are in that story.

    10/10 and 9/10 mean different things for different people. To me, I reserve those scores for those games that keep me hooked, the ones where you think about them while you're not playing them. As much as I want to like it, my gripes made my playthrough more frustrating than fun.    … Expand
  17. quake2th
    Apr 29, 2018
    5
    way over-hyped and over-marketed game by Sony, not on the level of No Man's Sky, but close enough...

    if the title was not "God Of War" but "Generic Game", this would have flopped really bad, the gameplay is as linear as it could be, there's no real exploration going on, you just move from point A to point B, you kill a huge amount of enemies over and over and over and over again, then    way over-hyped and over-marketed game by Sony, not on the level of No Man's Sky, but close enough...

    if the title was not "God Of War" but "Generic Game", this would have flopped really bad, the gameplay is as linear as it could be, there's no real exploration going on, you just move from point A to point B, you kill a huge amount of enemies over and over and over and over again, then there's a series of qte that God Of War is known for (but given that it's their gimmick, this is fine with me), and then you move to the next section, that's it pretty much...

    the combat is atrocious, they tried really hard to copy Dark Souls style combat, but everything went bad, you just mash buttons hoping for the best, there's no real strategy involved...

    difficult level is a joke really, easy/normal are for kids, if you play in hard, there's no change to enemy behavior or anything else they promised, but they just send you 10 times the number of enemies and they have 10 times the health...they choose the cheapest way possible to increase difficulty, leading to pointless frustration, because unlike Dark Souls, here is just a matter of luck and being fast enough in mashing buttons

    your weapon does no damage at all (even after upgrades, they're mostly useless btw), so each enemy takes from 10 to 100 hits, EACH of them, bosses takes several hundreds of hits, so it takes forever to kill them, because you can only hit them 2-3 times, then they do their unstoppable 1-hit kill aoe, kinda like a mmorpg, so you're forced to retreat, wait for the next cycle, rinse and repeat, it's so boring and frustrating that you loose all interest for it

    in theory you're supposed to aim and throw your axe at weak points, well good luck doing it with pixel-perfect precision on a controller...I can do this with mouse+keyboard, not with a controller and the precision required to hit the weak points is insane, it's simply impossible to do it right with a controller

    the rune chests are terrible, you're supposed to always hit 3 bells, again with insane precision that cannot be possibly achieved on a controller, and you have no time to do them, but you're forced to do them otherwise you have too low health and rage, still pointless frustration for the player, which translates into cheap gameplay time extension

    pros:
    Graphics - it look good, really good, no point in denying that, especially on a PS4 Pro, with a 4k HDR tv, it's really beautiful
    Sound - it's ok
    Companion - he does not get in the way, they just copy-pasted The Last Of Us, which is a good thing
    Kratos - he's still good, not the unstoppable god-killing machine that he was in the past, but he's supposed to be older now
    Realms design - they look very different from each other, with a recurring theme, so at least they put some effort into it

    cons:
    Sony marketing campaign - it's really too much for this game, spend your money on hiring good game designers
    Enemy design - they all feel the same and fight in the same way
    Combat - one of the worst I've ever experienced on a PS4 game, feels like bad executed mix of Dark Souls, Nioh and Horizon: Zero Dawn, very, very bad and frustrating
    Story - yeah I was not expecting a good story from a game where the protagonist just rips open heads and bangs chicks with quick-time events, but they could have at least tried...
    Difficulty level - very cheap way to do this, if you want to copy Dark Souls or Nioh, at least do it right...
    Weapon(s) - useless, they do no damage
    Upgrades - confusing and useless, like everything else
    Skills - takes far too much to level up anything, so you end up not caring at all (and all the skills are useless, like crafting and weapon upgrades)
    Crafting - confusing and useless much like upgrades, it looks like this was thrown in at the last minute because "every game has crafting today"
    Gameplay - what gameplay? There's no gameplay at all, just mash buttons and hope for the best...it's just a one long linear movie

    very bad game overall, and I'm not even complaining about the shift in the gameplay from previous God Of War games, I have no problems with that, if the end result is good, but this is simply bad    … Expand
  18. RyanL9588
    Jan 23, 2020
    5
    Rarely has a game let me down the way that God Of War let me down. When this game first debuted at E3 I thought I was in for a game of the generation and bought it after the rapturous reviews confirmed what I had been feeling since its debut, that this was a game that combined mature storytelling with excellent gameplay. I enjoyed my first playthrough fine enough & platinumed the game butRarely has a game let me down the way that God Of War let me down. When this game first debuted at E3 I thought I was in for a game of the generation and bought it after the rapturous reviews confirmed what I had been feeling since its debut, that this was a game that combined mature storytelling with excellent gameplay. I enjoyed my first playthrough fine enough & platinumed the game but when I got to the end of the rainbow I felt empty & couldn't quite understand why. After some thought I realized that the reason why I didn't care for God Of War (2018) was that it had next to nothing memorable about it as a result of liberally stealing from superior titles to the point that it had no identity. When I play other games there is always a moment when everything clicks into place: In Bloodborne it was when I defeated Father Gascoigne on my first try in 2019 after he punted me in 2016. In Sekiro it was when I had a epic clash with Genichiro atop Ashina castle and defeated him on my last sliver of health. In Persona 5 it was when I reached the climax of the second palace and the gameplay, artistic style, and music came together in perfect symphony. And in the Witcher 3 it was when I failed a quest line by falling for a ghosts sob story. These moments crystallized why these games were great in my mind and God Of War only had a single moment that came close which is the ludicrously entertaining battle against the Stranger which occurs in the first two hours in a 40 hour game with unfortunately the rest of it being a rote predictable example of an industry that is at its worst when it acts desperate and in need of validation from the worlds of literature & movies. The story of this game is a barebones rip off of The Last Of Us copying many similar beats while failing to understand what made that game soar which was it's moral & emotional complexity that allowed characters to simultaneously be likeable & flawed. GOW gets close at times but fumbles at every opportunity because it won't allow Kratos to truly be flawed when Mimir can just handwave away his issues and the villains are barely above the likes of Micah Bell so the be better spiel comes across hollow because Kratos is always in the right. The basic writing of the game was too weak with the plot structure & pacing being atrocious with so many macguffins to collect & obstacles to overcome making the game wear out its welcome fast. The combat was initially the saving grace of the game but after playing Sekiro & Bloodborne it just feels like a pale imitation of a superior studio as the camerawork is obnoxious making enemies hard to keep track of (the camera work is also a clear rip off of Metroid Prime which forced a perspective change to change the feeling of the game & make you feel like Samus), the healing system stinks (a canned animation nice), and the combat devolves into Atreus spamming arrows & Kratos spamming special attacks over the better balance seen in FromSoft games. Finally why are the RPG elements here? it adds nothing to the game & feels just as cheap & tacky as it did in a game like Destiny.

    Overall God Of War (2018) is a disappointment through & through, a game so desperate for praise & sales that it sold out every piece of unique identity it had in favour of being the most bland Triple A game ever assembled (sans multiplayer & micro transactions). Ultimately failing to improve on the games it ripped off (Metroid, Souls, Tomb Raider, and The Last Of Us) or provide much of a reason for its own existence. This game would score a 5/10 and while that might be harsh to some I have so rarely wanted to trade in a game as much as I wanted to with this one.    … Expand
  19. mikeje
    Jun 12, 2021
    5
    с горем пополам вынес эту унылую тошниловку, боевка мое почтение....как будто инди игру мучаешь из 2005, абсолютно деревянное управление. Очень медленная, скучная, унылая, игра сразу пытается быть всем и не может ни чего. Короче проходняк одноразовый, пройти и забыть. Надеюсь эти обмороки смогут рагнарек хотя бы чуть чуть сделать поинтересней.с горем пополам вынес эту унылую тошниловку, боевка мое почтение....как будто инди игру мучаешь из 2005, абсолютно деревянное управление. Очень медленная, скучная, унылая, игра сразу пытается быть всем и не может ни чего. Короче проходняк одноразовый, пройти и забыть. Надеюсь эти обмороки смогут рагнарек хотя бы чуть чуть сделать поинтересней.
  20. farrokhi
    Sep 12, 2018
    5
    If you liked the GoW II or III and looking for a new game with the same feel, this sequel would most likely disappoint you.
    When I started playing GoW 4 it felt more like playing Last of Us with archaic characters. However the story was definitely not as good as Last of Us. Gameplay experience was mediocre. Sometimes you really want to skip the cutscenes (because they are so boring) but    If you liked the GoW II or III and looking for a new game with the same feel, this sequel would most likely disappoint you.
    When I started playing GoW 4 it felt more like playing Last of Us with archaic characters. However the story was definitely not as good as Last of Us. Gameplay experience was mediocre. Sometimes you really want to skip the cutscenes (because they are so boring) but you can't.
    To conclude I believe this is the most overhyped game of 2018.    … Expand
  21. jpacor
    Apr 28, 2018
    5
    As a huge fan of the God of War series and The Last of Us, I was really excited for God of War, and seeing the many perfect score reviews come in made me drop everything to get it at launch. I knew this game would be different, and seemed really cool. Well, I was disappointed... a lot.

    The premise seems interesting, where Kratos ventures to a mountain with his son, Atreus. They clearly    As a huge fan of the God of War series and The Last of Us, I was really excited for God of War, and seeing the many perfect score reviews come in made me drop everything to get it at launch. I knew this game would be different, and seemed really cool. Well, I was disappointed... a lot.

    The premise seems interesting, where Kratos ventures to a mountain with his son, Atreus. They clearly take a page out of The Last of Us' book, but this is much worse. Neither of the two are as likable as Joel or Ellie, and their relationship does not develop as well either. I don't want to sound like I'm comparing too much to another game, but since they clearly used the other game as an inspiration, it's hard not to. It is cool how the game is all in one take, instead of having separate cutscenes, and their are some interesting side characters, but overall the story is not that great or even close to as epic as the older GoW games.

    I thought that the graphics were great, with several beautiful environments and moments, and the voice acting and sound design was excellent as well.

    Now then, the gameplay. I didn't like it, at all. The combat is clunky and dull, where you have very limited weapons and fight repetitive enemy types numerous times. You mainly use one weapon, an axe, but it gets really really old to slash enemies with it, throw it, and do the same finishing moves over and over again. The boss fights aren't that great or exciting, either. I honestly felt like the combat was like the Witcher or Dark Souls, but more boring and repetitive, reminding me of an early PS3 game.There are some complex puzzles, new for a series, that are relatively fun.

    I am just so disappointed by this game, and do not understand the hype, at all. I know people will say those who don't like it is because it isn't like the older games, but it isn't that. I understand that combat isn't supposed to be the only focus anymore, and the game is supposed t include more of the story and have more nuanced, less brutal/graphic violence. But the combat isn't all that exciting, and with a subpar story and characters, there really isn't much here to be excited about. Other reboots or gameplay changes in series, such as Zelda BoTW, Tomb Raider, and MGS 5 have been great, so I was hopeful for this title. But instead, the changes made here are not successful and have created a very vanilla game. I will say that this is the most overrated game on the PS4.    … Expand
  22. elric19
    Apr 24, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so lets get things started by saying that this game was long awaited, i mean the last GOW came out 2010....so obviously the expectations were high, so were the previous ratings (which were bought by sony (what a surprise)). (played on challenge difficulty)

    Lets start with the good part:
    The graphics and the dynamic gameplay are amazing, the switch from cutscene to fight and the fact that you dont have a god damn loading screen is just smooth and very encouraging to continue playing. Even to the day of release i havent noticed any bugs! Not a single bug, imagine this...

    The story and the background are well thought but as soon as i thought "ok things get serious now" the game just ends. After the fight with the first god (which was even on the 2nd highest difficulty far too easy) and that people kept telling you that things get serious now, the game ****** ends!! My dissappointment is immeasureable. I came like many other guys with the expectation to slaughter through the norse gods but you were granted just 1 real god fight (the other one is not worth mentioning,

    Next thing i dont like is the variety of enemies, which is sad aswell. Aside from like what, 7 types of enemies? 80% of bosses are ogres and trolls (at least in different colors), sadly the color variety checks in on every other enemy too, you got green draugr, red draugr, blue draugr,... Yaawwwn. That was boring as hell. Sadly, the fights are weird aswell, regular enemies are mostly harder than the bosses...?
    So after completing the entire game with every sidequest (collectibles aside) i only had a play time of roughly 25 hours...story and sidequests, let that sink in for a moment.
    Even though the character development and the amtosphere is incredibly catchy this game just didnt convince me. Overall this is a good game, but its not a good god of war game. Probably there will be a sequel to this (regarding the cliffhanger at the end, and public statements) but after 8 years im not really into waiting another 5 or 6 for another game that ended midway through the story.

    Even if you disregard the fact that this is not a real god of war i wouldnt give more than 7 points (with gratitude), simply because the playing time is a joke, and you only get 2 different weapons (cant believe that aswell).

    Keep giving unjustified and unexplained free 10 point ratings, this game cant compete with god of war 3!    … Expand
  23. QuisaLeah
    Jul 30, 2018
    5
    This game had promise, but it failed. The end of the main quest line falls short with a sudden end that felt like it should have been the intermission between the middle act and the final act - making the game feel short. The after game content is lacking, both in direction and motivation. Only one of the game areas is worth exploring, which is disappointing when you 'have' the nine realms!
  24. OuttaControl
    Apr 20, 2018
    5
    The God of War became another conveyor exclusive game from Sony. The franchise has lost everything that was the real God of War. What I played yesterday is a mixture of Dark Souls, Last Of Us and Uncharted. Sorry that all exclusive games from the company become similar one and the same.
  25. Insane-Lord_
    Apr 20, 2018
    5
    Cara o game não possui nenhuma mecanica inovadora que já não foi usada em outros games o jogo e hype puro simplesmente repetitivo ao extremo
  26. Brownbelt2018
    Apr 21, 2018
    5
    Don't believe the hype! I really wanted to like this game, but after an hour or so it became quite boring. When I play a game, I want to play the game, not listen to a story. Half of the first hour of this game is just that; boring cutscenes..I suspect that half of the game is cutscenes. This game is a 5 at very best. Just another hack and slash button masher for casuals. PleaseDon't believe the hype! I really wanted to like this game, but after an hour or so it became quite boring. When I play a game, I want to play the game, not listen to a story. Half of the first hour of this game is just that; boring cutscenes..I suspect that half of the game is cutscenes. This game is a 5 at very best. Just another hack and slash button masher for casuals. Please FromSoftware can you hurry up with Bloodborne 2!… Expand
  27. casdas
    Apr 20, 2018
    5
    I will not say this is a bad game at all, but this is not a GoW game at all. Where is the thundering sound track?, Where are the stunning landscapes?, Where are the mighty Titans?, Why is there a child?, Where is the square, square, triangle formula? Where is Kratos? He used to be a tough guy blinded by his vengeance desires. Now is a melancholic dude that keeps saying "I do don´t know".I will not say this is a bad game at all, but this is not a GoW game at all. Where is the thundering sound track?, Where are the stunning landscapes?, Where are the mighty Titans?, Why is there a child?, Where is the square, square, triangle formula? Where is Kratos? He used to be a tough guy blinded by his vengeance desires. Now is a melancholic dude that keeps saying "I do don´t know". Well I know, this is not a GoW game!… Expand
  28. MichaelA91
    May 11, 2018
    5
    An average sequel bait game.

    Combat system is good for the first 1/4th of the game but enemy variety contains a ton of re-skinned enemies and you get bored of it by the end. Possibly the best part of the game. The story is annoying because of all the wasted potential. At no point does it explain how we got from the ending of the last game to the start of this one, it introduces a lot    An average sequel bait game.

    Combat system is good for the first 1/4th of the game but enemy variety contains a ton of re-skinned enemies and you get bored of it by the end. Possibly the best part of the game.

    The story is annoying because of all the wasted potential. At no point does it explain how we got from the ending of the last game to the start of this one, it introduces a lot of potentially interesting characters and keeps all of the interesting ones off screen because it wants to do a sequel so it just decides it won't have any proper resolution to most of the conflicts presented or show you the parts of the world it presents as the most interesting.

    The voice acting is surprisingly good for some of the characters, I expected to dislike the kid but it turns out he was one of my favorites, the main "villain" is excellent too. The male lead and the female lead however are inconsistent and below average, although the first God of War game had worse voice acting than this (although there it was on some side characters) I also loved the Dwarven brothers, I think they genuinely had the best humor in a God of War game.

    The visuals are good, with great transitions between fights and cut-scenes and really beautifully designed backgrounds. Enemy designs are visually much more boring than in the original God of War series, but the views make up for it, it may be the most beautiful game on the PS4.

    This could have been a much better game, but it NEVER feels like a complete experience, the combat system is introduced and then minimally expanded upon, the story presents dozens of awesome sub-plots then proceeds to resolve exactly 3; The final boss is a good story moment but not engaging to actually perform mechanically; The visuals are technically amazing but don't have enough of an internal consistency between them, everything looks beautiful but it doesn't look like it belongs in the same video-game.

    It's definitely NOT a terrible game, but it was definitely NOT the game we were promised, it's NOT a complete experience and it sacrifices SO MUCH to plan out sequels that it fails to resolve most things and leaves most systems feeling intentionally incomplete just so they can be expanded upon in further games. If you don't care at all about the story you can probably add 2 points and make it a solid 7/10. If you REALLY liked the old God of War games then this game is definitely not made for you,    … Expand
  29. timewobblers
    Apr 27, 2018
    5
    Mediocre. Family friendly. Average.
    I understand the intention - The perfect "selling-game" formula has been made and now almost every AAA project is done according to it. I'll break it up:
    1. Setting. While playing new GOW I've had a STRONG deja vu feeling all the way through. It reminded me of everything: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Shadow of Mordor, Horizon: Zero Dawn.... Everything,    Mediocre. Family friendly. Average.
    I understand the intention - The perfect "selling-game" formula has been made and now almost every AAA project is done according to it. I'll break it up:
    1. Setting.
    While playing new GOW I've had a STRONG deja vu feeling all the way through. It reminded me of everything:
    Dragon Age: Inquisition, Shadow of Mordor, Horizon: Zero Dawn.... Everything, except for the God of War itself.
    I'm not a conservative type of a person but for the love of God, sometimes you just don't have to change anything.
    The good ol' God of War had its face. Sure it wasn't the most beautiful face out there, it didn't have a crazy twisted plot or something but still - it was unique. You couldn't confuse any God of War game and its gameplay with any other game. The Kratos was Charming even though he was EXTREMELY aggressive and somewhat insane - you still could understand him. As for me - in GOW 3 I was experiencing pure hatred for gods just because they were so... Ungodlike.
    Even compared to Kratos. This doesn't happen here, which leads us to point #2:

    2. Enemies.
    Remember Minotaurus from any other GOW game out there? Medusa? Maybe Harpies? Sure you do.
    How about the... Ummm... I dont know... Maybe blue guy or... Red Golem? Maybe blue Golem? Exactly, because
    every. single. enemy here is FACELESS. By that I mean those were just copy-pasted and that's it.
    Sometimes I couldn't even tell if those are different, because there are at least 2 green balls on a stick one of which spits acid at you and the second one heals enemies. But what are those? What is every enemy in this game?
    I understand the concept, again - sure, these are more like zombies that no one feels sorry for, thus the game may be considered "not as violent" compared to a rip-that-guy's-head-off or cut-that-god's-legs-off kind of a situation but was it really necessary? Fighting is neither fun nor memorable anymore. Which leads us to point #3:

    3. Fighting.
    Fighting? More like "Movie watching", am I right? Anyone?..
    Okay, there's nothing worse in this game than this. Not the script, not the setting or enemies or father-son relationships leading nowhere.
    Fighting is the weakest part of an equation.
    You wanted to make it "dark-soulsy", right? YOU HAVE FAILED, MISERABLY.
    Whenever you fight a regular enemy - you can't tell any difference between two.
    Whenever you fight a regular boss - you are not allowed to participate.
    The default fighting sequence is "throw an axe - combat roll - SON PLEASE SHOOT - throw an axe - repeat".
    The default boss-fight sequence is... It's pretty much the same, to be honest, apart from the tiny little difference that every single GOW fan wants to see here.
    Quick time events.
    You love them?
    You know them?
    You want some more of them?
    Now forget it. All you do within the boss-fighing sequence is "son-axe-roll" situation but the most EPIC and CINEMATIC sequences
    ARE NOT EVEN SOMETHING YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE A PART OF.
    And if you have played any other GOW part and asked yourself "Oh god, is it possible to kill the fun in this game?" - the answer is "YES".
    Yes, you can. Just make people watch some movie instead.

    As a bottom line - It's not a God of War anymore, even though the Kratos is there, as it might seem. But it's not Kratos, this is a bad Kratos cosplay.

    Thank you for killing Kratos, he's been through a lot and deserves some rest.
    Just stop torturing his dead body, please.    … Expand
  30. Flachs
    Apr 27, 2018
    5
    I'm a big fan of what Sony does for us, making single player experiences count. However this game feels lackluster with it's reuse of the same enemy models over and over again, I've even seen the same boss model reused over and over again. Graphics wise it looks quite good but the sad fact is that it doesn't play as well as it looks. Frame rate feels like it's all over the place, whichI'm a big fan of what Sony does for us, making single player experiences count. However this game feels lackluster with it's reuse of the same enemy models over and over again, I've even seen the same boss model reused over and over again. Graphics wise it looks quite good but the sad fact is that it doesn't play as well as it looks. Frame rate feels like it's all over the place, which interrupts the flow of the gameplay. played on a ps4 pro on a 4k tv.… Expand
  31. Judeah
    Apr 28, 2018
    5
    People too oblivious and just blindly go gaga for this game, crappy dodge mechanic, ridiculous grind in order to progress, or just get roflstomped on enemy bosses. Took a good game and decided to add crap mechanics to at depth gameplay. Stuff that was not needed in the game.
  32. MissVintique
    May 1, 2018
    5
    My first impression of GoW, wasn't the best at all.. I know that what I am about to say, will get alot of White knights pissed off. But GoW is definitely not the best game all times or anywhere near a masterpiece in my opinion. Besides the endless feeling of rage and defeat. Putting the game on Story mode, does not feel like I put it on story mode. I am myself not a hardcore gamer thatMy first impression of GoW, wasn't the best at all.. I know that what I am about to say, will get alot of White knights pissed off. But GoW is definitely not the best game all times or anywhere near a masterpiece in my opinion. Besides the endless feeling of rage and defeat. Putting the game on Story mode, does not feel like I put it on story mode. I am myself not a hardcore gamer that want the satisfaction of trying to beat a monster after it killed me atleast over 20+ times before I can finally FINALLY kill it. (Still on story) Yes I will get people to say now, git gud.. But I simply just want to enjoy the story.. nothing else.

    Besides all the trolls being a reskin, and same combat pattern almost every single time I fight them, Same goes for the valkyrie and draugrs and pretty much all the other monsters.. and locations.. And hearing the kid scream his head off like 100% of the time and not to forget all the puzzles being a little bit too similar from each other aswell. I don't feel any enjoyment playing this game so far.

    The whole difficulty settings are off... there is no reward difference depending on the difficulty level you are in. It's just pure bragging rights that you can beat the game on Give me god of war. Which is not something to be proud of. Good on you you finished, the most difficult setting, within the first 3 days! Will anyone remember you?? Nope!

    The manual save, and not being able to delete a manual save is a flaw. And they should have added that to this game.

    Hints for puzzles would be a nice addition for story mode.

    Basically, I would give this game a 5/10 and the five is mainly for the graphics and the little bit of story so far.    … Expand
  33. douglascat3
    Jul 30, 2018
    5
    Não gostei do jogo, completamente diferente dos anteriores já consagrados da série, um verdadeiro insulto aos fãs. Acredito que a maioria não pediu por essas mudanças, eu não pedi. O jogo é ruim por muitas razões, ele te faz não querer jogá-lo mais com tantos puzzles chatos e irritantes que te impedem de avançar. Personagens fracos, uma das coisas chatas do jogo é o Atreus, moleque muitoNão gostei do jogo, completamente diferente dos anteriores já consagrados da série, um verdadeiro insulto aos fãs. Acredito que a maioria não pediu por essas mudanças, eu não pedi. O jogo é ruim por muitas razões, ele te faz não querer jogá-lo mais com tantos puzzles chatos e irritantes que te impedem de avançar. Personagens fracos, uma das coisas chatas do jogo é o Atreus, moleque muito chato durante o jogo, gritando a toda hora quando um inimigo tenta te atacar, até o Kratos ficou meio abobado nesse jogo, sem falar daqueles anões que estão sempre por perto, além daquela cabeça que não serve para nada, mó nada a ver. E o que falar da trilha sonora do jogo se comparada a dos jogos antigos? Perdeu-se tudo, um verdadeiro desserviço, pra piorar nem se deram o trabalho de fazer um menu inicial descente. A história é fraca, os inimigos são repetitivos, sempre o mesmo troll só muda a cor, sistema de combate no começo é bom depois enjoa... Odiei o jogo. Um ponto positivo são os gráficos, mas nem só de gráficos "vivem" os jogos, por isso a minha nota é 5, nota essa de um verdadeiro fã da franquia. Pior God of war de todos, perde até pro Ascension. Lamentável o que a indústria de games vem fazendo com seus jogos.… Expand
  34. ad91
    Jun 3, 2018
    5
    The title screen of a bland ass unimpressive grey forest says it all...GoW has lost it's soul. God of War 2 and 3 along with Shadow of the Colossus are some of my favorite games of all time, so I was extremely excited for this game. Bought it at midnight on launch and was left wondering what happened in the following days. Now that I've completed all the trials and completed the gameThe title screen of a bland ass unimpressive grey forest says it all...GoW has lost it's soul. God of War 2 and 3 along with Shadow of the Colossus are some of my favorite games of all time, so I was extremely excited for this game. Bought it at midnight on launch and was left wondering what happened in the following days. Now that I've completed all the trials and completed the game entirely except for the frivolous tasks like Odin's where's waldo ravens I can safely say this game is by far the worst in the series. Worse than ascension and worse than ghost of sparta on psp. There's just no real satisfaction to the clunky combat. THE CAMERA IS SUCH A STEP BACK, and it just feels like they tried too hard to be the last of us. I get an over the shoulder cam for resident evil but for a 3rd person hack and slash? Most of the time you take damage if you are skilled it feels cheap and from some off screen **** not to mention it is just clunky and disorienting and the lock on mechanism is terrible, especially against the 9 Valkyries. On top of that there is LITTLE to NO VARIATION in terms of enemies, boss fights or boss kills. The gore is mostly white washed, say goodbye to classic GoW disembowelment and hello to ripping people apart to have them burst into...orange goo? It would probably get a 7 if they had called it "plodding norse axe man" but to call it God of War is a disgrace. The graphics are amazing but really I had much more fun gameplay wise with Assassins Creed Origins, which btw they completely ripped off in terms of controls (thats right they have you using R2 to swing rather than face buttons) and many other aspects, such as the Hud and menus. There's only 2 real epic moments, the world serpent reveal which they blew in the trailer (had to make it seem cool I guess) and a mother-son moment at the end but overall the story was a dull experience playing chaperone to mini Kratos' field trip. Corey Barlog, please hand the reigns over to someone else from now on if you feel like an old man rather than pull Kratos down with you and have them back the camera up 10 feet while they're at it.… Expand
  35. Tejco
    Jun 12, 2018
    5
    I liked the deeper combat system but in didn't buy this game for emotional **** with his son. Just because of the little **** whining all the time, I had trouble to get to the end of the game. Really needed days off just not to listen to him. If the game is sequeled, remove the kid. I wouldn't care so much if the game wasn't GOD of war and named differently with some other protagonists.
  36. Tactic30
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    Bigger & better than previous release. Story was well developed and character retaining has helped preserve the series to date.
  37. romasb
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    The worst game of god of war serie. Too little action, puzzles and boss fight.
  38. Reaper32
    May 12, 2019
    5
    Great story, not too long, no real grinding. Games is well made and stunning the only negative is the Valkyries, overpowered and literally made me never want to play the game again.
  39. Naren1480
    Feb 9, 2019
    5
    I will agree this game is one of Greatest games of all time (if not the greatest) I'm a fan of the original God of trilogy with that in mind I was really excited for this game. I will keep it short this game has a great story, amazing combat and really that's about it. I was expecting a more action packed game not a trekking and a rowing simulator which I got. The combat got repetitiveI will agree this game is one of Greatest games of all time (if not the greatest) I'm a fan of the original God of trilogy with that in mind I was really excited for this game. I will keep it short this game has a great story, amazing combat and really that's about it. I was expecting a more action packed game not a trekking and a rowing simulator which I got. The combat got repetitive with same boss fights all over again. As a fan of the original game was really disappointed how the game turned out inspite all the praise it has been getting,people never looked at the flaws of this game. Well For players new to the franchise this might have been a perfect game but Compared to the Original it doesn't come even close.… Expand
  40. hello_world
    Nov 23, 2021
    5
    I know a 5 seems like a low score for a lot of people, but I don't think God of War is bad, I just think it's unremarkable. The gameplay does just enough to be interesting, but for me the biggest flaw is that it was just too easy. Even the Valkyries weren't that difficult and I believe that the Valkyrie Queen's level of difficulty would be perfect as a regular boss, but nowhere nearI know a 5 seems like a low score for a lot of people, but I don't think God of War is bad, I just think it's unremarkable. The gameplay does just enough to be interesting, but for me the biggest flaw is that it was just too easy. Even the Valkyries weren't that difficult and I believe that the Valkyrie Queen's level of difficulty would be perfect as a regular boss, but nowhere near difficult enough to be an optional boss (I know a lot of people had trouble with her and thought the Valkyries were extremely tough. I'm not trying to brag here, but i genuinely did not find them that difficult). This lack of difficulty is a problem, as I didn't really have to engage with the mechanics at all. Once I got the timing down for the dodge and parry, I was able to get through each encounter without putting in much thought into them.

    The world/playable map the game takes place in, while pretty looking was kind of dull. Everywhere you go, there was nothing that interesting in how you could interact with the world which made me not want to explore, but I had to anyway because you need loot to upgrade kratos. While on paper using loot for progression is a good idea as it is easier to control such that you don't get overpowered, I found the upgrades to be far too incremental to be exciting. It's hard to get psyched over doing slightly more damage and having slightly more armour. Worst of all, it kind of cheapens the combat. It makes some fights near impossible to get through until you get better armour in which case you can take it on the intended way. I don't like the feeling of losing a fight largely because I don't have good gear and die in a single hit. I rather do away with the upgrade system all together and just rely on your skill to get through fights. This is before mentioning the absolute mistake that was Niflheim. In short, it was an optional region where you can get good loot. Great, except to get everything you need to do the same thing over and over again. They should have tuned it such that you only need to go through the circuit maybe 5-7 times. As it is in game, it took you way too many times doing the same thing over and over again to get everything.

    Lastly the narrative, is okay. It is clearly trying to recreate a father child bonding type story that we got in the last of us. The issue with God of War is that we don't really see the character's grow in a substantial way. You would expect Kratos to go from an emotionally distant father, to someone who is more open. We kind of get that with him telling his son that he is a god, but he still dodges questions like where he got is blades of chaos. He doesn't feel that more open to Atreus then at the start. As it stands his character arc feels incomplete. Speaking of the boy, his arc is that he went from an unsure kid to a kid with a literal god complex back to a regular kid I guess? It kind of went by way to quickly and his turn to the dark side and then back into a tolerable character happened so fast it barely counts as growth. As for the main villain, he was extremely underwhelming. For some reason the writers decided to include a villain but not make him part of the main conflict. He's just something that happens in the story sometimes. When Kratos learns that there may be a way to defeat him, he shrugs it off and says that they will find a way, but does nothing to look for this weakness. In fact the villain has nothing to do with the quest of spreading Kratos's wife's ashes at all. If he were to disappear from the plot, nothing would have changed. Kratos would just get to his goal with less hassle. Kratos was literally just on his way to the end goal when the villain appears out of nowhere and starts a fight. So We're fighting the villian one last time I guess? no build up, nothing to tie him in with the rest of the plot. He's just there to be a boss fight.

    I know I sound harsh on the game, but the narrative was the weakest part of it by far, the gameplay makes up for it somewhat, but it suffers from being too easy to really engage me.    … Expand
  41. Clanet
    Mar 19, 2019
    5
    The game had it's highs but also a lot of lows, it's not really a game I can recommend, the story felt lackluster but at least there was some humor with kratos and his child to be found in a rather dull story.
  42. razvangeorgeoat
    Apr 21, 2019
    5
    Oh, I am a pleasure delayer but I am so disappointing. I played GOW since it s launch 2005 . What a wonderful times. This is not Gow anymore. Where is the action ? Where is the music ???? Santa Monica what have you done ? That little boy he is talking too much. And old Kratos ? Where are those moves ? Ze moves of Kratos ? Santa Monica don t ruined an Icon in gaming. Bring back theOh, I am a pleasure delayer but I am so disappointing. I played GOW since it s launch 2005 . What a wonderful times. This is not Gow anymore. Where is the action ? Where is the music ???? Santa Monica what have you done ? That little boy he is talking too much. And old Kratos ? Where are those moves ? Ze moves of Kratos ? Santa Monica don t ruined an Icon in gaming. Bring back the mechanics the good puzzle, Isle of perdition and stuff BRING back GOW that WE know, Who is this Atreus ? BRIG BACK THE EMOTION. please… Expand
  43. Matthewx86
    Jul 12, 2019
    5
    Unbalanced game, anyone says "Valkyrie"? Yes, A the easy difficulty is impossible to enjoy the game in
    every part. If I want to play Dark Souls with only 1 difficulty, i play DS, not this game at easy mode.
  44. 666999
    Feb 25, 2021
    5
    the story sucks. Atreus sucks and sound like a c unt. the camera suck dick.
    the boss fights repetitive as f*** , it's clearly a copy Paste of trolls with different colors.
    No mini sex games. it's a f****** RPG game who don't belong in a god of war game it suck balls. The Combat suck balls and slow. Kratos dies like a **** from a fly. puzzles are weak and were made for **** No jump    the story sucks. Atreus sucks and sound like a c unt. the camera suck dick.
    the boss fights repetitive as f*** , it's clearly a copy Paste of trolls with different colors.
    No mini sex games.
    it's a f****** RPG game who don't belong in a god of war game it suck balls. The Combat suck balls and slow. Kratos dies like a **** from a fly.
    puzzles are weak and were made for ****
    No jump button.
    Kratos story doesn't make sense like how the f*** did he survived from the God of War 3 and did he forgot about his past and who is his new wife that made us go that uninteresting Journey to spread her ashes in the Mountain. and they don't explain why he is changed and when. it's like they creating a new fking game and reused the title God of war just to get more sells and trick people. fking whor es. they tricked us.
    RIP God Of War 2015-2013. it is resting on the hands of the sissy generation of the PS4. a lot of them didn't play the previous games so *** them, or played it and didn't enjoy it but for the most part it was an amazing game before better than this garbage anyway.

    the positive are the visuals, that's it, thank you very much, modern games for you here. enjoy it.    … Expand
  45. Flashyboy89
    May 13, 2020
    5
    Fancy Graphics, Animations and Sound Effects but everything else I loved about the previous God of War games is gone. Crap story, script, always trying to be funny with lame kids humour. The gameplay is just slow and clunky now.
  46. Saint_Saito
    Sep 20, 2019
    5
    La prensa y sony me lo vendieron como la segunda venida de cristo por lo que mis espectativas eran muy altas, lamentablemente estuvo muy lejos de superarlas. Visualmente es muy bueno pero cae en lo que es el gameplay
  47. Vation
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    A linear button masher. Nothing groundbreaking whatsoever with repetitive design. Altough i guess thats fine for people who want nothing but action 24/7 in their games. But for me, games like that are incredibly difficult for me to connect with. Enemies that levitate of the ground while hitting them look ridiculous and suprislingly for a game released in 2018, it features no ragdollA linear button masher. Nothing groundbreaking whatsoever with repetitive design. Altough i guess thats fine for people who want nothing but action 24/7 in their games. But for me, games like that are incredibly difficult for me to connect with. Enemies that levitate of the ground while hitting them look ridiculous and suprislingly for a game released in 2018, it features no ragdoll physics whatsoever. It might seem picky of me to point that out, but its rather cheap nonetheless, epsecially for a game thats all about the combat.… Expand
  48. Woody1969
    Nov 19, 2019
    5
    Amazing looking game solid controls bring on the next one it's gonna be unbelievable just like this
  49. patriarchy
    Mar 5, 2021
    5
    So it's a game about guy who looks like Kratos and a boy who looks like Starkiller from Force Unleashed, in a mostly bland grey environment. It has HDR support.

    Never been a fan of the series but I appreciated original games a lot because they were simply good. Now it's just Dance Dance Revolution Kratos. You watch arrows around your character turn red to dodge and mash brainlessly. Hit    So it's a game about guy who looks like Kratos and a boy who looks like Starkiller from Force Unleashed, in a mostly bland grey environment. It has HDR support.

    Never been a fan of the series but I appreciated original games a lot because they were simply good. Now it's just Dance Dance Revolution Kratos. You watch arrows around your character turn red to dodge and mash brainlessly. Hit boxes aren't improved from the original series, but they took away Kratos mobility which makes actual combat worse. You've got the turtle run to make the game feel bigger, but it's useless in combat, and you've got sprint, but you cant really sprint sideways effectively, so it's useless in combat. Dodge is short too so all you've got is block. But there are now flashy unblockable attacks, all of which are conveniently line attacks not to expose how poor dodging is.

    Enemy tracking is ridiculous, you can see them glide towards your character from far away which allows them to reduce distance really fast. This is especially fun when they're out of camera.
    They added that kid so one enemy can focus on him, to make the gameplay feel less cheap.

    Story is very minimalistic, just a bunch of excuses to make Kratos backtrack a lot. Kratos goes to the mountain, but it has to be a bigger mountain so Kratos goes to the other mountain. Fantastic. Oh yeah, and it's not open world as numerous reviews stated. There's one lake they couldn't stuff with knee high obstacles, everything else is basically a corridor. Platforming elements reduced to boring, hidden loadings.

    You share the journey with a kid and a reanimated head who can't shut the f**k up saying same three lines for each situation. What's even worse the f**king head joins you somewhere mid game and has the audacity to inform you about every little character status change. Dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge, find health, dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge, oh no yu ded.
    Another dumbed down game for people who can't notice that long green bar becomes short when you don't defend. F**king stupid.

    Camera is now closer to the character, which makes battle orientation harder than previous games, and actually harder than any melee combat game. But they added enemy arrow indicators so it's your fault when you get hit from off-camera angles. Great design. Basically the only difficulty comes from bad camera and micromanaging it because with some attacks you actually have to see the enemy to notice if he telegraphs unblockable or undodgable one.

    Enemies put you in a massive stun state, but you rarely can do the same to them.

    There's no freeform combat anymore. Game has a semi lock on which will make you attack not the generic grey zombie warriors you want to attack. And bosses have those terrible mandatory invulnerable states.

    Another smart design are shields. Yours has small angle within which it will defend you, some shield enemies can block with their backs towards Kratos.

    There's very little enemy variety and bosses are basically boring damage sponges.

    I believed the hype. F**k those fools. I feel like I'm playing the same bad wannabe action game for the past 15 years. It did not evolve anything, just a massive step back for the series.

    Gud graphiks, Kratos stronk. 11/10.    … Expand
  50. Gabrieldosstos
    Mar 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo tem gráfico, história bonitos porem não tem a jogabilidade que relembre os clássicos o jogo tem combate muito repetitivo os combos são muito poucos o jogo era pra ter pulo pra relembrar pelo menos os clássicos o inimigos sao repetitivo ao mapa tem obstáculo inúteis pra criança fazer o jogo tem muito diálogo que mais jogo… Expand
  51. duniel
    Nov 4, 2022
    5
    Unbelievable experience. Excellent gameplay and mechanics. Beautiful story telling. Satisfying and engaging combat. Epic characters. Awesome game experience overall.
  52. SPARDAs
    Aug 12, 2021
    5
    Из СЛЭШЕРА создали АКШЕНАДВЕНЧУРУ.
    Этим всё сказано. Игра только для хомяков или рядовых играков. Лезть же трайхардам в ЭТО не стоит: 1. Поломанная последняя сложность, заставляющая тебя перекатываться 90% игры... 2. Отсталая боевая система как для слешера... 3. Отсутствие тру-расчлененки и хоть какой то наготы, ну теперь Кратос фемели-френди хуле...
    Повествование и любопытное видение    Из СЛЭШЕРА создали АКШЕНАДВЕНЧУРУ.
    Этим всё сказано. Игра только для хомяков или рядовых играков. Лезть же трайхардам в ЭТО не стоит: 1. Поломанная последняя сложность, заставляющая тебя перекатываться 90% игры... 2. Отсталая боевая система как для слешера... 3. Отсутствие тру-расчлененки и хоть какой то наготы, ну теперь Кратос фемели-френди хуле...
    Повествование и любопытное видение сеттинга тащат всю игру. Художники молодцы.    … Expand
  53. Mutasi
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Awesome game from every angle.Combat,music,design everything is perfect.I really enjoyed the game
  54. TheDeacon
    Feb 6, 2021
    5
    To hear tell, one might be inclined to think this is a miracle game, but it is not. It’s boring and repetitive. You’ll want to rage quit after you hear the 1000th “boy” being called out, and the repetition in enemy types is infuriating. The story is ok, but lots of plot holes ruins it. My advise: skip this one unless it is free.
  55. qmarenco
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegazo, me fuera gustado ver a kratos más brutal, y sangriento que en otras entrega, pero la historia gira muy bien,un kratos muy maduro, espero que la segunda entrega más violencia y sangre por parte de kratos… Expand
  56. holakaseee
    Jun 28, 2020
    5
    I had my hopes too high and it ended up being boring and lineal, just do the same again and again
  57. Spidey2099
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    Let me say that this game is a 4 or 5 at best. But I do want to mention that this game jaw droopingly gorgeous at 4k 60FPS on PS5 and all the environments designs are excellent. Also the combat is great but after a while it can become spongy because of level gating and rpg elements restricting quick finishes and doesn't make you feel like God of War.

    The story in this game is ok at    Let me say that this game is a 4 or 5 at best. But I do want to mention that this game jaw droopingly gorgeous at 4k 60FPS on PS5 and all the environments designs are excellent. Also the combat is great but after a while it can become spongy because of level gating and rpg elements restricting quick finishes and doesn't make you feel like God of War.

    The story in this game is ok at best. I'd argue older games had more engaging story and that the dialogue made sense. Older games showed you what happened instead of telling you all the from 1 expression(sad/moody) Kratos in this 2018 reboot. The pacing in this game is so bad/slow that as soon as I felt the game was about to end there was roadblock in the story and I was only half way through. Not to mention so many pointless loot chests, Lore and item collection which are not exactly shown where on the map they are. Even side quest and puzzles become repetitive where in older games they felt part of the narrative.

    - RPG elements
    This game did not needed the rpg elements at all. There are so many of item chests you have to open to find materials to upgrade/buy or craft at the shop. Every-time you get something new your old things are useless. I hate character level ups which invites grinding except for borderlands where levelling up slowly while you progress you get new items/guns throughout the story. In Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart your weapons are upgraded as you play them and you don't just throw out your old weapons.

    - Level designs and enemy variety
    The amount of enemy variety and lack of level design is mind blowing for a AAA game.

    - Restricted movement and platforming
    The only movement he has is walking and running in tight environments. Dodging and rolling is ok. Everything from jumping(Also no double jumping), to climbing and walking along the walls is automated. There is no unique traversal.
    - Empty world
    I mean literally this game has less than 10 proper npc’s not counting enemies
    - Restricted camera
    The camera is so close it just looks and feels out of place everything feels naturally uneven in the game world.
    - Game could have been half its playtime while including the story and side quest content.

    I would not play this game again in my life and spend 40hours on it. But I have played the old God of War games so many times and have already played God of War 3 remastered 4 times already and am still impressed every-time I boot it up.

    They should have focused more on interesting level design with improved traversal and better/unique enemy types that doesn’t take forever to take down.    … Expand
  58. MrRodrigoJM
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    Muy buen juego. La mecánica es asombrosa, la historia es increíble, ver la evolución de los personajes a lo largo de su aventura te mantiene muy entretenido. Hay muchas misiones secundarias que nos mantiene ocupados por largas horas.
  59. CrazyBeard
    Jul 30, 2020
    5
    This game is ok. The game seems to keep things similar to the older God of War titles but instead go for a more serious tone and slower gameplay and combat. It didn't bring anything new to the table to make itself stand out. All of the systems seemed very polished but the world and gameplay was not that much fun to interact with. The story seemed alright, nothing crazy but ok.

    Where    This game is ok. The game seems to keep things similar to the older God of War titles but instead go for a more serious tone and slower gameplay and combat. It didn't bring anything new to the table to make itself stand out. All of the systems seemed very polished but the world and gameplay was not that much fun to interact with. The story seemed alright, nothing crazy but ok.

    Where this game failed for me was the gameplay. Moving about the world and the puzzles were fine if a bit boring. The combat seemed to not know what it wanted to do. It seemed somewhere in the middle of a Devil May Cry/Bayonetta and a Dark Souls. It never really seemed to do either kind of combat well and it seemed to be a mixed bag that never delivered.    … Expand
  60. LironesAlviento
    Aug 20, 2020
    5
    Como fan de la saga me siento decepcionado, no me ha gustado nada la historia y me deja un mal sabor de boca, una verguenza que se le de el GOTY estando RDR2.
  61. TheRavS
    Oct 12, 2021
    5
    This game is one of the most low-end middling things I have ever laid my hands on. I'd rather have a one time paper cut on my urethra than having to deal with this game and its gameplay until completion, but let's take it from the beginning:

    I decided to play it since the recent "Best videogame ever" statement (or award?) was thrown out there about God Of War. Wow, talk about a daring    This game is one of the most low-end middling things I have ever laid my hands on. I'd rather have a one time paper cut on my urethra than having to deal with this game and its gameplay until completion, but let's take it from the beginning:

    I decided to play it since the recent "Best videogame ever" statement (or award?) was thrown out there about God Of War. Wow, talk about a daring call to play it, right? So i scrounged my backlog and decided to give it a chance. Despite how bitter I may be about the game, I think there are a lot of good, perfect things about it, like its story and character development. Sadly, this shares around 50% of the time and focus of the experience, hence this score: 5/10. This obviously means that the gameplay, whatever this hot mess is supposed to be, is absolutely and categorically garbage.

    Who took this game to this strange hack & slash/RPG direction and/or combination that has you min maxing your character more than playing the game? Who thought it was good to give the players a million collectibles and customizations and upgradables instead of giving us character levels? Why the hell does the game pause you at ever second to give a tutorial about upgrading your weapons and armor but doesn't tell you that you have combat abilities?
    This game for some reason starts with a sort of Uncharted-esque style of level to then give you a somewhat open world and a overhead compass, which I hate and thought was idiotic, given the simplicity of the levels and the genre of the game, and gives you side missions that lead you to places you're not supposed at your current "level" only to get bent over by common overleveled enemies. So, what is the point of giving me freedom of movement when I can't face and unlock the things I see in the world? Making me go back as if this was a final fantasy or a dragon quest even though it's less than them but also not as much as a hack & slash as others? Who tf thought this was a good idea for a satisfying gameplay?

    The UI is also dreadful. A menu that closes the moment you want to go up a level in this submenu hell impossible to comfortably maneuver or that leaves you stucked in a tutorial about the millionth upgrade and blocks your inputs until you press X, X, R1 and square to equip your +3 attack cock-ring that won't save you from the skull purple enemies that one-hit kill you. What an absoiute mess.

    Ever since I was a teenager I was very into Norse mythology but I understand this is just an imagining inside the world of God Of War, so I don't have much to say regarding the art direction and the roles of the gods and Kratos in the game, I just want to say it's nothing special. I also thought that the depiction of Baldur was pretty offensive, not in the "I'm a snowflake and think this is culturally degrading", but as in "why tf is a messiah, Jesus Christ-like figure like Baldur portrayed like a drunk assholish lackey of Odin? He was his SON and not only that, his favourite one. Yes, his favourite son. Pick up a book, Studio Santa Monica".

    Overall, I think game should get the award "Most overrated mediocre game because we're frothing at the potential second coming of another videogame messiah" Award.
    Do you want to play a hack & slash? Pick up like Bayonetta or a Devil May Cry. Need an RPG? Think Persona, Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Need a Norse Mythology fix? Pick up a book about the Norse Eddas or one of the Joanne M. Harris books. Just don't play this hot mess, and if you need to play crap like this, at least don't praise it as the second coming of videogame Christ because it is only like being approach by a homeless junkey that's trying to get a couple dollars from you for another fix at Walmart. What a disappointment...    … Expand
  62. Senorchewbacca
    Oct 18, 2020
    5
    A beautifully rendered game ruined by horribly boring combat system and unengaging story. It’s just a grind. Even basic enemies take a ludicrous amount of slashing which really starts to wear thin. Hardly any variation. Then in boss fights/cutscenes you can pick up trees and throw people through buildings etc. But it takes forever to dispatch a basic enemy.

    Things like area attack limits,    A beautifully rendered game ruined by horribly boring combat system and unengaging story. It’s just a grind. Even basic enemies take a ludicrous amount of slashing which really starts to wear thin. Hardly any variation. Then in boss fights/cutscenes you can pick up trees and throw people through buildings etc. But it takes forever to dispatch a basic enemy.

    Things like area attack limits, blocking/dodging position are inconsistent. Nowhere near enough reward to make up for the drudgery of this game. Can’t get a refund from PS store this felt like a total waste of money - even just £16.    … Expand
  63. renatoelyone
    Feb 15, 2022
    5
    As a huge fan of the God of War series and The Last of Us, I was really excited for God of War, and seeing the many perfect score reviews come in made me drop everything to get it at launch. I knew this game would be different, and seemed really cool. Well, I was disappointed... a lot.
  64. Jedisarath
    Mar 25, 2022
    5
    Best PS4 game I've ever played. The storyline, gameplay and varities of customisation option. My only complaint is lack of variety in boss battle which doesn't seem to be much of an issue.
  65. Omakhatoolak
    Aug 26, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending was just amazing especially when you break the protection spell and find out that faye is his mother… Expand
  66. Francesc1_
    Oct 11, 2021
    5
    Uno dei migliori giochi che abbia mai giocato su PlayStation.
    Il gameplay è magnifico, storia molto appassionante e una mappa fatta come Dio comanda.
    Forse l'unica pecca è la cam che in alcune situazioni è leggermente fastidiosa, ma per il resto giocone tripla A.

    Voto 9,5
  67. vesperog
    Mar 10, 2022
    5
    U are still best game ever , nobody cant reach u quality and atmosphere, kratos never die till forever :)
  68. Django321
    Jan 26, 2022
    5
    Simply amazing, well done Santa Monica. Thank you for delivering an amazing story in such a brilliant way.
  69. Glx
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    What I liked:
    + Interesting Scandinavian mythology, with many details.
    + Visual part of some locations. + The plot of the game (with a very big stretch). that's probably all I have! What I didn't like: - Why is this game called "God of War"??!!!!! From "God of war" here is only the main character. God of War from part 1 to part 3 were great slashers, and this is a completely    What I liked:
    + Interesting Scandinavian mythology, with many details.
    + Visual part of some locations.
    + The plot of the game (with a very big stretch).
    that's probably all I have!

    What I didn't like:
    - Why is this game called "God of War"??!!!!!
    From "God of war" here is only the main character. God of War from part 1 to part 3 were great slashers, and this is a completely different game.
    - Axe, Some terrible axe shooter.
    - Very boring gameplay, uninteresting fights with enemies.
    - Semi-open world, endless walking back and forth.
    - Monotonous, uninteresting enemies.
    - RPG elements, of which there are too many.

    As a result, if in this game the main character did not look like Kratos from the original "God of War", I would have fewer complaints. And so it's a completely different game unfortunately.
    The game is too overrated.    … Expand
  70. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    Not a god of war game to me, I did however enjoy most of my time with the game. Repeating mini bosses were a let down. some encounters seemed unbalanced. Story and twists were enjoyable.
  71. Uarabei
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    I understand that the game is good, but I tried 4 or 5 times to force myself to play it.

    I get bored from the storytelling, from the gameplay. Many friends told me that I just needed to play more, but even after 6-7 stories, I lost the desire to continue. I do not have enough dynamics, I do not like the dialogues of Kratos with his son. They are uncomplicated, sometimes stupid and    I understand that the game is good, but I tried 4 or 5 times to force myself to play it.

    I get bored from the storytelling, from the gameplay. Many friends told me that I just needed to play more, but even after 6-7 stories, I lost the desire to continue.

    I do not have enough dynamics, I do not like the dialogues of Kratos with his son. They are uncomplicated, sometimes stupid and naive. The graphics are beautiful, but it's not enough to keep playing.

    Too bad this game didn't work for me.    … Expand
  72. jojharicot
    Feb 24, 2022
    5
    je met la moyenne a un jeux qui na plus son aura ou est god of war ? tres decus
  73. art1373
    Mar 20, 2022
    5
    Not at all lived up to hype for me. The story is very boring the gameplay aside from some boss fights is repetitive. awesome graphics and voice acting though.
  74. zPicci0ne
    Jun 8, 2022
    5
    this game is boring as hell, 5/10 at best LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
  75. marlonratis
    Jun 14, 2022
    5
    Jogo perfeito, essa franquia é um sucesso e só comprei meu PS por conta desse GOW
  76. FastTriton
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    One very long-long corridor with mini games and basic combat with RPG elements, like you never kill a monster that is 2 levels higher than your equipment, and this never existed in GoW where you were able to split any monster in half (or even someone that Kratos dod not like...). Levelling up and combat exist, but are not required to receive something special. The "new" characters areOne very long-long corridor with mini games and basic combat with RPG elements, like you never kill a monster that is 2 levels higher than your equipment, and this never existed in GoW where you were able to split any monster in half (or even someone that Kratos dod not like...). Levelling up and combat exist, but are not required to receive something special. The "new" characters are nothing new and Kratos is kind version of his earlier existence, two side characters that are responsible for weapons upgrade were specifically made "dwarfs" so that Kratos looks more god-like next to them. The narrative is good and nothing more, but with certain holes. There is nothing in the game that is special or stands out or makes you surprised. Just average game, pity that we lost Kratos that we had in classic trilogy.… Expand
  77. Unknown565
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    This game is a masterpiece! The story is perfect and fits in perfectly with the others. The game really shows kratos’s Character development.
  78. GiuseppeMama
    Jan 4, 2023
    5
    Walking simulator with boring combat and bad rpg elements. Recycled enemies make every encounter feel way too similar and become an annoyance within the first hour of the game. Well written and produced for the most part, but what were they thinking with all the elemental trolls every 5 mins? Also doesn't feel anywhere near as grandiose as its ps3 predecessor. Fights with gods don't feelWalking simulator with boring combat and bad rpg elements. Recycled enemies make every encounter feel way too similar and become an annoyance within the first hour of the game. Well written and produced for the most part, but what were they thinking with all the elemental trolls every 5 mins? Also doesn't feel anywhere near as grandiose as its ps3 predecessor. Fights with gods don't feel huge and grand like they used to, they just feel like normal enemies with bigger health bar. Anyone who thinks this was GOTY material is someone whose opinion I know to immediately disregard.… Expand
  79. Bestx
    Jun 29, 2023
    5
    This game is just mediocre, everything is rushed in developement. Story is great but gameplay is not.
  80. Potet69
    May 26, 2023
    5
    God of war has a good story. The enemies and the trolls are bad. Bosses are good. Mid game
  81. Low-fidelity
    Jun 27, 2023
    5
    Alright game hidden by its impressive technical presentation; get rid of its presentation, and most aspects of its design appear average-mediocre in quality: Dialogue/Gameplay/Storytelling and overall Writing. If this trend continues, the medium progresses towards making average games, and mediocre films, then the medium may miss out on its unique artistic-potential. People have criticisedAlright game hidden by its impressive technical presentation; get rid of its presentation, and most aspects of its design appear average-mediocre in quality: Dialogue/Gameplay/Storytelling and overall Writing. If this trend continues, the medium progresses towards making average games, and mediocre films, then the medium may miss out on its unique artistic-potential. People have criticised Kojima/Naughty Dog for making Flim-games; though they separate cutscenes, from playing games: the gameplay is open-ended and involved, the cutscenes are well presented, linear and engaging; cinematic gameplay, cutscenes I'm involved in because of the gameplay. They never made the gameplay into cutscenes; exchanging freedom for linearity, complexity for simplicity; make films out of videogames. This is a true film-game, as such it's neither a good film nor game.… Expand
  82. Blest
    Jul 5, 2023
    5
    This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even playedThis game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it. This game sucks and I never even played it.… Expand
  83. Dannyboy31805
    Aug 17, 2023
    5
    The story is alright but it’s better in the old games. The combat could be better, everything about it feels good except that kratos is weak. He dies in 2 hits and the first enemies you find in the game die in at least 6. So why is he weaker than the weakest enemies in the game. Also the map is kind of dry and boring. If you want a really good combat game I’d recommend Ryse Son of Rome orThe story is alright but it’s better in the old games. The combat could be better, everything about it feels good except that kratos is weak. He dies in 2 hits and the first enemies you find in the game die in at least 6. So why is he weaker than the weakest enemies in the game. Also the map is kind of dry and boring. If you want a really good combat game I’d recommend Ryse Son of Rome or Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor/War.… Expand
  84. Straider
    Jan 27, 2019
    4
    Overrated but still fun. Just be prepared to grind for hours to get over that progression barrier. I got way too bored with the grinding to bother finishing this game.

    tl;dr:
    Good game, not worth the grind though
  85. sprinkill
    Dec 28, 2019
    4
    I recently purchased this game for $15, which was a fair price. These rave reviews are highly suspect. The graphics and sound are good, but that's the bare minimum for a triple-A title, such as this one. I've seen a couple of reviewers say that this game is superior to Red Dead Redemption 2 - that is, without a doubt, the most preposterous thing I've ever read in a video game review. IfI recently purchased this game for $15, which was a fair price. These rave reviews are highly suspect. The graphics and sound are good, but that's the bare minimum for a triple-A title, such as this one. I've seen a couple of reviewers say that this game is superior to Red Dead Redemption 2 - that is, without a doubt, the most preposterous thing I've ever read in a video game review. If you see a reviewer make that claim, do not ever rely on their judgment again.

    So here's God of War for the PS4 in a nutshell: Gears of War minus guns and squad replaced with ten year old boy. You are on-rails - make no mistake...this is not an open world game. That, right there, basically renders this game inferior to RDR2, or even Far Cry 5. Also, while the environment looks alright, you don't really get much of a chance to explore it. Your basically thrown into a barrage of enemies right from the start. Not too long into the start of the game, your thrown into what I would consider a rather epic boss battle. So while I haven't beaten the game yet, from what I've experienced thus far, you basically never have a "cooling off" period where you get the chance to interact with other characters and build your character RPG style. Like I said, this is basically medieval Gears of War. It is, in essence, an on-rails beat-em-up.

    This is a $15.00 game. This is not the best game of all time, and it completely pales in comparison to RDR2. It's not even in the same league. I have never played a game where my experience differed so wildly from professional reviewers. Even the infamous Fallout 4 review deviation wasn't as extreme as this. I will say this, though - it could be that some are overwhelmed by the freedom offered by a modern open world game. It could be that some people prefer to be lead down a path with no ambiguity regarding their objective. If this is you, then you'll probably like this game.    … Expand
  86. Thorgal
    Nov 2, 2020
    4
    Very mediocre. Everything in this game has done before. Boss battles with a screaming voice-over. Very cheap and irritating.
  87. RODIMUS
    May 26, 2018
    4
    Everyone who is a fan. And he went through all the previous parts of GOW, he boldly say that this is not God of War !!! Yes, the graphics sound cool. But nothing else. The mechanics of the game are fatal !!! I am a fan of GOW and not Darksouls or other crap of this type.
  88. Dohmein
    Apr 21, 2018
    4
    Its a gorgeous game no question however its repetitive and full of backtrack but the biggest issue is there is just not enough. Half the game time is puzzles or running back to places when you are able. Not my kind of game for sure. I would rather have more combat than 20 hours of puzzling or trying to figure out silly puzzles and backtracking all over the world.. They could have doneIts a gorgeous game no question however its repetitive and full of backtrack but the biggest issue is there is just not enough. Half the game time is puzzles or running back to places when you are able. Not my kind of game for sure. I would rather have more combat than 20 hours of puzzling or trying to figure out silly puzzles and backtracking all over the world.. They could have done so much more but they chose to make it pretty which I cant knock but pretty over substance never wins. Voice acting is fantastic. Combat is mediocre at best… Expand
  89. TheRedDevil
    Aug 10, 2021
    4
    Massively overrated. The game is extremely boring and the camera nauseating.
  90. blackztt
    Apr 28, 2018
    4
    turned the game into a movie, looks like a script, "Kratos and his son the movie"
  91. tomvs123
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    If just by looking at this game, you think that this isn't your kind of game, then you're probably right and should move on.

    I'm into intelligent stories and strategic gameplay, and this game has neither. What is does have is dumb fun and cool ways to kill monsters with an axe and other god-like powers. It's great for the typical Uncharted fan who wants more of a fantasy setting. I    If just by looking at this game, you think that this isn't your kind of game, then you're probably right and should move on.

    I'm into intelligent stories and strategic gameplay, and this game has neither. What is does have is dumb fun and cool ways to kill monsters with an axe and other god-like powers. It's great for the typical Uncharted fan who wants more of a fantasy setting.

    I don't particularly like Uncharted and had my fill of the series after playing only part 4. And after starting up this game, for only a few hours, I found that it's Uncharted 4 all over again, just slightly different. For example: Disposable beautiful environments that you only see once, enemies or climbing sections around every corner for no good story reason, and a threadbare story that's there to make you feel cool/special/powerful without getting in the way of the gameplay.

    I was initially pleased by the dynamic between father (protagonist) and son, with the father being overly strict as to man-up his scrawny mama's boy of a son. Though that gets toned down quickly and I started seeing several instances where the father characteristically should have taught/disciplined his son, but he didn't. I assume the writers didn't want people thinking the protagonist was a total jerk, so they decided to tone down his strictness, at the expense of believability.

    Magical nonsense also happens frequently in the game. I was initially relieved at the introduction of a witch character as I was started to get bored, but she quickly turns into a tool to get you over pits and to new areas. Why she does this makes no logical sense, but in this game, gameplay and progression come before storytelling. And then there's a pair of dwarves that just show up randomly where you happen to be so you can upgrade your equipment. When one was pressed about how he got to a certain place so quickly, he eventually told us that it was because of his secret magic. Again, gameplay is more important than story consistency.

    I got increasingly annoyed by the story and repetitive gameplay that I gave up. If I wasn't an old man, I'd have more patience with and might even enjoy killing monsters over and over, but I don't.    … Expand
  92. gilb
    Aug 9, 2018
    4
    I believe Sony or Santa Monica is screwing the review system by paying people to review this better than it really is. Very overrated. Just look at most 10/10 reviews here, this is the only game the profiles rated and they can't even properly explain why, just saying generic one paragraph blabber.
    Back when I played the other entries in the God of War franchise, I was amazed from the    I believe Sony or Santa Monica is screwing the review system by paying people to review this better than it really is. Very overrated. Just look at most 10/10 reviews here, this is the only game the profiles rated and they can't even properly explain why, just saying generic one paragraph blabber.
    Back when I played the other entries in the God of War franchise, I was amazed from the beginning to the end in every aspect of the games. A fresh new gameplay would be welcome, if properly executed. But this new "God of War" game is very very disappointing. the gameplay feels really clunky, you cant attack sideways or backwards, you can't easily move to parry enemies on your back, kratos only hits foward, this all adds up to a horrible gameplay when there are multiple enemies because of how the camera works in this game, so you have to rely on hud indicators. Also fighting is just not fun anymore, it feels like a boring repetitive chore. the bosses and enemies combat are very uninspired comparing to other exclusives like Bloodborne and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Even the attack animations and sounds feel repetitive. for some reason this old kratos has to bawl every time he rolls. Storywise I got really let down by this new Kratos. Even if he changed, It's pretty hard to imagine him as the same kratos from the other games. This doesn't get close deliver on it's promise to revitalize the franchise. Gameplay is so bad that it pretty much solely undermines the experience, this would be a better experience if this was a movie.    … Expand
  93. Burretploof
    May 9, 2020
    4
    After seeing all these perfect scores, I was honestly looking forward to playing this game. Especially after I've heard that it's not like the original games. Since I've only played the very first game and didn't like it that much, I had hopes for this one.

    Unfortunately now, after spending a few hours playing GoW, I must say that I'm very disappointed and I have a hard time seeing    After seeing all these perfect scores, I was honestly looking forward to playing this game. Especially after I've heard that it's not like the original games. Since I've only played the very first game and didn't like it that much, I had hopes for this one.

    Unfortunately now, after spending a few hours playing GoW, I must say that I'm very disappointed and I have a hard time seeing where these scores are coming from.

    From the get-go, movement and combat felt slow and clunky, as if it was trying to mimic "Souls" games... and failing at it. It lacks the weight and depth that "Souls" games have: Most encounters just play out the same, you slash, slash, slash away without thinking much about it - until the game suddenly hits you in the face with a frustratingly difficult encounter every now and then. After that, it's more mindless slashing.
    It's neither enjoyable nor interesting.

    Even the puzzles aren't much of a highlight. They usually seem to consist of "throw axe at switch, move somewhere, recall axe, repeat". And that's apparently it, at least in the first few hours.

    Also, while playing, a few questions popped into my head many times:
    - Why is this game open-world? The world doesn't seem to be designed to be explored and properly utilized.

    - Why does this game have an equipment crafting system? Wasn't Kratos supposed to be a pretty powerful god? Why does he need to improve his equipment, including his armor, of all things??

    - Why does this game have side-quests (favors) and why do they only seem to be there in order to give you more materials (see crafting system)?

    The story has the potential to be the redeeming quality of this game, but it's all dragged down by the frustratingly-samey combat and forgettable puzzles. The boredom that sets in between the story bits ruins the experience for me. I can not justify playing this game for anywhere between 20 and 30 hours (according to HowLongToBeat).

    Now, it's not all bad. I want to mention that the artists working on this game did a phenomenal job. The game looks and sounds amazing and the (voice) actors delivered fantastic work. Even the tech is impressive. In many sections it runs at a relatively stable 60 FPS on PS4 Pro, which I am very happy with.

    This means, however, that this game is "all flash and no substance", so to speak. Impressive in terms of artwork and tech but with almost nothing to back it up.    … Expand
  94. Quijote
    Apr 27, 2018
    4
    The downgrade is epic in this one and the game is kinda short for all the noise is has generated around. For a regular game is OK, but for a Sony exclusive and for a God Of War is a bit dissapointing.
  95. HorusVenus1210
    Apr 20, 2018
    4
    Lo único malo es que parece otro juego, le hacen falta más enemigos y esa brutalidad que distinguía a kratos.
  96. GamingReality
    Sep 13, 2022
    4
    Clearly too many paid reviews here, the score does not reflect the game at all. Was a huge fan of GOW games up to now, the originals were still much better! It's a mediocre game at best but lacks the controls and battle system that made GOW great in the first place.
  97. Nbanut23
    Mar 21, 2019
    4
    Funnish but massively overrated. I have been a fan of the series from the beginning and this game might as well not even be a God of War game. The visuals are great but it's combat is like it wants to be the 78th Dark Souls clone. They took every single thing that made the series (button mashing combat, the violence, an angry Kratos) and threw it all out the window. This game is easily theFunnish but massively overrated. I have been a fan of the series from the beginning and this game might as well not even be a God of War game. The visuals are great but it's combat is like it wants to be the 78th Dark Souls clone. They took every single thing that made the series (button mashing combat, the violence, an angry Kratos) and threw it all out the window. This game is easily the most disappointing game I've ever played.… Expand
  98. allwititnowsuck
    Jul 30, 2018
    4
    Look guys The Last of Us 2 is out and it's a Dark Souls clone!
    I mean, what happened to Kratos temper? Why is he acting like a some sort of silent monk now...what happened to his arrogance and confidence? Isn't that what made him popular to begin with?The combat is really shallow and underwhelming compared to the firs 3 God of War games(I would say even those two spin off games for PSP    Look guys The Last of Us 2 is out and it's a Dark Souls clone!
    I mean, what happened to Kratos temper? Why is he acting like a some sort of silent monk now...what happened to his arrogance and confidence? Isn't that what made him popular to begin with?The combat is really shallow and underwhelming compared to the firs 3 God of War games(I would say even those two spin off games for PSP and God of War: Ascension had better).Rehashes of boss fights and it gets very repetitive..I finished all other God Of Wars multiple times but im never touching this one again.
    The game has moved away from Hack n Slash for unknown reasons and now is just another Dark Souls wannabe.    … Expand
  99. jakkevda
    Apr 30, 2018
    4
    Core Gameplay has been chanced to an interactive baby movie. Too much marketing and media attention went to this mediocre game. I don't understand that people call this the best game ever, the gameplay isn't that great.
  100. Hellskull
    Jun 5, 2018
    4
    This game have less weapons, bunch of QTE(Quick Time Event) party, enemies are repetitive, the action is poor, people that give a 10 they are so full of lies and they killed the franchise. I want my old God of War back.
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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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