God of War

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  1. tima26tl
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    For me personally the best game of 2018 100%!
    For the fan who played all of the games of God of War series( except PsP game) I can say that all true fans will love to play it. I am not sure that this game is better than God of War 3( bcs of its epic bosses) but for me it is my second mossed loved part about Kratos story.
    Fighting: 5/5 I loved how Santa Monica changed its fitting system    For me personally the best game of 2018 100%!
    For the fan who played all of the games of God of War series( except PsP game) I can say that all true fans will love to play it. I am not sure that this game is better than God of War 3( bcs of its epic bosses) but for me it is my second mossed loved part about Kratos story.
    Fighting: 5/5
    I loved how Santa Monica changed its fitting system and that they added more RPG elements in it.
    Story: 2/3
    I didn't give all the points bcs you know after you fight Zeus, Hades, for me it was not enough just to kill some small gods( I know it is not 100% related to story category, but I couldn't find better place that it would fit)
    Music: 2/2
    For me music always plays a big roll in the game and I loved it here.
    ( And the graphics, views were amazing)    … Expand
  2. r2r
    Mar 5, 2019
    9
    Jugabilidad buenisima, graficos de lo mejor, variedad ,diversion y un mundo semiabierto alucinante. Sin ninuna duda uno de los mejores juegos de esta generacion recomendadisimo e imprescindible si tienes una ps4
  3. ImperialKnight
    Jan 12, 2019
    7
    I'm going to give this game a fair score of 7.

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

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

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

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

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

    It's a fantastic game that I would recommend, as long as you can bear with the glaring issues stated above.    … Expand
  4. Man_gyst007
    Jan 28, 2019
    9
    God of War не зря стала игрой года. Игра хороша сюжетным повествованием, геймплеем в особенности так как в последнее время довольно таки мало хороших игр с хорошей боевой механикой которая берет самое лучшее из разных игр совмещая это в коктель под названием God of war.God of War не зря стала игрой года. Игра хороша сюжетным повествованием, геймплеем в особенности так как в последнее время довольно таки мало хороших игр с хорошей боевой механикой которая берет самое лучшее из разных игр совмещая это в коктель под названием God of war.
  5. VETRA
    Jun 14, 2018
    8
    Se puede llamar God of War? Si pero con matices. Tenemos a Kratos (muy cambiado), continuas referencias a su vida pasada (en anteriores juegos) y nos explican porque ha cambiado todo y demas, por eso se puede llamar God of War, por todo lo demas, No. Sistema de juego totalmente cambiado y en mi opinion muy desmejorado, como amante del Hack & Slash, esto no es un God of War, es una mezclaSe puede llamar God of War? Si pero con matices. Tenemos a Kratos (muy cambiado), continuas referencias a su vida pasada (en anteriores juegos) y nos explican porque ha cambiado todo y demas, por eso se puede llamar God of War, por todo lo demas, No. Sistema de juego totalmente cambiado y en mi opinion muy desmejorado, como amante del Hack & Slash, esto no es un God of War, es una mezcla entre Ryse son of rome y Hellblade. No esta mal, muy buena historia y banda sonora y apartado grafico es el techo de PS4 (aun con el downgrade que tubo). Pero si se llamase de otra forma no pasaria nada.… Expand
  6. CyberRobotnix
    Sep 25, 2018
    6
    It's a rather boring game. Put it simply, it is stale, you should probably try out Spiderman, Persona 5 or anything else that is not this game. Seriously, it's cut down trees, do some extremely arbitrary quests and walk around simulator. it's not what God of War was supposed to be, it was since the very first game a hack 'n slash, this game is very boring, very stale and it has absolutelyIt's a rather boring game. Put it simply, it is stale, you should probably try out Spiderman, Persona 5 or anything else that is not this game. Seriously, it's cut down trees, do some extremely arbitrary quests and walk around simulator. it's not what God of War was supposed to be, it was since the very first game a hack 'n slash, this game is very boring, very stale and it has absolutely nothing to do with the originals!… Expand
  7. Sebascr12
    Feb 15, 2019
    9
    The camera work very good and combat is fine, but i expect more weapons. But in general terms is a good game.
  8. 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!
  9. eded9999
    Aug 24, 2019
    8
    Amazing art, with a couple of very impressive moments, like the first time you see Jormungandr , Freya's house or the dragon in the mountain.
    A much better combat compared to the "spam attack and grab" of previous GoW. Now you have to block, dodge, throw and work to get a grab.
    The story can be pretty dumb sometimes, but i love the manhood and paternity themes on it. The plot twist at    Amazing art, with a couple of very impressive moments, like the first time you see Jormungandr , Freya's house or the dragon in the mountain.
    A much better combat compared to the "spam attack and grab" of previous GoW. Now you have to block, dodge, throw and work to get a grab.
    The story can be pretty dumb sometimes, but i love the manhood and paternity themes on it. The plot twist at the end is very interesting.
    The "hub" design of the world is very good and you can re-visit every area of the game.

    I'm not a fan of the "cinematic" boss fight, i don't like being interrupted by gimmicks on the middle of a boss fight. Also they could make the bosses a little harder, more close to the Valkyries. I guess they are afraid of scare the most casual players...
    Also they tend to abuse of puzzles.

    Nice game, overall.    … Expand
  10. combobreaker96
    Jan 8, 2019
    9
    Excelente en todos los aspectos. Los gráficos son de lo mejor que tiene PS4 ahora mismo, el combate al principio parece tosco por tener pocos movimientos, pero a medida que el juego avanza, es increíble como cambia y lo satisfactorio que se vuelve este nuevo sistema de combate. La historia es muy buena también, una meta simple pero con una trayectoria llena de peligros, y algunos momentosExcelente en todos los aspectos. Los gráficos son de lo mejor que tiene PS4 ahora mismo, el combate al principio parece tosco por tener pocos movimientos, pero a medida que el juego avanza, es increíble como cambia y lo satisfactorio que se vuelve este nuevo sistema de combate. La historia es muy buena también, una meta simple pero con una trayectoria llena de peligros, y algunos momentos de nostalgia que pegan duro si jugaste los anteriores GOW y/o conocés el pasado de Kratos. Respecto a contenido, también excelente, muchas horas de diversión garantizadas sin tener que pasar por caja, ¿a qué me refiero? NO HAY DLCs NI MICROPAGOS NI NADA, juego complete de lanzamiento como corresponde. Las misiones secundarias están extremadamente bien trabajadas teniendo en cuenta los estándares de hoy en día. La música 10 puntos la verdad, lástima que no se reutilizó algún tema icónico de los juegos anteriores, pero se perdona.

    Los únicos peros que le encuentro son los siguientes:
    . La variedad de enemigos en cuanto a diseño es relativamente baja. A lo largo del juego nos vamos a encontrar en su mayoría con el mismo tipo de enemigo pero controlando elementos diferentes, por ejemplo los troles o los antiguos de piedra, que son iguales pero algunos controlan hielo, otros el fuego, etc. Ojo, está falta de variedad en diseño no se refleja en el combate, ya que el hecho de que controlen diferentes elementos nos obliga a enfrentarlos de formas diferentes, así que no es del todo malo.

    . El final. No me malinterpreten, es bueno el final, pero no me llenó de la misma forma que lo hizo un momento que hubo en la mitad del juego. Quien lo jugó sabrá de qué momento hablo. El hecho de que una parte en la mitad del juego me haya llegado mucho más al corazón que el final, me dejó un sabor agridulce, porque asumía que el final iba a ser incluso mejor, pero para mi no fue así. Se sintió falto de respuestas en mi opinión, quizás es intencional para dar pié a juegos futuros, pero aún así me hubiese gustado un final no tan abierto.

    Para mi es un 9 y muy merecido. No le pongo 10 por las razones que acabo de dar. 100% recomendado tanto para fans como para recién iniciados en la saga.    … Expand
  11. Sawadit
    Apr 20, 2018
    8
    I feel the game's rather overhyped. Objectively, this is NOT a bad game, in terms of technical prowess, mechanics, production value, but I've wanted to quit the game on several occasions. It's definitely NOT a bad game, but it doesn't merit a 9 or 10 or comparisons to other great games. First the world is very nice for the most part, but, some areas are extremely color-saturated andI feel the game's rather overhyped. Objectively, this is NOT a bad game, in terms of technical prowess, mechanics, production value, but I've wanted to quit the game on several occasions. It's definitely NOT a bad game, but it doesn't merit a 9 or 10 or comparisons to other great games. First the world is very nice for the most part, but, some areas are extremely color-saturated and feels too cartoonish compared to the serious tone the game seems to want to set; it really bothered me on many instances. It's as if you're playing the Last of Us, and then suddenly the environment turns into a JRPG or WoW world. I found it really jarring. The combat is good; definitely better than say Witcher which had horrible combat. Although, however, mechanically and control-wise it has similarities to Dark Souls and Bloodborne, there's NO meat to the combat, because too easy to get away from enemies simply by outdistancing. You can also, just keep your shield up with infinite stamina. Also, because you can take so much damage, I felt no desire to master the combat. Just roll and dodge and the enemies can hardly harm you. Many instances, I can tell the enemies were designed to be bad to fit the combat, not the other way; it's really glaring and threw me sometimes. I feel like I'm terrible with the combat because didn't want to be bothered learning, but still end up making progress easily. No critic that compares this combat favorably to Bloodborne or Dark Souls should be taken seriously - they simply don't know what they are talking about.
    I also hate puzzles in games like these. I've spent more time doing puzzles than fighting or advancing the storyline. Inevitably, environmental puzzles like these become frustrating to me. I always get stuck not because the puzzle is clever, but because of some control mechanic that the game never bothers to explain. Example, at one of the bridges, took me 30 minutes running around trying to figure out how to break a chain that I could see through a broken cage to keep a bridge down. Well, turned out I could hold the mechanism and throw the axe at the same time - I just didn't know the mechanics allowed me to do that. That puzzle cost me 30 minutes of progress and frustration. The UI is also so chock full of tiny TL;DR script. I read and read at start, but at some point just gave up cause none of it seem to matter. Roll a lot and I eventually get through the enemies, so why bother learning the tedious systems? The level design is also extremely annoyingly-straight, corridor-like. I did not think it would bother me so much, but this whole game is like that one Dark Souls 2 area where 3 foot rubble stops you from progressing. The Corridor walls are often made of a log or a 2 ft rock that before you could climb or lift, but now you can't because it's a invisible wall. It's really jarring to be able to hop over one log, but not another that looks identical; to be able to climb over a small incline in one instance, but not in 90% of other instances- over and over and over. The game also seems to take pride in annoying you with glimpses of chests/areas not open yet, that you feel you should be able to open but in fact is on the next level. The thing is you don't know if that chest or area is on the next level or on this level. Also, I always seem to get motion sick with certain games. Uncharted 4 and Persona 5 made me motion sick and so does this game; I figured out why - it's whenever the game takes it upon itself to arrest camera controls away from you to show you QTE. My brain/thumb is turning left but no, the camera turns right. Ugh!
    The other aspect of the game that is overhyped is the one long single stretch with no load screen. Yes, it maybe true, but there are times when Kratos suddenly can NOT run, and you KNOW it's loading some thing in the background. I'd rather loading screens and have more control of my character. Also, every critic has stated that they do not find Atreus annoying as they feared - well, I did - not much but I did.
    As I stated, the game does NOT deserve anything less than a 7-8. It's a very well made game, but it also does not deserve a 9 or a 10 either. The puzzles make the game plodding. The customization screen is annoyingly complicated and wordy. The linear corridor-like maps/levels grate on me- A LOT. The combat is above-average but not the best. A critic said this game is better than Uncharted, Dark Souls, Witcher, Last of Us, etc., and that it's the game of the generation. I don't think so. Dark Souls has better atmosphere and combat. Last of Us has a better story and atmosphere also. I would also say Horizon Zero Dawn had better gameplay, characters, world. I do believe it's better than Uncharted and Witcher in most aspect, however. It's a SOLID game - but a few things annoyed me to no end. It's worth buying at $60, but don't go in overhyped before playing. It's just ok, not phenomenal.    … Expand
  12. Caisonysta
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    Jogo simplesmente ÉPICO! Historia marcante Trilha sonora marcante combate extremamente fluido e divertido. A continuação deve ser melhor, é GOTY para este jogo concerteza.
  13. 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
  14. RODRIGOGAMER
    Oct 3, 2018
    7
    gostei do visual, porem nao curitr mt da camera , podia ter mantido a classica, mais o jogo esta excelente
  15. S1am3r
    May 8, 2018
    8
    Main problem: Slasher, where the camera is initially made as uncomfortabledisgusting for this genre for the sake of plot. The story as a whole is well served. Bugs in the game spoiling process is enough and quite substantial, which leave an unpleasant residue.
  16. Orlando1910
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    God of War de ps4 é uma evolução dos jogos anteriores da franquia, a coragem que os desenvolvedores tiveram é notada a cada hora de gameplay, o novo God of War e uma carta de amor para os fãs e um convite para os novatos, quando terminei a campanha fiquei tão apaixonado que por dias tudo o que pensava era como a continuação poderia superar esse jogo.
  17. NautilusBTCH
    May 26, 2018
    7
    i dont really know what to say about this game, i know is awesome but it have some things that i dont like, like very large cinematics etc
  18. Flava
    May 30, 2018
    7
    God of War was an overall great experience, with minor flaws in between. I wasn't glued to the screen, and after a while it becomes a bit repetitive. It lacks more personality and greater NPC's.
  19. ProdigalClayman
    Jun 7, 2018
    10
    Games like this are why I still play video games. Started playing this series when I was 17 in 2005 and now at the age of 30 with a son of my own I can relate to the fatherhood aspect of the game. It’s awesome. To all the folks giving this game a bad score...may I ask what your idea of a great game is? Dark souls? Baldurs gate? Mass effect? Civilization V? Well I despise those franchisesGames like this are why I still play video games. Started playing this series when I was 17 in 2005 and now at the age of 30 with a son of my own I can relate to the fatherhood aspect of the game. It’s awesome. To all the folks giving this game a bad score...may I ask what your idea of a great game is? Dark souls? Baldurs gate? Mass effect? Civilization V? Well I despise those franchises so I guess where even. Plus with a average user score of 9.2 currently that should tell you something. To each thier own.… Expand
  20. Jtrapdoor1
    Jun 8, 2018
    8
    An overall thrilling game. Great cinematography, good flow in regards to story and establishing and developing of characters leads to a good and balanced narrative. My only complaint is that God of War 4 feels like it lost some of the uniqueness that previous titles in the franchise had(except Ascension and the PSP games) by using elements of other games. Not a bad idea but it feelsAn overall thrilling game. Great cinematography, good flow in regards to story and establishing and developing of characters leads to a good and balanced narrative. My only complaint is that God of War 4 feels like it lost some of the uniqueness that previous titles in the franchise had(except Ascension and the PSP games) by using elements of other games. Not a bad idea but it feels familiar but not in the God of War way… Expand
  21. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    10
    Полностью заслуживает звания игра года. Отличная история. Жду продолжения.
  22. adamthm
    Jun 13, 2018
    10
    God of war takes to the new setting like a duck to water. The game runs so smooth and fluid and while the combat may start stiff it quickly becomes a wonderful dynamic game. story is perfect and the twist and turns with the game keep you wanting more and more. the camera angles are wonderful compared to the older variations and kratos's son plays so wonderfully he basically is a extensionGod of war takes to the new setting like a duck to water. The game runs so smooth and fluid and while the combat may start stiff it quickly becomes a wonderful dynamic game. story is perfect and the twist and turns with the game keep you wanting more and more. the camera angles are wonderful compared to the older variations and kratos's son plays so wonderfully he basically is a extension to your combat and not a hindered. Only things i have issues with are the lack off bosses and the lack of boss diversity most are reused and recycled. However that isn't a issue at all. 10/10 cant wait for new game plus mode.… Expand
  23. Co-Odyssey
    Jul 7, 2018
    7
    I feel that God of War (2018) is a fine, well polished game with a chunky story. However I feel it is very linear and somewhat lacking in replay-ability. While the game play is polished it lacks nuance, it is the same over the shoulder combat we've seen for the last 5 years. The the story feels somewhat by the numbers, the emotional aspects of the characters are told to the player yetI feel that God of War (2018) is a fine, well polished game with a chunky story. However I feel it is very linear and somewhat lacking in replay-ability. While the game play is polished it lacks nuance, it is the same over the shoulder combat we've seen for the last 5 years. The the story feels somewhat by the numbers, the emotional aspects of the characters are told to the player yet rarely shown. God of War fails to bring anything new to the table, but it's a decent refinement of what one would expect.… Expand
  24. Ganerumo
    Oct 11, 2020
    7
    Some bullet points before we begin:
    • You're buying 30% of a game.
    • It's mostly rehashed garbage. • The 10/10 trend-chasing reviews from journalists are awful and don't mean anything. God of War is not the massive blockbuster of a game the industry wanted to claim when it first game out. As much as I hate to admit it it was part of the reason why I got a PS4 to begin with and I must    Some bullet points before we begin:
    • You're buying 30% of a game.
    • It's mostly rehashed garbage.
    • The 10/10 trend-chasing reviews from journalists are awful and don't mean anything.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    But game does get more fun later.
    And I would recommend it to play at least once.    … Expand
  26. metaboar
    Jul 7, 2018
    7
    A lot of fun but I do kind of miss the old more goofy god of war cutscenes were you ripped apart gods constantly haha
  27. David_reviews4l
    Aug 18, 2018
    7
    God of war was a very stunning game with a story driven narrative about relationships and family but it got to repetitive with the constant appearance of the same type of enemy in each realm but overall it was a good game.
  28. Cazmaniac
    Aug 31, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a big fan of the gow series i beat all three of the main series games and ive played the psp games and while this new one is pretty fun i don't understand all of the hype i started playing this game and was wondering first of all where are my awesome chained blades and why does he have an axe and whats with the tedious upgrades i guess im being a little too harsh by not liking it a lot more just because of the upgrade system all together its a good game but i personally like the original series… Expand
  29. advent7nirvana
    Sep 27, 2018
    6
    Super short, barely 20 hours. The amount of story you expect is extremely underwhelming. Barely more than a reskin with a new camera angle. I honestly felt like I played half a game.
  30. XOZcomingFRooX
    Feb 7, 2022
    3
    God of War 4 is luckiest game to ever exist in the gaming history.
    Back in 2017 and up until now, games nowadays are released half finished, buggy and filled with micro-transactions BS and other untraditional business models that don't reward gamers that want to be good at the game.
    It manages to both please the propaganda media with it's agenda to replace every gaming aspect with    God of War 4 is luckiest game to ever exist in the gaming history.
    Back in 2017 and up until now, games nowadays are released half finished, buggy and filled with micro-transactions BS and other untraditional business models that don't reward gamers that want to be good at the game.

    It manages to both please the propaganda media with it's agenda to replace every gaming aspect with movie-sob scenes with minimal gameplay & gameplay difficulty as possible
    And the majority of the gamers who since then have long dropped any standard expectations of a video game to have.

    - It provides the wanna be TLOU1 story with the son-father relationship, only with barely any sense of story direction
    - It provides a new combat that is different from the original, yet it's barely polished and tested, so they added in the LVL system bullsh-i-t to let players grind their way to the finish line
    - Provides more than 6 hours of play by having dull side missions that only serve to damage even more the directionless plot
    - Graphics look nice, but 60FPS be damned, let's stick to 30FPS. Don't worry if you're a PC player. Sony really isn't trying to save it's dying console brand anyway

    Besides that, the game lacks in obvious areas where's the old GoW games didn't:

    - Enemy variety
    - Boss variety
    - A **** JUMP button

    It's no surprise why Shuhei Yoshida "was horrified" when he 1st saw the game.
    It didn't live up to the GoW standards, and with Cory's fascination for writing "a script" and not a "game script", it's no wonder why video games strayed away from their core purpose. I.E. ..... TO DELIVER A FUN GAME TO PLAY

    So how come, with all these level of mediocre mechanics, did the gaming community still endorse this?
    For the the simple reason that GoW4 is a video-game product that is sold in the traditional way that doesn't asks more money from the player.

    - It's finished
    - Tested (alteast to the level it's serviceable)
    - Offers more than enough content to justify its price
    - And as I said before, you buy it, you get it. There's no catch. It's atleast honest.

    Wake me up, when clunky combat in video games is ancient history.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#1 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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94

Universal acclaim - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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