God of War

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 23476 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,356 out of 23476
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  1. NukeTv
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    Ce jeu est un chef d'oeuvre absolu. L'histoire et la narration sont magnifique, le jeu des acteurs est ce qui se fait de mieux et les graphismes décors, animations sont à tomber par terre. Ce god of war m'a autant fait halluciner que le 1er à son époque. C'est du grand art.
  2. Gogavoin
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра на ps4 прошёл 5 раз и не надоело
  3. JP_Wilde
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    one of the best games of the generation, I was very afraid of the game changing too much of what was used in terms of gameplay, however, the game managed to surpass the previous ones, it seems that I am playing in a film so beautiful that are the graphics, the scenarios and even the movement of the characters.
    The story doesn't even speak, we look forward to the completion of this journey    one of the best games of the generation, I was very afraid of the game changing too much of what was used in terms of gameplay, however, the game managed to surpass the previous ones, it seems that I am playing in a film so beautiful that are the graphics, the scenarios and even the movement of the characters.
    The story doesn't even speak, we look forward to the completion of this journey in Nordic mythology in the next games!
    It is a must for anyone who has a PS4 to play God Of War 4.    … Expand
  4. JoshHusky
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest games of this generation and perhaps of all time. If you do not play this game your making a mistake.
  5. Luiz2005_BR
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    the best game exclusive to ps4, amazing graphics, fantastic gameplay and memorable moments for former fans of the series
  6. Manatee97
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game! The story was very enticing and kept me wanting to play more. Combat is very fun and was not repetitive at all . Highly recommend.
  7. MARXENZOLOPES
    May 26, 2020
    10
    An incredible renovation of the cory barlog. God of war 2018 is a masterpiece and a complete game.
  8. Six0110
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    One of the best releases on any platform hands down. Great compelling story, amazing graphics and welcome gameplay. I am still enjoying this game two years later.
  9. Yin777
    Feb 14, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente o melhor jogo da minha vida!
    O amadurecimento do jogo é surpreendente!
    Mudar radicalmente uma franquia tão consolidada como God Of War era muito arriscado e fizeram com maestria
    É um jogo que celebra o passado e deixa um "hype" pro futuro
    Já falei que ele é incrível? Kkkkkk
  10. MarcAngel
    Aug 17, 2020
    10
    The best game ever played, i enjoyed every GOW but this one was something else to enjoy
  11. ZetMoriz_
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    10/10, 10/10 и еще раз 10/10. Боже, самая лучшая часть из всех GOW, просто вышка, пушка, годнота. Словами не передать какая охрененная игра. Музыка, персонажи, Кратос с бородой, атмосфера, скандинавская мифология, файты, катсцены, сюжет. ПРОСТО БОЖЕСТВЕННО. Вот что я думаю о GOW. Ни одна другая часть GOW-а не стоит перед этим шедевром. Самый жирный минус игры, что она только на плойке и10/10, 10/10 и еще раз 10/10. Боже, самая лучшая часть из всех GOW, просто вышка, пушка, годнота. Словами не передать какая охрененная игра. Музыка, персонажи, Кратос с бородой, атмосфера, скандинавская мифология, файты, катсцены, сюжет. ПРОСТО БОЖЕСТВЕННО. Вот что я думаю о GOW. Ни одна другая часть GOW-а не стоит перед этим шедевром. Самый жирный минус игры, что она только на плойке и все, пк бояре не могут поиграть в этот шедевр и это очень грустно...… Expand
  12. Diogenes009
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    Great game, best God of War so far. Lots of sidequests, armors, equipments, and a perfect battle mecanism make this game a 10/10.
  13. Dmaxl
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best gaming experiences of all times. Amazing and satisfaing combat system, compelling story and stuning visuals.
  14. Jamessource
    Jan 30, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра, из всех что я играл, лучший эксклюзив, она почти идеальная,обожаю
  15. Benedickt
    Nov 9, 2020
    9
    I understand that my opinion is very important to you and I want to say that this game is just a complete piece of the masterpiece that we were waiting for from Santa Monica Studious. Thank you to this Studio for making this masterpiece. 949/1000 :з
  16. 31gabosnow13
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Lo que más espero es que salga el siguiente juego pdt boooy!!!..................
  17. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    8
    Its not as amazing as people say. Yes it looks **** gorgeous and story is well written and facial animations are amazing and all that.
    But gameplay is not that good its not bad its still fun combat with some good skill tree and abilities and all the rpg elements are good little bit underwhelming and simple but good but combat is sometimes slow and the over the shoulder camera doesnt help    Its not as amazing as people say. Yes it looks **** gorgeous and story is well written and facial animations are amazing and all that.
    But gameplay is not that good its not bad its still fun combat with some good skill tree and abilities and all the rpg elements are good little bit underwhelming and simple but good but combat is sometimes slow and the over the shoulder camera doesnt help it, the soulslike idea of it is not bad its still fun but there are too many copypasted uninteresting bosses.    … Expand
  18. TilkSiper
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    Ну после самой худшей игры и разгромной оценки Warcraft 3 Reforged с 0 баллов, должна же идти самая лучшая на 10ку, верно? И это для меня отнюдь не Last of Us, а God of War 2018 года.
    Игра просто лучшая по всем пунктам. Графика, боевка, интересные персонажи, локации, прекраснейший саундтрек. Игра идет как самостоятельная, не зависящая по сюжету от первых трех частей, но содержащая очень    Ну после самой худшей игры и разгромной оценки Warcraft 3 Reforged с 0 баллов, должна же идти самая лучшая на 10ку, верно? И это для меня отнюдь не Last of Us, а God of War 2018 года.
    Игра просто лучшая по всем пунктам. Графика, боевка, интересные персонажи, локации, прекраснейший саундтрек. Игра идет как самостоятельная, не зависящая по сюжету от первых трех частей, но содержащая очень много приятных бонусов и воспоминаний из предыдущих игр. Отличный открытый мир со скандинавской мифологией, монстры, которых интересно убивать с топора и других видов оружия и хорошие загадки. Эта игра однозначно стоит вашей покупки и ради которой можно и нужно приобрести PlayStation 4, если вы до сих пор этого не сделали.    … Expand
  19. Thiagocritc
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    Inovação de novos personagens e principalmente o kratos com seu controle sobre a raiva e uma nova pessoa q o jogo não recepcionou na jogabilidade muito menos na história. Por isso foi merecido ser jogo do ano
  20. mrttkk
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Loved it, such an amazing game! Worth playing twice maybe on hard. Graphics superb!
  21. BeCoolFool
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    Best graphics, game play and story. Sony Santa Mônica, спасибо вам большое.
  22. f1o_o1f
    Aug 12, 2021
    8
    I never played any God of War and only looked at Kratos' past story to be up to date for this game.

    The Story is awesome and the Father-Son-relationship really worked surprisingly well. Most characters were very interesting and all seemed to make enough sense to be enjoyable. As mentioned, I haven't played any of the earlier games, but I thought norse mythology was very well connected    I never played any God of War and only looked at Kratos' past story to be up to date for this game.

    The Story is awesome and the Father-Son-relationship really worked surprisingly well. Most characters were very interesting and all seemed to make enough sense to be enjoyable. As mentioned, I haven't played any of the earlier games, but I thought norse mythology was very well connected to Kratos and vice versa. The humor brought in by the contrast of characters also works very well.

    Also a great soundtrack. The music was often not in the foreground, but when it stood out, it reminded me a lot of the lord of the rings movies, which is pretty damn good.

    The game is obviously gorgeous. Very colorful and shiny. To the point where I personally did not enjoy it as much anymore, because visual clues get lost easily and especially in tough combat situations, sensory overload is a constant problem. But in slow moments I can really appreciate it. Visually, it feels a lot more like a Marvel-movie than it should.

    The combat is fine. I personally think it makes little sense to have a literal, immortal god be killed VERY fast by some undead goons but maybe that's just me. Most enemies are okayish in terms of design and boss battles are largely enjoyable. I definitely think there are some (very) cheap aspects to some enemies/bosses, but never in story/mandatory instances so I don't think it's too big of a deal.

    However, it really feels unresponsive as hell. While animation-cancelling is a thing, they really did not go through with it. Blocking- and Sprinting-inputs are constantly ignored and that's kinda a deal-breaker, especially since they are crucial in terms of how battles are designed.
    There are also red circles that appear around enemies, when an unblockable attack is about to happen. The timing on those is horrible. Sometimes they appear half a second before impact, sometimes 2 seconds before. This really is annoying and enemies tend to "float" towards me mid-attack, which looks horrible.

    Menus are not very intuitive. While it's not an Excel-sheet by any means, I feel like they tried to make it as unappealing as possible. It's not a problem if you want to enjoy the story, but everything apart from that kinda needs gear- and ability-management. Those things are no fun and communication to the player on which effects are useful or not is nonexistent. I mainly stuck to one set of abilities because everything else seemed a huge waste of time.

    The world makes no sense, honestly. While it's really cool to walk Midgard and other places of Norse mythology, the level-design does not follow any kind of "lore"-rules (for lack of a better word). Countless chests with crafting materials everywhere (why are they there?) and crooks and crannies everywhere simply to hide something not worth hiding. While traversing is generally fun (although collecting everything really isn't), you're not allowed to question anything since that'll make it fall apart quickly.
    (link omitted per site rules)

    Overall, I enjoyed the experience greatly, but post-game is just work without any fun and there are weirdly off-putting things, that should be really obvious to game-designers    … Expand
  23. ben831
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Adventure with a big A !
    Breathtaking, gorgeous, long, highly enjoyable.

    A must play of this generation.
  24. ghosttoyou
    Mar 26, 2020
    9
    9/10............................................................................
  25. Husseinhaider
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Best game ever thank you cory we are waiting god of war 5 you are an amazing Director keep this up you have a wonderful thoughts and ideas and the music is stunning thank you again❤️
  26. xaviar_nl
    Feb 5, 2020
    9
    A great game that looks awesome and has some very good storytelling. I very much enjoyed it.
    However, I am a casual gamer, and found the game's difficulty (even when I lowered it to easy) to have a few big spikes.
  27. Montanari89
    Feb 10, 2020
    10
    Absolutely stunning game. Personally, I can look back to a gaming history of about 20 years and I have to say that this is the best gaming experience I ever had!
  28. zirvent
    Feb 7, 2020
    10
    It was just as adorable as it can be. Great journey with very interesting stories. Surely, it's has some issues, but there's strange fact about them. You really can't remember some unpleasant moment while you're playing, because this game takes all your attention.
    It's a real art.
  29. Jchill001
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    Safe to say that this is probably the worst AAA game we’ve had in a while, the characters suck, the story is boring, and the combat is just god awful. Went from a fun hacknslash with an engaging story to this boring rpg wannabe with a boring and forgettable story that takes itself way to serious (a common PlayStation trend) with a **** combat system
  30. dk47
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    gud game gud muzik :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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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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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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