God of War

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 23476 Ratings

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  1. GTjam
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    good game that makes you discover new aspects of Kratos and how he's grown through his life.
  2. Godofwar1984
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Great game and character development I love the father son relationship. Graphics and gameplay are top notch also.
  3. ditrobix
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Dejando de lado las gráficas que son bonitas, la verdad es que es un gran juego.
    La razón del por qué decidí comprarme la ps4 es por este juego y es muy bueno.
    Si no lo ha jugado, debiera hacerlo. Música y ambientación excelente. Lamentablemente no puedo darle el 10 por temas de jugabilidad y algo que es muy personal en mi es en la historia. Tenemos a un kratos con penita. Para    Dejando de lado las gráficas que son bonitas, la verdad es que es un gran juego.
    La razón del por qué decidí comprarme la ps4 es por este juego y es muy bueno.

    Si no lo ha jugado, debiera hacerlo.
    Música y ambientación excelente.

    Lamentablemente no puedo darle el 10 por temas de jugabilidad y algo que es muy personal en mi es en la historia.

    Tenemos a un kratos con penita.
    Para no spoilear no diré nada pero quiero que se hagan esta imagen de kratos en sus entregas anteriores, de él buscando venganza, va a matar Dioses y literalmente deja la cagadita, abandona a su hija para cumplir con su acometido etc. Ahora veamos al kratos de ahora... que "anda con penita" que se cuestiona cosas por un burdo intento de hacer más profundo al personaje con el hijo.

    Ok Sony, te salió bien con el juego del 2013 TLOU, ahí la profundización era necesaria porque teníamos personajes que no conocíamos y de alguna forma debíamos entrar en el contexto de lo que ocurría en el planeta y nos dieron personajes queridos como Joel y su evolución en conjunto con Ellie. PERO ACÁ ESTAMOS HABLANDO DE GOD OF WAR, darle profundidad y "penita" a Kratos uy **** mientras PARTE POR LA MITAD A MONSTRUOS y cosas por el estilo.
    El mismo mal que le pasó a la última de Nathan Drake como ya sabrán.

    Sony está apelando a hacer personajes profundos para "emociones" lo cual está bien, pero pls... a kratos? No sé, es como absurdo.

    Por eso y otras cosas más, debo de ser objetivo y darle el 8, que al menos para mi es muy buena nota.    … Expand
  4. triplex540
    Apr 25, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God of War displays a great array of animations and the cinematic-quality graphics. It is simply by far one of the greatest graphics I've seen to date, all the while taking only 45 GB in PS5. The amount of effort can be seen in the gameplay, world design, etc.

    There are some slight things you can tell here and there, but it won't ruin your overall impression of the game. In this game, there are different tweaks they've made compared to the previous God of War games. The change in combat is slightly significant, such as not having Aerial skills compared to the earlier games and slower pacing (which can also be pretty boring at most times). Additionally, there is no custom button mapping because the attack buttons can be disappointing. Instead of the traditional buttons, you will spam only two buttons that is R1, R2 for melee. The combat is somewhat repetitive since the same enemies appear but with different forms and elements only.

    In the difficulty, it is indeed hard at the hardest mode. This is where you need to at least do some efforts in grinding items, but Balanced is something you can just follow the storyline. The mechanic is special, leveling up doesn't need XP (rather spent for skills) but can be obtained through leveling up or getting greater armory which is harder than killing hordes of mobs (which makes it even harder in the upper difficulty).

    The OSTs fit well in the scene, I notice the quality of these during cinematics. It catches up so good it feels like a scene of a movie, accompanied by the great graphics there is. Not just your typical "I can listen to this orchestral piece for jamming everyday" type, but rather these seem to fit well in scenes. There are better OSTs for me, but one can't just deny the fact that God of War has it good too.

    Overall, this game has been a very great experience for me. It took me 25 hours in Balanced doing a few quests and always following the main quest marker. This is something worth the money, even better because it is included in PS Plus. This game runs pretty spectacular on the Playstation 5, it runs buttery smooth 60 FPS at raw 4K unlike the PS4 Pro/Slim/Base models.    … Expand
  5. arealboy
    Jul 10, 2020
    8
    almost everything in this game is great but im only giving an 8/10 and questioning some ofthe praise because of all that isnt in the game. its too short. the map room is a tease gives you the impression the world islarge it is not most areas never open up, some that do are small or have no real point. small pool of enemies. aspects of plot and characters seem underdeveloped. i speculatealmost everything in this game is great but im only giving an 8/10 and questioning some ofthe praise because of all that isnt in the game. its too short. the map room is a tease gives you the impression the world islarge it is not most areas never open up, some that do are small or have no real point. small pool of enemies. aspects of plot and characters seem underdeveloped. i speculate the game wasnt going to be a kratos game at some point they put him in and either dropped some stuff after they did or shoe horned it bc the story doesnt entirely make sense. but the game looks amazing. loading screens dont exist bc of clever use of terrian/travel. of whats there its a good metroidvania or legend of zelda type of game but its short-ish. side note i always hated kratos' design and VA.especially that stupid goatee but current version looks like a man not what a 14 yr old thinks a man looks like.… Expand
  6. antek78
    May 27, 2021
    8
    Sicuramente un ottimo gioco, ma l’epicità del terzo capitolo rimane inarrivabile
  7. MikeIchiban
    Aug 3, 2020
    8
    This game was supposed to be released in late 2018. However, for some reason, it was released early like half a year. Based on the storyline, we can tell it's a not finished game. The enemies r similar and u get tired of that easily. The graphic was the only thing that amazed me. Other than that, there's not so much thing about it. The biggest disappointment for me is the trailer abusedThis game was supposed to be released in late 2018. However, for some reason, it was released early like half a year. Based on the storyline, we can tell it's a not finished game. The enemies r similar and u get tired of that easily. The graphic was the only thing that amazed me. Other than that, there's not so much thing about it. The biggest disappointment for me is the trailer abused the snake. I thought there was gonna be a fight between it and Krato. However, it turned out to be a NPC of the game which frustrated me a lot. The boss fight is irrevelant with the game in my opinion. And it ended like 80% of the storyline. I thought there's gonna be some sort of DLC later. But it's not. This was the total game. I don't think it maintains the quality of the God of War series even though it has the best graphic among them.… Expand
  8. AL-Ti
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    For me, this game would be ideal if the enemies in the boss battles were more diverse, and along the way you could destroy a couple of robbers, one of which we see in the prologue.
  9. Cevat
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    It is the first God Of War game I played as a distant player in the God Of War series. Although I did not find the story of the game perfect, it was a very satisfying story and the Father-Son relationship was described very well. The combat part was also nice in the game. But my favorite part of the game was the use of camera. When I look in general, I think every player should play. I’mIt is the first God Of War game I played as a distant player in the God Of War series. Although I did not find the story of the game perfect, it was a very satisfying story and the Father-Son relationship was described very well. The combat part was also nice in the game. But my favorite part of the game was the use of camera. When I look in general, I think every player should play. I’m sorry for bad english :)… Expand
  10. iheverything
    Jan 11, 2021
    8
    Nice story, good fighting mechanics, pretty graphics on ps4 fat and much more.
  11. KrySnake
    Sep 22, 2020
    8
    这能叫战神？！搞笑吗？几个换皮怪忽悠玩家？BOSS也是几个石头人换皮！？！
  12. tommydlbass
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    Good game with a few nonsense things like levels on enemies or limited enemies. The story is surpisingly decent and is a fun game with an interesting fighting mechanic.
  13. SewAwOw
    Sep 27, 2020
    8
    Красивый визуал и музыка, эпичность, захватывающий сюжет, но не слишком зрелищная и динамичная боевка аля дарк соулс, в сравнении с прошлыми частями; куча интересных мини-историй и легенд, но скучные и нудные испытания и условно открытый мир, который можно было сделать гораздо компактней. Лично для меня Год оф вар это линейная адвенчюра-слешер, в котором совсем не хочется лазить по разнымКрасивый визуал и музыка, эпичность, захватывающий сюжет, но не слишком зрелищная и динамичная боевка аля дарк соулс, в сравнении с прошлыми частями; куча интересных мини-историй и легенд, но скучные и нудные испытания и условно открытый мир, который можно было сделать гораздо компактней. Лично для меня Год оф вар это линейная адвенчюра-слешер, в котором совсем не хочется лазить по разным мирам ради гринда. Жду вторую часть, но именно ради сюжета, а не гецмплея (врядли его станут сильно менять).… Expand
  14. Marko24778
    Jan 29, 2021
    8
    I am going to get this out of the way first, I didn't enjoy the game. Now with that out of the way I can give my reason for the high score. There is nothing wrong with the game itself. The world is beautiful, the graphics are outstanding and the general feel of the game is definitely what they were aiming for. The game is a challenge and certainly has a lot to offer in terms of combat andI am going to get this out of the way first, I didn't enjoy the game. Now with that out of the way I can give my reason for the high score. There is nothing wrong with the game itself. The world is beautiful, the graphics are outstanding and the general feel of the game is definitely what they were aiming for. The game is a challenge and certainly has a lot to offer in terms of combat and gameplay but the world around it feels way too linear for my liking, that ultimately is why I failed to enjoy the game. However, just because I didn't enjoy the game it doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the amount of work and love that went into this game. Seeing all of the positive reviews it makes me hopeful for the future of all PlayStation exclusive games. I really can see the appeal of the game but it just wasn't for me.… Expand
  15. montecarlo_777
    Aug 6, 2020
    8
    God of war. It’s a great game with a massive protagonist; a big Sony's exclusive; so much money spent on advertising and a lot of disappointed fans. Let’s talk about it, but first of all, I want to say something about my experience.
    I finished the game a long time ago and my memory isn’t fresh. Anyway, I have something to say. It was one of the first PlayStation 4 games I’ve played and    God of war. It’s a great game with a massive protagonist; a big Sony's exclusive; so much money spent on advertising and a lot of disappointed fans. Let’s talk about it, but first of all, I want to say something about my experience.
    I finished the game a long time ago and my memory isn’t fresh. Anyway, I have something to say. It was one of the first PlayStation 4 games I’ve played and I’d played some older part of the franchise. If my memory serves, I’d been playing God of War 2 on PS2 and without a doubt it was gorgeous. That is why I’m somewhat a fan of this franchise.
    Let’s go into the specifics of this game.
    Well, detailed graphics is one of the pros of the new game. Everything in the game’s vast and advanced world, including the buildings, the tools, the ground, the sky, even the characters’ skin is highly detailed. Admittedly, it’s not an open world, and I think it’s for the better because the developers were able to show an interesting mythical Nordic place without an open world. However, you could travel through that any time, so the action is not limited to closed spaces.
    The new axe mechanics are impressive. They provided us with new ways of killing enemies in combat - you can throw an axe and destroy anyone from a distance, or smash skulls of the enemies at hand with one hit. The Leviathan Axe, furthermore, helps to open new places, solve puzzles, etc. I realize that the developers worked hard to create them. There is a tree of new skills for your axe, shield and other gear. So, you gain experience and spend it on improving the power of Kratos and his son. Afterwards, you have a mighty team to kill anybody in a brutal nice-looking way with your axe, shield and bow.
    The game’s beautiful music helps tough Kratos to look more brutal. The Music and the sound design in the game create a deep and atmospheric. They submerge you into the Scandinavian entertainment.
    In addition to skills, Kratos and his son Atreus have various equipment that you can enhance. Also, you can find some new armour, spend coins on new gear and improve the one you already have.
    But it doesn’t help that much. The armour and equipment at the beginning of the game and the end are the same, except for the enhanced parameters, and they’re useless against simple enemies and even the bosses. It’s not like in the third Witcher where you get the best armour or a sword that makes the character a mighty machine. There you understand that you didn’t waste your time to gain the coins to improve your rags. But in the God of War, the equipment is simply stylistic.
    The similar situation with the enemies. Neither do they look different during the game. They just change the colour and aura. They even look similar in different worlds. I agree that there are a few different worlds where you travel through portals. The environment there doesn’t look similar, except for the rival creatures and bosses.
    Oh yeah, the bosses. I think the bosses are one of the biggest cons of the game. In previous games of this franchise, Kratos cut off the heads of the Olympic Gods. Every level ended with a fight with a new boss. It doesn’t matter who it was. It looked exciting and brutal, what you can’t say about the bosses of the new game. There is only one god whom you can’t kill during the game, who you fight against two or three times. Also, one kind of bosses is trolls; and they are everywhere, just coloured differently and that’s all. It’s a pity that you can’t see a variety of enemies in this big Sony’s exclusive and in the sequel of such a famous game.
    A similar creature is not the only sin of this game. The plot is based on travelling. Similar, concepts you could see in The Last of Us, where Ellie and Joel have a trip with some goal. And Kratos with his son has to travel for a reason. Don’t you see the similarity? Yes, in my opinion, the authors copied the basics of the game and didn’t cover their tracks. With sadness, I admit that the copy is worse than the original. Because even formation of the relationship between the father and the son is insincere, unrealistic. You can’t believe in the play of the boy. But don’t focus on it; it’s not the best plot and not the best game in the world. However, you will remember the brilliant phrase: «Feed us, Boy! » for a long time. When you begin playing the game, you will understand why I mentioned it.
    Eventually, the Santa Monica Studio made a great work, but I know they can do better. I hope they’ll make a better sequel with more variety of enemies, and the plot won’t be boring I give 8 points to the game. And I wish Sony didn’t spend so much money on advertising. It would better if they used it to increase the quality of their games.    … Expand
  16. Visitbr
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    jogo muito bem feito e polido, bem melhor que seu anterior(ascension) não tive nenhum bug durante a campanha, mas no pós game tive problemas dos inimigos desaparecerem
  17. Julian081403
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    This is a review coming from someone who has never touched the other games in this franchise, I have been recapped to understand what i am going into. With that being said This game is spectacular, God of War is a hard game and might I say **** THE WITCHES < you will know what I mean once you play it. But from what I understand this game plays nothing like the other ones. Which is why i'mThis is a review coming from someone who has never touched the other games in this franchise, I have been recapped to understand what i am going into. With that being said This game is spectacular, God of War is a hard game and might I say **** THE WITCHES < you will know what I mean once you play it. But from what I understand this game plays nothing like the other ones. Which is why i'm kinda underwhelmed by the combat, I did not enjoy the combat as much as I feel I should it is average at best for me. But that still doesnt undermine when you tear some of these enemies apart. but gameplay doesnt make a whole game if it did it would make this a 6/10, so what makes this an 8 well to start the Graphics are absolutly beatiful these worlds were never distractingly fact and have me immersed just like the story which is a true 9/10. Kratos trying to be a dad after knowing nothing but blood is completely realized and him and his son trying to understand one another is ground breaking story telling. The only true negative is the INSANELY LONG animation for travelling the realms. The animation is cool for the first few times but if you are a completionist like me this will give you ample to time to go out and make a sandwich and come back and still be stuck there. But overral this game for me is a 8.3/10 and i enjoyed my time with this game.… Expand
  18. Devin_W_K
    Jul 3, 2020
    8
    A very good game... sometimes it is not very kind (to find out necessary items and check out the location) but good enough to enjoy the game. I'm impressed on the story of this game as well.
  19. erins
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    For a long time I couldn't make up my mind whether or not to get this game, but glad I did. This was the first God of War game I played and found it an enjoyable experience overall.

    Beautiful visuals and a good overall story. I'm not a serious gamer, but I enjoy those with some depth to them such as Last of Us and Horizon Zero Dawn. This game was on a par with those and if they release    For a long time I couldn't make up my mind whether or not to get this game, but glad I did. This was the first God of War game I played and found it an enjoyable experience overall.

    Beautiful visuals and a good overall story. I'm not a serious gamer, but I enjoy those with some depth to them such as Last of Us and Horizon Zero Dawn. This game was on a par with those and if they release another one in the future I will most likely get it.    … Expand
  20. Kemp
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    An 8 for me denotes that the game is very good, potentially one of the games of the year, but maybe not quite a classic. That's how I feel about God of War.

    Let's start with the good. The visuals are stunning, the combat is brutal and fun, the big moments are truly epic, and everything about the game screams quality. This is clearly a big-budget game made with care. It's what every big    An 8 for me denotes that the game is very good, potentially one of the games of the year, but maybe not quite a classic. That's how I feel about God of War.

    Let's start with the good. The visuals are stunning, the combat is brutal and fun, the big moments are truly epic, and everything about the game screams quality. This is clearly a big-budget game made with care. It's what every big game wants to be and should be. I loved it, and it was well-worth my time.

    So why not a 9 or a 10? I'd say the main thing is that I just didn't feel that invested in the story or the characters. This is probably just personal preference, but story, characters, or a big, interesting world to explore are the things that really push a video game over the edge for me. That's not to say that God of War doesn't have a good story, good characters, or an interesting world. Actually, it is very competent in all three categories. I just didn't feel that connection with the characters or become as engrossed in the story as I did in, say, the Last of Us; and I didn't feel as compelled to explore the entire world as I did in Breath of the Wild, for example.

    Now, I understand those are high bars to reach, but those are the bars that have been set. I should note that I've never played another God of War, so I have no prior emotional connection to any of the characters. Perhaps that partially explains why I love this game -- just not quite as much as other people. In any case, I loved the game, and it is well worth your time and money.    … Expand
  21. Rysak23
    Jan 2, 2021
    8
    Good game with good gameplay, interesting atmosphere and exciting fight-technology
  22. Dims
    Sep 15, 2020
    8
    Игра впринципе хорошая, НО: сюжет показался мне скучным, ничем не цепляющим, во время прохождения у меня не возникло сопереживание героям, мне просто хотелось поскорее пройти игру. В остальном же: боёвка, графика, анимации, катсцены - всё идеально!Игра впринципе хорошая, НО: сюжет показался мне скучным, ничем не цепляющим, во время прохождения у меня не возникло сопереживание героям, мне просто хотелось поскорее пройти игру. В остальном же: боёвка, графика, анимации, катсцены - всё идеально!
  23. Smile_Ruliweb
    Jul 11, 2020
    8
    퍼즐이 많아서 8점 줌
    퍼즐이 많아서 8점 줌
    퍼즐이 많아서 8점 줌
  24. chris1988
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    God of War is an incredible game. The graphics, story, world, music and combat are all near perfect. Though it is not perfect, some of the puzzles are predictable and enemies can be very repetitive. Though the two minor issues are outweighed by the overwhelming amount of positives.
  25. nwebgaming
    Aug 3, 2020
    8
    An exciting, visually appealing game with quality combat but a story that doesn’t quite match that standard.

    Having never played a God Of War game before, this was a pleasant surprise! The story was a little lacklustre but did keep me coming back & the character acting/voicing was on the whole ok. Having said that, this was a superb example of quality combat with a fantastic array of    An exciting, visually appealing game with quality combat but a story that doesn’t quite match that standard.

    Having never played a God Of War game before, this was a pleasant surprise! The story was a little lacklustre but did keep me coming back & the character acting/voicing was on the whole ok. Having said that, this was a superb example of quality combat with a fantastic array of enemies to face. The weapon/combat upgrade system was solid and each unlock gave me new and exciting methods of attack that added to the gameplay. There’s no doubt as well that this game is graphically impressive.

    The highlight of this game was the truly outstanding boss battles with stunning cinematics sprinkled throughout.

    A solid 8/10.    … Expand
  26. Noxtheking
    Jul 17, 2020
    8
    Story 7/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Sound 9/10
    Multiplayer 0/10
    Design 8/10

    Total 32/40
  27. Mrigotti
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    O jogo se torna cansativo depois de um tempo, mas sem duvida que é um jogo muito bom
  28. alank8704
    Jul 29, 2021
    8
    really good story and gameplay but the biggest problem for me is combat just not great for me. And I dont like when a linear game adds open world like sections. Its just a pain trying to figure out where to go unlike in an open world game.
  29. Hevox
    Jul 15, 2023
    8
    Good game, the gamplay is great, you get easily invested in the story. The main problem of this reboot is the lack of bosses and the feel you just played a 30h intro. Also Atreus is a pretty annoying character.
  30. Halhe17
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    The performances and play are very good, the screen is shocking, but unfortunately the story is not finished, the enemies are too repetitive.
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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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