God of War

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 23476 Ratings

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  1. VictorRomero
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Overrated game.

    It is not a masterpiece, but is a great game nonetheless. If the protagonist was not Kratos, the game would be just another one, but putting him in the game does not make the game any better.
  2. YaProstoIgrock
    Jun 7, 2021
    7
    Игра мем. Проходил по несколько подходов через силу. Совершенно не интересная игра
    Дико красивая. Местами фан сервис культуры северных германцев затягивать начинает. но эти постоянные отношения не к месту. Сюжет на уровне фолычей от беседки. Но наполнение мира при этом отсутствует в сравнении с игрми беседки Просто скучная игра. За исключением боевых постановочных сцен.
    Переоценили игру    Игра мем. Проходил по несколько подходов через силу. Совершенно не интересная игра
    Дико красивая. Местами фан сервис культуры северных германцев затягивать начинает. но эти постоянные отношения не к месту. Сюжет на уровне фолычей от беседки. Но наполнение мира при этом отсутствует в сравнении с игрми беседки Просто скучная игра. За исключением боевых постановочных сцен.
    Переоценили игру просто невероятно. Не та игра без которой нельзя жить
    Боевика вообще не зашла я бы лучше в Девид май край сково поиграл    … Expand
  3. ultracritik
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    Одна из самых лучших боёвок. НО сюжет подвёл
  4. DonCorl3on32003
    Dec 9, 2021
    7
    Good Hack and slash average God Of War. I think franchise have been coming down since it appears on psp
  5. mtony456
    Jul 13, 2022
    7
    The game feels choppy and slow as compared to the originals on ps2. Did not catch the vibe right. The puzzles initially felt out of nowhere but you get used to it after certain time. By the time game ends, it gets good and engaging but ends on a cliffhanger (mildly). Sometimes I felt frustration because you got to press O to move on in the story but the textures were so populated that itThe game feels choppy and slow as compared to the originals on ps2. Did not catch the vibe right. The puzzles initially felt out of nowhere but you get used to it after certain time. By the time game ends, it gets good and engaging but ends on a cliffhanger (mildly). Sometimes I felt frustration because you got to press O to move on in the story but the textures were so populated that it was hard to see that small dot that marks where you gotta press that O button. Game should have been fast paced like the originals and the 3rd person view with gigantic Kratos just made him feel slow and laggy lol… Expand
  6. Slckaer
    Dec 16, 2021
    7
    Boy o boy I did curse a lot in this game. The controls didn't feel responsive for me. I understand the high rating but in my case the controls we not good.
  7. RazvanTurcanu1
    Mar 24, 2021
    7
    God of War it's a fun game that let you explore the God of War universe in a different way. It's way better than the other games in the series , but for sure it's not a 10 mark game.
  8. AydinPehlivan
    Mar 24, 2021
    7
    Some great action setpieces, a pretty good story, lovable characters and mostly great humor bogged down by repetitiveness and random difficulty spikes that the player does not benefit from in a few small areas along with mediocre puzzles,
  9. MediaEnjoyer201
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    I think it is a decent game, but in my opinion slightly overrated. Story is okay, pretty solid actually. Gameplay is not very original and sometimes fighting system becomes very unfair. Open-world is just average with side activities like "kill 100500 Odin's crows". But overall this game is fine and entertaining and it deserve to be played
  10. Obicritic
    Dec 17, 2021
    7
    I decided to give this game a try at the end of 2021 - having never played the previous titles or even any game sort of like it. I'm a big fan of open world and adventure games and tend to avoid these sort of guided adventures - but the reviews are absolutely stellar and several gamer buddies suggested this as a good one to try - and it was $9 bucks.

    this is one of the most beautiful    I decided to give this game a try at the end of 2021 - having never played the previous titles or even any game sort of like it. I'm a big fan of open world and adventure games and tend to avoid these sort of guided adventures - but the reviews are absolutely stellar and several gamer buddies suggested this as a good one to try - and it was $9 bucks.

    this is one of the most beautiful games I have ever played - hands down. The settings and the characters are all amazing , the voice acting and the story are incredible and the overall look and feel of every part of this game is truly awesome. Even though this play-style isn't really my thing I found myself enthralled by the story and had to keep playing in order to see where it all went - I genuinely cared for the protagonists and developed soft spots for the rest of the characters as well.

    it helps that I am a huge fan of mythology and am already familiar with many of the gods and powers and themes that make up this game. A truly unique idea executed extremely well.

    however - this typeof gameplay is not my thing. Having a main character who can't jump and walks like he is wading through knee deep vaseline is frustrating to me. I find the camera to be extra annoying and just wish it would zoom out a bit .. particularly during combat - but I made do and quickly realized that there isn't a lot of 'play' in this game - it's more like a heavily guided heavily scripted story that you guide your characters through. Every time I played this I would be slightly annoyed by just getting around and the camera during combat was just silly. I understand that this bad camera is apparently part of the charm of this game for many - but not for me. The lacklustre controls and repetitive nature of the combat caused me to drop this from a solid 9 down to a 7.

    I really appreciated the level design in this game - even though you can't freely explore much at all there are still a ton of hidden areas and regions that you can have to come back to later in the game - after acquiring abilities and equipment that allow you to access new areas. This is maybe my favourite part of the game to be honest.

    the boss fights - wow. again not the most entertaining as far as actual game play and skill go - but holy crap are they ever amazing to watch. I'll be honest the over-the-top death animations and R3 kills didn't do much for me - but that's just me and some kids really like that sort of thing.

    final word - I almost think I would rather watch this as a series than play it as a video game. most of the time I felt like I was chained to the rails anyways and was just waiting for the right time to press X or press O - but the incredible level design and unique story overpowered any negative feelings I had about the controls and combat and I am pretty sure that I will remember God of War for a long time to come.    … Expand
  11. cmonard
    Dec 15, 2021
    7
    Ca m'a énormément remémoré le gameplay des Darksiders, bon point pour ça.
    L'histoire se laisse regarder, les phases de QTE m'ont gonflé (comme tous les jeux qui en abuse).
    Au final ça mériterai plus d'être un film qu'un jeux.
    Après chacun ses goûts
  12. sugarnite
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    I liked the core gameplay and in tandem with the graphics and voice work, I was satisfied the whole way through.

    Was very indifferent to the story, and I felt completely emotionally removed by the ending. Also, the enemy variety is flat-out unacceptable. There’s three enemy types (not even exaggerating). Only one cool boss fight in the whole game, it truly pales in comparison to the    I liked the core gameplay and in tandem with the graphics and voice work, I was satisfied the whole way through.

    Was very indifferent to the story, and I felt completely emotionally removed by the ending.

    Also, the enemy variety is flat-out unacceptable. There’s three enemy types (not even exaggerating). Only one cool boss fight in the whole game, it truly pales in comparison to the others in the series.

    Still. Good game.    … Expand
  13. Feri4k
    Jan 21, 2022
    7
    It's a good game , Not a "God of War" game that you expect from it's past . It doesn't impress you in anyway. It's good if it's your first time playing a god of war game .
    It should cost 40$ max .
    Story : 6/10
    Graphics : 7/10
    Gameplay : 7/10
  14. Panzer81
    Jan 26, 2022
    7
    Скучная игра, сделана отлично, боёвка, прорисовка деталей отличная, но вот интерес к игре даже с учетом, что она короткая быстро иссекает.
    Резюме: Игра скучная.
  15. Asti157
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Nie jestem fanem tego typu produkcji. Cała opowieść jest piękna i cała przygoda mega wciąga, jednak oceniając całokształt gry..za dużo ciągłego bij bij bij, pogadaj, boss, pogadaj, bij, bij..strasznie duża monotonia.
  16. FilipeMCM
    Jun 13, 2022
    7
    I was really hyped after playing god of war 3, I even bought this game on the day it was released but after playing it I was really disappointed the fighting style changed completely from the other gow games and I personally didn't like it, but what really got me bored were the enemies, there were so many different types of enemies in god of war 3 but in this new game they were justI was really hyped after playing god of war 3, I even bought this game on the day it was released but after playing it I was really disappointed the fighting style changed completely from the other gow games and I personally didn't like it, but what really got me bored were the enemies, there were so many different types of enemies in god of war 3 but in this new game they were just different colors u fight the same ogres they just change colors which was really sad to see also the final boss wasn't that interesting, I was expecting them to tell us more about what happened between god of war ps4 and god of war 3, hoping this Ragnarok is better… Expand
  17. quittit1
    Jul 5, 2022
    7
    It’s a good game. I don’t believe it is great but at least very good. Fffffff
  18. Zorrofuego
    Nov 4, 2022
    7
    Juego muy divertido de jugar y conseguir el platino. Puro entretenimiento. Como definición diría que GoW meets NaughtyDog, pero realmente esperaba un hack and slash más de la vieja escuela.

    Cons: - Dificultad muy mal calibrada. Normal es demasiado fácil, difícil demasiado difícil. - Demasiados sets de armadura que sabes que no servirán para nada. Al principio del juego se vuelve un    Juego muy divertido de jugar y conseguir el platino. Puro entretenimiento. Como definición diría que GoW meets NaughtyDog, pero realmente esperaba un hack and slash más de la vieja escuela.

    Cons:
    - Dificultad muy mal calibrada. Normal es demasiado fácil, difícil demasiado difícil.
    - Demasiados sets de armadura que sabes que no servirán para nada. Al principio del juego se vuelve un poco abrumador. Después entiendes que solamente vas a necesitar 2 o 3 en todo el juego y mejorar éstas.
    - La cámara para el combate es demasiado cercana y tosca. A pesar de que le da un aspecto más cinematográfico no favorece el gameplay.
    - Combate divertido y espectacular, pero posiblemente un poco lento y tosco.
    - Exploración, a pesar de ser divertida, a veces echo en falta mucho más combate.
    - Historia mediocre con lore un poco manido y poco original.
    - Poca variedad de enemigos.
    - Muy pocos jefes realmente espectaculares no antropomorfos.
    - Poca variedad de animaciones en movimientos finishers.

    PROS:
    - Gráficos espectaculares.
    - Sucio, violento y sangriento.
    - Diseño de escenarios impecable.
    - Diálogos divertidos en muchas ocasiones.
    - Combate muy bien scripteado y con transición entre combos perfecta.
    - Coleccionables muy satisfactorios.
    - Técnicamente impecable.    … Expand
  19. camocaplamo
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    its a pretty decent game yet i have no idea why it was considered game of the year worthy it just isnt good enough to be such highly acclaimed but yet again the game is still a good play even if a bit boring at times
  20. HammieFlap21x9
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    Pretty fun game with a well-built world that leaves me wanting more. Feels like I got done binging a season of TV. My dislikes are mostly the repeating execution animations and dialogue being interrupted during traveling transitions or turning away being drowned out.
  21. Chillaoi
    Jan 13, 2023
    7
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo:
    O jogo é legal, mas a exploração eu acho um lixo, o combate podia ser mais parecido com o seu antecessor (GOW 3), não em estilo já que não é um "Hack and Slash" mas em ação, a história é intrigante com alguns furos que não foram explicados (como Kratos foi parar nessa mitologia), a luta contra o troll em Helheim foi uma decepção e a transição    Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo:
    O jogo é legal, mas a exploração eu acho um lixo, o combate podia ser mais parecido com o seu antecessor (GOW 3), não em estilo já que não é um "Hack and Slash" mas em ação, a história é intrigante com alguns furos que não foram explicados (como Kratos foi parar nessa mitologia), a luta contra o troll em Helheim foi uma decepção e a transição do Atreus de normal para arrogante foi meio rápida demais pra mim.    … Expand
  22. AryanLongboard
    Jan 14, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good story, decent combat that becomes tedious quickly, dialogue sometimes dubious, but generally alright, voice acting decent, yet what could be an overall sublime game, is detracted by a slow, and limiting pacing system. If I want to spend 30 seconds to a minute running in 'fast travel' or wait 2 minutes, idling on my phone, whilst climbing an elevator, then ill go the shops and wait in a line. I'm patient, but one can only endure so much.… Expand
  23. ArmaniBax
    Feb 7, 2023
    7
    Лысяш и мальчик идут бить бородача. Айтипедия доволен значит я тоже доволен
  24. Geraltz
    Mar 22, 2023
    7
    God of War is a game that has received high praise, but upon a closer look, it falls short of its potential.

    The story is promising, but the short length doesn't allow for proper development of the relationships between Kratos, Atreus, and other characters. The ending feels rushed, leaving you wanting more. For me, one issue with the game is the amount of climbing you have to do, and    God of War is a game that has received high praise, but upon a closer look, it falls short of its potential.

    The story is promising, but the short length doesn't allow for proper development of the relationships between Kratos, Atreus, and other characters. The ending feels rushed, leaving you wanting more.

    For me, one issue with the game is the amount of climbing you have to do, and the tight corridors that are present to allow the map to load. While it doesn't ruin the gameplay, it can disrupt the flow and immersion of the game. Furthermore, the world design of locations besides Midgard and Alfheimr could have been more creative. While the places you discover in the first few hours are unique and interesting, as the story progresses, they become less and less so. The semi-open world design doesn't enhance the overall experience for me either, as it makes the game more bloated with an unclear focus on what to do. While the side quests are interesting enough, the other activities aren't.

    The combat in God of War is one of its strong points, with a fluid and responsive system that provides a variety of attacks and abilities to choose from. However, fighting multiple enemies can be frustrating due to the camera position and inability to cancel abilities. Additionally, the boss fights become repetitive over time, which is disappointing considering the potential for more creative and challenging encounters. Despite these flaws, the combat system still provides an enjoyable experience overall.

    The difficulty in God of War is unbalanced, with a significant difference between the enemies encountered in the main storyline versus those found throughout the world. While the enemies in the story missions are relatively easy to deal with, the enemies found while exploring are often much higher level and require a significant effort to defeat. This can make it difficult to fully explore a place without feeling like the game is gatekeeping the player. While challenging encounters can enhance the overall experience, the unbalanced difficulty in God of War can be frustrating and detract from the exploration aspect of the game.

    In conclusion, while God of War had its moments of brilliance, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The story could have benefited from more time to develop the relationships between characters, and the ending felt abrupt. However, the game's graphics are undeniably beautiful to look at, and the atmosphere of Midgard is truly immersive, transporting the player into the world of Norse mythology. The combat system is fluid and responsive, though at times frustrating, and the difficulty can feel unbalanced, making exploration less enjoyable. While God of War has its merits, I was left feeling somewhat disappointed and expecting more from such a highly praised game.    … Expand
  25. ChiIIaoi
    Apr 6, 2023
    7
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo:
    Jogo bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  26. J_R
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    7.8/10

    God of War (2018) is a really good game but it’s hard to not be cynical, disappointed, frustrated and annoyed. This is what happens when you put presentation and story above gameplay and player experience. First of all I have to say that anyone that ever said anything like ‘God of War is grown up now’ or ‘God of War is now mature’ has a bad memory, didn’t play the older games    7.8/10

    God of War (2018) is a really good game but it’s hard to not be cynical, disappointed, frustrated and annoyed. This is what happens when you put presentation and story above gameplay and player experience.

    First of all I have to say that anyone that ever said anything like ‘God of War is grown up now’ or ‘God of War is now mature’ has a bad memory, didn’t play the older games or is just an idiot. Second, why is this a God of War game with Kratos? I get that using that name and character brings some history, depth and built in fan base but this could have been its own new IP with new characters. We all know how much the AAA gaming industry likes to take risks so of course they are rebooting something instead. Third, why the hell is this being considered as one of the greatest games of all time and getting such high praise? God of War is the perfect game to pair with popcorn and soda. It is a blockbuster game – big budget, fun, highly polished but kind of shallow and not really special, amazing or interesting. If God of War is peak gaming then are good super hero movies peak film?

    Let’s get the obvious out the way this game has really high production values. It looks and sounds excellent and made my PS4 Pro roar like a jet. The voice acting, sound effects and music is great. Everything is highly polished but it’s not that interesting. I’m not a big fan of the games art direction, a lot of the environments feel very similar and level design is kind of bland. It mostly loses the original God of War trilogy’s personality, variety, epicness, scale, over the top action and gore.

    The story is fine but left me a bit cold. It starts off okay, although too slowly, and it ends well. However the majority of the game is just meh. I didn’t connect with things at all and wasn’t interested in the characters. Don’t get me wrong there were some good moments, humour and I liked seeing their take on the Norse mythology, unfortunately though it’s mostly forgettable and this why the ending probably didn’t hit as it was intended to for me. Also Atreus is annoying.

    The game play has some problems and choices I just don’t get and didn’t enjoy. The commitment to the camera and the close over the shoulder view just doesn’t work for the gameplay. Not being able to see what you need too isn’t fun and it gets even worse in close spaces or near walls. Why can’t Kratos jump? It removes verticality from level design and combat and means platforming is just put in the bin. Kratos climbs so slowly too. Puzzles are underwhelming. The difficulty curve is poor with spongy enemies at first and then things just get too easy. There is all this different stuff to find and so much for Kratos to equip. Why is this crap even here, what does it add other than monotony and padding? I do like the way combat feels. The axe is fun and it hits hard. Everything feels like it has great weight and momentum to it. It doesn’t reward you for playing well though and starts to feel like you’re just going through the motions before the games end.

    I think the original God of War trilogy is better than this and enjoyed those older games a lot more. It’s sad to see God of War lose its personality and uniqueness and become another big, homogeneous, cinematic, story driven, single player experience like the others by Sony. For me God of War (2018) is kind of forgettable and doesn’t have any replay value. Of course it is a delight for your eyes and ears. Of course it is impressive. Of course it is enjoyable, worth playing and I recommend it. But it is definitely not top shelf gaming or deserving of a place next to the all time greats.

    7.8/10    … Expand
  27. Bulba2555
    Jul 3, 2023
    7
    The game is not bad. It's interesting, it's exciting, but it's about combat and visuals. And so, I liked the plot, but compared to Ragnarok, it's not very good. But I liked this game. I perceive this game as an experiment. And as a start, it's good.
  28. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's an okay action game, but it doesn't really captivate me. The more I progress, the less my expectations grow.
  29. ElpsyCG
    Aug 15, 2023
    7
    Great game but doesn't support many languages, and the game was need few different main bosses
  30. Zeak
    Aug 12, 2018
    6
    Bought the game because of all the hype around + it sort of reminded me of TLoU story-wise. Well, I love the art direction and the graphics. Gameplay is fun in the beginning and there's a great variety of enemies at first. But soon enough you start to realise that it's a pretty poorly balanced game. Some bosses don't pose any threat on a decent difficulty level, but then you encounterBought the game because of all the hype around + it sort of reminded me of TLoU story-wise. Well, I love the art direction and the graphics. Gameplay is fun in the beginning and there's a great variety of enemies at first. But soon enough you start to realise that it's a pretty poorly balanced game. Some bosses don't pose any threat on a decent difficulty level, but then you encounter other sponge-like mid-tier enemies who refuse to die and make you restart the checkpoint 20-30-40 times even with the difficulty level dropped down to "story" which is meant for people who want to enjoy it without any struggles. Has anyone even tested it?? I'd be ok with that if it was a Souls game - no question here, you know what you're getting into, but GoW??.. At the moment I'm stuck at fighting two regular foes that keep killing me on any difficulty level and I can't proceed. Sluggish dodge system makes it hard to avoid hits and no matter how I combine my moves I keep dying time after time. On a "Story" level! Santa Monica took so much inspiration from other titles, why couldn't they reference Witcher 3's combat mechanics and overall difficulty balance?

    There's A LOT of great implementations in this title, a lot. I keep finding great game design elements everywhere, but the repetitiveness, poor difficulty balance and sluggish combat system takes a toll on fun.    … 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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Metascore
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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