God of War

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  1. GhostWolf0
    Apr 20, 2018
    4
    Pay for a video game, get a movie, a boring and expensive movie. Everything a "specialized" media likes.
  2. JoeDanger420
    Apr 22, 2018
    4
    Got this game yesterday after reading all the great reviews. Never liked the previous games, I hate quick time events. I played for about two hours. I found it very boring. Too automated, when I was in control of the character, it was very clunky. The combat was very bland and boring. The boss fights where not that exciting, the areas are too small. Some serious frame rate issues on theGot this game yesterday after reading all the great reviews. Never liked the previous games, I hate quick time events. I played for about two hours. I found it very boring. Too automated, when I was in control of the character, it was very clunky. The combat was very bland and boring. The boss fights where not that exciting, the areas are too small. Some serious frame rate issues on the standard PS4, It can't even hold 30fps and in some parts dips down to a stand still. The visuals are good, but nothing that great. I wouldn't expect any less as each set piece/area is very small. I was way more impressed with the visuals in uncharted 4 and horizon zero dawn. There where some cool moments but so far just not enough to keep me playing. I will push myself to play more but I have a feeling its going to be very rinse and repeat from here on. I want to play a game and be in control of the character all the time, not spend 50% of it watching cut scenes and pressing a button when promoted. I will most likely get a refund for this one.… Expand
  3. Dukon
    Apr 25, 2018
    4
    This game is actually just correct or not so good. Repetitive fights. Almosts no boss fights (1 boss declined 10 time ???? nah....).
    All the reviews giving this game 10/10 are pbly business/sellouts partnership.
    So be careful of that.
  4. StarBorneSoulsV
    Apr 30, 2018
    4
    Horrible combat, repetitive boring puzzle and slow pacing. I gave up midway through my journey with God of War PS4. Most overhyped game I have played in years.
  5. Huntingassassin
    May 11, 2018
    4
    This an average game at best you fight the same boss like 15 times 2 different ones repeated the valks&trolls. Graphics look good but the gameplay is very repetitive cant skip past foes even if your back tracking to an old area which you do alot of, theres only like 4 real boss fights the rpg mechanics are basically useless cause no matter how much you upgrade your gear it wont get betterThis an average game at best you fight the same boss like 15 times 2 different ones repeated the valks&trolls. Graphics look good but the gameplay is very repetitive cant skip past foes even if your back tracking to an old area which you do alot of, theres only like 4 real boss fights the rpg mechanics are basically useless cause no matter how much you upgrade your gear it wont get better just grab high rarety with the highest number theres no skill its an easy game and simply a cash grab tried to rip off the last of us by trying to make you care about the boy as he is referred to by kratos over 9000 times, the story is honestly pretty lacking as well i didn't really care for it basically one long escort mission with good graphics. So yea 4 out of 10 average game not terrible but definitely does not deserve any prasie like it has been receiving but theres an honest review from a gamer who has been around since the n64/ps2 days… Expand
  6. Killua1997
    Aug 4, 2018
    4
    This is my first entry into the GoW franchise, and I gotta say I'm not impressed at all. I'm not sure how the other GoW games fare, but if they're anything like this one, I'm genuinely surprised as to how this franchise has gotten so popular.

    This game is simply not worth 60 bucks. At its core, GoW is an average parent-child bonding experience that has been integrated far better in    This is my first entry into the GoW franchise, and I gotta say I'm not impressed at all. I'm not sure how the other GoW games fare, but if they're anything like this one, I'm genuinely surprised as to how this franchise has gotten so popular.

    This game is simply not worth 60 bucks. At its core, GoW is an average parent-child bonding experience that has been integrated far better in other games. That being said, the story isn't necessarily bad, it just isn't as amazing as everyone is making it out to be: it's a serviceable narrative that you'll probably stop caring about halfway in.

    The combat mechanics of the game are actually pretty alright, but nothing to write home about. As you progress through the game, you unlock combos that make the game more fun and more intense, but unfortunately you won't fight any interesting foes that'll give you a challenge. Most of the time you fight small humanoid enemies and overgrown trolls; occasionally a good boss battle will pop up, but they are few and far between. Honestly, the combat system of GoW is wasted on horrible enemy design.

    The graphics of the game are impressive, and the scenery is truly mesmerizing, but as you explore you start to notice the world is pretty bland and for the most part not meant to be explored. As people have already mentioned, this game is a simple "go from point A to point B", with few detours along the way. Dungeon puzzles are rather simple and just put in to give the illusion of a well-designed world, when in actuality the extent of these puzzles are "throw your axe to freeze a bridge in place, walk on the bridge, recall your axe, rinse and repeat"

    So, GoW is basically a linear gameplay experience that offers nothing in the way of exploring its world or utilizing its combat system against challenging foes. If you want a game that actually offers a riveting experience filled with challenges and world exploration, try Bloodborne; if you want all that and an interesting narrative, try Witcher 3; if you want all that and the same parent-child bonding experience, play The Last of Us. Heck, I don't understand how GoW is getting so much praise when it does things that have already been done except much worse.    … Expand
  7. ReviewerWannabe
    Aug 20, 2018
    4
    Yes, the graphics are stunning and the storyline was promising. But the gameplay is not at all what I expected it to be. Very limited moveset and very little variety in the enemies you encounter. All around I was very disappointed with the result of the game.
  8. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 3, 2018
    4
    Do you like QTE's? How about unskippable cutscenes? Stiff, janky, slow combat? Then I've got a game you're gonna love! Presenting God of War AKA The Last God of Dark Souls... All jokes aside this game is nothing the hype surrounding it would have you believe. Kratos is now only a "God" in name since he's just grumpy dad #1. None of the brilliantly difficult style of puzzles from the olderDo you like QTE's? How about unskippable cutscenes? Stiff, janky, slow combat? Then I've got a game you're gonna love! Presenting God of War AKA The Last God of Dark Souls... All jokes aside this game is nothing the hype surrounding it would have you believe. Kratos is now only a "God" in name since he's just grumpy dad #1. None of the brilliantly difficult style of puzzles from the older titles transferred to this one. Instead puzzles consist of throw axe, pull switch, retrieve axe. Also those epic level boss fights from the other titles, who needs them? Now you can fight a dozen identical trolls, a few identical rock monsters, and a bro with serious mommy issues. This is not God of War… Expand
  9. MadamGamer
    Jul 2, 2019
    4
    This isn't a bad game. In fact, it has enough atmosphere and cool game play that it's worth playing. But understand this: It isn't God of War. Santa Monica studios took a formula and created an image that kept players coming back for God of War I, II, and III and decided to torch it for whatever this game is. Kratos is older, heftier, and completely changed is voice (?). Why theThis isn't a bad game. In fact, it has enough atmosphere and cool game play that it's worth playing. But understand this: It isn't God of War. Santa Monica studios took a formula and created an image that kept players coming back for God of War I, II, and III and decided to torch it for whatever this game is. Kratos is older, heftier, and completely changed is voice (?). Why the makers didn't use TC Carson again is par for the three giant leaps they took from GOW to begin with. Kratos has a son now, which with the exception of a few well placed arrows that comes in handy is more of a an annoyance than anything else. The trips to the "vendor troll" to upgrade weapons, armour, etc is confusing and way too detailed. And the bread and butter weapon that was Kratos' weapon the Blades of Chaos/Athena have been replaced with an Ax. No where near as fun to operate albeit the recall feature is pretty cool. By the end of this latest installment of God of War I found myself wishing I had played the latest installment of God of War. This game has merit, but it fell too far from the original formula to be the fourth in an otherwise great series of three. That old adage comes to the forefront here: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.… Expand
  10. MINIGAMES
    Sep 10, 2019
    4
    Personalmente no me hizo sentir esa emocion de los God of War pasados, a mi forma de ver fue un error esta nueva reinvencion del juego ya que no me gusta que lo hayan querido hacer un poco mas hacia lo realista y la camara no me gustó para nada.
  11. lccarvalho2011
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    Com otimos graficos o jogo tinha tudo para ser o jogo do ano, mas peca em alguns pontos.
    - Carece de um multiplayer
    - O jogo ainda é muito fácil - A história força muito a barra com Kratos sendo pai - Kratos nunca chama o filho de filho, chega a irrita com pouco tempo de jogatina. - Single player está na média, mas é um jogo futil que depois da campanha e da platina pode ser    Com otimos graficos o jogo tinha tudo para ser o jogo do ano, mas peca em alguns pontos.
    - Carece de um multiplayer
    - O jogo ainda é muito fácil
    - A história força muito a barra com Kratos sendo pai
    - Kratos nunca chama o filho de filho, chega a irrita com pouco tempo de jogatina.
    - Single player está na média, mas é um jogo futil que depois da campanha e da platina pode ser descartado.    … Expand
  12. BeardyMustache6
    Jan 5, 2020
    4
    You enjoyed GoW 3? Then likely you will not enjoy this game. Look at how brutal and badass Kratos was in GoW 3. In this game he is an old, wise-wannabe dumb fuc kre Plus that brat was annoying as fuc kre and there is not as many weapons in this game as it was in GoW3.
  13. SamuNN
    Apr 4, 2020
    4
    This game is not a masterpiece, it's average at best, extremely frustrating at worst.

    I'll cut this review into 3 parts: 1. Gameplay 2. Story 3. Replayability Gameplay: The gameplay in GOW has always been quite simple, but it was always made interesting by the flashy moves and combos you could pull off. This games combat is basically Dark Souls, with shoulder attack buttons???    This game is not a masterpiece, it's average at best, extremely frustrating at worst.

    I'll cut this review into 3 parts:

    1. Gameplay
    2. Story
    3. Replayability

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay in GOW has always been quite simple, but it was always made interesting by the flashy moves and combos you could pull off. This games combat is basically Dark Souls, with shoulder attack buttons??? I'm a huge fan of DS don't get me wrong but every single game doesn't have to base itself around that sort of combat system, it's getting kind of old now. Enemies are complete bullet sponges, with extremely frustrating AI, this is even worse when you factor these in in the AWFUL boss battles in this game. There are 3 original Boss battles in this game, Baldur, Magni and Modi, and the Dragon. Don't you dare call those stupid trolls they used like 30 times a boss. They knew the trolls weren't hard so they constantly put in 20 enemies with it at the same time. This is not making your combat system shine, SMS, it's making it show it's flaws. The camera can't fight five people at a time, they tried to remedy this by adding these red arrows to tell you when to dodge, but this makes it so you're looking more at that then at the screen itself to know when to dodge. And don't even get me started on the RPG elements, you're telling me Kratos, the god that killed the entire Greek Pantheon cannot kill a simple draugr if he doesn't have a bit more armor???? Wtf is this? Definitely the worst part of the gameplay as this leads to constant farming for better gear, again, FARMING IN A GOW GAME. I don't mind doing a lot of quests for EXP and gaining new perks and abilities, but not like that. They're blocking satisfying fights and stuff behind grinding, such a shame. All in all the combat gets pretty stale and repetitive so be warned. The graphics and environments look amazing but are underused because you spend most of your time inside, real shame.

    Story:
    This story, is so, goddamn boring. Let me explain, the goal of Kratos and his son is to carry Faye's ashes to the highest peak in all the nine realms. This in itself is already not the most interesting thing, perhaps the story will expand once you get started right? No, it doesn't. You don't even have emotional attachment to Faye's character because you never get to know her, you just start the game and she's dead, so how am I supposed to feel attached to this journey that's so 'important' to Kratos and Atreus while we basically don't know and don't give a **** about Faye. I see a lot of people praising this game for it's 'mature' look on GOW like wow so deep. All this constant talking (not only between Kratos and Atreus) makes this **** a walking simulator, forced walking segments with stupid dialogue between these characters. Is this what makes a game mature these days? Walking segments with expository dialogue? No this isn't interesting or deep it's straight up boring when this is what you do during 50% of the games story. Let's talk about the main focus of it all, Kratos and his son. I can see why a lot of people like it, and I respect that, but hear my side of the story. I thought Atreus' addition was a missed opportunity. It made Kratos look more like a **** then his older self. Atreus is not endearing nor cute nor fun nor boy nor nothing! He pissed me off more then anything in this game. He made me want to quit halfway through the story because of **** character. A huge sigh came out of my mouth every time he did something, I didn't find it fun to babysit this kid for the whole game, it just didn't do it for me. But I can see why some people do like him and get invested in him. What I did like in this story was Mimir, thank god that guy was there or I wouldn't have finished this game. As for Baldur, he was pretty interesting at first but became more of a nuisance later, mainly because the boss fight plays out the exact same every time you fight him, oh yeah after that it goes all DMC and he gets color coded so you can only damage him with the Leviathan Axe or Chaos Blades, so dumb. I could rant on and on about the story but i'll keep it to this.

    Replayability:
    This game has no second value, once you get through the main story, that's it. Of course you could replay the game on higher difficulty like GMGOW, but this is not a fun or challenging difficulty, it's basically 'enemies have 30k health and if you mess up once you're dead'. Side missions are uninteresting and you get jack **** for doing them. And the Valkyries are locked behind grind walls. Good luck killing them too 'cause their boss fight are totally fair. And before you say anything I beat Sigrun.

    My final verdict is a 4/10
    This game got hyped up so much and is overrated as hell, very disappointed by how it turned out, but I guess it's only €20 now so it's ok.    … Expand
  14. Misha123
    Apr 25, 2020
    4
    Не понравилось говно полное да боевка крутая но она и вытянула 40 сюжет говно очень скучный
  15. Adamsfamily943
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    I was a huge fan of the series.I played every episode,but this game is not God of war.
    The story itself is interesting,but that's it.The narrative and dialogues between the 2 protagonists carry the whole game.When it comes to gameplay,it becames repetitive and boring.In 80% of the gane you simply beat up 3 type of draugrs.Honestly I waited for it to end and never have to touch it    I was a huge fan of the series.I played every episode,but this game is not God of war.
    The story itself is interesting,but that's it.The narrative and dialogues between the 2 protagonists carry the whole game.When it comes to gameplay,it becames repetitive and boring.In 80% of the gane you simply beat up 3 type of draugrs.Honestly I waited for it to end and never have to touch it again,not many games could achieve this ,but this did it.    … Expand
  16. itsamirooo
    Oct 23, 2020
    4
    I broke two **** controllers for this **** game! I don't know why this game won game of the year award! RDR2 is much better!!
    I hate the camera! You can't see what an enemy like Valkyrie does, it is so slow!
    But the graphics are awesome, I really liked the story! The camera problem made me gave this rating! Sorry GOW fans!
  17. Natsu27
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Very boring. God of War 1,2,3 is better. That's not a GoW game....

    I am fan of GoW and this, isn't not GoW.
  18. doproyee
    Aug 2, 2021
    4
    this game was not the game what i expect for... i really wanted to play an aggressive action game but it wasn't. it's more like a puzzle adventure game than an action game
  19. CAH1K
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    Почему такая низкая оценка? Нет, я не решил засрать игру, просто мне кажется она достаточно посредственная, и вот почему:
    Геймплей-однообразный, коридорный. Сбегай туда, сделай это, ой что-то пошло не так, сбегай теперь туда. Отстой, эти дурацкие сюжетные повороты просто портят игру.
    Ветка скиллов - отстой, большинство даже не юзал, вкачал какие больше понравились и с ними играл, нету    Почему такая низкая оценка? Нет, я не решил засрать игру, просто мне кажется она достаточно посредственная, и вот почему:
    Геймплей-однообразный, коридорный. Сбегай туда, сделай это, ой что-то пошло не так, сбегай теперь туда. Отстой, эти дурацкие сюжетные повороты просто портят игру.
    Ветка скиллов - отстой, большинство даже не юзал, вкачал какие больше понравились и с ними играл, нету смысла качать каждый навык(хоть и скиллпоинтов дают достаточно много).
    Кто-то может сказать, что игра открывается на высшем уровне сложности, но это тупо. По мне игра должна показывать свой потенциал на среднем уровне сложности(как написано сбалансированном) на нём я и проходил.
    Тупые головоломки, до которых легко додуматься. Нет, я не прошу какие-то "Ультра-супер-пупер сложные", но хотя бы не повторяющиеся раз за разом.
    Нельзя и не отметить плюсы:
    Сюжет достаточно интересный, если вырезать из него тупые сюжетные повороты. За ним интересно наблюдать, а концовка даёт задуматься, что же будет в следующей части.
    График-шикарная, очень красивая.
    Вообще 4/10, от игры ожидал большего. Может на это всё повлияло завышенное ожидание.    … Expand
  20. massivexploder
    Sep 8, 2020
    4
    don't. don't ... don't believe the hype. tedious slow repetitive one of the most annoying games I have ever played. Completed it to see if i was missing something. I wanted to stop half way through but kept going. Surely this game will get better... surely it will. nope it didn't maybe I will slog through another play through . i don't understand how 9 out of 10 people think this is thedon't. don't ... don't believe the hype. tedious slow repetitive one of the most annoying games I have ever played. Completed it to see if i was missing something. I wanted to stop half way through but kept going. Surely this game will get better... surely it will. nope it didn't maybe I will slog through another play through . i don't understand how 9 out of 10 people think this is the greatest game ever. It's pretty ....it's well made .....it is not fun. Slow paced cinematic over the shoulder sit and watch video games need to go away… Expand
  21. Corlukral
    Feb 9, 2021
    4
    Not bad but not good. Only war,war,war. I dont life this game.I think Red dead redemption 2 is better than god of war.
  22. piercetheemo
    May 18, 2021
    4
    its a beautiful game but there is little to no difference in the story after the first boss fight

    feels kind of boring and stale after that point. the game is beautiful just im more of a story over aesthetics type person, so
  23. Jhonas_oliv
    Oct 25, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sin duda uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en PS4, excelente jugabilidad con un árbol de habilidades bastante amplio y maneras muy variadas de personalizar al Kratos.
    Cuenta con una buena historia y peleas épicas, una de mis quejas sobre el juego es lo repetitivos que son algunos jefes de niveles y enemigos en general. Pero en general es un juego excelente, muy recomendable.    … Expand
  24. Felonious_Thunk
    Jul 12, 2021
    4
    I agree with all the negative reviews here, and I'm sad that there will be more games just like this that are shallow, boring experiences. The first 1-2 hours I thought this would be one of the best games I had ever played, but after about 20 hours its clear the game is padded with nonsense. The combat is dull, the story is dull (never play games for story in the first place), the RPGI agree with all the negative reviews here, and I'm sad that there will be more games just like this that are shallow, boring experiences. The first 1-2 hours I thought this would be one of the best games I had ever played, but after about 20 hours its clear the game is padded with nonsense. The combat is dull, the story is dull (never play games for story in the first place), the RPG elements felt pointless. Its a "look at everything around you to collect all the crap, solve puzzles, and move forward" simulator. I couldn't be bothered to finish. Thankfully it was essentially free with PS+, looks and runs great in 60fps on PS5, some great moments, but overall a slog that I couldn't finish. Much better games could have been played in the time I wasted on this one.… Expand
  25. Foxylary
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    The game is graphicaly nice but it's not God of War anymore, just another action rpg with a really boring story and quests. I miss my Kratos.
  26. Matpacyn
    Nov 22, 2021
    4
    I am, and actually was, a fan of the series. I went through all parts of the game starting from ps2, through ps3 and psp, ending with the remaster on ps4. This part is a break with the previous formula, it is very boring, slow, annoying playability, stretched out fights , annoying kid. Not recommended.
  27. Mortanius_lok
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    It's nice. The sequence shot is good, but are we in a movie? This direction that these games are taking is starting to worry me. When you spend more time creating cinematic scenes, directing the actors to stage the actions, it's less time tweaking the gameplay. I played it like I was watching a mythology movie. I am unable to list 3 gameplay mechanics after finishing it.
  28. shaoyu_leon
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    A boring ACT game. Boring gameplay，boring design and you can see the similar or same enemy everywhere.
  29. Z0ey
    Jul 24, 2022
    4
    On the positive side, visuals are nice and the gameplay is fine. On the negative side, the open world is only for the sake of being open world, although the game is completely linear. What really makes this an annoying game are the horrible dialogs and the permanent stupidity of both Kratos and his son. Even though the game is rated for mature audience, it feels like it's focused on 9 yearOn the positive side, visuals are nice and the gameplay is fine. On the negative side, the open world is only for the sake of being open world, although the game is completely linear. What really makes this an annoying game are the horrible dialogs and the permanent stupidity of both Kratos and his son. Even though the game is rated for mature audience, it feels like it's focused on 9 year olds. The story is literally the playbook of every children story, with no unexpected surprises or plot twists and the most boring ending you can imagine. On top of that, the game is placed in the totally overused nordic mythology. Not my kind of game, and I'm very disappointed after all the positive reviews.… Expand
  30. Rosepatine738
    Apr 27, 2022
    4
    Most overrated game in history. Crap tier Naughty Dog wannabe Last of Us mixed with **** souls rip off combat. Get the old game of games instead.
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  1. Positive: 118 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 118
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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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