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  1. Jun 18, 2023
    0
    Nothing special about this one. Same as every other GoW that's come out. New characters, but same old basic game. Graphics are alright I guess.
  2. Jul 15, 2023
    1
    The franchise just went the wrong direction to abandon it's flashy combo and vengeance of Krotos. They tried hard to be tlou+ souls game adventure game.

    In 2023, FF16 is just a better choice if you're looking for a game with fun action combo and fascinating story.
  3. Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Never Played IT, but since PS people give Microsoft Excl. Games a 0 for Not Beeing on Ghaystation, im rating every Ps only Game 0. ❤️
  4. Nov 10, 2022
    2
    It’s a good dlc, with some improvements but that’s all!!! We need a really good and new game about kratos
  5. Nov 10, 2022
    1
    IT'S JUST LIKE A DLC , far away from my imagination.

    - boring riddle and platforming
    - reused old realms and enemies
    - boring resource collection
    - all the same as GOW 2018
  6. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    I'm very disappointed. A lot of decryptions have destroyed the rhythm of the game. This is not the god of war I want. At the end, many things have not been explained.
  7. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    What a pathetic piece of crap. This is a good game if you loved waiting and doing absolutely nothing else but stare at pretty graphics.
  8. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Naughty Dog Presents: God of War Ragnarok.

    this is not God of War game. overrated slog fest full with bad design decisions
  9. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Bad intro, combat still feels a little bad an uninteresting. Companions tells you EVERYTHING you have to do. Exploration and progression is boring. Im very disappointed.
  10. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    repetitive graphics, repeated scenarios, pointless puzzles and bad gameplay
  11. Nov 10, 2022
    4
    PS4 version is poor. Even in PS4 Pro. Is not running god at all. Textures, bugs, multiple crashes… all in. Gameplay: Boring Puzzles, Repetitive Enemies, The same complains as 2018, Menu and Map ubisoft like
  12. Nov 11, 2022
    1
    Una decepción total, un juego ha 80 pavos para ser un juego de PS4, lleno de bugs, personajes que desaparecen, mucho poping y por eso el exceso de neblina para ocultar esos errores, Atreus es insoportable y diálogos tontos, por favor, Kratos diciendo a Atreus que no baje la guardia cuando yo solo me la pase girando y Atreus se cargo a todos los enemigos, así de fácil es el juego, jefesUna decepción total, un juego ha 80 pavos para ser un juego de PS4, lleno de bugs, personajes que desaparecen, mucho poping y por eso el exceso de neblina para ocultar esos errores, Atreus es insoportable y diálogos tontos, por favor, Kratos diciendo a Atreus que no baje la guardia cuando yo solo me la pase girando y Atreus se cargo a todos los enemigos, así de fácil es el juego, jefes decepcionantes, pésimo sistema de combate, como dije, me la puedo pasar girando y Atreus puede hacer todo, los bugs ni se digan, para que comprar una PS5 si es un juego de PS4, no se diga el exceso de cinemáticas.

    Aun sigo esperando ese gran juego por parte de Sony para la nueva generación, no es posible que reutilizaron las mismas animaciones del GoW pasado, es en serio? solo son 2 personajes y no pueden hacer nuevas animaciones? este juego parece mas un DLC o una expancion que un nuevo juego de nueva generación de 80 pavos.

    Una decepción total, un juego que dura 10 horas y no vale la pena, me siento estafado por esta porquera de juego.
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  13. Nov 11, 2022
    1
    This is glorified expansion masked as sequel. Ofcourse hordes of zombified fans will drool over it and ultra aggressive marketing campaign did it's part. But plenty of us see thru that smokescreen. Not to mention the marvelization of gow...
  14. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    most overrated game ever!

    reused old realms, ps2 era level design, garbage broken enemies attacking u off screen. This is most disappointing sequel.
  15. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We are faced with a sad DLC for an exorbitant price. Repetitive phases already existing in the previous version, a manic and boring dialogue. After 20 hours of play, everything is repeated ad nauseam. Expand
  16. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Playing in PS5, game is great, but please make an option to remove the companion's hints!!! They ruin the exploration and treat the player like a dumb. I want to play and discover, not a guided experience. If you allow to silence their hints I will review the game accordingly.
  17. Nov 10, 2022
    4
    It's not a bad game but you can tell its mostly a ps4 game. It just feels like nothing special has been added to the actual game. It's just a long DLC. Not to mention the cutscenes. I want to play the actual game not sit and watch a movie.
  18. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    In its day it had its deserved goty but It is literally the same game, graphics advance and new story, nothing innovative or groundbreaking, once again it takes TWO shots to get it when other games only need an original SINGLE shot. Not multiplayer, not for all platforms.
  19. Nov 10, 2022
    4
    Overrated, very boring game, poor gameplay, same scenarios again and again. It looks designed for PS4 only.
  20. Nov 10, 2022
    2
    Más de lo mismo
    Yo espera invocación
    Y jugar con el personaje secundario es detestable
  21. Nov 10, 2022
    1
    Apenas uma DLC do 1, como já foi citado varias vezes infelizmente paguei caro e terminei em 10h jogando no hard
  22. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    It’s pretty much the second half of the first game. Basically as if it were a giant DLC and clearly is a PS4 game that is slightly enhanced with higher FPS and Resolution for the PS5. The games concludes the story arc of Kratos and in a rather uncompelling manner and basically makes the story of the first game pointless. This game could have been a DLC
  23. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Cometi o enorme erro de perder meu tempo com este jogo, sinceramente eu joguei o de 2018 e gostei mas este aqui é simplismnete uma expansão capada, Tiraram varias coisas boas da versão original nesse DLC. Muita gente fala bem da historia mas eu realmente previ tudo o que aconteceria antes do seu lançamento pq esse jogo é extremamente genérico e não faz sentido sua loreno geral, odiei aCometi o enorme erro de perder meu tempo com este jogo, sinceramente eu joguei o de 2018 e gostei mas este aqui é simplismnete uma expansão capada, Tiraram varias coisas boas da versão original nesse DLC. Muita gente fala bem da historia mas eu realmente previ tudo o que aconteceria antes do seu lançamento pq esse jogo é extremamente genérico e não faz sentido sua loreno geral, odiei a game play, chatíssima com personagens poucos carismáticos e ainda não trouxe elemento tecnológico novo ao jogo. Não existe RT nem nenhuma tecnologia que mascare o desleixo e pouco tempo dos DEVs nesse, uma vergonha pra Santa Monica triste demais. Enfim NÃO PERCAM SEU TEMPO QUE ESSA EXPANSÃO Expand
  24. Nov 12, 2022
    3
    Gow 2018 was brilliant, Gow ragnarok is only a shadow of that brilliance...
  25. Dec 14, 2022
    0
    Hack and slash! That’s all it is! It honestly seems like a DLC! Very repetitive gameplay
  26. Nov 29, 2022
    3
    Pretty much a DLC for 2018. Hasn't really evolved gameplay wise.

    Dialogue is Marvelesque with cheap oneliners spoken in modern American accent and vocabulary.

    Kratos has almost completely changed as a character. Instead of being a more mature, stoic warrior from 2018, he is filled with emotions and has his heart in his hand.
  27. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Horribly overrated game. Combat just not that fun. Story is so cliched! Pretty funny how pathetic fanbois froth over the 'epic' story when its been done millions of times already
  28. Nov 19, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is truly disappointing and complete rubbish. It has been a long time since I was so disappointed and even more so with a franchise that has been part of my life. Santa Monica sold us one thing and what we played was another. We were promised Ragnarok, what we got were a couple of small battles in the final chapter, and the worst final battle in the history of the franchise. This game laughs at the oldest fans and pisses on Norse mythology. Cory Barlog and Santa Monica forgot what made GOW great and what made Kratos an excellent character. It wasn't his violence and his desire for revenge that we liked, but how he was sinking deeper into his misery while we controlled him and thought: this isn't right, but it's super epic. And this only for trying to forget the sins he committed. Sins that are completely forgotten in Ragnarok, and leave Kratos as a mere "godkiller". But Kratos is not the only one destroyed in this game, Atreus was too, who throughout his path in the story does not represent at all what would end up happening at the end, all the time we played with him, in the end it was worthless. Freya - A boring character whose ending is literally the same as Ellie's in TLoU2. Jormungandr is completely left out of the background here. Fenrir is useless, Freyr is useless, Angrboda is useless, Surtr is also useless, Sif is also useless, Thrud is also useless, "Tyr" is also useless, so many characters completely wasted. And poor Thor who is made into a family drama, and then his two battles are exactly the same. How cool it would have been to see Jormungandr and Thor fight and then Kratos and Atreus would join them in the fight and kill Thor on top of his arch-enemy, but no, Santa Monica wanted to play save. Then we have the most **** up character at the end: Odin, who was on his way to being almost equal to Zeus as a villain, being a manipulator and megalomaniac, and in the end he ends up being **** suffering the same treatment as Thor and his 2 identical battles, but this time in the end nobody wants to kill him, so a dwarf kills him, literally. Anyway, first I was going to give this game a 7, but then I thought about the hours I spent in slow and boring chapters, with repetitive puzzles and enemies, that I couldn't even do the combos I could do in the previous one, so I decided not to. 4/10 is correct. The soundtrack is ok, and the graphics are spectacular, but, as a GOW fan since I was 12 years old, I can affirm without fear of being wrong that this is without a doubt the worst game in the series. Something that also hurts me is that the ending is so open and ridiculously vague, that there is no foreshadowing of the next thing to come in the saga. But I'm telling you, neither the Egyptians, nor the Japanese, nor the Celtics are going to save this franchise unless Cory Barlog, Santa Monica Studios and Playstation recover the magic of the previous game. They are not going to do it because this Nordic saga will surely sell like 50 million, so for me this franchise is dead, as Kratos should have stayed. All in all, a big piece of **** Expand
  29. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Boring, but completely expected from a Sony game. Too much talk, not enough action. Cinematic experience, barely a video game.
  30. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    does he deserve GOTY?? THEY ARE CRAZY. It's a game just like 2018. As the game is good. It's full of bugs, the game is broken.
    the story is horrible...
  31. Nov 11, 2022
    2
    Feel like Uncharted. Sick of the climbing and puzzle solving. These aren’t GoW.
  32. Nov 18, 2022
    3
    They made it worse than the previous game.
    Atreus is just useless. He's not helping you at all. he fires one arrow every few minutes and that's it.
    The previous GOD was way better than this one. Don't buy it full price.
  33. Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The only thing that has changed is the game's scenario story.
    This game is not God of War 5.
    God of War 4 - DLC version.
    This game has not changed at all from God of War 4.
  34. Nov 18, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es un simple DLC con mejoras gráficas mínimas Gameplay continuista. Historia simple y sin emociones Expand
  35. Nov 18, 2022
    4
    Este juego es un copia y pega del primer God of War. De hecho es que la versión de PS4 y PS5 son idénticas. No entiendo por qué Sony sigue sacando los juegos que claramente son de PS4 a 80€.
    La ley del mínimo esfuerzo como siempre.
  36. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    به جای ساخت قسمت جدید باید خدای جنگ رگناروک را یک dlc بنامیم با این حال پیشرفت در همه زمینه ها عالی بود و چشم گیر
  37. Nov 18, 2022
    1
    The game has several bugs, the weapons go through the walls, generic bosses, with little innovation, it did not evolve in graphics, it seems like a dlc from the last game, forced inclusion
  38. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    So cringy... Poor conversations... I miss the old Kratos and zues when there was a true god of war.
  39. Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Terrible story, terrible plot, bad writing, walking missions, pacing is terrible.
  40. Dec 2, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give the first re-GoW an 8. Plagued by mechanics that make the game as unenjoyable as possible, it was the best reinventing of a franchise I have ever played. Unlike so many games like it, though I left it installed, I never went back because I dreaded the gameplay. Ragnarok is not a brilliant reimagining, it is the exact same game, and they doubled down on the unenjoyable game mechanics. It is criminal that this game is ranked this highly. I have no idea why anybody would unless they have a GoW tattoo or hurt themselves for amusement.

    Then there was navigating the trash world. VAnaheim was one of the most painful walking around experiences I have ever had in a game. I spent hours trying to get to places I could see, but there was a bush. One I needed to get to a plateau with four adjacent islands that could possibly be the way, plus night and day variations in the foliage, and it was a boat landing with a door behind a waterfall.

    1. Obviously, the worst and mostly widely panned (is that camera humor?) is the camera. Instead of being immersive, it forces me to meta game, which is the opposite of immersive and never ideal. (I switch between auto-target+ for large groups of enemies that lets you switch to targets off screen since the camera is always stuck and then turn it off for bosses especially in pairs)
    2. Healing before bosses is done as follows: run at the boss and die. There is no healing up unless you are dead. Maybe there is another solution, but this easy, not fun, and ridiculous.
    3. Healing after a tough fight. Nope. Did you just have a jaw clenching battle to the death, then rebirth, and then almost death? Sweet, right? Sorry, though. You just wasted your time. There is no mechanic to come back from that. So many times I get a surprise bad guy that does tiny damage or a poison dot that kills me after a tough fight since you can't heal unless you are fighting or get lucky.
    4. I am not done yet, but one female character's development is ridiculous. She's real mad then providing you motivation and wiping your butt for you five minutes later. L another goes from trying to kill Loki to calling him her daughters friend and colluding to order her father-in-law.
    5. The puzzles are monotonous. With some tweaking (at least the stupid sounding pick to get through the doors is gone) this has the same puzzles.
    6. The ending of the game could be replaced with a Vin Diesel “family” meme.
    7. The camera pulling even with auto aim turned off is ridiculously obnoxious when trying to complete a challenge that involves aim under fire. You can pause and go into settings and change aim settings to include puzzle objects then turn it off when it’s over so you don’t have to toggle through objects during combat the rest of the time. This is definitively bad design.
    8) The last optional boss and one other have an ability that negates an entire play style. If you were playing ranged, change all your gear and settings. You have to be in close and aggressive melee range to stop the blue ring ability that is the entire arena.

    I dropped it down now that I beat it, and started playing Elden Ring again. It is legitimately less frustrating than GoW, and Elden Ring has buckets of issues.
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  41. Dec 14, 2022
    0
    I am a big, no, huge God of War fan. I have pre-ordered all God of War games(except the first), and have always been blown away. Even God of War Ascension which many felt was bad, I thoroughly enjoyed. All of the past games have been masterpieces in my eyes. But now coming to Ragnarok - Oh boy, this game fails terribly in delivering on expectations or living up to the hype. Ever since theI am a big, no, huge God of War fan. I have pre-ordered all God of War games(except the first), and have always been blown away. Even God of War Ascension which many felt was bad, I thoroughly enjoyed. All of the past games have been masterpieces in my eyes. But now coming to Ragnarok - Oh boy, this game fails terribly in delivering on expectations or living up to the hype. Ever since the time I started the game, I felt something was off but then the **encounter** happened (aka first major cutscene to avoid giving any spoilers) and I thought the game was back on track. Little did I know that that cutscene was it. The absolute high point of the game - everything went downhill from there. The repetitive combat is no fun, enemies keep popping out every few seconds for no obvious reason whatsoever, then the oh so unnecessary puzzles to just increase play time. At no point did I ever enjoy the game but because of forever being a GoW fanboy - I sat and played through this excruciating game hoping it would improve and dazzle me - any moment now - just like it's predecessors did. That never came to pass and I ended up more frustrated then when I had started. Seriously Sony, Santa Monica - did a kid write this story, also, why are Odin and Thor using everyday slangs we use in today's time when conversing - what happened to trying to stay sort of true to the source material . Seriously are you guys just mocking your fans at this point.
    Anyway, please go into this game with extremely low expectations if you want to have a good time. For long time Kratos fanboys- please try and stay from this mockery of a once great franchise- you'll thank me.
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  42. Dec 9, 2022
    1
    Just as bad as the ps4 version. Poor gameplay poor cameras lazy and sad design.
  43. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    game sucks, they ruined the game by putting the fat odin and tyr fearful and impressive how many people have no knowledge of the game
  44. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Over hyped glorified DLC. Just a PS4 game running in PS5. Charging full price for this is insane. This is an expansion pack to the last gow. Nothing new here just another set piece action sequence game no new exciting experiences what’s so ever.
  45. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    God of war,God of Uncharted,God of The Last of Us.Me cansa siempre que se parezcan unos a otros estos peli juegos con historias aburridas,lástima que no se pueda poner números negativos.
  46. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Un Dlc mas de lo mismo aburre es así y encima a 80 euros mejor el de ps4 prefiero el sonic.
  47. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    O jogo é uma completa reciclagem do anterior sendo vendido como algo novo, e pra piorar, endeusado pela mídia. Parece mais uma DLC standalone.
  48. Nov 18, 2022
    3
    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018 4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace 5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story,
    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018
    4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace
    5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story, twists, climax etc
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  49. Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Ok so Awards are over, so I can finally post here without the "hey, review bombing!"

    The Good - Draupnir - Sindri - Thor design - Overall variety in enemies and bosses (compared to the first game) The Bad (everything else) - Kratos is a wuss and you only see a glimpse of the God of War that he is after fighting Heimdall. Other than that, it's God of Mumbling (*hmpf* in one of
    Ok so Awards are over, so I can finally post here without the "hey, review bombing!"

    The Good
    - Draupnir
    - Sindri
    - Thor design
    - Overall variety in enemies and bosses (compared to the first game)

    The Bad (everything else)
    - Kratos is a wuss and you only see a glimpse of the God of War that he is after fighting Heimdall. Other than that, it's God of Mumbling (*hmpf* in one of his best lines)
    - Disney-ish influence all over the place; childish dialogues full of gags, probably written by a 10 years old "you've been bifrosted bro!". Inside Out squirrels. inclusive Giants and other characters because hey, there cannot be a White Wakandian, but for the Sake of Gods Norse Mythology was full un Black characters.
    - Odin says "f*ck" and things like that like there's no tomorrow. Very appropriate in a GoW game.
    - Crappy enemies that go ice skating while they're far but attacking because they HAVE to hit you, or force you to block/parry.
    - Enemies that won't stagger unless they decide you can make them stagger, like...
    - ...Berserkers; they have to finish their attack patterns before you can do anything. And they're soooo boooooring.
    - Oh another Valkyrie...maybe two...no wait there's more! *sigh*
    - Some huge areas (Svartalfheim, Vanheim) and others that are just a corridor (Helheim) or wasted (Jotunheim). They're just an asset for GoW 3?
    - Crappy story, Ragnarok is something that happens in the background while you make your way though corridors killing anonymous enemies.
    - No sense of wonder whatsoever. Asgard is just a bunch of huts with a tavern nearby, and the realms in general lack structures that make you feel like you're exploring something mythological.
    - No sense of wonder fighting bosses, except maybe for Nidhogg. I want to fight things like Posedon, the colossus from GoW or the hydra from the first game, something that makes me say "oh shiii how am I supposed to take it down? but I'm the God of War!" not a bear.
    - Thor is wasted, and you can't use Mjolinr.

    The God of War is no more.
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  50. Nov 15, 2022
    0
    Big dlc, clearly not the long-awaited sequel
    Terrible level design, invisible walls seriously ?
    Primary school story plot
    Nothing new
  51. Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Garbage movie-game just like 2018 GoW. This franchise has become a joke. It infuriates me.
  52. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    OTRO JUEGO DEEPCIONATE DE SONY,nunca van a aprender que para que un juego se a bueno no tiene que tener una historia tan detalla por dios hay como 7 horas de cinematicas
  53. Dec 7, 2022
    2
    Too much cut scene less gameplay, this is supposed to be a game not a movie. The puzzles aren't supposed to have guides and yet there are indicators all over the place and the boy won't shut up giving me hints every time.
  54. Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad
  55. Dec 11, 2022
    2
    Extremely generic combat and a very boring start with repeated bosses everywhere
  56. Dec 12, 2022
    0
    This game sucks. Bad clone of Elden Ring. It's so bad. Kratos might as well be eating soy milk
  57. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This game is so repetitive after 10 hours or so, there is no sense of immersion or new discovery after a while. So boring
  58. Nov 15, 2022
    3
    I think the style of the game is worse than in the last part, it seems that they changed something in the graphics engine, unfortunately for the worse. my guess is that this was done as a compromise to increase the scale of the locations, mobs and details in the game's locations and in order for the game to run smoothly in good quality on the ps4, degradations were made to the art styleI think the style of the game is worse than in the last part, it seems that they changed something in the graphics engine, unfortunately for the worse. my guess is that this was done as a compromise to increase the scale of the locations, mobs and details in the game's locations and in order for the game to run smoothly in good quality on the ps4, degradations were made to the art style of the game. Unfortunately, as I repeat, not for the better, this is my subjective value judgment. And if we add to all of the above, then what was promised in the advertising from sony nextgen for ps5, the adaptation of dualshock 5 for ps5 (which was practically non-existent), then there is an unpleasant feeling of aggressive advertising with a poor-quality product. I also want to note then that the difficulty of the God of War is made easier than in the previous part. And also added more lyrical long boring levels, for example, the game for Atreus is quite boring. I went through the last part 5 times and will go through with pleasure again, but this part seems to be one time. I hope the next part will return to the previous quality, considering that everyone will already have a ps5 and possibly on the next generation graphics engine.

    Я счетаю стилистику игры хуже чем в прошлой части , такое впечатление что изменили чтото в графическом движке к сожелению в худшую сторону. мое предположение , что это сделали как компромис из за увеличения маштаба локаций , мобов и деталей в локациях игры и для того чтобы игра работала без сбоев в хорошем качестве на ps4 , были внесены ухудшения в художественный стиль игры. к сожалению как я повторяю не в лучшую сторону , это мое субъективное оценочное суждение. А если добавить ко всему вышесказанному, то что был обещан в рекламе от sony nextgen для ps5 , адаптация dualshock 5 под ps5 (которых практически небыло) , то складывается неприятное ощущение агресивной рекламы при некачкственом продукте. Также хочу отметить , то что сложность Бог войны сделали легче , чем в предыдущей части. А также добавили больше лирических долгих скучных уровней , например игра за Атрея , довольна скучная. Прошлую часть я прошел 5 раз и с удовольствуем пройду еще , а вот эта часть судя по всему на один раз. Надеюсь следующая часть вернется к прежнему качеству , учитывая , что у всех уже будет ps5 и возможно на графическом движке следуещего поколения.
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  59. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Overrated sadly

    - underwhelming first 7 hours
    - bad lvl design with invinciblle walls
    - boring platforming and slow walking
    - reused old realms and enemies
  60. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    bad game, bad gameplay, story and character, it didn't bring anything new, many people are enjoying the game, but I hated it!!
  61. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Jogo é literalmente o mesmo jogo de 2018, deveria ter sido vendido como uma dlc, nenhuma evolução em gráficos e gameplay. O final é decepcionante. 7h de Cutcene total.
    Filme interativo e extremamente fácil até na sua dificuldade mais difícil.
  62. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Repetitive gameplay, poor story, gets boring after 1 hour , overrated god of war 2018 dlc
  63. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Game design doesn't evolve, and the story hangs around with a lack of creativity. Unlike its predecessor, which was properly directed as a holistic experience, this game feels like a machine made up of soulless modules. Even if the goal was to safely implement a familiar experience, it could have been packaged more freshly, but this game feels like the previous DLC that lacked such effort
  64. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    The same game with another story. It is a copy and paste at all, they have recycled all the animations and the vast majority of the textures as well as scenarios. sun game I can't live on a new story alone, which is full of filler and parts that could perfectly be cut. It feels like certain annual sagas that all their games are the same and only the story changes.
  65. Nov 14, 2022
    4
    Disappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in theDisappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in the last boss fight, it's like you are fighting with mini boss from a random anime game.

    The entire game you only get one new weapon which is absolutely disappointing. The game is joky and it has lost its serious tone. 50% of the game is with Atreus and it's very meh. Is this even God of War? They have ruined the franchise. Also when we talk about Dragons, Nidhogg is the first thing that comes to mind. This dragon is so powerful that Kratos needs to activate his whole power to be able to killing it. The design and the fight itself is very weak and washed.

    The inside of Asgard is very disappointing and it's like a generic village of Assassin's Creed. You can't even compare it to that glorious and crazy Olympus that they made in God of War 3. The Ragnarok itself with all its hype is very disappointing, rushed and generic. They really dropped the ball in this God of War.

    The old greek God of War trilogy is remained the best and i don't need to see another God of War anymore after this mediocrity.
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  66. Nov 12, 2022
    0
    They have doje it to god of war too. The graphics are good but they story gets worst as the game moves on.
  67. Nov 10, 2022
    2
    Jest to przedłużenie jedynki. Graficznie bez zmian. A premiera to wielka jedna klapa. Brak dubbingu, brak gry w kolekcjonerce
  68. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Complete disappointment, cringy conversation that doesn’t fit to GoW and lack of weapon variety.
  69. Nov 10, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una decepción parece un DLC del 2018, aparte que Atreus es súper molesto, pasa todo el rato hablando y jugar con el es aburrido monótono, la inteligencia artificial es caótica nada que ver... 7 horas de cinemática osea 7 horas ? En serio? Expand
  70. Nov 10, 2022
    1
    Es la repetición de la repetición, GOW cambio para mal siguiendo esa fórmula tendenciosa que Sony le pone a sus juegos siempre, hablo de hacer que todos parezcan uncharted por lo que siempre sentirás que estás jugando a lo mismo en PS3, lo único bueno es su historia pero de historias no se hace un videojuego para eso mejor una película como videojuego queda a deber y todo por intentar serEs la repetición de la repetición, GOW cambio para mal siguiendo esa fórmula tendenciosa que Sony le pone a sus juegos siempre, hablo de hacer que todos parezcan uncharted por lo que siempre sentirás que estás jugando a lo mismo en PS3, lo único bueno es su historia pero de historias no se hace un videojuego para eso mejor una película como videojuego queda a deber y todo por intentar ser una película cliché de Hollywood todo por culpa del concepto pelijuego y de uncharted. Expand
  71. Nov 15, 2022
    4
    i dont think there is a more overrated game...despite being very casual and simplistic, combat is ok. but the story and dialogues would just make a bad TV show or movie...I guess this game is just not for me
  72. Nov 11, 2022
    1
    I take exception when developers attack fans simply because they appreciate authenticity in their Norse mythology game. We all know why the woke stuff is in here, why not have the spine to be honest about it? Anyway - God of War Ragnarok is basically an expansion pack. Looks terrific but it's the same dull combat, same annoying puzzles only with MORE annoying characters: my favourite isI take exception when developers attack fans simply because they appreciate authenticity in their Norse mythology game. We all know why the woke stuff is in here, why not have the spine to be honest about it? Anyway - God of War Ragnarok is basically an expansion pack. Looks terrific but it's the same dull combat, same annoying puzzles only with MORE annoying characters: my favourite is the African Angrboda who is so strong, stunning and brave!! - 1 star Expand
  73. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Mid experience, mid, gameplay, atrociously annoying nps. Worth 15 dollars on sale.
  74. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    This God of war is just a Fake Ragnarok, nothing happens from the beginning to the end and we take no pleasure to play, go take Sonic Frontiers instead, there is gameplay at least there.
  75. Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Its Atreus game more than God of war , lots of **** dialoge and boring story in atreus section , we want kratos lik 1,2,3 so fast and quick game play , not like this , really really boring
  76. Dec 6, 2022
    0
    So most of this game is cutsence, some of them really cut the mood for me, if I had any advice, just play this on YouTube, don’t waste 70$ for a game movie.
  77. Nov 10, 2022
    4
    There are games that push the envelope, GOW ragnarok is not one of them, boring gameplay and nothing much changed from 2018
  78. Nov 10, 2022
    1
    claramente no se siente una evolucion significativa de la entrega anterior, más bien parece un DLC
  79. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    I loved every god of war before 2018 I hate they lowered kratos to a low level of godliness
  80. tec
    Nov 17, 2022
    2
    This "game" is a assetflip of the latest Gäy of War. It still has the mandatory boring walking parts.

    The NPCs handholding Kratos (be it Atreus, Freya or this other abnomation) are quick to give is hints and tips how to play this "game", wich becomes very annoying and tedious, for every human who likes to tackel on challenges by himself without instant help of the creators. The
    This "game" is a assetflip of the latest Gäy of War. It still has the mandatory boring walking parts.

    The NPCs handholding Kratos (be it Atreus, Freya or this other abnomation) are quick to give is hints and tips how to play this "game", wich becomes very annoying and tedious, for every human who likes to tackel on challenges by himself without instant help of the creators.

    The setpieces are nice to look at but as soon as you try to explore this game you´ll be confronted with invsible walls everywhere because the creators don´t like you snooping around before they showed you the mandatory segment.

    The dialouge is a catastrophe, it´s like a superhero movie, with modern language in a ancient and mythical setting, they couldnt make it sound out of place more than they did, an total atmosphere killer.

    Difficulty settings only define the healthpools and attackdmg of the enemies, you can clearly see that the developers not really had any intentions to make the gameplay deep and worthwhile. Balancing? What for, you can kill bosses in the easiest difficulty with a few hits, while the highest gives you damagesponge enemies. The encounters per se are still the same as the were in the 2018 version of this game.

    It rather feels like a DLC than a new chapter.
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  81. Nov 18, 2022
    2
    Unfortunately, this was an 8 out of ten, but sony decided to sell me a 500 dollar system and a 70 dollar disk to download a ps4 game. Also, the writing sucked.
  82. Nov 13, 2022
    0
    boring game... garbage old beard man with a dumb kid idiot this game sucks boring combat is bad and boring the game was glitchy and that old beard kratos sucks kachra dabba game dafa ho kratos apni dash marwa theri gand mein danda don ga
  83. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Bad gameplay, too many irritating mandatory puzzles, too many cutscenes, not enough changes from the previous game... Even most execution animations are the same. The storyline makes little sense and some characters like Jormungandr and Fenrir feel completely irrelevant. The game feels rushed even after so many years in development and it got repetitive pretty fast. Overall a badBad gameplay, too many irritating mandatory puzzles, too many cutscenes, not enough changes from the previous game... Even most execution animations are the same. The storyline makes little sense and some characters like Jormungandr and Fenrir feel completely irrelevant. The game feels rushed even after so many years in development and it got repetitive pretty fast. Overall a bad experience and definetely not worth its money. Expand
  84. Nov 16, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Though I did enjoy some parts of the game, I had the most dissatisfaction with the story and characters. Let me list some pros and cons

    Pros:
    - Satisfying combat, more enemy variety, verticality
    - Beautiful art direction
    - Barely any bugs, smooth gameplay

    Cons:
    - Story: Based on the trailers, I had the bare minimum expectation of an epic story. The story, however, was very bland and unambitious. Jormungander did not play any significant role. There was no time travel. Everything in the story went against what we saw in the murals from the last game. It felt like the theme of "denying fate" was an excuse to not include events depicted in 2018's murals. No (real) Tyr leading us into Asgard, no giants raiding Asgard, etc. Did we even get to see who blew the horn from 2018's game? I hated playing Atreus as well. The segment in Ironwood was so boring and dragged out.

    - Characters: I felt the characters were rushed. Characters like Angrboda and Thrud were easily forgettable and annoying. I did not have any problems with Atreus in the previous game, but in this game, man is he one annoying **** He's the typical angsty teenager depicted in early 2000's shows. Makes me feel like I'm playing Abby the ogre from the Last of Us 2. In this game, one of the themes was trust between a father and son, but Kratos did not reveal much about his past to Kratos, but instead to Freya and Mimir. Like what? I wanted to hear Kratos talk about his pale skin, red tattoos, what he did in Greece, etc. to Atreus! NOT FREYA AND MIMIR. And boy was Thor a total letdown. He did not provide the level of excitement that was presented from Baldur. Only 2 fights with Thor that wasn't as grand as the ones with Baldur. They tried to make us sympathize with Thor and his family issues but I just couldn't. I'm playing GOD OF WAR, not GOD OF SYMPATHY. All in all, this game lacked the epicness and ambition from previous titles, it was not exciting to play.

    - Boss fights: The boss fight with Thor in the beginning and the fight with Heimdall were somewhat satisfying, but the others were bland. The fights with Niohogg and Garm were so lame. I guess it's just me hoping for boss fights like in God of War 2 and 3, but seriously, fighting in a flat arena and hitting the bosses when they are vulnerable for a couple of seconds gets so repetitive and boring.

    - Asgard: What a total letdown. I was hoping to see the pinnacle of Norse architecture after climbing the wall but all I see is a small wooden village.

    All in all, the game felt rushed. I heard that they were originally thinking of making the Norse saga into a trilogy, but instead compressed it into 2 games which may explain the lack of content that I was hoping for.
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  85. Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Literally just a dlc for gow 2018, nothing’s changed everything’s the same .
  86. Jan 28, 2023
    0
    No me gusto. En la ps4 se rompe.
    No es el juego del año. Le falta mucho.
    Es el mismo juego del 2018.
    No me gusto.. MEJOR ESTA EL ELDEN RING.
  87. Dec 2, 2022
    0
    tres peu inspiré au niveau de la logique de jeux un god of war 1.5 clairement l'uniformisation des triple A a son paroxysme
  88. Nov 13, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ragnarok is a sequel to the God of War game on the PS4.
    Probably fine if you are twelve.
    I'm not. The game has very nice vistas and good music. That's it.

    The fighting isn't interesting nor challenging. With Kratos it's just "OK", but his son is not good at all.
    The story holds no interest. It's bland and uninspired. If Kratos doesn't deserves his title of God of War anymore, I find Atreus properly insufferable. You have hear that brat's two brain-cells attempts at manipulation all the time.

    The dialogues are pure drivel. And, to top it, you can't skip any of them. I can only explain why they would inflict them on us by hubris and utter contempt for the player's time. I've spent most of the "cinematic" time watching YouTube and it was just bearable ... up to a point.

    First, there was that squirrel that has childish vibes that I don't like at all, thankfully I may never see it again.
    But later in the story, you suddenly encounter another annoying child (with a surprising very non-Scandinavian look : I guess someone has to check that box, that's not the issue here).
    She uses kind of paint-ball attacks that may be appealing if your are a young girl or something. For an adult man who bought this for fights and blood, it's cringe inducing.
    The game proceeds to ask to to do some slow, tedious, utterly boring harvesting task, slowly carried by some cow. After a few minutes I simply had to stop : Animal crossing isn't my thing.
    I've waited two days to go back. My first move was to mute the voices : much better.
    But an hour or so later, I was still on that stupid cow doing some stupid tasks interrupted by lame fights.
    No, no way. F this, I'll reroll an Elden Ring character instead.
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  89. Nov 11, 2022
    4
    Practicamente no ha evolucionado ni en gráficos ni jugabilidad pero para la gente y revistas es el goty del año
  90. Nov 12, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ritmo lento,fica muito saturado quando jogamos com atreus,bem abaixo pelo hype que foi dado. Expand
  91. Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Not very good... Very unfortunate turn of events for the series, I'd say...
  92. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    A game that after 4 years looks like a dlc. He still has the same shoddy physics and no one in the press seems to care. A very similar combat with an annoying camera, the non-main characters have a poorer design and quality and the scenarios are continually hidden in fog, the ps5 does not contribute much with its ssd and does not have the possibility of ray tracing of any kind. theA game that after 4 years looks like a dlc. He still has the same shoddy physics and no one in the press seems to care. A very similar combat with an annoying camera, the non-main characters have a poorer design and quality and the scenarios are continually hidden in fog, the ps5 does not contribute much with its ssd and does not have the possibility of ray tracing of any kind. the gameplay outside the ocmbates is to press a few buttons from time to time while watching a cinematic

    Any other game from another saga would have been criticized by the press with its continuity that doesn't even change in the hud. But they must have received many "love letters" from sony and I wouldn't be surprised if they give him the goty again after the robbery of rdr2 in 2018, the biggest robbery in history
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  93. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This just copy from 2018 with horrible Caring story
    With a Ridiculous dialogue
  94. Nov 11, 2022
    1
    He tenido que dejar de jugar debido a la cantidad de bugs que tiene el titulo, no es de recibo lanzar un producto en estas condiciones, además graficamente es peor que el de 2018 como es posible esto, me lo explica alguien, pesimo trabajo de santa monica
  95. Nov 12, 2022
    1
    A great interactive movie, a mediocre video game... personally I think this is a huge downgrade from the gameplay of GOW 3.
  96. Nov 10, 2022
    3
    The games is OK. It's more of the same from the first gow. Graphics aren't as big of an improvement as you would think from a ps5 game. The gameplay is nothing to special. The hype was not worth the wait.
  97. Nov 10, 2022
    1
    There is no evolution in the way the game is played. Many enemies are also pre created, and the repetition is still high. The story is too flat on the whole, and the story of family ethics does not play the grand theme of the game.
  98. Feb 25, 2023
    0
    Writing was bad. Story not so good. No innovation.
    15 hours of cut-scenes, 10 hours of gameplay.
    $70 dollar DLC at best.
  99. Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. juego aburrido y repetitivo, todas las peleas con jefes son prácticamente una copia, diálogos largos y pesados que tienes que aguantar, en definitiva otro pelijuego mas de Sony por 80€ Expand
  100. Nov 10, 2022
    3
    this game could’ve been alot better…maybe its the norse mythology for me im not feeling i miss seeing kratos in greek
Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 141
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    I can't help but tip my hat to the entire Santa Monica team. The deeper you delve into the game, the more you'll be drawn into the stunning story of a father and son against the backdrop of perhaps history's most horrific war. Throw in some casually endearing humour, great and fluid gameplay, and wrap it all up with an amazing audiovisual experience. [Issue#323]
  2. Dec 8, 2022
    95
    Thanks to an amazing cast that’s doing an outstanding job, a compelling story told through the eyes of multiple characters, and top-notch combat, this epic and heartfelt journey strikes all the right chord. It’s impossible not to recommend God of War Ragnarok, but just in case you had any doubts, I strongly advise anyone mildly interested in gaming to play Santa Monica Studio’s latest masterpiece.
  3. Dec 1, 2022
    80
    It’s a satisfying conclusion to the modern God of War saga, but it’s hard to walk away and not feel like this could have been something greater.