God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. TheForumTroll
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    A good game but it feels clunky and audio is subpar and not anywhere near as good as the previous game. Hitting enemies so they hover in the air waiting for your next hit felt great in GoW but in GoW:R it actually feels like they hover and wait for you to hit them. Smashing a tree in two sounds like a matchstick breaking and this lack of oomph in the audio is widespread - again unlike GoW.
  2. nix1331
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing gameplay and beautiful graphics, too bad so much of the game focuses on such a poorly written and insufferable character...Atreus. Telltale sign of bad writing: main character (atreus) makes every wrong decision, but plot armour and dues ex machina end up making most of his decisions the right one in the end. Pretty tame kills...long gone are the days of brutal executions in GoW

    The way odin and surtr speak is a...questionable choice. GoW3 still best imo. Zeus>odin as an antagonist    … Expand
  3. xdestron
    Dec 10, 2022
    7
    Very samey compared to the first game, except weaker story and pacing. I was very disappointed that the upgrade trees were practically identical.

    Kratos felt neutered in this game, while the spotlight shifts towards Atreus. Honestly, the Kratos of the original trilogy feels completely gone now. He speaks more of friendship and against war than I ever cared to hear Kratos speak. The    Very samey compared to the first game, except weaker story and pacing. I was very disappointed that the upgrade trees were practically identical.

    Kratos felt neutered in this game, while the spotlight shifts towards Atreus. Honestly, the Kratos of the original trilogy feels completely gone now. He speaks more of friendship and against war than I ever cared to hear Kratos speak.

    The story was unbearably slow in parts (mostly Atreus parts) while the characterization of certain gods felt strange. It was more boring than a GoW game should be. It even felt like more of a walking simulator than the first game. Room -> fight -> squeeze thru a crack in the wall -> walking while talking -> another crack -> another fight. Rinse and repeat.

    I would have appreciated some more innovation to make this feel like more of a sequel instead of an expansion. It's the same game but worse.    … Expand
  4. Near
    Jan 8, 2023
    7
    The game is between a 7 and 8.

    It is exactly what I was expecting: they took the original and expanded the world and the enemies. But it doesn't provide the awe of the first one. COMBAT - From a combat-side, it's actually quite bad. I recommend playing on a low difficulty as the combat is unfair and poorly designed in multiple occasions. Fighting wave after wave of monster sometimes    The game is between a 7 and 8.

    It is exactly what I was expecting: they took the original and expanded the world and the enemies. But it doesn't provide the awe of the first one.

    COMBAT - From a combat-side, it's actually quite bad. I recommend playing on a low difficulty as the combat is unfair and poorly designed in multiple occasions. Fighting wave after wave of monster sometimes is boring, runic attacks are horrible, positioning is irrelevant as enemies will slide towards you while attacking, in general it's very much not rewarding to master, it's probably worst than the first game.

    STORY - It's worst than the first game as it expands tremendously moving away from the laser focus of the original. Characters like Mimir and Freya and Kratos himself are actually very much humanized taking away from them the aura of legends they used to have. Freya in particular is written very bad in my opinion, and everyone tolerating her **** actually pisses me off. The main villain of the story, however, is very well made (and acted). The finale was very satisfying in my opinion, despite laking that "larger than life" feel that I would expect from a God Of War.    … Expand
  5. hooner
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    God of Talk......on and on and on. Too much chat not enough kill.

    Not as good as the first one.
  6. m0usju1c3
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    Could have added more runic moves for Kratos, however I think too much time was dedicated to other character movesets.

    Story took a turn for worse, just wasn't as captivating as 2018
  7. Redman_07
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    I don't know. Technically it is a Superior game. Crazy how polished and detailed it is.
    But the gameplay didn't really make a step forward. A few more moves, but that's it. The mechanics are good and work, but could need a little more "impact", "power". I don't feel like a god of war, and yes, he becomes Old, but i don't feel that either.
    The story part of atreus early in the game is a    I don't know. Technically it is a Superior game. Crazy how polished and detailed it is.
    But the gameplay didn't really make a step forward. A few more moves, but that's it. The mechanics are good and work, but could need a little more "impact", "power". I don't feel like a god of war, and yes, he becomes Old, but i don't feel that either.

    The story part of atreus early in the game is a sick joke. The son of the god of war in a disney adventure acting like a spoiled kid...no, and way too cringe.

    Soundtrack just good Barely any boss fights
    And i am sick and tired everyone in this game handling me like i would be an idiot. "You gotta do this..."
    "Do that...."
    "You have to xy...".


    Story is dragged out too    … Expand
  8. SebboBastian
    Jan 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't get me wrong. Its a really nice AAA game. Just that its just more of the first game.

    + Some characters have good design like Thor, Odin and Freya
    + nice looking snowy areas
    + heavy and perfect combat

    - A bit flat and cheesy dialogue from time to time
    - Bit boring design on some of the characters, very cringed and flat american design.
    - NFT looking ragnarök.....
    - Climax is as flat as an marvel movie
    - not much rewarding to explore the world    … Expand
  9. Voodoo123
    Nov 25, 2022
    7
    At its worst points though the gameplay loop feels tired over longer sessions of play and ultimately I found myself dialling the difficulty down around the halfway point as the various boss battles became far too health spongey for my taste. Add to this an OCD collectathon of busy work and you have your standard open world type affair happening. The game took me many hours to complete andAt its worst points though the gameplay loop feels tired over longer sessions of play and ultimately I found myself dialling the difficulty down around the halfway point as the various boss battles became far too health spongey for my taste. Add to this an OCD collectathon of busy work and you have your standard open world type affair happening. The game took me many hours to complete and there is definitely money for value here (hope you don't mind some busy work!). Bottom line if you enjoyed the first game you'll have fun here too!… Expand
  10. ThunderJacob95
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    A disappointment from the first, minimal improvements too much clutter (effects, runes, resources etc). Insane amount of handholding an linearity. Feels more like a Ubisoft game than a Sony game…
    And worse writing with some cringeworthy dialogues in some place and fantastic writing in some other places.
    The combat feels dated etc. Also piss poor PS 5 and dual sense implementation. The last    A disappointment from the first, minimal improvements too much clutter (effects, runes, resources etc). Insane amount of handholding an linearity. Feels more like a Ubisoft game than a Sony game…
    And worse writing with some cringeworthy dialogues in some place and fantastic writing in some other places.
    The combat feels dated etc. Also piss poor PS 5 and dual sense implementation.
    The last 1/4 get a lot better, but still has problems in terms of some awful bosses (Svipdagr the Cold and the Sisters of Illska etc).
    Also there is a insane amount of clutter and junk in the armor/ upgrade system worse than a Ubisoft game. The lvl system must one of the worse in any moder game too date. Overall a disappointment and definitely no masterpiece.    … Expand
  11. hobnob_
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing Burgers. Nothing Burgers everywhere.

    Attempts too much and delivers far too little. A lot of the story seems unnecessary or unoriginal (like Brok dying; it was like an Assassin's Creed game all of a sudden, where death is the only thing that inspires vengeance in the player), and important moments are solved off-screen in five minutes (like the unification of Alfheim or the recruitment of Hel's army). Nowhere near enough character development to justify Sif suddenly being a good guy on her fifth line of dialogue in the game right at the very end. Plot armour is apparent and obvious and is not cleverly hidden from view like you'd expect.

    Core gameplay is fine, but lacks the excitement of being novel. The focused triumph of GOW 2018 has been replaced by a rushed game that should have been chopped in two to allow greater exploration of themes and characters. Seminal moments are reduced to backdrops and 'What was the point of that' moments. Large pieces of the game can be removed and nothing changes from the game's resolution. Garm/Fenrir and the creation of the Jormungandr can be removed from the game and nothing about Ragnarok changes.

    Rather than wax lyrical about all the game's contradictions I will simply say; what a disappointment. It fails to deliver and is a sprawling mess that can't decide what it wants to be and what it wants to be about.

    magine buying a $200 plastic hammer in the hype and getting it for this. Oof.    … Expand
  12. dangerfar
    May 11, 2023
    7
    The entertaining combat from the first next gen installment returns and goes deeper, as does the exceptional cinematic feel. To date I'm not sure I've ever played a game that has felt as much like a movie as these two. The single shot camera following without ever cutting has a lot to do with that, as does the character design and exploration.

    Unfortunately said character exploration    The entertaining combat from the first next gen installment returns and goes deeper, as does the exceptional cinematic feel. To date I'm not sure I've ever played a game that has felt as much like a movie as these two. The single shot camera following without ever cutting has a lot to do with that, as does the character design and exploration.

    Unfortunately said character exploration here, and the greater story at large, is frequently and on the whole awful. This is perhaps as textbook a case as I can think of of plot leading the characters, wherein the characters frequently make absurd and frustrating decisions simply to move the gameplay from one phase to the next. The central plot all told is fairly meaningless and difficult to believe from basically anyone's standpoint except Odin, but that too broke down when interacting w/ the rest of the gang. I frequently found myself shaking my head in disbelief and just waiting to move on hoping the story would get better, but it only got worse. The dialogue is also stilted and very poorly paced with long, long pauses in between lines for no apparent reason.

    The climax is rather anti-climactic, and the final stage feels rushed and not to the scale of epicness the series has often drawn in the past. The level design is also pretty drab and repetitive, such that it doesn't really seem all that rewarding to explore some of the hidden areas, and most of what you're doing is just plugging along in the obvious direction you're being pushed.

    These elements would probably not feel as bad if it weren't for the aforementioned cinematic quality the game does so well, but if you're going to make it feel like a movie, the story and design need to hold to such standards, and this does not (at least not a good one).

    But it's still fun because of the great combat, and some intermediate moments of pathos for our heros. I'm not particularly eager for the spin-off they seem to setup, but maybe they can improve the story enough to make that more engaging.    … Expand
  13. manu93
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    Ragnarok almost addressed every shortage of 2018 version except for weapon variety. They even removed fist's combos. I don't know what to say about its story. sometimes i can't understand some character's decision ( like why Thor didn't want revenge his sons and why he didn't follow Kratos & Atreus or ........) All I can Say is that it's not God of War anymore ( compare GoW 3 withRagnarok almost addressed every shortage of 2018 version except for weapon variety. They even removed fist's combos. I don't know what to say about its story. sometimes i can't understand some character's decision ( like why Thor didn't want revenge his sons and why he didn't follow Kratos & Atreus or ........) All I can Say is that it's not God of War anymore ( compare GoW 3 with Ragnarok. GoW 3 was epic and you could feel it's end of the world ). I prefer to call it God of Peace. i gave a 7 because it's not loyal to its origin. I felt that I'm watching a Marvel movie… Expand
  14. dr0nzer
    Feb 16, 2023
    7
    Boss encounters felt extremely unbalanced on all difficulties, even the easiest story mode on just a main story playthrough (sidequests feel mandatory to help build your character gear up here). These encounters are very lengthy and do not drop enough health restoration crystals, encounters last upwards of ten minutes and you may only see a few max.
    By the time it was done, I was over it,    Boss encounters felt extremely unbalanced on all difficulties, even the easiest story mode on just a main story playthrough (sidequests feel mandatory to help build your character gear up here). These encounters are very lengthy and do not drop enough health restoration crystals, encounters last upwards of ten minutes and you may only see a few max.
    By the time it was done, I was over it, despite them feeling epic and grand... the fustration was just too much because of the bad balancing.

    The game also features backtracking very heavily, in both the story and the sidequests.. lazy and shortcuty imo.

    Axe weapon doesn't feel fun to play, very clunky and slow in terms of combat mechanics when you compare it to the pacing and speed of the bosses and enemy attacks.

    Story was great up until the final chapter, no spoilers so i won't go further but it felt like the writers ran out of time so they tried to wrap it up very quickly.

    Game of the year.... sure why not, it has the qualities of it compared to other titles released in 2022, but it's by no means perfect.

    The game could have been better, if they took the time to do proper QA .    … Expand
  15. Gohax
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    as a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the prosas a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the pros

    pros

    - the game looks wow just wow the engine Santa Monica use for their games is just beautiful

    - the combat is a loooot better than the previous game

    - the music is just next level

    - map design although taken lot from the previous game is still pretty good

    - some of the designs for the Nordic gods is just perfect like Thor

    - really liked the standalone gameplay with Atreus he is to cool to play with

    - the boss battles in this game are a huge improvement over the previous one

    - they finally removed the useless side quests they added in the first game and just did 1 big side quest to every map which is just THANK YOU

    cons (oh boy)

    - writing is just trash i mean the beginning was 10 out of 10 don't get me wrong but after that the game just slows down and feels like a chore to play but back to the writing why is every encounter with the gods ends up in lets talk even the game sometimes contradicts itself by making Kratos or Atreus speak mid boss fight and even the boss will just straight up yell shut the f up why is there no bad guys ? the game tries so hard to show us the players every gods point of view and shows us that there are no bad guys just to shift the whole point they tired to prove at the end.
    as you can see i could talk about the Disney like writing of this game for hours just because of how ridiculous and childish everything was

    - a lot of re used assets and enemies , felt like i was playing the expansion of the first (2018) game

    - when i said most of the Nordic god designs are good i especially said most because there are some that are just what the actual f is this this is not how this god looks why is that they nailed the designs in god of war 3 of the Greek pantheon but couldn't do it now ?

    - the maps feel small and don't really represent the realms in their scale at least in my opinion every realm has 2 3 small maps that combine and that's it really felt like im doing small dungeons and not exploring realms

    - ending had me feeling confused and weirded out no continuation no nothing just ok that's it bye
    with no proper send off

    - they finally gave us a third weapon but it felt like i could use more just feels weird to have only 3 weapons in a god of war game

    in conclusion as i recognize with a lot of triple A games the gameplay is fun and cool but the writing is not good at all game felt like small messy expansion to the already decent with potential game that was god of war 2018 and that's why my final score to this game is a 7.5 out of 10 i would recommend it to new comers to the series or to people that want a game to pass the time but for people who played the og series as i said in my review of the previous game GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK doesn't scale up to the standards that the originals build up to    … Expand
  16. Lonejumper23
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    I have played every single GoW game made. (Including Vita) I am 15 hrs on this new adventure and this is a graphical achivement on all levels. As I am playing I am still waiting for that " WOW Factor" all GoW games have and nothing so far. This GoW game feels like a DLC 100% and its done very well. Nothing new, copy and pasted from the first game, but enhanced level design, and no newI have played every single GoW game made. (Including Vita) I am 15 hrs on this new adventure and this is a graphical achivement on all levels. As I am playing I am still waiting for that " WOW Factor" all GoW games have and nothing so far. This GoW game feels like a DLC 100% and its done very well. Nothing new, copy and pasted from the first game, but enhanced level design, and no new combat makes this a great GoW but not the best. I am going to leave this review here and its really too bad they went in the direction they did with this game.......it could have been so much greater and such a grand achivement like all the other GoW games.… Expand
  17. bhappenstance
    May 22, 2023
    7
    GoW: Ragnarok is not a *perfect* game. Backtracking can be frustrating, parrying can be frustrating, difficulty spikes can be frustrating. And so on. But while I was expecting a righteous hack'n'slash paired with a gripping narrative similar to the 2016 reboot, I was unprepared for one of the most powerful and resonant meditations on grief, parenthood, and the true toll of violence, of ourGoW: Ragnarok is not a *perfect* game. Backtracking can be frustrating, parrying can be frustrating, difficulty spikes can be frustrating. And so on. But while I was expecting a righteous hack'n'slash paired with a gripping narrative similar to the 2016 reboot, I was unprepared for one of the most powerful and resonant meditations on grief, parenthood, and the true toll of violence, of our time. This is not just a phenomenal game, but one of the best stories I've ever experienced.

    EDIT: Bumping the score down due to the awful endgame. I can't even fathom how horribly the Muspelheim Trials are designed, requiring repeating trials ad nauseum to derive specific rune combinations (the game does not explain this at all, btw. I had to look it up online and scroll through multiple confused Reddit threads. Which execs moronic nephew designed this?)    … Expand
  18. DevilBr0
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    Another sony's 3rd action open world game with main gameplay mechanics from last GoW game. It is not DLC, but game doesnt deserve all this 10 and GOTY scores
  19. Edgard86
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    It is a good game, but it`s so long. I cant understand why this game needs to have 30 hours. It become so boring after 18 hours. There are some mission no sense. It`s so clear that this game was thought to be long not naturally. This game make the same the last of us 2 mistake, it`s too long and get so boring.
  20. PeteZombie
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    So beat GoW 2018 and rolled right into this bad idea the menu felt downgraded visually and combat did feel a natural 2018 was great but more of the same with snow and dust effects
  21. nandika
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    It starts of very good, but at the 1/3rd mark in the story it becomes very much very quickly. Too many characters, too many collectibles, too many shifts, too many skills, combat too complicated. It's a very nice sequel, but they crammed too much in here and it doesn't feel a big as a revelation as the nearly perfect 2018 game did. Level design isn't as inventive, and they retained a lotIt starts of very good, but at the 1/3rd mark in the story it becomes very much very quickly. Too many characters, too many collectibles, too many shifts, too many skills, combat too complicated. It's a very nice sequel, but they crammed too much in here and it doesn't feel a big as a revelation as the nearly perfect 2018 game did. Level design isn't as inventive, and they retained a lot of PS4 elements, for instance the need to wait between realm travels. Plus it underwent to a lot of 'disney-fication' and 'woke-ification' which is kind of sad.… Expand
  22. FinalTalos
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God of Woke Marvel Edition

    The good: Graphics, Audio, Gameplay

    The bad: The story is **** and woke, I was expecting Thor and Odin to die a brutal death, such a wasted potential...If I'm not mistaken Cory Barlog once said in an interview that GOW is not known for it's violence WHHHHHHAAAAAAAAT TF?!? Cory imagine the next Mortal Kombat with only friendship and babalities, sounds stupid right? Kratos needs to be a monster end of story! Let's hope for a better director because this guy is making GOW into a woke festival with boring characters that nobody cares.

    TL:DR It was fun but then I realised Kratos has erectile dysfunction in this game    … Expand
  23. Xplocion
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    The good:
    New exclusive to PS5. The graphics look good and with some details. Some side quests are interesting. Continue the story of the 2018 game (Single dad throws axes)
    The bad: Very short drawing distance and supported by excessive blur and fog on the sides of the characters and close-ups. Companions and allies never shut up (talk and talk and talk more and you move forward and    The good:
    New exclusive to PS5. The graphics look good and with some details. Some side quests are interesting. Continue the story of the 2018 game (Single dad throws axes)

    The bad:
    Very short drawing distance and supported by excessive blur and fog on the sides of the characters and close-ups. Companions and allies never shut up (talk and talk and talk more and you move forward and keep talking). The recycling of textures, effects and modeling of the 2018 game is noticeable. Advance on the map to inconsequential areas and moments. Fog in the background to cover lack and slow loads of objects and textures. Very continuous with respect to the 2018 game. Uninspired enemies. It seems more like a DLC for God of War 2018. Excess of in-game cinematics of characters and faces talking and talking. They are all the time giving the rattle with the theme of Ragnarok but as there is no countdown or indication of progress, it only remains as a curious anecdote. That I don't want to play with Atreus I don't care who he is, or who he is going to be or who he pretends to be. 10 USD extra pay to update the version to new generation, really?

    The Meh!:
    That yes, indeed, Kratos is brutal (but he does not recover the quality quotas of the first 3 canonical games) but his game is not the revolution that they promised and it only remained as a simplistic continuation. When he backs up, Kratos doesn't turn or look at the camera, he just walks backwards with his back turned which gives the impression that the modeling is a faceless back to save textures. Very rushed game that can give about 10-15 hours as an interactive movie and a lot of repetition (they don't get tired of talking). His enemies are uninspired especially that golem **** Lots of teasing and hee hee ha ha with Craig The Brute and it comes out here too, but there's no value in making jokes or memes about that enemy and his pitiful modeling    … Expand
  24. cirospm
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Feels like The Last of Us Part V (iking). The graphics are a little downgraded, but ok, they are very cool. PS4 still has so much unexplored potential before moving to 5. The stunning visuals sacrifices the gameplay with invisible walls and extremely linear gameplay. It's a interactive movie, not a traditional videogame. You'll spend more time watching than playing. Be adviced of this: GoWFeels like The Last of Us Part V (iking). The graphics are a little downgraded, but ok, they are very cool. PS4 still has so much unexplored potential before moving to 5. The stunning visuals sacrifices the gameplay with invisible walls and extremely linear gameplay. It's a interactive movie, not a traditional videogame. You'll spend more time watching than playing. Be adviced of this: GoW is very slow paced and is some kind of Interactive Movie wich sometimes gives you notifications to push some button. The combat is good, very tight, but again, you'll spend much more time watching than playing. The cutscenes are long and obligatory. If you enjoy this, go on!… Expand
  25. RevolverCasemir
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    What a disappointment. This can't be the industries "best" aaa game right now.

    The gameplay did not evolve and it is still super restrictive. You have to do everything exactly the way the game wants your to or else you don't move forward. Example you have a special skill that lets you shoot a fireball, you have a puzzle that requires you to light up a candle from a distance. My first    What a disappointment. This can't be the industries "best" aaa game right now.

    The gameplay did not evolve and it is still super restrictive. You have to do everything exactly the way the game wants your to or else you don't move forward. Example you have a special skill that lets you shoot a fireball, you have a puzzle that requires you to light up a candle from a distance. My first thought was ok i have this new fire ball skill maybe i can just shoot the fire ball to light it up, nope doesnt even effect the candle even with a direct hit, instead you need to use the magic arrows to light a path around wall and you have to perform a specific chain bomb skill to complete the puzzle. This type of gameplay is so outdated and frustrating.

    The story is unsatisfying. The start of it is great but it gets worse the more you play, with all the forced female empowerment moments, all the cringy new characters that you don't care about getting so much screen time and development. Kratos gets completely neutered in this story, its not enough that he doesn't want to fight anymore but now he takes order from the worst character in this series (Freya) with her stupid motivations. Odin and Thor were great but we didn't get enough from them, Odin's motivations were fantastic and i actually was rooting for him to succeed because i wanted to know the answers to his questions but no we get a ton a build up and they seemingly drop the most interesting part of the story. Kratos and Atreus carry the game with their performances but that can only get you so far, by the end i didn't care anymore because everything else was just so frustrating.

    Dear Sony, lets retire the Uncharted/Naughty Dog formula. Its been 10 years of these walky talky movie games, where you NPC's never ever shut the hell up!! Move on!! find a new formula for the next generation. Im so done with this ****    … Expand
  26. Pan_T
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    I've just finished playing, and I'm very disappointed with the ending. Every old GOW was more epic than the final Ragnarok, where you can see roughly ten characters from the army, so the pre-war speech felt pretty ridiculous. 80 hours of playing (both games) led to this? No finish him satisfaction at the end of the boss fights. All hugs, long talks, and wet eyes.
    I thought I'd make a    I've just finished playing, and I'm very disappointed with the ending. Every old GOW was more epic than the final Ragnarok, where you can see roughly ten characters from the army, so the pre-war speech felt pretty ridiculous. 80 hours of playing (both games) led to this? No finish him satisfaction at the end of the boss fights. All hugs, long talks, and wet eyes.
    I thought I'd make a platinum trophy after the end, but no, I'm not giving it that time.
    7/10    … Expand
  27. Somaage
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Disregarding the review bombing.
    This game has a great story with a very linear world. A ton of immersion breaking invisible walls and sections that seem climbable, but of course you need writing on the wall to climb something. The gameplay itself just like the previous title really doesn't change enough to indicate growth. I'm growing weary of these movie games with movies before gameplay    Disregarding the review bombing.
    This game has a great story with a very linear world. A ton of immersion breaking invisible walls and sections that seem climbable, but of course you need writing on the wall to climb something. The gameplay itself just like the previous title really doesn't change enough to indicate growth. I'm growing weary of these movie games with movies before gameplay as it grows tiresome half way through. It's definitely worth checking out if you liked the first title as it's extremely similar. My last gripe would be this is a PS4 game being sold for a PS5 price. Critical reviews don't take this into account as they don't have to buy it themselves.    … Expand
  28. RealGirlGamer
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    It's just not as coherent and consistent as part one! I had high hopes, and many expectations since I am a long time fan of God of War, and I liked the first new game. But this one sadly missed the mark. There's good scenes, Kratos is pretty awesome, and a few nice surprises too.
    But the graphics are the exact same as part 1 (4 years later I would expect an improvement), the game play is    It's just not as coherent and consistent as part one! I had high hopes, and many expectations since I am a long time fan of God of War, and I liked the first new game. But this one sadly missed the mark. There's good scenes, Kratos is pretty awesome, and a few nice surprises too.
    But the graphics are the exact same as part 1 (4 years later I would expect an improvement), the game play is boring, and all the riddles and fights in between main story cut scenes and the very few bosses, are just tedious! Where are the big epic bosses? Why did many lore things and characters get a bit of exposure and then are just forgotten? The game now feels rushed, like they had to hurry to finish it in time for Christmas sales...    … Expand
  29. Adamsfamily
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    It is better than the previous one.God of war (2018) was boring.Same enemies with different colors.They somewhat fixed that issue,but the tempo of the game is still horrible.Some of the locations has puzzle,after puzzle and a puzzle again and some times you just run around without meeting any enemy.The locations are completely dead just as in the first installment,you barely meet anyIt is better than the previous one.God of war (2018) was boring.Same enemies with different colors.They somewhat fixed that issue,but the tempo of the game is still horrible.Some of the locations has puzzle,after puzzle and a puzzle again and some times you just run around without meeting any enemy.The locations are completely dead just as in the first installment,you barely meet any person in the game evene if you arrive to a village.
    I think they sacrificed many things on the altar of performance.    … Expand
  30. cronokun
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    TL;DR: It's good, but not as good, as the first one.

    Basically God of War Ragnarok is the same game as GoW (2018). Story is okay, but can be slow/boring sometimes, and I personally expected more epicness from the great scandinavian apocalypse. Combat is mostly the same, meaning it's fun when you're up to 2-3 enemies, but when there are 4-5, you often get screwed by camera and    TL;DR: It's good, but not as good, as the first one.

    Basically God of War Ragnarok is the same game as GoW (2018).

    Story is okay, but can be slow/boring sometimes, and I personally expected more epicness from the great scandinavian apocalypse.

    Combat is mostly the same, meaning it's fun when you're up to 2-3 enemies, but when there are 4-5, you often get screwed by camera and clunky controls. Also is seems Kratos and his son prepared so hard for Ragnarok, that they had lost all the weapons/armors and forgot all skills, sic!.

    P.S. Dear Santa Monica Studio, I hate you for these berserker fights!    … Expand
  31. matthewrussel
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    I wanted to play god of war sequel not a marvel movie. The game is excellent, but I'm extremely disappointed in the direction taken by the narrative. I think the decision to change game director for a direct sequel was really bad.
  32. Jbwing
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Just finished the game. I very much enjoyed it, however I am a bit disappointed. I understand that my expectations might have been unrealistic, but the sequel being next gen really raised the bar for me. To me ragnarock felt more like DLC to me than a sequel. The combat is marginally better with a few tweaks and changes. My fear of it being playable on last gen came to fruition.Just finished the game. I very much enjoyed it, however I am a bit disappointed. I understand that my expectations might have been unrealistic, but the sequel being next gen really raised the bar for me. To me ragnarock felt more like DLC to me than a sequel. The combat is marginally better with a few tweaks and changes. My fear of it being playable on last gen came to fruition. Developing a game for old hardware limits the games possibilities. Still a great game, just not the home run game of the year like I hoped for.… Expand
  33. Luxox412
    Dec 9, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although the game maintains its excellent gameplay from the previous game by making small changes, it maintains the same good graphics as the previous game, I feel that the difficulty went down a bit, I feel that the narrative also went down a bit, leaving many characters in the dark and downplaying some (Jörmungandr, Odin, Thor, Hraesvelgr, Loki, Forseti, Tyr, etc) I feel that although the fights with the Berserkers are quite entertaining and apply that level of difficulty that the story lacks, they leave a lot to be desired. to be desired compared to the Valkyries, I also feel that the Physical Appearance of some Gods like Odin and Heimdall leave a lot to be desired, as well as the fight with Thor and Freya, which are not the most epic that one would expect. Although I liked the game a lot despite the fact that Platinum was very easy, I feel that Cory Barlog set the bar so high with the previous game (God of War 2018), that it was impossible to fail with this game no matter how bad or good it was. outside.… Expand
  34. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jul 29, 2023
    7
    God of War Ragnarok is a good game, but like GoW 2018 is NOT a perfect game and is unfortunately criminally overrated. As much as that fact angers Sony blowhards and paid critics, God of War Ragnarok is a decent game with both strengths and weaknesses. As a first party Sony exclusive, the graphics are fantastic on PS5, with both graphics and performance modes looking great. The writingGod of War Ragnarok is a good game, but like GoW 2018 is NOT a perfect game and is unfortunately criminally overrated. As much as that fact angers Sony blowhards and paid critics, God of War Ragnarok is a decent game with both strengths and weaknesses. As a first party Sony exclusive, the graphics are fantastic on PS5, with both graphics and performance modes looking great. The writing also sees improvement from the first game, with witty dialogue getting a chuckle from me every now and then. However, just as the first game, the puzzles are monotonous and repetitive with very little variety beyond "freeze the water" or "throw the axe" . As far as the combat goes, nothing has changed since the first game. The combat is just as convoluted, with far too many forgettable skills, runes, etc. The locked camera is still asinine and is incredibly aggravating when I'm trying to pick up a health-stone and I have to fight the camera to let me pick it up. There is also incredibly inconsistent difficulty, why are the regular enemies able to deliver boss level attacks that take half my health? It gets to the point where I've died more to an enemy hoard than to the actual bosses, especially since there can be 3-4 enemies attacking you at once. The bosses have improved from the first game, with more variety, however, who needs bosses when one regular enemy can kill you in two hits. The story has improved since the first game, with a special attention to the characters, however, most of the Atreus sections feel like filler, especially the berry picking mission. This game feels like it's been stretched thin to fill an arbitrary 30 hour campaign length. Overall, God of War Ragnarok is a good game, but nowhere near the heights of a 10/10 game that paid game critics and Sony blowhards would say it is.… Expand
  35. Goosetave
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
    Ninguna novedad con respecto a la jugabilidad del anterior. Gráficamente es muy bueno y utiliza la mitología con una originalidad y un arte que pocos alcanzan. Sin embargo todo esto se ve empañado por una historia que parece sacada de un drama adolescente americano, donde lo único que importa son los sentimientos de un niño consentido y como su padre le afirma absolutamente todo. HayNinguna novedad con respecto a la jugabilidad del anterior. Gráficamente es muy bueno y utiliza la mitología con una originalidad y un arte que pocos alcanzan. Sin embargo todo esto se ve empañado por una historia que parece sacada de un drama adolescente americano, donde lo único que importa son los sentimientos de un niño consentido y como su padre le afirma absolutamente todo. Hay momentos realmente deplorables como cuando la familia de Thor se preocupa porque bebe...o cuando Kratos le dice a su hijo que abrace sus sentimientos.
    Es un buen juego, pero no es una genialidad y se queda bastante a medias en todo e incluso por debajo comparándolo con otros grandes juegos del momento.    … Expand
  36. Manson_fan25
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    In contrast this game is lacking. The story does little to keep you going, and the world is a chore to get though, by the end you’re just fighting enemies that are sponges… I assume a way to drag out the end. It’s a chore. Everything else is fine but the pacing and Atreus.
  37. notacritic1984
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    Poor ending to an otherwise good game. They missed the mark with a vanilla, boring ending where not much eventful happens.
  38. VolcanoArts
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Beautiful and great designed. But the script and director isn't linear and incomprehensible character decisions. There was definitely a lack of many good twists and goosebump moments. Less is often more
  39. Deruwyd
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Decent game, but lightyears away from the quality of the previous entry.
    History is the worst offender
  40. tranquilitys
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    the story is messy
    I'm trying to show you a lot
    I can't concentrate and the story is out of place A war breaks out while only talking about father and son And even the war isn't great It's like a neighborhood fight, not Ragnarok There are no boss battles that I remember from the beginning of the boss battle. There is no grandeur apart from the fun Too many puzzles and complicated    the story is messy
    I'm trying to show you a lot
    I can't concentrate and the story is out of place
    A war breaks out while only talking about father and son
    And even the war isn't great
    It's like a neighborhood fight, not Ragnarok
    There are no boss battles that I remember from the
    beginning of the boss battle.
    There is no grandeur apart from the fun
    Too many puzzles and complicated routes
    The menu ui is a bit inconvenient
    It is disappointing in many ways compared to the previous one.
    Although the previous work lacked time, the story and impact was good
    I don't know where the hell wasted time
    If it's not fun because it's just bittersweet, it's not.
    Not as bad as the platinum trophy daughter It's a pity that Northern Europe ended so sadly    … Expand
  41. Pinkepanke303
    Jan 28, 2023
    7
    Es ist ein Technisch eine Granate,für mich reicht es aber mit God of War.Negativ fand ich die Story und mache dummen Dialoge.Bitte schickt Kratos endlich in die Rente bevor ihr ihn völlig zerstört Santa Monica Studios.
  42. Kemp
    Dec 22, 2022
    7
    I found it disappointing. The graphics are there, some of the performances (Odin and Thor especially) are great, and the combat is just as good. But the big moments were mostly missing and even Ragnarok itself struck me as not living up to the myth. My main concern was that the story was too sprawling and shallow. It was unfocused, very unlike the simple but well-crafted story of the firstI found it disappointing. The graphics are there, some of the performances (Odin and Thor especially) are great, and the combat is just as good. But the big moments were mostly missing and even Ragnarok itself struck me as not living up to the myth. My main concern was that the story was too sprawling and shallow. It was unfocused, very unlike the simple but well-crafted story of the first game. Some characters are introduced once or twice and I’m supposed to care about them—I just don’t. Too many moments were unearned. It would have been better if the story focused more on a few characters, particularly Thor and Odin, instead of getting sidetracked so much.

    Ironically, getting sidetracked is actually where I thought the game worked best. The best parts of the game were in the large side quest areas like on vanaheim, when it could be just a game and not a story-game. It excels at that, but it left me disappointed because God of War (2018) was one of the best combinations of story *and* game I’ve ever experienced.    … Expand
  43. RobDaKid87
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Half the game is great the other half is meh or just unlikable. The combat is still top notch. Everything feels smooth the graphics look even better this time around after just completing the original reboot. That said most of the story is middling at best. The new main antagonists are just not that great. Odin is some frail old dude who while smart in some aspects get completely out played at almost every turn and is not nearly as intimidating as his dead son Baldur. Thor is a cry baby who is incapable of making his own decisions and is constantly just get told what to do by everyone around him. He literally takes orders from everyone from his dad, to his wife, his daughter, atreus, and Kratos. Atreus is completely different from the confident partner he became in the first game. Arguing at every turn the whole game is basically about following his wishes while also trying to stop him from wrecking the 9 realms. Freya cries, like Alot. Almost everytime she's with you she's crying about how hard her life is like you don't have your own problems. There's also only really 1 OMG moment the whole game. Everything seems just interesting enough to not quit but never "oh my God that's awesome". Spoilers*** You never get Mojlnir. Thors legendary hammer that's talked about the entire first game, the hammer teased at the end, and the hammer included in the special edition. Yeah, almost never in the game except to know down some walls and iceicles. I guess I wanted something more and with no real big scenes other than the finale I was left under whelmed. Is definitely fun for the combat but if you're expecting something as interesting as the original, I don't think it happened… Expand
  44. WitcherBruce
    May 20, 2023
    7
    I find the world and characters interesting, but it's a hard to navigate game and there are to many puzzles for a god of war game in my opinion. Simply falls short of GoW 2018.
  45. adrianompo
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    The gameplay and technical aspects are superb and nearly perfect. The real downfall is the story: it is awkwardly bad. Not only are the arcs underdeveloped, but the dialogues are also cheesy and annoying. In an attempy to deliver strong emotions, Santa Monica came up with a cringey story, full of loopholes and boring moments. It doesn't feel like GoW, but rather a miserable attempt toThe gameplay and technical aspects are superb and nearly perfect. The real downfall is the story: it is awkwardly bad. Not only are the arcs underdeveloped, but the dialogues are also cheesy and annoying. In an attempy to deliver strong emotions, Santa Monica came up with a cringey story, full of loopholes and boring moments. It doesn't feel like GoW, but rather a miserable attempt to mimic Naughty Dog.… Expand
  46. ho3ean
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    I played all of the main missions and it was better than 2018 one
    But even this game as it's best is not even close to rdr 2 and how perfect it was
    I think the real goty of 2018 was red dead
    And im happy to see they gave 2022 awards to elden
    Because it's not fair to see good games fall down for exclusive fights and social media
  47. Winblade123
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    The main character says a lot that he is tired, that he needs to be kinder and then breaks the heads of enemies. They overdid the plot and didn't understand what happened themselves
  48. Beast1549
    Apr 5, 2023
    7
    Как кино - не плохо. Как игра - обычно. Ничего выдающегося.
  49. Anhilator
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    buen juego, buenas mecánicas, su ambientación en la mitología nórdica esta bien adaptada, pero casi al mismo nivel del GOW 2018. pero aun extraño el hack n' slash de los GOW 1,2,3. esto no es mal juego pero es algo continuista respecto al GOW 2018, por eso mi nota.
  50. JOSHR
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Buen juego, pero algo aburrido, el juego no se siente de nueva generacion, parece que fue creado para ps4 originalmente y despues solo lo publicitaron y se hicieron modificaciones para el PS5.
  51. NRistic
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Opinions are my own. This game is solid, but I don't feel like it's 9/10 or perfect score solid. If it ain't broke, why fix it? This formula is solid and works well. They built on the first game but missing anything amazing that would take this over the edge. It's very much the same GoW game with some extra features
  52. Zski
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    I know my review of this game will not be the popular opinion, but I couldn’t help but feel extremely let down with this sequel. It’s not a bad game, but it’s only a shadow of what made the first game so great. It’s more of the same, and not for the better.

    Gameplay is largely the same. The gameplay and controls are so smooth and engaging that it’s still just as satisfying as it was the    I know my review of this game will not be the popular opinion, but I couldn’t help but feel extremely let down with this sequel. It’s not a bad game, but it’s only a shadow of what made the first game so great. It’s more of the same, and not for the better.

    Gameplay is largely the same. The gameplay and controls are so smooth and engaging that it’s still just as satisfying as it was the first time, especially in regard to the combat. Something that I found a bit disappointing was that they recycled all execution animations for enemies that were in the first game, it truly felt a little lazy. I loved trying to do all the executions in the first game to see how brutal they were, but you really have seen a large portion of before before you even boot the game up. What really bothered me about the game is the very poor flow between combat, story, and puzzles. Especially because the “puzzles” are even more low effort than the first game. Now the vast majority of the puzzles are just a scavenger hunt, they don’t really require much logic, but the solution is most often something you have to hit that is hidden behind something else. After a few hours, those become so cumbersome and pull away from the flow of the game, even if they are easy. The other part of the flow that bothered me were all of the segments where you have to play as Atreus. At first, it was a neat little change of gears, but after the fourth sequence, I just want to rush through those parts. His play style is cool at first, but his recycled moves at even more blatant than Kratos. It takes away so much from the flow of the game that every single section where you play as Atreus felt like a chore, and there are a ton of Atreus sections.

    I also found the story and characters to be far less interesting this time around. When you started the first game, you knew the plot, and while it was simple, you had it in the back of your mind the entire time. Now you have to play through the teenage angst undertone for 5 hours before you even know the overarching story. It’s awful. Luckily it does open up down the road and become pretty good over halfway through, but I cannot forget how stupid it was for such a long time. Some of the character development is pretty cool, but it really broke the spirit of who the characters are. Then somehow they made characters with massive potential like Odin and Thor so painfully uninteresting, and then they added tons of side characters that feel like they’re from an MTV fantasy show. It just feels very disorganized. Despite all these complaints, it’s still a good game. But it lacks the magic from the first game. This feels more like a massive DLC than it does a sequel. I enjoyed it as it’s own experience, glad I played it, but it didn’t do its justice as a sequel to such a major game.    … Expand
  53. MathiasBS
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    I haven’t finished the game yet, so this score is based on my impressions some 7 hours in.

    In my experience, the best cinematic games are the ones that feels like a movie - but this game, feels like a movie that wants to be a game. The story and acting is great, but the actual game is not very fun to play. You play mostly just to advance the story, which is probably great for some    I haven’t finished the game yet, so this score is based on my impressions some 7 hours in.

    In my experience, the best cinematic games are the ones that feels like a movie - but this game, feels like a movie that wants to be a game.

    The story and acting is great, but the actual game is not very fun to play. You play mostly just to advance the story, which is probably great for some players out there, but personally, I’ll take awesome gameplay over story any day - but the freshness and amazement of the previous entry has now worn off, and so the gameplay feels somewhat lackluster and predictable.

    The game is constantly split up into very cookie cutter sections, in a not so elegant way; you either have to solve a puzzle (with way too many hints), watch a cutscene, a combat scenario, traversal or a quick time event. The amount of combat sequences in-between the other elements also quickly becomes tiring, as the order usually goes; cutscene, combat, puzzle, combat, walk/boat, combat, cutscene, combat, puzzle, combat etc. The combat is somewhat decent, but is held back by the cinematic animations that often make it feel a bit stiff and clunky. The same enemies are also used way too frequently, and many of them feels as unnecessary filler. The puzzles are also pretty good at times, but after less than ten seconds a very obvious hint will be given, whether you like it or not. This kind of handholding is unbearable, and makes the puzzles way too easy. My biggest gripe though is that the PS5 version is definitely held back by the previous generation. Don’t get me wrong, it looks great, but it doesn’t look very much better than the previous entry, which is a big deal for a game where facial expressions and scenery is 40% of the experience. Also, what’s up with that stale water? When you spend most of the game sailing around, why didn’t they update these animations at least? As said, I haven’t finished it yet, and given this is a story driven game my opinion might change, but looking at it purely from a gameplay-perspective, I’d say Ragnarok plays it waaaaay too safe; so much so, that actually playing it becomes a bit tedious already. It’s a game that prioritizes story over gameplay, but if you’re into that then you’ll probably have a great time.
    If you want to have game that’s actually fun to play as well though, Ragnarok definitely has its moments but they’re few and far in between.    … Expand
  54. 21xx
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the new woke disappointment of the year. It focus so much on Freya and woman empowering that Kratos looks like a cameo in his own game. Theres is even a part when Freya said she would sure be able to kill Kratos to wich he dont answer! That surely a joke.

    Lets not even start on the boredom of Atreus and Angrboda's time in the land of the Giants. Filler content wich takes hour and hours of playtime i nearly fall asleep. Gameplay didnt evolve enough and in the end, a good number of mens in the game dies, while not a single woman do. Hmmm.

    The new Santa Monica doesnt know how to make God of War, lets hope Ragnarok is the end of the series.    … Expand
  55. lulogarrincha
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Juego divertido y aventurero, es como pausar el del 2018 y volver al rato a continuar lo mismo, Busg con los diferentes Npcs, sin duda un gran DLC.
  56. KP1994
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Meh th1$ 5th R@gn@r0k 2022 k1nd@ 1nfer10r c0mp@red t0 4th T1tle 2018 n0 pun 1ntended 0f c0ur$e.
  57. omelo10
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    continuacao do jogo de 2018 gostei muito, mas a unica diferenca entre o jogo anterior e a continuacao da historias, mudanca grafica minima.
  58. spiton675
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Ragnarok is neither the masterpiece nor the absolute crap people are saying on the internet. It's a linear game, not open world like many claim it to be, with action, puzzles and good but reoetitive combat. Graphs and art are 10/10, impressive CGI and motion capture. Voice actors do an excellent job.
    The problem is that Ragnarok follows the SONY AAA playbook. It's basically every game    Ragnarok is neither the masterpiece nor the absolute crap people are saying on the internet. It's a linear game, not open world like many claim it to be, with action, puzzles and good but reoetitive combat. Graphs and art are 10/10, impressive CGI and motion capture. Voice actors do an excellent job.
    The problem is that Ragnarok follows the SONY AAA playbook. It's basically every game we've played in the last decade. Took me 40 hours to beat it but I swear it felt like 100. The main story is just BORING. It trys and succeed in bulding a climax that never comes....at the and of the game I felt like I've got a good BJ but never got to cum. If you are a fan of the classic TRILOGY like me, you can sit this one out, or at least wait on a bit. It's definetley not worth the $70.    … Expand
  59. CnPx98
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Story is quite good. Atreus still acts like a spoilt brat which is annoying and I think he should have been written a bit better. Also I don't understand why his name is Loki. Loki is the god of mischief which is Odin's son if you follow the mythological god's and this game clearly does. The combat still has many issues. You shouldn't need the red and yellow circles to know what type ofStory is quite good. Atreus still acts like a spoilt brat which is annoying and I think he should have been written a bit better. Also I don't understand why his name is Loki. Loki is the god of mischief which is Odin's son if you follow the mythological god's and this game clearly does. The combat still has many issues. You shouldn't need the red and yellow circles to know what type of evasive action you should do. It should be clear for the animation. Sometimes an enemy can hit and it blockable but then it does basically the same animation but it can't be blocked but instead evade. Also a major issue that breaks the combat completely is that you can goto use an ability and the enemies attack will start halfway through but you are stuck in animation so you can't avoid it. Why not make the enemies pause whilst your in an ability animation? I literally never use abilities because I know chances are IL loose a ton of health if I do. Why does Freya not need to say anything when using runic arrows but Atreus does? It's a bit inconsistent? Overall I think the game is a bit linear. For example climbing is locked to certain walls and you can only jump when the game says you can. It would have been great to make this a big change going into Ragnarok making the player have more freedom. Overall I just don't think they made any real big core changes to the gameplay. Everything just feels to much the same. Almost like this is more a huge DLC then a new game. Even the graphics haven't changed that much and I'm on Ps5. It's a great game but I did expect more something new to come to the table other then the story and some changes to the map.

    Also the berserker gravestones bosses is a bit messed up. Some of the attacks are completely out of sync with Kratos movement causing you unavoidable damage. For example if 1 where he shouts "fall before me" whilst your releasing axe throw the time your in animation is to long and you take a heavy hit. Or how it shows you can block but if you do he just follows with a second hit but your character is stuck in flinch. I'm all for high difficulty bosses but these bosses are completely broken and your basically limited to melee only combat without skills or ability's towards the second half of the fight due to the time they take. Ramping up the speed and repeating attacks multiple times is something I would expect in a PS2 boss fight NOT a Ps5 boss fight. Why not just design new attacks. These are sidemissions so obviously they get very little attention when it comes to bug testing. I've completed all the from software games so this isn't just a hot take.
    There is another one which reuses the same animation for 2 different attacks. 1 which can be blocked with a shield and another can't. When your far away from the boss and have slightly impaired site you can't always see the red circle clearly. This makes this hell for me. Who ever thought reusing an animation like that was a good idea should stay away from game development. These bosses literally have such little purpose in the game other then to drag the hours of playtime up. The Valkyries actually mean something but I don't even know what these berserkers are because it doesn't tell you? They aren't fun to do as they do the same attack over and over. They have tank health and attack windows are few and far between. If the mechanics switched up they would be fun but it's the same variety and even the same order of attacks start to finish? All it is just learn a button combination of shield, roll and attack then when his health reaches a certain point add a longer shield duration and more rolls. That's so lazy to script such basic mechanics. They couldn't even be bothered to randomise the attacks.    … Expand
  60. Frankyrivers
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    Es muy emocionante este juego, solo que hay algunas partes que son rellenos innecesarios que hasta llegan a dar un poco de sueño y es molesto, otra cosa fueron algunas cinemáticas que duran más de lo habitual, pero eso en mi caso no me ha gustado, el resto esta genial
  61. Popacr77hdhdei
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    I'm not going to spoil anything but this game is just a shadow of God of war 2018 , the first one was brilliant the second one is boring and annoying
  62. zendez
    May 19, 2023
    7
    Overdone and overstuffed. Excessively excessive. In the previous game I was struck by how often the game would NOT have a combat encounter when you expected it to, and it gave you the space to breathe. Not so much in this game, every moment there is a line of dialogue or an enemy encounter. It is a suffocating experience. Overdone and overstuffed.
  63. San_7
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    Game looks and plays very good. The story is also very good. The things i did not like is that every world and every chapter feels the same. It looks different but feels like you play the same level over and over again. It also feels like an dlc of the 2018 game then a complet new game. The game has a good combat and a nice feeling of controlling the characters.
  64. Slimef41
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    I really liked God of war 2018 and heading into this game I was expecting an amazing and breathtaking experience that i would never forget but the game was just Meh. Being honest this is a PS4 game there is no defining feature that stands out from the PS4 version from the PS5. The game also has these obvious loading screens that pretend the they are not. Overall 7.6 out of 10
  65. BreakerPlatnum
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Gameplay is solid. Graphics are good. Story is lazy boarding on bad. Terrible pacing. Uninteresting environments. Hand-holding puzzles. Below average boss design. & Disappointing a sequel.
  66. VideoGame567890
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    The same problems with balancing/difficulty from the first game are exacerbated in the sequel. At times the tasks and side content can feel downright tedious, especially some of the moments as Atreus. The game constantly feels like it's asking you to do something in combat and then punishing you for trying. The health system is very stingy and if you start a battle with low health it isThe same problems with balancing/difficulty from the first game are exacerbated in the sequel. At times the tasks and side content can feel downright tedious, especially some of the moments as Atreus. The game constantly feels like it's asking you to do something in combat and then punishing you for trying. The health system is very stingy and if you start a battle with low health it is often still a good strategy to kill yourself so you can start at full. Playing as Atreus sucks. There were a few polish things that simply were not an issue in the first game. Without spoiling anything there are some moments in the game where objects are clipping through each other, which normally wouldn't bother me in a game, but compared to the previous title it does seem worth noting.… Expand
  67. Anthonyhins
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Story 10/10
    Exceptional story telling with triple a cut scene Graphic 7/10
    No ground breaking graphic but character design is top notch

    Sound 7/10
    Sound track is good Gameplay 7/10
    Improve combat and mechanic Poor animation (especially when enemy floating mid air during hit) Long loading time even on PS5 Linear map design full of narrow path
  68. Zaoteus
    Aug 6, 2023
    7
    Dps de algum tempo, mudei de opnião sobre Gow Ragnarok, infelizmente, esse jogo é um gigantesco desperdicio de potencial, tudo que o Gow 2018 cria de expectativa para o Ragnarok, não chega nem perto de ser atendido, o jogo é maravilhoso ate a metade, mas no final, parece que foi extremamente corrido, boss fight final é muito fraca para o que foi preparado no jogo original, a luta contra oDps de algum tempo, mudei de opnião sobre Gow Ragnarok, infelizmente, esse jogo é um gigantesco desperdicio de potencial, tudo que o Gow 2018 cria de expectativa para o Ragnarok, não chega nem perto de ser atendido, o jogo é maravilhoso ate a metade, mas no final, parece que foi extremamente corrido, boss fight final é muito fraca para o que foi preparado no jogo original, a luta contra o proprio Baldur é extremamente superior, chega a fazer parecer que Baldur é muito mais poderoso que Thor e Odin. Isso entre infinitas outras coisas que fazem voce perceber que esse jogo não deveria ser o final da mitologia nordica, deveria ser uma triologia, não uma duologia.… Expand
  69. Zero_89
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    Very decent game, good story, good gameplay, but essentially it felt more like a refined standalone expansion of GoW 2018 than a game per se, the one thing that really bugged me is the inability to turn off tips that characters continue to bark at you throughout the entire game, it got really annoying after a while
  70. GeckoMaBoi
    Dec 19, 2022
    7
    Although its a pretty good game, I wont lie; I found this game kind of disappointing, and nowhere near as good as God of War 2018. Before I talk about my gripes with it, I will address the things I felt were good about the game.

    The characters and the arcs they go through are fantastic, and the development of their values and relationships is really well written. Without getting into    Although its a pretty good game, I wont lie; I found this game kind of disappointing, and nowhere near as good as God of War 2018. Before I talk about my gripes with it, I will address the things I felt were good about the game.

    The characters and the arcs they go through are fantastic, and the development of their values and relationships is really well written. Without getting into spoilers, the endings to Freya, Kratos and Atreus' characters were perfect and well deserved, especially Kratos who grows the most of any of the characters. The graphics are obviously amazing so I do not have to say much more about that. The new characters introduced are also pretty great, especially Thor and Odin. The side quests are surprisingly fun, and I actually enjoyed these more than the main story at times, they were like mini stories and full of history and emotion. The bosses are also pretty good, I dont remember a single one that was not fun to fight.

    Now for the not so good stuff. While I wrote how I felt the characters were well handled, I think the story is not nearly as good as 2018. It feels quite underwhelming, and often feels like it does not take itself very seriously. The pacing is just not good, its far too long and we spent way too much time in very boring levels. I genuinely had to force myself to keep playing at many points in the game, and couldnt understand why the developers decided to make some of these sections so long. These drawn out sections don't contribute to anything I felt. A lot of things that happen in the story feel quite rushed and not earned, especially with the Aesir gods, who's endings were quite unsatisfying. Odin and Thor are not nearly as good of characters as Baldur. Side characters come and go, and big events happen very quickly. I do not know why, but the world felt so much more alive and huge in 2018, and that game was beautifully paced and had an incredibly satisfying ending. The combat in this also is not good, the enemies are extremely spongey, and often will kill you with no way of you predicting their attacks. I often rolled my eyes whenever i saw the 100th wave of enemies. Kratos is also extremely underpowered here, he dies so easily to enemies we know he should obliterate, but for some reason he has to hit a normal guy like 10 times with the blades of chaos to kill him. The music is also not as well utilised as the first game, I barely remember hearing it in this game. Also 2018 had far more wow moments, moments I revisit to this day because they were so awesome, I dont remember a single one in this game other than the first fight with Thor.

    Overall, while this is a pretty good game and has lots of content which I may finish in the future; its a major let-down for me as the 2018 game was basically a masterpiece. I wish I could say this game was better than the first and exceeded my expectations but unfortunately it was difficult to get through at many points. Nevertheless, I think this is a fitting end to Kratos' story but I would not be opposed to seeing him in a future game.    … Expand
  71. Labkor
    May 28, 2023
    7
    GOW : Ragnarok n'a fait que zigzaguer entre le jeu "OK mais sans plus" et le "très bon", que ce soit dans tous les domaines, la narration, les combats, les énigmes, les quêtes secondaire etc... Ce qui fait que, j'ai eu du mal avec ce jeu d'une licence légendaire du jeu vidéo.

    Les 2 premières heures étaient délicates, on à donc un Kratos "rebooté" sans aucune compétences ou runes, juste    GOW : Ragnarok n'a fait que zigzaguer entre le jeu "OK mais sans plus" et le "très bon", que ce soit dans tous les domaines, la narration, les combats, les énigmes, les quêtes secondaire etc... Ce qui fait que, j'ai eu du mal avec ce jeu d'une licence légendaire du jeu vidéo.

    Les 2 premières heures étaient délicates, on à donc un Kratos "rebooté" sans aucune compétences ou runes, juste les coups basiques, et donc les combats sont... fades, sans presque aucun intérêt et limite on les voit plus comme une sorte de pause malvenue dans un récit qui à eu de la peine aussi à me captiver au début, ce n'est qu'à la SPOIL que j'ai commencé à réellement jouer. Les combats s'améliorent au fur et à mesure de déverrouiller des compétences, mais une fois avoir le tour de tous ça, on retombe un peu dans l'ennui, sans compter avec cette couche de RPG sur tous les éléments qui n'amène qu'un désintérêt de ma part pour le nouveau loot, y'en à de trop... Passer 15 minutes à lire les passifs, les stats et les comparaisons pour finalement refaire tous ça car on à du nouveau loot au chapitre suivant, c'est chiaaaaaaaant

    Pour être plus précis sur la narration, quelques fois j'étais envouté entre les relations entre personnages, je voulais suivre absolument la relation Atreus-Kratos, mais ça Tyr(lol) tellement en longueur, à chaque fois qu'on pouvait avoir une révélation côté Kratos et Atreus, c'était coupé par un événement dans le jeu.
    Et j'ai ce sentiment que l'écriture est devenu plus "grand public", il y a trop de manque de sérieux en fait, on à pas cette sensation d'être à l'aube d'une grande guerre et du Ragnarok mais SURTOUT, il y a trop de facilité scénaristique : SPOIL , il y a même un moment où Kratos lui même dit que tout est "trop facile", comme si les scénaristes savaient eux-même que c'était cousu de fil blanc et qu'ils l'ont interpréter avec Kratos,
    Bien évidemment, quelques fois, c'est superbe :SPOIL c'est ce genre d'écriture cruel qui donne de la crédibilité à cette univers, le fait d'affronter des personnes aussi puissante qu'Odin et Thor doit mettre la pression aux joueurs sur le fait que tout tiens à un fil.

    Parlons côté ludique, le jeu utilise une formule connus des AAA narratifs, c'est efficace, mais ça ne surprend plus, faire de l'exploration avec un brin de causettes, faire une phase de combat, faire de la grimpette et parler, refaire un combat, faire une énigme bateau, cinématique et pouf, chapitre fini, maintenant on refait ça jusqu'à la fin, c'est vu et revu, ça commence à faire vieux tous ça en 2022.

    Les zones ouvertes : Alors niveau visuel c'est impeccable, la DA est diversifié et sublime, les graphismes sont très propre, c'est détaillé, parfois un peu trop car on ne sait plus ce qui est le décor et le chemin à traverser, mais bon tout ceci insuffle une vie, une personnalité à chaque zone ouvertes du jeu, parcourir ce monde fait réellement plaisir pour l'oeil, mais pour les mains...
    C'est très cloisonné, tout parait petit, on à l'impression d'être sur une autoroute avec des zones d'arrêt d'urgence pour y faire notre énigme ou notre combat qui ressemblent trait pour trait à ceux de la quête principale, et surtout, c'est exactement les même choses dans TOUTES LES ZONES, aucune prise de risques n'est faite, jamais le jeu vous récompensera de votre curiosité en vous proposant quelque chose de différent de l'habitude

    On nous propose aussi d'incarner Atreus parfois, alors c'est cool, ça change le gameplay, les relations avec les autres persos, bien qu'il rencontre tellement de personnages différents qu'on à jamais le temps de s'attacher à cette relation, mais les changements sont trop nombreux et trop brusque, on vient de s'emmerder à optimiser notre Kratos, prêt à tester nos nouveaux atouts et pouf ! T'incarne 2h Atreus, qui est bien moins intéressant que son père vu qu'il à 3x moins de compétences.

    J'ai pas assez de lignes pour finir, mais sachez que ce soit quêtes secondaires ou énigmes, c'est à chaque fois le même constat : c'est bien mais à chaque fois ça manque de qqch qui l'empêche d'être très bien voir excellent.

    GOW : Ragnarok se repose trop sur ses acquis de 2018, respecte le cahier des charges sans prendre de risque, sans faire trop d'effort légèrement révolutionné un domaine de sa formule, et c'est décevant car c'est l'une des plus grande licence de Sony.    … Expand
  72. DarthJ
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Biggest disappointment for me! Battle combos are really impressive, but that's kinda it. Camera angle is disgusting. And story... Oh boy what about a story...This game is Last Jedi for God of War Universe. It has a lot moments with subverting gamer's expectations ina really dumb way. A have no idea why this kid needs to have name Loki. Loki has nothing to do with this story.… Expand
  73. SlapMYazz
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    The game would be much better if you get rid of all this dialoguesand gibbirish talk, incredebly annoying. Completely impossible to play this again because of this issue, and playing as son and freya was not fun at all.
  74. heitor505
    Jun 4, 2023
    7
    Nothing stands out too much from the last game, which was miles better. Story felt really rushed to me towards the end, way under my expectations.
  75. wagner_do_ps5
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo ótimo. Mas pecou em fazer jogar com Atreus, fora excessivas discordâncias com a mitologia nórdica e dificuldade de localizar no mapa.… Expand
  76. aksr71
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God Of War Ragnarok is a good game but with a rather poor and simple story.
    I really expected much more at the end of a mythology as great as the Norse.
    Another point is that they recycled everything from Athena and Zeus (2018)
    the whole game feels like filler trying to make it long.
    Kratos being good and not wanting to kill anyone seems silly and boring to me.
    still great gameplay and nice graphics    … Expand
  77. BjTom
    Mar 12, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the game is good and has its amazing moments, it lacks in story, combat and UI. Biggest problem I had was the directionless and unfocused story. This is my biggest problem with the game.

    Characters:
    Aatreus goes from wanting war to not wanting it to wanting it again for several times. While there is reason for it, the game doesnt let Aatreus sit with reason long enough to earn the change, specially when he changes his mind after short time. Biggest offender is when Brok dies, Aatreus talks about he wouldnt wanted war if this was the consequences of it, yet after creation of Ragnarok (Surtr) he start talking about how war is needed again.
    Most jarring change is Sif who does complete 180 without any good reason that is told in game.
    Ragnarok (Surtr) got in the way instead and Freyr died of unnecessary death bcs of it.

    Story:
    Story feels all over the place. I never understood what Kratos wanted to do, felt like he was doing what everyone told him to do. Which made the game like bunch of storys mushed together.
    Some parts where too long and unnecessary but other too short.

    For gods sake just talk. Lot of the problem comes from charcters not talking trough it. It is cheap way to make artificial conflict.

    Combat:
    Mob enemies has too much health, it just takes too long to kill them. They are also faster and stagger much less than the playable charcters.

    Companions doesnt do much.

    Bosses didnt have much of spectacle like 2018 had.

    UI and the gameplay:
    UI is a mess and its annoying to navigate through it. When you start your save file your placement is reset to start of mini area, while not that bad it is definitely annoying.    … Expand
  78. San1
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Heimdall's character should have been better. His voice actor was amazing. Thor's character was like a lapdog for Odin. He didn't play a big role; he was just doing what Odin told him.
  79. Jonragels1987
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Good : Story is great. Love the development of Kratos and Arteus. Graphics are clean and up to par.
    Bad: Weak combat, everything feels underwhelming. Very short game. No replay value.
    42 hours to 100%. Easy platinum.
  80. jpaulmosaurietX
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    Bueno -
    Una repeticion iguel al god of war del 2018 pero con mejora espera que valla por buen camino este juego pero no termine en decepcion
    Malo-
    la actitu de kratos no me termina de comverse del todo com god of wa anteriares peor bueno
  81. VitorMS12
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Ragnarok is a good game, but a disappointing sequel, it doesn't improve very much in comparison with it's predecessor, I was expecting a sequel that changed and improved everything like Horizon Forbidden West did, but what I get was basically the same game, with a different story and differente boss fights.
  82. Jajanken1
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo maravilhoso, mas mano quase flopei na parte do arco do bosque de ferro, chato p caralho… Expand
  83. KingOfSouthDWR
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    No Polish audio on Phisical Copy. Sony shame on you....
    Poland is waiting for updates
  84. Anthony1319
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego se queda en bueno ya que es un copia y pega pero eso no es lo malo ,lo malo es manejar al molesto de altreus… Expand
  85. Name21
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the story was interesting, it was drawn out for too long and the final parts wasn’t as “epic” as previous parts of the GoW series. The game is a visual masterpiece, the story telling really gave you insights into the character’s history but the actual store felt rushed yet drawn-out at the same time. I expected more from the final battles/moments of the game.… Expand
  86. KSNpirateking
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Except few moves and graphical enhancements. Story falls flat and it just feels like a doc to the original.
  87. David_com_d_mud
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Eles deixaram de aproveitar muita coisa no jogo. Vilões com um poder absurdo que foram derrotados tão rápido. Em relação ao Kratos, eu preferia sua antiga personalidade, pois o atual está muito sentimental, ou melhor, o jogo todo ficou mais sentimental e foi deixando de lado o que God of War era. Mesmo assim, o jogo foi ótimo, mas acredito que eu tenha esse pensamento por ser minhaEles deixaram de aproveitar muita coisa no jogo. Vilões com um poder absurdo que foram derrotados tão rápido. Em relação ao Kratos, eu preferia sua antiga personalidade, pois o atual está muito sentimental, ou melhor, o jogo todo ficou mais sentimental e foi deixando de lado o que God of War era. Mesmo assim, o jogo foi ótimo, mas acredito que eu tenha esse pensamento por ser minha franquia favorita.
    PSN: David_ops_3    … Expand
  88. Hyuuziito
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    God of War: Ragnarok is a incredible piece that deserves applause, an Intriguing story that starts pretty much like the 2018 one but slightly faster, and the game ends on a high note leaving much for imagination or a future game for the series. But the gameplay doesn't deliver it, being a copy of the first game with very few additions to the game make it seems bland and not reallyGod of War: Ragnarok is a incredible piece that deserves applause, an Intriguing story that starts pretty much like the 2018 one but slightly faster, and the game ends on a high note leaving much for imagination or a future game for the series. But the gameplay doesn't deliver it, being a copy of the first game with very few additions to the game make it seems bland and not really enjoyable, a few problems with the games commands makes it a little frustrating, but overall a good game to enjoy and to gift this Xmas.… Expand
  89. Impetratus
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An underwhelming experience, the game is fundamentally identical to the first with a few minor changes to the UI.

    The exact same combos on all of Kratos weapons. including light and heavy runic attacks, recycled from GoW 2018. Where 2018 god of war had puzzles to break up the fast pace of the action, Ragnarok feels like it has puzzles to barrage you with dialogue or to fill out a 25 hour game.

    The first 5 or so hours of this game were a legitimate slog to get through, I quickly realised Kratos' moves and toolkit had not been updated at all. From this point you play as Atreus, which is a slog on its own, he is agile but hits like a wet noodle and is overall not fun to handle, particularly on higher difficulty. Atreus is yet another slog to play through.

    As a whole the game feels more bogged down by puzzles, the pace of the game has slowed down drastically and it is not a positive. Shortly after playing as Atreus your receive the draupnir, the weapon itself is not fun to handle at all, and once again forces you to slow down your pace of play by adding yet another mechanic that slows down the game.

    Not to mention the price tag 125 AUD for what is effectively a 25 hour dlc, which could ultimately be cut down to a few hours of cutscenes. The interesting part of this game is the story and the game seems hell bent on making it as painful as possible to get to it. The graphics in this game are incredible, just a waste they didn't update anything else. Strong 7/10    … Expand
  90. 1000eR
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Buen juego, mejorado a comparación de su antecesor.
    El único problema que encontré fue la lentitud de la historia.
  91. Lamporosso142
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    semplicemente, deludente.
    Da un punto di vista tecnico perfetto, direi 10 su 10, ma la storia e il modo in cui viene raccontata è deludente
  92. lessio__7
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    "The Norse Apocalypse" is reduced to a poor family friendly thing where LITERALLY there is not a moment in the final part where you feel fear for the lives of the characters. The problem is that the game for 30+ hours brings you a "problem" that towards the end is not even mentioned, for me this thing is absurd, considering the care and maturity of the first game.
    Thor and Odin compared to    "The Norse Apocalypse" is reduced to a poor family friendly thing where LITERALLY there is not a moment in the final part where you feel fear for the lives of the characters. The problem is that the game for 30+ hours brings you a "problem" that towards the end is not even mentioned, for me this thing is absurd, considering the care and maturity of the first game.
    Thor and Odin compared to Baldur are jokes, ragnarok is just disappointing. The final boss fights had to be MEMORABLE.    … Expand
  93. Naklate
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Big disappointment.

    God of war 2018 was amazing. It feels like more of the same, I should still like it but I don't. Maps are bad, design and views are meh. Enemies are just OK. NPCs are nothing special, one of the antagonist from main quest line feels like a Patison from "Twilight".
    The beginning of the game is great but after that game was painful to finish.

    I still recommend.
  94. dwsh
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    It is a good game. The single camera is a technological genius but I think it limits the view and the scope of the actual ragnarok felt too small, as we did not see the actual destruction of ragnarok because the game needs to follow the characters for continuity.
    I have not continued post completion missions maybe its there but as right now we should have seen asgard demolished in someway
  95. ion45632
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Gameplay is boring.
    Bad quest design.
    As the sequel,This game should have more innovation.
  96. Bigblue26
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    There are so many cutscenes and you can not skip them. The beginning of the game I felt very bored and numerous fillers. Graphics looked just the same as the 2018 game. Lot of the areas were just reskinned. However towards the end of the game it really picked up and finished off with one of the best endings I have seen in a long time.
  97. marke
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    The game was great until its final part but unfortunately it was not worthy of a Ragnarok.
    Many gods and characters did not participate in the war.
    Jörmungandr participated more in 2018 than this one. Surtr and Fenrir very poorly used. We can barely see the armies fighting. The final fight against Baldur was more epic than the final fight against Thor, perhaps more epic than this    The game was great until its final part but unfortunately it was not worthy of a Ragnarok.
    Many gods and characters did not participate in the war.
    Jörmungandr participated more in 2018 than this one.
    Surtr and Fenrir very poorly used.
    We can barely see the armies fighting.

    The final fight against Baldur was more epic than the final fight against Thor, perhaps more epic than this Ragnarok as a whole.
    Odin did not use his eight-legged horse or other resources. It was the simplest final boss in the entire saga, nothing different happened.
    The gameplay of the final part also had no surprises.
    We don't use Mjölnir, we don't use the Blade of Olympus. We don't fight alongside any army.
    It felt more like any level of the game.
    For me until the time when Kratos plays the horn and the post-game are 10/10, but for the Ragnarok part itself I give it 5/10.

    It's a shame that one of the most epic mythological events happened this way, and we can't even blame the crossgen, because GOW3 and even GOW4 were more epic. Sad.    … Expand
  98. CorruptShaolin
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed but still enjoyable. Too much story and dialogue. The game tries to force emotional reactions with a ridiculous amount of cut scenes which takes up about 70% of the gameplay. The semi open world ruins the immersion and is just annoying. A lot of people are bloating their reviews and ratings because of the brand that is, God of War. They made Kratos very soft and the rest of the characters were very cringe. They tried way too hard to be charismatic and tried so hard to take what they did in 2018 and double it but it just resulted in cringe moments and over done “please cry” moments that were so annoying. The back seating by NPCs is more aggravating than an itch you can’t scratch. The Atreus arcs were like torture, you spend 50% of the game as him and nothing about him was interesting or cool. The game also has this childish Disney feel to it which stands against the legacy of the franchise. It’s supposed to be a serious game with serious consequences but it has these really cringey teenage soap opera moments that are such a drag and painful to have to sit through. Thor is also some drunk alcoholic with daddy issues and it makes him look so incredibly weak.

    The world is empty, and you will find yourself begging for an enemy to show up so you can actually fight and do the most important thing in the game that clearly isn’t the main focus.

    Overrated game and not a game of the year candidate in my opinion. The combat mechanics and boss fights were the only reason I gave this game a 7. I liked the combat in 2018 a lot and I like how they essentially took the foundation of 2018 and enhanced all of it and added a third weapon. The mechanics were great but I didn’t like how in GMGOW or No mercy difficulty the way they’d make the game more challenging was by making enemies out of the strongest steel in the universe and the ability for the weakest of the enemies to one shot you. 50% of the game is spent holding up or down to climb or wall shimmy, which is so over the top. In terms of villains I thought Heimdall was the best. He fits the theme and vibe of a true god of war game and I really loved fighting him.

    Too many cut scenes, not enough actual gameplay. Climbing walls and holding up for hours is not gameplay.    … Expand
  99. Rager170
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Unfortunately this game is just not the gem that the first one is. I am not sure what it is missing, but its just not as good.

    The story is boring and confusing, and the flow is constantly being interupted by pointless chores to do. The gameplay is just like the last one, which is good but they are adding too much extras and taking away from what the game was. Also, I feel like they    Unfortunately this game is just not the gem that the first one is. I am not sure what it is missing, but its just not as good.

    The story is boring and confusing, and the flow is constantly being interupted by pointless chores to do. The gameplay is just like the last one, which is good but they are adding too much extras and taking away from what the game was.

    Also, I feel like they added far too many puzzles. They arent overly hard but it interrupts the flow of the game to a point where its tedious and annoying. Some of the new elements to the puzzles are just bad.

    Level design is annoying also. I am constantly getting turned around and leaves me with a feeling of missing things. I realize that the game wants you to come back to these areas but still..

    The first game was amazing and I couldnt wait to play it again. I am 15-20 hours into this one and at this point, I just cant wait for it to be over.    … Expand
  100. Mrwic
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    This game is pretty damn good, but disappointing. The story is great but the free roam is lacking. The areas don’t feel as fun to explore as they did in the last game, and the amount of stuff to collect is extremely tedious. Some areas are really wee designed for exploration, and some are. By far the worst part of this game is the menus. What the hell is this cluttered mess? On top of thatThis game is pretty damn good, but disappointing. The story is great but the free roam is lacking. The areas don’t feel as fun to explore as they did in the last game, and the amount of stuff to collect is extremely tedious. Some areas are really wee designed for exploration, and some are. By far the worst part of this game is the menus. What the hell is this cluttered mess? On top of that there are a lot of mechanics in their game that you interact with through the menus, so you better memorize this mess. Combat overall feels better than the first with more balance between each weapon. Boss fights are also greatly improved in this game which is much appreciated. However there is still a lot reused. I was fine with it for the first half, but when I found my sixth Ancient/soul eater I got fed up a bit. There is a lot to love about God of War Ragnarok, but there are enough shortcomings to prevent me from loving this game as much as the previous one. I do think it’s worth your time and money, but it’s not the game that I think will beat Elden Ring for GOTY like a lot of us thought it would be.… Expand
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  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. Softpedia
    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.
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  3. GameSkinny
    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.
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