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
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Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 141
  3. Negative: 0 out of 141
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    I can't help but tip my hat to the entire Santa Monica team. The deeper you delve into the game, the more you'll be drawn into the stunning story of a father and son against the backdrop of perhaps history's most horrific war. Throw in some casually endearing humour, great and fluid gameplay, and wrap it all up with an amazing audiovisual experience. [Issue#323]
  2. 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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