God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. Lafan
    May 27, 2023
    5
    It is just boring. Puzzles are boring, fighting is boring, dialogs are boring and you can't hear all story because every time when you make some action you hear "let's continue in next time".
  2. FemboysFoda
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    pretty mid, its just a DLC from the god of war 2018, the gameplay stills the same.
  3. KillianZane
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    God of War: Ragnarok continues the epic journey of Kratos and Atreus with stunning visuals and satisfying combat. Character development shines, but the pacing feels uneven, and open-world elements occasionally distract from the narrative. Despite some minor technical issues, it's a solid addition to the series, earning a commendable 6/10.
  4. 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.
  5. edernisek
    Dec 9, 2022
    6
    My real score would be around 6 but this is needed to balance the overhyped 10/10 scores

    This game has good game play and great voice acting but unfortunately all of this get overshadow by it's terrible dialogue and story. For being a sequel this doesn't bring anything too newto the table,it's a pot of the same from the first game and like the irst game it has nothing to do with God of    My real score would be around 6 but this is needed to balance the overhyped 10/10 scores

    This game has good game play and great voice acting but unfortunately all of this get overshadow by it's terrible dialogue and story.
    For being a sequel this doesn't bring anything too newto the table,it's a pot of the same from the first game and like the irst game it has nothing to do with God of war at all,the combat and the characters has anything to do with the original game, the only thing that link with the original franchise it's the character Kratos but unfortunately it's only the name,the character overall it's a total diferente character doing things that it's pretty uncharacteristic for the Kratos character.

    The game has a very good combat system,doesn't add nothing too new to the game,it feels more like an expansion that a sequel but unfortunately the very slow paced story makes with walk and watch characters speak most of the time with some pretty boring and cliche dialog instead of showing more of the story through gameplay.

    I really think if this game wasn't called "God of war" it could been a way better game with some interesting story,but since it try so hard to keep the franchise name to attract more public it end up with a mediocre story that ends up interrupting a lot the good gameplay    … Expand
  6. sentagoda
    Dec 22, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Felt to rushed. Maps felt chaotic. Many questions left unawnsered. Some dialouge felt gringe. Ending to be honest to rushed and patethic.
    However a big improvement on the build and combat.    … Expand
  7. Kraks
    Nov 14, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this a good game? Sure, it is fun and the story is good in parts. Is it a good follow up to 2018 GoW? Hardly. It is closer to Uncharted 4 than GoW 2018.

    While 2018 GoW was not a very "open world", this feels like a game on rails the entire time. They went so far as to throw up asinine & arbitrary barriers in many places you've already been to when you try to revisit earlier areas.

    The combat is a bit deeper, however the actual encounters are mostly much worse, especially for trash mobs. Whereas Souls games use creative combat and good skill sets to make even the trash challenging to defeat, GoW:R went with the "more health, more mitigation, more damage" route, and that's it. Kratos is no god in GoW:R. He's barely able to take 2 hits from trash mobs on the hardest difficulty b/c that's all they could come up with for difficulty.

    In 2018, the story moved along with a very good pace without too many distractions. GoW:R constantly flips between Kratos/Atreus, Atreus/X, Kratos/Freya, Atreus/Y, Atreus/Z, just non-stop. The work you've done over the last 4 hours feels undone as you move from 1 setting to another, and the pace of the story goes from a gallop back to a trot as it tries to orientate you to the new chapter/character combo.

    Various other complaints:

    1. Way too much backtracking
    2. Lots of broken AI with mobs and your teammates sitting there doing nothing very often. Many difficult fights just break and the mobs sit there until you kill them (2 trolls did this, werewolves do this very often as well)
    3. Inappropriate jokes. Why is a Seinfeld joke in a GoW game?
    4. Unnecessary cuckolding of Atreus by Thrud with modern "sensibilities" feeling incredibly out of place
    5. No planning allowed for any encounters. Nearly everything spawns out of nowhere. This is a cheap trick to make the game last longer and nothing more.
    6. Several 1 ways that make no sense at all
    7. Another Playstation game that vastly overpads the game time by putting in far too much climbing. Do PS fanboys really enjoy this? It adds nothing to the game but annoyance and time. It isn't interesting or challenging like Breath of the Wild, a 5+ year old game on a much less advanced system.

    Again, not a horrible game, just not nearly up to the same standards that GoW 2018 set. Anyone talking about this for "Game of the Year" is blinded by bias or paid off by Sony.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. mal957
    Feb 28, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed, I never felt like I was fighting gods. Asgard was a small town full of generic assets and nothing particularly imaginative. The only fight that was promising was the first one against Thor, after that all seems generic at best.
    Odin is particularly disappointing, he is a generic business man and never presents itself as a thread.    … Expand
  11. Focs
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Первое сюжет очень простой. На столько простой и стерильный, что даже тошнит. Побочные задания все как один простые и банальные. Принеси мусор, убей врага. Они никак не влияют на сюжет и повествование. Скучные и бестолковые. Головоломки однообразные. Сделаны для детей. Так еще и компаньоны вас достану с первой секундой начинаю подсказывать как решить эту головоломку для пятилетнегоПервое сюжет очень простой. На столько простой и стерильный, что даже тошнит. Побочные задания все как один простые и банальные. Принеси мусор, убей врага. Они никак не влияют на сюжет и повествование. Скучные и бестолковые. Головоломки однообразные. Сделаны для детей. Так еще и компаньоны вас достану с первой секундой начинаю подсказывать как решить эту головоломку для пятилетнего ребенка.
    Второе в игре присутствует автолевелинг. И это худшее, что может быть в игре. Вы просто не будете чувствовать прогресса. Сколько бы вы ни играли, вы все время будете долго и мучительно убивать врага. И даже старых врагов. В чем тут кайф я не знаю. Из-за этого игра выглядит очень растянутой. А бои вводят в сон и уныние.
    В-третьих. Графика вообще не изменилась. Разницу между PS4 и PS5 нужно искать с лупой. Есть те же враги из предыдущей части. Те же анимации ударов и тот же патер поведения врагов. Да можно защищать игру и сказать, что это одна вселенная, и что это продолжение. Но за что я плачу 70$ если в игре добрые 50% взято из старой части?    … Expand
  12. Robobob
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    I don't know what it is but I just can't get into Ragnarok after 100%ing it's predecessor. Maybe because at the beginning you are treading the same ground of the first game. Maybe because the first new realm feels a lot like other realms we have visited before. The combat is different and I can't explain it. Instead of a badass God of War eviscerating enemies, it feels like you areI don't know what it is but I just can't get into Ragnarok after 100%ing it's predecessor. Maybe because at the beginning you are treading the same ground of the first game. Maybe because the first new realm feels a lot like other realms we have visited before. The combat is different and I can't explain it. Instead of a badass God of War eviscerating enemies, it feels like you are slowly chipping away at the health of most foes. Often you are fighting multiple foes at once, so when you are chipping away at one enemy another one is always trying to stab you in the back so you need to Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge out of the way every few hits. Makes combat slow and tedious. Doesn't help that the enemies feel like reskins of ones from the original game. I played 10ish hours and lost interest. Maybe I'll try again after some time and see if it get back into it. I might have to go back to God of War and play again to try and see if it's the game or if it's just me that feels different. Until the, my review stands.… Expand
  13. 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
  14. solidsnake798
    Nov 13, 2022
    6
    The game is not a true next gen game. Other than improved graphics there is no evolution between the previous game that shipped 4 years before. The loading times aren't much better than they used to be, the gameplay is untouched...

    We shouldn't praise a game for just doing the same.. The gameplay has the same weird issues with enemiess being able to interrump your hits, but being able to    The game is not a true next gen game. Other than improved graphics there is no evolution between the previous game that shipped 4 years before. The loading times aren't much better than they used to be, the gameplay is untouched...

    We shouldn't praise a game for just doing the same..
    The gameplay has the same weird issues with enemiess being able to interrump your hits, but being able to continue attacking you while they have an axe hitting them in their face, I am not talking about bosses... just random enemies.

    Narrative wise, the game is just not as engaging as the previous. Some characters this time around are just annoying, making them hard to relate to.    … Expand
  15. AdamJensen77
    Nov 14, 2022
    6
    Sometimes the game is fun, but most of it is a walking simulator with gorgeous places and lots of cinematic scenes, but very little gameplay. Very linear and boring trough some sections, specially when you play as Loki. I prefer gow 2018 over ragnarok, it had more gameplay and freedom.
  16. AreYouSerious
    Dec 7, 2022
    6
    I absolutely LOVED the first game. Loved it. Played it through maybe 6 times and got the Platinum. So I'm sad to say I didn't find Ragnarok anywhere near as good.

    Unfortunately, this one felt like a struggle for the first 20 hours, and that soured me for the rest of the play through. The story didn't feel like it got going until the first time you played as Atreus. Other than that is    I absolutely LOVED the first game. Loved it. Played it through maybe 6 times and got the Platinum. So I'm sad to say I didn't find Ragnarok anywhere near as good.

    Unfortunately, this one felt like a struggle for the first 20 hours, and that soured me for the rest of the play through. The story didn't feel like it got going until the first time you played as Atreus. Other than that is was; go here, press button, go back there, press button, since and repeat. It was really mind numbering and felt like filler. It also didn't help that the combat felt more like a chore this time.

    The other thing I found really lacking in this one was the wonderment. Number 1 had so many jaw-dropping moments of sheer wonderment and imagination; Freyr's turtle/house, the realm machine, the realm of the elves Alfheim - I could go on and on. The variation of foes, locations, creatures, etc was inspiring.

    The story in Ragnarok does have a lot of heart though, and is the best thing about the whole experience, but again, it takes way too long for it to kick into gear.

    Overall, for me, it would have been a far stronger game with more wonderment and less bloating and filler. I've played it once, and that will be it, I have zero desire to go through it again.    … Expand
  17. SimonExMachina
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    It's sad how disappointing Ragnarök is. On the surface it looks and feels just like GOW 2018 but upon closer inspection in turns out to be a boring mess of a game. There’s excessive amount of cutscenes, slow walking & talking sections and a ton of very linear, overly simplistic levels with little to no player agency (Ironwood!). I felt so much more freedom in GOW 2018, here devs areIt's sad how disappointing Ragnarök is. On the surface it looks and feels just like GOW 2018 but upon closer inspection in turns out to be a boring mess of a game. There’s excessive amount of cutscenes, slow walking & talking sections and a ton of very linear, overly simplistic levels with little to no player agency (Ironwood!). I felt so much more freedom in GOW 2018, here devs are hand-holding the player all the time.

    Ragnarök completely forgets what made GOW 2018 narrative so good - it was minimal but effective at telling a very personal story. This one tries to be epic but it's completely unfocused. For most of the game there is no clear goal or objective, the heroes just roam different realms doing errands, wondering what's next and where they should even go. And yeah, Ragnarök is coming... I guess. Kratos is a passive passenger in his own game, the rest of the characters are either a complete letdown (Tyr) of annoying (Atreus).

    Gameplay is fine but it's wasted on trite mission objectives & linear level design. The game was supposed to be semi open-world but for most of it you're on a extremely linear path either in a straight corridor, combat room or just meandering, listening to endless exposition. Combat and enemies get really repetitive real fast. I don't recommend playing the game on higher difficulty modes. It's very poorly conceived - hard mode is more of a chore rather than challenge. The enemies become damage sponges and most get "super armor" (they don't react to stuns, staggers, juggle starters, etc). At some point I just changed it to normal:/

    It blows my mind that this game is getting so many 10/10s and being labeled a "masterpiece". It's an extremely flawed title - the story sucks, the game is very linear and overly simplistic in its design, constantly taking agency away from the player. I really wanted to like this one but came away sorely disappointed:(    … Expand
  18. upThere
    Jan 6, 2023
    6
    It's decent but good graphics and cutscenes alone do not a 'game of the year' make. It feels like all gameplay could be considered Cut Content from the 2018 release. More of the same.

    It's been out for almost 3 months and most bugs I've encountered are minor... Until now. 43 hours in, I have a game breaking bug that I cannot fix - not by reloading autosave files. Checking online there    It's decent but good graphics and cutscenes alone do not a 'game of the year' make. It feels like all gameplay could be considered Cut Content from the 2018 release. More of the same.

    It's been out for almost 3 months and most bugs I've encountered are minor... Until now.

    43 hours in, I have a game breaking bug that I cannot fix - not by reloading autosave files. Checking online there appears to be no solution and my last manual save was. SIX. HOURS. ago.

    Game of the year my ***.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. Olivergrauen
    Nov 13, 2022
    5
    An incredible, a bit predictable, story and top notch acting from the characters. But actually playing GoW Ragnarok is mindless and boring. I think Santa Monica Studio needs to enter Sony's movie/series department. They can tell a great story but they can't design engaging gameplay..

    A few complaints: Combat is floaty and too similar to GoW 2018, camera is your biggest enemy, enemy    An incredible, a bit predictable, story and top notch acting from the characters. But actually playing GoW Ragnarok is mindless and boring. I think Santa Monica Studio needs to enter Sony's movie/series department. They can tell a great story but they can't design engaging gameplay..

    A few complaints: Combat is floaty and too similar to GoW 2018, camera is your biggest enemy, enemy design is generic, bosses are healthpool sponges, character progress feels unimpactful, exploration and mission design is linear, pacing issues, ps4 graphics and whoever made these mindless god awful puzzles to pad the game by 10 hours+ need to find a new job, SERIOUSLY.    … Expand
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. divalino
    May 11, 2023
    6
    I liked God Of War (2018), but this game feels like a step back. It plays too secure, with almost no innovation with respect to the 2018 game. I think they also stretched the game with very boring content, I had to make an effort to finish it. It had some good moments but it is very far from being a masterpiece in my opinion.
  24. 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
  25. LastHope17
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You can tell the talent of the game left midway through. After the first fights with Freya and Thor the game never hits the same tempo or intensity. The end fights are very mediocre and rushed not something I expected from such a great and usually polished franchise. They also hint at fighting Ragnorok himself, but they throw that out the window real fast. Fenrir barely makes an impact for what his role should be.

    All and all very disappointed with the scale of the big boss fights and the rushed ending. Just Baldurs first fight in GOW 1 created a ravine! That's how crazy the fight was. You'd think a fight against an even stronger opponent like Thor would cause something like that, but no. It starts off strong and when you fight him again it's pathetic in comparison.    … Expand
  26. LuciusCarluswig
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Il s'agit d'une copie conforme du premier mais avec des longggueuurrrs et des combats absents je suis lassé à 20h de jeu..
  27. DavidDiaz
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grind, poor story, boring world. I expected at least to see an epic war in the end, it's Ragnarok after all, but there was nothing. That battle doesn't even feel like a battle. Kratos is a General but he doesn't command the army, I didn't even see that army. 6/10 only for good cutscenes and some interesting interactions between characters.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. MHL91
    Feb 3, 2023
    5
    Boring
  30. 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
  31. Cedoch
    Apr 4, 2023
    6
    Ce jeu est très joli. Mais il n’est pas à la hauteur de la PS5. Malheureusement il est assez ennuyant à jouer sauf sur les phases de combat contre les boss qui sont plutôt sympas. Le reste c’est beaucoup de bla-bla et des longs couloirs, avec des murs invisibles…
  32. DeadCool
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I’m halfway through and always bored with Loki gameplay. First game was 10/10 but did not like this game that well.

    They should have renamed it to Loki/Atreus instead of God of War.

    Don’t get me wrong, there are few sequences that I have absolutely loved but game just feels flat apart from those sequences.
  33. 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
  34. ProPaperPusher
    Dec 9, 2022
    5
    Great graphics, voice acting, production value and so far overall story. However, the puzzles are the worst, you cannot leave or skip a side quest once you started one. Your partner during quest tends to be weak and useless except the blue dwarf. Levels are very restricted and not much exploration.

    Bosses are hit sponges and "rage mode" has been made irreverent. There's no point going    Great graphics, voice acting, production value and so far overall story. However, the puzzles are the worst, you cannot leave or skip a side quest once you started one. Your partner during quest tends to be weak and useless except the blue dwarf. Levels are very restricted and not much exploration.

    Bosses are hit sponges and "rage mode" has been made irreverent. There's no point going into "rage mode" because your normal weapons would do more damage.

    I'm just so disappointed with this game.    … Expand
  35. 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
  36. hileger
    Feb 26, 2023
    6
    гавнарек это еще то фуфло, все твисты в первой части похерены полностью зачем ? нужно было называть боя Локи наверное чтоб купили блять гавнарек. Можно было сделать эпик а получился гавнарек гейплэй сплошные головоломки визуал как у дум этёрнал цветастая хуйня .
    Кратос заебалсяя убейте уже его но нет же выкрутим что насрать больше частей. Сами себя загнали в ловушку    гавнарек это еще то фуфло, все твисты в первой части похерены полностью зачем ? нужно было называть боя Локи наверное чтоб купили блять гавнарек. Можно было сделать эпик а получился гавнарек гейплэй сплошные головоломки визуал как у дум этёрнал цветастая хуйня .
    Кратос заебалсяя убейте уже его но нет же выкрутим что насрать больше частей. Сами себя загнали в ловушку Вобще можно изначально было запустить либо новую франшизу , либо в название уже есть хитрость игра называеться God of War сделали б игру не про Кратоса и легче было б его убить    … Expand
  37. 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
  38. SamiraCerqueira
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    For me, this game was a huge disappointment. Unbearable puzzles, unbalanced difficulty, full of bugs and horrible textures, not worth it
  39. 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.
  40. 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
  41. Bashmarda
    Dec 15, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to love this game. The 2018 GOW was one of my favorite games and Ragnarok more or less building on the same gameplay experience worked really well for me
    But, the original game had a very simple story that played out beautifully, whereas the sequel fell totally flat. I didn't just not enjoy the story, I hated it. It was nonsensical, contrived, and the ending was deeply unsatisfying. An event - Ragnarok - which is more or less Armageddon, winds up being a very short, very uneventful, boring part of the game. There was more involvement gathering fruit in one of Atreus's pointless side quests.
    The whole "be better" thematic overall I just found aggravating. I am more likely to do another playthrough of the original game than Ragnarok again.    … Expand
  42. Deruwyd
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Decent game, but lightyears away from the quality of the previous entry.
    History is the worst offender
  43. Zauzau
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    Although an improvement in many ways from its predecessor, namely new enemies, lots of newly added boss fights and quests that make the game quite rich and worth exploring, I still have to say that this game was a big disappoint in terms of the Aesir, Vanir and Ragnarok plot.
    Both Thor and Odin felt super inconsequential despite their hype, we barelly got to see anything special from the    Although an improvement in many ways from its predecessor, namely new enemies, lots of newly added boss fights and quests that make the game quite rich and worth exploring, I still have to say that this game was a big disappoint in terms of the Aesir, Vanir and Ragnarok plot.
    Both Thor and Odin felt super inconsequential despite their hype, we barelly got to see anything special from the Aesir, Asgard as a realm was also super disappointing there is absolutely nothing new there and when Odin and Thor were defeated it felt weightless and unmoving.

    Fights like Jormungadr vs Thor we didn't even get to see anything, so incredibly underwhelming...

    All that aside this is still a good game to play, just don't get your hopes up from big names and popular cultural references such as a Ragnarok, this game lore wise leaves much to crave for and none of the main bosses are all that challenging even though they look pretty good animation wise.

    Due to how underwhelming this game was I'm never getting hyped for this series again, but sure I'll keep playing it.    … Expand
  44. 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.
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. luffylover19
    Dec 22, 2022
    6
    This review is based off of just playing the 2018 version I have never played the first older ones in the series. Let’s start off with the pros - The story is absolutely amazing it keeps you interested the entire time - characters are all interesting I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t boring or had nothing to say - boss battles are good well one of them and that was Thor Now for the cons -This review is based off of just playing the 2018 version I have never played the first older ones in the series. Let’s start off with the pros - The story is absolutely amazing it keeps you interested the entire time - characters are all interesting I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t boring or had nothing to say - boss battles are good well one of them and that was Thor Now for the cons - the music isn’t all that hyped up to be - the combat is so stale and dry it’s beyond boring to play - the weapons and customizing them is nothing new - the puzzles after the first few hours are so boring it made me go to sleep
    - the side quests made me snooze more worth it to skip - also the kid made me think how stupid someone could be by making the worst choices in the game    … Expand
  48. eMaReS
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    La continuación y cierre de la saga nórdica ejecutada de forma magistral.
  49. Azzajkd
    Dec 10, 2022
    5
    Storia deludente, gameplay ben fatto ma ripetitivo ancor di più del suo predecessore, 3 nemici in croce con skin diverse, sempre le stesse animazioni nelle finisher, secondarie orribilmente lunghe e noiose.
    La cosa più brutta è stata finire il gioco e chiedermi "ma è finito davvero?".
    Sembra ormai una serie tv, l'ombra del fantastico gioco che era GOW prima del 2018. GOW 3 resta il top,    Storia deludente, gameplay ben fatto ma ripetitivo ancor di più del suo predecessore, 3 nemici in croce con skin diverse, sempre le stesse animazioni nelle finisher, secondarie orribilmente lunghe e noiose.
    La cosa più brutta è stata finire il gioco e chiedermi "ma è finito davvero?".
    Sembra ormai una serie tv, l'ombra del fantastico gioco che era GOW prima del 2018.
    GOW 3 resta il top, questo potrebbe meritare anche un 7 e mezzo, ma è da punire, perché dal 2018 non hanno imparato nulla, a differenza di ciò che dicono gli youtuber e la varia gente pagata (è pagata anche se non viene pagata direttamente, le copie, gli inviti, le anteprime etc ti fanno fare soldi), non cambia nulla dal 2018, ci sono solo 1 arma nuova e qualche abilità, e a livello dei nemici la varietà è solo apparente, sono skin, tolti i miniboss che sono praticamente 4 ripetuti alla nausea, altro che "hanno imparato dagli errori e adesso non ci sono più sempre i troll ripetuti" (e i troll ripetuti ci sono pure -.-).
    La verità è che ora non vedi solo troll ripetuti ma altri 4 5 nemici, e il gioco è così lungo che li vedi 40 volte a testa e li uccidi sempre con la stessa animazione, la grande "varietà".
    Ormai non ci si può fidare di nessuno, compratelo a 20 euro e ne sarete contenti.    … Expand
  50. 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
  51. IceM5518
    May 13, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics and combat are fantastic but its like the developers went out of there way in both games to make Atreus a completly unlikabe character. I recenty replayed Gow 2018 and its fresh why I hated him in that game, his constant smart ass comments and attitude. Its no different here, every section you play as him is a slog and you cant wait for it to be over.

    The story is poorly written and the whole "LOKIE" character, the so called champion never does anything but find some mask pieces, that in the end goes no where. Both games would have been better with out him.

    Every fight has some room you have to enter and some annoying dialog and if you die on harder difficultys over and over, you have to go through crack again and hear the same dialog over and over. Sections in this game are so annoying it henders replays.

    This game is basically The last of us 2, forcing you to play characters and do gameplay that I dont see how anyone thought it would be fun, its padding at best.

    The must be better and we dont war is played to death. Tyr is a pointless character, everything hyped from the first game never is fleshed out, there is no deeper meaning to anything in the end kratos does everything, boi finds a mask. This story is terrible and you will really notice how bad everything is on your 2nd play through on higher difficultys, thats when I started to despise the game.

    The 10s are just as dumb as the 0s and why I am giving it a 5 instead of the 7 it deserves    … Expand
  52. Beast1549
    Apr 5, 2023
    7
    Как кино - не плохо. Как игра - обычно. Ничего выдающегося.
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. robin11144
    Feb 26, 2023
    6
    The plot is paper thin the entire 20 hour fetch quest leads to just one boss fight . Most of the mysteries were unanswered the writers of this game were really incompetent it had the potential to be of the greatest stories ever. Cory created such a good first game it could have been taken in many directions
  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. BenLight
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    No superó el del 2018, Atreus es un niño malcriado y lo deteste. Disfrute mejor él del 2018. Los personajes en especial Odin parecía uno de esos señores que son vagabundos, sin buena presentación y su arte es verdaderamente grotesco. Pensé que Odin tendría una armadura imponente y respetar el nombre que lleva. No no no. Lo platinie pero jamás lo volvería a tocar.
  58. artem_b
    Dec 4, 2022
    6
    I love God of War series, but this one is extremely boring and it feels like a Disney movie, it is a disappointing sequel to a very good reboot of 2018. I give this game 6 points because visually it looks very good.
  59. JeanClaudeV
    Mar 26, 2023
    6
    Same old same old. Tired game, enemies and bosses in this one are fairly boring. Didn’t finish the game. I’d pass on this one.
  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. TediPik91
    Mar 29, 2023
    6
    Ragnarok could be the same wonderful, top quality game as the 2018 GOW. But it’s not.
    - boring, unskippable cutscenes lasting several hours in total;
    - playing as Atreus is boring, cringe, and uneventful. I don’t give about a goddamn teenager rebellion – just give me God of War, you can kill Atreus and make all this about vengeance for all I care, but don’t force me to play a stupid kid.    Ragnarok could be the same wonderful, top quality game as the 2018 GOW. But it’s not.
    - boring, unskippable cutscenes lasting several hours in total;
    - playing as Atreus is boring, cringe, and uneventful. I don’t give about a goddamn teenager rebellion – just give me God of War, you can kill Atreus and make all this about vengeance for all I care, but don’t force me to play a stupid kid. Why Santa Monica thought this was a good idea is beyond me;
    - relatively boring story, Kratos and Atreus don’t know what to do, they go from point A to point B without any plan or concept other than “Ragnarok is coming and we gotta stop Odin”.
    GOW Ragnarok is only a shell or a shadow of its predecessor. Technically it’s good – the fighting system is as good as in the previous game or even better. But that’s it. It’s just a big DLC.    … Expand
  62. 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.
  63. Abipi
    Nov 12, 2022
    6
    Feeling bored after 5 hours of 'puzzles' in the game.
    The graphics and battle is good. But they don't make me feeling like to finish the game.
    The game play is so boring...
  64. poisoned0cean
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay and combat seems harsh and unpolished most of the time. The visual cues, red and yellow rings that should serve to help you defend or avoid attacks, are useless, they actually confuse and mislead you if nothing else.
    SPOILERS BELLOW (potentially)

    It's unbelievable how someone green lights a weak story like that to a blockbuster powerhouse game as GoW. No god acts like they're immortal mytholocgical beings, all of them sounds and acts like the average north american you see in a B movie. Childish and shallow dialogues, let alone motivations. Freyr is a lowly guerrilla leader that uses **** explosives (!?) to fight undying asgardian einherjars.
    Odin is nothing more than a common american gangster.
    Thor is a crying drunk depressed because (?) *reasons*
    And the final battle, omg, motivated by vengeance - as Kratos himself states multiple times in the 5 minutes before going to to war - for the recently murdered main character. After 30 hs of gameplay, the final battle motivation is the death of our buddy that just died for no reason at all. Almost everything that happened in the 30 previous hours is simply a inconsequential filler.    … Expand
  65. Dinkvanstink
    Nov 13, 2022
    5
    Writing is the worst I've seen in my 20+ years of gaming. I enjoyed 2018 GoW and never audibly gone " Eurgh, jesus christ" while playing as I have done far too frequently during this one. Looks pretty and combat is serviceable but nothing special. Ultimately very boring and I won't be playing anything else by Santa Monica Studios going forward. The 10/10 reviews from critics and usersWriting is the worst I've seen in my 20+ years of gaming. I enjoyed 2018 GoW and never audibly gone " Eurgh, jesus christ" while playing as I have done far too frequently during this one. Looks pretty and combat is serviceable but nothing special. Ultimately very boring and I won't be playing anything else by Santa Monica Studios going forward. The 10/10 reviews from critics and users alike are absolute nonsense.… Expand
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. WAK_
    Feb 23, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 5/10. Bad bad story. Fun combat. A lot of good characters, few bad ones too. Story really lets it down.… Expand
  70. 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
  71. 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.
  72. 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.
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. 1000eR
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Buen juego, mejorado a comparación de su antecesor.
    El único problema que encontré fue la lentitud de la historia.
  79. OsirisMC
    Nov 13, 2022
    5
    Muy muy normalito el juego, más cuando piensas que el salto a la consola de nueva generación iba a ser mucho mas visible, y lo que ha sido es una decepción, sin lugar a duda esperaba un salto grande para mi PS5, y me he encontrado un juego normalito que perfectamente se puede jugar en una play4
  80. Marckcric
    Nov 13, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un buen juego con buena historia , buen desarrollo de personajes , jugabilidad que te hara sentir como un dios y enseñanzas que se pueden aplicar en la vida cotidiana… Expand
  81. panchoperez
    Nov 13, 2022
    6
    Due tha game lore and history is exellent, the gameplay feel limited and very slow.
  82. Fhagner_god
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Está muy pero muy bueno este juego cada dificultad del juego es un desafío es el mejor juego la historia es rica los reinos son hermosos
    Los personajes son profundo
    Y Kratos trata de ser um buen padre    … Expand
  83. 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
  84. Sureillbite
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    God of War: Ragnarok stars off super strong picking up appropriately after God of War (2018). It gives you everything you expected right off the bat. However, the game declines pretty hard.

    The decline comes from how much they throw at you from a narrative point-of-view. God of War (2018) is a straightforward, impactful story of a boy and his father going on a journey to spread the    God of War: Ragnarok stars off super strong picking up appropriately after God of War (2018). It gives you everything you expected right off the bat. However, the game declines pretty hard.

    The decline comes from how much they throw at you from a narrative point-of-view. God of War (2018) is a straightforward, impactful story of a boy and his father going on a journey to spread the mother's ashes. Along this journey, bits and pieces of the world and its characters slowly start to get peeled back.

    God of War: Ragnarok feels like it should have been a fourth installment for how much they ask of you to know everything about this world. There are so many moving parts to be aware of for the story to really makes that impact 2018 did and it never does. It doesn't help that the characters outside of Kratos, Atreus and maybe Freya are pretty unengaging.

    It's not even that Ragnarok is a "bad" game, honestly it's exceptional as hell with an obvious huge budget attatched to it to help sell that this is a AAA game with new mechanics, worlds, engine improvements, etc. But that doesn't help the feeling that God of War: Ragnarok tries to do too much with too little setup.    … Expand
  85. Dkr37
    Nov 15, 2022
    5
    Master classe ce jeux un pur plaisir nivaux graphisme c'est du haut niveau rien à dire !! God of war ragnarok mérite le titre de goty !!!!
  86. oJao_
    Nov 15, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo com gameplay viciante e "lisa", história satisfatória e enredo que merece total crédito… Expand
  87. Andrerj
    Dec 12, 2022
    6
    Nada demais, acrescentou mais Boss, gameplay e gráficos bons, mas o combate contra Thor e odin poderia ser melhor
  88. ShaneRR
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    This game is a masterpiece, again. However, changes to the combat system make major portions of the game really frustrating and not fun at all.
    Kratos gets staggered and interrupted by every little hit. Paired with his heavy and rather slow movements this is a recipe for deseaster. Instead of acting (you are supposed the GOD OF WAR after all) you are only reacting. Every little fight    This game is a masterpiece, again. However, changes to the combat system make major portions of the game really frustrating and not fun at all.
    Kratos gets staggered and interrupted by every little hit. Paired with his heavy and rather slow movements this is a recipe for deseaster. Instead of acting (you are supposed the GOD OF WAR after all) you are only reacting. Every little fight turns into a game of 3D chess with zero room for mistakes. And that is at the lowest difficulty setting and all accessibility options enabled to make it easier.
    After beating Ragnarok I played the first God of War again and it is SO MUCH MORE FUN!
    I did all the extra content there, Ivaldis workshop and even all the Valkyries! But with Ragnarok I had many rage-quit moment was happy to put the controller down.
    This is a major design issue! Dear developers, let us have fun! You are not the arbiters of what fun gameplay is. Don't force us down narrow gameplay paths just because you are so proud of some specific system or another. It's bad design and Forbidden West had the same problem (like more elemental damage types than you have weapon slots). Sometimes, more is less.
    Also, what is with the fleeing enemies? Half of the time Kratos is running around, chasing after enemies. If I want to herd chickens, there are other games for that. There is little more annoying in gaming than enemies that make you chase after them constantly.
    I'll go play God of War now... the good one, not the frustrating, annoying one.    … Expand
  89. Bailgxer34
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad ending.
    Never experienced such a scorching disappointment. It's called Ragnarok, but there's nothing about the legendary clash between the forces of good and evil. Unfinished characters, rather poor bosses at the end. Fake prophecy. Nothing, you see a mile away that the idea was to make two more games after GoW18, but for unknown reasons they decided to make a bad conclusion    … Expand
  90. foppy
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay was fun and there were plenty of options for different builds depending on your play style. I had a great time exploring different areas and never felt overwhelmed by sidequests. Every area seemed to have a purpose to serve which made the flow of the game very well crafted. The visuals were impressive on the ps5. I enjoyed the game overall.. until the end.
    The ending was disappointing. I didn't feel anything to be honest. I went through a very generic feeling battlefield, plot points felt useless. It was so much build up just to have nothing interesting or noteworthy happen. Ragnarok shows up to do... nothing. Glad that quests means nothing. Now that gos sacrifice means literally nothing. It make the games writing feel cheap. The finally vattle itself was.... not challenging. I didn't feel like Odin lived up to being the villain he was hyped up to be. Everything felt to easy, things felt unnecessary. I think the ending ruined it for me, great game otherwise    … Expand
  91. BabaBoi
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Este jogo é muito bom!
    Gráficos incríveis,boa jogabilidade e uma história incrível.
    Espero que não acabe assim...EU QUERO MAIS!
  92. Hyzuki
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo incrível pena que o brok morre mas os gráficos efeitos história perfeitos… Expand
  93. LifetimeAthlete
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Amazing
  94. Wiky
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    This game looks good, but it's terrible to play. The story is just that boring and stupid, maybe written by Marvel.
  95. Dijbdsv
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    Childish plot. A lot of the dialog would only appeal to adolescents. Same old combat. It’s fine but highly overrated.
  96. That_Guy2403
    Dec 4, 2022
    5
    Best game I have ever played. The combat is perfect. The story is perfect. The voice acting is perfect. Would highly recommend
  97. foxn89
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    well its an ok game, but not that great as the first one.A bit too marvel like, ppl acting like ppl from 2022 would.Little bit too much humor for my taste from Odin and sometimes i cant feel the tension because of the childish comments the characters are making in the fights and in a lot of other situations.
  98. conebic34
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    Fun combat with Kratos.
    Boring puzzles and Atreus lvls.
    Ending is heavily rushed
  99. NinjaKonoxa
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    Good Game I played in PS4.its my favourite game.
    I liked skill and Kratos..
  100. harlemreviewer
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    Prefaced that I played this game after playing Ghosts of Tsushima and Outer Wilds. This game felt incredibly rigid, Kratos actually moved like a damp rag, almost like all that muscle mass was slowing him down. Even wall climbing I was like "Can we move a little faster on the walls...". The environments are very linear, can be explored in a "hold you right hand to the wall" model, andPrefaced that I played this game after playing Ghosts of Tsushima and Outer Wilds. This game felt incredibly rigid, Kratos actually moved like a damp rag, almost like all that muscle mass was slowing him down. Even wall climbing I was like "Can we move a little faster on the walls...". The environments are very linear, can be explored in a "hold you right hand to the wall" model, and often offer too many hints too early to actually motivate you to explore and find solutions to puzzles. There is too much exposition. The game does do a great job of introducing a new generation of characters and storylines, and in some ways Kratos' sluggishness is most notice-able when being aided by his younger partners. The game feels much less open world than 2018, and there is a palpable lack of freedom. Perhaps the only truly novel thing here is the barrage of accessibility options, many of which are on by default, and kind of provide so much aid as to make you feel like you don't need to think much. The game makes some solid improvements compared to 2018, but the landscape of games in terms of fluidity and open-ness have changed so much in the intervening years that this sequel feels still behind.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

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  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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