God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

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  1. Thuule
    Jul 5, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big wolf cute i like the ratatatosker squirrel minus is it is too hard to 100%… Expand
  2. Abz06
    Jul 9, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After having gone through so much (in God of War 1-3) Kratos finally gets his redemption arc. God of War Ragnarök does an excellent job at portraying Kratos' growth as a character. He has clearly outgrown being anyone's pawn of destruction and the all the decisions he makes are his own. The game doesn't glorify war in the slightest, the final fight showdown explifies the reality of war, multiple battles beyond one's own perspective and the grim nature of the war (odds stacked against us) was handled superbly. The gameplay was fantastic, and there's plenty of post-game content too. Ragnarök was well written.… Expand
  3. Zeiroca
    Jul 13, 2023
    10
    Melhor jogo q eu já joguei na minha vida, obra de arte, perfeito do início ao fim
  4. PlebGentleman
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Gameplay: Fun
    Visuals: Incredible
    Voice Acting: Incredible
    Writing: Great
    Story: Good
  5. 0NC0RE
    Jul 16, 2023
    10
    Epic set-pieces, action-packed combat and an amazing world. Kratos latest journey and final in norse mythology does not disappoint. This is one of the most complete and best games I have personally ever played. Easily a 10/10 and not one you should miss.
  6. MoWuwei
    Jul 31, 2023
    10
    The characters at the controls really shouldn't be switched, and the immersion and exhilaration is instantly lost.
  7. Warrior_of_Doom
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
    and the overall experience.
  8. DiscountRugs
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    This game is the reason I bought a PS5. What an amazing game in every way, outstanding!
  9. le_soggeaux
    Jul 27, 2023
    9
    very good game. seems most people giving this game bad reviews gave elden ring a 10/10 and vice versa. why can't we just agree that both are good
  10. Star_yost
    Jul 31, 2023
    10
    God of war ragnarok is One of the best Playstation games ever, Gameplay is amazing and makes it better then the 2018 gameplay. The graphics are of course amazing and voice Acting is great too
    the leviathen axe and blades of chaos are better then ever. the Draupnir spear exceeded my expectations. once i got it i thought i would never use it but that wasn't the case i used it a lot during    God of war ragnarok is One of the best Playstation games ever, Gameplay is amazing and makes it better then the 2018 gameplay. The graphics are of course amazing and voice Acting is great too
    the leviathen axe and blades of chaos are better then ever. the Draupnir spear exceeded my expectations. once i got it i thought i would never use it but that wasn't the case i used it a lot during my playthrough. Each weapon has its use the axe being the strongest but slow. the blades being fast and good for clearing multiple enemy's. the spear being fast but not the strongest but the projectiles are very powerful. The story is amazing i do wish the ragnarok battle at the end was longer and took its time but still its amazing. Boss battles are great and get me pumped up. i love the heimdall and odin and both the thor fights. But here's my biggest con Aterus. I didn't hate his parts but they weren't great. You cannot level up in like kratos so when i played New game + Enemy's were stronger but not Aterus. So i died lots of time from One shots So Basically i had to not get hit during battles. Ironwood Isn't Terrible but it is the worst part of the game. Very few battles LOTS of cutscenes. But nonetheless This game is amazing The transformation Of midgard Is great And they didn't reuse the same map and just put snow on it. They basically made it brand new. 10/10 A amazing game    … Expand
  11. Franco_Tech
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Epic game superb finish in the Nordic saga. Great bosses, graphics and dam good gameplay. Highly recommended!!!
  12. lazyssj
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Highly recommend this game.

    GOWR is a sequel to an already great game and improves upon pretty everything. In the previous gameplay, I did have some issues with gameplay being slow at time and feeling a bit restrictive considering you were playing as one of the most powerful gods in the universe, but that is remedied here with quicker animations and movement with more extensive skill    Highly recommend this game.

    GOWR is a sequel to an already great game and improves upon pretty everything. In the previous gameplay, I did have some issues with gameplay being slow at time and feeling a bit restrictive considering you were playing as one of the most powerful gods in the universe, but that is remedied here with quicker animations and movement with more extensive skill trees and variations in weapons. Kratos and Atreus's development as characters continue further and the story is emotional with twists and turns and excitement throughout the entire game.    … Expand
  13. Sagas
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    The best game and cinematic good culture!!! I spend much hours on this Game
  14. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    10
    Probably the best God of War game ever made!! I haven't finished it yet but so far its incredible and Kratos is someone I would call the best written protagonist in a videogame!! And Christopher Judge nailed it so freaking good on everything!!!
  15. OgnistyKamilek
    Aug 6, 2023
    9
    I won't go into much detail with my opinion because I could simply copy my review of the previous part and multiply the awesomeness by two.
  16. sedat123
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    very good game i love it and it has mythological history from g
    Grece and it is so god and has good action vibes
  17. raging04
    Aug 7, 2023
    10
    Probably the pinnacle of AAA games, God of War. Ragnarok is an outstanding achievement in every way. While the gameplay is largely the same as the previous, everything else steps up making it a magical experience, an epic journey so beautiful and carefully crafted that sets a new standard for story driven games.
  18. NoobusDied
    Aug 8, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing, If you want to stop reading there you can, GOW Ragnarok is an amazing sequel to 2018's God Of War, You can hate the gameplay and still love the amazing story for this game, i love the combat but it feels like a carbon copy to the 2018 game, amazing story moments such as Brok's death really hit hard.… Expand
  19. andrilitvynchuk
    Aug 13, 2023
    10
    The game is perfect for me. I loved everything about it, especially the plot (and except for Atreus missions :) ). They really fixed all problems from the previous part and introduced a great experience. Even Odin's ravens were not so annoying in this part. Platinum was pure joy
  20. Tiradentes
    Sep 5, 2023
    8
    Qualidade muito parecida com a do ultimo jogo da franquia, entretanto a história é ligeiramente menos envolvente.
  21. Lastnight1
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    This game one of the best game.Gameplay,Graphic,Story are perfect.When i was playing i always felt like a lot curious to continue to game
  22. SpecialKink
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    What a great game, but jeez, do games really need to be this long. I set a goal of trying to complete all of the side content, but it's stupendous how much there is. Just because they CAN make the games this big doesn't mean they should.
    Some of the side quests feel too much like chores, but the world is stupendous, the variety of animations are amazing, and what a crazy number of VO    What a great game, but jeez, do games really need to be this long. I set a goal of trying to complete all of the side content, but it's stupendous how much there is. Just because they CAN make the games this big doesn't mean they should.
    Some of the side quests feel too much like chores, but the world is stupendous, the variety of animations are amazing, and what a crazy number of VO lines they recorded for this.    … Expand
  23. KeenGamer6
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    what a follow up to God of War (2018). Story is engaging and the world is so beautiful. Gold standard is defined here with world design and combat.
  24. mememimo
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God of War Ragnarok is the culmination of Kratos and Atreus’s story and a compelling redemption of the once vengeful god of war.

    Before diving into details, I must say that I started playing the franchise when it started in 2005. I got excited with every new released and I played all the original 6 games in 3 consoles (ps2, psp and ps3). Just yesterday I beat, again, god of war chains of Olympus. While the other games were simple and fun, they often tried to redeem Kratos. In every game of the old franchise Kratos tries to get rid of his past and, somehow, pay for his sins. However, the Greek goods continue to screw him over, which leads to the events of god of war 3, when the Greek world ends. In that sense, there was no path of redemption for Kratos without the destruction of Olympus, given that corruption of the Olympian gods knew no bounds.

    ——————- Story
    Compared to 2018, Ragbarok’s story feels much less focused and, at times, I felt like the game didn’t know where they wanted to go. With 2018, there was a clear goal, that was, to reach the highest peak in all the realms. But in Ragnarok too many stories he thrown at you and it did felt a little forced at times. However, it was necessary given the expansion that the underlying Ragnarok event was going to bring. That being said, I loved Loki’s solos as they provided a fresh outlook for this long Kratoscentric franchise.I also loved how those Atreus’s solos helped us see within the lines of the enemies and their motives, without breaking the one-shot camera that follows from start to credits.

    In addition, this game took a more rpg approach for its storytelling by dividing the game into smaller quest sessions, where you could focus on a single character at time. For example, we have Freya’s arc, Brok’s and so on. The amazing storytelling by Sony Santa Monica really makes you feel like those characters are real and makes you genuinely care for them. Finally, I loved how the story finally goes back to Kratos and Atreus about 2/3rds of the game and then the story goes back to its main track. The emotional hit of having Atreus back reminded a lot of my own relationships and felt personal, real, raw… while I enjoyed being introduced to so many new, interesting characters, I missed having Atreus as a companion and his comeback felt so natural and well written. “Don’t be sorry father, better” Atreus said and that made me laugh and tear a little bit.

    Finally, the ending was just what an expected from an epic final battle but I do understand that some people wanted something even more epic. However, I also understand that the epicness of ragnarok is a background to the real story: and it goes deep, not outwards. If you couldn’t catch that, then this game was not for you. That being said, I was still happily surprised by the final plot twis and last bosses. The Valakiries this time were better than ever and stage for that fight was one of the best I’ve seen in gaming history. Thor’s and Odin’s fights were what I was expecting, but good enough still.

    Now the last arcs of this game caught me off guard several times. For once, I truly thought that Kratos would die at the end. Second Brok’s death was not expected and that shook me so much. Odin’s desguie as well. But what shook me THE MOST was to see Atreus goodbye. I was not expecting him to leave us. It made me cherish him even more as a companion and character… And finally, to top it all off, while still recovering from Atreus’s goodbye “punch”, when Kratos saw the mural with his story (likely told by Fey), I crumbled. Kratos finally found a path of redemption. And if you played the other games carefully, that was what Kratos had been trying to do since the original god of war in 2005. In every game Kratos is trying to find redemption and having played all the games since I was kid and now, almost 20 years later he is able to find it, it makes me really happy to see all the character development that the Santa Monica team was able to put forward to make a ruthless, vengeful god who killed his own family, find such a compelling redemption that didn’t feel pushed on us at all.

    —— unfortunately I don’t have enough characters to type the other parts of the game, but let me just say that I also loved the combat and graphics and especially side quests, as they were usually all related to the main story or characters.    … Expand
  25. ServetSayar
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
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  26. Lollllkkj
    Sep 2, 2023
    10
    UNO DEI GIOCHI PIù belli a cui io abbia mai giocato. Grafica e storia bellissima
  27. Legoshetos
    Sep 4, 2023
    10
    Estou com mais de 80 horas de jogo e faltas algumas coisas oara fazer no mapa ainda mas completei a história principal, nunca curti jogos de batalhas com monstros, mas depois que joguei esse eu quwro mais GOD! Jogo incrível em tudo
  28. lagon
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Santa Monica excellent work im waiting dlc or expansion standalone this game is my childhood every time i play gow 10/10
  29. supercalifragi
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Una de las historias más épicas. Técnicamente apabullante, artísticamente soberbio, excelente inteligencia artificial, y excelentes mecánicas de combate.
  30. Yousif0
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best in history The greatest thing is goats Microsoft must now cry in the face of this greatness… Expand
  31. Mauleonel188
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    obra maestra de santa monica y play station como siempre dando lo mejor a sus usuarios, lo unico es que la historia parece un DLC de su antesesor !
  32. derrickredden35
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great game. Every thing about the game work so good. One of the best I ever played.… Expand
  33. saiyamansai
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Close to masterpiece! highly polished game in this decade with great system performance, only flaw in this game is it felt rushed, but still masterfully crafted… Expand
  34. freelifemay
    Sep 2, 2023
    10
    Excellent game! The story was compelling as expected wrapping up a wonderful new arc teaming up with artreus for one last go around against the Norse gods. Not much changed with the combat system but a few new weapons were added which is not a negative because it was not broken to begin with!. The overwhelming satisfaction you get from triumphing this game on is hardest difficulties isExcellent game! The story was compelling as expected wrapping up a wonderful new arc teaming up with artreus for one last go around against the Norse gods. Not much changed with the combat system but a few new weapons were added which is not a negative because it was not broken to begin with!. The overwhelming satisfaction you get from triumphing this game on is hardest difficulties is still there! A lot of content and side content My only bad thing to say which isn’t much is I wish they would add a dlc to this game.… Expand
  35. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    10
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!
  36. Ur8no_xd
    Sep 4, 2023
    10
    Es un juego totalmente inmersivo, demasiado bueno, con actores excelentes, Sfx y Ost perfectos, que te mantiene siempre totalmente clavado en la historia.
  37. SingleplayerBR
    Sep 5, 2023
    10
    A perfect sequel for a perfect franchise, another stunning game from santa mônica, amazing narrative, graphics are gorgeous, gameplay is great, a kind of game that define a generation
  38. kuzon64
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    God of War Ragnarok is a masterpiece. It is everything that a sequel should be: bigger, better, and more ambitious. The gameplay is refined and polished, the story is epic and emotional, and the graphics are simply stunning.

    One of the things that I love most about God of War Ragnarok is the way it builds on the foundation of the previous game. The combat is still just as satisfying,    God of War Ragnarok is a masterpiece. It is everything that a sequel should be: bigger, better, and more ambitious. The gameplay is refined and polished, the story is epic and emotional, and the graphics are simply stunning.

    One of the things that I love most about God of War Ragnarok is the way it builds on the foundation of the previous game. The combat is still just as satisfying, but it has been expanded with new moves and abilities. The puzzles are more challenging, and the exploration is more rewarding. And the story is even more personal and impactful, as Kratos and Atreus must face their biggest challenges yet.

    But what really sets God of War Ragnarok apart is its visuals. The game is simply gorgeous, with some of the best graphics I've ever seen in a video game. The environments are breathtaking, the characters are lifelike, and the animations are fluid and realistic.

    Overall, God of War Ragnarok is a must-play for fans of the series or anyone who enjoys a great action-adventure game. It is a truly special game that will stay with me long after I finish playing it.

    Here are some specific things that I loved about the game:

    The combat is fluid and satisfying, with a great variety of moves and abilities to choose from.
    The story is epic and emotional, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing.
    The characters are well-developed and relatable, and I really felt for them throughout the game.
    The world is massive and beautiful, with plenty of secrets to discover.
    The graphics are simply stunning, and the game is a visual feast.
    If you're a fan of action-adventure games, then you need to play God of War Ragnarok. It's one of the best games of the year, and it's sure to leave a lasting impression.    … Expand
  39. KillPhilSpencer
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Peak gaming, great graphics, great characters, amazing soundtrack, filled with content.
  40. Zefirny
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    При всей любви к серии God of War, эта часть немного разочаровала. Вторая часть "перезагрузки" ещё больше потеряла в динамике и отдалилась от концепции оригинальной серии. К графической части претензий никаких, всё на высоте.При всей любви к серии God of War, эта часть немного разочаровала. Вторая часть "перезагрузки" ещё больше потеряла в динамике и отдалилась от концепции оригинальной серии. К графической части претензий никаких, всё на высоте.
  41. Luckgamerbr
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Jogo perfeito, fora as partes chatas com o atreus, o jogo é sensacional e com gráficos excelentes.
  42. NickosDi
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Great sequel to an already great game. What a way to end the Story. Hoping for Egypt storyline next
  43. Alex_97
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game.
    Great story
    Great combat
    Fun platinum trophy
    And very replayable

    Only problems are:
    Shield combat was nerfed for some reason
    And the Atreus story mission in Jotunheim is too long    … Expand
  44. zReaty_
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    For me, the definition of the closest game to Perfect = God of War Ragnarok. The game has definitely improved a lot compared to God of War 2018. While playing God of War 2018, the story of the game is good, but it is not very good for me in terms of main motivation. However, God of War Ragnarok had none of these things for me. I totally disagree with the biggest criticisms such as "Well,For me, the definition of the closest game to Perfect = God of War Ragnarok. The game has definitely improved a lot compared to God of War 2018. While playing God of War 2018, the story of the game is good, but it is not very good for me in terms of main motivation. However, God of War Ragnarok had none of these things for me. I totally disagree with the biggest criticisms such as "Well, this is the same as the previous game" or "This is not a game, it is just a dlc of God of War", then all Dark Souls games are dlc of the previous one. My favorite parts of the game are; Story, Side Characters and Companions, Gameplay, Graphics, Dialogues, the partially open world of the game, Kratos, etc. If you like games, it's a masterpiece that you should definitely play. There are 2 bad parts, but I won't go into them because of spoilers and they are almost of no importance to me anyway.… Expand
  45. xStranger
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    The game is good, the story is perfect, full of emotion and spreads an epic feeling towards gameplay.
  46. kingoftheking
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    The best game of 2022. Elden Ring wasn't even close. 10 out of 10. Best story. Best gameplay. The best characters.
  47. Guilhermesmsmsm
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Obra de arte, um dos melhores jogos da história, jogo fantástico, a galera so xbox tá dando 0 pro jogo a troco de nada
  48. y_zd2
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its . ragnarok , god , of., war , better , than starflop , it’s the big game in the gen , thank you for watching… Expand
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Metascore
94

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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