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  1. Nov 15, 2022
    10
    This is easily the best game of thr year,abd one of the best games of all time.Shame that xbox doesn't have those calibers of games.
  2. WPB
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bald man says BOI. I like game. it is good. However bald man doesn't kill enough gods in this game. Also too many cutscenes. And Black Panther wakanda forever is a heavily flawed movie with no tonal consistency. Expand
  3. Nov 15, 2022
    6
    На данный момент самая слабая часть из всей серии GoW не считая мобильных игр. Сюжетные события максимально нелогичны и необоснованны, в реакции персонажей не веришь т.к. сцены выстроены неумело, есть откровенно пустые эпизоды и многие сюжетные крючки по итогу не срабатывают. Кроме графики в этой части меня ничего не порадовало, как будто разработкой занимались люди без опыта а уНа данный момент самая слабая часть из всей серии GoW не считая мобильных игр. Сюжетные события максимально нелогичны и необоснованны, в реакции персонажей не веришь т.к. сцены выстроены неумело, есть откровенно пустые эпизоды и многие сюжетные крючки по итогу не срабатывают. Кроме графики в этой части меня ничего не порадовало, как будто разработкой занимались люди без опыта а у сценариста отец ушёл из семьи за сигаретами и он теперь экстраполирует свои проблемы на сюжет игры. Думаю фанатам Марвел и 14-и летним девочкам с отчимами-алкоголиками понравится. Геймплей тоже просел, сломали систему уровней, новых врагов по пальцам одной руки пересчитать, новых приёмов столько же, импакта практически не ощущаешь. Я не думал, что скажу это, но я даже от Elden Ring получал больше удовольствия после 50-и часов прохождения, чем от этой игры. Кроме графики похвалить не за что, а свои бесконечные ребусы, которые стали основным геймплеем игры сразу после бесконечной диалоговой милодраммы, можете затолкать себе в задницу и там же потерять. Благо у нас остался второй и третий GoW, в которые я прямо сейчас и отправлюсь играть. Expand
  4. Nov 15, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a terrible example for the game industry, both intellectually and publically, a symbol of ugliness and boredom. Expand
  5. Nov 15, 2022
    9
    Welcome to god of war ragnarok. 2nd favorite game of the year, 1st is obviously elden ring, but i feel GOWR could have come closer if it was more polished. My main complaint with the game is how underwhelming the realms were. Asgard looks more like an evacuation centre than a village of the gods, and the final battle felt rushed. However i love how they revamped the combat. I feel like theWelcome to god of war ragnarok. 2nd favorite game of the year, 1st is obviously elden ring, but i feel GOWR could have come closer if it was more polished. My main complaint with the game is how underwhelming the realms were. Asgard looks more like an evacuation centre than a village of the gods, and the final battle felt rushed. However i love how they revamped the combat. I feel like the new weapon should have been mjolnir, so i was a little dissappointed. Otherwise this game is awesome. 9/10 Expand
  6. Nov 15, 2022
    10
    The best God of War game of all time! Better story, better gameplay, better narrative, better graphics, crazy audio, very good use of DualSense.
  7. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    Amazing Game With Amazing Story And Incredibly Fun Combat To Go With It Some Problems With Pacing But Overall Better Than The Previous Game And Scores a 9.7
  8. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Um game simplesmente incrível, que para min foi nota 10! Apesar da gameplay ser quase igual ao do título anterior, ele traz bastante novidade em combos e especiais, e muuuitos novos puzzles bem mais complexos que os do god 2018, em relação a performance do jogo, eu joguei no ps5 no modo performance. E o jogo está rodando lisinho a 60fps não notei nenhuma queda de fps durante minhaUm game simplesmente incrível, que para min foi nota 10! Apesar da gameplay ser quase igual ao do título anterior, ele traz bastante novidade em combos e especiais, e muuuitos novos puzzles bem mais complexos que os do god 2018, em relação a performance do jogo, eu joguei no ps5 no modo performance. E o jogo está rodando lisinho a 60fps não notei nenhuma queda de fps durante minha gameplay, que no momento estou com 47h de jogo onde já finalizei a campanha e busco a platina, terminei a campanha com 44 horas de jogo , isso pois não joguei com pressa, explorei cada área que o jogo deixava eu ir, para min sem dúvidas um jogo que vale apena apesar do preço salgado de 350 pela psn, uma experiência única que recomendo a todos! Expand
  9. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Phenomenal follow-up to it's predecessor, delivering a gripping narrative that fueled my "what's going to happen next" appetite.

    The most satisfying combat system since early 2022's Elden Ring.

    Beautiful, vast and well-polished.
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  10. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    God Of Ragnarok is a true masterpiece. Honestly I’ve never done a review for a game before but I had to create an account just to make sure I review this game because it has been phenomenal from the first moment I started it up. 10/10!!
  11. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    One of the greatest releases of fiction in human history -- and easily one of the greatest achievements in the gaming medium. Game of the Year? More like Game of the Decade.
  12. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Oynanış olarak hiçbir şey geliştirilmemiş gibi dursada çok şey yapılmış. Çok güzel hikaye anlatımı.
  13. Nov 11, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es el mismo juego que jugué en el 2018. No veo algo realmente innovador, por otro aspecto me decepcionaron bastante los gráficos, son de playstation 4 con algunos retoques. Por último atreus es un lastre y es un personaje que más que querer se deja detestar. Exactamente como pasó con metal gear solid 2. Expand
  14. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Everything is just so good the from conversations to the combat to the story
    An absolute legendary game
  15. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece game . The best game on the planet best story telling combats environment and gameplay
  16. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    People might say that it's a DLC but tbh, no. Not at all have I felt that it was a DLC at all. The graphics, gameplay, etc . Is amazing truly a must play
  17. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    What a fantastic game, I can't believe how games are developing to be like the real world.
  18. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This game is just truly a masterpiece, the music composition, the beauty of the game, the dialogue which is masterfully portrayed by the respect voice actors, it's very rare I play a game where I don't think they could have made a better story decision by going a different route, never felt that once here, it is truly a masterpiece, and I hope that it wins the Game of The Year AwardThis game is just truly a masterpiece, the music composition, the beauty of the game, the dialogue which is masterfully portrayed by the respect voice actors, it's very rare I play a game where I don't think they could have made a better story decision by going a different route, never felt that once here, it is truly a masterpiece, and I hope that it wins the Game of The Year Award because the developers and studio deserve it for once again delivering such an amazing portrayal of Kratos, Atreus and Norse Mythology. Thank you so much Santa Monica Studios, my hats off to you once again Expand
  19. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Este juego es lo mejor gracias SONY, con el dinero que genere porfavor revive Days Gone tambien fue un buen juego.
  20. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game that is imbued with emotion, a great story that builds on the previous part, brilliant gameplay.
  21. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Definitivamente un juego épico con animaciones y jugabilidad estupenda, el diseño de monstruos y ambientes de los 9 reinos es encantador, cuenta con una excelente narrativa que resuelve las incógnitas que se había quedado pendientes en el juego anterior. Se valora muchísimo el empeño que han puesto cada uno de los involucrados en el desarrollo. Sin duda alguna es un excelente trabajo deDefinitivamente un juego épico con animaciones y jugabilidad estupenda, el diseño de monstruos y ambientes de los 9 reinos es encantador, cuenta con una excelente narrativa que resuelve las incógnitas que se había quedado pendientes en el juego anterior. Se valora muchísimo el empeño que han puesto cada uno de los involucrados en el desarrollo. Sin duda alguna es un excelente trabajo de calidad a la altura de lo esperado. Si o si lo debes jugar para entender mis palabras, no te arrepentirás. Expand
  22. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The best ever game! Seriously Mindblown by the story,art actually all the things.Please don’t listen to negative reviews & just try it out you will like it so much.
    GOTY FOR SURE!!
  23. Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Story 10/10
    Exceptional story telling with triple a cut scene Graphic 7/10
    No ground breaking graphic but character design is top notch

    Sound 7/10
    Sound track is good Gameplay 7/10
    Improve combat and mechanic Poor animation (especially when enemy floating mid air during hit) Long loading time even on PS5 Linear map design full of narrow path
  24. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God of war is the most fun and emotional game in history because it could be the last one I don’t think it will be but we all don’t know what the next god of war will be Expand
  25. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The game is even better than 2018 GOW. Incredible gameplay and story. Grapics are even better than 2018.
  26. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Boyle bir oyuna kötü puan vermek icin hem mitolojiden hemde gow anlamamak gerekir herseyiyle mukemmel bir deneyim
  27. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Wtf was this game. It was the biggest disappointment of 2022, the story made no sense and the antagonists were a joke, the dialogue was corny Af, and the characters sounded like marvel characters rather than characters from Norse Mythology. Kratos is not Kratos anymore. Atreus is annoying af and overall the story feels like it was written by a child. They ruined a story that had so muchWtf was this game. It was the biggest disappointment of 2022, the story made no sense and the antagonists were a joke, the dialogue was corny Af, and the characters sounded like marvel characters rather than characters from Norse Mythology. Kratos is not Kratos anymore. Atreus is annoying af and overall the story feels like it was written by a child. They ruined a story that had so much potential. Why are game studios doing this to us again and again. First with the last of us 2, naughty ruined a beloved franchise, now with this. Expand
  28. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Sem dúvidas o melhor God of War que joguei, cada momento é incrível.

    Gameplays, Personagens, Design...tudo é incrível.
  29. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Sensacional!!! Estou no início no modo quero god of war, e cada minuto é de tirar o fôlego.
  30. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Um dos melhores games que joguei na minha vida, perfeito em todos os quesitos, Jogabilidade, gráfico, Narrativa,trilha sonora!
    Um dos games mais épicos já criado.
  31. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A genuine masterpiece. Combat, story, lord, characters, world and music are all genuinely phenomenal. Expand
  32. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    The game doesn't let you explore and solve puzzles on your own, it's like paying for a 30 hour movie and call it a video game. I can only imagine this game cater to uncreative and lazy people
  33. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso, game play e história emocionante, uma das melhores senão minha melhor experiência em um jogo!
  34. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo top, perfeito, muito bem feito, jogar com o Atreus é uma excelente experiência Expand
  35. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    O jogo tem um gráfico estupendo cenário ricos os diálogos são divertidos, porém o jogo é lento demais, vc anda um corredor, mata uns inimigos sem graça( o que sao aqueles lagartinhos toda hora????) e resolve puzzles chatos e ai um chefe ou mini chefe e repete,.. só faz isso eu to jogando mas n consigo jogar mais de duas seguidas chego a ficar com sono de ficar procurando como resolver algoO jogo tem um gráfico estupendo cenário ricos os diálogos são divertidos, porém o jogo é lento demais, vc anda um corredor, mata uns inimigos sem graça( o que sao aqueles lagartinhos toda hora????) e resolve puzzles chatos e ai um chefe ou mini chefe e repete,.. só faz isso eu to jogando mas n consigo jogar mais de duas seguidas chego a ficar com sono de ficar procurando como resolver algo onde acertar etc….. cadê a ação a violência???? Cadê o Kratos? Expand
  36. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Cannot say how good this game is, masterpiece!!
    Thank you santa monica studios
  37. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    GOW Ragnarok is a wonderful game and in my opinion the best game of 2022.
    But you can't deny it suffers a few issues in term of plot holes and story wise.
    1. Plot holes - Last game covered up ever single plot hole with Mimir storytellings. We even got to learn that he was Puck from Celtic mythology who moved North and started over his life. We also learn that Frigg and Freya were the
    GOW Ragnarok is a wonderful game and in my opinion the best game of 2022.
    But you can't deny it suffers a few issues in term of plot holes and story wise.

    1. Plot holes
    - Last game covered up ever single plot hole with Mimir storytellings. We even got to learn that he was Puck from Celtic mythology who moved North and started over his life. We also learn that Frigg and Freya were the same person. This game however does not fix such plot holes and it should have been easy since they did it last time.
    - E.g. Angrboda, her mother, grandmother and Hildisvíni are all portrayed with African heritage, but why is noone mentioning it? Why isn't there a single dialogue that they, or their ancestors moved to the Northern lands similar like Kratos and Mimir? And what about other races? Why don't we see Latinos, Asians, Arabs or other races in these lands? Shouldn't Mimir have a simple story about it? HE ALREADY KNEW HILDISVINI!
    - Angrboda was also my favorite character, but we barely got to know her. Why did her parents die? Why is she and her grandma all alone? Where did they all get their African heritage from? WHY, WHY DIDN'T SHE JOIN LOKI'S JOURNEY?!
    - Then there is the fact that Tyr left arm is covered in Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Why doesn't Atreus ask about it and try to read them? It feels really out of character for him, especially when his job is to decipher the mask from Odin with all sorts of different languages.

    2. Underused gods
    - The same problem occurred with the Greek GOW games, in which we might not see all the gods and it's a damn shame.
    - There was a very long discussion if this Norse GOW saga were supposed to be two or three games. You can definitely feel that uncertain choice in this game.

    3. Scale is big, but not BIG ENOUGH!
    - The scale of these enemies are big, but when compared to previous GOW games, they are rather tiny. I understand that giants, dragons and monsters all come in variety of sizes, but this game enemies are clearly smaller than Hræzlyr and Thamur.

    Nevertheless.
    I truly, TRULY loved this game. Graphics, gameplay, story, music. I loved it, 10/10 game.

    Kratos story at this point feels done.
    If Loki story continues, I really want to see him reunite with Angrboda again and hopefully have a few more dialogues of covered up plot holes.
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  38. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    It’s a must play if you have a PlayStation. It improves upon Gow 2018 in nearly every way. Better combat, more boss fights, more enemy variety, more world variety. The story was more grand and complex, and some of the emotion and tension that was there in the 2018 game was missing. Despite that the story was extremely emotional. These moments will probably hit you hard. My only complaintIt’s a must play if you have a PlayStation. It improves upon Gow 2018 in nearly every way. Better combat, more boss fights, more enemy variety, more world variety. The story was more grand and complex, and some of the emotion and tension that was there in the 2018 game was missing. Despite that the story was extremely emotional. These moments will probably hit you hard. My only complaint is that I wish the game wasn’t over. I got the platinum trophy and have seen everything there is to offer. There are still characters that I would like to speak with but can’t, which is disappointing. If you are even thinking about buying the game, just do it. You won’t regret it. 9.5/10 Expand
  39. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Insane. What a game, jesus. Did not see that coming. So worth my money, I hope in the future more people get to experience this.
  40. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Incredible writing, cast, story and gameplay. To reiterate what Geoff Keighley tweeted in his review: this is why we play games!
  41. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    amazing game that brings nothing new but polishes Mosty everything over its predecessor. Recommended a true sequel and fun ride.

    Story = 8 Honestly mediocre like a superhero movie, A bad guy, a journey to stop him, a hero doin stuff his way nothing new but entertaining. Were it shines is in the characters with quality voice acting that makes you care about the people on screen, you
    amazing game that brings nothing new but polishes Mosty everything over its predecessor. Recommended a true sequel and fun ride.

    Story = 8
    Honestly mediocre like a superhero movie, A bad guy, a journey to stop him, a hero doin stuff his way nothing new but entertaining.
    Were it shines is in the characters with quality voice acting that makes you care about the people on screen, you feel their pain, anger, frustration. simply amazing writing. and a beautiful world full of lore were it takes place.

    Graphics = 9
    A last gen game and that shows, long corridors of beautiful vistas connected by slow climbing, tunnels, cracks, that slow you down so that old consoles can keep up, with the visuals on display. When it opens up its usually large water areas with small ilands, desert with small alcoves or ice areas that are kinda empty, impressive for ps4 with 2013 hardware, but on ps5 not so much.
    Facial animation and mocap is insane makes the characters look alive with weight like they live in a world with gravity that actually affects things on armor and objects in motion.

    Combat = 6
    barley above average for games of this type, where it falls short is the focus on makin things look cool instead of feeling good. its very slow, combos/skills look cool by slowing down time, but only for you as enemies can still move fast, example when you combo an enemy and the slow-Mo finisher / jump high while yelling slowly, enemy's will just recover move out and slap you while Kratos try to look cool, or totally assault you while you cast some skill/spell that lock you in to animations, that don't stagger enemies. All this makes you just use r1 attacks and dodge as blocking is worthless cuz they spam unlockable and shield breaking stuff all the time. this makes 85% of the whole skill tree useless.

    Back are the challenge bosses but not as good as the Valkyries, this time they teleport fly shoot summon enemies have infinite poise, spam unlockable jump attacks like they are some kinda flea, sometimes they trow multiple bosses at a time kinda cheap tbh. frustrating to the point of me just over leveling as the fun of a challenge was not there, Story fights are good but if i compare to Elden Rings polished combat and bosses this is inferior in every way.

    World and navigation =7
    Traversal is slow constantly slowed down by hidden loading such as climbing, crawl tunnels, gaps to squeeze tru, some worlds are huge other very small. all puzzles are back with hardly anything new, freeze gears, throw axe at 3 blue things to open chest, trow ax at red things in order to open stuff all copied from previous game.
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  42. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    I will start this off by saying, I am 32 years old and have been playing God of War since the series first started on PS2.
    When they came out with the 2018 version, i was blown away by the change of direction. Story was fantastic, plot twists happen. Overall great game. Since then, I have been waiting for the follow up to the 2018 ending.
    Let me say, I am not disappointed. The graphics
    I will start this off by saying, I am 32 years old and have been playing God of War since the series first started on PS2.
    When they came out with the 2018 version, i was blown away by the change of direction. Story was fantastic, plot twists happen. Overall great game. Since then, I have been waiting for the follow up to the 2018 ending.

    Let me say, I am not disappointed. The graphics on PS5 are amazing in high frame rate quality mode with a VRR display (LG cx in my case). The colors, textures, hair, fur, faces, backrounds. Its all amazing to see the amount of detail coming in every direction. There were a few times that I stopped and turned around to look at the sun ray coming through a cave as water dripped from above. It is just a beautiful experience.

    Sound was well done also. I tried using both a headset with 3d sound, and my home theater system. The way they handled the surround sound made me feel much more immersed than I ever did in the 2018 game.
    Accessibility options are here as well as controller remapping too. This was a welcome addition as the 2018 lacked many features for people with disabilities. I have a hard time with colors, so finding ravens was very difficult in 2018 for me. With the high contrast mode, I can see much more clear and I appreciate that. I wish they could've given options to remap the menu buttons to the 2018 style.
    Story is immersive and I constantly want to know what is going to happen next. I wont go into any detail to avoid spoilers but the amount of boss fights is awesome, and the animations feel much more fleshed out and life like.
    2018 balder fight felt stiff. 2022 thor fight was glorious.

    Controller haptics are great also. The way it feels when you through the ax is just pure enjoyment to me. I wish they wouldve added a little more to bows.
    To anyone looking for a great story, fun combat, beautiful animation, no loading screens, and overall great experience, I strongly suggest giving ragnarok a try.

    CONS:
    I like the 2018 interface better. I find it hard to figure out whats going on in the menus for armor and such. There is just too much information and its not easy on the eyes.
    I miss that the touch pad was only for the map before as well.
    Most times when i try to click the left side, it still pulls up the armor menu instead of the map.
    2018 handled this better overall.

    There are only 36 trophies. I was hoping for at least 50. as it helps with replayability.
    No new game plus at launch (another opportunity for more trophies too)
    2018 added new game plus roughly 4 months after releasing, but did not add trophies which was sad to me.
    No button remapping for the menu.

    Only other thing that i wish, was that it was longer because i didn't want it to end. It was a good length overall, but I did feel that some areas were rushed and could've been dove into more.

    Cons aside,

    I have never had a game that was so hyped that ended up over delivering in most areas. If you even compare screen shots from trailers to the final game, they reworked and added so much detail to scenes and game play and never once mentioned it until it was released for people to see themselves. Compare the trailer with Freya jumping onto the sled to the scene in the actual game. My expectations were exceeded.

    Overall, God of War Ragnarok is a masterpiece from one of the few companies that still cares about gamers. Their work speaks for itself and I am so thankful.
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  43. Nov 14, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No hay diferencia la versión del play 4 al play 5, los escenarios son similares a la versión del 2008, los gráficos no son de buena calidad mucha caída de los FPS, muchos bugs, juego secuencia repetitiva. Lo bueno la trama del juegos y los jefes creo que el juego pudo haber sido mejor le faltó bastante Expand
  44. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The Best videogame I'd ever played.
    El mejor juego que he Jugado.
    100% recomendado!!
  45. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    Simplemente impresionante, Mucho mas grande que el anterior en todos los aspectos, al principio se siente como el anterior pero al avanzar mejora muchísimo, el doblaje al español es excelente, Jugabilidad de 10, Gráficos impresionantes, La música Majestuosa y cambiante en cada situación, mi Goty seguro
  46. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    God of war ragnarok on of the best game i ever played
    Everything in the game is perfect
  47. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Just finished the game, what to Say, i have never Seen something like that before, i'm 34 years old, and i had done a lot of games since my Super Nintendo, but THAT,
  48. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The best game I've ever played. The emotions and feelings you from the game unlike anything I've ever experienced in a game so far.
  49. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    El juego lamentablemente es continuista, hay Bugs de audio,es muy pesado las cinematicas, le hace falta más acción, los enemigos no son tan espectaculares, y esta grosería nomida al goty? Vergüenza total.
  50. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    O jogo é maravilhoso. Uma surpresa atrás da outra. Um dos melhores jogos dos últimos tempos.
  51. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This game was way better than I hope it could be. I was super skeptical if this was going to be the Judgement Day of sequels or the Matrix ones and I am super happy it was the former I had so many hyped and teary moments in it that I can't even count 10/10 for me! My main criticisms are mainly from the technical and design side like companions giving hints too quickly for a puzzle and keepThis game was way better than I hope it could be. I was super skeptical if this was going to be the Judgement Day of sequels or the Matrix ones and I am super happy it was the former I had so many hyped and teary moments in it that I can't even count 10/10 for me! My main criticisms are mainly from the technical and design side like companions giving hints too quickly for a puzzle and keep repeating it but I don't consider them big and important enough to take away points compared to what it gave me Expand
  52. Nov 14, 2022
    4
    Disappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in theDisappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in the last boss fight, it's like you are fighting with mini boss from a random anime game.

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

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

    The old greek God of War trilogy is remained the best and i don't need to see another God of War anymore after this mediocrity.
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  53. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series
  54. Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Big disappointment.

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

    I still recommend.
  55. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Incredible story,graphics,visuals,gameplay everything is topnotch... Definitely gonna be the Game of the year and it deserves it too well....
  56. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Excelente Juego, una continuación Muy buena con La esencia bien Marcada de Santa Monica, el desarrollo de los personajes es muy bueno y la historia ni se diga
  57. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito. Jogabilidade, história, game design... uma obra de arte.
  58. Nov 14, 2022
    1
    Aburrido, repetitivo, demasiados Bugs, no vale la pena comprar un PS5 para jugar juegos idénticos a los de anterior generación.
  59. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O melhor jogo do ano sem dúvidas. Ele consegue evoluir do GoW de 2018, melhorando em praticamente tudo e colocando em um novo nível. Expand
  60. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This one is great game I like That but the End of Story Wasnt Good , final Fight Thor Should was Better , I Expect Fight with Eagle in HellHiem but... , end of story so much cliché , I'll tell you briefly everything perfect until just before when ragnarok Started Expand
  61. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Il n’y a point de mot pour qualifié ce chef d’œuvre tellement qu’il est parfait.
  62. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    It ain't perfect. No game is. Amd giving this game a straight zero is very disingenuous and objectively wrong. Anyway, I really liked GoW 2018 and I'm haply to see the sequel literally improve every aspect. The original GoW trilogy has some very underdeveloped characters. So seeing Freita have development instead of being a sex object was cool. Thi God of War also has fantastic gameplayIt ain't perfect. No game is. Amd giving this game a straight zero is very disingenuous and objectively wrong. Anyway, I really liked GoW 2018 and I'm haply to see the sequel literally improve every aspect. The original GoW trilogy has some very underdeveloped characters. So seeing Freita have development instead of being a sex object was cool. Thi God of War also has fantastic gameplay and amazingly well written villains. And unlike Elden Ring, it wasn't released as an unpolished mess Expand
  63. 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.
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  64. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Movie simulator…
    It’s a shame that this is the standard for today’s triple A. It’s the same game as many others but with fancy graphics and mediocre gameplay and engagement. It’s unfair and misleading for people who wants a challenge and gameplay mechanics that doesn’t feel as an excuse to stick together different cutscenes. As a film is a 8/10, but they are calling it a game
  65. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Caminar dialogos cinematica pelea Caminar dialogos cinematica pelea Caminar dialogos cinematica pelea donde esta el mundo abierto que algunos decian?
  66. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    When God of War received its soft reboot in 2018, I thought there couldn’t be a better game. That was until I started playing Ragnarok. It take the best of the previous game and improves upon it, adding new enemies and new creative characters.
  67. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    After the dust has settled and the credits have rolled, God of War Ragnarok is as strong a continuation as anyone could have hoped for, and a fitting end to Kratos’s latest chapter...Few game loops have been as engaging to experiment with and ultimately master than Kratos’s own brutality, but by adding new dimensions to an already intoxicating equation, the game successfully manages toAfter the dust has settled and the credits have rolled, God of War Ragnarok is as strong a continuation as anyone could have hoped for, and a fitting end to Kratos’s latest chapter...Few game loops have been as engaging to experiment with and ultimately master than Kratos’s own brutality, but by adding new dimensions to an already intoxicating equation, the game successfully manages to deliver on the high expectations its predecessor laid bare at the altar…On its own merits, it’s difficult to fault but on the foundations of 2018’s God of War, Expand
  68. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The BEST GAME EVER. This is game is totally awesome
  69. Nov 11, 2022
    9
    I'm playing games for more than 30 years !!! Everyone who gave negative points are trolls !!!! Not any game is perfect, but this is a Jewel. Beautiful graphics, pleasant gameplay and good story.
  70. 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.
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  71. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    It’s just the perfect game
  72. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    goated god of war series became trash for zoomers. awful gameplay. meaningless story that just wants you to cry
  73. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Это фантастическая игра, просто браво стоя, Santa Monica, великолепное завершение!
  74. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Just a really good game. Nothing to say more. So much fun playing it it's like the 2018 one but better in every way. I liked so much the previous, this one is just pure happiness. The gameplay, the story, the graphics, kratos.. just wow !!
  75. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Best game ever this is easily my favorite. It has good combat and excellent graphics
  76. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    It was amazing and emotional game and I felt every hit with the axe and every blade kill . But it was really amazing
  77. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Trash game isn’t even worth 20€ tbh boring world overused gameplay feels like an small dlc with max 30h of content that’s it overrated game
  78. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Amazing game , a game as expected , at the right point , basically brings all the elements that the previous one brought us and above all , without removing that story that we liked so much over the years
  79. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    it was truly incredible. totally a work of art very successful improved what it did in the first game and made it more perfect.
  80. Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Everything is a step up from the past game. Boss fights, story, characters, combat. Santa Monica nailed everything and this is a must play title for everyone. Definitely GOTY.
  81. Nov 14, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very underrated game, it is far inferior to previous games in the franchise. Kratos in this game is very pathetic, he doesn't show anger at any point in the game. trailers promised a more bloodthirsty kratos for classic styles, but here half the game is followed by atreus. Kratos besides being excluded in the game doesn't really show an attitude of the classic games except in the Heimdall fight where the kratos really fights seriously in the game. the battles against the gods are horrible, it seems that we are facing just a common enemy of the game. and this question of kratos being nice to Thor instead of killing him is one of the biggest clichés I've ever seen, it sounds like the famous phrase "revenge is bad". but apart from 99% of all the crap in the game, graphics are the only thing that can save the game. Expand
  82. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    It must win the goty award because it's the best game ever. It's just perfect, good job santa monica
  83. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The truth is that I was very curious about where the saga was going to go and in the end I ended up convincing the saga. I loved it!!.
  84. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    I miss older God of War games. New Naughty Dog cinematic formula is tiring ...........
  85. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece just like it's predecessor. Highly recommend everyone play this game if they have not done so yet. Epic storytelling, epic gameplay combined with some of the most well written characters in video game history comes together to produce one of the greatest games of all time.
  86. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    What a fantastic game. Never have I experienced such a cohesive storytelling masterpiece riddled with incredible combat and emotional tugs on the heart. Paul Tassi put it wonderfully in his review on Forbes, "God of War Ragnarok is a beautiful, moving game, no longer purely centered on a father getting to know his son, but also about vengeance, forgiveness and attempting to change bothWhat a fantastic game. Never have I experienced such a cohesive storytelling masterpiece riddled with incredible combat and emotional tugs on the heart. Paul Tassi put it wonderfully in his review on Forbes, "God of War Ragnarok is a beautiful, moving game, no longer purely centered on a father getting to know his son, but also about vengeance, forgiveness and attempting to change both prophecy, and the people we used to be, both of which prove to be equally difficult." Well don't Santa Monica. Well done. Expand
  87. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This is a masterpiece. Ragnarök will win game of the year award, you will see it. God of War Ragnarök is better than Elden Ring. I love it. Awesome ✓
  88. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    It's just fantastic and honestly one of the best sequels in gaming that I can ever think of! Fully worth a play through if you haven't yet.
  89. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game of the saga, winner of the GOTY. Santa Monica studio have created a masterpiece. Expand
  90. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente juego, entretenida la historia, la mecaniga me gusta mucho, me gustaria un poco mas de armas como en God of war 3, pero todo esta muy bien. Esperando una sorpresa de otro God of War pero esta vez con todo el potencia Next Gen. Expand
  91. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    A good and enjoyable game but there are a few things I dislike about it. 1. Transmog was terribly designed, they made it so you had to max upgrade your armor before you could use transmog and by the time you did that you would've been at least over halfway through the game. Unnecessary. 2. A bit bad pacing during the second half of the game. 3. The Ragnarok battle was disappointing.A good and enjoyable game but there are a few things I dislike about it. 1. Transmog was terribly designed, they made it so you had to max upgrade your armor before you could use transmog and by the time you did that you would've been at least over halfway through the game. Unnecessary. 2. A bit bad pacing during the second half of the game. 3. The Ragnarok battle was disappointing. Should've been longer and more impactful but instead it ended very quickly with the only important character on our side dying being Freyr. His death was poorly written , unnecessary, and his character wasn't developed enough for me to even care about him let alone be upset about his death. 4. In Gow 2018 the Leviathan Axe in imbued with Eitr, the World Serpent's venom which is suppose to kill Thor during Ragnarok or something along those lines, but in this game even though Thor is pierced multiple times with the axe the venom has absolutely no effect, it's almost like they forgot about it entirely. I was really hoping to see something happen with that but alas I am fated to be left disappointed. 5. Not enough boss battles during Ragnarok. I feel as though there should've been 3-5 big battles against the different Aesir Gods during Ragnarok but instead we got just Thor and Odin. I know Odin has two brothers but they aren't seen at all, there's also Vidar who's supposed to kill Fenrir in Norse mythology but he isn't mentioned at any point. I really feel that they could've done a much better job with Ragnarok, both the battle and the game, but overall I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun. A 8/10 is what I feel this game truly deserves. Expand
  92. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a fan of the first part, but this ........
    Who wrote the script?! I paid 70 bucks for a female fantasy! This is not GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK, this is GOD OF WAR: Tears and Drooling. The mechanics and graphics of the game are almost unchanged.
    DLC for $ 70 with a **** plot.
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  93. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The game is as near perfect as a game can get anyone that says otherwise is just crying because it’s not on their preferred box
  94. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    reseña personal con 41 horas de juego sacando el final con los créditos en PlayStation 5.

    el cierre y el fin de una era se va con este juego, vivirá por siempre en mi memoria hasta el final de mis días. desde su inicio hasta que acaba se mantiene siempre bastante entretenido, hasta en esos momentos de tranquilidad que puedes ir a explorar y hacer las misiones secundarias. el
    reseña personal con 41 horas de juego sacando el final con los créditos en PlayStation 5.

    el cierre y el fin de una era se va con este juego, vivirá por siempre en mi memoria hasta el final de mis días.

    desde su inicio hasta que acaba se mantiene siempre bastante entretenido, hasta en esos momentos de tranquilidad que puedes ir a explorar y hacer las misiones secundarias.

    el sistema de batalla es llevado a la perfección kratos y atreus se sienten muy bien y bastante, la dirección de cámara que nunca tiene cortes todo se lleva a cabo en primer plano y es algo impecable digno de admiración.

    la narrativa esta perfecta en todo sentidos.

    la dirección es llevada a un nuevo nivel nada que reprochar.

    la actuación de todo el cast es tan buena que todos los personajes les tomas gran aprecio.

    el soundtrack de Bear McCreary es tan poderoso que te llega a el alma con cada melodía usada en cada uno de los reinas, eso sin contar las batallas tienen también su tono especifico.

    la dirección de arte es hermosa, cada uno de los paisajes desde midgard hasta asgard son un deleite para la vista.

    gráficos, al ser un juego que esta hecho para la generación pasada en PlayStation 4, se le dio un gran tratamiento en PlayStation 5 a un framerate de 80 a 90 con VRR.

    es literalmente el juego perfecto.
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  95. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Me gustaría empezar esta reseña comentando que... Es absolutamente increíble la cantidad de subnormales con la que compartimos aire en este planeta; es decir... Muy poco o nada te tiene que llegar la sangre al cerebro para puntuar este juego con un jodido 0!
    Es que de verdad que no sé si reír o llorar (supongo que haré ambas cosas).
    En fin, una vez comentado esto, que es que quería
    Me gustaría empezar esta reseña comentando que... Es absolutamente increíble la cantidad de subnormales con la que compartimos aire en este planeta; es decir... Muy poco o nada te tiene que llegar la sangre al cerebro para puntuar este juego con un jodido 0!
    Es que de verdad que no sé si reír o llorar (supongo que haré ambas cosas).

    En fin, una vez comentado esto, que es que quería desahogarme... Ahora sí: mi opinión SIN SPOILERS de este juego es que es... A-SOM-BRO-SO; en lo que se refiere al apartado de su historia te puede gustar más o menos (que a mí me encanta, vaya) pero vamos, que en términos generales ES UNA BUENA HISTORIA y quien te diga lo contrario ya te digo yo que mucha idea de lo que dice... no tiene. Como esta es una reseña sin spoilers no os voy destripar ningún momento de ella ni a deciros lo que pasa, pero si os diré que está llena de momentos absolutamente espectaculares, llena de giros que te sorprenderán y un final que... Aún sigo intentando de asimilar.

    De sus gráficos no me voy a parar mucho a hablar ya que salta a la vista que son sobresalientes (aunque su apartado artístico es incluso mejor 15/10), yo lo estoy jugando en una Ps5 en modo rendimiento y todo luce fantástico; ah y para todos aquellos que dicen que es IGUAL al GOW de 2018 en este apartado, decirles que se vayan a ver comparativas en YT y se pongan gafas, que hey igual simplemente decís esas gilipolleces porque tenéis algún tipo de problema de visión o algo!

    La jugabilidad es sin duda su punto más fuerte porque... OH MADRE MÍA... PERO MADRE MÍA EH... ! Si ya disfrutaste en el anterior GOW masacrando a tus enemigos con el HACHA y con LAS ESPADAS DEL CAOS... Ya te voy adelantando que en este no te haces ni una más mínima idea de lo que vas a disfrutar jojojo. De verdad que el combate en este título es una completa locura lo sumamente bien pulido que está y lo variado que puede llegar a ser; también comentar que dentro de este apartado jugable tenemos bastantes puzles y si bien sois como yo que no sois demasiado fan de ellos (por no decir nada, ya que yo soy una persona que en general destesta hacer puzles) deciros que tampoco os preocupeis por ello ya que en su mayoría son bastante sencillos, ejem ejem, EN SU MAYORÍA.

    Y bueno, ya por último y antes de finalizar esta reseña me gustaría hacer una reflexión/comentario y es que... Pese a todo lo que haya dicho y lo mucho que haya disfrutado de este GOW... Este juego... NO ES PERFECTO... Pero... qué juego lo es? Por qué yo mismo entonces le doy un 10?? Pues aparte de por la cantidad de subnormales ya citados que lo puntúan con un 0... Pues porque PARA MÍ realmente es un 10 con sus defectos y con sus virtudes; y es que a absolutamente cualquier juego denominado como una "OBRA MAESTRA" le vas a poder encontrar fallos si se los buscas. En lo personal este GOW me ha hecho sentir cosas que no sentía desde que tenía 14 años jugando al GOW 2 de Ps2 (mi favorito) y es por ello que PARA MÍ, es una obra maestra y un 10 sin ningún lugar a dudas. Si de hecho ha sido precisamente por eso, por lo que he sentido con este juego al jugarlo, que me he animado a hacer esta reseña (primera vez que escribo aquí en Metacritic) y compartir mi opinión por si alguien le sirve de ayuda o lo que sea; y también de paso porque me apena bastante que en estos tiempos que corren aún siga habiendo gente con 30, 40 e incluso 50 años que se comportan como críos/niñatos haciendo estúpidas guerras de consolas y criticando juegos solo por ser de "x" o "y" desarrolladora. Un abrazo y paz, disfrutad de este juegazo y disfrutemos todos juntos de los videojuegos.
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  96. Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Love being back and immersed in this world once again. Playing as both Kratos and Atreus has been really fun.
  97. Nov 14, 2022
    9
    a great game and a step up from god of war 2018 game
    but i liked the original trilogy more than new saga
    pros : story , characters , graphics , open world , side quests , gameplay , music , different style from other god of wars , mythology cons : first few hours are a little boring due to copy pasted mechanism from 2018 GOW and slow story progression note :(( spoiler )) the
    a great game and a step up from god of war 2018 game
    but i liked the original trilogy more than new saga

    pros : story , characters , graphics , open world , side quests , gameplay , music , different style from other god of wars , mythology

    cons : first few hours are a little boring due to copy pasted mechanism from 2018 GOW and slow story progression

    note :(( spoiler )) the game,s answer to how kratos came to midgard was so simple and looks unimportant ( the painting at the end)
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  98. Nov 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10legend game tiyiifyofoujvlckhckhfljcljncmbchmcmhfmhxmhxhxmgxmgxgmgfbym Expand
  99. Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Jogão da p**** , simplesmente GOD 2018 só q muito melhor . História incrível , gameplay ótima , dublagem excepcional. É tão bom estar de volta a esse mundo , Elder ring que se cuide hein .. kkk
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Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

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