God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. MathiasBS
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    I haven’t finished the game yet, so this score is based on my impressions some 7 hours in.

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

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

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

    The game is constantly split up into very cookie cutter sections, in a not so elegant way; you either have to solve a puzzle (with way too many hints), watch a cutscene, a combat scenario, traversal or a quick time event. The amount of combat sequences in-between the other elements also quickly becomes tiring, as the order usually goes; cutscene, combat, puzzle, combat, walk/boat, combat, cutscene, combat, puzzle, combat etc. The combat is somewhat decent, but is held back by the cinematic animations that often make it feel a bit stiff and clunky. The same enemies are also used way too frequently, and many of them feels as unnecessary filler. The puzzles are also pretty good at times, but after less than ten seconds a very obvious hint will be given, whether you like it or not. This kind of handholding is unbearable, and makes the puzzles way too easy. My biggest gripe though is that the PS5 version is definitely held back by the previous generation. Don’t get me wrong, it looks great, but it doesn’t look very much better than the previous entry, which is a big deal for a game where facial expressions and scenery is 40% of the experience. Also, what’s up with that stale water? When you spend most of the game sailing around, why didn’t they update these animations at least? As said, I haven’t finished it yet, and given this is a story driven game my opinion might change, but looking at it purely from a gameplay-perspective, I’d say Ragnarok plays it waaaaay too safe; so much so, that actually playing it becomes a bit tedious already. It’s a game that prioritizes story over gameplay, but if you’re into that then you’ll probably have a great time.
    If you want to have game that’s actually fun to play as well though, Ragnarok definitely has its moments but they’re few and far in between.    … Expand
  2. 21xx
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the new woke disappointment of the year. It focus so much on Freya and woman empowering that Kratos looks like a cameo in his own game. Theres is even a part when Freya said she would sure be able to kill Kratos to wich he dont answer! That surely a joke.

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

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

    Also the berserker gravestones bosses is a bit messed up. Some of the attacks are completely out of sync with Kratos movement causing you unavoidable damage. For example if 1 where he shouts "fall before me" whilst your releasing axe throw the time your in animation is to long and you take a heavy hit. Or how it shows you can block but if you do he just follows with a second hit but your character is stuck in flinch. I'm all for high difficulty bosses but these bosses are completely broken and your basically limited to melee only combat without skills or ability's towards the second half of the fight due to the time they take. Ramping up the speed and repeating attacks multiple times is something I would expect in a PS2 boss fight NOT a Ps5 boss fight. Why not just design new attacks. These are sidemissions so obviously they get very little attention when it comes to bug testing. I've completed all the from software games so this isn't just a hot take.
    There is another one which reuses the same animation for 2 different attacks. 1 which can be blocked with a shield and another can't. When your far away from the boss and have slightly impaired site you can't always see the red circle clearly. This makes this hell for me. Who ever thought reusing an animation like that was a good idea should stay away from game development. These bosses literally have such little purpose in the game other then to drag the hours of playtime up. The Valkyries actually mean something but I don't even know what these berserkers are because it doesn't tell you? They aren't fun to do as they do the same attack over and over. They have tank health and attack windows are few and far between. If the mechanics switched up they would be fun but it's the same variety and even the same order of attacks start to finish? All it is just learn a button combination of shield, roll and attack then when his health reaches a certain point add a longer shield duration and more rolls. That's so lazy to script such basic mechanics. They couldn't even be bothered to randomise the attacks.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. Popacr77hdhdei
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    I'm not going to spoil anything but this game is just a shadow of God of war 2018 , the first one was brilliant the second one is boring and annoying
  10. zendez
    May 19, 2023
    7
    Overdone and overstuffed. Excessively excessive. In the previous game I was struck by how often the game would NOT have a combat encounter when you expected it to, and it gave you the space to breathe. Not so much in this game, every moment there is a line of dialogue or an enemy encounter. It is a suffocating experience. Overdone and overstuffed.
  11. San_7
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    Game looks and plays very good. The story is also very good. The things i did not like is that every world and every chapter feels the same. It looks different but feels like you play the same level over and over again. It also feels like an dlc of the 2018 game then a complet new game. The game has a good combat and a nice feeling of controlling the characters.
  12. Slimef41
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    I really liked God of war 2018 and heading into this game I was expecting an amazing and breathtaking experience that i would never forget but the game was just Meh. Being honest this is a PS4 game there is no defining feature that stands out from the PS4 version from the PS5. The game also has these obvious loading screens that pretend the they are not. Overall 7.6 out of 10
  13. 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.
  14. VideoGame567890
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    The same problems with balancing/difficulty from the first game are exacerbated in the sequel. At times the tasks and side content can feel downright tedious, especially some of the moments as Atreus. The game constantly feels like it's asking you to do something in combat and then punishing you for trying. The health system is very stingy and if you start a battle with low health it isThe same problems with balancing/difficulty from the first game are exacerbated in the sequel. At times the tasks and side content can feel downright tedious, especially some of the moments as Atreus. The game constantly feels like it's asking you to do something in combat and then punishing you for trying. The health system is very stingy and if you start a battle with low health it is often still a good strategy to kill yourself so you can start at full. Playing as Atreus sucks. There were a few polish things that simply were not an issue in the first game. Without spoiling anything there are some moments in the game where objects are clipping through each other, which normally wouldn't bother me in a game, but compared to the previous title it does seem worth noting.… Expand
  15. Anthonyhins
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Story 10/10
    Exceptional story telling with triple a cut scene Graphic 7/10
    No ground breaking graphic but character design is top notch

    Sound 7/10
    Sound track is good Gameplay 7/10
    Improve combat and mechanic Poor animation (especially when enemy floating mid air during hit) Long loading time even on PS5 Linear map design full of narrow path
  16. 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
  17. Zero_89
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    Very decent game, good story, good gameplay, but essentially it felt more like a refined standalone expansion of GoW 2018 than a game per se, the one thing that really bugged me is the inability to turn off tips that characters continue to bark at you throughout the entire game, it got really annoying after a while
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. aksr71
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God Of War Ragnarok is a good game but with a rather poor and simple story.
    I really expected much more at the end of a mythology as great as the Norse.
    Another point is that they recycled everything from Athena and Zeus (2018)
    the whole game feels like filler trying to make it long.
    Kratos being good and not wanting to kill anyone seems silly and boring to me.
    still great gameplay and nice graphics    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. San1
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Heimdall's character should have been better. His voice actor was amazing. Thor's character was like a lapdog for Odin. He didn't play a big role; he was just doing what Odin told him.
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. VitorMS12
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Ragnarok is a good game, but a disappointing sequel, it doesn't improve very much in comparison with it's predecessor, I was expecting a sequel that changed and improved everything like Horizon Forbidden West did, but what I get was basically the same game, with a different story and differente boss fights.
  30. Jajanken1
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo maravilhoso, mas mano quase flopei na parte do arco do bosque de ferro, chato p caralho… Expand
  31. KingOfSouthDWR
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    No Polish audio on Phisical Copy. Sony shame on you....
    Poland is waiting for updates
  32. Anthony1319
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego se queda en bueno ya que es un copia y pega pero eso no es lo malo ,lo malo es manejar al molesto de altreus… Expand
  33. Name21
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the story was interesting, it was drawn out for too long and the final parts wasn’t as “epic” as previous parts of the GoW series. The game is a visual masterpiece, the story telling really gave you insights into the character’s history but the actual store felt rushed yet drawn-out at the same time. I expected more from the final battles/moments of the game.… Expand
  34. KSNpirateking
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Except few moves and graphical enhancements. Story falls flat and it just feels like a doc to the original.
  35. David_com_d_mud
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Eles deixaram de aproveitar muita coisa no jogo. Vilões com um poder absurdo que foram derrotados tão rápido. Em relação ao Kratos, eu preferia sua antiga personalidade, pois o atual está muito sentimental, ou melhor, o jogo todo ficou mais sentimental e foi deixando de lado o que God of War era. Mesmo assim, o jogo foi ótimo, mas acredito que eu tenha esse pensamento por ser minhaEles deixaram de aproveitar muita coisa no jogo. Vilões com um poder absurdo que foram derrotados tão rápido. Em relação ao Kratos, eu preferia sua antiga personalidade, pois o atual está muito sentimental, ou melhor, o jogo todo ficou mais sentimental e foi deixando de lado o que God of War era. Mesmo assim, o jogo foi ótimo, mas acredito que eu tenha esse pensamento por ser minha franquia favorita.
    PSN: David_ops_3    … Expand
  36. 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
  37. Impetratus
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An underwhelming experience, the game is fundamentally identical to the first with a few minor changes to the UI.

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

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

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

    Not to mention the price tag 125 AUD for what is effectively a 25 hour dlc, which could ultimately be cut down to a few hours of cutscenes. The interesting part of this game is the story and the game seems hell bent on making it as painful as possible to get to it. The graphics in this game are incredible, just a waste they didn't update anything else. Strong 7/10    … Expand
  38. 1000eR
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Buen juego, mejorado a comparación de su antecesor.
    El único problema que encontré fue la lentitud de la historia.
  39. Lamporosso142
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    semplicemente, deludente.
    Da un punto di vista tecnico perfetto, direi 10 su 10, ma la storia e il modo in cui viene raccontata è deludente
  40. 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
  41. Naklate
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Big disappointment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The first game was amazing and I couldnt wait to play it again. I am 15-20 hours into this one and at this point, I just cant wait for it to be over.    … Expand
  48. Mrwic
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    This game is pretty damn good, but disappointing. The story is great but the free roam is lacking. The areas don’t feel as fun to explore as they did in the last game, and the amount of stuff to collect is extremely tedious. Some areas are really wee designed for exploration, and some are. By far the worst part of this game is the menus. What the hell is this cluttered mess? On top of thatThis game is pretty damn good, but disappointing. The story is great but the free roam is lacking. The areas don’t feel as fun to explore as they did in the last game, and the amount of stuff to collect is extremely tedious. Some areas are really wee designed for exploration, and some are. By far the worst part of this game is the menus. What the hell is this cluttered mess? On top of that there are a lot of mechanics in their game that you interact with through the menus, so you better memorize this mess. Combat overall feels better than the first with more balance between each weapon. Boss fights are also greatly improved in this game which is much appreciated. However there is still a lot reused. I was fine with it for the first half, but when I found my sixth Ancient/soul eater I got fed up a bit. There is a lot to love about God of War Ragnarok, but there are enough shortcomings to prevent me from loving this game as much as the previous one. I do think it’s worth your time and money, but it’s not the game that I think will beat Elden Ring for GOTY like a lot of us thought it would be.… Expand
  49. 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
  50. jesse100yrsago
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    good game felt rushed at some points should have been a trilogy i give 7/10
  51. Houssam1233
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Thé gggggggggggggffffffffgggffffggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggfghjitewefgjjooooplkhg ça aaaertu pas de problème pour le moment je
  52. Darkuss94
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    God of war Ragnarok It is a pleasant experience, but the more you start asking questions the less answers you're going to get.

    Besides never bigger open world to explore and amazing graphics and world building, there are a lot flaws that make God of war Ragnarok look like a DLC for the original God of War 4. - Gameplay includes cover to cover same mechanics from God of war 4. -    God of war Ragnarok It is a pleasant experience, but the more you start asking questions the less answers you're going to get.

    Besides never bigger open world to explore and amazing graphics and world building, there are a lot flaws that make God of war Ragnarok look like a DLC for the original God of War 4.

    - Gameplay includes cover to cover same mechanics from God of war 4.

    - Although the world a lot bigger and it offers a lot to explore, from various boss fights to simple and boring side quests that are also called "Favours". There are side quests to keep you interested, but most of the "Dead spirit" side quests are just utterly boring and not rewarding at all.

    - Enemy variety suffered as a consequence of the big open world which can get at times very repetitive and boring.

    - Finishing moves do not have that same rewarding feeling you had in the previous game due to lack of Gore and them experimenting with finishing moves that include both playable character and companion. You don't feel the anger and strength of the Ghost of Sparta when performing finishers which was present in previous game, even God of War 4.

    - Story and character development is very bad. Although it's backed up by amazing worlds, great graphics and characters we love, it is filled with cheesy dialog, decisions that get overwritten in the next sequence and trying to make all the secondary characters protagonists. The story gets so messed up in the end that you are left with thousands of those questions "Why would he do that?". It's not realistic and it looks like teen tv show.

    It is a good game, definitely worth experiencing, but it's not perfect nor nearly close to what God of War 4 was.

    God of war 4 had that intimacy, tension and atmosphere. Every moment was epic, a lot of lore to discover and the decisions that characters made had an impact and weight.    … Expand
  53. ZenicMC
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An overall good experience, but with a rushed final act, re-used gameplay elements, puzzles that get very repetitive and get solved by Atreus or Mimir anyway. Many elements feel like they were added last minute or something bigger was scrapped, like with Jormungandr, the mask, Fenrir, the giants, etc. The game does however have great visuals, audio, voice acting and characters. Overall a step-down from GoW 2018, with some gameplay improvements, but mostly a worse experience.… Expand
  54. Mickey2112
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    God of War Ragnarok- Good game not great.
    -Tons of filler to lengthen the experience.
    -First 20 hrs- 30hrs is a drag. platforming and endless puzzles mostly around how to get up a small cliff. -Restrictive -Honestly copy and paste Sony game. Starting to feel unoriginal -Gameplay and fighting is horrific. Hack and Slash experience. -Treasures seam inconsequential. To sum it up    God of War Ragnarok- Good game not great.
    -Tons of filler to lengthen the experience.
    -First 20 hrs- 30hrs is a drag. platforming and endless puzzles mostly around how to get up a small cliff.
    -Restrictive
    -Honestly copy and paste Sony game. Starting to feel unoriginal
    -Gameplay and fighting is horrific. Hack and Slash experience.
    -Treasures seam inconsequential.

    To sum it up its a good movie with some gameplay thrown in for fun.
    No thank you!    … Expand
  55. Ashen_one
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    A wonderful game in terms of story and directing, but the gameplay there is nothing special in it, and at the end of the game you feel bored and , normal music The only thing that made it special was the story ,
  56. 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.
  57. 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.
  58. Krak3
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    It's a pretty decent game :)
    To me some of the side/endgame content is what elevates this game a little bit.
    Could give the game an 8 because of it but i still don't quite feel like the game deserves it because there is some parts of the game that feels drawn out a bit. To a point where i would continue to ask, WOULD YOU PLEASE GET TO THE **** POINT? Btw, Thor is daddy.
    Worth a playthrough
  59. 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
  60. Sassho
    Dec 10, 2022
    7
    Overhyped, boring story not much has changed since the 4 years inbetween the last game. Regret buying this for ps5. The last game atleast had some moments I still remember this one I have already forgotten.
  61. xeldice
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    Disappointing sequel to GOW 2018. Leaving a fair rating here as I actually care about this series and i want Santa Monica to do better. Those that give this game 10/10 are either being paid to do so or are casual gamers that turn off brain when playing a video game. i',m not sure which is worse, but this is effectively destroying the industry. GOW Ragnarok's writing/ creative decisionDisappointing sequel to GOW 2018. Leaving a fair rating here as I actually care about this series and i want Santa Monica to do better. Those that give this game 10/10 are either being paid to do so or are casual gamers that turn off brain when playing a video game. i',m not sure which is worse, but this is effectively destroying the industry. GOW Ragnarok's writing/ creative decision though didn't falls off a cliff like GOT season 8, but it come quite close to that. If enough people just gives in into the hype or mainstream media's questionable ethic on mindless praising of AAA games, we will be are forced to endure more mediocre **** in the future.… Expand
  62. Muteki
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
    Buon gioco con grafica splendida preferisco l’antecedente in quanto questo titolo non a niente di nuovo, il sistema di movimento è rigido e in combattimento con diversi boss nella stessa Arena diventa arduo in quanto il gioco forza la camera fissando un solo boss alla volta. Per il resto mi sono divertito
  63. Lgbtroxa
    Dec 26, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo está lindo. A narrativa evoluiu pra caramba e ver o Kratos deixando aos poucos de ser um assassino frio, é emocionante.
    Mas, não gostei do terceiro ato. Foi extremamente rushado.
    Além de que (nossa essa parte me deu raiva em). Santa Monica criou horas e horas de gameplay sobre a busca pela máscara que Odin queria para ter todo o conhecimento do mundo. Temos dezenas de diálogos falando sobre o que tem dentro da fenda que se abrirá quando completarmos a máscara. Conhecimento infinito, uma criatura colossal, uma chance de fazer algo épico. Pra chegar no final, e em um diálogo COMPLETAMENTE BROXA, o Atreus quebrar ela no meio e acabar com a expectativa que eu tinha sobre o jogo. É legal, mas o que temos no jogo? É o Ragnarok com um final broxante meio pão com manteiga pra agradar a massa que gosta da Marvel e seus finais felizes. Não merecia metade dos prêmios que recebeu, e fico feliz por não ter ganho o GOTY. Dito isso, não, não sou hater de GoW. É uma das minhas franquias favoritas, só perdendo para NieR, e por conta disso, posso dizer que a narrativa de Ragnarok é interessante e instigante, mas decepciona no final pra nos dar um final feliz que absolutamente ninguém pediu.    … Expand
  64. roll000
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The endgame of this game was terribly hasty. Compare to the last game, the scale of the last bosses(Thor and Odin) were kinda small. They were treated like Extras. Rangarok(Surtr) and Jormungand were same. And I had to get through too much puzzle on every stages which made me quite tired.… Expand
  65. Aganger739G
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    The story is ok but can lag the pace down. The biggest pain is that Kratos has the biggest chest over any of the female characters. Every female is flat chested, every single one. It sucks that the graphics have gotten better but the characters have only got worse. Every female character has zero faults lest they rile up the game industry hating weirdos. Atreus game play is desent, and ssoThe story is ok but can lag the pace down. The biggest pain is that Kratos has the biggest chest over any of the female characters. Every female is flat chested, every single one. It sucks that the graphics have gotten better but the characters have only got worse. Every female character has zero faults lest they rile up the game industry hating weirdos. Atreus game play is desent, and sso it isn't a chore to play him as much as you do this time. It's worth the play, but it seems like the devs hate breasts, or they really like em flat chested.… Expand
  66. ReptileSticks
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    2018 god of war was really fault less
    But this new entry is so meh
    For sure combat is the same as before
    But with new enemies Story is so lame , not worth the wait Atreus levels are so lame
    Kratos now are so soft
  67. Mclean514
    Dec 30, 2022
    7
    Some fun but dissapointing for a God of War game. Story isnt great and seems like a waste of excellent source material. Until the end of the game there isn't a real reason why Kratos and Atreus hate Odin other than the NPCs stating he's "bad". In my opinion there is more reason to hate Freya (because she is actively trying to kill them).I can't remember Kratos ever running away from aSome fun but dissapointing for a God of War game. Story isnt great and seems like a waste of excellent source material. Until the end of the game there isn't a real reason why Kratos and Atreus hate Odin other than the NPCs stating he's "bad". In my opinion there is more reason to hate Freya (because she is actively trying to kill them).I can't remember Kratos ever running away from a fight, or at least not finishing one. I guess this is the character arc (vengeance isn't the answer) they're going for but it isn't good. Kratos is more "the anti god of war" in this game.The missions you play as Atreus are boring as hell. Atreus plays as a more powerful character than Kratos which doesn't make sense. If the creators don't like Kratos and want to focus on Freya or Atreus why not just create a new game without diluting the God of War? There are some good missions and battles which make it worth playing, but this is not a "game of the year " by any stretch of the imagination.… Expand
  68. GiuseppeMama
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
    Sometimes a game is both good and incredibly overrated. Like GoW 2018, production value and story are top notch but the combat holding it all together is functional but gets stale quickly due to lack of options for player expression. Enemy variety is better here though, so that helps. Nothing like how **** insulting it was to the player's time and intelligence fighting elemental troll #37.
  69. RhuanCosta87654
    Jan 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game may be good for a first play through because of the initial impressions, but the game is not inviting to play multiple times because of the boring and tiring parts with Atreus. The story left much to be desired with simplistic explanations and lack of explanations for other parts of the story. The potential of Ragnarok was thrown away, where did they put the gods in the game? We only faced three and even then we only killed one, the fight against Thor and Odin together did not cause the same destruction as the fight against Baudur in the first game, which is incomprehensible in my point of view. They left Kratos' future open because they did not leave him with motivation to move forward, he became the king of the 8 realms, but what comes after? We want the god killer back. (Atreus does not have the personality to replace the god of war, he is a very good boy).… Expand
  70. giadis75
    Jan 16, 2023
    7
    Very good work at the cinematics but that's it.
    Feels like a long dlc and not a proper sequel.
    Once the sequels were different from the original game, so you saw something else.
  71. Redefined
    Jan 18, 2023
    7
    Nice graphics, nice story. But nothing new, always the "same soup". I was hoping for better.
  72. Hesamatinfar
    Jan 21, 2023
    7
    ارضا نشدم راستش
    خیلی منتظرش بودم عب نداره بازم خوب بود ولی مثل ۲۰۱۸ بود شاید کمی بهتر نمیدونم دقیق باید بازم بازی کنم
    ولی در مجموع بازی خوبی برای هواداری جدید و کسایی که قبلا بازی نکردن هست



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  73. sirjuicebox
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    Very good game overall but doesn't have the same punch as the 2018 reboot does.

    Many of the mechanics are the same from GoW 2018. I played the first game in October, so maybe I have strong recency bias, but everything lost its freshness. For combat, you start out with the two weapons you finish the story with from 2018, and you gain one during your playthrough about halfway through.    Very good game overall but doesn't have the same punch as the 2018 reboot does.

    Many of the mechanics are the same from GoW 2018. I played the first game in October, so maybe I have strong recency bias, but everything lost its freshness.

    For combat, you start out with the two weapons you finish the story with from 2018, and you gain one during your playthrough about halfway through. The third weapon is a nice change, and I actually used it most of the rest of the game, since I was getting bored of the two weapons you used for the past 2 games. Runic attacks are completely uninspired, and I believe they are all the same from the first game, so for much of the game, you're performing the same moves as you did in GoW 2018. Enemies are basically rinse and repeat from GoW 2018, since they reuse many of the same realms. I found this uninspired. There are a few welcome differences in the combat, but I found it extremeley stale when comparing to GoW 2018.

    The story and writing are terrific as expected and the game is really pretty.

    I've written more negative than good in this review, but I'll give it a mixed score, since I still found it really fun and a great playthrough even with all of its flaws. I think the "movie" part of this game is a 10/10, and the gameplay is a 6/10. I personally value gameplay over story, so that's why it doesn't average out fully for me.    … Expand
  74. Fireing
    Jan 27, 2023
    7
    God of war sempre foi um jogo que sempre acompanhei quando criança, quando a franquia teve um rebot que foi o de 2018 fiquei maravilhado, porém que com tudo que teve, acho que eles poderiam ter melhorado o gráfico do jogo, melhorado a gameplay, a única coisa nova que adicionaram foram as lâminas do caos, que sim é uma bela nostalgia mas que com toda a gameplay do antigo não fez tantaGod of war sempre foi um jogo que sempre acompanhei quando criança, quando a franquia teve um rebot que foi o de 2018 fiquei maravilhado, porém que com tudo que teve, acho que eles poderiam ter melhorado o gráfico do jogo, melhorado a gameplay, a única coisa nova que adicionaram foram as lâminas do caos, que sim é uma bela nostalgia mas que com toda a gameplay do antigo não fez tanta diferença, sim a história é boa mas, poderiam ter se dedicado mais, ou até adiado o jogo para melhorarem algumas coisas, não vou falar de bug pois não peguei nenhum na jogatina.… Expand
  75. ssj4rit
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    + Good combat
    + Interesting hub worlds

    Cons:
    - Story falls apart in second half
    - I want to play the game, not watch cutscenes for 90% of a quest and then play for the remaining 10%
    - Lack of fists combat (my favorite skill tree in GoW 2018)
  76. Jellotalkie555
    Mar 4, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God of War Ragnarok was a game that completely sold me in the beginning but later lost me a bit towards the end. The whole game felt like trying to cram in every story element meant for 3 games into one game. As the game progressed, it was rushed and came to an unsatisfying conclusion to the Norse saga.

    While outstanding, the gameplay is still almost the same as the 2018 version, and although the devs mentioned that they will keep the same engine, it would've been nice with upgraded gimmicks of puzzles, attacks, etc. However, the gameplay is not much of an issue since the gameplay for God of War 2018 was good, and bringing something good into another thing remains the same.

    The most important reason why I gave my score is because of the story. For a game adapted from Norse mythology, the story is very small and lacks the variety of the original myth and the number of characters. We only see a handful of Norse gods and we get to fight only three of them. The Ragnarok event is also underwhelming. Although the story gives a reasonable excuse as to why it ended so quickly, it could have stretched out the literal war against the Aesir. If the game took some of the minutes given to Iron Wood and put them into Ragnarok, it could've saved it from being this underwhelming.

    In conclusion, while the game aspect of God of War Ragnarok was great, the story and the pacing really made the experience very mediocre. With the lack of pacing and good storytelling, this game makes the Norse saga as a whole more of a long DLC of 2018 than anything. I would've greatly preferred this saga be a trilogy than a duology and I expect this series to do so in the next saga.    … Expand
  77. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    The story is nice and natural followup to the previous game, but it can feel too mechanical sometimes, everything tying together is great, but some parts of it makes it look like important moments are just used to solve problems the writers created for themselves. It´s also over the top and grand like the greek games, which is not what I wanted for the norse games, but it was inevitableThe story is nice and natural followup to the previous game, but it can feel too mechanical sometimes, everything tying together is great, but some parts of it makes it look like important moments are just used to solve problems the writers created for themselves. It´s also over the top and grand like the greek games, which is not what I wanted for the norse games, but it was inevitable and it was very well handled, especially the character foils. Kratos´s and Freya´s character arcs aren´t great. The latter is too generic and fast paced, the former is messy at worst and did something pretty outrageous considering what went on the first game and who he is. Gameplay isn´t much of an improvement on 2018, the enemy variety is the one thing that prevents it from being boring for someone who played a lot of the last game. It feels more like dlc combat and not sequel combat.… Expand
  78. Idk123456789
    Mar 20, 2023
    7
    Good game but i wouldn't say its better than GoW 2018 its basically felt like a fully priced DLC
  79. runningdeer
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    The battle experience is way better than the last game while the storyline still seems a bit cheesy and annoying to me. And there are just too many things to collect if you want to get the platinum trophy.
  80. Sutchii
    Apr 24, 2023
    7
    This game had more enemy variety which is good, the combat is still great , the graphics are great, the story pacing is all over the place. Some things take way too long (Iron woods) and some things are just way too short (Ragnarok) I am tired of this "gameplay sections" were you are just holding the stick up and moving slowly. They are just glorified cut scenes... and you can't skip them!
  81. KPS5
    Apr 29, 2023
    7
    I liked the first game better as the story was better. This game had an overhyped disappointing ending battles.
  82. Potet69
    May 26, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is better than god of war (2018) because the story is better, no trolls (execpt for 1). Better story. But all that is ruined by the Atreus missions and the Ironwood mission.… Expand
  83. HoorayLiu
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    跟前作相比少了驚喜，前作也真的讓我感到很普通。
    戰鬥爽快感是絕對的，但我而言似乎不是那麼重要，遊戲性很普通，無任何創新～
  84. RefinedInsights
    Aug 11, 2023
    7
    Not as good as the one that came before, the action is sloppy, and the characters are lame. Kratos no longer has a strong voice or charm. He has been reduced to a mumbling old man who goes with the flow. The action is repetitive, and the story was overall fairly weak. They could have done more with Thor but made him into an over-the-hill, sorry excuse for a villain. Odin was intriguing butNot as good as the one that came before, the action is sloppy, and the characters are lame. Kratos no longer has a strong voice or charm. He has been reduced to a mumbling old man who goes with the flow. The action is repetitive, and the story was overall fairly weak. They could have done more with Thor but made him into an over-the-hill, sorry excuse for a villain. Odin was intriguing but didn't carry that same despicableness that Ares or Zeus did in the original PS2 games.… Expand
  85. GalvaoRibeiro
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    Manteve tudo o que tinha de bom do God of War 2018 (gameplay), porém deixou a desejar na historia.
  86. Babajaga88
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    A great combat system with a narrative that becomes much worse and a lazy level design
  87. FemboysFoda
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    pretty mid, its just a DLC from the god of war 2018, the gameplay stills the same.
  88. tofuisawesome
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    07/10
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  89. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's an okay action game. It's just that level. It's not bad for some casual enjoyment.
  90. Jangotat
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    This game was the reason I bought a PlayStation 5 even after switching from console to PC 5 years prior. I adored the "first" God of War game released on the PS4. I was praying that this game would be my GOTY when it eventually came out. This has to be part of the reason why I was pretty disappointed when the game was released. The game I envisioned and the game that came out were two veryThis game was the reason I bought a PlayStation 5 even after switching from console to PC 5 years prior. I adored the "first" God of War game released on the PS4. I was praying that this game would be my GOTY when it eventually came out. This has to be part of the reason why I was pretty disappointed when the game was released. The game I envisioned and the game that came out were two very different things, in gameplay and narrative. I completed the game in two sittings, which I entirely expected to. The first section of the narrative was everything I dreamed of, a clash I had waited years for, seeing characters only ever mentioned in the first game. That is why I was so disappointed when it came to the rest of the game. I entirely expected this to be the second entry in a trilogy of games, but it feels like they kneecapped their narrative with a rushed ending that felt entirely unearned, at least to me. I really wanted this game to be a 10/10, but personally, it let me down. Just not the game or narrative for me.… Expand
  91. theTRUTHson
    Nov 10, 2022
    6
    It's a good cinematic experience, not a great video game. There is a difference.
  92. wrongpassword
    Nov 10, 2022
    6
    Nice graphics but I can't see any of the Norse gods as godly. Boss fights were underwhelming and the mobs were generic. It felt like they relied on fan baiting with bad designs and contradicting as many of the Norse legends as possible to boost a by the numbers movie game.
  93. 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
  94. tremault
    Jan 15, 2023
    6
    an incredible cinematic experience, ruined by terrible UX design. All too often a wonderful cool event will happen and just as it is winding down with the music still playing a damn tutorial will appear, completely taking me out of it. This is even with tutorials on minimum. There is also the issue of the NPCs telling you the solutions to puzzles before you get the chance to even lookan incredible cinematic experience, ruined by terrible UX design. All too often a wonderful cool event will happen and just as it is winding down with the music still playing a damn tutorial will appear, completely taking me out of it. This is even with tutorials on minimum. There is also the issue of the NPCs telling you the solutions to puzzles before you get the chance to even look around properly. it's infuriating to be given a puzzle and then a second later the NPC says, oh you should try and hit that over there. The UX design is ABSOLUTELY the number 1 reason this didn't win game of the year.

    Guys, when you release this for PC can you please sort out the UX design. Also, the menu system and the excessive stats and upgrades could do with being reworked. This game is so damn confusing in that department.    … Expand
  95. 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
  96. Folks07
    Dec 20, 2022
    6
    I`m a huge fan of the God of War series and i get why they made the last one more for everyone, but, i didn´t expect they would cripple it like that.
    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is good, production is good, but everything else, is very very bad.
    Map designs are bad, back then, everyone hated games for doing this, remember Final Fantasy 13? Got smashed for it, now it seems to be ok for    I`m a huge fan of the God of War series and i get why they made the last one more for everyone, but, i didn´t expect they would cripple it like that.
    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is good, production is good, but everything else, is very very bad.
    Map designs are bad, back then, everyone hated games for doing this, remember Final Fantasy 13? Got smashed for it, now it seems to be ok for some reason.
    Only 3 weapons, enemies are reused and the variety is again very small, barely any big boss fights again which everyone loved from the old games.
    And the cherry on the cake, the characters and dialogues.
    I mean....wtf??? I dislike every single character in this game, except maybe Mimir. Everyone is touching everyone with velvet gloves, apologizing constantly for everything and everyone is a loser in some way. It feels like a big therapy group and everyone is making sure not to trigger the others, a pathetic showcase of gods, giants and badasses!
    They even treat the player like a little kid with the constent comments they make.
    It makes me so sad, that it seems to be so easy these days to make "a masterpiece", but this, this is NOT a masterpiece, at all!    … Expand
  97. 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
  98. phoeniix23
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
    Beautiful graphics
    Cool armour sets
    Odin - love every second he was on screen
    Thor - just like Odin, big screen presence
    Sindri and Brok

    Cons:
    Too much backtracking over huge expanses/corridors for mindless collectibles and uninspired side quests
    Mimir - STFU (especially each time I collect those stupid "Pond" elements and during combat)
    Freya - STFU
    Atreus - STFU
    Angrboda - Annoying character
    Combat - feels floaty, no damage feedback (half the time I had no idea I was taking damage), feels spammy
    Story - being a completionist and doing my best to grind through all the collectibles made me lose interest in an already weak and uninspiring story. Just not invested enough in the story due to Mimir, Freya, Atreus all being absolutely annoying.
    Enemies - Annoying to fight against. Which ones? ALL OF THEM!!
    Useless map
    Cluttered UI/ menu system
    Stupid, irritating, irrelevant puzzles
    Annoying purple arrow bubble nonsense

    Overall, a supremely disappointing sequel which started out wow-ing me but by the end, ended up frustrating and annoying me beyond measure.

    God of War 2018 was a masterpiece because of its simplicity.    … Expand
  99. Sunykamey
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Personally I think this game missed the mark. It is padding hard, overstays its welcome and has some good aspects, e.g., locations, visuals. However, the story progress, traversing and fighting are definitely the worst part of it.

    Simply said fighting heavy, unresponsive and unnecessary cumbersome /artificial difficult which slows down enemy engagement. Weapons don't have weight, lock    Personally I think this game missed the mark. It is padding hard, overstays its welcome and has some good aspects, e.g., locations, visuals. However, the story progress, traversing and fighting are definitely the worst part of it.

    Simply said fighting heavy, unresponsive and unnecessary cumbersome /artificial difficult which slows down enemy engagement. Weapons don't have weight, lock on is bad, you constantly get attacked from enemies out of view, the enemies do not flinch - The Draugr / boss encounters being the worst offender for enemy health, damage and arena and (mini-)boss design and layout. Even standard enemies feel "spongey" and damage you receive seems way over-tuned, leaving you in defense / reaction mode most of the times (at least above normal difficulty; haven't tested below).

    When I think about it, the gameplay is somewhat reminiscent of Dark Souls but in a bad way, as the latter has not that many unblockable attacks and encounters feel better designed (thus feeling better IMO). Bottom line, from a gameplay-perspective, the mechanics are not as sophisticated to stand on their own and, thus, are not on par with other hack-n-slay-games, e.g., DMC, Bayonetta or even old GOW, as well as DS, though this may be intentional. IMO this game feels frustrating for the wrong reasons.

    Further aspects relevant to the (lowered) score, in short: The game crashes on PS5; the performance (FPS) is not great / stable unless on performance mode which does impact quality a great deal; the map design is visually great but gameplay-wise repetitive; the gameplay basically hasn't changed much / at all from GoW 2018, which is probably due to the same weapons, I wanted God of War but this has too much (God of) Junior in it, while Kratos doesn't feel powerful at all.    … Expand
  100. 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
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Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 141
  3. Negative: 0 out of 141
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    I can't help but tip my hat to the entire Santa Monica team. The deeper you delve into the game, the more you'll be drawn into the stunning story of a father and son against the backdrop of perhaps history's most horrific war. Throw in some casually endearing humour, great and fluid gameplay, and wrap it all up with an amazing audiovisual experience. [Issue#323]
  2. Softpedia
    Dec 8, 2022
    95
    Thanks to an amazing cast that’s doing an outstanding job, a compelling story told through the eyes of multiple characters, and top-notch combat, this epic and heartfelt journey strikes all the right chord. It’s impossible not to recommend God of War Ragnarok, but just in case you had any doubts, I strongly advise anyone mildly interested in gaming to play Santa Monica Studio’s latest masterpiece.
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  3. GameSkinny
    Dec 1, 2022
    80
    It’s a satisfying conclusion to the modern God of War saga, but it’s hard to walk away and not feel like this could have been something greater.
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