God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

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  1. Layinpipe
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    Hate that people wanna review bomb games especially when it's not often we get great complete games in this day and age. That's what this is, and a great follow up to complete the story of the Norse mythology for Kratos and Atreus. Combat is awesome with more added to it, story just builds off the previous one, Gear and customization has added more to it. Love this game great sequel to aHate that people wanna review bomb games especially when it's not often we get great complete games in this day and age. That's what this is, and a great follow up to complete the story of the Norse mythology for Kratos and Atreus. Combat is awesome with more added to it, story just builds off the previous one, Gear and customization has added more to it. Love this game great sequel to a great game.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. R999
    Dec 30, 2022
    6
    Not great, not bad, maybe good, but rather mediocre. A major dissapointment for me cause i was expecting much more. After 4 years since the last game this one feels almost the same.

    Graphics - 8/10 (im not sure if it got better since 2018, but it looks fine) Gameplay - 6/10 (feels better than in 2018 but it is still an action with 3rd person shooter camera...) Plot - 2/10 (its just    Not great, not bad, maybe good, but rather mediocre. A major dissapointment for me cause i was expecting much more. After 4 years since the last game this one feels almost the same.

    Graphics - 8/10 (im not sure if it got better since 2018, but it looks fine)
    Gameplay - 6/10 (feels better than in 2018 but it is still an action with 3rd person shooter camera...)
    Plot - 2/10 (its just bad, so many stupid things are going on and the ragnarok itself feells like a joke)
    Narrative - 5/10 (dialogues sounds cheep, like it was written by copywriter fot 1$ per 5000 symbols, almost every conversation feels unfinished or excessive)
    Game design - 3/10 (outdated and time consuming - climb, walk, crawl, squeeze through etc...such a waste of time)    … Expand
  4. last_of_us
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    wow excellent game
    maybe it wasnt as good as 2018 but still was amazing
    story was nice & unpredictable
  5. kamakaze5
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    This is the pinnacle of what games can be.

    Engaging storytelling with writing that rivals any movie you will ever see. Incredible gameplay that feels crisp and precise. A challenging game that never feels cheap with unearned deaths like the souls series. This is the grandest, most emotionally satisfying journey I have ever taken in 30 years of gaming. An absolute must play and    This is the pinnacle of what games can be.

    Engaging storytelling with writing that rivals any movie you will ever see.

    Incredible gameplay that feels crisp and precise. A challenging game that never feels cheap with unearned deaths like the souls series.

    This is the grandest, most emotionally satisfying journey I have ever taken in 30 years of gaming.

    An absolute must play and a reason alone to won a PS5    … Expand
  6. Skajllhujall
    Dec 30, 2022
    6
    They just had to keep doing what they were doing with 2018 God of War, but instead, they decided to make the game more cartoonish and colorful. The atmosphere is completely destroyed, the UI is terrible, and the game overall feels clunkier and cheaper
  7. Koby990
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    The best game ever! Amazing story! The gameplay it flawless! Took a week of work and couldn't stop playing. Totally worth it!
  8. 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
  9. Jayduran30
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    It’s crazy how immersive and interesting this game is. The level of graphics and attention to detail never ceases to amaze me! I use go thing GOW was overrated until I started playing it… and wow!!
  10. ArmenNorekian
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    11/10! Masterpiece! Game of the decade! Thanks so much to Sony Santa Monica Studio for this Great Game! Great gameplay, beautiful graphics, very interesting story, amazing design of the worlds of Scandinavian mythology, the best interpretation of the Scandinavian Gods, no bugs in the game, the game is required to pass.
  11. Hanzza
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
    God game for the ps players typically action adventure. This story is no good, and length is terrifying. Graphics is good music is beautiful. Combat is same stereotype.
  12. ITZZZPERRY
    Dec 29, 2022
    9
    God of War: Ragnarok manages to maintain the quality of the previous game. While the story is not as strong as the last game, it is still intriguing. The gameplay is not as innovative, but that is fine, since the last game had perfect gameplay as is. So, while this seems like a minor upgrade, the previous game was so good that I didn’t mind playing more of it.
  13. Ryanm42
    Dec 9, 2022
    4
    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was. God of War 2018 was art. This game was not art.
    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others.    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was. God of War 2018 was art. This game was not art.

    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others. Characters and backstories were introduced and expanded, and then never re-visited. This game was not directed by Cory Barlog, and it seems to be missing his finer touch. I have finished the campaign and yes the game is longer than 2018, but since the storytelling was a bit uneven it also feels "shorter" or "lighter" than the first game.
    My biggest gripe about this game is how certain story elements from the first game are completely changed or ignored in the name of "setting your own destiny" in the second one. This is an interesting idea, but knowing that certain story parts of 2018 are ignored in Ragnarok makes the big reveals in 2018 lose their power. It deflates the story of the first game because the big moments don't actually carry into Ragnarok the way you thought they would. This feels lazy to me and gives the impression that the writers wrote themselves into a corner and could not get out of it. Again, I wonder how much Barlog's lack of direction played a role here. This game felt much less like a labor of love and more like a video game.

    The level design was also strange. Yes they were visually breathtaking. No argument here! Wonderful! However, they felt very linear. Very constructed. Each level is a series of separate rooms that require you to slide through cracks in the wall that mask loading times. This disrupts your traversal and makes it constantly feel like a video game. Again, missing Barlog's love of the series makes Ragnarok feel more like a video game and less like a wonderful story.
    I found myself getting turned around or lost several times throughout this campaign. This can of course be linked to my incompetence, but I never remember this happening during 2018. There were also puzzles to solve and chests to open that required tricks I never would have figured out if I hadn't gone to YouTube. I never had to do this in 2018. There is a line between "engaging to figure out" and "cannot be figured out" that 2018 walked so well. This game unfortunately misses that line at times.

    The level-up process was also very strange. The load-out menu has been completely changed. It is annoying and cumbersome. I often found myself accidentally closing out the menu when I was just trying to go back one section. Relics and runes are hard to understand because you can only use a few at a time rather than spread them out across your armor. The load-out menu also looks cramped and poorly designed. Armor does not show all its stats on one screen, you have to scroll and then it reorganizes the armor based on strength. It is very annoying and hard to understand. Minor, but certain words in the menu are abbreviated rather than spelled out. This takes you out of the game experience. And what if new played don't know what the abbreviations stand for?    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. Gohax
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    as a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the prosas a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the pros

    pros

    - the game looks wow just wow the engine Santa Monica use for their games is just beautiful

    - the combat is a loooot better than the previous game

    - the music is just next level

    - map design although taken lot from the previous game is still pretty good

    - some of the designs for the Nordic gods is just perfect like Thor

    - really liked the standalone gameplay with Atreus he is to cool to play with

    - the boss battles in this game are a huge improvement over the previous one

    - they finally removed the useless side quests they added in the first game and just did 1 big side quest to every map which is just THANK YOU

    cons (oh boy)

    - writing is just trash i mean the beginning was 10 out of 10 don't get me wrong but after that the game just slows down and feels like a chore to play but back to the writing why is every encounter with the gods ends up in lets talk even the game sometimes contradicts itself by making Kratos or Atreus speak mid boss fight and even the boss will just straight up yell shut the f up why is there no bad guys ? the game tries so hard to show us the players every gods point of view and shows us that there are no bad guys just to shift the whole point they tired to prove at the end.
    as you can see i could talk about the Disney like writing of this game for hours just because of how ridiculous and childish everything was

    - a lot of re used assets and enemies , felt like i was playing the expansion of the first (2018) game

    - when i said most of the Nordic god designs are good i especially said most because there are some that are just what the actual f is this this is not how this god looks why is that they nailed the designs in god of war 3 of the Greek pantheon but couldn't do it now ?

    - the maps feel small and don't really represent the realms in their scale at least in my opinion every realm has 2 3 small maps that combine and that's it really felt like im doing small dungeons and not exploring realms

    - ending had me feeling confused and weirded out no continuation no nothing just ok that's it bye
    with no proper send off

    - they finally gave us a third weapon but it felt like i could use more just feels weird to have only 3 weapons in a god of war game

    in conclusion as i recognize with a lot of triple A games the gameplay is fun and cool but the writing is not good at all game felt like small messy expansion to the already decent with potential game that was god of war 2018 and that's why my final score to this game is a 7.5 out of 10 i would recommend it to new comers to the series or to people that want a game to pass the time but for people who played the og series as i said in my review of the previous game GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK doesn't scale up to the standards that the originals build up to    … Expand
  16. Efethra
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
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  17. SnyperKnightYTP
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    This game had such an amazing story and the graphics are beautiful. Plus I admire the combat and the weapons. It feels so addictive at times where I find myself playing for hours. Absolute Masterpiece and I totally recommend playing it
  18. Qoljggg
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    All I can say is that it was wonderful. Also in terms of story. Both in terms of graphics and everything. I really don't know why the score of this game should be 7.9. He deserves much more than this
  19. TheWeasel
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    Not what there telling you , hype train I’m not on , repetitive fighting, repetitive traversing , not that great
  20. AlanGameHD2019
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Um jogo perfeito, a franquia God of War acertou em cheio nesse jogo, os gráficos sao esplêndidos. A história é muito boa
  21. smasselski
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    This unfortunately is what we now call a once in a generation game. Perfection from start to finish on every front. Music, story, scenery, scripting, dialogue, nuances, recalls, easter eggs, character development, combat UX (that has been revamped and better than ever), and so much more. This game made me feel like a kid again. Thank you so much Santa Monica for showing studios that videoThis unfortunately is what we now call a once in a generation game. Perfection from start to finish on every front. Music, story, scenery, scripting, dialogue, nuances, recalls, easter eggs, character development, combat UX (that has been revamped and better than ever), and so much more. This game made me feel like a kid again. Thank you so much Santa Monica for showing studios that video games can still be great without ad-ons.… Expand
  22. TyyroneMugga
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Characters - 10/10
    Visuals - 10/10
    Story - 10/10
    Uniqueness - 10/10
  23. Masked-Men
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Loved every second of this Game! The gameplay, the characters, the story, the emotions, the graphics… all of it. What a masterpiece!
  24. saselandiaxbox
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    vaya mierda de videojuego, soy muy fan de los videojuegos y esto esta muy mal hecho, simplemente basura.
  25. sam2384
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fascinante una historia en la que le dan protagonismo, a personajes secundarios, vemos la evolución de Kratos y Atreus, nos llena de empatía y tristeza con las historias de los hermanos Hundra y la vida de Freya, es genial poder por viajar a los 9 mundos, Santa Mónica Studios lo hizo de nuevo nos dio un gran juego para volver a disfrutarlo al 100%… Expand
  26. 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
  27. dancodan
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    In all honesty, haven't played a better game since God of war 1.
    Great story, great graphics and the gameplay is just a sick as in GOW1.

    I might add that I'm a fan of the series, but I never rate games. Made an exception for this one.
  28. Kiatzu
    Dec 27, 2022
    9
    Amazing gameplay, great storytelling, more enemies, more weapons and a smoother gameplay combined with great bossfights, great graphics and alot of emotional moments it's one of the best games Santa Monica has ever created.
  29. Zerockz7
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En mi opinión mucho mejor que God of war 2018, tiene mejor jugabilidad, los reinos están mucho mejor detallado, etc, en si el juego es una gozada tanto visual como narrativa y también está muy bien trabajada la historia.te muestra muchas tramas cómo la relación de padre e hijo, la rivalidad entre Thor y Kratos, Odin, etc.… Expand
  30. BareMetal
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game. Love the story, graphics, gameplay and character interaction with each other. I also love how you get to play as multiple characters.… Expand
  31. Top1saraya_
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
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  32. Nycore
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
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  33. RoverDiscover
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    More like "God of boredom".
    Critics only gave it a 10/10 because, well, we all know how Sony gets high scores and GOTY awards. Wake up.
  34. lwbt
    Dec 27, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The other half of the story, repetitive, open world fatigue, shallow story, technically a last gen (PS4) game.

    That's how I would describe it in as few words as possible. If you liked it and disagree, well good for you, but you may want to read further what a good and entertaining game with a greek god in norse mythology could have been like.

    So, God of War 2018 was good, why rate this as a failure? It's the same game with the other half of the story, isn't it? Correct! Why do I have to go through all the grinding again? What does it add to the story? Why should I play it?

    Here is my point of view: God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarok as a Playstation 4 game in 2018 till 2022 with 20 hours of action packed core playtime? _Fantastic game!_ Not the most inventive of revolutionary one, and I would accept mid 2010's graphics in 2022. Graphics have gotten so detailed and rendering so technically flexible that it is fine to play older games while not feeling to be thrown back to the stone ages. But that never really mattered for games with good story telling either did it? Correct again! While I was excited about the 2018 game and its open world, times have changed, personally, but also looking back at similar games, they are just chores. If you don't want to make a career on gaming and you are just looking for good entertainment, well the industry does not care about you it seems. And that is disappointing. Do I want to play 50 or more open world games with all their chores and little sprinkles of story or do I want to have a successful life and career and and peace of mind about my pension and that I was an active part of society?

    Hey, I play Fortnite without audio, which is grinding, which can be somewhat competitive and fun while being very much repetitive, but I can also listen to news while playing it (ha!). God of War 2018 was lengthy, much babbling, much grinding, shallow open world mechanics like you have seen in other games where you have to run circles because you can't access them now, and also aspects you forgot about the 2018 game so you are even more running around in circles. repetitive ad nausea! 20 hours of main story well executed, beautifully explained in consumable sized chunks with 80 to 200 hours of game play in ONE game where you could switch between the state of the world in 2018 and 2022? GREAT! Other games can pull it off (to some degree). And also, please, a bit of breath in the action packed scenes. some characters where apparently there during Ragnarok but the "camera" and everything else was shaking so much that I didn't see anything and I felt that I missed something important. But that's a problem of a game, of game designers and story telling or explaining that there is not enough focus on what is important.

    Please get rid of skill trees in action games. Filling out an excel sheet in between missions is not immersion!

    I love games and story telling, I loved some parts of this game, but it was so stretched thin that I think it wasn't worth the time I invested. And that is bad. But too many people and journalists seem to be fine with how things are and that's that.    … Expand
  35. ArcturioS
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
    Constantly the same snot that Sony has been serving as a "game" for years. Unfortunately, it's more of an overpriced movie. Full of anticipation I started God of War Ragnarök and was allowed to play about 10 minutes in the first hour of play. That means I was allowed to make a difference to Kratos and trigger some Quick Time Events. This has nothing to do with GAming but watching a movie.Constantly the same snot that Sony has been serving as a "game" for years. Unfortunately, it's more of an overpriced movie. Full of anticipation I started God of War Ragnarök and was allowed to play about 10 minutes in the first hour of play. That means I was allowed to make a difference to Kratos and trigger some Quick Time Events. This has nothing to do with GAming but watching a movie.

    The graphics are very good for Playstation 5 conditions and look very detailed at first. Unfortunately, however, it is only decoration. The graphics do not hide the emptiness of the game world and the lack of depth. From time to time you see some birds and abandoned fruit stands and the like. Many objects are really just decoration. They cannot even be destroyed and have been used again and again in the manner of copy past.

    Also, the game doesn't offer much of a game. The levels are tube-like. The game offers little urge to discover. On the contrary: It leads you completely through the game world. If you really do not know how to get ahead, your companion will immediately comment on what to do. Sony doesn't trust its gamers to face even the slightest challenge. And these situations hardly occur, because almost everything that is relevant in the game world has been highlighted in color or flashes.

    From time to time you get into a kind of pseudo open world in the game world. Don't be fooled. There are small sections that you then leave, collect your collectibles and complete boring side quests that offer no appeal.

    The combat system is solid and basically the same as its predecessor. The enemy variants are unfortunately very banal and are rather low. This reinforces the feeling that you are constantly experiencing the same thing in God of War Ragnarök. Run a few meters, some enemies pop up, you knock them down, collect the same loot over and over again, level skills that are rather trivial and improve your equipment. The only thing that carries the game is the Story.

    The story here is still the best thing about the game. One would like to know what Kratos, Artreus and his mother are all about. Unfortunately, Sony is exaggerating here again. Yes, violence is part of God of War but in some situations you think Kratos the macho just wants to prove to another macho how great he can be. Some story plots in the game are probably only there to satisfy children's fantasies of a bully.

    It's bitter what happened to the Sony Playstation under Jim Ryan aka Lie Cry.

    After Horizon Forbidden West had already disappointed me immensely and the game felt like a DLC or ADD ON. God of War Ragnarök makes the same mistake. Sony has been making the mistake here for years. One can only hope that those responsible at Sony will finally step down and that Sony will finally allow MORE DIVERSITY and INNOVATION in their games. Here you can only praise Microsoft and Nintendo. Whether new game series, new gameplay mechanics or simply more variety of genres.    … Expand
  36. D2Nation
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    Incredible story, best graphics but technically the worst game I have played in the last 10 years. Unbelievable that this game was published so unfinished. For example some of the most errors that annoying me:
    - The first 3-4 hours of the game after start I always hear the noise of Atreus' Bow when he is climbing up the walls, even there was no wall to climb
    - Until now I'm collecting    Incredible story, best graphics but technically the worst game I have played in the last 10 years. Unbelievable that this game was published so unfinished. For example some of the most errors that annoying me:
    - The first 3-4 hours of the game after start I always hear the noise of Atreus' Bow when he is climbing up the walls, even there was no wall to climb
    - Until now I'm collecting eight Chaos Flames but I could use only four of them. So my Chaos Blades are on Level 4 and I can't upgrade the Chaos Blades to the actually maximum.
    - Two of the berserkers I can't beat because I can't hit them with any weapon. There is no damage and they kill me insteadly. So I can't get to King Hrolf and get this trophy.
    - I have collected all the 48 ravens but the message when I want to open the last chest is: You have to collect 45 ravens to open this chest. So I can't open the last chest and I don't know what happens then

    I could discribe many errors more in this game, but the named ones are the baddest.

    I was so excited to play this game on PS5 because part 4 was incredible good. But this part has disappointed me so hard. It is unplayable for me and I have unstall it now.    … Expand
  37. Saschajoon
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing story, characters, gameplay, combat, world & level design, everything in this game is a 10/10. My only complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed and the actual Ragnarok battle took way less time than it should've. Ironwood was mediocre.
  38. BitterQuitter
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    Somehow they made it better than GoW 2018. Big must play and my personal GOTY for 2022, even with how great Elden Ring was. Bring on GoW3.
  39. Kohangenzin
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
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  40. otavioiarossi
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best narrative, a very wholesome game throygh and through. It expands its predecessor rather than try to reinvent the wheel. But in the end, thats the whole point.… Expand
  41. HankisLaw
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This series is going off in a completely new and completely worse direction. The mass appeal of Kratos has always been that he's a man driven by vengeance and rage. In 2018 he was a man driven to protect his son, but wouldn't hesitate to let his rage out if need be. In 2022, he's soppy old man talking about feelings and hesitating to kill nearly everyone. Should be renamed to God ofThis series is going off in a completely new and completely worse direction. The mass appeal of Kratos has always been that he's a man driven by vengeance and rage. In 2018 he was a man driven to protect his son, but wouldn't hesitate to let his rage out if need be. In 2022, he's soppy old man talking about feelings and hesitating to kill nearly everyone. Should be renamed to God of Diplomacy.

    The story this time around is laughably convoluted and the pacing is just atrocious. There are HOURS of unskippable walking sections and cutscenes that have you stuck listening to some of the sappiest dialogue imaginable. Sounds more like an ethics lecture for elementary school children than centuries old beings discussing the consequences of their actions.

    combat is still much the same as 2018 but feels more restrictive. A few late game abilities will reward you for just spamming the same move over and over.

    The creativity and roots of this franchise are gone and I dread the thought of Santa Monica's next game after all the smoke the critics have blown up their muffs.    … Expand
  42. doutoramentos
    Dec 26, 2022
    9
    I will compare with the past game (God of War 2018).
    The gameplay hasn't changed much but it's still very good and it does have some changes, amazing soundtrack, story I don't have much to say... It's a continuation as expected and I don't understand how much could change in this game and for example the world open is more explorable than the last game and the side quests are just    I will compare with the past game (God of War 2018).
    The gameplay hasn't changed much but it's still very good and it does have some changes, amazing soundtrack, story I don't have much to say... It's a continuation as expected and I don't understand how much could change in this game and for example the world open is more explorable than the last game and the side quests are just amazing!
    I don't give a 10 because there is no "perfect" but certainly the Nordic God of War series borders on perfection.
    Anyway, I don't think it's worth paying 70/80$, I paid 40$ and it was more than worth it.
    I recommend    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. MeAndMyGamertag
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deborah Woll was a little distracting but fantastic game. Amazing combat and story. I just wish that they answered who blew the horn in GoW 2018!… Expand
  45. Matheus280
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    É um jogo impressionante, com uma história marcante, ótimos personagens e uma jogabilidade formidável
  46. Ntfwprophet
    Dec 11, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although it is fairly cutscene heavy, the game starts out in the right direction almost immediately uniting you with both friends of old, and foe alike. The combat feels almost identical, however they decided to take away all the moves you learned in the last one only to have you earn them all over again, minus the few that they removed from the game which I honestly felt was a mistake. I honestly feel like the combat was better in the first one, but the transition moves are a nice addition and so are the blue circle parries. They give the combat a bit more of a personality. All the while they attempted to make an upgraded system for gear this time around but it still feels incomplete as they don't give you enough good materials for you to be able to level all your gear up. So what happens is you level the gear you like playing with and that takes away from the ability to level up others that are further behind to the point where there's just no point to change gear and try a different style. essentially you'll always have one or two pieces of gear that are better than the rest and it just doesn't feel rewarding enough to want to go back to try another. Lastly, the game forces you to use Atreus for large portions of the game and they're just so annoying that I couldn't help but turn the game off every time I'd get to one, and it would take me days before I would want to play it again. Even worse is when Atreus goes and meets Angrboda, you spend a solid hour or more riding a yak picking fruit. It's boring, and you literally don't learn anything new. It just goes over everything you've already learned and all of the wasted time picking fruit could easily been removed from the game and simply been a cutscene. It honestly felt like they just added them to break up the monotony and i hated every single minute of it. Thanks to Atreus I will never play through this game a 2nd time. I bought this game for God of War which is Kratos and I simply can't push through the annoying Atreus parts which essentially makes this game unplayable for me which means I wasted my money and have no choice but to rate this as such… Expand
  47. MirodoZ
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    Este juego eleva todo lo bueno que hizo el anterior. Proporcionando un combate más profundo, con más opciones y detalle. Jugué el juego en “dame sin misericordia” y tengo que decir que esa dificultad es perfecta si tienes experiencia en juegos de acción y aventura o hack & Slash. La historia es gloriosa, siendo una historia que desafía al destino y te mantiene con el corazón en las manosEste juego eleva todo lo bueno que hizo el anterior. Proporcionando un combate más profundo, con más opciones y detalle. Jugué el juego en “dame sin misericordia” y tengo que decir que esa dificultad es perfecta si tienes experiencia en juegos de acción y aventura o hack & Slash. La historia es gloriosa, siendo una historia que desafía al destino y te mantiene con el corazón en las manos todo el tiempo. Me hubiera encantado un poco más de desarrollo del arco final, con mayor espectacularidad y combates. Sin embargo, parte de ese contenido fue trasladado al endgame, entonces no siento que me estafaran.

    Es un juego que representa lo que pueden llegar a evocar los videojuegos como maxima expresión de entretenimiento interactivo. La música acompaña gratamente los momentos y te hará sentir muchas emociones cuando toma protagonismo.

    La cantidad y diversidad de jefes aumenta muchísimo, reciclando muy pocas veces un jefe y tratando de mantener las cosas interesantes todo el tiempo: En este apartado hago especial mención a los mini jefes lagartos que te encuentras unas 3 o 4 veces en toda la aventura. Por alguna razón sus combates los disfruté todo el tiempo.

    Dentro de lo negativo, no me convenció tanto el sistema de combate de Atreus, se me hizo una mera excusa para conocer su parte de la historia. Las funciones del Dualsense fueron francamente desaprovechadas y port último, le hubiera agregado un poco más de carne al final.

    Con todo esto, la única forma en que no recomendaría este juego es si odiaste el de 2018, porque este es una obra maestra. Mi GOTY personal y uno de los juegos más impresionantes que puedes experimentar en estos momentos.    … Expand
  48. CriticJoeB
    Dec 26, 2022
    8
    As far as storytelling goes, this is a masterpiece, characters such as Thor have never been more compelling whilst Kratos fights his own battles.

    The combat is solid, more refined than in 2018 and it still rewards knowledge of your abilities, allowing you to perform spectacular combos. The only drawback in the game is the puzzles, not that they aren't good but they just never stop, every    As far as storytelling goes, this is a masterpiece, characters such as Thor have never been more compelling whilst Kratos fights his own battles.

    The combat is solid, more refined than in 2018 and it still rewards knowledge of your abilities, allowing you to perform spectacular combos.

    The only drawback in the game is the puzzles, not that they aren't good but they just never stop, every corner you'll find a new puzzle and this can be tiresome after a while, that said, the quality of the story is enough to encourage you to keep going. I'd give it an 8.5 out of 10.    … Expand
  49. 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
  50. canis
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
    very very beautiful graphically, it is the only interest. the game is unnecessarily long, slow and we spend our time following a corridor between 2 honeyed cutscenes..
    Lng story short to « play » only if you prefer to watch a movie rather than play.
  51. 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
  52. IS000OOO
    Dec 25, 2022
    9
    First God of War games better than new generation God of War games. But still, this Games are amazing. Very Good. God of War series is my best,fav series. Best.
  53. Angolano
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    Melhor jogo da Playstation que eu já joguei, tomara que o próximo da franquia seja igualmente bom ou melhor.
  54. Goosetave
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
    Ninguna novedad con respecto a la jugabilidad del anterior. Gráficamente es muy bueno y utiliza la mitología con una originalidad y un arte que pocos alcanzan. Sin embargo todo esto se ve empañado por una historia que parece sacada de un drama adolescente americano, donde lo único que importa son los sentimientos de un niño consentido y como su padre le afirma absolutamente todo. HayNinguna novedad con respecto a la jugabilidad del anterior. Gráficamente es muy bueno y utiliza la mitología con una originalidad y un arte que pocos alcanzan. Sin embargo todo esto se ve empañado por una historia que parece sacada de un drama adolescente americano, donde lo único que importa son los sentimientos de un niño consentido y como su padre le afirma absolutamente todo. Hay momentos realmente deplorables como cuando la familia de Thor se preocupa porque bebe...o cuando Kratos le dice a su hijo que abrace sus sentimientos.
    Es un buen juego, pero no es una genialidad y se queda bastante a medias en todo e incluso por debajo comparándolo con otros grandes juegos del momento.    … Expand
  55. juniortiger
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    You need check game out one the best game and lot action game and good music
  56. Spillet001
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    I believe that the current assessment lowers the bar of the game too much, since this game is simply a masterpiece and should rightfully be in the hearts of the gaming industry
  57. Methatswho7520
    Dec 25, 2022
    4
    I mean if they changed the name to Dodge of War I'd understand because that's all your doing in most fights. the same Draugers, and overpowered spearmen that kill the GOD OF WAR with one hit is ridiculous.

    The characters talk too too much, I'm trying to search for stuff or look at clues and they basically give the whole area away "look at this, look at that" "let's try this or that" In    I mean if they changed the name to Dodge of War I'd understand because that's all your doing in most fights. the same Draugers, and overpowered spearmen that kill the GOD OF WAR with one hit is ridiculous.

    The characters talk too too much, I'm trying to search for stuff or look at clues and they basically give the whole area away "look at this, look at that" "let's try this or that" In most battles all they're doing is putting so many enemies on one screen that you can't possible parry, dodge and attack all so you die over and over until you get the timing down etc, I'm over it... playing the last game made me feel like this is a long version of some DLC

    Atreus and Angraboda (however you spell it) interactions were forced and corny, riding a yak collecting fruit....bro!? I'm trying to finish this game but every time I pick it up, I feel like I've done all this already 1000 times    … Expand
  58. ViniK
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece. One of the greatest story's ever told on videogame, amazing soundtrack, graphics, acting, gameplay incredibly smooth, everything about God of War Ragnarok is just AMAZING. The best game I've ever played, easily.
  59. Tonyo92
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    GOW Ragnarok maximizes and perfects everything that was already great about the prequel. Storytelling, artwork, dialogue, audio, game-play-mechanics and combat are crafted with so much love for the smallest detail, its simply astonishing. Amazing Masterpiece Game I love it thank you Sony Santa Monica!!!!
  60. Heshton0987
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    Pretty amazing, I don't know why there are so many negative comments about this game, for the moment I haven't had any problems with it, it runs so well, has a great story and it gives you many hours of fun.
  61. Vahradrim
    Dec 24, 2022
    3
    No. No, this game is such a scam.!! It is so badly written it hurts. I was sooo bored the whole time, the combats feel so bad, I feel like I'm controlling an old man in a wheelchair at the Olympics. I started with the highest difficulty because I wanted to enjoy every moment of the game since the first one was so good. Mid-game I turned it all the way to the easiest, I was so bored I wasNo. No, this game is such a scam.!! It is so badly written it hurts. I was sooo bored the whole time, the combats feel so bad, I feel like I'm controlling an old man in a wheelchair at the Olympics. I started with the highest difficulty because I wanted to enjoy every moment of the game since the first one was so good. Mid-game I turned it all the way to the easiest, I was so bored I was watching YouTube while the NPCs were talking. No character evolution, no gameplay evolution, the story is pathetic. Avoid. Avoid avoid, it even killed the respect I had for the first one. How can you release a game like this. The story is almost all written in the mythology, how can you be so lame at writing a story??! Some people don't deserve their job. The puzzle mechanics?? OMG let me move the camera 1.5 seconds before giving me the whole solution and repeat it until I do what you asked for!! The graphics are the same than the first one but the story, OMG what a shame. The gameplay is worst, far worst. I wanted to play something else than Elden Ring for a bit, just to try this present I had for my birthday... Guess I'll uninstall and never purchase any God of War ever again. Thanks for killing the serie for me. SO BORING!!!! Fire the person in charge of this catastrophic failure! 3/10 is only for the graphics inherited from the previous game. AWFUL!!!… Expand
  62. Xilver5
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cons:
    -The title of the game is Ragnarok, however Ragnarok is only the last 20 minutes of the main story, 99% of the game is more about Fimbulwinter
    -"Giant stuff" aka we writers just do whatever we want whenever we want, and we don't have to make sense or be consistent, or establish anything prior
    -The camera, way too zoomed in for the combat
    -Plotlines that go nowhere
    -Random characters suddenly dying all heroically with 0 prior development, or being introduced with no reason or purpose, go nowhere, serve nothing
    -The 2nd fight with Thor was underwhelming as hell, with less epic and scale than the first fight. Literally everything was less. Didn't live up to the incredible hype built up around it at all, like c'mon, it was supposed to be the titans of the verse clashing
    -Generally the invasion of Asgard is lame, all the cool stuff happens in the background while you're running around killing same old tired enemies in small arenas
    -Freyr's character is just terrible, he's more marvel than the squirrel
    -The new Valk queen has much smaller moveset than Sigrun, not nearly as developed
    -Atreus’ movelist is not developed enough, it starts off fine, even good, but becomes stale starting from mid-game. He has 1 weapon that has smaller moveset than 1 weapon with Kratos, even though Kratos has 3

    -Angrboda is black for no reason. Kratos and Atreus are not a counterargument to this, for a simple reason that Kratos ISN'T norse, he's a Greek immigrant, it's not like they took a norse character and made him Greek, while Aterus is obviously half-greek because his father is. It's a fundamental difference. There was needed an explanation on why Angrboda is black, some south African god immigrated to Scandinavia and mixed with giants just a generation ago or something. I'm not against them taking creative freedoms, including with heritages of characters, but there has to be a reason and a purpose. The way it stands she's just black out of nowhere for no reason. The same is true for the Boar
    -Angrboda, she's also a plot device that just appears whenever and wherever the plot needs her
    -Sif has an ugly square face(personal gripe i admit)
    -No breasts in the game. This can be a valid complaint, the franchise used to deliver on this front. I don't understand why they stopped? Because they were trying to make the games more mature? Then well deliver it in more of a mature way. I personally didn't like how old games approached nudity and erotica. There was a space for improvement, instead they just completely removed this side of the series(Have Atreus make Sif hold a door while naked, but also not let her die - progress!)

    -Mimir unironically turned into Memer, character regression
    -Kratos might as well join the avengers at this point
    -Kratos:"To win in a war you must be ready to sacrifice everything!", literally 15 minutes later "I was wrong, we won't sacrifice these randoms". I get the idea, but the pacing, the execution.. it just doesn't work
    -Marvel type of dialogue all throughout the game
    -Tyr was ACTUALLY ALIVE, for NO **** reason, just WHY?
    -Freya is annoying as hell, even her mid-combat dialogue, she backseats all the time, with very annoying mannerism. She's also old and ugly, which doesn't fit because she's supposed to be the goddess of fertility. I also don't like that she forgave Kratos, but i was on Baldur's side in their conflict in the first game. To the end she refused to understand him, which is one of the reasons why he ended up dead, her allowing Baldur to try to kill her was her fundamentally misunderstanding what he wants from her. The game never calls her out on this

    -Odin kills Thor for literally no goddamn reason, a plot contrivance in attempt of portraying him as completely unlikable intrinsic evil. The entire situation is a plot contrivance, it's just trash. First Kratos and Thor are fighting and even when it's clear that Thor won't be winning Odin doesn't interfere at all, even though Thor is his best shot at getting rid of Kratos, he just lets Kratos defeat Thor and spare him. What was the plan with coming RIGHT AFTER the fight and starting to nag on Thor, even though Thor just lost? Clearly the best course of actions would be to interfere before Thor lost and tag team Kratos. Generally Odin was turned into senile old ****** the last stretch of the game for the sake of the cheap plot the writers wanted to tell
    -Why did Odin not tell Heimdall about the Draupnir Spear? Why did Odin allow Heimdall to leave Asgard even though it was the safest place possible, and the risk of him failing was Ragnarok itself? Why did he even allow him to carry the ******* horn with him? Obviously because writers wanted Ragnarok to happen, and didn't know any other way to do it without turning Odin into a ******

    Pros:
    They're obvious, i mean i gave the game 6/10 even though i complained about it non-stop above. The 2018 was great, so with that kind of foundation it was never going to be trash    … Expand
  63. Conor859
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best story on PlayStation since TLOU1. I cried. I laughed. Had fun the whole way through. Even the side missions are packed with substance. Highly recommend to anybody who enjoyed GOW2018 as this is essentially a better version of that game.… Expand
  64. Bedebezanim
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    به جای ساخت قسمت جدید باید خدای جنگ رگناروک را یک dlc بنامیم با این حال پیشرفت در همه زمینه ها عالی بود و چشم گیر
  65. leche_paterna
    Dec 23, 2022
    2
    Santa Monica ha desarrollado un videojuego reciclando gran parte de su éxito de 2018 con lo que encuentro que es el juego más sobrevalorado del año. Gráficos claramente intergeneracionales y argumento regulero con personsjes insoportables como Atreus. Todo un bluf.
  66. Falcon2147
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    The story's continuation with 2018 was perfect, gameplay has improved significantly. The story was of course perfect (thankgod there was no drop in quality/ anticlimactic end). A must play
  67. tryangles
    Dec 22, 2022
    9
    Great game. The reason I bought a PS5, after being blown away by GoW 1 on PC: I didn't want to wait for the sequel. The game's pacing is a little off, I'd assume that dev time constraints led to a bit of a rush from what feels like the midway point toward the crescendo, and then it all moves quite fast. I'd suggest playing slow, doing a lot of side quests along the way. Once the main storyGreat game. The reason I bought a PS5, after being blown away by GoW 1 on PC: I didn't want to wait for the sequel. The game's pacing is a little off, I'd assume that dev time constraints led to a bit of a rush from what feels like the midway point toward the crescendo, and then it all moves quite fast. I'd suggest playing slow, doing a lot of side quests along the way. Once the main story is done there is some new added things to do but kind of feels redundant.

    Very much the same gameplay as the first, this goes for the graphics too. But it's a story game so can't fault it too much there. Very nice to play as many other characters rather than the two protags.

    I clocked around 22 hours on it - I could (and probably should) have done more side stuff along the way. But ultimately I consider it $ well spent.

    Absolutely agree with general consensus that it's a Must Play game. Enjoy the ride!    … Expand
  68. BodyHarvest4611
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    Incredible visuals, combat, & storytelling. A huge step up in scope from the 2018 release. A ton of fun & plenty of side content beyond the main story.
  69. Forestlord
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    Great game, music and story is amazing. 10/10 game, loved this as much as the first one. Masterpiece.
  70. FreeRunner29
    Dec 22, 2022
    9
    I am taking my time on this one and savoring every moment. Graphics are top notch, animations, acting. Solid game. I docked a point only because it didn't innovate on much. It's still one of those, "if it's not broke, don't fix it" situations at least.
  71. Kemp
    Dec 22, 2022
    7
    I found it disappointing. The graphics are there, some of the performances (Odin and Thor especially) are great, and the combat is just as good. But the big moments were mostly missing and even Ragnarok itself struck me as not living up to the myth. My main concern was that the story was too sprawling and shallow. It was unfocused, very unlike the simple but well-crafted story of the firstI found it disappointing. The graphics are there, some of the performances (Odin and Thor especially) are great, and the combat is just as good. But the big moments were mostly missing and even Ragnarok itself struck me as not living up to the myth. My main concern was that the story was too sprawling and shallow. It was unfocused, very unlike the simple but well-crafted story of the first game. Some characters are introduced once or twice and I’m supposed to care about them—I just don’t. Too many moments were unearned. It would have been better if the story focused more on a few characters, particularly Thor and Odin, instead of getting sidetracked so much.

    Ironically, getting sidetracked is actually where I thought the game worked best. The best parts of the game were in the large side quest areas like on vanaheim, when it could be just a game and not a story-game. It excels at that, but it left me disappointed because God of War (2018) was one of the best combinations of story *and* game I’ve ever experienced.    … Expand
  72. luffylover19
    Dec 22, 2022
    6
    This review is based off of just playing the 2018 version I have never played the first older ones in the series. Let’s start off with the pros - The story is absolutely amazing it keeps you interested the entire time - characters are all interesting I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t boring or had nothing to say - boss battles are good well one of them and that was Thor Now for the cons -This review is based off of just playing the 2018 version I have never played the first older ones in the series. Let’s start off with the pros - The story is absolutely amazing it keeps you interested the entire time - characters are all interesting I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t boring or had nothing to say - boss battles are good well one of them and that was Thor Now for the cons - the music isn’t all that hyped up to be - the combat is so stale and dry it’s beyond boring to play - the weapons and customizing them is nothing new - the puzzles after the first few hours are so boring it made me go to sleep
    - the side quests made me snooze more worth it to skip - also the kid made me think how stupid someone could be by making the worst choices in the game    … Expand
  73. HamishSmith
    Dec 22, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 8.1 user rating? I did see some complaints that the users didn’t like the depictions of the Aesir Gods, if you know these 2 latest GOW games then you’ll know they have a heavy emphasis on various film making techniques, and I know that if you want people to care for your characters then you need to make them care for them, or at the very least care about them and actually give a damn. This game isn’t perfect and the points I have are mainly nitpicks;
    The exclusion of Jormungandr, he appears a couple hours into the game and at the very end and the fights between him and Thor is hyped up throughout these latest 2 games. But the fight is cut down to a 10 second cutscene where Jorm is sent back in time and it isn’t talked about. The pacing isn’t great where in 2018’s version the exploration of different places and jumping around different realms feels more fluent, in this iteration it feels very repetitive it didn’t really affect me much in my play through but was something I did pick up on.
    Finally the climax, I have seen some people saying it lacked spectacle which I do agree with. But the scene where Kratos blows Ghallorjorn more than makes up for that, that is the moment where I realised this should of won GOTY.    … Expand
  74. 85blb
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    An amazing game. Better than the first of nordic saga in every aspect of the game. It’s a must!
  75. razvangeorgeoat
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    this game is the game I've been waiting for. it includes everything! perfect story, graphics, soundtrack, even emotions, and much more!!!. thank you Santa Monica Studio for this divine masterpiece!!!! #GOTY
    The game has an awesome continuation of the story. Great addition on combat style and combat challenge not too difficult but not so relaxed as well certain in enemies at harder level    this game is the game I've been waiting for. it includes everything! perfect story, graphics, soundtrack, even emotions, and much more!!!. thank you Santa Monica Studio for this divine masterpiece!!!! #GOTY
    The game has an awesome continuation of the story. Great addition on combat style and combat challenge not too difficult but not so relaxed as well certain in enemies at harder level they keep you entertained. I would say the story was slow in the first 3-4h of gameplay but it picked up greatly. I would say it is GOW 2018 upgraded with new story.    … Expand
  76. 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
  77. Jenymetal
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    Good game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  78. siksik81
    Nov 18, 2022
    3
    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018 4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace 5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story,    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018
    4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace
    5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story, twists, climax etc    … Expand
  79. motoriderrr
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    A great game again. I hope to see more games close to this quality, not only from Sony studios...
  80. ZagrajMY
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    Absolutny must play dla posiadaczy konsoli od sony.Do gry miałem 2 podejscia jedno na najłatwiejszym poziomie trudnosci żeby spokojnie poznać fabułę i zdobyc platynę oraz wymaksować grę,a drugie na najtrudniejszym poziomie trudności żeby pomęczyć się trochę z bossami.Pierwsze podejście zajęło mi około 45 godzin,a w drugim zatrzymałem się po 30 godzinach w około połowie gry.Jeżeli graliścieAbsolutny must play dla posiadaczy konsoli od sony.Do gry miałem 2 podejscia jedno na najłatwiejszym poziomie trudnosci żeby spokojnie poznać fabułę i zdobyc platynę oraz wymaksować grę,a drugie na najtrudniejszym poziomie trudności żeby pomęczyć się trochę z bossami.Pierwsze podejście zajęło mi około 45 godzin,a w drugim zatrzymałem się po 30 godzinach w około połowie gry.Jeżeli graliście w God of War (2018r.) to będziecie się świetnie bawić w kontynuacji.Jezeli nie graliście w poprzednią część (God of War 4 2018r.) to przed God of War Ragnarök musicie zagrać w God of War 4 ,bo Ragnarök jest bezpośrednią kontynuacją.
    Jako fan sony i ich gier na wyłączność polecam zagrać KAŻDEMU.    … Expand
  81. ThePercival
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ragnarok has to be One of the top 3 in the story-driven games that were released this year, and despite the great similarity between it and its predecessor, it outperformed the latter in several points.
    Firstly, the graphics have become much better than the previous part, and I personally liked it very much, but it could have been a better increase if the game had supported Ray tracing, and better lighting in some of the Cutscenes, but in general, the graphics are perfect and the clarity is excellent, especially when you feel like watching The world from above with the amount of immersive atmosphere you feel.
    Secondly, and the most important thing, the story, frankly, the story is great and befits the level of the previous part and more, the characters are very well written, and the interaction between them is dynamic and lively, and each one has his own prestige and the way he imposes himself on the screen is more like a movie than a mere game, which is an element that Very few games know how to master, especially adventure games. The thing I didn't like or rather annoyed me was that the game felt a bit heavy in presenting the events for the first six hours, and contained many moments that felt rather just begging for your attention and emotions, let alone other instants that felt completely unnecessary and just pumping up the game time, regardless, But everything from the start to the end was pretty good, I would have also loved if the story ended in a more tragic way, but maybe sometimes it is for the best, and the ending was bittersweet for both Atreus and Kratos, and we saw a very emotional side of the latter.
    Thirdly, the gameplay, the gameplay is similar if it was not the same as the first part, with additions whose numbers are small, but their impact is great and radical, the world has become bigger, better, and diverse, the enemies, unlike the previous part, have become much more difficult and diverse, and you feel the difficulty, focus and the heaviness of planning in fighting each type of them that needs a specific strategy in order to defeat them. I loved playing as Atreus and how it was very different from Kratos’ style, the thing that gave the game a new fresh breath. The optimization is quite mid, but it is possible that I did not count this because I could not download the Day one patch, I encountered almost three glitches only, but none was able to ruin the experience for me
    In summary, the game gets a solid 9, and that's it.    … Expand
  82. krdz
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    This game has a simple recipe: grab everything that was great about the 2018 God of War and make it bigger and better. GOTY
  83. Biopunk-X
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Clearly the best game this year, the graphics is awesome, even on the ps4, I had to stop playing and staring the environment, it's that beautiful. The Norse gods are acting like Americans, but other than that I have no complaints. Wish it had a new game+ like the 2018 gow, so that I could beat the game again on max level, but they may add this feature later.
  84. DVDProjerkLGBT
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    I think this game is overrated as hell but nothing beats Witcherino 3 in this regard. Of course still a great game. Kudos to developers! Again much better than Witcherino 3 and Wokebug 1977 combined!
  85. mroll44
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    Just an absolutely fantastic game! The acting, graphics, story, combat, etc. were all on-point. GOW Ragnarok has secured a place in my top 5 games of all time. Congrats Santa Monica Studios on delivering a MASTERPIECE!
  86. Tom11th
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best, most well-made games I've played. A great series that gets better and better. I can't wait for the next installment.
  87. thebeik
    Dec 20, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The fact that people consider this a 10/10 title is a perfect reflection of the state of video games today. The only 10/10 thing about this game is the graphics and performance on PS5. That's it.

    Artreus has somehow become an even more intolerable character than in the previous game. They choose to go the Marvel route with all of the "villain" Gods. None of them serious, none of them epic, all of them full of **** one liners and seemingly the same personality. Odin is a small old man that comes off like Peter Baylish from Game of Thrones, it's so anti-climatic.

    Additionally the first part of the game is all about Tyr and finding Tyr. Man, I wish we never found him because he was as much of a dissapointment as Odin. Boring, annoying, peace loving and all around just a poorly written character. Honestly, almost everyone and everything is annoying about this game.

    Mimir and Brock - two characters I loved from the first game are completely overbearing this time around and shove their humor in your face. It's just too much.

    Narrative of the year? How does a game that's 50% of the dialogue "I need to save Artreus. I only care about Artreus. I don't care this is about Artreus" really wins that award. **** hilarious.

    I put 30 hours into this game, it's a gorgeous but hallow follow up to what I thought was an enjoyable God of War 2018 title. There is one new weapon in this game and the move set for the Axe and Chains are largely unchanged.

    6/10 and I think that's being generous for the effort from the last title. Buy on Sale.    … Expand
  88. Raios-Rogue
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    the narrative story was the best i have ever experienced it brought me to tears of joy & sadness the connection i had with the characters runs deep i just finished the game i'm emotionally shaken for the entire day the combat skill tree runic atacks VFX effects animation character design game design UI exploration puzzles graphics music Unique memorable boss fights fantastic armor setsthe narrative story was the best i have ever experienced it brought me to tears of joy & sadness the connection i had with the characters runs deep i just finished the game i'm emotionally shaken for the entire day the combat skill tree runic atacks VFX effects animation character design game design UI exploration puzzles graphics music Unique memorable boss fights fantastic armor sets amazing side quests best voice action best character development everything is so much improved from god of war 4 2018 everything in god of war ragnarok its the best in any game this is beyond a masterpiece just like elden ring i thought both deserved to win game of the year i love them both but god of war ragnarok is beyond a doubt my favourite game of all time this is my personal not just Game of the year game of the century and unlike Elden ring god of war ragnarok released pretty polished i had some 3d audio sound problems at launch in GOWR but it needed a few patches to make GOWR perfection it was already pretty polished at launch haven't had a single crash or any issue while elden ring had such huge technical issues at launch and not everything is still fixed in Elden ring until this day. as a playstation fan for 24 years and god of war being my favorite franchise i want to say thank you for continuing this journey thank you for all of your hard work santa monica and i love you Santa Monica… Expand
  89. MorisonZ
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    **** sony game it's all about cutscenes and elden ring is game of the year and better then gowr sleep
  90. Draco9
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    masterpiece game of the year its just perfect and it will stay perfect for 5 years
  91. sethguyhill
    Dec 20, 2022
    8
    I had so much fun playing this game! Love all the side quests and mini-boss fights.

    The story had great potential, but tried to do too much. Lot's of woke pandering and wimpy dialog didn't help. I would have kept it simple.. E.G. GOW war kicks ass, kills everything unapologetically, including Freya and everyone in Asgard. Make the god fights EPIC... How about Loki lies and betrays    I had so much fun playing this game! Love all the side quests and mini-boss fights.

    The story had great potential, but tried to do too much. Lot's of woke pandering and wimpy dialog didn't help.

    I would have kept it simple.. E.G. GOW war kicks ass, kills everything unapologetically, including Freya and everyone in Asgard. Make the god fights EPIC... How about Loki lies and betrays Thor helping GOW kill him (because thats what Loki does). The tragedy is Loki leaves his father in the end because they see the world different, but the father does not change, he stays resolute in his distain for gods as he sit's on a throne, e.g. Conan sitting on his throne adorned in power and bad ass-ness.    … Expand
  92. penmumble
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    I cannot express how incredible this game is. It's the most flawless, perfect game I've ever played. Story, characters, characters development, plot, graphics, combat emotional impact, everything. It's moving and impacts the player in a big way. It's beautiful. I honestly consider it a work of art in every way. All games should be held to the same standard as this. Christopher Judge andI cannot express how incredible this game is. It's the most flawless, perfect game I've ever played. Story, characters, characters development, plot, graphics, combat emotional impact, everything. It's moving and impacts the player in a big way. It's beautiful. I honestly consider it a work of art in every way. All games should be held to the same standard as this. Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic absolutely shone; they're both so believable and really had me rooting for them both every second of this non-stop adventure. Loved the no-stop element of the game, too; the immersion is creates is astonishing.… Expand
  93. 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
  94. O3liveon
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    I wrote an entirely different review but it was way too long for metacritic. So I'm taking less time to write a much shorter one. I can't recommend this game more. Okay, so let's get that out of the way. I loved the combat, so freaking good! The graphics and characters, the writing and acting... you don't often see better. Buut... Although I know I'll be in the minority here... I can'tI wrote an entirely different review but it was way too long for metacritic. So I'm taking less time to write a much shorter one. I can't recommend this game more. Okay, so let's get that out of the way. I loved the combat, so freaking good! The graphics and characters, the writing and acting... you don't often see better. Buut... Although I know I'll be in the minority here... I can't help this feeling after getting to the credits and feeling deep disappointment. The world design throughout the majority of the game felt like I was playing on a set with set dressing, I didn't feel like I was in a living and breathing world. I felt... like I was on a set. There were many incredible moments, jaw dropping sections in the game. But do you remember the third game and how just utterly epic that was from start to finish? I mean, it didn't let up the entire way through. Where were all the god fights? Yes, I know there were much more than the 2018 one, but if this was truly the ending to the Norse Sequence like the developers said... Where were they all? Where were all the norse gods? I know, I know! Trust me, I'm giving the game a darned 9 for crying out loud. I loved it! Okay. But still, they were too scared to make any big choices and just... the ending! Oh my gosh, I think I may have just deeply disliked it. I went in depth with spoilers and explanations in my other review on the other platforms but won't here because there isn't enough space.
    I don't know. I can feel a great love for this game, while at the same time be feeling a deep disappointment for what I had hoped would happen in the story.
    This game is very comfortably sitting in 4th place on my personal game of the year list. When I think back on God of War Ragnarök, I will think. Holy cow that game was so freakin awesome... I'll take a pause, then say, "Wasn't it? It was right?" No doubt the person I'm saying it to will say, "Heck yea it was!" Because it is awesome. But at the same time I will always wonder if it actually really was as awesome as everyone says it is. I'm giving it a gosh darned 9 so I clearly think it is... but there's this Kratos shaped hole in my heart and I can't help but know, that I won't know, if I thought it was as awesome as everyone else. In fact, no, that isn't true. I know that, although I love the heck out of this game, I don't love it as much as everyone else. It could've and should've been better. Although at the same time I'm giving it a nine and freaking love the game too. Why am I in such a weird spot with it?This is what I'll say about it... It was a very good game and I really liked, ney! loved it a lot. But I will add no excited inflections nor will I be adding any exclamation points (besides after the one I added after the word 'ney') You can hate me all you want and I know many of you will. I am saying I love this game, I just personally had hoped for a bit of a different story. Again, I can't recommend this game more. Go out and buy it and sing your love from Olympus or your basement, or wherever. Just know that I don't love it as much as you do.    … Expand
  95. Fhurnando
    Dec 19, 2022
    6
    As a video game, it is a work of art. The gameplay aspects, audio, visuals, production, mechanics, they all are amazingly well done. As a sequel it is exactly what a player should expect. On the other hand the story/plot is a let-down. The Marvel movies story wise formula was cleary used on this game. Come on, we are talking about GOD OF WAR, not some Disney movie. This franchise didn'tAs a video game, it is a work of art. The gameplay aspects, audio, visuals, production, mechanics, they all are amazingly well done. As a sequel it is exactly what a player should expect. On the other hand the story/plot is a let-down. The Marvel movies story wise formula was cleary used on this game. Come on, we are talking about GOD OF WAR, not some Disney movie. This franchise didn't deserve this treatment. I repeat: as video game, as a product that you actually PLAY and interact, it is fantastic. But the story/plot feels too juvenile, almost childish. This is incoherent for a 17+ game.… Expand
  96. maxgreat73
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    This sequel improved upon everything from the first game - the characters, the story, and the character development. In fact, I haven't seen as much character development in any other game, with the exception of maybe Persona 5. The story takes you on a journey where you end up in a very different place from where you started, and the result is a truly perfect sequel. I hope that thereThis sequel improved upon everything from the first game - the characters, the story, and the character development. In fact, I haven't seen as much character development in any other game, with the exception of maybe Persona 5. The story takes you on a journey where you end up in a very different place from where you started, and the result is a truly perfect sequel. I hope that there will be a spin-off or continuation of the story featuring Atreus and Angrboba… Expand
  97. Aol1990
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Espectacular! Uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado. La historia es una pasada!
  98. Adrianba
    Dec 19, 2022
    0
    More of the same,no inovation,atreus is even more annoying than ever,not the story i was expecting, its just an interactive movie to me
  99. insolegeek
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Un chef d'œuvre, une épopée magistrale. Une musique à couper le souffle.
  100. melifarok
    Dec 19, 2022
    8
    Feels like a DLC to Gow (2018). More of the same.
    Boss fight are disappointing. Ending rushed. Overall just decent.
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  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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