God of War: Ragnarok

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,539 out of 8959
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  1. derrickredden35
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great game. Every thing about the game work so good. One of the best I ever played.… Expand
  2. Yousif0
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best in history The greatest thing is goats Microsoft must now cry in the face of this greatness… Expand
  3. supercalifragi
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Una de las historias más épicas. Técnicamente apabullante, artísticamente soberbio, excelente inteligencia artificial, y excelentes mecánicas de combate.
  4. lagon
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Santa Monica excellent work im waiting dlc or expansion standalone this game is my childhood every time i play gow 10/10
  5. btgoody96
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Absolutely amazing. The greatest most beautiful game I've ever played. Amazing story amazing characters, and amazing graphic
  6. lentcsh
    Aug 31, 2023
    1
    Você só assiste e é um jogo sem novidade nenhuma, precisam melhorar muito caso tenha um novo.
  7. miqueias33
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    God of War Ragnarok sé trata da continuação da aclamada reformulação da saga que ocorreu em 2018, o game trás uma versão aprimorada nos quesitos gráficos de narrativa e gameplay, o jogo expande o universo apresentado no jogo anterior e da a possibilidade de explorar todos os nove reinos que possuem diversos desafios para serem superados, no quesito narrativo o jogo nos trás uma conclusãoGod of War Ragnarok sé trata da continuação da aclamada reformulação da saga que ocorreu em 2018, o game trás uma versão aprimorada nos quesitos gráficos de narrativa e gameplay, o jogo expande o universo apresentado no jogo anterior e da a possibilidade de explorar todos os nove reinos que possuem diversos desafios para serem superados, no quesito narrativo o jogo nos trás uma conclusão digna para esse capitulo da saga e nos apresenta diversos personagens carismáticos e bem desenvolvidos, ao fim da jornada podemos sentir um sentimento de dever cumprido e de fechamento de um arco mas algumas pontas soltas torna possível a continuação da historia para caminhos ainda não explorados na saga, conclusão God of War Ragnarok não tenta reinventar a roda mas nos entrega um objeto final construído com cuidado, carinho e esmero pela Sony Santa Monica, nota 9/10.… Expand
  8. somovbiu
    Aug 30, 2023
    2
    GoW 2018 is a masterpiece, while GoW Ragnarok is a game. If the writing and the acting were not so great, this game would have been a 2 or 3.

    Edit: The great story can't save the game. In every boss fight that involves more than one boss, I'm fighting the camera more than the actual bosses. GOW franchise is ruined for me. It should be 0, but I'll give it a 2. 1. I don't why, but the    GoW 2018 is a masterpiece, while GoW Ragnarok is a game. If the writing and the acting were not so great, this game would have been a 2 or 3.

    Edit: The great story can't save the game. In every boss fight that involves more than one boss, I'm fighting the camera more than the actual bosses. GOW franchise is ruined for me. It should be 0, but I'll give it a 2.

    1. I don't why, but the developers insist on enemies surrounding you all the time. Even if you run to a spot to face them at a perfect angle, the enemies will find their way to go to your other sides, and this is not the case for Gow2018. Making things worse, they butchered quick turn, you can press D-Down to quick turn ONLY when you are blocking, which MAKES ABSOLUTELY **** NO SENSE.
    2. Parry was satisfying in 2018, but not here, it's weak as hell. Enemies seem harder to stagger.
    3. If you want the witch time? Well they **** bind it to one set of armor and the time is reduced. They nerfed the combat in every **** possible way.
    4. Almost forgot to mention that they hard-nerfed the rune attacks, they are laughably bad now, not worth abusing anymore. Just pick the ones with the shortest cooldown, at least you can stagger mobs. For damage? Don't even bother.
    5. Do you remember the developers boasting about their "evolution" by which they mean you can cancel any attacks in GOW2018, even the rune attacks? Well well, guess who walked that back? You can't anymore.    … Expand
  9. charliede
    Aug 30, 2023
    10
    I had a really great time. I was especially impressed by the end of the story. It had a strong emotional impact! Something beautiful.
  10. Melvin1998
    Aug 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I personally haven't played this game yet this game gives a very good Storyline although it's a bit confusing… Expand
  11. MPK92
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    Improves upon the first game in every way. Whereas I felt the first game was a slog at times, this one engrossed me almost the entire time. Exciting moments, satisfying gameplay that doesn't get repetitive. Brief puzzles that feel good to solve. Well-paced story. Well written and well voice-acted characters. Looks incredible. Varied environments. Satisfying side content. Good exploration.Improves upon the first game in every way. Whereas I felt the first game was a slog at times, this one engrossed me almost the entire time. Exciting moments, satisfying gameplay that doesn't get repetitive. Brief puzzles that feel good to solve. Well-paced story. Well written and well voice-acted characters. Looks incredible. Varied environments. Satisfying side content. Good exploration. I only have minor critiques, such as the characters simply talk too much, particularly your companions. It can get annoying.… Expand
  12. Lucifer_Inferno
    Aug 29, 2023
    10
    Великолепное продолжение потрясающая игра!
    Восхищает буквально всё, от музыки до анимаций и графики до постановки и озвучки.
    Спасибо Sony за то что продолжаете дарить людям чувство подлинной радости и наслаждения от игрового процесса.    Великолепное продолжение потрясающая игра!
    Восхищает буквально всё, от музыки до анимаций и графики до постановки и озвучки.
    Спасибо Sony за то что продолжаете дарить людям чувство подлинной радости и наслаждения от игрового процесса.
  13. ekojordy
    Aug 28, 2023
    1
    Gameplay is horribly below the industry standard for action games.

    The default difficulty will have anyone breezing through every scenario without a single death. The harder difficulties increase enemy health a ludicrous amount, while ensuring that the offscreen projectile spam stops every combo (thanks to an insane lack of any dodge offset type of feature). The camera is atrocious and    Gameplay is horribly below the industry standard for action games.

    The default difficulty will have anyone breezing through every scenario without a single death. The harder difficulties increase enemy health a ludicrous amount, while ensuring that the offscreen projectile spam stops every combo (thanks to an insane lack of any dodge offset type of feature). The camera is atrocious and will neuter your characters movement when trying to switch targets. No replay value whatsoever due to long un-skippable talking and walking scenes. The single-camera presentation is ruined by an insane amount of menu usage all in the service of terrible RPG elements that hardly influence the combat.

    The writing in this game is just as bad. No subtlety, every character says exactly how they feel. All plot points involve a MacGuffin, just like the last game. The vast majority of character conflicts come from a contrived lack of communication. Many of the character beats are poorly motivated as well. The story tries to explore themes of family and fate, but nothing new is said. Being an abusive person is bad. Letting other people decide your fate is bad. In gameplay, the characters yell the solution to every puzzle before giving the player a chance to observe the puzzle's elements. While in combat, the side characters constantly yell to use a shield strike to stun enemies. Any sense of immersion the game is trying to build is destroyed as soon as the player takes control.

    There are also game-breaking bugs littered throughout. I feel like I have been tricked by both reviewers and developers into buying this game.    … Expand
  14. UhtredTheGreat
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Game was gorgeously done. I love the story more than the first. I love how you can control BOY lol. fun game.
  15. m0usju1c3
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    Could have added more runic moves for Kratos, however I think too much time was dedicated to other character movesets.

    Story took a turn for worse, just wasn't as captivating as 2018
  16. BertKA88
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    Oh wow! They sure delivered a sequel that lived up to the 2018 game. Kratos might be my favourite video game character of all time.
  17. xslick07
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    Its a flawless game.
    The movement, the story, the gameplay, the graphics...
    Its a game that delivers everything to gamers
  18. DaviksGames
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    DLC das piores jogo repetitivo desnecessário q bosta de jogo
    Deveria ter parado no 3 tava bom
  19. Amirrostami
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Amazing gameplay.(new weapon is cool)
    Amazing story and nice end.
    Amazing graphics on ps5 and excellent performance with any fps drop or any lag This game is insane
  20. Fantom_
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is NO WAY this game is a 10. The story is written poorly, the addition of a million new characters is too much, and even the visuals aren't as clean and sharp. It's mildly fun to play, but after playing it on and off for 6 months now I'm really starting to hate it.… Expand
  21. MasterTiger4
    Aug 21, 2023
    9
    It is truly the best game of the year. There are many boss battle encounters along the way, the action never feels boring.
    I'm still questioning some of the story decisions and characters added here, it does not feel God of war-like. It does feel like it has that feminine touch, like Thor just leaving after his fight with Kratos rather than being more angry, or even just talking about    It is truly the best game of the year. There are many boss battle encounters along the way, the action never feels boring.
    I'm still questioning some of the story decisions and characters added here, it does not feel God of war-like. It does feel like it has that feminine touch, like Thor just leaving after his fight with Kratos rather than being more angry, or even just talking about his sons death just casually is not something that families would do. I would have imagined Odin sending his entire army at Kratos' home instead to capture him rather than having a drink with him.
    Everything else still feels like a solid entry to the series.
    Game play, combat feels solid.    … Expand
  22. alex_gawlas
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Kontynuacja większa i bardziej rozbudowana, a oprawa wyciska wszystkie soki z ps4.
  23. Gaymerd
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Story 9/10
    Soundtrack 10/10
    Design 10/10
    Secondary quests10/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Open world 9/10
    Ratio: 9.7
  24. thelukygamer17
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    It’s simply another ps exclusive and I said everything. The story is well written, the gameplay is fun and the graphics are insane.
  25. AlexvaderII
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    El Ragnarok llego y vino con varios cambios y mejoras tomando la base del juego lanzado en 2018, si te gusto el primero este tiene mas jefes finales, subjefes, areas mas amplias que explorar, mejora algunos aspectos de las armaduras y en graficos es lo mas puntero en 2022-2023. La historia cumple pero me parece que se pudo extender aun mas con otra entrega porque el final me parecio muyEl Ragnarok llego y vino con varios cambios y mejoras tomando la base del juego lanzado en 2018, si te gusto el primero este tiene mas jefes finales, subjefes, areas mas amplias que explorar, mejora algunos aspectos de las armaduras y en graficos es lo mas puntero en 2022-2023. La historia cumple pero me parece que se pudo extender aun mas con otra entrega porque el final me parecio muy apresurado aun asi cumple con el objetivo que es dar un buen desenlace y final a la saga en esta mitologia Nordica. Me gusto de principio a fin, recomendado para todos los amantes de los juegos accion y aventura.… Expand
  26. AleZani94
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    Uno spettacolo di gioco. .................................
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    Uno spettacolo di gioco. .................................
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  27. TheSatanist
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    A really good game that couldn't completely keep up with its predecessor. The visuals are stunning, the story is cool, fighting is fun (the same as in GoW 2018 - but no need to change a running system!), but the pacing feels so off in this one. You jump from one uneccesary endeavor too the next and some parts just feel much to stretched. Still had a good time playing the game!
  28. AwesomeAndrew
    Aug 17, 2023
    9
    Was amazing game with some fantastic story beats. I loved the characters the combat and the surprises though out. My biggest complaint is lack of weapons variety.
  29. Ezekielcr96
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    Tremendo juegazo como siempre god of war nunca falla..................................................................................................
  30. diesel_inferno
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    Santa Monica did it again they never disappoint they keep delivering amazing games
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#3 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#4 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

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