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. sniper22231
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    boring game... garbage old beard man with a dumb kid idiot this game sucks boring combat is bad and boring the game was glitchy and that old beard kratos sucks kachra dabba game dafa ho kratos apni dash marwa theri gand mein danda don ga
  2. Billgal96
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Bad gameplay, too many irritating mandatory puzzles, too many cutscenes, not enough changes from the previous game... Even most execution animations are the same. The storyline makes little sense and some characters like Jormungandr and Fenrir feel completely irrelevant. The game feels rushed even after so many years in development and it got repetitive pretty fast. Overall a badBad gameplay, too many irritating mandatory puzzles, too many cutscenes, not enough changes from the previous game... Even most execution animations are the same. The storyline makes little sense and some characters like Jormungandr and Fenrir feel completely irrelevant. The game feels rushed even after so many years in development and it got repetitive pretty fast. Overall a bad experience and definetely not worth its money.… Expand
  3. witcherkratos
    Nov 16, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Though I did enjoy some parts of the game, I had the most dissatisfaction with the story and characters. Let me list some pros and cons

    Pros:
    - Satisfying combat, more enemy variety, verticality
    - Beautiful art direction
    - Barely any bugs, smooth gameplay

    Cons:
    - Story: Based on the trailers, I had the bare minimum expectation of an epic story. The story, however, was very bland and unambitious. Jormungander did not play any significant role. There was no time travel. Everything in the story went against what we saw in the murals from the last game. It felt like the theme of "denying fate" was an excuse to not include events depicted in 2018's murals. No (real) Tyr leading us into Asgard, no giants raiding Asgard, etc. Did we even get to see who blew the horn from 2018's game? I hated playing Atreus as well. The segment in Ironwood was so boring and dragged out.

    - Characters: I felt the characters were rushed. Characters like Angrboda and Thrud were easily forgettable and annoying. I did not have any problems with Atreus in the previous game, but in this game, man is he one annoying **** He's the typical angsty teenager depicted in early 2000's shows. Makes me feel like I'm playing Abby the ogre from the Last of Us 2. In this game, one of the themes was trust between a father and son, but Kratos did not reveal much about his past to Kratos, but instead to Freya and Mimir. Like what? I wanted to hear Kratos talk about his pale skin, red tattoos, what he did in Greece, etc. to Atreus! NOT FREYA AND MIMIR. And boy was Thor a total letdown. He did not provide the level of excitement that was presented from Baldur. Only 2 fights with Thor that wasn't as grand as the ones with Baldur. They tried to make us sympathize with Thor and his family issues but I just couldn't. I'm playing GOD OF WAR, not GOD OF SYMPATHY. All in all, this game lacked the epicness and ambition from previous titles, it was not exciting to play.

    - Boss fights: The boss fight with Thor in the beginning and the fight with Heimdall were somewhat satisfying, but the others were bland. The fights with Niohogg and Garm were so lame. I guess it's just me hoping for boss fights like in God of War 2 and 3, but seriously, fighting in a flat arena and hitting the bosses when they are vulnerable for a couple of seconds gets so repetitive and boring.

    - Asgard: What a total letdown. I was hoping to see the pinnacle of Norse architecture after climbing the wall but all I see is a small wooden village.

    All in all, the game felt rushed. I heard that they were originally thinking of making the Norse saga into a trilogy, but instead compressed it into 2 games which may explain the lack of content that I was hoping for.    … Expand
  4. Ezra_here
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Literally just a dlc for gow 2018, nothing’s changed everything’s the same .
  5. andrientf
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    No me gusto. En la ps4 se rompe.
    No es el juego del año. Le falta mucho.
    Es el mismo juego del 2018.
    No me gusto.. MEJOR ESTA EL ELDEN RING.
  6. Sephiroth13
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    tres peu inspiré au niveau de la logique de jeux un god of war 1.5 clairement l'uniformisation des triple A a son paroxysme
  7. Hurrikhan
    Nov 13, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ragnarok is a sequel to the God of War game on the PS4.
    Probably fine if you are twelve.
    I'm not. The game has very nice vistas and good music. That's it.

    The fighting isn't interesting nor challenging. With Kratos it's just "OK", but his son is not good at all.
    The story holds no interest. It's bland and uninspired. If Kratos doesn't deserves his title of God of War anymore, I find Atreus properly insufferable. You have hear that brat's two brain-cells attempts at manipulation all the time.

    The dialogues are pure drivel. And, to top it, you can't skip any of them. I can only explain why they would inflict them on us by hubris and utter contempt for the player's time. I've spent most of the "cinematic" time watching YouTube and it was just bearable ... up to a point.

    First, there was that squirrel that has childish vibes that I don't like at all, thankfully I may never see it again.
    But later in the story, you suddenly encounter another annoying child (with a surprising very non-Scandinavian look : I guess someone has to check that box, that's not the issue here).
    She uses kind of paint-ball attacks that may be appealing if your are a young girl or something. For an adult man who bought this for fights and blood, it's cringe inducing.
    The game proceeds to ask to to do some slow, tedious, utterly boring harvesting task, slowly carried by some cow. After a few minutes I simply had to stop : Animal crossing isn't my thing.
    I've waited two days to go back. My first move was to mute the voices : much better.
    But an hour or so later, I was still on that stupid cow doing some stupid tasks interrupted by lame fights.
    No, no way. F this, I'll reroll an Elden Ring character instead.    … Expand
  8. HazukyRuben
    Nov 11, 2022
    4
    Practicamente no ha evolucionado ni en gráficos ni jugabilidad pero para la gente y revistas es el goty del año
  9. SiRiuSgames
    Nov 12, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ritmo lento,fica muito saturado quando jogamos com atreus,bem abaixo pelo hype que foi dado.… Expand
  10. KrillerBomb
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Not very good... Very unfortunate turn of events for the series, I'd say...
  11. psmoon21
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    A game that after 4 years looks like a dlc. He still has the same shoddy physics and no one in the press seems to care. A very similar combat with an annoying camera, the non-main characters have a poorer design and quality and the scenarios are continually hidden in fog, the ps5 does not contribute much with its ssd and does not have the possibility of ray tracing of any kind. theA game that after 4 years looks like a dlc. He still has the same shoddy physics and no one in the press seems to care. A very similar combat with an annoying camera, the non-main characters have a poorer design and quality and the scenarios are continually hidden in fog, the ps5 does not contribute much with its ssd and does not have the possibility of ray tracing of any kind. the gameplay outside the ocmbates is to press a few buttons from time to time while watching a cinematic

    Any other game from another saga would have been criticized by the press with its continuity that doesn't even change in the hud. But they must have received many "love letters" from sony and I wouldn't be surprised if they give him the goty again after the robbery of rdr2 in 2018, the biggest robbery in history    … Expand
  12. ookkaammii
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This just copy from 2018 with horrible Caring story
    With a Ridiculous dialogue
  13. gecko_9
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    He tenido que dejar de jugar debido a la cantidad de bugs que tiene el titulo, no es de recibo lanzar un producto en estas condiciones, además graficamente es peor que el de 2018 como es posible esto, me lo explica alguien, pesimo trabajo de santa monica
  14. Abdulaziz1
    Nov 12, 2022
    1
    A great interactive movie, a mediocre video game... personally I think this is a huge downgrade from the gameplay of GOW 3.
  15. Thefirestorm288
    Nov 10, 2022
    3
    The games is OK. It's more of the same from the first gow. Graphics aren't as big of an improvement as you would think from a ps5 game. The gameplay is nothing to special. The hype was not worth the wait.
  16. chunzhangno1
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    There is no evolution in the way the game is played. Many enemies are also pre created, and the repetition is still high. The story is too flat on the whole, and the story of family ethics does not play the grand theme of the game.
  17. lisasimpsonjuni
    Feb 25, 2023
    0
    Writing was bad. Story not so good. No innovation.
    15 hours of cut-scenes, 10 hours of gameplay.
    $70 dollar DLC at best.
  18. satan47
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. juego aburrido y repetitivo, todas las peleas con jefes son prácticamente una copia, diálogos largos y pesados que tienes que aguantar, en definitiva otro pelijuego mas de Sony por 80€… Expand
  19. mario300
    Nov 10, 2022
    3
    this game could’ve been alot better…maybe its the norse mythology for me im not feeling i miss seeing kratos in greek
  20. Stratovarius
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    Great game, great history, great gameplay, but…
    Is not more of the same for $70? is not a competitor against elden ring, sorry
  21. lwhjg
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    There is no evolution in the way the game is played. Many enemies are also pre created, and the repetition is still high. The story is too flat on the whole,
  22. Blenten15
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Artreus single-handedly ruined this entire game. So ugly, so bland and so generic.
  23. TatoGG
    Nov 12, 2022
    3
    PS4 gen game, Corridor slow pacing mostly forward-lined, super mediocre in terms of character progression and Armor/Weapon. Same monsters and locations as in gow'18. Continuous spoiling suggestions from mates on what and how to turn/put/solve/brake during a puzzles - shows how this game being targeted for 13+ year teen minds.. Climbing is also just for picture - does not engaging at allPS4 gen game, Corridor slow pacing mostly forward-lined, super mediocre in terms of character progression and Armor/Weapon. Same monsters and locations as in gow'18. Continuous spoiling suggestions from mates on what and how to turn/put/solve/brake during a puzzles - shows how this game being targeted for 13+ year teen minds.. Climbing is also just for picture - does not engaging at all
    Its just a polished game with story for teens Arteases age.
    However this game cant stand even closely with such big boyz like Assassin Creed Valhalla or Elden Ring.. It is not! its like an expansion for 2018 GOW
    Its meant to be the God(!)of War(!) not family dramma theater. I felt like characters have nothing to the Gods panteon but rather some village family..
    Kratos - is an old man, not GOW Here.. Game for teens up to 14 y. o age... Not forme.. Boooooring, not scipable scenes.. meh    … Expand
  24. Kobe24Legend
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Garbage game! Its just a copy & paste dlc to GoW 2018, story isn’t even good & God of War died once it left greek mythology
  25. Inuyasha1
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    최악의 게임.
    과대포장.
    스토리 빼곤 달라진게 없었다.
    이 게임은 그냥 갓오브워4이다.
  26. Josscris
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Congelado en 2018 mismas gráficas y hasta parece que el original se ve mejor
  27. Vandamme1374
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Many bugs, it's a broken Game.. Not thinking for new generation.. it's just made for PS4
  28. Einjer-pr7
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Decepcionante, estos de Santa Mónica que les tenía en lo más alto se han cargado esta maravillosa saga. Han convertido a KRATOS el jodido dios de la guerra que con sólo esa mirada a hércules se meo el los galllumbos en un tertuliano del sálvame. Juego soporífero muy a mi pesar.
  29. wevahid12t
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    I miss older God of War games. New Naughty Dog cinematic formula is tiring ...........
  30. yusufazizi
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Wtf was this game. It was the biggest disappointment of 2022, the story made no sense and the antagonists were a joke, the dialogue was corny Af, and the characters sounded like marvel characters rather than characters from Norse Mythology. Kratos is not Kratos anymore. Atreus is annoying af and overall the story feels like it was written by a child. They ruined a story that had so muchWtf was this game. It was the biggest disappointment of 2022, the story made no sense and the antagonists were a joke, the dialogue was corny Af, and the characters sounded like marvel characters rather than characters from Norse Mythology. Kratos is not Kratos anymore. Atreus is annoying af and overall the story feels like it was written by a child. They ruined a story that had so much potential. Why are game studios doing this to us again and again. First with the last of us 2, naughty ruined a beloved franchise, now with this.… Expand
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#3 Best 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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