God of War: Ragnarok

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. PlayNG
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Gameplay inacreditável, gostoso e variado… Personagens incríveis, cenários incríveis, gráfico lindo e som insano!
  2. Gelatine75
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good game. Not as good as elden ring but very good. A part with atreus was boring but the other part was great.… Expand
  3. maxpayper
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    The journey of father and son. A story that always warms the heart. Action is the best.
  4. Suxix
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Really like how there’s a lot you could do after you finish the main story
  5. Shoko34
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Thia is a very bad game.
    Bad story, reptitive gameplay, boring mechanics, glitches.
  6. Suryadi1
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    A game who with me while im still child until now grow up together with this game kratos, this game have better all over from before franchise GOW 2018' and i,m hope this masterpiece of art willbecome Game Of The Year thiz year..
  7. LeonardoRox
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Ótima História Combate e arte
    E game play dinâmica
    Personagem únicos mais trabalho do que 1
  8. pepsi271
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    nothing more than a dlc for the original game. congratulations, playstation. hope for the goty be sonic frontiers
  9. Darcy_ymj
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    What I expect of GOW is a epic historical story, but Santa Monica made it a boring family arguing movie, and not a successful one. it is like the writer is suffering from a middle aged kids crisis, while too eager to share his opinion on how to communicate with a ten years old rebelling son
    The story have too much they want to express, anti-war, resist the prophecy and destiny, parenting.    What I expect of GOW is a epic historical story, but Santa Monica made it a boring family arguing movie, and not a successful one. it is like the writer is suffering from a middle aged kids crisis, while too eager to share his opinion on how to communicate with a ten years old rebelling son
    The story have too much they want to express, anti-war, resist the prophecy and destiny, parenting. But the whole story was just a stiff combination of these elements.
    The first few hours seems fine, afterward it gets worse and worse, too much useless story which should be in the side quest are in the main quest, this is a total waste of time, makes me only want to know the ending ASAP
    the gameplay is no big difference between GOW4, i don't like hitting the crow and finding the bell, it's not fun at all    … Expand
  10. farbod47
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I have never rated a game or really anything else online before in my life but I feel like I had to for this game. To all the people who rated this game anything less than 10 please get lost. God of War Ragnarök is a TRUE MASTERPIECE. There is no other game that would even come close. Thank you to all the people who developed this game.
  11. kehris
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever!! It takes the amazing God Of War(2018) to another level. Truly if you could play two games in your lifetime it should be those two.
  12. cristian0720
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    El juego mejoro en todos los aspectos lo vivido en el juego del 2018, ya es bastante difícil poder mejorar lo inmejorable y con esta entrega lo han logrado 10/10 para esta belleza de juego.
  13. Richard787
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Great game, Santa Monica studios just keeps raising the bar with every GOW release.
  14. Angrbood
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing as Atreus is the most miserable gaming experience imaginable. What’s with the bait and switch? This is GOD OF WAR, not teen woke hello kitty island adventure featuring angrbood.

    The original game was a 10/10. This game isn’t as good and the only new feature introduced is different side kicks and playing as Atreus. Sad.    … Expand
  15. sz3jdii
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    The best game ever! The amount of details is incredible, and the whole story.
  16. Broccolig
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    I enjoyed the new and innovated combat. Sony Santa Monica crafted a story that makes you feel every single emotion just in 25 hours there are times I laughed and cried.
  17. Emilianoo
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Ya lo he completado y me parece uno de los mejores juegos que he probado nunca. Los paisajes son increíbles, la banda sonora es fantástica, el combate es genial y la historia es capaz de durar horas y horas de principio a fin sin bajar el ritmo. Si te lo puedes permitir, y ya jugaste al anterior, no te va a decepcionar. 10/10
  18. FuriousAegon
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    God of War Ragnarök is that kind of game that you’ll probably remember for a long time.
    For me it was the best written game this year, the story takes a bigger scale on Scandinavic mythology comparing with the 2018s game.Also characters from previous game appears and has their own character arc, my favorite among them was Freyas arc.She transformed from a broken woman who seeked only    God of War Ragnarök is that kind of game that you’ll probably remember for a long time.
    For me it was the best written game this year, the story takes a bigger scale on Scandinavic mythology comparing with the 2018s game.Also characters from previous game appears and has their own character arc, my favorite among them was Freyas arc.She transformed from a broken woman who seeked only revenge to a strong warrior who learned how to forgive and become better than she was before.Also ive gotta admit that i liked Atreus more than he was in the fourth game, his humor and relations with other character are awesome especially with Kratos, Sindri and Angraboda.The new characters on the other hand are also awfuly interesting - Thor,Odin,Thrud,Freyr,Tyr,Heimdall -these characters also has their character arc and some of them are even better than some character from previous game.For me the most memorable and amazing character was Thor, his arc and the tragedy of his family was so realistic and so close to me that i really understood Thor and for me even at the middle of the game he wasn’t a bad guy, and his fate for me seemed like throwing a good character into garbage.And of course the the best duo in the game for me is Kratos and Mimir, they are the best characters in the hame for me, and i would be pleased if Christopher Judge would receive a Best Performance award and the Game Awards, after seeing almost everything in this game i could say that he deserves it more than anyone among the nominees.
    The gameplay core is kinda the same as we saw in 2018 game, and for me it wasn’t a problem, because developers merely advanced an already perfect gameplay, and the fights in this game and the difficulty "Give me the challenge" feels really good, except some fights with Berserkers ( the ones with a 3 in 1 fight, and 2 in 1 fight - these are horrible unfair stupid **** fights ), ive gotta admit that direction in the bossfights with Thor ( both fights ), Garm, Odin and Heimdall is fascinating and i could say the these are the most beautifully paced fights for a long time in industry.Also the direction of the cutscenes is taking new heights comparing with the firts game, the cutscenes is literally a pure art and a admire hard-work of the developers from Santa Monica Studios.
    The world of the game also became bigger and there some new activities and new worlds to explore - Vanaheim is the most beautiful among all the worlds and it was a pure pleasure to explore, the same thing i can say about Svartalheim, Alfheim and Midgard.Also the Muspelheim trials became more interesting and fun comparing with previous game, even Thor admits it…
    In the end i have to take credit of magnificent soundtrack written by Bear McCreary, one the best soundtracks that i’ve ever listened to for a long while, he’s soundtrack is so good that even after completing the game and then again listening to the tracks from huge dramatic moments it bringing me to tears just from a track.
    Also after completing this game and obtaining a platinum i could say that it was an amazing and memorable journey that i will remember for a log while, and if this game would get a GOTY this year i wouldn’t be disappointed ( cant say that about the fact if Elden Ring would win, i hope it wouldn’t happen ).But i’m still rooting for Srtay :3
    Loki will go, Atreus remains…
    9.5/10    … Expand
  19. thisiscool
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    No spoilers!

    This game is amazing, it improved upon every single critic it had on its initial reboot of the installation and has amped up its strengths and improved upon its weaknesses, simply phenomenal
  20. Eldnyboy6
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    God of war Ragnarok is a tremendous game, santa monica took everything that made GOW 2018 amazing multiplied it by 1000 and delivered it
    whether is on the story, the gameplay, or even the characters the game provides such a high level of intensity
    the chemisrty between kratos atreus mimir freya freyr brok and sindri is just amazing
    this is a must play
    game of the year
  21. nuhah100
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fun if you liked the first.
    But he doesn't add up anything new, the combat and music almost the same, the world is more open that is good.
    But the worst was the end the story, the fight with Thor and Odin was lame, not epic at all.
    Also, kratos love at the end, with the stupidest excuse I have heard, could be done much better.
    For conclusion, the start and middle are great, end is awful.    … Expand
  22. SnakemanJake
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    I can’t imagine a video game being better then this. Truly the pinnacle of storytelling. Bravo Santa Monica Studios.
  23. ToxicMatrix
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    One of the best games in which everything is there, excitement, sad moments, funny moments and... in total, it gives the player a very enjoyable experience. This game is a masterpiece.
  24. BigPuppyShoes
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing. Better in every way compared to the 2018 version. Immersive story and great combat… Expand
  25. Kmydes
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    God of war ragnarok it's the best game in the history and it had the best ending.
  26. sothar10
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Asombroso, realmente llenó y superó mis expectativas, jugabilidad emocionante, narrativa conceptual y desarrollo de personajes tremendos. Una de las mejores sagas de videojuegos de todos los tiempos.
  27. Mitkyto
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    Amazing story. Amazing dialogue. Amazing cutscenes. But there is something that i dont really liked in the second part of this game. Dont get me wrong the game is incredible but i found a problem and its just me i think lol.. the problem is that the gameplay and the camera movement feels a bit off. When you finish the main story the game starts to get boring. I know its a normal thing inAmazing story. Amazing dialogue. Amazing cutscenes. But there is something that i dont really liked in the second part of this game. Dont get me wrong the game is incredible but i found a problem and its just me i think lol.. the problem is that the gameplay and the camera movement feels a bit off. When you finish the main story the game starts to get boring. I know its a normal thing in all the games. At the release i had mixed feeling but now i came to a final conclusion and its that it definitely deserves a game of the year! Im giving it a 9/10.… Expand
  28. HammerOfThorium
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    A technical marvel undermined by rigid and uninspired gameplay, Netlfix-tier writing, and an over-earnest story which is far too introspective for its own good. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed playing it, to be honest; it was oddly boring, which is perhaps the most damning indictment of a game about gods killing each other I could offer.
  29. RazorHit
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I'm truly sorry for what happened to the once great God of War series, after Cory Barlog took over, the series went from an epic Hack and slash game to a corrupted Souls Like that was completely lacking in Gigantism, violence, sex scenes, and cool boss battles.
    Same gameplay
    Same graphic Same melee Same level design I swear to real god if you've played GOW 2018, you don't need to    I'm truly sorry for what happened to the once great God of War series, after Cory Barlog took over, the series went from an epic Hack and slash game to a corrupted Souls Like that was completely lacking in Gigantism, violence, sex scenes, and cool boss battles.
    Same gameplay
    Same graphic
    Same melee
    Same level design

    I swear to real god if you've played GOW 2018, you don't need to buy Ragnarok.    … Expand
  30. Moofy
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    God where can I even start, from deep characters to how the axe chops up bodies beautifully, everything about this game screams passion and dedication, Sony Santa Monica have done it again this gen with God of War, ending the norse saga that was started last gen with the near-perfect God of War (2018) by giving us an even better sequel, as if perfect could get any better, well apparently,God where can I even start, from deep characters to how the axe chops up bodies beautifully, everything about this game screams passion and dedication, Sony Santa Monica have done it again this gen with God of War, ending the norse saga that was started last gen with the near-perfect God of War (2018) by giving us an even better sequel, as if perfect could get any better, well apparently, Santa Monica can do it, if you liked GOW 2018, you'll love this one, buy it, it's worth every cent. This is what all games should aspire to be, a game with a dedicated, passionate team that wants to give you something you'll always remember, game of the generation.… Expand
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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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