God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. kylocosplay
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    Sencillamente es el juego perfecto, con un montón de reinos que explorar, nuevos combos, nuevas mecánicas, una historia que te asombra con la evolución, un juego obligatorio que hay que tener, es perfecto en todo.
  2. ErikDimtri
    Jan 5, 2023
    9
    GoW Ragnarok is just basically GoW 2018 but better and improved in every aspect from story to gameplay the game has improved and I love it that way, nothing to different or drastic and I am fine with that just a natural continue of the story from GoW 2018 to GoW Ragnarok.
  3. darkzidane24
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Amazing gameplay, amazing story, amazing characters.

    So many awesome scenes, so many quotable moments.

    this is the pinnacle of gaming.

    Easily GOTY.
  4. JSagittarius
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    Souhrnně je to pro mě to samé, jako byl první díl. Jen s tou změnou, že hrajeme často za Atrea. Jeho části (kromě snad druhé) jsou velmi zajímavé a hodně dobře rozvádějí nastíněný příběh. Také vedlejší postavy mají dost silné příběhové linky, obzvlášť naši trpaslíci.
  5. Skitzofreniq
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    Amazing game with amazing character development. Gameplay hasn't changed much, but you don't change a winning formula. They have added a lot more enemies and bosses. Everything they did in the previous title they expended upon. I even choked up a couple times during the story. The voice acting is just too good.
    If you liked GoW 2018 then you will love this game.
  6. TyyroneMugga
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Characters - 10/10
    Visuals - 10/10
    Story - 10/10
    Uniqueness - 10/10
  7. RodSal
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Não há muito o que comentar, exceto pelo seu dever de jogar este jogo se voce gostou do God of War 2018. Ele é basicamente melhor em tudo que seu antecessor.

    Obra prima.
  8. adamtheclark
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
    Very good game with some issues.

    GAMEPLAY: 9/10 They really approached this with a balance of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" AND a "there's always room for improvement" mentality. the core mechanics are all there but they tweaked just enough to keep things fresh and interesting. ATMOSPHERE: 7/10 I honestly expected a little more here. Some of the realms felt oddly barren in the    Very good game with some issues.

    GAMEPLAY: 9/10
    They really approached this with a balance of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" AND a "there's always room for improvement" mentality. the core mechanics are all there but they tweaked just enough to keep things fresh and interesting.

    ATMOSPHERE: 7/10
    I honestly expected a little more here. Some of the realms felt oddly barren in the name of an "open world" feeling that didn't really need to exist. It felt like they elected quantity over quality here. Not to say that this game's atmosphere is ugly, some areas are gorgeous. It just feels like some places didn't get a lot of love.

    CHARACTERS: 10/10
    The reboots really shine here. They manage to respect what returning characters used to be and also what they grow into. There were returning characters that I did not expect to see whatsoever and realized how much they actually contributed to the story.

    PLOT: 7/10
    With some serious pacing problems, plot was a mixed bag compared to GoW 2018. Some sections are a total slog and I couldn't believe how long they were taking while others (particularly Q4) were absolutely captivating. 2018 had fun reintroducing Kratos while Ragnarok had more trouble carrying out his story.    … Expand
  9. daryl83
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Game is very polished with no technical issues, awesome gameplay, story, voice acting, environment, sound effects and music. They are all very well done! Believe the hype!
  10. alsae
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Impresionante en todos los sentidos, no solo es el mejor GoW, sino uno de los mejores juegos de playstation studios jamas hecho, graficos de escandalo, gameplay muy divertido, historia intrigante y con buen ritmo, lo tiene todo, sin duda uno de los mejores juegos de PS4 y desde de ya de PS5.
  11. NihiRagnarK
    Feb 2, 2023
    8
    This could be a 10/10 game if not for the ending. The character arcs and story motion fall so hard since the beginning of Ragnarok. The game should be ended with the fight of dual Valkyria and called "God Of War: Fimbulwinter".

    This shall be a trilogy instead of being squashed into two games with a rushed ending. Otherwise, the combat, the exploration, the graphs, the visual designs,    This could be a 10/10 game if not for the ending. The character arcs and story motion fall so hard since the beginning of Ragnarok. The game should be ended with the fight of dual Valkyria and called "God Of War: Fimbulwinter".

    This shall be a trilogy instead of being squashed into two games with a rushed ending.

    Otherwise, the combat, the exploration, the graphs, the visual designs, and the music are all masterpieces.    … Expand
  12. pmrooter
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    Close to perfection, but there are still some minor flaws.
    A dynamic and interesting main plot alternates with rather boring and repetitive secondary tasks:
    Kill crows, open chests, clear camps, collect flowers, notes, books. There are some interesting side quests, but in general, you just run around a big new area every time, solve banal puzzles, fight with a bunch of not very    Close to perfection, but there are still some minor flaws.
    A dynamic and interesting main plot alternates with rather boring and repetitive secondary tasks:
    Kill crows, open chests, clear camps, collect flowers, notes, books.
    There are some interesting side quests, but in general, you just run around a big new area every time, solve banal puzzles, fight with a bunch of not very interesting opponents, pick up loot. And you do so 6-8 times per game for 4-8 hours each.    … Expand
  13. Nycore
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
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  14. Jonny5784
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, bigger and better than the previous game which it definitely saying something, love Santa Monica’s take on Norse mythology, definitely a game of the year contender along with Elden ring in my opinion, don’t like to but have to add, to anyone giving this game a zero you are not a true gamer you are a fanboy/girl of a particular company, (which is so pointless I’m not evenAmazing game, bigger and better than the previous game which it definitely saying something, love Santa Monica’s take on Norse mythology, definitely a game of the year contender along with Elden ring in my opinion, don’t like to but have to add, to anyone giving this game a zero you are not a true gamer you are a fanboy/girl of a particular company, (which is so pointless I’m not even going into that) this game is without any shadow of a doubt one of the best games released in the past 5 years, you should honestly be ashamed of your selves, I’m not sure if any game I’ve ever played deserved a 0, apart from maybe cyberpunk or fallout 76, and that was because they simply wouldn’t work at all so therefor can’t score a game that doesn’t work, people really need to lay of this console war crap as it’s ruining the industry and possibly effecting peoples lively hoods, I can absolutely guarantee PlayStation, Microsoft or Nintendo don’t give a crap about you on a personal level, so why care about them on a personal level, it literally make no sense at all, your wasting your time backing one company or the other it’s stupid.… Expand
  15. Ho3inkia
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    It's not just a game it's a life instruction! I've never played a game except TLOU II that devour me like this! Story is braintaking and characters development is fantastic. This game is full of wierd suprises and you can't anticipate a second of it! Gameplay and songs are also impressive and I love it.
    A big improvement of GOW 2018 and anybody who says it's no different! please just give    It's not just a game it's a life instruction! I've never played a game except TLOU II that devour me like this! Story is braintaking and characters development is fantastic. This game is full of wierd suprises and you can't anticipate a second of it! Gameplay and songs are also impressive and I love it.
    A big improvement of GOW 2018 and anybody who says it's no different! please just give yourself a favour and ignore them.
    Can't wait for TGA moment when they declare this game.    … Expand
  16. dty
    Nov 28, 2022
    10
    Phenomenal experience. Everything you got from the last game and more, with everything improved. Ignore negative reviews, they are embarrassing to even read.
  17. adrii9715
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    God of War Ragnarok is a strongly continuous second part of a duology of games. And that's good, since they upgraded what they already done in a level of excellence that not many can reach.

    I would say that this game is beyond gameplay, since the main focus is the character development. And what have they done is a masterpiece of narrative and story achievements. Great game with    God of War Ragnarok is a strongly continuous second part of a duology of games. And that's good, since they upgraded what they already done in a level of excellence that not many can reach.

    I would say that this game is beyond gameplay, since the main focus is the character development. And what have they done is a masterpiece of narrative and story achievements.

    Great game with brilliant and mature story.    … Expand
  18. leonard97
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    The first one was 10/10, this one is an 11/10. It took everything good from the first game, expanded it and added even more amazing stuff. Enemy variety is improved, bosses are very fun. Story is amazing and and amazing end to the Norse saga. To the people that say this adds nothing ew, just show that you didnt even finish the game. There are new weapons, new playable character. You canThe first one was 10/10, this one is an 11/10. It took everything good from the first game, expanded it and added even more amazing stuff. Enemy variety is improved, bosses are very fun. Story is amazing and and amazing end to the Norse saga. To the people that say this adds nothing ew, just show that you didnt even finish the game. There are new weapons, new playable character. You can explore all 9 realms and its world is very fun to explore. The side quests are some of the best side quests in gaming. Dont listen to the negative reviews, this game objectively cant be less than an 8.… Expand
  19. barryburton
    Apr 15, 2023
    8
    Giving it an 8/10 out of respect for the overall quality and effort that's gone into it. But am pretty disappointed, have given up around 17 hours in, just can't motivate myself to play it anymore. Pros
    Nice visuals and excellent performance on PS5. Market leading voice acting and animation. Some very enjoyable character interactions. Cons
    Repetitive and unsatisfying combat. Linear levels    Giving it an 8/10 out of respect for the overall quality and effort that's gone into it. But am pretty disappointed, have given up around 17 hours in, just can't motivate myself to play it anymore. Pros
    Nice visuals and excellent performance on PS5. Market leading voice acting and animation. Some very enjoyable character interactions. Cons
    Repetitive and unsatisfying combat.
    Linear levels with no flexibility on how to traverse or solve the numerous samey puzzles.
    Atreus is charmless and also much less fun to play as than Kratos.
    Totally lost interest in the story. Just not for me, although I did enjoy the first (2018) game.

    Might retry in some months or years.    … Expand
  20. jocariba
    Mar 2, 2023
    9
    Un juego que mejora en prácticamente todo a su antecesor que ya de por sí es una obra maestra, me encantó y creo que es un imprescindible para los usuarios de PS
  21. gandolfo1984
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Malo, malo, es un DLC de GOD 2018, Sony nos toma de tontos pero ya no compro mas sus basuras
  22. Vigo
    Dec 14, 2022
    8
    First off, Do not listen to the perfect review scores. This game is not perfect at all. That is a fact not opinion. It was good but way way too similar to the first one so it did not have the same impact in my opinion. I loved the first one it was my favorite game of the last generation but this one treads a little too familiar. Which usually doesn't bother me but in this case it reallyFirst off, Do not listen to the perfect review scores. This game is not perfect at all. That is a fact not opinion. It was good but way way too similar to the first one so it did not have the same impact in my opinion. I loved the first one it was my favorite game of the last generation but this one treads a little too familiar. Which usually doesn't bother me but in this case it really just felt like long dlc. You can tell it's last gen game, which is ok i suppose. Graphics are great still. The gameplay didn't have same effect though as the fighting is exactly the same right down to the runic attacks. Only thing I noticed is that it seems harder. I played on hard and god of war for last game and hard was frustratingly hard this time around. SO yeah, it's basically more of the same. same scenery, same enemies, same combat BUT with a TAD more sprinkled in here. Story was also not as strong nor did I enjoy playing as loki. So overall i'd give it an 8. Good game but just way too familiar not in a good way.… Expand
  23. agent13
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    Yet another masterpiece from santa monica, just like gow 2018, ragnarok is not only fantastic bit even better this game should be GOTY 2022. there are no other games released in 2022 that are even close to Ragnarok. the plot and story expands the world of gow and it never stops to surprise you in a roller coaster of emotions and excitement, however there are still some plot holes andYet another masterpiece from santa monica, just like gow 2018, ragnarok is not only fantastic bit even better this game should be GOTY 2022. there are no other games released in 2022 that are even close to Ragnarok. the plot and story expands the world of gow and it never stops to surprise you in a roller coaster of emotions and excitement, however there are still some plot holes and unanswered questions left that I won't spoil and there was far more potential if they made it a triology. the level design, gameplay and combat design is the best I've ever seen in any game both the axe and blades of chaos and then other weapons have outstanding animations and many combos you can master. the graphics are breathtaking to say the least and the music is not as epic as the original gow games like gow 3 but it's still great. overall i wanted to rate it 9 because of plot holes but the gameplay and design of this game is so good that i can't give any score lower than 10.… Expand
  24. philipws
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    The perfect sequel. This game improves on almost everything from god of war 2018.

    The combat has been better balanced and given even more complexity. Some overpowered skills have been removed and changed to fit the combat system better, this makes all the weapons feel equally amazing and weapon switching is better than ever. The weapons also have allot of complexity to themselves with    The perfect sequel. This game improves on almost everything from god of war 2018.

    The combat has been better balanced and given even more complexity. Some overpowered skills have been removed and changed to fit the combat system better, this makes all the weapons feel equally amazing and weapon switching is better than ever. The weapons also have allot of complexity to themselves with all the skills and combos you can pull off so the game really rewards learning each weapon. They have added an enemy attack which you have to shield bash to escape.

    One big weakpoin of the 2018 game was enemy variety but that is not something you are going to have to worry about in ragnarok. There is a huge amount of enemies and they all feel unique and different so you can come up with different ways to handle them.

    The story and character development are even better than gow 2018 which already had a great story and character development.

    The world is way bigger in this game, you can visit all the realms and there is allot of stuff to do and explore.

    My only gripe with the game is the resource collection and gear upgrading system. It can definetly get better. The way you have to collect sertain materials from chests feel verry unrewarding due to you needing rare materials to upgrade your gear. These rear material can only be found in certain areas of different levels, this makes looting allot of areas kind of useless since you will only get lower level mats that you already have there. For example, i spent hours looting every chest i could see only to realise that i still havent got a single of the rare materials i need. This could definetly be simplifed or at least smoothed out, i dont want to have a million hacksilver and still no way to upgrade, it just becomes frustrating.

    The way gear upgrading works isnt great either, you have a gear score level which will decide how much damage you deal to enemies. If they are a hihger level than you then you will deal less damage regardless of your stats just because you dont have a high enough gear score.

    In the end the resource collection and gear upgrading system is just a minor gripe of mine, i wanted to mention it though since i hope that this is something santa monica studios can improve for their next game.    … Expand
  25. Heshton
    Jan 18, 2023
    10
    Great game, great diversity in terms of mechanics compared to the previous game and big step in the evolution of the characters
  26. Lowzone
    Dec 18, 2022
    8
    If you liked the first one you'll like this one too. Nothing super innovative or different. Narrative 10/10, animation 10/10, realisation 10/10.
  27. zidfrit
    Jun 18, 2023
    9
    Un juego que parece una película, la nueva integración de esta nueva cultura hace expander este universo de una forma potencial, gran gameplay y gráficos de nueva generación, muchas misiones secundarias y un juego bastante largo, es lo que te espera en esta nueva entrega del dios de la guerra y su hijo Atreus.
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. TrophyHunters
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Love being back and immersed in this world once again. Playing as both Kratos and Atreus has been really fun.
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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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