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  1. Mar 10, 2023
    8
    While I loved the first God of War, the sequel doesn't quite measure up. The graphics, acting and score are 10/10, the integration of the story and engine is perfect, but the story feels hurried, as if the game shipped with a middle segment cut out. I can identify the moment when things went downhill for me - it's the beginning of the final arc, helpfully pre-announced by charactersWhile I loved the first God of War, the sequel doesn't quite measure up. The graphics, acting and score are 10/10, the integration of the story and engine is perfect, but the story feels hurried, as if the game shipped with a middle segment cut out. I can identify the moment when things went downhill for me - it's the beginning of the final arc, helpfully pre-announced by characters pointing out that this might be the last chance to do something.

    Up until that moment, the sense of wonder, exploration and a compelling story with nuanced characters was almost flawless.

    Afterwards, we see quite a bit deus ex mahina moments and unmotivated behavior by characters, for example a pointless giant battle that lacks setup and, quite frankly, motivation for the characters.

    It felt a bit like a let-down, following the tear-inducing and touching end of the first game, as if the directors had simply capped the series with a spare cliche ending from the box of big production games they kept in the closet.
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  2. Apr 26, 2023
    8
    The game is based on the foundations of the first game (GOW 2018 an Amazing game), with refined mechanics, interesting story, and enhanced graphics. This game is great due to having as core the previous game, because you really dont have that sensation of improvement from playing GOW2 after playing GOW1, or from playing of GOW3 after playing GOW2. That sensation of improvement isThe game is based on the foundations of the first game (GOW 2018 an Amazing game), with refined mechanics, interesting story, and enhanced graphics. This game is great due to having as core the previous game, because you really dont have that sensation of improvement from playing GOW2 after playing GOW1, or from playing of GOW3 after playing GOW2. That sensation of improvement is missing here. It really feels like a massive DLC of an amazing game, which is not bad, but if you really expected a massive jump in all the aspects from the previous game you will be disappointment. I recommend it, but temper your expectations. I am a fan of GOW since the first one and I enjoyed the game but it really felt underwhelming considering my expectations. Expand
  3. Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Just finished it. Ragnarok is enjoyable but the game feels "on rails." You are funnelled to specific outcomes with characters shouting warnings and telling you what to do. The story is heavy-handed and similar to countless others, verging into mawkish sentimentality at times. The combat is fun but doesn't feel as improvisational as a game like Sekiro or Nioh. As Ragnarok wore on, I startedJust finished it. Ragnarok is enjoyable but the game feels "on rails." You are funnelled to specific outcomes with characters shouting warnings and telling you what to do. The story is heavy-handed and similar to countless others, verging into mawkish sentimentality at times. The combat is fun but doesn't feel as improvisational as a game like Sekiro or Nioh. As Ragnarok wore on, I started getting bored. Elden Ring is more my cup of tea. That said, it's a technical masterpiece and people love it. Expand
  4. Dec 4, 2022
    8
    I really loved how art-house and inspired 'God of War' (2018) felt. The long one-take cinematic camera really captures this intimacy as you traverse through the Realms. The game is moody, as the theme of sorrow and loss cling to Kratos on his journey to 'be better' for his Son Atreus and mourn the loss of his wife.

    God of War Ragnarök feels like a very sentimental aftermath to that
    I really loved how art-house and inspired 'God of War' (2018) felt. The long one-take cinematic camera really captures this intimacy as you traverse through the Realms. The game is moody, as the theme of sorrow and loss cling to Kratos on his journey to 'be better' for his Son Atreus and mourn the loss of his wife.

    God of War Ragnarök feels like a very sentimental aftermath to that adventure. Chapter 2 (if you may) the more hopeful light-hearted whimsical adventure that still keeps that sentimental core in-tack. This game continues that theme of 'Being Better' choosing to not let destiny and the past corrupt one's personal growth. Because of this, the game puts more emphasis on extended family and community. Making the game more, again, whimsical by design. This is more a fantasy drama compared to the moody direction of (2018).

    This is not a bad thing. Ragnarök is more fun, gamified, compared to the first. I really enjoyed my time playing through Ragnarök for its narrative—and at times—fun gameplay decisions. I will say the best thing about God of War Ragnarök is that it has a very cinematic grand adventure narrative with a lot of depth in its performance, persistent narrative threads. Yet, because of this, the game feels more like a film at times than a video-game. An interactive film – if you may.

    With all this positive. Some very critical negatives:
    The gameplay feels inconsistent on harder difficulties. I believe they wanted a nice animation based souls-lite combat system. I think this is a great idea, but for what ever reason you do not have invincibility frames allowing for more frantic, fast-paced, combat. Also, you can be damaged quite severely when engaging in combos and cannot cancel attacks. This become VERY infuriating when playing the game. It did create a challenge, but it never felt like I was at fault, more the game locked me into something i couldn't escape from. Reminded me a lot of Dark Souls 2 gameplay for whatever reason. Also the lock-on system jerrkss the camera around too much for my liking. Luckily, the game really allows you to customize your play style in the settings without effecting trophies and achievements. Also, too many of the fighting arenas (near the end of the game) put very fast (unpredictable) enemies way too wedged into tight spaces that create this strange, annoying feeling of fighting the camera more than the actual enemies. Game environments, whilst looking very pretty – genuinely breathtaking – don't offer much in the way of inversive gameplay elements (only one or two maps/open world segments do)

    God of War Ragnarök is a very fitting conclusion for Kratos. A very beautiful send off to a hardened, troubled character that learns to 'be better'. I, overall, just wish the combat was smoothed up and the level design was a lot tighter and varied.

    Overall, a solid 8/10 (i haven't completely completed the game yet - want to do all the after Ragnarök side stuff)
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  5. Jun 5, 2023
    8
    The gameplay is fantastic the fightsystem is one of the best and the game is overall represent a very high quality. But the story has some big letdown parts. The parts with Atreus were extremely boring and annoying and broke the pace for me. I was expecting a much bigger and more epic fight at the end of the game and it was a little epic but not i was expected. Overall the story got aThe gameplay is fantastic the fightsystem is one of the best and the game is overall represent a very high quality. But the story has some big letdown parts. The parts with Atreus were extremely boring and annoying and broke the pace for me. I was expecting a much bigger and more epic fight at the end of the game and it was a little epic but not i was expected. Overall the story got a good conclusion so it's a satisfying ending for this norse mythology arc. The game has a lot of content and now with new game plus it has a good replayibility. Expand
  6. Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Good: AAA production, graphics, characters, locations, mythology

    Bad: too long, story is unnecessary bloated and super confusing, puzzles mostly annoying, dungeons are boring so is combat at some parts of game.
  7. Nov 12, 2022
    8
    The beauty of the cg is good, but it is regrettable that the power balance collapse which the gods of the previous series as the time goes on, and the absence of replay constituent.
  8. 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.
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  9. 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.
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  10. 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.
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  11. Jan 28, 2023
    8
    Достойное продолжение GoW, которое ставит точку в скандинавской дилогии
  12. Feb 28, 2023
    8
    I expected more, but it's a good and beautiful game.
    Artistically and visually very beautiful, quality soundtrack and impactful narrative.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. Nov 29, 2022
    8
    More of the same but done well. Wish they would of had some more innovation.
  16. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    O jogo tem um gráfico estupendo cenário ricos os diálogos são divertidos, porém o jogo é lento demais, vc anda um corredor, mata uns inimigos sem graça( o que sao aqueles lagartinhos toda hora????) e resolve puzzles chatos e ai um chefe ou mini chefe e repete,.. só faz isso eu to jogando mas n consigo jogar mais de duas seguidas chego a ficar com sono de ficar procurando como resolver algoO jogo tem um gráfico estupendo cenário ricos os diálogos são divertidos, porém o jogo é lento demais, vc anda um corredor, mata uns inimigos sem graça( o que sao aqueles lagartinhos toda hora????) e resolve puzzles chatos e ai um chefe ou mini chefe e repete,.. só faz isso eu to jogando mas n consigo jogar mais de duas seguidas chego a ficar com sono de ficar procurando como resolver algo onde acertar etc….. cadê a ação a violência???? Cadê o Kratos? Expand
  17. Nov 12, 2022
    8
    Oynanış, atmosfer, musiqi əladır ona söz yox, amma hekayədə yenə bir çox sual işarəsi çıxır ortaya. Üstəlik 2018 dəki oyundan qalan bir çox sual da cavablandırılmır. Bu oyunda nəsə çatışmayan bir şey var, sanki nəsə bir şeylər əskik qalıb.
  18. Jan 4, 2023
    8
    Египетская сила!

    ... «Да Сетом. Кратоса. Раздери!». Продолжение эпопеи 2018 года о Боге Войны из Олимпа, ровно, как и последующее сказание известной в узких кругах мобильной игры «Принц Египта» не то чтобы страдает от самоповторов, однако характерно проводит черту между спорными решениями первенцев и возведением их же отполированных в абсолют в новом витке истории. Опять же по принципу
    Египетская сила!

    ... «Да Сетом. Кратоса. Раздери!». Продолжение эпопеи 2018 года о Боге Войны из Олимпа, ровно, как и последующее сказание известной в узких кругах мобильной игры «Принц Египта» не то чтобы страдает от самоповторов, однако характерно проводит черту между спорными решениями первенцев и возведением их же отполированных в абсолют в новом витке истории. Опять же по принципу сиквелов SONY, странствие меченого воина стало больше, шире, сильнее походить на Gears5 и HALO INFINITE, где самое важное остаётся на откуп только надвигающейся бури. При этом, теперь как и у шестерёнок, вселенную Призрака Спарты можно будет развивать на манер «Hivebusters», хотя некоторые могут посчитать, что сам Рагнарёк это раздутый донельзя сюжетный ивент за счёт поощрённого в прошлый раз гринда. Ну а когда осилившие дорогу в тридцать-пятьдесят часов, начнут пробираться по титрам, в голове после финального твиста может ненароком вспыхнуть фраза…
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  19. Sep 8, 2023
    8
    Dou nota 8, gostei do jogo, é bem feito, gráficos lindos, mas tiro pontos pela história que se tornou aborrecida nas partes do Atreus, especialmente. Penso que estragaram a imagem do Cratos, que agora é um bom papa e uma florzinha. De resto um ótimo jogo.
  20. Aug 9, 2023
    8
    Technically super solid, although I have to say, after playing Elden Ring... I miss some risk and innovation. Perhaps not my cup of tea
  21. Nov 15, 2022
    8
    Awesome game, but have lot of minor bad/meh things. For example: tooooooo muuuuch Atreus. Some quest is going boring, becouse: one more “puzzle” door, one more “puzzle” door, one more “puzzle” door. Story is good, but have minor meh moment and endig is… So is just ending. 8,5/10
  22. Jan 5, 2023
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 83 IIIIIIIIII====================NP
  23. Dec 12, 2022
    8
    GoW Ragnarok might be the best Playstation game that has been developed since The Last of Us (just above GoT). The mechanics, the combat, the story, the details, and the ending could be likely the end of the GOW saga. They do improve over GoW 2018; however, they introduced new parts of the games that were added poorly.

    Some of the bad aspects of the game are: - There is some problem
    GoW Ragnarok might be the best Playstation game that has been developed since The Last of Us (just above GoT). The mechanics, the combat, the story, the details, and the ending could be likely the end of the GOW saga. They do improve over GoW 2018; however, they introduced new parts of the games that were added poorly.

    Some of the bad aspects of the game are:
    - There is some problem with pacing in the first half of the game. After the amazing intro and battle, we will have to explore new areas where basically most of the battles are very dull and there are too many puzzles that might feel you bored of it.
    - Extended artificial walking and climbing scene to tell you a story. This is personal, but just "playing" an automatic pilot part where you have to climb or walk while they tell you the story was a bad decision. I would have loved to do it as a cut scene.
    - The overpriced $10 for a PS4 game. We are still playing an old-generation game. There was no point to stop giving them an improved version like GOW 2018 had back then. The graphics are pretty much similar between versions and the use of the vibration and haptic feedback is at most unnoticeable. The damn gaps where you have to go through as loading screen.
    - Bugs at launch: Several parts where the music got bugged (no music suddenly) or the effects did not play properly. There were a couple of bugs that made me redo the sections. Frame drops on large areas. Many of them affected my experience.

    Those are the reasons why this game is not getting a 9 or even a 10. The best game Playstation Studios has released in a while. I am Happy I could play it.
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  24. Dec 9, 2022
    8
    Really enjoyed the extension of the new look God of War. I think they were robbed at the game awards too. For me this was game of the year. It's very accessible to everyone and really just stuck true to the formula the first one created so well. I will admit they didn't blow me away with anything new. But sometimes that is ok when the formula works so well. All in all I think this game isReally enjoyed the extension of the new look God of War. I think they were robbed at the game awards too. For me this was game of the year. It's very accessible to everyone and really just stuck true to the formula the first one created so well. I will admit they didn't blow me away with anything new. But sometimes that is ok when the formula works so well. All in all I think this game is just really well done from the art to the sound to the music. The combat does lack for me from time to time. But I think it does a good job and coupled with a great story and wondering acting/dialogue, this game really was done well. True game of the year game right here. Expand
  25. Jul 1, 2023
    8
    A great game overall. You can clearly see how effort was put to this game. It's truly a masterpiece in the action genre. However, I found the story to be a little bit rushed. Some parts didn't make a lot of sense and felt like they were there for the story to continue. I definitely recommend it though.
  26. Nov 19, 2022
    8
    8.5/10, but I'd give first installment 9/10, why?

    - Combat is way too similar to the first game, not enough of a difference, except when playing other character, which were my favourite parts and theres no option to switch between them. - Story has been done time and time again regarding fate, its still good but not as nice as the first one. - You get backseated way too much on
    8.5/10, but I'd give first installment 9/10, why?

    - Combat is way too similar to the first game, not enough of a difference, except when playing other character, which were my favourite parts and theres no option to switch between them.

    - Story has been done time and time again regarding fate, its still good but not as nice as the first one.

    - You get backseated way too much on what to do in fights and in puzzles

    Other than that the game is great, great music, great graphics, great new characters and decent dialogue although I feel like characters repeat themselves a bit too much sometimes.

    Its definitely not my GOTY, Elden Ring is, but this is second to it.
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  27. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    amazing game that brings nothing new but polishes Mosty everything over its predecessor. Recommended a true sequel and fun ride.

    Story = 8 Honestly mediocre like a superhero movie, A bad guy, a journey to stop him, a hero doin stuff his way nothing new but entertaining. Were it shines is in the characters with quality voice acting that makes you care about the people on screen, you
    amazing game that brings nothing new but polishes Mosty everything over its predecessor. Recommended a true sequel and fun ride.

    Story = 8
    Honestly mediocre like a superhero movie, A bad guy, a journey to stop him, a hero doin stuff his way nothing new but entertaining.
    Were it shines is in the characters with quality voice acting that makes you care about the people on screen, you feel their pain, anger, frustration. simply amazing writing. and a beautiful world full of lore were it takes place.

    Graphics = 9
    A last gen game and that shows, long corridors of beautiful vistas connected by slow climbing, tunnels, cracks, that slow you down so that old consoles can keep up, with the visuals on display. When it opens up its usually large water areas with small ilands, desert with small alcoves or ice areas that are kinda empty, impressive for ps4 with 2013 hardware, but on ps5 not so much.
    Facial animation and mocap is insane makes the characters look alive with weight like they live in a world with gravity that actually affects things on armor and objects in motion.

    Combat = 6
    barley above average for games of this type, where it falls short is the focus on makin things look cool instead of feeling good. its very slow, combos/skills look cool by slowing down time, but only for you as enemies can still move fast, example when you combo an enemy and the slow-Mo finisher / jump high while yelling slowly, enemy's will just recover move out and slap you while Kratos try to look cool, or totally assault you while you cast some skill/spell that lock you in to animations, that don't stagger enemies. All this makes you just use r1 attacks and dodge as blocking is worthless cuz they spam unlockable and shield breaking stuff all the time. this makes 85% of the whole skill tree useless.

    Back are the challenge bosses but not as good as the Valkyries, this time they teleport fly shoot summon enemies have infinite poise, spam unlockable jump attacks like they are some kinda flea, sometimes they trow multiple bosses at a time kinda cheap tbh. frustrating to the point of me just over leveling as the fun of a challenge was not there, Story fights are good but if i compare to Elden Rings polished combat and bosses this is inferior in every way.

    World and navigation =7
    Traversal is slow constantly slowed down by hidden loading such as climbing, crawl tunnels, gaps to squeeze tru, some worlds are huge other very small. all puzzles are back with hardly anything new, freeze gears, throw axe at 3 blue things to open chest, trow ax at red things in order to open stuff all copied from previous game.
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  28. Nov 12, 2022
    8
    This feels exactly like and looks exactly like the 2018 game . Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see why so many people give this a 10/10 . Is it a well made game absolutely and I’d score it somewhere around 8.7 /10 but it’s nothing I haven’t played before as far as leveling up ur gear , stats , side quests etc….. it does all this well but nothing new or mind blowing . Also there are a lot ofThis feels exactly like and looks exactly like the 2018 game . Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see why so many people give this a 10/10 . Is it a well made game absolutely and I’d score it somewhere around 8.7 /10 but it’s nothing I haven’t played before as far as leveling up ur gear , stats , side quests etc….. it does all this well but nothing new or mind blowing . Also there are a lot of cutscenes almost more then gameplay and I guess if I wanted to watch a movie I’d watch a movie lol …. I had the same problem with last of us 2 and this game so far ( I’m about ten hours in ) I’d say atleast five have been spent watching and walking around AKA filler … also the combat is good but nothing special . Now I don’t want to seem like I’m hating because I’m not as i am enjoying the game but I reallly don’t see how this is getting 10/10 Expand
  29. Feb 9, 2023
    8
    Well this would be the first game with "too much epicness" for me. Literally everything is on steroids, everything os over the top and when everything is over the top everything becomes average. While I appreciate immense effort to create art like that, to truly make a great game everything should be balanced. i also have to say the talking head is extremely annoying, especially with thatWell this would be the first game with "too much epicness" for me. Literally everything is on steroids, everything os over the top and when everything is over the top everything becomes average. While I appreciate immense effort to create art like that, to truly make a great game everything should be balanced. i also have to say the talking head is extremely annoying, especially with that Scottish gibberish accent. Also, the hardest difficulty is too hard imo Expand
  30. Nov 12, 2022
    8
    Combat feels amazing the graphics are pc ultra level the story is deep and astonishing but the ending leaves a dry mouth
Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. 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. 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.
  3. 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.