God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

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  1. Robobob
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    I don't know what it is but I just can't get into Ragnarok after 100%ing it's predecessor. Maybe because at the beginning you are treading the same ground of the first game. Maybe because the first new realm feels a lot like other realms we have visited before. The combat is different and I can't explain it. Instead of a badass God of War eviscerating enemies, it feels like you areI don't know what it is but I just can't get into Ragnarok after 100%ing it's predecessor. Maybe because at the beginning you are treading the same ground of the first game. Maybe because the first new realm feels a lot like other realms we have visited before. The combat is different and I can't explain it. Instead of a badass God of War eviscerating enemies, it feels like you are slowly chipping away at the health of most foes. Often you are fighting multiple foes at once, so when you are chipping away at one enemy another one is always trying to stab you in the back so you need to Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge out of the way every few hits. Makes combat slow and tedious. Doesn't help that the enemies feel like reskins of ones from the original game. I played 10ish hours and lost interest. Maybe I'll try again after some time and see if it get back into it. I might have to go back to God of War and play again to try and see if it's the game or if it's just me that feels different. Until the, my review stands.… Expand
  2. solidsnake798
    Nov 13, 2022
    6
    The game is not a true next gen game. Other than improved graphics there is no evolution between the previous game that shipped 4 years before. The loading times aren't much better than they used to be, the gameplay is untouched...

    We shouldn't praise a game for just doing the same.. The gameplay has the same weird issues with enemiess being able to interrump your hits, but being able to    The game is not a true next gen game. Other than improved graphics there is no evolution between the previous game that shipped 4 years before. The loading times aren't much better than they used to be, the gameplay is untouched...

    We shouldn't praise a game for just doing the same..
    The gameplay has the same weird issues with enemiess being able to interrump your hits, but being able to continue attacking you while they have an axe hitting them in their face, I am not talking about bosses... just random enemies.

    Narrative wise, the game is just not as engaging as the previous. Some characters this time around are just annoying, making them hard to relate to.    … Expand
  3. AdamJensen77
    Nov 14, 2022
    6
    Sometimes the game is fun, but most of it is a walking simulator with gorgeous places and lots of cinematic scenes, but very little gameplay. Very linear and boring trough some sections, specially when you play as Loki. I prefer gow 2018 over ragnarok, it had more gameplay and freedom.
  4. AreYouSerious
    Dec 7, 2022
    6
    I absolutely LOVED the first game. Loved it. Played it through maybe 6 times and got the Platinum. So I'm sad to say I didn't find Ragnarok anywhere near as good.

    Unfortunately, this one felt like a struggle for the first 20 hours, and that soured me for the rest of the play through. The story didn't feel like it got going until the first time you played as Atreus. Other than that is    I absolutely LOVED the first game. Loved it. Played it through maybe 6 times and got the Platinum. So I'm sad to say I didn't find Ragnarok anywhere near as good.

    Unfortunately, this one felt like a struggle for the first 20 hours, and that soured me for the rest of the play through. The story didn't feel like it got going until the first time you played as Atreus. Other than that is was; go here, press button, go back there, press button, since and repeat. It was really mind numbering and felt like filler. It also didn't help that the combat felt more like a chore this time.

    The other thing I found really lacking in this one was the wonderment. Number 1 had so many jaw-dropping moments of sheer wonderment and imagination; Freyr's turtle/house, the realm machine, the realm of the elves Alfheim - I could go on and on. The variation of foes, locations, creatures, etc was inspiring.

    The story in Ragnarok does have a lot of heart though, and is the best thing about the whole experience, but again, it takes way too long for it to kick into gear.

    Overall, for me, it would have been a far stronger game with more wonderment and less bloating and filler. I've played it once, and that will be it, I have zero desire to go through it again.    … Expand
  5. Akkulader
    Nov 16, 2022
    6
    Just too long.was glad to finally be through at the end.
    Far too many elements like puzzles and loot are constantly repeated. Normally I try to explore everything in such games. But here I can't explore everything in the first playthrough because I'm missing items for certain puzzles. Only when I have them can I come back. But don't worry. In the course of the story, you pass by everywhere    Just too long.was glad to finally be through at the end.
    Far too many elements like puzzles and loot are constantly repeated. Normally I try to explore everything in such games. But here I can't explore everything in the first playthrough because I'm missing items for certain puzzles. Only when I have them can I come back. But don't worry. In the course of the story, you pass by everywhere 3 times anyway. This means that you have to pass the same places very often.... Phew.

    The battle system is also overloaded. They should have done it in Dark Souls or Elden Ring. I didn't use all the options because I always played my way anyway. Besides, everything doesn't seem as precise as in Elden Ring. You always have the feeling that you lack control.    … Expand
  6. SimonExMachina
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    It's sad how disappointing Ragnarök is. On the surface it looks and feels just like GOW 2018 but upon closer inspection in turns out to be a boring mess of a game. There’s excessive amount of cutscenes, slow walking & talking sections and a ton of very linear, overly simplistic levels with little to no player agency (Ironwood!). I felt so much more freedom in GOW 2018, here devs areIt's sad how disappointing Ragnarök is. On the surface it looks and feels just like GOW 2018 but upon closer inspection in turns out to be a boring mess of a game. There’s excessive amount of cutscenes, slow walking & talking sections and a ton of very linear, overly simplistic levels with little to no player agency (Ironwood!). I felt so much more freedom in GOW 2018, here devs are hand-holding the player all the time.

    Ragnarök completely forgets what made GOW 2018 narrative so good - it was minimal but effective at telling a very personal story. This one tries to be epic but it's completely unfocused. For most of the game there is no clear goal or objective, the heroes just roam different realms doing errands, wondering what's next and where they should even go. And yeah, Ragnarök is coming... I guess. Kratos is a passive passenger in his own game, the rest of the characters are either a complete letdown (Tyr) of annoying (Atreus).

    Gameplay is fine but it's wasted on trite mission objectives & linear level design. The game was supposed to be semi open-world but for most of it you're on a extremely linear path either in a straight corridor, combat room or just meandering, listening to endless exposition. Combat and enemies get really repetitive real fast. I don't recommend playing the game on higher difficulty modes. It's very poorly conceived - hard mode is more of a chore rather than challenge. The enemies become damage sponges and most get "super armor" (they don't react to stuns, staggers, juggle starters, etc). At some point I just changed it to normal:/

    It blows my mind that this game is getting so many 10/10s and being labeled a "masterpiece". It's an extremely flawed title - the story sucks, the game is very linear and overly simplistic in its design, constantly taking agency away from the player. I really wanted to like this one but came away sorely disappointed:(    … Expand
  7. Slava_Gedich
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    Score 6/10

    Graphics 10/10
    Story 4/10 (Gamers please start reading books, the story in this game is below average book level)
    Gameplay 4/10 (Simulation of boredom, one-button combat and lack of any reaction)
    Thanks!
  8. upThere
    Jan 6, 2023
    6
    It's decent but good graphics and cutscenes alone do not a 'game of the year' make. It feels like all gameplay could be considered Cut Content from the 2018 release. More of the same.

    It's been out for almost 3 months and most bugs I've encountered are minor... Until now. 43 hours in, I have a game breaking bug that I cannot fix - not by reloading autosave files. Checking online there    It's decent but good graphics and cutscenes alone do not a 'game of the year' make. It feels like all gameplay could be considered Cut Content from the 2018 release. More of the same.

    It's been out for almost 3 months and most bugs I've encountered are minor... Until now.

    43 hours in, I have a game breaking bug that I cannot fix - not by reloading autosave files. Checking online there appears to be no solution and my last manual save was. SIX. HOURS. ago.

    Game of the year my ***.    … Expand
  9. Specter36
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    На данный момент самая слабая часть из всей серии GoW не считая мобильных игр. Сюжетные события максимально нелогичны и необоснованны, в реакции персонажей не веришь т.к. сцены выстроены неумело, есть откровенно пустые эпизоды и многие сюжетные крючки по итогу не срабатывают. Кроме графики в этой части меня ничего не порадовало, как будто разработкой занимались люди без опыта а уНа данный момент самая слабая часть из всей серии GoW не считая мобильных игр. Сюжетные события максимально нелогичны и необоснованны, в реакции персонажей не веришь т.к. сцены выстроены неумело, есть откровенно пустые эпизоды и многие сюжетные крючки по итогу не срабатывают. Кроме графики в этой части меня ничего не порадовало, как будто разработкой занимались люди без опыта а у сценариста отец ушёл из семьи за сигаретами и он теперь экстраполирует свои проблемы на сюжет игры. Думаю фанатам Марвел и 14-и летним девочкам с отчимами-алкоголиками понравится. Геймплей тоже просел, сломали систему уровней, новых врагов по пальцам одной руки пересчитать, новых приёмов столько же, импакта практически не ощущаешь. Я не думал, что скажу это, но я даже от Elden Ring получал больше удовольствия после 50-и часов прохождения, чем от этой игры. Кроме графики похвалить не за что, а свои бесконечные ребусы, которые стали основным геймплеем игры сразу после бесконечной диалоговой милодраммы, можете затолкать себе в задницу и там же потерять. Благо у нас остался второй и третий GoW, в которые я прямо сейчас и отправлюсь играть.… Expand
  10. KING_KEIGS
    Dec 11, 2022
    6
    Man this game starts off strong and then.......well saddens me to say but lost me with boring dialogue and slow repetitive combat. Give me the first 3 God of wars everyday over this. Thor is great but playing constantly as BOY just wasn't for me. Maybe I'm getting old but man outside of Ghost of Tsushima I'm disappointed with these play it safe tame ass easy "new gen" gams.
  11. frodo1986
    Nov 16, 2022
    6
    The level design sucks, especially the puzzle. Battle design is almost same as God of war(ps4). DON'T waste $70 on this game unless your are fan of the ps4 God of war.
  12. 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.
  13. cybermonkey
    Dec 17, 2022
    6
    Combat is ok but not great, exploration is mostly boring, too many mindless tasks (opening chests/ repetitive puzzles and the NPCs just tell you the solution within 30 seconds anyway), story is paced very badly. This game is at its best when you're fighting massive bosses. It should have leaned more into that than boring sandbox exploration. Some of the best boss fights are hampered by theCombat is ok but not great, exploration is mostly boring, too many mindless tasks (opening chests/ repetitive puzzles and the NPCs just tell you the solution within 30 seconds anyway), story is paced very badly. This game is at its best when you're fighting massive bosses. It should have leaned more into that than boring sandbox exploration. Some of the best boss fights are hampered by the camera's very narrow field of view.
    Feel like I've played this kind of game 100 times before. Nothing new or unique, but to be expected from a AAA exclusive, I suppose.    … Expand
  14. Mcdaidde
    May 6, 2023
    6
    Visually. This game is a 10. Incredibly middling otherwise. There was a period mid game where atreus and a new character ride a yak around a marsh. It felt like the game was straight up wasting my time. Boring story, boring characters, not enough kratos. It felt like an average marvel movie script, right down to the villain and surrounding npcs. I miss old god of war, but this game is soVisually. This game is a 10. Incredibly middling otherwise. There was a period mid game where atreus and a new character ride a yak around a marsh. It felt like the game was straight up wasting my time. Boring story, boring characters, not enough kratos. It felt like an average marvel movie script, right down to the villain and surrounding npcs. I miss old god of war, but this game is so cucked in its "story telling" that we'll never get a game like the original series again.… Expand
  15. Erickqe
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    I played on my ps4 and the game has a few bugs, the game is good bur looks like the first god of war, I expected much more from the best Sony game, but at the end I feel like i have been playing an expansion of the first god of war
  16. divalino
    May 11, 2023
    6
    I liked God Of War (2018), but this game feels like a step back. It plays too secure, with almost no innovation with respect to the 2018 game. I think they also stretched the game with very boring content, I had to make an effort to finish it. It had some good moments but it is very far from being a masterpiece in my opinion.
  17. LastHope17
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You can tell the talent of the game left midway through. After the first fights with Freya and Thor the game never hits the same tempo or intensity. The end fights are very mediocre and rushed not something I expected from such a great and usually polished franchise. They also hint at fighting Ragnorok himself, but they throw that out the window real fast. Fenrir barely makes an impact for what his role should be.

    All and all very disappointed with the scale of the big boss fights and the rushed ending. Just Baldurs first fight in GOW 1 created a ravine! That's how crazy the fight was. You'd think a fight against an even stronger opponent like Thor would cause something like that, but no. It starts off strong and when you fight him again it's pathetic in comparison.    … Expand
  18. LuciusCarluswig
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Il s'agit d'une copie conforme du premier mais avec des longggueuurrrs et des combats absents je suis lassé à 20h de jeu..
  19. DavidDiaz
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grind, poor story, boring world. I expected at least to see an epic war in the end, it's Ragnarok after all, but there was nothing. That battle doesn't even feel like a battle. Kratos is a General but he doesn't command the army, I didn't even see that army. 6/10 only for good cutscenes and some interesting interactions between characters.… Expand
  20. KOTOCTPOphy
    Dec 11, 2022
    6
    A game is something that helps us to escape reality. A game is something that allows us to feel like its characters are living in the past/future or oven reality in which you would not trip in any circumstances. A game creates possibilities to participate in activities you physically couldn't and dialogues you wouldn't ever hear.
    That's what good a game does. But Ragnarok constantly makes    A game is something that helps us to escape reality. A game is something that allows us to feel like its characters are living in the past/future or oven reality in which you would not trip in any circumstances. A game creates possibilities to participate in activities you physically couldn't and dialogues you wouldn't ever hear.
    That's what good a game does. But Ragnarok constantly makes me feel like I'm at work in an office or listening to a teenager who thinks his parents do not understand him, or in a mall hearing a fight of a couple arguing about how drunk a man was last night. Who in a sane mind decided to put this casual style of dialogue in Scandinavian folklore? Who ever thought it was a good idea to hear "Ummm, yeah, dad, like whateveeeer" all the time progressing through the game? That killed all the immersion you are waiting for from promised setting. Even GoW 2018, with all the changes they did compare to the original games, did not allow this kind of crap.

    Do not get me wrong, the story is fine and appealing, but the dialogue does not belong to the time in which the game is set. And GoW is not a new Shrek cartoon where mixing fantasy and current urban dialogues was a thing.
    Also, to add to setting thing. I do not believe that Thrud might put some shame on Thor in front of other warriors and get away with it. Neither do I believe in Atreus's typical teenage attitude whining that grown-ups do not understand him. That was not in mythological epos in the original games, and that was not even there in GoW 2018; why it had to be put in the latest game? That is not God of War, that is a modern-life sitcom. I would accept this in JRPG due to the ruled-out setting, but not in a game that changed its rules. The game did not help me to escape reality, but it did help to see modern life problems in fantasy. Thanks a lot.

    Now, it would not be that harmful if everything else is fine. Which should be for a AAA Sony exclusive, right? Right?
    Well, I've expected more from a game delivered in 2022. Invisible walls in the face of obstacles that should be easily bypassed by God are everywhere. Of course, that's just a regular game conditionality, but for a game in 2000, not a 2022 one. The platforming part is boring. Even the original series had some variations with freedom to climb and QTE scenes, but here in 2022 platforming is just an interactive loading screen, nothing more.

    There are fewer changes that you would expect from a sequel, which is not bad, but all of them did not save from awful storytelling. 2018's GoW isn't the good old GoW we had, but it has grown along with us, but sequel made me think that I am a dumb teenager.    … Expand
  21. Leafarsas1991
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    joguei TODOS os God antigos , tenho 655 horas de God of war 2018 e minha sensação ao acaba Ragnarok é de frustração enorme

    God of war Ragnarok foi tanto incrivel como decepcionante . A santa monica foi tanto ousada como preguiçosa , A decepção vai pra gameplay do jogo . jogo $70 , e vemos o Kratos ter um arma nova apenas , 4 anos de desemvolvimento e conseguiu a incrivel façanha de    joguei TODOS os God antigos , tenho 655 horas de God of war 2018 e minha sensação ao acaba Ragnarok é de frustração enorme

    God of war Ragnarok foi tanto incrivel como decepcionante .

    A santa monica foi tanto ousada como preguiçosa , A decepção vai pra gameplay do jogo .
    jogo $70 , e vemos o Kratos ter um arma nova apenas , 4 anos de desemvolvimento e conseguiu a incrivel façanha de se preoculpa mais com quebra cabeça chatos que com o combate marca da franquia .

    a edição de colecionador com o Mjonir pra olha pra figura e saber que kratos nem atreus pegou nele nenhum minuto kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk e uma menina irelevante pra gameplay (pra historia faz sentido , mas poderia jogar com o mjonir com o kratos e ter uma missao "passando o legado " e entrega o mjonir pra menina ok , mas do jeito que foi , decepcinante ) tenho que revender minha edição de colecionador ver o mjonir aqui é lamentavel , mas tudo bem faz parte .so revender .

    a gameplay do Atreus foi legal ,mas faltou algo a mais ficou com gosto de perda de tempo.
    lutas contra Deuses so teve tres deuses o jogo inteiro . o evento Ragnarok foi uma piada pra Franquia .poderia pega uns 4-5 Beserkrs do jogo e coloca como Boss no evento Ragnarok (cade os deuses de Asgard ??? puta que pariu ) tem 12 berserks pegasse apenas 4 e colocava como deuses no Ragnarok .

    kratos nao mata mais deuses ? mas precisa matar pra ter luta de Boss, so ter criatividade ??
    Odin foi o PIOR boss final da franquia meu deus foi horrivel .

    mas a maior decepção pra mim foi o Mjonir , nao entendo os desenvolvedores .. a gameplay nao é mais o diferencial da franquia ???    … Expand
  22. Cedoch
    Apr 4, 2023
    6
    Ce jeu est très joli. Mais il n’est pas à la hauteur de la PS5. Malheureusement il est assez ennuyant à jouer sauf sur les phases de combat contre les boss qui sont plutôt sympas. Le reste c’est beaucoup de bla-bla et des longs couloirs, avec des murs invisibles…
  23. DeadCool
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I’m halfway through and always bored with Loki gameplay. First game was 10/10 but did not like this game that well.

    They should have renamed it to Loki/Atreus instead of God of War.

    Don’t get me wrong, there are few sequences that I have absolutely loved but game just feels flat apart from those sequences.
  24. Poisoop
    Jan 8, 2023
    6
    Good game, but story is incredibly dissapointing. It's not an epic adventure in any way, it's just a chore list the characters have to complete. Ending is completely rushed, and there is no sense of spectacle. All the bosses in this game are just lazy arena fights with almost no spectacle at all. I play these games for the story and the awesome battles, there is one cool boss and its theGood game, but story is incredibly dissapointing. It's not an epic adventure in any way, it's just a chore list the characters have to complete. Ending is completely rushed, and there is no sense of spectacle. All the bosses in this game are just lazy arena fights with almost no spectacle at all. I play these games for the story and the awesome battles, there is one cool boss and its the first. This is the biggest waste of potential I've ever seen. It actually makes me sad that this is the story they put out for God of War Ragnarok. The story has some good and heartwarming moments, but it just feels so lazy and rushed for me. The developers will never have another chance at making a game about these characters in the ragnarok setting. Don't get me wrong its a good game, but lower your expectations for the story. The gameplay is also the exact same as the last game, you even have to unlock the same abilities again! People have tried to give an explanation for this, but it is still monkeybrain game design. But yes the combat is the exact same with like one minor addition, in fact I actually feel like the combat doesn't hit as hard as the previous game. I actually feel like everyone giving this game a 10/10 or calling it a masterpiece are borderline delusional and just consume **** without thinking about it.… Expand
  25. RolandOG
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    Unpopular opinion maybe, but I think it’s a little boring. They reused too many assets from the first game. There is too much of the same look and feel. Somehow, the axe combat isn’t as satisfying, which was one of the best things about it. There is WAY too much Atreus, who is now playable. It seems like a way to sell more copies by targeting a younger generation. Grab the old God of WarUnpopular opinion maybe, but I think it’s a little boring. They reused too many assets from the first game. There is too much of the same look and feel. Somehow, the axe combat isn’t as satisfying, which was one of the best things about it. There is WAY too much Atreus, who is now playable. It seems like a way to sell more copies by targeting a younger generation. Grab the old God of War fans and the kids, more $$$$. The graphics are not actually that great, unless you’re on a PS4 and seeing it pushed to its max potential. For a next gen game, it’s pretty dated, despite reviews saying it’s a technical marvel. All that said, it’s mostly executed just as well as the first game. If you never played it, play that first.… Expand
  26. AigleAveugle
    Mar 11, 2023
    6
    Fun but very inferior to the first one. They should have deleted all side quests and exploring and just give the linear story as a DLC for the first game.

    Soundtrack is meh compared to the first one. The story and visuals are great. I wanted to master every combat tactics in the first one, in this one I wanted to avoid all fights cause they were overwhelming and redundant. Maybe im    Fun but very inferior to the first one. They should have deleted all side quests and exploring and just give the linear story as a DLC for the first game.

    Soundtrack is meh compared to the first one. The story and visuals are great. I wanted to master every combat tactics in the first one, in this one I wanted to avoid all fights cause they were overwhelming and redundant. Maybe im getting older but lot of it felt botched. I mean almost every enemy explode when they die, they all have missile attack and unbreakable move and it felt poor, very poor compared to the first game. I also didn't care about the godzillion runes or useless items. The menu screen is really ugly and side-quests, lore and exploring too rigid. I played the first one twice and this one I will skip chests, some side-quests, didn't care about reading stuff and will not play it again. Not looking forward to the next entry in the series unless they evolve it to a more mature and rpg oriented experience.    … Expand
  27. ArisenOmega
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    I WISH I could love it. But the inconsistent quality in animation, quest design, and writing, are just making it impossible... I loved the start, then it got quite boring and the quests very much felt like optional side quests (where it's ok if they are lower quality), but they were main story quests!
    Characters don't get properly animated, just stand around awkwardly like they are rag    I WISH I could love it. But the inconsistent quality in animation, quest design, and writing, are just making it impossible... I loved the start, then it got quite boring and the quests very much felt like optional side quests (where it's ok if they are lower quality), but they were main story quests!
    Characters don't get properly animated, just stand around awkwardly like they are rag dolls, and it kills immersion. I also hated that there were hidden loading times, despite playing on PS5 - all thanks to the game coming out on PS4 as well. What a waste!
    The ending of the game however really shocked me. It feels like it was completed in a rush, and so many questions are left unanswered! Feels like this is part 2 of 3, but they already said there will not be a part 3... I am so disappointed!    … Expand
  28. thebeik
    Dec 20, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The fact that people consider this a 10/10 title is a perfect reflection of the state of video games today. The only 10/10 thing about this game is the graphics and performance on PS5. That's it.

    Artreus has somehow become an even more intolerable character than in the previous game. They choose to go the Marvel route with all of the "villain" Gods. None of them serious, none of them epic, all of them full of **** one liners and seemingly the same personality. Odin is a small old man that comes off like Peter Baylish from Game of Thrones, it's so anti-climatic.

    Additionally the first part of the game is all about Tyr and finding Tyr. Man, I wish we never found him because he was as much of a dissapointment as Odin. Boring, annoying, peace loving and all around just a poorly written character. Honestly, almost everyone and everything is annoying about this game.

    Mimir and Brock - two characters I loved from the first game are completely overbearing this time around and shove their humor in your face. It's just too much.

    Narrative of the year? How does a game that's 50% of the dialogue "I need to save Artreus. I only care about Artreus. I don't care this is about Artreus" really wins that award. **** hilarious.

    I put 30 hours into this game, it's a gorgeous but hallow follow up to what I thought was an enjoyable God of War 2018 title. There is one new weapon in this game and the move set for the Axe and Chains are largely unchanged.

    6/10 and I think that's being generous for the effort from the last title. Buy on Sale.    … Expand
  29. Metroyt696
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    Excelente historia mejores personajes pero eso de que te corten las peleas con pláticas sin fin xD no manche
  30. AlanJay
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Don't get me wrong, the game is good, but it's not great. I was hoping for more improvements over the 2018 God of War (like a zoomed out camera for combat or better traversal mechanics). But nope! Feels very similar to the last game with minor additions.

    Also, if any developers sees this, PLEASEEEEE add the option to turn off the "hints" from Mimir and Atreus when it comes to puzzles. I    Don't get me wrong, the game is good, but it's not great. I was hoping for more improvements over the 2018 God of War (like a zoomed out camera for combat or better traversal mechanics). But nope! Feels very similar to the last game with minor additions.

    Also, if any developers sees this, PLEASEEEEE add the option to turn off the "hints" from Mimir and Atreus when it comes to puzzles. I don't like to rush gameplay. I like to look around and soak in the environment, but every time I reach a puzzle section, Atreus and Mimir immediately shout out the answer and tell me what to do and ruin he puzzle for me. Please give us the option to stop that!

    Other major problems: (please improve these for the next game)
    *** Traversal still sucks!!! Invisible walls everywhere. It doesn't make any sense which area Kratos can jump to and which area he cannot. It feels like a maze rather an an open or semi-open world.

    *** Platforming still sucks! Games like Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn, or Tomb Raider might not be perfect, but they still do a much better job when it comes to platforming and traversal. Reaching a specific area and pressing "x" just to watch Kratos climb is not that much fun, believe it or not.

    *** Those two points above causes exploration/traversal to be so SLOW and frustrating. I don't care that the game looks gorgeous when I have to spend 5 minutes just to move a few feet on the map because Kratos can't jump over a small tree log.

    *** Lastly, camera is still way zoomed in for this type of game. If possible, please give us a better (larger) FOV. This kind of over the shoulder camera works for something like Resident Evil because of its claustrophobic nature, but for a game like GoW it just causes a lot of cheap and frustrating deaths from attacks coming off-camera.

    I respect all the effort that went into making this game, and it's clear that the developers put a lot of effort and care into it, but the improvements from the 2018 game are very minimal and it juts feels like playing an expansion of the same game.

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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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