God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. megabusterx
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    An incredibly meh game that is over praised by the Sony diehards, the hand holding is especially egregious.
  2. PatoG0zante
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionante, repetitivo, o Kratos perde os upgrades do inicio sem nenhuma explicação, o Thor morre com uma cutucada de vareta, simplesmente não é divertido e a história não ajuda. A formula da SONY se vê forte nesse jogo mais uma vez. O jogo numa hora parece mais uma DLC que foi transformada em um novo jogo no meio do caminho, outra hora parece que queriam fazer uma trilogia mas não tiveram coragem pra isso. Não faz jus ao primeiro jogo.… Expand
  3. Cholas
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Peor que su antecesor, mucha más cinemáticas que acción, se hace pesado por momentos y deja de ser divertido. Me esperaba mucho más, echo en falta el antiguo Kratos
  4. BiohazardMax
    Feb 18, 2023
    3
    I'm a huge fan of God of War series, played many times all games , but this game maked for the children.
  5. GamerDad2023
    Feb 20, 2023
    3
    This is a clunky action game where common enemies are threatening damage sponges for you, the god of war. Compared to the previous God of War games this is a step up in graphics and polish, but a huge step back in gameplay and story. I returned it to the library after several hours.
  6. UniversalBuildr
    Mar 30, 2023
    3
    A boring copy-pasta of the previous iteration that manages to rise your stress levels to new heights.

    In a sentence : You feel like a toddler getting constantly told what to do without the actual freedom nor the capacity to do anything you dare to expect, in a world that is oscillating between the bad fever dream of an immature fan of vikings and a B-movie fantasizing of getting an    A boring copy-pasta of the previous iteration that manages to rise your stress levels to new heights.

    In a sentence :
    You feel like a toddler getting constantly told what to do without the actual freedom nor the capacity to do anything you dare to expect, in a world that is oscillating between the bad fever dream of an immature fan of vikings and a B-movie fantasizing of getting an Oscar.

    > Movements are cumbersome, like driving a supertanker in a narrow corridor with a torticollis.

    > RPG elements are infuriating: you keep smashing ginormous treasure troves only to pick up a sad little sack of coins or a puny horn you're hesitating to decide where it should go in your body. When using multiple of them you feel better. I don't want to analyze this further.

    > The camera in combats insists on showing you the marvels of the cardboard decorations carefully crafted by the hundreds of artists the studio hired, all the while some generic variation of an enemy is hammering you joyously from behind.

    > The locking system is such a joke you might think you'd get better results if you asked your grandma to count jumping fleas. Oh it's there, ah no wait it jumped, I lost it. Too bad for you I guess, you've just sent your carefully built turbo-attack on a rock than doesn't even budge a millimeter.

    > There are puzzles and mysteries to solve. The only problem is that every single damn talking NPC around you insists to spoil you within the 5 seconds it takes to realize you're in front of a puzzle. Either this or you don't have the tool to solve this and you will have to navigate that whole entire level once again when you get finally get it - provided you remember where these puzzles are since the map is as useless as napkin with random signs scribbled it.

    > Apparently there's a story. Sure. Everyone had children with everyone, now the kids are becoming annoying and particularly Atreus, so everyone is cranky. Kratos being alone again is particularly in a bad mood, since he can't enjoy relaxing with Venus like he did before to forget he massacred his whole family, and has instead to travel half-naked in the snow with bears and bearded idiots to have his silly son finally shut up.

    And some people dare to compare this overproduced boomer game to a monument like Elden Ring? Not that Elden Ring does everything right far from it, but it's still comparing a vacation vlog to a Martin Scorsese movie.

    As always, your mileage may vary. Some may like it. If you're a retrogamer with bad glasses and memory for instance.

    I gave it a 3 because of the mysophobiac dwarf, but that's the only creative thing in this game.    … Expand
  7. BigFloopa0
    Mar 30, 2023
    3
    god of war is not that it is the worst game but we have to admit that it is quite weak the story is regular and the gameplay is totally the same as that of god of war 2018 quite repetitive
    -In conclusion
    -god of war 2018 8 / 10
    -god of war 2022 3 / 10
  8. 904
    Apr 7, 2023
    3
    Racist Game. Kratos is too White. Thor is too fat. Sorry not sorry.........
  9. serotoxin
    May 22, 2023
    3
    the graphics are incredible, voice acting is great, music is incredible, art direction is solid, and the gameplay is pretty good...but what matters most to me is story, and this one is trash. the writers simply don't understand the ideas they're working with, and it all falls apart at the end. there are a lot of lazy/sloppy character moments and plot contrivances, but the most egregiousthe graphics are incredible, voice acting is great, music is incredible, art direction is solid, and the gameplay is pretty good...but what matters most to me is story, and this one is trash. the writers simply don't understand the ideas they're working with, and it all falls apart at the end. there are a lot of lazy/sloppy character moments and plot contrivances, but the most egregious part is how the whole thing is centered around one major plot hole that ruins the story of both this game and the 2018 one.… Expand
  10. MRDUERUEM
    Sep 5, 2023
    3
    Stumpfes und ausgebranntes Design. Storytelling wie man es von der Reihe kennt und der Controller der PS5 zerstört das Spielgefühl. Keine Empfehlung
  11. Carlos326598
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Ja joguei god of war desde o primeiro lançado para PS2 mais esse deixou a desejar pouca jogatina muito filme se a santa mônica quiser fazer uma série para Netflix já tá no rumo certo
  12. Bloke28
    Dec 9, 2022
    2
    Hated it, too much repetitive game play, too much storyline, just let me play it. Graphically it's good hence 2 and not 0
  13. Sh4wnC
    Nov 11, 2022
    2
    Feel like Uncharted. Sick of the climbing and puzzle solving. These aren’t GoW.
  14. leche_paterna
    Dec 23, 2022
    2
    Santa Monica ha desarrollado un videojuego reciclando gran parte de su éxito de 2018 con lo que encuentro que es el juego más sobrevalorado del año. Gráficos claramente intergeneracionales y argumento regulero con personsjes insoportables como Atreus. Todo un bluf.
  15. bluetomato
    Nov 13, 2022
    2
    More God og Puzzles. A lot of cutscenes, dialogues and walking around trying to figure out where to go next and solving basic puzzles. Very little time spent on actual combat.
  16. MurasakiAllison
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Amazing sequel. The game has improved every aspect that was before it. And they told a rather interesting story, without stretching it (the third part would definitely be superfluous here). And it seems that you get a perfect game, but there is one problem, because of which I give this rating. Where is the Ukrainian language? Why was the russian language added? Sony, wake up, the UkrainianAmazing sequel. The game has improved every aspect that was before it. And they told a rather interesting story, without stretching it (the third part would definitely be superfluous here). And it seems that you get a perfect game, but there is one problem, because of which I give this rating. Where is the Ukrainian language? Why was the russian language added? Sony, wake up, the Ukrainian region needs a Ukrainian language, I don't want to see the language of terrorists when I buy a game… Expand
  17. Joseafc1
    Nov 11, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es el mismo juego que jugué en el 2018. No veo algo realmente innovador, por otro aspecto me decepcionaron bastante los gráficos, son de playstation 4 con algunos retoques. Por último atreus es un lastre y es un personaje que más que querer se deja detestar. Exactamente como pasó con metal gear solid 2.… Expand
  18. ClaytonCarmine
    Nov 11, 2022
    2
    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.

    I’m generally silent about the plot, yesho was written by a child from elementary school, and now they are trying to sell us DLC    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.

    I’m generally silent about the plot, yesho was written by a child from elementary school, and now they are trying to sell us DLC for $ 70, I think this is arrogance and disrespect for users. I hope the second reboot of this series will go better than from 2018, and the series will live for more than 1.5 parts    … Expand
  19. tec
    Nov 17, 2022
    2
    This "game" is a assetflip of the latest Gäy of War. It still has the mandatory boring walking parts.

    The NPCs handholding Kratos (be it Atreus, Freya or this other abnomation) are quick to give is hints and tips how to play this "game", wich becomes very annoying and tedious, for every human who likes to tackel on challenges by himself without instant help of the creators. The    This "game" is a assetflip of the latest Gäy of War. It still has the mandatory boring walking parts.

    The NPCs handholding Kratos (be it Atreus, Freya or this other abnomation) are quick to give is hints and tips how to play this "game", wich becomes very annoying and tedious, for every human who likes to tackel on challenges by himself without instant help of the creators.

    The setpieces are nice to look at but as soon as you try to explore this game you´ll be confronted with invsible walls everywhere because the creators don´t like you snooping around before they showed you the mandatory segment.

    The dialouge is a catastrophe, it´s like a superhero movie, with modern language in a ancient and mythical setting, they couldnt make it sound out of place more than they did, an total atmosphere killer.

    Difficulty settings only define the healthpools and attackdmg of the enemies, you can clearly see that the developers not really had any intentions to make the gameplay deep and worthwhile. Balancing? What for, you can kill bosses in the easiest difficulty with a few hits, while the highest gives you damagesponge enemies. The encounters per se are still the same as the were in the 2018 version of this game.

    It rather feels like a DLC than a new chapter.    … Expand
  20. Antares_87
    Nov 12, 2022
    2
    It's a good videogame but not a Master piece, my low rating is for the PS5 version because it's exactly the same game than PS4 but more expensive, there isn't a new generation in this videogame, don't buy PS5 version it's a rip-off
  21. Phant0
    Jan 19, 2023
    2
    This game is everything I've hoped it wouldn't be. The combat is good, everything else is pure trash, sadly.
  22. DREAKERT
    Nov 12, 2022
    2
    Muy aburrido para mí gusto varios Bugs pone en modo turbina de avión la consola
  23. Luciddreems
    Dec 9, 2022
    2
    First of all I have been a fan of God of war franchise since the beginning and really liked gow 4 however Ragnarok is a different story. I am not a fan of the insertion of modern politics in media and entertainment but and it has unfortunately infected this beloved franchise. As much as I anticipated this game (bought a PS5 because of it) I actually wish I skipped this one. Disappointing.
  24. SiRiuSgames
    Nov 12, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ritmo lento,fica muito saturado quando jogamos com atreus,bem abaixo pelo hype que foi dado.… Expand
  25. piston
    Nov 18, 2022
    2
    Unfortunately, this was an 8 out of ten, but sony decided to sell me a 500 dollar system and a 70 dollar disk to download a ps4 game. Also, the writing sucked.
  26. Chrisnait
    Nov 10, 2022
    2
    It’s a good dlc, with some improvements but that’s all!!! We need a really good and new game about kratos
  27. Matapiperoos
    Nov 11, 2022
    2
    Le doy 2 por que la historia esta regular pero la jugabilidad qué es lo que importa es una basura un intento de soulslike pero sin la dificultad para que los casual no se enojen
  28. base_d
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This is not your traditional Gof of War. You are not always in control of Kratos. Just think of Sony making God of War like they did with Last of Us 2 playing Abby. Not invested in Abby or Atreus, too bad you will be forced to play the character.

    The story is actually less adult oriented and more in line with teens. Its still a decent game but I would wait for a sale. Its the weakest    This is not your traditional Gof of War. You are not always in control of Kratos. Just think of Sony making God of War like they did with Last of Us 2 playing Abby. Not invested in Abby or Atreus, too bad you will be forced to play the character.

    The story is actually less adult oriented and more in line with teens. Its still a decent game but I would wait for a sale. Its the weakest story wise of all the God of Wars imo.    … Expand
  29. Krolikowy
    Nov 10, 2022
    2
    Jest to przedłużenie jedynki. Graficznie bez zmian. A premiera to wielka jedna klapa. Brak dubbingu, brak gry w kolekcjonerce
  30. Deadsoon
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    Lost and stuck in a fun house maze.
    The game looks so generic and similar that when I would take a 2 hour break and come back to it I was totally lost. Finally after 5 hours and stuck I said f this and quit.
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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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