God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,539 out of 8959
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  1. Layinpipe
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    Hate that people wanna review bomb games especially when it's not often we get great complete games in this day and age. That's what this is, and a great follow up to complete the story of the Norse mythology for Kratos and Atreus. Combat is awesome with more added to it, story just builds off the previous one, Gear and customization has added more to it. Love this game great sequel to aHate that people wanna review bomb games especially when it's not often we get great complete games in this day and age. That's what this is, and a great follow up to complete the story of the Norse mythology for Kratos and Atreus. Combat is awesome with more added to it, story just builds off the previous one, Gear and customization has added more to it. Love this game great sequel to a great game.… Expand
  2. Mclean514
    Dec 30, 2022
    7
    Some fun but dissapointing for a God of War game. Story isnt great and seems like a waste of excellent source material. Until the end of the game there isn't a real reason why Kratos and Atreus hate Odin other than the NPCs stating he's "bad". In my opinion there is more reason to hate Freya (because she is actively trying to kill them).I can't remember Kratos ever running away from aSome fun but dissapointing for a God of War game. Story isnt great and seems like a waste of excellent source material. Until the end of the game there isn't a real reason why Kratos and Atreus hate Odin other than the NPCs stating he's "bad". In my opinion there is more reason to hate Freya (because she is actively trying to kill them).I can't remember Kratos ever running away from a fight, or at least not finishing one. I guess this is the character arc (vengeance isn't the answer) they're going for but it isn't good. Kratos is more "the anti god of war" in this game.The missions you play as Atreus are boring as hell. Atreus plays as a more powerful character than Kratos which doesn't make sense. If the creators don't like Kratos and want to focus on Freya or Atreus why not just create a new game without diluting the God of War? There are some good missions and battles which make it worth playing, but this is not a "game of the year " by any stretch of the imagination.… Expand
  3. R999
    Dec 30, 2022
    6
    Not great, not bad, maybe good, but rather mediocre. A major dissapointment for me cause i was expecting much more. After 4 years since the last game this one feels almost the same.

    Graphics - 8/10 (im not sure if it got better since 2018, but it looks fine) Gameplay - 6/10 (feels better than in 2018 but it is still an action with 3rd person shooter camera...) Plot - 2/10 (its just    Not great, not bad, maybe good, but rather mediocre. A major dissapointment for me cause i was expecting much more. After 4 years since the last game this one feels almost the same.

    Graphics - 8/10 (im not sure if it got better since 2018, but it looks fine)
    Gameplay - 6/10 (feels better than in 2018 but it is still an action with 3rd person shooter camera...)
    Plot - 2/10 (its just bad, so many stupid things are going on and the ragnarok itself feells like a joke)
    Narrative - 5/10 (dialogues sounds cheep, like it was written by copywriter fot 1$ per 5000 symbols, almost every conversation feels unfinished or excessive)
    Game design - 3/10 (outdated and time consuming - climb, walk, crawl, squeeze through etc...such a waste of time)    … Expand
  4. last_of_us
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    wow excellent game
    maybe it wasnt as good as 2018 but still was amazing
    story was nice & unpredictable
  5. kamakaze5
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    This is the pinnacle of what games can be.

    Engaging storytelling with writing that rivals any movie you will ever see. Incredible gameplay that feels crisp and precise. A challenging game that never feels cheap with unearned deaths like the souls series. This is the grandest, most emotionally satisfying journey I have ever taken in 30 years of gaming. An absolute must play and    This is the pinnacle of what games can be.

    Engaging storytelling with writing that rivals any movie you will ever see.

    Incredible gameplay that feels crisp and precise. A challenging game that never feels cheap with unearned deaths like the souls series.

    This is the grandest, most emotionally satisfying journey I have ever taken in 30 years of gaming.

    An absolute must play and a reason alone to won a PS5    … Expand
  6. Skajllhujall
    Dec 30, 2022
    6
    They just had to keep doing what they were doing with 2018 God of War, but instead, they decided to make the game more cartoonish and colorful. The atmosphere is completely destroyed, the UI is terrible, and the game overall feels clunkier and cheaper
  7. Koby990
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    The best game ever! Amazing story! The gameplay it flawless! Took a week of work and couldn't stop playing. Totally worth it!
  8. ReptileSticks
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    2018 god of war was really fault less
    But this new entry is so meh
    For sure combat is the same as before
    But with new enemies Story is so lame , not worth the wait Atreus levels are so lame
    Kratos now are so soft
  9. Jayduran30
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    It’s crazy how immersive and interesting this game is. The level of graphics and attention to detail never ceases to amaze me! I use go thing GOW was overrated until I started playing it… and wow!!
  10. ArmenNorekian
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    11/10! Masterpiece! Game of the decade! Thanks so much to Sony Santa Monica Studio for this Great Game! Great gameplay, beautiful graphics, very interesting story, amazing design of the worlds of Scandinavian mythology, the best interpretation of the Scandinavian Gods, no bugs in the game, the game is required to pass.
  11. Hanzza
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
    God game for the ps players typically action adventure. This story is no good, and length is terrifying. Graphics is good music is beautiful. Combat is same stereotype.
  12. ITZZZPERRY
    Dec 29, 2022
    9
    God of War: Ragnarok manages to maintain the quality of the previous game. While the story is not as strong as the last game, it is still intriguing. The gameplay is not as innovative, but that is fine, since the last game had perfect gameplay as is. So, while this seems like a minor upgrade, the previous game was so good that I didn’t mind playing more of it.
  13. Ryanm42
    Dec 9, 2022
    4
    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was. God of War 2018 was art. This game was not art.
    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others.    Bigger is Not Always Better
    Let me start by saying this was a GREAT Game. God of War (2018) is one of my favorite games of all time. Ragnarok was a great game, but not the masterpiece that 2018 was. God of War 2018 was art. This game was not art.

    The story in this game was strange. It was overly long and drawn out in some sections, while being too slight and shallow in others. Characters and backstories were introduced and expanded, and then never re-visited. This game was not directed by Cory Barlog, and it seems to be missing his finer touch. I have finished the campaign and yes the game is longer than 2018, but since the storytelling was a bit uneven it also feels "shorter" or "lighter" than the first game.
    My biggest gripe about this game is how certain story elements from the first game are completely changed or ignored in the name of "setting your own destiny" in the second one. This is an interesting idea, but knowing that certain story parts of 2018 are ignored in Ragnarok makes the big reveals in 2018 lose their power. It deflates the story of the first game because the big moments don't actually carry into Ragnarok the way you thought they would. This feels lazy to me and gives the impression that the writers wrote themselves into a corner and could not get out of it. Again, I wonder how much Barlog's lack of direction played a role here. This game felt much less like a labor of love and more like a video game.

    The level design was also strange. Yes they were visually breathtaking. No argument here! Wonderful! However, they felt very linear. Very constructed. Each level is a series of separate rooms that require you to slide through cracks in the wall that mask loading times. This disrupts your traversal and makes it constantly feel like a video game. Again, missing Barlog's love of the series makes Ragnarok feel more like a video game and less like a wonderful story.
    I found myself getting turned around or lost several times throughout this campaign. This can of course be linked to my incompetence, but I never remember this happening during 2018. There were also puzzles to solve and chests to open that required tricks I never would have figured out if I hadn't gone to YouTube. I never had to do this in 2018. There is a line between "engaging to figure out" and "cannot be figured out" that 2018 walked so well. This game unfortunately misses that line at times.

    The level-up process was also very strange. The load-out menu has been completely changed. It is annoying and cumbersome. I often found myself accidentally closing out the menu when I was just trying to go back one section. Relics and runes are hard to understand because you can only use a few at a time rather than spread them out across your armor. The load-out menu also looks cramped and poorly designed. Armor does not show all its stats on one screen, you have to scroll and then it reorganizes the armor based on strength. It is very annoying and hard to understand. Minor, but certain words in the menu are abbreviated rather than spelled out. This takes you out of the game experience. And what if new played don't know what the abbreviations stand for?    … Expand
  14. Aganger739G
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    The story is ok but can lag the pace down. The biggest pain is that Kratos has the biggest chest over any of the female characters. Every female is flat chested, every single one. It sucks that the graphics have gotten better but the characters have only got worse. Every female character has zero faults lest they rile up the game industry hating weirdos. Atreus game play is desent, and ssoThe story is ok but can lag the pace down. The biggest pain is that Kratos has the biggest chest over any of the female characters. Every female is flat chested, every single one. It sucks that the graphics have gotten better but the characters have only got worse. Every female character has zero faults lest they rile up the game industry hating weirdos. Atreus game play is desent, and sso it isn't a chore to play him as much as you do this time. It's worth the play, but it seems like the devs hate breasts, or they really like em flat chested.… Expand
  15. Gohax
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    as a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the prosas a fan of the original series i stepped into the first game (2018) with a lot of doubt the game was not bad but not good not legendary as people love to call it but not as bad as the hates said but in god of war standards it was meh an ok beginning this one is more or less the same but the plot felt as if they hired Disney/Mcu writers and ill explain why but first ill start with the pros

    pros

    - the game looks wow just wow the engine Santa Monica use for their games is just beautiful

    - the combat is a loooot better than the previous game

    - the music is just next level

    - map design although taken lot from the previous game is still pretty good

    - some of the designs for the Nordic gods is just perfect like Thor

    - really liked the standalone gameplay with Atreus he is to cool to play with

    - the boss battles in this game are a huge improvement over the previous one

    - they finally removed the useless side quests they added in the first game and just did 1 big side quest to every map which is just THANK YOU

    cons (oh boy)

    - writing is just trash i mean the beginning was 10 out of 10 don't get me wrong but after that the game just slows down and feels like a chore to play but back to the writing why is every encounter with the gods ends up in lets talk even the game sometimes contradicts itself by making Kratos or Atreus speak mid boss fight and even the boss will just straight up yell shut the f up why is there no bad guys ? the game tries so hard to show us the players every gods point of view and shows us that there are no bad guys just to shift the whole point they tired to prove at the end.
    as you can see i could talk about the Disney like writing of this game for hours just because of how ridiculous and childish everything was

    - a lot of re used assets and enemies , felt like i was playing the expansion of the first (2018) game

    - when i said most of the Nordic god designs are good i especially said most because there are some that are just what the actual f is this this is not how this god looks why is that they nailed the designs in god of war 3 of the Greek pantheon but couldn't do it now ?

    - the maps feel small and don't really represent the realms in their scale at least in my opinion every realm has 2 3 small maps that combine and that's it really felt like im doing small dungeons and not exploring realms

    - ending had me feeling confused and weirded out no continuation no nothing just ok that's it bye
    with no proper send off

    - they finally gave us a third weapon but it felt like i could use more just feels weird to have only 3 weapons in a god of war game

    in conclusion as i recognize with a lot of triple A games the gameplay is fun and cool but the writing is not good at all game felt like small messy expansion to the already decent with potential game that was god of war 2018 and that's why my final score to this game is a 7.5 out of 10 i would recommend it to new comers to the series or to people that want a game to pass the time but for people who played the og series as i said in my review of the previous game GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK doesn't scale up to the standards that the originals build up to    … Expand
  16. Efethra
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    Çok güzel hikayeye ve oyun mekaniklerinle sahip ilk oyundan oldukça farklı yetenek apacı var kesinlikle oynamaya değer
  17. SnyperKnightYTP
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    This game had such an amazing story and the graphics are beautiful. Plus I admire the combat and the weapons. It feels so addictive at times where I find myself playing for hours. Absolute Masterpiece and I totally recommend playing it
  18. Qoljggg
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    All I can say is that it was wonderful. Also in terms of story. Both in terms of graphics and everything. I really don't know why the score of this game should be 7.9. He deserves much more than this
  19. TheWeasel
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    Not what there telling you , hype train I’m not on , repetitive fighting, repetitive traversing , not that great
  20. AlanGameHD2019
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Um jogo perfeito, a franquia God of War acertou em cheio nesse jogo, os gráficos sao esplêndidos. A história é muito boa
  21. smasselski
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    This unfortunately is what we now call a once in a generation game. Perfection from start to finish on every front. Music, story, scenery, scripting, dialogue, nuances, recalls, easter eggs, character development, combat UX (that has been revamped and better than ever), and so much more. This game made me feel like a kid again. Thank you so much Santa Monica for showing studios that videoThis unfortunately is what we now call a once in a generation game. Perfection from start to finish on every front. Music, story, scenery, scripting, dialogue, nuances, recalls, easter eggs, character development, combat UX (that has been revamped and better than ever), and so much more. This game made me feel like a kid again. Thank you so much Santa Monica for showing studios that video games can still be great without ad-ons.… Expand
  22. TyyroneMugga
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Characters - 10/10
    Visuals - 10/10
    Story - 10/10
    Uniqueness - 10/10
  23. Masked-Men
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Loved every second of this Game! The gameplay, the characters, the story, the emotions, the graphics… all of it. What a masterpiece!
  24. saselandiaxbox
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    vaya mierda de videojuego, soy muy fan de los videojuegos y esto esta muy mal hecho, simplemente basura.
  25. sam2384
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fascinante una historia en la que le dan protagonismo, a personajes secundarios, vemos la evolución de Kratos y Atreus, nos llena de empatía y tristeza con las historias de los hermanos Hundra y la vida de Freya, es genial poder por viajar a los 9 mundos, Santa Mónica Studios lo hizo de nuevo nos dio un gran juego para volver a disfrutarlo al 100%… Expand
  26. roll000
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The endgame of this game was terribly hasty. Compare to the last game, the scale of the last bosses(Thor and Odin) were kinda small. They were treated like Extras. Rangarok(Surtr) and Jormungand were same. And I had to get through too much puzzle on every stages which made me quite tired.… Expand
  27. dancodan
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    In all honesty, haven't played a better game since God of war 1.
    Great story, great graphics and the gameplay is just a sick as in GOW1.

    I might add that I'm a fan of the series, but I never rate games. Made an exception for this one.
  28. 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.
  29. Zerockz7
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En mi opinión mucho mejor que God of war 2018, tiene mejor jugabilidad, los reinos están mucho mejor detallado, etc, en si el juego es una gozada tanto visual como narrativa y también está muy bien trabajada la historia.te muestra muchas tramas cómo la relación de padre e hijo, la rivalidad entre Thor y Kratos, Odin, etc.… Expand
  30. BareMetal
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game. Love the story, graphics, gameplay and character interaction with each other. I also love how you get to play as multiple characters.… Expand
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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 141 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 141
  3. Negative: 0 out of 141
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    I can't help but tip my hat to the entire Santa Monica team. The deeper you delve into the game, the more you'll be drawn into the stunning story of a father and son against the backdrop of perhaps history's most horrific war. Throw in some casually endearing humour, great and fluid gameplay, and wrap it all up with an amazing audiovisual experience. [Issue#323]
  2. Softpedia
    Dec 8, 2022
    95
    Thanks to an amazing cast that’s doing an outstanding job, a compelling story told through the eyes of multiple characters, and top-notch combat, this epic and heartfelt journey strikes all the right chord. It’s impossible not to recommend God of War Ragnarok, but just in case you had any doubts, I strongly advise anyone mildly interested in gaming to play Santa Monica Studio’s latest masterpiece.
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  3. GameSkinny
    Dec 1, 2022
    80
    It’s a satisfying conclusion to the modern God of War saga, but it’s hard to walk away and not feel like this could have been something greater.
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