God of War: Ragnarok

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8959 Ratings

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  1. Luis94
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gran juego, buena narrativa y excelente Experiencia de juego sabia que me iba a sorprender pero no pensé que me dejaría tan pero tan asombrado.… Expand
  2. Sac1993
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Amazing, beautiful and fun to play. They nailed it with this one, really wish is was trilogy but, I really enjoyed this one. Can’t wait for new game plus. Beautiful story, dope ass fights. Everything about this game is a 10/10!!!!!
  3. GusFrabbs
    Mar 7, 2023
    2
    If you dont care to make something enjoyable to play, and just want to tell a story, just make a movie next time. Youtube is making playing sony's games irrelevant. Just watch someone playing and save your money. Looks like another assassins cringe series is born. And kratos have a severe case of amnesia as he forgot everything he learned from the previous game. He sorta dull eh?
  4. danctsm1
    Apr 6, 2023
    2
    Bad game.
    It's impossible to skip scenes. Why did they choose that? The scenes are boring and the story is dull, predictable and made for children;
    There are lots of the same puzzles. They are boring as well. You're gonna play 10 hours and watch 30 mandatory hours. Puzzles crash with action. If you want to play a good action adventure game, this is not the best choice. The game is:    Bad game.
    It's impossible to skip scenes. Why did they choose that? The scenes are boring and the story is dull, predictable and made for children;
    There are lots of the same puzzles. They are boring as well.
    You're gonna play 10 hours and watch 30 mandatory hours.
    Puzzles crash with action. If you want to play a good action adventure game, this is not the best choice.
    The game is: fight 2 minutes, solve a 5 minute puzle, watch a 10-15 cut scene over and over and over again.
    Too much talking. If you want silence, the head talks, the boy talks, the woman talks, Kratos talks, they talk together, alone, dead or alive, there are lots of unnecessary dialogues all the time.

    The game looks like a bad mix of Zelda, Tomb Raider, Uncharted and for the optional content, Souls. The most interesting part is: there is no God of War on it. It's not an epic game with epic scenes. If you want action, the game gives you puzzles. If you want to explore, the game gives you cutscenes.

    Sadly, it's an AAA that seems to be a BBB. Same formula as its predecessor, too much longer, not better.    … Expand
  5. Soneca15br
    Apr 7, 2023
    4
    Esperava muito mais desse jogo, lembro que antes de lançar via algumas entrevistas com os desenvolvedores que diziam que o jogo ia ter um combate muito melhor e uma história que responderia todas as nossas perguntas, o gow 2018 foi incrível pra min em todos os aspectos um enredo lindo com um ar de mistério por parte da trama agora esse ai não sei oque diabos rolou,a história é horrível seEsperava muito mais desse jogo, lembro que antes de lançar via algumas entrevistas com os desenvolvedores que diziam que o jogo ia ter um combate muito melhor e uma história que responderia todas as nossas perguntas, o gow 2018 foi incrível pra min em todos os aspectos um enredo lindo com um ar de mistério por parte da trama agora esse ai não sei oque diabos rolou,a história é horrível se comparado com o de 2018 e de ragnarok só tem umas 2 horas de jogo pq de resto é uma história corrida e chata e um combate lento pra caralho, pra mim o combate ao invés de melhorar fez foi piorar, mas enfim, só não dou 0 pq ai já é exagero, mas sério que decepção. Um fracasso disfarçado de algo glorioso.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. Dorce
    May 21, 2023
    2
    Superestimado, a mecânica do jogo deixar um pouco a desejar e a história não empolga.
  8. Kal420
    Jun 18, 2023
    0
    Nothing special about this one. Same as every other GoW that's come out. New characters, but same old basic game. Graphics are alright I guess.
  9. Boko399
    Jul 15, 2023
    1
    The franchise just went the wrong direction to abandon it's flashy combo and vengeance of Krotos. They tried hard to be tlou+ souls game adventure game.

    In 2023, FF16 is just a better choice if you're looking for a game with fun action combo and fascinating story.
  10. FuvkGhayStation
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Never Played IT, but since PS people give Microsoft Excl. Games a 0 for Not Beeing on Ghaystation, im rating every Ps only Game 0. ❤️
  11. 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
  12. hsaudg2
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    IT'S JUST LIKE A DLC , far away from my imagination.

    - boring riddle and platforming
    - reused old realms and enemies
    - boring resource collection
    - all the same as GOW 2018
  13. yigeguangtou
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    I'm very disappointed. A lot of decryptions have destroyed the rhythm of the game. This is not the god of war I want. At the end, many things have not been explained.
  14. KittoKatto
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    What a pathetic piece of crap. This is a good game if you loved waiting and doing absolutely nothing else but stare at pretty graphics.
  15. bevohen4ww
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Naughty Dog Presents: God of War Ragnarok.

    this is not God of War game. overrated slog fest full with bad design decisions
  16. Lena33
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Bad intro, combat still feels a little bad an uninteresting. Companions tells you EVERYTHING you have to do. Exploration and progression is boring. Im very disappointed.
  17. Axce777
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    repetitive graphics, repeated scenarios, pointless puzzles and bad gameplay
  18. gallen1
    Nov 10, 2022
    4
    PS4 version is poor. Even in PS4 Pro. Is not running god at all. Textures, bugs, multiple crashes… all in. Gameplay: Boring Puzzles, Repetitive Enemies, The same complains as 2018, Menu and Map ubisoft like
  19. LuigiCuau
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    Una decepción total, un juego ha 80 pavos para ser un juego de PS4, lleno de bugs, personajes que desaparecen, mucho poping y por eso el exceso de neblina para ocultar esos errores, Atreus es insoportable y diálogos tontos, por favor, Kratos diciendo a Atreus que no baje la guardia cuando yo solo me la pase girando y Atreus se cargo a todos los enemigos, así de fácil es el juego, jefesUna decepción total, un juego ha 80 pavos para ser un juego de PS4, lleno de bugs, personajes que desaparecen, mucho poping y por eso el exceso de neblina para ocultar esos errores, Atreus es insoportable y diálogos tontos, por favor, Kratos diciendo a Atreus que no baje la guardia cuando yo solo me la pase girando y Atreus se cargo a todos los enemigos, así de fácil es el juego, jefes decepcionantes, pésimo sistema de combate, como dije, me la puedo pasar girando y Atreus puede hacer todo, los bugs ni se digan, para que comprar una PS5 si es un juego de PS4, no se diga el exceso de cinemáticas.

    Aun sigo esperando ese gran juego por parte de Sony para la nueva generación, no es posible que reutilizaron las mismas animaciones del GoW pasado, es en serio? solo son 2 personajes y no pueden hacer nuevas animaciones? este juego parece mas un DLC o una expancion que un nuevo juego de nueva generación de 80 pavos.

    Una decepción total, un juego que dura 10 horas y no vale la pena, me siento estafado por esta porquera de juego.    … Expand
  20. vladimirr
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    This is glorified expansion masked as sequel. Ofcourse hordes of zombified fans will drool over it and ultra aggressive marketing campaign did it's part. But plenty of us see thru that smokescreen. Not to mention the marvelization of gow...
  21. nixij81263
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    most overrated game ever!

    reused old realms, ps2 era level design, garbage broken enemies attacking u off screen. This is most disappointing sequel.
  22. vbueso
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We are faced with a sad DLC for an exorbitant price. Repetitive phases already existing in the previous version, a manic and boring dialogue. After 20 hours of play, everything is repeated ad nauseam.… Expand
  23. Tonykov
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Playing in PS5, game is great, but please make an option to remove the companion's hints!!! They ruin the exploration and treat the player like a dumb. I want to play and discover, not a guided experience. If you allow to silence their hints I will review the game accordingly.
  24. Rains067
    Nov 10, 2022
    4
    It's not a bad game but you can tell its mostly a ps4 game. It just feels like nothing special has been added to the actual game. It's just a long DLC. Not to mention the cutscenes. I want to play the actual game not sit and watch a movie.
  25. Zeliska
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    In its day it had its deserved goty but It is literally the same game, graphics advance and new story, nothing innovative or groundbreaking, once again it takes TWO shots to get it when other games only need an original SINGLE shot. Not multiplayer, not for all platforms.
  26. sytech73
    Nov 10, 2022
    4
    Overrated, very boring game, poor gameplay, same scenarios again and again. It looks designed for PS4 only.
  27. JFranciscoVM
    Nov 10, 2022
    2
    Más de lo mismo
    Yo espera invocación
    Y jugar con el personaje secundario es detestable
  28. xandemarx
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    Apenas uma DLC do 1, como já foi citado varias vezes infelizmente paguei caro e terminei em 10h jogando no hard
  29. Fred125
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    It’s pretty much the second half of the first game. Basically as if it were a giant DLC and clearly is a PS4 game that is slightly enhanced with higher FPS and Resolution for the PS5. The games concludes the story arc of Kratos and in a rather uncompelling manner and basically makes the story of the first game pointless. This game could have been a DLC
  30. One_Blink
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Cometi o enorme erro de perder meu tempo com este jogo, sinceramente eu joguei o de 2018 e gostei mas este aqui é simplismnete uma expansão capada, Tiraram varias coisas boas da versão original nesse DLC. Muita gente fala bem da historia mas eu realmente previ tudo o que aconteceria antes do seu lançamento pq esse jogo é extremamente genérico e não faz sentido sua loreno geral, odiei aCometi o enorme erro de perder meu tempo com este jogo, sinceramente eu joguei o de 2018 e gostei mas este aqui é simplismnete uma expansão capada, Tiraram varias coisas boas da versão original nesse DLC. Muita gente fala bem da historia mas eu realmente previ tudo o que aconteceria antes do seu lançamento pq esse jogo é extremamente genérico e não faz sentido sua loreno geral, odiei a game play, chatíssima com personagens poucos carismáticos e ainda não trouxe elemento tecnológico novo ao jogo. Não existe RT nem nenhuma tecnologia que mascare o desleixo e pouco tempo dos DEVs nesse, uma vergonha pra Santa Monica triste demais. Enfim NÃO PERCAM SEU TEMPO QUE ESSA EXPANSÃO… Expand
  31. KratosSon
    Nov 12, 2022
    3
    Gow 2018 was brilliant, Gow ragnarok is only a shadow of that brilliance...
  32. Jrosa56
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    Hack and slash! That’s all it is! It honestly seems like a DLC! Very repetitive gameplay
  33. moogiie
    Nov 29, 2022
    3
    Pretty much a DLC for 2018. Hasn't really evolved gameplay wise.

    Dialogue is Marvelesque with cheap oneliners spoken in modern American accent and vocabulary.

    Kratos has almost completely changed as a character. Instead of being a more mature, stoic warrior from 2018, he is filled with emotions and has his heart in his hand.
  34. MacronJersey
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Horribly overrated game. Combat just not that fun. Story is so cliched! Pretty funny how pathetic fanbois froth over the 'epic' story when its been done millions of times already
  35. weskergamer
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is truly disappointing and complete rubbish. It has been a long time since I was so disappointed and even more so with a franchise that has been part of my life. Santa Monica sold us one thing and what we played was another. We were promised Ragnarok, what we got were a couple of small battles in the final chapter, and the worst final battle in the history of the franchise. This game laughs at the oldest fans and pisses on Norse mythology. Cory Barlog and Santa Monica forgot what made GOW great and what made Kratos an excellent character. It wasn't his violence and his desire for revenge that we liked, but how he was sinking deeper into his misery while we controlled him and thought: this isn't right, but it's super epic. And this only for trying to forget the sins he committed. Sins that are completely forgotten in Ragnarok, and leave Kratos as a mere "godkiller". But Kratos is not the only one destroyed in this game, Atreus was too, who throughout his path in the story does not represent at all what would end up happening at the end, all the time we played with him, in the end it was worthless. Freya - A boring character whose ending is literally the same as Ellie's in TLoU2. Jormungandr is completely left out of the background here. Fenrir is useless, Freyr is useless, Angrboda is useless, Surtr is also useless, Sif is also useless, Thrud is also useless, "Tyr" is also useless, so many characters completely wasted. And poor Thor who is made into a family drama, and then his two battles are exactly the same. How cool it would have been to see Jormungandr and Thor fight and then Kratos and Atreus would join them in the fight and kill Thor on top of his arch-enemy, but no, Santa Monica wanted to play save. Then we have the most **** up character at the end: Odin, who was on his way to being almost equal to Zeus as a villain, being a manipulator and megalomaniac, and in the end he ends up being **** suffering the same treatment as Thor and his 2 identical battles, but this time in the end nobody wants to kill him, so a dwarf kills him, literally. Anyway, first I was going to give this game a 7, but then I thought about the hours I spent in slow and boring chapters, with repetitive puzzles and enemies, that I couldn't even do the combos I could do in the previous one, so I decided not to. 4/10 is correct. The soundtrack is ok, and the graphics are spectacular, but, as a GOW fan since I was 12 years old, I can affirm without fear of being wrong that this is without a doubt the worst game in the series. Something that also hurts me is that the ending is so open and ridiculously vague, that there is no foreshadowing of the next thing to come in the saga. But I'm telling you, neither the Egyptians, nor the Japanese, nor the Celtics are going to save this franchise unless Cory Barlog, Santa Monica Studios and Playstation recover the magic of the previous game. They are not going to do it because this Nordic saga will surely sell like 50 million, so for me this franchise is dead, as Kratos should have stayed. All in all, a big piece of ****… Expand
  36. Danger_Close
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Boring, but completely expected from a Sony game. Too much talk, not enough action. Cinematic experience, barely a video game.
  37. daniel45454
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    does he deserve GOTY?? THEY ARE CRAZY. It's a game just like 2018. As the game is good. It's full of bugs, the game is broken.
    the story is horrible...
  38. Sh4wnC
    Nov 11, 2022
    2
    Feel like Uncharted. Sick of the climbing and puzzle solving. These aren’t GoW.
  39. Sagittarius1
    Nov 18, 2022
    3
    They made it worse than the previous game.
    Atreus is just useless. He's not helping you at all. he fires one arrow every few minutes and that's it.
    The previous GOD was way better than this one. Don't buy it full price.
  40. Inuyasha17
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The only thing that has changed is the game's scenario story.
    This game is not God of War 5.
    God of War 4 - DLC version.
    This game has not changed at all from God of War 4.
  41. Velgon
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es un simple DLC con mejoras gráficas mínimas Gameplay continuista. Historia simple y sin emociones… Expand
  42. Pizarrator
    Nov 18, 2022
    4
    Este juego es un copia y pega del primer God of War. De hecho es que la versión de PS4 y PS5 son idénticas. No entiendo por qué Sony sigue sacando los juegos que claramente son de PS4 a 80€.
    La ley del mínimo esfuerzo como siempre.
  43. Bedebezanim
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    به جای ساخت قسمت جدید باید خدای جنگ رگناروک را یک dlc بنامیم با این حال پیشرفت در همه زمینه ها عالی بود و چشم گیر
  44. Puertaalsotano
    Nov 18, 2022
    1
    The game has several bugs, the weapons go through the walls, generic bosses, with little innovation, it did not evolve in graphics, it seems like a dlc from the last game, forced inclusion
  45. Yam-Jam
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    So cringy... Poor conversations... I miss the old Kratos and zues when there was a true god of war.
  46. Thdragoon
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Terrible story, terrible plot, bad writing, walking missions, pacing is terrible.
  47. BigDad02
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    É simplesmente o melhor jogo de uma das maiores franquias dos games de todos os tempos. É um primor técnico e é perfeito em todos os quesitos. Certamente o jogo é um marco, e será sempre referenciado como um dos melhores jogos de todos os tempos! Epico !!! 10/10
  48. GreenhouseSlk
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Greatest game ever made in history. God of war ragnarok is game of the generation. Xbox will never able to make games like this
  49. GregLHP
    Nov 17, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good story and main game, but the game thinks adding more of the same enemies for difficulty is fun. One of the most frustrating bosses is the berserker duo in the dwarf realm, and after I finished that, I went into alfheim to find a berserker trio! After I got fed up with that, I left to do other side content and right beside the berserker trio was an asgardian camp with TWO MORE identical enemies for bosses. The main story even has duo Valkaries, duo fire elementals, etc. Just many of the same enemies as a fake and lazy way to make the game harder.… Expand
  50. krauser1
    Dec 2, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give the first re-GoW an 8. Plagued by mechanics that make the game as unenjoyable as possible, it was the best reinventing of a franchise I have ever played. Unlike so many games like it, though I left it installed, I never went back because I dreaded the gameplay. Ragnarok is not a brilliant reimagining, it is the exact same game, and they doubled down on the unenjoyable game mechanics. It is criminal that this game is ranked this highly. I have no idea why anybody would unless they have a GoW tattoo or hurt themselves for amusement.

    Then there was navigating the trash world. VAnaheim was one of the most painful walking around experiences I have ever had in a game. I spent hours trying to get to places I could see, but there was a bush. One I needed to get to a plateau with four adjacent islands that could possibly be the way, plus night and day variations in the foliage, and it was a boat landing with a door behind a waterfall.

    1. Obviously, the worst and mostly widely panned (is that camera humor?) is the camera. Instead of being immersive, it forces me to meta game, which is the opposite of immersive and never ideal. (I switch between auto-target+ for large groups of enemies that lets you switch to targets off screen since the camera is always stuck and then turn it off for bosses especially in pairs)
    2. Healing before bosses is done as follows: run at the boss and die. There is no healing up unless you are dead. Maybe there is another solution, but this easy, not fun, and ridiculous.
    3. Healing after a tough fight. Nope. Did you just have a jaw clenching battle to the death, then rebirth, and then almost death? Sweet, right? Sorry, though. You just wasted your time. There is no mechanic to come back from that. So many times I get a surprise bad guy that does tiny damage or a poison dot that kills me after a tough fight since you can't heal unless you are fighting or get lucky.
    4. I am not done yet, but one female character's development is ridiculous. She's real mad then providing you motivation and wiping your butt for you five minutes later. L another goes from trying to kill Loki to calling him her daughters friend and colluding to order her father-in-law.
    5. The puzzles are monotonous. With some tweaking (at least the stupid sounding pick to get through the doors is gone) this has the same puzzles.
    6. The ending of the game could be replaced with a Vin Diesel “family” meme.
    7. The camera pulling even with auto aim turned off is ridiculously obnoxious when trying to complete a challenge that involves aim under fire. You can pause and go into settings and change aim settings to include puzzle objects then turn it off when it’s over so you don’t have to toggle through objects during combat the rest of the time. This is definitively bad design.
    8) The last optional boss and one other have an ability that negates an entire play style. If you were playing ranged, change all your gear and settings. You have to be in close and aggressive melee range to stop the blue ring ability that is the entire arena.

    I dropped it down now that I beat it, and started playing Elden Ring again. It is legitimately less frustrating than GoW, and Elden Ring has buckets of issues.    … Expand
  51. Deathkeeper
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    I am a big, no, huge God of War fan. I have pre-ordered all God of War games(except the first), and have always been blown away. Even God of War Ascension which many felt was bad, I thoroughly enjoyed. All of the past games have been masterpieces in my eyes. But now coming to Ragnarok - Oh boy, this game fails terribly in delivering on expectations or living up to the hype. Ever since theI am a big, no, huge God of War fan. I have pre-ordered all God of War games(except the first), and have always been blown away. Even God of War Ascension which many felt was bad, I thoroughly enjoyed. All of the past games have been masterpieces in my eyes. But now coming to Ragnarok - Oh boy, this game fails terribly in delivering on expectations or living up to the hype. Ever since the time I started the game, I felt something was off but then the **encounter** happened (aka first major cutscene to avoid giving any spoilers) and I thought the game was back on track. Little did I know that that cutscene was it. The absolute high point of the game - everything went downhill from there. The repetitive combat is no fun, enemies keep popping out every few seconds for no obvious reason whatsoever, then the oh so unnecessary puzzles to just increase play time. At no point did I ever enjoy the game but because of forever being a GoW fanboy - I sat and played through this excruciating game hoping it would improve and dazzle me - any moment now - just like it's predecessors did. That never came to pass and I ended up more frustrated then when I had started. Seriously Sony, Santa Monica - did a kid write this story, also, why are Odin and Thor using everyday slangs we use in today's time when conversing - what happened to trying to stay sort of true to the source material . Seriously are you guys just mocking your fans at this point.
    Anyway, please go into this game with extremely low expectations if you want to have a good time. For long time Kratos fanboys- please try and stay from this mockery of a once great franchise- you'll thank me.    … Expand
  52. Cmckin94
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    Just as bad as the ps4 version. Poor gameplay poor cameras lazy and sad design.
  53. LucasGomes578
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    game sucks, they ruined the game by putting the fat odin and tyr fearful and impressive how many people have no knowledge of the game
  54. JRyza
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Over hyped glorified DLC. Just a PS4 game running in PS5. Charging full price for this is insane. This is an expansion pack to the last gow. Nothing new here just another set piece action sequence game no new exciting experiences what’s so ever.
  55. Lloronier1
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    God of war,God of Uncharted,God of The Last of Us.Me cansa siempre que se parezcan unos a otros estos peli juegos con historias aburridas,lástima que no se pueda poner números negativos.
  56. xjacsx
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Un Dlc mas de lo mismo aburre es así y encima a 80 euros mejor el de ps4 prefiero el sonic.
  57. WEREWOLF07
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    O jogo é uma completa reciclagem do anterior sendo vendido como algo novo, e pra piorar, endeusado pela mídia. Parece mais uma DLC standalone.
  58. siksik81
    Nov 18, 2022
    3
    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018 4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace 5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story,    the game is extremely hyped though its no way near to its predecessor 1. Story of the game is weak
    2. Boss fights, specially that Thor fight in end game is won't give you a feeling of a God
    3. End game content are no way better than GOW 2018
    4. Asgurad is a 3 room Palace
    5. after playing Ragnarok if truly remember GOW 2018 you will find GOW 2018 was way better game in terms of story story, twists, climax etc    … Expand
  59. Whiteout
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Ok so Awards are over, so I can finally post here without the "hey, review bombing!"

    The Good - Draupnir - Sindri - Thor design - Overall variety in enemies and bosses (compared to the first game) The Bad (everything else) - Kratos is a wuss and you only see a glimpse of the God of War that he is after fighting Heimdall. Other than that, it's God of Mumbling (*hmpf* in one of    Ok so Awards are over, so I can finally post here without the "hey, review bombing!"

    The Good
    - Draupnir
    - Sindri
    - Thor design
    - Overall variety in enemies and bosses (compared to the first game)

    The Bad (everything else)
    - Kratos is a wuss and you only see a glimpse of the God of War that he is after fighting Heimdall. Other than that, it's God of Mumbling (*hmpf* in one of his best lines)
    - Disney-ish influence all over the place; childish dialogues full of gags, probably written by a 10 years old "you've been bifrosted bro!". Inside Out squirrels. inclusive Giants and other characters because hey, there cannot be a White Wakandian, but for the Sake of Gods Norse Mythology was full un Black characters.
    - Odin says "f*ck" and things like that like there's no tomorrow. Very appropriate in a GoW game.
    - Crappy enemies that go ice skating while they're far but attacking because they HAVE to hit you, or force you to block/parry.
    - Enemies that won't stagger unless they decide you can make them stagger, like...
    - ...Berserkers; they have to finish their attack patterns before you can do anything. And they're soooo boooooring.
    - Oh another Valkyrie...maybe two...no wait there's more! *sigh*
    - Some huge areas (Svartalfheim, Vanheim) and others that are just a corridor (Helheim) or wasted (Jotunheim). They're just an asset for GoW 3?
    - Crappy story, Ragnarok is something that happens in the background while you make your way though corridors killing anonymous enemies.
    - No sense of wonder whatsoever. Asgard is just a bunch of huts with a tavern nearby, and the realms in general lack structures that make you feel like you're exploring something mythological.
    - No sense of wonder fighting bosses, except maybe for Nidhogg. I want to fight things like Posedon, the colossus from GoW or the hydra from the first game, something that makes me say "oh shiii how am I supposed to take it down? but I'm the God of War!" not a bear.
    - Thor is wasted, and you can't use Mjolinr.

    The God of War is no more.    … Expand
  60. Marston12345
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Best game of the year, a spectacular adventure. The 2022 goty. Thanks sony for this game
  61. Lydell
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    It's a masterpiece.

    Acting 5/5
    Sound 5/5
    Graphic 5/5
    Gameplay 5/5
    Story 5/5
    Exploring 5/5
  62. Nimafa77
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    I really enjoyed it and i think it is the game of the year in my opinion i really enjoyed it and it has lots of surprise which is incredible
  63. AlienXenomorph
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que en las primeras 2 horas un juego ya te haga reír, sorprenderte, llorar de la emoción y querer saber más de la historia no lo logran muchos, GOW Ragnarok lo hace de sobra, es un juego perfecto en todos los sentidos posibles… Expand
  64. AntiReviewBomb
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Story was amazing, gameplay was impressive and a big step up from 2018s already great gameplay. New worlds, enemies, boss battles on an epic scale like older GoW games. The wait was worth it.
  65. gnapm
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    Big dlc, clearly not the long-awaited sequel
    Terrible level design, invisible walls seriously ?
    Primary school story plot
    Nothing new
  66. Holaloco
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    The best game of 2022. Love the story, the characters, the level design, the weapon and armor selection. The boss battles were epic!

    A must play game!
  67. Chrisxdxl
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Absolutely amazing, the game is great definitely an evolution on the original in pretty much every way. I'm 10 hours in and have barely scratched the surface of what this game has to offer. The combat is improved and feels better than ever while the gameplay loop is also much improved. Definitely what a sequel should be. Plus the game has actually launched finished unlike most games theseAbsolutely amazing, the game is great definitely an evolution on the original in pretty much every way. I'm 10 hours in and have barely scratched the surface of what this game has to offer. The combat is improved and feels better than ever while the gameplay loop is also much improved. Definitely what a sequel should be. Plus the game has actually launched finished unlike most games these days.

    The only gripe I have is that the weapon select buttons on the d-pad aren't toggle by default but this can be changed in the accessibility settings.    … Expand
  68. Lexandro
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    A great sequel to a great 2018 game. All fans are required to pass. After 10 hours of play, my GOTY 2022 contender is on the same shelf as Elden Ring.
  69. Chrismerchy
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    One of the best game i played in my life is a 10/10 for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  70. LaserBungalow
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Garbage movie-game just like 2018 GoW. This franchise has become a joke. It infuriates me.
  71. holapoggers
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    OTRO JUEGO DEEPCIONATE DE SONY,nunca van a aprender que para que un juego se a bueno no tiene que tener una historia tan detalla por dios hay como 7 horas de cinematicas
  72. TheDesigner4343
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    Too much cut scene less gameplay, this is supposed to be a game not a movie. The puzzles aren't supposed to have guides and yet there are indicators all over the place and the boy won't shut up giving me hints every time.
  73. cam06060
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad
  74. Hinkonar
    Dec 11, 2022
    2
    Extremely generic combat and a very boring start with repeated bosses everywhere
  75. Failos
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    This game sucks. Bad clone of Elden Ring. It's so bad. Kratos might as well be eating soy milk
  76. CasualGamerr
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    This game is so repetitive after 10 hours or so, there is no sense of immersion or new discovery after a while. So boring
  77. Doronweiss
    Nov 15, 2022
    3
    I think the style of the game is worse than in the last part, it seems that they changed something in the graphics engine, unfortunately for the worse. my guess is that this was done as a compromise to increase the scale of the locations, mobs and details in the game's locations and in order for the game to run smoothly in good quality on the ps4, degradations were made to the art styleI think the style of the game is worse than in the last part, it seems that they changed something in the graphics engine, unfortunately for the worse. my guess is that this was done as a compromise to increase the scale of the locations, mobs and details in the game's locations and in order for the game to run smoothly in good quality on the ps4, degradations were made to the art style of the game. Unfortunately, as I repeat, not for the better, this is my subjective value judgment. And if we add to all of the above, then what was promised in the advertising from sony nextgen for ps5, the adaptation of dualshock 5 for ps5 (which was practically non-existent), then there is an unpleasant feeling of aggressive advertising with a poor-quality product. I also want to note then that the difficulty of the God of War is made easier than in the previous part. And also added more lyrical long boring levels, for example, the game for Atreus is quite boring. I went through the last part 5 times and will go through with pleasure again, but this part seems to be one time. I hope the next part will return to the previous quality, considering that everyone will already have a ps5 and possibly on the next generation graphics engine.

    Я счетаю стилистику игры хуже чем в прошлой части , такое впечатление что изменили чтото в графическом движке к сожелению в худшую сторону. мое предположение , что это сделали как компромис из за увеличения маштаба локаций , мобов и деталей в локациях игры и для того чтобы игра работала без сбоев в хорошем качестве на ps4 , были внесены ухудшения в художественный стиль игры. к сожалению как я повторяю не в лучшую сторону , это мое субъективное оценочное суждение. А если добавить ко всему вышесказанному, то что был обещан в рекламе от sony nextgen для ps5 , адаптация dualshock 5 под ps5 (которых практически небыло) , то складывается неприятное ощущение агресивной рекламы при некачкственом продукте. Также хочу отметить , то что сложность Бог войны сделали легче , чем в предыдущей части. А также добавили больше лирических долгих скучных уровней , например игра за Атрея , довольна скучная. Прошлую часть я прошел 5 раз и с удовольствуем пройду еще , а вот эта часть судя по всему на один раз. Надеюсь следующая часть вернется к прежнему качеству , учитывая , что у всех уже будет ps5 и возможно на графическом движке следуещего поколения.    … Expand
  78. SonicLover2297
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Overrated sadly

    - underwhelming first 7 hours
    - bad lvl design with invinciblle walls
    - boring platforming and slow walking
    - reused old realms and enemies
  79. Nathalia221
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    bad game, bad gameplay, story and character, it didn't bring anything new, many people are enjoying the game, but I hated it!!
  80. GodFan
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Jogo é literalmente o mesmo jogo de 2018, deveria ter sido vendido como uma dlc, nenhuma evolução em gráficos e gameplay. O final é decepcionante. 7h de Cutcene total.
    Filme interativo e extremamente fácil até na sua dificuldade mais difícil.
  81. mamdaly
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Repetitive gameplay, poor story, gets boring after 1 hour , overrated god of war 2018 dlc
  82. MRMOON
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Game design doesn't evolve, and the story hangs around with a lack of creativity. Unlike its predecessor, which was properly directed as a holistic experience, this game feels like a machine made up of soulless modules. Even if the goal was to safely implement a familiar experience, it could have been packaged more freshly, but this game feels like the previous DLC that lacked such effort
  83. AleDark666
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    The same game with another story. It is a copy and paste at all, they have recycled all the animations and the vast majority of the textures as well as scenarios. sun game I can't live on a new story alone, which is full of filler and parts that could perfectly be cut. It feels like certain annual sagas that all their games are the same and only the story changes.
  84. CPFantastic
    Nov 14, 2022
    4
    Disappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in theDisappointing. It's a rushed and unfinished game and it needed to be a trilogy. You don't even feel like you are fighting with gods anymore. They said it's accurate to Norse Mythology but Where in the Norse Myth Odin was like an American politician with short beard? They made a joke out of Thor too. We before fought Poseidon, Hades, Ares and Zeus and they all felt like a GOD. Here in the last boss fight, it's like you are fighting with mini boss from a random anime game.

    The entire game you only get one new weapon which is absolutely disappointing. The game is joky and it has lost its serious tone. 50% of the game is with Atreus and it's very meh. Is this even God of War? They have ruined the franchise. Also when we talk about Dragons, Nidhogg is the first thing that comes to mind. This dragon is so powerful that Kratos needs to activate his whole power to be able to killing it. The design and the fight itself is very weak and washed.

    The inside of Asgard is very disappointing and it's like a generic village of Assassin's Creed. You can't even compare it to that glorious and crazy Olympus that they made in God of War 3. The Ragnarok itself with all its hype is very disappointing, rushed and generic. They really dropped the ball in this God of War.

    The old greek God of War trilogy is remained the best and i don't need to see another God of War anymore after this mediocrity.    … Expand
  85. Peterson6
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    They have doje it to god of war too. The graphics are good but they story gets worst as the game moves on.
  86. Krolikowy
    Nov 10, 2022
    2
    Jest to przedłużenie jedynki. Graficznie bez zmian. A premiera to wielka jedna klapa. Brak dubbingu, brak gry w kolekcjonerce
  87. Angrymooon
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Complete disappointment, cringy conversation that doesn’t fit to GoW and lack of weapon variety.
  88. Lecort85
    Nov 10, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una decepción parece un DLC del 2018, aparte que Atreus es súper molesto, pasa todo el rato hablando y jugar con el es aburrido monótono, la inteligencia artificial es caótica nada que ver... 7 horas de cinemática osea 7 horas ? En serio?… Expand
  89. Luis64
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    Es la repetición de la repetición, GOW cambio para mal siguiendo esa fórmula tendenciosa que Sony le pone a sus juegos siempre, hablo de hacer que todos parezcan uncharted por lo que siempre sentirás que estás jugando a lo mismo en PS3, lo único bueno es su historia pero de historias no se hace un videojuego para eso mejor una película como videojuego queda a deber y todo por intentar serEs la repetición de la repetición, GOW cambio para mal siguiendo esa fórmula tendenciosa que Sony le pone a sus juegos siempre, hablo de hacer que todos parezcan uncharted por lo que siempre sentirás que estás jugando a lo mismo en PS3, lo único bueno es su historia pero de historias no se hace un videojuego para eso mejor una película como videojuego queda a deber y todo por intentar ser una película cliché de Hollywood todo por culpa del concepto pelijuego y de uncharted.… Expand
  90. Belafonte
    Nov 15, 2022
    4
    i dont think there is a more overrated game...despite being very casual and simplistic, combat is ok. but the story and dialogues would just make a bad TV show or movie...I guess this game is just not for me
  91. snorkiss
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    I take exception when developers attack fans simply because they appreciate authenticity in their Norse mythology game. We all know why the woke stuff is in here, why not have the spine to be honest about it? Anyway - God of War Ragnarok is basically an expansion pack. Looks terrific but it's the same dull combat, same annoying puzzles only with MORE annoying characters: my favourite isI take exception when developers attack fans simply because they appreciate authenticity in their Norse mythology game. We all know why the woke stuff is in here, why not have the spine to be honest about it? Anyway - God of War Ragnarok is basically an expansion pack. Looks terrific but it's the same dull combat, same annoying puzzles only with MORE annoying characters: my favourite is the African Angrboda who is so strong, stunning and brave!! - 1 star… Expand
  92. DunkeyFan2010
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Mid experience, mid, gameplay, atrociously annoying nps. Worth 15 dollars on sale.
  93. StarCraftFilms
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    This God of war is just a Fake Ragnarok, nothing happens from the beginning to the end and we take no pleasure to play, go take Sonic Frontiers instead, there is gameplay at least there.
  94. mahdigh08
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Its Atreus game more than God of war , lots of **** dialoge and boring story in atreus section , we want kratos lik 1,2,3 so fast and quick game play , not like this , really really boring
  95. Vietnguyen
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    So most of this game is cutsence, some of them really cut the mood for me, if I had any advice, just play this on YouTube, don’t waste 70$ for a game movie.
  96. UmbraSon
    Nov 10, 2022
    4
    There are games that push the envelope, GOW ragnarok is not one of them, boring gameplay and nothing much changed from 2018
  97. k_pellissa
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    claramente no se siente una evolucion significativa de la entrega anterior, más bien parece un DLC
  98. Jcarr7010
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    I loved every god of war before 2018 I hate they lowered kratos to a low level of godliness
  99. 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
  100. 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.
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  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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