With near-perfect execution, God of War: Ragnarök is a must-play for any action fan.
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Verdict
88%
Steam
95
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (88% positive)
Healthy player count of 3,074 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (95/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
God of War Ragnarök is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 11, 2022, for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first cross-generation release in the God of War series, and was released for Windows on September 20, 2024. It is the ninth installment in the series, the 10th chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in mythical ancient Scandinavia and features series protagonist, Kratos, and his now teenage son, Atreus. Concluding the Norse era of the series, the story follows Kratos and Atreus' efforts to prevent the nine realms from being destroyed by Ragnarök, the eschatological event which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the Aesir god Baldur.
Runs well on modern hardware.
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God Of War Ragnarok takes all the small issues i had with god of war 2018 and makes it better. This game is one of the best story games i have played potentially one of the best in general. The pacing of the game is very good and the world design does not disappoint. Boss fights last for a solid amount of time and the mechanics are impressive. Story also feels very well put together. Weapon choices and variety just adds even more and the draupnier spear is actually fire. Very very highly recommend another big w from santa monica. Gna is my worst enemy.
I enjoyed this game (as can be seen from the play time). Good combat, good story, good open world.
Amazing follow up to the 2018 game. Takes the series again to new heights. The story is very well crafted. Kept the emotional core from GOW (2018), very emotional, which I would have thought impossible with a character like Kratos. The pacing is great as well. The world is again amazing. With even more locales this time. The traversal is great. I even liked the characters which didn't land in the first game, looking at you Sindri. This game is also good for people who like a challenge. Especially on higher difficulties. The only minor gripe I had with the first game was the enemy variety, and this sgame delivered quite a lot of enemy varieties. Even with all the great things said above, there is one member of the GoW Ragnarok team who outshone everyone, and that is Bear McCreary with a banger soundtrack. He even appears in the game as Raeb. 10/10
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