God of War: Ragnarok

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]

God of War Ragnarok is a testament to the franchise that exceeded our expectations and can easily compete for the title of best game of the year. A true love letter to God of War fans and a masterpiece that will be remembered.

Despite its shortcomings and eagerness to wrap things up, God of War Ragnarök feels like a better game than its predecessor in almost every aspect.

God of War Ragnarok is a beautiful, moving game, no longer purely centered on a father getting to know his son, but also about vengeance, forgiveness and attempting to change both prophecy, and the people we used to be, both of which prove to be equally difficult. It’s almost impossible for me to imagine those who loved the last God of War will not also appreciate this one just as much, minus a lagging stretch here or there, and the fact that it can’t be as transformative as the initial leap from the Greek games.

Kratos' reboot signs-off after just two games, expertly unifying story with gameplay and proving a safe sequel can be brilliant.

God of War: Ragnarök manages to set a new standard, striking the right balance between profound storytelling and invigorating gameplay.

The combat is beefy enough to carry you through the slower stretches, but even when you're lopping heads off dragons it can feel like what you're really killing is time. [Issue#379, p.100]

Certified classic. Breathtaking gameplay and gorgeous graphics, with an intensified emotional story that really makes you feel for Kratos and his son Atreus. Can’t wait for the old school prologues that are being remade. 10/10

jeux trop longs, j'avais hate de le finir J'ai pas accrocher à l'histoire voila

While the tactile crunch of the Leviathan Axe and the introduction of the Draupnir Spear keep moment-to-moment combat exceptionally gratifying, the overall experience is severely dragged down by crippling pacing whiplash. Exhausting narrative detours like Atreus's interminable chores in Ironwood stall momentum completely, while incessantly vocal companions that spoil puzzle solutions within seconds aggressively insult player intelligence. Rushing the cataclysmic climax despite years of mythological buildup, combined with dated cross-gen design crutches like constant crevice shimmying to hide load times, leaves it feeling like an overstuffed, safe iteration rather than a truly transformative sequel.

I'm just gonna be very honest here fhe game looks absolutely amazing, but much of it plays like absolute dog ****, oh your doodging 2 out of 3 attacks? Well then eat the last hit of the boss. Your attacking? Well then wait 5 seconds after the attack before you can parry, I'm playing on give me god of war and the whole parry system is beyond broken, on gmgow difficulty you can expect a soulslike game but without the healing, and without a fast snippy combat system. And once you eat one hit because you can't parry you can't just parry or block the rest in the chain so eat all hits. On top of that you have fights with 20 enemies all attacking you from a entirely different side, and god knows when the attack happens because you can't 100% read it by the red, and if you dodge too early then the ai just hits you as if your a magnet, I really wonder how people are rating this game so high and this is why asian games are taking over they know that in a battle your input chain should just be cancelled by blocks or evades, instead of not being able to do that because Kratos first wants to finish his combo. You see the attacks coming from a mile away, but a enemy decides to attack you after you pressed a attack button and you can't parry anymore. This bs has to stop, there's so many games that are responsive yet the game company that has been making games for ages and has it's own consoles can't even have this.

O jogo desde o começo prometeu muito e estava muito bom jogar até que chega o final. Que final chato, a construção da busca de redenção do kratos foi muito fraco tambem. Não compre o jogo, é dinheiro jogado no lixo