Stokoz

I was beyond hyped for it as a massive GoW fan but after playing it I have several problems with the game.First issue is that Kratos completely takes a backseat in his own story. The 2018 game was deeply personal and centered entirely on his growth as a father and his struggle with his past. Ragnarök constantly shifts focus to Atreus and other **** tone is another major problem. The 2018 game felt dark, mysterious, and mythological. Ragnarök often feels overly lighthearted, the writing is just not all there. Characters overexplain the feelings and motivations instead of showing them. Most of the characters are uninteresting and down right **** story feels directionless. After years of buildup toward Ragnarök itself, the game spends huge amounts of time on side plots and lengthy sections like Ironwood, while the actual Ragnarök battle feels surprisingly short and rushed. The apocalypse that the entire saga was building toward ends up feeling like an **** boss fights were good, but nowhere near as spectacular as I expected considering the game had the biggest, baddest Norse gods to work with. For a series known for epic scale, many encounters felt oddly restrained. This was the part where they could have upped the stakes from the previous game, instead they dropped the ball ****'s well known that the game was supposed to be a trilogy and they squished the story into two parts. Important character arcs and major events happen so quickly that they never get the time they need to fully develop. Cory Balrog did not direct this game and you can clearly tell **** yes, after spending two games hyping up Mjölnir, not letting Kratos wield it because it would be too predictable is just a pure copout.What hurts most is that the 2018 game did such an incredible job building mystery, tension, and anticipation. Ragnarok destroyed the mystery of the world and **** any immersion for me.When the credits rolled my soul was crushed.After all the buildup, all the theories, all the anticipation, I just sat there thinking : "that's it?"As a lifelong God of War fan, it was the most disappointing gaming experiences I've ever had.Upvote0Downvote7Go to commentsShare