God of War Ragnarök is in a similar situation as God of War II, as both were preceded by genre-shaking titans that cast long shadows. Following up greatness of that caliber is a tall task and Santa Monica Studio has had to do it twice with the same franchise. Whereas God of War II was an outstanding yet traditional sequel, Ragnarök is so much more, as it builds upon the 2018 entry, exceeds it in unexpected ways, and is a masterpiece that beautifully wraps up this godly saga.

Read the full review here:
https://www.comingsoon.net/games/reviews/1245667-god-of-war-ragnarok-review-ps5-worth-buying

Taking pretty much everything that was great about God of War 2018 and refining it into this, with a story that stands so well next to its predecessor and manages to expand on it so much. Everything that worked is there, with easier to manage menu's and other little changes that make the game feel fresh but familiar.

If there'd be one misstep I find worth mentioning it's that some dialogue felt a little... odd? Some lines just seem quite 'modern' but it's not extremely prominent. Every once in a while a character would just say something that I expected more out of the mouth of an Uncharted character than a God of War one, but outside of that? Not much to complain out on my end.

I believe that if you liked God of War 2018, this is a no-brainer. The story is just as, if not more moving as the previous one in certain parts and alongside that it's just a whole lot of fun to play. Everything I could ask for with this game.

Story = 4.5 / 5
Writing = 4 / 5
Voice Acting = 5 / 5
Gameplay = 4 / 5
Graphics = 5 / 5
Soundtrack = 5 / 5
Challenge = 4 / 5
Pacing = 3.5 / 5
Enjoyability = 5 / 5

OVERALL:
4.4 / 5

i cant wait to have you in my life im but an empty shell of myself until you touch my soul with your incredible story, fights and exploration. i will bust so hard my wall will be painted white like the skin of Kratos. this game will be unrivaled under the heavens it shall be the apex of storytelling THE ZENITH OF FIGHTING MECHANICS AND IT WILL BE THE PEAK OF FICTION THIS WORLD HAS EVER SEEN NOTHING WILL TOP IT I WOULD KILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE JUST TO HAVE A SNIFF OF THIS GAME.

the way they just kept stroking my shit i damn near started fainting at the first thor fight AND THE LAST 2 HOURS DONT GET ME CHEEEEEEEEESED😩😩😩😩 THE GOATS KRATOS AND ATREUS

If I'm gonna hear someone say one more time that it's just "more of the same" I'm gonna detonate myself and everyone in a 5km radius. I fucking despise this very new trend of calling sequels that don't look massively different "the same". GoW already had an enormous amount of innovation with 2018, it doesn't need more for a while. Also GoW 2 and any OG GoW game to follow, excluding 3, play nearly identically to 1 but nobody bats an eye, it's only bad apparently when new games do it



Anyways, gonna link the full review here(if I ever make one) after I play the game for a while:https://www.backloggd.com/u/Shrouls/review/618952/

Without getting into spoiler because I think even the most minor spoilers are worth experience for the first time this game was an emotional roller coaster for me I have both GOW 3 and GOW 4 platinumed and have been playing the series since the release of GOW 4 back in 2018 and have been anticipating this game for so long. The amount of emotions I experienced through the 30 hours of playing the main quest are indescribable this is the first game to genuinely make me break down crying because of how amazing it is. In total I cried 9 times and I honestly am glad I felt these emotions because I will never have an experience like this again with any game. If you loved anything about God of War 4 and your skeptical on buying this game just get it its one of the best experiences in gaming you probably will ever have. I don't think I could end this year off on any better new release this game will honestly even probably leave a long lasting impact on me and I haven't even completed all the side content yet just everything about this game is fucking amazing and I cannot recommend this game enough you will not be disappointed in the slightest.