It's does a lot of things better than the last title but also some worse. This game has a much more bigger scale, so there's more things to fuck up. Thankfully this game is pretty great.

The visuals are quite beautiful. Many scenes feel like a full-fledged movie. One of my problems with GOW (2018) is the lack of variety with the side bosses. It kept spamming that stupid troll with the rock. This game cranks it up. The bosses feel much more fresh in my opinion. There's also some quality of life improvements which make the game more smoother. The story while not perfect is a good time. It fits in some great character development and worldbuilding.

Combat wise I prefer GOW (2018). It's a bit more satisfying to play but GOWR's combat is still fun. I enjoy the story but I can't help but feel that the game should've been split into two games. Some parts are too short (Ragnarok) while others are too long (Ironwood segment). The PS4 version has some weird bugs that break immersion but are quite small in the grand scheme of this game.

I just opened the game after the long download and immediately suffered a glitch in the tutorial mission. Every time I moved it reset even if I did it correctly. I also had a glitch where the scan in the brain dance didn't work. The game has some short freezes and the occasional buggy animations but they aren't that bad. There were also times where a car would appear out of nowhere. The voice acting for V and Johnny Silverhand is kinda shit. Not convincing in the slightest. Some emotional or introspective scenes are ruined because of it. If it wasn't for the fun characters and great visuals I would've shelved this thing. The story is fairly engaging enough to make me forgive the glitches and the combat is fun even if the gun controls aren't great.