There are just enough minor annoyances that keep this game from hitting 5/5 for me, but overall, the return of Kratos in 2018 is outstanding. The combat feels great, the story hits hard (especially for someone like myself who took 2022 to playthrough every GoW game and had a lot of familiarity to the Kratos arc up to this point), it still looks outstanding, still sounds great. There are just a few gripes.
Our fair boy is just a bit too annoying at times, especially the middle parts of this game, the main map is a pain in the ass to use, the story and the combat does take some warming up to as well and there are some enemies that are just entirely annoying to deal with. There are a few other minor nitpicks too but ultimately, this game is basically a 4.89/5, ever so close. This game is well worth the praise it has received and it is well worth your time overall, it's pretty incredible what this team was able to do with Kratos and how they've transformed this franchise.
Our fair boy is just a bit too annoying at times, especially the middle parts of this game, the main map is a pain in the ass to use, the story and the combat does take some warming up to as well and there are some enemies that are just entirely annoying to deal with. There are a few other minor nitpicks too but ultimately, this game is basically a 4.89/5, ever so close. This game is well worth the praise it has received and it is well worth your time overall, it's pretty incredible what this team was able to do with Kratos and how they've transformed this franchise.