Tomorrow (Wednesday) the PlayStation players are expected to receive one of the biggest titles of the year – God Of War: Ragnarok – which is a direct continuation of the title God Of War that was released in 2018 and received praise and awards in the industry. Does he manage to fill the big shoes of his predecessor? Here’s what critics thought of it.
In terms of plot, the game directly follows its predecessor when the events of God Of War led to the arrival of Ragnarok, the doomsday in Norse mythology, with a journey plot dealing with the complex relationship between a father and son that Eurogamer calls the game “a modern beat with a powerful message”.
The successful story also combines action sequences and GameSpot reassures those who fear the muted graphics in the game “against every brutal moment stands another of real, relatable emotion. There were some that left us with tears flowing and these moments emphasize how the narrative team at Sony Santa Monica is one The best in the field.”
In the local branches IGN Israel rated the game as a masterpiece and also praise the graphical display that has improved so far that it is difficult to distinguish between the video clips and the gameplay “God Of War: Ragnarok has a special DNA. There are few games in which the transition between a cinematic scene and back to the gameplay is almost imperceptible, there were quite a few “oh we’re back to playing” moments or those where one moment we see a scene of Kratos fighting enemies and the next we take an active part in the fight with Quick Time Event segments that are so identified with the series.”
Those who fear that this is more of the same thing will be happy to read in Vgames about the refresh made to the series “Atreus’ combos and the gameplay with him in general, remind me somewhere of how we play with Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West. True, we don’t have the same depth of gameplay with weapons of different types, but the change and refreshing of the gameplay with Atreus is enough to give the player a new and different experience.”
As of writing these lines, the average review on Metacritic’s website stands at 94, which is similar to the score the previous title received, so it seems that long-time fans of the series are not likely to be disappointed.
God Of War: Ragnarok will be released on November 8 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles only and is available for purchase at a suggested retail price of NIS 249 and NIS 259 respectively.