God of War (2018 Video Game) User Reviews

The best Sony exclusive

[auuwws · 10/10 · 12 June 2020]

Great game that includes great characters, character development, impressive graphics, great variety values

MASTERPIECE

[BonaFideBOSS · 10/10 · 25 January 2020]

#2 on My Top 250 Video Games of All Time list.

• Story : 10/10
• Direction : 10/10
• Cinematography : 10/10
• Graphics : 10/10
• Gameplay : 10/10
• Soundtrack : 10/10
• Acting : 10/10
• Characters : 10/10
• Design : 10/10

God of War- The Masterpiece of this Generation

[daniel_b-96097 · 10/10 · 24 April 2018]

A common term that has been bouncing around Game developers of late has been that single player games are dead and that multiplayer games are the way of the future due to their popularity. God of War came to blow that statement out of the water and it did just that. What I love most about this masterpiece is the people behind it. Within just the first hour of playing you can really tell that the incredible team at Sony Santa Monica poured their hearts into this game. Within a short period of time we are introduced to new and yet familar Kratos and his son Atreus. The combat feels fresh and as fluid as ever. But nothing and I mean NOTHING beats the feeling of throwing the Leviathan (Kratos Axe) for the first time only to recall it and feel a slight rumble in the controller as you catch it makes you feel like you are actually Kratos. The greatest part of this game is getting to watch and experience the relationship between Kratos and Atreus grow and evole into one of the most epic Father/Son stories told of all time. What blew my mind was that a game that has rougly a 20-25 hour story plus with an additional 10-15 hours of side content to tackle is that it is all done in one seemless shot. Thats right no breaks to cutscenes, no loading screens, nothing! Apart from when you die of coarse. I can honestly tell you there were times that I wasnt sure if I was supposed to controll Kratos or if it was a cutscene because they are both as one when it comes to God of War. Even as the end credits roll you are never taken away from the game. That's right it throws you right back into Midguard to finish any unfinished tasks you may need to complete. I have played every entry in the God of War series and I can honestly say this is their greatest one yet. From its gripping and appealing story, incredible scense of immersion to its fluid and addictive combat it is safe to say Sony Santa Monica has officially set the standard of single player games to a whole new level and has changed the way we play games forever. So thank you to everyone at Sony Santa Monica for this incredible experience and I look forward to seeing the next Chapter in the God of War series.

Oh Boy!

[colorthekid · 9/10 · 31 May 2019]

This is easily the most exciting and emotional God Of War game of the entire saga and it'll definitely go down in history as one of the best video-game franchise revivals of all time.

The best God of War game and one of the best games this generation

[felixfaj · 10/10 · 22 April 2018]

I have always been a huge fan of the God of War series. I remember when God of War 3 came out and it blew me away. When I played Ascension I realized that I got tired by its gameplay and combat and I wanted something more. Something new, such as a deeper story or a big improvement in the combat and gameplay. God of War (2018) granted my wishes, but went way beyond from what I expected and wished for.

God of War (2018) is about Kratos and his son Atreus. Kratos has put his chaotic past behind many years ago and has moved to the world of the Norse Gods to have a family and to live in peace. Kratos and Atreus' intention is to honor his wife/his mom last wish to carry her ashes to the top of the highest mountain in the Nine Realms.

I love the dynamic relationship between Kratos and Atreus. Atreus' desire to have a connection with kratos and to prove to him that he is strong and brave enough but struggles very much to just have a normal communication with him, and as for Kratos he tries to teach him discipline and become a great warrior. He cares about Atreus deeply but struggles to show it. Their dialogue interaction was very interesting and never felt off.

The story isn't just unexpectedly good for a God of War game but sets the bar for gaming in general. I would say it's up there with games like The Witcher 3, Uncharted 4, The Last of Us and more. I got more what I asked for in terms of story. The story is incredible, touching and emotional and makes you wanna play more and more.

As for gameplay and combat it works and is one of the strongest aspects in the game atleast to me. The new take on God of War is very interesting and the combat felt solid and satisfying. Sure, it's not the same hack and slash action as the previous games where you can see Kratos clearly slashing through many enemies around him but this combat felt more intense and strategic. It's a bigger challenge since the camera is right behind Kratos, so being attacked from behind and from the side is common. The axe in this game is probably one of the best weapons I have played with in any game in years. Slicing enemies to enemies with the axe feels amazing, and throwing the axe and calling it back has never stopped being satisfying no matter how many times i have done it. There are skills you are able to learn to learn more movesets with the axe, and abilities and combining those skills in a fight and succeeding makes amazing combos that is just as awesome like the previous games. If not better. Exploration is also a big part in this game where you get to sail a boat and having many different interesting dialogue interactions between characters. The areas are big enough to explore for loot and other needed items. It never felt boring. The crafting and upgrade system in this game works and there will be many times when you have to figure out which armor you want.

All the characters in this game are likeable. Even the antagonists, since they are those type of villains that you love to hate. You like to see them on screen but at the same you do not. Supporting characters to Kratos and Atreus kept the game alive too and became comic reliefs which improved the pacing and was refreshing. Kratos' character is way more developed in this game and I have never loved him as much until now, and you get to care about Atreus. Atreus isnt also a bad sidekick character during gameplay either. You get to controll him during combats such as shooting arrows to enemies and it helps ALOT. He is also very good at translating runes, and knows alot of about the mythology which Kratos doesn't. Atreus is very smart and isn't useless by any means.

Trust me, the jaw dropping moments are there. Kratos can still kick ass, and the boss fights were intense and incredible. Fighting gods really felt like fighting gods. Side quests or favors are almost on part with side quests from The Witcher 3 where they are long, interesting and almost makes for a good story.

The music in this game is amazing and there are still a couple of tracks that are stuck in my head.

So in conlusion, this game got an amazing and touching story, great characters and character development, amazing gameplay with satisfying combat, good pacing, great music, a good sense of humor, great side quests, amazing boss fights and jaw dropping moments. This is everything I ever wanted in a game and therefore is a ten. It's a MUST PLAY MASTERPIECE, especially for people that love great stories. Some God of war fans might not like this one as much due to its new take on gameplay and combat but for me it felt refreshing and needed for a franchise like God of War. Especially after Ascension.

There are so many surprises in the game which I do not want to spoil. This is by far one of the best games I have played in years. It's up there with The Last of Us, The Witcher 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Uncharted 2 and 4, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in my opinion.

Just do yourself a favor and buy this game.

It really is that good

[ryanoflynn1 · 10/10 · 23 April 2018]

How do you have zero loading screens but maintain an awe inspiring level of graphics and a deeply engrossing story? The rendering is something to behold.

The combat is superb. There was a part (several tbh) where I thought, this is too good to be true, but it wasn't and I was actually playing it.

Santa Monica Studio did an an absolutely incredible job and deserve all the credit that comes their way.

To make a game a perfect, no need to innovate new things but to perfect the existing

[dattha-sai · 10/10 · 20 April 2018]

When i first saw God of war reveal i am disappointed due to the slow pace combat due to the action heavy style in the previous. I thought it went towards the soulsborne series. Today when i got the copy(I preordered it anyway due to love towards the franchise), I thought ill get fights more of survival than action but hell kratos is still kicks ass be it with new AXE or be in bare hands and spartan rage is best among the series. Story wise i have just played two hours so not much to say but the first major boss battle is enough to tell that this game is epic. and kratos with his anger management and saying anger to be controlled looks like he learned the lesson and teaches to the fellow whom it needs most.

Overall its a great action game, little early in review but will update this review once i finish the game and as of now its 10/10

Beautiful!

[iamstephenbrown · 10/10 · 22 April 2018]

I haven't finished the game yet but I've put a good amount of time into it and all I have to say is, "I love this game!" You can really tell every person involved in this game actually took their time to make something this incredible. The game keeps you on your feet 100% of the time, and there's never a dull moment. I'm not exaggerating at all...Though I did not play the other GOW games, I'm still addicted to this game. Get the game and take your time with it. It's a masterpiece!

Masterpiece !!

[aroxisas · 10/10 · 13 May 2018]

Pure art, great characters, awesome gameplay with very good exploration and story-telling.

Well done Santa Monica studios

[dredgethomas · 10/10 · 24 April 2018]

Just amazing, I can't explain how good this game is. This shows that you don't need multiplayer in a game to make it enjoyable and a really long engaging story work with this title. This will now be in my top 10 games of all time list. It is a masterpiece. I liked the old god of war games but wasn't a huge fan of them but this has totally gripped me to replay kratos's engaging and tragic story.

This game is just amazing and I can't wait for what the future entails.

Sins of the father.

[Pjtaylor-96-138044 · 10/10 · 13 May 2020]

'God Of War (2018)' is the perfect starting point for someone unfamiliar with the franchise, yet it's also a deep, respectful and rather bold sequel to the original series of games. It acts as a sort of 'new chapter' in its protagonists' life, picking up many years after the end of 'God Of War III (2010)' and swapping its mythology from Greek to Norse. The story is a thematically rich, surprisingly resonant look at fatherhood, as its main focus is the relationship between the much mellowed - yet still deadly - Kratos and his young son, Atreus. This dynamic is one of the most rounded and believable to ever be featured in a game, as it evolves naturally over the course of the narrative and has distinct ramifications on the gameplay itself. You really care for Kratos here, which is something that hasn't been entirely possible before. He is a much more mature person, still haunted by his past, and he has something actually worth fighting for. The game goes out of its way to communicate that vengeance is a path to nothing other than self-destruction, with Kratos having to teach his son how to be better than the Gods that came before him. It's really quite moving at times and it's incredibly gripping. It's also amazingly mature, as the stoic spartan must shed the painful toxic masculinity imposed on him by his culture in order to raise his son and spare him a similarly disastrous fate. As you can see, the narrative isn't as concerned with 'manliness' as it is with emotional transparency, which is a revelation for this sort of action-packed stuff. Frankly, it's what we need right now. Of course, the focal duo do have to fight to survive - this is an action game, after all. Their epic odyssey is communicated with gorgeous visuals and a deep lore. It's sweeping in scale yet intimate in scope. The whole experience is conveyed within a single camera movement, so it all feels urgent and, from a technical perspective, incredibly impressive. The gameplay is much different to that of the series' prior titles, with slightly less focus on button mashing and more focus on strategy. Having said that, the combat is still frenetic and fast-paced. It's brutally difficult at times and you're pretty much required to engage with its deeper systems to succeed. Thankfully, those systems are incredibly satisfying. In fact, the combat is the deepest it's ever been in the series and, once you're used to it, it's the most enjoyable, too. In-between the combat encounters are the puzzles you've come to expect and they're all surprisingly engaging. It's probably because every single one is propelled by the plot, as is all the fighting. The game does an excellent job of telling its tale while you're in control and, thanks to the seamless nature of its cut-scenes, making you feel like you're in control even when you aren't. It's seriously amazing. The story is absolutely riveting, the character work is second to none, the aesthetic is gorgeous and the gameplay is sublime. The overall experience is easily the best in its already fantastic franchise. It's also one of best games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. 10/10

It's not as good as people make out.

[cadleyjohnson · 7/10 · 15 August 2018]

Good story and deliver but nowhere near a 10/10 game...you people are delusional or only buy one game a year.

The fight mechanics are terrible for bosses, fast travel system is terrible, inventory is useless, levelling up/crafting is shallow and pointless. It looks nice but that doesn't make it an amazing game.

Worth playing but not at full price, wait for a sale...save your money for a new controller when you smash yours fighting Valkyries.

Overrated garbage

[woah-24491 · 1/10 · 19 August 2019]

Now keep in mind I'm no hater,I sold my xbox just to try out this game, I was expecting some huge open world viking game,but what I got Is horribly designed map where everything is a puzzle, a repetitive story and gameplay and terrible npcs, this game is possibly the most overrated ever, the only story this game has is the same stuff its juts kratos saying "boy boy you're not good enough boy boy they harder" and the annoying little kid saying "ah I wish mom were here I miss mom was I good dad?" No wonder everyone sells this game after they finish the story

God of War Review

[Moviememmer · 1 August 2020]

Pros:

• Amazingly great story & characters
• Satisfying and brutal combat
• Amazing graphics
• Great cinematics and cutscenes (without cuts)
• Great music
• Great voice acting & animation
• Great exploration areas
• Great upgrading and perk system
• Allot of interesting side activities

Cons:

• Boss fights aren't as amazing as in previous games (thou still good)

Verdict: God of War 4 is a much more mature and intimate story as compared to the previous games. Almost everything about it is excellent and is a must own for PS4.

9 /10.

A masterful action and story-driven game and one of the best reboots ever

[t-g-1998 · 10/10 · 28 April 2018]

Just platinumed this masterpiece yesterday. A reboot that does what reboots should do - provide a fresh, modern take on a franchise whose formula was getting stale. God of War (2018) not only retains the brutal, high-octane combat and the focus on mythology (this time Norse mythology) but also turns the franchise into an open-linear (bloodborne inspired), narrative-driven experience, which was something I would have never expected from a God of War game. The story finally has maturity and a great understanding of the central character, as well as a compelling father-son relationship that grows in interesting and quite emotional ways, and it was carefully planned out with every action and cinematic created in motion capture and seamlessly blending gameplay with cutscenes, creating a continuous shot story throughout, also with no loading screens ever after booting the game.

The gameplay offers more options than ever with more expansive enemy types, badass runic attacks and special moves, as well as the always satisfactory throwing of the axe and pulling it back like I'm Thor. There's a broad skill tree, armor with enchantments that we can use to up our stats (strength, runic, defense, luck, cooldown) and upgrades we can make to pretty much everything we carry, its RPG elements were well placed. The boss fights are perhaps the biggest disappointment compared to the other games, not as epic or cinematic. But the rest of the combat I think it's definitely an improvement.

The graphics are the best I've seen on a PS4, especially the character design, Santa Monica has a reputation of pushing the Playstation hardware to the max and this is another great example. There's also interesting end game and side stuff to do, so it wasn't bothersome to get the rest of the trophies (except for one hardcore boss).

Overall I feel like this is everything right with modern gaming, it combines all the good stuff that makes a singleplayer story-driven game but without making it too linear or limited, but expansive and always evolving as we go through its ~20-hour story, always with fresh locations, combat moves, puzzles, exploration, characters, story surprises, etc. It plays great, it looks great and it's a step forward in videogame storytelling

An absolute powerhouse in storytelling and production value.

[Matrix_Gaming · 10/10 · 23 May 2021]

God of War deviates from the traditional linear style of the previous games and gives you a semi open world (hub world if you will). Each hub is astonishingly beautiful, or haunting depending on which one you're in. Especially the "home" hub, the Lake of Nine, is a pleasure to explore. The way more of the map gets revealed as you progress is a joy to behold.

Kratos and Atreus are awesome protagonists, and how they change through the game is very interesting and heart warming. Support characters are some of the strongest you will see in gaming.

The gameplay itself is awesome. The combat is super tight once you unlock some of the abilities and powers. But the thing that grabbed me the most was the exploration and traversal. Figuring out how to get to and open a treasure chest that is out of reach is both satisfying and rewarding. And gaining the materials you need for the best armour is done in a way that is fun.

The thing that really resonates with me is the production value. Every cutscene is like something out of a blockbuster movie. Effects, visuals and sound are all on point.

An epic journey of discovery and atonement.

God of war

[shshshsh-02599 · 10/10 · 12 June 2019]

Fantastic game and incredible game good job santa monica its really deserve game of the year

A True Masterpiece

[anuragmr · 10/10 · 9 August 2018]

A brilliantly balanced story telling with phenomenal game play that truly makes you invested in the Game, The combat and leveling system are one of a kind with combat being challenging and skills that make the best finishing moves giving you a true cinematic gameplay, God of war makes the player use his/her logic and skill in a sort of way which is quiet good and fun. God of War is great game and would highly recommend that you play it once .

Outstanding

[nirzak · 10/10 · 29 May 2019]

It's mindblowing!One of the best game I have ever played!If I can give more than 10 stars then I will give it.This game deserves to be at top and best game of all time forever.You definitely should play it without waiting.

Best of best

[ozguregemen · 9/10 · 1 July 2018]

Mighty Kratos came back and i want a new game. It is too wild and awesome game

Greatest game of all time

[commanderasf · 10/10 · 25 April 2018]

First off, I created this IMDb account just so I could leave this quick review. God of War 4 is by far the greatest game of all time. It's absolutely amazing. Please try and give this game a chance. You will not be disappointed.

Legendary

[tynantibz · 10/10 · 2 November 2019]

Hands down the best game I have ever played! I loved every second of playing it. My opinion of course, legendary!

UNDERWHELMING

[Geraldinhoo · 7/10 · 20 March 2023]

NO SPOILERS REVIEW

God of War is a game that has received high praise, but upon a closer look, it falls short of its potential.

The story is promising, but the short length doesn't allow for proper development of the relationships between Kratos, Atreus, and other characters. The ending feels rushed, leaving you wanting more.

For me, one issue with the game is the amount of climbing you have to do, and the tight corridors that are present to allow the map to load. While it doesn't ruin the gameplay, it can disrupt the flow and immersion of the game. Furthermore, the world design of locations besides Midgard and Alfheimr could have been more creative. While the places you discover in the first few hours are unique and interesting, as the story progresses, they become less and less so. The semi-open world design doesn't enhance the overall experience for me either, as it makes the game more bloated while also providing a minor feeling of disconnect from the storyline. The side quests usually involve you going to spirits and completing favors for them, which most of the time are very repetitive. Or going to mines and searching for stuff...

The combat in God of War is one of its strong points, with a fluid and responsive system that provides a variety of attacks and abilities to choose from. However, fighting multiple enemies can be frustrating due to the camera position and inability to cancel abilities. Additionally, the boss fights become repetitive over time, which is disappointing considering the potential for more creative and challenging encounters. Despite these flaws, the combat system still provides an enjoyable experience overall.

The difficulty in God of War is unbalanced, with a significant difference between the enemies encountered in the main storyline versus those found throughout the world. While the enemies in the story missions are relatively easy to deal with, the enemies found while exploring are often much higher level and require a significant effort to defeat. This can make it difficult to fully explore a place without feeling like the game is gatekeeping the player. While challenging encounters can enhance the overall experience, the unbalanced difficulty in God of War can be frustrating and detract from the exploration aspect of the game.

In conclusion, while God of War had its moments of brilliance, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The story could have benefited from more time to develop the relationships between characters, and the ending felt abrupt. However, the game's graphics are undeniably beautiful to look at, and the atmosphere of Midgard is truly immersive, transporting the player into the world of Norse mythology. The soundtrack is another aspect that adds to that. Making the game feel more authentic. While the music isn't the best I have ever heard, it is still memorable enough to add to the overall experience. The combat system is fluid and responsive, though at times frustrating, and the difficulty can feel unbalanced, making exploration less enjoyable. While God of War has its merits, I was left feeling somewhat disappointed and expecting more from such a highly praised game.

A part from the graphics the game is awful dad of war

[kaefab · 3/10 · 8 January 2020]

God of war should have ended right after the third instalment, it was the absolute best, with the gods of Olympus....

Now they went a different direction with a annoying son, and the viking gods Loki, Thor etc... but i could never get into this game.....

A part from the first battle with the stranger the rest of the game is pretty lame. Is son is a whining mess and is more annoying then fun to play.

Nice game

[snehanjalimami · 10/10 · 11 May 2021]

Nice game. Probably the best game I've ever played.