God of War Reviews

God of War is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9.8 / 10.0
Jan 1, 1970

God of War is all you can ask from a new game in a franchise; very high production values, charismatic characters and satisfying combat, visceral with no lack of action. However, this is accompanied by a very well-told story, excellent animations, a very interesting new universe, fun gameplay and a new partner that develops a very promising personality. You can feel the dedication and care that Santa Monica Studio put into every frame of this game. Despite going in a new direction, God of War somehow manages to feel familiar and it is the worthy beginning of a new saga that surely has a lot to give us in the future. This is a very carefully made game that will certainly help define this generation and that is nothing short of a masterpiece.

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10 / 10.0
Apr 4, 2017

Santa Monica took the best of God of War as a franchise and melded it beautifully with the most distinguishable designs of other modern games to create something with an immensely potent synergy.

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10 / 10.0
Mar 14, 2018

Half-sequel, half-reboot. The return of Kratos comes with a new sidekick, in a new setting, in a new generation and with a new perspective. It’s one of the riskiest reboots in recent history for an high caliber franchise, full of ambition, that sets a new standard in narrative and action games. Without any doubt, one of the best games of the generation.

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93 / 100
Apr 11, 2018

Successful overhaul: God of War manages balancing modern action rpg features and classic GOW feeling.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

God of War very effectively achieves its mission to be a good reboot of the saga and a good sequel. Each one of the days of the five years of development of this new delivery is evident in the great values ​​of production in each one of the sections, materializing perfectly in the constant sequence plane. Perhaps we only regret not having been presented with something truly original mechanically and not a mixture of ingredients that we have seen in other titles.

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Apr 11, 2018

God of War tells a wonderful tale through a beautiful spectrum speckled with more than a few drops of the blood of your enemies. It's a shame, then, that boss fights have fallen by the wayside at every level to become terribly monotonous – but if that's the cost of what Santa Monica has built, it's certainly a price worth paying.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

This isn't the same God of War that you know for all these years. But it is definitely the best God of War game so far.

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Apr 11, 2018

Instead of a tired, bored tale of vengeance, Sony has revived a god.

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96 / 100
Apr 11, 2018

Every single aspect in God of War works perfectly in order to create a violent, yet moving masterpiece. Probably the best looking game of current gen consoles and a deep story, whose only weak point is that we get the feeling that the best is yet to come.

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9 / 10
Apr 11, 2018

God of War achieves a very impressive balance between the epic and the mundane, between the ultra violent and the domestic. It's undoubtedly the coolest and most interesting God of War to date.

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Apr 11, 2018

One of the most gorgeous, spectacular and impactful blockbusters of the generation

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5 / 5
Apr 11, 2018

This new chapter in the hack and slash franchise freshens up the gameplay for a thrilling experience that will please fans

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9.8 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

A truly divine experience, God of War returns and places Kratos and Atreus among the pantheon of gaming’s greatest.

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9.5 / 10.0
Apr 12, 2018
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10 / 10.0
Apr 12, 2018
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Unscored
Apr 12, 2018

A more nuanced Kratos makes the new 'God of War' a mighty success

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9.5 / 10.0
Apr 12, 2018

The new God of War brings back Kratos in a superb fashion. Santa Monica studio should do the same for a potential sequel and I won't be able to worry about my favorite hero. The game is bold in introducing some radical changes to the series' formula but if you stop looking back you'll know – this is an excellent game in every way.

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10 / 10
Apr 12, 2018
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93 / 100
Apr 12, 2018

God of War's new story and gameplay mechanics make for a fresh start for the series, and it succeeds. This new adventure of Kratos turns into an epic adventure with Atreus.

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Apr 12, 2018

The latest entry in the God of War series feels older and wiser, and is fun as hell to play.

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