From the start I was hooked on the game, first game I 100% everything since borderlands 2

Fantastic father-son dynamic; Insanely satisfying combat; Rewarding progression system; Stunning visual presentation;

World navigation can be a bit confusing;

Returning to a beloved series years later with a much-aged protagonist in a new setting with a young sidekick tagalong could give even the most ardent fans pause. God of War dispels any fears early on with some knock-down-drag-out action.

I was always a critic of a Greek god being in an entirely different realm with different rules. I thought for sure the game was just using Kratos and the God of War IP to get it over the marketing line, but I've been proven massively wrong. This is a God of War game, and it's fucking brilliant.

Since its first reveal back at E3 2016, gamers have been awaiting the release of God of War with a mixture of palpable excitement and a tinge of anxiety. Sure, those visuals looked stunning, but all the apparent changes to gameplay and tone had many wondering if this was going to still be the God of...

Huge well-written main quest; Superb; fun; and deep combat system; Lots of upgrading and customization options

Awkward camera; Easy to get side-tracked; Starts off a bit slowly

Rare is the game that's confident: uncompromising in its identity, unyielding in its cohesion and sense of self. Rarer still is the game that stays genuine and true while being so informed by its contemporaries.

This is a skull-smashing story about making mistakes and taking responsibility. While hacking and slashing their enemies, a father and son build bonds of love and loyalty. God of War is a minor masterpiece.

Buy God of War It's fitting that God of War opens with a Norse funeral pyre. Jaded fans could see it as a symbolic "death" of a character and gameplay style they love, altered forever by the inclusion of some kid they saw in the demos and trailers. Kratos has gone soft, they might say.

In a setting that substitutes Greek gods with Norse mythology, joining the Ghost of Sparta on his venture to the peak of a sacred mountain is his young son, Atreus. And while the thought of seeing Kratos play a father figure in a God of War title seems a little outlandish at first, the connection...