Pro tip: Don't immediately press R3 after the enemy is stunned. The enemy will remain stunned for a couple of seconds which you can see by the draining bar below the enemies health. If the R3 is yellow it means your stun grab won't finish off the enemy. So get a couple of hits in to make sure you turn that R3 to Red to execute the stun finisher.
If you turn on CC and the arrow icon pointing to where the speaker is, it will say (Raven Croaking) and point to the direction of the Raven, even the ones you don’t see or hear as long as you’re in proximity.
A tip I suggest is the training area in niflheim you don’t get xp but you can increase your weapon skills there. Spamming one move you are bound to get gold to add perks to them
Yeah totally worth spending time in there after getting new skills or weapons. I got everything to gold and when I have extra XP I buy the mods. I also like it because I struggle with remembering different moves so I end up using the same few all the time. Training in Niflheim helped with that a lot.
Im 12 hours in and I feel so far behind in terms of story cuz I’ve been doing all side missions even getting those hacksilver barrels in the see and sand
Don’t feel bad dude if ur playing with any kind of challenge then it’s almost necessary to complete as much side content as possible before moving on. And Especially in this game where every bit of content is gold, soak up as much as u can!
@@jayson546 I’m always slow on titles with side quests cuz I dont like missing out on interactions and side characters. I dont remember any assassins creed game where I haven’t 100% completed all trophies before before finishing story missions, unless I’m required to do it before getting the trophy. But all my friends finish them early so I hate getting teased with spoilers haha
It's soooooo rewarding to know you've grabbed all you can grab before moving onto the next realm besides those special toys. To upgrade and feel like you've achieved something in this game is just bliss
1 slight correction: in Svartalfheim, regarding the Yggdrasil Dew, they don't all give the same stat; like in 2018 different ones give a different stat. So one will give Cooldown, another Strength, etc.
Came here to say the same thing, even shows in the video that one gives cool down and the other defence. The most important was first, swapping X and O.
How did this guy become my favorite channel?! Came in on Elden ring, then cyberpunk, and now this! I’m not even lookin for him. I think this dude is in my brain!
There is also a auto pick up in settings so you don't have to keep pressing O or w/e to heal from the dropped orbs. and the default keybinds are fine. i prefer it. kill the green bird (Ravens) if you are able, don't leave any if possible, you get good loot later from them. :)
Yes. This should be default. I set it immediately before starting the game because there’s never an instance where I wouldn’t want to pick something up and since it doesn’t pick up heals and rage when topped off there’s no reason not to use it.
i have it on the setting of economy. only because when i pick up healthstones during a fight, it interrupts the attackers attack momentarily. giving enough time for you to hit.
Circle was the action button because it harkens back to the old God of War games that allowed you to do things and perform kill moves. X was also the jump button in the old God of War games as well. Dodge roll was the the right analog stick. So it’s just consistent.
x was just jumping. dodge was moving the right joystick. because those games had fixed camera angles the right joystick had no function but was used for rolling around.
No it's on the X because of companion attack button being on Square so now you can use both button together with one thumb and without having to move your thumb.
Not only that but i tried changing it after 90 hours on elden ring but X to dodge is a lot better in gow because it's a lot closer to the right stick and i naturally would go for x to dodge while moving around the camera and so i changed it back. It was actually weird how after playing Elden ring so much, it felt a lot more natural to dodge with X. Each game has their own controls and they feel better that way.
Glitch Advisory There will be a quest For Vanaheim in a place called the Crater. You will be supposed to be rescuing someone. A dragon will be guarding them. Do not lose to this dragon more than 3 times. After that, myself and several others now have a boss fight that will not queue up. He just sits there invincible and attacks you while you are in other regions. You will be unable to complete this quest until it gets patched out.
Yeah same, it took me forever to beat Thor in the like intro part of the game! :D Few mobs have also given me a little bit of trouble, its been tough so far for sure and im only a few hours in, but think I am going to keep at it :)
Thanks for the tip about why the health bar looks different sometimes and that it's because the enemy has resistance to burn or frost damage. I knew it had to be something having to do with burn and frost damage but I haven't seen enough enemies with that yet to figure it out. I appreciate these types of videos! Looking forward to more tips, tricks and builds!!
@@dreambiscuits I guess I didn't see it then huh. Or I just didn't remember because there is so much going on in this game and much of it is new and different from the last GoW. That's the reason for videos like this.
The reason Sony mapped the dodge button to X is so you can be dodging and still reach the square/shoot button simultaneously. It's not a huge problem, but it does make sense if you're not used to other (souls) controls. Go with what works best for you.
Honestly I'm just hearing only in this video that people remapped dodge to O and interact to X. I mean, we've always used X as a jump or dodge action and in previous generations, devs would always use O or △ for interactions. I never once felt anything wrong with the system and am currently on my way to finish 2018 game for the 8th time in the default dodge and interact mapping. And like you mentioned, it'd be a huge burden to dodge with O then ▣ to shoot every time.
After playing through Elden Ring I will never get lost in another game. Remapping X/O were the first thing I did as a Souls vet 😂 Hel Tears give you the Frozen flame spark. Also, hanging Dew doesn't just affect cooldown. It affects all stats and it's kinda worthless.
2018 GOW to evade was used pressing X so I’ll stick with that as I’m used to doing that and interact with O. It was the same as 2018 so it’ll be odd for me to switch that up
Honestly the old classic god of war feel had it on o not x anyways, like when u had to have sex with Aphrodite 🥵😂 I'll forever remember the circle just from that 😂😂
Yeah also I changed the sheath button to the alternate one so I can press the weapon button to do it like the last game that I was already used to instead of pressing only pressing down dpad
I've never used X for my interact button. X has usually been my action or movement button. It's also closer to my stick so if I am moving my camera and need to hit a quick evade it's slightly less time to do it. Old God of War X was the jump button so it feels natural that it's now our evade button.
Totally agree with you, at first I thought it'd be better to change it but then I realised that you use more the evade button than the interaction button (at least referring to the amount of times you press it) so I left it there.
0:38 Because in the earlier series then 2018 gow O was interact X was jump and R stick was dodge/evade. Now you do it all with X dodge and O for vault/interact
I don't know how serious you guys get in maximizing your combos... But You do *NOT want to auto sprint, as dash gets triggered to a roll, and unless you delay the time before triggering, your better off just remapping. There are running moves that you will not want to perform, and forward moves you will mess up... For the Casuals maybe... It might still frustrate you, not getting proper inputs out... I have a feeling most of these "Must do before playing Ragnarok" vids no offense, were copied and pasting from 2018's experience and/or rushed... This is a Toootallly different combat experience, and actually falls into perfectly divisible frame data (i.e. your options to dash/ dash roll/ and enemies extending combos based on difficulty, as well as what is now allowed to cancel into block and evade and none the less the invul frame overhaul) if your spacing out and not maxing out your offense, cool.. But if you are... ehhhh.... I might make a video soon explaining the differences. Not something I'm too good (editing nice and clean) but I'm on that combat knowledge train....nobody has mentioned it yet... Pro's like GBG, SmvR and the like playing in a way I know they're caught up w/ the differences... Just have an open mind, die to an enemy to see how crisp doing 1 of 3 *correct choices at any given time attacking, but not stealing too much offense, is incredibly tuned, and rewarded.
Survival gear, when maxed is an awesome set. Doesnt have perks like the other gear but I find the perks were too small or did so little it was not noticed...currently have 7 sets completely maxed. Tried multiple times with each set against berserkers, i like the survival set best. 310 str, 400 def, 160 vit, 250 luck, 270 rnc, 270 cld are my stats...I compared this set to sols courage, dragon, giptumaors, fate breaker, guiding light, raven tears, steinbjorn and recently fallen stars. I got best stats and results wearing survival set. For the amulet. I use asgard set , jotunheim set and three singles. This is just my experience.
@@ReaktiveTM Radiance set i tried but "to me"... the loss of 60 to rnc, cld, luck and vit was too much. There is a small loss to str and def also. If the realm shift was a bit longer so i could apply more damage, maybe. For me the total loss of stats is not worth 2 free hits with that much lower damage.
Another tip: If you're trying to complete the map collectibles early on it might be locked behind the inaccessible path so just come back to find it when you get the special tool needed So don't worry if you missed stuff!
Yeah and listen to your companions goes along with that. One TH-camr I watch just kept trying different things on those spots that look like there's air coming out of the rock and the other spots where it looks like magic is coming out. Meanwhile Atreus and Mimir both kept saying "we don't have the tool for this" and "we should come back later". lol When they tell you that you don't have the tool, it's because you really don't have it. Trust them!
At 9:04 Using sonic arrows to drop the critters off the woodwork. Nice tactic. Didn't think about that. Just blew them up indiscriminately irrespective of whether a critter was about!
As someone who’s 100% the game on GMGOW setting here’s a tip. Get good with parrying. My build runs off stun/ poison build up mainly running just fists and if you’re consistent with your parries you just melt through bosses and enemies because of the stun build up.
So my tips would be go to settings and change the colour to collectables to red (you won't miss anything) Next luck is super important to critical hits or basically any bonus effect. The higher the luck the more common you'll see bonus effects
I just finished Ghost yesterday, before picking up Ragnarok. It was truly one of my favorite games in the past few years, I really enjoyed it. Such a great game!
It's going to be the same playthrough for me start easy then normal then hard. Just like the previous game those valkeries are so insane no matter the difficulty. Took me more than 20 tries to defeat the queen in hard mode
Starting on easy? If u were good enough to beat Valk Queen on hard then u can start on at least normal I think. The difficulty scaling is more forgiving in this game as well.
A cool tip as well poison actually temporarily lowers the combat level of the enemy so if you have a skill that applies poison that would a handy thing to use
Luck also affects chance based ability activation so it's not just for early game, but going heavily into luck would require a specific build vs focusing on Strength or Defense.
I dont mind the O vs. X thing because i am accustomed to it, Ive plated with the default well, and did good in GMGOW, but i did try it on a rerun, with also trading, R1 with □ and R2 with Δ, and then traded R1 with R2. And it made it weirdly easy to remember. A friend recommended that.
i platinumed it and yeah these tips are good, but one more tip: if you see an Odin's eye (aka. green raven) always throw your axe at it because if you collect enough you'll be rewarded with some good stuff.
As someone who just 100%/Platinum GMGOW, I strongly disagree with elemental focus. Stun and momentum are both far superior. W/out the skill mods, your elemental build up is too low to make much use of it, and the difficult bosses rarely give you enough of a damage window to both apply the effect and make use of it... and by the next time you can do any real amount of damage the effect has worn off. Also, stun damage is a MUST for harder enemies, at least on the higher difficulties. Momentum is also very powerful and can be devastating in the late game with the right build.
I knew the first ones (the ones from the buttos no), but the last ones, those were really important, I'm having trouble with the powers and stats. Thanks!!
GOW never disappoints. Every one better than the last. This one gave us more Character development wich I liked. We got actual emotions from Cratos instead of grunts and 1 word sentences
That was the first settings change I made with many more after that. And he showed in the video changing it in the remap controls settings but it's right at the top of gameplay settings and all you have to do is highlight it and press X and confirm the change. Everyone should get in the habit of checking out all of the settings before or immediately after starting a brand new game because these days the settings menus are huge, especially on Sony first party games. You're pretty much guaranteed to find things you can change that will make gameplay more comfortable or more enjoyable for you. And there can be things in the accessibility settings that a lot of people may want to use like the auto pick up loot. Every time I get anything new, a phone, a game or an app, the first thing I do is go to the settings to make things the way I want them. Back when the settings menus in games were tiny it didn't matter much but that was a long time ago. Always check the settings 1st. Enjoy God of War: Ragnarok!
5:20 the dew will increase one of your stats by 2 not just cooldown. That means strength, defense, vit, runic, cooldown There are 5 dew trees in total and each increases only one of those
All were helpful besides number 1 I usually don’t mind the dodge button being x because I’ve played some games that have it as the default I believe that’s more of a preference thing than a setback.
Even after playing 270 hours of the first GOW, I still felt like a noob when I first started playing Ragnarok. SM completely updated all of the equipment mechanics, and I'm loving it.
The Dew you get that hangs off trees actually gives you 2 bonus points to a different state each time!! My first dew was also 2 for Cooldown as well so the order of this probably stays the same!! I know you get 2 defense and 2 vitality as well and just 2 of something different every time!
Your first tip is a great one wish I’d have seen that sooner when starting god of war a few months ago in prep for Ragnarok … but I do think that the way you command atreus’s arrows with square lends its hand to dodging with X because it is proximal to square and thus quicker to command arrows while evading and evade when rapid firing arrows … 🤔
For those who don’t know yet maybe you haven’t played in a while but it also has a new game plus now in that every nonir chest has a upgrade dew in it so you get a permanent stat upgrade for each on you open
In the first god of war I took my time and finished all side quests before continuing the main story, but the story in Ragnarok made me lose composure and focus on getting to the next cutscene like a fiend
You gave some great advice, and I would like to point out what means the most to me. Concerning your suggestion to choose in the stats that keep Kratos running all the time. When I started, I didn't like this, so I changed to walk and L3 run, I found it more satisfying for exploration and enjoyment. My gratitude is that I realized your advice would be incredibly advantages if one eliminates the L3 in Boss fights and especially berserker fights. Thanks so much K...
I’d add that after finishing Svartlheim you should go to Nifleheim before Alfheim. There you can both practice your moves/combos as well as leveling the tiers of all available skills to allow mod slots which you should have the xp to put on your favorite 2-3 combos.
luckily i got so used to default with the action button my muscle memory is set specifically just for this game… i’m good like that tho , play enough fighters nothing becomes problematic with just few buttons Also if people played the 2018 game then these all should be known already… or maybe i just play games so much i’ve learned how to understand these mechanics :b good video nontheless !
Should mention to sell Shattered Runes too, despite being under resources, as they sell for a lot (50=5k hacksilver)... you get them everywhere and are useless otherwise.
Yeah, I really don't get why these things even exist. I googled to be sure that they are indeed useless otherwise. Seriously, how do they provide even the slightest improvement to the gameplay?
@@Tilmann5138 The answer to your question was in the original thing you were replying too. "as they sell for a lot (50=5k hacksilver)". They are source of income. Almost every game like this that useless resource which is really just easy income.
@@zarathos4666 I'm not sure if you understood my comment. I'm not asking what I can use them for, I'm asking why the devs implemented it like that. How do Shattered Runes improve my gameplay experience? They don't. It's just annoying that I have to go to the sell section at Brok and Sindri's to thurn them into Hacksilver.
One that I totally missed in my first playthrough was with the spear using and holding r2 will thrust the spear into an enemy infusing it with a status effect based on what you using it on grim will apply poison to it elf’s apply light the asgardian enemies apply bifrost to it and so dragaur fire helwakers ice
In game I'm basically an Pathfinder. The problem is, some place you need some skill or upgrade to pass, sometimes I have to leave the place and come later because of that.
Nice man just preordered last night I can’t wait to dive in love the god of war series , god if war 2018 was so good can’t wait to see how they expand on thst
It's funny how many of us found you from popular AAA titles that aren't this game. But non the less you know your audience and you always push for content grinding on new releases. Non the less, I hope you still enjoy your gaming and don't take it as a job 😎 Keep grinding gamer 💪
I’ve always tried keeping crouch or dodge as R3 on a controller just so u won’t have to pick up your thumb at all while moving your point of view for a dodge
I don't think players should remap their Dodge button to O instead of X. The reason being when playing on higher difficulties you need to constantly use your companion attack with the Square 🔳 button while also be ready to dodge attack as you noticed them coming out or cancel an attack with a dodge. With the dodge on X button, you can attack with your companion, Square 🔳 button, without having to move your thumb. Which is a alot faster and in my opinion required. You can also use companion attack while dodging or rolling away. Using your tip of thumb for Square 🔳 and mid of thumb for the X buttons, if it wasn't already clear. I believe the devs knew what they were doing with the controls. Also Dew increases one random stat by 2 and not just cooldown stat.
The first thing i did in both games was switch the x and o controls. I came from playing bloodborne to this and i was getting absolutely destroyed trying it the default way. It made all the difference switching that. I dunno why they thought that was a good layout
Thank you for putting me on game, y’all don’t understand how many times I’ve hit circle trying to dodge and got hit because of the normal configuration
from what i hear, luck increases the chance of anything chance based. for example, if the equipment says "chance on axe hit to cause health regen" then luck will boost that chance. how much? i dunno. i would hope a % of the chance. so slight chance i think is 10% chance, so with a 100 luck i think it goes to 20%? i think. not sure how much it increases, but seems reasonable to me. personally i will go high luck anyway for EXP. and even if i get all the skills early, chances are we can sell EXP for hacksilver again, which will be useful.
I wish they'd be specific about what those "chance" perks actually give because using words like low, moderate and high don't tell me much at all. I'm a decent number of hours into the game and my luck is still at 16. I just haven't come across much to increase that yet. All of my luck comes from an enchantment I just got that gives 10 luck and the darkdale handles I got with the digital deluxe version of the game which right now gives me 6 luck. Hoping my luck changes soon! lol
@@died4u525 def gotta level up your gear early to see the results. Ive only freed tyr and almost lvl 3 due to fighting everything and doing side missions. If you explore, you get a ton of matts to upgrade
Another mistake people make is that they try to give Kratos a balanced build, but that's only viable on lower difficulties. If you're gonna play on anything higher than medium difficulty, you're gonna have to spend all of your resources on 1 or 2 things and just spam the shit out of them because the perk system is pretty wonky. GOW isn't like a lot of hack and slash games where you have total freedom to assign ability points as you see fit. Everything about this game is a puzzle.
3rd tip: you only need some kind of build, doesn’t need to be elemental, could be focussed on realm shift, runic attacks, or synergistic item and enchantment builds.
Is there a way to tell Loki to stfu when you are solving puzzles ? I mean I know he is my kid , but he kind of kills the fun... If he continues like this Heimdal will be least of his worries
Pro tip:
Don't immediately press R3 after the enemy is stunned. The enemy will remain stunned for a couple of seconds which you can see by the draining bar below the enemies health. If the R3 is yellow it means your stun grab won't finish off the enemy. So get a couple of hits in to make sure you turn that R3 to Red to execute the stun finisher.
Works great against souleaters. That's how I do it till meter about to go away lol
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Thanks! Helped me more than the whole video did lol
That's actually helpful unlike the video. haha Do side quests and open chests. What a novel idea! xD
@@slayer2322 EXACTLY what I was about to say. You can cut your fight time against soul eaters nearly in half.
If you turn on CC and the arrow icon pointing to where the speaker is, it will say (Raven Croaking) and point to the direction of the Raven, even the ones you don’t see or hear as long as you’re in proximity.
Damn that is a great tip !!!!
I dont get it!😢
@Alex Smith I think he means with "subtitles" and "direction indicators" under settings then "audio and subtitles"
@@Hades_Phoenix ahh! Clever. 👍🏾
@Hades_Phoenix thank you I couldn't find them easy but that makes it so much better
A tip I suggest is the training area in niflheim you don’t get xp but you can increase your weapon skills there. Spamming one move you are bound to get gold to add perks to them
This right here is galaxy brain level advice. I had no idea
Lol, I did it
Was wondering last night if skills could be leveled in there, thanks for the heads up
U get a tiny bit of exp because when you make the skill gold it rewards you with 100 exp
Yeah totally worth spending time in there after getting new skills or weapons. I got everything to gold and when I have extra XP I buy the mods. I also like it because I struggle with remembering different moves so I end up using the same few all the time. Training in Niflheim helped with that a lot.
Im 12 hours in and I feel so far behind in terms of story cuz I’ve been doing all side missions even getting those hacksilver barrels in the see and sand
Don’t feel bad dude if ur playing with any kind of challenge then it’s almost necessary to complete as much side content as possible before moving on.
And Especially in this game where every bit of content is gold, soak up as much as u can!
@@jayson546 I’m always slow on titles with side quests cuz I dont like missing out on interactions and side characters. I dont remember any assassins creed game where I haven’t 100% completed all trophies before before finishing story missions, unless I’m required to do it before getting the trophy. But all my friends finish them early so I hate getting teased with spoilers haha
It's soooooo rewarding to know you've grabbed all you can grab before moving onto the next realm besides those special toys. To upgrade and feel like you've achieved something in this game is just bliss
@@visiionz_6699 Agree, and me too.
Same here. But I feel like it’s worth it though.
1 slight correction: in Svartalfheim, regarding the Yggdrasil Dew, they don't all give the same stat; like in 2018 different ones give a different stat. So one will give Cooldown, another Strength, etc.
Came here to say the same thing, even shows in the video that one gives cool down and the other defence. The most important was first, swapping X and O.
@@Sorryagain123 I think it's important to learn to dodge with X in GoW so you can press square more easily during combat to shoot arrows
@@victorcor1 agreed. It's really not hard to learn the default button setup.
How did this guy become my favorite channel?! Came in on Elden ring, then cyberpunk, and now this! I’m not even lookin for him. I think this dude is in my brain!
Same lol found him through Elden ring then he and a few other channels through cyberpunk like a year ago
Do you have a GOW video addiction as well?Lol
Me too his ER vids were great!
Tim, how much Hacksilver did that beanie run ya my man!!? Let me get that!
so much for the red wave huh tim?? lmao
There is also a auto pick up in settings so you don't have to keep pressing O or w/e to heal from the dropped orbs. and the default keybinds are fine. i prefer it. kill the green bird (Ravens) if you are able, don't leave any if possible, you get good loot later from them. :)
Yes. This should be default. I set it immediately before starting the game because there’s never an instance where I wouldn’t want to pick something up and since it doesn’t pick up heals and rage when topped off there’s no reason not to use it.
i have it on the setting of economy. only because when i pick up healthstones during a fight, it interrupts the attackers attack momentarily. giving enough time for you to hit.
Circle was the action button because it harkens back to the old God of War games that allowed you to do things and perform kill moves. X was also the jump button in the old God of War games as well. Dodge roll was the the right analog stick. So it’s just consistent.
I'm fine with the default setting.
x was just jumping. dodge was moving the right joystick. because those games had fixed camera angles the right joystick had no function but was used for rolling around.
@@guitarman0365 You are correct good sir. I do miss the jumping, I hate games that don’t let you jump lol
No it's on the X because of companion attack button being on Square so now you can use both button together with one thumb and without having to move your thumb.
Not only that but i tried changing it after 90 hours on elden ring but X to dodge is a lot better in gow because it's a lot closer to the right stick and i naturally would go for x to dodge while moving around the camera and so i changed it back.
It was actually weird how after playing Elden ring so much, it felt a lot more natural to dodge with X.
Each game has their own controls and they feel better that way.
I went from watching horizon zero dawn videos to god of war ragnarok never regretted finding your channel man
Thanks. Doing my best 🙏
Whenever I play a God of war game I always do side stuff before doing main story missions
That’s the way!
Ayyy my name is Dante too! What up
Luck also effects the chance of armour perks activating, which can be useful depending on the kind of build you have
Glitch Advisory
There will be a quest For Vanaheim in a place called the Crater. You will be supposed to be rescuing someone. A dragon will be guarding them. Do not lose to this dragon more than 3 times. After that, myself and several others now have a boss fight that will not queue up. He just sits there invincible and attacks you while you are in other regions. You will be unable to complete this quest until it gets patched out.
I'm playing on No Mercy mode and boy howdy it's a challenge. Very fun about half way through the game so far
Tell me about it. First time I found a drauger mini it took me forever to beat it 😩
Yeah same, it took me forever to beat Thor in the like intro part of the game! :D Few mobs have also given me a little bit of trouble, its been tough so far for sure and im only a few hours in, but think I am going to keep at it :)
Thanks for the tip about why the health bar looks different sometimes and that it's because the enemy has resistance to burn or frost damage. I knew it had to be something having to do with burn and frost damage but I haven't seen enough enemies with that yet to figure it out. I appreciate these types of videos! Looking forward to more tips, tricks and builds!!
The game literally tells you in the beginning lol
@@dreambiscuits I guess I didn't see it then huh. Or I just didn't remember because there is so much going on in this game and much of it is new and different from the last GoW. That's the reason for videos like this.
The reason Sony mapped the dodge button to X is so you can be dodging and still reach the square/shoot button simultaneously. It's not a huge problem, but it does make sense if you're not used to other (souls) controls. Go with what works best for you.
Honestly I'm just hearing only in this video that people remapped dodge to O and interact to X. I mean, we've always used X as a jump or dodge action and in previous generations, devs would always use O or △ for interactions. I never once felt anything wrong with the system and am currently on my way to finish 2018 game for the 8th time in the default dodge and interact mapping.
And like you mentioned, it'd be a huge burden to dodge with O then ▣ to shoot every time.
Also, always make your final hit using Spartan Fury an R2 hit as the last speck of the fury bar drains. AOE attack that also does more damage.
After playing through Elden Ring I will never get lost in another game. Remapping X/O were the first thing I did as a Souls vet 😂 Hel Tears give you the Frozen flame spark. Also, hanging Dew doesn't just affect cooldown. It affects all stats and it's kinda worthless.
Disagree on the last part
Appreciate the settings tips.
One note. The “dew” is a different stat with each drop. It’s not always cooldown.
I was about to comment this also, glad I saw yours first haha. But yeah, each dew will give a small boost to all different basic stats.
2018 GOW to evade was used pressing X so I’ll stick with that as I’m used to doing that and interact with O. It was the same as 2018 so it’ll be odd for me to switch that up
True I’d you’re used to it there’s no point switching. That being said, it takes just a couple of hours to get used to it
Honestly the old classic god of war feel had it on o not x anyways, like when u had to have sex with Aphrodite 🥵😂 I'll forever remember the circle just from that 😂😂
Yeah also I changed the sheath button to the alternate one so I can press the weapon button to do it like the last game that I was already used to instead of pressing only pressing down dpad
@@mycelium1456 Same.
I think after playing Elden Ring and using O to evade is easier for me. Lol
I've never used X for my interact button. X has usually been my action or movement button. It's also closer to my stick so if I am moving my camera and need to hit a quick evade it's slightly less time to do it. Old God of War X was the jump button so it feels natural that it's now our evade button.
Totally agree with you, at first I thought it'd be better to change it but then I realised that you use more the evade button than the interaction button (at least referring to the amount of times you press it) so I left it there.
I have 100% on every Realm and this game is so good. Got me Emotional!! Worth Exploring every inch of the map!!
jesus man how 😭 i’ve been playing since launch and just finish the story last night but still have a good amount of side stuff
0:38 Because in the earlier series then 2018 gow O was interact X was jump and R stick was dodge/evade. Now you do it all with X dodge and O for vault/interact
I don't know how serious you guys get in maximizing your combos... But You do *NOT want to auto sprint, as dash gets triggered to a roll, and unless you delay the time before triggering, your better off just remapping. There are running moves that you will not want to perform, and forward moves you will mess up... For the Casuals maybe... It might still frustrate you, not getting proper inputs out...
I have a feeling most of these "Must do before playing Ragnarok" vids no offense, were copied and pasting from 2018's experience and/or rushed... This is a Toootallly different combat experience, and actually falls into perfectly divisible frame data (i.e. your options to dash/ dash roll/ and enemies extending combos based on difficulty, as well as what is now allowed to cancel into block and evade and none the less the invul frame overhaul) if your spacing out and not maxing out your offense, cool.. But if you are... ehhhh.... I might make a video soon explaining the differences. Not something I'm too good (editing nice and clean) but I'm on that combat knowledge train....nobody has mentioned it yet... Pro's like GBG, SmvR and the like playing in a way I know they're caught up w/ the differences... Just have an open mind, die to an enemy to see how crisp doing 1 of 3 *correct choices at any given time attacking, but not stealing too much offense, is incredibly tuned, and rewarded.
Survival gear, when maxed is an awesome set. Doesnt have perks like the other gear but I find the perks were too small or did so little it was not noticed...currently have 7 sets completely maxed. Tried multiple times with each set against berserkers, i like the survival set best. 310 str, 400 def, 160 vit, 250 luck, 270 rnc, 270 cld are my stats...I compared this set to sols courage, dragon, giptumaors, fate breaker, guiding light, raven tears, steinbjorn and recently fallen stars. I got best stats and results wearing survival set. For the amulet. I use asgard set , jotunheim set and three singles. This is just my experience.
I'm playing survival chest with the slowmo arms/legs and will never take off the arms/legs again. Slow motion ist way too good
@@ReaktiveTM Radiance set i tried but "to me"... the loss of 60 to rnc, cld, luck and vit was too much. There is a small loss to str and def also. If the realm shift was a bit longer so i could apply more damage, maybe. For me the total loss of stats is not worth 2 free hits with that much lower damage.
I need to get the armour set that makes you a tank against berserkers. I competed the story in 3 days so haveant a rest now😅
Yep I agree, I did the same thing. Plus maxed out u can change the appearance of the armor to previous ones u unlocked.
@@ukamericanmusic6321 Seems about 3 days or 30ish hours , is the standard finish time. I actually almost platinum the game in 36 hours.
Some of the combat encounters remind of Doom eternal, where you constantly traverse the area and also switch weapons.
Another tip: If you're trying to complete the map collectibles early on it might be locked behind the inaccessible path so just come back to find it when you get the special tool needed
So don't worry if you missed stuff!
Yeah and listen to your companions goes along with that. One TH-camr I watch just kept trying different things on those spots that look like there's air coming out of the rock and the other spots where it looks like magic is coming out. Meanwhile Atreus and Mimir both kept saying "we don't have the tool for this" and "we should come back later". lol When they tell you that you don't have the tool, it's because you really don't have it. Trust them!
At 9:04 Using sonic arrows to drop the critters off the woodwork. Nice tactic. Didn't think about that. Just blew them up indiscriminately irrespective of whether a critter was about!
Hitting enemies in the back fills the stun meter way faster. I wish I knew this way sooner.
As someone who’s 100% the game on GMGOW setting here’s a tip. Get good with parrying. My build runs off stun/ poison build up mainly running just fists and if you’re consistent with your parries you just melt through bosses and enemies because of the stun build up.
So my tips would be go to settings and change the colour to collectables to red (you won't miss anything)
Next luck is super important to critical hits or basically any bonus effect. The higher the luck the more common you'll see bonus effects
I don't see color for collectable in settings
@@bushisback112 Accessibility settings, highcontrast display, change target colour and interact colour to red (stands out the most
I haven't been this pumped for a game since Ghost of Tsushima
I just finished Ghost yesterday, before picking up Ragnarok. It was truly one of my favorite games in the past few years, I really enjoyed it. Such a great game!
People need to learn to just take their time with games again. Don’t rush, and just do what you want. It’s more satisfying that way.
No question
It's going to be the same playthrough for me start easy then normal then hard. Just like the previous game those valkeries are so insane no matter the difficulty. Took me more than 20 tries to defeat the queen in hard mode
How sad you can't handle it. 😒 SMH
@@project_Akira Hey bro one day you'll realise that being good video games means nothing
@@project_Akira I bet you are the one who liked your own comment. Now who’s sad, Blake?
@@godskull5788 lol
Starting on easy? If u were good enough to beat Valk Queen on hard then u can start on at least normal I think. The difficulty scaling is more forgiving in this game as well.
A cool tip as well poison actually temporarily lowers the combat level of the enemy so if you have a skill that applies poison that would a handy thing to use
Luck also affects chance based ability activation so it's not just for early game, but going heavily into luck would require a specific build vs focusing on Strength or Defense.
I dont mind the O vs. X thing because i am accustomed to it, Ive plated with the default well, and did good in GMGOW, but i did try it on a rerun, with also trading, R1 with □ and R2 with Δ, and then traded R1 with R2. And it made it weirdly easy to remember. A friend recommended that.
This guy reminds me of joraptor
Do you know what the pillars loki shoots are for? They don't fall and Idk if it just meant to stop the frog men
i platinumed it and yeah these tips are good, but one more tip: if you see an Odin's eye (aka. green raven) always throw your axe at it because if you collect enough you'll be rewarded with some good stuff.
with that sprint button on automatic I finally don't get a hole in my thumb anymore
As someone who just 100%/Platinum GMGOW, I strongly disagree with elemental focus. Stun and momentum are both far superior. W/out the skill mods, your elemental build up is too low to make much use of it, and the difficult bosses rarely give you enough of a damage window to both apply the effect and make use of it... and by the next time you can do any real amount of damage the effect has worn off. Also, stun damage is a MUST for harder enemies, at least on the higher difficulties. Momentum is also very powerful and can be devastating in the late game with the right build.
The Yggdrasil dew isn’t just for cooldown….each one is for a different stat
I knew the first ones (the ones from the buttos no), but the last ones, those were really important, I'm having trouble with the powers and stats. Thanks!!
God of war ragnaroks camera angle seems off, turning to the enemy behind you is difficult. Don’t remember this problem in the previous game
GOW never disappoints. Every one better than the last. This one gave us more Character development wich I liked. We got actual emotions from Cratos instead of grunts and 1 word sentences
I love it except for Freya's Incessant complaining early on. HAHHA
That circle and and X swap was so smart. I keep pressing O to evade
It really was throwing me off
That was the first settings change I made with many more after that. And he showed in the video changing it in the remap controls settings but it's right at the top of gameplay settings and all you have to do is highlight it and press X and confirm the change. Everyone should get in the habit of checking out all of the settings before or immediately after starting a brand new game because these days the settings menus are huge, especially on Sony first party games. You're pretty much guaranteed to find things you can change that will make gameplay more comfortable or more enjoyable for you. And there can be things in the accessibility settings that a lot of people may want to use like the auto pick up loot. Every time I get anything new, a phone, a game or an app, the first thing I do is go to the settings to make things the way I want them. Back when the settings menus in games were tiny it didn't matter much but that was a long time ago. Always check the settings 1st. Enjoy God of War: Ragnarok!
5:20 the dew will increase one of your stats by 2 not just cooldown.
That means strength, defense, vit, runic, cooldown
There are 5 dew trees in total and each increases only one of those
All were helpful besides number 1 I usually don’t mind the dodge button being x because I’ve played some games that have it as the default I believe that’s more of a preference thing than a setback.
Luck isn't only for hacksilver and xp. You can use it to trigger effects that say luck chance to do etc.
Even after playing 270 hours of the first GOW, I still felt like a noob when I first started playing Ragnarok. SM completely updated all of the equipment mechanics, and I'm loving it.
The Dew you get that hangs off trees actually gives you 2 bonus points to a different state each time!! My first dew was also 2 for Cooldown as well so the order of this probably stays the same!! I know you get 2 defense and 2 vitality as well and just 2 of something different every time!
Sprint auto! Best tip ever. 😂
Good luck during this content binge, keep killin it man 🙌
U need at least like 4 - 5 days off to make a dent in this game. Don't rush it. Explore Explore build gear.
You always give great tips and builds.
I appreciate that! 😊
Man, always appreciate your tips videos. Never spoiling anything. Keep em coming Bro.
Your first tip is a great one wish I’d have seen that sooner when starting god of war a few months ago in prep for Ragnarok … but I do think that the way you command atreus’s arrows with square lends its hand to dodging with X because it is proximal to square and thus quicker to command arrows while evading and evade when rapid firing arrows … 🤔
For those who don’t know yet maybe you haven’t played in a while but it also has a new game plus now in that every nonir chest has a upgrade dew in it so you get a permanent stat upgrade for each on you open
In the first god of war I took my time and finished all side quests before continuing the main story, but the story in Ragnarok made me lose composure and focus on getting to the next cutscene like a fiend
Oh that a good point change run to auto i never thought of that
with 500+ hours in elden ring i had to change dodge to circle
I put my light and heavy attacks as square and triangle as well. I think it's dumb af that the preset buttons are r1 and r2 for his attacks
You gave some great advice, and I would like to point out what means the most to me. Concerning your suggestion to choose in the stats that keep Kratos running all the time. When I started, I didn't like this, so I changed to walk and L3 run, I found it more satisfying for exploration and enjoyment. My gratitude is that I realized your advice would be incredibly advantages if one eliminates the L3 in Boss fights and especially berserker fights. Thanks so much K...
Though I’ve already played the game, he avoided spoilers like a legend
I’d add that after finishing Svartlheim you should go to Nifleheim before Alfheim. There you can both practice your moves/combos as well as leveling the tiers of all available skills to allow mod slots which you should have the xp to put on your favorite 2-3 combos.
luckily i got so used to default with the action button my muscle memory is set specifically just for this game… i’m good like that tho , play enough fighters nothing becomes problematic with just few buttons
Also if people played the 2018 game then these all should be known already… or maybe i just play games so much i’ve learned how to understand these mechanics :b
good video nontheless !
Should mention to sell Shattered Runes too, despite being under resources, as they sell for a lot (50=5k hacksilver)... you get them everywhere and are useless otherwise.
Yeah, I really don't get why these things even exist. I googled to be sure that they are indeed useless otherwise. Seriously, how do they provide even the slightest improvement to the gameplay?
@@Tilmann5138 The answer to your question was in the original thing you were replying too. "as they sell for a lot (50=5k hacksilver)". They are source of income. Almost every game like this that useless resource which is really just easy income.
@@zarathos4666 I'm not sure if you understood my comment. I'm not asking what I can use them for, I'm asking why the devs implemented it like that. How do Shattered Runes improve my gameplay experience? They don't. It's just annoying that I have to go to the sell section at Brok and Sindri's to thurn them into Hacksilver.
@@Tilmann5138 cry more
@@davidestrada3059 wow, edgy.
Are the valkyries still in game? I really enjoyed hunting them in the last one. I’m downloading Ragnarok now!
They are. I just started yesterday! Your in for a treat. Already put 10 hours in.
@@comingforya690 yes bro this game already got me on the hook 🪝 😭
One that I totally missed in my first playthrough was with the spear using and holding r2 will thrust the spear into an enemy infusing it with a status effect based on what you using it on grim will apply poison to it elf’s apply light the asgardian enemies apply bifrost to it and so dragaur fire helwakers ice
Excellent game I love playing this
In game I'm basically an Pathfinder. The problem is, some place you need some skill or upgrade to pass, sometimes I have to leave the place and come later because of that.
Yeah the ydrasil drops are a pemanent stat increase by 2 stat pounts but they dont just increase your cooldown its a random stat each time
Cool tips but I am B lining main quest tomorrow as I always do on first playthroughs :)
The yddrassil dew doesn't just increase cooldown, it can increase all stats
I do recommend doing the side stuff on give me god of war as enemies Wil quickly surpass your lvl
Nice man just preordered last night I can’t wait to dive in love the god of war series , god if war 2018 was so good can’t wait to see how they expand on thst
The good is new, being 5 hours in I knew some of these already, but not all so thank you!
Definitely do the side quest. That's where I got almost all the runic attacks.
You very right , I just freed some creature imprisoned by the dark Elves
It's funny how many of us found you from popular AAA titles that aren't this game. But non the less you know your audience and you always push for content grinding on new releases. Non the less, I hope you still enjoy your gaming and don't take it as a job 😎 Keep grinding gamer 💪
Regarding upgrading....
Upgrade what you want if you don't need it anymore sell it at shop and get materials back...
This game is truly amazing. Think I am about 30 hours in now.
The whole video was helpful now I know what to do when I restart the game
I’ve always tried keeping crouch or dodge as R3 on a controller just so u won’t have to pick up your thumb at all while moving your point of view for a dodge
My guy said “Foc-us” 100x he for sure he knew completed the mission lol…Anyone else hear it?
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Very helpful vid really good advice!
I don't think players should remap their Dodge button to O instead of X. The reason being when playing on higher difficulties you need to constantly use your companion attack with the Square 🔳 button while also be ready to dodge attack as you noticed them coming out or cancel an attack with a dodge. With the dodge on X button, you can attack with your companion, Square 🔳 button, without having to move your thumb. Which is a alot faster and in my opinion required. You can also use companion attack while dodging or rolling away.
Using your tip of thumb for Square 🔳 and mid of thumb for the X buttons, if it wasn't already clear.
I believe the devs knew what they were doing with the controls.
Also Dew increases one random stat by 2 and not just cooldown stat.
My biggest mistake was not doing more side quest with Atreus
Brooo I feel the same now I miss him and him and mimirs story times while on the boat😭
@@hunter-367_pro8 And Freya's silence is awkward lol
@@redkingrd yeah! I wish she had more dialogue
The first thing i did in both games was switch the x and o controls. I came from playing bloodborne to this and i was getting absolutely destroyed trying it the default way. It made all the difference switching that. I dunno why they thought that was a good layout
Oh my god that is so funny… the first thing I did after playing for two minutes, was switch the action, and dodge buttons! 😅🤣😇
If I'm not mistaken .. luck also boost the special perk if you have one for armor and things
i like how he’s trying to not spoil any thing of the endgame
The bottom config isn't a mistake though it's just your preference. Shouldn't be on this list tbh. The rest aren't mistakes either they are tips.
Yggdrasil dew drops aren't dedicated to cooldown specifically
Thank you for putting me on game, y’all don’t understand how many times I’ve hit circle trying to dodge and got hit because of the normal configuration
Cuz o makes sense. X as dodge makes sense.
Hey, does luck also increase the chance of specific boosts? Last game, Luck boosted chances of enchantment/armor perks.
from what i hear, luck increases the chance of anything chance based. for example, if the equipment says "chance on axe hit to cause health regen" then luck will boost that chance. how much? i dunno. i would hope a % of the chance. so slight chance i think is 10% chance, so with a 100 luck i think it goes to 20%? i think. not sure how much it increases, but seems reasonable to me.
personally i will go high luck anyway for EXP. and even if i get all the skills early, chances are we can sell EXP for hacksilver again, which will be useful.
@@godsplayingfield thanks that was what i was asking
I wish they'd be specific about what those "chance" perks actually give because using words like low, moderate and high don't tell me much at all. I'm a decent number of hours into the game and my luck is still at 16. I just haven't come across much to increase that yet. All of my luck comes from an enchantment I just got that gives 10 luck and the darkdale handles I got with the digital deluxe version of the game which right now gives me 6 luck. Hoping my luck changes soon! lol
@@died4u525 def gotta level up your gear early to see the results. Ive only freed tyr and almost lvl 3 due to fighting everything and doing side missions. If you explore, you get a ton of matts to upgrade
They actually specify exactly which trait can cause certain boosts.
Another mistake people make is that they try to give Kratos a balanced build, but that's only viable on lower difficulties. If you're gonna play on anything higher than medium difficulty, you're gonna have to spend all of your resources on 1 or 2 things and just spam the shit out of them because the perk system is pretty wonky. GOW isn't like a lot of hack and slash games where you have total freedom to assign ability points as you see fit. Everything about this game is a puzzle.
3rd tip: you only need some kind of build, doesn’t need to be elemental, could be focussed on realm shift, runic attacks, or synergistic item and enchantment builds.
Is there a way to tell Loki to stfu when you are solving puzzles ? I mean I know he is my kid , but he kind of kills the fun... If he continues like this Heimdal will be least of his worries