God of War Ragnarok - No Game Is Perfect
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- A video essay on God of War Ragnorak and the perfection of video games.
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Great review man!!
Hey Thrust...i just want you to know that your Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, Hollowknight, Horizon and Deadspace 2 essays - were some of the best videos i've watched this year. Hope you're doing better man!
All golden buzzer games by the generations to come 🙌 👏
disagreed with the bb video, felt like it was riddled with bias without much thought into actual critique, a running theme and pretty much expected from bb fanboys at this point XD
@@flamingmanure Aaand that's somehow a problem? No one said it was supposed to be a critique, it's a love letter retrospective to one of Thrust's favorite games and one of the best games of all time...The fact is that other than the flask farming and framerate, BB has pretty much no flaws - so what you wanna critique?
Hey bro don’t use “both” If you’re talking about more than two things
Not as good as his cooking videos.
You know a game did good when it makes your eyes misty for any reason other than sadness.
The rune arrow puzzles were so bad. Thinking you're getting it wrong and almost giving up, then move it a tiny bit and it suddenly works.
Yeah, they were the only needlessly frustrating parts of the game. Even combat encounters that are super tough can be made easier by leveling up and getting better gear.
I remembered one of the Nornir chest that had to be solved by the sigil arrows. I solved the puzzle pretty easily first time, get the item, and put my ps5 to rest mode right after because it was very late.
The next day my game was restarted because of the update, and the game didn't save my progress and it put me right where I didn't get that Nornir chest. I was like "cool, just have to do puzzle again, not that hard."
Turns out, I spent about 15-20 minutes on the exact same puzzle that I solved less than a day ago because I couldn't get the sigil arrows on the exact spots I had on previous night, on top of the rune expired before I can get all 9 arrows out to make 3 big circles, which was how I got this exact puzzle done first time. So yeah, the rune arrows puzzles can be inconsistent and annoying.
I didnt really mind tbh you just gotta be kind of precise 🤷♂️
Honestly, i didn’t mind it at all.
the only one of these that i struggled with was the very first one, but that comes with it being a new mechanic you’re introduced to
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"No game is perfect."
Fallout: New Vegas: "Bruh" (crashes 2 minutes later)
Too empty. Weapon balance, enemy variety
NV is still fun tho
I was gonna make some off-handed comment like "Thank you for your insight, Lord Tonald", but damn, that commentary at the end about your personal struggles with perfection and never feeling good enough really spoke to me. I'm sure everyone has had those feelings before, especially creators, and I've felt it for sure in my life. Going through a long bout of that right now. But it was inspiring, makes me want to get back into content creation and video editing and all the stuff I love doing but always thought I was never good enough at to continue. I know this video was about GOW Ragnarok, but man, I'm thinking about a lot more than just the game right now. Thank you.
Who knew this God of War video would be the life video that I needed.
I don't usually leave comments all that often, but damn this video brought me some unexpected happiness. Just like you said the video might not be perfect but i can confidently say that it is one of my favorites videos that i have seen in while.
I enjoyed the first god of war. This one I stopped 15 hours in. Felt like I've played it 200x before. Then I realized it's the same sony game I've played 200x
"Comments are subjective."
-Bilbo Baggins
The ending of the video. Just, yes. Chasing perfection can suck :( I've been doing that, and it's kept me from taking even taking the second step on anything I wanna do. That was a good speech on perfectionism, don't chase it, just do stuff you're passionate about and do it in a way that's natural to you, that's a good protocol to follow and thank you for that speech at the end.
Hey Thrust! I don’t normally leave comments but I just wanted to say that I love your video’s so much! Whether you’re critiquing something or just telling us about your journey with a game you’re always able to add a personal spin that really energises me as the viewer! Your passion for video games is infectious and you have a great ability to find the right words to convey your feelings clearly and in a way I can relate to. Keep up the good work my guy!
so crazy, my favorite games of all times, spent 500+ hours in them and i still never desiered to finish them, even 2018. Buit Ragnarok, 65 hours later and I'll hit 100% tonight. It is just so fun to play, it does not get old. I actually feel like i should stop playing so that I am not burnt out on it for when NG+ drops. lol
I was sad that New Game + wasn't on launch but if they add it (similar to 2018 version) surely I will replay it.
I dont believe you. Nobody 100%s games without at least finishing past favorite games. Plating games becomes tedious work, and casual players don't do that.
@@DropoutJerome quite frankly it is possible since this is also my first game 100% completing because rather than long tedious work for the trophies GOW Ragnarok is more approachable and fun to do
@@DropoutJerome this is the only game where I found getting a plat to not be tedious and just fun
I got the Platinum naturally at 52 hours played, enjoyed every second, that should say a lot. But my personal GOTY is still Elden Ring with SIFU actually coming in second
SIFU is some of the most fun I have had with a game since Doom Eternal. Sifu is my GOTY for sure.
Im Always amazed when people get the platinum in less than 60hours without guides like seriously how tf did you manage that?!?!
@@talion7268 I guess I don't really stop to like, take in stuff? I see a lot of reviewers do that but I very rarely am floored by a scene or graphics that I stop playing. The games checklist also is pretty intuitive for figuring out if you got everything in an area.
@@Joelpd666 yea that makes cause I do actually stop a lot to look at the scenes and take screenshots
This game is all about "let me help you with this puzzle, dumb one"
The fact your tripping about your videos has me feeling sad for you man. Your shit and has always been amazing, ever since I found your channle I love getting the notification you posted. I think there’s a balance of caring to much and not at all, caring to much is what has gotten you to where you are. If you don’t care at all then it’d suck. Anxiety and perfectionism is the fire under our ass to keep us evolving on a daily basis.
I love vids And the channle, don’t beat yourself up man
hands down my favourite 'game reviewer/analyst/video essay person' on the platform
Great video! The rant in the end resonated with me, thanks for sharing!
The story was all over the place but they pieced all together the thing I didn’t like about ragnarok was that they took off the hand to hand combat skill, and even just the feel of the audio of the sfx felt more powerful in 2018. Ragnarok felt different and I have grown accustomed to it and find it a worthy successor of 2018. This might be controversial but I still think cory could have potentially made the game even better if he had his hands on this one just because there were a lot of concepts developed in the 2018 game that were just forgotten in ragnarok like SPOILERS………………………….. Who blew the horn
In Norse Mythology, that would be heimdall
The creative director said to ign. Make the combat an 8/10 , the story an 8 the world building an 8/10 and eventually when you put the puzzle together you get something wonderful with imperfections.
Your videos don’t have to be perfect but do your best work and let the imperfections show and keep on grinding brother great video. And I love seeing how happy this game made people as it made me ❤
When you drop a review video that is one of the highlights of the month! Keep it up, love your review videos and honesty!
Don't sell yourself short, this video does something that very few videos are able to do in this day and age, it's tempered.
In the digital age of media consumption, the most common video creators follow one to two molds: Create a mountain of content, a new video every day or more, or they exaggerate things to the extent of becoming meaningless.
This video has a title that could have gone to say either, "No game is perfect but this is as close as any could possibly be" or "no game is perfect and God of War isn't even close". Instead, we get a personal introspective review of the game, with no spoilers, that states the game is near perfect "if you enjoy linear story focused games".
It's very refreshing to see someone make content that feels like something real. There are those who achieve it, but it's difficult to find. I think you can count yourself as one of them.
I loved the ending for this video man. It's life, it's all of us. It's existence. I know maybe the love we all who follow you have for your videos will not reflect on your feeling on them. We tend to be harder on ourselves. You are one of the greatest. A "top G" one wight say 😂 Anyway, I never comment but i felt compelled to. Keep being great!
GOWR was one of the first game in years I was extremely excited to play, had genuine fun, played for almost 24 hours straight, 100% it in the first week, and was sad when there was nothing else to do. A game like this comes maybe every decade for me.
I've been gaming for 21 years and this is the best game I've ever played
What on earth have you been playing for those 21 years then.
For me Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best game I have ever played. The story of Arthur Morgan is simply unbeatable imo.
For anyone who doesn't understand why he made this video, I believe the story of ragnarok was so good that it also impacted him personally with real life because of the life lessons not only atreus but kratos went through with all the other characters in the game playing a big role on both their journeys.
Like he explained in his video that not everything in life is going to be perfect just like any game is not perfect but life is what u make it just like ragnarok how kratos learned to trust his son more and atreus learning that some of you're actions can have severe consequences but again it's a part of growing up.
I totally loved the way he explained this video and I too loved the story from ragnarok. I can honestly say that this was the best story from the 2018 God of war and ragnarok told beautifully of atreus and kratos combined together that I've ever played in a video game. Thanks for this video. U broke it down perfectly. 💯🤙👍
I wish they improved some things that I disliked in GoW but it’s still a great game
That buttered squash pasta looked amazing, thoroughly enjoyed the video mate.
The story and characters in this game are amazing.
Masterpiece
It could be a show instead.
I hope you see this comment DT but I wanted to say that you summed up my GOWR thought’s perfectly and the end portion of the video is so touching. Ty for your honesty and just know as your fans well love your end results in videos no matter what :)
Hey man, this is a great video. Accepting that nothing is perfect is hard to do but really sets you free, it shows that perfection is a fantasy and to accept life for what it is. The best thing we can do is as Kratos said, "Be Better" but I would also say it's okay to accept what has been done and move on. All the best to you.
there are still a few games he still cant critique without alot bias, like bb and ds1, but overall i agree.
The combat has a deceptive depth to it and the puzzles were smart , in my opinion
But the music ! BOY ! It is definitely playlist !
You're a wonderful TH-camr :)
Your honesty here really makes me appreciate your channel more. I can relate with the "nothing is ever perfect" cause I am a recognized artist locally where I live and put the pressure on with every new project I pen onto paper. My art is very abstract and hyper unique/detailed... I always try for my own perfection, but some of my best comments received from my fans were from pieces that were personally considered very flawed and "wtf. I could have done this better?! Why you like it so much?!". We are always our own harshest critic. Just keep on producing what you love and never underestimate the power of keeping your mental health working according to what YOU want within yourself... Other people don't matter in this scenario.
very true
I have ordered this game with my ps5 bundle. I am super hyped to get into this gem.
Even though it might take a few years like 2018, I just can't wait to play this game on PC already. This game is so fantastic from just watching, it's all I could ever want from a game!
Always well said and a great essay. You are a champ. Please keep it up.
It seems Synthetic Man was right
Literally and yet they say he hates every new video game’s that’s popular is false seriously it kinda piss me off that, they’re trying so hard to make him seem bad literally and even after it giving it maybe somewhat some props and he still gets hated for it.😅
Right about what?
Omg truly an amazing game with some flaws. But omg when fenrir first died I definitely teared up. And *spoiler*
When Atreus hugs Kratos at the end and Kratos standing there as Atreus and Angraboda talk but you can't hear them. Kratos just completely letting go of the obsessive restraint. Had me in tears again when they hug and seeing Kratos getting choked up was such an amazing feeling to see this man who has done some real bad stuff. Now able to just release and open his heart was just an incredibly done ending. Even if we play as Kratos again, this could be his very last outing and I could not be happier.
I love this game, I think it absolutely is a 12/10 but the only time I wasnt enjoying myself fully was that long section as atreus in Jotunheim, which didnt even bother me that much but still thought it could have been cut a little shorter
*Tonald is like a weird grape.*
Hmm. I was thinking he's more like a weird tomato.
Hey man I enjoyed every single video you shared this year
What this game got right was exploration after the story ends, hearing new dialog with Freya, trying to find Tyr and all the collectibles ugh loved it!
The atreus bits are a tad slow, not looking forward to replaying those. The way the story ended was pretty disappointing to me. It felt rushed, and extremely safe. The story up to that point was still incredible.
I also thought the ending was too safe. Like everyone surviving except two minor characters (despite Brok being more important than Freyr) made it feel almost like a Disney movie with f bombs lol. I'm not saying it should've been super dark and depressing like 3's ending (it definitely needed a light at the end of the tunnel type ending) but there should have been way more casualties than there were because 90 percent of the characters surviving was kinda goofy. I honestly felt Kratos should have been killed off but in the right way, like in a badass earned way. They definitely pulled pretty much every punch especially at the end
@@donniechant1357 sadly agree, I didn’t want Kratos to die although I was expecting it. But everybody but brok/freyr surviving makes me feel like they had other plans for DLC. It seems to me like the next game will have atreus as the main character and we see where all of these characters ended up.
But it would have felt so much more impactful if it was a bit darker. So disappointing because the story up to that point was so good!
@@user-mg5hk1ts3w Yea I was also expecting Kratos to die. I also expected him to awake in some sort of afterlife afterward. I think the main reason I was expecting him to die was because in every main gow game he does die. Albeit he only claws his way back from the dead in the original and 2 I was still expecting some sort of scenario similar to that in the original where Ares impales him with the broken column in pandora's temple and there's a whole Hades section which was super fun (I've still never seen anything like the part where you have to climb up the rotating columns with blades on them, that shit was sick). Like imagine if this had been a trilogy instead and part of the plot is Thor kills him at the beginning like he does in this game but doesn't revive him and everyone thinks Kratos is dead but is actively fighting his way out of Valhalla or Helheim. Idk but Imo that would have been awesome to have as part of the story
Great video my friend. My personal verdict is 9.5/10. I think it improves upon everything in the 2018 game. 90% of the game is flawless. I only have two problems with this game: Atreus segments are a bit boring and Thor is not given much screentime, which is a shame because i love Ryan Hurst as an actor. But everything else: the combat, exploration, character arcs/development, graphics, soundtrack, emotion and Kratos himself were perfect to me and i could not have asked for a better game. That being said, this is my opinion
The parry not stopping enemies combos, is my biggest complaint lol
We’re just gonna ignore the sound at 10:41
Was looking for this comment, had to replay it 3 times to make sure I wasn't going insane
Just figured out why it's there, took me far too long 😂
God of War Ragnarok is a wonderful experience. The world is beautiful. The gameplay options make the game as challenging as you want. Gear customization is varied and suits different kinds of gamer. The characters are deep and interesting and they are given interesting and emotional arcs. The main story, though you know where it will end up, is heartwarming.
I think the game tied up all the major loose ends from the previous game. Kratos had a whole different character arc from the previous story (instead of learning to open up to his son, he learns to trust his son and accept that Atreus is growing up) And Atreus got much more development here and matures significantly.
great video man, i enjoy watch ur vids when they come out! keep up the good work u deserve everything u get!
Loved this game!
Just wanted to comment and say that this is the first video of yours i've seen and it's pretty good.
A wonderful video and perspective! I would love to see you on EFAP on wednesday along with Mauler and the others and discuss and celebrate this game, but that's probably not going to happen :) Anyway, I appreciate you.
4:59 nobody plays higher difficulty for grinding. many people enjoy higher difficulty because it’s more fun for them. In general, you seem like someone who wants a movie not a game.
*Spoilers* Eh. This story was all over the place and left a lot unresolved. The issue with Tyr ....sucked. Atreus continuing to be...a moron. The Norns talking about prophecy like a movie production: "lines" "script" "storycraft" "third act" "curtains fall" etc. That was a little too meta and off-putting. Heimdall looking and talking like an irate whole foods clerk the whole game. Odin talking like some average old grandpa in a Chevy Chase vacation movie. Freyr talks like a California stoner the whole time(he actually says, "I'm gonna hurl." in one scene.) ALL THE BACKSEATING during every single puzzle in the game(and you couldn't turn it off. I tried.). Kratos not being intelligent enough to understand that war may be a possibility. Everyone else, especially Freya, not being smart enough to ignore prophecy. Sindri's break with Atreus and Kratos. And for the first time, not being able to play Kratos, the God of War, in a GoW game. Playing as his annoying kid and picking fruit with another annoying kid, Angraboda. These parts dragged the pace of the game down. All the artificial lengthing of the game with all the hidden loading screens i.e. walking through tunnels, cracks, caves, extra long row boat sections. Unskippable cutscenes. "Mystery box" storytelling: In this case, they used a mask. All the build up and nothing. The mask was just a writer's crutch to get Odin and Aterus together. No payoff whatsoever. And Thor having very little relevance in the story outside of a drunk bouncer character for Odin. Actual battle in Asgard was less than 20 minutes out of a 25 hour game buildup.
There were a lot of more noticeable flaws this time around. This wasn't a game until you were able to control Kratos and explore a little bit. This game made the mistake of lots of Sony products lately: It wants to be an interactive movie more than it wants to be a GAME. For the casuals, this is great. For gamers, it's frustrating. There are very long stretches of this game where you are forced to put the controller down for 5 to 10 minutes and watch a cutscene.
I liked the gameplay as always. I liked the extra variety of enemies and quests over the last game. The graphics and environments are top notch. But this one is definitely overrated and many times has taken it's audience for granted by thinking people will be okay with playing Atreus for over a third of the game.
Yeah it's not perfect. But all the flaws made it below average in comparison to previous games. Definitely an underperforming GoW game. I hated Ascension but that game is better than this one, in my opinion. Mechanically and Narratively.
WE all love a little story to connect one end of the game to the other end but they definitely oversteered a bit on this one. The game was afraid of silence. Sometimes you had not one but two companions just nattering on and on and on in the background. All while moving through enemy territory. Kratos, more than once, has to tell everyone to just shut the f*** up. None of his companions learn. None.
Honestly, I'm not oblivious to how much people love this game and I can agree on most points that are made. It may just be me after having played over 30+ years of games, my standards have been a little too high.
I'm just tired of all the shilling. Just tired of it.
I agree, the Ragnarök battle was as if they suddenly ran out of money and time and just had to throw sht together for an ending, my biggest gripe tho is (SPOILERS)!! , Thor dying right as he started to get some character development in the dumbest most unceremoniously stupid way possible, ‘no’ *stabbed* , *disappears* like wtf???????
Lord Tonald graces us with his presence.
Wow, this game touched you that much? Impressive! While I still miss the ability to jump.
biggest complaints are dumbed down puzzles and the constant backseating by the supporting characters.
Honestly.
Totally agreed. It didn’t affect me at the start but then when the supporting cast just constantly says “ oh look maybe we can do this to solve this”, it legit burnt me out. Like if they only had an option to switch it off or make them STFU it could have been a 10/10
I have to strongly disagree with your take on Ragnarök's difficulty settings. Ragnarök has the worst implementation of various difficulty settings as it does not make the game harder but simply more tedious by giving enemies only more health and damage output. Every small enemy can two-shot Kratos but has enormous amounts of health. This also works against the game on a narrative level, never making you feel like the God of War if everything can kill you so quickly but you struggle to take out even the simplest enemy.
To be honest though that is the same with most games with difficulty sliders. Most games is all about higher enemy hp and higher enemy attack damage. Look at Skyrim for example. Same thing.
Yes. I agree, although I find this a bit unfortunate. Especially in Ragnarök‘s case the highest difficulty seems very unbalanced and unfairly punishing. Which is why I would always prefer a very well-balanced singular difficulty setting with potentially some added accessibility options to allow wider audience appeal.
not to mention they level up too..making it more tedious.. artificial difficulty at its finest..
I LOVE Ragnarok but there's WAY too much pathing, invisible walls, puzzle gating, metroidvania systems, and on higher difficulty levels it's SUPER CHEAP instead of being fun while difficult. The combat in games like elden ring and the witcher 3 have a much better mix of fun and difficulty on higher difficulty levels.
I HIGHLY disagree on the Elden Ring part. Combat is way too stiff and falls under the trap of "play styles" to bypass certain fights and situations.
@@UnifiedEntity I think god of war has much much better combat than elden, but what im saying is on higher difficulty levels the enemies in on god of war are much more likely to use their cheaper tactics that cause the combat to be more of a chore than fun. On elden ring it’s already on its highest difficulty level and the enemies are tuned to be difficult so there isn’t really much cheapness.
@@1JLegend Twin gargoyles say hi.
Oh and also lvl 700 click bait vids told me to remind you to click the bell so you don't miss any notifications.
The game was trash brother.
@@1JLegend Much cheapness? Man that game is cheap to the nth degree. The enemies in Ragnarok have there moments but it's not on the level of Elden Rings BS in any regard. From attack speed, to hit box, to the damn setup of the arenas, recovery, enemy placement, clipping, it's all bullshit in that game.
Oh come on u biased slag, combat is way better in gow
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This game IS perfect. I'm playing Valhalla right now. The most magical thing is that my daughter sat right by my side as we played the last 2 games. She loves them.
last half of the game felt rushed..most realms should have areas like the crater in vanaheim..I enjoyed that area..
I have a few major issues with this video, but I think my biggest is the title and subject matter. If GOWR is such a compelling, touching, wonderful game, why is your video's thesis, title, and content centered around the negatives of the game? I think overwhelming positives or overwhelming negatives deserve the spotlight in a video as its main thrust, and the negatives should be sprinkled throughout or mentioned in passing as something that hindered your experience, but not enough to completely undo the masterwork you just witnessed. As one of my favorite content creators said, "I could keep mentioning minor flaws and issues here and there, but I don't want to diminish the talent and effort of the people making it and under-sell what I believe to be a phenomenal game."
I absolutely loved how some enemies keep attacking even after you parry, it made it almost a bit like Sekiro and much more fun in for me.
I think we're blurring the lines between movie and game a little too much these days.
GoW: great movie, generic game.
So the question is, why play a game that's not good just for its story? Why not just watch a movie?
Because it isn't just a generic game. Its really fun and th gameplay enhances the story
@@gloriousporpoise9731 The game is just horde mode with terrible puzzles in between. Extremely repetitive. Great cutscenes and animations does not make a great game. It also needs to have great gameplay.
@@Brotelho my guy you simultaneously just proved you not only didn't play this game but also that you haven't played every other linear game ever If you boil it down to just "fight enemies then continue and also do puzzles" then that makes almost every other game ever plus you dont seem to know what hordd mode is.Also most people do enjoy the combat. You just don't like it but that doesn't make it bad.
@@gloriousporpoise9731 I didn't just say puzzles. I said "terrible" puzzles. I've been playing games since the NES, where most games were linear. Just because a game is linear, doesn't mean that it can't be great. Sekiro is a very linear game, yet that game has fantastic combat and movement. It Takes Two (another linear game) has better gameplay than GoW. DS3 is yet another fine example of a linear game that has great gameplay. Linear games are easier to make great because the dev sets the pacing and can fine-tune things with better balance.
1. I ignored you saying terrible as that is purely opinionated. Doesn't change my statement at all
2. Those are all fantastic games but gow is still also fantastic and has great gameplay
-clears throat- *Perfect* Dark
Thanks for making videos
Fantastic video mate
The only thing keeping me from replaying is the boy of war sections
Awesome video, no one is perfect and no one has to be. Perfection is boring, give me the mispronounced words and ramblings that actually makes sense.
You make amazing content, just keep doing you!
"No game is perfect" bros speaking fax
Based Tonald
Why does this have so few views. Commenting to boost the TH-cam algo
The puzzles were the worst. Several minutes wasted timing sigils to get past a door
They aren't as dumb as 2018's and I think they are trying to make them better. Hopefully by the next one they get them down right or learn to throw them out entirely.
Your sentiments reminds me of my feelings for the Ezio saga of Assassin's Creed
@DownwardTrust - Yo what's that intro songs name? The one that plays in the first 7 seconds.
I think it was from the game. YT the soundtrack and u should be able to find it
@@DownwardThrust Thank you👍... Found it🤘
Thunder thighs for the win baby!
How do you feel about Valhalla DLC?
The biggest gripe I got about the game is that Kratos in some part feel like Kratos.EXE had stop working.
Some voice lines have that small pause and sometimes in cutscenes he just standing there doing nothing.
Like less shitty Fallout 4 dialogue pauses?
@@asdergold1 The small pause between dialogue like in the original Pokemon Diamond and Pearl where thing took like 1s or so to process and then continue making unnecessary longer when add up.
There are just some things that butchered my experience with the game. Backtracking sucks ass, got completely lost in vanaheim because I forgot to do something there, running in circles for literal hours. The puzzle with runic arrows are the most flawed part of the entire game. And yeah, the crater was annoying too. First you get stuck, then you think you need to do something before that. Next time you dont need something before something but think you need to do something so I was running around again for hours.
Great video.
corridors level design and puzzles for dumb people was totally game breaking for me, i felt dumb while playing it, basically the gameplay is just padding for the next cutscene, or they were cutscene themselves with companions constantly talking while walking, how exciting! i guess gamers like this fake videogames now
Quite dated for sure.
very well said :)
I enjoyed this game but the cutscenes man...and it felt like Kratos took a massive backseat in his own game, like a side character. Brok and Heimdal were easily the superior written characters in this game.
My wifes son loves this game!!! 👍
What are the musics you are using in this video?
Good movie.
Things like removing bare hand skill tree, removing stance change combos from chaos blades and not having a surtr/hela boss was already enough to make gow ragnarok a disappointment. but with the final boss fight being so cheap( it wasnt even close to baldur fights of the first game in therms of epicness and combat) ragnarok became one of the most disaapointing things in my life
1. The lack of a barefaced skill tree was a bit dissapointined but not huge
2. Blades not having stance change is a VERY minor nitpick
3. Them not fighting someone you wanted to fight isn't a flaw
4. Disagree I loved the odin fight
@@gloriousporpoise9731 i can understand your other arguments but you loved the odin fight? Really? The fight was too easy and short. And even baldur fight was more epic
I liked odin overall so the fight carried weight plus jt was fun. The baldur fight at the end of the first one looked great but wasn't as fun as the stranger fight just like odin isn't as fun as either thor fight
@@gloriousporpoise9731 its still pretty short and not epic
@@gloriousporpoise9731 i saw your other comments aswell, and i believe you are one of the toxic gow fanboys. You not even worth my comments
All my homies hate Kamikoto knifes
I went back to playing GOW 2018 after finishing this game, and Holy shit, are the 2018 controls clunky.
I knew they were bad, but I didn't realize how bad until after playing with the massively improved controls in Ragnarok.
Please do a video essay on Ace combat 7
Masterpiece
I give it a 9.5 out of 10 but that camera man oh man is bad
My biggest gripes with it are the rushed story, the checklist map design and the combat
The story started really slow and by the time it got better It ended
Too many events were tucked away or resolved too quickly and the decision to make it 2 parts really hurt the story in that aspect
I wish it was longer like way longer than 15-20 hrs format of The pervious game
But again such risky decision can either hit or miss
And it missed like really missed
A lot could have been achieved and told but it didn’t get a chance
As for the combat, the game got faster, varied and easier with three weapons, powerful ally in freya and three spartan rage modes
It tried to shake things up adding some elements from the past hack and slash games but it ended up in such a mess it didn’t have the same feeling as the first game
2018’s game was meaty,slow, unforgiving and each mistake meant a brutal loss
This one was faster yet easier and more manageable than the first one
Many runices were removed and some were made into basic skills which is kinda cool but they didn’t chose the best ones imo
Lastly, the map design and the decision to make it a checklist in nature like spiderman games
I hate ac odyssey’s map design bc of the many question marks on the map but at least to me everything was there and ready to explore and to be found
Here it’s a list and it gets updated each time you get something new
And it goes on and on and on till the end
Like you have to go back and forth with each map multiple times so you can see everything
Im not a fan of this approach as it tries to be meteroidvania but in the end it’s just a list and you are ticking its boxes
For me as a game
It was a huge let down
I didnt play many games from 2022
Requiem and ragnarok disappointed me in their own ways
My final score is a generous 8
And i wanna say
Thor deserved more
Norse deserved better
We players deserved a trilogy
Wait for a sale bc it’s already too expensive at of now
Or play it when it goes on a deal
If you had big expectations going into this game
You might not get everything you’ve hoped for
Here is hoping they listen to the feedback and be better than this
A lot of your opinions here feel like you are trying to push then as objective truths
@@gloriousporpoise9731
Because I didn’t enjoy it
You said it yourself
My opinion
Its not necessary yours
And yes it has some of truth in it
Bc they really really rushed this game
After 4 yrs of development
We deserved better
And for a 70$
This is a major let down for many like me
1. Why tf are you formatting it so weird?
2. It doesn't really have TRUTH to. It's your opinion and that's fine but don't go acting like everyone's gonna agree with you and say we DESERVED better
@@gloriousporpoise9731
1. Why are you butthurt about it?
2. This doesn’t concern you
3. And yes I spoke to some folks and it has much much more mixed feelings than the first one
So bite me and bye
1. How is it butthurt to ask about weird formatting?
2. Touché
3. And people sharing your opinion doesn't make it the popular one. Most people love the game
I'll tell you one thing that's not perfect about this video - the inclusion of the straight-up lie that console exclusives provide competition and result in better games. There are so many ways I could dissect that statement and expose all the ways it's wrong that it would have to be an entire video essay in itself to do it justice.
So is it good?
After Elden Ring, no other game has been able to satisfy me in a significant way. I hoped GOW Ragnarok would break this vicious cycle. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Not even GOW Ragnarok is good enough. I quit after I got bored to death around 10th hour mark. I just didn't wanna play anymore.
Then you should definitely go playing Sekiro, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3 etc...
You will absolutely LOVE those games mate !!! :)
@@exactly1176 Probably already did.
Play Nioh 2. Elden Ring is trash in comparison.
I'd say play the first one also.
My tip is learn the counter and mind your build and weapon choice. That's it.
I had the opposite effect since I love both God of war and the souls series. Enjoyed elden ring but God of war hooked me from the beginning of the game to the end. The story and characters and voice acting is unmatched. Both great games in their own right but ragnarok story was a masterpiece because of things in real life that u can feel from the bond and story of atreus and kratos.
@@staylowkeyhumble5279 I will definitely play Ragnarok again someday. I just couldn't bear to play it anymore. I dont know what stops me from continuing on. Someone recommended me to play Hollow Knight after Elden Ring. I am currently playing Hollow Knight for the first time and it's incredible. It's everything I can ever ask from a game and some. I feel totally immersed in the world and the combat is challenging/complex enough to keep me engaged. Plus, the atmosphere is top notch. After Elden Ring, Hollow Knight is the only game that keeps my fire burning. What a masterpiece!
Did you beat up the Norse gods like they were little clown bois?
Is there any other way to beat up gods?
It's a different game but ultimate difficulty on spiderman is fun, gmgow was not fun to me just hard and cheap.. no matter how much you upgrade yourself and your health bar, you still get one shot be a single skeleton...
Spiderman ultimate difficulty wasn't even that hard though especially if you just spam all your gadgets
This game has major problems. These TH-cam reviewers have no clue what they're talking about.
I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that. Screams paid reviews. It's far from a 10 and definitely not a masterpiece.
Or maybe you too iust have unpopular and different opinions and can't understand that
@@gloriousporpoise9731 Most people are like sheep saying it's a masterpiece but the story has alot of issues that people just ignore or are blind to because they want to agree with the reviews giving it a 10.
@@zVampiirePlatypus And there we go. The old arrogant statement rhat if people disagree with you they are sheep. What an immature and stupid statement
@@gloriousporpoise9731 everyone having the same opinion and repeating the same words without addressing the flaws or criticisms of the game and giving it a 10 are sheep yes. That's not because of a difference of opinion it's because it's not their own opinion. The game isn't perfect and you can't deny that or else you're the one being arrogant and making an immature stupid statement.
I will prescribe you antidepressants