What did everyone think of this fight? For me personally this boss is at the peak when it comes to Ragnarok bosses: very satisfying to fight against (parrying, runic combos) while being extremely difficult (for me atleast being underleveled, 1 hit and you're sent to the shadow realm) 😂 Also, I'm loving the leviathan axe right now as you probably noticed. That 3 hit finisher Pride of the Frost combo is insane!
While I personally struggle more with Gña, I agree that Hrölf is the perfect combination of difficulty and fun. There's just something about how none of his attacks feel unfair but still manage to be deadly and keep you on toes even after lots of practice.
Great display of masterful timing of parries, dodges and attacks. The fight looked so great! Would love to see you use realm shift builds as you did back then in gow 2018. For me that was peak satisfaction watching it.
Truthfully speaking he was actually very easy for me on GMGOW but I’m lvl 9 😭 Regardless he was easy because I spent a good time learning all the other berserkers moves and the king is pretty much a copy and paste
Is there anyone crazy enough to try to beat the Berserker King with just level 1 weapons and no amulets on? I have a new appreciation for the game every time I see you and Ongbal demolish a boss.
@Cheng Teoh I no damaged him here on gmgow th-cam.com/video/mJl7sqgCENY/w-d-xo.html I could do this with no armor, only shield, axe, & blades if u'd be interested in watching a 50+min long video lol
One thing that always amazes me about your gameplay is your ability/confidence to execute single dodges (without rolling) so well. Makes the the game looks so smooth. Kratos is almost never rolls when you play
There’s so many amazing things you do here but the biggest one for me is you never hit air 2x in a row. Not once. You never held back on your strings either. Your cancels are crazy!
wow, this is art. How many times did you attempt this out of curiosity? You make it look so easy. You've mapped his movement down and you know the next actions. great video
@@TheMETALICA40 I wonder if he practices the combos first, or the timing, or does a couple runs of just defending and getting the dodges and parried down on the boss
I love that you're going ham on this guy and Freya just shows up in the back ground at 0:35 in awe like "Holy Shit Kratos, you look like you got this."
Mate, this was a *CLEAN* fight. I've learned so much from your videos, both in GOW 2018 and Ragnarok, in terms of what works best against bosses. Thank you for consistently giving us such awesome content, SmvR!
Mimir talking about cursed weapons when kratos has been carrying the things that killed his wife,kid, mother, father, and basically his whole extended family on his back
Fun Fact, Hrolf Kraki was actually the Danish King. Hrolf was described as a scylding, a member of a legendary Danish royal family. The Nephew of Hrodgar, Grandson Healfdene, and son of King Helgi of Lejre and Queen Yrsa. When his mother was raped and his father is kileld by Swedish King Adyls, Hrolf raised an army of 12 Berserkers to wage war to avenge his Parents.
You are The Best so far Brother. I never seen any body fight & defeat the Bosses who has RED Health Bar on them especially on the hardest difficulty. You do it so smooth & stylist. You really make this look easy.
Your far too good brother. You & GBG are a different level to the rest of us 😂👌 top notch bro 😎 I’d like to hear about your process of going into these boss fights. Always so calm and collected while fighting.
It took me roughly four hours to get the tells and strategy for this boss fight in GMGOW difficulty on my first playthrough. Doing it underleveled, with enemy with red healthbar and taking no damage is absolutely crazy. You are a monster my friend. I’d say it is impossible. But you prove me wrong
Estava aqui pensando, o jogo foi lançado não tem nem 3 meses, e o cara joga absurdamente bem, joga muito, imagine daqui 1 ano... Sempre serei seu fã Vincent. Abraço!❤️
Just a tip, hopefully it helps people that have come here for help. This guy did an amazing job but if while you are fighting any opponent and they move and it’s hard to keep track of them. Just press R3 (ps5) and it will auto lock on them. Unfortunately I didn’t realize this until about 75% thru the game 😅
Was so proud beating him yesterday on my 4th attempt on GMGOW, using resurrection stone and health bar almost gone. Then I saw this…..😅 you’re the most skilled GOW player my friend
Beautiful stuff dude. Got those parries into continuing your axe combo down to a science. No stance change though, don't blame you, timings feel weird in this game for it. What bosses are you going to annihilate for our enjoyment next?
Cheers. Yeah I didn’t have a chance to use it as it’s very situational. Instead you can instantly activate frost awaken in stance change which is a nice
How about the 3 sister berserkers? I genuinely hate that fight on GMGOW. Glad I plat the game on GMGOW but that fight really gave me headache. Fighting 1:1 boss seems more manageable than 3 bosses that any of them can 1 hit KO you
There is a quote from Jurassic Park 2 about a man who climbed Mount Everest without any oxygen. When the man comes back down, a reporter asks him "Why did you go up there to die?" The man simply replies "I didn't. I went up there to live." I always remember this quote whenever I see an @SmvR video when he purposely fights a boss while under-leveled.
Imagine this fight from King Hrolf Kraki's perspective. You've crushed countless warriors beneath you, and more than enough heroes have tried to dethrone you. The Realm knows your path of destruction and your unending might. You've vanquished all of your foes, and fought every manner of soldier and beast. Even in death, your soul remains formidable and undaunted. And in walks a foreign god wearing a primitive leather pauldron, and you can't even touch him. Early in your battle you're pinned up against the wall you created to trap your opponents, but now you're the one who is being run up against the ice with a flurry of flame. The fire burns unlike any ember in Muspelheim, any magical fire, and feels as if it is of a different world entirely. Your enemy switches between his three weapon sets with light-sundering speed, and his resolve only seems to build as the fight progresses. The only time he runs is to reposition for an attack, or to take advantage of an opening he created. Any swing of your blade bounces off of his shield, any blast of bifrost and seidr magic is dodged with a casual sidestep. None of your steps have been careless, none of your attacks have been miscalculated, and have fought as savagely as you always have, yet still you fail. And as you see your blade in his hands, sticking out of your gaudy chestpiece, you can only reel in shock and horror as you fall to this man, stoic but enraged, tempered but vengeful, valiant but savage, who spoke nary a word as he ripped the remaining life from your ghostly form
Masterpiece! The first time I'm seeing someone fight this boss with so much variety and style. I think you make me appreciate this boss much more now along with the combat as well.
Are you interested in doing a full immersive story run like you did for the previous game? Those videos were really awesome and taught me a lot, especially when fighting many enemies
I was going to ask him the same. Of course, it would that some time, but I would gladly wait and support for something that would be as worthy as that. Same with Ragnarok
I struggled with this boss at lvl 8 in gmgow, but by facing him at lvl 9 it made the fight easier. But this guy... he took it on while extremely underleveled.
I still find it very funny that whenever your in the moment of fighting something so hard, and then you just casually pull out the Mimir Laser Eyes 😂 All seriousness though, that was a great fight. Always appreciate people who fight to their fullest and not just nuking their enemies.
I was contemplating not using Mimir towards the end as it’s extremely risky 😂 You’re telling me using realm shift and spamming scorched earth isn’t peak gameplay???? Haha thank you mate 👍
1:13 not to mention you got a spear in real quick, but the dashing around the arena to get to him and when you did you jumped and speared him, was something you'd see in a movie. this was fucking awesome. imo, he was tougher than the Gna
Bro the way you fight and use the camera wtf man‼️🔥instant subscribe💪🏽can see the love for the game bro and mad skills!💯Had to fight dude on Story after playing most the game on No Mercy😅😂
Que tiene de especial ese escudo? 0:443:15 como le hace para evitar ese ataque? No entiendo 2:11 y eso es increíble que el aura de fuego ni le hizo daño. Es increíble. Pero lo mejor del video es mimir atacando XD
This is mind blowing. I couldn't beat this boss on Balance difficulty and had to switch to story, just for this one though. I am awestruck to see how easily you tackled them. Thank you so much for this amazing show.
Good video man! I think something that I'm lacking is the whole runic combinations and that sort of thing. I just can't get that stuff down. I'm even maxed out on all my Leviathan ax stuff but against bosses like this can't get it right hahaha
Absolute legend,i've followed you since you played gow 2018 and you just never fail to impress with the gameplay! One question,which of the berserkers were the most hardest for you to beat?
Hey @smvr can you do these berserker fights with the radiance armor? i got my last min dodges perfect from watching you. I would like to see how else realm shift can be used with what moves. No one better than to see you do it.
I've been fighting him recently, and I've come really close, but in the last bits either i mess up my timing with a wrong attack, or he randomly does his floating magic which comes out instantly when close to him. At least for me. Is always such a joy watching you play, you are so damn good, and it gives me ideas, as well as helps me understand some timings
What did everyone think of this fight? For me personally this boss is at the peak when it comes to Ragnarok bosses: very satisfying to fight against (parrying, runic combos) while being extremely difficult (for me atleast being underleveled, 1 hit and you're sent to the shadow realm) 😂
Also, I'm loving the leviathan axe right now as you probably noticed. That 3 hit finisher Pride of the Frost combo is insane!
It’s between him, the three berserkers, and Gna that can be difficult…for me at least 😅
U r absolutely amazing men 👍🏻😂 #godkiller
#legendisback 🥰😍
While I personally struggle more with Gña, I agree that Hrölf is the perfect combination of difficulty and fun. There's just something about how none of his attacks feel unfair but still manage to be deadly and keep you on toes even after lots of practice.
Great display of masterful timing of parries, dodges and attacks. The fight looked so great! Would love to see you use realm shift builds as you did back then in gow 2018. For me that was peak satisfaction watching it.
@@jackrigby5186 Well said. When the bifrost covers your entire health bar the nerves start kicking in haha
This guy was the toughest of all the Berserkers by far, i beat him on on Give Me Balance but i cant' imagine facing him on GMGOW 😂
Good stuff!
Haha same mate, just beat him today after 2 hours of trying. Even went the super tanky and hp restoration build too.
It's torture
@@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit Yeah i lost at least 10 times to this guy before finally beating him lol
Truthfully speaking he was actually very easy for me on GMGOW but I’m lvl 9 😭
Regardless he was easy because I spent a good time learning all the other berserkers moves and the king is pretty much a copy and paste
Is there anyone crazy enough to try to beat the Berserker King with just level 1 weapons and no amulets on?
I have a new appreciation for the game every time I see you and Ongbal demolish a boss.
Thank you! I’m sure I’ll do it eventually as it’s the only way to be “gear level 1”
yk whats funny ab the amulets idk u had to have 3 for it to work so i didn’t use them at all for my first play through
@@luqadam408 not all of them are a set
@Cheng Teoh
I no damaged him here on gmgow th-cam.com/video/mJl7sqgCENY/w-d-xo.html
I could do this with no armor, only shield, axe, & blades if u'd be interested in watching a 50+min long video lol
U can change the way you look and weapons and keep the power levels. Goto edit
Mad respect. This fight is not easy and imagine going in under leveled. Absolutely impressive.
when fps is smooth game is easy i played gow 2018 on weak pc that was hard even in easiest
This really feels how Kratos would defeat these bosses, your videos are amazing, thank you for sharing
One thing that always amazes me about your gameplay is your ability/confidence to execute single dodges (without rolling) so well. Makes the the game looks so smooth. Kratos is almost never rolls when you play
There’s so many amazing things you do here but the biggest one for me is you never hit air 2x in a row. Not once. You never held back on your strings either. Your cancels are crazy!
wow, this is art. How many times did you attempt this out of curiosity? You make it look so easy. You've mapped his movement down and you know the next actions. great video
Thanks! 1-2 hours max. Using Mimir towards the end kept getting me killed 😂
@@SmvR glad to hear how many attempts it takes or that even you make mistakes sometimes
@@jaradrichardsC137 I know hes a god but he makes mistakes too
@@TheMETALICA40 I wonder if he practices the combos first, or the timing, or does a couple runs of just defending and getting the dodges and parried down on the boss
@@jaradrichardsC137 not sure but what about his creativity and decision making?you cant practice that
I was waiting for you to upload this, and didn't dissapoint, this boss was insane, great job.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I love that you're going ham on this guy and Freya just shows up in the back ground at 0:35 in awe like "Holy Shit Kratos, you look like you got this."
Lmaoo she is shooketh
Mate, this was a *CLEAN* fight. I've learned so much from your videos, both in GOW 2018 and Ragnarok, in terms of what works best against bosses. Thank you for consistently giving us such awesome content, SmvR!
The way he pans the camera around and the start and Freya is just standing there watching 😂
Damn bro you’re insane, as usual. Was expecting a no damage run but lvl 6 kill is mighty impressive.
The way that fight was finished was awesome. Throw the axe and call it for s smash down. Awesome.
6:35 i spilled my water =))) dude you evil
Awesome display! It's a joy to watch your videos!
Have you just cancelled the green splash with the Frost Awaken at 0:44?
Mimir talking about cursed weapons when kratos has been carrying the things that killed his wife,kid, mother, father, and basically his whole extended family on his back
Only Wife and Child , the rest were Blades of Exile or Athena
This is by far the greatest GOWR gameplay I’ve ever seen.
Fun Fact, Hrolf Kraki was actually the Danish King. Hrolf was described as a scylding, a member of a legendary Danish royal family. The Nephew of Hrodgar, Grandson Healfdene, and son of King Helgi of Lejre and Queen Yrsa. When his mother was raped and his father is kileld by Swedish King Adyls, Hrolf raised an army of 12 Berserkers to wage war to avenge his Parents.
Loving the output, man!
Appreciate it! 🙏🏻
Loved that kratos finally called him (mimir) brother
You are The Best so far Brother. I never seen any body fight & defeat the Bosses who has RED Health Bar on them especially on the hardest difficulty. You do it so smooth & stylist. You really make this look easy.
Absolutely insane gameplay. Preternatural skills. Love the content.
Your far too good brother. You & GBG are a different level to the rest of us 😂👌 top notch bro 😎 I’d like to hear about your process of going into these boss fights. Always so calm and collected while fighting.
I never realized you can continue a combo after a block. I already beaten the two hardest bosses, but I guess I still have room to grow
Damn ur gameplay is amazing!, and i have question How's the game with u so far? And which one is better ragnarok or the previous game?
2:20 Of course Kratos uses a severed head as a weapon 😂
It took me roughly four hours to get the tells and strategy for this boss fight in GMGOW difficulty on my first playthrough. Doing it underleveled, with enemy with red healthbar and taking no damage is absolutely crazy. You are a monster my friend. I’d say it is impossible. But you prove me wrong
It’s moded
The axe is just too good against the berserkers lol! This was amazing! No damage is a big feat especially underleveled like this🔥🔥
4:05 even the music stopped for a bit. That axe juggling was dope. 👍🏾
@Don W nope
@Don W I use it. So awesome
Incredible gameplay as always, you're just on another level, as you were back on gow 2018. Mad respect
NOW THAT'S THE EFFING "GOD OF WAR"!!!... It literally felt like I just watched a movie right now 😎
Estava aqui pensando, o jogo foi lançado não tem nem 3 meses, e o cara joga absurdamente bem, joga muito, imagine daqui 1 ano... Sempre serei seu fã Vincent. Abraço!❤️
Just a tip, hopefully it helps people that have come here for help. This guy did an amazing job but if while you are fighting any opponent and they move and it’s hard to keep track of them. Just press R3 (ps5) and it will auto lock on them. Unfortunately I didn’t realize this until about 75% thru the game 😅
Was so proud beating him yesterday on my 4th attempt on GMGOW, using resurrection stone and health bar almost gone. Then I saw this…..😅 you’re the most skilled GOW player my friend
Beautiful stuff dude. Got those parries into continuing your axe combo down to a science. No stance change though, don't blame you, timings feel weird in this game for it. What bosses are you going to annihilate for our enjoyment next?
Cheers. Yeah I didn’t have a chance to use it as it’s very situational. Instead you can instantly activate frost awaken in stance change which is a nice
As for next, I don’t know yet
How about the 3 sister berserkers? I genuinely hate that fight on GMGOW. Glad I plat the game on GMGOW but that fight really gave me headache. Fighting 1:1 boss seems more manageable than 3 bosses that any of them can 1 hit KO you
There is a quote from Jurassic Park 2 about a man who climbed Mount Everest without any oxygen. When the man comes back down, a reporter asks him "Why did you go up there to die?" The man simply replies "I didn't. I went up there to live." I always remember this quote whenever I see an @SmvR video when he purposely fights a boss while under-leveled.
Lol! That’s an incredible quote thanks for sharing
Very comparable, that bloke should watch this to truly see what being alive looks like
Holy shit man I missed you from GOW 2018. Gameplay is amazing but your confidence on the camera work while fighting? Insane
Imagine this fight from King Hrolf Kraki's perspective. You've crushed countless warriors beneath you, and more than enough heroes have tried to dethrone you. The Realm knows your path of destruction and your unending might. You've vanquished all of your foes, and fought every manner of soldier and beast. Even in death, your soul remains formidable and undaunted.
And in walks a foreign god wearing a primitive leather pauldron, and you can't even touch him.
Early in your battle you're pinned up against the wall you created to trap your opponents, but now you're the one who is being run up against the ice with a flurry of flame. The fire burns unlike any ember in Muspelheim, any magical fire, and feels as if it is of a different world entirely. Your enemy switches between his three weapon sets with light-sundering speed, and his resolve only seems to build as the fight progresses. The only time he runs is to reposition for an attack, or to take advantage of an opening he created. Any swing of your blade bounces off of his shield, any blast of bifrost and seidr magic is dodged with a casual sidestep. None of your steps have been careless, none of your attacks have been miscalculated, and have fought as savagely as you always have, yet still you fail. And as you see your blade in his hands, sticking out of your gaudy chestpiece, you can only reel in shock and horror as you fall to this man, stoic but enraged, tempered but vengeful, valiant but savage, who spoke nary a word as he ripped the remaining life from your ghostly form
GBG: canon kratos playstyle
SmvR: calm and reasonable playstyle
my man so calm, he even gave freya a screen time @1:07
Kratos is definitely thinking of the Blades of Chaos while talking of the sword
Masterpiece!
The first time I'm seeing someone fight this boss with so much variety and style. I think you make me appreciate this boss much more now along with the combat as well.
Thanks laffy 😁
@@SmvR yeah you definitely made me appreciate the combat in this game way more
Wow that was awesome! You used the camera in a way that made the fight very cinematic, really nice done!
This was better than a cinematic. Incredible skill and style. Well done.
Insane🔥🔥🔥,you deserve 1m subscribers
Are you interested in doing a full immersive story run like you did for the previous game? Those videos were really awesome and taught me a lot, especially when fighting many enemies
I was going to ask him the same. Of course, it would that some time, but I would gladly wait and support for something that would be as worthy as that. Same with Ragnarok
So many videos to make, I’m sure I’ll do it eventually 👍
No worries. Like I said, I know this type of work requires tons of patience and time
@@SmvR I've been thinking since the game came out, man I can't wait for Smvr immersive playthrough
Freya @ 0:36 "YoU I WoUlD'Ve BeAtEn YoU!"
Kratos: Are you sure about that?
0:34 Freya: I wish he'd stab up my guts like that.
Great gameplay as usual 🙏🏼 and funny enough I also just beat the King yesterday on GMGOW.
Nice work!
Great job as always SMVR
What's cool about these Berserkers is that they're the replacements for Valkyries (as hidden bosses).
Great gameplay dude!
I struggled with this boss at lvl 8 in gmgow, but by facing him at lvl 9 it made the fight easier. But this guy... he took it on while extremely underleveled.
Love the aggressive gameplay. It keeps me coming back to your channel.
0:35 Freya in the background like; damn, glad I made peace with this guy
Pure poetry. The only time I fought a red health bar was when I accidentally pulled up on the untamed fury
I still find it very funny that whenever your in the moment of fighting something so hard, and then you just casually pull out the Mimir Laser Eyes 😂
All seriousness though, that was a great fight. Always appreciate people who fight to their fullest and not just nuking their enemies.
I was contemplating not using Mimir towards the end as it’s extremely risky 😂
You’re telling me using realm shift and spamming scorched earth isn’t peak gameplay???? Haha thank you mate 👍
Nice camera angle on Freya's attack 👌
Kratos : "hmph"
Freya : "Bro's really into this fight"
Mimir : "still unpleasant!"
Btw amazing gameplay as usual, salute
Just beat the berserker king and gna today by watching your videos. I used your strategy! Thanks bro!
Man your playstyle is insane keep it up 👌
The last part is extremely tough. Once your whole health is covered with bifrost, 1 hit and it is over.
1:13 not to mention you got a spear in real quick, but the dashing around the arena to get to him and when you did you jumped and speared him, was something you'd see in a movie. this was fucking awesome. imo, he was tougher than the Gna
Great videos as always! Your skill is something to behold
Bro the way you fight and use the camera wtf man‼️🔥instant subscribe💪🏽can see the love for the game bro and mad skills!💯Had to fight dude on Story after playing most the game on No Mercy😅😂
You sir are a master of this game. Mad props
Impressive. Nice job. Want to see this for gna. Trying gna now. And how did you get that mimir attack? Lol
This dude just build different…combos on 🔥🔥🔥
Que tiene de especial ese escudo?
0:44 3:15 como le hace para evitar ese ataque? No entiendo
2:11 y eso es increíble que el aura de fuego ni le hizo daño. Es increíble.
Pero lo mejor del video es mimir atacando XD
This is mind blowing. I couldn't beat this boss on Balance difficulty and had to switch to story, just for this one though. I am awestruck to see how easily you tackled them. Thank you so much for this amazing show.
Amazing display of gamer skill!
Good video man! I think something that I'm lacking is the whole runic combinations and that sort of thing. I just can't get that stuff down. I'm even maxed out on all my Leviathan ax stuff but against bosses like this can't get it right hahaha
I'm starting to think that Kratos is real, and it's you.
These moves bro 👌 💯
favourite content creator in youtube
Bro, you are ridiculously good
I’m crying this is so beautiful poetic.
Absolute legend,i've followed you since you played gow 2018 and you just never fail to impress with the gameplay! One question,which of the berserkers were the most hardest for you to beat?
Thanks for your support 🙏🏻
3 berserkers at once in Alfheim
The Ending Fight Is So Satisfying Man When you reveal your face smvr 😄
This is true mastery of the combat system in this game, respect
Will there be a realm shift build for upcoming contents? I miss seeing you do that thing to the next level.
I feel sad for King Hrolf , he tried so many attacks, but he couldn't even hit once 🤣 YOU ARE THE BEAST BRO !!
Bruh this was insane 🔥
Thanks ngp 😁
Theres alot of people doing no hit videos but you pull it off with the most style.
You’re insane 🔥
The cajones on this man. He doesn't even have a resurrection stone.
The fact that “Hammer of Thor” is playing in the background makes this Fuckin’ WAR of a video so much better ❤
Hey @smvr can you do these berserker fights with the radiance armor? i got my last min dodges perfect from watching you. I would like to see how else realm shift can be used with what moves. No one better than to see you do it.
@SmVR also do post the berserker fight where there are 3 enemies. In Alfheim, the annoying ones T_T
Dominant display! Is this your favourite outfit ? Haven’t seen you use another 😂
Thanks! Using starting gear mostly because I’m not experimenting with builds yet. My favourite is actually dark dale but I didn’t pre order lol
@@SmvR Hunter build next? Or realm shift build, it’s actually insane imo😄
@@AAbiolAA my family would disown me if I used a realm shift build but Hunter build sounds cool 😎
@@SmvR lmfao 🤣 looking forward to it!
@@SmvR anti realm shift club 😝
Best combo Broo 💪💪 i like No damage
Your the best god of war player I've ever seen it motivates me to get better
Good to hear 💪🏻
I've been fighting him recently, and I've come really close, but in the last bits either i mess up my timing with a wrong attack, or he randomly does his floating magic which comes out instantly when close to him. At least for me.
Is always such a joy watching you play, you are so damn good, and it gives me ideas, as well as helps me understand some timings
this guy is a mad man. just wow. imagine being so good that even the cinematics cant dodge a hit haha.
These fights are very challenging and gbg stream he did yesterday just fighting them berserkers took my 6 hours.
Absolutely amazing.
Not to diss on the other shields, but the dauntless shield is the most fun to use
Godly gameplay! The berserker king must of took me about 50 attempts 😅
Este es el mas grozo que existe. You are the best
I wish to be half as good as you are one day. Absolutely amazing and a joy to watch.
Always enjoy watching your artistic fight!
Amazing work as always.
I love this gameplay no realm shift. Just straight brawling