WAR CHANGES EVERYTHING

One of gaming’s most beloved heroes returns in a next-generation PlayStation exclusive that’s good enough to blow a god’s mind...

- CHRIS STEAD

God of War is blockbuster entertainment. It always has been. Since we first stepped into the shoes of a young Spartan warrior called Kratos back in 2005, to the grizzled god killer we see in 2022, scarred to his soul, Sony has never failed to deliver something special with this series. God of War is the kind of experience that makes you go, "wow, so this is what a game can be." For those of you that are new to the series, count us jealous. You can experience it all from the very beginning if you like. There are nine games in the series main lineage and in respect to the fact you may one day go on that journey, we won't give too much away about the grander story.

Needless to say, after initially playing out in an alternate version of Ancient Greek mythology, in 2018, God of War repositioned itself. We rediscovered Kratos as an older man, hiding from his past in Scandinavia with a son, Atreus. But hide, he could not. Now embroiled in the Asgardian politics of Norse mythology, a new set of gods would have their way with him and his family.

You don't need to have played the first seven God of War games to enjoy God of War Ragnarök, but we do recommend playing through the 2018 God of War, to which this game is a direct sequel. See the boxout on how to best do that.

Needless to say, it's three years after the events of the last game. The great winter is defrosting and the prophesised end of days (i.e. Ragnarök) is coming. Our hero is journeying through the nine realms trying to seek a better understanding of his son's identity, while preventing the coming apocalypse. Only problem is that he has two vengeful gods on his tail in Thor and Freya.