Every God of War Game Ranked From Worst To Best

BLG writes: "God of War has evolved significantly since the first game launched in 2005. Each subsequent entry has brought something new to the series, be it new power sets, fighting styles, and in the case of the 2018 reboot, a whole new combat system. Therefore, a major component in ranking every God of War game is that game’s impact on the franchise."

[darthv72]

2 is my all time favorite with Ascension being my least (but still worth playing). First time dealing with the colossus of rhodes as well as the scale of the steeds of time... just a great game overall.

[Nacho_Z]

3 is the best for me, closely followed by the reboot. The reboot lost some of the spectacular scenes in favour of deeper gameplay, 3 was jaw dropping at times. I'm hoping the next game will have the best of both.

[Army_of_Darkness]

Yeah 3 was my favorite as well! The Poseidon battle was amazing! Gameplay wise and graphically!

[neutralgamer1992]

Honestly first 2 were amazing. I really wanted Sony yo bring back David jaffe and have him do his own version of God of war reboot working in different mythology. David and Cory could make sure story made sense but I think God of war is a big enough series where multiple entries at the same time

[nevin1]

1. GOW 3
1. GOW 2
2. GOW: Ghost of Sparta
3. GOW 1
4. GOW: Chains of Olympus
5. GOW(2018)
6. GOW: Ascension

[generic-user-name]

GOW 2018 2nd from the bottom? Behind 1? Behind the 2 PSP games?

Your street cred is taking a hit today.

[Demetrius]

Lol

[Muigi]

1. Gow 2018
2. Gow 3
3. Gow 2

[ShwaaMan]

3 should never be ahead of 1 or 2 imo. It had the best spectacle for sure, but the storytelling was easily the weakest of the original trilogy. Plus Kratos was a one dimensional douche by the 3rd one. But hey, to each their own.

[DarXyde]

I agree. I don't care so much about his being one dimensional in the third because that was really just all out revenge seeking. It made sense. The scale of the battles were great, for sure. For me though, the scale was too limited in terms of exploration and 3/4 weapons were painfully similar. Not enough variety.

The original God of War told a great narrative with solid gameplay and weapons to suit different styles. The exposition was excellent with how slowly it explained things. Great pacing with enough exploration to keep you into what was happening. God of War II set the bar way higher with Kratos traveling far through time, giving you great enemies/bosses, skills, and the best weapon variety in the series. Easily my favorite, and the ending set the stage for the chaos in God of War III. Then....3 happened. It really was not a bad game at all, but after II, I think it's fair to feel that it was a step back.

[B_Rian89]

1. God of War (2018)
2. God of War 2
3. God of War 3
4. God of War
5. God of War Ghost of Sparta
6. God of War Ascension
7. God of War Chains of Olympus