From Games Radar: "The God of War Ragnarok review embargo dropped yesterday, and the game's developers have a lot of feelings about the critical acclaim they've received.
At time of writing, God of War Ragnarok is sitting at a Metacritic(opens in new tab) score of 94. Dozens of perfect scores have helped it to joint-sixth place in this year's rankings behind only three other games. Elden Ring on PS5 and Xbox Series X are in joint first alongside the Portal Companion Collection on Switch, all on 96, while Persona 5 Royal on PC and Xbox Series X follow up on 95. At 94, Ragnarok sits in with the Switch port of Persona 5 Royal, and Elden Ring on PC.
It's an undeniably impressive achievement, and the devs are revelling in it. Writer Aly Samson said she was "so emotional," and that her work on the game "challenged me & helped me grow as a writer & a person." Gameplay animator Euna Park, who has moved on from Sony Santa Monica since working on Ragnarok, simply asked(opens in new tab) "How am I supposed to get any work done today after this?" Senior gameplay programmer Sam Handrick(opens in new tab) noted the amount of time the developers had spent on the game "trying to make something special," but that "you get so close to it that you never truly know if it's everything you wanted it to be until others try it. So to see reviews today - it's really special.""
As more and more PlayStation exclusives make their way to PC and other consoles, God of War Ragnarok remains one of the last bastions of first-party greatness from Sony this generation. The long-awaited sequel delivered the thrills, violence, and intense storytelling fans have come to expect from this new chapter in the God of War saga. Or did it?
Then they couldn't release any game thinking like you.
They can keep improving the game for 15 years but at what cost?
Not be able to do anything else and not be able to move on.
Sales of Arrowhead Studios' third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, have surpassed 12 million copies, beating God of War Ragnarok's record.
Sony has a successful multiplayer title...who coulda guessed.
Arrowhead seems to be doing a great job with updates as well. Kudos!
I really hope the situation with Helldivers 2 on PC can clear up soon. Since the whole PSN account mandate, the player population has dropped significantly compared to what it was a few weeks ago.
It now takes much longer than normal to clear a major order. I remember when they released the order to kill the terminids and that got cleared the same day. Now we are struggling to do the same with the automatons.
A known leaker teases the God of War Ragnarok PC port announcement in May.
maybe they announce it during the state of play that is rumoured to be announced during this month.
After i finished the first game on pc i've been very excited to continue the story ,can't wait!
Well deserved. You guys enjoy your moment for a bit - you've certainly earned it.
They deserve every bit of praise for this absolute master piece.
cant wait to play with the adorable Kratos. :D
Angrboda is not black. Go woke, go broke. /s
so happy for them! what a team :)