God of War Ragnarok follows a tough act, with 2018’s reboot achieving critical acclaim and securing many high scores. It was a unanimous success, despite the risks taken by Santa Monica Studio in transporting the beloved PlayStation anti-hero Kratos to a new mythos and replacing his mighty Blades of Chaos with… a naive child. Fast forward four years later and we have Ragnarok, arguably…
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Glorious combat that is close to perfect.
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Incredible visuals that had me spamming the Share Button.
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Wonderful characters.
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A larger-than-you'd-expect world to explore.
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Storytelling that gets it mostly right...
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...but fails to stick the landing.
