Jeff Cantrell

Decent game, basically a great value Dead Space. The graphics are good and the combat’s pretty fun, but the story/atmosphere feel tired and sometimes boring. Don’t expect any surprises cus this game doesn’t have any. Saw the twist coming a mile away and everything this game attempts to do, Dead Space did better 15 ish years ago imo. Enemy variety is meh and the focus on melee is frustrating sometimes. Story is pretty short, even when exploring and collecting stuff. You spend wayyyy too much time shimmying, crawling, climbing etc (like 2 total hours for an 8 hour game), which is tiresome. There’s one weapon you get that’s literally useless. The level design is super linear and there were a few recurring bugs throughout, nothing game breaking tho. I liked the soundtrack at times and some of the weapons were cool. Overall, not a bad experience for a free game (PSN monthly) but not something I’ll ever come back to. If you haven’t played the Dead Space remake, pick that up instead

Immediately after finishing Ragnarok, I decided to play the og god of war (it’d been about 13 years). While I love the original trilogy and the nostalgia I feel while playing, there’s just something missing that’s hard to explain. By saying that I mean the developers did such phenomenal job revamping this series that it’s *almost* hard to go back to the previous games. There’s just such a huge leap in character development, emotion, gameplay, and world building… I feel truly blessed to be able to experience it as a massive fan of the series Ragnarok was a journey to say the least. Be it the story, the gameplay, the boss battles, or the world itself, I was continually impressed and drawn into what it had to offer. I did every side quest, searched every nook and cranny, and read through all the lore. At the end, I was left hungry for more and that’s not something I can say about most games. Some people may not like certain aspects of parts of this game (you know what I’m talking about if you’ve played it), but I personally felt like these sections were refreshing and added to the story. The graphics are amazing on PS5 and I was constantly impressed by the attention to detail on character models, environments, and objects in the world. My only complaints were that there were a few bugs I ran into (that could be easily fixed with a patch) and I wish that they had made some of the realms bigger. For example, a few of them are very large places to explore while others are basically one area. With that in mind, I think I liked 2018 GoW better for it’s environments but Ragnarok better for its story. Both games are 10/10 for me personally and I really, really hope they make this new God of War a trilogy. If you like riveting combat, intriguing story, amazing graphics, and own a PlayStation, you should absolutely buy this game. PS : the soundtrack is elite tier stuff