Revisiting God of War Ragnarok - A Flawed Masterpiece

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @GameOverloadMO
    @GameOverloadMO  12 часов назад +3

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  • @johnnguyen9136
    @johnnguyen9136 18 часов назад +26

    This and God of War 2018 are some of the best examples on how 10/10 can mean totally different things to people. God of War 2018 is as close to flawless and perfection as you can get hence why it's deserving of a 10/10, God of War Ragnarok in comparison has some flaws (especially in regards to IronWood), but the game is much bigger in scale and has many more highs than 2018 hence why people would still give it a 10

  • @clifflodriguss122
    @clifflodriguss122 9 часов назад +7

    GOW 2018 and Ragnarok are two of my favorite games of all time. Probably the most meaningful story in a game I’ve ever played. Man I love this game.

  • @Nightlizard1564
    @Nightlizard1564 18 часов назад +28

    Absolutely still love this game but probably the biggest issue I have is the event of Ragnarok itself. It didn’t feel like a war but felt like a small skirmish. Like the Odin and Thor boss fights were still hype but compared to baldurs where were fighting ontop of a dead giant was really missing that scale. Wish we were fighting Thor ontop of the wall ngl. Overall tho I still like the game

    • @anthonyoliva1784
      @anthonyoliva1784 6 часов назад

      I agree. I feel like the Thor fight should’ve involved jormungandr somehow, like imagine after that Thor fight him and kratos actually team up without odin there and send jorm back in time

  • @Clipssssssssssssssssss
    @Clipssssssssssssssssss 18 часов назад +63

    Oops I think you accidentally put the word 'flawed' in front of 'masterpiece' in the title

    • @Jacket50Blessings
      @Jacket50Blessings 16 часов назад +13

      nah, it’s flawed.

    • @Kyubii01
      @Kyubii01 12 часов назад +13

      Definitely flawed and rushed

    • @Vkiller711
      @Vkiller711 12 часов назад +6

      Na, that ragnarok battle was trash sadly

    • @ninojouet6485
      @ninojouet6485 3 часа назад

      It's flawed because it tried more things than the original and despite his flaws i prefer this one on every aspect

    • @axelkristoff
      @axelkristoff 19 минут назад

      LoL

  • @kokushibo1014
    @kokushibo1014 15 часов назад +10

    I absolutely love this game, i played it so much and re did the story a lot. The only two problems i have with it is the iron wood mission, the first time it's cool since we're discovering but redoing the whole section is awfull. And the event of ragnarok itself. Other than that, im sorry to say this but, it's a perfect game (im biased asf)

  • @YeOldeMachina
    @YeOldeMachina 3 часа назад +1

    I'm not in love with Ragnarok as a package, but you're spot-on about Odin. Richard Schiff should've gotten best performance imo. They did such a good job of making me want to trust him despite all I knew about him. They completely subverted my expectations of him. I think he was the best part of the game.

  • @joelgarland3161
    @joelgarland3161 12 часов назад +2

    I wish most games are reviewed with this much passion and thought behind it. Keep it up bud, you’re reviews are top notch

  • @kwamekuma360
    @kwamekuma360 18 часов назад +10

    23:04 You can transmog your amour btw, you just have to upgrade it to level 9 before you can apply the appearance of any other armour. That still kinda sucks tho 😂😂

  • @ryans7097
    @ryans7097 11 часов назад +1

    The title is a fair way to put it. It is a flawed masterpiece. Overall its an amazing game, great story, great graphics, but definitely has some flaws that I think making it a trilogy would have helped with. I think it absolutely lived up to the hype and still my favorite game to this day. I think we build up some of these games away too much these days (probably doesn't help that they announce some games 3-5 years in advance) and then try to overanalyze every aspect of them instead of just enjoying it... but that's a whole other conversation lol.

  • @Bigtxsfan
    @Bigtxsfan 9 часов назад +1

    To be rare I also blame covid for the rusted story (don’t get me wrong I think this game is great and is just a good as 2018), covid did stop production a lot and that was really unfortunate.

  • @mrthiccc2370
    @mrthiccc2370 9 часов назад +1

    I hated playing as Atreus, and the final battle of Ragnarok did not live up to the hype even though it was still very impressive

  • @LeeEverett1
    @LeeEverett1 9 часов назад +1

    Love this game but replaying the Atreus section with Angrboda is such a drag. Hate that section so much.

  • @nightangelx1513
    @nightangelx1513 4 часа назад

    The one thing I wish they didn’t cut out was the fists. My favorite part of GOW 2018 was punching the crap out of enemies

  • @nickolasemenger9000
    @nickolasemenger9000 12 часов назад +2

    I think the game would be perfect if on replaying it or on NG+ you could have the option to skip Atreus levels…. Or at the very least, Ironwood level

    • @rainer516
      @rainer516 10 часов назад +2

      Exactly- replaying it currently and that level is TORTURE.

  • @Trouble_90210
    @Trouble_90210 12 часов назад +3

    Can we stop using the word masterpiece for every single good game???

    • @BridgianFoundation
      @BridgianFoundation 4 часа назад

      I agree. I think that’s it’s stupid that every game, or for that matter every movie or show too, is either an absolute masterpiece or the worst thing ever made, all these right wing people hating on things for supposedly ‘woke’ messages that in reality are just being progressive (she hulk not withstanding). A lot of people are also just annoying and want to hate for the sake of hating.

  • @Spartan_9013
    @Spartan_9013 7 часов назад

    I liked to play as Atreus. But the Jotenheim bit was dragging. Like I went back and replay it, and it truly felt like the Angreboda adventure felt slow

  • @ZEUCOXFANTASTIC
    @ZEUCOXFANTASTIC 2 часа назад

    As much as i have ironwood and walkie talkies the combat in this game is so good theres no real reason to play 2018 over this from a gameplay perspective

  • @florianfischer5593
    @florianfischer5593 3 часа назад

    The could have made the war a whole single game and im sad they didnt. Still enjoyed the game a lot

  • @tatsuya4975
    @tatsuya4975 16 часов назад

    funny how i just watched the 2018 review 3 hours ago and now this one just released

  • @JaydenJaymes100
    @JaydenJaymes100 11 часов назад

    Ive played it ove loved it ive cryed for it and im still have the soundtrack on my spotify playlist i miss this game so much it was perfect

  • @justanep1cplayer66
    @justanep1cplayer66 2 минуты назад

    32:43 WHAT, honestly what do you even mean here, its Freya's story, her mission, obviously you need Freya here, this point makes no sense.

  • @whompplayzgames9810
    @whompplayzgames9810 17 часов назад

    best youtuber out rn

  • @cheerfulberserker
    @cheerfulberserker 18 часов назад

    i feel like ragnarok was a masterpiece even if it is a flawed one, 2018 was also one but i would not have it anyother way. the hype for the next one would be filled with doubt if they would have reached perfection with ragnarok. with valhalla they answered many open questions of ragnarok and they did it with dignity without seeking additional profit from the fanbase

  • @XyuimgZ
    @XyuimgZ 10 часов назад

    Im literally just finishing this game today

  • @rainer516
    @rainer516 11 часов назад

    The story would have been better if the Atreus sections were removed.

  • @Kyubii01
    @Kyubii01 12 часов назад

    Imo they should have never switched creative directors or whatever Cory Barlog was. Almost every PlayStation exclusive sequel for the ps4/ps5 was made with a flaw that made it inferior long term to the original

  • @Redtadao-t7f
    @Redtadao-t7f 18 часов назад

    Great vid. Ghost of Tsushima next pls

  • @uhoh2307
    @uhoh2307 18 часов назад

    You can select the armor view tho?

  • @louniis
    @louniis 16 часов назад

    The new games are fun and whatever but nothing beats the young kratos he was bloody and reckless and have zero mercy

  • @ostrry1
    @ostrry1 13 часов назад

    I think that combat, boss fights and graphics are the only 3 things that gow ragnarok did better than gow 2018

  • @technicalgamero9701
    @technicalgamero9701 18 часов назад +2

    Love your critiques man.. watched your last of us 2 critique and i agree with most of your points..

  • @overnightavenger1470
    @overnightavenger1470 18 часов назад

    Can i watch this yet or are there big story spoilers. Still need to play it.

  • @fp3379
    @fp3379 13 часов назад

    I love your game analysis. Will you be doing one for Cyberpunk 2077?

    • @GameOverloadMO
      @GameOverloadMO  3 часа назад +1

      Been chipping away at this for a while. Big 2025 project for me!

  • @ezekielsal1059
    @ezekielsal1059 4 часа назад

    Great video!!!! Explained it perfectly tbh. I felt the exact same way about this game and I have played all rhe GOW titles. Personally, atreus sections were cheeks 🤣🤷‍♂️

  • @ChickenOfTheCaveMan
    @ChickenOfTheCaveMan 5 часов назад

    It's a great game but yeah is over ambitious. It could have gone the road of Ghost of Tsushima and introduce a bunch of characters but put their whole stories in side quests, but in here, each side characters need their story told almost completely to get main story told. It's what they chose and it makes sense but that makes the main story heavy and kind of bloated.

  • @tariqroberson8496
    @tariqroberson8496 4 часа назад

    No transmog? U sure?

  • @DemeechInLiveAction
    @DemeechInLiveAction 15 часов назад

    Movie Overload, what are your thoughts on the horror film, It?

  • @sumairshirazi
    @sumairshirazi 11 часов назад +1

    This story was weak unlike 2018 .

  • @lotheravanti4295
    @lotheravanti4295 16 часов назад

    The more I think about it, the more I hate what they did here by neutering Kratos. To think we went from God of War III to this, laughable.

    • @dasmittelalterrockt
      @dasmittelalterrockt 14 часов назад +2

      Not laughable. Plausible and well told character development. Kratos is older, wiser and more level-headed. He actually thinks about His actions and The consequences and He allows himself to feel emotions. If you really think These aspects make someone weak or neutered, I would suggest a therapist.

    • @lotheravanti4295
      @lotheravanti4295 13 часов назад +1

      @@dasmittelalterrockt sure man, sure. Except it's God of War. We could have had ALL that and then he'd still be forced to take down the Viking pantheon. It was utterly weak.

    • @dasmittelalterrockt
      @dasmittelalterrockt 5 часов назад +1

      @@lotheravanti4295 you have missed The entire Point of The Story and Message. Or you are trolling. But hey, it's your taste, Not mine.

    • @lotheravanti4295
      @lotheravanti4295 4 часа назад

      @@dasmittelalterrockt oh I got the point and it could have been done while still giving us GOD OF FUCKING WAR

    • @GameOverloadMO
      @GameOverloadMO  3 часа назад

      That’s kind of missing the point of the story of these two games

  • @sleepy9932
    @sleepy9932 8 часов назад

    Flawed? Flawed???

  • @TheOnlyTaps
    @TheOnlyTaps 18 часов назад

    🫡👊🏿🙏🏿

  • @LulamaNembahe
    @LulamaNembahe 18 часов назад

    First one here