Just platinumed. Pretty much right on the dot 50 hours after I went and defeated the stone trolls for their armor, and then went back to your Midgard house for a little memento that you find. Was using Surtrs armor set and just went to max out strength and defence, made Gna and the Berserker king not too bad. Don't even have any enemies to try the berserker king relic on though..
Gaming God of War: Ragnarok (PS4/PS5)
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Finished it. Such an incredible game. The whole final segment is unbelievable, so much going on on screen at once. It’s a technical marvel. I’ll do the rest of the side quests and berserkers and such over the next while.
A few minor grievances
overall I’d probably still rate the first higher because it reinvented the whole series so well and the story was a bit tighter, but this was still fantastic and built upon it so well. Love how it kept surprising me along the way, too.
A few minor grievances
Atreus is nowhere near as fun to control as Kratos and I usually just wanted his segments to end so I could get back to the good stuff. I did like his bit with drunk Thor, though.
The spear is crap compared to the blades and axe. I pretty much only used it when I absolutely had to
Some of those sigil puzzles were annoying as hell. Not even hard to figure out, they just didn’t work as they should sometimes and were stupidly precise.
Some sections really dragged and felt a bit overly long in order to prolong the game length. But that’s a problem with most modern games.
The spear is crap compared to the blades and axe. I pretty much only used it when I absolutely had to
Some of those sigil puzzles were annoying as hell. Not even hard to figure out, they just didn’t work as they should sometimes and were stupidly precise.
Some sections really dragged and felt a bit overly long in order to prolong the game length. But that’s a problem with most modern games.
overall I’d probably still rate the first higher because it reinvented the whole series so well and the story was a bit tighter, but this was still fantastic and built upon it so well. Love how it kept surprising me along the way, too.
Finished it at last. Stunning.
Still got sh*t to do for the plat but I'm going to come back to it as I've got a few games lined up for the Christmas break.
Please Santa Monica Studios, remake the first 3 with this engine, pretty please!
Still got sh*t to do for the plat but I'm going to come back to it as I've got a few games lined up for the Christmas break.
Please Santa Monica Studios, remake the first 3 with this engine, pretty please!
a good remaster of the trilogy and Ascension would be good enough for me. A nice coat of paint
Games still play really well
Although there are some dodgy moments in the games they might now need to cut which might not go down well with some folks
The Aphrodite scene is cringe, but I don't think they'd need to get rid of it.
They'll have their studio torched if they remaster the second game and don't change the bit where that girl was forced to hold up a wheel and gets crushed as a result.
Any sign of a New Game + coming?
Finished it yesterday, superb! Better than the previous for me...
Played it a 2nd time for 100% completion. Felt like Messi with his football career
Around 4 hours in and a bit disappointed.
Its entertaining but not as good as the previous one so far. Hope it picks up.
Its entertaining but not as good as the previous one so far. Hope it picks up.
I've started playing the first one, thought I should before investing in Ragnarok.
holy shit it's good.
holy shit it's good.
Gna is insane. An even harder boss than Malenia, and I’m playing on medium 
Maybe cause I generally found most of the berserkers, even the king, not too bad, apart from the three at once, that was a bastard, she just seems like an enormous step up.
Maybe cause I generally found most of the berserkers, even the king, not too bad, apart from the three at once, that was a bastard, she just seems like an enormous step up.
I am really struggling with this game. The combat is superb but can't get past the fact that I really really dislike Atreus' character.
Yep same here, I've not bothered going back to it after a certain segment, just took me right out of the zone. Bored the life out of me. Was enjoying it before that too.
You are supposed to dislike him for a time
There isn't a segment like that again. I didn't like it either.
Might give it another go then. Probably forgot the controls by now mind
Hope so. Hopefully it gets better soon.
No sh*t! I only have her and a couple of berserkers left, she is rock hard!Gna is insane. An even harder boss than Malenia, and I’m playing on medium
I beat Gna first time somehow. Beserker King was a struggle though.
I changed up my build for her after getting pummelled and focused a lot more on vitality and str/def and had her beaten pretty quickly then. Before I was relying on parries and realm shifts but she's too quick and unpredictable for them. Worked a treat on the Berserker King though, had him dead quick enough.
Yeah try a different build if you're really struggling hard, as I said above, changing to a VIT focused build helped me a lot, some good amulet attachments like the bifrost one too, and the shield that gets rid of bifrost by double tapping was a big help.
Depends which one they're playing. You're never supposed to "dislike" him but in the first game there are sections where he's a little twerp.
In Ragnorak though you're always supposed to like him, so it might be tough for people who don't
Jammy bast*rd!
I put the post game stuff on easy with mid-boss checkpoints and still found them not too easy at all
Didn't mind disliking him in the first game, it was kind of given that the narrative was a father-son thing. Here it seems the story kind of revolves around his adventure with Kratos' support?Depends which one they're playing. You're never supposed to "dislike" him but in the first game there are sections where he's a little twerp.
In Ragnorak though you're always supposed to like him, so it might be tough for people who don't
What is this?
How familiar are you with the actual Nordic lore of Ragnarok?
Will use spoiler tags just in case, but not really a spoiler
you still control Kratos for 80% of the game, Atreus for 20%, and he's not as fun to control as Kratos, but it's not bad. He is in the game a lot, though, but I wouldn't say it's any more his story than it is Kratos.
And actually, unlike the first, there are some large segments of the game where Atreus isn't in it at all.
And actually, unlike the first, there are some large segments of the game where Atreus isn't in it at all.
You have to assume there will be a game with Atreus as protagonist right?
Accessibility feature in settings. You can get a checkpoint on the boss fights if you get half his health down.
So, if I die in a Beserker fight and have the Beserker's health at say 30%, when I come back to the fight I start with the Beserker being at a reduced health. Is this how this works?
Yes. I did that too. Berserker was a bitch to fight. Spammy ass attacks. Had the resurrection stone aswel just in case.
I didnt know this feature existed... would have been super useful against the Beserker fights.
Will try this today on Beserker King and see if it makes any difference
Yes you have to play as the character, but not a section where you do nothing. I was tearing my hair out there tbh.Might give it another go then. Probably forgot the controls by now mind
I tihnk it was clear that he was supposed to be a "punk" in parts in the first game and in the second there are parts where if you are a young adult you relate with him, and if you are older (like most of us seem to be here) we want to shoot himDepends which one they're playing. You're never supposed to "dislike" him but in the first game there are sections where he's a little twerp.
In Ragnorak though you're always supposed to like him, so it might be tough for people who don't
I suppose I know who the main characters are, what Ragnarok actually means, how it happens, the role of Loki. I spent some time on it after the first GOW game which I really enjoyed.
Try charging your weapon (hold/mash triangle). That particular move i forgot about for most of the game, but it builds status effects super fast, which really helps vs her
I'm older and I didn't mind him. He's just a confused teenager! I did find his solo segments a bit of a drag, though, mainly because Kratos is a better character and more fun to play.
I probably appreciated Santa Monica's take on the myth because I had read up on Norse Mythology recently before the game came out and could see how they have included various aspects and players in the story as a whole.
Without getting into spoilers, will say this much the story here pays off and even the dull portion in between has a interesting connection with the lore.
Personally i think hes wonderfully written. Hes emotional, insecure and awkward which makes perfect sense.
And Platinumed. That mid fight check point is like a cheat code