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If you took God Of War 2018 and improved on every aspect of it you get God Of War Ragnarok. The boss fights are more varied and interesting with a greater variety of boss fights. The traversal is also better with Kratos being able to use the blades of chaos as a grappling hook to pull himself towards ledges or to grab enemies. You can also jump off ledges to attack enemies below you. All this makes the combat feel more dynamic and fun. I won't spoil it but there is a weapon you get later on that has a pretty interesting mechanic that i liked. You also get to play as Atreus in this game. I was a little worried at first as I thought he wouldn’t be as fun to play as Kratos. But Thankfully Santa Monica knew what they were doing and his sections are just as enjoyable as Kratos's.
One of my Favorite things about this game is the amount of amazing environments there is to explore. I’m a sucker for fantastical environments in games and God Of War Ragnorok has no shortage of them. You get to explore all nine Norse Realms as opposed to 6 the first game. The 6 Realms make a return and also look different than they did in the first game making them feel fresh.
The character writing is also well done in my opinion. The game has a large cast of characters yet it does a good job of making them all feel important to the story and developing them. It feels like every character grows in some way in this game and I think it’s impressive how well Santa Monica handled each one. I am really curious what direction this franchise takes next as this game is the end of the Norse Saga. This was another great chapter in this series and I look forward to seeing what Santa Monica Studio has planned.
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