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God of War: Ragnarok Impressions from Media and Press Outlets are starting to drop

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God of War Ragnarök’s first 5 hours suggest the sequel could be better in every way | VGC

Better combat, better looking and more expansive…
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GAME INFORMER

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God of War Ragnarök Preview - Spoiler-Free Impressions From The First Five Hours - Game Informer

The biggest question nobody wants the answer to about God of War Ragnarök yet is what happens next? This preview won't ruin that, but will let you know if you should be excited for the next chapter or not.
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EUROGAMER

www.eurogamer.net

God of War Ragnarök feels like everything you'd expect - but is there more?

Our hands-on with the first few hours of God of War Ragnarök.
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PRESS START AUSTRALIA

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God Of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview – More Of The Good Stuff

God Of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview – More Of The Good Stuff
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Hands On: God of War Ragnarok on PS5, PS4 Is PlayStation At Its Pomp

Impressive, boy
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ACCESSIBILITY INTERVIEW WITH DEVS BY STEVE SAYLOR


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God of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview - Valley of the Giants

(MP1st) God of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview: Check out how the core gameplay fares in this hands-on preview of the sequel.
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ZWAME (in Portuguese)

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Antevisão a God of War Ragnarök

Damos um primeiro olhar às primeiras horas de God of War Ragnarok.
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GAMESRADAR

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God of War Ragnarok game director on the importance of the opening hours

And the evolving relationship between Kratos and Atreus
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WELL-PLAYED AU

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God of War Ragnarök Preview – Ragnarök ‘N’ Roll

God of War Ragnarök Preview
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God of War Ragnarok - First Impressions After 5 Hours | The Nexus

After 5 hours lost in the mystifying God of War Ragnarok, it's safe to say that this sequel is bigger, meaner and potentially more exciting.
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God of War: Ragnarok - Early Impressions - Next Gen Base

Ragnarok is coming... We've got our hands on the game. Let's talk about it, right here! It's shaping up to be pretty special...
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GAMEPUR

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God of War Ragnarok feels like the Terminator 2 of the series – Hands-on impressions preview

Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir shine in this blockbuster sequel.
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Tyaren

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Is there no new gameplay footage? The previews I saw so far didn't have any. :(
 
Capra

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Still don't know if I'll pick this up. I liked the original but not enough to ever go back to it.
 
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However, what I personally feel is the biggest improvement is the gore and dismemberment in Ragnarok. I felt that God of War 2018 made the idea of blood be a bit sacred, saving it for some key moments in the game. It made sense given that Kratos was trying to put his violent history behind him and raise his son, but I still missed it. Ragnarok see's a big return to carnage, as Kratos once again finds himself drenched in the blood of his enemies. ... And there are a large number of finishers you can pull off that all end in a pool of blood. It's not just from Kratos either, as Atreus will even do some tag team takedowns, gutting creatures alongside Kratos. Nothing screams more of a father and son activity than that.
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God of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview - Valley of the Giants

(MP1st) God of War Ragnarok Hands-On Preview: Check out how the core gameplay fares in this hands-on preview of the sequel.
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Let's hope the gore will also be shown in the way characters are killed off!
 
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TLDR; after skimming through

It's good. Very good. Oh and gore is back.
 
Diogo Arez

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I'm so hyped but at the same time so scared, lately the games I await the most like Elden Ring end up being disappointing, GOW is top 3 in my favorite games of all time so hope this one lives up to it
 
Graphics Modes for Ragnarok (4K/40FPS, 60FPS, 4K/30FPS and a 120FPS mode)
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    Ohhh a HFR VRR mode, up to 120fps. Anyone know what average fps in that mode is?
     

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    MORE GORE
    MORE DISEMEMBREMENT
    MORE ENEMIES
    MORE VARIETY


    I'm sorry Miyazaki, but they might have won once again.
     
    modiz

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    Sounds great as expected. Im sure some of the familiarity mentioned will change once they introduce more elements later in the game.

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    Our preview here: https://press-start.com.au/previews/2022/10/22/god-of-war-ragnarok-preview-more-of-the-good-stuff/
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    Nice. Can you say how good does the 60fps mode look relative to the 30fps one? Is it around the same fidelity as the patched 2018 game on PS5?
     
    Joule

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    Any mention of input latency tests???


    EDIT: Or capping the Frame rate to 75-80 for smooth frame times when using VRR mode???
     
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    Afternoon gamers, here's ours, we also answered some questions from folk in the PlayStation OT

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    We're playing God of War Ragnarok: The first five hours

    God of War Ragnarok makes an incredible impression from the very beginning. There is so much crammed into these opening five hours it’s astonishing. There ar...
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    God of War Ragnarök’s first 5 hours suggest the sequel could be better in every way | VGC

    Better combat, better looking and more expansive…
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    Theorry

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    Kinda dont need to know anything. Loved the first one and doubt its gonna be worse.
     
    Diogo Arez

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    Read that they put even more focus on the RPG stuff, stats and whatnot, don't know how to feel but thankfully I trust them
     
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    God of War Ragnarok - First Impressions After 5 Hours | The Nexus

    After 5 hours lost in the mystifying God of War Ragnarok, it's safe to say that this sequel is bigger, meaner and potentially more exciting.
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    In the first hour of God of War Ragnarok, I immediately knew that developer Sony Santa Monica Studio were aiming for something much grander, both in scope and ideas, than 2018's God of War. I went through what I can only describe as a fluctuating state of emotions, ranging from sheer excitement to unhinged panic, euphoria and deep sadness - and this was all just in that first hour. After a few more hours with the game, I feel confident to say that Ragnarok is turning out to be an expectedly brilliant sequel.
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    Fisty

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    4K 40fps bless those heroes

    I cannot wait for this!!! Better in every way... lordy
     
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    modiz said:
    Sounds great as expected. Im sure some of the familiarity mentioned will change once they introduce more elements later in the game.


    Nice. Can you say how good does the 60fps mode look relative to the 30fps one? Is it around the same fidelity as the patched 2018 game on PS5?
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    Unlike other games such as Horizon Forbidden West & Dying Light 2, there wasn't a massive graphical downgrade. It wasn't as crisp, but if you're wanting better frame rates, you won't be missing out on any shine.
     
    Wolfman.JD

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    Curious to how the actual console handles this, looks like it could push the PS5 a lot more than other titles.
     
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