Dadventure time
Spoilers throughout.
TLDR: fun, generous, beautiful animation and cinematography.
Worked mostly fine on my PC.
I would not have given it the best narrative award if it were up againstGran Turismo 7.
Briefly: Fimbulwinter is here, heralding catastrophe.
Son Atreus gets really into metal detecting/chasing his destiny.
Hey, remember when Kratos murdered his wife and child and drowned half of Greece?
Because I often get the feeling Sony want you to forget.
Its a rare sight, unfortunately: his default mode in Ragnarok is mildly exasperated dadliness.
Ragnarok is a big fan of having characters holding up the stakes are high!
In an early flashback, his second wife calls him grumbles.
I hope you like jokes about Kratoss dourness, because theyre Ragnaroks absolute favourite.
Its second favourite bang out of joke are shit-grinned Whedonisms.
Hey, it’s a comedy squirrel!
Kratos murdered his wife and child.
Its just not the direction I expected or would have chosen.
Hes in Astrobot now, isnt he?
I love that for him.
He murdered his wife!
At least those murdering hands have never felt so good to puppet.
Kratos dad knees prevent jumping, but varied arena design offers mobility with swashbuckling grapples and axe-smashing ledge hops.
Also, whoever designed the loot reward loop here is some sort of nefarious heroin wizard.
This is, more or less, where Atreuss story starts.
It runs in tandem to Kratos, and could be argued to be Ragnaroks main focus.
Naturally, youll also play as Atreus for a good chunk of the game.
Hes more agile than his pops; a rogue to Kratoss lumbering barbarian.
Still, a few of the games better scenes are from his sections.
Its part pure roguelike - enemy rooms, upgrade chests, a progression currency - part epilogue.
Death can have me when it earns me!
But thats Ragnaroks story, really; spectacular bluster.
