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It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.","cover_image":"108598/God of War Cover.webp","header_image":"108598/God of War Header.webp","trailer_url":"https://youtu.be/CJ_GCPaKywg","release_date":"2018-04-20","avg_score":94.38,"igdb_id":19560,"slug":"god-of-war--1","steam_app_id":1593500,"companies":[{"company":{"name":"SIE Santa Monica Studio"},"developed":true,"published":false},{"company":{"name":"Sony Interactive Entertainment"},"developed":false,"published":true}],"genres":["Role-playing (RPG)","Hack and slash/Beat 'em up","Adventure"],"platforms":["PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4"],"reviews":[{"id":1240,"author":{"id":30,"name":"Samuel Guglielmo"},"outlet":{"id":1,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/TechRaptor%20Logo.png","name":"TechRaptor","website_url":"https://techraptor.net","score_format":"10"},"summary":"God of War goes all out in delivering a fantastic story, brutal combat, lovely visuals, and tons of content. This is easily a strong contender for one of the best games released this generation.","review_url":"https://techraptor.net/gaming/reviews/god-of-war-review-adventures-of-mad-dad-and-sad-lad","review_date":"2018-05-12","original_score":"9.5","normalized_score":95},{"id":18681,"author":{"id":27,"name":"Giuseppe Nelva"},"outlet":{"id":13,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Dualshockers-logo.jpg","name":"DualShockers","website_url":"https://www.dualshockers.com","score_format":"10"},"summary":"Cory Barlog and his team managed to reinvent the wheel, and while they added more pieces, it rolls smoother than ever before, providing the best God of War experience of the history of the franchise.","review_url":"https://www.dualshockers.com/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"Unscored","normalized_score":0},{"id":46214,"author":{"id":4025,"name":"Paulmichael Contreras"},"outlet":{"id":37,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/playstation-lifestyle-logo.png","name":"Playstation Lifestyle","website_url":"https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"","review_url":"https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/review/646397-god-war-review-shattered-chains-past-ps4/","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"10","normalized_score":100},{"id":28895,"author":{"id":3064,"name":"Aaron Main"},"outlet":{"id":29,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Gaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","name":"GamingBolt","website_url":"https://gamingbolt.com","score_format":"10"},"summary":"God of War is a phenomenal effort by Sony Santa Monica, one that needs to be experienced by every PS4 player out there.","review_url":"https://gamingbolt.com/god-of-war-review","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"10.0","normalized_score":100},{"id":38195,"author":{"id":3757,"name":"AOTF Staff"},"outlet":{"id":50,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Attack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","name":"Attack of the Fanboy","website_url":"https://attackofthefanboy.com/","score_format":"5"},"summary":"God of War has seen considerable changes from previous games in the series, but they almost all feel like they were for the better.","review_url":"https://attackofthefanboy.com/reviews/god-of-war/","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"4.5","normalized_score":90},{"id":55903,"author":{"id":136,"name":"Matthew Byrd"},"outlet":{"id":11,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/DenOfGeek-Logo.png","name":"Den of Geek","website_url":"https://www.denofgeek.com/","score_format":"5"},"summary":"Now that God of War has won Game of the Year, take a look back at our review of this PS4 masterpiece...","review_url":"https://www.denofgeek.com/games/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2018-12-07","original_score":"4.5","normalized_score":90},{"id":52412,"author":{"id":2286,"name":"Alice Bell"},"outlet":{"id":74,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Videogamer-logo.jpg","name":"Videogamer","website_url":"https://www.videogamer.com/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"God of War achieves a very impressive balance between the epic and the mundane, between the ultra violent and the domestic. It's undoubtedly the coolest and most interesting God of War to date.","review_url":"https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2021-06-08","original_score":"9.0/10","normalized_score":90},{"id":68912,"author":{"id":2726,"name":"Jonathan Moore"},"outlet":{"id":26,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/GameSkinny-logo.png","name":"Game Skinny","website_url":"https://www.gameskinny.com","score_format":"10"},"summary":"Deep with allegory and underpinned by rich combat, God of War stands triumphant as a narrative masterwork. This is what it means for video games to grow up.","review_url":"https://www.gameskinny.com/reviews/god-of-war-review-with-age-comes-wisdom/","review_date":"2018-04-27","original_score":"10/10","normalized_score":100},{"id":86009,"author":{"id":2004,"name":"Matt Cabral"},"outlet":{"id":78,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Stuff-Logo.jpg","name":"Stuff","website_url":"https://www.stuff.tv/","score_format":"5"},"summary":"Despite this, Sony Santa Monica’s latest Kratos-starring installment is not a remaster, reboot, or re-imagining of the title that first introduced us to the deity-destroying antihero. 2018’s God of War is actually a sequel, picking up some years after Kratos murdered his way through Greek mythology’s “most wanted.”","review_url":"https://www.stuff.tv/review/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"5/5","normalized_score":100},{"id":87415,"author":{"id":5654,"name":"Ian Boudreau"},"outlet":{"id":42,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/pcgamesn%20logo.jpg","name":"PCGamesN","website_url":"https://pcgamesn.com/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"Big, brash, and surprisingly poignant, God of War arrives on PC in fine shape. Don't pass up this chance to play a console classic.","review_url":"https://www.pcgamesn.com/god-of-war/pc-review","review_date":"2022-01-12","original_score":"9","normalized_score":90},{"id":92971,"author":{"id":7975,"name":"Bogdan Robert Mateș"},"outlet":{"id":133,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/GameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","name":"GameWatcher","website_url":"https://gamewatcher.com","score_format":"10"},"summary":"After more than 55 hours spent playing, I’m still awed by just how great God of War is. This is the result of a clear, determined vision, its separate elements harmonizing almost perfectly to deliver an experience that understands the series’ blood-soaked origins but is also not afraid to push it into a more mature and nuanced direction.","review_url":"https://www.gamewatcher.com/reviews/god-of-war-review/13321","review_date":"2022-02-24","original_score":"9.0","normalized_score":90},{"id":99328,"author":{"id":8936,"name":"Tyler Hall"},"outlet":{"id":137,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Video-Chums.jpg","name":"Video Chums","website_url":"https://videochums.com/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"Kratos went through major changes since the last time we saw him so find out how fatherhood and the frigid Norse world suit him.","review_url":"https://videochums.com/review/god-of-war","review_date":"2018-04-12","original_score":"9.5","normalized_score":95},{"id":145947,"author":{"id":12404,"name":"Shannon Grixti"},"outlet":{"id":150,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/press-start-logo.jpg","name":"Press Start","website_url":"https://press-start.com.au/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"God Of War is a cinematic masterpiece that manages to reinvent and push an already fantastic series to new heights. Barring some pacing issues in its narrative, Sony Santa Monica have breathed new life into Kratos and the God of War series, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.","review_url":"https://press-start.com.au/reviews/playstation4-reviews/2018/04/12/god-war-review-ps4-cinematic-masterpiece/","review_date":"2025-05-07","original_score":"9","normalized_score":90},{"id":160114,"author":{"id":11808,"name":"Kieran Stockton"},"outlet":{"id":147,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/wellplayed-logo.png","name":"WellPlayed","website_url":"https://well-played.com.au/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"A triumph of brilliant design and exceptional production values that rightfully has the world fumbling for superlatives.","review_url":"https://www.well-played.com.au/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2018-04-30","original_score":"10","normalized_score":100},{"id":261163,"author":{"id":5160,"name":"Christopher Coke"},"outlet":{"id":139,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/GameSpace.jpg","name":"GameSpace","website_url":"https://gamespace.com/","score_format":"10"},"summary":"In recreating the God of War experience, Sony Santa Monica has taken elements from different genres, as well as the series’ cannon, to breathe new life into the series. It wears its inspirations on its sleeve but presents itself as the best God of War we’ve ever experienced. Kratos is no longer the cardboard cutout of rage we used to know. Instead, through the window of Atreus, we see a God who is also a man, a man learning what it means to be human once more.","review_url":"https://gamespace.com/reviews/god-of-war-review/","review_date":"2018-04-20","original_score":"9","normalized_score":90},{"id":151274,"author":{"id":12921,"name":"Spencer Legacy"},"outlet":{"id":153,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/monstervine-logo.png","name":"MonsterVine","website_url":"https://monstervine.com/","score_format":"5"},"summary":"The music and voicework in God of War is superb, combining the grandiose tone of Norse mythology with an intimate feeling of grief and growth. The orchestral choir pieces are incredibly powerful, and fitting of the cinematic moments they’re used in. God of War also knows when to use silence, which proves vital to the story’s more subtle and quiet moments. The voice acting is remarkable, with every character’s actor or actress fitting their roles perfectly. Atreus, Kratos, and Mimir get special shoutouts in this regard, especially for Christopher Judge’s impeccable ability to make Kratos grow softer ever so slowly.","review_url":"https://monstervine.com/2018/04/god-of-war-review-like-father-unlike-son/","review_date":"2018-04-27","original_score":"5","normalized_score":100},{"id":2800446,"author":{"id":17803,"name":"By Syed Hamid Ali Shah"},"outlet":{"id":154,"logo":"https://cdn.criticdb.com/storage/v1/object/public/avatars/Outlets/Exputer.jpg","name":"eXputer","website_url":"https://exputer.com/","score_format":"5"},"summary":"God of War is a masterclass in action-adventure, respecting its legendary lineage while also forging a new path for the franchise's future.","review_url":"https://exputer.com/reviews/god-of-war/","review_date":"2024-07-03","original_score":"4.5/5","normalized_score":90}],"coverImage":"108598/God of War Cover.webp","headerImage":"108598/God of War Header.webp","trailerUrl":"https://youtu.be/CJ_GCPaKywg","releaseDate":"2018-04-20","criticReviewCount":17,"userReviewCount":1,"previewCount":0,"publishers":["Sony Interactive Entertainment"],"developers":["SIE Santa Monica Studio"],"userReviews":[{"id":"6805dbf7-aaf7-4146-8809-b2b41784814b","content":"I know it's en vogue to think this game is some kind of modern masterpiece, but I think it's more restrictive, more \"cinematic\" (in a bad way), and less gratifying than its predecessors. 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