amigastar
Member
Really? Hm, i was looking forward to it honestly, MC score is 94 so it has to have some positives, right?
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God of War Ragnarök PC system requirements revealed
nial
Gold Member
Them not being developed in the US, particularly California, helps. Which is why I'm up for more, bring on Lost Soul Aside already.
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Braag
Member
I still prefer the old method of giving super high res textures as an optional download rather than not having them at all.
Higher res textured need a lot of Vram and SSD space, so having them as an option would be nice.
ThisIsMyDog
Gold Member
True, original trilogy was MUCH better.
kevboard
Member
it truly was a chore to finish it. my god...
FeralEcho
Member
In this one the kid slaps Kratos...because Kratos turned into a pathetic soy boy who has no spine.
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
I absolutely loved the game. I understand that fans of the original greek mythology games dont like the new changes and direction, but for me it was the opposite. I never liked those games too much, just seemed mindless nonstop fighting to me (though, to be fair, I only played 3rd and PSP games in that series)- which is fun but nothing groundbreaking. At least thats what I thought.
These new games are much better IMO, and Ragnarök to me was Chef's kiss. Fun gameplay, interesting lore and characters, great graphics, amazing places to visit. Thats gaming for me.
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Don't listen to the haters, it's an amazing game through and through, wish we had more like this.
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
I was a HUGE fan of GoW 2018. Just hearing the first few notes of the soundtrack during the reveal of Ragnarök got me really excited. Then I played it. I would give it a 4/10
I wont elaborate because I'm lazy but I was SO disappointed.
It's the hype. The game is mediocre and I'm the first to be surprised how badly they messed up after such a masterpiece in 2018. It starts good, and then after a certain point everything is falling appart.
What a shame.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Where's this from? I'd like to see 1440p results. 4070 is comparable to a 3080 (without FG) so I could get a good idea how it runs on my machine.
Bernoulli
M2 slut
4070 and super can't even hold 4k 60 on a ps4 game
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
Here you go:
DLSS 3 Comes To Even More Games This Week, Including Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Enotria: The Last Song, FINAL FANTASY XVI & God of War Ragnarök!
RTX and DLSS delivers the definitive experience for GeForce RTX gamers in over 600 games and apps, including Frostpunk 2, arriving September 20th with DLSS 3.
www.nvidia.com
It's one of the best looking game so of course it's demanding. Let's not pretend that because it released on PS4 it looked like shit.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
I'd like to play this game (previously tried it on the PS5, Thor fight was pretty sick) but I have no intention of supporting the Devs in this case.
Lucifers Beard
Member
It's still a very good game and if you like the first then you should definitely give it a shot although I don't think it's highs are as good as the first. It definitely has better enemy variety and the locations are amazing, combat is awesome too.
I didn't care for Atreus much. He was tolerable in the first game since he's just a young kid, in this he's an annoying teenager. It's also slow going at times and the end section wasn't quite as epic as I hoped it would be which kind of let it down a bit.
All in all though I had a great time with it and it's still my favourite PS5 game.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Thanks pal, this is good to know. It's definitely a looker and there's plenty going on so I'm happy with performance. I also imagine it's going to look far superior on PC with all the bells and whistles turned up. It also supports AMD frame gen which is a plus for those without 4000 series cards.Here you go:
DLSS 3 Comes To Even More Games This Week, Including Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Enotria: The Last Song, FINAL FANTASY XVI & God of War Ragnarök!
RTX and DLSS delivers the definitive experience for GeForce RTX gamers in over 600 games and apps, including Frostpunk 2, arriving September 20th with DLSS 3.www.nvidia.com
It's one of the best looking game so of course it's demanding. Let's not pretend that because it released on PS4 it looked like shit.
PaintTinJr
Member
PS5 uses 4K(4096x4096) textures ML AI generate from the PS4 version 2K(2048x2048) textures which helped keep the size down.
Looks like these are native size textures on the PC version if the install is that much bigger.
Itchy Tickles
Member
Nice, I got my key from CdKeys (checked randomly) so I can preload it too. I really enjoyed the first game. I did see some gameplay of this, and it seemed good, but I hope the constant yapping at puzzles is toned down. Seems you didn't get a second to work it out without the game holding your hand like in Horizon FW.
Weirdly, I think I'm slightly more excited to try that rogue like dlc. Don't know much about it, but I think I heard there are some old enemies, etc so hopefully get some nostalgia joy from it.
Edit - My download size says 175.7gb on the game page, but atm the pre-load is 100.1gb
Weirdly, I think I'm slightly more excited to try that rogue like dlc. Don't know much about it, but I think I heard there are some old enemies, etc so hopefully get some nostalgia joy from it.
Edit - My download size says 175.7gb on the game page, but atm the pre-load is 100.1gb
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MikeM
Gold Member
Pretty sure there is a setting for puzzle hints
sainraja
Member
If you liked 2018, Ragnarok shouldn't disappoint you.
amigastar
Member
Actually, i've never played a God of War in my life.
kevboard
Member
lol, absolutely it should.
2018 wasn't amazing or anything, but I really liked it
Ragnarök was so absolutely unbearable to me that I legitimately had to force myself to finish it.
they doubled down on slow walking sequences, doubled down on hand holding, doubled down on the wannabe drama, and barely improved the combat.
A friend of mine loved GoW 2018 (I simply liked it... he LOVED it), and he hated Ragnarök so much, he dropped it half way through.
so to say if someone liked 2018 that they would also like Ragnarök is absolutely false.
Ragnarök is one of the biggest disappointments in recent history.
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RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Don't make this your first.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
If you have a PS3, I would start with the collection. If you don't and have a decent PC, I would honestly play the PS2 games on emulators. Otherwise, start with 2018. Ragnarok is the worst game in the series.
amigastar
Member
Got it, i will try to get GoW 2018, should be cheaper also than Ragnarok.
HogIsland
Member
Ragnarok is incredible. It takes the cool ideas from 2018 and blows them up to an insane scale. The bar fight with Thor is one of the craziest set-pieces + combat encounters I've ever seen. Odin is spectacular as a villain. They turned a pretty one-note franchise into a rich, textured, ensemble cast.
My only critique is I started on hard and was getting creamed by bullshit enemies in the beginning of the game. I'd recommend starting on normal.
People upset by the Angrboda segment are not people you want to follow in life. They'll only lead you astray.
My only critique is I started on hard and was getting creamed by bullshit enemies in the beginning of the game. I'd recommend starting on normal.
People upset by the Angrboda segment are not people you want to follow in life. They'll only lead you astray.
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daninthemix
Member
Going to play this at 4k DLAA, max settings just to be obnoxious.
Fortress of Regrets
Member
The game has some good highs, but it's a massive slog to get through. Way too big and meandering for its own good. Way too much slow walking, talking and squeezing through cracks. It's really a game that could have used some serious editing.
There's a whole (optional?) mid-game section that is pretty great though. It is pure gameplay with no boring shit. The crater kinda saved the game for me when I was most tired of its bullshit.
I don't think I'll be getting the PC version, simply because I'd rather play new stuff than a game that is too flawed, even if it has good worthwhile stuff in it.
There's a whole (optional?) mid-game section that is pretty great though. It is pure gameplay with no boring shit. The crater kinda saved the game for me when I was most tired of its bullshit.
I don't think I'll be getting the PC version, simply because I'd rather play new stuff than a game that is too flawed, even if it has good worthwhile stuff in it.
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sainraja
Member
That's your opinion. We have you and a few others who disliked Ragnarok telling him that; I can, just like you, tell him that he will enjoy Ragnarok due to 2018, because I enjoyed it. Opinions vary. Perfectly okay.
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However, if someone strongly dislikes Ragnarok, then I think they should go back and re-play 2018 because Ragnarok isn't a reboot, it continues the format established with 2018.
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Mortisfacio
Member
I'm personally not. I double dipped for 2018, but Rag wasn't as good.
Lumpyoatmeal
Member
Thank you for the op, I didn’t even knew this was coming out tomorrow. If it’s $50 on Steam then I’m a pass on it though.God of War Ragnarök is coming to PC* on September 19. To prepare you for your journey back into the Nine Realms, check out the system requirements below.
Rivdoric
Member
To those who pre-ordered : Are the exclusives (meeh) bonuses an individual DLC or not ?
If not this would be good news as this would allow everyone to access them with a simple save file post launch.
I hate these god aw full exclusives stuff. Man, we PC waited 2 years and they still FOMO us.
If not this would be good news as this would allow everyone to access them with a simple save file post launch.
I hate these god aw full exclusives stuff. Man, we PC waited 2 years and they still FOMO us.
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Quantum253
Gold Member
I'm glad PC players are able to experience this masterpiece. There are some who don't like it, but overall it was a masterclass in storytelling, investment in characters and their development, and great combat mechanics/set pieces
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Almost agreed. Walking becomes even more walking. Long and drawn-out cutscenes become even longer and drawn-out. Kratos becomes a pussy. Atreus is even more annoying, and the pacing is even more sluggish. Everything 2018 did wrong gets blown up to an insane scale too.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
There is a lot to like here. Same great combat. Same great level design as the 2018 game, but it does get old very fast because we already played the first game for 40 hours. Alfheim, midgard and vanaheim open worlds are all so similar and by the numbers, you will get sick of it fast. The crater section is simply fantastic but comes way too late in the game.
The atrues sections are almost all walking and even when you get to be in combat, its simply bad. There is around 8 hours of this stuff and it kills the game's pacing.
Story is rather underwhelming. Kratos goes through a character assassination worse than anyone in Game of Thrones. So does Thor. Poor take on Odin as well.
Valhalla is the best thing about the game. Pure combat. no bullshit.
With all that said, 2022 was such a trash year that this was still my goty despite all the issues i had with it. just go in expecting an 75-80 instead of a 94 metacritic and you will be fine.
The atrues sections are almost all walking and even when you get to be in combat, its simply bad. There is around 8 hours of this stuff and it kills the game's pacing.
Story is rather underwhelming. Kratos goes through a character assassination worse than anyone in Game of Thrones. So does Thor. Poor take on Odin as well.
Valhalla is the best thing about the game. Pure combat. no bullshit.
With all that said, 2022 was such a trash year that this was still my goty despite all the issues i had with it. just go in expecting an 75-80 instead of a 94 metacritic and you will be fine.
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BigBeauford
Gold Member
Itchy Tickles
Member
YES! Just seen this on the Steam update, less annoying NPCs treating you like a moron.
woah literal game changer. shut the fuck up already booy!YES! Just seen this on the Steam update, less annoying NPCs treating you like a moron.
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[Sigma]
Member
That's cool. Personally though my issue wasn't the hints, it was that the puzzles fucking sucked and helped bring down the game.YES! Just seen this on the Steam update, less annoying NPCs treating you like a moron.
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Giallo Corsa
Member
This was one of the "worst good games®" that I've played in my life :
The budget is there, as are the graphics, direction, voice acting (the delivery) etc etc - it's the quintessence of modern "AAA" gaming with everything that entails for better or worse.
Personally, I've found it to be a G'damn s-l-o-g, it gets boring after 10 hours with the rest of the 30-40 hours remaining being literally sleep inducing.
Story is shit, combat is as mediocre as ever (that up close camera doesn't work in its favour IMO), level design is mediocre with square-like/boxy interconnected rooms (same as the 1st game), dialogue is mostly shit, there's forced diversity (who cares about foreign, accurate lore/mythos in muh 'Murican game, amirite?), puzzles are horrible, the Americanisms are absolutely abhorrent, art direction is mostly boring and the ending payoff...there's none, game ends like a wet fart...
One of the most boring and padded games that I've played in the last 5 years, I literally can't do a 3rd game in the same vein, this GOW reboot is - IMO - in dire need of another reboot, the WASD-like movement needing camera adjustmens every 2 seconds and the super close up-your-ass camera don't work well at all in an action game.
Better GFX on the PC aren't going to fix the terrible writing, padded hours and mediocre combat, its biggest problem though is that it doesn't respect the player's time.
While on the surface it may appear as a 8-9/10 "AAA" game, in reality it's one of the most boring slogs out there to which you can't put a score on.
Fuck this game/10
The budget is there, as are the graphics, direction, voice acting (the delivery) etc etc - it's the quintessence of modern "AAA" gaming with everything that entails for better or worse.
Personally, I've found it to be a G'damn s-l-o-g, it gets boring after 10 hours with the rest of the 30-40 hours remaining being literally sleep inducing.
Story is shit, combat is as mediocre as ever (that up close camera doesn't work in its favour IMO), level design is mediocre with square-like/boxy interconnected rooms (same as the 1st game), dialogue is mostly shit, there's forced diversity (who cares about foreign, accurate lore/mythos in muh 'Murican game, amirite?), puzzles are horrible, the Americanisms are absolutely abhorrent, art direction is mostly boring and the ending payoff...there's none, game ends like a wet fart...
One of the most boring and padded games that I've played in the last 5 years, I literally can't do a 3rd game in the same vein, this GOW reboot is - IMO - in dire need of another reboot, the WASD-like movement needing camera adjustmens every 2 seconds and the super close up-your-ass camera don't work well at all in an action game.
Better GFX on the PC aren't going to fix the terrible writing, padded hours and mediocre combat, its biggest problem though is that it doesn't respect the player's time.
While on the surface it may appear as a 8-9/10 "AAA" game, in reality it's one of the most boring slogs out there to which you can't put a score on.
Fuck this game/10
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Itchy Tickles
Member
Not sure where to post this little PSA, but I'll try it here. So I started the game with my Dualsense via Bluetooth, all working fine, but then had an issue. During the very first QTE you are required to spam X (A on Xbox controller) but my input would not register. I tried switching it to hold instead of spam, I tried reloading the game but no joy so ended up having to use the keyboard for that part. Turns out the options have a little bug. I used the option to switch X and O inputs in regard to dodge and interact. The game doesn't save this input even with the on-screen confirmation (and I had to turn HDR on again as it didn't save) so when I just switched to default the buttons worked. Every other setting seemed to have saved, except these 2.
Edit - Oh and for some reason, icons and prompts for QTEs seems to be extremely low resolution, like awful looking, prompts on chests etc seem fine though.
Edit 2 - Seems they patched my current issues, but haven't tested. Though don't see anything about it remembering the HDR settings)
Edit - Oh and for some reason, icons and prompts for QTEs seems to be extremely low resolution, like awful looking, prompts on chests etc seem fine though.
Edit 2 - Seems they patched my current issues, but haven't tested. Though don't see anything about it remembering the HDR settings)
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ElFenomeno
Member
I quit after 2-3 hours. It was painfully boring. Abysmal combat. Hacking away endlessly at spongey trash mobs, irritatting never stop talking kid and Mimir and the awful "puzzles" were enough. Bought it day one and sold it without any regret.
Watched a PC walkthrough earlier...I fell asleep.
