God of War: Ragnarök is an action-adventure game from Santa Monica Studio and the sequel to God of War (2018). It released on PS4 and PS5 on 9 November 2022 and on Windows on 19 September 2024. Metacritic lists 94 for PS5 and 90 for PC. All nine realms appear in the story: Midgard, Alfheim, Helheim, Jötunheim, Muspelheim, Niflheim, Svartalfheim, Vanaheim and Asgard (Wikipedia).
Kratos fights with three weapons. The Leviathan Axe is ice-infused and can be thrown and recalled. The Blades of Chaos are fire-infused chained blades that also work as a grappling hook. The Draupnir Spear is wind-infused and creates copies of itself, so Kratos can throw several and detonate them in quick succession. Shields come in several varieties for parrying or blocking, and Atreus is an AI companion whose arrows you can direct; in some story missions you control him fully.
The game sold 5.1 million copies in its first week, the fastest first-party launch week in PlayStation history, and over 15 million by November 2023. Valhalla is a free roguelite epilogue released in December 2023.
Leviathan Axe (ice), Blades of Chaos (fire, also a grappling hook) and the Draupnir Spear (wind, throw and detonate spear copies).
Shields come in several types with different parry and block profiles. Samurai Gamers lists the Guardian Shield (default), Stone Wall and Dauntless among them.
An AI companion you can direct to fire arrows and summon spectral animals. You control him fully in some story missions.
All nine realms appear in the story, from Midgard to Asgard, and Valhalla adds an area within Asgard.
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