7 things you need to know before you buy
God of War Ragnarök is about to celebrate its highly anticipated release. We tell you everything you need to know before buying the fantasy epic.
Santa Monica, California – Fans of mythological gods and hard-hitting brawls are already counting down the days until November 9th. On that date, God of War Ragnarök will be released, the highly anticipated sequel to the last God of War from 2018. The hype is great and the expectations even greater. So that you don’t get completely unprepared, here are seven things you should know before you buy God of War Ragnarök.
| Release (date of first publication) | November 9, 2022 |
| Publishers | Sony Interactive Entertainment (YOU) |
| series | God of War |
| developer | Santa Monica Studios |
| genre | Action Adventure |
God of War Ragnarok: 7 Things You Need to Know Before Buying – The Story
This is what happens in the new part: God of War Ragnarok follows the events of its 2018 predecessor almost seamlessly. In the final installment of the series, Kratos traveled across the Norse realms with his son Atreus to bury the ashes of his late wife Faye on Midgard Peak. The two had already clashed several times with various deities of Norse mythology and had made powerful enemies.
In God of War Ragnarök, with the end of the three-year Fimbul winter, the eponymous downfall of the world is imminent and the father-son team must once again travel the nine realms. Not only are Kratos and Atreus trying to prevent Ragnarok, they must also unravel a dark prophecy they both learned about at the end of their latest adventure. However, the Norse gods are anything but happy about the antics of the Greek god of war and still have a few unfinished business to settle with him.
God of War Ragnarök will be the second and arguably final installment in the series as Kratos carves his way through Norse mythology. However, it is still uncertain whether the entire series will come to an end with this game.
God of War Ragnarok: 7 Things You Need to Know Before Buying – The Gods
You have to deal with these gods: Against his will, Kratos must once again confront a pantheon of various deities and their henchmen in God of War Ragnarök. After these were rather sparsely represented in the last part, this time the god of war has to deal with a genuine all-star cast of mythical gods. Many of them were confirmed with a performance before the release.
- Thor – The god of thunder is said to play a major role, his appearance was already teased at the end of God of War (2018).
- Odin – The father of the gods was not announced in advance, but he will definitely appear in this part as a main character in the mythological Ragnarök.
- Freya – The forest witch/goddess and wife of Odin was an important ally in the predecessor, but has turned against Kratos and Atreus and now seeks revenge against them both.
- Tyr – The Norse god of war is actually believed to be dead, but is a confirmed character in God of War Ragnarök. He may be one of Kratos’ few allies in this part
- Fenrir – The God of War Ragnarök trailer also featured the giant wolf Fenrir. His role in the events of Ragnarok is unclear.
At least with Freya and Thor Kratos will have to compete at least once in the course of God of War Ragnarök, that much is already certain from the trailer material. Where there is a fight in the far north, you also need the appropriate means to dish out as much as possible in the best “God of War” manner.
God of War Ragnarok: 7 things you need to know before buying – The gameplay
How to play God of War Ragnarok: In contrast to its predecessor, the gameplay of God of War Ragnarök hasn’t changed that much. You continue to run as Kratos in the third-person perspective through the nine realms and distribute respect cuffs with the Leviathan ax and the blades of chaos. Santa Monica Studio sticks to the proven recipe and relies on slow but powerful fights. Certainly Kratos should also get some new weapons and tools for his arsenal in the new part to freshen up the game.
What shouldn’t have changed much in God of War Ragnarök is the one-take camera work, which received great praise from the press in the last part. As long as you don’t pause or exit the game, the camera will always transition seamlessly from gameplay to cutscenes, telling the game’s story without any cuts or changes of perspective. You can certainly experience a few impressive moments up close with the two main characters.
God of War Ragnarök: 7 things you need to know before buying – game length and sidequests
This is how long God of War Ragnarok will be: After the first reviews of God of War Ragnarök have arrived, there is now solid information about the duration of the game. According to press reports, the story itself should take around 25 hours. This puts Ragnarök at about the same length as the last God of War.
In addition to the actual story of God of War Ragnarök, there will also be some side jobs again. Side quests and additional challenges seem to make up an even bigger part of the game. If you want to do everything Ragnarök has to offer, you can count on up to 60 hours of gameplay.
God of War Ragnarok: 7 things you need to know before you buy – preload and download size
The game needs this much space on your hard drive: If you have pre-ordered God of War Ragnarök, you can start the preload right now. This saves you time on release and you can jump straight into the game. Initially, Ragnarök will only be released for PS4 and PS5 and the size of the downloads for both platforms is now known. You should definitely free up some space on your consoles.
- Platforms at release: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Download size PS4: 107GB
- Download size PS5: 85GB
You can also read our article on the release of God of War Ragnarök on all platforms for a possible PC release of the title. After all, God of War (2018) has found its way to PC, albeit with some delay.
God of War Ragnarok: 7 Things You Need to Know Before Buying – Tests and Reviews
This is what the press says about Ragnarok: The embargo on reviews of God of War Ragnarök has been lifted since November 3rd, countless reviews have already gone online since then and the press can hardly contain their praise for the action-adventure. Meanwhile, Ragnarök sits at a whopping 94 metascore, one of the highest averages games have received so far this year.
If you want to learn more about the God of War Ragnarök tests and ratings, we have summarized a current ratings table in a separate article.
God of War Ragnarok: 7 Things You Need to Know Before Buying – All Editions and Bonuses
You can buy these editions: God of War Ragnarok is not the same as God of War Ragnarok. As befits a major release, the game comes in different versions that come with varying amounts of bonuses. Here you can see all editions of Ragnarök and their extras at a glance:
- Default Edition:
main game
Kratos’ Snowdrift Armor (Pre-Order Bonus)
Atreus’ Snowdrift Tabard (Cosmetic) (Pre-Order Bonus) - Digital Deluxe Edition:
main game
Kratos’ Darkvale armor
Atreus’ Darkvale Attire (Cosmetic)
Direvale blade hilts for the Chaos Blades
Direvale Ax Handle for the Leviathan Axe
Official God of War Ragnarok Digital Soundtrack
Dark Horse digital mini artbook
avatar set
Playstation 4 theme - Collector’s Edition:
main game
ALL Digital Deluxe Edition content
Steelbook Display Case (no discs included)
5cm Vanir twins carvings
Dwarf Dice Set
40cm Mjolnir replica - Jotnar Edition:
main game
ALL Collector’s Edition content
Lapel Pin Set
18cm vinyl record with music by Bear McCreary
Draupnir Ring
You still have a little time left to pre-order God of War Ragnarök on PS4 and PS5. We have also summarized where and how you can buy all editions of the game and their bonuses in a separate article for you.
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