⚔️❄️ God of War Ragnarök – Full PC Gaming Experience Review (2025)
⚠️ First, How Are You Playing It on PC?
Since God of War Ragnarök is a PS5 exclusive, you have 3 main PC options:
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PlayStation Remote Play / PS Plus Cloud Streaming (official)
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PS5 to PC capture via HDMI (Capture Card)
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Unofficial PS5 emulation via early dev builds (Yuzu/Ryujinx won’t support it, but Orbital/Spine are experimental)
📝 Review below assumes remote play or cloud streaming, since that's the most reliable way to play it on PC in 2025.
🖥️ Streaming Performance (1080p):
On your RTX 3050 + i5 13th Gen setup, streaming at 1080p is buttery smooth:
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Resolution: 1080p (max for Remote Play, upscaled well with RTX)
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FPS: Locked 60 FPS via PS5 streaming
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Input Lag: Minimal with wired controller and fast internet (50+ Mbps)
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DLSS/Filters: RTX card can enhance image sharpness and clarity
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Latency: Very low on LAN, acceptable on good internet (cloud PS+)
🎮 Feels nearly native if played on PS5 via Remote Play on PC.
🎮 Gameplay Experience:
🔥 Combat System:
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Kratos returns with the Leviathan Axe, Blades of Chaos, and new weapon: Draupnir Spear
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Combat is:
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Fluid and weighty
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More vertical (grappling)
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Strategic (elemental combos, runes, parries)
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Atreus is playable in some missions with bow-based acrobatics
✅ Combat is deeper, faster, and more varied than 2018 GOW.
🧠 Story & Characters:
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Picks up after God of War (2018): Fimbulwinter has come, Ragnarök is near
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Kratos and Atreus seek answers, gods, and destiny
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Major Norse gods appear: Thor, Odin, Freya, Tyr, Heimdall
🎬 One of the most emotional and epic narratives in gaming history
🗺️ World Design:
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Explore 9 Realms (most fully open now):
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Midgard, Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, Muspelheim, Helheim, Jotunheim, Niflheim
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Each realm has:
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Unique biomes and puzzles
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Optional bosses, quests, hidden lore
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📦 The world feels massive, dense, and alive — no filler.
🧪 Puzzles, Side Content, and Exploration:
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Physics-based puzzles, realm tears, mini-bosses, and collectibles
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Nornir chests, legendary armor sets, lore tablets
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Optional Berserker fights (like Valkyries) are brutally hard and rewarding
🧩 Side content rivals main quests in quality.
🎧 Audio & Voice Acting:
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Christopher Judge (Kratos) and Sunny Suljic (Atreus) deliver Oscar-worthy performances
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OST by Bear McCreary is emotional, epic, and immersive
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Sound design: axe impact, breath in cold wind, dragon roars, etc.
🎧 Best experienced with high-quality headphones or 5.1 setup.
🖼️ Graphics & Visuals (Via Remote Play or PS Streaming):
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Native 1080p from PS5, but looks amazing when enhanced via RTX GPU filters or sharpening
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Lighting, particle effects, textures all look next-gen even on a stream
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Cinematic-quality animations, seamless transitions from cutscene to gameplay
💻 While not native, still visually jaw-dropping on your 1080p screen.
📊 Final Verdict:
| Category | Rating (Out of 10) |
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| Visuals (1080p Streamed) | 9.5 |
| Combat & Mechanics | 9.7 |
| Story & Characters | 10.0 |
| Performance on PC | 9.0 (via stream) |
| Exploration & Side Quests | 9.5 |
| Boss Fights & Variety | 9.3 |
| Overall Experience | 9.6 / 10 |
✅ Pros:
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Masterpiece-level storytelling
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Deep, cinematic combat and gear system
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Massive, varied, and beautiful world
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Top-tier boss design and pacing
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Fully playable on PC via streaming or capture
❌ Cons:
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Not native PC (yet) — streaming needed
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Requires stable internet or a PS5
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No official ultrawide, 2K/4K support on PC unless using capture/filters
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Some minor frame pacing hiccups in remote play (rare)
💡 Final Thoughts:
Even if God of War Ragnarök hasn’t officially launched on PC, your system handles it well via Remote Play or PS Plus cloud, giving you near-console quality with RTX enhancements.
🎮 “One of the best action-adventure games of the decade — and still worth playing in 2025 even if it’s streamed.”
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