God of War Review

God of War 2018 took the loudest man in gaming and made him a dad, and it worked. Kratos hauls his rage into Norse country with a kid, an axe that flies home like a boomerang with anger issues, and a camera that never cuts. The whole game plays out in one shot, and it never feels like a stunt.

The Leviathan Axe is one of the great video game weapons. Throwing it, freezing a Draugr in place, calling it back through two more enemies on the return trip: that loop never gets old across forty hours. Atreus grows from luggage into a real partner, in the story and in the fights.

An axe that flies home like a boomerang with anger issues.

My gripes: the enemy roster repeats itself, a few realms feel like hallways with good paint, and the armor menu maze is more work than it should be. The big fights are so strong you notice the small ones.

Sony Santa Monica rebuilt a mascot into a father and made the most human blockbuster of its generation. A clean 9.