God of War Ragnarök vs God of War [2018] | Direct Comparison

Review code provided by Sony & Santa Monica.

Direct visual and feature comparison of the upcoming "God of War Ragnarök" [PS5] and the previous entry fo the series, "God of War" 2018].

This video covers a ton of content for God of War Ragnarök - with some light spoilers. I only discuss graphics and gameplay, though will cover any potential spoiler content with spoiler tags.

Both games are being played on a PS5. Ragnarök is set to its fidelity options for maximum quality. God of War [2018] already looks its best in the available 4K 60fps mode and therefore this option was chosen to represent the experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Settings
02:05 Models/Textures
04:20 Environments
07:15 Lighting
08:13 Shadows
08:43 Effects
10:21 GAMEPLAY
10:38 Traversal
11:51 Combat
12:54 Enemies
13:23 New Feature SPOILERS
14:10 Sound Comparisons
17:14 Conclusion

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[douglasbullet]

I think that Atreus should have his own sword because beating up enemies with a bow doesn't make sense

[simulify]

It's been a long time since I have been subscribed to this channel and still this is my go to comparison channel for new games.

[thecrackfox]

The animation during the spoilery bit at 14:02 was so good.

[landjar]

This is the best direct comparison channel. So detail. Love it!

[Matt_Steel]

I’m my opinion. I dislike that they took the skill tree for unarmed combat. Loved being able to mix up combos using melee and being able to hit L2 + R1 or R2 to recall your axe with an attack.
Not a game changer but missed how diverse the combat was. Seems they want you to really use your axe and blades mainly this time around.

[hexagonshorts]

The waiting is killing me inside. Just thinking about playing this game is giving me chills. And the best part about this is that the game is already been reviewed and everyone has the same opinion: Its a masterpiece in terms of gameplay and story.

[DaneofHalves]

I like 2018 GoW much more than GoWR simply because I got to play as Kratos for 100% of the game instead of 50%. 😁

[kiekeyz]

Nick is one of those persons I always look out for when sequels to games drop.

[Jesus-Is-King]

I’m about 75% finished with Ragnarock and I like it but remember enjoying Gow 2018 more.

[MR_CAMARADERIE]

What a phenomenal review. These are how reviews should be done!

Thanks for this. Super glad I stumbled across this page. I guess I can wait a bit longer for this game to drop down in price a bit :)

[devonmarr]

Important note:
60fps is mostly 1800p with TAAU to reach 4k. This makes the 3k image look virtually identical to the 4k one and at double the framerate

[tarunjeetsingh]

I love your videos man, have been anticipating for this one in a long time. Thank you. I'll watch it when I'm back home from work! Also Nick, I have a recommendation, if you could do Gotham Knights ps5 vs pc?? I know there are a bunch of videos out there already, but I love your analysis, which is why I'm requesting.

[arrownoir]

This channel is pretty high quality. Every video is always so well made.
Thanks.

[_The_Last_Ronin_]

My BOY!!!! I stay looking at your page for new videos.

[raymondcaswell]

So the tree thing....I've seen many games where something as simple as moving trees suck up a lot of resources. It may be as simple as them wanted to optimize their resources on other items such as the prints left in the snow instead. Now that it's winter, you don't need all of those leaves moving so they decided to redo the trees. Same with the explosions. Just my 2 cents.

[HiCZoK]

nice! Your videos are the best as always.
Any idea if Fidelity 40 and Fidelity unlocked differ in resolution target or anything ?

[danieldevito]

That arrow around Atreus' neck isn't jade, it's mistletoe. It's what broke Freya's invincibility spell that was cast on Baldur, which then made him vulnerable to all attacks. Which is also what lead to Baldur's death, Freya's hatred for Kratos, and the beginning of Fimble Winter, the precursor to Ragnarok.

[luger]

Ragnarok is one of the best games I’ve ever experienced, it does everything a sequel should do (and more).

[ezpzjayzaar]

I LITERALLY searched for this yesterday! I typed your channel 's name, the exact name of the video, but you posted it NOW 😂😂

[dequariuswalker]

Really need this. Tried to see the changes through others playthrough but they never stopped to take in the scenery.