God of War: Ragnarök reviews were embargoed last week. You can read our review, in which the game received the highest rating here. Data from aggregators Metacritical a OpenCritic shows that the new God of War gets 9/10 and 10/10 more often. The average rating on the servers mentioned has stabilized at 94%.
However, several reviewers have decided to give the game a lower rating, which is not unusual even for games with similar ratings. By far the most attention on social media was a review by the Korean IGN, where the game was rated 6/10.
Journalist Bae Sang Hyun criticized the game, for example, for the limited number of innovations compared to the previous installment. He also had a rather negative evaluation of the representation of the father-son relationship. However, it was enough to turn it on hate reactions poured out from “fan”, to which the same author then replied Twitter.
I just commented on a YouTube video about the GoW Ragnarok review I wrote for IGN Korea. I hope it will help you understand my opinion and position. And I sincerely hope that everyone can spend November 9th as the best day of this year.https://t.co/uXBwoktov6#GodofWarRagnarok pic.twitter.com/K9COIWHGwG
– Bae Sang Hyun (@innobaetion) November 5, 2022
In his statement, Bae Sang Hyun urges him other opinions and points of view were also respected, which can ultimately help the gaming industry. He further adds that the Korean to English translation of his final verdict, which is available on OpenCritic, sounded more provocative in its original form than originally intended.
The author also links to the creator’s video OhNoItsAlexx, who reacts critically to a series of hateful comments via his YouTube channel. In addition to various derogatory expressions, teasing and death threats, the reviewer is referred to in the comments as, for example, a competing Xbox fan. Bae Sang Hyun concludes by pleading with the players they avoided such reactions and I enjoyed the game to the fullest.
God of War: Ragnarök will launch on November 9 on PS4 and PS5.
