Absolutely incredible in every aspect. I sometimes rewatch the opening cutscene on Youtube from time to time, I still boot up the soundtrack during my commutes, and to this day I think about some of its lines of dialogue or the overall dynamic between father and son. It's been well over a year since I've played this game and it never left me, I still resonate with it.

It is a simple story but the way its told is peak writing. After playing the previous mainline God of War games, this game sets up a perfect character arc for Kratos and somehow makes you like him even more.

The combat can be very challenging depending on the difficulty but brings great satisfaction and in my opinion surpasses the older games. Every single side quest has a story to tell that either connects to the main characters or story, all of them are worth completing. Every performance is on par with Hollywood blockbusters and makes you feel like you're experiencing a movie.

Although I don't believe a game can be perfect, this is one of those games where I have difficulty looking for negatives. Maybe there could have been more enemy variety or the addition of some sort of challenge of the titans mode so there's some replayability, the lack of these didn't negate my experience however. If you really don't enjoy linear story focused games this might not be for you but I would highly recommend trying it out regardless.