This game has been on my backlog since I got a PS4 a few years ago and for some reason I just kept on putting it off. I was a damn fool for doing that. God of War is an incredible experience that anyone interested in video games should seek out. The gameplay is really fun, the combat is exhilarating and there's some great boss fights that can really push you to your limits, progression is also pretty good and it never feels like you're in one place for too long. Gameplay wise the game is great but the real star of the show here is the story and characters. Though the plot is very simplistic it ultimiately works in the game's favor and allows the focus to be on the games great characters, more specifically it focuses on Kratos and Atreus and their strained relationship with one another and that relationship is the best part about the game. My only complaint with this game is the skill tree, armor upgrade, and enchantment systems that just feel shoehorned in because the developers felt that every modern game needs to have those things, that being said though they don't take away anything from the gameplay, they just feel a bit unnecessary is all. God of War is an incredible experience and I can't wait to see what God of War: Ragnarok has in store for me.