God of War: Ragnarok coming in 2022

[VictoryAtNight]

I just hope this game is easier than the last one.

[Member-115369]

Originally Posted by VictoryAtNight

I just hope this game is easier than the last one.

I HATE hard games, usually suck at action games like this especially, and thought this was pretty easy on normal aside from the Valkryie fights (especially the last one that was hard as hell even on easy).

If you though the first one was too hard even on easy, I wouldn't expect the sequel to be even easier. Though maybe they'll go the route Naughty Dog did with TLOU2 or Remedy did with the recent update for Control and add accessibility sliders to let people make the game easier/harder in more nuanced ways (even an immortality option in Control).

[Blu-Curry]

Originally Posted by VictoryAtNight

I just hope this game is easier than the last one.

I believe the game had an Easy difficulty, and maybe even an easier Story difficulty? I thought the game was just fine playing on Normal, but I did turn it down to Easy for the final Valkyrie fight. I like when video games have options for difficulty so more gamers can get in on the action.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

I'm not quite that pessimistic. I'm definitely not optimistic that it makes it out in 2021. But I don't think only showing a teaser has any bearing on it. They already have Miles Morales and Horizon 2 as their splashy launch and launch window games to show of the power of PS5. I can see them sitting on GoW2 footage for their big E3 2021 game (assuming that's a thing--whatever big summer event they have otherwise).

I will be 3 years in April since the last one launched and reports were they got to work on the sequel pretty soon after that was done. So late 2021 would be a feasible release date I'd think. The sequel will need a lot less development time than the reboot since they have the combat engine etc. done.

So I'd guess it's either the big holiday 2021 title, or the big Q1 2022 game. And honestly, I'd expect PS5 sales and availability to be the driver their. If PS5's are flying off shelves still and are hard to find next Oct/November, might as well delay it to release in 2022 when sales may need a boost.

Yeah if it’s 2021, I expect it to be the last exclusive Sony launches next year.

[Batman90]

This will only be on PS5 right not PS4?

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by Batman90

This will only be on PS5 right not PS4?

No one knows. Probably both.

[VictoryAtNight]

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

I HATE hard games, usually suck at action games like this especially, and thought this was pretty easy on normal aside from the Valkryie fights (especially the last one that was hard as hell even on easy).

If you though the first one was too hard even on easy, I wouldn't expect the sequel to be even easier. Though maybe they'll go the route Naughty Dog did with TLOU2 or Remedy did with the recent update for Control and add accessibility sliders to let people make the game easier/harder in more nuanced ways (even an immortality option in Control).

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

I believe the game had an Easy difficulty, and maybe even an easier Story difficulty? I thought the game was just fine playing on Normal, but I did turn it down to Easy for the final Valkyrie fight. I like when video games have options for difficulty so more gamers can get in on the action.

I played GoW 2018 on normal difficulty only. I managed to complete Mother’s Ashes, but was not able to beat a single Valkyrie.
I watched vids on how to beat them, but just ended up losing interest. I don’t consider that as completing the game.

I may consider changing the difficulty to easy mode if I decide to play it again.

I notice lots of games give the option of changing the difficulty if you die and continue numerous times. I’m playing RE2 and that option is available, although I refuse to do it.

[darkness2918]

Loved the last one, cant wait for this one.

[Blu Lemmy]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

No one knows. Probably both.

Even if we thought we knew, we probably wouldn't

[NARMAK]

I really liked the first and it felt like it ended halfway of a story to me tbh so looking forwards to this hopefully to feel like you're picking up where you left off in the first. A time jump would feel odd imo and i probably think playing as Kratos is guaranteed. Atreus imo should be spun off into his own thing like Uncharted Lost Legacy did for Chloe and the other. If it works then maybe he gets a sequel but if not at least they know to keep the focus on Kratos for God of War.

[TheWildWhelk]

The narrative scope for Ragnarok is potentially massive, unless Barlog want's to go down the route of Kratos' presence messing up what we know of Norse mythology. A major event in the Edda is

[Show spoiler]Thor vs Jormundgandr, the world serpent, a child of Loki, his other two offspring being Fenrir and Hel.

This means the timeframe of the game could span decades!

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by Batman90

This will only be on PS5 right not PS4?

Here's how you tell. If Sony shows off a game that says PlayStation Exclusive" that means its likely coming to PS4 as well. If they show off a game that says "PlayStation 5 Exclusive" that means its PS5 only. That's the wiggle room they allow themselves to say they didn't lie. Go back and watch the June event again. Thats exactly what they said with Miles Mirales and Horizon. They both said "PlayStation Exclusive".

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Here's how you tell. If Sony shows off a game that says PlayStation Exvlusive" that means its likely coming to PS4 as well. If they show off a game that says "PlayStation 5 Exclusive" that means its PS5 only. That's the wiggle room they allow themselves to say they didn't lie. Go back and watch the June event again. Thats exactly what they said with Miles Mirales and Horizon. They both said "PlayStation Exclusive".

no platform mentioned on the teaser, I believe

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Here's how you tell. If Sony shows off a game that says PlayStation Exclusive" that means its likely coming to PS4 as well. If they show off a game that says "PlayStation 5 Exclusive" that means its PS5 only. That's the wiggle room they allow themselves to say they didn't lie. Go back and watch the June event again. Thats exactly what they said with Miles Mirales and Horizon. They both said "PlayStation Exclusive".

Will I’ve watched the teaser for Ragnarök and can’t find any where it’s says PS5 exclusive. I was only asking cause I’ve been hearing PlayStation is wanting to force people to buy the PS5 in order to play new first party games and that they have no interest of continuing support for the PS4.

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by Batman90

Will I’ve watched the teaser for Ragnarök and can’t find any where it’s says PS5 exclusive. I was only asking cause I’ve been hearing PlayStation is wanting to force people to buy the PS5 in order to play new first party games and that they have no interest of continuing support for the PS4.

I'll be honest, I'm not even 100% sure if Ragnarok is a true sequel. Considering the relatively quick turnaround, I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't another "Miles Mirales" type game. Which is perfectly fine with me if it is. I LOVE these shorter experiences!

[Diesel]

It’ll be more than 3 years (closer to 4) since the first game released, this is absolutely a full fledged sequel.

[Member-115369]

Yep. Three years is a pretty decent development cycle for a sequel. It’s not like the 2018 game where they were rebooting the franchise, using
a new engine, new character models and other assets etc. It will be a full sequel for sure.

Miles Morales was just to get a major game out for launch and not repeat the awful PS4 launch with Killzone Shadowfall and Knack as the major first party offerings since things like Horizon 2 or GT7 weren’t going to be ready. If one of those were ready I imagine Insomniac would have spent more time and made a full on Spider-man sequel with Miles and Peter both playable etc.

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

Yep. Three years is a pretty decent development cycle for a sequel. It’s not like the 2018 game where they were rebooting the franchise, using
a new engine, new character models and other assets etc. It will be a full sequel for sure.

Miles Morales was just to get a major game out for launch and not repeat the awful PS4 launch with Killzone Shadowfall and Knack as the major first party offerings since things like Horizon 2 or GT7 weren’t going to be ready. If one of those were ready I imagine Insomniac would have spent more time and made a full on Spider-man sequel with Miles and Peter both playable etc.

Will I can see this gaming isn’t going to be as big as the reboot. Only 2 years in development isn’t long enough they basically rushed it.

[Blu-Curry]

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

Yep. Three years is a pretty decent development cycle for a sequel. It’s not like the 2018 game where they were rebooting the franchise, using
a new engine, new character models and other assets etc. It will be a full sequel for sure.

And it makes sense to me if the game engine is practically the same, if they're going to be using the same methods to travel to the remaining realms.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

And it makes sense to me if the game engine is practically the same, if they're going to be using the same methods to travel to the remaining realms.

Great point because all the leg work is completed with the assets from the first game. No use reinventing the wheel when what's already there can be built on and improved. That's a huge advantage and reason sequels can happen faster than the original first game. Same is true for any direct sequel and Horizon too. Miles Morales Spider-Man as well.