The novel God Of War duology has my favorite snow in games. I can take or leave about 60% of everything else in them, but damn, that snow! In God Of War Ragnarok, the action starts in an apocalyptic fimbulwinter, which is probably bad for some characters I don’t care for, but for me personally it’s good because there’s a lot of snow to play with.
How much snow, you ask? Supposedly, it’s worth 190 concerts, according to Sony System Requirements.
To be fair, this also includes the roguelike Valhalla DLC, which is part of the bundle when Ragnarok releases on Steam and Epic on September 19. Still, it’s a demanding beast. Thankfully, the rest of the requirements don’t seem as demanding, at least not at the recommended level.
If you want a professional opinion, James put it this way: “CPU/GPU/RAM are pretty typical for modern AAA games, but damn, that’s a lot of storage.” I agree. That’s a good 50GB for Baldur’s Gate 3, for example, or 40GB more than Horizon Forbidden West with all its add-ons. If you’re interested in even more silly math, that’s also 13 copies of Sekiro or 950 Mini Motorwayses.
I might try to get a review of Ragnarok out when it comes out, because I have a lot to say about it. For now, I’ll just say I fully support the trend of Sony’s first-party games including some sort of additional challenge mode. The Last Of Us Part 2, Days Gone, and now Ragnarok all have an additional mode where you can play combat separate from the long story interludes.
This is great for a few reasons. The designers work tough at it, but the priorities and ambitions of cinematic games often dictate that the gameplay is broken down into tailored chunks that are tough to play in isolation if, for example, you really liked a particular sequence. It also reminds me of a time when such modes were much more common. My absolute favorite was Shadow Of Rome, Capcom’s ultra-gory gladiator game that effectively led to the Dead Rising series. Either way, it means that Ragnarok ultimately proves to be a generous package, even if you need to Very a good chunk of space on your SSD to actually install it. Oh, and a PSN account too.
