Video games have always been so good about letting players embrace a power fantasy, taking you out of the doldrums of everyday life and into the shoes of unstoppable heroes. That’s a big part of why anyone plays video games, and if there’s one game that perfectly harnesses the feeling of letting you be an unstoppable force, it’s God of War Ragnarok. Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, has become an infamous part of video game history, and he’s at his best in Ragnarok — a superb action game that truly lets you feel like a rage-fueled god unable to be stopped by anything, both mortal and mythical. Ragnarok is one of the best PlayStation exclusives in a decade, and now PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium users can jump on it for free.
God of War Ragnarok is a direct sequel to the 2018 game, simply titled God of War. After the events of those games, things have turned catastrophically worse as the entire pantheon of Norse gods now sees Kratos and his son, Atreus, as tremendous threats. If you’d like to jump right into Ragnarok that’s entirely possible, as the sequel has a lengthy story recap — but you’ll undoubtedly lose out on a lot of the emotional heft of the story if you haven't been through the 2018 game.
