Most Anticipated Games of 2021
3. God of War Ragnarok
Senior Editor Alex Gibson: God of War 2018 stands as a textbook demonstration of how to modernize an aging franchise; the soft reboot evolved the series by pairing quality story-telling to the sort of exceptional gameplay and high production value the series has always been known for. You better believe we want to see more!
Particularly so, of course, because, while the 2018 story impressed, it noticeably omitted some big character interactions I had expected to see and that ending, which teased the continuation of the Norse God of War storyline in a tantalizing fashion.
Clearly, this was always written as a saga of multiple parts, which makes the upcoming Ragnarok such an exciting prospect from a story point of view.
I also can’t wait to see how the team at Sony Santa Monica iterates on the gameplay design it debuted in the 2018 game, which featured an over-the-shoulder combat system, and even level design heavily inspired by FromSoftware’s games.
As of right now, there is precious little information to go on, but with the benchmark of quality set so high by the 2018 game, there’s little doubt Ragnarok is teed up as another instant classic. Quite whether it manages to hit its 2021 launch window is another matter.
