'God of War Ragnarok' improves on its predecessor in every way

Once the Angrboda sequence ends, the game's pacing ramps up considerably, all while opening up the playing fields across the nine realms. Side content starts to flood in, and the true epic scope of the game reveals itself. It's then that you realize the game's other great achievement: cultivating a sense of belonging across the nine realms. The game reuses areas and digital assets from the 2018 game, but much like Sega's Yakuza series' reuse of the same several city blocks throughout seven games, "Ragnarok" does this to establish a sense of familiarity. This extends to the postgame, where revisiting certain areas causes the characters to reflect on the journey and their history in these spaces.