God of War Ragnarok vs God of War 2018 - Physics and Details Comparison
In this video I show a full comparison of physics, details and textures God of War: Ragnarök vs God of War 2018 Video completely filmed and edited by me (GameBest) I show which of the God of War series is better in terms of details and physics.
God of War is a series of hack and slash and action-adventure action games. Based on ancient Greek and Scandinavian mythology. The main character of all games in the series is the Spartan warrior Kratos, who challenged the gods
Timings:
0:00 - Snow Physics
0:54 - Characters and Map Changes
1:56 - Water Physics
2:22 - Throwing an Ax at a Tree
3:10 - Boating
3:34 - Footprints in the snow
4:27 - Climbing Details
4:57 - Treasure chest opening
5:27 - Jörmungandr
6:46 - Attack animation
God of War 2018 vs God of War: Ragnarök
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I like they didn't focus too much on improving the graphics because they were already pretty good and instead focused on the content, which there is a lot more of this time around.
Wtf You like they didn't improve the graphics lmao damn fanboys 🤮
@@rap_leg3nd779 what ate you talking about lol
@@emmioglukant you know exactly what hes talking about
@@emmioglukant you know what he's talking about, fanboy manlet
He said that he was glad that they didn't OVERLY focus on the already great graphics and set their priorities on their weaker points. He didn't say that he liked that they "supposedly" didn't improve the graphics(he even says the contrary), although, if you're careless and are looking to find inexistent fault in order to inflate your ego, I can understand how you could misunderstand such a simple comment.
I've observed that the facial expressions have improved a lot from the last game. In some scenes the characters had quite stiff faces while in the second one it was much more expressive and alive.
@@justanothergalaxy7230 OOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHH
Same. I've kind of kept my dad in the loop about how good things are looking nowadays, and he always had a problem with the faces and eyes. He said the movements were usually fine, but they always had dead looking eyes to him. I showed him Ragnarok and he was actually impressed by the faces, for the first time ever.
@@davejones9469GOW 3 and Ascension has good animations for the faces for their time, no dead expressions 😊
@@davejones9469 what about tlou
Does the story different in both of them?
That “wood branches fly off the tree when you throw axe” is a small detail which is INSANELY HARD to do on the coding side. Hats off.
Both of GOWs have kinda strange physics, in ragnarok it fly off and getting destroyed at pieces, when axe targeted 1 point, and in 2018 they just dont fly off, kratos strong but with axe's speed can understand that it's not enough to punch off some branches
In the 2018 God Of War the branches might not be cut off, but you can hear the Axe as it clatters into the other tree trunks on the way past
Timestamp?
@@qwerttzizzi 2:22
@@dazzaboy04 wow thx
This one of those unique moments where 2 games and its sequel r fantastic and timeless if 2018 was released today I would not question how old it is. Amazing work from the devs
Is this Cedric lol?
Stop the cap, do you see the insane difference between the blades of chaos in the two versions? Endgame *Spoiler* below, seriously. And in 2022 GoW, the blades of chaos are Imbued with Surter’s primordial flames🤦♂️ I guess Surter nerfed it instead of buffing it 🤷♂️🤣
@@Devilmaycry-Joker tf you talking about?, Surtr flame in the sword is gone when kratos stab his heart
If the series was specifically designed for PS5 or even further or the PC counterparts (RTX3000/4000 gen GPUs) , I wonder how far it can reach artwork wise lol
@@Devilmaycry-Joker bro wtf are u talking about 💀💀💀
I wish Kratos kept the coat from the beginning of the game. Edit: It was added in New Game + !
@@Warmachine69637 There's no game+ unfortunately for this one.
@@skorpione10 how so
I thought I was the only one xd
It’s like they wanted it but then realized it cost to much to animate coats in the game for kratos
@@luukstofberg7571 probably, or it didn't work with the armor system
I feel like 2018 is more on the gameplay style with the flashy and colorful attacks and everything while Ragnarok focuses on lore accurate details like Fimbulwinter majorly effecting Kratos's arsenal
I think you should've said: Kratos's combat in 2018 is more physically active, while Ragnarok is about the many unique weapons you can use.
I might have an unpopular opinion but I think the GOW3 style graphics was best for this kind of genre (even though now it's a lot less hack&slash-y) with that extreme HDR stuff... extreme flashes and really dark shadows
honestly both are pretty amazing i feel like the 2018 one has more effects for stuff but ragnarok has more realism in a way both good tho
Because 2018 is running on pc with the highest setting..this soyboy wants ragnarock to look downgraded
@@sherwinobenza4531 oh
@@sherwinobenza4531 Nope. PC dosn't matter. Ragnarök have more quality particles. Ragnarök improved graphic in a lot of way, but the PS4 is restrain a little bit.
@@sherwinobenza4531 but the 2018 Game also works perfectly on the PS4 Pro
@@eltigre9744 it does but PC is almost always going to look better than gaming systems depending on what specs your PC has and what settings you’re running. In other words an unfair comparison with a gaming system.
Honestly I kinda miss the quick turn button instead of the button combination or assigning it to the touch pad and the clashing of the blades sounded more metallic in gow 2018 but overall I still love both
Use L3 as your quick turn
when you defend with your shield you can press the dpad down to make 180 turn
The tutorial literally tells you that you can turn quick turn on
@@latetootheparty using L3 sucks, button is harder than just pressing the down arrow, for fast players this small change sucks
@@Ieokk I agree, I tried it on L3 and kept doing it when I didn't want to. I didn't like having to hold block at first but after using it for a while, it usually works out better that you're already blocking when you turn around.
Love them both but my only nitpick with Ragnarok is I just wish they kept the same UI for your loadout and upgrades from 2018
Same. It's making it hard to play :/
They reworked the axe callback feature too. You can't hit most bells with a callback, something I used to use to solve puzzles unconventionally. No more of that...
@@davejones9469 yea... 🤦♂️
I agree. The UI looked better/more stylized in 2018 and it wasn't hard to read. Ragnarok UI feels like a downgrade.
I wish they made the UI's size adjustable.
They somehow managed to make the 2022 version even better than the 2018 one. Magical gamplay experience in both games for different reasons.
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No they didn't
4 years isn't that big of a gap too, whatever people say about graphics is overshadowed by the story and gameplay for me, which especially the story for me is so good, and they added so much gameplay, the game is insane
@@-loarado the story is not so Good its ok i played both and for me the 2018 GOW is the best
@@josueyouknow302 how
the only thing i can say is that the sound of punching the chest is way more satisfying in 2018
Yea i was disappointed by that for some odd reason.
Yea i was disappointed by that for some odd reason.
both are amazing
The fighting physics in the first one just seems more fluid to me. Plus the shield reveal does also.
The difference is only 5% tbh.. but GOW 2018 remains for centuries 🔥
I like ragnarok more
@@sftgaming9194 new game bias?
@@Zaethian both are biased
its because fimbulwinter so its different
@@Zaethian old is best bias?
The major downside is for Blades of Chaos. In 2018, their was contrasting difference between normal blades and flamed blades. Both in looks as well as damage. Once the blades would ignite, it would be SOS for enemies. Every animation felt real fire being dropped. In Ragnarok, not only they lowered the looks of it (flames look weird), the damage difference is also not significant.
There's a mechanic that I think a lot of people overlooked that you can activate whatever weapon you are holding after filling the gauge meter by pressing L1 + Triangle. It took me at least 10 hours to properly use it effectively, specially when playing on hard, so you need to keep dodging and moving all the time. But once you do there's a world of difference, in both aesthetics and damage.
@@alexpfernandes exactly .. they made it hard to use the feature.. in previous game, holding blades in stance would immolate and give massive damage.. in this one immolation is activated by triangle after avoiding damage
I agree with you but honestly that's Fimbulwinter for ya
@@morpheusdorpheusorpheuslmao
Também notei
Best detail of God War is Kratos going from boy to atreaus
Worst detail imo
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@@souleatzzz3212boi>>>>>> atreus anyday
I honestly think the combat “*looks*” better in gow 2018, because the fire and ice elements of the blades and axe were more flashy and colorful which made combat feel more powerful
But ragnarok has more combat options and more fast paced, GOW2018 combat has more cinematic feel and slow mo tho
@@Complete_Stranger7050 more combat options? Laughs in no shield skill tree
@@Complete_Stranger7050 i Said “*LOOKS*” better
@@Bcap222 you get more shield skills as you upgrade ur shield
@@Bcap222 i mean there's a whole ass new weapon that replaces the unarmed gameplay in terms of stunning, but admittedly it comes too late into the game, I hope ng+ just lets us keep it from the get go, but it is vastly more fun than hitting with a shield, though I don't get why the entire moveset from the skill tree didn't just carry over
Great video and comparison! I think what we see in Ragnarok is not improvements, just added features which could have been added in GOW 2018 in the first place.... Water physics look a little bit better, but in general, they just changed the water color in Ragnarok ....
Ragnarök is a PS4 game in 2022 unfortunately. They barely made any changes.
@@keshudioo ps5?
@@keshudioo and the story/gameplay matters more than ray tracing 8k whatever
ラグナロクの抑えめの彩度と低い色温度が好き。 最初の焚き火のシーンはため息が出た
It’s so tough to compare but one thing is definitely for sure. Both games are incredibly!!!!
My only problem with Ragnarok is that the Gold details in weapons and armour are way too yellow.
Yeah I noticed that too
I actually like that 😭
I'm gonna be honest, it looks virtually the same as in the 2018 game to me. I don't notice any real difference
Both are so good i cant see much difference to be honest
You need glasses
Right? Both look great, we're T a time where studios can push 4k, 60fps, and up the lighting. Realistic textures are not that important.
@@discopants224 oh they sure are, if rdr2 didn't had their ultra realistic textures, the game would ve probably looked kinda sccufed
Both do look great but there are definitely noticeable differences between the games graphically and general gameplay details. Does it really matter? Not really. Games are 4 years apart, changes are expected.
@@deeznutz4943 you need diapers
Only complain I have about the ax is that it doesn't sound as beefy or heavy when you recall it. I miss the whooshing and the hard slap when kratos grabs it.
Even that they changed, people from Santa Monica are legends
2018 has a better foundation like you can tell it was the start of something new so they went all out, Rag feels like I got a leash on and it’s not as in depth as 2018, exploration wise.
In terms of graphics, it's a small improvement over the previous game. That said, the reason to get this games is really to continue the story.
Keep in mind that in this video the 2018 gow is running on epic settings on a pc
Ragnarok has crazy good graphics, i beleive ragnarok is on ps5 and god of war is on pc at max settings
@@Iasonas-lo1xr Keep in my mind there is 5 years def betwen both game and the GOW ragnarok running on PS5
@@electro98 keep in mind that both games are great on all platforms
@@Iasonas-lo1xr the second is ok but The first one is Master piece i'm just saying the truth as regular player not an angry PS fanboy
The Axe returning to your hand with a thwump never fails to satisfy me
Hello, I have a request from you please continue the rdr2 crazy details video please keep the background music the same please I watched all the rdr2 crazy details videos ❤
All those improvements, yet we still stuck with our old shoes.
6:33 Jörmungard say „I know you,Ghost of sparta...Find Mimir"
7:07 Suddenly he became the God of Seizures
I wish they just kept the 2018 upgrades for the leviathan and the blades of chaos and just made way newer upgrades for harder fimblewinter enemies
True. This is my only concern as well plus the runic skills. They are all the same from 2018 and you need to reacquire them. Makes you ask what happened to the runes and upgrades you got from the first game
@@uchiha203 game explains it I'm begging fimblewinter wears down everything including magic
@@uchiha203 same thing has happened since the original GoW lol you lose everything at the beginning of every game. That's just how most games are
@@inyrui yup I'm aware of that and I accept it on a gameplay perspective but looking at the story point of view, thats kind of weird. Just telling tho, game is still awesome.
@@NikolaBevanda yes. and yet somehow you regain it somewhere and be able to use it again? would have been great if it were new set of runic attacks.
Love GOW 2018 I wished they kept the melee combat the same. That's my only gripe.
The differences is the new one super cold and lake froze and barely have the son out. The old one when it was hot when the water was unfrozen and the sun was out shows more color.
I like some things they improved like scream of Atreus when he shoots arrows are now removed and Kratos opens chests faster
That's the remaster of the 2018 that was released in January this year for PC, so that makes sense that the quality of both games are close
To be honest, some.effects even look better in the the first game! For example what I have noticed right at the beginning are the effects from the weapon when you use them less in Ragnarök, so that the first GoW had better visuals and light effects are much stronger and more beautiful! I think they have removed it because of Raytracing. Graphics didn't change that much, but all around GoW Ragnarök is quite one the best games I have played so far! I am not finished with the game yet I gotta say! :-)
Yeah this is true they are so much brighter in 4, but a lot of that could also be because the game is so much darker
Not shown here are the many tiny things that sums up and are so well balanced. Combat feels fantastic in R. , the feeling of control in every tiny step and movement. Kratos does climb faster, the even better designed flow of the game and the very best: endless interesting and funny dialogues while playing and exploring.
2018 was superior imo, I prefer it to this day not the increased physics or looks bit the story, the Gods, Baldur, Magni and Modi. Funny how Baldurs son is mentioned in Ragnarok but never shown
As someone that’s only played ragnarok idk but the bosses in 2018 just seem pretty lame to me like u had all these Greek gods who had such insane designs and powers and then Baldur just seems like some crazy guy who can’t be killed and happens to be very strong and thors sons just seem like nobodies
Plus I don’t get how the gods in 2018 would be cooler when none of them I’ve heard before it and all the super famous Norse gods Thor Heimdall and Odin r in ragnarok ig I’d have to play it to find out
@@skyrrmish6207 first play gow2018 then talk
0:58 un detalle que noto es que el filtro e iluminación fría aquí da otra percepción del realismo del modelado, en este minuto el del 2018 se ve mejor por las sombras y tal, mientras que en Ragnarok se ve un poco peor en mi opinión. Demuestra que la iluminación es fundamental en el realismo de los gráficos
That's great 💯
4:10 when cratos gets older
Gow 4 attack animation's are just awesome
Splitting hairs hey. Goes to show how flipping good 2018 is.
I noticed that since he got older in God of war regnoruk his axe got slower when it comes to words him
Only difference I see is just the weapons on 2018 is a bit more graphical than ragnarok, in terms of how much particles/lighting it gives out. Other than that, both are great! Really seems irrelevant to do a comparison on the 2. Almost like a stalemate comparison if u will lol
Both are equally fantastic 😍
No...God of war 2018 was Epic game and Excellent story But God of war Ragnarok just is a Good game and medium story
@@Ali-sn5kk Ragnarok has better story imo
@@Ali-sn5kk bruh both have a legendary story
@@Ali-sn5kk both have a good story, I felt 2018 more epic for some reason but ragnarok has more emotions imo
It's been a long time, brother
Minor graphical improvements but much more stable performance. The performance mode is pretty much locked at 60fps in Ragnarok(PS5).
i played the entire game with 120fps in 4k.
Storywise 2018 is far superior
The spooky thing is that God of War 4 (2018)'s graphics were already God-tyr! But somehow Santa Monica Studio has made Ragnarök to look even better! GOTY! 🔥❄⚡🐐
I really like how the color of the weapon runic effects are subdued as to being really vibrant in 2018; it almost looks amateurish compared to Ragnarok
In 2018 one blade of chaos is shiny and well polished But in ragnatok it is dull and rough That's fimbul winter for ya
It's because he doesn't have the weapons fully upgraded in Ragnarok, but he did in the 2018 game. Also he's in Midgard for most of this stuff and your weapons get frosty in Midgard cause the cold. In other realms they don't look as dull
@@inyrui That's fimbul winter for ya!
@@leok_is_here9681 I can't read that without hearing it in Broks voice haha. But yeah basically
Looking at @7:00. No wonder I feel swinging Blades of Chaos was too light in Ragnarok, compared to 2018. In Ragnarok there’s no “weight” on it… but in 2018 I can “feel” their impact.
Maybe kratos just got stronger
@@rickshawhaytham3279 he gets stronger as he ages so makes sense
honestly, i prefer the design of the weapons in gow 2018. The upgraded versions of the designs to be accurate
Well in the video the weapons of the second game are not fully upgraded
@@bystander5278 speaking from personal experience, ive got both the blades and the axe at lvl 9 in gow ragnarok but i still prefer max lvl designs in gow 2018
@@ufctekkers1945 fair enough
@@ufctekkers1945 Ayo Ragnarok lvl9 loooks sexy but nvm
@@opto9 Yeah legit looks like blades of athena but i miss the shiny blades of chaos in 2018
Jörmungandr using the side of a mountain as its pillow just cured my depression
Good work on both games waiting a game that put to work hard my ps5.
The Blades had way better flame effects in 2018.
you need to upgrade blade of chaos to get 2018 flame effect......2018 were fully upgraded in the video
@@nakulsingh5408 Even fully upgraded, the vfx were done better in 2018 version.
That's Fimbulwinter for ya'
@@Beeennnnniii They should've made the effects better as the Blades were upgraded though.
the flame effects when you go into fury mode in Ragnarok look like they were done with Powerpoint
both have AMAZING detail but god of war ragnarok effects and textures is just 🤩
Good Comparison 👍👍👍
Both are super consistent with each other
To be fair with the snow, there's just less of it at Kratos' house in 2018 compared to fimbulwinter in Ragnarok. Go to the top of the mountain in Midgard right before you climb up to mimirs perch. The snow there is deeeep, I remember rolling in it for ages the first time I encountered just testing the physics ahah!
I did always think that the snow in 2018 reminded me of flour.
I threw my axe at branches for like 10 minutes when I first got off the sled in the beginning of Ragnarok. Just to see the branches get chopped off
I still baffled that they dont add metallic clash sound and that semi tinnitus sound on kratos blade of chaos slam. It was so iconic
Did you get these backwards? The GFX look better in GoW than Ragnarok here... and I don't recall his axe being trimmed in gold in GoW?
Atreus became right handed on Ragnarok lol XD
2018 have more details to its environment and gameplay wise.
At 5:14 the up part of the chest when falling it make a rock hit sound,even if he clearly thrown it in water
El ragnarok tambien se ve haci por lo que esta nevado ,en cambio el del 2018 esta soleado y mejor contraste,ojala en las actualizaciones mejoren el constraste del ragnarok
i feel like the only thing that was better in bow 1018 was the particle effects
Man, Midgard looks really sad after the Fimbulwinter
Amazing
that mini-Atreus voice is one of the most unique things in GOW 2018
2018 is for me better
Yes y see more light in this game
The first. I recently went back and played it to get my platinum trophy and it's definitely superior when it comes to gameplay.
Ragnaroks overall downgraded combat is one of the reasons why I probably won’t ever pick it back up. It isn’t fun anymore.
The sound effects are so quite in ragnarok
I miss our little potato( little Atreus)
The older axe looks aesthetically better
Its look way too edgy, the fully upgraded axe in 2018 look like some goofy legendary weapon you find in zelda games
im just glad ragnorok introduced transmog for weapons since sometimes I like when it doesn’t have as much gold trimming
Tbh GOW Ragnarok is a nice DLC of GOW 2018
dlc??? ragnarok expanded SO much it’s well worthy to get the title of a sequel
@@jlyon7065 lmao, its the same gow 2018 game but with better grafics and better history. I said it, its a BIG nice DLC
@@javiermescuaguerrero not really besides its literally a sequel did u expect a revolutionary leap? 🤦🏻♂️
@@javiermescuaguerrero and better combat and better dialogue and better voice acting and better stories and better setpieces and better exploration. should i go on? it’s much more than a dlc
@@javiermescuaguerrero the game has literallt expanded on everything the first game did and made everything bigger and better. it literally has some of the best side missions since the witcher 3
its such a flawless improvement, one barely notices it.
Perfect
Both games are good. I think the older one had better color wish the new one was as rich in color as the previous game. I also understand technical issues may be the reasons for the change.
whatttt the new game has wayyyy more color than the original game. in fact one of my issues with the original game is that it didn’t have enough color variety
@@jlyon7065 yeah for real lol just look at Vanahiem. It's full of vibrant colors. Same with Jotunhiem and Svartlehiem
These examples only look less vibrant because of the dark theme they went with for fimbulwinter taking hold in Midgard. Other parts of the game are extremely vibrant and full of colour. They made sections darker and duller on purpose, and it makes sense! Very immersive too.
Side quests ,exploration , mechanics, difficulties are much better this time and Nd the axe animation too
They did a great work both in 2k18 and 2k20 I like the game a lot
Bro u legit missed so much Hacksilvers while Boating man
I’m just kind of mad at how it ended but it felt like there is going to be another one.
Ending was underwhelming tbh
They're not gonna stop milking the chiken with the golden eggs. Ragnarok was the fastest selling Playstation game
Oh, there's loads more to come and so much potential! I can see them making alternating games every 2 to 4 years for a while with Kratos in one then Atreus the next and so on until they are ready to wrap up Kratos' story and have Atreus take the lead permanently.
Definitely 2018 grapics...
The biggest different between the two is the cutting power of the axe vs the trees
Thats it! its like gta 4 and gta 5 4th always look better😊
There wasn’t much graphics improvements, just felt like more fluid and smoother experience but overall the game is better and a lot more content and all the realms felt more alive
I played Ragnarok twice in a row. If double Platinum trophies were a thing I’d have both of them… then I started the previous game again… for the 6th or 7th time lol but it’s been a long time since I played it and boy I tell ya Ragnarok feels soooo much better. Just throwing the axe feels so much better but even so BOTH of those games will forever have a special place in my heart. I bet I’ll play Ragnarok for a third time after I platinum the 4th one for the 5th time
Question do any of the items from God of War 4 carryover to Ragnarok?
No
Chaos blades
Is the gameplay for both being captured on the PS5?
The weapon sound in 2018 is better than 2022
The axe return has more power on impact makes it feel…well more powerful
in the snow physics of the old god of war, why the shadow was judglingv with the snow 😅😅😂😂
The golden axe looks so cool, why isn’t it same in ragnarok?😢
It is it’s just whoever is playing hasn’t fully upgraded it yet
Wow the world serpent looks good on rag
I like 2018
I like 2018 a littel more because of the story
Ragnarok looks so much better. Especially snow scenes. Also overall design is improved.
Are both versions PS5 or GoW 2018 is on PC?