God of Warfare is (lastly) coming to PC on Friday however evaluations are dwell now, and in case there was any doubt it is excellent: “The most effective model of a implausible recreation,” we stated in our 90% review, “proof that the PC is the final word videogame unifier, and a fantastic reminder of how the platform can deliver out the perfect in video games.” In brief, if you have not performed God of Warfare and also you wish to, that is the model to play.
In case you’re nonetheless not satisfied, perhaps it will assist: quarter-hour of God of Warfare gameplay on PC, rendered in wonderful 4K at 60 fps. It is not new—God of Warfare initially launched on the PS4 in 2018—however holy cow, does it look good: All the pieces from the armor and weapon textures to Kratos’ ratty beard is razor-sharp and extremely detailed, and all of it flows like water, too.
In fact, you will want some beefy {hardware} to drag that off: The full system requirements are here, however the beneficial spec for 4K/60fps gameplay features a GTX 3080 (10GB) or RX 6800XT (16GB), an Intel Core i9 9900K (8 core 3.6Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (16 core 3.5Ghz) CPU, and 16GB of RAM. That is not nothing, however should you can put all of it collectively you are going to have one significantly fairly recreation in your palms.
Again to the trailer: I have not performed God of Warfare so I am unsure what’s taking place right here, however issues actually get turned as much as 11 on the 10-minute mark, when some man who appears like Kratos’ hard-living older brother exhibits up. At first I anticipated some vaguely sinister dialog, like when Geralt met Gaunter O’Dimm in The Witcher 3, however no: Tattoo Man (who is definitely the Norse Aesir god Baldr) completely rocks Kratos with a vicious uppercut, kicking off a brawl that goes on for almost 4 minutes and escalates by a number of more and more alarming levels. When the combat first began I assumed it was all a bit foolish; by the point Kratos used Baldr’s head to pound a giant gap by a large boulder I used to be on the sting of my seat. It is a lot of enjoyable.
God of Warfare debuts on PC on January 14. It is preloadable now on Steam (it is also accessible on Epic, however and not using a preload possibility) and can unlock at 8 am PT/11 am ET. For international launch timings, hit up our full rundown of God of War PC unlock times.
