God of war 4 is popularly known for its satisfying brutal combat and long history of Kratos. It was released back on 20 April 2018 and instantly became PS4 best-selling game of 2018.
It’s a Sony exclusive game developed by Santa Monica Studios which is available only on PS4. God of war 4 is one of PS4 game which PC users are desperately waiting to play.
But don’t feel down because now it is 100% possible to play God of War 4 on PC even though it’s a PS4 exclusive. But before getting into how to play on PC, let’s learn more about God of War 4.
God of war is originally based on Greek Mythology and 1st part was instant success when it came in 2005. People loved how unique and new combat style God of War 1 brought for gamers.
After seeing the success of God of war 1, Santa Monica Studio produced 2 more continuous sequels: God of war 2 and God of war 3 which all shared the same plot and storyline.
What is the Story/Plot of God of war 4 on PC?
God of war 4 is story of a young boy and father. Kratos is now father of a boy name Atreus and his wife died leaving them both alone with each other. Kratos looks very old but wise in god of war 4 which takes the game next level.
Before Kratos wife died her last wish was to get ashes of her corpse spread across the highest peak of the nine realms. To fulfil her only last wish Kratos and Atreus gets on the journey towards the highest peak of the nine realms.
Its story takes place in a different world than last parts. Previous god of war sequels Santa Monica Studio used Greek Mythology and all world settings and monsters according to that time. In God of war 4 you will experience a fully new Norse Mythology timeframe with snowy mountains.
Even though Atreus is son of Kratos but still kid got no clue about his father’s history or being a bit specific that Kratos is “GOD OF WAR”. Kratos always treats Atreus in a strict and hard way because he wants to prepare Atreus for his better future.
What is the new gameplay in God of war 4 on PC?
Main weapons of Kratos in previous God of war games used to be the Blades of Chaos and the Blade of Olympus. But in god of war 4 the combat weapon is fully changed to magical axe which is given to Kratos by Atreus mother.
Now you can hit any monsters with your badass axe and it feels really powerful too whenever you are killing any monsters. You can throw the axe towards enemies too anytime and it will automatically come back in your hand just like a boomerang.
For Defence from monsters you have a shield in your one hand which automatically opens and closes by pressing a button. It can be used for attacking purpose too in times. Atreus helps by shooting magical arrows towards enemies which helps many times.
All creatures and monsters like Trolls, dragons and many more which looks so similar with the timeframe of Norse Mythology that makes fighting every enemy so dam interesting.
What’s new with graphics in God of war 4 on PC?
God of war 4 is based on Norse mythology which is full of beautiful snow mountains and some places full with lush green plants. Norse mythology is the same timeframe when people used to worship Odin king of Asgard and father of mighty Thor.
Its graphics are so smooth that it looks like high-end animated movie which you can play and control. All locations and different realms are made with so much detailing that it looks like a masterpiece.
All character designs look like some serious work which is so enjoyable. Gameplay of kratos and Atreus is smooth as butter with extremely good graphics. If you look at Kratos Axe closely you will see it’s detailed engraving which looks cool.
How to play god of war 4 on pc using legit way?
God of war 4 is sony exclusive game which means it is never going to launch on PC anytime soon. This is how everyone thinks about this situation but luckily sony playstation also provided a pretty good solution for this problem too.
Sony Playstation started offering a service called “Playstation now” which lets you play PS4 exclusive GOD OF WAR 4 on your PC without any problems. It’s not limited to just God of war game you can play any PS4 exclusive game on your PC using this service.
These are steps to start playing God of war 4 on your PC:
- Download the Playstation Now app for PC from this link
- Buy any 2nd hand PS4 controller from market for cheap price and connect it with your computer.
- Make a Playstation Network Account to login into PS Now and save progress of your games.
- BOOM! You are all set to start playing God of war 4 on PC now
You can go on PS Now official website for more information – PlayStation Now
What the most interesting part you don’t need high-end PC to play god of war 4 on PC. These are requirements listed by PS Plus:
Minimum Specs
- Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
- Core i3 2.0 GHz
- 300 MB of available storage
- 2 GB of RAM
- Sound card; USB port
Recommended Specs
- Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
- 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.8 GHz AMD A10 or faster
- 300 MB or more of available storage
- 2 GB or more of RAM
- Sound card; USB port
This is big deal for PC Players who were desperate to play PS4 exclusive games like God of war 4, Uncharted and many more.
