A shock PlayStation 5 sport that simply launched as a part of a large franchise has obtained some surprisingly unfavourable opinions.
What PS5 motion sport is getting dangerous opinions?
God of Conflict Sons of Sparta, the shock two-dimensional Metroidvania sport that’s set within the iconic world of God of Conflict, was introduced and shadow dropped on the identical time on February 12, 2026. The pixelated journey sport survives as a prequel to the complete God of Conflict collection and follows Kratos’ journey via the Spartan navy.
Sadly, the sport doesn’t appear to be garnering a lot in the way in which of optimistic opinions. On Metacritic, the sport holds a 70 rating, however has obtained extra combined opinions than anything. Many reward the sport’s tight platforming and use of the Metroidvania style, however lament its lack of including something new to the style or delivering any uniqueness to the sport as a complete.
GamesRadar+’s Oscar Taylor-Kent stated the sport “struggles to ship on the perfect of God of Conflict or the perfect the Metroidvania style has to supply,” whereas CGMagazine’s Zubi Khan known as it “a strong outing that takes the franchise into a brand new route whereas feeling a bit too protected and by the numbers for fanatics of the style to really admire.”
Ought to its rating not enhance a bit, Sons of Sparta would have the designation of being the worst-reviewed sport within the God of Conflict franchise. Beforehand, that was held by the PlayStation 3 sport God of Conflict: Ascension, which launched in 2013. Alongside Sons of Sparta’s launch, developer Santa Monica Studio additionally introduced {that a} God of Conflict Trilogy Remake was within the works, with all three of the unique sport set to be redone.
