Can you Go Back and Explore after Beating God of War Ragnarok?
After completion of God of War Ragnarok, players are wondering whether they can go back and explore the nine realms or if they are forced to end their adventure right after finishing the main campaign. Fortunately, the developers of the game have assured that there is no final curtain on the story for Kratos and Atreus, and players are allowed to continue exploring.
Free Exploration
- In an interview, Santa Monica Studio’s Communication Manager, Eric Williams revealed that "You will have a chance to backtrack and do some of these optional objectives and side stuff once you’ve completed the story".
- Williams emphasized that exploration is a big part of God of War and it’s something we highly encourage and want players to keep exploring and finding".
- This free exploration feature allows players to relive their favorite levels and missions, or return to places they missed and conquer what they couldn’t beforehand.
Unlocking Realm Maps and Side Quests
- Ratatoskr, the charismatic squirrel companion, will often stop by your base Village of the Vandals, offering new assignments, Favor Requests, and Side Quests.
- Finishing the main story might lock doors but provides free traversal throughout the realms, sans boss fights.
- Certain Realm Maps, like Alfheim and Jotunheim’s realms map require your main quest completion to interact, offering new paths of exploration.
- Additional Tips:
- Reaching the end boss without 100% loot is acceptable, but re-clearing the game does reveal the remaining collectibles and upgrades.
- To exit the game freely after beating the main storyline, interact with **Ivaldi’s Workshop (Godheim Level Gate).
Other Secrets and Collectibles to Find
- Players might not have noticed previously: the Vehicles, Valkyries, and Draugr are still conquerable post-story completion with an alternative approach.
- Take note that all Side Quests, Enthrallments, Favor Requests, and collectible paths (e.g. God’s Realm, Mountain Crawler, and Hrym’s Realm Quest) become accessible after meeting Ratatoskr.
- Unlocks for Secret Areas, Hidden Enemies, Easter Egg Boss Battles, and numerous additional rewards await those adventurous souls eager to explore thoroughly.
- Additional Areas: Midgard’s Asgardian Gate, World Tree’s Realm, Allfire Lake, and much more still remain to delve.
Conclusion
Ultimately, there is no endpoint forcing fans out from completing story progression or exploration. Continuing adventure allows players to fine-tune their skills God’s Realm, replay preferred parts, and fill missing Favor’s Ledger, Vandergraff’s Ledger entries, or Godreccian’s Ledger collections**, unlocking the full picture God of War Ragnarök had in store.
From re-fighting bosses to re-experience their victories, the sky is still the limit!
With that, we bid adieu now for another thrilling journey but encourage fellow adventurers to Go Explore and dive head-first into the magnificent worlds and realms of GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK!