The new game in the Sony Santa Monica saga is selling at unprecedented levels in the UK, one of the world’s leading markets.

Just a few days ago, the long-awaited “God of War Ragnarok” finally arrived. It’s the direct sequel to the title that reinvented the Sony SONY PlayStation saga in 2018.

The fans’ expectations skyrocketed, all the more so when they saw the positive reactions from the global trade press a few days before the start:

“‘Ragnarok’ defies all odds and manages to surpass its predecessor in every respect“, claims Katcy Stephan at diversity, before scoring the game 10/10. said Gene Park The Washington Post the “It’s also one of those rare stories in any medium where the second experience is better than the first.”

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On the other hand, Shaan wrote to Joshi We’ve got that covered He said that “God of War Ragnarok has his fingers in a lot of cake, tackling weighty issues including generational abuse and trauma, dealing with grief and loss, and how compassion can be a strength and not a weakness.”

Finally, Pablo Vecchio claimed to the Latin American news media Press Over that “it’s a masterclass in script and acting execution, an example of how to build good side quests that complement the main story, with an addictive and frantic combat rhythm.”

The partial sale data

If we add up the above remarks on the highest quality of the video game released in 2018, the result could be nothing but a sales explosion. At least this was confirmed by the graphics company GfK in gaming industry.

According to the leading German consumer data company “God of War Ragnarok” is already the biggest launch in the history of the UK franchise. And this is not an insignificant fact, since it is the thirteenth release of the saga in this territory considering the originals, portable versions and remasterings.

“Day 1 of physical sales…