10 Reasons God Of War Is The PS4's Best Exclusive

2. Stunning Sound Design

If you play this game with a beefy surround sound system or a high-end set of headphones, you're in for a real treat, because it's an unqualified triumph of audio engineering.

From the gorgeous musical score to the lush sound effects and top-tier voice acting, God of War is an aural masterpiece, only heightening the already staggering immersion of the game's face-meltingly awesome visuals.

While Horizon Zero Dawn came close to similar plaudits but fell short with some disappointing wooden vocal performances, here every single aspect of the game's sound design works in magnificent concert with one another.

Particular praise should go to Bear McCreary, whose musical score is a work of sublimely epic beauty, and Christopher Judge, whose performance as Kratos pays tribute to Terrence C. Carson's gritty performance from the previous games, while not merely serving up a lazy imitation.