Ragnarok is excellent and absolutely worth the money, but after 2 playthroughs, and another bang through the first one, I think I prefer God of War overall.
Ragnarok leans too heavily on its story over action/setpiece/spectacle (all of which are lacking in comparison) and, while the VAs are impeccable, the environments and atmosphere remain incredible, the world is still very compelling and I was delighted to see more of it, the quality of the writing is *NOT* up to par for story-driven titles these days.
Compared to, say, ToLU, A Plague Tale Innocence/Requiem, or even its predecessor it felt really hackneyed in the big beats. It feels incredibly odd criticising God of War for lacking depth or nuance in its storytelling, but they rather dug their own grave there. Or Faye's grave.
Plus, *certain* sections were too frequent, endgame is non-existent and the fast travel is still ****.
Tldr: it's really, really really ******* good, but it ain't perfect.