After you finish the « Old Friends » mission, God of War Ragnarok gives you a choice: Go to Alfheim, Niflheim, or back to Svartalfheim? Here’s what to do.
You don’t have to play much of God of War Ragnarök before hitting a fork in the road. About six hours in, you’re given the option to venture forth into one of two new realms (Alfheim or Niflheim) or to comb back through the one you just spent hours in (Svartalfheim). The game implores you to “choose carefully.” But here’s the truth: You don’t really have to be careful about it at all.
As you make your way through Ragnarök, you’ll encounter mystic gateways, which allow you to fast-travel around the nine realms. (In a welcome change from God of War: You don’t need to route through a central area to bounce between realms.) To unlock new realms, you need to track down realm-specific Yggdrasil seeds, most of which you earn automatically by progressing through the story.
