Asgard's Wrath

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 87
  3. Negative: 10 out of 87

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  1. zopilord
    Oct 15, 2019
    6
    Cant believe the scores this game is getting, This is NOT how you make a VR game its has so little interactions that could only be possible in vr, the combat is laughable like seriously, Feels like you have a wall as a sword and the same with the shield, you can block attacks even if your shield is way off because the hitboxes are crap, Story is pretty meh, movement is slow. but i cantCant believe the scores this game is getting, This is NOT how you make a VR game its has so little interactions that could only be possible in vr, the combat is laughable like seriously, Feels like you have a wall as a sword and the same with the shield, you can block attacks even if your shield is way off because the hitboxes are crap, Story is pretty meh, movement is slow. but i cant get past the horrible combat. feels like a 2016 game.… Expand
  2. jcaimbridge
    Oct 11, 2019
    6
    Flat game with a VR perspective and very rudimentary VR mechanics. This might be cool for your first or second VR experience (when the "ooo stereoscopy" thing is novel enough to overwhelm all of VR's current issues) but stuff like this will leave people thinking VR is a gimmick. When we're this early on in VR tech, you need to actually take advantage of VR if you want people to use itFlat game with a VR perspective and very rudimentary VR mechanics. This might be cool for your first or second VR experience (when the "ooo stereoscopy" thing is novel enough to overwhelm all of VR's current issues) but stuff like this will leave people thinking VR is a gimmick. When we're this early on in VR tech, you need to actually take advantage of VR if you want people to use it for more than a few months.

    I trudged through it just so I could give it a fair review but otherwise I would not want to tolerate VR for this. So I'm not too harsh on it I'll rate it as a flat game: As a flat game this would be 6/10.    … Expand
  3. Acquire
    Jan 17, 2021
    5
    Nothing about this game requires it to be VR. It just is for some reason. The gameplay contains minimal VR interactions or mechanics. The combat system is a joke with how simple it is and how massive hitboxes are. The rest of the game is a decent action adventure game that's nothing spectacular and if anything suffers from the oversimplifications or cumbersome mechanics introduced byNothing about this game requires it to be VR. It just is for some reason. The gameplay contains minimal VR interactions or mechanics. The combat system is a joke with how simple it is and how massive hitboxes are. The rest of the game is a decent action adventure game that's nothing spectacular and if anything suffers from the oversimplifications or cumbersome mechanics introduced by making this game VR. This is the epitome of "VR is a gimmick" type games and it's not something should be applauded.… Expand
  4. DudDOOD
    May 24, 2020
    6
    Original review:
    A feast for the eyes which is running low on budget. The further you progress the more obvious it becomes. It's like a lot more was initially planned than we see. Chests are not quite rewarding, wasting a key to get a potion, wait what? Exploration is mostly worth it to only see new incredibly beautiful locations. Boss fights become shorter instead of the opposite, it's    Original review:
    A feast for the eyes which is running low on budget. The further you progress the more obvious it becomes. It's like a lot more was initially planned than we see. Chests are not quite rewarding, wasting a key to get a potion, wait what? Exploration is mostly worth it to only see new incredibly beautiful locations. Boss fights become shorter instead of the opposite, it's like epicness is slowly deflating with story progressing.
    Difficulty is poorly balanced. On medium difficulty you have to break the armor in order to kill your opponents, but on easy it's like the easiest of all easy?
    "I can't carry anymore" - is the most popular line you will hear in game. Why did they do that to us? Apparently wanted to be different even if it does not make any sense.
    Lacks feedback on weapon hit not only in battle but also with crates. You just wiggle through it and can't say for sure if it's a bug or a feature.
    Auto equip is annoying. I want to use Siri' rocket fist, but instead I am grabbing a sword on my hip which I didn't even equip. In other words, there was not enough testing and analyzing in development of gameplay

    After Alyx release Oculus exclusives look like a scam. AW is something carefully developed in the beginning and then maybe new deadlines or unexpected expenses or both killed it. Can be fun, if you are new to vr, true. But people who are new to vr should try Alyx first.
    For vr games as of today 8 out 10.
    For flat games it would be 6 out of 10.
    For fake promises, possibly fake reviews and broken rating counter on Oculus Store that makes AW rating appear higher than it actually is, it's 4 out of 10 at best.

    Why would one be annoyed with suboptimal exclusive experience? Because Oculus is mainly a gaming platform like Playstation or Nintendo. They have to preserve the reputation of their hardware and that's why if they are going to have exclusives, they have to support developers of these exclusives. Don't even get me started on Stormland.

    Edit: I didn't mention that the price felt outrageous to me. However, with time passing, memories of this game are still fresh and it was superfun and really immersive despite the drawbacks. For example after this game I played Witcher 3 for the first time just to compare(I don't like fantasy settings anyway and was never interested) and I already forgot my witcher experience.
    it's probably 9 out of 10 for 20 usd. The issue is my personal tbh, it's not like I don't have the money to pay 40 for games, it's just in my country steam and epic store sell games twice cheaper, so I am just not used to pay 40.    … Expand

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 9, 2019
    89
    One of the best VR experiences so far.
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Dec 9, 2019
    90
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 5, 2019
    90
    Asgard's Wrath is THE Action RPG that every VR enthusiast was waiting for. Sanzaru delivers a true AAA experience and maybe the best VR game ever!
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