Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 109
  3. Negative: 26 out of 109

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  1. GamingHistory
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Great, fun game as expected, youtubers keep hating it, just like they did with Valhalla, but that's just how it is now. Every new Ubisoft game will be sht on by youtubers until 2030, because they just can't help themselves. They wont stop hating until Ubisoft goes back to AC 1 style, but thankfully that will never happen. If it was up to me, i think they should go back to something thatGreat, fun game as expected, youtubers keep hating it, just like they did with Valhalla, but that's just how it is now. Every new Ubisoft game will be sht on by youtubers until 2030, because they just can't help themselves. They wont stop hating until Ubisoft goes back to AC 1 style, but thankfully that will never happen. If it was up to me, i think they should go back to something that would be combination of Black Flag story/combat and Unity parkour. But i take Valhalla and Dawn of Ragnarok any day over AC 1. You shouldn't care at all what some youtubers think, you should decide what you like. Valhalla was great and this is also solid, best out of all expansions imo. So my advice for AC fans would be - Ignore negative youtubers and enjoy great games, easy.… Expand
  2. lazerdragon
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Thank you Ubisoft for releasing another fun, entertaining video game, that doesn't have bosses that take 7 hours to beat. While other companies release just boring, outdated games (Horizon, Dying Light 2, Elden Ring), i knew i could rely on Ubisoft releasing something that is actually fun to play. Some whiners say all the time "huh Ubisoft should learn from other companies" ummm no. It'sThank you Ubisoft for releasing another fun, entertaining video game, that doesn't have bosses that take 7 hours to beat. While other companies release just boring, outdated games (Horizon, Dying Light 2, Elden Ring), i knew i could rely on Ubisoft releasing something that is actually fun to play. Some whiners say all the time "huh Ubisoft should learn from other companies" ummm no. It's the other way around. Other companies should learn from Ubisoft, how to make actually fun games.… Expand
  3. cool_cool
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Lmao IGN review is hypocrisy at it's finest. They complain that while story is good, it still feels like Valhalla and they give it 6/10. But when Elden Ring feels like Dark Souls 3, then that's completely fine? lmao. Good game, just avoid negative reviews i guess, especially IGN apparently.
  4. runescapefrever
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    In times where gaming is pretty much dying and bunch of gamers (hopefully it's minority) think that every game should have only Souls combat (because apparenly game is boring, if it doesn't take you 20 hours to fight one boss), i'm glad that there's still Ubisoft. Honestly without Ubisoft i might give up gaming and only come back when Rockstar releases something (and that's like once everyIn times where gaming is pretty much dying and bunch of gamers (hopefully it's minority) think that every game should have only Souls combat (because apparenly game is boring, if it doesn't take you 20 hours to fight one boss), i'm glad that there's still Ubisoft. Honestly without Ubisoft i might give up gaming and only come back when Rockstar releases something (and that's like once every 8 years). Capcom is always hit or miss and there really isn't much else. Maybe Dead Space remake delivers (hopefully), Days Gone was amazing, but didn't get a sequel, because it was an actual game and not enough movie. Sony movie games in general don't interest me, it's like playing interactive cutscenes. Ubisoft is only one of those companies who actually makes lots of games every year. Of course not all of them hit the mark, but ones that do, are great. This is one of the good ones.… Expand
  5. Marr08
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing world and abilities. The raven shapeshifting is the coolest thing since Zelda BOTW glider. More AC Valhalla is more fun for me. There is a lot in this DLC and I think that the price is worth it since people pay a lot more on cosmetics in other games or even in this game. On PC the Ubisoft+ is perfect way to enjoy this if you do not afford 40 dollars. I am happy to see more fantasyAmazing world and abilities. The raven shapeshifting is the coolest thing since Zelda BOTW glider. More AC Valhalla is more fun for me. There is a lot in this DLC and I think that the price is worth it since people pay a lot more on cosmetics in other games or even in this game. On PC the Ubisoft+ is perfect way to enjoy this if you do not afford 40 dollars. I am happy to see more fantasy stuff in the game.… Expand
  6. whatevr
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Good game, doesn't reinvent the wheel, but as game reviewers have already stated, innovation is completely overrated and even unnecessary as Elden Ring got 95 on Metacritic by using the same animations and graphics from Dark Souls 3. So it's only fair, that Ubisoft doesn't really need to make completely new mechanics either, as Valhalla already was solid game. So it's only fair that theyGood game, doesn't reinvent the wheel, but as game reviewers have already stated, innovation is completely overrated and even unnecessary as Elden Ring got 95 on Metacritic by using the same animations and graphics from Dark Souls 3. So it's only fair, that Ubisoft doesn't really need to make completely new mechanics either, as Valhalla already was solid game. So it's only fair that they can use some of that same stuff here as well, while also making fun new game.… Expand
  7. Apocalypse666
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    This is a great installment in the already large Valhalla. People say they don't need fantasy, this is not AC, this should be included in the gamepass... I say this is an incredible expansion with enough content and new features to be sold separately. Kuddos for Dawn of Ragnarok!
  8. ckgamer
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    Ignore ign review it’s much better than whole season pass content a must try dlc for the best assassin creed game
    Ok just competed the game and it’s totally half baked. the story is finished where I thought it’s only half of this game! wtf Ubisoft finish this game with a second part also it’s not 40 hours long it’s around 20ish ..
  9. PavelH
    Mar 16, 2022
    10
    Well, technically a 9.5/10 due to bugs but a solid DLC and well worth the money. The writing is very solid, the quests are solid, exploration and combat are much better, especially exploration which isn't good in the base game. Good stuff, easily the best paid Valhalla DLC so far.
  10. RB18_Fores
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    A terrible addition. It sucks. I don't want to play this game. This is squalor. Ubisoft all disappeared. A delusional plot, just an unreal schizophrenic plot, I would say. You promised something completely different. Where is Asasin Creed? Why are you doing such crap. How can you try it for such an overpray. The add-on is not worth a single grain of its money. 40 dollars for running for 15A terrible addition. It sucks. I don't want to play this game. This is squalor. Ubisoft all disappeared. A delusional plot, just an unreal schizophrenic plot, I would say. You promised something completely different. Where is Asasin Creed? Why are you doing such crap. How can you try it for such an overpray. The add-on is not worth a single grain of its money. 40 dollars for running for 15 hours to beat enemies and collect activity. You just stupidly copied everything from the main game, and stuffed it into the time of Odin. Shame, Ubisoft, close your divisions and the whole company already. Stop burying a wonderful series in the ****… Expand
  11. iankemp
    Mar 19, 2022
    2
    The first time I'm annoyed to have spent money on an Assassins Creed. These "dream" fantasy worlds are nothing new in the last trilogy, but this one I didn't like at all. You are first introduced to a boss fight, if you normally play on max difficulty it is annoying at first, because for boss fights where you have to learn the attack patterns I might as well play Elden Ring. The game worldThe first time I'm annoyed to have spent money on an Assassins Creed. These "dream" fantasy worlds are nothing new in the last trilogy, but this one I didn't like at all. You are first introduced to a boss fight, if you normally play on max difficulty it is annoying at first, because for boss fights where you have to learn the attack patterns I might as well play Elden Ring. The game world is built more vertically and you need the new skills for different tasks, but you can only have 2 equipped, so you first have to find the matching skill again and loot it from the enemy. Also, you can run out of energy in the process and have to gather it first. This all makes the game bulky and cumbersome and you are constantly slowed down in a rather annoying way. The travelling is convoluted and bulky. The puzzles, switch locations just stand around and offer nothing motivating to complete them. You can get away with it all because it's a dream but it's now pretty far away from "assassin" gameplay and I didn't enjoy this world, character and content at all. Too bad, Ubisoft.… Expand
  12. changetheworld_
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Only company that actually releases multiple games each year and each time certain type of "gamers" try to sht on them, while actually everyone buys their games anyway. I bet Ubisoft haters are those same losers who think that Elden Ring is most innovative game of all time, 2013 graphics and 2016 combat, "innovative at it's finest". Ubisoft at least tries.
  13. wasich
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    Solid DLC. Funny to watch some people here complain "huh i hate this game, so nobody can like it! Must be bots!" Lmao. Just cause you have bad taste in video games, is literally your personal problem and honestly i'm not surprised that Ubisoft fans are finally making new accounts here to protect their favorite games, because compared to Sony Movie games, Ubisoft fans have never cared forSolid DLC. Funny to watch some people here complain "huh i hate this game, so nobody can like it! Must be bots!" Lmao. Just cause you have bad taste in video games, is literally your personal problem and honestly i'm not surprised that Ubisoft fans are finally making new accounts here to protect their favorite games, because compared to Sony Movie games, Ubisoft fans have never cared for user scores on some sites, these games sell millions anyway, people are too busy playing these games than caring about some useless user scores on some websites. But it has been pretty obvious that in recent years some 40 y old virgins are endlessly trying to hate Ubisoft games (for whatever lame reasons they have), so i'm absolutely not surprised that Ubisoft fans are finally trying to say that "this is not okay basically, this mindless hating has literally gone too far", so they are clearly making new accounts, so they could express that they DO like this game. I know it might be shocking concept to some people, but gamers actually have different taste in gaming. I almost feel it's kind of cringe that i have to explain something so obvious, but why not i guess. Either way, solid DLC.… Expand
  14. tony690
    Mar 15, 2022
    0
    Another **** dlc from ubisoft. I don't know, how some people like this dlc, how they rate this s**t on 10/10. No lore, no logic. How they may call it "Assasins Creed"? No words more.
  15. Naveless
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    another **** dlc from ubisoft. This game is pretty garbage and again there are ubi bots that put 10 points to this misunderstanding. Their accounts are fresh and there is only one review
  16. 0wn3df1x
    Mar 20, 2022
    6
    AC Odyssey w all DLCs took 200 hours (100+100) to complete.
    AC Valhalla w all DLC have only 163 hours. 90+73 hours of 2 DLCs from the season pass, all sorts of free additional tasks and Dawn of Ragnarok.
    Ubisoft said it's "the most ambitious expansion in the history of the series". in my opinion, this is a blatant lie. In terms of scale, this addition was not even close to the Fate of    AC Odyssey w all DLCs took 200 hours (100+100) to complete.
    AC Valhalla w all DLC have only 163 hours. 90+73 hours of 2 DLCs from the season pass, all sorts of free additional tasks and Dawn of Ragnarok.
    Ubisoft said it's "the most ambitious expansion in the history of the series". in my opinion, this is a blatant lie. In terms of scale, this addition was not even close to the Fate of Atlantis from Odyssey. Their attempt to sell this DLC not in a season pass, but separately, citing its scale, also does not stand up to criticism. In terms of scale, this expansion is the same as the previous Siege of Paris DLC. Nothing justifies releasing this expansion on its own rather than in the Season Pass. The plot is frankly weak, throughout the DLC there is only one strong cutscene, but it does not justify a separate sale. And the DLC itself is frankly weak, like Valhalla itself. 6/10.    … Expand
  17. Razrback16
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    Cons:

    * More woke nonsense about the patriarchy basically as soon as you launch the game with some of the female dwarves whining about not everyone being able to be male, lol. This stuff is just insufferable. No wonder the writers are striking - companies don't want to pay them to come up with this nonsense as it just ticks people off. Automatic huge negative hit to the score for    Cons:

    * More woke nonsense about the patriarchy basically as soon as you launch the game with some of the female dwarves whining about not everyone being able to be male, lol. This stuff is just insufferable. No wonder the writers are striking - companies don't want to pay them to come up with this nonsense as it just ticks people off. Automatic huge negative hit to the score for anything woke like this in the game. This stuff is why I haven't paid for a Ubisoft game in over 5 years. I'll keep borrowing copies of games I want to check out until Ubisoft course corrects on this kind of silliness.
    * This mystical dreamworld stuff does not belong in an Assassin's Creed game. Ubisoft really needs to stop copying Witcher 3 - they've made three of these in a row now. Let's get back to actual Assassin's Creed at some point, please.
    * The new mechanics for "Hugr" (special powers you get in the dream world) are pretty annoying. Not fun, and a number of the objectives are tied to gaining and using these goofy powers like flying around as a Raven, etc...just bad mechanics overall that, again, have no business in an Assassin's Creed game. I remember when Assassin's Creed developers wouldn't even give Altair a crossbow in AC1 simply because it wouldn't have made realistic sense for the time period. Would love to see Ubisoft get back to having things make sense.
    * Requires Ubisoft Connect to launch the game.
    * Inexplicable use of your raiding crew in this dreamworld...no real narrative explanation so it doesn't fit very well at all as an activity.

    Pros:

    * Hunting down the different Shelters was fun. Would like to see more integration with Assassin lore, though in future games as these last 3 games have not felt even remotely like Assassin's Creed games.
    * Thought the "Rage Axe" skill was awesome outside of the lightning effect - I love when the fighting has cool moves put in that you can use - I just don't like the mythical nonsense with forces of nature like lightning, fire, etc.

    Final Rating: 5/10    … Expand
  18. Sepherim
    Mar 16, 2023
    5
    Dawn of Ragnarok acaba en un punto intermedio para mi gusto. Por un lado, a nivel de juego tiene algunas innovaciones interesantes, como las habilidades que tienes como Odin, pero también tiene algunas cosas muy frustrantes (especialmente algunos bossess y la continua presencia de fuego). Pero sobretodo es cuestión de trama, porque la historia en si no está mal, pero en realidad no aportaDawn of Ragnarok acaba en un punto intermedio para mi gusto. Por un lado, a nivel de juego tiene algunas innovaciones interesantes, como las habilidades que tienes como Odin, pero también tiene algunas cosas muy frustrantes (especialmente algunos bossess y la continua presencia de fuego). Pero sobretodo es cuestión de trama, porque la historia en si no está mal, pero en realidad no aporta nada a la historia del juego. Lo cual empeora teniendo en cuenta que, como siempre ocurre cuando juegas con Odín, lo cierto es que no se siente para nada que estés jugando con un Dios ya que tiene las mismas habilidades, equipo y todo que Eivor (y si juegas con el Eivor masculino como yo, incluso la misma skin en todo momento). Con lo cual se pierde la oportunidad de contar más de la historia de Odin en el universo de AC y tampoco se consigue que uno se sienta que está jugando con un Dios/Isu.

    Gráficamente y a nivel de diseño está bastante bien, y el mapa es razonablemente grande y tiene poco que grindear. El sonido cumple como siempre, la nueva variedad de enemigos es bienvenida, así como el nuevo equipo y la posibilidad de subir equipo antiguo a nivel divino.

    Pero no tengo nada claro que todo esto valga la pena y no sea una oportunidad desperdiciada. Por eso acabo a medio camino, sin tener muy claro cómo sentirme al respecto. Sin duda, lo que está claro es que no vale el precio que tiene, si te interesa más AC, espera a que esté rebajado. Un 5    … Expand
  19. Kelen
    Apr 24, 2023
    3
    [PL]
    3/10 - Słaby
    (po ok. 1,5h grania, bez ukończenia dodatku) Akcja całego dodatku toczy się w naćpanej wizji, więc gramy Havim. Wątki z nim związane były najnudniejszą fabularnie częścią gry, więc po ok 1,5h grania zrezygnowałem i nie zamierzam wracać. Rzuciłem okiem na walkthrough na YT i potwierdził moje dotychczasowe odczucia - nuda! A z plusów to duży jak na DLC: dosyć    [PL]
    3/10 - Słaby
    (po ok. 1,5h grania, bez ukończenia dodatku)

    Akcja całego dodatku toczy się w naćpanej wizji, więc gramy Havim.
    Wątki z nim związane były najnudniejszą fabularnie częścią gry, więc po ok 1,5h grania zrezygnowałem i nie zamierzam wracać.

    Rzuciłem okiem na walkthrough na YT i potwierdził moje dotychczasowe odczucia - nuda!

    A z plusów to duży jak na DLC: dosyć długi, dochodzi kolejny poziom ulepszenia przedmiotów, kilka umiejętności całkiem nowego typu do aktywowania    … Expand
  20. PavelHr
    Mar 31, 2023
    9
    The best DLC of the bunch. It wholly deals with the fantastical parts of Valhalla which to me were the only interesting parts of Valhalla. If you enjoyed the England portions, you can safely skip this DLC but otherwise a great purchase.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. CD-Action
    Apr 11, 2022
    70
    In terms of its size Dawn of Ragnarok is a full-fledged, traditional expansion we used to see back in the day rather than a typical modern DLC. It offers a surprisingly good story but the mythological setting didn’t bring any substantial changes to the gameplay. It’s just more of Valhalla and while I enjoyed the base game I’ve simply had enough of Vikings by now.
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  2. GamersRD
    Mar 31, 2022
    75
    Dawn Of Ragnarok is an extremely ambitious expansion that could be categorized as a stand-alone game. With a significant playtime that fluctuates between some very funny and somewhat tedious, the gameplay can be very unique and immersive.
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  3. PC Invasion
    Mar 21, 2022
    60
    While Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok has some brilliant ideas, it's far from the epic expansion that you'd want it to be. It's hampered by reused mechanics and a story that's woefully disconnected from your main character's arc.
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