Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok

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  1. 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 ..
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
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  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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