Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 174 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Jt0429
    Mar 11, 2022
    8
    Good-
    One of the best settings we have ever seen in a Assassin's Creed game. The new gameplay abilities are a blast to use and are really fun. It runs great on the PS5 and is a absolute stunner in terms of graphics.
    Bad- Combat still is janky just like the base game. The main characters in the expansion really are not that interesting to follow. Thoughts- It’s unfortunate that    Good-
    One of the best settings we have ever seen in a Assassin's Creed game. The new gameplay abilities are a blast to use and are really fun. It runs great on the PS5 and is a absolute stunner in terms of graphics.

    Bad-
    Combat still is janky just like the base game. The main characters in the expansion really are not that interesting to follow.

    Thoughts-
    It’s unfortunate that this expansion is held back a bit by main characters who are dry and the combat still suffers from the same nagging camera found in the base game. I would have really liked to have seen those elements brought up a few notches considering how much experience this team has with those things at this point. That said, Dawn of Ragnarök is a passably worthy expansion to Valhalla if nothing else. It feels like more of Valhalla but with a few twists, and that’s basically what any good expansion should be. It also helps that it’s willing to play around with some new ideas, despite not really leaning into that mentality as much as it probably should’ve.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. housemusic
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Tasteless Youtubers are once again attacking Ubisoft for simply existing, in other news, water is wet. I bet they would be so happy, if Ubisoft just disappeared, so they could play their Souls trash and Sony Movie Games until the end of times. Thankfully this will never happen, Ubisoft is here to stay and i'm saying that as huge fan of games this amazing company has made. Watch Dogs,Tasteless Youtubers are once again attacking Ubisoft for simply existing, in other news, water is wet. I bet they would be so happy, if Ubisoft just disappeared, so they could play their Souls trash and Sony Movie Games until the end of times. Thankfully this will never happen, Ubisoft is here to stay and i'm saying that as huge fan of games this amazing company has made. Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed 2,4,Unity,Syndicate,Origins,Valhalla, Ghost Recon series, Heroes of Might and Magic 5, Far Cry 2,3,5 and so on. These are just small example of how much good games this company has made. Ragnarok is also fun, best out of all Valhalla expansions i would say. Would recommend, if you liked Valhalla, but want to experience something more Mythological this time.… Expand
  7. 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
  8. NordicSpirit
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Anyone who says that they are from Norway and they hate this game is either self hating Norwegian or someone who doesn't know how to appreciate anything. They literally made game about your country's history and you try to sht on it?

    I'm from Finland and i absolutely love this game, in my opinion this game captures perfectly Nordic Spirit and overall vibe of Nordic area in Europe. Maybe    Anyone who says that they are from Norway and they hate this game is either self hating Norwegian or someone who doesn't know how to appreciate anything. They literally made game about your country's history and you try to sht on it?

    I'm from Finland and i absolutely love this game, in my opinion this game captures perfectly Nordic Spirit and overall vibe of Nordic area in Europe. Maybe they should have made game that takes place in Sweden or Finland instead, if Modern Norwegians have so difficult time to appreciate work that was put into making this game.

    At least these 800s Viking Norwegians in this game are very likable, sad that i can't say same about modern Norwegians, but i don't want to assume, i'm sure (hopefully) lots of Norwegians actually like this game and understand how they actually tried to make stuff authentic and while it's not perfect, it's good enough.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. EpicStory
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    It's so funny to watch these Elden Ring fanboy Youtubers act like "oh look at steam numbers, look at steam numbers, Elden Ring is mainstream now, now everyone wants to play only Souls games". Jesus Christ. Obviously lots of people were baited into buying this game, because "apparently now everyone can play it", who cares that 80% can't even beat first boss, am i right? Just cause it soldIt's so funny to watch these Elden Ring fanboy Youtubers act like "oh look at steam numbers, look at steam numbers, Elden Ring is mainstream now, now everyone wants to play only Souls games". Jesus Christ. Obviously lots of people were baited into buying this game, because "apparently now everyone can play it", who cares that 80% can't even beat first boss, am i right? Just cause it sold over million copies means absolutely nothing. 80% will never beat the first boss, 90% will never complete the whole game or even half of it. This is not what mainstream means. GTA 5 is mainstream, because people keep playing. 80% who bought Elden Ring will figure out that it's not for them and quit. And then of course in same video they need to bash Ubisoft games as much as possible, they just can't help themselves lmao. Arguments like "all Ubisoft games are same" are especially hilarious now when Elden Ring is literally copy pasting other souls games, in open world setting.

    By the way let's get this idiotic thing out of the way, no, all Ubisoft games are not the same, as much as you want it to be true, it's simply not true. Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs and Ghost Recon Wildlands are not same games as much as Ubisoft hater would like them to be. Simply not true. They might share some similar elements, but overall they are all completely their own thing.

    But in other hand, Elden Ring is literally re-using animations from 2016 video game. I have nothing against Youtubers giving their opinion about video games and whatever else. It's great. Just kind of sucks that lots of them have absolute trash taste in gaming, but it is what it is i guess. By the way that trash taste would be also complete fine, if they wouldn't be so butthurt over Ubisoft, that they need to sht on that company every moment possible. How about talk about games that are actually bad, like Just Cause 4? Fallout 76? AC Valhalla was solid, just deal with it okay. You don't need to trash this game, find something else.    … Expand
  11. 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!
  12. fordpower
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Easy GOTY, this game is million times better than anything other AAA studios have released so far in 2022.
  13. gggman
    Mar 13, 2022
    9
    Good game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. Marr08
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Damn this game is so good it ruined all the other open world games that released recently. Go for it, it is totally worth it.
  15. Reducto
    Mar 16, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game deserves a minus rating! 99% Magic and Fantasy (There's barely any mythical accuracy!) 1% Assassin's Creed related content (This is just because the game brings the AC name on the box). Hack and Slash the same villains with different skins, raid and loot same all again and again. A great game of RPG fantasy wanderers who like exploring the map here and there without purpose. Why they even pay the narrative team there in Ubi? ''Where is Odin's Child?'' I am sure than anyone can write the story.… Expand
  16. 0wn3df1x
    Mar 16, 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. Moonspark
    Mar 15, 2022
    3
    I'm a big fan of new world AC-s, also Valhalla and its expansions so far. For this, I'm trying to play it for the fourth time and struggle to enjoy even a bit for longer than 15 mins (max).
    This expansion is all about, grind, non-creative game design changes, out of plot events (how can my crew be on a raid, if I dream as Havi?), upsetting new powers (why can't I change what already    I'm a big fan of new world AC-s, also Valhalla and its expansions so far. For this, I'm trying to play it for the fourth time and struggle to enjoy even a bit for longer than 15 mins (max).
    This expansion is all about, grind, non-creative game design changes, out of plot events (how can my crew be on a raid, if I dream as Havi?), upsetting new powers (why can't I change what already acquired), boring and short story, no link to what we have seen, etc etc etc
    For me, it is a first time disappointment with AC...    … Expand
  18. Thecrazyjoke92
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Worst game made in the last 10 years.. cringe dialogue and soulless missions and story! im from norway and Eivor is FAR from a male name.. even that proves how mindless this game really is made... npcs still are so bad that even two worlds beat it.. and that game is tragic! Blood and wine is longer and did not cost $40.. bad game simple as that...
  19. TonyXu233
    Mar 13, 2022
    4
    The story is too bloody short. Save your money. Don't buy it until it's 80% off！
  20. 3ggate
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    5 кратно переваренный к*лл. Потраченного времени, честно говоря, очень жаль.
    -Однотипный геймплей
    -Растягивания бессмысленного геймплея за счет костылей -Совершенно неинтересный и скучный сюжет Своих денег однозначно не стоит. Вы должны быть фанатом Candy Crush чтобы вам такая игра понравилась    5 кратно переваренный к*лл. Потраченного времени, честно говоря, очень жаль.
    -Однотипный геймплей
    -Растягивания бессмысленного геймплея за счет костылей
    -Совершенно неинтересный и скучный сюжет

    Своих денег однозначно не стоит. Вы должны быть фанатом Candy Crush чтобы вам такая игра понравилась
  21. Ffancoist
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    До тех пор пока Ubisoft не верут асасинов на роль главных героев все части и dlc будут получать 0 от меня.
  22. Suhoi_Kaktus
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This is not Assasin's Creed. Plot - useless dream of main character. I am gonna be sad if they showed "Real Odin" grinding churches with real world companions with no changes from Avor. I played almost every chapter of AC and i am not gonna support lazy copy-past from original game that has nothing to do with "assassins", put this DLC good rate just because it's "easier then Elden Ring" isThis is not Assasin's Creed. Plot - useless dream of main character. I am gonna be sad if they showed "Real Odin" grinding churches with real world companions with no changes from Avor. I played almost every chapter of AC and i am not gonna support lazy copy-past from original game that has nothing to do with "assassins", put this DLC good rate just because it's "easier then Elden Ring" is pointless. By this logic "press button to win" is 10/10 too. I rate 0 becouse i want changes. I want real Assassin's Creed games and dlc's from ubisoft, not only copying and putting some useless plot for game series with "AC mask".… Expand
  23. Mr_Neku
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    С момента блокировки российского PS Store не заслуживают релизы на платформе Sony оценок выше 0
  24. gyana
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    WTF is this bull **** Ubisoft, can you please dont use The name of Assassins creed in games without Assassin's. Becouse this is not an Assassin's creed it is fcking myphology god of war ( so bad version of
  25. playerunknown1
    Mar 14, 2022
    0
    So DoR has the same map size as other 2 dlcs.
    The length is far less than adversed 35-40 hours.
    90% of the dlc is the grind for grind. Cringe dialogs. Same longship crew as in main game. River raids joms are more fantasy than this guys here. Arena should be for free for everyone and not for 40$. So instead of being in one season pass ubi cut SP to sell this overpriced dlc.    So DoR has the same map size as other 2 dlcs.
    The length is far less than adversed 35-40 hours.
    90% of the dlc is the grind for grind.
    Cringe dialogs.

    Same longship crew as in main game.
    River raids joms are more fantasy than this guys here.

    Arena should be for free for everyone and not for 40$.

    So instead of being in one season pass ubi cut SP to sell this overpriced dlc.

    The only one plus is that in sountrack there's Einar Selvik, but they are hidding him because we cant see his name in songs names. And even in Druids dlc there were new songs, in DoR it all the same as in main game.

    And yes, I pre-ordered dcl in December but ubi decided to play in politics and removed it from ru-store right before the release, but they were enough greedy to sell main game with 60% discount till the DoR release.    … Expand
  26. fernandoragajel
    Mar 14, 2022
    0
    Lo juego es mui malo, odracir es muy Guapó

    Juan Carvalho and Márcio Perera son los dos unos haiteres, only fans es mi vida, e lo amo mi prima
  27. VickyAlice
    Mar 15, 2022
    0
    This one is good. But I came across a cool city-building game with traditional Chinese background on Steam. The pre-roll trailer is amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjjIX2P8DaE. The dev team is recruiting testers https://discord.gg/AFkUPPKRUK
  28. ArgoSaxEmbodied
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    Grosse deception au vue du prix de se DLC de la honte fade creux et son aucune consistence, encore un produit de consommation qui n'a rien a avoir avec du jeux video ou une creation artistique Ubisoft c'est devenu vraiment n'importe quoi.
  29. bravecobra
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    Just more of the same, the amount of gameplay is hardly worth the extra money. Storyline is poor and extra gear is not adding to the combat much.
  30. MyOwnOpinion230
    Mar 14, 2022
    5
    Assassin's Creed just isn't what it used to be anymore. The gameplay is bland and every release seems to lose sight of the original point of Assassin's creed.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    85
    Dawn of Ragnarok is the perfect expansion for what the latest trilogy in the Assassin's Creed franchise set out to tell. With a fun new world to explore, new skills and, most importantly, a very well written story that should please longtime fans of the series.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 7, 2022
    70
    Dawn of Ragnarok is a much better paced and written experience than vanilla AC Valhalla is, but suffers from the same gameplay and design problems, even with its better condensed and well thought out world and characters.
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  3. PLAY
    Apr 1, 2022
    60
    Despite a nice map, the content and additional mechanics never really come together, and Havi’s adventure feels notably weaker than Eivor’s.[Issue#13, p.86]
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