Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Reviews

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is ranked in the 63rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
60 / 100
Apr 15, 2022

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök isn't a bad game, but it isn't particularly fantastic either. You can still have a good time with Dawn of Ragnarök if you're still craving Valhalla after hours of gameplay. Svartalfheim is a gorgeous place to wander around, although it has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 12, 2022

I hope that Ubisoft can return to its roots and start looking at shrinking the worlds and focusing on the characters and lore. If there is a big positive note with Ragnarök, it is that this game could have been a stand-alone title. With the focus on the main character and the story unfolding the way it does, it has strengths over what was introduced with Assassin's Creed Valhalla's release.

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6 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2022

The result is the release of an impressive but also predictable expansion.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 30, 2022

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is fun and rich but shallow expansion. The mythic take on Assassin's Creed adventure could have been great thanks to a nice setting and the new powers, but it feels just another skin of the same structure, which works, yes, but after more than 100 hours, it probably needed something more.

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Recommended
Mar 23, 2022

Dawn of Ragnarok is first and foremost, an end-game continuation of the Asgard story in the main game. Unlike Wrath of the Druids and Siege of Paris, players enter a brand-new world that is absolutely massive in scale. Similarly, gameplay additions and story attempt to reach ambitious new heights that only the likes of Norse Mythology would ever allow. With this in mind, it features a story that spans around 25 hours, and additional content to keep players busy for a good twenty thereafter. New gameplay additions like the Hugr-Rip and the Atgeir will keep fans of the base game engaged at all times too, making it a perfect expansion for players who want more of Odin. Dawn of Ragnarok is good, and will tide any fan over until the next game in the franchise comes around.

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2022

Dawn of Ragnarok is an interesting expansion that follows the events of Ragnarok, an interesting period in Norse mythology. The dwarf kingdom, Svartalfheim, is large and there is much to experience. However, what you experience there is old fashioned and therefore already recognizable. That's a shame because it does take you out of the flow. The world is otherwise beautiful and it remains an interesting take on Norse mythology.

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Mixed
Mar 22, 2022

I think how much you’re going to enjoy this significantly depends on how much you’ve enjoyed the previous Asgard elements of the game. If you really like them, then having 30+ hours in that world will be a welcome addition to what must surely be one of the biggest open-world single-player video games in history at this point, and it is pretty cool to feel like a Norse warrior-god as you travel around the realm smiting people foolish enough to get between you and that quest marker. If, however, you find the mythological aspects of the game to be a bit ‘meh’, you can safely pass this one over – I mean, it’s not like there’s a shortage of stuff to do/find/explore in the rest of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, after all.

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7.7 / 10.0
Mar 21, 2022

Dawn of Ragnarok is a bit shallow and nothing more of a "more of the same". Still a decent content for the Assassin's Creed Valhalla fans, but it could have been much more.

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Unscored
Mar 21, 2022

Now, the bloat of “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” and its DLC releases make plain that developers need to seriously consider the value of making games longer — if anything, just to save gamers from dying on the inside.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2022

Ubisoft takes us by the hand and slowly leads us towards Ragnarok, in an expansion that reserves few flashes in terms of narration and staging.

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6 / 10
Mar 18, 2022

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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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 18, 2022

Normally, I’d say that Dawn of Ragnarok is just more Assassin’s Creed, but in a different environment and with different enemies. However, I do believe it’s time for Ubisoft to get rid of the Assassin’s Creed naming scheme from everything related to Eivor’s Viking saga. I think this is just piggybacking on the Assassin’s Creed franchise without bringing anything new into the mix.

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Unscored
Mar 17, 2022

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is the third expansion in the Eivor saga. A dlc that will bring us the story of the dawn of Ragnarok and Odin's journey to find his son Balde, who has been kidnapped by the first of the giants. A striking story, although with few novelties in gameplay. The environments are beautiful, although and the soundtrack is impressive.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 16, 2022

Dawn of Ragnarok is an expansion aimed specifically toward Assasin's Creed: Valhalla enthusiasts. It doesn't compare to some of the more recent games that have made use of Norse Mythology. It boasts a solid combat system that is hampered by the antiquated quest design and a mediocre plot.

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3.5 / 5.0
Mar 16, 2022

Unless you’re a hardcore Valhalla fan or someone who is particularly enamored with finding a collecting the (admittedly cool-looking) new armor sets, wait for this one to go on sale to satiate your craving to plunder.

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 16, 2022

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Dawn of Ragnarok is a sizeable expansion offering a gorgeous new realm to explore, memorable characters, while new abilities such as the Hugr-Rip adds a new dimension to combat and traversal. Beyond that it's more of the same however, so that'll determine whether or not you'll want to dive back into Valhalla once again.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 16, 2022

And thus begins your <strike>journey</strike> saga.

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 15, 2022

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, while presenting itself as a game in the game, the largest expansion ever created for the series, ends up keeping these promises only in purely content terms.

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75%
Mar 15, 2022

If you're not sick of Assassin's Creed Valhalla yet, Dawn of Ragnarök is worth trying. The attractive setting and the new abilities should be enough to keep you happy for dozens of hours.

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84 / 100
Mar 15, 2022

Thanks to its new weapons, excellent characters and nuanced narrative, Dawn Of Ragnarök comes closer than ever before to breaking free of AC Valhalla’s template. Though it can’t entirely escape some over-familiar mission types, Dawn Of Ragnarök does a great job of pulling together several strands from the main game and prior expansions. Svartalfheim and Odin’s quest give AC Valhalla renewed energy and should please both fans and maybe entice some newcomers to dip into the franchise. Dawn Of Ragnarök is a substantial and overall impressive addition to the series.

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