Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Reviews
After completing Dawn of Ragnarök one can very easily realize how beautiful it is when a studio takes something good from the base and forgets the ties it may have to create something new. Here we will see everything fantastic that Valhalla has taken to a terrain that, although we were already able to visit in the main adventure, is shown in all its splendor and in a hypervitamin way. I know that it may not be to the liking of lovers of the adventures of Ezio and company and even these can consider that this thing we have in hand is not an Assassin's Creed, and reason is not lacking: this expansion goes further.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök is a very continuous expansion, both for good and for bad, and that presents us with some other novelty that, without getting it right at all, gives a small breath of fresh air to a content that, for those who have been left wanting more adventures with Eivor / Odin, they will want to enjoy without fail.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök easily eclipses both The Siege of Paris and Wrath of the Druids, serving up a good 40 hours-worth of top-notch action, exploration and challenges across a huge new world map. Combat here is enlivened by Eivor's new Hugr-Rip abilities, skills which also freshen up the game's puzzles and traversal, and the fantastical nature of the story leads to some of the biggest and best boss face-offs we've seen in the series to date. Newcomers may feel a little lost to begin with, there's a lot to get your head around here, but fans of Valhalla should be delighted with this deliciously fantastical new addition to the base game.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok continues to showcase Ubisoft's greatest works. It's a rewarding addition to an already impressive list of DLC, designed for one of the best RPGs they've ever made.
Ragnarök's characters deliver the usual AC Valhalla feeling with a new coat of paint. That's good, but it doesn't tear you off your stool.
Review in German | Read full review
With the recent influx of incredible games paired with the ample amount of innovative Norse Mythology games released in recent years, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok serves as little more than a familiar midnight snack for those looking for something to nibble on in between better games.
Dawn of Ragnarok does enough to satisfy by the time that the credits roll, but if you're burnt out on Assassin's Creed Valhalla, there isn't much here that'll reignite your interest. The mythological angle is well played, the fantastical setting is cool, and Odin makes for an intriguing lead, but after a year of DLC and updates, Valhalla's gameplay loop is wearing a bit thin.
In the end, the Dawn of Ragnarok just doesn't quite connect with the main game in a satisfying way and its biggest additions to gameplay be accessed in the main adventure which in turn make it feel pointless.
Review in Persian | Read full review
For the devout Assassin’s Creed Valhalla fan, there’s about 20 hours or so of solid gameplay to be gleamed out of Dawn of Ragnarok. A bit more if you want to see and do everything. But chances are it won’t particularly impress. It’s simply more of the same for the most part, with a story that fails to truly engage. It’s perhaps the fact that you’re not given free reign of your new abilities that that’s the biggest disappointment – you’re supposed to be a god, so why not let us feel like one? And so, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is an inessential expansion. One that feels like a missed opportunity.
Ubisoft Sofia has delivered such a big expansion with Dawn of Ragnarok that it can almost be seen as a new game. Especially since the story of Eivor does not continue, but rather the saga of Odin is told. During the approximately fifteen-hour story you will encounter some missions that feel familiar, but it should not spoil the fun.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
If you sill want more Valhalla, Dawn of Ragnarok is perfect for you. It brings new fantasy world, new enemies, but mostly same gameplay.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
The new ideas Dawn of Ragnarök plays around with are fun, but it can’t fully flourish under the weight of inconsistent writing and janky combat.
There isn’t much to talk about Dawn of Ragnarok. You can grind your 30-40 hours, finding loot, collecting new powers and uncut gems that reward you with decorations for Ravensthorpe that you might not even log back into, to actually place them. The expansion has a great map to explore, but again, lacks good lore, deep storytelling and interesting powers. Dawn of Ragnarok is, unfortunately, a huge missed opportunity. You might have fun for the first few hours, but it will be a dry experience until you reach the last part. The side missions are more enjoyable than the mains, and you will have more fun hunting the chosen ones and other groups.
The map is relatively huge for an expansion — I have yet to discover the whole of it with my 20 hours of gameplay — and there are so many side quests that it feels it can be its own game. I rarely felt that I should have played Assassin's Creed Valhalla as it kept me engrossed in the story. Yes, I agree that players starting their Valhalla journey may need some training to get a hang of the controls, and for that particular reason I feel Dawn of Ragnarök deserved its own title.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - The Dawn of Ragnarok allowed me to return to Assassin's Creed Valhalla with a smile. More of the same, only in a tastier sauce. Definitely the best story addition to this installment of the Ubisoft series.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is an amazing expansion that introduces us to a lot of new characters, both friends and foes alike.
Dawn of Ragnarok is an interesting more of the same: you will feel powerful and fierce as Havi, but their new powers, despite being the most interesting innovation in this DLC, are not quite enough to give something completely fresh to whom struggled to reach the epilogue in Valhalla. If you are ready for some mythological setting and are not afraid of swinging your axe over and over and over again, Svartalfheim awaits.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Overall, Dawn of Ragnarok is a decent if unessential expansion. Its game world is engaging and the new combat elements included work extremely well, but for all its size there's a distinct lack of anything new to do. Those who loved the original game's Asgard sections will likely find plenty to love, but like the other Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC it sits firmly in the nice-to-have territory.
With plenty of potential to bring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to a new divine level, Dawn of Ragnarök falters by sticking to the same familiar formula and restricting players for truly unleashing the powers of a god.
The first post-season pass DLC is a substantial slab of new plot, gear, and abilities but never anything more than that. If you loved the base game, this is a lot more of exactly the same.