twintail said:
Finally finished Valhalla DLC.
I'll start this by saying that my overall impressions of the DLC are better than they were a few days ago. I think once the story aspect is completed, the general flow of things works a lot better. As much as I appreciate the randomness involved, I can't help but feel that too many of my runs were resulting in me getting skills options that just weren't beneficial to how I'd approach combat. Now I understand the point is to have the player be more flexible, but that doesn't mean it's more enjoyable: especially if it's acting as roadblock.
Nevertheless, my solution was ultimately to buff the spear. Extra dmg, extra stun, constant elemental cycling, and you have a recipe for victory. Add in realm shifting and boss battles can end up feeling trivial.
Ultimately, I liked everything about the game (except the general gameplay loop, but post-story it feels like I'm playing an old skool beat-em up (in terms of surviving to the end). I really appreciated the story, and how it tied Kratos' past present and future together. The fact this is free is incredible.
I have high hopes for the future of the IP, and look forward to seeing where it goes. On a side note, I'm going to look to get the TLoU2 DLC, but I know for a fact that I won't engage with Returnal. |
I really need to go back and play it. I'm just not a huge fan of roguelitelike whatever they call it. Returnal was the only one that did it for me and that's just because the gameplay is so damn fun. Even then when I would die on Returnal sometimes I would just want to stop playing the game in general. I would have enjoyed Returnal a lot more as just a normal point a to point b game personally.
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