{"id":61159,"date":"2023-12-13T19:42:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/?guid=34b6c52b2f410d4979b6b2f2fb1b3bfd"},"modified":"2023-12-13T19:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:42:25","slug":"god-of-war-ragnaroks-valhalla-is-so-much-more-than-just-a-roguelite-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/god-of-war-ragnaroks-valhalla-is-so-much-more-than-just-a-roguelite-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"God Of War Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s Valhalla Is So Much More Than Just A Roguelite DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/8a4156f3\/gow_valhalla_11.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC Expansion Roguelite PlayStation 5 PS5 PS4\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since rolling credits (and platinum-ing) God of War Ragnar\u00f6k shortly after its release last year, I have craved more of developer Santa Monica Studio\u2019s take on Norse mythology. I was satisfied with how the story wrapped up, although admittedly, I would have liked a more bombastic finale worthy of the name \u201cRagnar\u00f6k,\u201d so I wasn\u2019t necessarily looking for new story content just yet. I was fine to wait for a sequel years down the road, perhaps with Kratos and Atreus traversing through a new line of mythological lands and gods. But I wanted some reason to return to its beautiful world, adrenaline-inducing combat, and top-tier characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\"  allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_67Bvtrz58\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/the-game-awards-2023\/2023\/12\/07\/god-of-war-ragnarok-gets-a-free-expansion-called-valhalla-next-week\">When PlayStation revealed Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s Valhalla DLC,<\/a> I was immediately excited. A free DLC dropping less than a week after its reveal featuring a new roguelite structure on top of the game\u2019s already stellar combat? Sign me up! With just that trailer to go off of, I fully expected Valhalla to be just that \u2013 a roguelite mode to partake in more of Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s combat. However, after three hours with the DLC, I am blown away. Not only is it a full-featured roguelite mode starring Kratos and trusty companion Mimir, with excellent arenas and tantalizing upgrades and strategic decision-making t, but it\u2019s a story I didn\u2019t know I wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Spoilers Below For The First Few Hours of Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s Valhalla DLC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valhalla starts immediately \u2013 there\u2019s no bridge between the ending of Ragnar\u00f6k and this DLC. It\u2019s just Kratos and Mimir on a small boat rowing toward Valhalla. Unlike other depictions of this mystical realm, like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/impressions\/2022\/03\/09\/assassins-creed-valhalla-dawn-of-ragnarok-impressions\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla<\/a>, Santa Monica Studio doesn\u2019t paint it with sunlight, rainbows, gold, ales-a-plenty, and celebration. Instead, it\u2019s a spooky land, bathed in fog and mystery. And, as you soon find out after entering its doors, it transforms based on who has entered it. In this instance, it becomes what I can only imagine is a nightmare for Kratos. All nine Norse realms come together to create combat arena after combat arena, with pockets of exploration for Kratos to venture through on a journey against his mind.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkoriginal\" data-featherlight=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/opinion\/2023\/12\/13\/god-of-war-ragnaroks-valhalla-is-so-much-more-than-just-a-roguelite-dlc\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/ef781c22\/gow_valhalla_2.jpeg\" alt=\"God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC Expansion Roguelite PlayStation 5 PS5 PS4\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s here where Valhalla\u2019s purpose becomes clear. It\u2019s not a new DLC to give players a chance to experience the game\u2019s combat in roguelite fashion (although it certainly does that); it\u2019s an opportunity to provide a glimpse into the mind of Kratos, after all he\u2019s been through in the events of Ragnar\u00f6k, 2018\u2019s God of War, and even the Greek entries before them. In the modern games, we see Kratos come to terms with his new life, his son, and his role in this Norse world. Those adventures only touch on his history, mainly to compare how far he\u2019s come, but in Valhalla, Kratos must come face to face with his past choices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He encounters the Sun God, Helios, whom Kratos infamously decapitated shortly after receiving help from the deity in 2010\u2019s God of War III.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkoriginal\" data-featherlight=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/opinion\/2023\/12\/13\/god-of-war-ragnaroks-valhalla-is-so-much-more-than-just-a-roguelite-dlc\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/c4bbf822\/gow_valhalla_10.jpeg\" alt=\"God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC Expansion Roguelite PlayStation 5 PS5 PS4\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has tortured Kratos all these years, we learn, and Valhalla is pushing him to come to terms with that decision, Helios, and how he might tackle that type of conflict today. With Helios introduced, Valhalla also brings Kratos to Greek realms for combat, where he fights new enemies (for the Norse entries in the series, at least) like legionnaires, minotaurs, sirens, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s most fascinating for me, as someone who still has not played any of the Greek God of War games, is that I\u2019m getting a glimpse into what those stories did to Kratos. Having loved God of War and Ragnar\u00f6k, I was satisfied with the parts of Kratos\u2019 history that they touched on and didn\u2019t feel I needed more. But now, a few hours into Valhalla, I\u2019m thoroughly enjoying these touchstones to his past I\u2019m receiving, and it\u2019s coloring the Kratos I know in a new light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class='type:slideshow'>\n<figure><img src='https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/94a85eb3\/gow_valhalla_7.jpeg'><\/figure>\n<figure><img src='https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/485631d6\/gow_valhalla_3.jpeg'><\/figure>\n<figure><img src='https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/44d35c74\/gow_valhalla_4.jpeg'><\/figure>\n<figure><img src='https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/3044fc4e\/gow_valhalla_9.jpeg'><\/figure>\n<figure><img src='https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/ebc10f53\/gow_valhalla_8.jpeg'><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<p>          \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That I\u2019m getting all of this additional story content, which itself is an excellent epilogue to the events of Ragnar\u00f6k in ways I haven\u2019t mentioned here, plus a well-crafted roguelite spin on one of my favorite combat systems this generation, for free is almost bewildering. Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 I\u2019m happy it\u2019s free and delivering so much \u201cnew\u201d to a game I already love \u2013 but PlayStation could have easily charged for this.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, it paints the publisher\u2019s decision to charge $49.99 (or $9.99 to upgrade if you already own it on PlayStation 4) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/news\/2023\/11\/19\/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-hits-ps5-this-january-with-10-upgrade-option\">upcoming remaster of The Last of Us Part II<\/a>, which includes the roguelite No Return mode, a bit more painful. As someone primarily interested in the remaster for the new roguelite mode, having beaten the campaign twice already, I\u2019m questioning whether the $9.99 upgrade fee will be worth it when Valhalla delivers so much in the same vein for free.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\"  allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDKtY5dGBXI\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s a debate for another day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s not a debate is that Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s Valhalla is so much more than just roguelite DLC; it\u2019s essential content for the God of War series and Kratos\u2019 journey thus far.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you playing God of War Ragnarok&#8217;s Valhalla DLC? 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