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You definitely are looking for a reason to buy a Meta Quest 3, well, we have a tempting video game that will possess your soul up until you buy it, it’s called Asgard’s Wrath 2. Asgard’s Wrath 2 is a kind of trademark game that comes once in a decade or maybe more. It’s a virtual reality video game that offers an immersive experience to the players.
A Quick Summary
Asgard’s Wrath is based on Nordic mythology and features a variety of ancient gods and immortals. You should get yourself all prepared because cameos and appearances of Odin, Heimdall, Loki, and many well-known gods wouldn’t be so strange.
This video game is a canonical sequel to Asgard’s Wrath, the first video game from the series. The video game performed better than most anticipated, but it still comes nowhere near Asgard’s Wrath 2. Asgard’s Wrath 2 was launched to break all the boundaries in December 2023. The video game runs from an unknown Norse god’s perspective, who can possess any mortal and fulfill their destinies. Throughout the entire playthrough, the protagonist possesses 4 bodies.
In the prequel, the god of mischief, Loki, betrays our protagonist and holds him captive. Coming back to Asgard’s Wrath 2, the protagonist is finally free from suffering and begins his journey to Egypt to seek his revenge. The players can communicate with various gods, and ask for their assistance to execute their plan.
The completion of the entire requires players to dedicate 100+ hours of playthrough. However, if you skip quests and exclude exploration from your campaign, the video game’s runtime won’t last longer than 20 hours. Generally, a VR RPG lasts for 2-3 hours, however, Asgard’s Wrath 2 lasts for more than 5 days, if you were to play it continuously. You will rarely find any sane individual who willingly would wear a Meta Quest 3 for 12 or more hours, it’s a feat that deserves an achievement.
Gameplay Mechanics
The video game is built upon its stellar predecessors’ successes, Asgard’s Wrath 2 proves its worth and expands almost everything. While exploring the spooky caves and vast deserts your gameplay might seem a little rough and the frames may drop randomly, but don’t forget how innovative this video game can be. The video game constantly and consecutively is bringing new patches, which more or less utilize the gameplay in all the platforms it is available in.
After playing the video game for a while, you are bound to get bored. And what’s better to do than kill your boredom by playing mini-games? The innovative idea increases to the point where you can also possess a monkey and do the crazy shenanigans. Do you remember the Phantom Scorpion from Devil May Cry? There’s also a similar creature in this video game, you can get into the action with it.
Players have the freedom to do anything and everything, the VR experience lets players freely use their hands as weapons or tools. Each play style of the game is different from the predecessor, after finishing one sage and unlocking the next chapter, it feels like you are switching to an entirely different game.
In Asgard’s Wrath, combat was only limited to short-range, players were able to use and hit opponents that were in punching range. However, Asgard’s Wrath 2 has solved the problem, players now can reach enemies up in the air just by using a whip. Each hero has depth and variety to them, which extends to a dense skill tree. This skill tree becomes a source of power for the heroes, it unlocks tons of buffs and powers.
Animation and Graphics
VR games usually feature high-quality graphics but while playing a game the textures start to open wide, and everything looks absurdly strange. However, you don’t have to worry about suffering from sudden frame drops or onscreen glitches in this video game[ez-toc]. Asgard’s Wrath 2 offers top-class graphics, and it sets a new standard for VR graphics. The game can compete against any video game up to date. The execution is all that matters and Asgard’s Wrath 2 nails at it, and the cutscenes do the remaining part.
Animation also plays a path to success, the gameplay features ragdoll physics. The connection between the two bodies results in a hilarious but surprisingly realistic way. Because it’s a VR video game players’ movement shape the consequences for animation and almost everything.
What Do Critics have to say about Asgard’s Wrath 2?
One of the biggest entertainment gamers’ communities, Metacritic, regards Asgard’s Wrath 2 as a generally favorable video game. Metacritic is where typical gamers and experts clash their opinions. And frankly enough, all the reviews and ratings on Metacritic are completely reliant on users. The critics on Metacritic have given this game a whopping 91 of metascore, and the user score also isn’t deceiving, it’s 8.7/10.
Other popular news-sharing sources like IGN give the video game a perfect 10/10 score. The official store for the Meta Quest Series, recommends users install the video game. The video game has received acclaim from all around the globe. However, it still has yet to reach a wider range of audience. In just a month, the video game has broken several records of the prequel. The critics recommend the video game, so do loyal fans of the franchise, however, one’s preferences may separate your opinion.
Conclusion: Why Asgard’s Wrath 2 Deserves the Acclaim
Asgard’s Wrath 2 is an immersive open-world RPG, that you would want to play at any place or occasion. The intrusive thoughts about it would linger in your brain for the entirety of the day. Asgard’s Wrath 2 offers rewarding gameplay, with beautiful and captivating gameplay, unique characters, and satisfying combat. The video game features vast open-world areas with puzzles and space for exploration. Everything the video game covers, it nails at it, the video game hits the undisclosed sides of VR. This concludes our review of Asgard’s Wrath 2. We delivered our opinions, and now it’s time you should yours, and there’s no better place than our comments section. Share your perspective on the video game and unveil why this is a masterpiece or why it isn’t.
You should account for one thing, which is not to expect to run this video game on anything other than the modern series of Meta Quest. The video game only works in Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, and Meta Quest Pro.
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