Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has generally managed to convince both critics and gamers alike who are passionate about the series. The expected arrival of DLC for the title could only make users happy, offering the work of Ubisoft always new content and a valid reason to return to play, waiting for the next Assassin's Creed Infinity, which will project the saga towards a very different future. Today TrueAchievements has released the entire trophy list of the Siege of Paris expansion, revealing their quantity and difficulty.As with the previous DLC, this also includes 9 new trophies, although the objective points on Xbox console is slightly higher: Wrath of the Druids allowed to obtain a GameScore of 210 points, while the current Siege of Paris reaches up to 260. As we can see from the description of the trophies, we can expect a very low difficulty in obtaining , as we will have to carry out tasks such as completing the main campaign, conquering all new territories or defeating certain bosses.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: how to access the new expansion
We have already known for a few hours how to access the activities and regions of the new expansion, also discovering that the minimum recommended level is 200. Players will then be free to delve into the areas of The Siege of Paris early in history, but with a low-level Eivor it might be difficult to defeat some bosses. For this reason, it is good to complete the main campaign first and possibly get as much experience as possible before starting the expansion.The only real requirement will be to complete one of the first two narrative strands of England, as it was also for The Wrath of the Druids which, in fact, recommended a minimum level of 55. Although users who started Assassin's Creed Valhalla on dayone now have a particularly enhanced Eivor, new players may have to wait a while before starting the new expansion. Recall that The Siege of Paris will be available from 12 August 2021 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S and PC.
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Siege of Paris could solve two big problems
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris is only a few weeks way. If you’ve already worked your way through the 120-plus hours of existing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla content, you’ll probably want to play this expansion — especially since it may potentially solve two big problems from the previous Wrath of the Druids DLC.
Not only will The Siege of Paris feature freeform “black box” assassination missions, but it’s also optimized for late-game characters. That means it may provide a suitable challenge for players who have already finished the main story. Information comes from Gamespot, quoting direct correspondence with Ubisoft’s PR team:
“There is no mandatory power level to play The Siege of Paris,” the rep told Gamespot. “The suggested power level for the Francia area will be 200.”
For gamers who haven’t yet dived into Valhalla, “Francia” was a medieval French kingdom, which contained Paris. A “power level” is a measure of protagonist Eivor’s overall strength, based on how many skills he’s acquired. While 200 is not the max level (you can get up to 430), it’s also not something you’d reach until late game.
Compare and contrast with the previous Valhalla expansion, Wrath of the Druids, which had a required power level of 55. To put this in context with the rest of the game, East Anglia — an early area once you leave Norway and reach England — also has a power level of 55. Glowecestrescire, which has a power level of 220, kicks off the last big story arc in the game.
In other words, you can play Wrath of the Druids a few hours into your Valhalla adventure. To play Siege of Paris, you’ll need to be in the final act of the game.
This could theoretically address one of the biggest shortcomings we discussed in our Wrath of the Druids review:
“For players who have already finished the base game and maxed out their equipment, Wrath of the Druids is going to be very easy, even taking a handful of powerful boss fights into consideration,” I wrote. “Since the expansion isn’t really calibrated for postgame characters, you can either turn the difficulty up, or just accept that the game isn’t going to be much of a challenge.”
Granted, endgame characters will still greatly exceed the 200 power level threshold that Siege of Paris recommends. But Wrath of the Druids adjusted its challenge for higher-level players, and we imagine that Siege of Paris will do the same. Hopefully, the difficulty ceiling will be higher this time around.
Another feature that Ubisoft highlighted for The Siege of Paris is the return of “black box missions” from earlier Assassin’s Creed games. These freeform assassinations were a big part of Assassin’s Creed Unity, but haven’t really appeared in the Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla trilogy. These missions presented large, enclosed areas with environmental options for stealthy kills — killing a priest in a confessional booth, for example. They also rewarded players for taking creative routes rather than just “kill target, fight off guards, run away and hide.”
Wrath of the Druids had relatively little in the way of assassinations, and much more open combat. Having black box missions available should be a welcome return to form. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris comes out on August 12, and is part of the game’s Season Pass, which costs $40.
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