In contrast, I never once had fun dueling against the new enemy type, the Heavy Cavalry.

TheyвЂ™re great for mobs of enemies and single targets alike, and I was very surprised at how much fun I had whirling those things around the battlefield. Scythes are two-handed weapons that are quicker than the other two-handed options. The already solid combat of Valhalla has at least been given a bit more life with the addition of a new weapon type, the scythe. Scythes add new life to combat, but the Heavy Cavalry mostly bring frustration. You can grind through these events pretty quickly to earn deniers, a currency you can spend on upgrading your rebels or purchasing new armor and runes, but none of its rewards are compelling reasons to do so outside of compulsive box checking. Rebel Missions, the expansionвЂ™s new activity, are shallower versions of the same вЂњfind this, kill thatвЂќ quests too, just shortened significantly and featuring AI controlled rebels to help you complete your tasks. Duels with the wandering Frankish Nobles and exploring Roman Excavation sites don't differentiate themselves from vanilla ValhallaвЂ™s equivalents. More of the same can be entertaining, but Francia is missing the flourish that Ireland had in this regard. Every location had the same menu of things to do, kill, and discover, all playing out the same way they always have. The general flow of quests and side activities in Siege of Paris was also disappointingly familiar. That said, if you put a location from Francia side by side with one of the regions in the middle of England, IвЂ™d be hard pressed to tell you the difference.

Simple can still be beautiful of course, and the parts of the country where King Charles had rampaged into blackened craters almost felt more devastating thanks to how familiar they felt. Where IrelandвЂ™s color palette and geography felt like you were entering an old and mysteriously untamed place, FranciaвЂ™s wildlands felt disappointingly simple. The rolling grassy hills and river-webbed deltas look almost identical to much of England from the base adventure. 9th Century FranceвЂ™s visuals didnвЂ™t immediately shock in the same way that Ireland did in Wrath of the Druids.

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