A God of War: Ragnarok developer has revealed that one of the game's subtlest sound effects is the sound of their baby's heartbeat from inside the womb.
19.12.2023 - 17:37 / techradar.com / Of War
The latest God of War Ragnarok: Valhallapatch is now live, addressing ongoing bugs while balancing difficulty and combat in the DLC.
With patch 05.03, Sony Santa Monica has increased the difficulty of some arena challenges while also tuning The Forum «to make difficulty more appropriate,» a small balancing change but a welcome one considering Valhalla's roguelike elements.
The difficulty of the first Týr battle while playing on the 'Show Me Will' setting has also been reduced, while balance updates have been rolled out across the rest of the DLC more widely.
Several issues revolving around specific fights have also been addressed, as well as the crashing problems that would occur when opening certain chests or rifts, and thankfully, Kratos should no longer fall through the world including when walking through a Mystic Gateway.
The studio has noted that players should ensure that both the main game and Valhalla have been updated before accessing the game and has added a 'Download in Progress' screen so players are aware if they attempt to launch the DLC before the base game has fully finished installing. You can read the full patch notes below.
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla version 05.03 patch notes
PS5 USERS
Please ensure that both God of War Ragnarok and God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla have been updated before accessing the game again.
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General Stability
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God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla is available for free on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 for those who already own God of War Ragnarok.
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A God of War: Ragnarok developer has revealed that one of the game's subtlest sound effects is the sound of their baby's heartbeat from inside the womb.
The first patch for God of War Ragnarok's new Valhalla DLC is in, and the result is an overall difficulty bump for the already cutthroat roguelike mode.
Sony Santa Monica Studio has deployed God of War Ragnarok Update 05.03, packing various fixes and nerfing the Tyr boss fight in the free Valhalla DLC.
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