Apart from the campaign being quite a bit darker in tone than the main game, Eivor’s journey into what is possibly the greenest surroundings they have ever set their eyes on is set to be an arduous one. It is not all sunshine and double rainbows with pots of gold at the end, however. It is during this mission where the narrative spirals into another epic adventure involving cool cults, pagan honour, and a whole lot of extra Celtic lore. Eivor is sent to Ireland, where they learn of their cousin’s new rule, and subsequent alliance with the future Irish king – that is if he manages to capture the hearts and minds of the Irish people while besting the current king and all their subjects. The expansion, which can chronologically be played anytime after the first act of the main campaign, opens with a simple check-in with family.

Wrath of the Druids is a wonderful example of how new content can raise the bar, without compromising the vision and end-game of the original title. It introduces brand-new sets of equipment, a new branching storyline, and tells the tale of how Early Scandinavian Dublin came to be. Like The Fate of Atlantis for Odyssey, Wrath of the Druids brings an entirely new land for players to explore. The latter, in particular, complete with the country’s early 800s gore and glory. Now it is time for players to head to another part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Since its release, a record-breaking number of players have journeyed into Norway and England in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – where the Viking migrations southward are chronicled in fantastic fictional/adapted detail.

After the epic Viking journey into England is over and done with, however, players are inevitably left asking for more – a need, almost, Ubisoft is fulfilling with the game’s first major expansion: Wrath of the Druids.

Yet it stands out above the rest of the company’s library as one of the greatest titles borne from Ubisoft Montreal and Milan’s creative depths – second, perhaps, only to Odyssey (we are still on the fence about that). It features all of the trademarks that make a Ubisoft game markedly so. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is, for all intents and purposes, the epitome of modern-day Ubisoft.

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