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Asgard's Wrath II first impressions: A game-changer for VR?

Source: Meta Studios / Sanzaru Games

Asgard's Wrath II doesn’t want to play by the rules of most VR games. Meta’s flagship title for the new Meta Quest 3 isn’t some short experience designed to be devoured in bite-sized chunks, or the kind of game that keeps things simple. It’s a big, ambitious action role-playing game complete with challenging, sword-swinging combat, exploration, and a plot that takes dozens of hours to unfold.

We’ve had early access to the game and a chance to play through a good chunk of the first two of its seven ‘sagas’ and it’s already looking strong.

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