The War Within heralds a return to that Warcraft vibe we've been craving for many years. It's hard to speak too soon without seeing how the expansion pack does in MMOs, but if they can keep this momentum going, we may be facing one of the best expansions of WoW.
World of Warcraft: The War Within2024
World of Warcraft: The War Within
2024 Blizzard Entertainment84Great
Playtime
MarathonIt typically takes about 150 hours to finish the game.
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Details
- Launch
- August 26, 2024
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Themes
Overview
Journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the nerubian empire, where the malicious Harbinger of the Void is gathering arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees. Deep beneath the surface lies treasure vaults waiting to be discovered with Delves. Explore these world instances solo or with up to four friends, along with an NPC companion, to defeat bosses and gain epic end-game loot. Expand the potential of your alternate characters with account-wide progression across your family of characters on your Battle.net account with Warbands. Share your Warband Bank access, War Within Renown, achievements, collections, and more. Rise to new heights of power with new Hero Talent trees. Each class specialization has access to two choices of self-contained Hero Talent trees inspired by iconic Warcraft universe archetypes.
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Reception
Press85
Great- Metacritic85from 35 reviews
- OpenCritic85from 24 reviews
All in all, The War Within has been a banger of an expansion so far. The storytelling feels well done and has been paying off on moments that have been building for years. The dungeon and raiding scene is off and running and fun so far. Lastly, delves have a solid foundation that needs to be tweaked to make them the jewel they can be. I had thought...
World of Warcraft is not distorted or revolutionized by The War Within, but that's okay.
The War Within is the best World of Warcraft has been on all fronts in many years, making this two-decade-old MMO feel fresh and thrilling again.
A good starting point for something bigger, a reliable and more welcoming expansion than ever, but certainly not innovative.