World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

November 23, 2020

MMORPG PC

With a single act of destruction, Sylvanas Windrunner has ripped open the way to the afterlife. Azeroth’s staunchest defenders have been dragged into all-consuming darkness. An ancient force of death threatens to break its bonds and unravel reality. Hidden realms of wonder and horror await any who would pass to …

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Critic Reviews (26)

Adrian Ruiz But Why Tho? Nov 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

81.0

Gameplay

84.0

Story

86.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has expanded the worldbuilding to such a scale that every new dungeon or quest is a chance to explore lore new and old. At the end of the day, I can’t ask for more than that."

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Alessandro Alosi The Games Machine Nov 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"Shadowlands is an appropriate expansion in many ways, but between merits and novelties stand out a masterful audio-visual system and a fun worthy of the golden days. It doesn&s;t revolutionize anything, but it reshapes the progression system with intelligence to …"

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Ángel Almansa IGN Spain Nov 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

60.0

"‎In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the eighth expansion to Blizzard Entertainment&s;s world-acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, players will venture into the unknown horizon of the Shadowlands, an infinite plane to which the souls of mortals flock to be reborn, …"

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Austin Suther TechRaptor Nov 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands&s; base experience offers a variety of excellent content through new zones and endgame content. The framework for a great stream of content is there, so for now, there&s;s a lot to enjoy."

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Brandon Adams Attack of the Fanboy Nov 2020
90.0 /100

"Post-launch support will ultimately determine Shadowlands&s; fate, but as it currently stands World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is a fantastic expansion that once again proves why Blizzard&s;s 16 year old juggernaut remains the king of the MMORPG genre. While we may …"

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Chris Carter Destructoid Nov 2020
85.0 /100

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands hasn&s;t quite wowed me in the way that Legion did, but it&s;s an improvement upon many concepts from Battle for Azeroth. There&s;s a clearer story that seems to have more embedded bones, with a more pronounced …"

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Cody Gravelle Screen Rant Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

80.0

"Shadowlands impresses in every way."

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Daniel Tack Game Informer Nov 2020
88.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

82.0

"Shadowlands adds some daring elements into the mix while also retaining many of the same hooks that have kept the MMO going over the years"

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Greg Burke Shacknews Nov 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands certainly manages to capture the same feelings we’ve had since first started playing the game. The leveling experience overhaul, constant sense of progress with rewards, and new campaign stories make Shadowlands a must-have for any avid …"

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Heather Newman PC Gamer Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

82.0

"WoW&s;s latest chapter offers a gorgeous leveling experience, interesting endgame systems, and a pile of well-designed dungeons. Though some rough edges remain, ongoing hotfixes are chipping away at them."

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80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

90.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands breathes new life into an aging MMORPG with some fun new features and an excellent story."

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Jason Ornelas GamingTrend Nov 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

70.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is a return to greatness for the franchise. The content is both accessible and fun for all types of players, and the story actually makes you feel like everything you&s;re doing is helping to save the …"

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Javad Mohseni BaziCenter Nov 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"The latest expansion pack for the hit series World of Warcraft is just at the beginning of its journey, and is off to a strong start. The gameplay experience is still very fun and the amount of new content is …"

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Jez Corden Windows Central Nov 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"Blizzard clearly learned from the mistakes from Battle for Azeroth&s;s endgame launch state, injecting piles of content that actually contribute to player power in meaningful ways. On the one hand, the time gating on the story elements is irritating, but …"

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Josh Brown VGC Nov 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

58.0

Story

42.0

"As it stands, Shadowlands feels a little lost in translation. Blizzard spent the better part of the last year saying how it wanted its juggernaut MMO to feel more like an RPG again — where choices matter and rewards and …"

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Karl Smart The Outerhaven Productions Nov 2020
30.0 /100

Graphics

28.0

Gameplay

22.0

Story

20.0

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands shows that the whole World of Warcraft game is really showing it&s;s age, not to mention that since losing a lot of their key development people from the Blizzard side like Chris Kaleiki and many others, …"

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Leana Hafer IGN Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

76.0

Gameplay

79.0

Story

83.0

"Shadowlands offers some great new characters and stories, alongside the most compelling max level experience WoW has had in many years."

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Marc Pavey MMOGames Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

65.0

"The first hour or so of the expansion provides a great introduction to the setting and story. The quests involve pushing through The Maw with the help of storied heroes from WoW&s;s lore, with frequent cut-scenes and events which make …"

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Michal Korec SECTOR.sk Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Shadowlands offers reiable new challenges for online heroes. Good reason to still play WoW."

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Oli Welsh Eurogamer Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

82.0

"A far-out new expansion and major levelling revamp see Blizzard&s;s veteran online world riding a new wave of popularity."

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Pietro Ferri Serial Gamer Italia Nov 2020
83.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

90.0

"This recent WOW expansion has everything it needs to stay within the MMORPG’s story: an epic story supported by a valid and varied campaign, that will lead us to explore many new settings, a new job and progression system, new …"

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Ralph Beentjes XGN.nl Nov 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

40.0

"World of Warcraft is already 15 years old, but you won&s;t notice that playing Shadowlands. The new expansion offers interesting new customization options through the Covenants, the new areas look stunning and Torghast adds a new challenge for players. While …"

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Samet Basri Taşlı Merlin&s;in Kazanı Nov 2020
85.0 /100

"World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is one of the best games that MMORPG game seekers can find."

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Steven Messner MMORPG.com Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

10.0

Gameplay

10.0

Story

10.0

"Ambitious but uneven, Shadowlands is an exciting evolution of World of Warcraft."

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Thomas Medina WayTooManyGames Nov 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

92.0

"All in all, this expansion ended what was implemented with Legion, and effectively brought the game into modern times. Now it’s just up to Blizzard to keep momentum going."

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Will Borger IGN Nov 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

80.0

"It&s;s impossible to know how an expansion will turn out at release, but an interesting story, gorgeous visuals and audio, a great leveling experience, and good endgame mean Shadowlands is off to a good start."

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