Is the new Apple iPad Pro 2021 the best tablet on the market? | Totally Rated

Is the new Apple iPad Pro 2021 the best tablet on the market? | Totally Rated

This week’s Totally Rated, Tom’s Guide and TechRadar get their hands on the Apple iPad Pro, in gaming GamesRadar and Tom’s Guide run the rule over Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Android Central and Tom’s Guide went head to head with their review of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids.

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In this week’s episode, the new iPad Pro 2021 comes out, Mass Effect Trilogy gets a redux and Assassins Creed: Valhalla gets an expansion!
First up, in tech, Apple has finally released the 2021 version of the Apple iPad Pro. Complete with the new M1 chip and 5G connectivity, Apple promises that this will be the fastest iPad yet.

Henry T Casey of Tom’s Guide said: “The Apple iPad Pro 2021 is a speed demon with its M1 chip.

“It turned in huge scores in geek bench 5 and a great time on our adobe premiere rush test.

“Over at Tom’s Guide we gave it a 4.5 and an editors choice award for everything being great. The 12.9 inch has the HDR liquid retina display and you are going to get the best benefit out of that on HDr content. So you are probably going to want to know what has HDr and what doesn’t.”
And James Peckham of TechRadar agreed: “The new iPad Pro 2021 is a best-in-class experience.

“This is the best tablet you can buy right now. The real question is do you actually need it. This is for only certain people.

“The M1 processor is incredibly powerful and if you go for the right option you will get 5G connectivity and it has a great mini LED display as well. Do you really need it though? It has a very high price tag but it is a phenomenal experience.”

In gaming, one of the most influential trilogies is coming back. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is out for Playstation, Xbox, and PC, and with this remake it’s never too late to visit the space exploits of Commander Shepard.
“If you have never played the Mass Effect trilogy, now’s the best time to get your feet wet,” said Jordan Palmer of Tom’s Guide.

Sticking with gaming, the first major expansion to Assassins Creed Valhalla is out with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids.

What many call the best game on the Xbox right now can expect the same type of action, which can be a good or bad thing, as Android Central’s Jennifer Locke explains: “If you’re wondering whether or not you should buy Wrath of the Druids, you need to ask yourself how much you enjoyed Valhalla and how much more you want from it.

“I know plenty of people who put in 60+ hours and said that was enough, but I also know some who are well over 80 hours in and are eager for more.
“For those in the former category, I don’t think Wrath of the Druids will be enough to draw you back in. Having more of the same isn’t necessarily a problem in a game that’s 20 or 30 hours long, but in a 50+ hour game like Valhalla, an expansion needs to differentiate itself better.

“That said, I personally had a lot of fun with it, even if the opening hour or two was too slow for my liking. The Children of Danu were an interesting cult I looked forward to fighting, and Ireland is just as gorgeous and full of wonder as England.”

Marshall Honorof from Tom’s Guide liked it, but found it to be almost identical to the previous game: “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids is an easygoing expansion with nothing to prove.

“It has basically all the same strengths and weaknesses as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, with just one substantial addition. I can’t imagine that series fans will be talking about this one for years to come, but I also can’t imagine that they’ll walk away disappointed.

“If you’ve got $40 to spare and are eager to see what the Season Pass will bring next (Wrath of the Druids is the first of two major expansions; the next is called The Siege of Paris), Wrath of the Druids is a fine investment.

“If you already tried sinking dozens of hours into Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and bounced off before the end, though, Wrath of the Druids probably won’t lure you back in.”

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