Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris

 PC
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Digital Trends
    Aug 11, 2021
    40
    I’ve played a decent number of RPG expansions in my time, and a majority of them have built on what makes the base game good. Whether it was The Witcher 3‘s Blood and Wine or New Vegas‘ Old World Blues, a good DLC takes the best aspects of the base game and raises them up while including a unique, new spin. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s Siege of Paris is antithetical to that. The game’s best parts — its world and characters — are left in the muck, while a boring gameplay loop and heavy-handed story take center stage. Of course, some players will enjoy having more of the same to explore, but considering how long it takes to even finish Valhalla, I couldn’t imagine coming back for seconds. When I first arrived in the game’s version of Paris, I saw an exhausted, burnt-out land. When I left it, I could certainly sympathize.
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  1. GameStar
    Aug 18, 2021
    The Siege of Paris simply delivers another Northman adventure that doesn't stand out in any way.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 11, 2021
    Repetition stings more here than it did in the main campaign as traditionally Assassin’s Creed DLC has been a place for designers to test out weirder ideas. Think of Syndicate’s hunt for Jack the Ripper, or getting a suite of magic powers to fight a godlike George Washington in AC3, or taking a visually spectacular tour of the afterlife in Odyssey. If anything, The Siege of Paris’ run of strong missions and knottier story feels like what Valhalla probably should have been in the first place; a tantalizing glimpse of a better game penned into an eight hour DLC. It only dips its toe into the giant, plastic skull full of red wine; time for a bolder developer to take the plunge.

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 48
  3. Negative: 10 out of 48
  1. Xtriple
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Very solid DLC, quality stuff as expected from Ubisoft! I wish they would give Arno's outfit, then it would be perfect.
  2. Rising333
    Aug 15, 2021
    4
    A huge disapoontmen. Short, , Boring, uninspired, buggy, and has performance issues. If you are new to the game, do not waste your time orA huge disapoontmen. Short, , Boring, uninspired, buggy, and has performance issues. If you are new to the game, do not waste your time or money in any of the DLC. Some of the worst DLC I have ever seen in an AC game… Full Review »
  3. Codwinsin2021
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Paris looks nice, reminds me my favorite AC Unity, it's not perfect, but it's not bad either.
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