Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  1. meeplelikeus
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Assassin's Creed: Valhalla seems so worried about disrespecting your money that it will instead flagrantly disrespect your time. Needs the middle 20-30 hours chopped out of it.
  2. budbringer
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    A glitchy game with a beautiful open world, combat that becomes pretty boring and tedious, and a great story that ends up being really anticlimactic. It is a pretty decent game that had the potential to be one of the greatest games I've ever played.
  3. Nejek
    Mar 20, 2022
    5
    Gameplay is on the whole other level compared to odyssey, graphics is good but story is so good that the game would be better without it. It's boring, i finished it and i didn't even noticed until i checked achievements on Uplay.
  4. MassiveBS
    Nov 24, 2020
    5
    Okay, this game is really good : great open-world, multiple side-quests - it's a well made singleplayer rpg. The problem is... that it is not an Assassin's Creed game. Stealth? Forget about it. After 5 hours of grinding gear / xp you are basically too powerfull for that. You can just walk inside a "well protected" stronghold, kill everybody inside, get your loot and get out. "But what if iOkay, this game is really good : great open-world, multiple side-quests - it's a well made singleplayer rpg. The problem is... that it is not an Assassin's Creed game. Stealth? Forget about it. After 5 hours of grinding gear / xp you are basically too powerfull for that. You can just walk inside a "well protected" stronghold, kill everybody inside, get your loot and get out. "But what if i really want to go stealth?". Well, you can! But there is another problem. Parkour is non-existent. Of course, you can climb on the tower etc. but your character will just get stuck, glitch and you will be detected. Okay then, what about assassinations? If you want to assassinate anyone in this game, you have to be either on at least their level, or have a special skill, that you can unlock in a skill tree. Look , i am not saying that this game is bad, it is just not good Assassin's Creed game.… Expand
  5. Game_Seeker
    Jun 13, 2021
    6
    ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA is a beautiful looking game that suffers from possibly the worst controls in gaming history, the incompatibility of the ASSASSIN'S CREED series and too much excess baggage. Let me explain:
    Firstly the CONTROLS: Eivor (player character can either be male or female) controls like a fully loaded Mack truck hauling 3 equally loaded trailers driven by a drunk. But    ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA is a beautiful looking game that suffers from possibly the worst controls in gaming history, the incompatibility of the ASSASSIN'S CREED series and too much excess baggage. Let me explain:
    Firstly the CONTROLS: Eivor (player character can either be male or female) controls like a fully loaded Mack truck hauling 3 equally loaded trailers driven by a drunk. But somehow we are supposed to believe that s/he can gracefully scale walls the best ninja wouldn't be able to? Combat is clunky and unresponsive, but the worst offender is the climbing mechanic: shift utilizes an UNintelligent system where the AI assumes what you wish to do - which at least in my case was wrong 95% of the time. Trying to climb down something or getting off something has a 90-10 chance of success. The controls are atrocious! Whoever came up with these should be flayed alive. Add the console-friendly menus to the mix and embrace the suck.
    Second issue: IDENTITY CRISIS. The latest ASSASSIN'S CREED games, ORIGINS, ODYSSEY and VALHALLA (probably the preceding ones, too, but I haven't played them) suffer from an identity problem, that is ASSASSIN'S CREED itself. While the original lore of assassins versus Templars draws form the Crusades, the later games' attempt to justify the excursions into Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and per-medieval Viking Age falls flat on its face and is totally unbelievable and outright ridiculous. The ASSASSIN's CREED game mechanics also don't work with the setting itself, a Viking using stealth?! It just doesn't mesh. The last 3 ASSASSIN'S CREED games should not have the AC name and should ditch all AC elements.
    Third: EXCESS BAGGAGE: Ubisoft, drop the present timeline with Layla Hassan and the Animus already!!! It's immersion breaking (a deathblow to any Open World game!), the character is annoying and uninteresting. I always skip her dialogues and hit the Animus as soon as the game lets me, which at the first interruption works relatively fast, but later you need to do some quests. Ditch this, or at least let us decide if we want to have this or not (like the gender selection at the beginning it could be an option). There are also lots of annoying cutscenes that drag on which cannot be skipped and a lot of filler content that is just bloating.
    There are also several bugs (many MANY crashes, synchronization issues with the forced use of the Ubisoft Connect Program), even over half a year after the game's release. At times my long boat would flip over and become unmaneuverable until I quit out and reloaded the game. Couple that with horrendously long load times and you can imagine how much fun that was.
    When the game works properly and you've made it past the annoying cutscenes and Layla sequence and reach England, VALHALLA shines: it is one of the most beautiful looking Open Worlds, hands down. You can get some mileage out of it simply by exploring the vast area. Sailing down the rivers while mist engulfs you is just pure atmosphere and makes you feel like in the movie The 13th Warrior.
    I also like the branching skill tree a lot - not overly complex but not too simple either, which allow different play styles (full out assault, bows or stealth assassinations) or mix them to your heart's content.
    Unfortunately after a while repetition sets in. And grinding. The world is divided in Power Levels (you gain Power Levels by upgrading your gear and weapons and by investing in the skill tree). However some neighboring regions have such a steep rise in Power Level that hours of grinding and collecting ore, ingots and leather becomes mandatory. Many game mechanics that start out to be fun (raids) soon become tedious and repetitive as well. And once you've uncovered the entire map there's little to keep you playing on. The missions are not very varied either, ranging from fetch quests (a lot of them) to assassinations.
    Overall VALHALLA is the best looking AC game with beautiful locations and vistas to behold, but it offers too little innovations to be compelling in the long run - let's face it, Ubisoft has been making the same game over and over and over again with ROGUE, UNITY, SYNDICATE, ORIGINS, ODYSSEY and now with VALHALLA, it just comes with a different paint job. Also Eivor (either gender) is a very bland character compared to ODYSSEY's Kassandra. It's just slightly above average and the fun factor is like a roller coaster ride with ups and downs and unfortunately more downs than ups, especially if you played previous entries in the series.
    Oh, and then there's the overly long load times that don't seem to be justified. Also at each startup of the game you are informed about how this game was created by a team of ultra-woke loons of many genders, faiths and nationalities - yes, the cringe-worthy screen greets you every time you start the game and takes a chunk out of your time as well.    … Expand
  6. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    5
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  7. CCsckr
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    It's a re-skin of the previous 2 AC games. Combat is the same, stealth is the same, everything is the same except new gear, dual wield, character customization like tattoos and hair. The new features would be worthy of a DLC, not a stand alone game.

    Story is typical of Ubisoft. Interesting setting, but bland content. Shallow or simply uninteresting characters, conflicts and events.    It's a re-skin of the previous 2 AC games. Combat is the same, stealth is the same, everything is the same except new gear, dual wield, character customization like tattoos and hair. The new features would be worthy of a DLC, not a stand alone game.

    Story is typical of Ubisoft. Interesting setting, but bland content. Shallow or simply uninteresting characters, conflicts and events.

    Sure, the whole setting and map is impressive as always. Ubisoft's environment artists are always top notch - 10/10.

    But still. Cringy voice acting. I honestly cannot understand why Ubisoft can't hire decent actors in any of their games.

    It's the same game. If you expect something different, you'll be disappointed.    … Expand
  8. Waxnell
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    I snuck up behind a guy, and there was no way to assassinate him, in my assassins' creed game. I also accidentally pushed a few of the VIKING GUARDS into the water, and promptly watched them drown like a 5 year old with Cerebral Palsy. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is at least a little bit of a letdown.
  9. FarkyJTV
    Jul 1, 2021
    6
    what a dissapointment after 20 hours of playing this.
    good stuff
    awesome graphics i like the story and characters but thats all braindead AI almost buggy clunky unresponsive sluggish combat boring repetitive missions and gameplay wierd optimization issues video and audio the most tack on rpg elements i ever seen a game of vikings without a really good loot WTF i can get on    what a dissapointment after 20 hours of playing this.
    good stuff
    awesome graphics
    i like the story and characters but thats all

    braindead AI almost buggy
    clunky unresponsive sluggish combat
    boring repetitive missions and gameplay
    wierd optimization issues video and audio
    the most tack on rpg elements i ever seen
    a game of vikings without a really good loot WTF

    i can get on and on.WDL was pile of trash this is at least mediocre.buy only at a deep sale or ubi+    … Expand
  10. abowman
    Nov 23, 2020
    6
    This has been my favorite setting for a AC game since black flag. If it wasn't for the NUMEROUS game breaking bugs and additional chunkiness that this game has, I would be rating it much higher. For instance there is a bug that will literally delete your weapon if you pull out a torch while dual wielding. This bug has been reported for weeks and Ubisoft has yet to fix it.

    The PC port is    This has been my favorite setting for a AC game since black flag. If it wasn't for the NUMEROUS game breaking bugs and additional chunkiness that this game has, I would be rating it much higher. For instance there is a bug that will literally delete your weapon if you pull out a torch while dual wielding. This bug has been reported for weeks and Ubisoft has yet to fix it.

    The PC port is also pretty horrendous. I'm using a 3080 and I'm still getting about an average of 70-80 frames.

    I'm consistently fighting with controls, dealing with a **** load of bugs, and in general experiencing frustration on a regular basis. I wish I could rate this game much higher, but in its current state (2 weeks after release) it needs a **** load of work.

    Before AC: Vahalla, I hadn't purchased an AC game since black flag, and I will likely won't be purchasing any additional Ubisoft games until they actually properly test their games. This performance is honestly shameful for a AAA studio.    … Expand
  11. MadBert91
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    El juego en sí no está mal, pero no me está cautivando, el Odissey me pareció desde un inicio mucho más interesante, hay muy poca innovación, manejar el personaje siegue siendo un dolor ya que se mueve en todas direcciones menos donde quieres que vaya, gráficamente no es nada del otro mundo se ve bien pero meh no destaca en absoluto, innovación carente es lo mismo todos los años. EstáEl juego en sí no está mal, pero no me está cautivando, el Odissey me pareció desde un inicio mucho más interesante, hay muy poca innovación, manejar el personaje siegue siendo un dolor ya que se mueve en todas direcciones menos donde quieres que vaya, gráficamente no es nada del otro mundo se ve bien pero meh no destaca en absoluto, innovación carente es lo mismo todos los años. Está entretenido y por eso se me ajusta más un 7, pero considero que hay mucho mejores juegos que merecen más nota.… Expand
  12. NickjjScott
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    "1 step forward, 2 steps back"

    I'll start by saying like most newly released AAA titles this game is full of bugs. So much so that it is very noticeable and will impact how much you enjoy the game. Looking past this though this is another decent Assassins Creed experience that will provide over 80 hours of content. However, if you enjoyed the previous two titles Origins and Odyssey then    "1 step forward, 2 steps back"

    I'll start by saying like most newly released AAA titles this game is full of bugs. So much so that it is very noticeable and will impact how much you enjoy the game. Looking past this though this is another decent Assassins Creed experience that will provide over 80 hours of content. However, if you enjoyed the previous two titles Origins and Odyssey then this game is going to feel like a downgrade in many ways.

    Some returning features or new features that the game has included are assassinating bosses, kill conversations, speech checks, mini-games, dual-wielding different weapons, and raiding. Some of these are very welcome additions that make the game feel fresh. Some removed features or features I wish didn't return are killing civilians will desynchronize you instead of increase your bounty, no bounty system, reduced gear/weapon system, less gear variety/customization, combat is very janky, only one finisher animation per weapon, AI is considerably worse than previous titles, stat tree forces you to grab stats you don't want to get the ones you do want, and gear acquired in some locations cannot be kept when returning to the normal area.

    The setting of the game is very interesting and I was hoping for another amazing experience like in Origins and Odyssey (post-launch) but it's clear that the developers were trying to mix both the old and new Assassin's Creed games together in Valhalla. Sadly this meant removing much of what made the new games extremely fun and replacing it with dated mechanics. If I had to sum the game up in one sentence it's "1 step forward, 2 steps back".    … Expand
  13. EpicSurvivor
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    Not gonna lie game starts off good but then after years of playing Assassin's Creed you notice that its lacking in many aspects. I feel like one of the best modern Assassin's Creed game was Origins. I just loved it, it reinvented the graphics and the combat system and did a really good job at doing it. The story was rich and deep and I loved the hallucinations of the other world Bayek had.Not gonna lie game starts off good but then after years of playing Assassin's Creed you notice that its lacking in many aspects. I feel like one of the best modern Assassin's Creed game was Origins. I just loved it, it reinvented the graphics and the combat system and did a really good job at doing it. The story was rich and deep and I loved the hallucinations of the other world Bayek had. The story had meaning and direction and felt very original as a refresh to the AC Franchise. So when Odyssey came out I was so excited I was hoping for more of the same on a different package but was disappointed its not that Odyssey is a bad game same like Valhalla it just feels like its lacking in many aspects that Origin's did so well almost like a step back in many ways in trying different formulas instead of sticking to what worked. Valhalla is the same as Odyssey and Origins in that aspect. The game feels like it lacks something. 12 hours in and the world feels bland and empty unlike Origin's the combat feels repetitive, worse than the last 2. The story is stronger than Odyssey but it has no depth. Overall is a good time waster game looks decent but this shouldn't have been called Assassin's Creed game, Ubisoft should have just made a different game based on Vikings because this really doesn't feel anything at all Like and Assassin's Creed game. I'd give it a 6 or 6.5 out of 10
    12 hours in and I am getting bored already.    … Expand
  14. Trollripper
    Nov 19, 2020
    5
    Graphics = Good
    Gameplay = Same as Origins and Odyssey (except spartan kick and a useless bird)
    Story = Ok, nothing special or something that would spark my interest in the Series again. Price = For 15€ its good (Ubisoft+) Bugs = A ton of them. Some are fun as F and others are annoying as F Valhalla struggles to balance out an Open World with Story and Loot. You have much fewer    Graphics = Good
    Gameplay = Same as Origins and Odyssey (except spartan kick and a useless bird)
    Story = Ok, nothing special or something that would spark my interest in the Series again.
    Price = For 15€ its good (Ubisoft+)
    Bugs = A ton of them. Some are fun as F and others are annoying as F

    Valhalla struggles to balance out an Open World with Story and Loot. You have much fewer weapons and armor to loot and one of the core mechanics "raiding" isn't fully fleshed out yet. You get resources only once and it feels more like a "what could have been but isn't" scenario. Horrible Face Animations and weird character movement are one of the points why Mass Effect Andromeda got beaten up pretty hard and i am wondering why almost no one is acknowledging this problem in Valhalla too. Emotionless and dull, that is how every scene between characters are looking.
    Assassins in this game are only appearing as a visual "pleaser" but have for the first half no impact in the game or story whatsoever. Probably just to shut down those "It's not an Assassins Game" critics. It doesn't feel like an Assassin Game and also most of the time not like a Vikings Game. You get some little treats of those things here and there but this game is just another bland "Ubisoft Open World" game. At this point i'm just getting tired of the Ubisoft Bullcrap they put out since Origins. Origins was new and refreshing and bumped up my expectations for the Assassins Series again but with Odyssey and Valhalla it went down pretty fast. You can't expect me to praise a game or give credits to it when they just slapped another "theme" on their game and called it a day. Origins had a lot of unique Buildings and i'm missing that in Valhalla. Almost every Church in Valhalla is from the same "Preset" just add a little bit of fire or cracked wooden stuff here and there and here you go. I wish Ubisoft would go back to their former self and at least "try" again.    … Expand
  15. Nordavind
    Feb 7, 2021
    5
    The game looks great and the storyline is interesting enough. However, the game suffers from serious game-breaking bugs, which still haven't been fixed after 4 months of launch. If you take a look at the game forums you can see that they are filled with reports of the game crashing and players being unable to progress in the game. It also appears that these bugs occur in every platform.The game looks great and the storyline is interesting enough. However, the game suffers from serious game-breaking bugs, which still haven't been fixed after 4 months of launch. If you take a look at the game forums you can see that they are filled with reports of the game crashing and players being unable to progress in the game. It also appears that these bugs occur in every platform. Don't buy this game until it's fixed.… Expand
  16. Guugame83
    Mar 3, 2021
    5
    Graphics are ok and lot of content and playtime enough long but way too many bugs for this price game
  17. Grieferbastard
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    So combat is way better. Assassination/stealth is pointless though as combat is a stronger solution with no negatives. Stealth/assassination mechanics are inferior to prior AC games, even Odyssey. A lot of the writing is excellent but what really killed it for me is the ending. A series of totally irrational, incredibly stupid out of character choices and some cutscene deaths. I'mSo combat is way better. Assassination/stealth is pointless though as combat is a stronger solution with no negatives. Stealth/assassination mechanics are inferior to prior AC games, even Odyssey. A lot of the writing is excellent but what really killed it for me is the ending. A series of totally irrational, incredibly stupid out of character choices and some cutscene deaths. I'm supposedly an assassin with a raven I can see through with the council of numerous battlefield veterans but apparently we're all too stupid to scout ahead. Use my raven to scout (the raven is worthless all through the game) or just go to assassinate the one guy I'm here to kill. Nope - leave the army behind, take a handful of people into an obvious trap, etc etc.

    Stuff like that. Hey, this seems like a great time to ask some intelligent questions! Nope. Not an option. How about I tell this person the incredibly relevant and important info I know about what's going on? Nope. Then you can't make some incredibly stupid choices later!

    This game would have been better with 0 Assassins Creed stuff too it, no main story. Just two Viking brothers going to settle England. The mechanics for that are excellent. The character lines are often brilliant - the story is absolutely not. The ending makes me miss Mass Effect 3s ending pre-patch.    … Expand
  18. KorvinJ
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first game in AC universe after Assassin's Creed II and be honest i really disapointed. General idea is great, vikings, Odin and all other things allways in top charts. But after Witcher this game looks like a cheap copy. Let's say i went to quest location not strait but thry the village where i found infor that one of NPCs works for both sides, after you comming to quest zone where you see this NPC and in dialogue you still do not have any option to say that he is traitor. After some time information about that will appear and you will even have a quest to confirm that. Seriously is it so hard to add additional triggers. Or let's say you are cleaning some village from enemies and next time when you will pass thru you char will say like: "I should be carefull here, there is guards.". I not a big fan of "next gen" graphic but i think it's not ok when fire and birds looks like a gif picture in game, which is cost more that 50$. Story is predictable like a movie from 80's. Amount of bugs just horrible. In my case i faced not working triggers, NPCs have been stuck on the way or just in hills. In case of my friend he went to Asgard earlier than should, died there several times and decided to go back to increase his lvl. But after that game just crashes and he is not able to play it again and support told to start game from begining. Rly? All locations are big but empty. With maximum settings i can see proper and biutiful world just i several meters around me. In my region this game cost 27$ and i think this can be fare price for such quality but i cannot say that this is real triple A game.… Expand
  19. Astasvs
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    Lot of glitches, stupid AI and bad fighting system. Good story and very nice graphics.
  20. Bigzeliboba
    Dec 16, 2020
    7
    после 87 часов в игре: Плюсы: викинги; набеги; неплохой сюжет; развитие поселения от палатки до города. Минусы: абсолютно никакой стелс, отсутствие наград за скрытый захват крепостей, невнятные сеты брони и их плюшки, отсутствие быстрого переключения луков, несоответствие деталей для апгрейда уровню игрока, а только уровню захватываемых областей, идиотская работа каркуши - так и не понялпосле 87 часов в игре: Плюсы: викинги; набеги; неплохой сюжет; развитие поселения от палатки до города. Минусы: абсолютно никакой стелс, отсутствие наград за скрытый захват крепостей, невнятные сеты брони и их плюшки, отсутствие быстрого переключения луков, несоответствие деталей для апгрейда уровню игрока, а только уровню захватываемых областей, идиотская работа каркуши - так и не понял для чего она, показать область внутри области, убитая модернизация корабля.
    P.S. 80% игры носил красные кувшины для взрыва стен, как оказалось, есть взрывной мешочек на стрелу.    … Expand
  21. Douglasbrown242
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    I'd give this game a higher rating if there weren't so many bugs and crashes. I really enjoy the settlement idea and the rpg elements of the game. I do wish there were a little more options for the settlement building but I like where they are going. The big issue I have is that I've had more crashes and more of my character getting stuck in a wall and dying than I've had in any game I'veI'd give this game a higher rating if there weren't so many bugs and crashes. I really enjoy the settlement idea and the rpg elements of the game. I do wish there were a little more options for the settlement building but I like where they are going. The big issue I have is that I've had more crashes and more of my character getting stuck in a wall and dying than I've had in any game I've played ever. It seems as though they rushed the release and probably should have waited til some time next year. It's my favorite assassin's creed game so far and I'd change my rating to a 9 if the game didn't crash so much.… Expand
  22. sevh
    Nov 29, 2020
    5
    Without a doubt it is the best of the last 3 ACs. however the gameplay is highly repetitive, the open world is overwhelming.

    the best thing about this installment is the world and the environment. but the saga needs a break to reinvent itself for the new generation. PC performance is quite acceptable, although there are some bugs that take you out of the game the map is huge again    Without a doubt it is the best of the last 3 ACs. however the gameplay is highly repetitive, the open world is overwhelming.

    the best thing about this installment is the world and the environment. but the saga needs a break to reinvent itself for the new generation.

    PC performance is quite acceptable, although there are some bugs that take you out of the game

    the map is huge again and completing the game will again take a hundred hours.
    sadly the mobility of the character is crude. the combat system is the most difficult and worked of the saga
    the game has more lights than shadows but the saga needs to reinvent itself again, if you have played the previous installments, you will have the feeling that you have already played this one, but the setting will make you continue    … Expand
  23. Asmarath
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    Pros:
    East England is adorable
    Finally Vikings with some nuances
    The main story is really well told
    Improved loot system

    Cons:
    Bugs - Some even game-breaking, quests that don´t appear. Still not fixed 15 days after launch
    The combat - It´s less precise, has less weight to it and is not as fluid compared to Odyssey
    Conversation choices lack impact
  24. Diser
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    +Witcher 3 game model still gives you fun even though copypasted by Ubisoft
    +Main storyline may not be great, but sometimes intrigues you
    +Cutscenes, although they are few +Acting +Art direction +Soundtrack, but don't expect masterpiece like in AC2 OST -Still barely anything to do with assassins -Stolen gameplay from Witcher 3, pathetic -Weak men, strong women. Yep. Vikings you    +Witcher 3 game model still gives you fun even though copypasted by Ubisoft
    +Main storyline may not be great, but sometimes intrigues you
    +Cutscenes, although they are few
    +Acting
    +Art direction
    +Soundtrack, but don't expect masterpiece like in AC2 OST

    -Still barely anything to do with assassins
    -Stolen gameplay from Witcher 3, pathetic
    -Weak men, strong women. Yep. Vikings you guys
    -The game is way too long, but the main storyline can be told in 5 hours max
    -I played on Berserker difficulty and bosses were very hard to beat, but the rest of the game was just a walking in the park
    -Killmoves. First time cool, then it becomes a routine, then you want to kill yourself
    -Almost literally the same AC:Origins    … Expand
  25. Drysdale
    Dec 4, 2020
    5
    I enjoyed Odyssey more. There was too much traveling in this, the annoying kind, the river crossing are the worst, your long ship is just a glorified horse.

    The combat was meh, half the time you end up hitting your own guys in a raid. finishes are buggy, frequently the animation takes place in the air instead of on your opponents body. I don't even know how many skill points i need to    I enjoyed Odyssey more. There was too much traveling in this, the annoying kind, the river crossing are the worst, your long ship is just a glorified horse.

    The combat was meh, half the time you end up hitting your own guys in a raid. finishes are buggy, frequently the animation takes place in the air instead of on your opponents body. I don't even know how many skill points i need to get any skills i want. No idea why the decided to hide the skill tree. Having to find skills is also just a waste of time, until then your combat is dodge/parry then fast hit/slow hit. I have yet to see another weapon. I get Odyssey had too much equipment, but this is opposite, why its hard to moderate is beyond me.

    no mini map sucks as well, half the time you will end up pressing select and going to world map.
    The story is not engrossing (probably because of all the traveling), i struggled playing even an hour straight. over the past 5 days i ended up playing about 4 hours. too bad i cant return it anymore. for reference, i have put about 150 hours into Odyssey.

    Recommendation: buy it if it sells for $20, you can kill some time that way.    … Expand
  26. Jamali88
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    I lost all my loot, weapons, levels, upgrades and abilities, and places to get them are looted so they're just gone. I went to a 5 hours earlier save and the looted places moved there too. So the only way to complete the game is start a new game. The game is broken. Ubisoft offered support on their site, wrote a long text for it, then at send it says chat not working. No refunds, becauseI lost all my loot, weapons, levels, upgrades and abilities, and places to get them are looted so they're just gone. I went to a 5 hours earlier save and the looted places moved there too. So the only way to complete the game is start a new game. The game is broken. Ubisoft offered support on their site, wrote a long text for it, then at send it says chat not working. No refunds, because the play time exceeded 2h. 60€ wasted on this hot piece of garbage.… Expand
  27. Vasot
    Nov 27, 2020
    5
    Average game with generic story and boring characters also enemies in the game are stupid seems like the AI is problematic
  28. Valet90
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    Уже лучше чем отвратительные последние две части, но все ещё хуже чем игры достойные внимания (с открытым миром) ну и + как обычно у юбисофт в последнее время- новый рекорд по количеству багов обновлен.
    P.s.Ubi, сколько можно экономить на играх? Выпускайте реже, но лучше. Это экономия вас сведёт в могилу (быть может лучше бы их вивенди купила?)    Уже лучше чем отвратительные последние две части, но все ещё хуже чем игры достойные внимания (с открытым миром) ну и + как обычно у юбисофт в последнее время- новый рекорд по количеству багов обновлен.
    P.s.Ubi, сколько можно экономить на играх? Выпускайте реже, но лучше. Это экономия вас сведёт в могилу (быть может лучше бы их вивенди купила?)
  29. FriedrichLicht
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Make Assassin's Creed great again. Ubisoft you need to take some steps back ok? AC is not ment to be an open world rpg game with a giant (or three giants) map .. Ubi, you need to focus more in quality that quantity, we need a story driven, action adventure spectacular AC title with a studied plot and immersive gameplay, immersive stealth gameplay. Please Ubi, you've done wrong in theseMake Assassin's Creed great again. Ubisoft you need to take some steps back ok? AC is not ment to be an open world rpg game with a giant (or three giants) map .. Ubi, you need to focus more in quality that quantity, we need a story driven, action adventure spectacular AC title with a studied plot and immersive gameplay, immersive stealth gameplay. Please Ubi, you've done wrong in these lasts 3 titles .. now take a break… Expand
  30. Zometta
    Nov 15, 2020
    6
    Gráficos agradáveis, jogabilidade divertida e muitos bugs. Essa é a melhor maneira de descrever Assassin's Creed Valhalla

    Espero realmente que a Ubisoft se empenhe e corrija logo esses bugs q atrapalham a experiência.
  31. redegun
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Через несколько часов игры я разочаровался в том что в 3 раз купил Origin. Обе предыдущие части были скучны, но хоть какой-то интерес у меня был. В этот раз я не смог преодолеть скуку однотипности геймплея и его схожести с двумя предыдущими частями. Игра не очень. Только если вы не играли предыдущие части, для новичков возможно будет интересно, но я жалею, что купил, надо было качать сЧерез несколько часов игры я разочаровался в том что в 3 раз купил Origin. Обе предыдущие части были скучны, но хоть какой-то интерес у меня был. В этот раз я не смог преодолеть скуку однотипности геймплея и его схожести с двумя предыдущими частями. Игра не очень. Только если вы не играли предыдущие части, для новичков возможно будет интересно, но я жалею, что купил, надо было качать с торрента, чтобы посмотреть… Expand
  32. LSD_NL
    Dec 4, 2020
    5
    I would like this game a 8/10 but there are 2 many bugs in the game... some are game breaking and know by the devs from the start and still not fixed it in the last update...
  33. anirudh6k
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Starts of great, but game just drags. If you need your rpg fix, play it. the first 20-30 hours, its worth the price. But after that it just gets grindy.
    I dont mind the game being long, but the game gets repetitive on the tasks you do to progress the story.
  34. MrBum
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    AC Valhalla attempts to cast of the trappings of Odyssey (being too large an repetitive for one), but fails miserably in my opinion. They get some points for trying with the world events as they are mostly unique and some are even interesting. But the sheer massive size of the game worlds (yes there are several different playable areas) really starts to bog things down.

    They end up    AC Valhalla attempts to cast of the trappings of Odyssey (being too large an repetitive for one), but fails miserably in my opinion. They get some points for trying with the world events as they are mostly unique and some are even interesting. But the sheer massive size of the game worlds (yes there are several different playable areas) really starts to bog things down.

    They end up suffering from the exact same issue: they've got a bad case of the way-the-hell-too-big-itis. No matter how engaging or interesting they can make the world events (as I said some are actually fun, but others suck hard, like cairn stacking), there are so damn many of them it can't help but get bogged down in repetition.

    There is really no one thing that drags the game down per say, but it does suffer from death by a thousand tiny cuts. There are a lot of little changes they made that are very questionable as well. Unnecessary combat tweaks (which in my opinion they basically already had nailed in Origins), the annoying and repetitive raids on Abbeys, etc.

    And my all time least favorite move on Ubisoft's part in the last several years: their insistence on making everything an RPG and failing to write actual characters, instead pretending to give players choice while being able to cop out of having to write real protagonists (I am of course speaking of their ironclad insistence on keeping both male and female protags an option.) In a franchise like AC, it is far better to have one well written protagonist of a particular gender whether male or female.

    To sum it up, they tried to appease the masses at the cost of staying true to the soul of the franchise and the game has suffered for it. They really NEED to pair the next game down and prune a lot of the fat that has crept in lately. I don't have much faith that they will though.    … Expand
  35. Cell1e
    Dec 1, 2020
    5
    Okay if you havent bought this game and you love rpgs with exploration and lots of customisation then Id advise you to wait a while before purchasing this game.

    If you love sneaky assassin games then maybe wait a while too or reconsider.. If you love hack and slash linear Viking games with little to no rewards for boss fights, exploration etc then this is the game for you. Story    Okay if you havent bought this game and you love rpgs with exploration and lots of customisation then Id advise you to wait a while before purchasing this game.

    If you love sneaky assassin games then maybe wait a while too or reconsider..

    If you love hack and slash linear Viking games with little to no rewards for boss fights, exploration etc then this is the game for you.

    Story is ok..first game in years I just couldn't finish, due to boring, dark and depressing story and a serious lack of incentive..

    No armour and weapon drops?
    No armour /weapon rewards for big kills?
    Feck all armour designs especially light leather armours for sneaky builds.
    No dismantling No arrow crafting No transmogrification NPC's actually have better gear No reward in exploring.
    No replay value World events incredibly lame Bugs crashes and more bugs
    No decent music playing Disappointing customisation options-hair styles are all butch, too many tattoos not enough feminine hairstyles
    Skill Tree-awful awful awful
    Raiding-repetitive...well vikings..I'm so over that, they were a nasty bloodthirsty bunch of criminals really Chasing things on rooftops Mini map compass location Poor bird has been downgraded
    Killing bosses for no reward (other than to make the world a better place)
    No darts-where are my assassin tools? I miss them so much.
    Awful finishers happening ALL THE TIME..hate that..no quiet 'Im just walking thru town minding my own business assassinations', no double assassinations..big pause when assassinating, quick time events on assassinating.. No decent light armour in cash shop either

    Thats it- its an ok game with some terrible systems dragging it down. It's better to play it in a linear fashion and forget about exploring and hunting down bad guys, its not worth the time and effort.    … Expand
  36. Daermon
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Far better than Origin and Odyssey, but Ubisoft WASTE a good viking story. Pro:
    - Grapich
    - Sounds - Male Eivor and the voice actor - Fight system good - Finally Shield + 1H combat - Music - Norway and England is look fantastic - Eivors (male) characters - The main story have good moments - Have blood Cons: - The main story too separated - Too few side characters - Itemization and the    Far better than Origin and Odyssey, but Ubisoft WASTE a good viking story. Pro:
    - Grapich
    - Sounds - Male Eivor and the voice actor
    - Fight system good
    - Finally Shield + 1H combat
    - Music
    - Norway and England is look fantastic
    - Eivors (male) characters
    - The main story have good moments
    - Have blood

    Cons:
    - The main story too separated
    - Too few side characters - Itemization and the skill tree is terrible
    - Every AC thing, like the idiot and boring Order, the idiot modern storyline
    - No really romance
    - “Sex scenes” is childis
    - No nudism
    - The complet ending is B category and boring sh*t
    - Microtransaction
    - Asgard storyline is unnecessary

    Ubisoft you have money and resources, why forced the vikings into this AC bulls*ht? Why not make a good single player viking game?    … Expand
  37. Thunderstrucker
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, let's say you start by giving a game a 10 and then deduct 1 for every major issue it has.
    1. The sound is abysmal. Very low bitrate and it sounds atrocious.
    2. So many bugs it is insane. Reload savegames to fix bugs or just try to ignore them. But its bugs bugs bugs.
    3. The ending does not make sense at all. The King kills some of your friends, then he turns out to be the leader of The Order and because he is happy the order is destroyed you let him live out his days in exile. Riiiiiight.
    4. Have I mentioned the bugs already?
    5. The animus stuff is getting boring. Make a game without it. Nobody cares for it.
    6. Please, don't release your next AC game before enough time has been given to fix the loads of bugs.
    7. Also, don't cheap out on game size. I rather have better audio and more GB to download then this piece of junk.
    8. Such a waste of potential. The setting is nice, the world looks amazing but it can not compensate for all the stuff thats wrong with.

    Buy this game in a sale and don't believe all the bought higher ratings.    … Expand
  38. Willod
    Nov 28, 2020
    7
    Valhalla, Odyssey ve Origins i oynarken hissetmediğim bir sey var o da stres. Bu da bu oyunlari sevmemi sagliyor. Kendini ciddiye alan AAA oyunlarini oynarken, oyun uzerimde baski kuruyor. Bu söyle bir baski, ornegin rdr2 oynarken oyun benden her seye odaklanmami bekliyor kamptaki diyaloglar gorevler acik dunya etkinliklerinde karsilastigim karakterler hepsini gordugumde ciddiye almali veValhalla, Odyssey ve Origins i oynarken hissetmediğim bir sey var o da stres. Bu da bu oyunlari sevmemi sagliyor. Kendini ciddiye alan AAA oyunlarini oynarken, oyun uzerimde baski kuruyor. Bu söyle bir baski, ornegin rdr2 oynarken oyun benden her seye odaklanmami bekliyor kamptaki diyaloglar gorevler acik dunya etkinliklerinde karsilastigim karakterler hepsini gordugumde ciddiye almali ve hikayelerini dinlemeli ve onemsemeliyim cunku oyunun zevki bu sekilde cikiyor. Bu kadar seye odaklanmak da beni yoruyor. Bir sonraki oyuna girisimde su kimdi bu neydi en son ne demisti dememek icin hepsini aklimda tutmam gerekiyor ve dedigim gibi bu yoruyor. Rdr2 gibi bir oyunda evet bunu yapmak güzel, hikayenin içine girmek, butun karakterlerle hasir nesir olmak, o dünyanin parcasi olmak vs. Ama oynadigim her oyunda her detayi takip etmek istemem. Iste Ac Valhalla da bana bunu vaadediyor: Cok fazla detaya takilmadan oyunu oynamayi. Bunu da pek de fena olmayan bir oynanis ve bence bu sefer güzel olan bir hikayeyle yapiyor. Hatta hikaye akisi ac odyssey'den çok daha güzel. Oyuna normalde 8 puan verecektim ama cokme ve animasyon glitchleri o kadar fazla ki bu oyundan aldigim zevki cok fazla etkiledi.… Expand
  39. bikergofast
    Feb 25, 2022
    6
    Of all the Ubisoft games that hold your hand to the point of you not needing to think this one does it the least. It's good and bad. On one hand when you just want to let it tell a story you can't because waypoints are so vague that you have to figure out what they mean. On the other it's nice to not have the handholding. But what's the point of the difficulty setting then?
    Also, the    Of all the Ubisoft games that hold your hand to the point of you not needing to think this one does it the least. It's good and bad. On one hand when you just want to let it tell a story you can't because waypoints are so vague that you have to figure out what they mean. On the other it's nice to not have the handholding. But what's the point of the difficulty setting then?
    Also, the music is still broken, they've known for a year and it's not working. That's pretty sad to be honest.    … Expand
  40. Ashen_Rover
    Nov 20, 2021
    5
    I got more bugs playing this game in 2021 than in CP2077 on release. Boring story, and dumb cringy side quests I regret about spending my money and time on this game.
  41. Soularry
    Dec 20, 2020
    7
    A versy stupid and repetitive story with some good side quests and characters. Combat and parkour are too heavy and borin on a large scale of time. It's an ok game but will be dissapointed for people that love Odessey.
  42. Torretta
    Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Odyssey - Origin>>>>>Valhalla. It's worst among three.
    From tutorials, world, story, difficulty everything sucks than before.
  43. near4422
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    AC Valhalla is overall a very good game and could be recommended to almost everyone, but it has it's flaws which shouldn't be skipped.
    Let's start with pros - the game looks gorgeous and most of the time runs nicely. I also really like these small eyeball movements and facial expressions of the main characters (others dont have any expressions so such things like screaming only comes to    AC Valhalla is overall a very good game and could be recommended to almost everyone, but it has it's flaws which shouldn't be skipped.
    Let's start with pros - the game looks gorgeous and most of the time runs nicely. I also really like these small eyeball movements and facial expressions of the main characters (others dont have any expressions so such things like screaming only comes to opening mouth for them). But that's all.
    Now for the cons - The game been crashing for me everyday at least once dropping me back to the desktop. If i were lucky enough to play for some time, sooner or later i came onto some kind of bug or error that blocked the progress - NPC i should be following stands like a statue, script didn't triggers even tho i am in a correct possition, or Quest started without it's objective and i couldn't end it (the one with the barrier). That alone had a massive impact on my enjoyment with the game.
    Next up - Plot. The game's being set in RPG genre. Yes Eivor is cool and easy to identify with but the whole story is boring and unnecessarily stretched out. Not a single decision has a impact on story. Everything comes to go to point X and kill bunch of NPC's - all the time. Eivor is a viking right? Forget about sneaking then. Ubisoft was promising 'getting back to the roots of the series' with sneaking within monks - yes you can actually do it. Is there a reason you should do it for? Not at all. 99% of the time you have to use violence (call your crew and raid the place) in order to open up a way to your goal. All this 'assassin's vs templars' plot could be easly removed from the game and nothing would happen.
    The whole 'settlement' thing also does very little for the game. I only returned there whenever the main story ordered me to do so. Of course you can upgrade the gear there (that also has very little impact for the game - you can literarlly go with your starting eq and you'll be fine) or give back gathered collectibles in return for more minningless items.
    Birds fly with 15 FPS (even if you're right next to them) witch makes them look hillarious.
    Sounds are compressed 'to save up some disk space' but they sound just awfully. I also can't remember a single musical background.
    The game is clearly designed to take at least 50 hours if you rush it, so that the regular player will have to buy at least two months of ubisoft+ to finish it. In my honest opinion - less hours but better narration or gameplay is worth more than gigantic world filled with boring activities.
    It doesn't deserve more than 7. It's an okay game but nothing besides that - not a good Assassin's Creed game nor a game about Vikings.    … Expand
  44. watchm824
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    Another craft from Ubisoft. If the previous two parts looked good, but Valhalla was already boring. The main character's story didn't grab me. And everything that concerns the plot about the Assassins has not been interesting to me at all for 10 years.
  45. PLAYBOYPIJON
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    Как игра про викингов весьма хороша 7-8/10
    Как серия ассасинов , не о чем 5-6/10
  46. Kelen
    Aug 29, 2022
    6
    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po graniu 130h i ukończeniu gry) Przez pierwsze 24h wydaje się naprawdę dobra, ale po tym nie pokazuje nic nowego, wszystko jest wtórne, a z upływem czasu wszystkie postacie coraz mniej mnie obchodziły i coraz mniej pamiętałem o ich istnieniu. Ostatecznie fabuła jak i każda mechanika tylko rozczarowuje i drażni. Fabuła na początku wydaje się ok, ale jest    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po graniu 130h i ukończeniu gry)
    Przez pierwsze 24h wydaje się naprawdę dobra, ale po tym nie pokazuje nic nowego, wszystko jest wtórne, a z upływem czasu wszystkie postacie coraz mniej mnie obchodziły i coraz mniej pamiętałem o ich istnieniu. Ostatecznie fabuła jak i każda mechanika tylko rozczarowuje i drażni.

    Fabuła na początku wydaje się ok, ale jest niesamowicie rozciągnięta i ostatecznie zwyczajnie głupia. Pełna jednakowych postaci i niemal nic nie zapada w pamięć.
    To niesamowite, że udało im się sprawić, by bitwy ze zdobywaniem zamków były aż tak jednakowe i monotonne.
    Zakończenie tak nijakie, że nawet można nie zauważyć, że to koniec.
    Ta gra jest trochę jak opowiadanie przez bananowe dzieci jak to jest być biednym.

    Dziwny koncept bohatera o "zmiennej" płci (którego zdecydowanie dominującą jest kobieta), ale możemy narzucić mu 1.

    Bohater/ka przez całą grę tylko szuka czyim być przydupasem, by ten ktoś zaczął ją lubić, mimo że solo mogłaby wygrać wszystkie wojny.

    Krótkie, ale poważniejsze zadania poboczne, lecz mimo tego bez pomysłu i szybko zaczynają nudzić.
    Mechanika szukania samemu tego, co trzeba w nich zrobić, jest spoko i początkowo je ratuje, ale z czasem nawet to im nie pomaga.
    Czasem niemoralne/toksyczne rzeczy są przedstawione jako coś dobrego lub po prostu fajna zabawa. Granie w tą grę momentami odbierało mi chęci do życia.

    "Pyskówki", czyli dialogi będące rymowanymi, słownymi potyczkami są głupkowate. Miałyby więcej sensu z dubbingiem w tym samym języku co napisy, ale nadal byłyby głupkowate.

    Każda czynność wałkowana jest milion razy do porzygu. Gra nie szanuje czasu gracza.
    Mimo upływu lat gra potrafi bugami zepsuć jakieś wyzwanie lub misje i zmusić do powtórki.

    Klimat brudniejszy, niektóre lokacje niczym żywcem wyjęte z Wiedźmina.
    Bardzo ładna trawa.
    Brzydcy ludzie, zwłaszcza dzieci - ich twarze często przypominają dziwacznych, chorych starców, albo dorosłych karłów.

    Ekonomia nie istnieje. Nie kupuje się broni, tylko śmieci.
    Od początku do końca gry używałem tego samego zestawu zbroi, czasem tylko zmieniając jego wygląd (a jest ich mało i wszystkie niezbyt atrakcyjne).
    Odnajdywane skrzynie i innej "wielkie skarby" to zazwyczaj syfiaste sztabkami żelaza czy innego syfu do poprawiania statów ekwipunku.

    W porównaniu do poprzedniej części: nieco mniej przyjemna rozgrywka, ładniejsza grafika, brudniejszy klimat, bardziej nużące i powtarzalne czynności, głupsza fabuła.    … Expand
  47. ekabon
    Nov 30, 2020
    7
    Leading up to release, the noise around Valhalla did manage to hype me up. And it didn't disappoint... at least that's what I thought at the beginning. And, from my own experience, it seems to be a pattern throughout all of the AC games: they start out strong and slowly fade away towards the end once all of the routines settle in.

    The story is alright, but nothing too exciting. Usual    Leading up to release, the noise around Valhalla did manage to hype me up. And it didn't disappoint... at least that's what I thought at the beginning. And, from my own experience, it seems to be a pattern throughout all of the AC games: they start out strong and slowly fade away towards the end once all of the routines settle in.

    The story is alright, but nothing too exciting. Usual Ubisoft problems there: boring dialogues and poor animation. World events it's the only breath of fresh air in this entry. Most of them seem fun and interesting, although they lack in depth and duration. I've stumbled upon a few quest-breaking bugs with World Events as well.

    Speaking of bugs, there's quite a few. Although sometimes it's difficult to say whether something is a bug or it's a poor game design. Abilities require some serious rebalancing, I ended up using only one ability (the one with the harpoon) as it was dealing much more damage than all the other ones. Skill tree was rather annoying with all the sub-nodes to unlock, as unlocking them didn't add anywhere nearly enough difference to actually notice during gameplay.

    Visually the game looks like Odyssey, in the best-case scenarios that is. But in most cases, it actually looks worse. Very disappointing in that regard.

    And gear and weapons... Oh boy, that was one of the stupidest changes they introduced. The gear system is basically non-existent. I ended up using the first gear set (Berserk) I got at the very beginning of the game throughout the rest of it. Other gear sets had weak buffs and looked much worse next to my upgraded gear. Same with weapons: tons of shields, barely any interesting weapons. I found a badass axe at the beginning of the game and used it for the whole game as I couldn't find anything better.

    Overall experience was very mediocre. The game feels extremely rushed into release and unimaginative. Like with pretty much all of the previous AC games, they could do a much better job if only they invested a decent amount of time into development. 3 years of development is a joke, regardless of how many studios were involved.

    Oh, birds and flames at half the framerate are still there ;)    … Expand
  48. ElSabio
    Dec 26, 2020
    7
    It was pretty decent. Cons:
    It does feel repetitive at some point. Too much mystical stuff for my taste. Ending was underwhelming and confusing. I shouldn't need to read a wiki or complete side missions to get it. Few bugs here and there but they got patched for the most part.
    Pros: Raiding and battles are fun. Male Evior is cool, smart, badass and always knows what to say (didn't play    It was pretty decent. Cons:
    It does feel repetitive at some point. Too much mystical stuff for my taste. Ending was underwhelming and confusing. I shouldn't need to read a wiki or complete side missions to get it. Few bugs here and there but they got patched for the most part.

    Pros: Raiding and battles are fun. Male Evior is cool, smart, badass and always knows what to say (didn't play female Eivor) Skills, weapons and combat are cool and satisfying. The whole setting, time period, map etc is very appealing. The graphics are really good. Highly recommend it on PC at 4K 60fps. Some side characters are interesting    … Expand
  49. shayed__
    Nov 26, 2020
    5
    Wow. What an absolute mediocre experience. It is an absolute shame that the game plays in the same metacritic realm with games like Ghost of Tsushima (83 Metacritic). Just goes to show that these reviews mean absolute ****

    Loved the game for the first 30-40 hours even though this is probably the most buggy singleplayer game I have ever played. The combat is so underwhelming and the    Wow. What an absolute mediocre experience. It is an absolute shame that the game plays in the same metacritic realm with games like Ghost of Tsushima (83 Metacritic). Just goes to show that these reviews mean absolute ****

    Loved the game for the first 30-40 hours even though this is probably the most buggy singleplayer game I have ever played. The combat is so underwhelming and the sound design is AWFUL. The story delivery (character expressions and voice acting) and the cinematic experience is the typical ubisoft mediocrity. It had a few good moments but they were far too rare. But I still had a great time exploring the world and farming resources. But the moment I got tired of exploring, is the moment where the game started to drag and become annoying.

    Some Story arcs were really good. But most of the later arcs felt so unnecessary and fillerish. The story could have moved on to the Sigurd arc without any of these later arcs. It felt like an actual chore to play-through the story in the 2nd half.

    Also the ending felt so lacking that I didn't even realize that it was supposed to be the end.

    The game has a really good OST but it is so under-used and miss-used. Story raid music for example where Einar selvik's osts start to play are so good but they are added so quietly that you can barely hear them in the raid.

    I just wish the story would have been only half as long. That would have made the game a much better experience.

    I'm glad that I'm done with the game.    … Expand
  50. zacharyandreas
    Dec 4, 2020
    6
    literally everything about this game is average. not worth 60 bones, but a good pickup if its on sale for around 30.
  51. NIKJOJO
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    AC Valhalla does alot of things decently well, but nothing great. The combat, quests, map, and story are all decent. After 25 hours of gameplay, I feel like there's nothing more to see. Looking at others' reviews, I might need another 30 hours to complete the game which is far too long.
    There's no urgency or requirement to upgrade your gear; I've been using the same gear from level 1 to    AC Valhalla does alot of things decently well, but nothing great. The combat, quests, map, and story are all decent. After 25 hours of gameplay, I feel like there's nothing more to see. Looking at others' reviews, I might need another 30 hours to complete the game which is far too long.
    There's no urgency or requirement to upgrade your gear; I've been using the same gear from level 1 to level 110.
    The skill upgrade system is convoluted and the skills themselves are boring.
    There isn't enough assassination, AC Odyssey had a better combat and assassination system.
    Graphics are good, but it doesn't run too well on a 1060 6gb.
    decent game overall, not worth full price.    … Expand
  52. Lendas10
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a gourgeous game.

    Looks like Ubisoft has been learning by its mistake in the previous games and perfecting on each realease. From this new trilogy (Origins, Odyssey and now, Valhalla) Valhalla is the best one among them. Valhalla has great campaign story, really long campaign lenght by the way even though is shorter in map size and less "RPG" than Odyssey    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a gourgeous game.

    Looks like Ubisoft has been learning by its mistake in the previous games and perfecting on each realease. From this new trilogy (Origins, Odyssey and now, Valhalla) Valhalla is the best one among them.

    Valhalla has great campaign story, really long campaign lenght by the way even though is shorter in map size and less "RPG" than Odyssey for example. Story is interesting and has some very well developed characters (Eivor being the best)

    In Valhalla, Ubisoft removed the grindy mechanics found in previous games (Origins and Odyssey) and brought back some of the good old stealth that made the series famous. There are some story arcs in the major cities that brought back ACII vibes, and it's really well done.

    England's landscape is a delight. Green pastures, forests, swamps everything is nicely done.

    Now for the bad parts: Game has some visual bugs (I played on PC on ultra), flickering, bugs where characters go under the ground, npcs running to the wall (enemies included), a very annoying bug when you load and your characters becomes drunk (also happens when you die and respawn which is even more annoying), I also had some crashes, all the crashes happened during quests, so once again, really really annoying. Fortunately, I didn't have game breaking bugs.

    NPCs face models is really terrible, if you played the previous games you already know, it's the same engine so no enhancements, all npcs look terrible expect for the major one (3 or 4) and Eivor that is really well made.
    Game has some 1999 fire effects it's ridiculous. Unbelievable, because water effects are so, so good and fire effects sucks. The major problem is that you interact a lot with fire during gameplay so it's really concerning.
    Enemy AI still bad, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
    Microtransactions. I can't say much because I didn't even open the store during my gameplay, you don't really need to and you don't feel compelled to, at least I didn't. From what I see in microtransactions store you'll find, clothing, weapons, mounts, exp boost, etc.
    Like I said, it didn't bother me because I didn't feel the need to use, but microtransactions in a single player game is always bad, so that's a no-no.

    Ubisoft will probably change engine for the next trilogy (as this one is most likely finished). If they fix those bad parts IMO (characters face models, AI, etc) the next Assassin's Creed might be even greater than this one, which is totally possible.    … Expand
  53. Jellypup
    Dec 10, 2020
    5
    Barely any story, and the settlement-making aspect is not enough to make up for the fact that not much else is new. It’s a fine AC game - just much more boring than what I expected after a two year wait. Lots of bugs and crashes. The graphics and designs are quite nice, the world itself is well built.
  54. T0mbstone
    Dec 3, 2020
    5
    The best RPG Assassin's creed game. The only issue with the game is that it's made by Ubisoft
  55. Pahomch1k
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Она не плохая, но хуже одиссеи практически во всем. Да боевка норм, всё осатльное фу
  56. Susceptr
    Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Здравствуйте. Игра получилась спорная. Из плюсов: - дерево прокачки персонажа стало интереснее
    - флютинг! Забавная игра слов, подобного раньше не встречал
    - много разнообразных необычных побочных заданий Дальше сплошные минусы: - баги и лаги - проблемы с сохранениями. После захода в игру можно обнаружить, что последние пара часов игры никак не сохранялись. - боевые навыки. От многих так и    Здравствуйте. Игра получилась спорная. Из плюсов: - дерево прокачки персонажа стало интереснее
    - флютинг! Забавная игра слов, подобного раньше не встречал
    - много разнообразных необычных побочных заданий
    Дальше сплошные минусы:
    - баги и лаги
    - проблемы с сохранениями. После захода в игру можно обнаружить, что последние пара часов игры никак не сохранялись.
    - боевые навыки. От многих так и не увидел пользы, т.к. многие проблемы спокойно решаются базовыми атаками.
    - стелс совершенно потерял свой смысл
    - значительно быстрее наскучила игра, в сравнении с origins и odissey    … Expand
  57. Lmeows
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    Boring as f and I have no idea this game got 8.0 user score on pc platform. The gameplay and move of character are not smooth, boring opening chapter and the graphic even does not look real, it looks like plastic texture.
  58. Heavenshero
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    For me this game has good, satisfying combat, the graphics are as you'd expect for a 2020 triple A game and the story is decent.

    4 game freezes in the past 24 hours, a bugged romance quest that has been highlighted to the developers for over a month with no fix along with numerous other open world bugs certainly takes the shine off however. The exploration can become very repetitive    For me this game has good, satisfying combat, the graphics are as you'd expect for a 2020 triple A game and the story is decent.

    4 game freezes in the past 24 hours, a bugged romance quest that has been highlighted to the developers for over a month with no fix along with numerous other open world bugs certainly takes the shine off however.

    The exploration can become very repetitive - find house, find crack in wall, shoot lock from door, enter house, find chest, repeat. This certainly takes away from the immersion when you are in the middle of a raid/battle and have to take a quick pause to solve a mini "puzzle". These puzzles being trickier and less frequent would have been welcomed, stick to kicking doors off during raids and battles and leave the puzzles for sneak elements of the game.

    Visiting establishments outside of quests feels quite empty and hollow, further the game has taken the realistic approach to England for the time period (small wood and dirt establishments with the occasional impressive cathedral). The usual ubisoft coins & helix credit cash grab are present.

    Suggest waiting for the price to drop and patches to be released.    … Expand
  59. PJETRO
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    Not bad, but still boring.

    Lots of same activities ( feels meaningless )
  60. needledfelt
    Dec 13, 2020
    5
    Yeah, complete different story from this years cyberpunk, lot of bugs I mean lot of them, but I don't expect bugs from fuc*ing game that looks and plays like a game from 2015. I think the idea of the story is very potential but the processing is sh*t. Really repetitive gameplay and boring battle system. Overall big disappointment.
  61. aeismann
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    Ubisoft delivered quite a high level in terms of Graphics and overall gaming experience, although I am very troubled with other elements of the game like narrative and history. Except for some exceptions, the game does not really try to tell us who the vikings were, like the history channels' TV show as a good example in that sense. The story itself takes place in what is today England andUbisoft delivered quite a high level in terms of Graphics and overall gaming experience, although I am very troubled with other elements of the game like narrative and history. Except for some exceptions, the game does not really try to tell us who the vikings were, like the history channels' TV show as a good example in that sense. The story itself takes place in what is today England and the protagonist is not really a true viking, but more of a member of a secret order for (modern) liberalism and tolerance. The vikings saw the Christians as their Ragnarök, and those Christians -were- their Apocalypse, they brought an end of their pagan culture, with the help of the cross and the sword. Some modern Norwegians have rebelled against this act of erasing the Native Norwegian pagan culture, it even got expressed in arts and music, in the black metal scene for example. Ubisoft are pretending to represent a part of history, but they are legitimizing only a flat view of it, players who only play this game would not learn a lot about viking history, or what Valhalla could mean for these warriors. Tread lightly !… Expand
  62. SkoneOke123
    Dec 15, 2020
    5
    It is not a bad game, but a decent one. Worst Story of all Assasins Creed Games, bad Character Animations and uninteresting quests. The Soundtrack and the open world is good, but it is no AC game. Overall not realy good.
  63. iseetherealyxu
    May 10, 2021
    5
    Да, это лучше чем прошлые две части из этой трилогии, лучше чем скучный "Синдикат", но всё такая же пустышка, пустышка которая ещё хочет выкачивать у вас деньги. Спасибо, что позволили выбирать мне в настройках опцию, которая позволяет мне убивать цель скрытым клинком одним ударом, браво Юбисофт, наконец-то! Да, в этой игре нормальная графика, отличная музыка, которая напоминает мнеДа, это лучше чем прошлые две части из этой трилогии, лучше чем скучный "Синдикат", но всё такая же пустышка, пустышка которая ещё хочет выкачивать у вас деньги. Спасибо, что позволили выбирать мне в настройках опцию, которая позволяет мне убивать цель скрытым клинком одним ударом, браво Юбисофт, наконец-то! Да, в этой игре нормальная графика, отличная музыка, которая напоминает мне третий Ведьмак, но вот сюжет, сеттинг, всё это ужасно. Ассасины вручают скрытый клинок викингу в дар? Боевая система просто ужасная, веса у оружия нет, кривые анимации в 2021 году. Викинг за пару минут осваивает то, чему они долго учатся? "Длинный дом" во всех локациях одинаковый. Вы перестали заморачиваться с локациями, ваша карта может и больше, но это уже не красивый Париж как в Юнити, это просто какие-то деревни и поля. Ожиданий от этой части уже не было, прошёл просто потому что не во что было играть, зря потратил 55 часов своей жизни. Верните интересный сеттинг, улучшите то, что было в Юнити, потратьте деньги на хороший сюжет, уберите выбор пола, сделайте упор на историю и проработку персонажей, может тогда вы и вернете себе имя.… Expand
  64. shundaJoker
    Jan 7, 2021
    5
    As someone who has played every Assassins creed this game is as good as AC3. The story is fine like origins story was. The world is beautiful and I'm happy they found a middle way with instant kill assassinations. But thats all the good i have to say. The whole city building stuff is not only boring its also unnecessary. In 23h of gametime i got 11 (!!!) weapons. And the loot is not onlyAs someone who has played every Assassins creed this game is as good as AC3. The story is fine like origins story was. The world is beautiful and I'm happy they found a middle way with instant kill assassinations. But thats all the good i have to say. The whole city building stuff is not only boring its also unnecessary. In 23h of gametime i got 11 (!!!) weapons. And the loot is not only very rare its also boring as hell. You basically find it nowhere; bosses dont drop any and the world is so empty i wish you good luck at finding it yourself. Also it seems like every character is based on the facial motion tracking of Mark Zuckerberg thats how much emotions there are in their facial expressions. But all that was not a killer for me. What made this game so boring I stopped playing it after 23h was the fighting system. It is so dynamic and thrilling you could almost mistaken it for minecrafts fighting system. Fighting felt like chopping wood. Always. the. same. movements. I didnt believe the critics because i thought it cant be that bad and till now i enjoyed every single AC game. But I wished I listened to the reviews.… Expand
  65. buddookan
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    Taka sobie. Przeciwnicy zachowują się jak upośledzeni. Nie widzą śmierci z 3 metrów swojego towarzysza. Gra nam spowalnia ruchy i traktuje jak upośledzonego. Specjalnie strzelałem z łuku obok głowy i... trafiałem. Grafika wygląda bardzo nieostro i jest cukierkowa nawet na ultra. Gra ma spore wymagania a wygląda gorzej niż gry z 2015 roku.
  66. Czeslav
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    Great visual effects and design but quite a boring gameplay and totaly tiresome crashes I meet regularly playing it. It worth to be played but with reservations.
  67. ItsSlavic
    May 19, 2021
    7
    I liked the story, the combat, that you play as a Viking, but this was not an assassin's creed game.
    The story started going dry at the end and I didn't really like the RPG in it, but it was fun to play
  68. Aryann
    Aug 22, 2023
    5
    Valhalla is fun most of the time. Raids, missions, combat feel right. Stealth doesn't and this mechanic doesn't work. I really dislike homo propaganda. It makes me sad taht even in my leisure time I'm attakced by unpleasent ideology.
  69. SilverOrlov
    Jun 12, 2023
    6
    When I went through the Origins and the Odyssey, I did not complain that this is "no longer the same assassin as it was", although it is so. I simply enjoyed exploring the beautiful and vast worlds of ancient Egypt and Greece. Well, plus / minus the stories were not bad, albeit they were simple. Even in these games there was a fairly convenient game-play.
    And now we have Valhalla...    When I went through the Origins and the Odyssey, I did not complain that this is "no longer the same assassin as it was", although it is so. I simply enjoyed exploring the beautiful and vast worlds of ancient Egypt and Greece. Well, plus / minus the stories were not bad, albeit they were simple. Even in these games there was a fairly convenient game-play.
    And now we have Valhalla... beautiful graphics? Yes, there is, but it's already 2023, so it should already be just norm. Music? Yes, it's just yes. Story? It is on about the same level as the previous ones, but a little more interesting. There are also a lot of side quests, but almost all of them are five minutes long.
    Now about what I didn’t like, and what made me quit the game, after a certain point:
    A lot of small bugs... ugly and uneven animations... disastrously stupid AI of enemies... Catastrophically disgusting and hacky DLCs... transformation of authenticity into a donation dump of hundreds of tasteless and unnecessary items for the Vikings era... constant changes by the company of various interesting things which were found in the game by the players (as soon as something appears on YouTube, it is deleted by the company).
    But the strongest rejection for me personally was the combination of the terrible appearance of the map and the stub of the "scanning eye" with the fact that these maps are simply incredibly huge. I suddenly realized that I didn't want to explore this World IN THIS way. I don't want to spend SO much time on this using a very unpleasant scanner tool that worked fine before in Origins and Odyssey.
    For me personally, they killed the franchise with their Valhalla game. Rest in peace Assassin's Creed.    … Expand
  70. res0nancer
    Jun 5, 2023
    5
    Финальная часть трилогии после которой я надеюсь последует серия из чего-то нового (или даже старого) в серии, т.к. новый геймплей и в принципе вектор, который был выбран студией абсолютно отторгает. Единственное, что было приятно - пейзажи и атмосфера порожденная сеттингом.Финальная часть трилогии после которой я надеюсь последует серия из чего-то нового (или даже старого) в серии, т.к. новый геймплей и в принципе вектор, который был выбран студией абсолютно отторгает. Единственное, что было приятно - пейзажи и атмосфера порожденная сеттингом.
  71. The_laggy_one
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    pros: beautiful game if you play it at ultra-high settings
    the gameplay is fun and easy to understand
    awesome game
    cons: impossible to play assassin's creed odyssey now
    PS4 version looks garbage

    takes wayyy too long to finish and the ending is not worth it.
  72. Dullakhan
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a fun viking game but a weak/middling assassin's creed game since a lot of the features prioritise open combat over stealth, taking the Assassin's Creed name off of Valhalla is a surefire way to get more enjoyment out of the game
  73. NonoCat
    Jun 10, 2023
    7
    TLDR :
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 10 Music&Sound: 9 Story: 1 Total: 7+ Overall a fun game, with beautiful gameplay and really good graphics if it was not for one HUGE problem: the story is PURE WOKE. I really appreciate the idea of treating the story of viking invasion of England, but all the elements which were added together with it have absolutely no logical tie with history, to    TLDR :
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 10
    Music&Sound: 9
    Story: 1

    Total: 7+

    Overall a fun game, with beautiful gameplay and really good graphics if it was not for one HUGE problem: the story is PURE WOKE.

    I really appreciate the idea of treating the story of viking invasion of England, but all the elements which were added together with it have absolutely no logical tie with history, to the point of sometimes being ridicolous: let's start from the first problem: the idea of pairing Normans with Assassin Creed's narrative -thereby being anti-templar and anti-christianism- is so against historical truth to the point of ludicrousness.

    Viking's original religion was in no way a bad copy of the Mujaheeddins, in fact the whole idea that vikings believed that they were fighting to be the best warriors in order to ascend to the Walls of Allah (Wall-Allah or Valhalla) has no logical tie with history : pre-christian Scandinavians believed that fire was the spirit of divine and by the time that they were invading England, the Norwegians had become the Normans thanks to French influence, hence adopted Christianism as their religion and latin as their tongue. I would expect that from a French software house this would be a very much known things, but as it seems wether France has forgotten its history or no-one inside this company is effectively French.

    The only vikings who did believe in Valhalla were those enslaved by saracinians and working for them as pirates in the mediterranean.

    Had one read even the most vague book of history, he would know that one of the greatest kings of the Norman-English kingdom in fact later on led the crusades PRECISELY WITH THE TEMPLARS, his name was Richard the Lionheart.

    So the entire script behind this game looks like an attempt from really non-french and non-european people to cancel European culture.

    The reasons why I am awarding this a 7, still, are purely in order to award the visible effort of non-politicised developers who worked hard to bring very good graphics, music and a very solid and fun gameplay, otherwise the storyline itself could be simply thrown in the trash like the entire Assassin Creed saga.

    Please bring back REALLY French narrative and not this protestant/woke/leftist/nazi-like ridicolous stuff in Ubisoft. Thank you.    … Expand
  74. BobbSylar
    Apr 6, 2023
    6
    I really loved this game, it could have been my favourite AC.... if only the number of bugs and crash was reasonnable. I crash in each session, lost my progression. It's not acceptable.

    A part from this buggy aspect, the game is excellent, I love the universe, the soundtrack a part from one of the Raid one which too repetitive. A lot of variety, a lot of quests....
  75. infraRecon
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Now Ubisoft, you have to deal with me.
    Before I go on to rate this I will explain the background I come from so you can understand.
    For a Long time, I have been an AC fan, my First AC game was in fact AC1 on the PS3, It was also the first game I paid for after saving a lot of my parents' lunch money. I spent and enjoyed my time in that game so much. At the time I never knew there was a    Now Ubisoft, you have to deal with me.
    Before I go on to rate this I will explain the background I come from so you can understand.
    For a Long time, I have been an AC fan, my First AC game was in fact AC1 on the PS3, It was also the first game I paid for after saving a lot of my parents' lunch money. I spent and enjoyed my time in that game so much. At the time I never knew there was a sequel, so seeing the box for the first time had me surprised and gitty. So I saved and bought that one too and AC II blew my perspective of games out of my mind. So years went on, I Played AC Brotherhood and Revelations, Waited for ACIII and was also amazed by it. AC Black Flag wasn't bad too and then came AC UNITY, and the Last AC Game I played, Syndicate.

    Then something changed, something I've been noticing ever since Unity, The Helix Credits the weirdly marketed content, well that didn't matter because a New AC game was coming out. To my surprise, It wasn't an AC game at all. It was some RPG, Damage based game with soft stealth...This is where my Disolvement of this franchise began and it continued for more than Half a Decade. AC in my Eyes was truly dead.

    But why am I playing Valhalla then, I like it don't I, oh yes I do. No, I hate this game right down to its core. Let me tell you why?

    -Stealth mechanics are some really basic implementations complemented by rubbish-looking animations.
    -Poorly Reused assets, I understand that reusing assets is a normal thing in the game industry but Ubisoft literally used pretty much every asset they made over the 5 years and used it right in front of your face. Literally, the first female character you meet uses assets from Odyssey.
    -Poor Combat Mechanics, The combat is a hack and slash with glorified finishers. It feels like a High budget mobile game.
    -Animation Feedback, I don't know who did the animations but it all feels so generic there is nothing that feels high quality anymore.
    -Character, Eivor is a boring character with a cheap past to make him/her important.
    -Boring level Design, Are We still claiming things to see things? Damn. It's understandable that you want the player out there in the world but who cares if there aren't interesting things to do?

    AC Valhalla uses every trend, marketability, lazy development trend, and modern gaming feature in existence to make sure that it makes money.
    And funny enough people like this. I get it people like content, but is quantity really good as quality?
    Personally no that's why I've waited for so long.

    So if every single thing about this game is designed so cheaply, why am I playing it, why are other people playing it?

    For me at least I am playing it so I get to see where the franchise is and what exactly not to do If I ever Work for Ubisoft or make a game myself.

    For other people, it may seem normal for Assassin's Creed to be like this as it made it easier for them to play. Sadly for veterans like me, we are not so fooled.

    Anyway, I am going to rate this what it feels like after playing a bit of it.
    If I ever finish this game I will update but after playing I guess over 10 hours it feels like a 5/10. This is not an AC game. It is half of something like it was made in such a rush.

    I'm going to be here a while...Oh did I mention this game also tried to destroy my PC by running in unlocked mode and in 4K on start-up, I mean geez Ubisoft, It's bad enough that this game sucks, now you want to suddenly test my PC's hardware on 100% Utilization across the board.

    Definitely don't do that again.    … Expand
  76. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Nov 10, 2020

    El juego en sí no está mal, pero no me está cautivando, el Odissey me pareció desde un inicio mucho más interesante, hay muy poca innovación, manejar el personaje siegue siendo un dolor ya que se mueve en todas direcciones menos donde quieres que vaya, gráficamente no es nada del otro mundo se ve bien pero meh no destaca en absoluto, innovación carente es lo mismo todos los    Nov 10, 2020

    El juego en sí no está mal, pero no me está cautivando, el Odissey me pareció desde un inicio mucho más interesante, hay muy poca innovación, manejar el personaje siegue siendo un dolor ya que se mueve en todas direcciones menos donde quieres que vaya, gráficamente no es nada del otro mundo se ve bien pero meh no destaca en absoluto, innovación carente es lo mismo todos los años. Está entretenido y por eso se me ajusta más un 7, pero considero que hay mucho mejores juegos que merecen más nota.    … Expand
  77. PenetratorGod
    Aug 30, 2023
    7
    If its open world wasn't so repetitive and full of boring interactions, I could see it as a successful game. It's not so bad that it can't be played, but it's not a good game because it's made with the logic of classic Ubisoft games. Also, these games have evolved from being historical games to being too fantastical and that's not good.
  78. turgaysenturk
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    It was fun overall. Gameplay was good, graphics were impressing. Also, Eivor was a good character and his story was fun to play. All the quests had a common purpose and this connected the story well in spite of the big map of the game. Final was unexpected for me and I was happy at the end.
    After completing the base game, playing the DLCs of Assassin's Creed Valhalla hasn't been very    It was fun overall. Gameplay was good, graphics were impressing. Also, Eivor was a good character and his story was fun to play. All the quests had a common purpose and this connected the story well in spite of the big map of the game. Final was unexpected for me and I was happy at the end.
    After completing the base game, playing the DLCs of Assassin's Creed Valhalla hasn't been very exciting for me. The base game didn't provide a proper conclusion to our main character's story, and I was looking forward to wrapping it up. However, the current gameplay isn't really holding my interest.    … Expand
  79. pimentayy
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
    7/10

    I loved Assassin's Creed Odyssey and I was expecting Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be the same formula, same open world with lots of interesting sidequests do make, but unfortunately the game is far worse than Assassin's Creed Odyssey. The setting in Norse Viking age is cool, but the side quests are non existent (i mean it) the whole plot in norse mythology is boring as hell.    7/10

    I loved Assassin's Creed Odyssey and I was expecting Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be the same formula, same open world with lots of interesting sidequests do make, but unfortunately the game is far worse than Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

    The setting in Norse Viking age is cool, but the side quests are non existent (i mean it) the whole plot in norse mythology is boring as hell.

    One thing that is way better here than in Odyssey is the combat system, I really enjoyed it.

    The story was cool i guess, but Odyssey's plot got me more engaged than this.    … Expand
  80. JustSingleGamer
    Jan 27, 2023
    7
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is way different from AC games(I didn't play Origins yet.), it has a skill tree and level system which I love. I think this is a good game, but it's not an AC game.

    -Terrible climbing controls. (not that terrible as first games.)
    -So long, bro. Last few hours I was crying when I was playing, just wanna scream "Please finish now, I can't take any longer."
  81. Artconnoisseur
    May 6, 2023
    7
    What is cool:
    1) The main story that concludes the entire Assassin's Creed Saga so far
    2) The melee gameplay is great and very enjoyable 3) The feeling of exploring as a viking - as you row a boat on the rivers listening to skalds 4) A nice attempt at reflecting history (in terms of the world depicted and the map) What isn't cool: 1) Stealth doesn't work and is an undeveloped aspect 2)    What is cool:
    1) The main story that concludes the entire Assassin's Creed Saga so far
    2) The melee gameplay is great and very enjoyable
    3) The feeling of exploring as a viking - as you row a boat on the rivers listening to skalds
    4) A nice attempt at reflecting history (in terms of the world depicted and the map)

    What isn't cool:
    1) Stealth doesn't work and is an undeveloped aspect
    2) Parquor is completely unused (not AC3 level)
    3) The outfits are exaggerated, ugly and completely ahistorical (just a nightmare fashion show)    … Expand
  82. ElAtismo
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    Very average Witcher and Dark Souls wannabe. It can hardly be called AC, considering the main gameplay loop is focused on frustrating boss fights and open combat, alongside raiding and pillaging to build your own setllement. While the game has some interesting ideas, it focuses too much on what is considered popular in the media and RPG genre: fantasy elements, because Witcher 3 had themVery average Witcher and Dark Souls wannabe. It can hardly be called AC, considering the main gameplay loop is focused on frustrating boss fights and open combat, alongside raiding and pillaging to build your own setllement. While the game has some interesting ideas, it focuses too much on what is considered popular in the media and RPG genre: fantasy elements, because Witcher 3 had them and tons of boss fights alongside a large focus on combat, because Dark Souls had it. Which is a shame, because i can see a good game beneath it all, but a lot of the games elements are half baked, sometimes systems in place don't work properly, mostly stealth and climbing: You will find Eivor getting detected through walls or by enemies far beyond range of sight, parkour is frustrating; most of the time Eivor will jump down or go to a wrong place, ignoring player input.
    Game looks and sounds beautiful, it's the best part of the entire experience, alongside exploration. Maybe if the game focused on what made the AC franchise great and tried to improve its original parts, instead of focusing on whats popular, the game could have been good, great even. But as it stands, Valhalla overstays its welcome by beign a 300h+ game to fully complete, filled with content and systems that are not compelling enough to justify this sort of game time.    … Expand
  83. Imaizumi
    Aug 21, 2023
    7
    I'd rate Assassin's Creed Valhalla a solid 7/10. The game stands out with its intriguing dual-setting approach, transitioning from the cold expanse of Norway to the warm summer landscapes of England. However, the game's size becomes a hindrance, resulting in both the main story and side stories feeling as insignificant as you towards the person you like.

    Unfortunately, the character    I'd rate Assassin's Creed Valhalla a solid 7/10. The game stands out with its intriguing dual-setting approach, transitioning from the cold expanse of Norway to the warm summer landscapes of England. However, the game's size becomes a hindrance, resulting in both the main story and side stories feeling as insignificant as you towards the person you like.

    Unfortunately, the character development falls flat, leaving many of the characters feeling like they were written by a 5 year old child. Despite these shortcomings, Assassin's Creed Valhalla maintains its appeal through its unique settings and gameplay elements.    … Expand
  84. TIMIDESTONE699
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    This game was a letdown TBH, so much hype yet it failed to match my expectations, I stopped playing the game roughly 6 hours into it, things became repetitive too quickly and boring and buggy experience, and there was literally no parkour. But ig there is more to the story later down the line but for me it's an okish game that's it.
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. RPG Site
    Apr 5, 2021
    60
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a great-looking open-world game with impressive landscapes and cinematography. However, the checklist collectible open-world still needs some work to feel truly engaging, and combat is too tedious and too frequent to be compelling. As a lapsed fan of Assassin's Creed trying to see if I can click with the series once again, Valhalla didn't quite hook me as I was hoping it would.
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  2. Game Debate
    Jan 11, 2021
    80
    Assassins Creed Valhalla is a lot of fun and easy to sink dozens of hours into. It is the best entry in the more recent trilogy and genuinely elevates the gameplay mechanics. Content could be considered somewhat bloated still, but it is diverse enough and the setting and story is solid most of the way through.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    Sneaking is fun, fighting is fun, walking through the great outdoors is so much fun. Sightseeing too! Valhalla is free minded and could be innovative, but lacks skills to persuade its players about that. [Issue#308]
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