Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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  1. CRodrig57
    Aug 6, 2022
    3
    I don't understand where all these great reviews are coming from. This is by far the worse Assassin Creed in the entire line-up when it comes to overall gameplay. The story writing is lackluster and extremely boring and it doesn't help that most of the game mechanics from previous titles like Origins and Odyssey that were contreversial litterally got worse in this title than that of theI don't understand where all these great reviews are coming from. This is by far the worse Assassin Creed in the entire line-up when it comes to overall gameplay. The story writing is lackluster and extremely boring and it doesn't help that most of the game mechanics from previous titles like Origins and Odyssey that were contreversial litterally got worse in this title than that of the previous titles.
    When I'm talking about game mechanics, I'm talking about the RPG looter aspect, combat mechanics, and story progression.

    As a RPG looter, the whole skill tree idea that is utilized in many RPG games is embarrassing in Valhalla. Litterally google the skill tree in this game and be amazed on how bad they ruined the RPG aspect of this game. Additionally, the looting aspect is for some reason scaled back in Valhalla compaired to the previous titles. I litterally played for 20+ hours and found one piece of armor.

    Combat mechanics for some reason in this title took a whole 5 steps backwards. It's clunky and has way too much going on, in addition; it's just so bad compared to the other games. There's barely any stealth aspects in the game.. seriously. You're forced to find "scrolls" all over the world to unlock special skills that you use in combat, where in Odyssey; you would unlock them by progressively leveling up.

    As of the story progression, it''s repetitive and boring. You go spend hours on hours sailing around and riding on your horse looking for places to Raid with your vikings to build your village. Yes, it's cool but it's not cool to do over and over again and then you're forced to do so to move forward in the story. There's no stealth involved when it comes to doing the raids either.. which defeats the whole Assassin Creed aspect.

    The only thing that made the game worth playing was the world in which you play in. It's a pretty, detailed world; I like how the snow would leave tracks when you treked through it. It was definitely nowehre near Red Dead Remdemption 2 however. I have no idea what the developers where thinking with this game this time around. Everything they did in Origins and Odyssey progressive got better with each title and then we come to Valhalla and they litterally ruined it. I would definitely pass up on this game and I'm quite let down with this title that I uninstalled halfway through.    … Expand
  2. ItzHexie
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    This AC game is one of my fav games mostly because of the Viking setting, I really love the scandinavian culture and I fell in love with this AC game 10/10
  3. sirgamer44
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    It's not greatest game of all time, it's not best AC either, but it's not a bad game. Far from it. I'm not sure what were some people expecting, but some of these 0/10 reviews make no sense to me. It's at least 7/10 game, even if you are not a fan, it's still at least 7/10 game. Out of all 2020 games, this was one of the better ones. Clearly better than last of us 2, better than cyberbugIt's not greatest game of all time, it's not best AC either, but it's not a bad game. Far from it. I'm not sure what were some people expecting, but some of these 0/10 reviews make no sense to me. It's at least 7/10 game, even if you are not a fan, it's still at least 7/10 game. Out of all 2020 games, this was one of the better ones. Clearly better than last of us 2, better than cyberbug and demon souls remake. This is possibly LAST real AC game, so i'm not sure why anyone would even complain about it. Either play it and enjoy the last part in this series or then don't play it. It is what it is. But what it is- big beautiful open world, good graphics, very good voice acting (from male main character, female was meh), historical locations and so on. So yea i don't get the whining, because Ubisoft wont make anything better anyway anymore. This is the last one. Next one (if it ever comes out) will be possibly some live service nonsense, basically mobile game.… Expand
  4. Gramps
    Aug 1, 2022
    8
    I wrote a depth review but Metacritic gave me a 404 error...

    TL;DR It's a good game that fixed a lot of the frustrations that I had with Odyssey, brought back some things I liked from Origins, and expanded on the systems introduced in both games. However, it does feel like it's way too big for its own good. Especially the Asgard part feels like such an unnecessary arc, and    I wrote a depth review but Metacritic gave me a 404 error...

    TL;DR It's a good game that fixed a lot of the frustrations that I had with Odyssey, brought back some things I liked from Origins, and expanded on the systems introduced in both games.

    However, it does feel like it's way too big for its own good. Especially the Asgard part feels like such an unnecessary arc, and completely breaks the game's flow.

    I honestly can't help but feel like mystical stuff should be left outside of the AC game, and if they really want to make a game with mystical things, gods and powers, it should be a completely separate game, otherwise, it just breaks the flow, plot immersion, etc.    … Expand
  5. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  6. Robobob
    Jul 20, 2022
    4
    I'm a Assassin's Creed fan. I've been playing since AC1. I played 1-3 then took a break for awhile (mostly because I didn't have a console during those years) and picked it back up with AC: Origins. I really like how immersive and detailed these worlds are and are like take a walk through history. Origins I 100%ed. Odyssey I played continuously so much that I reconquered territoriesI'm a Assassin's Creed fan. I've been playing since AC1. I played 1-3 then took a break for awhile (mostly because I didn't have a console during those years) and picked it back up with AC: Origins. I really like how immersive and detailed these worlds are and are like take a walk through history. Origins I 100%ed. Odyssey I played continuously so much that I reconquered territories because the battlefield combat was so much fun.
    So what do I think about Valhalla? Valhalla seems to take every single aspect of every past AC game and shoves it into one game but in a diminished aspect. Then they fill they game with so much bloat it is overwhelming. Examples: your eagle from past games is back as a raven but is completely useless except for finding ONLY iron ore deposits. The ship mechanic from Black Flag and Odyssey is back but with zero combat and acts a giant horse for transporting your raiding crew. The hierarchy hit list is back but is crammed with, I kid you not, 48!!!! targets. Skills trees are back in the form of Skyrim's constellation but with, no joke, over 500 skill nodes! The problem is is that they are mostly just small stat buffs that you need to plow through to get to the occasional actual skill. There are maybe 40 abilities but I've found only 2 that are useful, like the Leap Attack and the Dog attack.
    There is some good stuff to find here. The mini games are some of the best I've played recently. All of them are fun and never get boring. The world is still pretty beautiful but the engine is starting to show it's age. On PC the game has crashed more on me than any game I've played on my current rig. Raids are great. It's a blast to storm castles with your viking crew and tear through the opposition.
    But the negatives outweigh the positives here. It seems that Ubisoft concentrated on quantity over quality. The map is huge with little POIs all over the place. But 90% are simple treasure chests with the same repetitive loot of iron, leathers and/or goods. To get to these chests you usually have a mini puzzle that involves finding your way past a barred or locked door. I think it would be more rewarding to have fewer puzzles that are longer/more difficult but with greater and more special rewards.
    Here's the list of krap that has been crammed into this game Village building, hunting, fishing, raiding, hit lists, assassin missions, Asgard storyline, mini-games, and I'm sure there's lots I'm forgetting. A lot of stuff with very little of it interesting.
    TLDR: It's just too much. I'm at power level 200 with half of the map unlocked and I feel like the game isn't showing me anything new at this point.
    Now I want to address the obvious campaign by Ubisoft to boost their user score with hundreds of 10 ratings. Accounts that only review Valhalla... on all platforms with the same written review. When I read the negative reviews by real players they all state some flaw that I've seen in the game, which is a way I can tell it's a real review. Review bombing by corporations is disgusting. Just make a better game and the reviews take care of themselves.    … Expand
  7. Kzcrpiol
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    It is a ok rpg but definitely not a creative amazing rpg and It is not about assassin anymore.
    just change the title and everything is fine for me but with the assassin's creed title,
    I can only give 0
  8. CompleteIdiot
    Jul 17, 2022
    9
    My favourite Assassin's Creed game since Black Flag. A fun take on Norse mythology and Viking history. Closest AC has made it to Witcher 3 honestly. Main problem is the gameplay it self, the general loop while fun lacks variety. Need more creative freedom in the open world. But apart from that, the game nails the setting. Eivor is a fantastic character, especially the male voice actor.My favourite Assassin's Creed game since Black Flag. A fun take on Norse mythology and Viking history. Closest AC has made it to Witcher 3 honestly. Main problem is the gameplay it self, the general loop while fun lacks variety. Need more creative freedom in the open world. But apart from that, the game nails the setting. Eivor is a fantastic character, especially the male voice actor. His story with Sigurd was an exciting one, and the world really pulled me in. I couldn't finish fully Odyssey, but here I managed to 100% while still being invested in the world. I think the element of a homestead was great, its fun to keep returning to such a central location. Hopefully this element stays. Next to that, the music was outstanding. The man who sings most of these songs is called Einar Selvik and he has a band Wardruna that is very old-norse inspired. I have been listening to his albums on repeat now for a good time, and its all thanks to AC Valhalla. Very satisfying conclusion, and I am looking forwards for the next one!… Expand
  9. Duckers_McQuack
    Jul 15, 2022
    4
    Performance: Valhalla takes the combat of assassins creed odyssey to the next level, visuals has been upgraded, and the AVX instructions needed in odyssey for the immense amount of code and worldly liveliness the game had which ate up any cpu of the time, has been transferred to the gpu, which means you need a pretty hefty gpu for good performance. I could for instance not play in 1440p onPerformance: Valhalla takes the combat of assassins creed odyssey to the next level, visuals has been upgraded, and the AVX instructions needed in odyssey for the immense amount of code and worldly liveliness the game had which ate up any cpu of the time, has been transferred to the gpu, which means you need a pretty hefty gpu for good performance. I could for instance not play in 1440p on lowest without dipping below 60 fps. Now i have a 3090, and i can finally not only have memory enough to not play on lowest, but also performance needed to be anywhere with at least 60 fps.

    Combat: The combat however doesn't entirely feel right. It has too much emphasis on open and large combats. Assassins Creed franchise is more about subtly assassinations in the shadows, but this game opens up to full raids. which is what occurred during the Viking raids.

    Theme of the game: The game also isn't about an assassin, but Eivor, a Viking that meets an assassin and shares a common cause, so they work together, and Eivor does an assassin's work.

    Theme of the story: The game is quite based around drama, and for me at least, i have not been able to come more than 50% story wise. But that doesn't mean it's bad by any means. Just less appealing for us who doesn't like over the top drama

    The gear: This is the part that truly burned me out on open world games for a good while. There's way too much artificial inflation of how long it takes to gear properly up, with several micro materials needed to upgrade a gear piece at least once. So i cheated my way to get "infinite" resources to max out every gear.

    So overall, i either think Ubisoft needs to make a choice and either have Assassins Creed split it's game up to 2 parts. One which focuses on assassins, and a second franchise that takes over where Valhalla started. Be a history telling game. And perhaps have the split series still relevant to each other, where you play as whoever future character will be involved and collaborating with the assassins, and the main franchise that focuses on the proper descendants of the ISU, Eivor might have been a reincarnation, but focus more of the assassins creed itself with direct descendants of the ISU for the main characters to delve much deeper into the history/prophecy of the ISU.

    So overall score is not good, but not bad either. It has great entertainment value, but falls short of it's premise, combat to some extent, the way too much microgrid and replayability.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. Vanrath
    Jun 27, 2022
    9
    It's a great game. A little repetetive, but still amazing. I wish the areas had a little more variety.
    Still, it's very good.
  12. LogicFirst
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Why are these elden ring losers coming here, just to dislike the game, they never even cared for?? AC was NEVER meant to be like souls games. Do you guys have too low IQ to understand that? It's ridiculous how some of these souls fanboys act like, now, for whatever reason, every game needs to have extremely difficult combat like elden ring?? what? AC is completely different game series andWhy are these elden ring losers coming here, just to dislike the game, they never even cared for?? AC was NEVER meant to be like souls games. Do you guys have too low IQ to understand that? It's ridiculous how some of these souls fanboys act like, now, for whatever reason, every game needs to have extremely difficult combat like elden ring?? what? AC is completely different game series and way deeper and more meaningful than any souls games has ever been. If you don't like it, go play something else. Nobody is forcing anyone to play AC games. But don't expect them to change, just cause you don't like it. These games are not made for you. These games are made for AC series fans and they like those games, is it too difficult concept for you? It would be same, if i would come to souls game page and start complaining, that these games should be more like AC, but i'm not doing that, because i'm not low IQ loser like some of these elden ring fanboys. There can be and should be different kind of games, that have different combat style. That's normal and always has been normal. This idea that every game needs to turn into elden ring now, is just some delusion made up by some elden ring fanboys. This will never happen and this should not happen. Hopefully Ubisoft shows just middle fingers to you all, because that's what these kinds of people deserve.… Expand
  13. BladeandSword_
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Most negative reviews are by Elden Cringe fanboys, just ignore them and enjoy this masterpiece!
  14. gamer_who_cares
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Ignore anyone who mentions Elden Ring. They are just envy that AC Valhalla is so much more popular than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is open world Dark Souls and has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed, so i'm kind of confused why these people would even come here. Assassin's Creed was never meant to have extremely difficult combat, because that's never the main focus of the AC games. They haveIgnore anyone who mentions Elden Ring. They are just envy that AC Valhalla is so much more popular than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is open world Dark Souls and has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed, so i'm kind of confused why these people would even come here. Assassin's Creed was never meant to have extremely difficult combat, because that's never the main focus of the AC games. They have solid combat and that's all they need. These games were never meant to be Souls games and thank god for that. That's main reason why Assassin's Creed games are so popular, they are not annoyingly difficult and are actually fun and enjoyable. Also ignore anyone who says that Odyssey is better AC game, these people have no idea what AC game even means. Valhalla is nothing special, but still way better than Odyssey and games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Elden Ring. These Elden Ring fanboys can go back playing that Boss Simulator and stop whining about normal games, that other people enjoy. Go play your Elden Ring for rest of your life, if you love it so much. Nobody cares. Nobody.… Expand
  15. Pohtaitoh
    Jun 18, 2022
    0
    Ubisoft wouldn't know how to make a good combat system even if the best in the industry taught them for 100+ years, game is an absolute mess and probably has some of the worst design choices I've seen in a long time. Coming to this game from something like Elden Ring makes the experience a thousand times worse. The game is also an unfinished mess, filled to the brim with bugs.

    This is    Ubisoft wouldn't know how to make a good combat system even if the best in the industry taught them for 100+ years, game is an absolute mess and probably has some of the worst design choices I've seen in a long time. Coming to this game from something like Elden Ring makes the experience a thousand times worse. The game is also an unfinished mess, filled to the brim with bugs.

    This is what happens when diversity matters more than skill and experience.    … Expand
  16. Shaman19
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Viking ruhunu o kadar güzel işlemişler ki oyuna, dramı da hissediyor, nefreti de hissediyor, oyunun resmen ayrı bir dünyası var..Herkese tavsiye ederim
  17. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    5
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  18. NevfelSayin
    May 17, 2022
    9
    Capturing the regions can be boring and long, special animations in the war are repeated, other than that, the atmosphere is interesting, the end of the game is interesting, I recommend it
  19. cakemaster228
    May 12, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this series of games is no longer about assassins. She may never be again.… Expand
  20. Geowulf
    May 7, 2022
    3
    Meh... Lost my interest and was a slog to finish. Has beautiful views and good not great gameplay but it's story drags after a bit and I stopped giving a **** about the thousandth viking and their piddly ass problems. The world certainly is not empty but it is boring after doing the same thing over and over and over
  21. CnPx98
    May 4, 2022
    6
    Its a great game but Ubisoft publish way to many AC games so the improvements don't out way the cost of the game. I would rather have a new AC games once every 3 to 4 years and have a hole new experience then have a new one every 1 to 2 years and have a new story and a couple other changes.

    The textures in this game look mostly the same as Odyssey. Their is slight improvements to the    Its a great game but Ubisoft publish way to many AC games so the improvements don't out way the cost of the game. I would rather have a new AC games once every 3 to 4 years and have a hole new experience then have a new one every 1 to 2 years and have a new story and a couple other changes.

    The textures in this game look mostly the same as Odyssey. Their is slight improvements to the character modals and of course some aspects do look nicer. But the textures overall haven't improved much at all.
    I feel like way to much remains unchanged and that isn't a good thing when spending £60 on a new game. Ubisoft need to stop over working their devs and give them more time to give us a mind blowing experience when we buy a new AC game. I don't wanna pick up a new title and be able to compare them side by side seeing what's new and what isn't. When you compare the original AC games apart its like night and day but now comparing Odyssey to Valhalla is like 12pm to 3pm.

    The horse riding in this game feels like something I would have expected 10 years ago. Even the 1st Red Dead Redemption game had better horse riding. The horses feel like they are imported from a car game and then a horse texture has been applied.
    Certain textures in the game have a really low resolution and then others look amazing? Like the pin on character modals, Snow, smoke, horses... They all look out of place.

    The map in this game makes Odyssey look like a complete planet. Its tiny. At 1st I thought I was just on the tutorial map. Nope that is the map. Like I said if you give the developers more time then they would be able to give us more content. Maps are supposed to get bigger not 1 third of the size. Well if the map is smaller then it must be packed full of content right? WRONG! Some things in this game just felt long and dragged out and didn't drive anything forward. Just unnecessary filler content that felt like just another thing to do and I just wanted to skip over it.

    The monetization in this game sucks as well. I feel like Ubisoft are just creaming the series at this point. You can basically buy everything in this game for cash including weapons and XP. When I see that in a game I know not to expect much from it. That's when they no longer care about the games integrity and they are squeezing every last drop out of it and it really shows in the gameplay.
    Randomly when I was playing the game, after the tutorial I was given loads of OP items out of no where? I think its cos I was playing the Ubisoft+ version but still things like this ruin the game as its not the way its supposed to be played.

    Ubisoft just overall aren't the best place to get games from. I try not to be bias with the stuff I have read the company online. With all their good games they end up killing them with monetization and over saturating the market by releasing a new one every 5 minutes.

    I am not saying this game is terrible thou. It just gets ruined by the publisher rinsing it for easy money. The story is overall quite good. Some of the side objectives are fun, like this dice game for example. The combat overall is fluent although unchanged from the previous game, although more healing supplies would be nice. At times I was running round like an idiot looking for health items. I believe this game would have lived up to expectations if it was given more time and wasn't ruined with buyable weapons, armor and XP. I hope Ubisoft gets brought out by a better company.    … Expand
  22. whatisgaming_
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    Million times better than Odyssey in every way imaginable. Odyssey isn't even Assassin's Creed game, Odyssey is just random RPG that takes place in Greece and has Assassin's Creed name, also story in Odyssey is an absolute joke, very bad writing. Valhalla is actual Assassin's Creed game with all basic elements you would expect. Avoid Odyssey at all cost, if you actually like AC. People whoMillion times better than Odyssey in every way imaginable. Odyssey isn't even Assassin's Creed game, Odyssey is just random RPG that takes place in Greece and has Assassin's Creed name, also story in Odyssey is an absolute joke, very bad writing. Valhalla is actual Assassin's Creed game with all basic elements you would expect. Avoid Odyssey at all cost, if you actually like AC. People who like Odyssey, were never fans of AC games, so therefore their opinion on this series means nothing.… Expand
  23. JustaLegend
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Great, atmospheric and enjoyable game. 100% ignore negative reviews, these are just envy and tasteless Elden Ring fanboys, who don't have enough brainpower to play games that have actual story and not only mindless boss battles. Ubisoft has always been better than FromSoft, even if we talk about 2010-2015 period, most Ubisoft games from that time period still hold up wonderfully and areGreat, atmospheric and enjoyable game. 100% ignore negative reviews, these are just envy and tasteless Elden Ring fanboys, who don't have enough brainpower to play games that have actual story and not only mindless boss battles. Ubisoft has always been better than FromSoft, even if we talk about 2010-2015 period, most Ubisoft games from that time period still hold up wonderfully and are still gaining new fans, while old fans re-play these games all the time. While anything FromSoft made back then, hardly anyone cares about. None of these pathetic Souls games have stood the test of time, while old Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed games are still extremely popular, even in 2022. Here's a message for Elden Cringe fanboys -Good luck playing your pathetic boss simulators, most people will never care about these games anyway.… Expand
  24. Erebus1986
    Apr 13, 2022
    0
    Fun Game, good Dark Soulish Fighting System, Beatiful Graphics. Why 0 Points? Games crashing on PC all the Time. Sometimes you can play for Hours, then 3 crashes in 1 Hour. Mostly in the vanilla game, not in ireland. No workaround helps, and i have no problems with other Games, except other Ubisoft Games. Ubisoft cant handle DirectX12. Crashes get worse with each patch. Tried everything.Fun Game, good Dark Soulish Fighting System, Beatiful Graphics. Why 0 Points? Games crashing on PC all the Time. Sometimes you can play for Hours, then 3 crashes in 1 Hour. Mostly in the vanilla game, not in ireland. No workaround helps, and i have no problems with other Games, except other Ubisoft Games. Ubisoft cant handle DirectX12. Crashes get worse with each patch. Tried everything. Even Downscaling Ram or GPU. This Game is not well polished.

    And Next Time Ubisoft: 50 Hours less Gameplay, instead deeper Progression, better fighting System where your offhand is useful, more difficult, better characters and better Story pls. No more checklists and 20 Times bigger than previous game. Thx. This game is too big and the Game Mechanics wont last as long. Yeah i know, you want me to spend real money for fancy Asian MMORPG Items. But no. I dont want to. Last game which was made fine was Ghost Recon Wildlands and For Honor. After this, only crashy, buggy crap. Far Cry 6 is even worse. You cant handle DirectX 12    … Expand
  25. Drangleic
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    another pathetic ubisoft washed out title, mediocre trash with no substance
  26. ballista123
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    This game does not deserve the score it has. Audio is very poorly compressed and even though soundtrack is very good they didn't use them much idk why. Dialogues are so badly written everything feels like rushed. Characters aren't interesting not even Eivor's because they filled the game with unnecessary alliance grinding. Mid game is so boring idk how im gonna finish this.
  27. Mahdiar
    Apr 7, 2022
    6
    Gameplay : 6
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 6 (not finished)
  28. Justsaying_
    Apr 5, 2022
    10
    Some of these user reviews who give 0/10 on this site are absolutely pathetic...

    uh-oh, "where are cities, i hate forests blah blah blah". Did you even play previous games? Assassin's Creed 4 had huge map, with lots of locations. Origins was mostly just desert. Odyssey has zero parkour (Valhalla has way more, in comparison at least). Over half of AC 3 map was just forests. There have    Some of these user reviews who give 0/10 on this site are absolutely pathetic...

    uh-oh, "where are cities, i hate forests blah blah blah". Did you even play previous games? Assassin's Creed 4 had huge map, with lots of locations. Origins was mostly just desert. Odyssey has zero parkour (Valhalla has way more, in comparison at least). Over half of AC 3 map was just forests. There have been so many different kind of locations in AC series over past 10 years, yet some people are acting like Valhalla is first Assassin's Creed ever to have huge map, or have forest areas or whatever else these haters will find issue with.

    Truth is Valhalla does parkour better than both Odyssey and Origins. Has better combination of huge forests and Cities, than AC 3. New York was absolutely pathetic in AC 3, in Valhalla you can climb and parkour way more in London + forest areas/mountains are so much better and have more variation than AC 3. Valhalla does so many similar things, that previous games have done and many of them better than last few games, yet somehow now this series is dying? Get out of here with that nonsense. I shouldn't even mention that it's selling better than Origins or Odyssey, but i will, will mention that just to make these haters even angrier.

    Either way, from now on I REFUSE to consider these Valhalla haters as an actual Assassin's Creed fans, they simply aren't. So basically whenever i meet someone who claims to like AC series, my first question will always be - DO YOU LIKE VALHALLA and if the answer is NO, then i will just walk away. I refuse to interact with these losers for rest of my life. I'm just done!

    These haters seem to be combination of people who actually never even cared for this series and those who only care about AC 1. Either way Black Flag is great, Unity is great, Syndicate is great, Origins is great and Valhalla is great. I don't even care, if Odyssey exists, it's just meaningless grind fest and AC 3 is just awful.    … Expand
  29. The_Ultimate
    Apr 4, 2022
    9
    This game has incredible atmosphere and music. I literally spent over 30 minutes just climbing the walls of London and enjoying the sunset. There are many incredible looking locations in this game. If you go into walking mode, some of the best music pieces of AC series history, start playing.

    I have seen that some are trying to point out, that this game is empty, that's not true at all.    This game has incredible atmosphere and music. I literally spent over 30 minutes just climbing the walls of London and enjoying the sunset. There are many incredible looking locations in this game. If you go into walking mode, some of the best music pieces of AC series history, start playing.

    I have seen that some are trying to point out, that this game is empty, that's not true at all. It has just enough things to explore, but some of the empty areas are very much intentional. Red Dead Redemption 2 was exactly the same way. There are areas that have interesting stuff and then there are areas of just nature, beaches, forests etc. After all it's trying to be realistic presentation of 800s Norway and England. It would be awful, if behind every corner was some monster to fight with or gang of soldiers. That's one of the reasons why Odyssey failed, it had too much unnecessary content and thankfully Valhalla fixes that mistake.

    Story in this game isn't sadly strongest, but it's not bad either. Just somewhere in between. Some missions are very fun, some are very basic and even boring. For example i was way more interested in Black Flag's story. But to look at this game as a complete package, it's still very nice and overall game design/open world design is way better than last two entries.

    I have no idea where AC is going next or what's happening with this series, but if Valhalla happens to be last decent AC, then at least this series ended on positive note.    … Expand
  30. MADJohn
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    I've played the game on full ultra at 1440p, 120 percent resolution, and it's full of bugs.
    Ryzen 3900x Rtx 3080
    The game crashed, froze, music stuck, me being stuck on a mission, me being literally stuck. The characters in my story are teleporting. Except for the crashes, they were all minor concerns for me. I'm enjoying the game, but the story, writing, and dialogues are all    I've played the game on full ultra at 1440p, 120 percent resolution, and it's full of bugs.
    Ryzen 3900x Rtx 3080
    The game crashed, froze, music stuck, me being stuck on a mission, me being literally stuck. The characters in my story are teleporting.
    Except for the crashes, they were all minor concerns for me.
    I'm enjoying the game, but the story, writing, and dialogues are all mediocre. There's no real goal, nothing to propel you forward, and you're basically doing the **** for other people over and over again.
    The gameplay is enjoyable, but not exceptional, and this is not an AC. It's attempting to link it to the franchise, but it's simply not possible; the parkour is so constrained that 90% of what you could do in unity is lost here.

    Imagine being on a wall, looking behind you, and wanting to leap from the wall to another ledge, which is something you can do in every previous game, but you can't do it here. It's quite frustrating.
    The hidden blade is practically useless; there is no incentive to go stealth other than to waste time. Eivor isn't even a member of the creed.

    There are 5 songs on the boat; I couldn't find anyway to find find or unlock more; imagine sailing for 50 hours with the same 5 songs or just the sound of the water.

    Eivor isn't really engaging or charismatic. He serves no actual function other than to serve as a slave to everyone.

    Upgrades and all of the weapons' stats and runes seem pointless; all you need is XP and skills to get genuine power.

    So many micro-transactions my god.

    This game is so simple, merely reaching the required strength level allows you to demolish anything... To find any challenges, I had to play in a higher power level zone.

    This game is empty, no loot drop nothing, and I've discovered 5 weapons in 35 hours.

    Technically, the game looks decent, but not great, and visually, it's just plain uninteresting. I'm using HDR, and I'm not sure if the game is bugged, but the colors are occasionally very flat.

    Since Unity, I haven't really like any ac, but this one was quite interesting. I adore the Vikings, their history, mythology, and gods, but I doubt I would have played as long if I hadn't already learned about and enjoyed the period. I would have definitely stopped after 5 hours.

    I'd like to talk about how this game handles gods, but it would be a major spoiler, and I'm not a fan.

    If you're a long-time fan of AC, you'll probably dislike it, or if you do, it won't be the greatest for you.

    If you like the new style of ac and odyssey, you'll probably enjoy this one as well. There's less grinding and a level cap, which is a plus.

    This game tries to accomplish a lot of things, but it doesn't do any of them better than any other game. It's just okay, so I'll give it a 5.

    So, while the games is better than Odyssey, being better than awful does not make you good. I've played every single Assassin's Creed game, and each one has done something that has stayed with me. The music, gameplay, story, writing, and so on. After 25 hours, Valhalla had done nothing to amaze me, no times where I stayed and thought, 'Wow, this is fantastic.'

    It doesn't do anything differently from any other action game. And it certainly does not outperform the most well-known RPG on the market.

    It's a shame because Valhalla has so much potential, and we all know that ubisoft can achieve greatness and has done so in the past.

    But it appears like Ubisoft is simply not trying; they're settling for good enough. They're overly concentrated on developing as many games and microtransactions as possible in order to generate as much money as possible... They're on the wrong track, and I don't want to see the gaming business follow suit.    … Expand
  31. Blackburna
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    This game is easily a 10/10, also would replay it again. It innovated so much compared to odyssey.
  32. Justsaying1000
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Ubisoft, Never Change! Your real fans are not Elden Ring fanboys who are trying to pretend that games are good without quest logs and map markers, your real fans are not Youtube reviewers who have complained about every game you release for years now, your real fans are not people who claim that 10 years ago they liked two of your games and now they want you to go back to these outdatedUbisoft, Never Change! Your real fans are not Elden Ring fanboys who are trying to pretend that games are good without quest logs and map markers, your real fans are not Youtube reviewers who have complained about every game you release for years now, your real fans are not people who claim that 10 years ago they liked two of your games and now they want you to go back to these outdated mechanics. None of these people are your real fans. Your real fans are millions of people who have bought your games between 2012-2022 and supported you for the great things you do. These are your real fans and these are the only people you should focus on. You as a company, should not care about people who only hate you and whine about everything you do. You should absolutely ignore them.… Expand
  33. Morgrain
    Mar 25, 2022
    1
    Landscape, cities, graphics in general - 8/10
    Immersion: 8/10
    This is Odin: 10/10
    Fun-factor: 8/10

    Micro-Transactions in Singleplayer-Games (not cosmetic)
    -> **** YOU, Ubisoft. HOW DARE YOU put items behind a paywall - when you have a FULL PRICE game with a DLC SEASON PASS.

    Game could have been awesome.

    But this attitude towards the playerbase MUST be punished.

    Summary: 1/10 !
  34. Hotcreme
    Mar 24, 2022
    1
    Quite like they took all the polished, unmolested bits from AC: Odyssey and said "let's tweak this until it's unrecognizable."

    The story sounds like it was written by a white tech-dude in his 30s. How am I supposed to relate to this character in any meaningful way? Movement is no longer optimized on PC. Colors are horrendous and oversaturated where they shouldn't be, and    Quite like they took all the polished, unmolested bits from AC: Odyssey and said "let's tweak this until it's unrecognizable."

    The story sounds like it was written by a white tech-dude in his 30s. How am I supposed to relate to this character in any meaningful way? Movement is no longer optimized on PC. Colors are horrendous and oversaturated where they shouldn't be, and undersaturated where they should be. Rest in peace AC RPGs.    … Expand
  35. pps6061
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    eu espero que o desenvolvedor que criou o minigame da pedra tenha sido demitido, jogo cheio de missões repetitivas que só servem para fazer o mapa parecer rico em conteúdo.
  36. uscm
    Mar 23, 2022
    1
    The game is not fun. I need to fill up the rest of the 75 character minimum
  37. polo444
    Mar 22, 2022
    9
    Thank god Ubisoft is still making games with normal combat, for people who actually have real life as well. I'm so sick and tired of these awful Souls games that have absolutely worst combat possible, i don't have time to fight every boss 30 times to learn their patterns, no thank you. Hopefully Ubisoft doesn't change and go that Souls route, then i would give up this series for sure. SoThank god Ubisoft is still making games with normal combat, for people who actually have real life as well. I'm so sick and tired of these awful Souls games that have absolutely worst combat possible, i don't have time to fight every boss 30 times to learn their patterns, no thank you. Hopefully Ubisoft doesn't change and go that Souls route, then i would give up this series for sure. So far, Valhalla is what i expected, not best of AC's, but far from worst.… Expand
  38. Thexff
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    !!! BEWARE LOW IQ HATERS ARE HATING THIS GAME AND ALSO, WATER IS WET !!!

    Very nice game overall, better than last two. Nothing extremely negative to say, some bugs were annoying, but overall game is good.
  39. 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.
  40. Taavetti1983
    Apr 12, 2021
    6
    Had to change my Review for this game. Assassins Creed Valhalla was pretty disappointing in the end. So many silly little things. Graphics are very unstable sometimes making the game look muddy and awful. Jank so much jank. I loved Male Eivor and the Story is wonderful. Can’t believe in a game like this you can’t pull out your weapon like a Draw option, also can’t believe your Hood alwaysHad to change my Review for this game. Assassins Creed Valhalla was pretty disappointing in the end. So many silly little things. Graphics are very unstable sometimes making the game look muddy and awful. Jank so much jank. I loved Male Eivor and the Story is wonderful. Can’t believe in a game like this you can’t pull out your weapon like a Draw option, also can’t believe your Hood always falls off when you get into battle. It’s a cool game to play if you get it cheap and have played all the better games and have nothing else to play. 6/10… Expand
  41. NordicSpirit
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Anyone who says that they are from Norway and they hate this game is either self hating Norwegian or someone who doesn't know how to appreciate anything. They literally made game about your country's history and you try to sht on it?

    I'm from Finland and i absolutely love this game, in my opinion this game captures perfectly Nordic Spirit and overall vibe of Nordic area in Europe. Maybe    Anyone who says that they are from Norway and they hate this game is either self hating Norwegian or someone who doesn't know how to appreciate anything. They literally made game about your country's history and you try to sht on it?

    I'm from Finland and i absolutely love this game, in my opinion this game captures perfectly Nordic Spirit and overall vibe of Nordic area in Europe. Maybe they should have made game that takes place in Sweden or Finland instead, if Modern Norwegians have so difficult time to appreciate work that was put into making this game.

    At least these 800s Viking Norwegians in this game are very likable, sad that i can't say same about modern Norwegians, but i don't want to assume, i'm sure (hopefully) lots of Norwegians actually like this game and understand how they actually tried to make stuff authentic and while it's not perfect, it's good enough.    … Expand
  42. SWPrequelsRule
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Pretty good game! I wish it wasn't so long, because i feel like this game has little bit too much content, so maybe in next game less content, but more focused content and less random stuff. Other than that, it's fun, beautiful, open world.
  43. JW_FAT
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Why you hate me and cancel all sales in Russia?

    What i do to you, or to anyone?
  44. Simonyan4ik
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Is it a joke? Game is disgusting. I tried, but I threw up. Wishing bad. Hope, you will never make games anymore
  45. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.2

    Bloated. One word that explains it very well. Yes we have assassin's back, but it's just a side story for some reason, not the main one. Gameplay wise, it's fun, i like it better than origins and odyssey. The graphics are beautifull. The story starts and ends very well, but the middle part of it, that are about 50 hours, nah, i don't even know the names of the    Score: 7.2

    Bloated.

    One word that explains it very well.
    Yes we have assassin's back, but it's just a side story for some reason, not the main one.

    Gameplay wise, it's fun, i like it better than origins and odyssey.

    The graphics are beautifull.

    The story starts and ends very well, but the middle part of it, that are about 50 hours, nah, i don't even know the names of the cities and people i "helped" or killed    … Expand
  46. skdcraw
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    First of all, I am writing this review completely independently of AC Odyssey. Although many people say that Valhalla is very similar to Odyssey, not everyone plays this game as a serial. Maybe Valhalla could be the first AC game they played. However, I will mention the Odyssey part at the end.

    The most striking feature of the game is the art design. Ubisoft has managed to create a    First of all, I am writing this review completely independently of AC Odyssey. Although many people say that Valhalla is very similar to Odyssey, not everyone plays this game as a serial. Maybe Valhalla could be the first AC game they played. However, I will mention the Odyssey part at the end.

    The most striking feature of the game is the art design. Ubisoft has managed to create a world that looks very "beautiful", as it did in Odyssey. I say by suppressing the beautiful part because the game loses its authenticity because of this beauty. Although it is very pleasant to look around, it has an image that can upset some realists. Since I don't have such an obsession, I really enjoyed watching the surroundings. Although I like the snowy parts very much, I could not come across any snowfall in the game. Maybe it's not snowing in the game, but I hope it does. Although I think that the game has very good materials in terms of music, it is appropriate to say that these music were not used very successfully in the game. The game has a really interesting music, but this music does not play until the last mission, for example. While definitely noticing the ineffectiveness of the music in the game, it continued to be incredibly frustrating that the sounds the NPCs made had no meaning whatsoever.

    In terms of gameplay, although Valhalla does not come with very innovative mechanics, it is a game that manages to play itself. There are still three classes in the game, but if you level up enough, you can join all classes. Valhalla, which is much more wild than the previous game, does not miss such animations, but after a while you see them all so much that you wish you could turn them off in the settings. The skills that make the game really fun are very limited compared to Odyssey. So you can't use it as easily as before. In addition, the game is really easy in terms of numerical values. Be sure to play the game by keeping the difficulty high. The biggest shortcomings in terms of gameplay are the endless bugs and control weirdlings that cost me 10 hours of my 70 hours of gameplay. The game really has a hard time understanding what you are trying to do on the keyboard. Considering that one of the main elements of this game is platforming, this interrupts the gameplay sequences. In addition, errors that require you to constantly load your old save may cause you to close the game at any time.

    We wouldn't be wrong if we say that the only part of the game that got better after Odyssey is the story. Although I don't care about the so-called family story of Odyssey, which I can't even take seriously, it is definitely more enjoyable to manage our devoted brother Eivor, who is the 2nd king of the environment he is in, and who nevertheless works harder for his people than the 1st king and supports the 1st king on top of that. There are characters that show how close death is even to the main character, instead of the absurd characters who are resurrected just so that there is no deficiency in the family table, even though we kill like in Odyssey. Although you don't spend much time, the death of these characters definitely leaves something to you. It is also very nice to be asked to account for what you did in the game and to see what you did in the game, although it seems like it was taken from RDR2.

    So why is Valhalla disliked? Because according to Odyssey, there is no real development in the game. If you've buried more than 50 hours in Odyssey, you might question why they made this game. In addition to the fighting mechanics that you did not realize have changed, the castle sieges, which turned into meaningless field battles, were just as ridiculous and you could complete the missions by simply opening the castle doors without killing anyone. In addition, the skills that make Odyssey really fun cannot be used as easily as Odyssey in Valhalla. Definitely do not play this game after Odyssey, make sure to squeeze in a few games. The biggest and most beautiful difference of Valhalla from Odyssey is that the story is more brutal and serious.

    Valhalla is a really good game when evaluated independently of the game before it, but was this game really needed after Odyssey?    … Expand
  47. AleXSySt3m
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Для меня, как фаната серии, все последние части из серьёзной игры про убийцу со всеми составляющими, каноничными составляющими, превратились в недорпг с игрушечной боёвкой, бесконечными микротранзакциями, влияющими на прогресс и с просто отвратной лицевой анимацией. В общем словил кринж, как говориться. Не рекомендуюДля меня, как фаната серии, все последние части из серьёзной игры про убийцу со всеми составляющими, каноничными составляющими, превратились в недорпг с игрушечной боёвкой, бесконечными микротранзакциями, влияющими на прогресс и с просто отвратной лицевой анимацией. В общем словил кринж, как говориться. Не рекомендую
  48. sVarus
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    In short, more from acquaintances AC.

    The game looks beautiful. Fighting is fun and feels great 80% of the time.
    But then comes the typical AC / Ubisoft problem, the quest design. An effort has been made, but it feels irrelevant and repetitive and too long. Each area has its quest line and they are not exciting.
  49. Haider099
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Great war/fighting game, but definitely not Assassins-Creed. This would be way better if it had its own kind of series.
  50. 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.
  51. 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
  52. StarkAgentos
    Feb 25, 2022
    6
    Поиграл 2 часа. В принципе игра неплохая, если закрыть глаза на то, что это очередной миллиардный ассасин. Прогресс, по сравнению с истоками есть. Больше не обязательно проходить побочки, чтобы играть в сюжетку. Графон улучшился, что очень логично. На моё удивление, улучшилась и оптимизация. Нынешний сеттинг мне больше нравится. Также можно включить автоматическое управление кораблём. НаПоиграл 2 часа. В принципе игра неплохая, если закрыть глаза на то, что это очередной миллиардный ассасин. Прогресс, по сравнению с истоками есть. Больше не обязательно проходить побочки, чтобы играть в сюжетку. Графон улучшился, что очень логично. На моё удивление, улучшилась и оптимизация. Нынешний сеттинг мне больше нравится. Также можно включить автоматическое управление кораблём. На этом плюсы заканчиваются, дальше идут минусы. Управление с прилипанием к любой поверхности во время паркура, при чём таким, что хрен отлипнешь. Сюжет, что логично бледный и неинтересный. Куча гринда, даже, если считать сюжетку. Игра скучная. Также, в этой игре куча багов, например, я просто хожу по лесу, и тут бац, и на меня с неба падает нпс. Ну и, естественно, самый главный минус - то, что это по сути предыдущий ассасин с минимальными улучшениями.… Expand
  53. TheHigh_Ground
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    As of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty whichAs of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty which means basically, that you can assassinate absolutely anyone with one hit now, so basically literally same as Black Flag, Unity, etc. It's not best AC game ever, but it's in top 5 and that's good.… Expand
  54. Tornadoz
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, after last update there is absolutely no excuse for anyone to hate this game, because Ubisoft has done so much. They added new difficulty option, so you can play exactly like old games and assassinate even highest level enemies with one hit. Anyone who still hates on this game from now on, is just whiny loser who wants attention.
  55. obviousAssassin
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that).It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that). Thanks to that exploring in Odyssey was awful, because high level enemies killed you everywhere unless you were high level yourself. That doesn't happen in Valhalla, in Valhalla you can assasinate anyone with one hit and thanks to that explore the whole world without worry of getting killed. Also, i like that Valhalla has better music and more serious tone than Odyssey, Odyssey was too light-hearted and not in a Syndicate way (Syndicate was perfect mix of serious and lighthearted), but Odyssey does it in cringe way. Most dialogue in Odyssey is just bad writing. Valhalla is more serious, more focused and Norway-England is in general more interesting setting than Greece could ever be anyway.… Expand
  56. Camlambelot
    Feb 20, 2022
    4
    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth is out the window, get ready to hack and slash your way through a bland world full of fetch quests in a dark, snowy landscape.

    The game is ugly, glitchy and full of generic quests, locations and characters.    … Expand
  57. gwynbleidd27
    Feb 18, 2022
    8
    I have mixed feelings about this game, I am a really big fan of vikings in general and playing an actual viking open world game has been my dream for many years now. But this game is a really weird mix of everything pretty much. I liked the story in the beginning and in the end but the **** they filled in the middle was really bad. first 10 and last 10 hours were actually good but the 50I have mixed feelings about this game, I am a really big fan of vikings in general and playing an actual viking open world game has been my dream for many years now. But this game is a really weird mix of everything pretty much. I liked the story in the beginning and in the end but the **** they filled in the middle was really bad. first 10 and last 10 hours were actually good but the 50 hours in between is just boring af. Raiding is fun and all but it gets repetitive and boring really quickly. Soundtrack was amazing, graphics and the world was **** amazing and one of the best looking video game worlds ever. I would recommend this game if you don't really care about how good the story is and if you like vikings!… Expand
  58. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Not perfect in any way, but right step forward after disasters that were Origins and Odyssey, hopefully next one will be more like Unity. People mostly hate this game because some nostalgia nerds want Ubisoft to go back to AC1 style, but that will thankfully never happen, because Ubisoft doesn't want to go bankrupt after all. By the way, just for you knowledge, it's mostly youtube commentsNot perfect in any way, but right step forward after disasters that were Origins and Odyssey, hopefully next one will be more like Unity. People mostly hate this game because some nostalgia nerds want Ubisoft to go back to AC1 style, but that will thankfully never happen, because Ubisoft doesn't want to go bankrupt after all. By the way, just for you knowledge, it's mostly youtube comments section hate, in reality this game has millions of fans all over the world and sold more than Ubisoft ever imagined. To see that, go under any new AC Valhalla video comment section and you see bunch of people whining and complaining how "bad Valhalla is", it's usually 200-300 comments, so in other words, meaningless number, while video itself has thousands of views and thousand of likes. So it's very clear that most people actually like this game.… Expand
  59. eronsyla
    Feb 12, 2022
    2
    I don´t know why lots of people hype this game. There are just a few things i like about it:

    1. Theres an ability that allows u to assassinate your opponent with a guaranteed one hit if u manage to time it perfectly 2. The ending in the modern day is really interesting, although theres almost no modern day stuff in Valhalla. Now lets start with all that bad stuff... 1. There is    I don´t know why lots of people hype this game. There are just a few things i like about it:

    1. Theres an ability that allows u to assassinate your opponent with a guaranteed one hit if u manage to time it perfectly
    2. The ending in the modern day is really interesting, although theres almost no modern day stuff in Valhalla.

    Now lets start with all that bad stuff...

    1. There is no linear story. You just have to complete every saga (Theres a saga for every area, so way too many) and it feels like you do side-mission like stuff. There are just a few missions where i didnt have the urge to just skip everything. It makes it even worse that you need about 70 hrs to complete every mission wich is doing the same stuff over and over again - worse than odyssey. But the worst thing is, that from the 70 hours playing the campaign you have to ride your horse 20 hrs because lots of missions take you to another location for each step.
    2. Its a game about vikings, not assassins. Origins was about the beginning of the brotherhood, odyssey about the isu. Valhalla was basically just a viking game that could have existed as a non assassins creed game if u would take away a few missions.
    3. BUGS. I dont want to talk about small bugs like people teleporting or getting thrown a mile into the air. I talk about not being able to end the Story because the last mission is bugged and there is no way to restart it. After 100 hrs of playing the game im unable to even finish it, even after years!#
    4. Gameplay. Again, its not Assassins Creed. Yeah, Black Flag had lots of not Assassins Creed like stuff and Edward Kenway was more like a Pirate than an Assassin but at least it had good stealth mechanics. Assassins WERE NOT warriors. The stealth mechanics where so bad i just rushed into the enemies to kill everyone that is in there.

    It´s just so sad. I was not happy with Odyssey and thought it could only get better if they would get back to the core of assassins creed but this game is even less an Assassins Creed than Odyssey was. If u just want to play the game because youre a fan and at least want to know if there is something important that affects future AC Games: Don´t do it, please! Just see what happens in the present day on YouTube and you know basically everything you have to know. This game is the worst thing Ubisoft could do.    … Expand
  60. Zipfer
    Feb 11, 2022
    3
    The big piece of bug.
    I could spend an hour cleaning an area and then the game will crash.
  61. streets
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    While some youtubers will probably whine and complain until the end of times, how bad and boring Valhalla is, seems like actual fans just ignore these people and it's very clear that these youtubers never really gave a f..ck about this series anyway. Like what did some of these people expect from Valhalla? To go back to Assassin's Creed Revelations? Are you kidding me? They would NEVER doWhile some youtubers will probably whine and complain until the end of times, how bad and boring Valhalla is, seems like actual fans just ignore these people and it's very clear that these youtubers never really gave a f..ck about this series anyway. Like what did some of these people expect from Valhalla? To go back to Assassin's Creed Revelations? Are you kidding me? They would NEVER do that. Never. Most people (all the gamers who never cared about Ezio) started to care about AC when 4th one came out. That huge map, pirate theme and 1715 era was actually interesting. I love how none of these Valhalla haters never mention Black Flag, because it would automatically destroy every argument they possible could have. They know that people like Black Flag. Odyssey was a joke and everyone knows that. Valhalla was step in right direction and that direction was never going to be going back to anything that happened before Black Flag. Assassin's Creed is important and popular because of three games, these are - Black Flag (best map and main character), Unity - (best graphics and parkour) and Origins (it was different from previous ones). So yeah, these are the three options Ubisoft has. They will never go back to AC 1 style and you guys know why? Because it wouldn't sell even half that Valhalla did, that's why. AC 1 is outdated and boring and it never that good anyway, so it's literally time to move on. It is very likely they go back to something like Unity / Syndicate, while having some Black Flag elements like you can still have a boat or something. That would be perfect balance, but to go back to AC 1? Never, absolutely never.… Expand
  62. Cknr
    Feb 7, 2022
    3
    worst assassins creed game ever created. Depresed game compared to other AC. it;s insult after ac odyssey. it;s like back to 2000s... map is empty, control one of the worst i ever see( 0 char control for parkour). main story one of the worst.. grafics huge downgrade from ac odyssey and origin. npc;s dark and without soul. i Dont even talk about upgrade system , 0 new items in game. grindworst assassins creed game ever created. Depresed game compared to other AC. it;s insult after ac odyssey. it;s like back to 2000s... map is empty, control one of the worst i ever see( 0 char control for parkour). main story one of the worst.. grafics huge downgrade from ac odyssey and origin. npc;s dark and without soul. i Dont even talk about upgrade system , 0 new items in game. grind grind s... game with 0 reward. skill tree useless... most disappointed game this year.. ac project is already dead if ubisoft future plans ac series like this. i never ever been so disappointed of game so much, this game cant;t even be called good RPG. Ac odyssey dont have any of old assassins creed mechanic, but it;s was really good RPG not so far from the witcher 3. this is last game i bought from ubisoft this game not even worth pirate...… Expand
  63. Rybachkablat
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    And so, where to start ... I'll start with the fact that this game is somehow similar to the usual Assassin. After playing it for 60+ hours, I realized that Ubi took a big step in the series, they added a HIDDEN blade that does not HIDDEN))). Jokes aside, I'll tell you better about the pros and cons of the game.
    PLUSES: 1. Visual (it's amazing)
    2. The plot (in the plot there is a    And so, where to start ... I'll start with the fact that this game is somehow similar to the usual Assassin. After playing it for 60+ hours, I realized that Ubi took a big step in the series, they added a HIDDEN blade that does not HIDDEN))). Jokes aside, I'll tell you better about the pros and cons of the game.
    PLUSES: 1. Visual (it's amazing)
    2. The plot (in the plot there is a brotherhood, YES Odyssey)
    3. Level system (Here you can complete the game without grinding and passing side quests)
    MINUSES:
    1. Not the best networking.
    2. Boring side quests
    3. Very, very how much Donat in the single player.
    Well, like everything, I liked the game, I put 7/10    … Expand
  64. Dreddmartyr
    Feb 1, 2022
    10
    I never pre-order nor do I buy games on day one release. I did with this and have been so happy since. There's never been a game breaking bug in my 250+ hours I've been playing, and I'm still playing to get 100% completion. Considering it's the longest running main quest with the biggest AC map ever done, there's mega tonnes of content to be done and places to be explored. So many EasterI never pre-order nor do I buy games on day one release. I did with this and have been so happy since. There's never been a game breaking bug in my 250+ hours I've been playing, and I'm still playing to get 100% completion. Considering it's the longest running main quest with the biggest AC map ever done, there's mega tonnes of content to be done and places to be explored. So many Easter eggs I've discovered from Dark Souls to Alice in Wonderland, it's great! Like any game it has it's content flaws but it is a beautiful world with a well written story, IMO. It's like watching a Viking themed TV series. I'm not an AC fan, but I love this.… Expand
  65. TheBasicReviews
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    Story: 75/100
    Gameplay: 85/100
    Graphics: 90/100 Music/Soundtrack: 90/100 Main Character(s): 85/100 (Male Eivor, because he has way better voice actor than Female Eivor) Side Characters: 75/100 Regular Enemies: 75/100 Bosses/Boss fights: 80/100 World/Level Design: 80/100 Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 90/100 Would I Play It Again?: Maybe sometimes in future,    Story: 75/100
    Gameplay: 85/100
    Graphics: 90/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 90/100
    Main Character(s): 85/100 (Male Eivor, because he has way better voice actor than Female Eivor)
    Side Characters: 75/100
    Regular Enemies: 75/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 80/100
    World/Level Design: 80/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 90/100
    Would I Play It Again?: Maybe sometimes in future, it's simply too long, but enjoyable game
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: 100

    Rating: 80/100    … Expand
  66. Szymko7
    Jan 27, 2022
    7
    Spent 170 hours on Valhalla. This game is very solid. It has to be one of the best open worlds ever created. It is beautiful, stunning at times. Music and score is nice, really immersive. I must say Ubisoft is trying to listen to the critics, because I see some improvements within the franchise. Quests are a little better, dialogs don't seem as stupid as it used to be in Odyssey. Game is aSpent 170 hours on Valhalla. This game is very solid. It has to be one of the best open worlds ever created. It is beautiful, stunning at times. Music and score is nice, really immersive. I must say Ubisoft is trying to listen to the critics, because I see some improvements within the franchise. Quests are a little better, dialogs don't seem as stupid as it used to be in Odyssey. Game is a little bit more RPGish now, but is still has a lot of flaws. I liked how different weapons create different combat feeling, but crafting system in general felt odd. I literally levelled up first random set I found and kept it for the entire game. This is how unnecessary crafting was. I liked the blue mysteries on the map. These unique stories were a great idea to fill the map with content. The number of alliances to form was a madness though. I finished this game a week ago, and I can remember maybe two plots of these regional quests. Halfdan in Donecaestre and maybe crimes of Lunden. I never thought I would ever say, that game can be too big, but Valhalla clearly is. It makes you tired. And repetition kills all the brilliance of it. I would be happy to give it a score of 9 if Ubisoft made it around 20% smaller, and made the story stand out a little more.… Expand
  67. dipanpathak
    Jan 21, 2022
    6
    too long game, this is not a first for this kind of game, boring repeating stuff to do
  68. Marr08
    Jan 21, 2022
    10
    Before this game, AC Odyssey was my favourite open world adventure. Overall Valhalla is a better game although I miss Kassandra (nice to have her visiting in the crossover story), mount combat, the ship, and the clear gear perks. It sounds like a lot but there is so much else to enjoy in Valhalla and I hope that the negative reviews are not stopping people to try it since it is so cheap toBefore this game, AC Odyssey was my favourite open world adventure. Overall Valhalla is a better game although I miss Kassandra (nice to have her visiting in the crossover story), mount combat, the ship, and the clear gear perks. It sounds like a lot but there is so much else to enjoy in Valhalla and I hope that the negative reviews are not stopping people to try it since it is so cheap to do that with a U+ subscription. 250 hrs and I still enjoy to visit the world and check another world event almost everyday. Reda could have more diverse quests to make the Opal earning more fun.… Expand
  69. EasyGaming
    Jan 19, 2022
    10
    Very enjoyable game, i was expecting it to be pretty bad according to all the negative reviews, but i was surprised how fun it actually is. It's not reinventing the wheel, but is way better than Origins and even more Odyssey, Odyssey was absolutely awful in my opinion, story was trash and it didn't even feel like Assassin's Creed. Valhalla is different, you have all the classic AC elementsVery enjoyable game, i was expecting it to be pretty bad according to all the negative reviews, but i was surprised how fun it actually is. It's not reinventing the wheel, but is way better than Origins and even more Odyssey, Odyssey was absolutely awful in my opinion, story was trash and it didn't even feel like Assassin's Creed. Valhalla is different, you have all the classic AC elements back and while parkour leaves much to be desired, it's still better than Odyssey's non-existing parkour. Graphics are really good, obviously best on PC, but solid on consoles as well. I would advise ignoring very low reviews, because they clearly don't understand what makes this game fun and i would have almost missed this game thanks to negative reviews. I'm happy i tried it, because i pretty much gave up on AC after Odyssey.… Expand
  70. Splash86
    Jan 19, 2022
    3
    Bought this game on double promotions during Winter Sales, and I am glad I did. I was expecting Ubisoft to improve on Odyssey by taking on the better points from Origins. Unfortunately, the game is badly executed. Lackluster story overall, far too long for its own good. Everything is pretty much repetitive aftert 2-3 regions, as a Completionist at heart, I couldn't get myself to finishBought this game on double promotions during Winter Sales, and I am glad I did. I was expecting Ubisoft to improve on Odyssey by taking on the better points from Origins. Unfortunately, the game is badly executed. Lackluster story overall, far too long for its own good. Everything is pretty much repetitive aftert 2-3 regions, as a Completionist at heart, I couldn't get myself to finish everything, midway in the game, I started rushing things a bit to get it over with. I would say this is a big downgrade from Odyssey and Origins on many aspects, even on the fighting mechanics. If anything, It felt as if Ubisoft was making this game as a beta test for a future AC MMORPG game, with the collections, daily and weekly quests along with "Mastery tower", which is a ripoff from WoW or FF14. You would know a good game if you would play the game again for reliving the experience, but unfortunately in this game, you are already fed up midway.

    Now, I would usually rate this as a 6, since it is still an "acceptable game" and as biased I am as a AC fan, I have to force my hand and give it a max of 4. Why you may ask? Glitches/bugs everywhere, game crashes every few hours, stuck NPC, your own character stuck(happened 11 times unintentionally), bugged quests and mysteries which won't complete. I never had to manually save/load a game "just in case things mess up". I waited deliberately over 1 year to purchase this game in the hope I would play a polished version, but oh boy was I wrong, all I see is an endless list of Realmoney purchases in store and a game that is barely playable.

    Other AC games got you immersed for hours on time, this game felt like a tormenting chore that you are impatiently waiting to finish. Normally I would buy an AC game without a hesitation, but I would surely check many reviews before purchasing the next one. Next game is coming in November of 2022, I will wait till 2024 before deciding to buy it out on a discount and hopefully this will be a better experience.

    Do NOT buy this game unless you get a 70% discount on it, its not worth it.    … Expand
  71. thebestgamess
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    Overall it's not better than Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate BUT, it is better than Origins and Odyssey. Big maps can be great, but i feel like in this one it's little bit too big, but still i'm fine with it, because it has so much content. Graphics are great, music is amazing, combat is fine. Overall it's not bad game at all, just not the best AC. I would recommend this game, if you are notOverall it's not better than Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate BUT, it is better than Origins and Odyssey. Big maps can be great, but i feel like in this one it's little bit too big, but still i'm fine with it, because it has so much content. Graphics are great, music is amazing, combat is fine. Overall it's not bad game at all, just not the best AC. I would recommend this game, if you are not expecting a masterpiece, but still want to play long and enjoyable game.… Expand
  72. AC_ValhallaisAC
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    This is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people soundThis is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people sound like who say "Valhalla is not AC anymore". Yes it is! Deal with it!

    Now it's solid open-world AC game, but sadly it's not better than Black Flag. I just wish story/mission design was more interesting or unique. Black Flag had all kinds of unique mission designs and also story was better. In Valhalla missions aren't that interesting, but there's still many fun ones. But true star of Valhalla is it's open world and freedom to do whatever you feel like. That's what was missing from AC 1 for me, because these games can simply be so much more than just generic assassination games. AC is not and should not be Hitman. AC should be ALWAYS compared to games like GTA or Red Dead Redemption. You can do so much more in these games than just the basic story stuff and that same logic should apply to AC and most people seem to understand that. It seems to be minority who complains that AC is not so linear anymore. Most people seem to like that freedom and more activities. This open world is there for a reason! Might as well fill that open world with content and that's what Ubisoft did in both Black Flag and Valhalla, even Unity and Syndicate. That is the right direction.    … Expand
  73. StAceD
    Jan 9, 2022
    6
    It is not AC anymore... till AC origins...
    Valhalla is beautifull and have enought fun. But it has critical bags on start that. Ant first of all it is BORING. It's make such way to force you buy timesavers... I hate transaction. Shame Ubisoft.
  74. Likebec47
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    I will be brief, This is the best game in all respects and the Viking world is represented in the greatest way. These are the best games of the 21-22 years!
  75. Porej49JL
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    A cool game with a huge open world and tons of content. Amazing Viking history and a lot of game time immerses you in this awesome awesome and elaborate game world . Just an amazing game for today.
  76. Hpoonis
    Jan 1, 2022
    3
    Well, as usual, I waited for a bargain buy before purchase. Such a thing also gained me the extra content, etc.

    Very disappointing indeed. I long-since wondered where the 'Assassin' part of the game titles disappeared to and this is certainly the least assassin-like of all. Most notably, castle/fort battles are just a plain ol' slugfest. The title should be changed to 'Melee Creed'.    Well, as usual, I waited for a bargain buy before purchase. Such a thing also gained me the extra content, etc.

    Very disappointing indeed. I long-since wondered where the 'Assassin' part of the game titles disappeared to and this is certainly the least assassin-like of all. Most notably, castle/fort battles are just a plain ol' slugfest. The title should be changed to 'Melee Creed'. The first few raids i undertook saw me lose a participant or two as I didn't have enough food-y things to heal them with. However, these became increasingly easy after I discovering that, if I went in alone, slaughtered everything moving, then called a raid, no one was lost and it was a quicker than pissing about with your NPC colleagues getting in the way all the time.

    As in previous games, Ubisoft go out of their way to slow the play down by making your mount annoyingly slow in and around towns. However, this also extended quite a way from towns. Frustrating in and of itself but when the unmounted character can run fast than on a mount, why the f**k should you actually use one? Alas, no talented individual had come up with any (stable) mod that would bypass the startup garbage and the slow horse annoyance.

    The world seems quite large and exploring it was far more rewarding than the actual game content itself.

    Seriously disappointing was the re-introduction of those f**ked up 'chase the pages' things. Thus, I ignored all of those.

    Far beyond everything was the constant crashing. Literally 5-6 times per hour for hours on end. The tedious, tedious, tedious pre-menu crap that one has to endure, including the "this game was made by people, trannies, and the religiously deluded of all descriptions" disclaimer, that cannot be skipped/bypassed made these crashed even more annoying. I used to think that UNITY had the longest startup of all the games but this crashing crapfest took that to new heights (depths)

    Animus glitch twaddle which required platform jumping around to get to a data cache was also boring and I also skipped these after doing 3 or 4 of them.

    Without the Odyssey ability to create several equipment loadouts, there is no incentive to change gear at all. One shoe will fit all.

    Due to the crashing, river raids were certainly pointless as the raid will not count should the game crash while you are still doing one. Getting killed because, all of a sudden, you end up flying through the air across half the map, or getting stuck between your horse and a rock, or a slew of other bizarre glitchy terminations did nothing to enhance the gaming experience.

    There seemed to be little or no consequence of choice for the main plot. One arm cedes leadership AND his woman quite happily to a character with no personality.

    The ending made no logical sense at all: some random assassin from way back when gets mentally stacked inside some simulation and , magically, this causes his mortal form to not age at all. No sustenance required, no pissing, pooping or physical movement at all. Muscle atrophy after 1000 years of inaction would surely have affected a human body.

    ...and how was it that the long-lived Alexios/Cassandra character had no knowledge of any of the Assassin history at all?

    All-in-all, not a thing I would recommend to anyone, and certainly NOT for 120Euro.    … Expand
  77. AModernMyth
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    AC Valhalla might not be the best AC game, but it's still one of the better ones. Even without DLC's there's so much content and exploration and while obviously not everything hits the mark (as that's common with huge open world games), lots of it does. Both Norway and England are designed wonderfully and have nice difference between them. Norway is snowy, huge mountains, ice cold water.AC Valhalla might not be the best AC game, but it's still one of the better ones. Even without DLC's there's so much content and exploration and while obviously not everything hits the mark (as that's common with huge open world games), lots of it does. Both Norway and England are designed wonderfully and have nice difference between them. Norway is snowy, huge mountains, ice cold water. England is more like summer, beautiful locations. Not best graphics i have ever seen, but still very good. Story wasn't the strongest, but there many fun missions and open world makes up for, what story is lacking. Would recommend, if you like this series, especially Black Flag and even Unity.… Expand
  78. Northman_
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    They don't make "SaMe GaMe" every year, because first off, it's not even yearly title anymore, haven't been for a long time. And by the way, if you are someone who doesn't care about/like different time periods and historical locations, cities, countries, etc - Assassin's Creed series is simply not for you.

    To say that they make same game every time is biggest nonsense possible. That's    They don't make "SaMe GaMe" every year, because first off, it's not even yearly title anymore, haven't been for a long time. And by the way, if you are someone who doesn't care about/like different time periods and historical locations, cities, countries, etc - Assassin's Creed series is simply not for you.

    To say that they make same game every time is biggest nonsense possible. That's something that could be said for Doom or literally every souls game (different location and same idea, you just kill one boss after another and that's about million times more braindead game design than Assassin's Creed could ever be). I'm not even sure what these haters want this series to be, because to me it feels like, they don't care about it anyway. This "SaMe GaMe" argument could be said about every fighting game, forza horizon series (okay actually every racing game ever), Tomb Raider series and so on. I could give countless examples.

    Assassin's Creed is at least interesting in a way that you can roam around in these ancient locations and time periods, to me that's cool. If you don't care about history and just want some mindless sht, then don't play these games. It's that simple. Of course not everything in these games is 100% historically accurate and that's completely fine. It's historical-fiction. Just like Red Dead redemption 2 is not 100% Historically accurate. Rockstar even said that 100% accurate game would make for just boring and depressing experience and i absolutely agree with that. Overall, Valhalla is very solid Assassin's Creed game.    … Expand
  79. VeritasReview
    Dec 29, 2021
    1
    This game is actually really well made. It had a lot of bugs at the release time but one year after I quit and made a new save file everything was fine. It had the typical Assassin's Creed battle animation glitches but this is not an Assassin's Creed. It's good at being a Viking adventure but miserable at being an Assassin's Creed. At least they added some compromises in order to make theThis game is actually really well made. It had a lot of bugs at the release time but one year after I quit and made a new save file everything was fine. It had the typical Assassin's Creed battle animation glitches but this is not an Assassin's Creed. It's good at being a Viking adventure but miserable at being an Assassin's Creed. At least they added some compromises in order to make the stealth more like the old games like the guaranteed assassination option. In general, it's well made but for sure not a good Assassin's Creed. Therefore I give a one-point rating especially because they follow the release first fix bugs later formula and I absolutely hate that this became the standard of the industry. Ubisoft is in general a questionable entity.… Expand
  80. 4y4
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    It's an alright game but there are some elements that I didn't like. Some things in the game feel quite repetitive for example and there were some major bugs.
  81. shadeofblack
    Dec 29, 2021
    3
    I really did NOT like the story in this game. It was boring and the characters tired me, in my opinion it was poorly developed. In comparison with Odyssey and Origins Valhalla didn't meet my expectations. The places were mostly dull and felt colourless. The upgrade of skills was hard to accomplish with that complex and massive skill tree, taking hoursbefore its effectiveness can be felt.I really did NOT like the story in this game. It was boring and the characters tired me, in my opinion it was poorly developed. In comparison with Odyssey and Origins Valhalla didn't meet my expectations. The places were mostly dull and felt colourless. The upgrade of skills was hard to accomplish with that complex and massive skill tree, taking hoursbefore its effectiveness can be felt. In my opinion it's like a bad immitation of the previous games. Also, the modern day storyline is getting worse and worse with each game. It was extremely boring and frustrating even in Odyssey, spoiling the rest of the game, but Valhala took it a step further. Travelling was another issue, when desynchronized in a mission you start all over again and stealth isn't the same as it used to be.… Expand
  82. ManuwaR
    Dec 27, 2021
    8
    Recomendaría esto a los fans de Assassin's Creed a quienes les gustó Black Flag o incluso Unity.
  83. karahangke267
    Dec 26, 2021
    8
    The graphics were awesome. The gameplay was amazing. The scenes were perfect. The view was... there is nothing to say about it. But the story was plain. One of the best games I've ever played.
  84. Deflated
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing. The In-game world is absolutely breathtaking. The combat is very smooth and perfectly brutal and gory. It runs very good on my pc, and doesn’t seem to be very buggy at all. Once you start playing this game you can’t take your eyes off the screen. There are tons and I mean TONS of things to do. You can play this game for 12+ hours non stop in one sitting easily andThis game is amazing. The In-game world is absolutely breathtaking. The combat is very smooth and perfectly brutal and gory. It runs very good on my pc, and doesn’t seem to be very buggy at all. Once you start playing this game you can’t take your eyes off the screen. There are tons and I mean TONS of things to do. You can play this game for 12+ hours non stop in one sitting easily and never run out of things to do. I have never left a review for a game, but it felt necessary with this one. I fell in love as soon as I started playing.… Expand
  85. NathanDoe999
    Dec 24, 2021
    9
    I believe Ubisoft is big enough and resourceful enough to produce a range of products large enough for a wide audience. That means an individual doesn't necessarily have to play *all* assassin's creed games. That would spare one of burnout and make for a much better experience, such as mine. AC Valhalla came hot off the heels of Odyssey, but I didn't play that one, neither Origins. II believe Ubisoft is big enough and resourceful enough to produce a range of products large enough for a wide audience. That means an individual doesn't necessarily have to play *all* assassin's creed games. That would spare one of burnout and make for a much better experience, such as mine. AC Valhalla came hot off the heels of Odyssey, but I didn't play that one, neither Origins. I played this one because it is a setting to my liking. The graphics are beautiful, as it is usual of Ubisoft making these 3D lands, and the combat, although being called weak, is good, especially if you play it on the hardest setting. Give this game a chance, it is wonderful.… Expand
  86. norse
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    I really struggled with the first day of play, coming from a playthrough of AC:Black Flag. The differences in control scheme and the way the world works (parkour, exploration and combat) made me initially wary.

    Since then, I've adjusted, and, well, the fact that I put about a week more into the game since should tell you how much I am enjoying the experience. The graphics are of    I really struggled with the first day of play, coming from a playthrough of AC:Black Flag. The differences in control scheme and the way the world works (parkour, exploration and combat) made me initially wary.

    Since then, I've adjusted, and, well, the fact that I put about a week more into the game since should tell you how much I am enjoying the experience.

    The graphics are of course phenomenal and never-before seen, but what really stands out after spending some time going back and forth between Valhalla and older games is that the integration of storylines works much better than for instance in Odyssey or Black Flag - it feels a lot less as if I am checking off boxes or following the same set of random quests, and much more like a natural extension of exploring a gigantic world.    … Expand
  87. mosessaur
    Dec 18, 2021
    3
    For 3 installments. I think AC had nothing to add except making the make more massive and repetitive.
    I failed to see what's new in this game. The story isn't interesting anymore. It just became more massive. And with being massive. I started to get bored after sometime skipping conversations and just want to get through the game.
    It has some elements of AC III and of course of the    For 3 installments. I think AC had nothing to add except making the make more massive and repetitive.
    I failed to see what's new in this game. The story isn't interesting anymore. It just became more massive. And with being massive. I started to get bored after sometime skipping conversations and just want to get through the game.
    It has some elements of AC III and of course of the previous 2 games AC Origins and AC (Greek) can't even remember the name (that's how forgettable it was).

    I would never recommend purchase of this game. If you get it for free or less than $10 then it could be cover the boredom you'll have while playing it.    … Expand
  88. Arismar
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Incrível qualidade gráfica, cenário impecável, progressão prazerosa, missões secundárias legais, elementos de gameplay que agradam tanto aos fãs antigos da franquia quanto aos fãs da atual trilogia, personagens carismáticos, história envolvente e muitas horas de diversão garantida.
  89. Whateva099
    Dec 18, 2021
    9
    Solid fun game, better than last 2 assassin's creed's that i can say. Not amazing, some missions are really boring, but open world makes up for it.
  90. 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?)
  91. thehawk
    Dec 13, 2021
    5
    Vikings meet Taz the Tasmanian Devil. I have mixed feelings about this game. The minuses were 3rd person, Taz's whirlpool combat, raiding monasteries for lumber (not slaves and jewels), quests for worthless armour, the lame DLC, raiding your allies, the dream quests, the blank response when visiting allies, and the animus stuff which really killed off my interest in the game. And IVikings meet Taz the Tasmanian Devil. I have mixed feelings about this game. The minuses were 3rd person, Taz's whirlpool combat, raiding monasteries for lumber (not slaves and jewels), quests for worthless armour, the lame DLC, raiding your allies, the dream quests, the blank response when visiting allies, and the animus stuff which really killed off my interest in the game. And I couldn't kill the person responsible for my brother's torture and mutiiation. The plusses were a Vikings game, good scenery, rpg aspects, believable setting. The endgame was a sad experience for me. It could have been a lot more e.g. a long expedition to the east coast of America. There is so much empty space in the world that a construction kit would be great if only Ubi games could handle one. A missed opportunity to create an rpg masterpiece.… Expand
  92. XboxisKing2022
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    It's pretty okay Assassin's Creed, nothing great or amazing, but still fun enough. Have to give it 10, because some people think it's really funny to give 0/10 to game they have never played.
  93. Sikoko
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Only issue is there are sometimes frame drop
    My second assassins creed, what an awsome experience overall
  94. SpiderMan4
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Very decent ending for AC series, next one will be live service, so i think Valhalla was last true AC game.
  95. Razrback16
    Dec 8, 2021
    2
    Pros:

    * Excellent graphics - the water looks particularly well-rendered * Optimization / performance is quite good * Ubisoft brought the Codex back - always quite valuable * They added a feature that allows you to assassinate in one hit regardless of how far above you the enemy is - this fixes the outstanding issues inherent to RPG mechanics * Love the location with the northern    Pros:

    * Excellent graphics - the water looks particularly well-rendered
    * Optimization / performance is quite good
    * Ubisoft brought the Codex back - always quite valuable
    * They added a feature that allows you to assassinate in one hit regardless of how far above you the enemy is - this fixes the outstanding issues inherent to RPG mechanics
    * Love the location with the northern lights in Norway
    * The "World Events" / side quests are well-done
    * Social stealth returns in a limited manner
    * Better pacing when swimming in terms of the animations
    * Much better job on romance animations in this game
    * I liked the roaming music while in Ravensthorpe (basecamp in England), definitely felt like the Viking era for sure
    * I enjoyed the Flyting / Charisma options in conversation, that was a good idea
    * The Assassin bureaus were a nice touch, although woefully underutilized
    * Horses can now swim once upgraded
    * **SPOILER** - Toward the end of the game it looks like they are finally phasing Layla Hassan out of the series, at least to a degree which is fantastic. She is easily the most insufferable character in the entire franchise

    Cons:

    * Combat is downgraded from Odyssey - much more sloppy
    * Horse movement mechanics are downgraded from Odyssey in terms of just movement on terrain
    * Layla "The Bestest Evar" Hassan is still around - easily the most insufferable character I've ever seen in any game I've played. They get rid of Desmond, an actual good character and replace him with this awful Mary Sue.
    * Present day - while it's great to see Rebecca & Shaun return, they don't look even remotely like they have in past games (their rendering is AWFUL), but they at least have the same voice actors - again, it's too bad Layla is in the game and not Desmond - the present day story was so much more enjoyable with him as the protagonist - I hope Layla is killed off at some point as she is just a terrible character. I'd rather see just Shaun & Rebecca with William Miles involved since Desmond is gone. Don't need any feminist wet dream characters shoe-horned into the story for woke talking points
    * No mGPU support
    * Movement system in the game feels very clunky with delayed input (similar to AC Unity)
    * Game is basically Ubisoft's latest copy of Witcher 3 - they've done three in a row now
    * Tying into the above bullet, there is borderline zero stealth / assassination tactics in the game. Where the earlier games the player had to utilize some stealth mechanics to get near a target and kill them without being detected, as well as try to get out of the location undetected, these latest games are just open world combat games, the opposte of what AC games are supposed to be
    * Multiple forms of DRM to ensure you never really own the game, you're just renting it for as long as Denuvo and Ubisoft servers are online. Glad I didn't buy it
    * Like the last two games, the game is WAY too long. About 100 hours too long. In typical Ubisoft fashion, the game has a million side quests that add very little to the game shoe-horned in. Just concentrate on the main quests, Ubi. The problem with the game is if you don't do the side missions, your character will be significantly under-leveled making certain fights incredibly difficult later in the game. These games should be 30-60 hours and focus more on the story and less on a million side quests
    * RPG mechanics - they do not belong in an Assassin's Creed game
    * More Ubisoft over-the-top wokeness being injected into the narrative with way too much homosexuality references during quests and dialogue in areas particularly during a time period where it was not prevalent and would never have been tolerated. Ubisoft has gone so downhill - this is why I don't buy Ubisoft games anymore and play them "somewhere else"
    * Regarding the RPG mechanics - poor leveling placement of enemies that are far above the player's level forcing them to leave and come back later which kills immersion.
    * The "Social Stealth" system in the game is mostly worthless - I really miss the blending of old from AC2 / AC3 that made it feel like you could actually sneak around a bit. Just an awful blending / stealth system. These last 3 games have not been Assassin's Creed games
    * Very unstable game - frequent crashes to desktop
    * **SPOILER** - Regarding the end of the game...not a fan of the way they are handling Sages in the story related to reincarnations of people from the ISU time period. It's making things incredibly convoluted and honestly quite stupid
    * This is, quite frankly, my least favorite of the entire series. It's the least "Assassin's Creed" game of all of the games. Eivor is just some bloke running around doing things that happen to coincide with the Assassins' objectives, sort of like Edward Kenway in AC4, but without a good payoff at the end, and and basically no involvement of the Assassins.

    Game Length: ~130 hrs.

    Overall Rating: 2/10.    … Expand
  96. ZoroGust
    Dec 7, 2021
    8
    Amazing! In line with its predecessors, this game is graphically dazzling! The game is full of very subtle cultural references that make it an excellent pastime. The plot is excellent!

    The only point that disappointed me a little was the puritanism they used in this game. Even statues, which in previous Origins and Odyssey games were shown normally, have been censored! They put a    Amazing! In line with its predecessors, this game is graphically dazzling! The game is full of very subtle cultural references that make it an excellent pastime. The plot is excellent!

    The only point that disappointed me a little was the puritanism they used in this game. Even statues, which in previous Origins and Odyssey games were shown normally, have been censored! They put a underpants on the Discobolo statue! For a game where the main function is to kill, steal, hunt, are they caring about a little ass?    … Expand
  97. Sash55
    Nov 30, 2021
    10
    Beautiful open world, huge maps to explore, and very good combat make this one of the best games in the series.
    The battles are more brutal than ever, very bloody, the graphics are story driven, I recommend to all fans of this series.
    One of the best in the Assassins Creed series thanks Ubisoft!
  98. Eyebloom
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    Love everything about this game, story, characters, combat, raids, skill tree etc.. most of all I love world exploration, its is really rewarding and exciting.
  99. Peacecatman
    Nov 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played through this game twice, including dlc, so well over 150 hours, and it was torture, you have no connection with the characters at all, you don't care if they live or die, or actually in the case of Sigurd( sp.) I wanted him dead. The game is so boring and repetitive, and pointless. I really tried to like it, but it is an empty shell. I played one hour of Mass Effect which I have played about 100 times and felt so much more invested than 150 hours of AC. I could go on for an hour telling all the things I hated about this game but I won't. Waste of money.… Expand
  100. Kamamura
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    Female vikings??? Just simply no. Assassin's creed used to teach us great lessons about history. Benjamin Franklin was a man. George Washington was a man. Leonardo Vinci was a man. Roman legionaries were all men. All soldiers during middle ages and ancient era were men. Why do we now have to see ahistorical garbage like female vikings?
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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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