Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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  1. Grieferbastard
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    So combat is way better. Assassination/stealth is pointless though as combat is a stronger solution with no negatives. Stealth/assassination mechanics are inferior to prior AC games, even Odyssey. A lot of the writing is excellent but what really killed it for me is the ending. A series of totally irrational, incredibly stupid out of character choices and some cutscene deaths. I'mSo combat is way better. Assassination/stealth is pointless though as combat is a stronger solution with no negatives. Stealth/assassination mechanics are inferior to prior AC games, even Odyssey. A lot of the writing is excellent but what really killed it for me is the ending. A series of totally irrational, incredibly stupid out of character choices and some cutscene deaths. I'm supposedly an assassin with a raven I can see through with the council of numerous battlefield veterans but apparently we're all too stupid to scout ahead. Use my raven to scout (the raven is worthless all through the game) or just go to assassinate the one guy I'm here to kill. Nope - leave the army behind, take a handful of people into an obvious trap, etc etc.

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

    This game would have been better with 0 Assassins Creed stuff too it, no main story. Just two Viking brothers going to settle England. The mechanics for that are excellent. The character lines are often brilliant - the story is absolutely not. The ending makes me miss Mass Effect 3s ending pre-patch.    … Expand
  2. Yelxwok
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    Much better than I expected, it's better than Odyssey that's for sure. Origins was really good though, but this might actually be better too, in some ways.
  3. warrior100
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    To anyone who is new to Assassin's Creed series : There's 100s of hours gameplay footage of this game on youtube. Watch it before you buy it! If it doesn't interest you, nobody is forcing you to buy it. It's great game but clearly not for everyone. I refuse to believe that someone who watched trailers, watched gameplay, bought it and then gives it 0 or 1. It doesn't even make sense.
  4. kKrasty
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    After 54h game-play and 90% story done:

    There is nothing fun in this game, I strongly recommend not buying 2 points for combat 1 for graphic 0 for everything else - still bugs in game - sound echo is terrible Story is so far so bad ( i played 4h maybe i re-review after i finish) *Edit: 1.) i played now 15 hours nothing changed, maybe 1 minus point for boring improving your    After 54h game-play and 90% story done:

    There is nothing fun in this game, I strongly recommend not buying

    2 points for combat 1 for graphic 0 for everything else
    - still bugs in game
    - sound echo is terrible
    Story is so far so bad ( i played 4h maybe i re-review after i finish)
    *Edit: 1.) i played now 15 hours nothing changed, maybe 1 minus point for boring improving your settlement
    **Edit 2.) 90% story done, play time 54h ... author of these puzzles must be brain-ded - repetitive not funny, illogical - nothing else to say.    … Expand
  5. zeroex_15
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Very average game. I loved Odyssey but this just isn't in the same league. I don't know what they did here but I just couldn't give a damn about the characters. None of them. They're all boring and forgettable with some terrible voice acting too in places.

    I hit the 40 hours playtime and I can't bring myself to go on. Its just the same thing over and over again with no variety and no    Very average game. I loved Odyssey but this just isn't in the same league. I don't know what they did here but I just couldn't give a damn about the characters. None of them. They're all boring and forgettable with some terrible voice acting too in places.

    I hit the 40 hours playtime and I can't bring myself to go on. Its just the same thing over and over again with no variety and no investment in the game because like I said its characters are bland and the story is... well I its boring and disjointed.

    Thankfully I only paid £12.99 through ubisoft+. I'd be particularly upset if I'd spend £50+!    … Expand
  6. KorvinJ
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first game in AC universe after Assassin's Creed II and be honest i really disapointed. General idea is great, vikings, Odin and all other things allways in top charts. But after Witcher this game looks like a cheap copy. Let's say i went to quest location not strait but thry the village where i found infor that one of NPCs works for both sides, after you comming to quest zone where you see this NPC and in dialogue you still do not have any option to say that he is traitor. After some time information about that will appear and you will even have a quest to confirm that. Seriously is it so hard to add additional triggers. Or let's say you are cleaning some village from enemies and next time when you will pass thru you char will say like: "I should be carefull here, there is guards.". I not a big fan of "next gen" graphic but i think it's not ok when fire and birds looks like a gif picture in game, which is cost more that 50$. Story is predictable like a movie from 80's. Amount of bugs just horrible. In my case i faced not working triggers, NPCs have been stuck on the way or just in hills. In case of my friend he went to Asgard earlier than should, died there several times and decided to go back to increase his lvl. But after that game just crashes and he is not able to play it again and support told to start game from begining. Rly? All locations are big but empty. With maximum settings i can see proper and biutiful world just i several meters around me. In my region this game cost 27$ and i think this can be fare price for such quality but i cannot say that this is real triple A game.… Expand
  7. CCC78
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Story: 8.5/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Graphics: 9.5/10
    Open World: 9/10
    Enjoyability: 9.6/10
    Conclusion: 9/10 (10/10 to counter fake 0's)
  8. Zeus55
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Of course this one deserves 10/10, i'm not saying it's 10/10 game, more like 8. This one is actually solid game and haters are trying to bring it dow. If any game deserves 10/10 right now it's AC Valhalla. Without these 10/10's this score would be under 6, because there's so many absolute shtheads who just give it 0 or 1. That's pathetic.
  9. brokenbutalive
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    As a long time Assassin's Creed fan i'm loving this one. World is so well designed, graphically stunning (Specially on PC maxed out, not that stunning on ps4). I have both versions, so when people say that graphics aren't that good, that means they haven't seen PC or PS5 versions, because these versions look incredible.
  10. fortimes
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    It's pretty obvious already that this game will become one of the classic games, it's already in my all time top 30.
  11. redegun
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Через несколько часов игры я разочаровался в том что в 3 раз купил Origin. Обе предыдущие части были скучны, но хоть какой-то интерес у меня был. В этот раз я не смог преодолеть скуку однотипности геймплея и его схожести с двумя предыдущими частями. Игра не очень. Только если вы не играли предыдущие части, для новичков возможно будет интересно, но я жалею, что купил, надо было качать сЧерез несколько часов игры я разочаровался в том что в 3 раз купил Origin. Обе предыдущие части были скучны, но хоть какой-то интерес у меня был. В этот раз я не смог преодолеть скуку однотипности геймплея и его схожести с двумя предыдущими частями. Игра не очень. Только если вы не играли предыдущие части, для новичков возможно будет интересно, но я жалею, что купил, надо было качать с торрента, чтобы посмотреть… Expand
  12. 4life-
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    Way WAY WAY too long. Its a grind fest and a obvious one at that,because they clearly want you to pay them to make this bore fest come to an end. It starts real strong,but when you see the skill tree you see that this is never going to end,and of course - You are right. IT NEVER ENDS,and the reward in the end is below anyones expectations. At max 30 hours without all the bloat,they couldWay WAY WAY too long. Its a grind fest and a obvious one at that,because they clearly want you to pay them to make this bore fest come to an end. It starts real strong,but when you see the skill tree you see that this is never going to end,and of course - You are right. IT NEVER ENDS,and the reward in the end is below anyones expectations. At max 30 hours without all the bloat,they could allow themselves to polish the content more also,and it would overall been a decent even good game. To all those who rate this at a 10 obviously dont have a life,or they are so hungry to do meaningless tasks over and over an over and over that they would pretty much rate ANY game a 10 (Yeah i know of some of those guys that never fault ANY game)

    My score is the accurate one. YOU ARE WELCOME.    … Expand
  13. Toddy93
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    Gutes Spiel, sehr gutes gameplay, unterhaltend Geschichte. Meiner Meinung nach das beste Assassins Creed der neuen Trilogie.
  14. Lacettiblack
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    The game has no DirectX 11 support so if you have an older GPU though luck, you can't play the game and not because your GPU can't run it but because the devs had to pull all the tricks in the book to make it run on consoles and PC players ended up suffering the consequences from a copy paste port. Shame.
  15. LaS4l0p3
    Nov 20, 2020
    6
    This Assassin's Creed Valhalla is beautiful , a world magnificent , lot of details and a incredible sound design ( i love the horn noise ) . I love the Nordic Myhtology and loves the stories of vikings . The Assassination System is incredible , put the difficulty in Master Assassin for more challenge .
    But the game is REPETITIVE , the story annoying , characters already seen , the combat    This Assassin's Creed Valhalla is beautiful , a world magnificent , lot of details and a incredible sound design ( i love the horn noise ) . I love the Nordic Myhtology and loves the stories of vikings . The Assassination System is incredible , put the difficulty in Master Assassin for more challenge .
    But the game is REPETITIVE , the story annoying , characters already seen , the combat system is horrible and is resume by Attack Shield Attack Shield...
    Valhalla is a mixed of Origins and Odyssey , but all the mistakes of these two games are in . The Pillage and attack of fortress are too little, and to repetitive and all the outpost are the same .
    If Odyssey was really good with writing Valhalla is a deception .
    I almost finished the game so my Review may be better than others , if you love odyssey i don't recommend to play this one but if you love Origins go for it . I hope that the Dlc's and mostly the Paris siege are going to blow my mine .    … Expand
  16. thekombat
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Best graphics i have seen in years, combat is fine (not best, but still good). Overall i don' have much to complain about other than some bugs. Would recommend!
  17. oclahoma
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Finally something new to play, i have explored most of England already, but there's just so much and imo it's not filler. Most of it is actually interesting, for example underground tunnels and stuff like that is really cool. Just found Hidden Ones Hood that was deep underground, had to find keys to open all the doors and parkour, it wasn't just "walk in and take it" and i like when theyFinally something new to play, i have explored most of England already, but there's just so much and imo it's not filler. Most of it is actually interesting, for example underground tunnels and stuff like that is really cool. Just found Hidden Ones Hood that was deep underground, had to find keys to open all the doors and parkour, it wasn't just "walk in and take it" and i like when they make things more difficult. That was just one example of many.
    Reminds me Unity in some parts, specially tone wise, it's darker than Odyssey. As fan of Unity is appreciate it a lot. Also parkour is back, story is fun, but my favorite part so far has been just endless exploring. Can't wait to see what they do with Paris and Ireland.    … Expand
  18. tetrisx
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Positives: Graphics, world, characters, story, music.
    Negatives: Loading times could be better, some bugs.
    Overall: Very good, but needs some patches.
  19. MM876
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Pretty good, pretty good! Enjoying it a lot actually, way more than i expected. I tried to keep my expectations low and it surprised me.
  20. storytelling
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Already have a feeling i'm gonna play this for very long time, it reminds me mixture of AC Unity and AC 4 Black Flag. Unity because parkour and darker overall tone and Black Flag because huge open world with so much places to explore and discover. Can't wait to see what they do with Paris or Ireland.
  21. Escopae
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Just came here to say that i'm really enjoying this game, i have power level 54 right now, so there's so much to do still, but i'm already like over 20 hours in. I have tried to explore most of the map, overall it's well designed, but ocean seems kinda empty? Did i miss something? No giant squids? Come on, this game needs giant squids, it's perfect for that. Most Kraken myths come fromJust came here to say that i'm really enjoying this game, i have power level 54 right now, so there's so much to do still, but i'm already like over 20 hours in. I have tried to explore most of the map, overall it's well designed, but ocean seems kinda empty? Did i miss something? No giant squids? Come on, this game needs giant squids, it's perfect for that. Most Kraken myths come from Norway region and it's very obvious that Kraken was likely just very large giant squid. At least that's what i like to believe, it makes perfect sense, because they are very similar. Giant squid is very much real, so i'm not sure why all games are avoiding it, past Assassin's Creed games have had giant squid easter eggs, like in Black Flag, so why not this time? Specially when region is absolutely perfect for that. Anyway other than this, it's nice game, beautiful graphics.… Expand
  22. jappy87
    Nov 19, 2020
    6
    After playing this game for about 10 hours I realize it is more of the same. For veteran players who enjoy stealth, assassination's, and thematic storylines in league with the AC brotherhood, this game will be a let down. It seems they are trending in the direction of open scale combat and placing the role of an assassin on the backburner. Ultimately the identity of the assassins creedAfter playing this game for about 10 hours I realize it is more of the same. For veteran players who enjoy stealth, assassination's, and thematic storylines in league with the AC brotherhood, this game will be a let down. It seems they are trending in the direction of open scale combat and placing the role of an assassin on the backburner. Ultimately the identity of the assassins creed franchise is a confusing blend of gameplay that touches on open combat, stealth, & world exploration with decent scoring. If you dont change the recipe the formula will go stale... which is exactly how I feel about this franchise now. The game feels stale.… Expand
  23. Ayaal
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    лучшая игра на свете, а главный герой ведьмак Геральт - просто король харизмы. Это невероятная история, мне интересно что же сделала Цири с белых хладом в конце, поясните. Ну а так вообще не ожидал от маленькой польской студии игру такого уровня, такие локации, такие персонажи. Золтан, Лютик, просто шикарная игра советую каждомулучшая игра на свете, а главный герой ведьмак Геральт - просто король харизмы. Это невероятная история, мне интересно что же сделала Цири с белых хладом в конце, поясните. Ну а так вообще не ожидал от маленькой польской студии игру такого уровня, такие локации, такие персонажи. Золтан, Лютик, просто шикарная игра советую каждому
  24. botunar
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    เพราะ Cyberpunk 2077 เลื่อน ไม่ค่อยมีเกมส์เล่น เลยเลือกเกมส์นี้ ดีกว่าที่คาดไว้ จะหาของที่ก็ใช้สมองพอสมควร ไม่น่าเบื่อ แต่การต่อสู้ไม่ค่อยสะใจเท่าไร
  25. Trollripper
    Nov 19, 2020
    5
    Graphics = Good
    Gameplay = Same as Origins and Odyssey (except spartan kick and a useless bird)
    Story = Ok, nothing special or something that would spark my interest in the Series again. Price = For 15€ its good (Ubisoft+) Bugs = A ton of them. Some are fun as F and others are annoying as F Valhalla struggles to balance out an Open World with Story and Loot. You have much fewer    Graphics = Good
    Gameplay = Same as Origins and Odyssey (except spartan kick and a useless bird)
    Story = Ok, nothing special or something that would spark my interest in the Series again.
    Price = For 15€ its good (Ubisoft+)
    Bugs = A ton of them. Some are fun as F and others are annoying as F

    Valhalla struggles to balance out an Open World with Story and Loot. You have much fewer weapons and armor to loot and one of the core mechanics "raiding" isn't fully fleshed out yet. You get resources only once and it feels more like a "what could have been but isn't" scenario. Horrible Face Animations and weird character movement are one of the points why Mass Effect Andromeda got beaten up pretty hard and i am wondering why almost no one is acknowledging this problem in Valhalla too. Emotionless and dull, that is how every scene between characters are looking.
    Assassins in this game are only appearing as a visual "pleaser" but have for the first half no impact in the game or story whatsoever. Probably just to shut down those "It's not an Assassins Game" critics. It doesn't feel like an Assassin Game and also most of the time not like a Vikings Game. You get some little treats of those things here and there but this game is just another bland "Ubisoft Open World" game. At this point i'm just getting tired of the Ubisoft Bullcrap they put out since Origins. Origins was new and refreshing and bumped up my expectations for the Assassins Series again but with Odyssey and Valhalla it went down pretty fast. You can't expect me to praise a game or give credits to it when they just slapped another "theme" on their game and called it a day. Origins had a lot of unique Buildings and i'm missing that in Valhalla. Almost every Church in Valhalla is from the same "Preset" just add a little bit of fire or cracked wooden stuff here and there and here you go. I wish Ubisoft would go back to their former self and at least "try" again.    … Expand
  26. Azolture
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    Ubisoft took notes from the community and they delivered a very good game!.
  27. Tibbone
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    A very long and storyline, branching in a lot of different directions. The mythological aspect is beautiful and well written.
  28. Xemnuz
    Nov 19, 2020
    7
    When I started the game in Norway, I was borderlined depressed of how grey and plain the landscape and graphics were, how terrible the ship animations and how dull combat was. The voiceacting in Norway especially, is nausiating. But when I got to England (which is really not that long unless you walk around looting everything like me), then the game became much better. When you get toWhen I started the game in Norway, I was borderlined depressed of how grey and plain the landscape and graphics were, how terrible the ship animations and how dull combat was. The voiceacting in Norway especially, is nausiating. But when I got to England (which is really not that long unless you walk around looting everything like me), then the game became much better. When you get to England it's like they have changed the graphics engine, but at the same time it feels like just he graphics it was like 8 years ago in Black Flag, which is odd, but it's the same graphics engine only updated it seems. I really-really enjoyed Origins, and enjoyed Odyssey, and this seems pretty even to those (I'm prolly 50% done). But I feel as this is the viking age they could have done so much more with it, make it really feel special which they haven't, but I enjoy it nonetheless. I think it's time to stop the Abstergo/real world stuff going on in these games, absolutely no one cares and when you get thrown out of the world the game is in it just makes you annoyed. The main character is actually cool which I liked about Bajek and Edward as well, though he seems very small compared to others? Sigurd on the other hand appears to be a spanish/orange viking which I don't understand really. And for the love of air, why must they always make it 50/50 gender, there weren't raid boats half full of women, women simply cant fight men. Sure there could have been shieldmaidens, but you wouldnt have half your boat of women depending on your life in the fight against full grown men. It's like they are trying so hard for equality, but when you make "bosses" 2.10 meter tall women it's just silly and makes no sense. But as said, enjoy it so far, but for sure some things that could be better, probably no closer to 8 than it's to a 6, but it truly is immense which helps with the score.… Expand
  29. StanislavJev
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра трилогии, все сделали на высшем уровне, и максимально удачно(для меня) выбрали протоганиста, который не обязан выполнять побочки, чтобы быть хорошим. Советую пройти игру
  30. stressenough
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    What can i say? It's good, but i'm hardcore Assassin's Creed fan, sue me lol. Some bugs, but that's expected in so big game. Red Dead Redemption 2 had bugs just like this one, bought both day 1 and i'm sure these will be fixed. But both maps (Norway and England) are not only big, they are interesting. There's like caves and underground bunkers and stuff, basically a lot to explore. ParkourWhat can i say? It's good, but i'm hardcore Assassin's Creed fan, sue me lol. Some bugs, but that's expected in so big game. Red Dead Redemption 2 had bugs just like this one, bought both day 1 and i'm sure these will be fixed. But both maps (Norway and England) are not only big, they are interesting. There's like caves and underground bunkers and stuff, basically a lot to explore. Parkour and story are better than previous two games.… Expand
  31. iartaza91
    Nov 19, 2020
    7
    So far I've played 5 hours. The game itself is beautyfull and the world is absolutely filed with thins and places and stories, but there is an ENORMOUS But... The AI. Oh God, enemies they virtually don't exist, even in the ultimate difficulty. And of course there are plenty of bugs. Is a shame, this could have been a masterpiece
  32. hulkmaster
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    I would say starting odissey they finally found their rythm, still am missing pirate ships :c
  33. sunstorm76
    Nov 19, 2020
    7
    I do not often comment on metacritic mostly because I’m happy with a game and just give the rating. . I’m not even close to the end but I tried a lot with this game and I played all AC’s so far. Not only did I play them, I finished them 100% which means collecting every feather or treasure out there. Yeah I’m a huge fan of the series. I got them both digital and as console version, justI do not often comment on metacritic mostly because I’m happy with a game and just give the rating. . I’m not even close to the end but I tried a lot with this game and I played all AC’s so far. Not only did I play them, I finished them 100% which means collecting every feather or treasure out there. Yeah I’m a huge fan of the series. I got them both digital and as console version, just to have something for my nerd shelf. So with this context given to you: I know all games in and out. I played it on pc.

    Of course you have to rate this game mostly against Origins and Odyssey because they seem to be very similar on first sight. But they are not and I will tell you why I’ve got issues with Valhalla. It seems I’m not the only one I checked some reviews (Skill Up, ACG, Gamestar etc. pp.) and read some reddit posts and also comments here on meta. My problem with metacritic: for most gamer it’s either top or flop. 0 or 10. Which seems to fit this generation of people but I’m Generation X (44) and have a more balanced view with pros and cons.

    Let’s start with the pink elephant in the room: the new combat system. A lot of people love it, a lot of people hate it. After playing and upgrading around with different sets and weapons (there are not many which is another problem for me) I have to say: I absolutely don’t like the combat. It’s way too slow and too clunky for my taste. I had the same issue with RDR2 (which also has the worst pacing ever). On the other side a Nioh 2 gameplay is perfect to me. And I liked the more fluid gameplay in Origins (160h with NG+) and Odyssey (403h with NG+) so much more! And that’s a big deal for me. Alongside the setting the gameplay is the most important part in every AC for me.

    PROS:
    - World Setting: as always it is absolutely georgous. I love Norway, England and the Vikings and the whole AC-series so what could go wrong?
    - Story: so far not that bad.
    - Dice game: I love it! Not as good as Gwent from Witcher 3 but it’s also very nice. Sadly you can’t get any money by playing it (at least so far I’m in the game)
    - Music: I hated the music in Odyssey but this one is great again
    - The world is huge: I love big open world games so I’m ok with that
    - Graphic settings: good job here Ubisoft
    - Side Missions: some of them are funny. And they are short which is good.

    CONS:
    - Combat System: as said above: I hate it. Even with 2x 2H weapons or other combinations (Dagger with shield, other weapon etc. pp) it feels clunky as hell. Not even near Odyssey and Origins I’m sorry. It’s way more boring. Slow. Clunky. Just not fun.
    - Slow fighting animations: the stomp f.e. takes forever and looks odd – and during that time you’re still vulnerable. Which is not a problem on normal but it’s annoying on the highest difficulty setting. Most animations are out of round. The look and feel is just bad!
    - Lack of Loot: yeah this is a big deal for me also. I know a lot of fans didn’t like the Diablo 3 loot system but I loved it. I love to play around with different sets and weapons and also the customization options which leads to:
    - Lack of Customization: there’s none. You either like your fav stats-set also visually or you’re screwed. In Odyssey you could manage your looks which I loved as RPG fan.
    - Lack of sorting items: yeah not possible you have to scroll and scroll and scroll through all tattoos….hair styles, ship skins etc. pp. it’s not good here
    - Arrows: different arrow types why? Hunter Bow’s quiver is limited and you cannot craft your own arrowas anymore – why??
    - Talent system: really Ubisoft? One of the worst “progression” systems I’ve ever seen in any videogame! You don’t know what 2.5 Headshot means – ist it percentage? Is it base damage? WTH? Same goes with almost every singe point in the tree. Also it’s all in the fog again when you reset all talent points once. Why? You cannot playn your way up. What were you thinking?! Odyssey was so much better! Hell even Syndicate was better.
    - Slow pace: one of the worst things from RDR2 they implemented here for no reason: walking like a snail while listening boring stories. Omg nothing kills my patience faster than this.
    - Draengr-Level: very hard. Really? It’s not even close to a dark souls or Nioh difficulty at any time. Yes of course when you go with power lvl 80 after a lvl 200 then it’s impossible but not when you level normally. Which means: very hard is not very hard at all.
    - Stealth-Kill-Animation: 10x slower than in any other AC so far. WHY?! Combinate this with master assassination (hardest level there) and you cannot even chain a second kill.
    - Instant-Stealth-Kill: you can switch a button in the menu I mean wtf again. I want to play a game like it’s meant to be played by the designers NOT “chose whatever you want – we don’t have any clue what WE want you to experience”.    … Expand
  34. bobone95
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's just a long, boring, broken and glitchy mess. NOT WORTH 60-70 HOURS. 0/10… Expand
  35. IgniTheSlayer
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Юбисофт пробили очередное дно .80 часов в пустую. Юби делают игру для лгбт , но как играть в ЄТО , обичным людям , а я скажу - НИКАК ! И именно обычные люди несут деньги юбикам , а не лгбт сообщество. У меня есть все части асасинов , far cry , watch dogs. Серия far cry пока что норм , а вот асасин - дерьмо , а легион не понятно что!Юбисофт пробили очередное дно .80 часов в пустую. Юби делают игру для лгбт , но как играть в ЄТО , обичным людям , а я скажу - НИКАК ! И именно обычные люди несут деньги юбикам , а не лгбт сообщество. У меня есть все части асасинов , far cry , watch dogs. Серия far cry пока что норм , а вот асасин - дерьмо , а легион не понятно что!
  36. pjmeyer22
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    I just wasted 120 bucks on Odyssey and Origins. I have a feeling Valhalla is headed in the same direction of regurgitated crap and I am unwilling to waste another 60 bucks. So this is a review of what the Assassin's Creed franchise has become not what it once was. I am going to list what I perceive as being the biggest problems and I will give a solution to all of them.

    1. Controller    I just wasted 120 bucks on Odyssey and Origins. I have a feeling Valhalla is headed in the same direction of regurgitated crap and I am unwilling to waste another 60 bucks. So this is a review of what the Assassin's Creed franchise has become not what it once was. I am going to list what I perceive as being the biggest problems and I will give a solution to all of them.

    1. Controller setup and key mapping. Origins and Odyssey are geared towards console gamers. I was not happy with only 4 melee abilities and 4 ranged abilities. I have over 100 programmable keys and I want access to all of them. Rebinding them was just a big headache.

    Solution: Two complete versions. One for the PC gamers and one for the console gamers. As a PC gamer I am willing to wait longer for a complete version, rather than a port of a console game.

    2. There is a big problem with game play. When playing Origins and Odyssey it feels as if the assassination element is missing. In Origins elite characters needed to be poison them before you can assassinate them. Odyssey required you to hold the assassinate button for five seconds. More often than not this leads to open combat. Open combat means a ton of button smashing. To me this is too easy and too simplistic. I feel like wasted points on the assassination skill tree. If the game was call Warrior's Creed I would not have wasted any points in the assassination skill tree.

    Solution: Be transparent with me. Remove the word assassin from your title. Don't tell me it's about stealth. Completely remove the assassin skill tree.

    An assassin is someone who can kill their target without being detected. In Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood I remember certain quests would fail if you got detected before killing your target. Even in Black Flag certain quests would fail if you get into open combat. Button smashers are easy, boring, and repetitive. What works for one baddie more than likely works for all of them.

    Solution: Stop buying Assassin's Creed games, so I can stop ranting on metacritic.    … Expand
  37. Mime1998
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    The Story is more relevant as in previous Games, the world looks great, the charakter is very nice. Only complaint: hdr is quite broken (at least for PC).
  38. jgedak
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Having soooooo much fun with this game! Keeps getting better and better the further you get into it too. Little buggy here and there, but nothing game breaking that I've encountered, besides some crashing. The HDR was also really difficulty to get looking right, but when it is set right it looks really amazing.
  39. flyinthewind
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Honestly i wasn't expecting much and it's good enough Assassin's Creed game to play in this cold dark november after this awful year, at least something positive. It's nothing extremely special, but overall from new games that have come out recently i rather spend my time playing this, than anything else. I play Assassin's Creed games for historical locations, parkour and overall justHonestly i wasn't expecting much and it's good enough Assassin's Creed game to play in this cold dark november after this awful year, at least something positive. It's nothing extremely special, but overall from new games that have come out recently i rather spend my time playing this, than anything else. I play Assassin's Creed games for historical locations, parkour and overall just relaxing climbing. Then comes story and story in this one is solid, way better than Odyssey. Voice acting is also better than Odyssey. I also like that it's long game, i'm sore tired of these overhyped games that will be over after 5-6 hours. What i hate most on this planet is fanboys of some other games that come here and just give low score, because they think that's okay. No it's not! For me this game is 8.5, but i have to give it 10, because this user score is way too low. Glad that it got some nominations at game awards.… Expand
  40. IceStarnDominik
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Generally I'm glad it was a huge new game with plot and side missions. As from the first Assassin in those years it surpassed more in mass content and gameplay. This story is also shocking in many ways.
    The game is already 30 hours but passed only by a quarter and impressions positive huge.
  41. lucastur
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    A bloody buggy mess. The developers should be ashamed of themselves, for such a crappy stupid buggy job. I cant even progress my save, everytime a different bug occurs. **** YOU
  42. NORM4N
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    They took everything I liked in Odyssey and destroyed it. I hope there'll be another game from Ubisoft Quebec next year.
  43. 500days
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    From graphics, story, combat and exploration aspect this game is very nice, some bugs tho, hopefully these will be fixed in future patches. Overall very good. This most fun i have had with video game in 2020. Doom Eternal is close second place. It's more like 9 obviously, but giving it 10 because there's so many fake 0's.
  44. bestofthebest_
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed Valhalla was biggest launch in AC history, it was also nominated for Best Action / Adventure game. It has so much content and it's overall very fun, enjoyable game. Hater can just leave, because you all already lost. This game is Massive Success and nothing will change that fact! One of the best games of 2020.
  45. Wareitar
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    Stay clear of this game. Yeah, gameplay, good. Graphics, awesome. Concept, really great!
    But ohhh boy, the PC port is so bad it's a f***ing shame.
    So many bugs, glitches, lag, stuttering, and freezes the game is unplayable in its current state. Contacted support, and I get the message: "Thank for reporting the issue with us. Our game team is aware of this and are currently    Stay clear of this game. Yeah, gameplay, good. Graphics, awesome. Concept, really great!
    But ohhh boy, the PC port is so bad it's a f***ing shame.
    So many bugs, glitches, lag, stuttering, and freezes the game is unplayable in its current state.

    Contacted support, and I get the message:
    "Thank for reporting the issue with us. Our game team is aware of this and are currently investigating it. I do not have further updates at this moment on the matter."

    Basically, it's yet another game, shipped before it was ready for release.
    And they just wont admit it, as usual...    … Expand
  46. Marian504
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Гра надто велика...можливо якби вона була на 30 годин то було б норм
  47. Sovereignlol
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    this is the worst videogame on earth....................................................
  48. rainfallsdown
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Wooooooooooooo, best action / adventure game nomination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  49. Reduxx
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Yes, i'm so happy, Nomination for Best Action/Adventure Game! This one truly deserved it!
  50. MrcnP
    Nov 18, 2020
    4
    It feels like you are playing a beta version. AI and combat are just awful. Always the same moves and finishes, enemies hitting the air or allies getting lost. Overall it feels grotesquely innatural.
  51. def38
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    it's pretty okay ac game, better than odyssey. there's many things to do in this open world.
  52. Roadwarrior1703
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    Assassins Creed stands in line with all the other great episodes of this franchise. For me as viking-fan it's even more cool, because I love the setup of the game. It's not a big as odyssey - but in a positive way. Buidling a the own village...plundering with the crew...great.

    For me it's the second best part...only Black Flag flashes me a little bit more.
  53. Foxsick
    Nov 18, 2020
    8
    Nice open world with interesting questtests and interesting parallel plots, but as is customary with ubisoft, you can buy everything in the store, even a rainbow drekkar.
  54. Agrock
    Nov 18, 2020
    8
    Pretty good. Takes what was good about oddysey and origins and tops it with some better mechanics and a nice builded world.
  55. Slystarz
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Bland story, I found the combat in Odyssey to be more engaging than this.
    As for the upgrade system its tedious and unimagnitative, as I am writing this I am wondering why I am
    scoring as high as 6, Assassins Creed is still the title why am I not an assassin ? This game has lost its way.
  56. medal_of_honor
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Been playing over 30 hours and i absolutely love it so far, would recommend to anyone who likes big open world games.
  57. SSD74
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    If This games doesn't get absolutely any "The Game Awards" nominations, i might leave gaming forever. Like i wouldn't even care anymore at that point, because it would be biggest injustice in history of gaming, ever. This is game is great and i absolutely don't care, if some people don't understand that. If they actually think 6 hours long spider-man miles morales is worth that nominationIf This games doesn't get absolutely any "The Game Awards" nominations, i might leave gaming forever. Like i wouldn't even care anymore at that point, because it would be biggest injustice in history of gaming, ever. This is game is great and i absolutely don't care, if some people don't understand that. If they actually think 6 hours long spider-man miles morales is worth that nomination more, then that's just pathetic. I'm not saying spider-man don't deserve it, but leaving Valhalla completely out, while giving some short games spot JUST BECAUSE they are console exclusives is pathteic. Absolutelty pathetic. I'm not saying AC Valhalla needs to get "game of the year" nomination, i'm saying, give it ANY nomination. Music, art direction, best action / adventure game, ANYTHING. It doesn't even have to win, just nomination would be enough. I have been gaming over 10 years, it's my biggest passion and hobby and if this game gets no nominations i might just give up gaming. Literally any joy i feel from gaming would be gone and it would be gone because i would know that i'm part of community that doesn't understand greatness. But hopefully it gets some nominations, i'm really hopeful, because i have some faith left in this community, not much, but still, some.… Expand
  58. themiracle
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Extremely fun game, if you actually know what you are doing. If you are used to linear games that tell you what to do at every second then don't even try AC Valhalla, it's clearly not for you. This games focuses on fact that YOU will explore the world, YOU will make YOUR own journey. If you don't like these kinds of games, there's no point trying it.
  59. days2934
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    This game is very good, but i bet many people wont understand that, if they don't want to go deep with it. It's honestly sad to see that gaming landscape has become so weak and only boring and extremely simple games like spider-man: miles morales or demon's souls get attention, while games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla where you actually need to think get pushed aside. It's largely sonyThis game is very good, but i bet many people wont understand that, if they don't want to go deep with it. It's honestly sad to see that gaming landscape has become so weak and only boring and extremely simple games like spider-man: miles morales or demon's souls get attention, while games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla where you actually need to think get pushed aside. It's largely sony fanboys fault. People are literally discussing on youtube, if last of us 2 should win game of the year awards, while it was one of the weakest linear story simulators of 2020. It's just sad, but whatever, true gamers will keep enjoying good games that have actual depth.… Expand
  60. andrebta
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    It`s just sad how they destroy the gameplay in this game, besides the THOUSANDS of bugs, seriously you see them all the time, it`s almost impossible to get fun in combat, your character has like 2 things to do, attack and dodge, done. Does your enemy have a shield? Wait until he attacks, it can take 1 sec, 10 sec, or until de IA knows what to do. Talking about IA, it just ridiculous howIt`s just sad how they destroy the gameplay in this game, besides the THOUSANDS of bugs, seriously you see them all the time, it`s almost impossible to get fun in combat, your character has like 2 things to do, attack and dodge, done. Does your enemy have a shield? Wait until he attacks, it can take 1 sec, 10 sec, or until de IA knows what to do. Talking about IA, it just ridiculous how stupid the enemies are, a fight 10 meters away from them? They just don`t care, looks like they used the IA from GTA cops on them. But suddenly your enemy jumps in your direction, taking like half of a sec to run 20 meters and he attacks you. The solution for higher difficulty? Just level up your enemy lives and attack and put yours like garbage, done. I played ALL the assassin`s, but this one was just impossible.… Expand
  61. MrBum
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    AC Valhalla attempts to cast of the trappings of Odyssey (being too large an repetitive for one), but fails miserably in my opinion. They get some points for trying with the world events as they are mostly unique and some are even interesting. But the sheer massive size of the game worlds (yes there are several different playable areas) really starts to bog things down.

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

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

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

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

    To sum it up, they tried to appease the masses at the cost of staying true to the soul of the franchise and the game has suffered for it. They really NEED to pair the next game down and prune a lot of the fat that has crept in lately. I don't have much faith that they will though.    … Expand
  62. Arcsinger
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    The amount of bugs in this game is crazy. I have to restart it at least once every 2 hours because of how often it freezes but I pushed through and conquered all but one of the regions. Now my game soft locked after spending 40 hours and I won't even get to see the ending myself.
  63. NickjjScott
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    "1 step forward, 2 steps back"

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

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

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

    The setting of the game is very interesting and I was hoping for another amazing experience like in Origins and Odyssey (post-launch) but it's clear that the developers were trying to mix both the old and new Assassin's Creed games together in Valhalla. Sadly this meant removing much of what made the new games extremely fun and replacing it with dated mechanics. If I had to sum the game up in one sentence it's "1 step forward, 2 steps back".    … Expand
  64. MefistoSpb
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Best open world rpg in this year.Viking its a fresh theme and many new content.
  65. HonestOpinion55
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Been fan of AC series for 5-6 years and this is one of the better games they have made. Odyssey has nothing on it. Would recommend.
  66. summerisbetter
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Why so many negative reviews? Yeah there are some bugs, but overall it's one of the best games i have played from 2020 lineup. Just cause you have some problems with game doesn't automatically mean you have to give it 0 okay? Or these could be stereotypical tasteless Ubisoft haters who crawl out from their cave every time Ubisoft releases hit game. Either way i don't personally care evenWhy so many negative reviews? Yeah there are some bugs, but overall it's one of the best games i have played from 2020 lineup. Just cause you have some problems with game doesn't automatically mean you have to give it 0 okay? Or these could be stereotypical tasteless Ubisoft haters who crawl out from their cave every time Ubisoft releases hit game. Either way i don't personally care even slightly if anyone hates this game, because it's very good and absolutely no hate can take that fact away. I'm planning to play this whole 2021, because Ireland dlc will add even more content.… Expand
  67. alleksar
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    You can find a lot of reviews on youtube bashing this game, but thats just because its popular to hate ubisoft games. No one who played this game for more than 2 hours can give this game lesser score than 8. I played for nearly 40 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Story is simply amazing, it's long and well written with so many different characters, maybe this will trigger someone butYou can find a lot of reviews on youtube bashing this game, but thats just because its popular to hate ubisoft games. No one who played this game for more than 2 hours can give this game lesser score than 8. I played for nearly 40 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Story is simply amazing, it's long and well written with so many different characters, maybe this will trigger someone but i can put this story and witchers in the same category. World is beautiful, there is huge number of small side quests and activities, every time i am searching for hidden loot and gear feels like solving a puzzle.
    This game is 10/10 for me, I think you won't regret spending money on this game.    … Expand
  68. DisterbedTV
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    HANDS DOWN THE WORST GAMING EXPRIANCE IVE EVER HAD. its my first and last assassins creed game ive ever play. THE WRITING, THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS, THE COMBAT, THE GRACPHICS, THE HORSE RIDING, THE CONTROLS, THE STAMINA SYSTEM, THE WAY BOSS MOBS CAN ATTACK U WITH ENDLESS STAMINA, THE HIT BOXES, THE PARKOUR, IT GOES ON AND ON. ubisoft left me down again and it will be the last time i buy aHANDS DOWN THE WORST GAMING EXPRIANCE IVE EVER HAD. its my first and last assassins creed game ive ever play. THE WRITING, THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS, THE COMBAT, THE GRACPHICS, THE HORSE RIDING, THE CONTROLS, THE STAMINA SYSTEM, THE WAY BOSS MOBS CAN ATTACK U WITH ENDLESS STAMINA, THE HIT BOXES, THE PARKOUR, IT GOES ON AND ON. ubisoft left me down again and it will be the last time i buy a game from them. the disrespect of the cash shop IN A SINGLE PLAYER GAME IS ENOUGH TO NOT PLAY THE GAME. THIS GAME IS A COMPLETE LET DOWN. 35 HOURS PLAYED… Expand
  69. adrii9715
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    The story is well-builded and the main character is quite good but there is a lack of animations and a poor improvement of the movement, sound and conversation setting that makes the user (me) to be uncomfortable when i try to be immersed on this Viking World, despite a huge graphical improvement (the game looks incredible). I'd rather wait 3 years for a more refined game. Also theThe story is well-builded and the main character is quite good but there is a lack of animations and a poor improvement of the movement, sound and conversation setting that makes the user (me) to be uncomfortable when i try to be immersed on this Viking World, despite a huge graphical improvement (the game looks incredible). I'd rather wait 3 years for a more refined game. Also the optimization for PC is really bad, Ubisoft standards.… Expand
  70. ontheroadagain
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    It actually kinda sucks that Assassin's Creed fans are usually intelligent people who don't care even slightly about websites like this, so they never even come here. That sucks because now all trolls can just give 0's to this and nobody fights back. Every "Assassin's Creed Valhalla tips and tricks" video on youtube has thousands, sometimes 100 000's of views, where are all these peopleIt actually kinda sucks that Assassin's Creed fans are usually intelligent people who don't care even slightly about websites like this, so they never even come here. That sucks because now all trolls can just give 0's to this and nobody fights back. Every "Assassin's Creed Valhalla tips and tricks" video on youtube has thousands, sometimes 100 000's of views, where are all these people here? None of them come here.… Expand
  71. Accept
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Runs well one 2080, it has so beautiful graphics that it kinda needs good PC to run it, obviously.
  72. Hexacon
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Been playing 40 hours and everything is good so far. I prefer absolutely every detail in this one over Odyssey. Big improvement!
  73. Wills12
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Best assassin creed so far, What really impresses me, though, is how consistently great the story is throughout the entire adventure.
  74. budbringer
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    A glitchy game with a beautiful open world, combat that becomes pretty boring and tedious, and a great story that ends up being really anticlimactic. It is a pretty decent game that had the potential to be one of the greatest games I've ever played.
  75. meeplelikeus
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Assassin's Creed: Valhalla seems so worried about disrespecting your money that it will instead flagrantly disrespect your time. Needs the middle 20-30 hours chopped out of it.
  76. MorganHat
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Очередная дрочильня от Юбисофт, на 80 часов. Сюжет всратыц и не интересный, но играбельный. Механика персонажей на движке всё такая же отвратительная. Паркура опять нет. Опять есть злоебучий донат, который будет решать будешь иметь всех ты, или поимеют тебя, и это не онлайн рпг, а просто сюжет. Так что выбор за вами друзья. Не рекомендую к покупке, только скачивание.Очередная дрочильня от Юбисофт, на 80 часов. Сюжет всратыц и не интересный, но играбельный. Механика персонажей на движке всё такая же отвратительная. Паркура опять нет. Опять есть злоебучий донат, который будет решать будешь иметь всех ты, или поимеют тебя, и это не онлайн рпг, а просто сюжет. Так что выбор за вами друзья. Не рекомендую к покупке, только скачивание.
  77. welling
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Assassinʼs Creed: Valhalla is the third part of the conditional "latest trilogy Assassinʼs Creed," which Ubisoft launched with the release of "Origins." A confident movement towards RPG, a completely different approach to creating activities in the open world, dialogues and even the possibility of choice - this is what the developers of the previous two games put on. It seemed thatAssassinʼs Creed: Valhalla is the third part of the conditional "latest trilogy Assassinʼs Creed," which Ubisoft launched with the release of "Origins." A confident movement towards RPG, a completely different approach to creating activities in the open world, dialogues and even the possibility of choice - this is what the developers of the previous two games put on. It seemed that Valhalla would work on the same ideas and mechanics - and it really works... on some of them. She denies the rest. Moreover, she proudly returns to where the series began. And again makes classical assassins an important part of the story.… Expand
  78. Mat72
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Good AC CV game with much improvements since odyssey. Ubisoft has done it again.
    Huge missions and a different approach to each make the game exciting for many days and months)

    Actually, I'm a fan of such beautiful games)
  79. danstew23
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When this game was announced, I was unconvinced. Why? Because in my mind, the concept of a secret order of assassins who use stealth and parcour and hidden weapons to assassinate from the shadows does not quite fit to the vikings that usually are portrayed in movies, TV shows and games - angry and reckless barbarians charging into battle while yelling obscenities.

    Now, you might say "But why not shake up the formula and try something new?" Well, sure, do that. But if you move too far from the actual "topic/theme" of the series, ASSASSINS, it becomes kinda silly. No, I did not like Black Flag, and I am not happy with this one. Black Flag was a FUN PIRATE GAME. This could be a great game for the TV show "Vikings". But unfortunately, these are supposed to be Assassins Creed games, and that's where they fail IMO.

    The mix of some stealth and some fan service (members of the Assassins order teaching you assassin techniques) do not mix with new mechanics like raiding a monastery or fortress with your fellow vikings. The concept of secrecy and stealth go out the window when there is quite some emphasis on you blowing a horn to get your fellow vikings to charge into battle.

    This looks like a spin-off game for that show, and it may be cool if it was that. But to me, it misses the mark when it comes to AC. If I would have wanted a "play a viking, conquer England" game, this would be a great choice. But I was looking forward to the newest episode of a franchise revolving around assassins. It says so "on the tin", so what the heck?

    Also, this often feels like a themepark. I LOVED Origins, and it did a great job at reinventing the franchise, doing away with many things that were standard in the series, making it much more of an open world game. Odyssey followed in those footsteps, being even bigger, but coming with TOO much filler and side content and not enough actual assassin-gameplay.

    This is pretty much the same. After the "300/greek mythology" themepark (Odyssey), this just feels like another theme stretched over the same mechanics without too much innovation or new stuff. People have been making fun of the "Ubisoft fluff" for quite some time... all those markers on the map, irrelevant and repetitive side content. And here, we have that same thing going on. Wherever you go, you have markers for side quests, loot chests etc.

    And some of those side quests are fun, others are silly. THe first few side quests involved one that was pretty immersive and several ones where I had to escort and protect someone who had lost his mind. I am not kidding. I had 3 side quests in a row where I had to deal with someone who was out of his miond and thought he was a king or a knight, getting into trouble. Also, I followed someone who sleepwalked through a mountain area and used a rope slide WHILE SLEEPWALKING WITHOUT WAKING UP. Sorry, that was pretty silly.

    The shield mechanics are ok, remind me of Dark Souls (blocking/parrying) a little bit, but are really nothng to write home about.

    The raiding stuff is ok. However, after abozut the third monastery you raid, it gets really repetitive. You call for help to open doors or chests, you fight enemies and you start hating the AI, because your "comrades", your companions have a tendency to constantly get between your enemy and you. No friendly fire here, but it still is quite annoying.
    The enemy AI isnt much better. With a fast weapon (I used daggers a lot) you can easily stunlock an enemy. The "skirmishers" are incredibly annoying, as they keep repeating their one maneuver, a weird jump attack, over and over. Predictable and easy to avoid? Yes. Engaging and fun tactical gameplay? Nope.

    The story is ok, even though after all the shows dealign with vikings, it gets a bit tiring to see all those allegories and hints at Norse mythology. And dont get me started at yet another protagonist out for revenge because his parents were killed. Yawn.

    Anyway. I really was not convinced after the announcement. Dont get me wrong. This is a nice viking game, if you are looking for one. Just like BF was a nice pirate game. Unfortunately, these are supposed to be AC-games and fail at it.

    In a nutshell:
    - Not much innovation. This is just more of what Origins and Odyssey did with some slight changes.
    - Boring main character with a boring story.
    - Lack of assassin gameplay, as we now are supposed to raid with a screaming group of vikings
    - Tons of repetitive side content and filler stuff
    - Stupid AI

    + Nice graphics
    + Great soundtrack
    + The few stealth elements are nice, like hiding in crowds etc. AC2 had that a long time ago, and it's back in this game.

    Nice viking game, but a lackluster AC-game, sorry.    … Expand
  80. DrBateman
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    First of i am a fan of this franchise, but of course a few entries diapointed me over the years. Valhalla manages it to get me totally back on track with AC. because:
    1: combat is great, takes the good things of AC odyssey and AC origins and expended on that
    2: social stealth is back 3: exploring is more rewarding because you get skills and gear 4:graphics are amazing 5:side    First of i am a fan of this franchise, but of course a few entries diapointed me over the years. Valhalla manages it to get me totally back on track with AC. because:
    1: combat is great, takes the good things of AC odyssey and AC origins and expended on that
    2: social stealth is back
    3: exploring is more rewarding because you get skills and gear
    4:graphics are amazing
    5:side activities ore mysteries are more unique and funny at times
    6:more puzzling to find chests, if you dont find them your are stupid
    7:good chracters and representation of vikings    … Expand
  81. Zestyzigx42
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    I can't believe people play this recycled game every year !! You'll be bored after two hours just like any other ac game or Ubisoft game
  82. iknowtoomuch
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Now there's bunch of people who whine endlessly about denuvo. Who cares that back in 2015 when denuvo wasn't a thing, EVERY game got cracked day 1 and most people just downloaded it for free. Denuvo is just pathetic excuse for game cracking. My new year's wish will be that Assassin's Creed Valhalla wouldn't get cracked for months. Back in 2003 when Remedy released amazing game "Max PayneNow there's bunch of people who whine endlessly about denuvo. Who cares that back in 2015 when denuvo wasn't a thing, EVERY game got cracked day 1 and most people just downloaded it for free. Denuvo is just pathetic excuse for game cracking. My new year's wish will be that Assassin's Creed Valhalla wouldn't get cracked for months. Back in 2003 when Remedy released amazing game "Max Payne 2" they had to give up Max Payne and sell it to Rockstar, because max payne 2 didn't sell enough. "Why?" you would ask. Well because everyone fcking downloaded it for free, that's why. Game cracking has been thing forever and now suddenly people act like gaming companies are BAD when they use denuvo, because now they can't download their games day 1.… Expand
  83. findtheway
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Support this game, if you wanna see more good Assassin's Creed games. If you don't support this then they will go back to Odyssey with next one. Whoever says that these games are generic or pointless are clearly very clueless people. Absolutely no other gaming company makes these kinds of historical fiction games where you can climb on top of every building, etc. Haters don't care aboutSupport this game, if you wanna see more good Assassin's Creed games. If you don't support this then they will go back to Odyssey with next one. Whoever says that these games are generic or pointless are clearly very clueless people. Absolutely no other gaming company makes these kinds of historical fiction games where you can climb on top of every building, etc. Haters don't care about historical locations at all. They most likely don't even know / care about history that much. They just wanna whine about every game Ubisoft makes, because they think it makes them look cool, but in reality it makes them look stupid, because Assassin's Creed has millions of fans all over the world and they clearly understand the appeal of these games. These are likely more level headed people, so no wonder they don't come to sites like metacritic, they don't even care about places like that. But this site attracts losers who just wanna hate and whine. I Found this news-site from 2017 that was about "fake reviews on AC Origins". Then why has nobody removed all these fake zeros?? Or maybe they don't care anymore, because last of us 2 gets 100s of fake positive and negative reviews every single day. I can say one thing, i will support Ubisoft till the day i die, they make good video games and it's very clear that they get hate because they are popular. If haters would get their way and all these other companies would go away then gaming would be dead because we would get 1 game in 5 years. Because that's all they want. They want only CDprojectred to exist and they hate absolutely everything else and i think i know why. Because they can pirate their games and of course losers will automatically support them.… Expand
  84. UltimateFighter
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    @coN7r0l

    Assassin's Creed games are very good and you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I don't even wanna know what kind of trash you are playing. This game has more content and better graphics than most 2020 video games could dream of. You are clearly just hateful person who knows absolutely nothing about topics you talk about. Ubisoft has made many great games and    @coN7r0l

    Assassin's Creed games are very good and you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I don't even wanna know what kind of trash you are playing. This game has more content and better graphics than most 2020 video games could dream of. You are clearly just hateful person who knows absolutely nothing about topics you talk about. Ubisoft has made many great games and this is one of them. But i'm actually glad that you don't own this game, because piece of sht people like you don't deserve to enjoy great games like this. Just do all actual REAL gamers a favor, stop your whining and just find a new hobby, gaming clearly isn't for you. AC Valhalla is amazing and one of the best games of 2020.    … Expand
  85. ErtLaGert
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    Better than odyssey and origins. Congrats to ubi team for gameplay, story and the world. The map is smaller than odyysey's but it's fullfill not empty like odyssey. valhalla has good story about vikings in England and has story about templer.
  86. flxz
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Solid Assassin's Creed game, other than meh performance at times and some bugs, i have nothing really bad to say. They should bring it to steam, then it would be way easier to review this game.
  87. coN7r0L
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Everytime you buy one of these generic Ubisoft games you are supporting mediocre gaming and bad business practices. Do yourself and all other gamers a favor: don't buy this game
  88. UnItY89
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    From graphical standpoint this game is absolute masterclass, they really hit the nail with both Norway and England. This game's soundtrack is one of the most beautiful and relaxing soundtracks i have heard in long time in any video game. Combat is good, cities look interesting enough. There's many places to climb and parkour on. Overall very good.
  89. KolaySerga
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Игра довольна неплохая. Не такое дно как некоторые говорят. Так как принято постоянно засирать юбисофт. Да есть недостатки но не критичные.
    Не нравится в первую очередь это тупость ИИ, противники и союзники очень тупые, действуют не так слажено и не так как должны в реальности, это основное что не нравится. Ну и конечно баги. А так норм. Оптимизация нормальная.    Игра довольна неплохая. Не такое дно как некоторые говорят. Так как принято постоянно засирать юбисофт. Да есть недостатки но не критичные.
    Не нравится в первую очередь это тупость ИИ, противники и союзники очень тупые, действуют не так слажено и не так как должны в реальности, это основное что не нравится. Ну и конечно баги. А так норм. Оптимизация нормальная.
  90. startrk
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    I like this game so, so, so much i'm going to recommend it to absolutely everyone i know.
    Whoever gives this anything less than 6 must have special place in hell.
  91. fromyesterday
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    There's only four games from 2020 that i can say truly deserve to be nominated at "The Game Awards", these are : Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Doom Eternal, Half Life Alyx and Assassin's creed Valhalla. Tony Hawk 1+2 Remake was really nice, but come on, all in all it's not that revolutionary.
  92. TheStory90
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    It's very much an assassin's creed game, more than Odyssey ever could have been. Hidden blade is back, hood is back, one shot assasinations are back. It just has huge world and that's the future of any game series and i personally like when there's more content, more places to go. Black Flag did EXACTLY the same in 2013 already. Rockstar has made all their GTA worlds bigger with each gameIt's very much an assassin's creed game, more than Odyssey ever could have been. Hidden blade is back, hood is back, one shot assasinations are back. It just has huge world and that's the future of any game series and i personally like when there's more content, more places to go. Black Flag did EXACTLY the same in 2013 already. Rockstar has made all their GTA worlds bigger with each game and i guarantee GTA 6 will have biggest map they have ever created. That's just how it is, if you don't like big maps, go play your indie games. Valhalla is amazing!… Expand
  93. jazz89
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Reminds me black flag, parkour kinda feels like unity. Overall cities, buildings, norway, england, everything is just so well made. Gonna play this for very long time. Can't wait for Ireland dlc.
  94. San4311
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    One of the best single player games I have played in a long ass while. It might not be what you'd call an ''Assassin's Creed'', but it fits the genre well still, and is a great RPG on its own.
  95. assassinfan
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Just made this account to say that bots are very clearly trying to hurt this amazing game. If you have ever liked Assassin's Creed PLEASE support it with all your power. This game needs every support possible!
  96. Stay_away
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Just chilling around in huge forests in England gives this mystical relaxing vibe and then the music, this games has absolutely amazing soundtrack. Yeah performance could be better, but it's still perfectly playable and runs better than RDR2 did on PC for 2 months. Overall it's very good.
  97. Kaleygh
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    A dumbed down, downgraded Odyssey. Retarded skill tree, stupid ai, no one handed swords, no storage, poor animations, clunky combat, item variety is gone, bugs, bugs and more bugs.
  98. daysofwar
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft announced that AC Valhalla had massive launch, glad to see this game is doing well.
    I'm honestly really liking it so far, there's so much to do and explore, story is nice, hood is back, one hit assassination's are back. Easily best game of November 2020.
  99. Styrke
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    If I had just one word to describe AC Valhalla it would be "boring". And if I had few more words then those would be "shallow", "uninspired", "lazy", "buggy", "bloated". This game is a mess. Visually it looks good, but that's about it for the positives. Voice acting is mediocre at best, character animations (especially faces) are subpar, AI is absolutely terrible, gameplay mechanics areIf I had just one word to describe AC Valhalla it would be "boring". And if I had few more words then those would be "shallow", "uninspired", "lazy", "buggy", "bloated". This game is a mess. Visually it looks good, but that's about it for the positives. Voice acting is mediocre at best, character animations (especially faces) are subpar, AI is absolutely terrible, gameplay mechanics are boring. And story is a bloated, sleep inducing grind. The game is as long as Witcher 3, but without any memorable or lovable characters, without any interesting plot twists and turns. It's just "meh". But that's kind of what I've come to expect from Ubisoft, so I can't say I'm surprised - I'm more disappointed that anything else. And I can't believe how highly most critics have rated this mess, it just doesn't make any sense.… Expand
  100. Mishak
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    It is the most beautiful game that i have ever seen.Combat system is tough and very bloody.Also at that time the plot intriguing and shocking .So buy this game.
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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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