Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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  1. JJJ89
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Why so many negative reviews? AC Valhalla at least in my opinion is very good AC game. Way better than Odyssey or even Origins.
  2. TheHiddenBlade
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    assassin's creed is back and better than ever!!! Good - graphics, story, world, enemies
    Bad - some minor bugs, nothing bad.
  3. Immortalwarrior
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla has 3 (at least so far) beautifully crafter maps, each one has it's own tone. Voice acting is good, graphics are amazing at times, runs well.
  4. Assassin100
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    So far i'm very happy with AC Valhalla, beautiful open world, lots of places to discover and explore, cities look interesting enough, story is mostly cool.
  5. Bistra031
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    I play this game on older version of ps4, have more then 150h of playing time and I would give it 10/10 if there is more customise of armour like in odyssey and deeper relationships! I didn't have any bugs but game did crashed more than 10 times in really delicately situations! For me this is best game this year (and I'm playing cyberpunk ).
    Graphics looks fantastic, stunning beauty of    I play this game on older version of ps4, have more then 150h of playing time and I would give it 10/10 if there is more customise of armour like in odyssey and deeper relationships! I didn't have any bugs but game did crashed more than 10 times in really delicately situations! For me this is best game this year (and I'm playing cyberpunk ).
    Graphics looks fantastic, stunning beauty of details even for my old ps4. Efect after water scenes are fantastic specially on legendary weapons! Legendary weapons are so awesome specially puzzles and cut scenes for it. Puzzles in this game sometimes made me stop and really think and i love it. I was afraid that there will be so much fighting that i wouldn't have AC feeling but I ended most of game in stealthy mood and those fights. You really can be assassin's creed stealthy guy/girl and fearless Viking in same afternoon! Voice acting for female is fantastic!!!
    Story is brilliant, heartbreaking sometimes and serious but ridiculous in same time...
    And you explore much more then England and Norway and i was so happy when I found new additions on map and atlas!
    I absolutely love settlement addition on ac and this is awesome. Feels really like home. Love npcs and I'm just hoping that you will be able to explore deeper some npc specially one that os in romantic relationship with main characters. I love new version of side quests and find them more enjoyable and fun in this game. I jist love to call my horse and exploring open world even hours after story. I will definitely play DLC for this game!    … Expand
  6. CloudAtlas
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Graphically very beautiful game, easily one of the best assassin's creed's and also one of the best PC games of 2020 alongside Doom Eternal and Hades.
  7. Eloco-Rinn
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    Darby and his team did it, Assassin's Creed feels like Assassin's Creed again!
    Also, the map is really diverse, loot now has meaning and abilities make more sense than in Odyssey. May not be totally like the old games, but it is a step in the right direction and a fun game on its own
  8. Tomaten
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    A perfect game in almost all areas. It should be GOTY. Played with my Xbox Series X
  9. Kenzo-0-
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    This can easily be the best AC game ever. It truly is a masterpiece. Few weak points in this game won't bother the experience.

    +Theme, scenery, musics. Epic.
    +Combat; new abilities feels diverged, alive.
    +Side quests are not repetitive, all quests are unique.

    -Performance is questionable on pc
    -Combat AI is weak.
  10. jjthorne
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    yes you don't play an assassin, but how they mix the assassins with the Danes is brilliant, anyone who has played the assassins creed games or who is into the Viking history I would recommend this
  11. Gunmars
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Assassins Creed Valhalla is a valiant effort to make a Vikings + Assassins Creed mash up. Takes creative liberties like all games but stays close to reality in some departments. I overall enjoyed the more "play your own way" in terms of being able to just run in and slaughter enemies or slowly chip away at them via stealth. Story was good enough to be compelling most of the way through butAssassins Creed Valhalla is a valiant effort to make a Vikings + Assassins Creed mash up. Takes creative liberties like all games but stays close to reality in some departments. I overall enjoyed the more "play your own way" in terms of being able to just run in and slaughter enemies or slowly chip away at them via stealth. Story was good enough to be compelling most of the way through but is nothing ground breaking. Only real gripe is I feel it is time to move past the Isu story line and looking into something new. If you like Assassins Creed or like feeling like a bad ass Viking raider this is a real good game.… Expand
  12. bonzo2772
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    The franchise returns to its roots and without a doubt it is the best of the trilogy.
    It starts in a way that motivates you to follow the story but at the end just feel empty, without any resolution. I know this is to continue the franchise and develop more games, but that gripping story feels even useless because it's there just for filling and don't have any impact in the game.
    Besides    The franchise returns to its roots and without a doubt it is the best of the trilogy.
    It starts in a way that motivates you to follow the story but at the end just feel empty, without any resolution. I know this is to continue the franchise and develop more games, but that gripping story feels even useless because it's there just for filling and don't have any impact in the game.
    Besides that, the game is fun and worth playing if you're a fan of AC. You won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  13. lonestar62
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    If you love looking at Ubisoft's loading screen, this is the game for you! I played a couple of hours of this game and really enjoyed it. Then, went to bed. The next morning when I went to go play again, I couldn't get past the loading screen. Nothing changed, nothing updated. It just decided to stop working. I tried everything from rebooting, closing background apps, re-installing, etc.If you love looking at Ubisoft's loading screen, this is the game for you! I played a couple of hours of this game and really enjoyed it. Then, went to bed. The next morning when I went to go play again, I couldn't get past the loading screen. Nothing changed, nothing updated. It just decided to stop working. I tried everything from rebooting, closing background apps, re-installing, etc. Not worth the money until developers start releasing games that actually work on launch.… Expand
  14. NeoTX35
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Played the game for 3 hours no problem. Close the game go to sleep (turn off computer, no updates), now it will stay stuck at launch screen. Tried another computer same thing, opens then won't. Think about it like this surprise gift... might work, might not after 70 hours. Literally no support from the developers.
  15. Jerych0
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Ubie game... I got the feeling that I got the same game but with re-skin, tew things was added as a something new for graphic but mehanic is the same as first AC, game is stil in 2007.
  16. KharonDoe
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    НАКОНЕЦ ОНИ СМОГЛИ!
    Лучшая часть серии, которая выходила после Black Flag
  17. jmck2727
    Dec 11, 2020
    3
    This is not an RPG, this is a puzzle game. For every one minute of combat or story you are going to spend 20 minutes doing puzzles. EVERYTHING you do is locked behind a puzzle. The puzzles aren't even fun, usually it's tracking down a firepot. After the 1000th firepot you get kind of tired of them. Almost EVERY door you run into has a puzzle to get through it... that's noThis is not an RPG, this is a puzzle game. For every one minute of combat or story you are going to spend 20 minutes doing puzzles. EVERYTHING you do is locked behind a puzzle. The puzzles aren't even fun, usually it's tracking down a firepot. After the 1000th firepot you get kind of tired of them. Almost EVERY door you run into has a puzzle to get through it... that's no exaggeration. It gets to the point where it's more annoying then fun.

    Also I experienced numerous crashes running on a top end computer.    … Expand
  18. BrokenGames33
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    One of the better AC games in recent years, would recommend buying, runs well imo.
  19. Jellypup
    Dec 10, 2020
    5
    Barely any story, and the settlement-making aspect is not enough to make up for the fact that not much else is new. It’s a fine AC game - just much more boring than what I expected after a two year wait. Lots of bugs and crashes. The graphics and designs are quite nice, the world itself is well built.
  20. ericef45
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    I will not put a critic about how good this game is. There already are so much 10 out of 10 reviews here.

    But I would try to share three small advices to make the game better. Surely play it on the hardest difficulty and this for all (combat, exploration, assassination), disable the compass and use the crow to direct you and, most important, use your competence points only when    I will not put a critic about how good this game is. There already are so much 10 out of 10 reviews here.

    But I would try to share three small advices to make the game better.

    Surely play it on the hardest difficulty and this for all (combat, exploration, assassination), disable the compass and use the crow to direct you and, most important, use your competence points only when needed (to not increase your level too fast which will cause the game to be too easy).

    Applying these, the game is just ... wow. Thanks ubisoft for that.    … Expand
  21. ClaudioACSy
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    The best Assassin's Creed to date for me ❤️
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is absolutely astounding in every aspect!
    Its gameplay is the most engaging, rewarding and challenging of any AC. The decorum is gorgeous ! From the fjords of Norway to the shires of England,I am in perpetually awe❤️❤️❤️ About the story, Eivor's Saga is absolutely excellent ! I love her so much! Cecilie Stenspil, the    The best Assassin's Creed to date for me ❤️
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is absolutely astounding in every aspect!
    Its gameplay is the most engaging, rewarding and challenging of any AC.
    The decorum is gorgeous ! From the fjords of Norway to the shires of England,I am in perpetually awe❤️❤️❤️
    About the story, Eivor's Saga is absolutely excellent ! I love her so much! Cecilie Stenspil, the voice actress has done a stellar performance!!!
    Played more than 150 hours and this game never cease to amaze me!!!    … Expand
  22. Epic_Username
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    @ EndlessAbyss

    Poor optimisation? Kidding me? This game runs perfectly fine compared to optimisation nightmare that is Cyberpunk 2077. But difference here is that Ubisoft game's development takes usually 2-3 years, but Cyberpunk 2077 had 8 years to make it good and it still barely runs on high-end videocards.
  23. GetaLife0000
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    It's absolutely pathetic that people whine about Ubisoft's optimizatsion, while their games are perfectly playable. But they hype Cybertrash 2077 to moon and back while this game gets 39fps with gtx 1070 and looks like trash. It's over.
  24. Hercules299
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    This is actually really solid assassins creed. My favorite part is exploring and just visiting these old locations like London or Stonehenge, but combat is also great. Would recommend!
  25. Revolution777
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    If you hate this game that means you also hate Origins and Black Flag, because Valhalla is direct inspiration from these. And if you hate Black Flag your opinion means absolutely nothing to do, so there's that.
  26. Idontcareokay
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    I bet some people are pissed that CyberBug 2077 turned out to be complete failure and now they come here to dislike Valhalla. So typical, but thankfully Valhalla already was huge success and there's absolutely no way anyone will lower these user scores for Valhalla. AC fans will protect this game forever.
  27. ThisisMeta
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Amazing beautiful looking AC game that has so much to do and explore. Easily top 5 game of 2020. Whoever gives this game anything below 6/10 can just f_ck off.
  28. TruthHurtslol
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Ghost of Tsushima is just boring Assassin's Creed rip-off and nothing else. Assassin's Creed is one of the best gaming series ever and will never leave and will never fall. Deal with it haters. By the way nobody cares if you don't like this game. It already sold millions and is one of the most popular AC games of all time. It's also one of the most popular and best games of 2020 becauseGhost of Tsushima is just boring Assassin's Creed rip-off and nothing else. Assassin's Creed is one of the best gaming series ever and will never leave and will never fall. Deal with it haters. By the way nobody cares if you don't like this game. It already sold millions and is one of the most popular AC games of all time. It's also one of the most popular and best games of 2020 because new consoles have basically no games, so literally everyone is playing Valhalla and most people seem to like it a lot. Truth hurts huh?… Expand
  29. The_Cloud
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    This is so much better than Cyberpunk 2077, it's crazy. I was actually waiting for Cyberpunk 2077, but it's extremely buggy and you need extremely high end pc to actually run it. Ps4 version is even worse. Thank god i bought Valhalla.
  30. antzware
    Dec 9, 2020
    3
    I know it is a low score and maybe not a very objective review since I am comparing it with other AC games before it (specially Odyssey) so, it is full of game breaking bugs, crashes, getting stuck in narrow spaces that either require manual restart or causes death after a while, it can even happen 3-4 times in one hour. Comparing the characters to Kassandra for example, they are too muchI know it is a low score and maybe not a very objective review since I am comparing it with other AC games before it (specially Odyssey) so, it is full of game breaking bugs, crashes, getting stuck in narrow spaces that either require manual restart or causes death after a while, it can even happen 3-4 times in one hour. Comparing the characters to Kassandra for example, they are too much of a lifeless brute, you cannot feel for them. I heard historical accuracy something as an argument but that is completely BS from Ubisoft when you think about how much SF is in the game. The world is too boring, you don't find very interesting characters along the way, there are too many "secrets" that you are taunted to discover just to see a bunch of resources and too many skill points and a big skill point tree that can get hard to follow. The "puzzles" are extremely repetitive too and one of the worst things of all is how meaningless assassinating an order member is. Most of the times you can find order members just going about their life totally unprotected and they are so easy to kill that you can do it by shooting an arrow at them while running. In their purgatory style confrontation they give you the usual generic remark about how good they feel that they did something important. I haven't finished the game yet but I have covered about 75% of the zones. I still hope that it can deliver the wow/wtf moment.
    The only positive thing is that you get to see some cool medieval scenery if you are a sucker for that like me.    … Expand
  31. Spike23
    Dec 9, 2020
    4
    If Odyssey was Origins 2.0 which improved everything that an already solid game had, now we're back at the beginning with Valhalla being Origins 0.5.
    After the first couple of hours with a smooth transfer between animations and cinematic gameplay in a setting that looks interesting even despite the fact that for the past 5 years everything seems to be about Norse history and mythology,    If Odyssey was Origins 2.0 which improved everything that an already solid game had, now we're back at the beginning with Valhalla being Origins 0.5.
    After the first couple of hours with a smooth transfer between animations and cinematic gameplay in a setting that looks interesting even despite the fact that for the past 5 years everything seems to be about Norse history and mythology, everything suddenly changes into a painfully boring routine of filler story arcs with the main story being present only for a few minutes after you finish one of them, before you start another, and from the half of the game not even that anymore.

    Valhalla is an awfully lengthy game with a progressive reduction in quality of just about everything the more time you spend with it, making it feel like your favorite sitcom that turned to trash after 5 seasons, but you still put up with it because of how much time you've already spent watching it.
    I was glad that Ubisoft at least improves their reskinned sequels, because Watch Dogs 2, Odyssey, and even The Division 2 turned out to be solid games, where the developers learned from their mistakes, but somehow it's not the case anymore, and I have no explanation why these third installments using the same formula are failing again in even those aspects and mechanics that were already fixed.    … Expand
  32. kirill_dorokh
    Dec 9, 2020
    0
    This is very bad game with nothing. Bad gameplay, bad graphic, bad world. **** form ubisoft
  33. EpicSurvivor
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    Not gonna lie game starts off good but then after years of playing Assassin's Creed you notice that its lacking in many aspects. I feel like one of the best modern Assassin's Creed game was Origins. I just loved it, it reinvented the graphics and the combat system and did a really good job at doing it. The story was rich and deep and I loved the hallucinations of the other world Bayek had.Not gonna lie game starts off good but then after years of playing Assassin's Creed you notice that its lacking in many aspects. I feel like one of the best modern Assassin's Creed game was Origins. I just loved it, it reinvented the graphics and the combat system and did a really good job at doing it. The story was rich and deep and I loved the hallucinations of the other world Bayek had. The story had meaning and direction and felt very original as a refresh to the AC Franchise. So when Odyssey came out I was so excited I was hoping for more of the same on a different package but was disappointed its not that Odyssey is a bad game same like Valhalla it just feels like its lacking in many aspects that Origin's did so well almost like a step back in many ways in trying different formulas instead of sticking to what worked. Valhalla is the same as Odyssey and Origins in that aspect. The game feels like it lacks something. 12 hours in and the world feels bland and empty unlike Origin's the combat feels repetitive, worse than the last 2. The story is stronger than Odyssey but it has no depth. Overall is a good time waster game looks decent but this shouldn't have been called Assassin's Creed game, Ubisoft should have just made a different game based on Vikings because this really doesn't feel anything at all Like and Assassin's Creed game. I'd give it a 6 or 6.5 out of 10
    12 hours in and I am getting bored already.    … Expand
  34. Heavenshero
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    For me this game has good, satisfying combat, the graphics are as you'd expect for a 2020 triple A game and the story is decent.

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

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

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

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

    Suggest waiting for the price to drop and patches to be released.    … Expand
  35. MasteredFicep
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Good , but it's already very good VG!
    I have played over 25 hours.
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla plays best on PC, but i'm sure it also runs well on next-gen consoles.
    I personally own only PC and PS4 versions.
  36. GiZmoNiSmo
    Dec 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. just trash, having played 105 hours Ubisoft release patch 1.0.4 that rendered saved games unplayable crashing instantly to desktop. After finding a workaround i continued through the story and have just got to the Fenrir mission only to find i cant complete the story line because its bugged whereby the wolf stays underground. Ive now deleted this from my system, its my first and last AC game, and i will avoid Ubisoft in general… Expand
  37. ILikeThisPlanet
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Extremely good Assassin's Creed game, i tried to play Black Flag again yesterday to see, if i like it more or less than Valhalla (because Black Flag was my previous favorite) and i have to say, i actually enjoy Valhalla more.
  38. The_NightSky
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft has lots of hits and misses and that's because they make so many games.
    But for almost every miss they have at least two hits.
    Ubisoft hits : Far Cry 3 (2012) , Far Cry 4 (2014), Watch_Dogs (2014) (PC Version, but PS4/Xbox One versions look decent as well), AC 4: Black Flag, AC Origins (2017), AC Valhalla (2020), Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020), AC Unity (2014) (PC Version    Ubisoft has lots of hits and misses and that's because they make so many games.
    But for almost every miss they have at least two hits.

    Ubisoft hits : Far Cry 3 (2012) , Far Cry 4 (2014), Watch_Dogs (2014) (PC Version, but PS4/Xbox One versions look decent as well), AC 4: Black Flag, AC Origins (2017), AC Valhalla (2020), Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020), AC Unity (2014) (PC Version (after patches), Heroes of might and magic V (2006), Rainbow Six Siege (2015), South Park Games, Prince of Persia Games.

    Decent Ubisoft games: Far Cry 5 (2018), The Division 2 (2019), AC Syndicate (2015), Steep (2016), AC Odyssey (2018), Cold Fear (2005), Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017), Watch Dogs 2 (2016), Far Cry: Primal (2016), Rayman Legends (2013)

    Ubisoft Fails: The Division (2016), Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019), Watch Dogs: Legion (2020) If DLC and Online turn out to be REALLY good, it can go to "Decent category, right now it's too bland), Assassin's Creed 3 (2012), Heroes of might and magic VI (2011)

    Of course they have more games, but i tried to mention mix of modern and older games. My point stands that they have made some really good and even decent stuff. Valhalla easily belongs to "Ubisoft hits" category.    … Expand
  39. Pieces
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    What really captivates me in this game other than graphics and story is music. Absolutely beautiful ambient soundtrack. Just beautiful. Ubisoft, once again making Christmas time better! Specially in absolute trash year like 2020.
  40. UbisoftForever
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
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  41. Masterpiece2020
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    This game bought happiness and joy back into my life. Ubisoft literally cured my depression. Thank you Ubisoft, so, so, so much! This is not fake or troll post. I literally felt like sht and this game made me feel so much better and so much more alive. I don't even care, if anyone believes me. Thank you Ubisoft, i mean it.
  42. Never_Forgiven
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is absolutely amazing, specially after patch 1.0.4 and next patch is coming in few days. Highly recommending this game. One of the best of 2020.
  43. ITellTruth
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Cyberpunk fanboys are absolutely pathetic. Valhalla and many other actually good games from past 4 years got so much hate because they had few bugs (not even comparable how buggy Cyberpunk is on Ps4 and even on PC). But now when everyone knows that Cyberpunk is buggy mess, every fanboy tries to act like "it's just fine". Pathetic. It's top level hypocrisy!
    Cyberpunk is nothing new or    Cyberpunk fanboys are absolutely pathetic. Valhalla and many other actually good games from past 4 years got so much hate because they had few bugs (not even comparable how buggy Cyberpunk is on Ps4 and even on PC). But now when everyone knows that Cyberpunk is buggy mess, every fanboy tries to act like "it's just fine". Pathetic. It's top level hypocrisy!
    Cyberpunk is nothing new or nothing special anyway. It's literally mixture of Skyrim and GTA V, absolute wannabe with worse world details than GTA 4 from 2008.
    I'm extremely disappointed in Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 (PC as well) performance and bugs and very soon millions of other people will be as well. Cyberpunk fanboys always whined about other games when they had any bugs at launch and acted like "Cyberpunk 2077 will be this "Absolute Next-Gen miracle". It's time for reality check i guess. All it proves is that sheep will follow basically anything that gets popularity and likes.    … Expand
  44. Thunderstrucker
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, let's say you start by giving a game a 10 and then deduct 1 for every major issue it has.
    1. The sound is abysmal. Very low bitrate and it sounds atrocious.
    2. So many bugs it is insane. Reload savegames to fix bugs or just try to ignore them. But its bugs bugs bugs.
    3. The ending does not make sense at all. The King kills some of your friends, then he turns out to be the leader of The Order and because he is happy the order is destroyed you let him live out his days in exile. Riiiiiight.
    4. Have I mentioned the bugs already?
    5. The animus stuff is getting boring. Make a game without it. Nobody cares for it.
    6. Please, don't release your next AC game before enough time has been given to fix the loads of bugs.
    7. Also, don't cheap out on game size. I rather have better audio and more GB to download then this piece of junk.
    8. Such a waste of potential. The setting is nice, the world looks amazing but it can not compensate for all the stuff thats wrong with.

    Buy this game in a sale and don't believe all the bought higher ratings.    … Expand
  45. Guido_OldSchool
    Dec 8, 2020
    4
    So many bugs, glitches,(lost my save, game crashed sooo many times) This game need more time before released
  46. NoTimeToDie
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Someone asked here why it has user score 8.0, well how about this, it's good game.
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is one of the best PC games of 2020 alongside Half-Life:Alyx and Doom Eternal.
  47. therealdeal_
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Great game, would recommend to both old and new Assassin's Creed fans!!!!!!!!!
  48. Fatality_900
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is nice game that takes place in 800s Norway and England. Graphically one of the best of 2020, story is solid, combat is very brutal.
  49. near4422
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    AC Valhalla is overall a very good game and could be recommended to almost everyone, but it has it's flaws which shouldn't be skipped.
    Let's start with pros - the game looks gorgeous and most of the time runs nicely. I also really like these small eyeball movements and facial expressions of the main characters (others dont have any expressions so such things like screaming only comes to    AC Valhalla is overall a very good game and could be recommended to almost everyone, but it has it's flaws which shouldn't be skipped.
    Let's start with pros - the game looks gorgeous and most of the time runs nicely. I also really like these small eyeball movements and facial expressions of the main characters (others dont have any expressions so such things like screaming only comes to opening mouth for them). But that's all.
    Now for the cons - The game been crashing for me everyday at least once dropping me back to the desktop. If i were lucky enough to play for some time, sooner or later i came onto some kind of bug or error that blocked the progress - NPC i should be following stands like a statue, script didn't triggers even tho i am in a correct possition, or Quest started without it's objective and i couldn't end it (the one with the barrier). That alone had a massive impact on my enjoyment with the game.
    Next up - Plot. The game's being set in RPG genre. Yes Eivor is cool and easy to identify with but the whole story is boring and unnecessarily stretched out. Not a single decision has a impact on story. Everything comes to go to point X and kill bunch of NPC's - all the time. Eivor is a viking right? Forget about sneaking then. Ubisoft was promising 'getting back to the roots of the series' with sneaking within monks - yes you can actually do it. Is there a reason you should do it for? Not at all. 99% of the time you have to use violence (call your crew and raid the place) in order to open up a way to your goal. All this 'assassin's vs templars' plot could be easly removed from the game and nothing would happen.
    The whole 'settlement' thing also does very little for the game. I only returned there whenever the main story ordered me to do so. Of course you can upgrade the gear there (that also has very little impact for the game - you can literarlly go with your starting eq and you'll be fine) or give back gathered collectibles in return for more minningless items.
    Birds fly with 15 FPS (even if you're right next to them) witch makes them look hillarious.
    Sounds are compressed 'to save up some disk space' but they sound just awfully. I also can't remember a single musical background.
    The game is clearly designed to take at least 50 hours if you rush it, so that the regular player will have to buy at least two months of ubisoft+ to finish it. In my honest opinion - less hours but better narration or gameplay is worth more than gigantic world filled with boring activities.
    It doesn't deserve more than 7. It's an okay game but nothing besides that - not a good Assassin's Creed game nor a game about Vikings.    … Expand
  50. TheRealityCheck
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    @ Lmeows

    Plastic texture? Nice try. AC Valhalla has one of the best graphics of 2020. Have you seen Cyberpunk 2077 graphics? Cyberpunk looks awful, specially on ps4 and xbox one, but even PC version is not anything special. Pretty obvious you haven't even played Valhalla, just watching youtube video doesn't count. This game has 8.0 user score on PC platform because it was biggest    @ Lmeows

    Plastic texture? Nice try. AC Valhalla has one of the best graphics of 2020. Have you seen Cyberpunk 2077 graphics? Cyberpunk looks awful, specially on ps4 and xbox one, but even PC version is not anything special. Pretty obvious you haven't even played Valhalla, just watching youtube video doesn't count. This game has 8.0 user score on PC platform because it was biggest Ubisoft PC Launch of ALL TIME. AC Valhalla is extremely popular on PC and most people like it a lot. If you have boring taste, that's your problem.    … Expand
  51. GoodGamesxx
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    @ Diser

    Typical "DelayProjectRed" fanboy. It has nothing to do with Witcher. This game is clearly inspired by 2013's AC4: Black Flag, that came out way before Witcher. Ubisoft made these games way before your overhyped Witcher even released. Assassin's Creed games are way better than Witcher. Witcher is just typical RPG, copy-paste from Skyrim, Diablo and World of Warcraft. It was    @ Diser

    Typical "DelayProjectRed" fanboy. It has nothing to do with Witcher.
    This game is clearly inspired by 2013's AC4: Black Flag, that came out way before Witcher. Ubisoft made these games way before your overhyped Witcher even released. Assassin's Creed games are way better than Witcher. Witcher is just typical RPG, copy-paste from Skyrim, Diablo and World of Warcraft. It was never anything extremely original. Assassin's Creed games have actual interesting historical locations and parkour that no other games even come close to.    … Expand
  52. titanic1000
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    I'm so extremely happy i actually waited and bought Valhalla instead of Cyberpunk 2077. I saw tons of leaked Cyberpunk footage and this game is just not ready, not even close.
  53. Diser
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    +Witcher 3 game model still gives you fun even though copypasted by Ubisoft
    +Main storyline may not be great, but sometimes intrigues you
    +Cutscenes, although they are few +Acting +Art direction +Soundtrack, but don't expect masterpiece like in AC2 OST -Still barely anything to do with assassins -Stolen gameplay from Witcher 3, pathetic -Weak men, strong women. Yep. Vikings you    +Witcher 3 game model still gives you fun even though copypasted by Ubisoft
    +Main storyline may not be great, but sometimes intrigues you
    +Cutscenes, although they are few
    +Acting
    +Art direction
    +Soundtrack, but don't expect masterpiece like in AC2 OST

    -Still barely anything to do with assassins
    -Stolen gameplay from Witcher 3, pathetic
    -Weak men, strong women. Yep. Vikings you guys
    -The game is way too long, but the main storyline can be told in 5 hours max
    -I played on Berserker difficulty and bosses were very hard to beat, but the rest of the game was just a walking in the park
    -Killmoves. First time cool, then it becomes a routine, then you want to kill yourself
    -Almost literally the same AC:Origins    … Expand
  54. Ivanito2001
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Increíble cómo progresa la historia e increíble el Gameplay super inmersivo
  55. Lmeows
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    Boring as f and I have no idea this game got 8.0 user score on pc platform. The gameplay and move of character are not smooth, boring opening chapter and the graphic even does not look real, it looks like plastic texture.
  56. CarlosLHZ
    Dec 8, 2020
    9
    Long long journey, excellent visuals and great combat, if you like rpg games and you liked odessey you need this
  57. Kojanaha110
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Finally video game that isn't over in 9-10 hours, thank god!
    Great history! Hopefully there will be some patches more, but it's already very good! Hopefully Far Cry 6 continues this trend of good Ubisoft games.
    Any Real Assassin's Creed fan should give this one a try.
  58. Futerk0
    Dec 8, 2020
    9
    The best both Ubisoft and AC game that I've played. I was skeptical about this game.
    This time the writers woke up. The story is good, the characters are expressive. Even the main character can be liked by the player.
    Pros: - Vikings atmosphere, - A very nice, diverse world, - Differentiation of players activities, - More adult-content and sort of "bloody game", - Story, - Great    The best both Ubisoft and AC game that I've played. I was skeptical about this game.
    This time the writers woke up. The story is good, the characters are expressive. Even the main character can be liked by the player.

    Pros:
    - Vikings atmosphere,
    - A very nice, diverse world,
    - Differentiation of players activities,
    - More adult-content and sort of "bloody game",
    - Story,
    - Great music
    - No grind!
    - Optimization

    Cons:
    - Animus related threads,
    - Main plot could have been shorter,
    - Bugs/glitches here and there    … Expand
  59. LineintheSand44
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Thank god i found Gamespot review for Cyberpunk 2077, they literally gave Cyberpunk 2077 lower score than Valhalla. Cyberpunk must be really buggy, because 7/10 is pretty low score for game that has been in development over 7 years. So as of right now i bought Valhalla and so far it's pretty nice. Maybe trying Cyberpunk 2077 in 2021 when they finally fix the game.
  60. Metallicx
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    What an absolute fail Cyberpunk 2077 is, i'm not saying that Valhalla is masterpiece (of course not, but it's at least solid open-world game). But after so long development time i was expecting something amazing from Cyberpunk, but after watching these leaked videos i had to cancel my preorder and bought Valhalla instead. Of course tons of youtuber will pretend that Cyberpunk is greatestWhat an absolute fail Cyberpunk 2077 is, i'm not saying that Valhalla is masterpiece (of course not, but it's at least solid open-world game). But after so long development time i was expecting something amazing from Cyberpunk, but after watching these leaked videos i had to cancel my preorder and bought Valhalla instead. Of course tons of youtuber will pretend that Cyberpunk is greatest game ever, because truth hurts and they don't wanna be honest. And yes PC version is "okay", but PS4 and Xbox One versions (versions that will sell the most)? These look awful and are extremely buggy. Even PC version is buggy. Gonna wait until 2022 to play it. Until then i can enjoy Valhalla.… Expand
  61. NY788
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Seems like Cyberpunk 2077 didn't live up to expectations. I watched some gameplay and nothing looked extremely new or interesting. More like same old, same old. Bough AC Valhalla instead and so far it's really fun. Of course AC Valhalla isn't anything new either, but at least it's fun and less buggy unlike Cyberpunk 2077.
  62. Exodus_99
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Than you "Michael Does Life". Thanks to you i didn't waste my money on this overhyped buggy Cyberpunk 2077 and instead i bought AC Valhalla and i'm very happy with it. Beautiful good game.
  63. WeirdPlanet
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Why lower metascore from 84 to 83? This is clearly in every possible way better game than Origins. Well whatever i guess, fact remains that this is better than Origins and everyone knows that. 83 or 84 doesn't really matter. After all "Days Gone" metascore is 71 and that's good game, so it shouldn't be taken that seriously.
  64. Valhalla_
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This is better than Origins, This is better than Odyssey. It's almost on level with Black Flag.
  65. CheckThis
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020, amazing experience. Would recommend to any old and new AC fans.
  66. ThreeLetterName
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This is best Ubisoft game in 3 years. I can't believe they delivered so well this time. Odyssey was big disappointment to me, so i wasn't expecting much. Yeah it had some bugs, but ones that annoyed me got fixed with patch 1.0.4. Apparently Cyberpunk 2077 is even buggier, so whoever whines about Valhalla bugs is just hypocrite at this point.
  67. RealGameReview
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    After playing it nearly 60 hours i can say that it's very nice game. Like seriously. Whoever is giving it low scores is just afraid that "Cyberhype 2077" gets less attention. I personally like both games, but i just hate when something is extremely overhyped.
  68. Text_Insert
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    I'm so happy that Assassin's Creed Valhalla turned out to be better game than "CyberDelay 2077". One of the actual real ones, Youtuber "Michael Does Life" said it how it really is. Cyberpunk 2077 as of right now is buggier than Fallout 76 at launch (i'm talking about Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Version, i don't care about PC version). PC version was supposed to be great anyway, but apparently evenI'm so happy that Assassin's Creed Valhalla turned out to be better game than "CyberDelay 2077". One of the actual real ones, Youtuber "Michael Does Life" said it how it really is. Cyberpunk 2077 as of right now is buggier than Fallout 76 at launch (i'm talking about Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Version, i don't care about PC version). PC version was supposed to be great anyway, but apparently even PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 has tons of bugs, just read Gamespot review. That is the truth. I don't care what fanboys say.… Expand
  69. metascore91
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    After playing it nearly 60 hours i can say that it's very nice game. Like seriously. Whoever is giving it low scores is just afraid that "Cyberhype 2077" gets less attention. I personally like both games, but i just hate when something is extremely overhyped.
  70. PC_Forever
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This game is better PC game than Horizon Zero Dawn could ever dream to be. Giving it lower score is absolute joke. Doesn't even make sense.
  71. Loadyourworld
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Amazing game that has Four huge maps (Norway, England (biggest of them all), North-America and "Dream World". They will also add Ireland later. Really good game, specially compared to other trash that has come out in 2020.
  72. NoGamesLeft
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Very good game, finally people found out that Cyberpunk 2077 is buggier than this game ever was. Who could have known? Before that everyone acted like "Cyberpunk 2077" will be perfect and Valhalla having few bugs is end of the world. Who's laughing now?
  73. CyberValhalla
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    So now weeks later they had to take it from 84 to 83 because it was too close to cyberpunk 2077? Literally pathetic. Well anyway 83 is still solid score and it's great game, specially on PC and PS5.
  74. Torretta
    Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Odyssey - Origin>>>>>Valhalla. It's worst among three.
    From tutorials, world, story, difficulty everything sucks than before.
  75. fi57yseven
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played 102 hours as of writing this review.
    Valhalla is a good game, it is fun and fantastic to explore.
    The story is non existent , you go to each area that you pledge and you play out many short stories, and depending on what you do or where you go effects the outcome of your exchange with NPCs.
    and for no real reason the Assassin which is guiding and helping you for 2% of the story who is supposed to be important TURNS ON YOU, there felt like there was zero explanation as to why other than he is the rebirth of Loki who is still holding a grudge against Eivor and Sigurd for holding his wolf son captive when they were gods who for some reason are reincarnated?, it felt lazy.
    this has to be the buggiest AC game I have ever played, I had to increase my VRam to fix the constant crashing.
    The town you build isn't much of a wow factor and felt kinda pointless, I feel it was overhyped with very little pay off.
    The order of the ancients and the assassin's felt pointless, The order apart from Fulke felt like something of a side quest, and the Assassin's who were the excuse to bring back the hidden blade begrudgingly via Sigurd, and tell you much of what you already knew.
    Going to Asgard felt like a chore, everything was, go and get this then go and get that, then they threw in a boss to take away from the scavenger hunt that is Asgard, then to go back to Asgard ANOTHER SCAVENGER HUNT.

    I know I am ranting and seem like I hated this game, but bare with me, with 102 hours played and every bit of story done, I left the game feeling like I didn't really play it, I felt like I went into side quest simulator and everything including the main story was a side quest.

    The dual wield any weapon annoyed me a lot, you only get a few weapons and it's not a huge variety, you can buy the same 6 or so weapons and shields from the shop in game, and it is the same thing in every shop, making going to a new area thinking you may find a cooler bow a pointless endeavour, so if you like using axes and shields then this will fit you nicely, I was looking forward to going back to the Edward Kenway days and dual wielding me some swords, NOPE, you get two greatswords, one which you buy the other which is in a chest, Excalibur is in the game too but being that you can only really get hold of it end game I never saw the point in even trying to get it, you have completed the game why would I want a bad ass sword now?
    getting money was easy and when you buy your favourite colour horse and upgraded it as much as you could, there was not much point in silver anymore unless you wanted to buy the things rather than find them in the world such as ingots. but it was so easy to get your health up and arrows are literally everywhere.

    anyway I found that to be my biggest gripe with ACV.
    Visually the game is amazing and when you self fix the game it plays amazing with high FPS, the fighting system is the best and the skill tree was a great change, making the weapons not all powerful flaming death monsters was great to me as the previous two games it felt a bit silly to have swords that set people on fire or explosive super saiyen techniques.
    The map was amazing to explore and the game Orlog was addictive as anything (looking forward to the real life release of the game in 2021)

    I have played every AC game and I am one of the first to defend them, this is the lowest scoring AC game I have ever reviewed, I want to blame Covid-19 and the difficulty you would expect with developers working from home and it is why no matter how much the game was not my favourite it still gave me much enjoyment.    … Expand
  76. Susceptr
    Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Здравствуйте. Игра получилась спорная. Из плюсов: - дерево прокачки персонажа стало интереснее
    - флютинг! Забавная игра слов, подобного раньше не встречал
    - много разнообразных необычных побочных заданий Дальше сплошные минусы: - баги и лаги - проблемы с сохранениями. После захода в игру можно обнаружить, что последние пара часов игры никак не сохранялись. - боевые навыки. От многих так и    Здравствуйте. Игра получилась спорная. Из плюсов: - дерево прокачки персонажа стало интереснее
    - флютинг! Забавная игра слов, подобного раньше не встречал
    - много разнообразных необычных побочных заданий
    Дальше сплошные минусы:
    - баги и лаги
    - проблемы с сохранениями. После захода в игру можно обнаружить, что последние пара часов игры никак не сохранялись.
    - боевые навыки. От многих так и не увидел пользы, т.к. многие проблемы спокойно решаются базовыми атаками.
    - стелс совершенно потерял свой смысл
    - значительно быстрее наскучила игра, в сравнении с origins и odissey    … Expand
  77. Catchy
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    I had to google that I actually completed the game because the story just suddenly ended. However, and despite some frustration, in my opinion this game takes the throne out of the past three assassin's creed games.

    When you start in England the game was a lot of fun, combat keeps you engaged with different possibilities to complete quests and the game offers a vast world with lots to    I had to google that I actually completed the game because the story just suddenly ended. However, and despite some frustration, in my opinion this game takes the throne out of the past three assassin's creed games.

    When you start in England the game was a lot of fun, combat keeps you engaged with different possibilities to complete quests and the game offers a vast world with lots to do. The core game-play is not surprisingly your typical Ubisoft grind, after 70 hrs the game became quite repetitive and by 100 hrs I just wanted it to end.

    The game has some serious frustrating bugs and hindering to progress, for example you are forced to play these (in my opinion) boring mini-games to progress the secret order chain (thankfully nothing a homemade trainer wouldn’t fix), and I had to do a few earlier reloads because the game got literally stuck in the story.

    As for side quest, I couldn't stand the Aasgard side-quest, thankfully it was just a side-quest, and I’m not sure why they decided to make 'eliminating the ancient order' a side quest. It baffles me that eliminating the order is not part of the main story, ‘Assassin's creed' is just a corporate branding at this point.    … Expand
  78. jshrhl
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    **** Ubisoft! This game is full of bugs and glitches and the developers don't seem to give a **** about it. Due to a glitch in my settlement I can't interact with most of the npcs in my settlement. This means that for example I can't customize certain things which was supposed to be a big part of the game. There is lots of threads on the topic which means I am certain that I am not the**** Ubisoft! This game is full of bugs and glitches and the developers don't seem to give a **** about it. Due to a glitch in my settlement I can't interact with most of the npcs in my settlement. This means that for example I can't customize certain things which was supposed to be a big part of the game. There is lots of threads on the topic which means I am certain that I am not the only on with this kind of problem. The patch didn't solve it. Am I supposed to wait weeks and months before I am able to play a game I paid ****ing 60 bucks for? If that's the way things are supposed to be I am sure I will never touch anything created by Ubisoft anymore.… Expand
  79. Krzajku
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Very good Assasins Creed, gameplay and main story feels good for me. Only thing I dont like is PC optimalization.
  80. crawlord
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    I played this game for 172 hours .I explored first and gathered materials / xp opened the map and negated the storyline till later .BY hour 100 i was op with twin spears .The graphics are phenomenal. Taking over England is repetitive.

    Pros The story when paced and farmed up is compelling. Graphics Some funny world events Soundtracks are phenomenal cons -bloated map dilled with    I played this game for 172 hours .I explored first and gathered materials / xp opened the map and negated the storyline till later .BY hour 100 i was op with twin spears .The graphics are phenomenal. Taking over England is repetitive.

    Pros
    The story when paced and farmed up is compelling.
    Graphics
    Some funny world events
    Soundtracks are phenomenal

    cons
    -bloated map dilled with filler .
    Little innovation after odyssey
    repetitive
    -do towers open map go to all yellow white and blue spots
    -go into hundreds of barred locations
    -jump into hindered of wells
    -bad fishing mechanics unless you melee
    -bugs bugs bugs and frequent crashed (im running an 19k and 2080 card on my Alienware 15 r2)

    Overall i played this game and now im not sure ill play the DLC even though i pre-bought all that. I think i have had my fill of Ubisoft's copy pasta games .Still enjoyable not at a day 1 price point .    … Expand
  81. drastikk
    Dec 6, 2020
    1
    I liked Origins. I absolutely loved Odyssey. Valhalla is rushed garbage.

    I booted ACV up 4 weeks after I bought it on launch day. So 4 weeks to patch out issues. The opening story cutscene stutters, badly. The story itself was short and empty, watching our character go from the typical AC childhood to adult, but this time in about 2 minutes flat. The game crashes every 5 minutes. It's    I liked Origins. I absolutely loved Odyssey. Valhalla is rushed garbage.

    I booted ACV up 4 weeks after I bought it on launch day. So 4 weeks to patch out issues. The opening story cutscene stutters, badly. The story itself was short and empty, watching our character go from the typical AC childhood to adult, but this time in about 2 minutes flat. The game crashes every 5 minutes. It's literally unplayable for me, and from what I've read, I'm not alone. You can't mark anything with your raven, hitting a crate to loot it is more difficult than actual combat - and these are all issues from playing for only half an hour before my game crashed for the first time. Now it crashes every 5 minutes.

    It is extremely obvious they rushed this out to market before Cyberpunk released. Ubisoft is known for releasing rushed, buggy games, but this - this makes all previous Ubi games look like polished diamonds. I'll echo something I've seen others say as well: with the graphics, story, and polish, Valhalla looks like it came out of 2010. Calling it mediocre would be a compliment - hell, I wish I could play long enough to come to that conclusion.

    TL;DR: Even almost a month after release, the game is unplayable, and what *is* playable is extremely disappointing. I would get a refund if Ubisoft's refund policy didn't exclude games "that have been launched", and everyone who has ever played an Ubisoft game on launch day knows that's insanity.    … Expand
  82. Sholva
    Dec 6, 2020
    9
    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the third game in what I like to call the “Ancient” trilogy, because it really makes sense, after Origins and Odyssey.

    The core aspects and mechanics from the previous games are here, some stuff has been changed though, like the “RPG’ish” loot system from the previous games now it’s a more concise system where each weapon, piece of armor, shield, etc. now    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the third game in what I like to call the “Ancient” trilogy, because it really makes sense, after Origins and Odyssey.

    The core aspects and mechanics from the previous games are here, some stuff has been changed though, like the “RPG’ish” loot system from the previous games now it’s a more concise system where each weapon, piece of armor, shield, etc. now has a bit more of “personality”, as in we’re not showered by loot all the time now, as we used to before.

    This has been paired with yet another upgrade system, where we can bring most items that we like using, because we like their stats, or their visual art or design, to higher tiers of quality, by using the materials like minerals and ingots we loot from chests and other places around the world. Most items will also change in appearance as they go from “bronze” tier, the basic one, to “silver” and finally “gold”, note that the actual names are different but I’m just using these as the color of the item box is actually these.

    Furthermore, for gear pieces we can wear, we can find lots of sets, of five pieces, that provide a two piece and also a five piece, complete, set bonus. You can mix and match if you like, but of course there are obvious limitations, if you want a five piece bonus set, you want to find that complete set. Worry not, as finding these isn’t hard at all, each item description from the set tells us where to find all the pieces (just the region, though), it’s just a matter of wanting to explore the world and, trust me, you’ll want to explore the beautiful world in this game, it looks really amazing.

    When it comes to combat, it feels a bit more meaty and vicious than previous games, the violence levels have clearly been increased, to reflect that we are, in fact, Vikings. It looks nice, some finishers are really flashy, but sometimes the combat itself can feel a bit slow and not as polished as it could have been, but not terrible. If you enjoyed the combat in the previous two games, you’ll enjoy this one, but I would say that Odyssey had slightly better combat, and in Valhalla it’s a bit more leaning towards Origins, but also not quite the same.

    When it comes to PC performance, on my Ryzen 5 3600 and GTX 1070, the game runs slightly worse than Odyssey, but it looks quite good, even better I’d say, with lots of beautiful vistas, vegetation, and the view distance is not bad at all, it’s very similar in this regard to the previous games, you can see important landmarks from basically anywhere in the region you’re in and, of course, travel to them if you wish.

    Running at Ultra settings, 1080p, no resolution scaling, the benchmark provides around 49-50 FPS as of Title Update 1.0.4; it has gotten a bit better/smoother with this patch, and possibly more patches coming soon, could improve things even more. We don’t need to play at Ultra though, especially not on a four year old GPU, so dropping some settings to Very High or High improves things around 10%, and with the Adaptive Quality set to target 60 FPS, the can sustain 60 FPS quite often, only dropping in heavy situations like monastery raids, but not by much. Paired with a g-sync screen, it’s not as bad , but certainly the game is more GPU demanding than the previous ones, for sure, so keep that in mind.

    And when it comes to the story, we get quite the surprises and exotic places to visit that, if you know your Viking Mythology, you’ll surely enjoy as much as I did. The real world storyline continues where it left, more or less, and we also get some huge plot twists and developments there, setting up the future of the series, of course.

    Secondary activities have been changed a bit, and some of them look like very short stories, quite easy and fast to complete, some have a lot of heart and fun interactions, but others feel like some random mmo quest or event, it was a mixed bag there, a little bit. I can see Ubisoft trying to improve on their writing for these activities, sure, they’re still not there yet, but it seems they’re at least on the right path, and there’s a lot of lore that this game touches, from the whole franchise, which gives me a lot of hope and kind of exciting for future games too.

    All in all, AC Valhalla is not a perfect game, but after 150 hours and having completed all the challenges, except the fishing one (I’m taking my time, chilling, come on, I earnt it :P), and the one to avenge other players’ deaths, which seems completely bugged on PC, due to servers/connection shenanigans (possibly to do with the switch to Uplay Connect recently)….well I can say that I had a decent time. The game is long, especially if, like me, you’re a completionist, but that’s how it is in these cases.

    I feel Ubisoft is coming back to the decent story telling for the series, the writers did a good job here, and I'm excited for where it goes next.    … Expand
  83. Jacnuare
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    AC VG, visuals and combat are better and the rpg elements suts this game better than the last AC. Big world game map im having fun cool very , let's go!
  84. blob315
    Dec 5, 2020
    4
    Bring a can of bug spray along because you'll run into a new one every three minutes.
  85. Pahomch1k
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Она не плохая, но хуже одиссеи практически во всем. Да боевка норм, всё осатльное фу
  86. FallenDemon_
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    What a great game, these user scores are jokes right (specially on ps4 version) ? Some nonsense trash or overhyped exclusive gets 9/10's and actually good games like Valhalla have so low score? This site is literally useless. No wonder nobody takes it seriously anymore. Even tho i strongly doubt anyone even cares what this user score is, after all this game sold millions anyways alreadyWhat a great game, these user scores are jokes right (specially on ps4 version) ? Some nonsense trash or overhyped exclusive gets 9/10's and actually good games like Valhalla have so low score? This site is literally useless. No wonder nobody takes it seriously anymore. Even tho i strongly doubt anyone even cares what this user score is, after all this game sold millions anyways already and takes just one look at youtube to see that most people like it a lot. Well i would like this game regardless, even if everyone hated it, because if something is good, then it's good. It's that simple. Just nice to know that other people like it as well.… Expand
  87. TheChallenge
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft don't listen these fake fans who claim that they are fans, but at the same time they sht on every game you release. Listen to your real fans. I have supported and been fan of Assassin's Creed series since 2013 and i like almost every game in this series, Odyssey was mistake, but everything else has been good. More of this and please keep improving Valhalla, thank you.
  88. Randy333
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    I'm in love with this game and while i will put most of my time into Cyberpunk now, i will come back for sure.
  89. psxpro5
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    Played AC 1/2 and lost interest in the series. Tries a couple times to come back and just didn't like the gameplay anymore. AC: VAL maybe should have just taken on it's own title but the tie in to the AC series adds a little bit to an amazing game. It's been a long time since I could enjoy sinking my teeth into 100+ single player and still want more.
  90. Gamingfrever
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Better than last two games. I bet people leave their hate comments on PS4 version because they think it matters most? No it doesn't, in fact it matter least. Only versions that matter are PC version, PS5 and Xbox Series X. It's just bonus that you can still play some games on PS4, but overall PS4 is over and 30fps is finally dead, thank god. Even tho for PC players it was always dead, butBetter than last two games. I bet people leave their hate comments on PS4 version because they think it matters most? No it doesn't, in fact it matter least. Only versions that matter are PC version, PS5 and Xbox Series X. It's just bonus that you can still play some games on PS4, but overall PS4 is over and 30fps is finally dead, thank god. Even tho for PC players it was always dead, but now it's dead in general.… Expand
  91. Tornado999
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Not that this user score matters much, because for example RDR2 PC version has user score 5.6/10 and it's extremely popular game. But i just can't stand people who leave fake low scores, so i just made this account to support this game with 10/10. I have played about 20 hours and it's easy 8.5/10 game to me anyway, so it's not like i'm overhyping it. It's good anyway. Almost weird to sayNot that this user score matters much, because for example RDR2 PC version has user score 5.6/10 and it's extremely popular game. But i just can't stand people who leave fake low scores, so i just made this account to support this game with 10/10. I have played about 20 hours and it's easy 8.5/10 game to me anyway, so it's not like i'm overhyping it. It's good anyway. Almost weird to say it, but enjoy Valhalla more than i did RDR2, because even tho RDR2 was amazing game and all that, but after a while it just got boring and open world wasn't THAT interesting. I like RDR 1 way more. But in Valhalla there's always something to do or explore. Wanna do something else than main story? Go to "Dream World" or explore hidden underground locations, raid, loot, fight bosses etc.… Expand
  92. Blink182182
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    There's so many fake accounts on this site who claim that they played it and then they have like one review and they give 0/10 score without saying actually anything about this game. I bought it day 1, i have played over 40 hours easily and it's great, it really is. I'm hardcore gamer and i play all kinds of stuff, i play Grand Theft Auto games, i Play Final Fantasy, Doom, etc. I'm prettyThere's so many fake accounts on this site who claim that they played it and then they have like one review and they give 0/10 score without saying actually anything about this game. I bought it day 1, i have played over 40 hours easily and it's great, it really is. I'm hardcore gamer and i play all kinds of stuff, i play Grand Theft Auto games, i Play Final Fantasy, Doom, etc. I'm pretty harsh on games, so if something is actually bad i'm going to say, for example Marvel's Avenger's is absolute trash, so there's that. Here's my honest. But Valhalla is good game and i'm really enjoying it and that's also my honesty. So these fake review's with their 0/10's are really disgusting actually because they are trying to mislead other people with their lies. There's 100's of hours gameplay footage on youtube and most of these videos has from 10 000 to 100 000's of views and thousands of likes, so people are very clearly liking this game. Every "weapons guide" video gets 10 000's of views and likes. So these few losers who leave their low scores here mean absolutely nothing, you can hate this game all day long, but reality is that this game was huge success, deal with it.… Expand
  93. BurnAway
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Good game, but i wish it was on steam because then it's user score would be like 85%, maybe even 90% because it would have reviews from people who actually bought it and played it. On metacritic it's so easy to make fake account without even buying the game and just leave fake low score. Even tho this 8/10 user score here is actually very good, seems like bots gave up when they found outGood game, but i wish it was on steam because then it's user score would be like 85%, maybe even 90% because it would have reviews from people who actually bought it and played it. On metacritic it's so easy to make fake account without even buying the game and just leave fake low score. Even tho this 8/10 user score here is actually very good, seems like bots gave up when they found out that this game was success, but overall i'm still hoping Ubisoft puts it on Steam one day. Just like Rockstar has their games on both Rockstar Launcher and Steam. Ubisoft could do same. I personally don't care that much, because i buy games directly from launchers anyway, but at least on steam it would have legit review.… Expand
  94. NotAfraid101
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Runs well on any modern PC, amazing game, would recommend to anyone who likes this series.
  95. TruthHurtsHuh
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    @ CesarV

    This "Cash Shop" is absolutely meaningless, it's very obvious that you haven't even played the game. I'm 60+ hours in the game and there's absolutely no grind, xp and levels come extremely easily.
    Stop you nonsense, because it's just too obvious you are just pathetic hater. I looked at your profile and looks like you gave Red Dead Redemption 2 - 0/10? Basically says it all.
  96. Drysdale
    Dec 4, 2020
    5
    I enjoyed Odyssey more. There was too much traveling in this, the annoying kind, the river crossing are the worst, your long ship is just a glorified horse.

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

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

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

    Recommendation: buy it if it sells for $20, you can kill some time that way.    … Expand
  97. CesarV
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    There's a cash shop in a game that already costs full price. If you pay full price for a game you should be given access to all content.
  98. EL3X
    Dec 4, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the most buggy game I've ever seen. Beginning For some kind of asexual being and then choosing the gender (male), I remained the same creature. I didn't even understand it should be so or not. Open world: boring but beautiful. The only thing you can do is just kiss the other man's and capture villages where sometimes my partners ran to the roosters and did not leave from there. it strained. and sometimes my allies arranged marriage carousels with opponents grappling and spinning around. character: womens leashes and with him They are treated like a woman and he can kiss a man himself. Is the tribal leader a WOMAN? What the **** Ubisoft when the tribal leader was a woman. feminism is already quite ahuel. The clouds are flickering with the **** in this world. boats are spinning in the air, fighting scenes seem to be cool and it seems like only 3 animations for finishing moves. though The ax began to feel. In short, this part is too Bad in terms of everything. There are many bugs, historical lies. And the game is too overpriced. I'd better go back to part 2 or 4 black flag of Assassin's creed ... as a result, solid 3 points… Expand
  99. zacharyandreas
    Dec 4, 2020
    6
    literally everything about this game is average. not worth 60 bones, but a good pickup if its on sale for around 30.
  100. Gaming_Reviews
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    I Found Assassin's Creed series for myself in 2013, before that i barely knew it existed. I knew there was someone running on rooftops in white robe, but that was it. I never cared, until Black Flag came out and that changed everything. Now i have been hardcore fan since 2013, there have been hits and misses, but i almost love all of them. I like Unity mostly for Paris and architecture,I Found Assassin's Creed series for myself in 2013, before that i barely knew it existed. I knew there was someone running on rooftops in white robe, but that was it. I never cared, until Black Flag came out and that changed everything. Now i have been hardcore fan since 2013, there have been hits and misses, but i almost love all of them. I like Unity mostly for Paris and architecture, this time period (1790) also really interests me. Black Flag has amazing big open world, good characters and fun story. All of them have very good soundtracks.
    Valhalla is another hit for me, i like almost everything about this game. Of course it needs some improvements and as far i know, next patch is coming Mid-December. Extremely hyped for DLC.    … Expand
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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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