Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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  1. Mikey235
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Holy **** I didn't expect this game to be so good Ubisoft really surprised me! this game was amazing!
  2. jack675
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    One of the best AC games, beautiful landscapes, good graphics, nice story, interesting characters.
  3. 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.
  4. Ginger666Ninja
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    Никогда не верьте слезам шлюхи и магазину Ubisoft
  5. Fallendragon
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    At least this game works perfectly unlike this Cybertrash 2077 that was promoted as next generation of open world games. AC Valhalla is very good game and using any booster is absolutely optional. You get xp everywhere, there absolutely no need to use them.
  6. High_Hopes__
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft don't listen these haters who whine under every youtube video that Valhalla sucks and "only AC 1 to 3 are good". These people are not your real fans. They don't like Valhalla, Origins, Unity, Syndicate, they don't even like Black Flag. They want something like AC 1 or AC3 that has most basic boring combat with no challenge. They want small cities and generic assassination missions.Ubisoft don't listen these haters who whine under every youtube video that Valhalla sucks and "only AC 1 to 3 are good". These people are not your real fans. They don't like Valhalla, Origins, Unity, Syndicate, they don't even like Black Flag. They want something like AC 1 or AC3 that has most basic boring combat with no challenge. They want small cities and generic assassination missions. Only reason i even started caring about AC series was AC 4. Making AC 4 is literally best decision Ubisoft has ever done. I'm so, so, so glad that this Desmond **** went finally away. Reason most people play these games i going back in time, not some modern day nonsense. I wish these games never had modern day, but it is what it is, thankfully AC games got so much better starting with AC 4. AC 3 was just horrible. Ubisoft, you should only listen to your real fans, not this minority who doesn't even care about anything you have done since 2013. They are almost as annoying as people who whine under every resident evil 4 remake video, that they want code veronica remake more. Resident evil 4 is million times better game, more important game and more popular game. These who whine about code veronica are also just small group of people who don't even care about resident evil 4 at all. It's literally same with thing with AC games. I swear Ubisoft, if you go back to this AC1-AC3 nonsense, i will stop buying your games, i will stop promoting your games to my friends and i will never play any of your games ever again. Listen to your real fans.… Expand
  7. SecretSanta
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Just to counter these fake 0/10 reviews i'm giving it solid 10/10, but this game is actually nice. Not best AC, but way better than Odyssey. I can't believe some people actually think Odyssey is better AC game. Odyssey barely had any AC elements, it had obviously nice elements and i don't hate Odyssey, but it's story was extremely boring and endless grind made it just meh. Also Odyssey'sJust to counter these fake 0/10 reviews i'm giving it solid 10/10, but this game is actually nice. Not best AC, but way better than Odyssey. I can't believe some people actually think Odyssey is better AC game. Odyssey barely had any AC elements, it had obviously nice elements and i don't hate Odyssey, but it's story was extremely boring and endless grind made it just meh. Also Odyssey's world design wasn't that interesting. Valhalla has so much more variety.… Expand
  8. Assassin_Jedi
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Not best Assassin's Creed, but i like how Ubisoft constantly updates it and adds new stuff. Hopefully Far Cry 6 has better launch.
  9. EyesofWrath
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    It struck me as interesting that 7/10 reviews have dozens of downvotes while a one-line 10/10 review has several dozen upvotes pushing it to the top. And given that the reviews labeled 'unhelpful' by corporate shills are uniformly the ones that match my own experience with the game, I've decided to write a substantive review that those treating the game like the second coming of Christ canIt struck me as interesting that 7/10 reviews have dozens of downvotes while a one-line 10/10 review has several dozen upvotes pushing it to the top. And given that the reviews labeled 'unhelpful' by corporate shills are uniformly the ones that match my own experience with the game, I've decided to write a substantive review that those treating the game like the second coming of Christ can band together and downvote to their heart's content. Because to a discerning buyer, that seems to be a tick of approval.

    In brief: if you liked Odyssey, then you'll likely like the skeleton of this game. It feeds from exactly the same trough, in typical Ubisoft fashion, and essentailly makes some small, less significant tweaks to the previous release that change the feeling of the game slightly, but unfortunately not enough to make it feel fresh. If you carry with you a sense of fatigue at the expansive and often-repetitive nature of Odyssey's content, then you might find yourself starting this game with that fatigue hanging over you as I did. To be clear - I loved Odyssey. It was the only AC game released in the last decade that didn't eventually bore me. But it was huge and tiring, there can be no skirting around that fact. So the understanding that you're not playing a fundamentally different game sets in very quickly, and so does the exhaustion that Odyssey eventually gave way to, despite how fun it was.

    Those feelings are more or less identical here - Valhalla is fun, and it's a tweaked version of its predecessor, but it never, ever diverges enough to feel like much other than the exact same formula, and while I find that formula less worn-out than that of, say, the formula of the later 'old-style' AC games like Syndicate or Unity, it's still worn-out nonetheless.

    Ubisoft is up to their old tricks, of course, and Valhalla feels like another step slightly too far down the same road. This is exactly why Syndicate tanked in sales and forced the company to revamp for Origins. But because we're 20-something games deep in the series, whatever minor changes Ubisoft make to their releases hold a far-more-quickly diminishing set of returns for long-time players.

    So while I was, for once, excited for what I thought might be something honestly different, Valhalla has ultimately been the game to convince me that the series has reached its natural end. It simply cannot be iterated anymore. Each new release needs to a wild revamp, because there's just not enough 'new' game here for a 90 dollar release. It's one of two dozen other games that all kind of feel the same, and one of three RPG-style games that already feel like they're being spat out of the Ubisoft-open-world-Build-O-Matic 2000 pipeline.

    Which, y'know, if you're not tired of the other games, might be appealing. I must admit that I like the safe and often mindless gameplay loop of the series, and Valhalla offers a beautiful new setting with some fairly engaging story and gory combat. Combat stamina has been introduced to remove the button-mashing of Odyssey, but the combat controls themselves are pretty clunky and lack the finesse needed to maintain a nice flow. You'll often find yourself getting struck simply because you hit the button one-too-many times. On lesser difficulties this is not so much a problem, but when you're one-shotted because you hit the attack button one single time too many it can be enraging. You can dodge to cancel actions, which gives the combat a welcome learning curve - you can get better in-game by improving as a player - but it isn't enough for the fighting to feel less shallow, and the aged engine struggles to meet the demands of the system they've designed. And honestly, that's a pretty good summation of the whole beast - what little they tried to change only works half as well as you'd hope, and it's very likely because the developers suffered horribly at the hands of company management during production.

    It's devastating to know that you're playing a game that *feels* like it was made by overworked people. The reported crunch is worn on Valhalla's sleeve more clearly than ever in the bugs, the glitches, the slapdash animations, the lack of innovation, and the clunky mechanics. This game was forced out before Christmas and could easily have benefitted from, among other things, months of extra development time. But there's no saving a game made simply to make money by a company infamously cruel to its employees, with the tightest possible development schedule and the slimmest allowable window for innovation. It's a deep scar given context by a knowledge of how the game was produced.

    So why am I here? Because you may find yourself uncertain, or willing to compromise your stated values out of curiosity, or, like me, a long-standing enjoyment of the series. But honestly I don't think this product is worth the money. It's not that different from Odyssey, and all things considered, I honestly don't even think it's 'better'    … Expand
  10. 77core
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Красивая игра Assassin's Creed во всей красе, капюшон вернулся, паркур лучше. Рекомендуемые.
  11. HateDestoryer
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    It's so obvious that tons of these 0/10 are 100% fake. These people haven't even played it. I don't believe for a second that someone actually bought it for 60 dollars/euros, played it 50-60 hours and then comes here to give it 0/10. Hell no. This game is way too good for that and these hate comments like "Ubisoft sucks blah blah blah" and other stereotypical nonsense that these peopleIt's so obvious that tons of these 0/10 are 100% fake. These people haven't even played it. I don't believe for a second that someone actually bought it for 60 dollars/euros, played it 50-60 hours and then comes here to give it 0/10. Hell no. This game is way too good for that and these hate comments like "Ubisoft sucks blah blah blah" and other stereotypical nonsense that these people say, it just proves they don't have this game. Also having Last of Us 2 or Cyberpunk 2077 as 10/10 also proves it. Because these tasteless people are envy that their trash games sucks and are hated on (and for a good reason), while Assassin's Creed Valhalla is doing better than ever. Good game, would recommend!… Expand
  12. Pongkoon
    Nov 11, 2020
    10
    No.1 of Assassin's Creed Games
    Open World same level to compare with TESV: Skyrim and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
    Great Cinematic Game and Great Story Teller
    Most Brutal Blood & Gore perfect match for Vikings Theme

    Still BUGs but no problem, I love this game!

    My English is bad, I'm sorry.
  13. sergjoni
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    Игра достойная. Чувствуется работа над ошибками. По мне это лучший ассасин за долгое время. Внятные диалоги, в Одиси их просто невозможно слушать, будто кто озвучивал и не видел, что он озвучивал. Механика боя напоминает казуальный Sekiro с появлением в игре парирования. Заимствование расследований по типу Ведьмака тоже пошло игре на пользу. Также очень приятно выглядит цвет игры, онИгра достойная. Чувствуется работа над ошибками. По мне это лучший ассасин за долгое время. Внятные диалоги, в Одиси их просто невозможно слушать, будто кто озвучивал и не видел, что он озвучивал. Механика боя напоминает казуальный Sekiro с появлением в игре парирования. Заимствование расследований по типу Ведьмака тоже пошло игре на пользу. Также очень приятно выглядит цвет игры, он теперь приглушенно темный, выглядит более реалистично чем в ярких предшественниках.
    Из минусов можно отметить сюжет, ну не держит он в тонусе, хотя кто играет в ассасин ради сюжета? Тем не менее мне куда интереснее строить свой город, чем искать свою мать/отца.
    Также не очень проработан интеллект защитников при набегах, иногда они просто стоят, а ты их рубишь.
    Мелочи что понравились:
    -Нужно поесть чтоб подлечиться
    -Твой персонаж устает в бою
    - В холодной воде ты мерзнешь
    -Чувствуется что твой персонаж тяжелый (при спрыгивании)    … Expand
  14. bestreviews2020
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Just came here to say, here's my positive review for this amazing game.........
  15. fallofyou
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    This one really deserves all the support from real assassin's creed fans. Very good game.
  16. WhenDustSettles
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and oneThis game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and one of the best of 2020. The end.… Expand
  17. wellwellwell99
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Amazing game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. ifeelsogood
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creed games in long time, about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  19. 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.
  20. tobeignored
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I'm awful reviewer, but i wanna show my support, so to make it short, it's very fun game.
  21. Energylvl200
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Good Assassin's Creed game! Finnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnalyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!
  22. Thstand
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    @ TRIP1

    He TRIP1!
    Go **** YOURSELF!
    This game is perfectly balanced! You get skill points all the time and 2 each time by the way.
    These "microtransactions" mean ABSOLUTELY nothing in this game!
    Nobody forces you to buy them. Just get a life.
  23. WW_1984
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    --------------------------------------------Very Very Very Good----------------------------------------------
  24. Facts_Feelings
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    It's crazy how evil and tasteless some people can be. Ubisoft takes years to make these amazing game and all they get back is some whining losers who give them 0 out of 10. Great game.
  25. Ghhy788
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Absolutely amazing AC game. There's absolutely no grind like in Odyssey, if you actually want to play this game. If you want to play it as sony story simulator, then this game is not for you. Highly recommended to people who actually enjoy playing video games!
  26. AbsoluteTruth
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Seems like certain type of haters are trying to manipulate people with their pathetic lies that this game has more bugs than Cyberpunk 2077. What a joke. Sure, Valhalla is not perfect, but it has less bugs than Witcher 3 at release. It's very much playable all around. And saying that "AC Unity" is buggy is another bs. Unity was fixed by february 2015. I feel like some people still live inSeems like certain type of haters are trying to manipulate people with their pathetic lies that this game has more bugs than Cyberpunk 2077. What a joke. Sure, Valhalla is not perfect, but it has less bugs than Witcher 3 at release. It's very much playable all around. And saying that "AC Unity" is buggy is another bs. Unity was fixed by february 2015. I feel like some people still live in past or something. But for example Cyberpunk was not only half delivered and misses tons of promised content, but it's so broken and buggy, has 2001 NPC's and driving and they still haven't fixed it. So my bottom lines is that anyone who tries to tell that Valhalla is extremely buggy/unplayable and in worse state than Cyberpunk 2077, is simply pathetic hater who is spreading lies and nothing else.… Expand
  27. Ge3z
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    Are you a fan of AC franchise since 2007 or at least before RPG reboot happened? This is the right game for you. Valhalla is a perfect merge between the old and the new. Valhalla is focused on storytelling and respects AC lore perfectly. You can activate guaranteed assassination to kill any enemy with blade and you don't have to worry about leveling up stats to be effective assassin. MapAre you a fan of AC franchise since 2007 or at least before RPG reboot happened? This is the right game for you. Valhalla is a perfect merge between the old and the new. Valhalla is focused on storytelling and respects AC lore perfectly. You can activate guaranteed assassination to kill any enemy with blade and you don't have to worry about leveling up stats to be effective assassin. Map is not level gated. The game is not filled with copy&paste quests that require you to travel to the other side of the map. Side quests actually vary and are more creative. Combat is more engaging than in Odyssey. Parkour finally requires a bit of thought. Basically this game is what Odyssey failed to be and Origins tried to be. Stealth mechanics returned and some new ones have been added like sliding on ground that you can perform to quickly escape and hide again. Ubisoft has put effort into story cutscenes and more is happening on screen. This is almost pefect AC. Only missing big cities to perform smooth parkour :)… Expand
  28. DeusExCritica
    Jul 21, 2021
    8
    Probably the best of the "modern" AC games.

    Story & Writing: The story, both in and out of the Animus makes sense again, with clear motives for all the characters involved. The writing is interesting, consice, and manages to create intrigue throughout the playtime without ever beoming absurd, like it did with Odyssey. That being said, some of the plot twists were... less than    Probably the best of the "modern" AC games.

    Story & Writing:
    The story, both in and out of the Animus makes sense again, with clear motives for all the characters involved. The writing is interesting, consice, and manages to create intrigue throughout the playtime without ever beoming absurd, like it did with Odyssey. That being said, some of the plot twists were... less than surprising. The dialogues felt natural, and the voice acting, especially that of male Eyvor was on point. Most importantly however, for the first time since AC Black Flag, Valhalla managed to make me feel connected to the characters in the game. Eyvor, as well as those around him, felt like real people, with real desires, fears, and ideologies.
    The somewhat unorthodox structure of the story, being essentially split into small, unrelated chapters, that eventually tie up to the main plot, may be a turn-off for some, but for me, it helped keep the story on-point and unbloated.
    Finally, it needs to be mentioned that Assassins and Templars are a thing again. Both organizations have finally reached their recognizable forms in the Animus timeline, thus helping Valhalla feel like an actual Assassin's Creed game.

    Gameplay:
    The most striking thing about the gameplay in Valhalla, is that it's no longer a looter game. Instead of being drowned in loot with only incremental differences in stats, the loot is now way more rare, and therefore way more valuable.
    Actual stealth has made a return, enabling you to feel like an Assassin again, with sneaking on rooftops, blending into crowds, and strategically avoiding guards being a big part of the gameplay.
    Combat has been toned down to a degree, doing away with some of the trademarks of the "modern era AC" combat, like elemental effects on weapons and armor. While it may seem like a negative to some, as far as I'm concerned, it helped keep the game grounded and more realistic.
    Sidequests have been essentially replaced by "mysteries", short (about 10 min long) quests that don't even get marked in the quest log. This was a huge improvement, as one of AC's major problems were the overly long and yet overly similar sidequests that 99% of the time amounted to "go there and kill X number of bad guys". This shorter format allows for more experimentation, and it doesn't feel like it's ever pulling you away from the main plot.

    Graphics:
    Easily the best looking AC game so far. While some assets have indeed been re-used from Odyssey, it's not to an overwhelming degree.

    Performance:
    Maintained above 60 FPS for most of the game, with very few noticable drops, however there were plenty of crashes. Valhalla actually crashed more times for me than Cyberpunk 2077 did, and that really says something.

    Overall:
    I may be a bit biased since I'm a Vikings nerd, and medieval England is a setting that I've always adored, but Valhalla is an absolute gem in my eyes. A solid return to form gameplay-wise, while maintaining the good parts of Origins and Odyssey, combined with a great story, and even better presentation.    … Expand
  29. Marr08
    Jan 21, 2022
    10
    Before this game, AC Odyssey was my favourite open world adventure. Overall Valhalla is a better game although I miss Kassandra (nice to have her visiting in the crossover story), mount combat, the ship, and the clear gear perks. It sounds like a lot but there is so much else to enjoy in Valhalla and I hope that the negative reviews are not stopping people to try it since it is so cheap toBefore this game, AC Odyssey was my favourite open world adventure. Overall Valhalla is a better game although I miss Kassandra (nice to have her visiting in the crossover story), mount combat, the ship, and the clear gear perks. It sounds like a lot but there is so much else to enjoy in Valhalla and I hope that the negative reviews are not stopping people to try it since it is so cheap to do that with a U+ subscription. 250 hrs and I still enjoy to visit the world and check another world event almost everyday. Reda could have more diverse quests to make the Opal earning more fun.… Expand
  30. Renaigse
    Aug 23, 2021
    8
    Вот каждый раз с выходом нового атсасина все говорят мол, конвеер, та же самая игра но просто в другой обертке и т.п. Но как бы не так лол, вальгалла на 2 головы выше одиссеи по всем параметрам, кроме разве что арт дизайна и архитектуры, и то, это из-за того, что с красотами Древней Греции средневековой Англии соперничать в принципе невозможно. Убрали конечно будет слишком грубо сказано,Вот каждый раз с выходом нового атсасина все говорят мол, конвеер, та же самая игра но просто в другой обертке и т.п. Но как бы не так лол, вальгалла на 2 головы выше одиссеи по всем параметрам, кроме разве что арт дизайна и архитектуры, и то, это из-за того, что с красотами Древней Греции средневековой Англии соперничать в принципе невозможно. Убрали конечно будет слишком грубо сказано, но очень смягчили так называемый гринд wall , теперь не надо как в одиссей и уж тем более как в ориджинс дрочить 10 сайдов дабы было возможно дальше продвинуться по сюжетке за что спс кнш. Крайне снизили всевозможный лут за что тоже спасибо, ибо бесило после каждого боя в одиссей менять себе оружие и сет с чуть большими статками. Сюжет не сказать что стал лучше, такое же пресное уг, но все же есть интересные моменты, мне зашло куда больше предыдущих 2 частей уж точно. На удивление добротная игра крч… Expand
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#42 Best PC Game of 2020
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Metascore
82

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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