Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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