Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 3315 Ratings

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  1. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    this game sucks.
  2. Normisguy32
    Sep 2, 2023
    8
    some players may feel that the game occasionally suffers from some technical issues and bugs. Nevertheless, Assassin's Creed Valhalla still provides an in-depth experience that allows you to explore the history of the Vikings and their role in Anglo-Saxon Britain. If you're a fan of the series or interested in historical adventures, this game is definitely worth checking out.
  3. TIMIDESTONE699
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    This game was a letdown TBH, so much hype yet it failed to match my expectations, I stopped playing the game roughly 6 hours into it, things became repetitive too quickly and boring and buggy experience, and there was literally no parkour. But ig there is more to the story later down the line but for me it's an okish game that's it.
  4. Silent-Heal
    Aug 30, 2023
    8
    This is actually a historical value, this part, very interesting and real stories and dialogues, combat (corrected evasion and others unlike Odyssey), characters, weapons (especially the chain), skills. But stretched, yes. A game for one time. And the graphics are hacky in places. Protractedness, monotony and hack-work has already become their law, along with the topic of genderThis is actually a historical value, this part, very interesting and real stories and dialogues, combat (corrected evasion and others unlike Odyssey), characters, weapons (especially the chain), skills. But stretched, yes. A game for one time. And the graphics are hacky in places. Protractedness, monotony and hack-work has already become their law, along with the topic of gender "innovations".
    I'm tired of Ubisoft because of their stupidity and I'm not waiting for a new game.    … Expand
  5. PenetratorGod
    Aug 30, 2023
    7
    If its open world wasn't so repetitive and full of boring interactions, I could see it as a successful game. It's not so bad that it can't be played, but it's not a good game because it's made with the logic of classic Ubisoft games. Also, these games have evolved from being historical games to being too fantastical and that's not good.
  6. Aryann
    Aug 22, 2023
    5
    Valhalla is fun most of the time. Raids, missions, combat feel right. Stealth doesn't and this mechanic doesn't work. I really dislike homo propaganda. It makes me sad taht even in my leisure time I'm attakced by unpleasent ideology.
  7. apokalipto
    Aug 21, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  8. Imaizumi
    Aug 21, 2023
    7
    I'd rate Assassin's Creed Valhalla a solid 7/10. The game stands out with its intriguing dual-setting approach, transitioning from the cold expanse of Norway to the warm summer landscapes of England. However, the game's size becomes a hindrance, resulting in both the main story and side stories feeling as insignificant as you towards the person you like.

    Unfortunately, the character    I'd rate Assassin's Creed Valhalla a solid 7/10. The game stands out with its intriguing dual-setting approach, transitioning from the cold expanse of Norway to the warm summer landscapes of England. However, the game's size becomes a hindrance, resulting in both the main story and side stories feeling as insignificant as you towards the person you like.

    Unfortunately, the character development falls flat, leaving many of the characters feeling like they were written by a 5 year old child. Despite these shortcomings, Assassin's Creed Valhalla maintains its appeal through its unique settings and gameplay elements.    … Expand
  9. M4R71N
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Miles better than Odyssey in terms of story-telling and characters. An enjoyable experience even though it gets repetitive.
  10. Emilio200
    Aug 17, 2023
    9
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  11. Accrater
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    one of worst optimized games sutters and hitches framegraph shows constsnt spikes
  12. Wiezzel
    Aug 11, 2023
    1
    I wanted to try with the free trial, long time fan of AC franchise.
    Did not play Od as it was similar to Origins ( which I enjoyed but it is not an assassin game anymore)
    Tho the reason why this game has 1 rating. Is that they still do not have the unbelievable common sense to allow SKIP Cinematic. How despicable. This game also keeps restarting instantly when you save settings    I wanted to try with the free trial, long time fan of AC franchise.
    Did not play Od as it was similar to Origins ( which I enjoyed but it is not an assassin game anymore)

    Tho the reason why this game has 1 rating.
    Is that they still do not have the unbelievable common sense to allow SKIP Cinematic. How despicable.

    This game also keeps restarting instantly when you save settings without asking. So it repeats every time you adjust ( 6 times last 20 min and still intro scene.)
    There is no real way to make this game look good beside on high otherwise it all looks kind of blurry and disturbing in a odd way, changing monitor did not work. ( HDR)
    I just cannot believe this trash. SItting in front of something I could not care less for 20 min already and I am just walking and nothing else.
    This is beyond stupidity I do not get it.
    If you dont care for story like most do and just want to play a viking game, then you are F and do not buy.
    THis game has over 3 hours of unskippable garbage.    … Expand
  13. turgaysenturk
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    It was fun overall. Gameplay was good, graphics were impressing. Also, Eivor was a good character and his story was fun to play. All the quests had a common purpose and this connected the story well in spite of the big map of the game. Final was unexpected for me and I was happy at the end.
    After completing the base game, playing the DLCs of Assassin's Creed Valhalla hasn't been very    It was fun overall. Gameplay was good, graphics were impressing. Also, Eivor was a good character and his story was fun to play. All the quests had a common purpose and this connected the story well in spite of the big map of the game. Final was unexpected for me and I was happy at the end.
    After completing the base game, playing the DLCs of Assassin's Creed Valhalla hasn't been very exciting for me. The base game didn't provide a proper conclusion to our main character's story, and I was looking forward to wrapping it up. However, the current gameplay isn't really holding my interest.    … Expand
  14. ElAtismo
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    Very average Witcher and Dark Souls wannabe. It can hardly be called AC, considering the main gameplay loop is focused on frustrating boss fights and open combat, alongside raiding and pillaging to build your own setllement. While the game has some interesting ideas, it focuses too much on what is considered popular in the media and RPG genre: fantasy elements, because Witcher 3 had themVery average Witcher and Dark Souls wannabe. It can hardly be called AC, considering the main gameplay loop is focused on frustrating boss fights and open combat, alongside raiding and pillaging to build your own setllement. While the game has some interesting ideas, it focuses too much on what is considered popular in the media and RPG genre: fantasy elements, because Witcher 3 had them and tons of boss fights alongside a large focus on combat, because Dark Souls had it. Which is a shame, because i can see a good game beneath it all, but a lot of the games elements are half baked, sometimes systems in place don't work properly, mostly stealth and climbing: You will find Eivor getting detected through walls or by enemies far beyond range of sight, parkour is frustrating; most of the time Eivor will jump down or go to a wrong place, ignoring player input.
    Game looks and sounds beautiful, it's the best part of the entire experience, alongside exploration. Maybe if the game focused on what made the AC franchise great and tried to improve its original parts, instead of focusing on whats popular, the game could have been good, great even. But as it stands, Valhalla overstays its welcome by beign a 300h+ game to fully complete, filled with content and systems that are not compelling enough to justify this sort of game time.    … Expand
  15. Dartza
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    This game offers a huge amount of content, arguably, too much. If you either don't care or find the story missions and setting interesting, this could be a great sandbox experience for you to put in potentially hundreds of hours in. If you, like me, found the story and quests boring and uninspired, you will be dreading having to put another few dozen hours into just completing the story.This game offers a huge amount of content, arguably, too much. If you either don't care or find the story missions and setting interesting, this could be a great sandbox experience for you to put in potentially hundreds of hours in. If you, like me, found the story and quests boring and uninspired, you will be dreading having to put another few dozen hours into just completing the story. Some of the best story missions are in optional side quests, and while the implications of these story moments are interesting, it seems that it will only end up mattering in future entries.… Expand
  16. WinkyTy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How could anyone like this ****
    Bad written dialogues and story:
    *bad guy kills mc’s mom and dad*
    @
    16 pr something years later:
    - hey, remember he killed your dad and mom?
    - oh yes, I do he will suffer.
    @
    - hey, have I told you he killed my dad and mom?
    - oh no, he will pay for this

    Not talking about absolutely poor and unexciting gameplay. Thx PSN+, I didn’t have to pay for this    … Expand
  17. tonaudio
    Jul 17, 2023
    9
    Great story! Great Journey! In the end of The Last Chapter, I about to cry when Eivor and Odin talk together!
  18. quydtran2310
    Jul 16, 2023
    9
    I was actually blown away by this game. For such a vast world, there's so much to do. Story is amazing, characters are solid, voice acting is top notch - easily one of the best Assassin's Creed game and one of the best games I've ever played. The only thing I didn't like about it is the modern day story lol, would have been a perfect 10/10 game if we could just get rid of the modern dayI was actually blown away by this game. For such a vast world, there's so much to do. Story is amazing, characters are solid, voice acting is top notch - easily one of the best Assassin's Creed game and one of the best games I've ever played. The only thing I didn't like about it is the modern day story lol, would have been a perfect 10/10 game if we could just get rid of the modern day stuff. Oh, and the Cairns. The f**king cairns. HATE THEM. But the game is still great… Expand
  19. eliahna
    Jul 16, 2023
    1
    This could have been a true classic, but the combat is just horrible, even if you lower it to Saga so you can just play through the campaign it makes you fight incredibly boring, long winded, badly timed boss fights that are so painful I end up just exiting the game after a few minutes.

    And the walking / riding cut scenes where you are made to press W on your keyboard for 2 minutes    This could have been a true classic, but the combat is just horrible, even if you lower it to Saga so you can just play through the campaign it makes you fight incredibly boring, long winded, badly timed boss fights that are so painful I end up just exiting the game after a few minutes.

    And the walking / riding cut scenes where you are made to press W on your keyboard for 2 minutes while you listen to some inane chatter to progress the story are an awful game mechanic, please stop it.    … Expand
  20. CypiBoii
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    By far the worst entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise. Yes Vikings are pretty cool, but when the story is bland and world feels empty. That's not something for me.
  21. Midyen
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Based on the gameplay, graphics, sound, content, and originality of the game, I will give it a rating of 1.
  22. Dullakhan
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a fun viking game but a weak/middling assassin's creed game since a lot of the features prioritise open combat over stealth, taking the Assassin's Creed name off of Valhalla is a surefire way to get more enjoyment out of the game
  23. SilverOrlov
    Jun 12, 2023
    6
    When I went through the Origins and the Odyssey, I did not complain that this is "no longer the same assassin as it was", although it is so. I simply enjoyed exploring the beautiful and vast worlds of ancient Egypt and Greece. Well, plus / minus the stories were not bad, albeit they were simple. Even in these games there was a fairly convenient game-play.
    And now we have Valhalla...    When I went through the Origins and the Odyssey, I did not complain that this is "no longer the same assassin as it was", although it is so. I simply enjoyed exploring the beautiful and vast worlds of ancient Egypt and Greece. Well, plus / minus the stories were not bad, albeit they were simple. Even in these games there was a fairly convenient game-play.
    And now we have Valhalla... beautiful graphics? Yes, there is, but it's already 2023, so it should already be just norm. Music? Yes, it's just yes. Story? It is on about the same level as the previous ones, but a little more interesting. There are also a lot of side quests, but almost all of them are five minutes long.
    Now about what I didn’t like, and what made me quit the game, after a certain point:
    A lot of small bugs... ugly and uneven animations... disastrously stupid AI of enemies... Catastrophically disgusting and hacky DLCs... transformation of authenticity into a donation dump of hundreds of tasteless and unnecessary items for the Vikings era... constant changes by the company of various interesting things which were found in the game by the players (as soon as something appears on YouTube, it is deleted by the company).
    But the strongest rejection for me personally was the combination of the terrible appearance of the map and the stub of the "scanning eye" with the fact that these maps are simply incredibly huge. I suddenly realized that I didn't want to explore this World IN THIS way. I don't want to spend SO much time on this using a very unpleasant scanner tool that worked fine before in Origins and Odyssey.
    For me personally, they killed the franchise with their Valhalla game. Rest in peace Assassin's Creed.    … Expand
  24. CommanderIW
    Jun 10, 2023
    9
    Ich gebe 8, Hauptstory sehr gut, aber die nebenquests sind so naja. Und das System mit dem Farmen finde ich ganz nice
  25. NonoCat
    Jun 10, 2023
    7
    TLDR :
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 10 Music&Sound: 9 Story: 1 Total: 7+ Overall a fun game, with beautiful gameplay and really good graphics if it was not for one HUGE problem: the story is PURE WOKE. I really appreciate the idea of treating the story of viking invasion of England, but all the elements which were added together with it have absolutely no logical tie with history, to    TLDR :
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 10
    Music&Sound: 9
    Story: 1

    Total: 7+

    Overall a fun game, with beautiful gameplay and really good graphics if it was not for one HUGE problem: the story is PURE WOKE.

    I really appreciate the idea of treating the story of viking invasion of England, but all the elements which were added together with it have absolutely no logical tie with history, to the point of sometimes being ridicolous: let's start from the first problem: the idea of pairing Normans with Assassin Creed's narrative -thereby being anti-templar and anti-christianism- is so against historical truth to the point of ludicrousness.

    Viking's original religion was in no way a bad copy of the Mujaheeddins, in fact the whole idea that vikings believed that they were fighting to be the best warriors in order to ascend to the Walls of Allah (Wall-Allah or Valhalla) has no logical tie with history : pre-christian Scandinavians believed that fire was the spirit of divine and by the time that they were invading England, the Norwegians had become the Normans thanks to French influence, hence adopted Christianism as their religion and latin as their tongue. I would expect that from a French software house this would be a very much known things, but as it seems wether France has forgotten its history or no-one inside this company is effectively French.

    The only vikings who did believe in Valhalla were those enslaved by saracinians and working for them as pirates in the mediterranean.

    Had one read even the most vague book of history, he would know that one of the greatest kings of the Norman-English kingdom in fact later on led the crusades PRECISELY WITH THE TEMPLARS, his name was Richard the Lionheart.

    So the entire script behind this game looks like an attempt from really non-french and non-european people to cancel European culture.

    The reasons why I am awarding this a 7, still, are purely in order to award the visible effort of non-politicised developers who worked hard to bring very good graphics, music and a very solid and fun gameplay, otherwise the storyline itself could be simply thrown in the trash like the entire Assassin Creed saga.

    Please bring back REALLY French narrative and not this protestant/woke/leftist/nazi-like ridicolous stuff in Ubisoft. Thank you.    … Expand
  26. res0nancer
    Jun 5, 2023
    5
    Финальная часть трилогии после которой я надеюсь последует серия из чего-то нового (или даже старого) в серии, т.к. новый геймплей и в принципе вектор, который был выбран студией абсолютно отторгает. Единственное, что было приятно - пейзажи и атмосфера порожденная сеттингом.Финальная часть трилогии после которой я надеюсь последует серия из чего-то нового (или даже старого) в серии, т.к. новый геймплей и в принципе вектор, который был выбран студией абсолютно отторгает. Единственное, что было приятно - пейзажи и атмосфера порожденная сеттингом.
  27. Finito
    Jun 4, 2023
    3
    Was buggy at release and its still buggy more than 2 years after release. Trash triple A developer who releases full price unfinished products and uses it's player base as beta testers.
  28. The_laggy_one
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    pros: beautiful game if you play it at ultra-high settings
    the gameplay is fun and easy to understand
    awesome game
    cons: impossible to play assassin's creed odyssey now
    PS4 version looks garbage

    takes wayyy too long to finish and the ending is not worth it.
  29. infraRecon
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Now Ubisoft, you have to deal with me.
    Before I go on to rate this I will explain the background I come from so you can understand.
    For a Long time, I have been an AC fan, my First AC game was in fact AC1 on the PS3, It was also the first game I paid for after saving a lot of my parents' lunch money. I spent and enjoyed my time in that game so much. At the time I never knew there was a    Now Ubisoft, you have to deal with me.
    Before I go on to rate this I will explain the background I come from so you can understand.
    For a Long time, I have been an AC fan, my First AC game was in fact AC1 on the PS3, It was also the first game I paid for after saving a lot of my parents' lunch money. I spent and enjoyed my time in that game so much. At the time I never knew there was a sequel, so seeing the box for the first time had me surprised and gitty. So I saved and bought that one too and AC II blew my perspective of games out of my mind. So years went on, I Played AC Brotherhood and Revelations, Waited for ACIII and was also amazed by it. AC Black Flag wasn't bad too and then came AC UNITY, and the Last AC Game I played, Syndicate.

    Then something changed, something I've been noticing ever since Unity, The Helix Credits the weirdly marketed content, well that didn't matter because a New AC game was coming out. To my surprise, It wasn't an AC game at all. It was some RPG, Damage based game with soft stealth...This is where my Disolvement of this franchise began and it continued for more than Half a Decade. AC in my Eyes was truly dead.

    But why am I playing Valhalla then, I like it don't I, oh yes I do. No, I hate this game right down to its core. Let me tell you why?

    -Stealth mechanics are some really basic implementations complemented by rubbish-looking animations.
    -Poorly Reused assets, I understand that reusing assets is a normal thing in the game industry but Ubisoft literally used pretty much every asset they made over the 5 years and used it right in front of your face. Literally, the first female character you meet uses assets from Odyssey.
    -Poor Combat Mechanics, The combat is a hack and slash with glorified finishers. It feels like a High budget mobile game.
    -Animation Feedback, I don't know who did the animations but it all feels so generic there is nothing that feels high quality anymore.
    -Character, Eivor is a boring character with a cheap past to make him/her important.
    -Boring level Design, Are We still claiming things to see things? Damn. It's understandable that you want the player out there in the world but who cares if there aren't interesting things to do?

    AC Valhalla uses every trend, marketability, lazy development trend, and modern gaming feature in existence to make sure that it makes money.
    And funny enough people like this. I get it people like content, but is quantity really good as quality?
    Personally no that's why I've waited for so long.

    So if every single thing about this game is designed so cheaply, why am I playing it, why are other people playing it?

    For me at least I am playing it so I get to see where the franchise is and what exactly not to do If I ever Work for Ubisoft or make a game myself.

    For other people, it may seem normal for Assassin's Creed to be like this as it made it easier for them to play. Sadly for veterans like me, we are not so fooled.

    Anyway, I am going to rate this what it feels like after playing a bit of it.
    If I ever finish this game I will update but after playing I guess over 10 hours it feels like a 5/10. This is not an AC game. It is half of something like it was made in such a rush.

    I'm going to be here a while...Oh did I mention this game also tried to destroy my PC by running in unlocked mode and in 4K on start-up, I mean geez Ubisoft, It's bad enough that this game sucks, now you want to suddenly test my PC's hardware on 100% Utilization across the board.

    Definitely don't do that again.    … Expand
  30. levicecat
    May 30, 2023
    0
    Говноеды продающие то что должно быть в игре изначально за бабки. Не покупайте их игры, это ужасно.
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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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