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
  31. Don_Pasqual
    Feb 14, 2021
    9
    The story gets better and better! And every character from every story arc really is memorable and great
  32. GHF687
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Easily best version of this game is PC version, but Xbox Series X version is also very good. Nice game.
  33. Yaj78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020 and overall one of the best AC games ever made. If you have ever cared about this series i would strongly recommend trying this.
  34. tr-uth
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing..................................................................................................
  35. lifeanddeath
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    graphics - 9.5
    story - 8.4
    world - 9.6
    characters - 9
    Music / sound - 9.4
  36. Jack387
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    This is how you design maps, THIS!, not this mess that Odyssey was. Odyssey had some nice elements. but overall Valhalla beats it in every way.
  37. killingtime
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    There's a lot of room for improvements and i bet Cyberpunk comes out before all these can be applied, but i think they will support this game for long time into 2021, so it's all good. So far impressions are very positive.
  38. FinXGaming
    Dec 20, 2020
    9
    I bought this game to skip time til Cyberpunk 2077 would arrive, now i can say that AC Walhalla is much better then Cyberpunk and im happy to play it
  39. MILIK
    May 23, 2021
    9
    This game has awesome county,graphics and good gameplay but what is problem is story. Stohy has some awesome moments but there is some awesome moments and after that 5-10 hours nothing, only small stories about kingcdoms
  40. Axott
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just my opinion. Your gameplay experience may be totally different.
    Contains spoilers!!!
    I have played the game for 136 hours and have a 384 skill level.
    The first 40 hours of gameplay were captivating and engrossing.
    At 60 hours it became monotonous.
    At 80 hours it was boring.
    I didn’t waste time looting during the last two story arcs as I had already upgraded my gear to mythical.
    When I had control of Basim (“I did it because of my family”) during the last Animus scene I just re-entered the Animus without interacting with any of the environment…I just wanted to end the game. We all know the “tree” has many stories to tell.
    A lot of game resources could have been used to improve the core game if they omitted the immersion breaking Animus (current day) gameplay and data nodes.
    Once you finish the “end game” you see a pop up stating something to the fact “you have more secrets to discover and more lands to explore.” My reply is I finished the game and regret buying the season pass. I probably won’t play any of the expansions or DLCs as it adds nothing to the end game nor do I have any incentive to replay the game.
    Here are somethings I learned during my gameplay experience:
    I used the raven only a dozen times. Totally useless in the game.
    Most of your combat interactions will be melee so build around that.
    Assassination is an afterthought in this game.
    I upgraded the settlement to just below level 6…only to realize that the only buildings needed were the Hidden Ones Bureau for the Hidden Ones questlines and the cartographer. You spend very little time in your settlement anyway.
    • Stable not needed…available in most towns and cities.
    • Trader not needed…available in most towns and cities.
    • Seers hut not needed unless you want to do the side quests. You only get 10 skill points for completing both parts of the quest. You have to collect 30 “tears” for each part of the quest and you have a chance to kill a level 400 legendary animal. Entire side quests have no effect on the end game.
    • Fishing hut not needed unless you want to waste time on broken quests.
    • Hunting lodge not needed unless you want to waste time on broken quests.
    • Shipyard not needed unless you want to change the appearance of your longboat which you don’t spend that much time on. No other longboat upgrades available.
    • Tattoo shop not needed unless you want to constantly change the limited available tattoos and hair styles.
    • Barracks not needed unless you want to recruit other players Jomsvikings. Has no effect on monastery raids. Go into a monastery with Eivor, kill everyone and then use your horn to call your raiders as you need them to open up the doors and raid chests.
    • Museum not needed. Only gives you cosmetic items for your settlement.
    • Reda is worthless as you need a large amount of opals to buy his junk.
    • All other outbuildings not needed unless you want feast buffs. I only used the longhouse feast buff once as I didn’t see any real benefit of the buffs during gameplay.
    Data nodes are useless. Just immersion breaking parkour puzzles that have nothing to do with the endgame. I did the first three data nodes and passed on the others.
    Chasing flying books only to be rewarded with a random tattoo. I did three and passed on the rest of them.
    The overabundance of “blocked” doors which have a chest with a miniscule amount of basic crafting materials and silver. Not worth the effort to solve the puzzles.
    The berserker quest is useless. When you finish the quest you get to recruit the berserker and not the bear. The bear dies from old age at the end of the quest.
    De-synchronized because I killed three civilians who happen to be in the middle of a quest/combat area.
    The convoluted skill tree. Just a disaster. Granted you can respect at no cost, but it is a waste of time to respect from bear to raven to wolf as the scenario changes. It doesn’t make a difference near end game as you have the skill points for all three skill trees.
    Yggdrasil story arc is boring and immersion breaking.
    Most of the countryside is lifeless.
    Would have been nice to have the ability to kill Basim by midgame and also the option to let Sigurd die in Fulke’s dungeon.
    I won’t comment on the game breaking bugs as that is another topic in itself.
    I have learned my lesson to not buy pre-order game bundles. I’ll just save my cash and wait awhile after a game is released to purchase it.    … Expand
  41. Iwillneverdie
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Just like with any other game, PC version is best version of AC Valhalla as well. Great game.
  42. FreeSpeech
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Sure it had some bugs and still has some bugs here and there, but overall it was working game from day 1, unlike cyberpunk 2077. I have played Valhalla over 100 hours and half of it might be just walking around and enjoying scenery, this game is really beautiful, but story is also million times better than Odyssey or Origins.
  43. KIner17
    Sep 1, 2021
    8
    The game from the last assassin has become much better than the last one, half of the grind is gone it's very good, the gameplay has become better especially the battle
  44. yesyessyes
    May 20, 2021
    10
    Makes me happy to see that Ubisoft is taking rights steps with AC series, hopefully same happens with Watch Dogs.
  45. loserswinners
    Jun 2, 2021
    10
    Not great, not terrible! At least it's more fun than Origins. All hopes are on Paris DLC now!
  46. ineverlie
    Jun 6, 2021
    10
    What a great game! I bought it at full price and i regret nothing! Buy it if you have a chance or download to try it out first, because it's really good game. Worth trying and if you like it, buy it to support greatest developer of all time Ubisoft! CDprojectred is a big joke compared to superior Ubisoft! : )
  47. Iknowgamesmore
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    ghost of tsushima is absolutely nothing with it's awful (unplayable) camera positioning and extremely boring story. Valhalla took things to new level and Ubisoft truly showed how you should make great open world games. Highly recommending this great game, if you actually have any taste in art of video games!
  48. Sikoko
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Only issue is there are sometimes frame drop
    My second assassins creed, what an awsome experience overall
  49. AModernMyth
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    AC Valhalla might not be the best AC game, but it's still one of the better ones. Even without DLC's there's so much content and exploration and while obviously not everything hits the mark (as that's common with huge open world games), lots of it does. Both Norway and England are designed wonderfully and have nice difference between them. Norway is snowy, huge mountains, ice cold water.AC Valhalla might not be the best AC game, but it's still one of the better ones. Even without DLC's there's so much content and exploration and while obviously not everything hits the mark (as that's common with huge open world games), lots of it does. Both Norway and England are designed wonderfully and have nice difference between them. Norway is snowy, huge mountains, ice cold water. England is more like summer, beautiful locations. Not best graphics i have ever seen, but still very good. Story wasn't the strongest, but there many fun missions and open world makes up for, what story is lacking. Would recommend, if you like this series, especially Black Flag and even Unity.… Expand
  50. LogicFirst
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Why are these elden ring losers coming here, just to dislike the game, they never even cared for?? AC was NEVER meant to be like souls games. Do you guys have too low IQ to understand that? It's ridiculous how some of these souls fanboys act like, now, for whatever reason, every game needs to have extremely difficult combat like elden ring?? what? AC is completely different game series andWhy are these elden ring losers coming here, just to dislike the game, they never even cared for?? AC was NEVER meant to be like souls games. Do you guys have too low IQ to understand that? It's ridiculous how some of these souls fanboys act like, now, for whatever reason, every game needs to have extremely difficult combat like elden ring?? what? AC is completely different game series and way deeper and more meaningful than any souls games has ever been. If you don't like it, go play something else. Nobody is forcing anyone to play AC games. But don't expect them to change, just cause you don't like it. These games are not made for you. These games are made for AC series fans and they like those games, is it too difficult concept for you? It would be same, if i would come to souls game page and start complaining, that these games should be more like AC, but i'm not doing that, because i'm not low IQ loser like some of these elden ring fanboys. There can be and should be different kind of games, that have different combat style. That's normal and always has been normal. This idea that every game needs to turn into elden ring now, is just some delusion made up by some elden ring fanboys. This will never happen and this should not happen. Hopefully Ubisoft shows just middle fingers to you all, because that's what these kinds of people deserve.… Expand
  51. stereosound
    Oct 6, 2022
    9
    I never liked these older games (ac1 till ac3), they are just boring and very outdated compared to stuff like Unity or Black Flag. Of course AC1 is important for this series to exist, but overall it's not a game i would play again. Just like with Uncharted 1, most Uncharted fans don't like it, same with AC. Assassin's Creed actually got good starting with Black Flag, everything before itI never liked these older games (ac1 till ac3), they are just boring and very outdated compared to stuff like Unity or Black Flag. Of course AC1 is important for this series to exist, but overall it's not a game i would play again. Just like with Uncharted 1, most Uncharted fans don't like it, same with AC. Assassin's Creed actually got good starting with Black Flag, everything before it had this nonsense Desmond modern day stuff and awful mission structure. Black Flag and Unity made stuff way better. Valhalla is decent, but lacks lots of stuff that made Unity and Black Flag great. Ironically some people think that Mirage will be like AC1, while it will clearly be more like Unity. I guess nostalgic people have forgotten how outdated combat and parkour was in these earlier games. Unity was huge leap forward in terms of graphics, parkour and combat and that's the game Mirage takes inspiration from. Sure it has similar outfits, like in AC1, but there will be obviously countless of different outfits and outfit colors just like in Unity. But basically, i would say if you are bored, Valhalla is worth playing, but there are better AC games out there and hopefully Mirage brings back golden age.… Expand
  52. fixthisgame
    May 1, 2021
    9
    Graphics - good, music - amazing, open world - good enough, Quests - fun enough
  53. FinnTheWolft
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I can spend hours playing without getting bored and without a doubt a great game
  54. sunstorm76
    Nov 19, 2020
    7
    I do not often comment on metacritic mostly because I’m happy with a game and just give the rating. . I’m not even close to the end but I tried a lot with this game and I played all AC’s so far. Not only did I play them, I finished them 100% which means collecting every feather or treasure out there. Yeah I’m a huge fan of the series. I got them both digital and as console version, justI do not often comment on metacritic mostly because I’m happy with a game and just give the rating. . I’m not even close to the end but I tried a lot with this game and I played all AC’s so far. Not only did I play them, I finished them 100% which means collecting every feather or treasure out there. Yeah I’m a huge fan of the series. I got them both digital and as console version, just to have something for my nerd shelf. So with this context given to you: I know all games in and out. I played it on pc.

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

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

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

    CONS:
    - Combat System: as said above: I hate it. Even with 2x 2H weapons or other combinations (Dagger with shield, other weapon etc. pp) it feels clunky as hell. Not even near Odyssey and Origins I’m sorry. It’s way more boring. Slow. Clunky. Just not fun.
    - Slow fighting animations: the stomp f.e. takes forever and looks odd – and during that time you’re still vulnerable. Which is not a problem on normal but it’s annoying on the highest difficulty setting. Most animations are out of round. The look and feel is just bad!
    - Lack of Loot: yeah this is a big deal for me also. I know a lot of fans didn’t like the Diablo 3 loot system but I loved it. I love to play around with different sets and weapons and also the customization options which leads to:
    - Lack of Customization: there’s none. You either like your fav stats-set also visually or you’re screwed. In Odyssey you could manage your looks which I loved as RPG fan.
    - Lack of sorting items: yeah not possible you have to scroll and scroll and scroll through all tattoos….hair styles, ship skins etc. pp. it’s not good here
    - Arrows: different arrow types why? Hunter Bow’s quiver is limited and you cannot craft your own arrowas anymore – why??
    - Talent system: really Ubisoft? One of the worst “progression” systems I’ve ever seen in any videogame! You don’t know what 2.5 Headshot means – ist it percentage? Is it base damage? WTH? Same goes with almost every singe point in the tree. Also it’s all in the fog again when you reset all talent points once. Why? You cannot playn your way up. What were you thinking?! Odyssey was so much better! Hell even Syndicate was better.
    - Slow pace: one of the worst things from RDR2 they implemented here for no reason: walking like a snail while listening boring stories. Omg nothing kills my patience faster than this.
    - Draengr-Level: very hard. Really? It’s not even close to a dark souls or Nioh difficulty at any time. Yes of course when you go with power lvl 80 after a lvl 200 then it’s impossible but not when you level normally. Which means: very hard is not very hard at all.
    - Stealth-Kill-Animation: 10x slower than in any other AC so far. WHY?! Combinate this with master assassination (hardest level there) and you cannot even chain a second kill.
    - Instant-Stealth-Kill: you can switch a button in the menu I mean wtf again. I want to play a game like it’s meant to be played by the designers NOT “chose whatever you want – we don’t have any clue what WE want you to experience”.    … Expand
  55. QSZ
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    awesome play! 2020 best rpg game. do you want bleed? do you want loot? then this game will give you the best satisfaction
  56. darkness_falls
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Stunning snowy mountains in Norway and beautiful landscapes in England, old castles and tower to climb, many different enemies to fight against, nice characters and story. Would recommend.
  57. XpWaste
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    One of the better PC games of 2020, would recommend to new and old Assassin's Creed fans!
  58. TrueACFan
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    It's absolute joy to play video game that look graphically beautiful, has so much variety in locations, absolutely beautiful ambient music in a year where absolute broken unfinished messes like Cyberpunk 2077 have been released. Thank you Ubisoft, seriously!
  59. Ibringtruth
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Anyone who gives Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0 out of 10 is worthless piece of sht
  60. Youfall_IWin
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Beautiful game that has insane amount of content. Haters are just envy and likely never ever cared about AC games, so i would recommend just ignoring every review that gives it anything below 7.
  61. FireandWaterx
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    Altair's outfit is really cool, but in case anyone from Ubisoft reads this, i would absolutely love to have Unity or Black Flag outfit!
  62. gamer_who_cares
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Ignore anyone who mentions Elden Ring. They are just envy that AC Valhalla is so much more popular than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is open world Dark Souls and has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed, so i'm kind of confused why these people would even come here. Assassin's Creed was never meant to have extremely difficult combat, because that's never the main focus of the AC games. They haveIgnore anyone who mentions Elden Ring. They are just envy that AC Valhalla is so much more popular than Elden Ring. Elden Ring is open world Dark Souls and has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed, so i'm kind of confused why these people would even come here. Assassin's Creed was never meant to have extremely difficult combat, because that's never the main focus of the AC games. They have solid combat and that's all they need. These games were never meant to be Souls games and thank god for that. That's main reason why Assassin's Creed games are so popular, they are not annoyingly difficult and are actually fun and enjoyable. Also ignore anyone who says that Odyssey is better AC game, these people have no idea what AC game even means. Valhalla is nothing special, but still way better than Odyssey and games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Elden Ring. These Elden Ring fanboys can go back playing that Boss Simulator and stop whining about normal games, that other people enjoy. Go play your Elden Ring for rest of your life, if you love it so much. Nobody cares. Nobody.… Expand
  63. wellwellwell222
    May 1, 2021
    10
    After roughly 70 hours i can recommend this game, but only if you really have a lot spare time. This game is extremely long.
  64. fanfusuzi
    Jan 17, 2021
    5
    Bit Grinding, and not rewarding after you play for about 40hr. things start to get very repetitive.
    Also Ubisoft purposely make the game hard to level, so they can sell you the xp boost and gold boost. What a joke.
  65. lostinmist
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    Great game, fixes Odyssey's mistakes and moves forward. Can't wait for the DLC's!!!
  66. badyagiz
    Apr 21, 2021
    9
    The world is wonderful, new quest system is good like RDR2. Combat is not boring like lot of games nowadays. If you like the Assassin's Creed games you will like it. This is an art form like Odyssey and Origins. Don't believe the rating and give it a try you won't regret . I don't understand the hate on this game. I like the Viking theme and some musics give me goosebumps in this game. TheThe world is wonderful, new quest system is good like RDR2. Combat is not boring like lot of games nowadays. If you like the Assassin's Creed games you will like it. This is an art form like Odyssey and Origins. Don't believe the rating and give it a try you won't regret . I don't understand the hate on this game. I like the Viking theme and some musics give me goosebumps in this game. The detail of the world is unbelieavable. This is a masterpiece not a game.… Expand
  67. Reasonsz
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    Only reason anyone could say that Odyssey is better Assassin's Creed game than Valhalla would be, when they are not actual Assassin's Creed fans. Because one games has Assassin's Creed elements (Valhalla) and other game is just random Greece rpg with meh story (Odyssey). Both have beautiful graphics, but that's where similarities end. Valhalla is not best or perfect AC game, far from it.Only reason anyone could say that Odyssey is better Assassin's Creed game than Valhalla would be, when they are not actual Assassin's Creed fans. Because one games has Assassin's Creed elements (Valhalla) and other game is just random Greece rpg with meh story (Odyssey). Both have beautiful graphics, but that's where similarities end. Valhalla is not best or perfect AC game, far from it. But it at least bring back hope that AC series is not completely dead. It shows that this series in it's core stills is Assassin's Creed.… Expand
  68. 2021reviews
    May 1, 2021
    10
    Story / 8
    Characters / 8
    Graphics / 9.3
    Design / 9
    Enemy Variety / 9
    Music / 9
  69. muzmuz
    Apr 27, 2021
    5
    A decent viking simulator, but not a very good Assassin's Creed game nor a competitive RPG game. Ubisoft did bring the one-hit assassinations back which is a big thing for all the stealth fans out there, and the need for grind in this game is almost non-existent, if none at all, which I think was huge negative in the past two games. Unfortunately, the boring open world, quest structure andA decent viking simulator, but not a very good Assassin's Creed game nor a competitive RPG game. Ubisoft did bring the one-hit assassinations back which is a big thing for all the stealth fans out there, and the need for grind in this game is almost non-existent, if none at all, which I think was huge negative in the past two games. Unfortunately, the boring open world, quest structure and overall writing makes this game a bit more dull than we're used to.… Expand
  70. xboxbr
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    melhor assassins creed
    graficos lindos
    mapa grande
    dezenas de horas de diversão
  71. KeepHatingLoser
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    Only logical score to give this game is 10/10 because no-life haters have ruined any possibility to give something else with their 0/10 scores. I mean thanks haters, because now this game literally will only get 10/10's. All thanks to you :)))). Amazing game.
  72. BluRayDisc
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    All these haters on this site will be forgotten as time moves forward and new intelligent people will find these games in future and will enjoy them, exploring ancient cities and places. Literal historians are praising Unity, Origins etc. These games are way more than "just games", but pathetic haters will never understand that. They will keep whining about some nonsensical reasons "whyAll these haters on this site will be forgotten as time moves forward and new intelligent people will find these games in future and will enjoy them, exploring ancient cities and places. Literal historians are praising Unity, Origins etc. These games are way more than "just games", but pathetic haters will never understand that. They will keep whining about some nonsensical reasons "why this game is worst game ever" and whatever else stupid nonsense they can come up with. But whole irony is that, it wont matter. It will never matter. It never mattered. There's way more AC fans out there, than haters. And most of these actual fans are actually intellectual people, like said lots of them are historians or history nerds. They don't care about sites like metacritic or it's stupid user scores. They enjoy these games no matter what some sad hater will write on this site. And that's all that matters. In the end, fans of this series are winners and these negative reviews will just go down in history, forgotten.… Expand
  73. The_Mars
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Like almost always, Legendary "Ubisoft" proves that they are talented enough to create fun and interesting open world games. Not best, but still worth playing.
  74. TunafishCowboy
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    My interpretation of this game is going to be based on how it stacks against it's predecessor.
    TLDR; Wait for a sale.
    Most of this review is heavily negative so I'll list what I feel are positive values. Voice acting is well done for the most part. The voice actors for Eivor (male) and Sigurd were spot on. The game is absolutely gorgeous. Primary character models are textured and    My interpretation of this game is going to be based on how it stacks against it's predecessor.
    TLDR; Wait for a sale.
    Most of this review is heavily negative so I'll list what I feel are positive values.

    Voice acting is well done for the most part. The voice actors for Eivor (male) and Sigurd were spot on.
    The game is absolutely gorgeous. Primary character models are textured and designed well.
    The addition of 'Flyting' is a mechanic I did not expect would be fun.
    The praise ends there.
    Mediocre game at best not worth the price of entry. Ubisoft made it blatantly clear with Origin and Odyssey that they have little respect for their consumers with their cash-shop. Nothing has changed here. They've also delivered on continuing to show a lack of respect for your time by constantly wasting it on frivolous tasks ad tedium by marketing these events as 'Exploration' mechanics when it is nothing more than bloat. The UI HUD display for marked items is incredibly inaccurate and does not represent proper verticality. The HUD does not always display points of entry for well hidden items often requiring a significant time investment to locate marked items for even the most mundane category. Had these searches been limited to items of notable interest this would not be an issue but it is far too prevalent for simple resource caches.
    In almost every way this game is a step back from it's predecessor. The combat is disconnected, clunky and slow. The addition of a stamina bar generates extra complication where no additional complexity was needed. The skill tree system prevents players from truly creating a 'build' to compliment their vision of play. Locating abilities can be random and egregious if you are playing blind, adding an additional level of unwanted or unneeded complexity.
    In a franchise built around stealth mechanics, this title falls flat on it's face. Introducing the ability to 'Blend' into areas is a fan service with criminally poor execution.
    The Loot system while a step in the right direction, flounders without a substantial time commitment.
    Side Quests are short and sweet but also lacking context and direction in a few instances. Some are also bugged and incompletable.
    The parkour mechanics are not as tight and polished as they were in Odyssey making some collectibles a rage inducing practice in futility.

    This game is not a terrible game by any stretch of the imagination but it is far from good. It is clear that Ubisoft is attempting to milk player's time as much as they can in an effort to steer people towards their cash store which is clearly evident due to how much bloat is just beneath the surface of the core game. You can still play and enjoy this game without spending a penny, but the fact that time saver purchase-ables exist should be indicative of Ubisoft's endgame here.    … Expand
  75. jgedak
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Having soooooo much fun with this game! Keeps getting better and better the further you get into it too. Little buggy here and there, but nothing game breaking that I've encountered, besides some crashing. The HDR was also really difficulty to get looking right, but when it is set right it looks really amazing.
  76. CFF78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This one took my by surprise. Odyssey was so much weaker from basically every aspect.
  77. IsamiKoto
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    What a great game.Ubisoft you're the BEST!!!Thanks a lot! Waiting for a DLC's pack
  78. RadioSilencc
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed game that goes deeper into lore of AC than Origins and Odyssey combined, very good experience.
  79. Making_History
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    At times, absolutely stunning graphics, beautiful landscapes, forests or snow Norway. It's all there, better than ever.
  80. modernwarrior
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    All the missing elements from Origins and Odyssey are back and they literally fixed everything that was wrong with these two previous games. Amazing comeback Ubisoft!
  81. ShadowHood
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Good graphics? - hell yea, Good main character? - It's there, Lots of side activities? - Yeah.
    Basically very good AC, would recommend.
  82. Shattered99
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    My top 3 games of 2020 are following : 1. Final Fantasy VII Remake, 2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 3. Doom Eternal. Valhalla really managed to not only impress me, but also keep my attention for very long time.
  83. rosesarered22
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    Good Assassin's Creed entry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  84. goodgames2021
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Positives : One of the best map designs Ubisoft has ever done, Beautiful graphics, Combat is fun with abilities, Story is interesting enough, open world is full of places to explore.
    Negatives : You can't craft arrows, no giant squids (at least i haven't found any).
  85. TheValhalla
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Positives - Graphics, Main character (male version, because better voice acting), Story, Map design, Combat, Abilities
    Negatives - Some bugs time to time, but nothing game breaking
  86. FormerUbiFan
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Valhalla is great, but i feel like it will be last Assassin's Creed game i will ever play. Because according to recent leaks, they will go back to AC1 style with next game and i'm not interested. I'm die hard fan of Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, Origins and Valhalla, but i have never liked AC 1 or AC 3. They are simply not interesting enough. Progress was one of the things that kept meValhalla is great, but i feel like it will be last Assassin's Creed game i will ever play. Because according to recent leaks, they will go back to AC1 style with next game and i'm not interested. I'm die hard fan of Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, Origins and Valhalla, but i have never liked AC 1 or AC 3. They are simply not interesting enough. Progress was one of the things that kept me with this series, Black Flag had huge world to explore in 2013, Paris looked absolutely stunning in 2014, Syndicate wasn't perfect, but London was still really nice location, Origins was even bigger game and obvious next step, while Valhalla perfected flaws of Origins and Odyssey. I really hope these leaks are not true, but if they are, i refuse to buy or support this next game. If they really go back to AC1-AC3 style then i'm done with this series and as of right now that seems to be the case. I'm almost certain that these awful leaks are true and they really do that. It' sad, but nothing lasts forever i guess. All i have to say that, thank you Ubisoft for these amazing games and this series once meant to me A LOT.… Expand
  87. passionne
    May 1, 2023
    3
    The good :
    - large map
    - skills tree. - combat quite good. The bad : - very repetitive : always the same kind of missions. - bad graphics : low resolution textures - unstable : often crashes with the 1.7.0 release - too much content : only a minority is worthwhile. The awful : - "woke" propaganda : homosexuality and anti-racism (black and asian people in England at the end of    The good :
    - large map
    - skills tree.
    - combat quite good.

    The bad :
    - very repetitive : always the same kind of missions.
    - bad graphics : low resolution textures
    - unstable : often crashes with the 1.7.0 release
    - too much content : only a minority is worthwhile.

    The awful :
    - "woke" propaganda : homosexuality and anti-racism (black and asian people in England at the end of the ninth century which obviously disrespects the historical reality) are omnipresent . Fed up with this sh*t.

    Another Ubisoft failure.    … Expand
  88. DeniMars
    May 16, 2021
    9
    Меньше 9 я не могу поставить этой игре. Круто все, играю с превеликим удовольствием. Интересные локации, крутой сюжет, нереально красивые места и пейзажи, разнообразие мелких событий на карте, офигенный дизайн, музыка, атмосфера.
    Снизил бал только за кривую боевку. Нет, она не плохая, но она именно что кривая местами, дерганная, камеру мотает как сумасшедшую. Плюс резкие движения все эти    Меньше 9 я не могу поставить этой игре. Круто все, играю с превеликим удовольствием. Интересные локации, крутой сюжет, нереально красивые места и пейзажи, разнообразие мелких событий на карте, офигенный дизайн, музыка, атмосфера.
    Снизил бал только за кривую боевку. Нет, она не плохая, но она именно что кривая местами, дерганная, камеру мотает как сумасшедшую. Плюс резкие движения все эти как в типичных слешерах. Ну и ужасная оптимизация. Настройки графики практически вообще не влияют на FPS. В остальном же игра просто шик.    … Expand
  89. UselessAqua
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    Why you shouldn't buy Assassin's Creed Valhalla:
    - Patch 1.1.0 removed the reason why the game should have a level system at all, enemies scale to a minimum of 51 power levels below yours and bosses will if their power level would be below yours become your power level.
    - Patch 1.1.0 added an event that nobody asked for that stopped a quest from working inside your settlement, traders    Why you shouldn't buy Assassin's Creed Valhalla:
    - Patch 1.1.0 removed the reason why the game should have a level system at all, enemies scale to a minimum of 51 power levels below yours and bosses will if their power level would be below yours become your power level.

    - Patch 1.1.0 added an event that nobody asked for that stopped a quest from working inside your settlement, traders that you could have bought from are also missing because of that.

    - In-game store, that alone is a huge negative. Would the Metacritic allow me to give negative points then it would be a 10-. It contains stuff like "time savers." Like paying for something to enjoy exploration but then getting an offer to skip all of that?    … Expand
  90. everlier
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Game is region-locked, purchasing in CIS region only makes it available in Russian, no option to switch to be fully in English, which is my preference to experience the game as developer intended.

    Page on Epic Game Store lies about available languages, listing all of them as available, whereas after installation there's no option to switch. Wasted almost an hour of my life to    Game is region-locked, purchasing in CIS region only makes it available in Russian, no option to switch to be fully in English, which is my preference to experience the game as developer intended.

    Page on Epic Game Store lies about available languages, listing all of them as available, whereas after installation there's no option to switch.

    Wasted almost an hour of my life to investigate that + time to download the game. Refunded thanks to amazing support policy in EGS. Literally the first game out of hundreds I've purchased which have this sort of an issue.

    0 Bayeks out of 10.    … Expand
  91. EuropeForever
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    By 2020 standards this game is really, really good. Stuff like avengers,re3remake, even doom eternal have nothing on it.
  92. Tryharder345
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    What's with all the negativity? It's one of the better AC games in long time, highly recommended!
  93. didyou384
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    I remember watching Assassin's Creed Valhalla first trailer earlier this year, can't believe it's here now. Epic so far.
  94. ucant237
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Keep going Ubisoft! More of this and same quality with Far Cry 6 please. Amazing.
  95. Liesthatend
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Makes me wonder is this like one-off thing for Ubisoft or are like actually back? Because this one is really good, i don't care about god's and monsters, that's clearly side-project. But please make Far Cry 6 good! Please!
  96. Wanna_be
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Just giving my 10/10 to this 9/10 game, just for the good cause. These dislikes have dragged this user score way too low.
  97. alwayshave
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Haters should give it up already, this game is great. I don't even understand what way these people are thinking who give this anything below 5, it's just awful way of living.
  98. theperfect_
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Graphics - great
    Music - great
    Story - good
    Characters - good
    Open world - epic
  99. thiswar
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Seems so underrated or maybe it's just haters who make it look like it's underrated? idk, either way recommending, if you like open world games that have tons of stuff to do.
  100. Naive_x
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Gooooooooood Veeeeeeeeeeeery Gooooooooooood Yessssss Ittttttttttt Isssssssssssssss
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#42 Best PC Game of 2020
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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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