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  1. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    If this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and theyIf this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and they are not linear. Expand
  2. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Spent 2 hours climbing mountains in Norway and it was maybe best fun i have had in 2020 video game. This game can be extremely relaxing, climbing some huge mountain and just looking at the distance while wind slowly blows. It can also be very brutal, if you want, you can fight so many different enemies and bosses. There's so much to do, so much to explore and it's actually fun. Amazing game.
  3. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point
    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point playing it. I have a feeling so many people still don't understand that AC never was and never will be linear short game.
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  4. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    good game..............................................................................................................
  5. Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Whoever dislikes this game is not real Assassin's Creed fan. It's a fact! This game has every element that makes AC game and it's a good one at that. And if someone dislikes it because it has big map not just one city then maybe time travel back to 2010 or something, because 2020 clearly isn't for you. Every game is doing it. Maps are getting bigger. Rockstar does same thing, CdprojectWhoever dislikes this game is not real Assassin's Creed fan. It's a fact! This game has every element that makes AC game and it's a good one at that. And if someone dislikes it because it has big map not just one city then maybe time travel back to 2010 or something, because 2020 clearly isn't for you. Every game is doing it. Maps are getting bigger. Rockstar does same thing, Cdproject does same thing, everyone does it. Odyssey problem wasn't big map, Odyssey problem was too much pointless content and grinding, that's all gone in Valhalla. What's left is interesting and meaninful content and no grinding. Valhalla has two big maps and England has many cities where parkour is possible, very similar to Unity. Overall very good game. Unity was nice, but Black Flag did huge map even before Unity. Valhalla has best of both worlds. Even tho i really like Unity, it got bit boring after a while. That's why i like big maps where you can go somewhere else than city, you are not restricted in that one area. Expand
  6. Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Rather disappointed. I really enjoyed Origins and Odyssey, so I expected more from Valhalla. Combat is just awful - constantly getting knocked down, and the controls are so sluggish. And some quests are just tedious. They really need to do more beta testing next time and be sure the game is actually fun to play.
  7. Jul 31, 2021
    10
    How can anyone in their right mind say that Odyssey is better Assassin's Creed game than Valhalla? It's absolutely fine, if you prefer Odyssey more than Valhalla, as a video game. But to say that Odyssey is better AC game is simply not true. Not even close. It's very obvious that more people actually like Valhalla way more than Odyssey. It's their best selling PC game of all time! i justHow can anyone in their right mind say that Odyssey is better Assassin's Creed game than Valhalla? It's absolutely fine, if you prefer Odyssey more than Valhalla, as a video game. But to say that Odyssey is better AC game is simply not true. Not even close. It's very obvious that more people actually like Valhalla way more than Odyssey. It's their best selling PC game of all time! i just feel Ubisoft fans are hiding in the shadows. They are too mature to argue on internet. They don't care about pointless drama. They just want to enjoy games. But i feel like sometimes Ubisoft fans should fight back stronger. Yeah it's cool you praise these things on reddit, but there's way more important sites and metacritic is one of them.

    No youtuber never mentions some random reddit "praise post" but they always show metacriti'c user score and these videos get 100 000's on views. This is manipulation 101. I know it's pathetic, because metacritic user score is most meaningless thing on this planet, but fact is, that these people are using it. It's just bunch of losers, usually some tasteless crackwatch-reddit users who hate on Ubisoft in general. They don't even play their games, they don't even care about their games. They are just pathetic, whiny losers and nothing else.

    When Far Cry 6 comes out in few month, i guarantee, bunch of Ubisoft haters (who will never buy Far Cry 6 btw) start giving it 0/10 scores and i feel like this time Ubisoft fans really, really need to fight back. It has gone too far. Cdproject red released most talentless game in 20 years and these people still try to praise it, while hating on Ubisoft's perfectly decent games that actually work. Like i said, these scores don't matter at all, they never did, never will, but i feel like Ubisoft fans (and there are millions) should for once actually try to fight back, even if it's just to annoy these haters. Even that would be worth it.

    It has nothing to do with company. Ubisoft has made lots of games i don't care about at all (Breakpoint, Division 2, For Honor, Crew 2) and if Valhalla would be one of these bad games i would ignore it as well, but that's not the case. Valhalla simply isn't bad game. It's just not and nothing, absolutely nothing will change that fact.
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  8. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Very good open world design, better than last two games. You can do so much in this game. Great!
  9. Jan 9, 2022
    10
    This is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people soundThis is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people sound like who say "Valhalla is not AC anymore". Yes it is! Deal with it!

    Now it's solid open-world AC game, but sadly it's not better than Black Flag. I just wish story/mission design was more interesting or unique. Black Flag had all kinds of unique mission designs and also story was better. In Valhalla missions aren't that interesting, but there's still many fun ones. But true star of Valhalla is it's open world and freedom to do whatever you feel like. That's what was missing from AC 1 for me, because these games can simply be so much more than just generic assassination games. AC is not and should not be Hitman. AC should be ALWAYS compared to games like GTA or Red Dead Redemption. You can do so much more in these games than just the basic story stuff and that same logic should apply to AC and most people seem to understand that. It seems to be minority who complains that AC is not so linear anymore. Most people seem to like that freedom and more activities. This open world is there for a reason! Might as well fill that open world with content and that's what Ubisoft did in both Black Flag and Valhalla, even Unity and Syndicate. That is the right direction.
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  10. Feb 23, 2022
    10
    It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that).It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that). Thanks to that exploring in Odyssey was awful, because high level enemies killed you everywhere unless you were high level yourself. That doesn't happen in Valhalla, in Valhalla you can assasinate anyone with one hit and thanks to that explore the whole world without worry of getting killed. Also, i like that Valhalla has better music and more serious tone than Odyssey, Odyssey was too light-hearted and not in a Syndicate way (Syndicate was perfect mix of serious and lighthearted), but Odyssey does it in cringe way. Most dialogue in Odyssey is just bad writing. Valhalla is more serious, more focused and Norway-England is in general more interesting setting than Greece could ever be anyway. Expand
  11. Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Great, atmospheric and enjoyable game. 100% ignore negative reviews, these are just envy and tasteless Elden Ring fanboys, who don't have enough brainpower to play games that have actual story and not only mindless boss battles. Ubisoft has always been better than FromSoft, even if we talk about 2010-2015 period, most Ubisoft games from that time period still hold up wonderfully and areGreat, atmospheric and enjoyable game. 100% ignore negative reviews, these are just envy and tasteless Elden Ring fanboys, who don't have enough brainpower to play games that have actual story and not only mindless boss battles. Ubisoft has always been better than FromSoft, even if we talk about 2010-2015 period, most Ubisoft games from that time period still hold up wonderfully and are still gaining new fans, while old fans re-play these games all the time. While anything FromSoft made back then, hardly anyone cares about. None of these pathetic Souls games have stood the test of time, while old Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed games are still extremely popular, even in 2022. Here's a message for Elden Cringe fanboys -Good luck playing your pathetic boss simulators, most people will never care about these games anyway. Expand
  12. Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Most negative reviews are by Elden Cringe fanboys, just ignore them and enjoy this masterpiece!
  13. Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Support this game, if you wanna see more good Assassin's Creed games. If you don't support this then they will go back to Odyssey with next one. Whoever says that these games are generic or pointless are clearly very clueless people. Absolutely no other gaming company makes these kinds of historical fiction games where you can climb on top of every building, etc. Haters don't care aboutSupport this game, if you wanna see more good Assassin's Creed games. If you don't support this then they will go back to Odyssey with next one. Whoever says that these games are generic or pointless are clearly very clueless people. Absolutely no other gaming company makes these kinds of historical fiction games where you can climb on top of every building, etc. Haters don't care about historical locations at all. They most likely don't even know / care about history that much. They just wanna whine about every game Ubisoft makes, because they think it makes them look cool, but in reality it makes them look stupid, because Assassin's Creed has millions of fans all over the world and they clearly understand the appeal of these games. These are likely more level headed people, so no wonder they don't come to sites like metacritic, they don't even care about places like that. But this site attracts losers who just wanna hate and whine. I Found this news-site from 2017 that was about "fake reviews on AC Origins". Then why has nobody removed all these fake zeros?? Or maybe they don't care anymore, because last of us 2 gets 100s of fake positive and negative reviews every single day. I can say one thing, i will support Ubisoft till the day i die, they make good video games and it's very clear that they get hate because they are popular. If haters would get their way and all these other companies would go away then gaming would be dead because we would get 1 game in 5 years. Because that's all they want. They want only CDprojectred to exist and they hate absolutely everything else and i think i know why. Because they can pirate their games and of course losers will automatically support them. Expand
  14. Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, haters can f-ck off. Very good Assassin's Creed game, way better than whatever Odyssey was trying to be.
  15. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    No matter what these awful youtube channels are trying to say (who have been payed to trash this game) it's not boring, this game is amazing. There's so much to do and explore and it's actually interesting this time, unlike Odyssey that was hit or miss. This one reminds me more like Black Flag and Black Flag is basically best Ac game, so there's that. There's many youtube channels whoNo matter what these awful youtube channels are trying to say (who have been payed to trash this game) it's not boring, this game is amazing. There's so much to do and explore and it's actually interesting this time, unlike Odyssey that was hit or miss. This one reminds me more like Black Flag and Black Flag is basically best Ac game, so there's that. There's many youtube channels who actually understand this game and gave it positive/decent review, search for those, because unlike these "this is so boring", these people actually knew what game they were playing. It's Assassin's Creed not Devil May Cry. Both good, but very different and that's how it should be. Expand
  16. Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I finished Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate and Origins while preparing for this and it's so enjoyable so far. Story hooked me from the beginning and i love sailing in Norway, super relaxing. Combat is very brutal this time.
  17. Dec 2, 2020
    10
    It's so annoying that this game has been out like 30 days and some people already talk about what they wanna see in NEXT Assassin's Creed game. Like jesus christ, who cares what's next. How about enjoy this one? I personally don't even care, if there's going to be next one or whatever it will be. It will come out earliest November 2022 anyway. Right now is time to enjoy this amazing AcIt's so annoying that this game has been out like 30 days and some people already talk about what they wanna see in NEXT Assassin's Creed game. Like jesus christ, who cares what's next. How about enjoy this one? I personally don't even care, if there's going to be next one or whatever it will be. It will come out earliest November 2022 anyway. Right now is time to enjoy this amazing Ac game that is one of best by the way. Expand
  18. Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is absolutely amazing, specially after patch 1.0.4 and next patch is coming in few days. Highly recommending this game. One of the best of 2020.
  19. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This beautiful game literally made this awful year so much better. I was waiting for it since April and it's finally here. I was expecting decent game, but it still managed to surprise me with tons of different locations and secret areas.
  20. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    I'm 20 hours into game right now and really enjoy it so far. Haven't encountered any bugs, runs just fine. Longer review later, but i wanted to give my early expressions because seems like some haters are trying to lower this user score with 0's and i can't stand something like that. Good game so far.
  21. Jan 23, 2021
    9
    Graphics - 9.7/10
    Story - 8.5/10
    Variety of enemies - 9/10
    Amount of meaningful bosses with cool design - 8.4/10
    Game's length - 10/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    Variety of weapons - 10/10
    General world design - 9/10
    Fun factor - 8.8/10
    Main/Pause menu music - 10/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    How many times i have finished it - 1
    Where does it stand in my top "1000 video games of all time" list - 13
  22. Nov 19, 2020
    9
    I would say starting odissey they finally found their rythm, still am missing pirate ships :c
  23. Dec 24, 2020
    4
    It's another post-Syndicate Assassin's Creed, so bloated, tedious, and overlong. That's the new standard for the Assassin's Creed experience, and that in itself isn't a miserable thing, even if the games become closer to chore lists than actual enjoyable challenge. After Odyssey, I expected the repetitive action game with RPG elements to come back, but I wasn't expecting the horrendousIt's another post-Syndicate Assassin's Creed, so bloated, tedious, and overlong. That's the new standard for the Assassin's Creed experience, and that in itself isn't a miserable thing, even if the games become closer to chore lists than actual enjoyable challenge. After Odyssey, I expected the repetitive action game with RPG elements to come back, but I wasn't expecting the horrendous bugs and random performance issues to still be present in the game well over a month after launch.

    Visual bugs and minor gameplay ones I can handle, so long as they aren't debilitating. What starts to test my patience are the bugs where an NPC stops walking, preventing me from completing her quest, which is followed by a bug where I can't speak to anyone at Ravensthorpe. No amount of reloading past save files or progressing with the main story helped, so I'm stuck being unable to do much of anything at the main camp. Since I'm over twenty hours in, this really took me out of the entire experience.

    Then there are the random performance drops. My laptop isn't exactly a top of the line, $5,000 beast that can run brand new games at 240 FPS in 4k resolution, but it's more than enough to handle Valhalla when the game is behaving. After fast traveling, I'd randomly drop to a max of 25 FPS, and that was when I was looking at a featureless area with no NPCs around. That would always require a full restart of the game, and when it can happen multiple times per play session, I started to think that maybe I don't even want to bother.

    Another disappointment is how visually dull everything is. With ancient Greece, even if it wasn't 100% accurate to the time period, the development team could make these grand structures of shining white marble. I know you lose some of that with 9th century England, but the core of Assassin's Creed has always been exploring interesting historical areas using its freerunning system to scale magnificent architecture of the time. Mud huts and longhouses just aren't visually stimulating. When you do get the odd tower, they're all in some state of ruin and completely identical to the next tower.

    The entire experience isn't all bad, though. The gameplay is enjoyable at its core, even if it doesn't evolve enough to justify the forty+ hours of runtime. It's still satisfying to chop everything in your path, and the skill tree system they implemented isn't entirely unwelcome. It's more for show, since there's so much overlap in each one, but the idea was cute enough to be worth a try. It's always a bit of a rush to blow your horn and start a raid, even if that diminishes over time.

    Another positive in the game's favor is the slightly tighter story focus. It reminded me of Assassin's Creed II in that way, and the series could really use a return to a strong character like Ezio. Eivor isn't unlikeable really, but you're always going to sacrifice narrative focus when your game is full open world. Odyssey at least had an engaging enough protagonist AND a visually spectacular world, so Valhalla feels like a step back as an entire package.

    As a whole, the game wasn't ready to be released. Even a month after release, the game still isn't ready. I've played Assassin's Creed games on launch before, and while buggy to an extent, I've never been walled off from significant chunks of those games because of the bugs. It'll probably be in a much better state by the end or January, but I'm really disappointed with this entry in the series.
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  24. Nov 18, 2020
    10
    The Story is more relevant as in previous Games, the world looks great, the charakter is very nice. Only complaint: hdr is quite broken (at least for PC).
  25. Dec 16, 2020
    8
    New mechanics in the game and an interesting plot did not leave me indifferent. but still, the setting and history of the Vikings is not what I like. the rest is done perfectly
  26. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Amazing Assasin ever!!!! Thisgame is very good. God story. Very butiful open word.
  27. Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Visually a feast for the eyes! Playfully excellent! One of the highlights of games this 2020.
  28. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    PC version runs perfectly well with any RTX video card, i'm having over 60fps all the time. Great game.
  29. Nov 26, 2020
    10
    AC Valhalla has already sold over 2 million copies, amazing. Game is really awesome, with interesting characters, good voice acting, choices that actually matter, cool story and even romance options.
  30. Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Easy top 5 game from 2020. There's not much competition even. "Final Fantasy VII Remake", "Doom Eternal" ....ummm.....ummm.... "Ghost of Tsushima" i guess, but it had absolutely one of the worst camera angles ever and it wasn't that interesting, it was just overhyped, because "muh exclusives". But it was good game to beat "Last of Us 2" in sales, so in that regard, i'm happy this gameEasy top 5 game from 2020. There's not much competition even. "Final Fantasy VII Remake", "Doom Eternal" ....ummm.....ummm.... "Ghost of Tsushima" i guess, but it had absolutely one of the worst camera angles ever and it wasn't that interesting, it was just overhyped, because "muh exclusives". But it was good game to beat "Last of Us 2" in sales, so in that regard, i'm happy this game exists. And "Half Life: Alyx". Easy top 5. (Cyberpunk 2077 isn't out, so i'm not counting it yet). Expand
  31. Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Way better than Odyssey. All this endless grind is gone and xp comes easily. You get x2 skill points each time and it's really easy to get them. Just explore, raid, open chests, etc. Assassin's creed is back for sure!
  32. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Really nice graphics, almost feels like next gen imo. Would recommend if you like this series.
  33. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Я бы сказал, что это, пожалуй, один из лучших. Графически абсолютно потрясающе, куда бы вы ни пошли, освещение в этой игре очень хорошее. Эффекты снега в Норвегии также почти на высшем уровне. История действительно длинная и в большинстве случаев интересная. Хорошо.Я бы сказал, что это, пожалуй, один из лучших. Графически абсолютно потрясающе, куда бы вы ни пошли, освещение в этой игре очень хорошее. Эффекты снега в Норвегии также почти на высшем уровне. История действительно длинная и в большинстве случаев интересная. Хорошо.
  34. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    На мой взгляд, это одна из лучших когда-либо созданных игр Assassins Creed. Пока все хорошо.
  35. Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft has always made quality games, they are obviously no Rockstar Games, but neither are other companies and that's a fact. I remember how people whined about Ubisoft games and acted like "Cybermiracle 2077" will be flawless and amazing and we all know how this turned out. Now all CDproject fanboys are quiet. Good.
  36. Mar 16, 2021
    10
    @ Reed0o0

    This is absolute lie! I have over 100 hours in this game and have done most missions and not once has Valhalla forced me to be gay. If you play as male Eivor you can literally have relationship with one of the main women in your camp, not gonna spoil who. So i'm very confused what are you talking about. Odyssey had way more gay stuff, if anything, Valhalla has way less. You
    @ Reed0o0

    This is absolute lie! I have over 100 hours in this game and have done most missions and not once has Valhalla forced me to be gay. If you play as male Eivor you can literally have relationship with one of the main women in your camp, not gonna spoil who. So i'm very confused what are you talking about. Odyssey had way more gay stuff, if anything, Valhalla has way less. You can literally choose to be straight whole game. Game literally gives you OPTIONS to choose what you want to do.
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  37. Mar 17, 2021
    10
    I'm really confused how someone can leave 0 out of 10 review, while not explaining absolutely anything. All reviews like that should be deleted. It's solid game. 7 out of 10? Sure, even 6 maybe. But 0? Hell no.
  38. Jun 6, 2021
    10
    lol reading these stupid negative reviews almost made my head hurt :D. So obviously fake accounts, just ignore negative reviews and buy this masterpiece!
  39. Jul 2, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft or to be more specific, Assassin's Creed haters are some very, very special kind of people. I think i could never write AC review without mentioning them. It's so obvious that they are just some typical conservatives, but they don't wanna admit it, so they act like there's some "other" issues in this game. Like "uh oh story is boring for my taste, here's your 1 out of 10 score".Ubisoft or to be more specific, Assassin's Creed haters are some very, very special kind of people. I think i could never write AC review without mentioning them. It's so obvious that they are just some typical conservatives, but they don't wanna admit it, so they act like there's some "other" issues in this game. Like "uh oh story is boring for my taste, here's your 1 out of 10 score". Pathetic. Anyway, game itself is solid enough. Better and more interesting than two previous mainline AC games. Ironically this game isn't Liberal either. It's as Centrist as you can get in 2021. But obviously conservatives don't like that. It confuses them. Like "how can you possibly be so open minded and see both sides". Sad world we live in. In a way Red Dead Redemption 2 is way more Liberal than this game with it's forced feminist mission and i'm saying that as die-hard Rockstar fan. I guarantee GTA 6 has even more stuff like that, possibly more than any Ubisoft game ever. That's the gaming in 2020s and onward, forever. Deal with it. Witcher 4 will have way more focus on female characters and it will include many black characters. That's just how it will be. Witcher 3 will absolutely NEVER happen again. Never. Inclusion is not bad thing, in fact it is necessary and i think it's time for "certain gamers" to understand that there are all kind of people on this planet. Expand
  40. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    I'm glad that most of the human population seems to like and respect this game and that's all that matters. This minority can hate it, if they want, but that doesn't even matter. It's a great game, end of story. It's not best game of all time, but it's way better than last two AC games. Knowing that next one will be huge fail (because it's live service bs), Valhalla will be basically lastI'm glad that most of the human population seems to like and respect this game and that's all that matters. This minority can hate it, if they want, but that doesn't even matter. It's a great game, end of story. It's not best game of all time, but it's way better than last two AC games. Knowing that next one will be huge fail (because it's live service bs), Valhalla will be basically last AC for a very long time, so instead of hating on it, people should be actually happy that it exists. Valhalla might not become a classic like Black Flag, Unity or Syndicate, but at least Ubisoft tried this time. Expand
  41. Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, after last update there is absolutely no excuse for anyone to hate this game, because Ubisoft has done so much. They added new difficulty option, so you can play exactly like old games and assassinate even highest level enemies with one hit. Anyone who still hates on this game from now on, is just whiny loser who wants attention.
  42. Dec 17, 2020
    8
    This time has been achieved.I really liked the skill tree and mechanics.The unnecessary surplus of allies, whose shortcomings you will join us, can be bored after a certain period of time.
  43. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Beautiful huge open world with lots of secrets and mysteries. I have heard some people complain about combat, i personally like it, didn't find anything wrong with it. Would be surprised if it's not nominated at game awards.
  44. Nov 18, 2020
    10
    From graphics, story, combat and exploration aspect this game is very nice, some bugs tho, hopefully these will be fixed in future patches. Overall very good. This most fun i have had with video game in 2020. Doom Eternal is close second place. It's more like 9 obviously, but giving it 10 because there's so many fake 0's.
  45. Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Some people are way too harsh on it, like woah. "Combat wasn't perfect, i had some bugs, few missions were boring BOOM HERE'S YOUR ZERO OUT OF 10". That's ridiculous.
    Yeah it's not perfect, so what? 99% of games aren't, deal with it or get new hobby. Overall it's still one of the better gaming experiences i have had in 2020. At least it feels like solid Assassin's Creed entry, unlike
    Some people are way too harsh on it, like woah. "Combat wasn't perfect, i had some bugs, few missions were boring BOOM HERE'S YOUR ZERO OUT OF 10". That's ridiculous.
    Yeah it's not perfect, so what? 99% of games aren't, deal with it or get new hobby. Overall it's still one of the better gaming experiences i have had in 2020. At least it feels like solid Assassin's Creed entry, unlike Odyssey. Not just that, it's overall pretty good game.
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  46. Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Wooooooooooooo, best action / adventure game nomination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  47. Aug 29, 2022
    8
    This may be the best world Ubisoft has ever created. I spend most of my first 10 hours just exploring it. I still need to get used to the fighting, but it feels right for what it wanted to accomplish. The story and writing are on another level compared to Odyssey. I reduce my rating by 1 point for graphical glitches and inconstant framerates on my rather beefy hardware. The rating mightThis may be the best world Ubisoft has ever created. I spend most of my first 10 hours just exploring it. I still need to get used to the fighting, but it feels right for what it wanted to accomplish. The story and writing are on another level compared to Odyssey. I reduce my rating by 1 point for graphical glitches and inconstant framerates on my rather beefy hardware. The rating might still change when I finished the game.

    Edit: I gave the rating a -1 because of all the padding the game had towards the end

    All in all, well done Ubisoft!
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  48. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Very cool game indeed. I like Eivor i like Ivarr i like Sigurd and i dont know how to make long review.
  49. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    What can i say that other haven't said already, imo it's one of the best AC games ever made. One of the best open worlds Ubisoft has ever created (out of all their games). Amazing.
  50. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    I think biggest problem with Assassin's Creed games is that some people have absolutely no clue what kind of games these are. And when it's not flashy anime adventure then they act like they are somehow disappointed, even tho it was clearly their fault not researching what kind of games these are. Assassin's Creed has millions of fans around the world and AC Valhalla had one of the biggestI think biggest problem with Assassin's Creed games is that some people have absolutely no clue what kind of games these are. And when it's not flashy anime adventure then they act like they are somehow disappointed, even tho it was clearly their fault not researching what kind of games these are. Assassin's Creed has millions of fans around the world and AC Valhalla had one of the biggest Ubisoft game launches EVER. And while many who like this game keep playing it and never really visit sites like this, metacritic attracts haters who very often don't even have particular game, just to give low scores, because it's so easy here. Any, absolutely any loser can make metacritic account with 3 minutes and give 0 score and that will affect overall score, it shouldn't be like that, but it is. For example yesterday one person made over 8 accounts in 20 minutes and gave 0's to this game, because his version was censored or whatever. His comments and scores are still on this site, that's how easy it is to manipulate that user score. Expand
  51. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Finally good Assassin's Creed game. One hit Assassination is back, Hood is back, epic.
  52. Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Honestly i wasn't expecting much and it's good enough Assassin's Creed game to play in this cold dark november after this awful year, at least something positive. It's nothing extremely special, but overall from new games that have come out recently i rather spend my time playing this, than anything else. I play Assassin's Creed games for historical locations, parkour and overall justHonestly i wasn't expecting much and it's good enough Assassin's Creed game to play in this cold dark november after this awful year, at least something positive. It's nothing extremely special, but overall from new games that have come out recently i rather spend my time playing this, than anything else. I play Assassin's Creed games for historical locations, parkour and overall just relaxing climbing. Then comes story and story in this one is solid, way better than Odyssey. Voice acting is also better than Odyssey. I also like that it's long game, i'm sore tired of these overhyped games that will be over after 5-6 hours. What i hate most on this planet is fanboys of some other games that come here and just give low score, because they think that's okay. No it's not! For me this game is 8.5, but i have to give it 10, because this user score is way too low. Glad that it got some nominations at game awards. Expand
  53. Mar 18, 2021
    8
    Nice picture and good style, the story outside the animus has become much better compared to the previous parts of the game, side quests have become better and more interesting, I am much more pleased to clean up the map of England compared to Origins. I also liked the skill points system, you can feel the progress as you progress through the game. After 111 hours, I didn't get tired ofNice picture and good style, the story outside the animus has become much better compared to the previous parts of the game, side quests have become better and more interesting, I am much more pleased to clean up the map of England compared to Origins. I also liked the skill points system, you can feel the progress as you progress through the game. After 111 hours, I didn't get tired of the game, as it was in Origins after 70. I'm really looking forward to the DLC. Expand
  54. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    People who give 0/10 to this game are absolutely lowest or the low people. They literally make me sick. How can someone be so tasteless and ignorant at the same time? Not your type of game? Fine, don't play it! But to come here and just give 0/10 with some nonsense explanation is just next level pathetic. There's tons of games that doesn't interest me, but i'm not giving 0/10's to them. IPeople who give 0/10 to this game are absolutely lowest or the low people. They literally make me sick. How can someone be so tasteless and ignorant at the same time? Not your type of game? Fine, don't play it! But to come here and just give 0/10 with some nonsense explanation is just next level pathetic. There's tons of games that doesn't interest me, but i'm not giving 0/10's to them. I just ignore these games. It's simple, trust me. Expand
  55. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Perfectly working beautiful game with interesting story and good main character, big interesting world to discover. AC Valhalla is basically everything that Cyberpunk 2077 wishes to be.
  56. Dec 17, 2020
    10
    One of the most important video game series is back and better than ever. Highly recommending this one.
  57. Mar 6, 2021
    10
    @ Naveless
    Bots? lmao, are you really that stupid? I mean of course you are. Ubisoft is one of the last publishers who would care about using bots on metacritic. They give zero sht what this user score is. AC Valhalla was their biggest PC launch ever. This game sold millions. You really think they give flying f.ck about some user score that is based on 2000-3000 reviews? Hell no. This
    @ Naveless
    Bots? lmao, are you really that stupid? I mean of course you are. Ubisoft is one of the last publishers who would care about using bots on metacritic. They give zero sht what this user score is. AC Valhalla was their biggest PC launch ever. This game sold millions. You really think they give flying f.ck about some user score that is based on 2000-3000 reviews? Hell no. This game is solid, just deal with it. If you dared to look at negative reviews, you would see how many actual fake reviews there are. Most of these are typical "ubisoft sucks, ubisoft wants too much money, ubsioft don't let me pirate this game and so on". If you want to see actual bots writing fake positive reviews check Cyberpunk 2077 user reviews : )
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  58. Mar 13, 2021
    10
    My ranking of AC series.

    1. AC 4
    2. Unity
    3. Syndicate
    4. Valhalla
    5. Origins
    6. Brotherhood
    7. AC 2
    8. Odyssey
    9. Revelations
    10. AC 3
    11. AC 1
    12. Rogue
  59. Dec 19, 2021
    10
    I really struggled with the first day of play, coming from a playthrough of AC:Black Flag. The differences in control scheme and the way the world works (parkour, exploration and combat) made me initially wary.

    Since then, I've adjusted, and, well, the fact that I put about a week more into the game since should tell you how much I am enjoying the experience. The graphics are of
    I really struggled with the first day of play, coming from a playthrough of AC:Black Flag. The differences in control scheme and the way the world works (parkour, exploration and combat) made me initially wary.

    Since then, I've adjusted, and, well, the fact that I put about a week more into the game since should tell you how much I am enjoying the experience.

    The graphics are of course phenomenal and never-before seen, but what really stands out after spending some time going back and forth between Valhalla and older games is that the integration of storylines works much better than for instance in Odyssey or Black Flag - it feels a lot less as if I am checking off boxes or following the same set of random quests, and much more like a natural extension of exploring a gigantic world.
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  60. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creeds. Great job Ubisoft! And way better optimized than Watch Dogs Legion. With gorgeous presentation! Love it!
  61. Nov 13, 2020
    8
    This is my first Assassin's Creed game since Unity and I love it. The world is beautiful but in my opinion a little to big and filled with filler. The combat is satisfying, raids are really fun, the loot mechanic is great and there is an overall charm to this game.

    Valhalla is far from perfect. My time with the game I experienced 2 hard crashes of my PC and 4 crashes of the game itself.
    This is my first Assassin's Creed game since Unity and I love it. The world is beautiful but in my opinion a little to big and filled with filler. The combat is satisfying, raids are really fun, the loot mechanic is great and there is an overall charm to this game.

    Valhalla is far from perfect. My time with the game I experienced 2 hard crashes of my PC and 4 crashes of the game itself. (Note my PC is well above the recommended requirements and all of my drivers are update.) Even with that said this game is still fun and worth your time.
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  62. Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Overall this is a nice and decent game.
    One thing, they should get rid of all this "assassins creed" staff and make totally separate franchise.
    Something which represents open-world games in a purely historical setting without a sci-fi/assassin theme.
    Something without this annoying stitching too unfitting "assassins" theme.
  63. Feb 16, 2021
    10
    Game is so good the historical things Viking theme story everything is better than Odyssey.
  64. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 to counter fake reviews, most of them make absolutely no sense with their typical "ubisoft sucks, blah blah blah". So far this one is one of the top AC games. In fact everyone should give 10 to this game, even if you think it's 8 or 9, because there's just way too many losers who don't even own this game and they just give 0 scores. It's very important to fight back against this.
  65. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    IGN gave Odyssey 9.3 and this got 8? LMAO, anyway it's really good, way better than Odyssey.
  66. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    It's extremely good AC game for people who actually wanna take their time and ACTUALLY enjoy it for what it is, not just try to rush through missions and get to next big game.
  67. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Very good game, combat system, voice acting, graphics, no grinding, huge open world, good story.
  68. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Unlike Odyssey, this one is worth trying out, it's actually really solid AC game. I have played it over 20 hours already and can't get enough of it.
  69. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is finally back and better than ever. Nice voice acting, Immersive open world, solid story, combat is fun and parkour feels good again.
  70. 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
  71. Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Very good--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  72. Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Its just hilarious to read these hate comments. Most real "Assassin's Creed" fans seem to like this game a lot. I bet 90% of these who gave 0 or 1, never even played it. It's just too obvious. Literally created this account to show my support to this great game. Been fan over 7 years.
  73. Nov 23, 2020
    10
    If someone actually thinks that AC Valhalla is not well made, that just shows absolute ignorance and lack of general knowledge about game making. Valhalla is very well made game, it just runs better on PS5 than on PS4, that obvious. But as a game, it's very good Assassin's Creed game. In fact it's one of the best open worlds Ubisoft has ever created in any of their games ever. I have beenIf someone actually thinks that AC Valhalla is not well made, that just shows absolute ignorance and lack of general knowledge about game making. Valhalla is very well made game, it just runs better on PS5 than on PS4, that obvious. But as a game, it's very good Assassin's Creed game. In fact it's one of the best open worlds Ubisoft has ever created in any of their games ever. I have been in gaming industry over 20 years and know what i talk about. People shouldn't even start some nonsense like "it's not well made", when they literally have no idea what they are talking about. I'm so glad it got nominated for "Best Action / Adventure Game" at "The Game Awards". That alone shows that people who are part of gaming at least understand and acknowledge that it is well made video game!
    It doesn't have to win and very likely wont, that's not the point. What matters is fact that it got nominated.
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  74. Nov 24, 2020
    10
    In terms of "Assassin's Creed" this basically masterpiece, specially PC version. Good job Ubisoft!
  75. Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Story is surprisingly good, it almost sucks to bring it out like some BIG thing, but Odyssey's story was too "all over the place" and boring, at least to me. It had way too much pointless filler. Valhalla actually innovates a lot and feels more like Black Flag and Unity in 2020.
  76. Nov 26, 2020
    10
    One of the most important games of 2020 is finally here and i couldn't be more happier with what it offers. High recommendation from me!
  77. Nov 26, 2020
    10
    High quality Assassin's Creed game. Would easily recommend to anyone who has liked black flag, unity or even Origins.
  78. Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Graphics - 9/10
    Story - 8.5/10
    Music - 9/10
    Open World - 9/10
    Conclusion - 9/10, but giving 10/10 (because here's too many 0's)
  79. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Might be best of Ubisoft in terms of creating an open world and story is also really solid.
  80. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    This game made this horrible year so much more tolerable. Huge thank you Ubisoft, i mean it!
  81. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020, Doom Eternal maybe can compete, but not much else.
  82. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    It's so typical, when some game is doing extremely well and their overhyped trash fails, then they need to come here and just review bomb with 0's. p_a_t_h_e_t_i_c.
  83. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Какая отличная игра, это было чертовски давно, когда я действительно наслаждался игрой, особенно игрой AC lol. Odyssey был мусором, но это хорошо. Еще об этом, пожалуйста.
  84. Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Better than Odyssey. Overall i was expecting little bit bigger improvement, but i guess that will be next one. But it's basically perfected version of Odyssey with tons of new cool abilities, better looking locations, more variety in locations and so on. Parkour is also better than in Odyssey.
  85. Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Very fun, addicting and beautiful looking game. Would recommend to old and new fans.
  86. Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Easily one of the best games of 2020. Anyone who says that it's worst game of the year or something is either sad cyberbug2077 fanboy or just troll.
  87. Jun 6, 2021
    10
    Makes me really happy to be alive at times like these when amazing games like AC Valhalla are made.
  88. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Pretty good. It could be way worse like AC3, Rogue or Odyssey. Thankfully Ubisoft has improved. Hopefully they do same with next Far Cry, because Far Cry 5 was super weak.
  89. Jan 27, 2022
    8
    Story: 75/100
    Gameplay: 85/100
    Graphics: 90/100 Music/Soundtrack: 90/100 Main Character(s): 85/100 (Male Eivor, because he has way better voice actor than Female Eivor) Side Characters: 75/100 Regular Enemies: 75/100 Bosses/Boss fights: 80/100 World/Level Design: 80/100 Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 90/100 Would I Play It Again?: Maybe sometimes in future,
    Story: 75/100
    Gameplay: 85/100
    Graphics: 90/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 90/100
    Main Character(s): 85/100 (Male Eivor, because he has way better voice actor than Female Eivor)
    Side Characters: 75/100
    Regular Enemies: 75/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 80/100
    World/Level Design: 80/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 90/100
    Would I Play It Again?: Maybe sometimes in future, it's simply too long, but enjoyable game
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: 100

    Rating: 80/100
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  90. Feb 1, 2022
    10
    I never pre-order nor do I buy games on day one release. I did with this and have been so happy since. There's never been a game breaking bug in my 250+ hours I've been playing, and I'm still playing to get 100% completion. Considering it's the longest running main quest with the biggest AC map ever done, there's mega tonnes of content to be done and places to be explored. So many EasterI never pre-order nor do I buy games on day one release. I did with this and have been so happy since. There's never been a game breaking bug in my 250+ hours I've been playing, and I'm still playing to get 100% completion. Considering it's the longest running main quest with the biggest AC map ever done, there's mega tonnes of content to be done and places to be explored. So many Easter eggs I've discovered from Dark Souls to Alice in Wonderland, it's great! Like any game it has it's content flaws but it is a beautiful world with a well written story, IMO. It's like watching a Viking themed TV series. I'm not an AC fan, but I love this. Expand
  91. Feb 23, 2022
    10
    As of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty whichAs of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty which means basically, that you can assassinate absolutely anyone with one hit now, so basically literally same as Black Flag, Unity, etc. It's not best AC game ever, but it's in top 5 and that's good. Expand
  92. Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Ubisoft, Never Change! Your real fans are not Elden Ring fanboys who are trying to pretend that games are good without quest logs and map markers, your real fans are not Youtube reviewers who have complained about every game you release for years now, your real fans are not people who claim that 10 years ago they liked two of your games and now they want you to go back to these outdatedUbisoft, Never Change! Your real fans are not Elden Ring fanboys who are trying to pretend that games are good without quest logs and map markers, your real fans are not Youtube reviewers who have complained about every game you release for years now, your real fans are not people who claim that 10 years ago they liked two of your games and now they want you to go back to these outdated mechanics. None of these people are your real fans. Your real fans are millions of people who have bought your games between 2012-2022 and supported you for the great things you do. These are your real fans and these are the only people you should focus on. You as a company, should not care about people who only hate you and whine about everything you do. You should absolutely ignore them. Expand
  93. Aug 2, 2022
    10
    It's not greatest game of all time, it's not best AC either, but it's not a bad game. Far from it. I'm not sure what were some people expecting, but some of these 0/10 reviews make no sense to me. It's at least 7/10 game, even if you are not a fan, it's still at least 7/10 game. Out of all 2020 games, this was one of the better ones. Clearly better than last of us 2, better than cyberbugIt's not greatest game of all time, it's not best AC either, but it's not a bad game. Far from it. I'm not sure what were some people expecting, but some of these 0/10 reviews make no sense to me. It's at least 7/10 game, even if you are not a fan, it's still at least 7/10 game. Out of all 2020 games, this was one of the better ones. Clearly better than last of us 2, better than cyberbug and demon souls remake. This is possibly LAST real AC game, so i'm not sure why anyone would even complain about it. Either play it and enjoy the last part in this series or then don't play it. It is what it is. But what it is- big beautiful open world, good graphics, very good voice acting (from male main character, female was meh), historical locations and so on. So yea i don't get the whining, because Ubisoft wont make anything better anyway anymore. This is the last one. Next one (if it ever comes out) will be possibly some live service nonsense, basically mobile game. Expand
  94. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creed in the last years.
    Ezio's Saga.
    Valhalla.
    Odyssey.
  95. z99
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    ---------------I WOULD SUPPORT THIS AMAZING GAME EVEN IF NOBODY ELSE DID--------------
  96. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft did home run with this one. Reminds me Black Flag days, and it has this dark tone that Unity had. Graphics are amazing, parkour is finally good again.
  97. Dec 4, 2020
    10
    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////GOOD/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  98. Dec 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best and most important video game series is back and better than! Thank you so much Ubisoft for making this amazing game, hopefully Far Cry 6 will be equally good!
  99. Dec 20, 2020
    0
    There is a new way to milk players - to break an initial game balance and offer payed EXP and resource boosters AFTER game was launched and got good reviews.

    Ubitrash company is the worst, after Konami.
  100. Mar 18, 2021
    8
    This was the first AC of the 3 'modern' ones I played. Really liked the main story at first, but got so distracted by the sidecontent, i struggled to keep up with the story later on. 'World Events' where a bit of a let down. Beautiful world though, loved exploring. Did experience quite a few crashes, especially later on in the game (had to replay Cipenham quest 3 times because ofThis was the first AC of the 3 'modern' ones I played. Really liked the main story at first, but got so distracted by the sidecontent, i struggled to keep up with the story later on. 'World Events' where a bit of a let down. Beautiful world though, loved exploring. Did experience quite a few crashes, especially later on in the game (had to replay Cipenham quest 3 times because of crashes!).. All in all would rate it a 7.5 Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]