Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  1. comalley888
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    Wow this game is boring. I honestly can't believe how pedestrian/ mediocre/mind-numbing this experience is. They've made what.....15 of these games? And this is their 3rd shot at a fresh formula.......How is it so painfully average after they've had so long to perfect their craft? How can a team of passionate developers create this? Do the people who play these games have the same conceptWow this game is boring. I honestly can't believe how pedestrian/ mediocre/mind-numbing this experience is. They've made what.....15 of these games? And this is their 3rd shot at a fresh formula.......How is it so painfully average after they've had so long to perfect their craft? How can a team of passionate developers create this? Do the people who play these games have the same concept of "fun" as the rest of us? Because irl "fun" isn't mindlessly completing tedious after tedious objectives, watching the same automated killing animations over and over again, and falling asleep through some average voice acting and terrible lip syncing. Why is it so hard for these people to create characters that we genuinely care about. Black Flag was decent IN 2013, how has the same studio created less compelling characters 7 years later? But even if the story is bad, the game can still be fun outside of the narrative right? Of course it could. Well it's not, it's boring. IT'S SO GODDAMN BORING. i think i'd have more fun throwing a tennis ball against the walls of my room than playing this game, even if it was free to play. Give yourselves more credit, you can do better than this… Expand
  2. Kamamura
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Once upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone areOnce upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone are well-written dialogues and historical facts cleverly woven into an intricate story, replaced by vague Netflix-grade "fanfiction". The core of the game is now pure grind - do the same things over and over and over again, collecting miniscule amounts of resources you need to spend by the ton to upgrade your gear. Or head to the shop and pay to be allowed to skip the grind. But I have found a better move yet - I headed to the shop and did not buy the game. Thus, I saved money and time to play games that actually do not suck. I recommend you do the same! BTW there were no female vikings, no female knights (knightesses), no female legionaries, you get it. That's all BS historical revisionism.… Expand
  3. Smoothhands
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    Assassins Creed Crashhalla has taken the record for most crashes on my ps4. The story is decent and the gameplay is good when you get into it but the bugs and crashes are absurd. Why not just delay the thing?
  4. therealcritic00
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    I dont know why its called Assassin's Creed at this point. Every aspect of a true AC js Just an afterthought. The Parkour is generic at best. The facial animations are really not up to date. For an AC game I have never seen a game focusing on Open-combat so much. You are literally playing a Warrior. Remember, this is called Assassin's Creed. Of course IT should be reviewed that way.
  5. lloydzx211
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    Another **** from ubisoft. Gameplay did not change, map design is good but after 2 days of playing, it bored.
  6. Bohun9942
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    Bugged, overhyped, copied. Terrible animations, terrible problems with steering character. Enemies seeing you through walls. Discovering bodies you hid. No thanks ubi. Not after another Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
  7. Hobojobes
    Dec 5, 2022
    4
    No idea why people are giving this a 10, it's pretty basic, most of the combat animations are on repeat, the map is large but devoid of anything interesting (much of it seemingly randomly generated), random quests lack imagination (burn this down, collect X number of Y or answer a riddle), the map is locked down via power bloat rather than increasing challenge in the enemies move setsNo idea why people are giving this a 10, it's pretty basic, most of the combat animations are on repeat, the map is large but devoid of anything interesting (much of it seemingly randomly generated), random quests lack imagination (burn this down, collect X number of Y or answer a riddle), the map is locked down via power bloat rather than increasing challenge in the enemies move sets (Random footman in X territory does 100 damage while his clone elsewhere does 1000).

    Effectively everything is given just enough polish to make it seem passable at first glance, however once you play it for more than a few hours you'll note how little respect the game has for your time.    … Expand
  8. blk_mamba
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Boring story. Repetitive gameplay. Uninteresting characters. It only gets 1 point for visual.
  9. Alfanume1991
    Jul 28, 2022
    3
    It's amazing how in a few years a series that was something unprecedented and original lost its uniqueness at its own request. The fact is that money contributed to it, as it usually does when we are dealing with the demise of something great. Graphics, animations, credibility of the world, details, etc. are topics for separate posts, because it's downright reprehensible that a game fromIt's amazing how in a few years a series that was something unprecedented and original lost its uniqueness at its own request. The fact is that money contributed to it, as it usually does when we are dealing with the demise of something great. Graphics, animations, credibility of the world, details, etc. are topics for separate posts, because it's downright reprehensible that a game from 2021 looks worse in every way than, for example, Unity (Which, if it weren't for its flaws, would probably be one of the best assassins ever). Very sad this, and I fear that the days of good games in the Assassin's Creed series are gone forever.… Expand
  10. OutlawTX
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    At 100 hours in, I’m done. I can’t play this anymore. The first and only reason it held me this long is for my love of Norse history and mythology. At this point, playing Valhalla is like beating my head against a wall. A way to pass the time yet utterly pointless and incredibly boring. The story has taken a turn into the realm of, “I don’t care about any of these people, why am I stillAt 100 hours in, I’m done. I can’t play this anymore. The first and only reason it held me this long is for my love of Norse history and mythology. At this point, playing Valhalla is like beating my head against a wall. A way to pass the time yet utterly pointless and incredibly boring. The story has taken a turn into the realm of, “I don’t care about any of these people, why am I still playing this?”
    I INCREDIBLY regret buying this.    … Expand
  11. fallenazael
    Jan 8, 2021
    0
    Boring game.
    Its the same thing over and over again.
    - Go to new location. - Talk to 1 dimensional instantly forgettable characters. - Jump through hoops for them in pointless missions - Raid a castle. - Go to new location. The armors are terrible especially at high level looking space age and utterly out of place in a viking game. Pointless tedious side quests ... rock stacking.    Boring game.
    Its the same thing over and over again.
    - Go to new location.
    - Talk to 1 dimensional instantly forgettable characters.
    - Jump through hoops for them in pointless missions
    - Raid a castle.
    - Go to new location.

    The armors are terrible especially at high level looking space age and utterly out of place in a viking game.
    Pointless tedious side quests ... rock stacking. Really!?
    I've played 30+ hours and I cannot play it any more.
    It is the first assassin's creed game I haven't completed. Enough said    … Expand
  12. daryl83
    Jun 25, 2022
    0
    This game is a buggy, unfinished mess with boring repetitive quests. I fell asleep and did not bother to finish the game. I have sold it since, and will not bother with it again...
  13. agent13
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    assassin's creed has been going downhill since origins but Valhalla is the worst of rpg ac games, everything is good and exciting as long as the story takes place in norway but in england the story and missions start becoming boring, the characters are bland and they don't have any feeling the world of the game is big and beautiful with convincing graphics but it feels empty filled withassassin's creed has been going downhill since origins but Valhalla is the worst of rpg ac games, everything is good and exciting as long as the story takes place in norway but in england the story and missions start becoming boring, the characters are bland and they don't have any feeling the world of the game is big and beautiful with convincing graphics but it feels empty filled with pointless objectives the main plot is also very stupid comparing to the classic AC games this isn't AC any more.
    the combat is terrible in this game and it becomes repetitive very fast and doing these simple moves for more than 50 hours is also boring and the game is toooo long i've played for 20 hours and I feel this borefest never ends.    … Expand
  14. Waulk
    Jul 15, 2022
    4
    I am unbearably disappointed after buying and waiting for an opportunity to finally play AC Valhalla. besides all the FAKE Ubisoft reviews, I refuse to believe people who gave 10-point reviews played any video game before.

    Combat mechanics feel empty, pointless and also unresponsive. it doesn't make me feel like a Viking. it isn't even half inspiring. I don't feel the bloodlust I am    I am unbearably disappointed after buying and waiting for an opportunity to finally play AC Valhalla. besides all the FAKE Ubisoft reviews, I refuse to believe people who gave 10-point reviews played any video game before.

    Combat mechanics feel empty, pointless and also unresponsive. it doesn't make me feel like a Viking. it isn't even half inspiring. I don't feel the bloodlust I am supposed to feel slashing enemies. instead, it feels like I am cutting a pile of paper, even slashing sounds are underwhelming with all those whooshy-whooshy sound fx. Running feels like eivor floats on some clouds, not interacting with the ground one bit. Even WoW, probably, has more camera shake.
    The game is so plain and simple, almost like an alpha version. Sadly if AC Valhalla were a food, it would be cereal with water.

    This game left me so dissatisfied that I'm almost sad. I am going to give it another shot after a while and hopefully manage to like it this time.    … Expand
  15. Phuz
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Why are people hell bent on ruining gaming.

    I took a break from games for a while whilst my cock took priority over games. Now I have lived, I am catching up a bit and what a **** load of **** Watch cut scene with some attempt at shock factor. Add some terrible voice acting. Make me run across a big vast space of boringness. Mash a few baddies, spend ages in a big crappy 3D world,    Why are people hell bent on ruining gaming.

    I took a break from games for a while whilst my cock took priority over games.

    Now I have lived, I am catching up a bit and what a **** load of ****

    Watch cut scene with some attempt at shock factor. Add some terrible voice acting. Make me run across a big vast space of boringness. Mash a few baddies, spend ages in a big crappy 3D world, listen to more crap acting, repeat.

    Now any game that is good looking is considered a masterpiece. All it really is, is a long, slow, badly written, drawn out film. Like some shoddy Hollywood flop.

    Maybe a few gay millennials are shocked by some of the scenes. Personally, I find them predictable and pointless.

    These aren't games anymore, they are just **** films.

    No wonder Cobra Kai was so popular. You people seem to love 2 hrs worth of content dragged out over 40 hours. Even at 2 hours it would be mediocre at best.

    These 3D open world games are a gaming disaster. 9 times out of 10, they're ****

    All these 10/10 scores saying hater this, hater that. I'm not a hater. Ubisoft have a massive centre near me. They help the local economy. I have no hate for the company. I don't dislike them. I actually really like some of their other games. I played Ghost of Tsushima recently, which was the same but even worse but bad for the same reasons.

    I feel I would have to be around 13 years old to find this even remotely entertaining. I am not discrediting any quality of graphics, or sound here but to me this is just that - just graphics and sound with bad acting.    … Expand
  16. noleme
    Sep 27, 2022
    4
    I feel like I played a different game than the other reviewers because this game sucks. It feels like a pathetic attempt at a Witcher game. Firstly, it is not an assassin's creed game. I don't care that it isn't assassins vs templars but it should at least be a stealth game and this isn't. The game actually discourages stealth. In raids you need your crew to open doors and chests so youI feel like I played a different game than the other reviewers because this game sucks. It feels like a pathetic attempt at a Witcher game. Firstly, it is not an assassin's creed game. I don't care that it isn't assassins vs templars but it should at least be a stealth game and this isn't. The game actually discourages stealth. In raids you need your crew to open doors and chests so you can't be stealthy and in the main missions you often siege a fortress rather than stealthily infiltrate it. Stealth is hard when you try to be stealthy because guards are always looking at each other and instantly become alerted as soon as they glimpse you. Stealth is useless. You can't even assassinate the zealots. In an assassins game you can't assassinate an enemy!

    The game is too long. The length wouldn't be a problem if the game was full of fun and interesting content but it isn't. The main story has you going to each region of England to get an alliance. All regions are required to complete the story and only some of them are fun and interesting. After you've done a few they become boring and repetitive. First you go talk to someone, then you follow them slowly somewhere, where you get in a small fight. Talk to them again. Go more places to talk to more people or get in small fights. Talk some more. Fight a siege. Repeat for next region, unless it is a city. In a city you'll track down three order members and kill them. This game is very dialogue heavy. There is so much following people and talking. It's not interesting or fun, just a chore. It is clear the devs bit off more than they can chew and were forced to copy and paste content.

    The side content is mostly useless and also not fun. Gear stats have little effect so once you've found a weapon type you like there is no reason to get more gear. You find ingots to upgrade your gear so finding them can be useful but there is more than enough ingots in the game. Annoyingly, these things are almost always behind a locked or barred door so it can turn into a chore to find them.
    Artifacts and tattoo/hair designs are completely useless and also often a chore to get.
    The mysteries can be interesting and I did a lot of them early game but the game started feeling long and drawn out so I just stopped doing them. You get more than enough skill points doing the main story anyway.

    Parkour is clumsy. It can be a chore to get through a window.
    Loading times are very long and the game loads a lot.

    Overall, this game's problem is there is a huge map with a ton of content but so much of it is completely useless and repetitive this game feels like a chore to play. Took me 75 hours to beat.    … Expand
  17. itsamirooo
    May 6, 2022
    0
    An other Assassin's Creed game that I fell in love with but that **** ending pissed me offfffff. WHAT THE HELL! From first meeting with Basim I hated him, through the game my hate to him increased so much and the ending. I can't believe it. They just ruined all my experience in Valhalla. Now I'm really mad at Ubisoft. They ignored Layla so easily and now I must go in animus with theAn other Assassin's Creed game that I fell in love with but that **** ending pissed me offfffff. WHAT THE HELL! From first meeting with Basim I hated him, through the game my hate to him increased so much and the ending. I can't believe it. They just ruined all my experience in Valhalla. Now I'm really mad at Ubisoft. They ignored Layla so easily and now I must go in animus with the bastard Basim?????? Really??? Hell no. I will no longer play Assassin's Creed. Shame on you Ubisoft.… Expand
  18. Knuckertron
    Jan 16, 2021
    3
    I won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door theI won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door the developers try to hide from you to purposefully add game time to a story that feels like it was written by robots. If software could be made on a factory line, this would be a textbook example. This open world is huge, and lacking everything but some scattered boss fights whose challenge lies behind number walls you need to grind levels for so they don’t one shot you with incredibly basic combat powers. This game is a chore, and it even has your chores listed and broken down by area. The only thing more repetitive than the gameplay are the execution finishers, which will have you slay each of the five or six different enemies the same way throughout this snoozefest. Also, your Viking has no problem impaling people on spears but civilians are off limits. You can dual-wield, but your attack style only uses the main hand. The combat devolves into pressing the R2 button, and that’s it. It honestly doesn’t matter how you build your character because the absolutely whack progression system allows you to do everything eventually. AC has taken a bounding leap backwards with this installment. Ubisoft recently apologized for using “ableist” language in a specific character description and I really wish they’d just apologize for taking years out of their developers lives for producing this.… Expand
  19. roivas99
    Jan 27, 2021
    1
    I don't care how good of a game you make. When you introduce minigames where you stack rocks for 3 hours & relies on pixel perfect placement of 3D objects, you've made a bad game.
  20. MickeyFinn
    Sep 20, 2022
    0
    Technically it's a blast, yet it's the one i played the least in the series. Microtransactions are a big NO for me. They started those slowly, in Odyssey it was still farmable, but no more. U have a store full of op and nice looking stuff on top of paying the game and the dlc. If i want to play like a boomer i play mmos for free with much more content. Yeah sure u want money, u reallyTechnically it's a blast, yet it's the one i played the least in the series. Microtransactions are a big NO for me. They started those slowly, in Odyssey it was still farmable, but no more. U have a store full of op and nice looking stuff on top of paying the game and the dlc. If i want to play like a boomer i play mmos for free with much more content. Yeah sure u want money, u really really like it. Get a real job or go do mobile games… Expand
  21. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    3
    Just, too, long. Too much **** too much uninteresting plots. Combat is junky af, you dodge and its like your jumping 30 meters. Combat has no depth. Exploration is not rewarding which is sad with the size of the map. Everything you get and do is a disappointment. Im not a history professor but im sure that vikings werent stealthy.
  22. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 14, 2022
    0
    Mandatory Ubiconnect login for an offline game? No thanks. If I purchase a product, I should be able to engage in it without submitting privacy violating information just to experience it. All that aside the game itself isn't bad, but it's not good either. Very generic and forgettable, also incredibly bloated. Throw in a bunch of whole propaganda and you have more of that good ol' UbiMandatory Ubiconnect login for an offline game? No thanks. If I purchase a product, I should be able to engage in it without submitting privacy violating information just to experience it. All that aside the game itself isn't bad, but it's not good either. Very generic and forgettable, also incredibly bloated. Throw in a bunch of whole propaganda and you have more of that good ol' Ubi cocktail of forgettableness. It's not very good looking either but the combat can be fun sometimes.… Expand
  23. Monowent
    Jan 10, 2021
    4
    Не игра а донатная помойка!
    Хочешь нормально играть - плати!
    Вещи в магазине за реальные деньги влияют на геймплей!!!
    С каждым патчем игра только хуже.
  24. Azeemo99
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Horrendous game from start to finish, just an excuse to get rich off of poor men and women with their unashamed use of micro transactions.
  25. warriorjoy
    Jan 2, 2021
    4
    Very Mediocre
    The system with contrast and brightness is idiotic, and makes parts of the game near unplayable.
    The fighting system needs some serious improvement
    I personally wouldn't bother to play, and will be returning mine on Monday
  26. SplitMind
    Jan 2, 2021
    4
    I played this game for about 8 hours, and 6 of those hours were pretty similar. Valhalla is just like the last four or five AC games. Somehow, I found Valhalla to be worse.

    The graphics are by far Valhalla’s best feature. The backdrop of English woodland and rivers makes for a very pleasant and vibrant environment. The problem I have with this is the same as Origins and Odyssey; it’s    I played this game for about 8 hours, and 6 of those hours were pretty similar. Valhalla is just like the last four or five AC games. Somehow, I found Valhalla to be worse.

    The graphics are by far Valhalla’s best feature. The backdrop of English woodland and rivers makes for a very pleasant and vibrant environment. The problem I have with this is the same as Origins and Odyssey; it’s just too big. After a few hours things almost seem to ‘repeat’, as backgrounds look familiar no matter where you are on the map.

    The story of Valhalla is as forgettable as previous entries, like a limp attempt at a JRPG. There’s a big battle at the start where you as a child witness people you love dying, leading to revenge quests. I don’t even think there’s a risk of spoiling the story here as it’s so familiar and cropped from every other game of this genre. I found the voice acting of female Eivor to be painfully cringey and forced also.

    The gameplay of Valhalla is where they somehow made the game significantly worse than its predecessors. With Odyssey there was an enjoyable loop with satisfying combat. Valhalla has somehow lost this. Combat is monotonous. Areas are irritating to traverse, with rooms becoming so randomly dark.

    The map of Valhalla is stupidly large and bloated with the same Ubisoft open-world crap that you need to explore and collect. It’s copied and pasted almost identically from previous entries. At first, it’s nice to explore but then I see familiar icons appearing on the map and large distances to unlock fast travel points and become very fatigued by the repetition.

    If Valhalla was the only AC game on PS4, this would be a pretty decent game, but asking us to pay full price for the same old game with a new coat of paint is scandalous.

    Valhalla also suffers massively from a lack of identity. The Viking theme isn’t as vivid and won’t live on in my memory as Origin and Odyssey did with their Egyptian and Greek themes. Games like Greedfall and Witcher have similar woodland environments, making Valhalla feel like it’s treading old ground.

    Let’s also not forget the buggy nature of this game and the exploitative microtransactions.
    Overall, this is a game to be avoided. Origins and Odyssey had refreshing elements, but Valhalla wears out its welcome very quickly, coming across as a game designed by businessmen sat around a table in suits rather than passionate developers keen to expand the limits of videogames. Avoid.    … Expand
  27. Vibroman
    Aug 25, 2021
    1
    Much worse than previous game, boring world, boring story, boring visuals(forest,swmps,fields).

    Just go and play Odyssey, it is so much better in every way possible.
  28. G0NZ0
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst combat in any Ubisoft game. Asgard was made by an inbred, a sociopath or an inbred sociopath. If this is the future of Ubisoft, then they deserve to die, and Yves needs to eat **** One of the worst games I've played in 15 years. Every inch screams arrogance, incompetence or just pure bad game design. Only game in my life you can prove is objectively horrible. Not surprised ubisoft is littered with pervs and rapists… Expand
  29. Parzival_89
    Jan 2, 2021
    3
    The game goes out of its way with all the politically correct silliness that has ravaged so many games and other forms of entertainment lately. The ending is dreadful, and it crashes pretty regularly. I was expecting a Viking game, and didn't really get one. This will most definitely be my last assasins creed game.
  30. OnlyGames
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    The game has too many bugs the animation of the characters is like games from ps2. In all a poor development of Odyssey. Less quantity and more quality who better .
  31. Dear_Insanity
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    If you want a decent experience, go for Origins or Odyssey. A lot of the secondary missions cannot be completed due bugs, the game is full of vissual glitches including bosses flying and enemies walking on walls. Bad response comands and the combat overall is a downgrade form previous games.
  32. valhallasucks
    Jan 8, 2021
    0
    Buggy piece of **** Have lost data 4 times (hours of play) regardless of how many times the game saves, or I manually save. This was a rushed job, and it really shows. Tons of other bugs apart from this, do they even bother testing their games. TRASH.
  33. blutobotbijl
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    Two months after release and still broken. A half assed platform for microtransactions
  34. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    4/10.......................................................................
  35. Wadayahno
    Apr 16, 2022
    0
    You'll probably buy the game based on these reviews but understand that the ps4 ver doesn’t hold a candle to odyssey, it’s a stripped down asset flip, when you have bought the game and have reached England go to the top of anything tall and take a look at the trees … spoiler … now you can’t un-see the ps1 mesh and perspective trick they used, ruined the game for me and now you too
  36. fredrodi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    the game even after 2 years is unplayable due to glitches, had to leave it halfway through.
  37. noobdown
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Jogo enjoativo e repetitivo demais! Com uma historia mediana o jogo esta longe de ser bom como seu antecessor.
  38. KaliusMaximus
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Probably the worst game in the series. Too much delay on character actions, game feels unresponsive and clunky, combat is the worst in the series by far with unresponsive controls and the story is abysmally bad. Never played such a boring chore in my life and i been gaming for over 30 years. Same copy-pasted fetch quests every time you pledge to a region or you're doing a raid. This gameProbably the worst game in the series. Too much delay on character actions, game feels unresponsive and clunky, combat is the worst in the series by far with unresponsive controls and the story is abysmally bad. Never played such a boring chore in my life and i been gaming for over 30 years. Same copy-pasted fetch quests every time you pledge to a region or you're doing a raid. This game is the definition of money lost in a sewer.… Expand
  39. luckyowl135
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    The game itself is not bad. I actually enjoyed playing it. HOWEVER, what they did, where you can't play only the main story and you have to grind like crazy, or buy experience from the store so you meet the required lever for the main story (WTF Ubisoft, this is single player) IS A CANCER trend that MUST stopped.
    I am personally not buying Ubisoft game again. I BOUGHT the game and I    The game itself is not bad. I actually enjoyed playing it. HOWEVER, what they did, where you can't play only the main story and you have to grind like crazy, or buy experience from the store so you meet the required lever for the main story (WTF Ubisoft, this is single player) IS A CANCER trend that MUST stopped.
    I am personally not buying Ubisoft game again. I BOUGHT the game and I should be able to play the main story without paying extra money for it!    … Expand
  40. Coolguy7585
    Oct 24, 2021
    1
    The only good thing another this game is the that the combat is marginally better than odyssey. Apart from that the world is empty and bland. The main story quests are repetitive and boring. The hidden ones/Assassins are hardly in the story. Also the fantasy elements have no place in a series based on some level of believability.

    Assassins creed is no longer assassins creed the brand name    The only good thing another this game is the that the combat is marginally better than odyssey. Apart from that the world is empty and bland. The main story quests are repetitive and boring. The hidden ones/Assassins are hardly in the story. Also the fantasy elements have no place in a series based on some level of believability.

    Assassins creed is no longer assassins creed the brand name has become a cash cow for Ubisoft and they are moving to a terrible cut and paste RPG system that promotes micro transactions. Ubisoft if your reading this go back and remake the original trilogy or make some decent story driven games.    … Expand
  41. GabrielSR77
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Queria falar que como fã da saga Assassins Creed estou muito decepcionado com a Ubisoft, por levar uma saga que começou como um jogo de 3º pessoa AAA, num RPG genérico, eu gosto de RPG porém uma coisa não tem nada haver com outra, quando comprei o Valhala, praticamente foi uma copia do Origins e o Odyssea, jogo com gráfico ruim (joguei no ps4 slim), a jogabilidade a mesma coisa que osQueria falar que como fã da saga Assassins Creed estou muito decepcionado com a Ubisoft, por levar uma saga que começou como um jogo de 3º pessoa AAA, num RPG genérico, eu gosto de RPG porém uma coisa não tem nada haver com outra, quando comprei o Valhala, praticamente foi uma copia do Origins e o Odyssea, jogo com gráfico ruim (joguei no ps4 slim), a jogabilidade a mesma coisa que os outros dois passados, modo de escalar paredes muito genérico também, modo de furtividade que era uma referência no jogo também não existe mais como antes. E além da jogabilidade que me chamava atenção na saga, era o enredo também, ate que a história é boa, porém poderia ser melhor, parece que a empresa está mais focada em fazer genéricos e ganhar dinheiro de modo rápido e fácil do que a focar e fazer obras primas que nem era a Triologia Ezio Auditore foi, o Unity também ficou perfeito aquele jogo, única coisa que comprometeu o jogo foi a quantidade de bug que teve, porém foram corrigidos com um tempo e hoje em dia o jogo está jogável, e considero um dos melhores também, sem falar no modo combate do jogo também, era legal ver os movimentos de revidar, aquilo valorizava muito o jogo, e oque colocaram novamente nesse jogo foi o bloqueio e logo em seguida atacar novamente, algo que todo fã também sabe do que estou falando. Em fim, quem era fã da saga desde a saga do Altair, acho que entende meu ponto de vista e sabe como a saga tinha que continuar tomando seu rumo. A empresa realmente poderia parar de ser mercenária e voltar o legado da franquia.… Expand
  42. maucina
    Nov 25, 2021
    1
    what the hell? to finish the game you have to hunt 15 zealots that are not marked on the map. who has time to wander around the map just top bump into them to finish the game. one of very few games i didnt finish
  43. John0808
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    I don't know how this game has such high reviews, I've it on ps4 and it looks like absolute trash, the entire game is blurry, the trees look like ps1 trees, the game is plastered in de-immersive light lines for some reason… the missions are boring, the story is boring how in the **** did they go from the master piece of odyssey to this onscreen vomit, ubisoft deserves its place in historyI don't know how this game has such high reviews, I've it on ps4 and it looks like absolute trash, the entire game is blurry, the trees look like ps1 trees, the game is plastered in de-immersive light lines for some reason… the missions are boring, the story is boring how in the **** did they go from the master piece of odyssey to this onscreen vomit, ubisoft deserves its place in history alongside scum like EA, next to EA ubisoft is the second worst game developer on the planet. These reviews have to be fake, there is no way so many are looking past the trash graphics… the graphics are literal trash… Expand
  44. Sekur
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    Worst game I've ever played in my whole life.....................................
  45. AdoMobA
    Mar 18, 2023
    2
    Pros
    - flyting is lit
    - orlov is a lot of fun Cons - the combat is just as mind numbingly boring as Odyssey - the most forgettable main story yet - the most garbage, unreliable stealth in the series - the guaranteed assassination skill is useless when the stealth is this broken - meaningless level system with boring skill trees - the map looks samey - fragmented story beats in    Pros
    - flyting is lit
    - orlov is a lot of fun

    Cons
    - the combat is just as mind numbingly boring as Odyssey
    - the most forgettable main story yet
    - the most garbage, unreliable stealth in the series
    - the guaranteed assassination skill is useless when the stealth is this broken
    - meaningless level system with boring skill trees
    - the map looks samey
    - fragmented story beats in each region bleed together without any iconic moments
    - wet fart of a main villain
    - the game overstays its welcome sixty percent through the joke that is the fragmented story and then... just refuses to end, sodomizing this dead horse of a game
    - progression once again choked by microtransactions
    - more armor sets in the Helix store than in the actual game

    I did not think things could get worse than Odyssey but Valhalla obliterates what it means to release garbage. This game is actually so hilariously bad that it is the first time in all the years of playing this goddamn series I dropped it and didn't come back for any of the dlc.

    The main story… I mean what is the main story? You get individual stories for each of the regions and then the main guy in your village runs away, then you chase him and bring him back and then you do a couple more of these disjointed events around the map, then modern stuff happens, then epilogue then zzzzzzzzzzz….. And it just doesn't end.

    The hilarious attempt at stealth is actually sad when looking at it from any objective direction. Valhalla was not designed for stealth. Like not at all. One enemy sees you, the whole entire map knows about you. So just don't let them see your forehead… yeah right. Every game with awareness meters lets you pull enemies around the map. Valhalla? Ping and you are found.

    You can whistle to pull enemies. Lmao ok. Beyond unreliable. More times than not they walk two steps toward you before returning to their route. The guaranteed assassination insta-kill skill? Not a stealth tool. You get one of those, if that and then you automatically get spotted. And once you do, combat ensues.

    Hey, do you enjoy bullet sponges? I mean sword/ax/spear/whatever you are using sponges? Do you like fights that take five minutes each? Oh then you will love this game. If you are doing the mistake of trying to play this thing, abandon stealth and just treat it as a combat game.

    I have never played a game where I was more bored by leveling up. Just me or is max level 99 the threshold for me caring? Each level feels exciting. In Valhalla, the max level is 400. Do I feel a difference between me being level 50 and level 250? I don't know. What doesn't help is the skill tree.

    Boring passive after borning passive only to get to the actual skills. Wow I leveled up, what do I pick 1% more melee, stealth or assassination damage. Woooow, now I am doing 1% more of the damage type I picked, what an accomplishment.

    How about the monetization? Do you want to suffer less of a grind through those 400 levels? Five bucks for 50% more XP for a limited time please. This game ain't grindy we just care about working people with families

    How about armor sets? There are 9 of them in the base game. The best part of finishing this game was hearing about the grief Ubisoft got two months after I stopped playing it, as the real money Helix store had more paid armor sets than the actual game. Some of them cost upwards of 20 dollars aka one third of the initial price of this game. And that was the final push to never return to this thing.

    How far the series has fallen. The fact that the most fun parts of a game about Vikings are flyting, Viking style rap battles, and orlov, a dice mini game is saying something. Ubisoft succeeded in making an unending experience that will have you considering ending it all.    … Expand
  46. Faxthtax
    Mar 7, 2023
    4
    Assassins Creed is at this point purely an assembly line game. By now you should know EXACTLY what get when you buy an AC or any other sequel of another Ubisoft game for that matter.

    Graphically the game is really not that great. Does not pop out as warm as Origins and feels full scale-palette as Odyssey. Feels a little bland, no matter where on the map you are its just the same    Assassins Creed is at this point purely an assembly line game. By now you should know EXACTLY what get when you buy an AC or any other sequel of another Ubisoft game for that matter.

    Graphically the game is really not that great. Does not pop out as warm as Origins and feels full scale-palette as Odyssey. Feels a little bland, no matter where on the map you are its just the same everywhere.
    Wading trough snow is not technically as great as say, RDR2. face animation and textures is not very fluid. And since when was hipster hair fashion a thing in the Viking age?
    Also the kill-animations are cool ONCE. Here they are happening over and over all the time on big brutes and you have to watch them every time until you just want to puke. Let us turn it OFF please Ubisoft.

    The Assassins mechanic is pretty much non-existent in this game. Just don´t bother trying using stealth for garrison infiltrations. It´s broken and corrupted, completely decimated from the game. Stealth is cooked down to only hiding in the bushes. Not ONCE could i do a mission completely stealth. Impossible as i can guarantee you that you will be spotted after 10 seconds.
    The assassins formula is simply not there anymore, which is sad.

    Ubisoft has been very good at designing maps, but here it all feels generic, no wow-factor areas to speak of.
    Instead they make a map to annoy you. The have placed rock fences ALL around the map to kill any fluidity of rising horseback, as to believe if vikings really built so many rock fences. But all in all I was hoping for huge mythical places, temples and norse fables tales areas. This is just whack.
    To be honest, the further out in game you came, the more detached from feeling a Viking era game it became. Thanks to technical stuff and large society cities & villages.

    Audio: Music model follows same suit as previous. The same goes for voice acting that is just as bad as it always have been. accents terrible, comedic at point.

    By far the worst part of AC Valhalla is the combat. God knows what they were thinking designing it. The amount of sluggish feel and lag in response and button registration is the worst i have seen in any game. Gone is fluidity, in comes stagnation and rage. Your protagonist at often just stands there stupid while you mash buttons to counter attacks. It is TOTALLY broken. Blocking only works when it wants to.
    Absolute crap.

    Story is abysmal at best, i was hoping for more mysticism and norse fable episodes as i said. But again the story is the prime motivator here to even complete the game. But the story just dilutes into nothing. So many missions consists of you just riding long paths just to talk to a guy, for then to return to you came from and talk to another. And at the same time, devoid of any action. On another note: Im in England and i do not really know what my main goal in this game is? Make alliance with the brits? I just seem to make alliance in one area after another and it just never ends.
    The side quest must be some of the most sloppiest written and hastily made rubbish by far. Some are borderline no more than map & game fillers. You get a quest to fetch something, yeah its just around the house from here. Play hide and seek with some kids. Burn down a house. One mission i simply just talked to a man, Mission complete, here is 500 exp. I mean come on. No challenge, no frills. Just utter crock of nonsense that ridicules any valid seriousness in this game.

    I was grinding this game hard to begin with. With a slow and uninspiring intro in Norway, England does boost your morale to explore when you get there. But it is too BIG. But after the usual explore, hoard and collect in massive doses, i got tired. Since 60% of all loot is somewhat underground or locked in, you have to spend many boring hours just trying to find the entrance, or the key. Yawn..... Never has hoarding been so boring.

    Bugs.. plenty. Even game breaking ones. Blue-screen of death happens ever so often.

    Nope, sorry Ubisoft. Not only is this game awfully long, but boring storyline in the process. A wasted opportunity of what could have been an epic tale.    … Expand
  47. Oaiturriaga
    Nov 4, 2022
    4
    It's hard for me to understand the fuss about this game. While it's fun to be a viking, the story and specially the main character are probably the most boring and least compelling of the whole saga. The ending? Underwhelming would be a generous way to put it.

    I fully realized this with the DLC that involved Kassandra -what a fun and complex character she seemed compared to Eivor! Or if    It's hard for me to understand the fuss about this game. While it's fun to be a viking, the story and specially the main character are probably the most boring and least compelling of the whole saga. The ending? Underwhelming would be a generous way to put it.

    I fully realized this with the DLC that involved Kassandra -what a fun and complex character she seemed compared to Eivor!

    Or if you play Origins again after Valhalla, you'll see how Bayek's journey seems much more important and intense than Eivor's. Yes, Valhalla has some interesting new features compared to its predecessors, but storywise, it's totally underwhelming. Eivor is little more than a Viking seeking to conquer Britain for the sake of it.
    I really think the fuss about this game has more to do with the current interest in Norse culture than anything else. For a game that takes 100+ hours to beat, spending all that time with a boring, plain character feels a bit like a waste of time.    … Expand
  48. Farmerlynch
    Feb 6, 2021
    2
    While it is an enjoyable game, I can no longer support this franchise. The amount of micro transactions in a single player FULL priced game is disgusting. Ubi$oft have been going down hill for awhile but this is the final straw. Congratulations on joining EA as a company I will no longer support
  49. LunarBeamOfSun
    Jan 12, 2021
    3
    Менять баланс в строну гринда и, будто невзначай, добавлять больше вещей, в том числе влияющих на баланс, в игровой магазин за реальные деньги - рак индустрии.
  50. Recklessrami
    Mar 3, 2022
    3
    Just big open world, boring quest, like really boring, they put noric mithology in this, its basiclly viking game not Assassin's Creed. I love this long massive games but this is just boring
  51. Pun1sher
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    The game is **** The sound in the game is so disgusting that my ears can not stand this bucket. Donate in single player? Seriously? I downloaded this game from a torrent and immediately deleted it. This is simply impossible to play! 0 / 10 .
  52. givefomindireti
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Many faults. No internet connection. No hot fixes. Broken NPCs that do not allow the storyline to pass. Inability to cancel the quest! And this is in the game in the 21st century! Greatest hack on the part of a developer. Odyssey is a million times better than this squalor.
  53. VatruHa
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Вы добавили платные бусты спустя месяц после выхода игры, чтобы собрать хорошие оценки. Доверия к вам, лицемерным мразям, нет. Получайте от меня прекрасную десятку без единички. Говно-творения я вашего больше не куплю.
  54. Wooty
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    Outdated graphics and horrible animations. Im sorry but this is pure garbage .
  55. Alexkhan
    Jan 27, 2021
    0
    Pros
    -Nice graphics
    -music
    Cons
    -poor map contents and side quests
    -rpg system is boring (skill tree, stats)
    -bugs
    -UI for pc is not human friendly
    -stupid healing via food (not available at need moment)
    -crew is useless during raids
    -ship is too often lose speed (when passing raid points, bridges, swamps)
    -enemy AI in stealth (you can kill dozen of guard by hiding in hay)
  56. Legal
    Jan 8, 2021
    2
    Game Is good but ubisoft added a lot of **** donates. They are destroying this videogame becausr they want more money. I don't support this so I rated ac Valhalla 2 points>:(
  57. Serg_Svetashev
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    This is not the game, this is sh**. Gameplay impotence. Waisted time and money.
  58. BobKnudsen
    Dec 10, 2020
    0
    Trash release with bugs and crashes that make it unplayable. Don't ask for a refund either, they'll tell you to piss off
  59. felo725291
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    I never write reviews, but this is worth it: DO NOT BUY! You will get very frustrated!

    FULL of bugs. They completely destroy the gaming experience: corrupted saved files when manually saving, skills appearing and disappearing, in game stuck characters ("A wise friend" bug), not able to complete quests, quiver upgrade bug, etc. After months developers do not fix things. Every hour of    I never write reviews, but this is worth it: DO NOT BUY! You will get very frustrated!

    FULL of bugs. They completely destroy the gaming experience: corrupted saved files when manually saving, skills appearing and disappearing, in game stuck characters ("A wise friend" bug), not able to complete quests, quiver upgrade bug, etc. After months developers do not fix things. Every hour of gameplay there is a bug. Worse game ever.    … Expand
  60. juchira
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    This would be a good game without the game breaking bugs. This game keeps crashing all the time. Sometimes I can play an hour without crashing and sometimes few minutes. But everytime I play it crashes at some point.
  61. Kaibox02
    Feb 3, 2021
    4
    Die langweiligste Story und das schlechteste Kampfsystem in allen AC kombiniert mit versuchten Abwechslungen die Fehler vom Vorgänger zu verhindern haben alles schlimmer gemacht.
  62. Llamaguy89
    Jan 19, 2022
    3
    This game is about 60 hours too long. It gets to tedious and boring doing all the little side quests. The game still has a few bugs and glitches. Dont get me wrong. The first 20 to 30 hours are fun, but it is too repetitive.
  63. readysetshoot
    Feb 25, 2022
    0
    So many bugs even two years later unfixed. Randomly appearing next to the raven and dropping to your death, unable to complete storyline quests and the best part, the customer service is trash. Save your money. Storyline would be great if I could actually play it
  64. Dinglebat299
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    Buggy mess. Whatever was left of assassin's creed has been replaced with generic open world mechanics (which is saying something). Nothing really interesting about it. It's a game for small children disguised as something more.
  65. unico
    May 1, 2021
    2
    Disclaimer: I have not completed the game yet. (Updated review below after completing the game in ~85hours)
    I'm about 20 hours in. About to complete the second story arc.
    The gameplay is fine, a little refined in the new format of AC games. Nothing groundbreaking. The main issue is the **** bugs. The bugs break immersion almost evey 10 minutes(minor issues like collision), extremely    Disclaimer: I have not completed the game yet. (Updated review below after completing the game in ~85hours)
    I'm about 20 hours in. About to complete the second story arc.

    The gameplay is fine, a little refined in the new format of AC games. Nothing groundbreaking.

    The main issue is the **** bugs. The bugs break immersion almost evey 10 minutes(minor issues like collision), extremely PATHETIC character animations etc. But I expected all this.
    What I didn't expect were the various game-breaking issues that don't let you complete objectives. And many of them can't be solved be reloading the game. Raiding a fort? Collecting wealth will not register.
    Doing a world event? Can't complete it because the game will prompt you to get out of combat, when you're already out.

    The state that this game is in, I'm honestly so surprised that there's isn't more of a hue and cry about it. Would not recommend.

    The only redeeming thing is the story, which I'm finding interesting (till now at least).

    Edit: My original rating was 3. After completing the game on PS5 in around 85 hours, it has dropped to 2.
    This is perhaps the most frustrating Game I have ever played. Certainly the most frustrating AC game. The issues I mentioned above are still there.
    On top of that, this broken mess is too long. The story stopped feeling good after completing a couple more arcs.
    I was about 45 hours in when I realised I hadn't even completed 50% of the main story yet. This game is like eating 2kgs of bread. It's bland, and boring, but it fills your stomach.

    If you have nothing else to play, you can give this atrocity a try. If you hav literally anything else to do, stay away from this broken, buggy piece of sh*t.    … Expand
  66. Wicked-V
    Mar 9, 2021
    3
    To break it down, this is very disappointing. Odyssey was awesome. You had a buddy, your bird would harass and hurt ppl, let's do this... The crap they did with this game... No health regeneration, your bird is useless(unless you"program a crappy ability, with you shouldn't have to do!), Your Mount doesn't hunni off hardly anything. You have to be flat ground. You don't have a buddy onTo break it down, this is very disappointing. Odyssey was awesome. You had a buddy, your bird would harass and hurt ppl, let's do this... The crap they did with this game... No health regeneration, your bird is useless(unless you"program a crappy ability, with you shouldn't have to do!), Your Mount doesn't hunni off hardly anything. You have to be flat ground. You don't have a buddy on here(which is fbs!) You get a ability you have to stupidly program (takes a slot) for a Wolf that goes after 2 ppl & leaves(useless). You get no weapons that stay fire or poison, yet again program, you stupidly.. Have to program the normally automatic, hold down R2 to extra dmg... Oh noooo these geniuses made a program slot.... They have stupid missions to do that you get no clue how to do them, your worthless bird doesn't help, you shouldn't have to freaking look up simply missions for help!
    If these ppl would stop worrying about themselves being a blue kangaroo or elephant & having the equality bs, instead of making a game for the fans to enjoy. We don't give a crap about your preferences on things, but don't put that garbage in a game! Adding beastiality angers me, sadly, looking who's making it, not surprising. Just make it for ppl who (will/do) enjoy playing, we don't want to see all the mental issues being displayed.
    From ac3,Adding those stupid pages to chase is retarded, you can blend in a group but doesn't auto follow, on odyssey, you couldn't do some things but it was great none the less! Why the hell you take away us making a lynx/bear/whoever buddy, no health regeneration, so many glitches in the game which is ridiculous too.
    The ONLY good things about the game: the fight scenes (finishers ) are great, super cool. Raiding, is freaking awesome. You can get other players jomsviking(sp), that's pretty neat.
    There are some awesome abilities(several garbage and some that should be automatic no a programing) .Tyr's kick is a fav, i like the axe throwing but waiting on the upgrade.
    The bad weighs out the good, but the good... Thankfully is what saves it, barely... I wish i never spent the money on it and waited for it to be free.
    This is my opinion, take it or leave it. I'm straight forward and tell it like it is.    … Expand
  67. Aldoogie
    Nov 24, 2020
    1
    Call this anything but a game. A good game at it's core, should have you not wanting to put the control down -- have you canceling plans so that you can stay in and eagerly lose track of time. There is NO game play here. All the focus is in creating some half ass movie. If you can press B to skip, then your game isn't worthy to begin with. Let that set in developer.

    In short: - There    Call this anything but a game. A good game at it's core, should have you not wanting to put the control down -- have you canceling plans so that you can stay in and eagerly lose track of time. There is NO game play here. All the focus is in creating some half ass movie. If you can press B to skip, then your game isn't worthy to begin with. Let that set in developer.

    In short:

    - There isn't any real gameplay here; it's like a two year old board game, except checkers is more fun
    - The challenges are tedious and BORING and just a worthless grind
    - The fighting is awkward
    - There are glitches galore
    - The Parkour is like slow mountain climbing

    I am a four days into playing and going to put it on Ebay. So glad I got the CD version of this so that I can sell it. Let's see what Cyberpunk brings to the table.

    Such a shame, was really looking forward to it.    … Expand
  68. JaysonPullen
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    A farcry of it's former game. Left in the shadows by how top tier Oddessy was. They took out the fluff that artificially expanded Oddessy (mercenary general missions, etc) but ruined the combat system. It's so bad versus Oddessy where you could have a glass tank hero by endgame. They also removed kill animations for the most part and replaced them with a single kill animation per enemyA farcry of it's former game. Left in the shadows by how top tier Oddessy was. They took out the fluff that artificially expanded Oddessy (mercenary general missions, etc) but ruined the combat system. It's so bad versus Oddessy where you could have a glass tank hero by endgame. They also removed kill animations for the most part and replaced them with a single kill animation per enemy type. So bad. The only thing they fixed was the arrow sponges from the last game. Great story and nice graphics overall. But otherwise I gotta say, I'm left disappointed in this sequel overall.… Expand
  69. Teskhatry
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    I don't understand why the Asian version was censored by Japanese standards. Japan does not represent Asia. Japan has an unusually strict standard.
    What's more ridiculous is that Xbox versions sold in Japan are not censored unlike PS versions.
  70. Eivor
    May 27, 2021
    2
    The game sucks. I forced myself to Britain, but that's it. I will never preorder Ubisoft game again.
  71. cableguy3333
    Nov 13, 2020
    1
    Anyone who gives this game a higher score hasn't played it for long, game breaking bugs, unholly father being one of them.
  72. haruboy1986
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    Blindly apply CERO policy destroys the gaming experience of all the Asia players. People in many Asian countries are broad-minded with violence performance. It's also our rights to be treated equally. Especially for the company cares about cultures, UBI, should not make this kinda mistake. If you need to apply the policy, please restrict it to the specific country (no offence.) ReleaseBlindly apply CERO policy destroys the gaming experience of all the Asia players. People in many Asian countries are broad-minded with violence performance. It's also our rights to be treated equally. Especially for the company cares about cultures, UBI, should not make this kinda mistake. If you need to apply the policy, please restrict it to the specific country (no offence.) Release updates or find another way to deal with this. Speaking as an long-term fan in Taiwan.… Expand
  73. Xvatch
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Combat is terrible, legit the worst I've ever seen it and is worse than many of other lesser known games. Little to zero collision and the graphics aren't that great at all
  74. WondemanLocke
    Feb 9, 2021
    1
    Critically bad and amateurish game design where filters make you unable to see what you should see and make game very ugly because very poor contrast. If this would be a photograph, every single frame would be failed because it fails in bright and dark. Sound balance is bad because cannot hear a music even with music biased settings, buttons are bad because in same button it does jumpCritically bad and amateurish game design where filters make you unable to see what you should see and make game very ugly because very poor contrast. If this would be a photograph, every single frame would be failed because it fails in bright and dark. Sound balance is bad because cannot hear a music even with music biased settings, buttons are bad because in same button it does jump forward, still, and jump backwards by random (L1) and it supposed to be most essential in battle. It is always bad when there is like 20 buttons in controller, but game has 40+ different actions. When you press attack, character attacks second later. Archers who walk backwards are more fast than character who runs to them and character really has to stop moving when striking. Icons disappear when comes too close so have to do backtrack often. There are numerous other things too. Combat system is just laughable idiotic. Series has very little to do with history any more and that is sad. Not as bad than Syndicate, but one of worst in series. Modern games generally should have more game testers.… Expand
  75. lolsummxoxo
    Dec 10, 2021
    2
    I really dislike this game. The graphics are supbar, the gameplay is slow, and the combat is just mashing buttons
  76. VikingGamer1
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Terrible game, mind numbingly boring repetitive gameplay and story, this is far from an AC game just like odyssey, it is a Viking fantasy RPG with a sprinkle of mythology and generous dash of microtransactions. Seems like this game has been the final nail in the coffin regarding Darby's departure from Ubisoft, hopefully he joins a team that will give him freedom to create the story heTerrible game, mind numbingly boring repetitive gameplay and story, this is far from an AC game just like odyssey, it is a Viking fantasy RPG with a sprinkle of mythology and generous dash of microtransactions. Seems like this game has been the final nail in the coffin regarding Darby's departure from Ubisoft, hopefully he joins a team that will give him freedom to create the story he wants to create. It is hard not to see this game as a money grabbing tool that Ubisoft have created with the Helix store, limiting the amount of content (armour sets, weapons) in the base game then adding all other content behind pay walls is disgusting charging £10 - £15 per armour pack for a 'singleplayer' game, I wrote a post on reddit and made a petition regarding this if you want to know more follow the links below I go little further in depth regarding the matter. Reddit post - https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/lzy9l0/petition_remove_helix_store_from_future_ac_games/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

    Petition - https://www.change.org/RemoveHelixStoreSaveAC    … Expand
  77. shmukk
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    Альтаир, прости, мы всё просрали...

    Это игра - посредственность. Её графика это жидкое мыло, её геймплей это пластмассовый конвеер одних и тех же действий как убей, подай, найди. Система паркура просто ужасна, персонаж перемещается как старая бабка. Персонажи этой игры все как один одинаковые, а именно, скучные дегенераты. Мне было абсолютно насрать на каждого персонажа этой игры,    Альтаир, прости, мы всё просрали...

    Это игра - посредственность. Её графика это жидкое мыло, её геймплей это пластмассовый конвеер одних и тех же действий как убей, подай, найди. Система паркура просто ужасна, персонаж перемещается как старая бабка.

    Персонажи этой игры все как один одинаковые, а именно, скучные дегенераты. Мне было абсолютно насрать на каждого персонажа этой игры, мне было насрать на их роль в сюжете потому что это не персонажи, это игровые куклы, с которыми ты играешь и выбрасываешь.
    Эта игра встречает игрока ОТВРАТИТЕЛЬНОЙ работой со звуком. Звуки сжаты, на них наложен какой-то стрёмный фильтр и всё звучит ужасным эхом из бочки. Игру с таким звуком нельзя выпускать в 2020-м году, это позор.

    "Найди, убей, принеси, подай. Иди нахуй, не мешай" - тезис всей игры.

    Сюжет очень затянут и он просто уничтожает тебя. Я чуть с ума не сошёл выполняя все эти однотипные идиотские сюжетные задания, которые никак не влияют на сюжет. Да, всё, что вы сделаете в процессе своего пути, никак вам не аукнется. Эта игра и этот сюжет - это издевательство над игроком.
    "Навыки" в игре это отдельный пример того, что в этой игре всё сделано просто для галочки. В игре суммарно 402 "навыка". Почему в кавычках? Потому что это не навыки, как раньше, например, было, двойное убийство, нет, это просто поделенные на кучу частей бафы к текущей статистике игрока. Где-то плюс к урону топором, где-то плюс к урону луком, это бесполезная система, которая не делает твоего персонажа сильнее или уникальнее, она нужна просто для того чтобы ты качал свой уровень и шёл дальше по сюжету.
    За всю сюжетную линию игроку предлагается 4 романтических опции: 3 из низ с мужчиной. Я играл за мужского персонажа. Это выглядит как навязывание своих специфических ценностей и это за гранью нормы. Вы не имете права никому ничего навязывать. Вы не имете права заступать за личные границы человека.
    У меня ни одна игра не вылетала столько, сколько вылетает это говнище. У меня ни одна игра не выдавала столько тупых багов, сколько выдаёт это говнище. Бывает, что персонаж неудачно спустился, застрял в текстурах и спустя время просто сдох. Вы считаете, что это нормально? Ubisoft, алё?

    Время когда Ubisoft делали хорошие и серьёзные игры уже прошло. Сейчас это компания импотент, которая делает пластмассовые family-friendly игрушки для маленьких деток. В их играх нет серьёзности, нет драмы, нет качества, нет оптимизации, нет прикосновения человеческой руки. Игры этой компании делаются очень тупым искусственным интеллектом, а не людьми, на этом у меня всё. Мне очень жаль людей, которые потратили на эту игру деньги.    … Expand
  78. Arachnox
    Dec 10, 2020
    3
    Jeu non fini, archibugé ! Mission répétitives, mystères nul à chier. Aucune gestion du village ni du drakkar ! Jeu qui sonne le glas des assassins.
  79. galaxyshirtpogo
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    Difficult to call this a game about the Brotherhood. Anyway, forget that.

    It's obvious the game was intended mainly for a female character so why does Ubi even bother with genders? Too many times has there been dialogue that references me as a "she" or "her" when I'm playing as male Eivor. Seriously? Seriously? And since Origins, all this stuff with "Gods" and mythical stuff has just    Difficult to call this a game about the Brotherhood. Anyway, forget that.

    It's obvious the game was intended mainly for a female character so why does Ubi even bother with genders?

    Too many times has there been dialogue that references me as a "she" or "her" when I'm playing as male Eivor. Seriously? Seriously?

    And since Origins, all this stuff with "Gods" and mythical stuff has just plagued this franchise and real fans of AC know this.

    Does Ubi not have what it takes to write good stories anymore? Why borrow old and used up gimmicks that have been around for ages?

    Just end this franchise and be done with it. It's like this franchise has turned into another Fast and Furious.

    Oh and my Heavy Attack literally does less damage than my Light Attack. Really?    … Expand
  80. ipassas
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
    Buggy game. I think it's the first time in PS4 that i have to remove a games because of bugs. The worst thing it's the saved games which 99% will not be loaded and you will have 10.000 different glitches. One day just to load it took me like half an hour only to lose 10 mnts later and then i was just frustrated. By far the worst experience i have ever had with AC games. Not recommended at all.
  81. Milono001
    Dec 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They have worked 3or so years writing glitches that you have to pick your way slowly through if you actually want to play the game. Not much more to it any fun you may have is totally eclipsed by glitchfest… Expand
  82. babinos87
    Mar 21, 2021
    1
    This is probably the worst AC game after Unity. The bugs are countless. Character stucks in woods or other items, causing character's death. Quests are buggy, only when to unstuck is to reset the game. I am very serious. This has countless bugs. I encounter more than one every time that I play. I have been so disappointed by this game that I am seriously thinking to stop buying AC again. IThis is probably the worst AC game after Unity. The bugs are countless. Character stucks in woods or other items, causing character's death. Quests are buggy, only when to unstuck is to reset the game. I am very serious. This has countless bugs. I encounter more than one every time that I play. I have been so disappointed by this game that I am seriously thinking to stop buying AC again. I have bought all of them so far and finish each story to the end, but this game is really disappointing and bad.… Expand
  83. Annoyed123
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    I've played almost all the AC games since Black Flag and this is by far the one I like the least but the one I wanted to like the most. Odyssey was a delight. Origins -> Fantastic. Valhalla? Sucks. Loot sucks so bad. Combat is so annoying and frustrating (especially shield Zealots). Glad I didn't pay full price for this thing. I'll look long and hard at the next AC game because of thisI've played almost all the AC games since Black Flag and this is by far the one I like the least but the one I wanted to like the most. Odyssey was a delight. Origins -> Fantastic. Valhalla? Sucks. Loot sucks so bad. Combat is so annoying and frustrating (especially shield Zealots). Glad I didn't pay full price for this thing. I'll look long and hard at the next AC game because of this piece of trash.… Expand
  84. Sundropp
    Apr 4, 2021
    3
    I never expected so Much from a game and Got so little before.. they completely downgraded everthing. Graphic are Way Worse
    Fight mode is horrible - compared to What you are used 2 from ac.
    Quests are meaningless and poorly executed.. This game has so Much potential.. and you Can allmost smell all the potential from the poor version the creators made This time .. This is the first time an    I never expected so Much from a game and Got so little before.. they completely downgraded everthing. Graphic are Way Worse
    Fight mode is horrible - compared to What you are used 2 from ac.
    Quests are meaningless and poorly executed.. This game has so Much potential.. and you Can allmost smell all the potential from the poor version the creators made This time .. This is the first time an ac game dissapoints me. Ac is usualy 9-10/10 Ac Valhalla is a 3/10 game .    … Expand
  85. Simonyan4ik
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Awful, disgusting game. I tried, but I threw up. Well, All the games of Ubisoft are terrible, so it's not surprising
  86. JW_FAT
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    I liked the game, but than you cancel me and all my nation...

    So it will be 0 now
  87. Alizohreh
    Dec 14, 2021
    3
    I've been an assassins creed fan for about 10 years now, I've played almost all of assassins on all types of devices whether it was psp go, pc, ps3, Xbox 360,ps4,i really liked the trailer, people said the game is not as good as the trailer, but i didn't believe it, since i had played assassins creed odyssey i said to myself it's not gonna be that much bad although odyssey had terribleI've been an assassins creed fan for about 10 years now, I've played almost all of assassins on all types of devices whether it was psp go, pc, ps3, Xbox 360,ps4,i really liked the trailer, people said the game is not as good as the trailer, but i didn't believe it, since i had played assassins creed odyssey i said to myself it's not gonna be that much bad although odyssey had terrible horse motions this new one would definitely be much better, man I'm disappointed, i could say assassins creed III had much better graphic quality than Valhalla, everything is weak horse riding, nature, dialogs, faces, assassinations, some times i feel I'm playing an arcade game, after one year since release it has lots of bugs, i wish i hadn't bought this game, UBISOFT i don't know where you are going but you are losing credit.… Expand
  88. Nikela
    Dec 26, 2021
    3
    They make the same game every year. They just change locations, change characters and that’s all. Also this is so “history accurate”.
  89. Sbenesh
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    Of the many games I've played over the years, this is my most hated game. Everything about this game is bad.
  90. skanonoy
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Repetitive and boring. I have never liked the AC lore after first couple games. Should have went as a stand alone game about Vikings and kept AC lore out.
  91. Terminal-Rex
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    First Impressions PC game-

    This game is impressively pretty however the amount of game breaking bugs I have come up against are unforgivable in AAA game. Bugs where you can not progress the story unless you find some sort of work around. I have played single dev EA games with less bugs than this mess has. The next thing I unfortunately hate about this game is the environment, the    First Impressions PC game-

    This game is impressively pretty however the amount of game breaking bugs I have come up against are unforgivable in AAA game. Bugs where you can not progress the story unless you find some sort of work around. I have played single dev EA games with less bugs than this mess has.

    The next thing I unfortunately hate about this game is the environment, the color pallet and scenery are not at all suited to what is supposed to be England. The landscape could have been done so much better than it has been, but it feels as if it was designed by artists that have never left the city let alone visited the English countryside.

    Finally I hate the how the vikings are very diplomatic and PC in this game. Vikings would not release hostages and when you plunder if you kill NPC's that are not solders you get told off and told you will de-synchronize. Vikings would have literally killed everyone, especially the clergy.

    I wanted to love this game, i really did, I brought a new graphics card just to play it. But i don't think i actually like it, it feels a bit of a let down, the franchise had the chance to do something completely different with this game but overall the game feels bland and just a bit disappointing.    … Expand
  92. Raven666
    Feb 7, 2021
    0
    Никакого доната в одиночных платных играх априори быть не должно, люди уже заплатили за продукт и должны пользоваться всем его контентом который только в него заложен

    Дальше с нас за что будут дергать деньги? За возможность сохранять игровой процесс? За возможность повысить/понизить сложность прохождения? За вариативные диалоги и концовки? Здесь речь идет не о FTP проекте    Никакого доната в одиночных платных играх априори быть не должно, люди уже заплатили за продукт и должны пользоваться всем его контентом который только в него заложен

    Дальше с нас за что будут дергать деньги? За возможность сохранять игровой процесс? За возможность повысить/понизить сложность прохождения? За вариативные диалоги и концовки?

    Здесь речь идет не о FTP проекте
  93. siksik81
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    This is the worst AC game. It is too much grindy and you get nothing good out of it. The story is super boring and game mechanics are so sluggish, its more tedious than fun to play this boring piece of **** now i learnt from my many mistakes thatt i cant expect a good game from ubisoft.
  94. BBTV
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Ubisoft конторка, которая занимается мошенничеством и не умеет создавать действительно качественные игры в открытых мирах. Решили добавить платные бустеры опыта в магазинчик игры спустя месяц после старта Вальгаллы. Вот же уроды, игра отстой, красная цена ей 700 рублей в базарный день.Ubisoft конторка, которая занимается мошенничеством и не умеет создавать действительно качественные игры в открытых мирах. Решили добавить платные бустеры опыта в магазинчик игры спустя месяц после старта Вальгаллы. Вот же уроды, игра отстой, красная цена ей 700 рублей в базарный день.
  95. OnuR1S
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    Dear ubisoft. Wasn't origin and odessey a lesson to you? Even in unity you tried to make the combat system like in RPG, but you only changed it a little, and in origin and odessey you completely ruined everything. The last successful combat system, I'm talking about the combat system, you still have syndicate. But even after it, you vserevenly decided to make another annoying and notDear ubisoft. Wasn't origin and odessey a lesson to you? Even in unity you tried to make the combat system like in RPG, but you only changed it a little, and in origin and odessey you completely ruined everything. The last successful combat system, I'm talking about the combat system, you still have syndicate. But even after it, you vserevenly decided to make another annoying and not interesting **** out of a popular game for everyone. I really think that origin and odessey were experiments or just your mistake that taught you a lesson, but no, you didn't get it. Until you bring back a normal combat system, the last successful one is in syndicate, you will not succeed with the assassin, my advice to you is to re-prioritize.… Expand
  96. deplorable
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Let's get the elephant out of the room. This is the worst assassins creed in recent memory, it makes desmonds death feel like good times. Yes it's that bad, let's put aside the screen tearing, the audio bugs, the terrain bugs and the terrible map. Actually let's talk about the map, you're given 3 options at the beginning and really there isn't much of a need due to the same house designLet's get the elephant out of the room. This is the worst assassins creed in recent memory, it makes desmonds death feel like good times. Yes it's that bad, let's put aside the screen tearing, the audio bugs, the terrain bugs and the terrible map. Actually let's talk about the map, you're given 3 options at the beginning and really there isn't much of a need due to the same house design (the exact same houses, who knew vikings were into pre-fabs) and although your weapons can tear down the doors like papermache, a simple barricade can keep out an army.

    Assassin creed games were once based on real life cities, or places and although certainly Norway etc does exist. none of what you see has any sort of historic bearing. Hell i'm wondering why they just don't call the games 'creed' and remove the unnecessary "hassassin" in there and the real world parts which make origins and odyssey blush.

    The whole game just reminds you of how they could do better, how the game could be better... it's infuriating and frustrating. Like miles morales, this is not a next generation game. Ubisoft have become like the EA sports series.

    This is one to avoid, one to not play... go dig out black flag but really, just avoid all creed games. This is terrible with a map designed by a high school drop out. We're used to gorgeous open world maps, filled with wonder... this is a clutterfest that degenerates itself so bad that i wonder why they included the village names at all....

    Stealth is barely needed, the weapons feel terrible... i mean the saving grace may have been the dice game but meh; it's not as much fun as gwent, hell even trails of cold steel 4 has a better mini game than this    … Expand
  97. vault2wasteland
    Mar 25, 2021
    0
    Games breaking bugs, quest breaking bugs, egregious mictro-transactions, have to buy armour using microtransactions if you want anything half decent, bad voice acting and animations. Janky stealth

    Now ubisoft have chosen to push more microtransactions instead of fixing game and quest breaking bugs and charging for requested features/improvements instead of adding them to the base game    Games breaking bugs, quest breaking bugs, egregious mictro-transactions, have to buy armour using microtransactions if you want anything half decent, bad voice acting and animations. Janky stealth

    Now ubisoft have chosen to push more microtransactions instead of fixing game and quest breaking bugs and charging for requested features/improvements instead of adding them to the base game

    Avoid this game like the plauge, stick with Odyssey where they don't try to force microtransactions on you at every turn and you can get a tonne of awesome gear just by looting treasure chests and doing quests . You can't even change your look without paying in Valhalla, what a joke

    With all the microtransactions this should be a free to play game. I knew far cry new dawn was a sign of more microtransactions being forced (if you want to enjoy the game) instead of optional

    Ubisoft game now just seem to create problems that can be solved only using microtransactions so they can go to hell. Far Cry, Assassin's Creed and Watchdogs were my favourite game series and I am not interested in buying or playing any of their new games now. Now the ubisoft customer is just a whale to them or they don't want you as a customer if all you give them is $99 for the base game. $99 is not enough for Ubisoft, they want more and more    … Expand
  98. Hornikus
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    Спасибо за донатную помойку, где миллион багов с кривыми анимациями. Зачем исправлять баги и добавлять механики, которые были в одиссее и ориджине, когда можно ввести в магазин кучу донатных вещей. Эти вещи ВЛИЯЮТ на геймплей. Помимо этого, новый патч увеличил гринд в раза три, спасибо юбики, вы лучшие ублюдки, после ЕА конечно же.Спасибо за донатную помойку, где миллион багов с кривыми анимациями. Зачем исправлять баги и добавлять механики, которые были в одиссее и ориджине, когда можно ввести в магазин кучу донатных вещей. Эти вещи ВЛИЯЮТ на геймплей. Помимо этого, новый патч увеличил гринд в раза три, спасибо юбики, вы лучшие ублюдки, после ЕА конечно же.
  99. DavidHoltzer
    Apr 9, 2021
    4
    Another tedious Ubisoft game, more specifically another ASSASSin's Creed. Fans keep supporting these copied games, the only difference is a new location in almost any AC game
  100. Chain_Affinity
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Game-breaking bugs make this game literally unplayable. I have nothing else to say.
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 25, 2020
    80
    There are far fewer cookie-cutter outposts than in previous AC’s, and most sidequests now offer an interesting story, sometimes even with a less-than-obvious solution. While some anti-grind measures have backfired, Ubisoft is on the right track. [Issue#250, page 56]
  2. KeenGamer
    Dec 17, 2020
    82
    Assassins Creed Valhalla is a wonderful addition to the AC franchise. It manages to avoid the tropes that became overplayed and focuses on a small well structured story. The fighting mechanics are enjoyable and offer many choices to fit different playing styles. There are a significant amount of bugs and the AI is underwhelming at times. But it's still another step in the right direction for Ubisoft.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 14, 2020
    80
    When Valhalla is at its best, it evolves series mechanics. And when you’re cruising down river, about to blow your raiding horn, there’s nothing quite like it. [Issue#183, p.71]
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