Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  1. OldAndCynical
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    Let me first state that I'm a long time fan of the AC franchise, and love each and every game in it, including ACIII and Unity.
    But while I do like Valhalla, I'm not loving it. Because the game has ISSUES. And because the game is nowhere near as fun as the previous games.
    First, there is the loot, or the lack of it. The game world only contains handful of armor pieces and weps to be    Let me first state that I'm a long time fan of the AC franchise, and love each and every game in it, including ACIII and Unity.
    But while I do like Valhalla, I'm not loving it. Because the game has ISSUES. And because the game is nowhere near as fun as the previous games.
    First, there is the loot, or the lack of it. The game world only contains handful of armor pieces and weps to be found. Meaning that most chest you find, only contain basic crafting materials. Dull, to say the least!
    Then, there is the buggy combat. There is a clear lag on how your character reacts to button presses, and sometimes the hero does not react at all! You are full stamina, and NOT stunned, yet your character just stands there, unmoving, as you try to hammer your shoulder buttons to get the darned hero hitting the darned enemy! Serious bugs alert!
    Companions are likewise buggy. Half the time they just ignore you when you command them do stuff on the battlefield. Which can lead you not being able to complete objectives. Ouch!
    And then there is the way the hero often gets stuck to the environment, meaning you have to fast travel to get him out!
    So, lotsa bugs and glitches aplently. But that's not my main issue.
    The main issue is the Vikings themselves.
    Now, if you've seen the brill Vikings TV series (2013 onwards), you know how bada*s Vikings can be when done right. Unfortunately, the Vikings in Valhalla are embarrassingly weak and unconvincing when compared to the bada*s Vikings of the Vikings (tm) TV series. Ha, Rollo alone could wipe out these weedy Vikings. With one hand tied behind his back!
    Sure, you meet some real macho characters along the way, which helps, but its kinda sad when your hero feels a lame-o wannabe Viking...
    So, Ubi did not get the Vikings quite right. They should've been lot tougher, and lot more merciless too. As it is, you get game over if your Vikings kill too many civilians in the game... Sigh...
    But hey, on the positive side, the game looks utterly brill on PS4Pro, and runs very smoothly too. And once they clear the bugs, it'll be lot more fun to play. And the skill tree is pretty solid.
    So, 8/10 from me. Good game, but could've been so much better.
    Added later; I have to drop the score to 7. This is due to the heroes of Valhalla turning out to have zero charisma and personality. Far cry from the incredibly charismatic historic characters you met in ACII, III and Unity. When we meet characters like, say, Thor, in games, they're supposed to impress the heck outta us, Ubisoft, not bore us to death.
    Also, I'm sick of the recurring drug episodes in the game. All Ubisoft games have drug infused, hallucinogenic episodes, prolly because Ubisoft crew is anxious to explain away their own drug habits, but in Valhalla, there's just too much of them. Not all gamers say yes to drugs, Ubisoft, even if you do.    … Expand
  2. Lord_Khey
    May 5, 2021
    6
    Not nearly as enjoyable as AC: Odyssey, but there's certainly some fun to be had once you get the hang of the battle system (two red hits in early boss fights end you early on, but be patient). As has been the case with the last two AC games, it's really nice to look at, and the developers do a nice job of trying to insert the fictional "assassin" in with actual historical characters andNot nearly as enjoyable as AC: Odyssey, but there's certainly some fun to be had once you get the hang of the battle system (two red hits in early boss fights end you early on, but be patient). As has been the case with the last two AC games, it's really nice to look at, and the developers do a nice job of trying to insert the fictional "assassin" in with actual historical characters and various deities/mythological creatures which makes the story interesting. Unfortunately, the side quests are grindy (though blessedly finite), so cleaning up to get the Platinum (even with YouTube University to help) is daunting (despite a significantly smaller map than Odyssey). Voice acting is uneven, but I entertained myself by pretending that the actors for Basim and female Eivor were having a contest to smoke the most cigarettes during production. The music was also lackluster save for Einar Selvik's in-battle vocal compositions (disappointing, because I liked Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner's previous AC contributions). Improvements over the last installment include getting rid of the infinitely generating side quests and mercenaries, the animal hunts are far less grindy (remember the Elephant battles in Origins? Sheesh), it is actually possible to assassinate brutes/more powerful enemies (thank you), but there is a timing mechanic that determines your success (fair enough). Step backs include long loading times (for either fast travel or respawning), the nonsensical stamina system (blocking tires you, but attacking gets you more stamina ??), the irritating fishing mode, and a thoroughly predictable final act, with the possible exception of how the past ties in with the modern day arc. Seriously, who didn't know who the head of the "Templars" in this game was by the halfway point? I was ambivalent toward the levelling system, but I will say that the "return fire" special ability is by far my favorite mechanic introduced into the series in a LONG time. The AI's ability to spot you on normal stealth difficulty (vs. Master Assassin, which you can select early on) is a little too "good." Not as bad as "Unity" which could spot you WHILE BLENDED FFS, but I can only imagine being frustrated had I gone the more difficult route. Valhalla is a good time until you complete the story. Then it just kind of...lingers.… Expand
  3. Mitchyyy_b
    May 26, 2021
    5
    Worst one I've played imo, played about 20 hours, got boring very fast. Map is far to big and pointless imo, these AAA games seem more focused on whoa got the bigger map than the content in it these days.
  4. Chempion1
    May 12, 2022
    7
    Я всегда думал, что в сиквелах хорошей игры "тех же щей, только больше" это хорошо. Но Ubisoft просто пробили потолок и превратили этот тезис в абсурд. Более 110 часов геймплея! 110 ЧАСОВ!!! И это только необходимый СЮЖЕТ! Не говорю об уничтожении всех членов ордена Древних, для того что бы закончить историю. Я эту игру проходил почти год, даже консоль не выдержала, сгорела. Пришлось вЯ всегда думал, что в сиквелах хорошей игры "тех же щей, только больше" это хорошо. Но Ubisoft просто пробили потолок и превратили этот тезис в абсурд. Более 110 часов геймплея! 110 ЧАСОВ!!! И это только необходимый СЮЖЕТ! Не говорю об уничтожении всех членов ордена Древних, для того что бы закончить историю. Я эту игру проходил почти год, даже консоль не выдержала, сгорела. Пришлось в ремонт отдавать.
    Теперь о самой игре.
    Ну геймплейно и графически по сути это всё тот же AC Origins. В игре изменили систему прокачки, теперь она больше похожа на аналогичную в Skyrim. Открывая перки ты двигаешься к ним по древу умений постепенно прокачивая своё здоровье, защиту, атаку и т. д.
    Доспехи теперь можно объединять в сеты, как в Dark Souls. Это даже даёт минимальные плюшки к защите. Но, при этом, ни оружие, ни доспехи продать нельзя. Ты их находишь и носишь с собой до окончания игры. Так же у всего этого добра есть прокачка для которой требуются определённые ресурсы. Но с этим связан некий казус. Например я нашёл супер копьё легендарного уровня (в игре их 4 вида: хорошее, превосходное, безупречное и легендарное. Разница в силе и количестве рун) на 30! уровне. Мне надо было только вложиться в его усиление и я получил читерское оружие уровне на 50том, с которым я почти всю игру и прошел. Да теперь у самого оружия нет уровня владения, если нашёл можешь пользоваться любым.
    Сюжет можно сказать интересный, но очень затянутый. Поначалу пытался брать доп. миссии, но потом забил на это дело так как и сюжетных такая уйма, что просто игра может затянуться часов на 200 или больше. А с данным подходом всё прохождение превратится в тупую рутину.
    Ещё я достиг 375 уровня и у меня было открыто практически всё древо прокачки и проходить доп. задания просто смысла не было.
    О приятном. В отличии от Odyssey где ты мог заняться сексом буквально с каждым продавцом, в Valhalla всяких лгбт элементов стало в разы меньше. Хотя иногда можно начать романтическую линию как с мужчиной, так и с женщиной. Ещё чернокожих викингов я не заметил, но есть викинги-азиаты.
    С женщинами как всегда в западном зазеркалье: в игре они все великие и честные воины, даже если бывают врагами. Предатели, трусы и воры только яйценосцы.
    Ещё, как я понял, авторы просто уже не знают как и куда прилепить этот "Анимус" и наше время, но концовка всё же интригует.
    Ещё игра очень темная.
    Резюмирую. Ubisoft надо что то менять. Растягивать геймплей далее некуда. Авторы хотели создать игру в которой есть всё! И бои, и охота за головами, и строительство, и рыбалка, и охота, и набеги, и вариативность. Да это неплохо, но начинает страдать сам геймплей, а это не правильно.
    Игра неплохая, но затянутая. Кто не проходил, но хочет, готовьтесь потратить месяца три на прохождение. Ну если конечно играть часа по два в день, а не сутки напролёт!    … Expand
  5. sagemilli92
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    Overall - 3/5
    The gameplay was enjoyable at first, but not deep or complex enough to hold up over the extraordinary length of the game. Combat was good, but became repetitive. Visual were stunning in my opinion.
  6. TheBigTicket
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    I really wanted to like this game because I love the entire historic setting of vikings and medieval England but this game is just such a chore. You basically have to spend 100 hours of repetitive sidequests that are required to advance the main story line (which imo is actually pretty good) and i just became tired with it halfway through.

    The combat is fine, it doesnt really feel    I really wanted to like this game because I love the entire historic setting of vikings and medieval England but this game is just such a chore. You basically have to spend 100 hours of repetitive sidequests that are required to advance the main story line (which imo is actually pretty good) and i just became tired with it halfway through.

    The combat is fine, it doesnt really feel challenging nor is there a lot of skill expression.

    The map is beautiful and exploration would be fun if you actually got any meaningful rewards from it but they made loot so rare that you almost never find a cool weapon or armor upgrade.

    Overall not a good game unfortunately and I feel like I wasted a lot of time with it.

    Also there were alot of bugs, one which forced me to restart.    … Expand
  7. Samyar91
    Jan 12, 2021
    6
    The game become repetetive in all aspecr for me...I wanted the graphic to become more inspiering but it’s outdated like most of the ubisoft games...this assassin’s creed is better for me from their previous assassins but still it’s not a wow game for me..though it’s a very very big game with a lot of map and story and stuff to do..it has some moment that you like it but I got the platinumThe game become repetetive in all aspecr for me...I wanted the graphic to become more inspiering but it’s outdated like most of the ubisoft games...this assassin’s creed is better for me from their previous assassins but still it’s not a wow game for me..though it’s a very very big game with a lot of map and story and stuff to do..it has some moment that you like it but I got the platinum and I said to myself:such a waste of time because it was way too long for nothing… Expand
  8. BallzyDan
    Jan 14, 2021
    5
    The game is very disappointing in comparison to Odyssey and I like it even slightly less than Origins. The game has loaded me into an infinite sequence of my character falling thru the map, but luckily that went away after a few days before the new year. I find the leveling up more grindy than Odyssey. I would love to level up enough to unlock no fall damage, am level 45, going for 280. Fantastic
  9. Ftr123
    Jan 19, 2021
    6
    Really mixed Feelings about this.
    Story starts as **** and end in absolute ****.
    Gameplay is fine but buggy and not as good as Odyssey. Worst part is Asgard. Just wait till you get to it, im sure youll dislike it like i did. New Trilogy startet promising with Origins, got worse story but a hell of a better gameplay in Odyssey, but now its a mediocre Story with mediocre gameplay wiht    Really mixed Feelings about this.
    Story starts as **** and end in absolute ****.
    Gameplay is fine but buggy and not as good as Odyssey.
    Worst part is Asgard. Just wait till you get to it, im sure youll dislike it like i did.
    New Trilogy startet promising with Origins, got worse story but a hell of a better gameplay in Odyssey, but now its a mediocre Story with mediocre gameplay wiht BUGS. Did i mention the BUGS? If i forgot to mention all the BUGS, i think you get the idea now that i want to point out all the BUGS, Goddamn Ubisoft, this is a mess. If you cant finish it before Christmas, dont ship it before Christmas.    … Expand
  10. jonnyd-2007
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    Nowhere near as good as AC Odyssey. Extremely glitchy on PS4. Have had to reset the game many times for different reasons. Whilst the graphics are nice and the game looks stunning in certain areas, the textures of various surfaces take a long time to load. The characters and story are ok. I felt disappointed because the setting and history has such potential. Many of the quests areNowhere near as good as AC Odyssey. Extremely glitchy on PS4. Have had to reset the game many times for different reasons. Whilst the graphics are nice and the game looks stunning in certain areas, the textures of various surfaces take a long time to load. The characters and story are ok. I felt disappointed because the setting and history has such potential. Many of the quests are repetitive. If you are going into this after AC Odyssey prepare to be a bit disappointed.… Expand
  11. Synergy101
    Jan 18, 2021
    6
    After finish Odyssey, I can say that Valhalla is nothing special. World in Odyssey was so beautiful, in Valhalla it's just mountains and hills and some rivers, which all look the same. Blue and Brown if I'm correct. I don't know why WHY they took out auto find enemies with the crow, what's the point in having a bird if you can't lock on, it just flies around and shows you what you alreadyAfter finish Odyssey, I can say that Valhalla is nothing special. World in Odyssey was so beautiful, in Valhalla it's just mountains and hills and some rivers, which all look the same. Blue and Brown if I'm correct. I don't know why WHY they took out auto find enemies with the crow, what's the point in having a bird if you can't lock on, it just flies around and shows you what you already see on the map... The skill tree is weird, you don't see skills ahead of the tree you are going into, most of the skills are shared grey , so you might follow a path and then you see a skill you don't want , just wasted all that time . But you can respec for free so that's good.i guess re specking is for free cuz they knew ppl wouldn't like the system. Combat is worse then Odyssey, the fights get so repetitive after mission 14, even on berserker it's so easy. Skills are bland and nothing special. And if this is Vikings, boat battles were a big part of their history, and there are no boat battles, weird in that. Overall, I put the game up for sale after 13 hours of playing, I'm working on Ghost of Tusushima and that is AMAZING! 10/10.
    6 is generous for Valhalla, 7 is over generous.    … Expand
  12. SuperShrooms
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    Assassin's Creed games feel quite average after playing Ghost of Tsushima. Step it up Ubisoft. This game doesn't have any wow factor. Just your typical regurgitated Ubisoft game. These games need something different. Something new. This ain't it and at today's standards it just doesn't cut it.
  13. martinho_99
    May 30, 2021
    7
    As always: if you don't expect too much of Ubisoft you won't be dissapointet. It is not a masterpiece but you can have some fun for a huge amount of hours. Nevertheless this is far too much off from what AC should be. It would be a more or less good Vikings game but it is not an Assasins Creed game. Biggest problem is the crap Ubisoft tries to strech the playtime with like the 20 differentAs always: if you don't expect too much of Ubisoft you won't be dissapointet. It is not a masterpiece but you can have some fun for a huge amount of hours. Nevertheless this is far too much off from what AC should be. It would be a more or less good Vikings game but it is not an Assasins Creed game. Biggest problem is the crap Ubisoft tries to strech the playtime with like the 20 different kinds of collecting stuff. I never met anybody who says "oh man there are 300 little hidden whatevers to collect. This is so much fun."… Expand
  14. piuscorvus
    Jul 15, 2021
    6
    Valhalla continues in the manner of Origins and Odyssey. If you liked those two games, you will probably like this one too. Only, next to the main and usual side quests you have now your own settlement that you can build and develop and always return to. It is a nice new thing but far from a settlement (or a camp) that you have in Red Dead Redemption II, for example. Upgrading houses andValhalla continues in the manner of Origins and Odyssey. If you liked those two games, you will probably like this one too. Only, next to the main and usual side quests you have now your own settlement that you can build and develop and always return to. It is a nice new thing but far from a settlement (or a camp) that you have in Red Dead Redemption II, for example. Upgrading houses and buildings in your settlement opens a few side quests but apart from that there is nothing much to do there.

    Speaking of the story… nothing special here. You are a Viking, who is looking for allies in order to conquer England. The world is huge and you play partly in Norway and the largest part of the game you will be in England. In every region you have a couple of main quests before you get yourself an ally. It was all fairly interesting but after finishing a couple of regions I felt like I was in an endless tunnel with no light to announce the end (the moment I was finished with one region, another one would open… and then another one… and another one…).

    After I finished the game, I wondered why the title was “Assassin's Creed” because the game (a story at least) had so little to do with an Assassin’s Creed. The main character is a Viking (he is not an Assassin), who only meets a few Assassins on the way but there is nothing more that connects this game or story with Assassin's Creed. Except the gameplay, of course.

    When I started playing, I was surprised by the graphics, which are not bad but I have seen much better looking games from the previous year. Before I started Valhalla, I played The Last of Us Part II after which Valhalla looked almost like a previous generation game. The animation is mostly average; lip synching is bad for the most part and voice expressions that you hear usually do not match face expressions that you see on the screen.

    One of the main issues: the game is way too long. It took me 149 hours to complete the game with all side quests and find all treasures and chests. This would have been a really cool and fun game if it would have been 40 or 50 hours long. But 149 hours… There must be a moment to stop and finish something but no… Ubisoft rather opens another region on the map and another set of the same missions. After 149 hours, everything that was good about this game turned out bad and boring at the end.

    Within a huge world you will find plenty of nice landscapes but also an awful lot of copy-pasting, which is already a long tradition for Ubisoft. There are so many identical buildings, houses, churches, so many identical puzzles… It is all cool at the beginning but to complete the game you will have to do those cool things so often that at the end, you will not find them cool anymore.

    Side quests (called “world events”) are generally short events that will take few minutes to solve and they are a bit more interesting compared to the previous games (if you ignore the fact that there are again far too many of them and some of them are quite retarded).

    There are less armors and weapons in this game, which some people will hate but I found it better, less confusing and you definitely spend less time browsing the menu. The combat is not the best in the world but it unfortunately ages fast and gets boring because of the game’s huge length.

    My playthrough was really, really buggy and bugs appeared far too often and interrupted the gameplay flow. One of the most frequent bugs was that after a longer horse ride your character and horse would freeze while entering a city or a village. There is probably no game without bugs but this game has too many of them..

    Missing textures are also a big issue in this game. Textures of the roads or nearby houses would are often like in a PS1 video game. I personally think that this is unacceptable especially when developers wave all the time with phrases such as “next generation experience”. This was far from that.

    It feels that half of the game are loading screens. Even when you only wanted to talk with some pedestrians on the street there was a black loading screen! Fast travel was senseless in most of the cases unless you wanted to skip a very big distance (sometimes it was faster to ride a horse than to use the fast travel option). I always used fast travel when I needed to go to the toilet.

    All in all, I enjoyed the first 15 or 20 hours of the game but later I could not get rid of an “unfinished” feel that followed me through the whole game surely because Ubisoft continues a tradition of publishing new Assassin's Creed games far too often. It is not surprising that there are always so many issues because one year is obviously not enough for a huge open world game like this (if you want a great game at the end, I mean…). Ubisoft also continues a tradition of horrible writing, bad acting, copy-pasting as if the only goal is to make the longest game with a largest world possible with thousands of side quests in it.    … Expand
  15. Wingmanwesty
    Oct 25, 2021
    5
    Huuuuge, big, large. Seems great at first, but unfortunately it's a giant empty map. The first area of map has cool objectives, side questline, single one shot quests, and small treasures to collect. Will take probably 7-10 hours to do. Then you just do that over and over and over again in each new map chunk. Way too repetitive. The story is interspersed in here, so you have huge gapsHuuuuge, big, large. Seems great at first, but unfortunately it's a giant empty map. The first area of map has cool objectives, side questline, single one shot quests, and small treasures to collect. Will take probably 7-10 hours to do. Then you just do that over and over and over again in each new map chunk. Way too repetitive. The story is interspersed in here, so you have huge gaps between story moments that are filled with boring mindless junk. The gameplay doesn't do stealth well for going back to it's Assassin's Creed Routes with hidden blades and hoods, feels tacked on and honestly feels like the wrong way to play. The parkour and traversal also doesn't feel fluid, or real, which is a real step-back for the series.… Expand
  16. Ignises
    Jan 3, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. too many chests to open. too much gathering at all. shi..y fights with bosses (zeolites And all the rest with fenrir at the head, on which I just have no words how they screwed it up). Keep it up and you will dissolve in the fog of Niflheim.

    Ps. Bug bug bug    … Expand
  17. Drollzico
    Apr 25, 2021
    5
    The weakest one in the RPG trilogy (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla). I really expected more from this game, but it disappointed me so much. The story is the best part of this game, definitely better than Origins' and Odyssey's, it is nothing awesome, but it's a good and solid story, especially the ending. However, the characters are very uninteresting, bland and not a little charismatic, whatThe weakest one in the RPG trilogy (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla). I really expected more from this game, but it disappointed me so much. The story is the best part of this game, definitely better than Origins' and Odyssey's, it is nothing awesome, but it's a good and solid story, especially the ending. However, the characters are very uninteresting, bland and not a little charismatic, what makes them pretty much forgettable. Also, all the characters in this game, viking, english or from anywhere else, can speak the same language and understand each other, what totally breaks the immersion of the game. The graphics are good in current gen, nothing to complain. The soundtrack is good too, the only thing i didn't like is that there's no soundtrack in the custcenes, just the character's voices. The minigames are cool as well. Now, let's talk about what i didn't like at all in this game. The combat has many, many problems. When you attack an enemy, sometimes the enemy doesn't feel your punchs and just take damage and attack you in the middle of your combo. Also, some enemies attacks have a strange red effect like they had superpowers in a game that tries to be realistic. The enemy AI is pretty dumb too, the archers are simply blind and the enemies are very predictable. But the main problem is that the game is extremely easy. I played this in the highest difficulty and, even so, the combat was so easy that the stealth became useless. The missions in the game are overwhelming boring and repetitive. Making alliances is the most boring, tedious and dull thing in the world. Every quest you have to kill a bunch of guys, do annoying and generic stuff for someone that you don't care about only to bring this dude to your side, and that lasts for hours and hours. The sidequest are very **** too but at least they're short. But seems like Ubisoft made the game how it is on purpose, because the game is infested with microtransactions that accelerate your progress in the game, it's really disgusting to see a 70$ Single Player Game having microtransactions, so imagine having a bunch of it, just like the previous ones, what a greedy and disgusting company. Really, that's the last time i'm buying an Assassin's Creed game, i'm done of playing 60 hours of an average 70$ game that begs me to pay even more to have a "good experience".… Expand
  18. Tacitus_Gaming
    Nov 11, 2021
    5
    A slog to get through and the world is filled with pointless things and every single door is a puzzle to unlock for some reason. I love AC but this current open world formula with nearly infinite uninspired side content to do just isn't fun. It's a chore. Odyssey was at least faster and smoother in doing things. Stealth in Odyssey was also much better and natural. Stealth in Valhalla justA slog to get through and the world is filled with pointless things and every single door is a puzzle to unlock for some reason. I love AC but this current open world formula with nearly infinite uninspired side content to do just isn't fun. It's a chore. Odyssey was at least faster and smoother in doing things. Stealth in Odyssey was also much better and natural. Stealth in Valhalla just didn't feel right in terms of mechanics and lore. The only reason this gets a 5 from me is because of all the references from other better AC games.… Expand
  19. rogal23
    Apr 24, 2022
    5
    Grałem na PS4 PRO.
    Porzuciłem tytuł po ok. 10h. Historia bez emocji, powtarzalny gameplay, walka - czyli serce gry - woła o pomstę do nieba - sztywna jak nieszczęście. Klimat ratuje lekko sprawę, ale na końcu to typowy średniak. Plus jak to w Ubisoftcie, miałem wrażenie, że moja postać nic nie waży, jest z papieru. Czekam na rewolucję w serii.
  20. WhiteClad
    Mar 22, 2021
    7
    I was so excited for the next AC game after playing Odyssey and Origins. I remember how I used to play Odyssey all day long like no game before or after it. But when I saw the first trailer my excitement started to fade away - robotic animations, graphics unworthy of 2020 and gameplay that didn't seem to improve in any way. And that is a Ubisoft game trailer, meaning they showed us theI was so excited for the next AC game after playing Odyssey and Origins. I remember how I used to play Odyssey all day long like no game before or after it. But when I saw the first trailer my excitement started to fade away - robotic animations, graphics unworthy of 2020 and gameplay that didn't seem to improve in any way. And that is a Ubisoft game trailer, meaning they showed us the best parts! Anyway, I didn't lose hope and bought the game on release day. And let me tell you after 50 hour into the game - this is such a disappointment after Odyssey.
    I love long open-world games, because I love exploring the map and getting a home-like feeling from the environment, but in this case I'm trying to finish the storyline out of respect for the series and my complenionist personality, and not because I actually want to.
    Maybe as a standalone game or for someone who never played AC, this game seems like fun, but for me it is the most boring of them all.
    They got rid of side quests and replaced them with loot hunt which is one of the worst downgrades of them all. Side quests are the best part! What genius decided to get rid of them? I don't feel any urge to go looking for the new gear or upgrades for one simple reason - I don't need them. The game is laughably easy. Sometimes I even get too lazy to spend my upgrade points because they have so little effect on the battle outcome. Sure, sometimes you get bosses here and there that might need up to 5-6 takes to beat them, but nothing that would motivate me to spend hours on a grindfest to upgrade my specs. The same goes for the gear - in Odyssey there were tons of armor that I would actually pay attention to and frequently upgrade or change, in Valhalla I just stick with my original gear for the entire game.
    Next - the story is dull and the characters are bland. At some point I just didn't even bother following the story of reading into awful dialogues. Myriad of forgettable characters come and go too quickly - why remember someone's story and personality if I will be killing them within 20 minutes and never see them again?
    Although it's not developer's fault this time, but the map is very uninspiring. Every single town looks exactly the same, countryside looks identical wherever you go. I loved exploring the surroundings in Odyssey and Origins. Here, I don't have that urge whatsoever. I'm bored to the death by the view.
    I know they tried to make their own gwent or whatever, but I literally played every single mini game in the town once and never wanted to go back. Even when it was required by the quest, I just wanted to get it over with and move on.
    And don't even let me started on attacking the forts. In Odyssey I remember how I was planning the entire thing while looking at it with my bird and then carefully executing the plan. In this one, I either just go front attack (again, because the game is too easy, so I have no motivation to go stealth) or, during raid, just open the doors and wait for my army of vikings to do the fighting.
    All in all, they downgraded pretty much every single fun part of Odyssey I can think of, so I'm pretty sure I won't be buying the next game on day one, even though I'm a fan of the series. Be better, Ubisoft.    … Expand
  21. Oinkster
    Sep 25, 2021
    6
    This game seems to have lost all the things that made Odyssey great but doubled down on the chore-like aspects. Ubisoft made a big deal about there being no "side quests". Instead there are "events"; blue dots on the map that are functionally identical to sidequests but don't appear in a menu (very useful). The maps have also lost the colour and variety that made Greece feel so exciting.This game seems to have lost all the things that made Odyssey great but doubled down on the chore-like aspects. Ubisoft made a big deal about there being no "side quests". Instead there are "events"; blue dots on the map that are functionally identical to sidequests but don't appear in a menu (very useful). The maps have also lost the colour and variety that made Greece feel so exciting. The biggest step back for me is the combat. In an attempt to emulate Fromsoftware, there is an emphasis on parrying and stamina management. Unfortunately, parrying feels very inconsistent and the combat does not suit the frequent scenarios when you're facing a Swarm of saxons in a raid. It only works in 1-on-1 boss fights that are few and far between. I do like the more focused selection of weapons but the upgrade and levelling system is atrocious. Upgrades are made in minuscule increments and abilities are not unlocked, instead you must find them on a map that doesn't tell you where they are unless you are already standing near them; eww. Odyssey may have gone a bit too far turning you into an unstoppable demigod but in Valhalla I can barely tell the difference between combat at the end of the game from at the start.
    The narrative is also very sloppy. There are good parts, I admit such as the Sciropescire arc, but the game really whimpers out in the second half. The finale feels so insignificant that it took me another hour before I even realised I had finished the story. I only noticed because there were no significant quests left to do.
    As a Welsh man I also find the map disappointing. There's no Cornwall, no Wales, no Scotland, and a slab of Ireland is saved for the DLC. Considering how massive the scope of Odyssey was it feels weird that we don't get to visit Scotland or Anglessey, yet we do get a piece of America as a reference to Assassins Creed 3? Overall, Valhalla just feels so meh and such a missed opportunity. This is a game where you can literally wield mjolnir, yet it entirely fails to feel satisfying in any manner.    … Expand
  22. BlueWolfe
    Jan 3, 2021
    5
    Gameplay: Very fun to go around raiding and killing, Love how now each piece of new gear matters instead of like AC Odyssey where you would get something new every minute, The settlement is cool, but gets a little tedious at times to level up, Climbing and Parkour is just as fun as ever, unlocking abilities is a bit stupid as you have to search around for one you actually want
    Graphics: I    Gameplay: Very fun to go around raiding and killing, Love how now each piece of new gear matters instead of like AC Odyssey where you would get something new every minute, The settlement is cool, but gets a little tedious at times to level up, Climbing and Parkour is just as fun as ever, unlocking abilities is a bit stupid as you have to search around for one you actually want
    Graphics: I don't know if it is just me, but the graphics are not good, there is a bunch of screen tearing and the models look ugly, i have seen PC Gameplay and the graphics seem a lot better so it may just be a PS4 thing ( Or maybe the game is just pissy at me rating it 5 )
    Sound: Voice acting is much better than Odyssey, Eivor sound great and so do all the other characters, soundtrack feels ambient and mysterious, sound when fighting is very nice.
    Characters: i love the Characters, they dont feel like plastic barbie dolls, they feel real, they each have their own personality which i just love because it makes you relate to them and become emotionally attached to them and in turn makes the story an emotional, tense, amazing one, which i would call one of the best in AC History
    Variety: Variety is where i think the game really goes uphill, it has so many places to explore and the don't feel like carbon copies of each other, the enemies each have their own strengths and weaknesses to learn, a lot of gear that CHANGES APPERANCE WHEN YOU UPGRADE IT, which blew my mind when i first saw it.

    But now comes to the reason i have rated this game a 5, if not for this i would have rated it at the very least an 8...

    The crashes and glitches overrun my game, ever hour i have to reload because the game just wants to die, the glitches, while sometimes funny, can ruin the game, i am currently stuck on a quest because it wont play the cutscene to allow me to finish it...

    There is probably al ot more i could have said, but, this is what came to mind as i was writing...    … Expand
  23. Milad1234
    Jun 23, 2022
    5
    Artificial intelligence 7/10
    Graphics 7/10
    Gameplay 5/10
    Story 2/10
    Compare with assasin creed odissey 3/10
  24. C0rbec
    Nov 13, 2020
    7
    This game is not bad but its not good either, They do good things with the story and graphic, but with all of this I feel unrewarded, the loot pool compared to odyssey is barely existing, exploration is not as fun as it should be the whole map despite is look gorgeous feel like just empty checklist
  25. StormHair
    Nov 11, 2022
    5
    Blatantly boring. After playing it for more than 160 hours, I feel empty. Nothing to say to its predecessors, much better games than Valhalla.
  26. Gonoru
    Mar 7, 2021
    6
    Gameplay is boring and too simple, graphics are mediocre and there are a lot of bugs
  27. alextorge
    Apr 3, 2021
    5
    Good:
    - graphics - story
    - setting

    Bad (and quite horrible)
    - gameplay / combat (sluggish)
    - horrible animations - voices & motion capture
  28. Sevenpower
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    Very very very bad stealth gameplay unlike odyssey graphic is better combat gameplay is better...no parkour
  29. Brother3Wright
    Mar 25, 2021
    5
    On paper Valhalla seems like an 11 out of 10. An epic viking adventure in a giant open world filled with secrets to discover, a myth filled landscape to explore and the usual great AC storytelling. In execution it buckles under the weight of expectations that Origins and Odyssey built. Trying to bridge the gap between the old and new AC titles Valhalla fails on both fronts. Rushed, badlyOn paper Valhalla seems like an 11 out of 10. An epic viking adventure in a giant open world filled with secrets to discover, a myth filled landscape to explore and the usual great AC storytelling. In execution it buckles under the weight of expectations that Origins and Odyssey built. Trying to bridge the gap between the old and new AC titles Valhalla fails on both fronts. Rushed, badly planned, development problems due to upheaval and COVID; whatever the reason Valhalla lacks any polish of the series previous titles. It's gameplay systems don't tie into each other to make any meaningful impact and half the time you're not sure if they're working and just aren't very good, or they're flat out broken. Combine that with a wold that is plenty large, but filled with trivial side content like stacking cairn stones. Say what you will about Odyssey and it's endless fetch quests, they were presented well felt like they fit in the world. Valhalla removes all side quests, making this beautiful world nothing but an empty path that goes from main quest to main quest.

    The main story is good, but too often it suffers from the same storytelling issues that Origins had. Important conversations are presented in the most basic manner, zooming in on the two characters and having them replay the same animations over and over again while you can rotate the camera around. By far this is a huge step back from Odyssey and it's Bioware-esq presentation. And that's the main problem with Valhalla, while trying to bridge the old and the new it feels too new for the fans that love the old games, and too old for fans that love the new games.

    There's a lot of craftsmanship that went into this game, but it's unfinished and badly presented.    … Expand
  30. HugeyBear
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    It's a good game but not as good as Odyssey was. Would have liked to have seen more focus on combat rather than needless filler content. Still, I have enjoyed my time with. it looks gorgeous and traversing the map and synchronizing locations is better than ever.
  31. Jon0Fun
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    A vast beautiful open world let down by a boring overly long story and constant crashes!
  32. Kaldolmar
    Jan 13, 2021
    5
    Honestly, not a fan.

    CONS: The whole game feels clunky and the models are a joke. (Dag) The voice-acting is terrible, main character has perfect English but the other vikings have an accent. Tons of bugs. PROS: Decent story Stunning atmosphere and great map in general. CONCLUSION: If you're in it for the story and sightseeing, buy this game. If you want that dynamic battle    Honestly, not a fan.

    CONS:
    The whole game feels clunky and the models are a joke. (Dag)
    The voice-acting is terrible, main character has perfect English but the other vikings have an accent.
    Tons of bugs.

    PROS:
    Decent story
    Stunning atmosphere and great map in general.

    CONCLUSION:
    If you're in it for the story and sightseeing, buy this game.
    If you want that dynamic battle type of game, like almost every other AC game, give this game a pass.

    With all that said, it's better than the trainwreck that is AC Odyssey.    … Expand
  33. filipRed
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    Assassin's creed Valhalla consegue ser incrível e falho ao mesmo tempo, apesar de tudo foi um grande acerto a Ubisoft.
    Sua história é envolvente com personagens carismáticos e gostaveis, a ambientação também é de se admirar, o jogo consegue te deixar imerso no universo proposto, você realmente se sente um Viking que busca criar sua própria saga. O mapa do jogo é muito grade e cheio de    Assassin's creed Valhalla consegue ser incrível e falho ao mesmo tempo, apesar de tudo foi um grande acerto a Ubisoft.
    Sua história é envolvente com personagens carismáticos e gostaveis, a ambientação também é de se admirar, o jogo consegue te deixar imerso no universo proposto, você realmente se sente um Viking que busca criar sua própria saga. O mapa do jogo é muito grade e cheio de atividades que vão levar boas horas de gameplay caso busque o 100%, apesar que nem todas são divertidas e algumas irão te fazer passar raiva.
    Porém como foi dito antes o jogo também é falho, com vários problemas que podem transformar sua experiência em algo frustrante, o jogo ta cheio de bugs que não permitem que você complete uma missão, te obrigando a dar um re-loading, o sond desing do jogo também é um problema ao ponto de em uma lita importante n ter som algum, sem falar que quando me aproximava do final o jogo começou a crashar várias vezes. Outro grande problema são as micro transações, com itens q eram pra estar no jogo mas foram tirados pra serem vendidos na loja, sem contar o re-color de armaduras pra venda na mesma. Concluindo AC Valhalla é um jogo grande e divertido, eu msm demorei 126 horas pra platina-lo, mas apesar de toda a diversão o jogador deve ser paciente, pois ira ter alguns problemas, pois, apesar aa Ubisoft ter aceitado com o jogo, ela prefere botar ítem novo na loja do que consertar os problemas do jogo.    … Expand
  34. Marsupio
    Sep 1, 2021
    5
    Valhalla is the worst ac in the series. Incredibly boring repeatitive, too damn long (50 hours only for the main quest) and a ton of mandatory fetch quest
  35. Ginger_Avenger
    May 15, 2022
    6
    I preferred Odyssey over this one (I liked Kassandra as a character, and her voice actor did well). I wanted to like this one equally or perhaps more because the combat was better, and the overall story and setting were also interesting enough. However, I think something about much of the content didn't grip me like the previous game's classical Greece. Also, as with Odyssey, I didn't giveI preferred Odyssey over this one (I liked Kassandra as a character, and her voice actor did well). I wanted to like this one equally or perhaps more because the combat was better, and the overall story and setting were also interesting enough. However, I think something about much of the content didn't grip me like the previous game's classical Greece. Also, as with Odyssey, I didn't give a fig about the modern story, so all those bits of content were lost on me. In Odyssey, I enjoyed the size of the world and the chance to pick places to explore and carried on for about 60-70 hours. In this game, after about 35-40 hours, I had enough interest to get thru the main quest, but little more than that.… Expand
  36. Geralt123
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Basically, it is Odyssey with other landscacpe. Story forgettable, combat spongy, silly side quests, embarrassing dialogues.

    I don't know what is wrong with Ubisoft but obviously their Copy-Paste-System of game developing works for them. Unfotunately.
  37. LatinCritic13
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    Layla Hassan’s next chapter in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is grand, beguiling, and ferocious, but feels a bit slight out of hand where it doesn’t actually feel like an actual AC game we all know and love. It is indeed the darkest Assassin’s Creed entry you’ll ever play trust me on that one.
  38. Jonno_scout
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Honestly, there's a good game here. It's just buried under way too many bugs for me to actually believe this isn't a cashgrab, cyberpunk-was-postponed-so-let's-release-our-unfinished -game-to-cash-in-on-people-looking-for-something-to-play, type of thing. I've encountered more game breaking bugs in this game than any other AC I've played, and it's really frustrating the game was releasedHonestly, there's a good game here. It's just buried under way too many bugs for me to actually believe this isn't a cashgrab, cyberpunk-was-postponed-so-let's-release-our-unfinished -game-to-cash-in-on-people-looking-for-something-to-play, type of thing. I've encountered more game breaking bugs in this game than any other AC I've played, and it's really frustrating the game was released in this state.… Expand
  39. Bato
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    Story: 7/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Enjoyability: 7/10
    Overall: 7/10
  40. Anastasyah
    Feb 14, 2021
    7
    Not bad, but worse than previous parts. Nice environment as always, i would say perfect. I loved the water and the waves especially. The sun's beams are awesome. But that's all. The storyline is extremely weak. Boring. In every location you perform the same scenario... Can't say anymore to not reveal spoilers, but if you don't play this game you won't lose anything.
  41. Moviebuffz
    Feb 14, 2021
    7
    It's good but I highly recommend beating it as fast as possible. It reuses a lot of assets so you literally do the same thing like 7 times with a slightly different variant.

    And towards the end of the game you become so OP that fighting becomes a chore.
  42. Kwstis_Sidi
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    Platform played on: Ps4 Pro Time played: 203 hours / 100% completion Short description of the game:
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Principally set in the years 872–878 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the Viking    Platform played on: Ps4 Pro Time played: 203 hours / 100% completion Short description of the game:
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Principally set in the years 872–878 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the Viking expansions into the British Isles. Players control Eivor Varinsdottir, a Viking raider who becomes embroiled in the centuries-old conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for peace and liberty, and the Templar Order, who desire peace through control. Story / atmosphere: 6/10
    The story has some interesting moments but is being killed by the strech imposed by such a vast teritory which asks to be filled with something. In the end we have a bland overall story, which may end without the player observing that it reached the end of the jurney. On the other hand, the side quests are so emply and dull that insult the player's inteligence. Gameplay: 8/10
    Dynamic and interesting gameplay which sometimes transposes the player into an action movie. The only elements that need inprovement were the feel of the actual impact of the weapon hits on the enemies, which sometimes feel like hitting paper dolls and the economy of the game which has no role / meaning after completing around 30% of the game. Graphics: 10/10
    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a beautiful game, from the snowy environment of Norway to the lush green fields of England. The game pushes the limits of what can be possible in modern gaming, delivering absolutely stunning visuals, a gorgeous environment, an expertly-designed world, and detailed character modeling. Sound: 7/10:
    The background music, the cinematic music, even the music at the menu integrates well with the overall vibe of the game but fails to give the player some much-needed immersion. Game functiinality & bugs: 5/10:
    Error CE-34878-0 and blue screen was encountered many times, especially in raids and crowded areas (Tried all availiable solutions, but nothing solved it. Its frequency was diminished althow by lowering the resolution to 720p). Apart from that, a strange phenomenon took place when the character was sucked suddently, ending up in the clouds, falling afterwards on the ground and dying in the end. Value for money: 7/10
    The game will give you your money's worth if bought at around 30 EUR / USD / GBP with its sheer number of activities and length, provided the story and gameplay feel rewarding enough in order to play the game until the end. Conclusion: 7/10
    Playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is time ALMOST well spent. Could it be better? Absolutely. It lacks ambition, is afraid not to bother anyone with its story, is too repetitive and has a some technical bumps in the road. It is like eating a bland food. It was neither a great experience nor a bad one either...    … Expand
  43. WeflowStudio
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    Another mediocre Assassin's Creed game with clunky combat an uninspiring story. It's quite obvious that this was created to be there at the launch of the new generation but in doing so, we're left with a "same old, same old" product. Visuals look great as long as you stay still (weird character movement animations) and the setting whilst not done for the first time in games, is quiteAnother mediocre Assassin's Creed game with clunky combat an uninspiring story. It's quite obvious that this was created to be there at the launch of the new generation but in doing so, we're left with a "same old, same old" product. Visuals look great as long as you stay still (weird character movement animations) and the setting whilst not done for the first time in games, is quite interesting when viewed from the AC lens. To bad that playing it is ultimately...not that fun.… Expand
  44. Malef
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    Fail at: story and storytelling, pacing, almost every game mechanics.
    Good at: visual and technical sides.
  45. Nickm1412
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    A game unsure of itself. Ubisoft comes with the next AC title following the rpg approach introduced by Origins and continues the gradual decline of these games. Once again the world design is great, the world is large and looks fantastic. But this is almost everything positive i can say about this game. The story is almost non existent. It is written in "episodic" parts, which in realityA game unsure of itself. Ubisoft comes with the next AC title following the rpg approach introduced by Origins and continues the gradual decline of these games. Once again the world design is great, the world is large and looks fantastic. But this is almost everything positive i can say about this game. The story is almost non existent. It is written in "episodic" parts, which in reality feels like you are constantly thrown into these huge worlds without really knowing what your motivation is. The main character is always what the current story needs him to be, sometimes a little angry, sometimes a little smart, but never consistent nor interesting. He or she( which is a whole problem in itself, that ubisoft keeps making the main characters sex interchangable, because it takes away any identity of said charcater) walks by everything happening in the world without any individual opinion. AC needs a strong and interesting main character not just a blank projection surface. The worst part of this game is, that it not only coninues the franchises loss of identiy it increased it even more. In the past two games they kept the "supernatural" mythology stuff in the DLCs, so you could say " Ok now im in the bonus content and it gets a little crazy". In this game this is embedded heavily into the main game and it takes AC from a historical drama with hooded assassins set in the big events of our past, into a fantasy rpg inspired by mythology with hooded vikings. All the stealth and "assassinesque" parts of the game feel forced and more alibi than anything else. The franchise keeps losing its identity and the devs know this but instead of going back to this identiy they just put in alibi oldschool mechanics like one-hit assasinations and a badly implemented social stealth system to silence the fans that want assassins creed to be assassins creed. The fighting system feels like a step back, it is close to the one in odyssey and origins but feels less controllable and very delayed. Animations and cutscenes are nowhere near the level they were in origins( odyssey was already a step back imo). Generally a lot of things in the game feel like they still need polishing and are more in a beta state than already released. Ultimatly this is a product made by thousands of people for millions of dollars over the course of years. This is by no means a "trash" game its obviously a AAA-product and you can undoubtedly have fun exploring the beautifull world as a viking, building your city with your own crew, but as an AC fan from the first hour it hurts to see where the franchise went and what they are doing with these games. With a story the writers actually cared about, with a main character with an actual character and with a little more respect and love for what assassins creed really is, this game could have been so much more than just a large, beautifull world. I hope they find people that actually love the AC games to make the decisions for the future games, so this franchise can have a soul again.… Expand
  46. sethdean0
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    Well what can i say... I was excited for the game.. But then i played 8 hours and i cant play anymore. Its dull and boring. Combat doesnt feel as good as previous titles. Very DISSAPOINTING
  47. RomulusReviews
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    Assassins Creed Valhalla starts off with an opening 10-12 hours in Norway that basically runs you through the gameplay and lets you experience some of what you will be doing throughout your entire time with the game, before heading to England. I will say that while in Norway I was impressed, I immediately found that changes fans asked for from the last AC creed game were made for Valhalla.Assassins Creed Valhalla starts off with an opening 10-12 hours in Norway that basically runs you through the gameplay and lets you experience some of what you will be doing throughout your entire time with the game, before heading to England. I will say that while in Norway I was impressed, I immediately found that changes fans asked for from the last AC creed game were made for Valhalla. So I should be yelling from the mountains how awesome this game is right?

    WRONG!! Unfortunately, Valhalla, even with it's improvements and new additions to gameplay somehow still comes up short. The more you play Valhalla, the more tedious it gets and honestly, boring is a great word to describe the experience. The only thing I really enjoyed was the story, and even the story could get dull and dragged out at times. In the end, after everything, I could not help but feel a sense of pointlessness to this game.

    I played on a PS4PRO and the graphics were fine, but sometimes it looked like a PS3 game with the framerate struggling. Combat felt okay at best, thank goodness for brutal decapitations and finishers. Immersion just never found me with all of the boring and tedious exploration, defeating elite enemies and beast that reward you with nothing. Oh, a new tattoo? Gee, thanks! I'll just go and put that new cool tat on my back while I wear a full suit of cool Viking gear!

    Ubisoft cannot seem to decide what kind of game they want their Assassins Creed series to be anymore and the fans are suffering for it.    … Expand
  48. Dem0nhuntr
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    This game suffers from a very serious delay in inputs and timing in combat. I booted up odyssey just to compare, and for sure combat is absolute **** in this game. The story is awesome so far, but the terrible combat is killing the game for me. Put a pin in it and buy it later on sale
  49. weturn
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    ассасин наконец поминался и ключаму теперь стала больше контента и боевка стала лучшее
    и разнообразней но есть и минусы баги,искуственый интеллект, мала казней
  50. Filcher
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    The game is raw at the start, clumsy mechanics of jumping on a horse, after playing for 5 hours, I found around 12 bugs of various sorts ,sometimes they don't start on the first attempt, because the NPCs for some reason break down and stand in a stupor
  51. Finnley01
    Nov 11, 2020
    6
    I was really lookig forward to this new Assassins Creed game, because it combines Assassins with Vikings. My two favorite themes combined. I have been a fan from the series since I met Ezio in Assassins Creed 2, but still I have mixed feelings about this game.

    Platform: PS4 Edition: Ultimate Edition The positive about this game is that it looks really stunning. The world is amazing,    I was really lookig forward to this new Assassins Creed game, because it combines Assassins with Vikings. My two favorite themes combined. I have been a fan from the series since I met Ezio in Assassins Creed 2, but still I have mixed feelings about this game.

    Platform: PS4
    Edition: Ultimate Edition

    The positive about this game is that it looks really stunning. The world is amazing, the northern light in the sky, the snow that looks so real, and the sunbeams that fall upon the earth. It is really a marble for the eye. Before you start you will have a short but simple tutorial that shows you the basic commands. And after that you are free to start your journey.

    The reason why I still have mixed feeling about trying to continue this game is because the game does not feel it is finished. There are plenty of bugs to be found. In my game I for example met my brothers wife Randvi, the second time I met her she was invisible. (There was a floating speach bubble though.) I could talk to her but she still remained invisile.
    Also traveling around on horse I find that the game lags a lot, the screen seems to freeze every 30 seconds to render the world. The same world that looks gorgeous, but it also feels empty somehow as it is mostly just snow/mountains.

    The fighting system is okey, however there is a stamina bar on your ability to dodge and fight. If you miss a hit or dodge your stamina will drain fast. As for the viewpoints, you climb up on it only to realize you first need to learn the 'Leap of Faith' skill in order to be able to jump off and not fall to your possible death.

    My conclusion is that this game feels more like a Skyrim RPG, rather then an Assassins Creed game. The game is sure pretty, but it also has many bugs, and it feels it is made more for the PS5 then the PS4. Some bugs you could overcome but there are even story quests that bug out by being unable to activate or start.

    I realise not everyone will have a bugged game, so other players may have other experiences, but in my case the game has some serious issues. It even prevents me from continueing the story line because a quest character does not spawn./cannot interact with him.    … Expand
  52. woogychuck
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    I've been playing AC for a while and this game just doesn't do it for me. Over the past few games, there has been a big move away from stealth and assassinations and pretty much just making a brawler set in the AC universe. For Origins and Odyssey, I at least felt like the setting and story and decent ranged options made them good games, but Valhalla just isn't doing it.

    If you liked    I've been playing AC for a while and this game just doesn't do it for me. Over the past few games, there has been a big move away from stealth and assassinations and pretty much just making a brawler set in the AC universe. For Origins and Odyssey, I at least felt like the setting and story and decent ranged options made them good games, but Valhalla just isn't doing it.

    If you liked the recent entries better than the typical AC games, you will probably like this. If you don't like the direction the franchise is heading, this game turns further in that direction with less likable characters and worse story telling.    … Expand
  53. cagcag
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    Graphics: simply amazing. Both norway and england have unique landscapes and game presents them throughly.
    Story&Acting: almost 20 hrs of play, main quest is cliche, waiting for a plot twist to make it more interesting. No map marker for side quests is a good idea. Cut scenes acting is bad. Besides unsynced voiceover, characters look dull, unemotional.
    Combat: Combat mechanics are not    Graphics: simply amazing. Both norway and england have unique landscapes and game presents them throughly.
    Story&Acting: almost 20 hrs of play, main quest is cliche, waiting for a plot twist to make it more interesting. No map marker for side quests is a good idea. Cut scenes acting is bad. Besides unsynced voiceover, characters look dull, unemotional.
    Combat: Combat mechanics are not that bad. But AI is dumb. Archers are just waiting for you to get close and kill them. Arrows come incredibly slow at you.Infantry throwing their shield for you to slaughter them. Combat difficulty setting does nothing to ai, just increases recieved damage. Finisher animations are good, but not as good as "The Cursed Crusade"
    Overall: good time killer before Cyberpunk.    … Expand
  54. Jbryan85
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Buggy af. Combat is boring, characters aren't interesting. I found the environment underwhelming. You feel like you're just checking boxes as you go. Far cry from Odyssey imo
  55. Galliga
    Nov 24, 2020
    5
    Bug bugs bugs and more bugs. They took out the fun ship battles for a lesser more repetitive raiding system that never changes. Recruiting unique people doesn't matter because they just take away their unique weapons and give them the basic generic raider gear. And if you pick male Eivor? they literally refer to you as SHE multiple times in the game, Ubisoft is so afraid of sticking withBug bugs bugs and more bugs. They took out the fun ship battles for a lesser more repetitive raiding system that never changes. Recruiting unique people doesn't matter because they just take away their unique weapons and give them the basic generic raider gear. And if you pick male Eivor? they literally refer to you as SHE multiple times in the game, Ubisoft is so afraid of sticking with a gender, and so busy trying to appease everyone, male players are now having their immersion broken being called a she the whole game lmao. The "romances" are basically all copy pasted from Odyssey, same ol one night stands and then you never see the character again. Like atleast put effort into it Ubi… Expand
  56. UnstableEnd
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    I've played this game for nearly 80hours and i'm surprised at how much there is to do in this game, but that doesn't mean to say it's up there with the best. The storyline dragged on after about 50 hours, you seem to go to one county, do 4-6 missions there, ending with a massive fight then go back to base, pick another county... rinse and repeat.

    There are plenty of bugs throughout the    I've played this game for nearly 80hours and i'm surprised at how much there is to do in this game, but that doesn't mean to say it's up there with the best. The storyline dragged on after about 50 hours, you seem to go to one county, do 4-6 missions there, ending with a massive fight then go back to base, pick another county... rinse and repeat.

    There are plenty of bugs throughout the game, some which stop you from completing missions, others that make you go wtf? But when I think about how big the game is they couldve scaled that back by 20% and spent the time rectifying a lot of the problems.

    The graphics are great (PS4 version played on PS5), soundtrack get's a bit repetitive when doing raids, playability is good too. Combat system took a little time to get used to but soon found weapons and tactics I was happy with.

    The main problem I have with this game/Ubisoft is although they have spent a lot of time producing this, it still feels like a re-skin of the previous games and the bugs from them still exist. I always feel that they will never reach the heights of Rockstar because they are too concerned with hitting deadlines/profits then making a game a work of art.    … Expand
  57. khaderIQ
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
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  58. Ragnarocek
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    - repetitive
    - monotonous
    - bugs and glitches
    - low RPG factor

    + vikings
  59. ghst3691
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    I feel somewhat vindicated. I received my copy of the game 2 days before release and posted on reddit what I thought. Listing the bugs as I found them, I was downvoted and attacked. Now that ALL can see the bugginess that is this game. I love AC games and this one is no different. But the bugs are killing it.
  60. Mandalore364
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    So far it's ok. To be honest it's a little boring and I dont think it's sets a good example for "next gen". I have it on Xbox Series X and I have come under multiple bugs were certain missions are unplayable. Npc animations are not the best I have seen arms moving the wrong direction, objects floating in peoples hands and arrows stuck in characters face during cut scenes. There has alsoSo far it's ok. To be honest it's a little boring and I dont think it's sets a good example for "next gen". I have it on Xbox Series X and I have come under multiple bugs were certain missions are unplayable. Npc animations are not the best I have seen arms moving the wrong direction, objects floating in peoples hands and arrows stuck in characters face during cut scenes. There has also been alot of sound synchronisation issues.

    The story so far is also not the best I would have liked greater character depth.

    Dont get me wrong I like the assasins creed universe I think the world they have created is good but so many other open world games are available and for a £60 price tag I expected a bit more.

    I think ubisoft like other companies should have delayed this project rather than use it a opportunity to be one of the only launch titles on boths consoles. I think this was a bad move and they have lost respect from me.    … Expand
  61. Ellgill
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    Messy.

    Valhalla is fun and entertaining but only on a surface level. It’s far too bloated and long winded considering the lack of depth to characters and story arcs. The biggest blunder by far is the combat.... this is the simplest most unimaginative button mash combat system I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s only more embarrassing and laughable coming off the back of ghost of Tsushimas    Messy.

    Valhalla is fun and entertaining but only on a surface level. It’s far too bloated and long winded considering the lack of depth to characters and story arcs.

    The biggest blunder by far is the combat.... this is the simplest most unimaginative button mash combat system I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s only more embarrassing and laughable coming off the back of ghost of Tsushimas phenomenal combat system of stances and tactics.

    They’ve fluffed the maps and quests and completely diluted the skill set, the apparel, weapons and runes etc... it all feels completely redundant to the point I was purposely fighting bare fisted and nude just to make it interesting. Might sound like a joke, but it was genuinely the only way to make combat any form of challenge.

    You can sink hours away in a Viking land, but you will walk away feeling pretty empty handed. For a much better experience in the same environment, I would recommend god of war.    … Expand
  62. bbome
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    A small breath of fresh air for AC purists (like myself) and not too different from the newer games.

    Pros: - Combat system feels smoother than the past two games. This is self explanatory. Combat just feels better. - Stealth makes a comeback. Odyssey and Origins really put stealth on the back burner for their games, but if you want to make your playstyle revolve around it you can.    A small breath of fresh air for AC purists (like myself) and not too different from the newer games.

    Pros:
    - Combat system feels smoother than the past two games. This is self explanatory. Combat just feels better.

    - Stealth makes a comeback. Odyssey and Origins really put stealth on the back burner for their games, but if you want to make your playstyle revolve around it you can.

    - Cast and character development. The characters in this game are noticeably more alive than Odyssey or even Origins, and for those that paid attention to the cast lineup during development, they pulled some characters from Netflix's "The Last Kingdom" which was set in the same setting as the game (down to the years). For those that have watched that series, the relationship between Eivor and Sigurd is identical to Uhtred and Young Ragnar, they might as well be the same characters save for ethnicity.

    - Plot. The plot has been pretty solid so far, and you get a pretty good idea of what's going on by the end of the prologue. That said, it's definitely not done at the end of the prologue, and twists and turns come up frequently.

    Cons:
    - Power system. As an AC purist, the power systems introduced since Origins have been my greatest problem with the series. Levelgating is self destructive to a game that boasts a beautiful open world with countless things to explore (and there is countless things to explore in this game). The developers made it seem like it would be set to the side for this game, but it wasn't. The power system still restricts where you can go and what you can do severely. More on this later.

    - Controls and UI are awkward. There is no option to make sprint not toggle, there's no way to quickly put your hood up or down (meaning you always have to go into a wheel menu to do so, which pauses the entire game). Waypoints don't always appear until you specifically mark them, even when the quest is being tracked (really?).

    - Difficulty and AI. Early into the game you learn of the Order of the Ancients zealots, these are the targets you randomly encounter in the world that you kill to progress with the Hidden Ones. However, there doesn't appear to be any restrictions on where these Zealots can and can't spawn, with some spawning in mission areas where they absurdly outlevel the player. I personally ran into a power 50-70 zealot when I was only power 35-40. I spent an hour learning every single one of his moves before just getting lucky enough to not get one shot by him (and yes, that's something they can do, there is no one shot protection). Once I couldn't even confirm the kill in time because the quest progressed when I killed the last enemy, and my hour of effort to kill this man was completely undone (again, levelgating alone is the problem here).

    - Settlement. The settlement is a big part of valhalla, apparently big enough to the developers to justify stopping the entire game until you build it up. The problem here is you need to raid to get supplies and raw materials, and you can't raid the same area twice. So if you spent the early game raiding the low-mid level areas for supplies and reach a quest that tells you to build a specific building for 3x the cost of most others, you're going to get levelgated again by the high power raid locations. You get punished for wanting to progress the settlement faster than the story does.

    Resources. There is no way to passively regain health in Valhalla. If you are at one shot HP, you'll stay there until you can find a berry busy (surprisingly difficult to find when you need them) or buy a ration from a vendor who only carries 3, and you can only carry 1 at any given time. This isn't even getting started on materials needed for upgrading your gear. Since playing, I haven't found a single Nickle Ingot, or a mid tier upgrade material, of which you need 3 to upgrade gear twice. And when you're trying to do the OTHER upgrade method (there really is no other way to put it, they have 2 upgrade "methods" that do different things from different materials, it's very awkward), the materials necessary for them are so hard to gather you'll find yourself just buying them from stores for absurd prices just to upgrade once. You can spend all of your money to clear the stores stocks and you'll get 2 more damage/armor on one piece of gear, while there are 8 gear slots which can all get upgraded 10 times (yes, it's genuinely impossible to get all of them upgraded unless you're going nuts with your fishing).    … Expand
  63. anana004
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    Great gameplay, great setting and fantastic visuals. However it needs ALOT of bug fixing before you can justify the price. Combat also needs a major overhaul as it's probably the worst of the bunch from the last 3-4 AC releases. If you are a hardcore AC fan, go buy this right away, you will enjoy it. If not, probably wait for a price drop or until they at least worked over the many bugsGreat gameplay, great setting and fantastic visuals. However it needs ALOT of bug fixing before you can justify the price. Combat also needs a major overhaul as it's probably the worst of the bunch from the last 3-4 AC releases. If you are a hardcore AC fan, go buy this right away, you will enjoy it. If not, probably wait for a price drop or until they at least worked over the many bugs and issues the game has.… Expand
  64. koyot
    Nov 11, 2020
    5
    I need to slap ubisoft at this one. There is nothing new. Engine is same just different story. And for now this is average
  65. blahhhh
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Yes, the game is fun. But they really need a way to let you completely turn off all cut scenes.

    You can click to fast forward them, but you wind up needing to click a ton. The game is beautifu and fun, but the dialog is so boring and generic that I just want to skip it all. And there's a lot of it. I have no idea why force people who bought a video to essentially sit through a bad    Yes, the game is fun. But they really need a way to let you completely turn off all cut scenes.

    You can click to fast forward them, but you wind up needing to click a ton.

    The game is beautifu and fun, but the dialog is so boring and generic that I just want to skip it all. And there's a lot of it. I have no idea why force people who bought a video to essentially sit through a bad movie. Especially when the underlying game is so good.    … Expand
  66. ceeunxttuesday
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    So many flaws in an otherwise good game. Can't get away from all the bugs. Which leaves the game good, but constantly annoying to play. Its unrefined, unpolished, premature in its release and otherwise clumsy. It is good, and arden fans should get it. For those who don't. You will not miss anything
  67. DarthMalak92
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Es otro assassins más, mejor que el anterior si, pero otro más, dejen descansar la saga
  68. Absolutlover
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Worst combat in the series. Also worst parkour and traversal. The two gameplay mechanics are completely broken. Everything else is fine.
  69. KavkazButcher
    Nov 12, 2020
    7
    Боевая система стала получше если сравнивать с Одиссеей, хотя хотелось бы большего, пореалистичнее, попадания и движения более настоящими и чувствительными. В том же Синдикате она выглядела лучше и реалистичнее. Графика, прорисовка и картинка однозначно стали лучше. Эти аспекты для меня лично самые важные, всё остальное второстепенно.Боевая система стала получше если сравнивать с Одиссеей, хотя хотелось бы большего, пореалистичнее, попадания и движения более настоящими и чувствительными. В том же Синдикате она выглядела лучше и реалистичнее. Графика, прорисовка и картинка однозначно стали лучше. Эти аспекты для меня лично самые важные, всё остальное второстепенно.
  70. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    Un buen juego, renueva la saga aunque no la perfecciona ni hace nada del otro mundo, para los fans de la saga o de este tipo de juegos esta bien, no merece ni la nota que le dan los usuarios de playstation ni la nota que le dan los usuarios de xbox.
    Un juego de siete, con horas y horas de contenido pero con nada que te haga decir wow.
  71. ElessarPL
    Nov 21, 2020
    6
    I had a big problem to review this game. Potential to be 10/10 game. But this potential was killed by, boring end story (5-10 last hours). Too many Glitches, and bugs. Missions like the Big Finish (now is unable to end this mission if you interact with door before mission) Too many shutdowns errors.

    + Story (not ending ) Every small mission has a story Raids Vikings climat Skill    I had a big problem to review this game. Potential to be 10/10 game. But this potential was killed by, boring end story (5-10 last hours). Too many Glitches, and bugs. Missions like the Big Finish (now is unable to end this mission if you interact with door before mission) Too many shutdowns errors.

    +
    Story (not ending )
    Every small mission has a story
    Raids
    Vikings climat
    Skill tree
    Your Village
    Return of hidden blade
    Asgard, Jotunhaim if you pass The Big FInish
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    Combat
    Glitches
    Errors
    last 10 hours of game
    Game is not about assasins anymore (change name or end assasins story somehow)
    Not so many weapons and armor in game    … Expand
  72. mhmdv
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    Jeez Ubisoft ease on with these fake reviews. I know you paid them well this time but at least make it less obvious.
  73. DalekGamer
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    ubisoft is a good company for a novice employee, having more than 16 thousand employees. every year they release donate **** devoid of narrative, this game is no exception, it is still devoid of narrative.
  74. Talentino9
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    Juego que da varios pasos hacia atrás después de Odyssey y Origins. Sistema de combate lento, no parece natural y es pesado. La historia no engancha desde el principio, se la ve coja y sin carisma. Gráficos pasables para un juego de hace 7/8 años, pero para un juego actual no son buenos, solo hay que ver el Ghost Of Tsusima y comparar. Bastante cepcionado la verdad, espero que mejore conJuego que da varios pasos hacia atrás después de Odyssey y Origins. Sistema de combate lento, no parece natural y es pesado. La historia no engancha desde el principio, se la ve coja y sin carisma. Gráficos pasables para un juego de hace 7/8 años, pero para un juego actual no son buenos, solo hay que ver el Ghost Of Tsusima y comparar. Bastante cepcionado la verdad, espero que mejore con horas, pero en las 3 primeras no me resulta un must...… Expand
  75. Sonofocelot
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Review after 30 hours - it's okay. nothing special but not a terrible game either. it's not as good as odyssey. negatives: enemy AI is genuinely one of the worst I've seen in a video game, even on its most difficult settings. just watching an NPC trying to walk 10 yards in a straight line is like pulling fingernails. it's excruciating. there isn't quite as much to do as odyssey, noReview after 30 hours - it's okay. nothing special but not a terrible game either. it's not as good as odyssey. negatives: enemy AI is genuinely one of the worst I've seen in a video game, even on its most difficult settings. just watching an NPC trying to walk 10 yards in a straight line is like pulling fingernails. it's excruciating. there isn't quite as much to do as odyssey, no legendary animals, no mercenaries etc, nowhere near as many weapons or upgrades. positives: quite pretty. dismemberment is fun. timed assassinations are a nice feature. Not much more to say. it's an average game. If you don't have it yet, I wouldn't wait for it to drop in price and then buy. Odyssey was a better game.… Expand
  76. Beko16
    Nov 12, 2020
    5
    Just like the last AC With better graphics and different story ,
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  77. Daniel0809
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    The first 7 hours are tough because its kinda boring and your learning the controls. A lot of glitches and sloppy combat BUT im 25 hours in and I just keep wanting to play. Buy the game for sure but know its just ok.
  78. DoughLir
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    For me the game is simply in the middle between bad and good. For every aspect that I like there is something I don‘t like. Also there is nothing that‘s extremily bad or good. So a solit 5/10. If it on sale i would buy it. Have a good day :)
  79. IvanGeorgiev
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    The game has a great story. The concept and the idea behind it are actually really immersive and well thought-through. Scenery is also amazingly beautiful. And that is the extend of everything great about this game. The interaction with between the characters and the environment is extremely bad. All movement is choppy and unauthentic. Archers that sheet at you and moving backwards areThe game has a great story. The concept and the idea behind it are actually really immersive and well thought-through. Scenery is also amazingly beautiful. And that is the extend of everything great about this game. The interaction with between the characters and the environment is extremely bad. All movement is choppy and unauthentic. Archers that sheet at you and moving backwards are faster than you while running. 300 pounds bosses move like a the agents from the Matrix - just skip time. They are on top of you in less than a second. All NPCs during cutscenes look like they are crying - they have tears in their eyes. Every interaction between you and the NPCs is flat and unbelievable. It was painful to experience, especially after spending so much money for this game.

    Bottom line, do not buy the game now. Wait until is reaches at least 50% off. Then it will be more or less justified to spend you hard earn cash.    … Expand
  80. goshivers
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    Huge fan of the recent assassins creed games. This one still scratches the same itch but the lack of interesting loot and the early game bugs took away from the experience. Definitely enjoying it but it’s performance on the PS4 wasn’t great.
  81. OhZoinksScoob
    Nov 21, 2020
    6
    It has the potential to be a fantastic title, but with the PS4 build currently riddled with bugs that soft lock players into not being able to continue the main story. I cannot reccomend this Assassin's Creed currently.
  82. T0m4550
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    In short, AC-Valhalla is the worst AC so far. A disgustingly repetitive grind game, with the stupid and embarrassing sidequests the series has ever seen.

    Ubisoft's games are just graphic blenders and pointless occupational therapy that can only be bypassed for an extra charge. This shows Ubisoft's philosophy. Ubisoft bullies single players with pointless and ridiculous tasks to force    In short, AC-Valhalla is the worst AC so far. A disgustingly repetitive grind game, with the stupid and embarrassing sidequests the series has ever seen.

    Ubisoft's games are just graphic blenders and pointless occupational therapy that can only be bypassed for an extra charge.

    This shows Ubisoft's philosophy. Ubisoft bullies single players with pointless and ridiculous tasks to force them to spend money to skip this crappy time-wasting grind.

    The presentation may be ready for a film, but AC Vahalla is a pure waste of time in terms of play. Like every Ubisoft game in recent years.

    The Metascore also proves once again how uncritical the "professional" media are and vote highly for every AAA game. Together with the army of (10er) fake reviews, who deliberately conceal all undesirable developments and the whole pointless time-consuming grind gameplay, it is clear that the voting is being manipulated here.

    I'm done with Ubisoft after this disaster. Three disappointments in a row are enough. I love the Viking setting, but Ubisoft is destroying the entire gaming experience with the repetitive gameplay. After a few hours you realize that you are always doing the same thing. The mass battles, for example, always follow the same pattern. At some point you just run through ...

    AC is dead. Buried by senseless open world gigantism, miserable quest design and completely repetitive gameplay.    … Expand
  83. Chriztian
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    I enjoy the game, but it's clearly under-baked, riddled with too many bugs, and frequent crashes, I've had the game crash 3 times in one hour. The combat is different, not better than Origins or Odyssey, but they tried something different. The loot system is improved, making each piece of gear unique, instead of showering you with a multitude of useless loot. The game just lacks polish. IfI enjoy the game, but it's clearly under-baked, riddled with too many bugs, and frequent crashes, I've had the game crash 3 times in one hour. The combat is different, not better than Origins or Odyssey, but they tried something different. The loot system is improved, making each piece of gear unique, instead of showering you with a multitude of useless loot. The game just lacks polish. If you compare it to Ghost of Tsushima, which is a similar type of game, is visually more impressive, it runs smoother, load times are significantly faster, than what AC Valhalla offers, load times are abysmal in Valhalla. The game doesn't have the quality a triple A game should have. I love Assassin's Creed games, and I've played all of them. This one had the potential to be good, but the lack of quality makes it a disappointment. Maybe six months from now the game will be polished and in a much better state. But as it stands, it's worse than AC Unity. AC Unity was in a much better state in comparison. Do better Ubisoft.… Expand
  84. TheHolyPug
    Nov 16, 2020
    6
    Yeah it is a pretty cool game but i expected to the world to be a little more lively. I mean i want to get excited when i see a yellow dot. Now when i see a yellow dot off in the distance i know what's already there :/ ( same old materials Usually) The side quests, if u can call them that are very basic and short and most of them are trying to be goofy and funny which really takes awayYeah it is a pretty cool game but i expected to the world to be a little more lively. I mean i want to get excited when i see a yellow dot. Now when i see a yellow dot off in the distance i know what's already there :/ ( same old materials Usually) The side quests, if u can call them that are very basic and short and most of them are trying to be goofy and funny which really takes away from the immersion.

    I do like the game for it's looks and it runs pretty smooth except for the MANY MANY bugs i have come across. I was really hoping this game would be the next step in the assassin's creed stair case but it is not :(    … Expand
  85. noximus
    Nov 25, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень много багов, просто капец, на ps4 slim просто невозможно играть, fps моментами просто улетает вниз, в квесте про Восточную Англию, в последнем задании на свадьбе нужно убить босса, но он с..ка просто лежит, игра не даёт никакой возможности завершить этот квест, постоянные ошибки, игра вылетает....
    короче, в техническом плане, игра не оптимизирована под младшие консоли совершенно...
    Я не могу даже насладиться геймплеем из-за эти багов...
    Геймплей! Боёвка просто днищенская, паркур на троечку
    ОЧЕНЬ ЖАЛЕЮ ЧТО ВЗЯЛ ЕЁ ЗА ФУЛПРАЙС!    … Expand
  86. Pik3
    Nov 26, 2020
    5
    Combat is bad and broken. Sound is broken. Too much stuff to do for 100% the game. Way too much! Sjw politics all over. Girl power bs. Bad story. Bad jokes. Boring loot. Boring combat. Feels like it's made for kids, but have brutal combat... Makes it a bit wierd. I think this will be my last AC game. It's just sad to see how they screw it all over...
  87. LessHypaCrtical
    Nov 14, 2020
    6
    Ubisoft learnt nothing and instead enhanced the features that make previous Assassins creed title long and unnecessary.

    The world map in Valhalla is ridiculously large and the content is stretch too thin. The side missions and activities are so bland and a waste of time that I ignored them after following a man "sleepwalking" for 200m and after chatting with him the side quest was    Ubisoft learnt nothing and instead enhanced the features that make previous Assassins creed title long and unnecessary.

    The world map in Valhalla is ridiculously large and the content is stretch too thin. The side missions and activities are so bland and a waste of time that I ignored them after following a man "sleepwalking" for 200m and after chatting with him the side quest was finished, you would only do these uninspiring side quests just to get EXP to level your character.

    The RPG system, the notorious RPG system is back and it's a grind. The reason Ubisoft deliberately added the RPG system to the game again is to make money out of it, crafting and upgrading in this game requires materials such as metals, leather and fabric in which you need to acquire exploring the ludicrously large map and the required amount of materials to upgrade gears is in the range of 10-100. The amount you collect are single units thus making it a grind to collect them.

    The combat in Valhalla feels clunky compared to the previous title. The combat animation is slow and unpleasant, intentionally due to the stamina system that's implemented.

    The story is below average as the first few minutes was interesting and for there it just falls flat on its face, The characters are inmemorable and uninteresting especially the main characters plot in the story. The plot of the story is in short a revenge story not told well.

    In short, this is more of a short rant review of the game. I was keen on picking this game up hearing good impressions of early demos from you tubers, but now playing the game I realised this game is not for everyone specially for players that enjoy a good story and good gameplay.

    Remember that this game was delayed by Ubisoft as well as all the other game titles because of their games having similar gameplay mechanics and here we are with the same game with a Viking skin on and let's not forget that they've added a in-game store that can be spent with real money.
    UBISOFT HAS NOT LEARNT A THING.    … Expand
  88. Daniel_Campbell
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Every hour I spend with the game, I like it a little less. In Odyssey there were camps/outposts/fortresses that you'd locate, clear out, loot, ETC and then move on to the next one. It was a satisfying loop. But in Valhalla...everything is replaced with these colored dots. Even if you go into a fortress and clear it out...there's no feedback letting you know you've accomplished anything.Every hour I spend with the game, I like it a little less. In Odyssey there were camps/outposts/fortresses that you'd locate, clear out, loot, ETC and then move on to the next one. It was a satisfying loop. But in Valhalla...everything is replaced with these colored dots. Even if you go into a fortress and clear it out...there's no feedback letting you know you've accomplished anything. Was there a treasure here? Did I actually complete anything? The only thing you've succeeded in doing it killing a bunch of dudes in a fort.

    And speaking of "killing a bunch of dudes", stealth feels like an afterthought in this game. Sneaking up on an enemy is more difficult and it seems like the enemy placement and number is randomly generated? They are everywhere, they act like lemmings with the IQ of 2, they are never doing anything interesting, wonder aimlessly, but all swarm to the player's position 3 soldiers at a time.

    So, the map objective have been boiled down into colored dots. At least that will make it easy to find them and check them off the list. Not so fast...a seemingly large percentage of these dots are locked behind unbreakable doors or under the ground. Time to frustratingly waste 5 to 10 minutes looking for a cave entrance for an ultimately uninteresting trinket.

    The game looks awesome and there are some definite design improvements. The skill tree, ability, and equipment systems have improved in a myriad of ways. The attention to historical detail is astounding and above and beyond what most other game series attempt to do. It's a level of commitment that should be commended. That commendation however shouldn't forgive the poor design choices of the rest of the game's sections.

    Oh, and the whole "Chase and catch the floating paper!" minigame has made its return...    … Expand
  89. GeneralClaptrap
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Hat sich in nahezu allen Punkten im Vergleich zu Odyssey verschlechtert. Hauptstory ist gut, nebenquests sollte man am besten ignorieren und looten frustriert nur noch. Die Open-World sieht gut aus, ist aber sehr leer und dadurch macht das Erkunden kaum Spaß.
  90. Pannameen
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Well, first of, I had my first major bug early on the game, where I wasnt able to complete a story mission because the quest wouldnt trigger. Found out i was because of the day one patch (1.02) - this had me deleting the entire game and reinstalling. - hopefully this will be fixed so new players wont have to go through the same.

    As for the game it self, is nice to look at, beautiful    Well, first of, I had my first major bug early on the game, where I wasnt able to complete a story mission because the quest wouldnt trigger. Found out i was because of the day one patch (1.02) - this had me deleting the entire game and reinstalling. - hopefully this will be fixed so new players wont have to go through the same.

    As for the game it self, is nice to look at, beautiful settings, but it just feels unfinished, so many little glitches making the game feel "robotic" and not smooth - i feel like its too easy to make wrong jumps during free run and overall the freerunning just dont feel that smooth, but this is not exclusive to Valhalla Ive felt this way for almost every Assassin's creed game.    … Expand
  91. Thetick42
    Nov 20, 2020
    6
    Extremely buggy, full of pervasive visual and animation bugs, as well as game breaking bugs that kept people from progressing in the story at all; crashed once about every 5-7 hours into the game for me. Ubisoft online based missions were bugged and unable to complete. The combat is clunky and uninspired and the raids become frankly boring. Good story, voice acting and characters and myExtremely buggy, full of pervasive visual and animation bugs, as well as game breaking bugs that kept people from progressing in the story at all; crashed once about every 5-7 hours into the game for me. Ubisoft online based missions were bugged and unable to complete. The combat is clunky and uninspired and the raids become frankly boring. Good story, voice acting and characters and my love of viking are the only reason I feel it earned a 6. If you like vikings and norse mythology grab it, but on sale and once it's had a few months of patches.… Expand
  92. Cturcott
    Aug 23, 2021
    5
    It's not an entirely bad game, but this series sets the bar pretty high as some of them are legit good. Compared to Odyssey (my favorite which I played tons), it's horrible. The combat feels like the character is swimming through molasses, and the parkour no longer feels reliable and secure. They took an incredible game, and botched it. Even as a botched game, some may enjoy it,It's not an entirely bad game, but this series sets the bar pretty high as some of them are legit good. Compared to Odyssey (my favorite which I played tons), it's horrible. The combat feels like the character is swimming through molasses, and the parkour no longer feels reliable and secure. They took an incredible game, and botched it. Even as a botched game, some may enjoy it, especially the more zealous AC fans who are review bombing 10s when it's clearly not that well made. I don't expect I will return to the game, as I have better games to play and I play AC when the games are good, not because AC always=good. Also, having a Danish friend, the acting and accents are typical Hollywood appalling. There is a big splash screen trumpeting the diversity of the development staff, well maybe they need to go out and meet the world instead of circle jerking about how authentic and inclusive they are, because they are NOT. Trendy hairstyles, axes, and vague rolling of Rs does not represent this culture accurately and it's not just bad, it's a stereotype that is immersion breaking.… Expand
  93. Levin
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    Instalments in the AC series varies a lot in quality, with games like Unity and Syndicate being two of the worst games I ever bought. I had high hopes in Valhalla after Origins and Odyssey that I think both took major steps in the right direction. But Valhalla is a step back to frustration, bugs, moving away from the shadowy creed we all love. Poor controls often let you down when sneakingInstalments in the AC series varies a lot in quality, with games like Unity and Syndicate being two of the worst games I ever bought. I had high hopes in Valhalla after Origins and Odyssey that I think both took major steps in the right direction. But Valhalla is a step back to frustration, bugs, moving away from the shadowy creed we all love. Poor controls often let you down when sneaking and turn a game of shadows into a repetitive hack and slash bore. It would have been ok if the fighting was any good, but somehow they messed that up. Without spoiling too much, there is a place similar to that odd tropical island in RDR2 that I just can't understand why they added to the game. You play a bloodthirsty viking in a foreign land, but too often do you have to engage in politics (walk around and talk to different people) and compete in rhyme (game of words). Graphics are also a rather big step back from the latest 2 instalments that were very impressive. And don't get me started on the singing. I want to run that longboat aground as soon as the *** crew starts that tedious mumbling. Any psalm is more upbeat than that torture. Vikings high on mushrooms going on a raid, and you think that is the sort of songs they chant? I will most likely play through this one as well, but it's just due to lack of options right now. I can't keep playing dead cells forever...… Expand
  94. JeepDaddyMac46
    Apr 7, 2021
    7
    I would score this much better if the graphics on PS4 PRO didn’t look so dated and if the combat was more fluid. AC4, Origins and Odyssey all look and play better. There are new elements here like settlement building and the plot (I’m early in the game) seems to be alright.
  95. DTanilG
    Aug 29, 2021
    6
    Очень скучная игра, я с трудом заставляю играть в это! Одиссея была немного лучше, купил Валгаллу в надежде... Всё пошло по одному месту, не оправдала ожиданий.
  96. ischtwan
    Nov 29, 2020
    5
    Too lang, too average, too boring...I'm very disappointed with this game and cannot recommend it to anyone after great games like TLOU2 or Ghost of Rausging in 2020.
  97. Cska_ael
    Jun 29, 2021
    5
    Man it's cool if you are fan of the AC ,but some of these reviews are ridiculous .
    As all AC games it's long as hell so if you want value for money these games always delivered in this regard ,but A LOT of these tasks you need to do (collecting wealth ,artifacts )there are just waaay too many of them and you need to collect them all if you are hunting Platinum trophy ,and a lot of them    Man it's cool if you are fan of the AC ,but some of these reviews are ridiculous .
    As all AC games it's long as hell so if you want value for money these games always delivered in this regard ,but A LOT of these tasks you need to do (collecting wealth ,artifacts )there are just waaay too many of them and you need to collect them all if you are hunting Platinum trophy ,and a lot of them are repetitive sometimes even just ridiculous giving you a run around, skill tree is done so poorly I didn't even bother making sense of it just go for AUTO option.
    Going away from stealth is another thing which annoyed me a lot considering you still need to do stealth for trophy ,they should have kept Eagle abilities ( Ravan in this case) . There are also bugs even tho I waited on purpose all this time for UBISOFT to fix some of them and yet still in middle of mission sometimes I will have my character just fly up in the sky for no good reason forcing me to reload and do whatever I was doing again.
    I always play AC games for Platinum trophy and as long as they are normally I enjoy them ,this game is just a pain in my ass and story is fairly predictable.
    *If you are hunting platinum trophy there is a nice surprise for you when you get to certain mystery towards the end of the game called Saint Faith which was supposed to be fixed and yet still preventing people from getting Platinum trophy.
    And just to clarify this game is FAR from Garbage as some people call it but it's nothing special either.    … Expand
  98. tortuga64
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    i had a lots a bugs, it crash many time and some time I needed to restart my save because the mission did not load. is not a bad game the gameplay is really fun, the story I though it was fine.
  99. Poko88
    Nov 28, 2020
    6
    M-am așteptat la ceva mult mai bun. Cred ca e un DLC la Asasinul precedent. Nu văd multe schimbări și plus foarte multe greșeli in joaca. Nu e gata pentru consumatori. Jocul e de nota 6
  100. Goodkall
    Nov 20, 2020
    6
    This is the best out of the trilogy but so far away from being amazing. They really need to change a lot of things up to compete with some of the biggest open world games like Ghost of Tsushima, RDR2... the art direction just isn’t good. World is too colorful and unrealistic, combat is horrible.... story is the reason why I’m giving this a 6. Otherwise it’d be lower.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  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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