Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  1. Dhunt20
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    I Love ACV but the game has some serious bugs on PS4. it downgraded my hunter armor from flawless to superior then duplicated it. I don't know how to sell or delete the armor and i am afraid to because i feel like if i delete one it will delete both. Also the game keeps unassigning/dismissing my raider, Bjorn. i have to keep assigning him when i come back to play ACV. i hope you guys fixI Love ACV but the game has some serious bugs on PS4. it downgraded my hunter armor from flawless to superior then duplicated it. I don't know how to sell or delete the armor and i am afraid to because i feel like if i delete one it will delete both. Also the game keeps unassigning/dismissing my raider, Bjorn. i have to keep assigning him when i come back to play ACV. i hope you guys fix this problem on PS4 and don't have this problem on PS5.… Expand
  2. Targeryancrono
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    Great game played over 40 hours so far. The story, rpg elements and viking aesthetic is amazing. I would rate higher if not for the bugs and loading screens.
  3. Real_BBQ
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you are looking for a game in which you can stick for a long time, then I advise you to pass Assasin's creed valhalla (this part is better than the previous ones)… Expand
  4. Floraemme
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Too many bugs and the game crashed a lot of times. There are so many collectibles but the side quests were great and never annoying. A funny game like always
  5. Shogunboxe
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Good game. Loved the Vikings and Norse Mythology theme and overall a good experience. Great landscapes. There are some bugs here and there and some NPCs graphically are not good enough, as an AC game is more of the same.
  6. deizilla
    Dec 21, 2020
    8
    cool game and setting. nice and different world events. too big map and loot for platinum
  7. VarisNaito
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    After 115 hours, I can say that I have “beaten” AC: Valhalla on the PS4. Note the quotation marks, we’ll get into those later. The game acts as the third installment of the “new generation” of AC titles that began with Origins in 2017. Valhalla follows the story of the Viking Eivor and the Raven Clan as they journey from Norway to establish a settlement in England. The course of the gameAfter 115 hours, I can say that I have “beaten” AC: Valhalla on the PS4. Note the quotation marks, we’ll get into those later. The game acts as the third installment of the “new generation” of AC titles that began with Origins in 2017. Valhalla follows the story of the Viking Eivor and the Raven Clan as they journey from Norway to establish a settlement in England. The course of the game will have you as Eivor journey to the various shires to establish friendly relations, either by working for the current lord or actively opposing them. The musical score meets the lofty standards of Assassin’s Creed, though oftentimes I find myself forgetting the score is there. This gives no points for or against the game in my view. Like many of the AC titles, the graphical glitches and bugs abound. Roughly twice per play session I would find myself saving and loading a game to get around a bug that wouldn’t let me continue. While on par with AC titles, I will have to take a point away from it. Graphically, despite the bugs, the game retains the graphical beauty of the generation, oftentimes I found myself marveling at the landscapes, particularly of Norway and the first dreamscape world. You read that right. Players of Origins and Odyssey will know that on occasion the main character will delve into a dream-like state, entering a fantastical new world to solve a problem along their journey. Origins did this in it’s Curse of the Pharaohs DLC, and Odyssey in its Fate of Atlantis DLC. Valhalla sees Eivor enter two of the Nine Realms from Norse Mythology, both of which are expertly designed and beautifully written. With these realms, Valhalla has a total of five world maps to explore. In terms of gameplay, the game favors direct combat more often, but stealth can be rewarding and is doable. This makes sense, as Eivor is a Viking raider, with loose training in the ways of the Hidden Ones. Usually, I’ll find myself attempting stealth until I inevitably alert the guards and have to go full drengr on them. The equipment system is similar to that of Odyssey, but each item is unique and can be upgraded to mythical potential. This let me wear the outfit I wanted, without it being too under-leveled for what I was doing. A new mechanic of Raids has been added, impromptu events that you can trigger by sailing your crew up to monastery. As you and your crew slaughter the guards, you run around finding supplies and raw materials to bring back to your village to build. Conquest battles from Odyssey have returned vaguely as siege battles, in which you lead an army to break through an enemy’s defenses and slay their commanders. I found these events to be quite fun, with most of them being unique from the others and cinematic in their own lights. The collectables around the map take the form of wealth, generally weapons and armor and materials to upgrade them, artifacts, such as tattoo designs or literal Roman artifacts, and mysteries. The mysteries are small side-missions, generally contained to a small area around its blip on the map. These go the range from fun to boring, and none are ever too challenging, save for the ones that require you to fight, but those also tend to be the most rewarding. Animus glitches were brought back from the Ezio trilogy, giving you a very fun parkour challenge that gave you a glimpse of an Isu secret at the end. Collecting them all gave you a small cinematic, tying Norse Mythology to the world of AC. In fact, Valhalla does a wonderful job tying the Assassin’s Creed world together, and one is bound to find hints of every game era in this one. Flyting challenges have been added, basically Viking rap battles, in which Eivor must match the rhyme and rhythm of their opponent to succeed, granting a charisma increase. Higher charisma will lead to favorable dialogue options throughout the game. As a minigame, the developers have added a dice game called “Orlog,” which I found to be very fun in the early game and not worth my time in the late game. Drinking contests, cairn staking, and even brawls with other Vikings provide a player with a plethora of things to do. And after 115 hours, I believe I have done everything this game has to offer. Every blip on the map is cleared and I’ve finished every mission that didn’t involve the opal dealer. Sorry, Reda, not interested. And yet, I’ve yet to see credits roll, and I can’t figure out why. The game has had essentially three endings, the first being the most climactic of them, with the second and third decreasing in importance and feeling more like “after credit” scenes than anything else. I enjoyed them, the game just seemed to keep puttering on, for hours even after what I had first assumed would be the ending.
    All in all, Valhalla stands as a fantastic entry to the franchise. It’s fun, it brings the world together, and writing-wise is the best written game in the series, and it falls where other AC titles fall.    … Expand
  8. TheGoldenDucky
    Jan 14, 2021
    8
    The storyline as AMAZING, character development as flawless, likeable characters, gameplay fun and easy to get the hang of as it's the same controls as Origins and Odyssey, the **** you actually learn that REALLY happened was interesting as well, and as learning about Norse mythology.
    There was only a couple things that I didn’t really like. Like how they got rid of naval combat, a    The storyline as AMAZING, character development as flawless, likeable characters, gameplay fun and easy to get the hang of as it's the same controls as Origins and Odyssey, the **** you actually learn that REALLY happened was interesting as well, and as learning about Norse mythology.
    There was only a couple things that I didn’t really like. Like how they got rid of naval combat, a couple of my fav characters dying which was really upsetting, and viewpoints not having a place to jump down to at the bottom. EVERY game in the series has usually a pile of hay or whatever that your character lands in when they jump off the view point but in this game it was either hard to find said piles or they weren’t there at all so I would be jumping to my death a lot    … Expand
  9. kyle9431oilers
    Jan 17, 2021
    8
    While not as good as Odyssey in my opinion,the open world is fantastic. The PS4 version still looks really good sure PS5 has a higher framerate but it looks identical. The combat is a step back from Odyssey but still satisfying and fun.
  10. Curtisj91
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game, the best out of the AC rpg trilogy in my opinion. The bugs and glitches that impact the game (it's a Ubisoft game so not that surprising) are frustrating but not game breaking *spoiler* although I'm currently stuck on finishing the order of the ancients saga that occurs after the main campaign, hopefully it will be fixed soon, but overall great story, great characters, would highly recommend it but probably wait a bit till Ubisoft irons out most of the bugs and glitches.… Expand
  11. Reaper_87
    Feb 5, 2021
    8
    Very fun game but was severely lacking in mods from Odyssey. Gave a -1 due to the bugs and crashing at launch that cause players such as myself to not progress to chapter 2-3 after the new patch came out and had to restart from 11hrs in. Other than that, it was a very fun game in this latest AC trilogy but was definitely weaker than Origins and Odyssey in my honest opinion. Looking forwardVery fun game but was severely lacking in mods from Odyssey. Gave a -1 due to the bugs and crashing at launch that cause players such as myself to not progress to chapter 2-3 after the new patch came out and had to restart from 11hrs in. Other than that, it was a very fun game in this latest AC trilogy but was definitely weaker than Origins and Odyssey in my honest opinion. Looking forward to the DLCs when they come out, new raid integration was also fun but I rather have had the oceanic battles from Oddysey. Alliance forging was fun but extremely repetitive but overall, very fun game. Would recommend to anyone reading this review. Lates!… Expand
  12. ShadowXRenegade
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    Melhor jogo que a ubisoft já fez ! Apesar dos bugs presentes no jogo a sua maioria são visuais poucos deles interferiram na minha experiência em missões, a história do jogo não é algo grandioso ao ponto de merecer um GOTY e sua jogabilidade não tem nada de inovador mas é extremamente divertido ao ponto de que até mesmo platinei o jogo algo que também não é muito difícil talvez o maior erroMelhor jogo que a ubisoft já fez ! Apesar dos bugs presentes no jogo a sua maioria são visuais poucos deles interferiram na minha experiência em missões, a história do jogo não é algo grandioso ao ponto de merecer um GOTY e sua jogabilidade não tem nada de inovador mas é extremamente divertido ao ponto de que até mesmo platinei o jogo algo que também não é muito difícil talvez o maior erro desse jogo foi usar o nome da franquia de assassin's creed por que de assassinos ali não tem quase nada… Expand
  13. Peanut81
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    Very good game but it could be better with less bugs. For me it's the best game of this trilogy.
  14. SoyArTu
    Feb 24, 2021
    8
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla es en efecto un buen juego, el gameplay, soundtrack y ambientación simplemente son hipnóticos, pero hay un par de cosas por las cuales no le he puesto 10/10
    La historia carece de giros y puntos dramáticos, se nota que muchas de las alianzas están ahí para llegar a
  15. Kathlar
    Jun 7, 2022
    8
    To me Valhalla is the first good and interesting Assassin's Creed in years. The game world is alive, the graphics are amazing, even on regular PS4. Some of the mechanics could use a little update and the current times parts are still not interesting.
  16. AshSmash1026
    Apr 16, 2021
    8
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla by all means is amazing in its Viking days. Love the concept, the beauty and scenery, and the many ways to play and more. Absoluty love the game by all means but there are still big issues too. This game is extremely buggy. I'm currently stuck after the Snotinghamsvire arc and the game will not let me continue no matter what I do. There are also some bugs withAssassin's Creed Valhalla by all means is amazing in its Viking days. Love the concept, the beauty and scenery, and the many ways to play and more. Absoluty love the game by all means but there are still big issues too. This game is extremely buggy. I'm currently stuck after the Snotinghamsvire arc and the game will not let me continue no matter what I do. There are also some bugs with Mysteries around England that I still cant do to complete. My Settlement is complete and yet I'm stuck on level 5 even though every building has been made and those that have levels of upgrade have been finished as well. Please fix this!… Expand
  17. DajeForte
    Apr 17, 2021
    8
    Ottimo gioco! Mi è sembrato molto come God of War nella meccanica dei movimenti e nella visuale e dopo origins e odissey mi è sembrato un bel sequel anche con molti riferimenti ad essi! Da non perdersi!! L'unica pecca per me è quando si esce dall'animus, che ti fa perdere un po' quella voglia di esplorare e non vedi l'ora di rientrare. Ed anche spesso alcuni bug sia nei menù sia in alcuneOttimo gioco! Mi è sembrato molto come God of War nella meccanica dei movimenti e nella visuale e dopo origins e odissey mi è sembrato un bel sequel anche con molti riferimenti ad essi! Da non perdersi!! L'unica pecca per me è quando si esce dall'animus, che ti fa perdere un po' quella voglia di esplorare e non vedi l'ora di rientrare. Ed anche spesso alcuni bug sia nei menù sia in alcune missioni e dopo tanti upgrade ancora molti crash e bug (ps4)
    I pro invece sono la diminuizione degli equipaggiamenti e delle armi e i miglioramenti con i punti esperienza della modalità in cui si vuole giocare (corvo: stealth), (lupo:armamenti ) (orso: corpo a corpo).    … Expand
  18. Ardho
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    it doesn't feel like an AC game anymore, the beginning of the game is great but in the end the story is stupid, this game is also too long and the mission is not important. I love man eivor as the main character tho
  19. MoniWhite
    Feb 7, 2022
    8
    It's too long and doesn't look quite as nice as I would like for such a long game, combat is shallow but there are still fun things to do, mostly just exploring, I look some of the story, some real high points but you have to get through the boring bits to get to the next good part
  20. BrianDavid94
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (8) Very Good. Innovated, but perhaps not in the right choice for everyone. This score indicates that there are many good things to be had, but arguable so.

    Metacritic won't let me add my paragraph of how I think about the game. It doesn't go over the character limit but will let me post this so IDK. Didn't use any kind of of bad word either    … Expand
  21. Ozzy87
    Apr 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very enjoyable to some point, however the plot is lost somewhere in the middle of Britannia expanse and the landscapes, events seem very generic and PS4 is not able to handle big Eivor, map and other characters. It becomes buggy and not maintainable.… Expand
  22. Major_tom1969
    Oct 23, 2022
    8
    -story 8/10 good story with likeable character
    -Graphics 8/10 very stunning
    -parkour 3/10 with very small area for parkour it was dissapointed
    -combat 7/10 it was good

    Overall its still a good game but i do hope next game would have more complex area map so you can do more parkour
  23. OnlyGoryGames
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    Wow, my love for Vikings has a game. And a long one at that, allowing me to bathe in what I desire. A fan of both Assassin’s Creed and Ubisoft in general molds one of the perfect love letters to me possible. I platinumed the game over 180hrs and do not regret a single second. Ok I regret balancing all rocks in the game, that was a chore. If you like Vikings, Ubisoft mechanics, andWow, my love for Vikings has a game. And a long one at that, allowing me to bathe in what I desire. A fan of both Assassin’s Creed and Ubisoft in general molds one of the perfect love letters to me possible. I platinumed the game over 180hrs and do not regret a single second. Ok I regret balancing all rocks in the game, that was a chore. If you like Vikings, Ubisoft mechanics, and Assassin’s Creed please buy. If you don’t like just one of those mentioned, I can’t recommend the money. You have to be in all three categories to not feel like you wasted money.… Expand
  24. Artaniel
    Mar 15, 2021
    7
    It's definitely a decent game, but I couldn't push myself to even finish it. While it is beautiful, the combat gets boring fast, the main story doesn't really capture you and eventually the beauty of the surrounding nature gets repetitive. Also this game came out in 2020, 2 years after Red Dead Redemption 2 and it loses to that game in almost every aspect - nature, wildlife, gameIt's definitely a decent game, but I couldn't push myself to even finish it. While it is beautiful, the combat gets boring fast, the main story doesn't really capture you and eventually the beauty of the surrounding nature gets repetitive. Also this game came out in 2020, 2 years after Red Dead Redemption 2 and it loses to that game in almost every aspect - nature, wildlife, game mechanics, graphics in general. So it's a good game to pass the time if you really don't have anything else to play.… Expand
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  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. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. Johny0624
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    It is a good game,but the biggest issues are the bugs which wasn’t there in Origins and Odyssey... come on Ubisoft you did great but you really need to fix this, can’t finish one of the missions cause it’s bugged,can’t defeat one of the legendary animals cause it’s bugged. Game crashes and I’m not talking about the first 1-20 hours. With Origins and Odyssey didn’t have this issue at all!!It is a good game,but the biggest issues are the bugs which wasn’t there in Origins and Odyssey... come on Ubisoft you did great but you really need to fix this, can’t finish one of the missions cause it’s bugged,can’t defeat one of the legendary animals cause it’s bugged. Game crashes and I’m not talking about the first 1-20 hours. With Origins and Odyssey didn’t have this issue at all!! Now I’m just scared that even tho it will be fixed (Hopefully) my 80 hours of gameppay will be lost and need to start over again...… Expand
  36. Unicron666
    Jan 5, 2021
    7
    So. Many. Bugs and glitches. As soon as I left Norway the bugs came hard and fast. I would definitely have given the game a higher score if it had run well. Also why the American accents in medieval England!? That's just stupid. Other than that though, I think it would have got an 8.not as good as odyssey, but pretty damn good
  37. 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.
  38. 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
  39. Bato
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    Story: 7/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Enjoyability: 7/10
    Overall: 7/10
  40. 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
  41. Jon0Fun
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    A vast beautiful open world let down by a boring overly long story and constant crashes!
  42. 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.
  43. Igorkurochki
    Nov 29, 2020
    7
    Я бы мог расписать плюсы, но в это невозможно играть из за технического состояния. Это самая неоптимизированная игра от юбисофт. Играл на пс4
  44. 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.
  45. Killerclown5228
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    Edit: With the addition of an XP booster the game’s grindy nature Seems near eradicated progression is quicker as it should be and balances the game up more. The story is not groundbreaking but it was interesting enough to keep me invested. Armor diversity is fair as well as the weapons in the open world, the best weapon by far is the Excalibur all in all not bad give it a go if you’reEdit: With the addition of an XP booster the game’s grindy nature Seems near eradicated progression is quicker as it should be and balances the game up more. The story is not groundbreaking but it was interesting enough to keep me invested. Armor diversity is fair as well as the weapons in the open world, the best weapon by far is the Excalibur all in all not bad give it a go if you’re interested.… Expand
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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.
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. ATGIMM
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    Playing this game on a ps4 pro and the graphics are stunning, the story is entertaining once you go past the tutorial in Norway. This game would have been a 9 if it didn't have so many bugs. They're not game breaking bugs.
  53. Tiivaz
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    A good Viking game but a bad Assassin game with primitive parkour. A game made to attract the main audio not the fans.
  54. 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
  55. Decx-wolf
    Mar 7, 2021
    7
    so ill start with what i liked about this game, the combat felt pretty damm good each weopan felt differant and workable and you could easily figure out your playstyle, the skills are failly decent with good variety, the story is by ubisoft standards fairly decent and your charcter eivor is pretty intresting and the support wasnt to bad in sigurd and a few of the other side charcters, andso ill start with what i liked about this game, the combat felt pretty damm good each weopan felt differant and workable and you could easily figure out your playstyle, the skills are failly decent with good variety, the story is by ubisoft standards fairly decent and your charcter eivor is pretty intresting and the support wasnt to bad in sigurd and a few of the other side charcters, and there are moments in the story thatll pull on your heart strings, and the graphics werent that bad actully had some pop ins but nothing to nuts so plays pretty decently on the ps4, the boss battles around the world are alot of fun, and i like this new system of needing to go to the location to find out what is there rather then just telling us whats actually there

    now onto the bad things, whilst i enjoyed the story it feels a little disjointed like one minute your hunting for sigurd and hes supposdly your only goal, the next youve completly forgot about him and helping the next side charcter, then we have side missions just this new choice to make them just a in and out was a bad one rather then make trully gripping side missions they instead choose to make them simply in and out i can only rember 1 single side mission and that was helping 2 idiots who wanted to be vikings, maybe if they were a little bit more intresting this would be fine but as it stands its realy boring

    so gonna go 7/10 above average but plenty of gripes    … Expand
  56. SezCoz
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    A good game, and I like the revamped combat system. A beautiful open world that is fun to explore, but let down by slow loading screens when entering dialogues and far too frequently crashes for no apparent reason.
  57. Clapek
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Slow rendering, broken stealth kill animations (sometimes it stabs the blade into the ground and the opponent is 2 meters away), some bugs regarding blocking at some point (fast travel helps then). If the bugs are eliminated, the game can easily be rated 9. The plot and the world are delightful! The adventures of Eivor, the world of Asgard, Jotunheim and Vinland is awesome !!… Expand
  58. Mono12322
    Feb 1, 2021
    7
    En mi ps4 slim el juego se veía decentemente bien y usualmente corría a unos estables 30 fps , los mapas disponibles (Noruega e Inglaterra) están muy bien hechos y parece que se esmeraron en realizar una interpretación de estos lugares históricamente correcta, con sus respectivos monumentos y paisajes. Hay otros tres lugares accesibles en el juego, pero entraría en territorio de spoilers,En mi ps4 slim el juego se veía decentemente bien y usualmente corría a unos estables 30 fps , los mapas disponibles (Noruega e Inglaterra) están muy bien hechos y parece que se esmeraron en realizar una interpretación de estos lugares históricamente correcta, con sus respectivos monumentos y paisajes. Hay otros tres lugares accesibles en el juego, pero entraría en territorio de spoilers, así que solo diré que no están tan bien realizados como los 2 principales y dejan mucho que desear. El combate se basa en un sistema de postura, por decirlo de alguna manera, los enemigos tienen una barra amarilla abajo de su vida la cual disminuye al atacar, bloquear, bloquear perfectamente y dispararles en sus puntos débiles, de los cuales los métodos mas efectivos son los dos últimos, cuando esta barrita se vacía, eivor es capaz de realizar un ataque aturdidor, el cual elimina por completo a la mayoría de los enemigos exceptuando a los jefes a los cuales les quita un gran trozo de su vida, este sistema incrementa increíblemente la utilidad de las armas a distancia, lo cual es un gran plus ya que estas se sentían completamente inútiles en muchas entregas pasadas. Incluso ignorando por completo este sistema, los ataques de eivor quitan una gran porción de vida, lo cual se agradece después de explotar mi dedo presionando R1 y R2 cientos de veces solo para eliminar un enemigo común en AC odyssey. Mencionando AC odyssey las habilidades de este vuelven en esta entrega, pero al igual que en odyssey, muchas se sienten obsoletas comparadas con la utilidad de otras, causando que durante tu tiempo de juego te apegues a 1 o 2. Hay una gran variedad de armas cuerpo a cuerpo y combinaciones que puedes utilizar para derrotar a tus enemigos, pero el juego nunca hace nada para diferenciarlas sustancialmente, causando que el jugador nunca sienta la necesidad de cambiar su equipamiento, y por ende todo el esfuerzo que hizo el equipo en modelar diferentes armas y crear distintas animaciones para cada combinación de armas, se sienta en vano. En lo que respecta a armas de distancia, existen 3 tipos, el arco depredador (preciso, el juego cambia a una perspectiva de primera persona cuando apuntas a este arco), el arco de cazador (el clásico, se controla y se siente igual que todos los arcos de todos los juegos con arco) y por ultimo el arco rapido (este sirve para encuentros cercanos), a la hora de combatir frente a frente, el mejor de todos es el rápido, puedes hacer llover flechas sobre los enemigos y fácilmente darles en sus puntos débiles para aturdirlos y el peor frente a frente obviamente es el depredador, ya que se torna molesto que la cámara cambie cada vez que quieras dispararlo, e incluso cuando los comparamos en una situación de sigilo, el depredador es vencido por el cazador, el cual logra un daño similar o incluso mejor, y te permite llevar muchas mas flechas. Aun con esto dicho se podría decir que los tres arcos tienen sus utilidades y son suficientemente diferentes entre si que el jugador va a usar los 3 al menos un par de veces durante su partida. En lo que respecta al sigilo, este AC intenta volver a sus raíces, trayendo de vuelta la habilidad de esconderse a plena vista y de pagarle a alguien para que distraiga a los guardias, la cual esta realizada decentemente, pero aun así no llega a ser tan prevalente como lo fue en la trilogía de Ezio. Además esconderte en plena vista el juego también te permite esconderte entre la hierba alta, así como en las 2 entregas anteriores a esta, y ,como en todos los AC, te permite esconderte en montones de paja y hojas. En resumen, el sigilo ha sido el mejor en esta trilogía con estilo rpg, pero aun así deja mucho que desear, y se queda corto ante el sigilo en AC2 o Unity. Rápidamente mencionare que el parkour es igualito a los dos pasados, lo cual es muy decepcionante sabiendo que pueden hacer parkour con la precisión de AC2 y la fluidez y animaciones de Unity. La historia del juego se divide en 4, la historia de Eivor, el conflicto entre templarios y asesinos, la historia de Inglaterra y la historia moderna. La historia de eivor es bastante buena, con diferentes giros y decisiones que tienen impacto en tu final, esta es probablemente la mejor escrita del juego. El conflicto entre templarios y asesinos sobrepasa en leguas al de Odyssey, en verdad se siente la presencia templaria en inglaterra, y nosotros con nuestra hoja oculta debemos deshacernos de ella, este sentimiento de asesino solo se agrava gracias al regreso de las confesiones. La historia de Inglaterra (la mas larga) es la peor y llega a ser cansina y repetitiva después de las 30 horas en un juego de 60h Y la moderna sorprendentemente arregla el desastre que hizo Odyssey
    Seria un 8 de no ser por los bugs y crasheos constantes    … Expand
  59. 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
  60. Lec
    Jun 11, 2021
    7
    El mejor Assassins Creed de ps4 una jugabilidad que se reciclada de los anteriores consigue ser mejorada en esta entrega y pese a su larga duración es un juego entretenido y muy aceptable
  61. jnamichalik
    Jul 1, 2021
    7
    Dear Ubisfot - the bigger and longer isn't always better.
    If you make a game that long then at least make a satisfying ending after these >100h. At least one the 3 endings (main story, England conquer, Order) should be satysfying, but they were all just bleh.
    When it comes to the story in general - it's bloated and majority of it just doesn't matter. Some of the arcs don't add anything    Dear Ubisfot - the bigger and longer isn't always better.
    If you make a game that long then at least make a satisfying ending after these >100h. At least one the 3 endings (main story, England conquer, Order) should be satysfying, but they were all just bleh.
    When it comes to the story in general - it's bloated and majority of it just doesn't matter. Some of the arcs don't add anything to the story, the devs just added them there to make your gameplay 10h longer (or more).
    World events were designed to be very short, but due to that they are usually also very forgetable and pointless. I get the idea that Ubisfot is criticized for repetitive side quest, but this is not the best solution. I would like to see less side activities, but at the same time they should be more meaningful to the character and/or the story.
    Apart from that, they game had of course its good points - graphics, some story arcs, exploring the beautiful open world (especially Norway).    … Expand
  62. 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
  63. Potet69
    Jul 23, 2023
    7
    Good game, but not a AC game‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎.
  64. 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.
  65. Gonoru
    Mar 7, 2021
    6
    Gameplay is boring and too simple, graphics are mediocre and there are a lot of bugs
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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.
  69. 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.
  70. 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.
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. 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.
  77. 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.
  78. 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
  79. 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.
  80. rikipuk
    Apr 19, 2021
    6
    Non è un brutto gioco ma molto, troppo spesso è incredibilmente noioso.
    Lo stile di gioco rimane simile ad Odyssey con una mappa infinita e vuota. I punti di interesse sono sempre e solo i classico accampamenti. Per il resto, tranne qualche città, l’intero mondo è creato da colline, erba e altre colline.
    La storia incredibilmente allungata diventa quasi uno strazio finirla
  81. 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
  82. GimmePP
    Dec 2, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The reveal that Sigurd is a tainted one genuinely got me excited for the first time in the game. I was so happy that they paid attention to a major assassins creed plot line, yet they never touch on it again once you learn it, Sigurd’s pouty afterwards but that’s it, just more mindless missions that derive you of fun are what follows.… Expand
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. Ruless
    Dec 20, 2020
    6
    The game is pretty great, the story is good, characters are good, graphics and gameplay are great, I'm just not a really big fan of the new side quests, but that comes down to personal preference.
    However right now the game is just filled with bugs, most of them will get on your way if they happen, and some of them might even stick through your gameplay (it happened to me btw).
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. Kike_RV
    Aug 12, 2021
    6
    The game have the same problem than odissey, is a good game, a good RPG, but is not a good Assassin's creed Game. The game's history Focus on eivor clan not on the history of the creed. If you want to play a AC Game like the PS3 AC games, this is not your Game
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. DinoBeam
    Aug 12, 2023
    5
    Just played 8 hours of this for the free weekend, it has a really weak story, very beautiful English land, super clunky combat, a whole lot of collecting different things for god knows what, super clunky attacking of pots, and the **** blacksmith. The blacksmith does not show up on your map, and he is the only place to upgrade your weapons which you will need because you can die prettyJust played 8 hours of this for the free weekend, it has a really weak story, very beautiful English land, super clunky combat, a whole lot of collecting different things for god knows what, super clunky attacking of pots, and the **** blacksmith. The blacksmith does not show up on your map, and he is the only place to upgrade your weapons which you will need because you can die pretty quick. I finally find the blacksmith in the new land and I can't even talk to him. Audio is constantly glitching, people starting their next sentence before the next begins, it's just sad. And the aurora looks insanely pixelated, how does Skyrim have 100x a better sky???

    *also you cannot zoom in far enough to the map, so symbols can overlap and confuse you, opposite experience of Far Cry 5    … Expand
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#43 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#6 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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80

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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