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  1. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is basically perfect game for this dark November till January time period. There's so many different locations like snowy Norway or stunningly beautiful England. So whatever mood you want, it's in this game. I'm really liking it so far. Some bugs here and there, but nothing crazy.
  2. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Eu gostei bastante de AC Origins e de AC Odyssey, por ser um apreciador de exploração em mundos abertos. Mas AC Valhalla alcança um novo marco para a franquia - com uma ambientação mais profunda, intimista, com “gravitas”, onde as mecânicas se encaixam bem, os elementos são mais orgânicos e fluidos, onde o mundo apresenta mistérios e convida à exploração e descoberta. E faz isso por trazerEu gostei bastante de AC Origins e de AC Odyssey, por ser um apreciador de exploração em mundos abertos. Mas AC Valhalla alcança um novo marco para a franquia - com uma ambientação mais profunda, intimista, com “gravitas”, onde as mecânicas se encaixam bem, os elementos são mais orgânicos e fluidos, onde o mundo apresenta mistérios e convida à exploração e descoberta. E faz isso por trazer o mito dos Assassinos de volta com seu tom sombrio, mais sério e sem tantas galhofas, com uma paleta mais escura de cores, com diálogos e escolhas que tem maior impacto. É um jogo muito mais maduro, quanto jogo de fato é enquanto mundo aberto, e muito mais adulto do que os anteriores. Tecnicamente, não vi os bugs e erros que tem sido relatados. Arte e visual impecáveis. Fantásticos. Excelente direção de arte. Poderia ser melhor escrito (embora seja melhor do que os anteriores). Assassins Creed não tem roteiros decentes desde os tempos de Ezio. Mas, reforço: tem os mesmos textos em muitos anos. Eivor, aliás, é o melhor protagonista em muito tempo. Com essa mesma maturidade e profundidade que caracteriza essa edição de AC como um todo. Combate fluido, ao mesmo tempo bem cadenciado. Sem excesso de fantasia, com habilidades sem sentido que tornavam as mecânicas viciadas. A volta das mecânicas de “social stealth” agrega muita qualidade ao gameplay. Para o padrão da Ubisoft, que tem muita dificuldade em fazer mundos abertos que se destaquem, que pareçam mesmo vivos e formem cenários imersíveis, que valham a pena explorar e conhecer, esse é o melhor trabalho já feito. Ainda com espaço pra desenvolvimento, como a construção de comunidades e cidades com atividades ainda mais orgânicas e que permitam maior imersão (tavernas, hospedarias, lojas etc), de uma dinâmica de exploração com mais encontros aleatórios nos espaços abertos do mundo e com NPCs mais vivos e diversos, mais expressivos. Mas este é um AC fantástico, maduro e com ambientação profunda. Passos muito largos em direção ao que entendo como ideal foram dados. Um jogo de mundo aberto em que vale a pena se perder por horas. Expand
  3. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    After playing this about 30 hours, i can say that this one is now permanently in my top 3 Assassin's Creed games list. Nothing will change that, it's so well done.
  4. Nov 15, 2020
    8
    So disappointed I was in recent previous parts that I didn't even want to buy this one. But thanks God this part has still little but at least something in common with the last part I conceded an actual Assassins' Creed. I suppose that was AC Revelations... Albeit there are too many women among Vikings (I am a women myself and I am against such excesses) and all side quests are appearedSo disappointed I was in recent previous parts that I didn't even want to buy this one. But thanks God this part has still little but at least something in common with the last part I conceded an actual Assassins' Creed. I suppose that was AC Revelations... Albeit there are too many women among Vikings (I am a women myself and I am against such excesses) and all side quests are appeared to be written by a fifth grader. But still.) Expand
  5. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 for this fantastic AC game to counter all these fake zero's from these absolute losers. Disgusting people.
  6. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Юбики на мой взгляд отлично поработали над проработкой основного сюжета и сайдов в этот раз! Не третий Ведьмак конечно, но что-то близкое к нему по уровню) Играю с удовольствием)
  7. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Last time i was as happy when buying a game was Resident Evil 2 Remake and before that Red Dead Redemption 2 and before that....umm GTA 5 i guess and before that AC 4 Black Flag, so that should say something.
  8. Nov 15, 2020
    0
    So long, too repetitive gameplay, has nothing to do with AC. Not completed as many games today. Don't buy it.
  9. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    I have been Assassin's Creed fan over 5 years and i'm so happy this one was big success. Now i have something to play whenever i feel bored and that's exactly what i needed in this awful year when there's not much else to do anyway.
  10. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    ....................................................................good game..........................................................
  11. Nov 15, 2020
    3
    The Hidden Blade is not hidden anymore
    (Figuratively and literrally) I am now 10 hrs into the game. Story is really intruiging. The combat mechanics were well polished. The openworld is more vibrant than the ones of origins and odyessey. Unfortuanetly the game is very buggy - patch 1.02.
    Another thing is the fact, that stealth became less relevant. I also dislike the vikings setting. But
    The Hidden Blade is not hidden anymore
    (Figuratively and literrally) I am now 10 hrs into the game. Story is really intruiging. The combat mechanics were well polished. The openworld is more vibrant than the ones of origins and odyessey. Unfortuanetly the game is very buggy - patch 1.02.
    Another thing is the fact, that stealth became less relevant. I also dislike the vikings setting. But thats just a matter of taste. Overall i can recommend it.
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  12. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    It's really good, idk what else to say, other than some fps issues (hopefully will be patched), i don't have much to complain about. Combat is solid, two open worlds Norway and England both are incredible. So many secret areas, story is fun so far. Very good.
  13. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft did home run with this one. Reminds me Black Flag days, and it has this dark tone that Unity had. Graphics are amazing, parkour is finally good again.
  14. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Graphically absolutely stunning open world! I was truly hoping it to to be good, but i wasn't ready for that much awesomeness. Really well done, one of the best of 2020.
  15. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Not like Norway and England are already enough content, they are going to add Ireland and Paris too?? Can't wait, this is too good already!
  16. 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
  17. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    I'm so fcking tired of these asians whining about their censored versions, instead of talking about ACTUAL game. Anyone, absolutely anyone who gives this game 0 score, GO F_CK YOURSELF. Nobody wants to read your endless BS about "they censored my asian version blah blah blah". Leave or talk about the actual game!
    This is one of the best AC games ever made, highly recommended, just ignore
    I'm so fcking tired of these asians whining about their censored versions, instead of talking about ACTUAL game. Anyone, absolutely anyone who gives this game 0 score, GO F_CK YOURSELF. Nobody wants to read your endless BS about "they censored my asian version blah blah blah". Leave or talk about the actual game!
    This is one of the best AC games ever made, highly recommended, just ignore these fake reviews that give low scores.
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  18. Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Hay un bug en la misión el solaz de la vidente y no puedo avanzar en la historia porque no se inicia y no compensa pagar 70 euros sólo para dar vueltas sin hacer nada
  19. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Finally good assassin's Creed game, there's so much to do and explore, amazing.
  20. Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Hat sich in nahezu allen Punkten im Vergleich zu Odyssey verschlechtert. Hauptstory ist gut, nebenquests sollte man am besten ignorieren und looten frustriert nur noch. Die Open-World sieht gut aus, ist aber sehr leer und dadurch macht das Erkunden kaum Spaß.
  21. Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Honestly it looks and plays great my only complaint is the Uplay + option for some reason all games on this platform close after 20 mins of play on the dot. Submitted a support ticket and got a automated response 5 days later. This was first happening on Watch Dog Legions and now this game. There must be kind of protection in place that checks and connects to a server to check if its aHonestly it looks and plays great my only complaint is the Uplay + option for some reason all games on this platform close after 20 mins of play on the dot. Submitted a support ticket and got a automated response 5 days later. This was first happening on Watch Dog Legions and now this game. There must be kind of protection in place that checks and connects to a server to check if its a legit copy or not. This is unacceptable to the people that are paying $15 dollars a month. Expand
  22. Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Another amazing new product from the Assassin series that will take a lot of time to play. A good combination of ships from different cities and the story, including a lot of other missions. I've been stuck for 50 hours but I'm still a long way off.
  23. Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Asians please beware and avoid Zone 3 Disc/Digital version at all costs!!

    PS4/5 copies sold in all Asian countries are the heavily cut down and censored version (Zone3). Yes, we pay at FULL price for a cut down version! This is due to lazy Ubisoft combining Asian language packs to one single version. Too bad, Japan is here too, so this version need to follow Japanese CERO, which
    Asians please beware and avoid Zone 3 Disc/Digital version at all costs!!

    PS4/5 copies sold in all Asian countries are the heavily cut down and censored version (Zone3). Yes, we pay at FULL price for a cut down version! This is due to lazy Ubisoft combining Asian language packs to one single version. Too bad, Japan is here too, so this version need to follow Japanese CERO, which literally censors everything out from the game. No blood, no nudity, etc... Its OK if its Teletubbies game. But since this is a violent Viking game, it is unacceptable! [Link omitted per site rules]
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  24. Nov 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No answer.
    No reply.
    No fix.
    No Chinese characters.
    Release day 6.
    UBISOFT still discriminate against Asian PS4 players.
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  25. Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Well, first of, I had my first major bug early on the game, where I wasnt able to complete a story mission because the quest wouldnt trigger. Found out i was because of the day one patch (1.02) - this had me deleting the entire game and reinstalling. - hopefully this will be fixed so new players wont have to go through the same.

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

    As for the game it self, is nice to look at, beautiful settings, but it just feels unfinished, so many little glitches making the game feel "robotic" and not smooth - i feel like its too easy to make wrong jumps during free run and overall the freerunning just dont feel that smooth, but this is not exclusive to Valhalla Ive felt this way for almost every Assassin's creed game.
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  26. Nov 15, 2020
    5
    In short, AC-Valhalla is the worst AC so far. A disgustingly repetitive grind game, with the stupid and embarrassing sidequests the series has ever seen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    AC is dead. Buried by senseless open world gigantism, miserable quest design and completely repetitive gameplay.
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  27. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Racist Ubisoft. All the Asian version was made a bundle and censored by Japanese rating system.
  28. Nov 14, 2020
    2
    - 1 point for really well done scenery and visual aspect.
    - 1 point for characters looking decent in detail and use that pretty lightly.
    Now for the rest: -You LITERALLY have to adjust 85% of the game settings because of how complicated the game setup is. I had to turn so much irrelevant stuff off that was ruining the game for me. -Audio is god awful, at times I felt like voice actors
    - 1 point for really well done scenery and visual aspect.
    - 1 point for characters looking decent in detail and use that pretty lightly.

    Now for the rest:
    -You LITERALLY have to adjust 85% of the game settings because of how complicated the game setup is. I had to turn so much irrelevant stuff off that was ruining the game for me.
    -Audio is god awful, at times I felt like voice actors were standing behind me in the distance when I had a. OC in front of me.
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  29. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    i feel like ubisoft should promote youtube and other forms of game walkthroughs if this is what they are aiming for. story is existing and interesting but, you get easily side tracked and forgetful of it. combat is weak and clunky, with an overly difficult parry system and very easy AI. you find yourself venturing to level up just to get back to the story. same thing they did in origins.i feel like ubisoft should promote youtube and other forms of game walkthroughs if this is what they are aiming for. story is existing and interesting but, you get easily side tracked and forgetful of it. combat is weak and clunky, with an overly difficult parry system and very easy AI. you find yourself venturing to level up just to get back to the story. same thing they did in origins. honestly takes alot of fun away. Expand
  30. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Stunning snowy mountains in Norway and beautiful landscapes in England, old castles and tower to climb, many different enemies to fight against, nice characters and story. Would recommend.
  31. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Playstation always censors nudity and they will 100% blur out any nudity in Cyberpunk 2077. This is no reason to leave 0 scores to bring down user score. They did exactly same with Devil May Cry 5 Nudity, it's just typical Sony. Leaving negative scores here will change nothing. You should complain to Sony, not here! This is amazing game and doesn't deserve any 0's.
  32. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    According to Ubisoft this game was huge success and as hardcore assassinscreed fan i'm very happy for it. This game is amazing anyway, but just to hear that it's actually doing really well just made this november so much better. It's so much better than Odyssey that these two games shouldn't even be compared. This is more like 2020 Black Flag or something like that.
  33. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Eliminated unevenness on cut surfaces, adjusting it to be smooth.
    Fixed so that certain torture scenes where internal organs can be seen are mild.
    Fixed so that any beheaded faces are covered with a mask/helmet.
    Fixed so that topless women are clothed.
    This change only applies to PS4/PS5.
  34. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Okay, ummmm i mean it's actually very good. I was hoping it will be good, but i wasn't sure tbh. So far i'm absolutely loving it. Easily one of the better games of 2020.
  35. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is finally back and better than ever. Nice voice acting, Immersive open world, solid story, combat is fun and parkour feels good again.
  36. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Very good AC game, one of the most beautiful and well designed worlds Ubisoft has ever created.
  37. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point
    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point playing it. I have a feeling so many people still don't understand that AC never was and never will be linear short game.
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  38. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics - 10/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    Voice acting - 10/10
    Story - 8.7/10
    Open World design - 9/10
    Hidden locations/Mysteries - 9/10
    Should be nominated at "The Game Awards" ? - 100%
  39. Nov 14, 2020
    9
    It’s a funny game. Could be better. There’s lots of bugs on PS4 but it’s something that can be fixed on future updates.
  40. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    It's next best Assassin's Creed after AC 4 Black Flag, take it or leave it. Very nice :)
  41. 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.
  42. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    The official forum does not respond to the protests of Asian players at all, which is extremely shameless.
  43. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Spent 2 hours climbing mountains in Norway and it was maybe best fun i have had in 2020 video game. This game can be extremely relaxing, climbing some huge mountain and just looking at the distance while wind slowly blows. It can also be very brutal, if you want, you can fight so many different enemies and bosses. There's so much to do, so much to explore and it's actually fun. Amazing game.
  44. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    This Assassin's Creed game is just something else. This is new level and i want more of this, not right now ,but in general terms. Can't wait for Ireland and Paris dlc, even tho i have enough content already in this base game. Both Norway and England look absolutely stunning.
  45. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Since launching game there has been numourous pathing error-like glitches where character responds awfully with terrain, the gameplay and movement style feels very clunky and movement looks choppy in animation, the graphics look like something out of Black Flag (A Huge Set Back) and the storyline is very boring. By far the worse of all the franchise games thus far and I only wish I couldSince launching game there has been numourous pathing error-like glitches where character responds awfully with terrain, the gameplay and movement style feels very clunky and movement looks choppy in animation, the graphics look like something out of Black Flag (A Huge Set Back) and the storyline is very boring. By far the worse of all the franchise games thus far and I only wish I could get my money back. Save yourself from this title and wait for them to fix the game if and so they will. it’s just not worth it at this point. Combat style is also horrid epically horrible and it’s not about the weapons. Origins had different combat styles and it was great but here it’s just clunky and feels more like a campaign set style fighter like dynasty warriors or something. Super bad. Expand
  46. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    If this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and theyIf this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and they are not linear. Expand
  47. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Truly beautiful open world, specially England, but Norway is stunning as well. Norway has polar bears for example, really cool stuff. There's also different hidden cave entrances on Norway you can go inside and explore. It's huge game with so much stuff to do and you can choose to do whatever you feel like. I love this freedom and like in any Assassin's Creed game you can climb on top ofTruly beautiful open world, specially England, but Norway is stunning as well. Norway has polar bears for example, really cool stuff. There's also different hidden cave entrances on Norway you can go inside and explore. It's huge game with so much stuff to do and you can choose to do whatever you feel like. I love this freedom and like in any Assassin's Creed game you can climb on top of any building, church, etc. To me this is best Assassin's Creed world they have ever created. One of the best games of 2020. Expand
  48. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    I have all the assassins creed game, and im a huge fan since ever, but the system to get good weapons and microtransactions make me wish i have never bought a single game from Ubisoft. Either paying 5 dollars or two weeks of daily quests to get a single piece of gear, REALLY?! Next time assassins creed will come out im not buying it
  49. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    I like assassins creed series and i love vikinks !!! This game is perfect for both vikings and assassins lovers ! Game play is awesome with many sub missions , story is related to viking series , music is perfect ! Thanks Ubisoft for all offline-story mode games with long game play + deep story + many many missions !
  50. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    A game of racial discrimination in Asian countries (CERO). At the same time, the official forum does not respond to the protests of Asian players at all, which is extremely shameless.
  51. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    So very many bugs that it is distracting a lot. Almost every cut scene. Just bursting out laughing when I see a man doing the T-pose while being treated for a broken arm... Comparing the combat to Tsushima... GoT is SO MUCH BETTER! AC Valhalla combat feels very bad.
  52. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    The 9th century dark ages England settings is just great, supported by a well done graphics and audio. The ambience is incredibly immersive.
    As for the gameplay it's an AC formula overall. A huge skill tree and many different abilities make it really fun to play and allow different builds. The combat feels simplistic at the very beginning, but becomes enjoyable later with advanced enemies
    The 9th century dark ages England settings is just great, supported by a well done graphics and audio. The ambience is incredibly immersive.
    As for the gameplay it's an AC formula overall. A huge skill tree and many different abilities make it really fun to play and allow different builds. The combat feels simplistic at the very beginning, but becomes enjoyable later with advanced enemies and more player possibilities.
    Great game for any open world RPG fans.
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  53. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Unlike Odyssey, this one is worth trying out, it's actually really solid AC game. I have played it over 20 hours already and can't get enough of it.
  54. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    This game has so much more content than spider-man miles morales and is way better than demon's souls remake (yes i tried them all, demon's souls remake is awful by the way and spider-man miles morales is way too short). If i could recommend one game from november 2020, it would be Assassin's Creed Valhalla, maybe Black Ops too, but that's it really.
  55. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    By 2020 standards this game is really, really good. Stuff like avengers,re3remake, even doom eternal have nothing on it.
  56. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.
  57. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Как никогда важно, чтобы фанаты поддерживали это как можно сильнее!
    Наконец-то они сделали потрясающую игру Assassin's Creed, и очень важно показать вашу поддержку.
  58. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    It's more important than ever that Assassin's Creed fans support this as strongly as possible!
    They finally made amazing Assassin's Creed game and it's very important to show your support.
  59. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    So much better than odyssey, thank god ubisoft is back on track again. Gonna play this months to come.
  60. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    People who give this 0 or 1 score can go to hell, this game is good. I'm not saying it's perfect, because it has some bugs like any other open world game would have at launch, but overall it's huge beautiful game world to have fun with, great story, nice voice acting. Strong recommendation.
  61. Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Contender for worst AC game. If you like Witcher 3, you *might* like this. If you don't like Witcher 3, you definitely *won't* like this.

    Eagle vision has returned to the pulse system from Unity. The fact that it's bound to a long press on R3 has me worried about carpal tunnel. Rebinding it isn't straight forward without a full remap of the controller; custom controls are available but
    Contender for worst AC game. If you like Witcher 3, you *might* like this. If you don't like Witcher 3, you definitely *won't* like this.

    Eagle vision has returned to the pulse system from Unity. The fact that it's bound to a long press on R3 has me worried about carpal tunnel. Rebinding it isn't straight forward without a full remap of the controller; custom controls are available but they don't cooperate.

    Enemies highlighted by Odin Sight/eagle vision don't stay highlighted. Equally, the bird friend is now useless, so when combat starts, everyone looks the same - friend and foe alike - and the screen turns into a dark muddy brown colour. Keeping track of the enemies in the combat is near impossible. Added to that confusion is the new (heavily watered-down) Dark Souls-esque stamina system. So if you try and dodge around to stop yourself from dying you eventually run out of stamina and have to wait to get your breath back.

    "Maybe this guy just sucks," I hear you say. But the truth is that there's nothing technical about the combat. It's a hack and slash. While Origins and Odyssey had fun abilities that would make the combat interesting and leave you feeling in control, this is just boring. Without the stamina it would honestly feel like mosou, with a long two handed swing slicing through enemies for the same amount of damage of their hit bars. Nothing visceral or powerful about it.

    Bird is now useless. It can't find anything other than iron ore, leather, and a few other resources, as well as a general location of some "wealth" (this game's 'good loot') and "mysteries" (side quests).

    On a positive note, the long winded side quests of Origins and Odyssey are now gone, if you didn't like them. Sadly, the 'mysteries' are now so meaningless that they aren't worth completing, except for the XP you desperately need to progress through the skills tree and make the game a little more bearable.

    The world is strange and doesn't feel like England. The map is a grid system of rivers, and the land masses are basically big hills. There are some moments or incredible beauty, but the big picture is that the world feels nothing like the England I grew up in. No matter where you are, the topography resembles the Peak District - a region celebrated for it's steep and dense hills. The rolling hills and open valleys of the rest of England are nowhere to be seen.

    Each area is it's own biome, and the first basically has a colour pallet of green, orange, and a lot of brown and black. It's not pretty.

    The first few hours of the story amount to (mild spoiler alert), 'Norway blows, let's bounce,' followed by invading England. It's not a reason in and of itself to continue playing. For people who don't like the AC Modern Day storyline, you'll be pleased to know that there is no significant Isu stuff going on, and the whole Assassin/Templar thing is pretty much optional until about the last third of the game.

    Gear and loot have been stripped right back. While you no longer have to deal with the ludicrous nature of carrying 100 weapons which you sell, you also don't have much to play with, and it takes a lot of the fun out of finding new weapons by spelunking. All you find is iron and leather to boost the stats of your existing weapon with all the originality of a 2006 MMO. This is supposed to reduce the amount of time you spend in menus managing a meaningless inventory. However, in an attempt to get players to 'learn about the world by playing,' or, 'live in the moment,' they've removed anything that looked like a tool to facilitate learning about the world and helping you get your bearings. I ironically spend more time in the menus in the this game that in any other AC.

    In summary;
    Combat is hack and slash; the more technical aspects of waiting for an opening in Origins and Odyssey are gone.
    Abilities take too long to get going.
    The story is meaningless and a tragically ironically conservative commentary on immigration without integration.
    There's no real Isu/Modern Day aspect, nor any real Assassin/Templar stuff.
    The world is muddy and dark.
    The exploration is infuriating and the player has the tools of a 2010 video game to help them navigate - but without a minimap.
    There is no real system of rewarding the player for exploring.
    The side quests are uninspired, contrived, poorly written, and ultimately pointless.
    The voice acting for the main character is about several steps down from Bayek and Kassandra, and the animations are typical Ubisoft.

    This game is unfinished from a design perspective, and that's before any mention of the never ending bugs. I didn't even know my PS4 had a 'database', but ACV has managed to break it three times.

    I've played every AC game, including Liberation HD and the 2.5D platformers. This is by far the worst of them. I have no idea what they were trying to achieve, but assuming it was meant to be something 'positive', they have failed.
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  62. Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Great game to spend time in November until Cyberpunk comes in December. Valhalla is graphically amazing. I have heard some people don't like combat that much, i personally like it, not sure what's the problem. Overall very good AC game, might be Ubisoft's best open world ever.
  63. Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Don't let negative hateful reviews fool you, this is actually really good AC games, way better than Odyssey ever was. This one reminds me Black Flag times.
  64. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Beautiful huge game, highly recommended to any assassin's creed fans!!!!!!!!!
  65. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Отличный сюжет,приятная графика и переработанная боевая система!Это явная эволюция серии в лучшую сторону!На мой взгляд это лучшая часть серии!
  66. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft already declared that this game was HUGE HIT and sold almost double the amount of Odyssey, so these fake zeros wont really change anything. These bots should just give up lol. People like this game, deal with it.
  67. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    To me personally this top 3 Assassin's Creed game ever made. These two maps alone (England and Norway) have so much content and stuff to explore. And then they add Ireland later?? That's everything i wanted from this game, maybe even more.
  68. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 to make this score more like it should be, sad to see this site has so many fake accounts and bots. This game is amazing and these losers are trying to lower this score. Awful. At the same time there's over 500 fake 10/10 accounts on demon souls remake, can't believe anyone takes this site even seriously.
  69. Nov 14, 2020
    5
    Juego que da varios pasos hacia atrás después de Odyssey y Origins. Sistema de combate lento, no parece natural y es pesado. La historia no engancha desde el principio, se la ve coja y sin carisma. Gráficos pasables para un juego de hace 7/8 años, pero para un juego actual no son buenos, solo hay que ver el Ghost Of Tsusima y comparar. Bastante cepcionado la verdad, espero que mejore conJuego que da varios pasos hacia atrás después de Odyssey y Origins. Sistema de combate lento, no parece natural y es pesado. La historia no engancha desde el principio, se la ve coja y sin carisma. Gráficos pasables para un juego de hace 7/8 años, pero para un juego actual no son buenos, solo hay que ver el Ghost Of Tsusima y comparar. Bastante cepcionado la verdad, espero que mejore con horas, pero en las 3 primeras no me resulta un must... Expand
  70. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Woah, i had no idea Assassin's Creed had so many haters, i guess Assassin's fans need to fight harder than ever this time. Amazing AC game.
  71. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics - 10/10
    Sound/music - 10/10
    Voice Acting - 10/10
    Open World - 9/10
    Story - 8.7/10
  72. Nov 14, 2020
    10
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  73. FFH
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics are better than odyssey, in fact these looks like true next gen. Voice acting is so much better than Odyssey. Missions are more fun than Odyssey. Parkour is million times better than in Odyssey. Basically yeah, it's very good. Don't let these fake zeros distract you.
  74. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game in all honesty... Miles better than Odyssey.

    I have seen a few bugs here and there, I got my extra content half way through the game which was a little frustrating.
  75. 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.
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  76. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    About million times better Assassin's Creed game than Odyssey. Great comeback Ubisoft!
  77. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing..................................................................................................
  78. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Sorry but this game is really bad in mostly all aspects.
    The combat system is really the worst thing in this game it's bad, in animation, physics, and its a little buggy and unrealistic. I was expecting a combat system similar to for honor which would be way better than what it is now.
    The NPCs look kind of dead, its like Ubisoft keep reusing the old classic NPC system of their old games
    Sorry but this game is really bad in mostly all aspects.
    The combat system is really the worst thing in this game it's bad, in animation, physics, and its a little buggy and unrealistic. I was expecting a combat system similar to for honor which would be way better than what it is now.
    The NPCs look kind of dead, its like Ubisoft keep reusing the old classic NPC system of their old games with only changing their clothes.
    And of course not to forget to mention the countless bugs in this game.
    The enemies also have a really broken funny A.I system, it's soo bad it makes you laugh.

    There are just a lot of bad and broken things to mention about this game, the game just feels unfinished, I don't know how there could be others who are rating this 10/10, its just ridiculous.
    I'm giving it 4/10 just because of the graphics and soundtrack.
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  79. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 for this masterpiece to counter all these fake bots with zeros. One of the best Assassin's Creed games ever.
  80. Nov 14, 2020
    8
    I really miss the older AC games like Syndicate and Black Flag. The parkour seemed more engaging, combat felt more deliberate, and the side activities were diverse and fun. Also, for those two games the protagonists were a lot of fun. Valhalla doesn't get all of the way there, but it gets a lot closer. Combat is a lot less spammy with the energy system. The dots on the map are oftenI really miss the older AC games like Syndicate and Black Flag. The parkour seemed more engaging, combat felt more deliberate, and the side activities were diverse and fun. Also, for those two games the protagonists were a lot of fun. Valhalla doesn't get all of the way there, but it gets a lot closer. Combat is a lot less spammy with the energy system. The dots on the map are often engaging and interesting, and have finally gone beyond another derivative of kill everything here. The world is interesting, and the settlement building gives you a fun progression. I don't love the protagonist yet. The parkour is just fine. But it's an improvement overall, and a fun open world game. Expand
  81. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Very good game, strong recommendation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  82. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla has two big maps for exploring, sailing with your boat on rivers, nice story, good voice acting and decent combat. To me it's one of the best of 2020.
  83. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    A cool cult story with an expanded world will immerse me in the game for 100 hours or more. This series already conveys a new picture of the Assassin and a various kind of mission with colorful cities and different secrets in the game. The game has a great value for money in the store BUT the quality and duration of the gameplay deserves it. I have already played more than 30 hours andA cool cult story with an expanded world will immerse me in the game for 100 hours or more. This series already conveys a new picture of the Assassin and a various kind of mission with colorful cities and different secrets in the game. The game has a great value for money in the store BUT the quality and duration of the gameplay deserves it. I have already played more than 30 hours and this is far from the end, but only the beginning of the stories in the game) Expand
  84. 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.
  85. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    -Not repetitive.All the world events are special
    -Open world usually a bit dull in other ac games but this feels like its alive
    -Absolutely amazing questline
    -Settlement and seeing your choises outcome

    And I think only bad thing is AI but you can play on berserkir or drengr difficulty
  86. Nov 14, 2020
    8
    Good new ac, maybe it’s no black flag or ac 2 but still I feel it’s pretty fresh and decently fun. Ppl are just giving low scores bcuz they see or hear others bash ac so they do w out even giving it a chance or played it even.
  87. Nov 14, 2020
    8
    Disclaimer: I'm about 30-40 hours into the game.

    Just a very solid open world RPG game if you're looking for one. Comparing it to Odyssey, it makes noticeable improvements in terms of its RPG elements (better loot, gear, skill trees, progression) and its story and characters and are much more interesting. The world also feels less empty or overly expansive, and the various activities
    Disclaimer: I'm about 30-40 hours into the game.

    Just a very solid open world RPG game if you're looking for one.
    Comparing it to Odyssey, it makes noticeable improvements in terms of its RPG elements (better loot, gear, skill trees, progression) and its story and characters and are much more interesting. The world also feels less empty or overly expansive, and the various activities and loots feel more rewarding.

    Now for the bad, I don't remember ever playing a game as glitchy as this. I'm writing this right after release date, so they will likely put things into place with a few patches, but as of right now it really feels like the most unpolished product I ever purchased on PSN. I'm not the guy who cares for a few occasional glitches when they don't affect your progress, but this game is currently much worse than that. The game already crashed twice, I did not complete a treasure hunt as I couldn't interact with the treasure once I found it, and I had to load a previous save a few times due to bugs that would prevent me from completing a quest or get me stuck into places. It's unfortunate cause it really makes it look like the game was made in a rush and with no regard for quality and costumer satisfaction. They could have delayed the release date if they cared to release a finished product.
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  88. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Game breaking bug.

    After patch 1.02 the story quest "A Seer’s Solace" is unplayable blocking you from progressing in the game. First reports are a week old and there still is no fix. A perfect example of incompetent support end development.
  89. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    I’ll applaud Ubisoft for trying something new-ish with the series and setting the game with a beautiful setting and environment. However almost all of the core gameplay mechanics and design ends up half-baked. The character models either looks fantastic or horrible, same with the nature. I liked the beginning and the beautiful setting of Norway, but when they moved the story to England, itI’ll applaud Ubisoft for trying something new-ish with the series and setting the game with a beautiful setting and environment. However almost all of the core gameplay mechanics and design ends up half-baked. The character models either looks fantastic or horrible, same with the nature. I liked the beginning and the beautiful setting of Norway, but when they moved the story to England, it started to go downhill. The fighting is chaotic (and not in a good way). It felt like i was pressing one button again and again and again, with nothing fun about it! I’m really disappointed with this and Watch Dogs: Legion! They should have waited until they were ready to launch with no bugs! Expand
  90. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Game breaking bugs on day one. I did not pay for a **** beta test. Classic Ubisoft.
  91. Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego, buenos gráficos, buena historia, mejor que los anteriores Assassin's por diferencia.
    Lamentable que los usuarios se dediquen a destruir sin haber ni siquiera visto un vídeo o jugado por unos cuantos minutos.
    Pura gente miserable .
  92. Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Graphics and atmosphere are great. Story starts out really good but then puts in so much boring filler of doing the same thing over and over. The end is not worth the 60 plus hours of pointless grinding. The combat is mindless and extremely boring with barely any loot at all. The class system is just terrible. Not sure why a majority of youtubers are saying this game is so good, im sureGraphics and atmosphere are great. Story starts out really good but then puts in so much boring filler of doing the same thing over and over. The end is not worth the 60 plus hours of pointless grinding. The combat is mindless and extremely boring with barely any loot at all. The class system is just terrible. Not sure why a majority of youtubers are saying this game is so good, im sure they are are just bought of by Ubisoft. Buyer be were. More bloated crap trying to make a game longer is ruining the franchise. Please don’t waste your time with this garbage. Expand
  93. Nov 13, 2020
    9
    I want give it 8.9. The game beyond my expectation. The fight is a little improved, the way telling store is obviously better than previous two, the Origins and Odyssey. Although, there are lots of bugs, I do enjoy this game.
  94. Nov 13, 2020
    8
    I used to hate the AC series for how linear and boxed in it used to feel. This all changed for me with Origins. I know that this is a dichotomous point for the fan base but I have loved the direction that AC has been going since then. I loved Origins, I thought Odyssey was even better and finally that brings us to Valhalla. This is the AC game I have wanted for a long time. I love theI used to hate the AC series for how linear and boxed in it used to feel. This all changed for me with Origins. I know that this is a dichotomous point for the fan base but I have loved the direction that AC has been going since then. I loved Origins, I thought Odyssey was even better and finally that brings us to Valhalla. This is the AC game I have wanted for a long time. I love the environment, the fighting, the use of colour palette, the list goes on.

    I have given this an 8 as there are a couple of areas that lack polish. The animation bugs are fairly inexcusable from a major studio and the HDR implementation leaves a little to be desired compared to Origins and Odyssey.

    I would highly recommend this game if you enjoyed Origins and Odyssey, like me. If, however, you did not enjoy those titles, I would give this one a skip.
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  95. 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).
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  96. Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Review after 30 hours - it's okay. nothing special but not a terrible game either. it's not as good as odyssey. negatives: enemy AI is genuinely one of the worst I've seen in a video game, even on its most difficult settings. just watching an NPC trying to walk 10 yards in a straight line is like pulling fingernails. it's excruciating. there isn't quite as much to do as odyssey, noReview after 30 hours - it's okay. nothing special but not a terrible game either. it's not as good as odyssey. negatives: enemy AI is genuinely one of the worst I've seen in a video game, even on its most difficult settings. just watching an NPC trying to walk 10 yards in a straight line is like pulling fingernails. it's excruciating. there isn't quite as much to do as odyssey, no legendary animals, no mercenaries etc, nowhere near as many weapons or upgrades. positives: quite pretty. dismemberment is fun. timed assassinations are a nice feature. Not much more to say. it's an average game. If you don't have it yet, I wouldn't wait for it to drop in price and then buy. Odyssey was a better game. Expand
  97. Nov 13, 2020
    0
    This is the worst AC game in the last generation and it pains me to say this i had more fun with unity and syndicate.game is boring as hell,i'm 25 hours in the game i still do not know what or why am i doing what ever it is i'm doing nor do i care at this point,I'd rather replay Origins.
  98. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Very good game, combat system, voice acting, graphics, no grinding, huge open world, good story.
  99. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creed games in long time, about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  100. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This one took my by surprise. Odyssey was so much weaker from basically every aspect.
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 50
  2. 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. 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.
  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]