Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  1. CHlKEN
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've played for ten hours as of this review and I gotta say I'm not impressed at all. The world feels small, the enemies are either super easy or super hard, the bow is the best weapon, no need to actually go stealthy (in the mission where you have to learn where the king of Mercia is hiding you need to get the info from some lady in a tight security fortress and it was easy as cake to just jump in and kill everyone Rambo style), the way they emphasize you're creating your own story feels over exaggerated cause I feel like I can count on one hand how many times I've had to pick my own dialogue option, the game is generally clunky as in your character goes everywhere, the weapon animations are very repeating so you get tired of them quickly, the finishers are all the same on on each class as in the standard bearer has one and so on, and I dont feel like the order of the ancients or whatever has been tied in to the main quest at ALL. I killed one of them voluntarily and they just jumped into some random dialogue without an explanation of who she, the order member, was and what she was doing.

    Greatly disappointed sadly    … Expand
  2. Pegaman8
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    One word - WEAK. Weak characters, weak combat mechanics, weak story, weak plot, weak weapon variety, weak voiceovers and weak game-play - plus incredibly BUGGY. Weakest AOC to date. I wouldn't even recommend to buy half price. I give it 4 points for the graphics and music but this should be given for today's standards.
  3. shadow_aran
    Nov 24, 2020
    4
    отвратительная анимация персонажей, мыльцо ,плохой сюжет и монотонность
  4. The_marsy
    Nov 26, 2020
    4
    The game leaves alot to be desired, while its not the worse way to spend your time I can't help but feel that if it was anything else but the Vikings theme it would be the Bomb of 2020
  5. achalkov
    Dec 6, 2020
    4
    Story is really weak point of the game. While it starts pretty ok, progression is questionable (too repetative) and ending is very disappointing and devalues everything. Feels like developers HAD to cut game in the middle without finalizing everything properly. In other parts - its just a casual game, graphics is ok, music is ok, combat - very repetitive and simple (even on hardestStory is really weak point of the game. While it starts pretty ok, progression is questionable (too repetative) and ending is very disappointing and devalues everything. Feels like developers HAD to cut game in the middle without finalizing everything properly. In other parts - its just a casual game, graphics is ok, music is ok, combat - very repetitive and simple (even on hardest difficulty), not too much bugs. It could be 6 or 7 of 10, but ending is so terrible and i cant give more than 4/10. Globally - its definitely not what i wanted from the ending of 3-games story.… Expand
  6. DeadSerious
    Dec 11, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m more disappointed than happy about this AC. The story is ok but it’s missing the big reason why you want to have everyone as an ally. And the fight system is better than origins and odyssey. Also the world looks good. BUT. The Parcours system is trash and I don’t know why but the developers wanted to show how bad it is so they put in some “catch me if you can” thing in it. Never liked it, never will. The game is too packed with small checklist stuff. I have to say that it is nice to have one weapon that you can upgrade from bad to best. But the variety is not there. The simplest and most common weapon is not even included in this game... why is there no normal sword!? I never had a game where I was exhausted before I even started the actual game but Ubisoft did it with AC Valhalla. Thinking about playing this game was good for the first 3 days but then it got boring and it takes too much time away with boring stuff. I think the time of AC has come to an end. Oh and by the way. There is a leveling system in this game. They just gave it another name (power level) but you still have to grind so that you can keep up in a fight, otherwise you get destroyed within one attack. Well played Ubisoft. I’m done with them and AC.… Expand
  7. Immsy9
    Dec 14, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Found the story to be just OK, but it was a buggy mess that seemed to get worse as the game went on.… Expand
  8. Ubichiotte
    Dec 20, 2020
    4
    Jeu à peine fini bourré de bug qui empêche l'immersion et surtout de continuer l'aventure. Ubisoft a de l'or dans les mains mais en fait de la merde pour du profit ! Au lieu de faire 3 Assassin's creed rpg merdique, concentré vous sur un ! La qualité au lieu de la quantité !
  9. Kennetha7710
    Dec 24, 2020
    4
    Would be good if it wasnt buggy as hell. Im lterally stuck in several quests.
  10. Monowent
    Jan 10, 2021
    4
    Не игра а донатная помойка!
    Хочешь нормально играть - плати!
    Вещи в магазине за реальные деньги влияют на геймплей!!!
    С каждым патчем игра только хуже.
  11. Kaibox02
    Feb 3, 2021
    4
    Die langweiligste Story und das schlechteste Kampfsystem in allen AC kombiniert mit versuchten Abwechslungen die Fehler vom Vorgänger zu verhindern haben alles schlimmer gemacht.
  12. Druidas
    Feb 8, 2021
    4
    Story good, but so meny bugs, and it not feeling as some new game, more expancion from origins, disapointed
  13. Dryveur
    Mar 5, 2021
    4
    Jeu qui s'éloigne beaucoup trop de son héritage. Une version copier coller de odyssey à la sauce viking, des ennemis qui sont des sacs à coups. Beaucoup trop de beug mais bon de la part d'ubisoft ça m'étonne plus trop.
    Point positif endroit chouette et c'est tout !
    N'est pas à la hauteur pour un Jeu de fin de génération début de next gen.
  14. Exodusas
    Mar 30, 2021
    4
    Story is meh, combat is horrible and with more than 13 years of practice the climbing mechanics are still terrible with a lot to improve. Perfect game if you love escort missions and fetch quests because 90% of this game is just that with some story sprinkled on it but at the end of the day same old escort/fetch quests. Have no clue who payed these reviewers to write such shining reviewsStory is meh, combat is horrible and with more than 13 years of practice the climbing mechanics are still terrible with a lot to improve. Perfect game if you love escort missions and fetch quests because 90% of this game is just that with some story sprinkled on it but at the end of the day same old escort/fetch quests. Have no clue who payed these reviewers to write such shining reviews on a such a mediocre game… Expand
  15. cmu
    Mar 27, 2021
    4
    The game would be fun, but it is nearly April 2021 (after the game was released in Nov 2020) and it is inevitable you will run into several game-breaking bugs involving dialogue not working or dead characters. Ubisoft's bug-fixing process is slow, unresponsive and ultimately unhelpful. At least AC Origins had a 'reload quest objective' commmand.
  16. Radium78
    May 30, 2021
    4
    Sorry, worst Assassin's Creed ever. No offense, the graphics is really really great. But I've never been so bored after several hours like in Valhalla. Odyssey wasn't good as all, but Valhalla make so many things wrong, going in a wrong direction. I want have back the old style stealth action. Not this RPG style Skyrim-fake.
  17. Chubarov_German
    Feb 14, 2022
    4
    As separate. The game is good with interesting characters. But as part of the Assassin's Creed series, it's another nail in the series' coffin, turning the good old Assassin's Creed into an RPG game…with a lot of donations. No kidding, donat at least one place chew! And the donat does not affect in any way, and the prices are at the same level as the EA donation!
  18. ReVik_Dep
    Sep 8, 2021
    4
    Les Assassin's Creed sont de plus en plus décevant , l'histoire final décevante qui nous laisse un manque amer , déjà que dans odyssée quand vous avait enfin passer un temp gigantesque à terminer les boss légendaire pour accéder à l'atlandide il vous annonce que la suite est en dlc laisse déjà un goût très amer.

    Les quêtes secondaires du style : Coffre, Mystère, Artefacts sont d'une    Les Assassin's Creed sont de plus en plus décevant , l'histoire final décevante qui nous laisse un manque amer , déjà que dans odyssée quand vous avait enfin passer un temp gigantesque à terminer les boss légendaire pour accéder à l'atlandide il vous annonce que la suite est en dlc laisse déjà un goût très amer.

    Les quêtes secondaires du style : Coffre, Mystère, Artefacts sont d'une tristesse sans nom on sent bien que tout ceci à était ajouter dans l'unique but de meubler un maximum pour la durée de vie du jeu les schéma sont ultra répétitif et croyez moi vous allez en avoir beaucoup à faire .

    Les bug sont aussi constant les chargement quand même très long pour une licence avec autant de moyen on s'aperçoit que l'argent est au cœur du sujets :Payer pour double xp ( d'ailleurs l'expérience est plutôt important dans le jeu ont peut pas juste rush l'histoire sans s'occuper du reste à côté) jeu solo mais propose énormément de cosmétiques pour encore plus d'argent .

    En conclusion Valhalla est un jeu vide dans l'âme pourtant grand fan de la mythologie nordique.    … Expand
  19. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    4/10.......................................................................
  20. Waulk
    Jul 15, 2022
    4
    I am unbearably disappointed after buying and waiting for an opportunity to finally play AC Valhalla. besides all the FAKE Ubisoft reviews, I refuse to believe people who gave 10-point reviews played any video game before.

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

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

    This game left me so dissatisfied that I'm almost sad. I am going to give it another shot after a while and hopefully manage to like it this time.    … Expand
  21. Oaiturriaga
    Nov 4, 2022
    4
    It's hard for me to understand the fuss about this game. While it's fun to be a viking, the story and specially the main character are probably the most boring and least compelling of the whole saga. The ending? Underwhelming would be a generous way to put it.

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

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

    Or if you play Origins again after Valhalla, you'll see how Bayek's journey seems much more important and intense than Eivor's. Yes, Valhalla has some interesting new features compared to its predecessors, but storywise, it's totally underwhelming. Eivor is little more than a Viking seeking to conquer Britain for the sake of it.
    I really think the fuss about this game has more to do with the current interest in Norse culture than anything else. For a game that takes 100+ hours to beat, spending all that time with a boring, plain character feels a bit like a waste of time.    … Expand
  22. fredrodi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    the game even after 2 years is unplayable due to glitches, had to leave it halfway through.
  23. noobdown
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Jogo enjoativo e repetitivo demais! Com uma historia mediana o jogo esta longe de ser bom como seu antecessor.
  24. RefinedInsights
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    I was looking forward to this game for a while; upon playing it, I found out that it was a clone of dark souls, had way too many bugs, that prevented me from completing it so I had to quit early due to it not being playable. The story also sucked and was not even close to being historically accurate. Overall this one was a major decline in the series.
  25. hobnob_
    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.    … Expand
  26. Kamamura
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Once upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone areOnce upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone are well-written dialogues and historical facts cleverly woven into an intricate story, replaced by vague Netflix-grade "fanfiction". The core of the game is now pure grind - do the same things over and over and over again, collecting miniscule amounts of resources you need to spend by the ton to upgrade your gear. Or head to the shop and pay to be allowed to skip the grind. But I have found a better move yet - I headed to the shop and did not buy the game. Thus, I saved money and time to play games that actually do not suck. I recommend you do the same! BTW there were no female vikings, no female knights (knightesses), no female legionaries, you get it. That's all BS historical revisionism.… Expand
  27. GenericAmmo
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    25 HOURS IN Just the same old game thy keep pushing out. Sadly they where very lazy with this game, and you can feel it ! As you pour more of your pressure time into this remake of AC Odyssey with some tweaks and some lazy production.You get the feeling of I Just got took $$ I would avoid this one and hold out for something fresh and exciting not a reskinned unimaginative moneymaker.
  28. inf1n1ty
    Dec 23, 2020
    3
    Mostly it's a reskin of the odyssey. The fighting system still weak, the feeling of the character is bad. The setting is amazing, I liked the camp building. They also changed the LVL system, it's better but not perfect. The sounds in this game are the worst (during the celebration you might find that the crowd is silent). If you liked the odyssey you'll probably like this game, if not justMostly it's a reskin of the odyssey. The fighting system still weak, the feeling of the character is bad. The setting is amazing, I liked the camp building. They also changed the LVL system, it's better but not perfect. The sounds in this game are the worst (during the celebration you might find that the crowd is silent). If you liked the odyssey you'll probably like this game, if not just skip it. Not worth the money.… Expand
  29. lloydzx211
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    Another **** from ubisoft. Gameplay did not change, map design is good but after 2 days of playing, it bored.
  30. Hawkster315
    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
  31. LunarBeamOfSun
    Jan 12, 2021
    3
    Менять баланс в строну гринда и, будто невзначай, добавлять больше вещей, в том числе влияющих на баланс, в игровой магазин за реальные деньги - рак индустрии.
  32. Mnobody
    Jul 5, 2021
    3
    This review is 7/1 based on current state of the game with about 50 hours invested.

    Game has good elements: story, character design, graphics, landscapes, city design, immersion, and great variety of weapons and gear that offer cosmetic styles (but not much else). I also like the raiding and siege components where you can experience a bigger combat feeling that plays on newer consoles    This review is 7/1 based on current state of the game with about 50 hours invested.

    Game has good elements: story, character design, graphics, landscapes, city design, immersion, and great variety of weapons and gear that offer cosmetic styles (but not much else). I also like the raiding and siege components where you can experience a bigger combat feeling that plays on newer consoles well. Good value for money based on overall hours of play, just for the story itself.

    BUUUUUT there's a ton to hate also.

    1. First, if playing console seems you MUST be signed on all the time through ubi trashy app. There's no point in this other than to hire another person's crappy npc viking or look at dumb in-game photos. There's a revenge system, but its not even worth doing cause they make the "confirm kill" take about 1 minute. Its boring. Series X also has a bad tendency of d/c on wifi, meaning you often have to reboot system or restart the game - UBI literally wont let you continue playing cause of that crap. I'm regularly spammed at least 1x an hour with "you must be online to play" or "verify you own this game". There is NO offline option I can find for xbox.

    2. Lot of the side action is just tedius crap that was made by people that hate video games or hate their customer base at Ubi. Cairn is a great example of torture stacking rocks like a primate with horrible controls. There's also chasing tattoo papers with bad parkour mechanics across every town. There's even fishing - that i find it's I just easier to shoot with arrows. But Most obnoxious are the anomalies which are parkour puzzle craps that offer no fun or purpose to the story. You're a scientist playing Eivor and transform in for these crap runs, but luckily youre also a parkour expert that is going to climb invisible blocks chasing random data cube while aligning magic light beams. Its dumb, unnecessary, and destroys any immersion of the game. I did a few of them, now avoid all of these now in came since I shouldn't be getting pissed off playing a video game that should be pleasurable. Whatever reward is there, it isn't worth the aggravation.

    3. WTF does almost every chest/door need a lock or need to be barred? Why are undergrad entrances so hard to find? Why put oil pots so far away rather than just have a skill that can wreck a flimsy rubble wall? If you add up all the time looking for keys, oil, or a window to snipe through, its not an exaggeration that 20% of the game time is just that. Its like a crappy easter that never goes away.

    4. Glitches galore (still not as bad as the first 3 though!). I've been climbing walls and suddenly I'm being tossed through the sky and have to reload. I've been killed by invincible wolves with 0 health. I've seen my ship flip on land starting a raid (CyberPunk quality glitches).

    5. There are unpolished design elements. As I like the raids and seiges, they have different shortcomings. The raids are too often generic cookie-cutter situations with no unique elements. They get boring quick. The seiges start off excellent early game, then the laziness sets in. The later seiges (2nd with Ivar; Wrath of Druids) felt like I was the only one in combat. Large castles felt empty and there was no excitement like early ones.

    6. The stealth mechanic is broken or doesn't exist. I have it set on lowest difficulty, but there's no way i can get through more than a few guards before I'm detected by some guy on the other side of the fort - of course with hood up. Pair enemies, and 90% of the time, I cant take both out before I'm spotted by the other.

    7. The parkour seems worse than earlier AC games. It's harder to control as the character runs off in their own directions too often.    … Expand
  33. BazieW
    May 30, 2021
    3
    I really wanna like this game, but amount of crashes and little bugs are just so annoying. I really hope Ubisoft can fix this mess, but now it just bad.

    EDIT 09.12.2020: New problems keep appear, latest is when ropes and grass and other stuff start disappear what makes stealth impossible. Also game still keep crashing at least once per session. EDIT 30.05.2021: So I had few months    I really wanna like this game, but amount of crashes and little bugs are just so annoying. I really hope Ubisoft can fix this mess, but now it just bad.

    EDIT 09.12.2020: New problems keep appear, latest is when ropes and grass and other stuff start disappear what makes stealth impossible. Also game still keep crashing at least once per session.

    EDIT 30.05.2021: So I had few months break from this game and now that I'm back, there is this SAVE issue that is just beyond annoying. I can't believe they can't fix this mess. I have played over 1000 hours Odyssey and never had any problems there, but this is just one big mess.    … Expand
  34. Ipoitalo
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Wow.. What a ****
    Story Meh at best...gameplay is a big step down. Gamplay bloated with filler stuff. Just a disappointment of a game...
  35. ManiacTaniacc
    May 18, 2021
    3
    Assasin's Creed Valhalla comprehensive review

    I know I have done a 3 (origins & odyssey & valhalla) review before, but this will be a more general descriptive review, thank you to all who read and commented in advance. İyiGame Good Things Story (No spoilers) The story of the game lasts for a minimum of 60 maximum 90 hours according to the gameplay.This is good news for those who    Assasin's Creed Valhalla comprehensive review

    I know I have done a 3 (origins & odyssey & valhalla) review before, but this will be a more general descriptive review, thank you to all who read and commented in advance.

    İyiGame Good Things

    Story (No spoilers)
    The story of the game lasts for a minimum of 60 maximum 90 hours according to the gameplay.This is good news for those who pre-order the game like me or buy it shortly after the release, but it contains a handicap that can be liked in general, but it progresses very disconnected from each other, unfortunately. The 20-minute episode in the final of the game did not satisfy me, but this does not show that it is bad, I can say that it is an Assasin's Creed game with a good final.

    Play
    Even though it feels very strange after experiencing 100+ hours of power fantasy and origins in Assasin's Creed Odyssey, the gameplay of the game depends on the person's ability to parry and attack at the right time is a concept that I always like and generally the finisher animations repeat themselves after 70 hours of playing. I can also say that it is satisfactory, the feeling of the hit is still weak, but it is stronger than origins and odyssey in general, I can say that I did not experience a certain error problem or animation glitch while playing, so it has a nice gameplay but unfortunately it cannot handle a 70-hour game.
    Graphics
    I finished the game on PlayStation 4 and I can say that the water appearance and effects were better compared to the first 2 games of the series, but of course since it is a brand that releases a game every year or 2 years, I did not see a difference, of course, this is my ps4. It may also be due to my playing so I do not go too long here.
    Game's Map
    England and Norway are beautifully reflected, but I think it is too colorful for a country that has constant rainfall and sees the sun once a month, or I look at it in detail.    … Expand
  36. tiobald
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    Kinda Mediocre game. Was hyped but it feels just wrong and rushed in some points. Combat is a complete disaster. Enemies feel like paper, sound design(speaking about the fights) is awful and everything looks stupid IMO. The story is so boring, Conversations feel dull, movement feels wrong.... Yeah there is so much more to add but i think you get it.

    The game just feels wrong and besides    Kinda Mediocre game. Was hyped but it feels just wrong and rushed in some points. Combat is a complete disaster. Enemies feel like paper, sound design(speaking about the fights) is awful and everything looks stupid IMO. The story is so boring, Conversations feel dull, movement feels wrong.... Yeah there is so much more to add but i think you get it.

    The game just feels wrong and besides the Sountrack and Visuals i coulnt tell you whats good about this game.

    Try it with uplay + or whatever its called. In one month you can get it for 45 used or from amazon if you still want to play it then.    … Expand
  37. deplorable
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Let's get the elephant out of the room. This is the worst assassins creed in recent memory, it makes desmonds death feel like good times. Yes it's that bad, let's put aside the screen tearing, the audio bugs, the terrain bugs and the terrible map. Actually let's talk about the map, you're given 3 options at the beginning and really there isn't much of a need due to the same house designLet's get the elephant out of the room. This is the worst assassins creed in recent memory, it makes desmonds death feel like good times. Yes it's that bad, let's put aside the screen tearing, the audio bugs, the terrain bugs and the terrible map. Actually let's talk about the map, you're given 3 options at the beginning and really there isn't much of a need due to the same house design (the exact same houses, who knew vikings were into pre-fabs) and although your weapons can tear down the doors like papermache, a simple barricade can keep out an army.

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

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

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

    Stealth is barely needed, the weapons feel terrible... i mean the saving grace may have been the dice game but meh; it's not as much fun as gwent, hell even trails of cold steel 4 has a better mini game than this    … Expand
  38. Adi2ro
    Apr 1, 2021
    3
    I think the first AC I've played that didn't give me any wow feeling. Combat is really boring and weird, that slow-down for every attack is so bad for me, I can't fight more than 5 minutes. The story is meh at the beginning so I dunno, seems like a commercial title.
  39. Tenarus
    Jul 2, 2021
    3
    Assasins Creed is a game, that has potential to be a good game, BUT:

    Whilst the story is bland and boring but the regions of Englaland (and other locations i dont want to spoil) are looking good, the game cant live up to its potential. The controls are - in mild words - horrible; half of the time i cant climb walls properly, or climb up further trying to go through a window (just to    Assasins Creed is a game, that has potential to be a good game, BUT:

    Whilst the story is bland and boring but the regions of Englaland (and other locations i dont want to spoil) are looking good, the game cant live up to its potential. The controls are - in mild words - horrible; half of the time i cant climb walls properly, or climb up further trying to go through a window (just to give a few examples). Other then the controlls being bad, the game is full of bugs, that take all fun you could have while playing away. It gets tireing, if you have to reload the game dozends of times, when objectives dont get completed, npcs that you are supposed to follow, dont move... I could go on and on and on - well let me just add one thing: bugs that were reported over 6 months ago (!) and which are stated to be fixed indeed await a patch and await to be fixed until today. In addition to all of this, the game feels really unrewarding. For collecting items in the world or slaying powerful beasts all you get is a new tattoo. Why am I bothering to do this in the first place if the reward is just bad? At least you get some weapons and armor along the way. But your loadout simply does not matter - enemies are far to easy to kill, the combat can't bring any challenge to the game. You could create multiple armor-sets for ranged combat, close combat, stealth - but you wont, just because you cant save loadouts and changing your equipment, putting runes back in, ... is just too tedious to bother doing.

    Over all this game is a big dissappointment after origins and odyssey.    … Expand
  40. hellogamer
    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.    … Expand
  41. Psychonaut89
    Nov 15, 2020
    3
    This game seemed really good for the first couple hours. Unfortunately one of the main quests in my game called “a seers solace” has a bug making it unplayable. I’ve messaged the Ubisoft support board and nobody’s gotten back to me yet. The 3 hours or so that I played seemed really good. But that made it all the more frustrating when I had to literally put the game down and sit on my handsThis game seemed really good for the first couple hours. Unfortunately one of the main quests in my game called “a seers solace” has a bug making it unplayable. I’ve messaged the Ubisoft support board and nobody’s gotten back to me yet. The 3 hours or so that I played seemed really good. But that made it all the more frustrating when I had to literally put the game down and sit on my hands until they get a patch. That’s not why I pre-ordered this game. And aside from that game-ending bug, there were TONS of other bugs in it. About half the time I try to load the game my ps4 crashes and says “too hot”. Froze on loading screen, froze during boss battle, frame rate sucked, a door that was supposed to be destructible wasn’t. And I mean this is just what I can remember from the first 3 hours a week ago. I could have looked past a lot of it, but the game ending one really sucked

    All in all I can’t really give a full, accurate review because this game wasn’t, and isn’t ready for release. I’d highly suggest everyone hold off until they get some of these bugs resolved, then buy the game after they get a couple patchs    … Expand
  42. Bagaeff
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    Donation in AAA-solo game? Unicorn ship in Vikings game?
    Are you seriously? **** you, Ubisoft, after this **** and Legion,
    a`m never buy your games.
  43. reviewsrus
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Pretty bad when a AAA game has sooo many bugs. Glitches aren't even the bad part, if only. The day one patch released literally broke the game, can't progress in the story on the 3rd chapter of act 1. jfc. I have already spent at least 8 hrs exploring and ubisoft's suggestion is to uninstall and restart because it's early on in the game?!?! No thank you. However, this is a good lesson tho,Pretty bad when a AAA game has sooo many bugs. Glitches aren't even the bad part, if only. The day one patch released literally broke the game, can't progress in the story on the 3rd chapter of act 1. jfc. I have already spent at least 8 hrs exploring and ubisoft's suggestion is to uninstall and restart because it's early on in the game?!?! No thank you. However, this is a good lesson tho, never buy ubisoft games on release day. Give it six months at best.… Expand
  44. Emaytch
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    It's really a huge disappointment. I played 32h. It's fulll of bugs. The story is 1h in Norway, a lot in England, and the rest is a pale copy of god of war

    Pros : graphics, good 'mood' of the game (at the begining) I like the skills presentation, but it's a shame that you can't see every skills you can unlock from the beginning... but i'ts a choice, it's a : 'choose your path' kind of    It's really a huge disappointment. I played 32h. It's fulll of bugs. The story is 1h in Norway, a lot in England, and the rest is a pale copy of god of war

    Pros : graphics, good 'mood' of the game (at the begining)
    I like the skills presentation, but it's a shame that you can't see every skills you can unlock from the beginning... but i'ts a choice, it's a : 'choose your path' kind of thing, and it's ok
    I like the fact that when you swim, the water is really cold, and it's affect your health immediately, and the screen start to freeze on the side. really nice
    The fact that you can put different markers (with numbers) on the map is real plus for the explorations options

    Cons : where to begin.... First, I like AC : Black flag : Great. Origines : naaahh. Odyssee : Awesome. I was really looking forward to that game. But here, the rhythm of the game is just terrible (after about 7h of gaming, it's just : movie, movie, (you can't skip by the way, just accelerate sometimes).... you go on a boat that you do not control, change map... have the impression that you really played like 1h hour...
    The playability is just really sad, and terrible. It was nearly perfect on Odyssey, but here, the camera is just terrible. They put walls where they shouldn't, it's an epic journey if you just want to get out of a window of a little hut, fights are really not created for the 'assassin' strategy (you have to use a horn, most of the time).
    During a battle against a boss, I fell under the level... no way to escape or continue the combat... seriously, just after downloading a patch.
    Graphics (as I said, the mood is ok), but you have so much apple and cheese on tables (that you cannot get), but you have to get berries in nearly frozen bushes for supplies.. come on... please, take back the time you took for that and FIX the camera !

    It's not a good game, that's all, and it's really sad. You have to watch 10 minutes of discussion before not having control of the game, and finally get a treasure that you will not use, because you already update your gear with better stuff during the presentation of the game.
    For 20$, maybe, enjoy.    … Expand
  45. charleshanch
    Nov 30, 2020
    3
    If you ever played Odyssey and Origin for more than 200hrs this game is not showing much more new things to you, and here are the pros and cons after played 80+ hrs and finished the main story.
    Pros:
    - the dual weapon system is great, provide lots of way that you can fight and the boss flight is much fun - the skill tree setup is fun, same as the way you get abilities by traveling the    If you ever played Odyssey and Origin for more than 200hrs this game is not showing much more new things to you, and here are the pros and cons after played 80+ hrs and finished the main story.
    Pros:
    - the dual weapon system is great, provide lots of way that you can fight and the boss flight is much fun
    - the skill tree setup is fun, same as the way you get abilities by traveling the world
    - the way that armors are now so scarce prevent you have to deal with hundreds of items like in Odyssey.
    That's the only good points I think and thus I give it 3.0/10.0

    Cons:
    - Bug, the background music sometimes stuck and never change no matter where you go.
    - Bug, the controller stuck in vibration mode and never went off while you are in Asgard.
    - Bug, after playing 3-4 hrs some visual glitches start appearing on screen.
    - Bug, randomly crash entire game.
    - Bad feature, the siege mission is so boring and repetitive, always the same procedure. Its fun for the first time but after that, you will have to do it for at least 10 times without anything new.
    - Bad feature, the main story in England is too long, have to deal with so much area and they all feel the same.
    - Bad feature, with the Odin sight, the bird is useless.
    - Bad feature, cannot wield weapon on mount, can only kick with your legs
    - Bad feature, the vendor all over the world share the same vault, you wont expect to buy something rare from different places.
    - Bad feature, the settlement is not impressive at all.
    - Bad feature, the raid is same as the siege, too repetitive, makes you feel tired of doing it just for the settlement resources.
    - Story, Its not clear why this viking has suddenly become an assassin
    - Story, just grinding England area to get allies is not appealing comparing with family story depicted in Odyssey.
    - Story, did not show a clear story with modern timeline as well as how the ancient knowledge get involved, everything feels like piling up features and not make any sense.

    Overall, I'm pretty disappointed with AC Valhalla, the only good thing is combat system, DONT EXPECT ANYTHING ELSE.

    -    … Expand
  46. Ewaldo
    Dec 1, 2020
    3
    Characters ser just not good. No feelings when certain ‘important’ characters died, and felt like it was made for 10 year olds
  47. SlappyBags
    Dec 2, 2020
    3
    I'm disappointed Ubisoft launched a game that's so full of bugs and actually took people's money. They completely killed the whole AC reputation.
  48. Arachnox
    Dec 10, 2020
    3
    Jeu non fini, archibugé ! Mission répétitives, mystères nul à chier. Aucune gestion du village ni du drakkar ! Jeu qui sonne le glas des assassins.
  49. Parzival_89
    Jan 2, 2021
    3
    The game goes out of its way with all the politically correct silliness that has ravaged so many games and other forms of entertainment lately. The ending is dreadful, and it crashes pretty regularly. I was expecting a Viking game, and didn't really get one. This will most definitely be my last assasins creed game.
  50. Dear_Insanity
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    If you want a decent experience, go for Origins or Odyssey. A lot of the secondary missions cannot be completed due bugs, the game is full of vissual glitches including bosses flying and enemies walking on walls. Bad response comands and the combat overall is a downgrade form previous games.
  51. Knuckertron
    Jan 16, 2021
    3
    I won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door theI won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door the developers try to hide from you to purposefully add game time to a story that feels like it was written by robots. If software could be made on a factory line, this would be a textbook example. This open world is huge, and lacking everything but some scattered boss fights whose challenge lies behind number walls you need to grind levels for so they don’t one shot you with incredibly basic combat powers. This game is a chore, and it even has your chores listed and broken down by area. The only thing more repetitive than the gameplay are the execution finishers, which will have you slay each of the five or six different enemies the same way throughout this snoozefest. Also, your Viking has no problem impaling people on spears but civilians are off limits. You can dual-wield, but your attack style only uses the main hand. The combat devolves into pressing the R2 button, and that’s it. It honestly doesn’t matter how you build your character because the absolutely whack progression system allows you to do everything eventually. AC has taken a bounding leap backwards with this installment. Ubisoft recently apologized for using “ableist” language in a specific character description and I really wish they’d just apologize for taking years out of their developers lives for producing this.… Expand
  52. Wicked-V
    Mar 9, 2021
    3
    To break it down, this is very disappointing. Odyssey was awesome. You had a buddy, your bird would harass and hurt ppl, let's do this... The crap they did with this game... No health regeneration, your bird is useless(unless you"program a crappy ability, with you shouldn't have to do!), Your Mount doesn't hunni off hardly anything. You have to be flat ground. You don't have a buddy onTo break it down, this is very disappointing. Odyssey was awesome. You had a buddy, your bird would harass and hurt ppl, let's do this... The crap they did with this game... No health regeneration, your bird is useless(unless you"program a crappy ability, with you shouldn't have to do!), Your Mount doesn't hunni off hardly anything. You have to be flat ground. You don't have a buddy on here(which is fbs!) You get a ability you have to stupidly program (takes a slot) for a Wolf that goes after 2 ppl & leaves(useless). You get no weapons that stay fire or poison, yet again program, you stupidly.. Have to program the normally automatic, hold down R2 to extra dmg... Oh noooo these geniuses made a program slot.... They have stupid missions to do that you get no clue how to do them, your worthless bird doesn't help, you shouldn't have to freaking look up simply missions for help!
    If these ppl would stop worrying about themselves being a blue kangaroo or elephant & having the equality bs, instead of making a game for the fans to enjoy. We don't give a crap about your preferences on things, but don't put that garbage in a game! Adding beastiality angers me, sadly, looking who's making it, not surprising. Just make it for ppl who (will/do) enjoy playing, we don't want to see all the mental issues being displayed.
    From ac3,Adding those stupid pages to chase is retarded, you can blend in a group but doesn't auto follow, on odyssey, you couldn't do some things but it was great none the less! Why the hell you take away us making a lynx/bear/whoever buddy, no health regeneration, so many glitches in the game which is ridiculous too.
    The ONLY good things about the game: the fight scenes (finishers ) are great, super cool. Raiding, is freaking awesome. You can get other players jomsviking(sp), that's pretty neat.
    There are some awesome abilities(several garbage and some that should be automatic no a programing) .Tyr's kick is a fav, i like the axe throwing but waiting on the upgrade.
    The bad weighs out the good, but the good... Thankfully is what saves it, barely... I wish i never spent the money on it and waited for it to be free.
    This is my opinion, take it or leave it. I'm straight forward and tell it like it is.    … Expand
  53. Annoyed123
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    I've played almost all the AC games since Black Flag and this is by far the one I like the least but the one I wanted to like the most. Odyssey was a delight. Origins -> Fantastic. Valhalla? Sucks. Loot sucks so bad. Combat is so annoying and frustrating (especially shield Zealots). Glad I didn't pay full price for this thing. I'll look long and hard at the next AC game because of thisI've played almost all the AC games since Black Flag and this is by far the one I like the least but the one I wanted to like the most. Odyssey was a delight. Origins -> Fantastic. Valhalla? Sucks. Loot sucks so bad. Combat is so annoying and frustrating (especially shield Zealots). Glad I didn't pay full price for this thing. I'll look long and hard at the next AC game because of this piece of trash.… Expand
  54. noobplanet
    Mar 29, 2021
    3
    kids game, everything is average and the game doesnt shine in anything.

    You play as kiddy vikings, they make the characters seem like real friendly people to the player even though vikings are murderers and pillagers. There is no viking brutality (only against christians cause apparently christians bad and raping murdering vikings good and wholesome). Can't even kill civillians, only    kids game, everything is average and the game doesnt shine in anything.

    You play as kiddy vikings, they make the characters seem like real friendly people to the player even though vikings are murderers and pillagers.

    There is no viking brutality (only against christians cause apparently christians bad and raping murdering vikings good and wholesome). Can't even kill civillians, only christian religious people cause they "bad" obviously.

    None of the brutality and hardness of vikings is there except for what i mentioned about killing christians. Hardly any customization except cosmetic.

    Combat sucks, its just click, block, shoot, finisher and special attack. story feels like its on rails and very boring ones at that.

    I wish it was on steam cause i would have refunded within the first hour.

    I rate it a kids game, so average it hurts    … Expand
  55. Sundropp
    Apr 4, 2021
    3
    I never expected so Much from a game and Got so little before.. they completely downgraded everthing. Graphic are Way Worse
    Fight mode is horrible - compared to What you are used 2 from ac.
    Quests are meaningless and poorly executed.. This game has so Much potential.. and you Can allmost smell all the potential from the poor version the creators made This time .. This is the first time an    I never expected so Much from a game and Got so little before.. they completely downgraded everthing. Graphic are Way Worse
    Fight mode is horrible - compared to What you are used 2 from ac.
    Quests are meaningless and poorly executed.. This game has so Much potential.. and you Can allmost smell all the potential from the poor version the creators made This time .. This is the first time an ac game dissapoints me. Ac is usualy 9-10/10 Ac Valhalla is a 3/10 game .    … Expand
  56. Foukaridis
    Aug 26, 2021
    3
    Assassin's Creed: Valhalla... marginally better than Syndicate... and that sucks. Unfortunately, corporations can't create art. Prince of Persia was art. Farcry 1 & 3. Art. AC 1, 2 & 3. Awesome. And everything since has been dead inside. Sure, the budget is high and graphics, etc, top notch... But OMG there's no depth. And no true motivation to explore these soulless and lifeless spaces.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla... marginally better than Syndicate... and that sucks. Unfortunately, corporations can't create art. Prince of Persia was art. Farcry 1 & 3. Art. AC 1, 2 & 3. Awesome. And everything since has been dead inside. Sure, the budget is high and graphics, etc, top notch... But OMG there's no depth. And no true motivation to explore these soulless and lifeless spaces. Ffs... For example, your reward for going through the TEDIUM of collecting The Ymir tears and equivalent is.. Drum roll... 5 Skill Points! This should have been made obvious as I would never have wasted so much time had I known that Ubisoft probably ommitted that knowing some idiots like me would think there's a grand reward for all that boring, boring environment scanning. Ubisoft is becoming the Atari of this generation... That is to say, single-handedly ruining the gaming industry with UNINSPIRED generic copy/paste BS. But to be fair you can't just blame Ubisoft. Gaming has become big business and with big business came big corporations. Corporations are created to focus pretty much solely on profits. It's the nature of the Beast. so ultimately you know game companies come out with people with great ideas inspired you know behind the engines and just needing the company to feel their inspiration and then they become corporations and they just start churning lifeless plastic out to the masses so as to make a buck. Sadness. I fully believe we may very welll find Ubisoft dumping thousands of copies of Assassin's Creed 15 into a landfill in the Nevada Desert one day soon. This is the last time I will even consider purchasing anything from Ubisoft. Rather wait for the real artists like Rock Star & Bethesda's lot to do the industry justice again...… Expand
  57. Alizohreh
    Dec 14, 2021
    3
    I've been an assassins creed fan for about 10 years now, I've played almost all of assassins on all types of devices whether it was psp go, pc, ps3, Xbox 360,ps4,i really liked the trailer, people said the game is not as good as the trailer, but i didn't believe it, since i had played assassins creed odyssey i said to myself it's not gonna be that much bad although odyssey had terribleI've been an assassins creed fan for about 10 years now, I've played almost all of assassins on all types of devices whether it was psp go, pc, ps3, Xbox 360,ps4,i really liked the trailer, people said the game is not as good as the trailer, but i didn't believe it, since i had played assassins creed odyssey i said to myself it's not gonna be that much bad although odyssey had terrible horse motions this new one would definitely be much better, man I'm disappointed, i could say assassins creed III had much better graphic quality than Valhalla, everything is weak horse riding, nature, dialogs, faces, assassinations, some times i feel I'm playing an arcade game, after one year since release it has lots of bugs, i wish i hadn't bought this game, UBISOFT i don't know where you are going but you are losing credit.… Expand
  58. Nikela
    Dec 26, 2021
    3
    They make the same game every year. They just change locations, change characters and that’s all. Also this is so “history accurate”.
  59. Llamaguy89
    Jan 19, 2022
    3
    This game is about 60 hours too long. It gets to tedious and boring doing all the little side quests. The game still has a few bugs and glitches. Dont get me wrong. The first 20 to 30 hours are fun, but it is too repetitive.
  60. Recklessrami
    Mar 3, 2022
    3
    Just big open world, boring quest, like really boring, they put noric mithology in this, its basiclly viking game not Assassin's Creed. I love this long massive games but this is just boring
  61. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    3
    Just, too, long. Too much **** too much uninteresting plots. Combat is junky af, you dodge and its like your jumping 30 meters. Combat has no depth. Exploration is not rewarding which is sad with the size of the map. Everything you get and do is a disappointment. Im not a history professor but im sure that vikings werent stealthy.
  62. Alfanume1991
    Jul 28, 2022
    3
    It's amazing how in a few years a series that was something unprecedented and original lost its uniqueness at its own request. The fact is that money contributed to it, as it usually does when we are dealing with the demise of something great. Graphics, animations, credibility of the world, details, etc. are topics for separate posts, because it's downright reprehensible that a game fromIt's amazing how in a few years a series that was something unprecedented and original lost its uniqueness at its own request. The fact is that money contributed to it, as it usually does when we are dealing with the demise of something great. Graphics, animations, credibility of the world, details, etc. are topics for separate posts, because it's downright reprehensible that a game from 2021 looks worse in every way than, for example, Unity (Which, if it weren't for its flaws, would probably be one of the best assassins ever). Very sad this, and I fear that the days of good games in the Assassin's Creed series are gone forever.… Expand
  63. Farmerlynch
    Feb 6, 2021
    2
    While it is an enjoyable game, I can no longer support this franchise. The amount of micro transactions in a single player FULL priced game is disgusting. Ubi$oft have been going down hill for awhile but this is the final straw. Congratulations on joining EA as a company I will no longer support
  64. dannygards
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    This will be my last AC....Poor combat, extremely glitchy, the usual ubibloat, microtransaction grind for materials, and possibly the most bland, dull writing I've experienced in a game... I don't know if this is a ubi thing or a 2020 thing.
  65. digidoggie18
    Dec 1, 2020
    2
    Game is unfinished man.. I'm so disappointed, unity was horrible, this is just about as bad... Can't collect the wealth of some characters with already limited resources, after completing the winchester missions I got a faded black line through the screen and had to restart, after restarting and doing another mission I had my guide bar at the top disappear. Had the guide bar stuck with theGame is unfinished man.. I'm so disappointed, unity was horrible, this is just about as bad... Can't collect the wealth of some characters with already limited resources, after completing the winchester missions I got a faded black line through the screen and had to restart, after restarting and doing another mission I had my guide bar at the top disappear. Had the guide bar stuck with the zealot Woden's info for I dunno how many hours too. Some quests fully disappear. The movement is crazy glitchy as in eivor not climbing then when you redo it climbs right up the exact same spot. Sometimes eivor will get stuck but dodge gets him in stuck. Controller disconnection doesn't pause the game. When the game pauses you get the keyboard pop ups. Overall a bad port at about the glitchiness of unity. Must have been a reason a patch came 3 days prior to release. Other than the unplayability and crashing every 30 mins it's not bad... … Expand
  66. Kynario
    Nov 11, 2020
    2
    I try to be open when it comes to games - trying to value different aspects of a game. AC: Valhalla is without a doubt the biggest piece of garbage I've ever played. I gave up after 4-5 hours. This game has horrible animations all around - the NPC's look lifeless and plastic, the combat is unresponsive, impact-less, sluggish and immensely clunky (I had weird input lag on both my DS4/XBOXI try to be open when it comes to games - trying to value different aspects of a game. AC: Valhalla is without a doubt the biggest piece of garbage I've ever played. I gave up after 4-5 hours. This game has horrible animations all around - the NPC's look lifeless and plastic, the combat is unresponsive, impact-less, sluggish and immensely clunky (I had weird input lag on both my DS4/XBOX 360 controllers) and the movement and climbing in general is unrealistic and the physics feel off. Compared to something like Ghost of Tsushima this game is an absolute failure. About 4-5 hours in the main Quest "The Prodigal Prince" got bugged where an NPC you were supposed to follow would just stand still. There's nothing you could do about it, you simply couldn't progress through the Main Story. I don't even feel like writing up all the bugs and performance issues I encountered. In summary, terrible combat, animations, lots of game-breaking bugs and performance issues. Bland, dull, uninspired, clunky. Only positive I can find is that the environments look good. Ultimately dissapointed.… Expand
  67. donMyrmi
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Sure, this game packs a lot of promise. But on its current stage it's unplayable, with a major, massive, stupidly silly bug the blocks progression quite early in the game.official workaround - restarting the game is not an option for me. Until fixed - can't give more than 2/10
  68. lolsummxoxo
    Dec 10, 2021
    2
    I really dislike this game. The graphics are supbar, the gameplay is slow, and the combat is just mashing buttons
  69. pumpkin001
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    They took there time with this and tbh it's not worth your money. The game is so unplayable because of so many bugs. Movement, sound, trying to enter places. Raids don't finish. Enemies appear and disappear, textures, certain abilities don't work, health bars don't move at times, mounts are all place, quests won't finish or start it's just endless.
  70. daoni
    Mar 29, 2021
    2
    Nice story. One of the most buggiest and worst AI interactioms in the ac world. Buy when on discount, you will be dissappointed buying this at full price.
  71. unico
    May 1, 2021
    2
    Disclaimer: I have not completed the game yet. (Updated review below after completing the game in ~85hours)
    I'm about 20 hours in. About to complete the second story arc.
    The gameplay is fine, a little refined in the new format of AC games. Nothing groundbreaking. The main issue is the **** bugs. The bugs break immersion almost evey 10 minutes(minor issues like collision), extremely    Disclaimer: I have not completed the game yet. (Updated review below after completing the game in ~85hours)
    I'm about 20 hours in. About to complete the second story arc.

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

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

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

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

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

    If you have nothing else to play, you can give this atrocity a try. If you hav literally anything else to do, stay away from this broken, buggy piece of sh*t.    … Expand
  72. ZeroDarkShadows
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    Another copy past from previous 2 titles + some elements from witcher 3 (but not even good clone) . Very bad and clunky and unpolished fighting animations. some repetitive stun kills. very bad facial animations. Stealth kills mechanism are laughable just look how he kills someone lying on ground.
    very bad AI. the only good part is massive world and some good side activities.
  73. Legal
    Jan 8, 2021
    2
    Game Is good but ubisoft added a lot of **** donates. They are destroying this videogame becausr they want more money. I don't support this so I rated ac Valhalla 2 points>:(
  74. Semsko
    Nov 11, 2020
    2
    Meh. This game doesn't bring anything new. Visually it's a step backward from some of the latest games in recent years. I'm used to a much higher level of quality in animation and detail. It feels like a bad 3rd person Far Cry game without the guns or vehicles - and even those games have become incredibly stale. They need a revamp of their graphics engine, something new and refreshing.Meh. This game doesn't bring anything new. Visually it's a step backward from some of the latest games in recent years. I'm used to a much higher level of quality in animation and detail. It feels like a bad 3rd person Far Cry game without the guns or vehicles - and even those games have become incredibly stale. They need a revamp of their graphics engine, something new and refreshing.

    I just feel bored with these Ubisoft games... Hopefully, they can turn this around eventually. I didn't feel particularly excited leading up to the release either so all-in-all it's been a letdown.

    Also, so many bugs... so much clipping, and AI is so lame. Another game churned out by a games company on autopilot.

    DO SOMETHING NEW UBISOFT!    … Expand
  75. yucks123
    Nov 12, 2020
    2
    Basically Origins/Odyssey.
    The Viking setting is amazing, but the game it self is a solid meh.
    A lot of technical issues at my end.
    Story is okay I guess.
    Combat is very repetitive, just like the gameplay itself.
    What can I say, it's a Ubisoft game.
  76. nezlobnyj
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Thanks Ubisoft, you somehow manage to further ruin the series with each new instalment. Actually, it’s much better to simply remove Assassin’s Creed from the title.
  77. dangyosabyss
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    I gave ubisoft a chance. I will not be doing it again. This is the same politics-infected mess we have come to expect from them and now is the time to stop funding it. AC games used to be brutal but joyous reveries into history. Now it is giving the Reddit inclusivity treatment to every time period and, as 1984 tells us, the destruction of history is a red flag (pun intended). Ubisoft - weI gave ubisoft a chance. I will not be doing it again. This is the same politics-infected mess we have come to expect from them and now is the time to stop funding it. AC games used to be brutal but joyous reveries into history. Now it is giving the Reddit inclusivity treatment to every time period and, as 1984 tells us, the destruction of history is a red flag (pun intended). Ubisoft - we see through your preaching even if you try to include it as metaphor. There is zero point to making a historical video game if you dont even try to make it reminiscent of the time. We can make do with things left out or changed due to a lack of historical knowledge but ACV outright lies to our faces and that is unacceptable. Surely I dont need to highlight the irony of preaching about justice in a game about Assassins. Gamewise its the same copypasted Origin and Odyssey gameplay with minimal differences no doubt from the equally historically-incorrect Vikings tv show. … Expand
  78. ZguroK
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Прошёл её, получил экскалибур и копье одина, по итогу скажу кратко в игре все будут пытаться тебя чпокнуть ведь все толерантные, по итогу боишься выбирать не тот диолог дабы твоего викинг не продырявили, в игре постоянно выполняешь одно и тоже играл тупо ради сюжета который так себе... Постоянные баги, глюки или проседы, играл на ps4 постоянно вылетала с ошибками игра 2/10Прошёл её, получил экскалибур и копье одина, по итогу скажу кратко в игре все будут пытаться тебя чпокнуть ведь все толерантные, по итогу боишься выбирать не тот диолог дабы твоего викинг не продырявили, в игре постоянно выполняешь одно и тоже играл тупо ради сюжета который так себе... Постоянные баги, глюки или проседы, играл на ps4 постоянно вылетала с ошибками игра 2/10
  79. nickxnothing
    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.    … Expand
  80. Kells_ExE
    Nov 23, 2020
    2
    Poorly made. Although the game is probably the best in the series since brotherhood the game is full of bugs and glitches and is historically inaccurate. I'm pretty sure Ubisoft doesn't even try their games before releasing them to the public
  81. JurassicBro
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    recycled. I would stay with AC 3. Weak plot, no wow graphics, gameplay still the same, its another assassins creed skin but nordic this time. its not worth the full price. I would say get it amd play it when it reaches the 20 bucks. its not a must play game.
  82. Ekstrabartek
    Nov 12, 2020
    2
    I got the game a freebie from AMD for buying one of their CPU, and I still feel like someone has deceived me. It was supposed to be a triple-A release, but there are many obvious issues with the technical side. If you want to play on PC, you have to install it on the OS driver; the issue is present in most Ubisoft games. When you finally manage to get it working, it looks unimpressive andI got the game a freebie from AMD for buying one of their CPU, and I still feel like someone has deceived me. It was supposed to be a triple-A release, but there are many obvious issues with the technical side. If you want to play on PC, you have to install it on the OS driver; the issue is present in most Ubisoft games. When you finally manage to get it working, it looks unimpressive and runs poorly. Looking past that, the sound, in general, was so unpleasant that I turned off the game after 5 minutes. It sounds muddy, heavily compressed, and I can't find a fix for it. I was hoping to feel in a gap that Cyperpunk 2077 felt when the release date was moved, but I was extremely disappointed. The only reason why I do give it a 0 is that I only played the first 3 minutes.

    Please, just don't buy it. It is a broken mess, and it doesn't deserve your attention nor your money.    … Expand
  83. yusayr
    Jul 27, 2021
    2
    Awful. Just awful. I started this game after completing ghost of tsushima and excited for some good hack n slash. But this game just sucks. The combat is appalling, frame rate dips every minute, endless walking through empty ways, stealth sucks. Just downright disgraceful. Absolute joke by Ubisoft
  84. smartinvestor30
    Nov 13, 2020
    2
    A game with the same recycled engine and great Viking theme but it fails to really deliver in being interesting aside from the environment and theme. It feels like a game made by a company with no passion that is just pushing things out the door. I doubt any of the employees are passionate about their jobs.

    Also why are there women in the boat when you go raid? Did women fight with axes    A game with the same recycled engine and great Viking theme but it fails to really deliver in being interesting aside from the environment and theme. It feels like a game made by a company with no passion that is just pushing things out the door. I doubt any of the employees are passionate about their jobs.

    Also why are there women in the boat when you go raid? Did women fight with axes along side the men as they raided places? Seems like some woke nonsense they inserted because they have some wokeness standard they have to follow.    … Expand
  85. Eivor
    May 27, 2021
    2
    The game sucks. I forced myself to Britain, but that's it. I will never preorder Ubisoft game again.
  86. Kalakalakin
    Nov 13, 2020
    2
    After excelent relaunch of seria with Origins and good Odyssey this "game" is not playable at all. A very poor plot, stupid quests, idiot cut scenes about nothing, the characters are stupid and uninteresting, absolutely do not involve in the gameplay. The game is not impressive with anything new and it is not interesting to play it. The battle scheme is the same as in Odyssey. And finalyAfter excelent relaunch of seria with Origins and good Odyssey this "game" is not playable at all. A very poor plot, stupid quests, idiot cut scenes about nothing, the characters are stupid and uninteresting, absolutely do not involve in the gameplay. The game is not impressive with anything new and it is not interesting to play it. The battle scheme is the same as in Odyssey. And finaly very poor optimisation on PC! Sound stutters and glitching in some places, while Fps constantly drops from 60 to 25, 30, no matter what resolution: 1080, 1440, or 4k. And it makes game unplayable with all this drops. Core i9 9900, 32 gb, ssd, rtx2080. Two points for beautiful world, nothing else the game has to offer.… Expand
  87. Gomol-HQ
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Verschwende nicht deine Zeit. Es spielt sich langweilig. Das kampfsystem und die story sind nicht dere rede wert und einfach da. Kein spass und kein höhepunkt oder sinn warum man das gerade macht. Nur eine schöne welt und macht noch lange nicht ein gutes spiel aus. Die tapette ist schön doch die wand auf der sie klebt zerfällt und bröckelt ein windhauch und alles fällt zusammenzusammen.
  88. Desmodus
    Nov 21, 2020
    2
    Lacks creativity, Ubisoft killed the franchise.
    The missions are not much intresting ,the combat is quite similar, matter of fact previous ac combat was fun felt like we are a trained Assassin.
    The charm is lost.
  89. Tom-1596
    Nov 23, 2020
    2
    Honest review. The gameplay sucks!
    Nothing like the other games from the franchise. New looting system isn’t great for AC. The storyline could be better and conversations shorter. Cant count how many times I fell asleep during the game. Real sad to see the hype around it.
  90. keyless
    Nov 23, 2020
    2
    Simply disappointing. Had high hopes for valhalla, but it underdelivers in almost every category.
  91. Makari
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    Fix the bugs, i can't finish the principal history. so many players with the same mistakes.
  92. Highlander109
    Dec 4, 2020
    2
    Ridiculous, almost a month after release and still haven't got the game patched. I can't finish my main mission.
  93. xxrubasxx
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Worst open world game i´ve played in a long time!
    This game is to this day full of bugs and glitches that break the mood. NPC have little to non gesture or facial expressions.They all look like muppet´s that can´t show any semblance off emotion even as they are "screaming they lungs out".
    And the "puzzles".... the god damn "puzzles" to get treasures....boring and repetitive as    Worst open world game i´ve played in a long time!
    This game is to this day full of bugs and glitches that break the mood. NPC have little to non gesture or facial expressions.They all look like muppet´s that can´t show any semblance off emotion even as they are "screaming they lungs out".
    And the "puzzles".... the god damn "puzzles" to get treasures....boring and repetitive as hell...most of the time I would stop playing the game, its because i´m so damn bored finding the next entrance to a cabin for the 1000 time, which by the way makes no sense at all...why would somebody barred a cabin from the inside without anyway to get in...who closed it? how did they get out? it just breaks the mood and the feeling of any half way "realistic setting".... I actually just stop playing the game right now, because I was so damn bored trying to get into a cabin yet again and I had to write this comment....
    And last but not least....the story... it is so damn boring, half of the time I don´t know why the heck I´m doing whatever, because I dont care about whats happening...there is no reason for me to get invested or to care about anything...
    And if you read this until the end, first of all, thx ;-) and just so I don´t come across as somebody who just wants to review bomb this game, here my List of favorites (semi) open world games, that in my opinion did a far better job then ibusoft:
    - Ghost of Tushima
    - Witcher 3
    - Red death Redemption
    - Fallout 4
    - Sekiro

    Mike drop... ;-)    … Expand
  94. Beenis
    Aug 31, 2021
    2
    Bloated beyond belief and full of the same annoying, nonsense issues that have been plaguing this series since the original game. How fast is your walking speed? Slower than the NPC you have to follow but you run too fast. Excited to jump in and play? Here's literally 4 minutes and 47 seconds of loading screen to totally kill the vibe. Did you like the climbing sequences in any gameBloated beyond belief and full of the same annoying, nonsense issues that have been plaguing this series since the original game. How fast is your walking speed? Slower than the NPC you have to follow but you run too fast. Excited to jump in and play? Here's literally 4 minutes and 47 seconds of loading screen to totally kill the vibe. Did you like the climbing sequences in any game ever? Neither did ubisoft but here's more climbing than necessary with mountains that look only slightly better than Skyrim. The only positives about this game are the occasionally vibrant scenery and the potentially intriguing story that you don't get to play because you need to level up to level 400 first. Absolutely disrespectful to the players to release this game after giving the players two broken messes of AC games back to back right before this. I've pumped about 75 hours in and have noticed my enjoyment decrease significantly as my play time increased. While I would rather have that time back, at least I can say I gave it a chance instead of leaving a 10/10 48 hours after release. Also the cats look more like Shrek than they look like cats… Expand
  95. Qeeckle
    Sep 20, 2021
    2
    Ok it's a game, but it IS NOT Assassin's Creed! There isn't any reasons why it is Assassin's Creed, assasssin isn't a barbarian! Yes there are good graphic, some actions and for some reason these actions is interesting for my friend... But he always was strange. I really don't know why some people buy this, there are really bad story, do you remember story in first part, second?! Why thereOk it's a game, but it IS NOT Assassin's Creed! There isn't any reasons why it is Assassin's Creed, assasssin isn't a barbarian! Yes there are good graphic, some actions and for some reason these actions is interesting for my friend... But he always was strange. I really don't know why some people buy this, there are really bad story, do you remember story in first part, second?! Why there are brutal combat, for who it is? Assassins shoud be insensibly, like shadow and then kill qeeckle and hide. I haven't enough time to discribe all what shoudn't be in assassin creed. That is my opinion, criticize, suggest, comment. 2 for good graphic and really well-saturated world… Expand
  96. AdoMobA
    Mar 18, 2023
    2
    Pros
    - flyting is lit
    - orlov is a lot of fun Cons - the combat is just as mind numbingly boring as Odyssey - the most forgettable main story yet - the most garbage, unreliable stealth in the series - the guaranteed assassination skill is useless when the stealth is this broken - meaningless level system with boring skill trees - the map looks samey - fragmented story beats in    Pros
    - flyting is lit
    - orlov is a lot of fun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    How far the series has fallen. The fact that the most fun parts of a game about Vikings are flyting, Viking style rap battles, and orlov, a dice mini game is saying something. Ubisoft succeeded in making an unending experience that will have you considering ending it all.    … Expand
  97. Liquidus
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    It's not Creed. I don't know what happen. Nothing about this game feels like Assassin's Creed. Not sure who they paid for the good reviews.
  98. WondemanLocke
    Feb 9, 2021
    1
    Critically bad and amateurish game design where filters make you unable to see what you should see and make game very ugly because very poor contrast. If this would be a photograph, every single frame would be failed because it fails in bright and dark. Sound balance is bad because cannot hear a music even with music biased settings, buttons are bad because in same button it does jumpCritically bad and amateurish game design where filters make you unable to see what you should see and make game very ugly because very poor contrast. If this would be a photograph, every single frame would be failed because it fails in bright and dark. Sound balance is bad because cannot hear a music even with music biased settings, buttons are bad because in same button it does jump forward, still, and jump backwards by random (L1) and it supposed to be most essential in battle. It is always bad when there is like 20 buttons in controller, but game has 40+ different actions. When you press attack, character attacks second later. Archers who walk backwards are more fast than character who runs to them and character really has to stop moving when striking. Icons disappear when comes too close so have to do backtrack often. There are numerous other things too. Combat system is just laughable idiotic. Series has very little to do with history any more and that is sad. Not as bad than Syndicate, but one of worst in series. Modern games generally should have more game testers.… Expand
  99. skanonoy
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Repetitive and boring. I have never liked the AC lore after first couple games. Should have went as a stand alone game about Vikings and kept AC lore out.
  100. wakeboardjake
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    This game is absolutely TERRIBLE. Do yourself a favor and play more of Odyssey as that was a far superior game. My list of complaints and concessions is as follows:
    1. The fighting is jumpy, unsynchronized, and does not feel polished at all. And what is even the point of a shield given the parry mechanic?
    2. The voice acting for the female Eivor is super disappointing. Switched to the    This game is absolutely TERRIBLE. Do yourself a favor and play more of Odyssey as that was a far superior game. My list of complaints and concessions is as follows:
    1. The fighting is jumpy, unsynchronized, and does not feel polished at all. And what is even the point of a shield given the parry mechanic?
    2. The voice acting for the female Eivor is super disappointing. Switched to the Male Eivor and at least his accent sounds more natural and not as forced.
    3. The loot system is a HUGE bummer. I much prefer being able to switch out a huge variety of weapons like in Odyssey and not have to level up a single weapon. Maybe the endgame is different but 40 hours in and I have decided not to waste my time going further.
    4. The skill system is better. I gave the score a 1 because of that.
    5. Story is okay, I did not finish it so from the 40 hour mark on I'm not sure if it maybe resolves into something super satisfying but I'm writing this review now because I'm upset with this Assassin's Creed offering and think they can do way better.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 25, 2020
    80
    There are far fewer cookie-cutter outposts than in previous AC’s, and most sidequests now offer an interesting story, sometimes even with a less-than-obvious solution. While some anti-grind measures have backfired, Ubisoft is on the right track. [Issue#250, page 56]
  2. KeenGamer
    Dec 17, 2020
    82
    Assassins Creed Valhalla is a wonderful addition to the AC franchise. It manages to avoid the tropes that became overplayed and focuses on a small well structured story. The fighting mechanics are enjoyable and offer many choices to fit different playing styles. There are a significant amount of bugs and the AI is underwhelming at times. But it's still another step in the right direction for Ubisoft.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 14, 2020
    80
    When Valhalla is at its best, it evolves series mechanics. And when you’re cruising down river, about to blow your raiding horn, there’s nothing quite like it. [Issue#183, p.71]
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