Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  1. RealKing
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Increíble pero cierto, ubisoft acaba de sacar el mejor juego que han hecho hasta la fecha o por lo menos para mi es el mejor, muy buena jugabilidad como tiene que ser en todos los videojuegos de acción y aventura.
  2. 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.
  3. DinoBeam
    Aug 12, 2023
    5
    Just played 8 hours of this for the free weekend, it has a really weak story, very beautiful English land, super clunky combat, a whole lot of collecting different things for god knows what, super clunky attacking of pots, and the **** blacksmith. The blacksmith does not show up on your map, and he is the only place to upgrade your weapons which you will need because you can die prettyJust played 8 hours of this for the free weekend, it has a really weak story, very beautiful English land, super clunky combat, a whole lot of collecting different things for god knows what, super clunky attacking of pots, and the **** blacksmith. The blacksmith does not show up on your map, and he is the only place to upgrade your weapons which you will need because you can die pretty quick. I finally find the blacksmith in the new land and I can't even talk to him. Audio is constantly glitching, people starting their next sentence before the next begins, it's just sad. And the aurora looks insanely pixelated, how does Skyrim have 100x a better sky???

    *also you cannot zoom in far enough to the map, so symbols can overlap and confuse you, opposite experience of Far Cry 5    … Expand
  4. Potet69
    Jul 23, 2023
    7
    Good game, but not a AC game‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎.
  5. Harthik69
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    Its an EPIC game. I like the gameplay and the visuals were fantastic. I would like to play again in future
  6. TheBigTicket
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    I really wanted to like this game because I love the entire historic setting of vikings and medieval England but this game is just such a chore. You basically have to spend 100 hours of repetitive sidequests that are required to advance the main story line (which imo is actually pretty good) and i just became tired with it halfway through.

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

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

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

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

    Also there were alot of bugs, one which forced me to restart.    … Expand
  7. sagemilli92
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    Overall - 3/5
    The gameplay was enjoyable at first, but not deep or complex enough to hold up over the extraordinary length of the game. Combat was good, but became repetitive. Visual were stunning in my opinion.
  8. Lezzly
    May 28, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Valhalla była czymś, na co byłem mega zajarany, kiedy wyszedł pierwszy trailer. Po 6 miesiącach czekania w moje ręce w końcu trafiła ta gra i po odpaleniu nie zawiodłem się. Gra była czymś, co sprzyjało moim zainteresowaniom. Piękny świat, a przede wszystkim ogromny. Twórcy znowu nie zawiedli nas w kwestii świata. Norwegia to było cudowne miejsce gdzie rozpoczęliśmy naszą przygodę, a właściwie prolog. Kiedy wypłynąłem z niej moim oczom ukazała się Anglia w czasach 9 wieku. Od razu wiedziałem, że mi się tu spodoba. O tej produkcji można by dużo mówić, ale streszczając, jest to genialna gra o wikingach, no i właśnie, o wikingach. Temat Asasynów jest tu trochę pominięty, chociaż jacyś ukryci się tam pojawiają, to nasza postać nie jest ukrytym, natomiast w porównaniu do poprzedniej części, mamy tu z nimi do czynienia, oraz mamy w swoim wyposażeniu ukryte (tym razem tylko z nazwy) ostrze. Z postacią Eivora dosyć szybko się utożsamiamy i płynnie poznajemy ten rozległy świat, pomagając innym terytoriom. Do tej pory najdłuższa część w jaką przyszło mi grać, nie sądziłem, że po Odyssei może być coś jeszcze dłuższego. Bardzo miło wspominam tę grę.… Expand
  9. Xena17
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Le premier jeu AC auquel je joue, car je n'ai jamais vraiment était attiré par cette série et la j'ai étais séduite par ce titre qui est une très belle aventure. La richesse de l'histoire principale est superbe et on y plonge la tête baissée. Les graphismes sont fabuleux et vivants.
  10. SpartaCook
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    A great AC game. Combat is a bit clunky, but it still feels great, could have been better though. Love the story and music. Lack of naval combat is a bit letdown, and the crew is kinda useless outside raids. Stealth gameplay is almost useless and non-existent. In conclusion, a great game with a rough release with same old Ubisoft buggy notoriety.
  11. 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
  12. Faxthtax
    Mar 7, 2023
    4
    Assassins Creed is at this point purely an assembly line game. By now you should know EXACTLY what get when you buy an AC or any other sequel of another Ubisoft game for that matter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Nope, sorry Ubisoft. Not only is this game awfully long, but boring storyline in the process. A wasted opportunity of what could have been an epic tale.    … Expand
  13. Sekur
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    Worst game I've ever played in my whole life.....................................
  14. blk_mamba
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Boring story. Repetitive gameplay. Uninteresting characters. It only gets 1 point for visual.
  15. Hobojobes
    Dec 5, 2022
    4
    No idea why people are giving this a 10, it's pretty basic, most of the combat animations are on repeat, the map is large but devoid of anything interesting (much of it seemingly randomly generated), random quests lack imagination (burn this down, collect X number of Y or answer a riddle), the map is locked down via power bloat rather than increasing challenge in the enemies move setsNo idea why people are giving this a 10, it's pretty basic, most of the combat animations are on repeat, the map is large but devoid of anything interesting (much of it seemingly randomly generated), random quests lack imagination (burn this down, collect X number of Y or answer a riddle), the map is locked down via power bloat rather than increasing challenge in the enemies move sets (Random footman in X territory does 100 damage while his clone elsewhere does 1000).

    Effectively everything is given just enough polish to make it seem passable at first glance, however once you play it for more than a few hours you'll note how little respect the game has for your time.    … Expand
  16. ThallesNathan23
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Talvez o melhor jogo da franquia. Pode não ser o melhor, mas fica entre os melhores. Sensacional!
  17. OnlyGoryGames
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    Wow, my love for Vikings has a game. And a long one at that, allowing me to bathe in what I desire. A fan of both Assassin’s Creed and Ubisoft in general molds one of the perfect love letters to me possible. I platinumed the game over 180hrs and do not regret a single second. Ok I regret balancing all rocks in the game, that was a chore. If you like Vikings, Ubisoft mechanics, andWow, my love for Vikings has a game. And a long one at that, allowing me to bathe in what I desire. A fan of both Assassin’s Creed and Ubisoft in general molds one of the perfect love letters to me possible. I platinumed the game over 180hrs and do not regret a single second. Ok I regret balancing all rocks in the game, that was a chore. If you like Vikings, Ubisoft mechanics, and Assassin’s Creed please buy. If you don’t like just one of those mentioned, I can’t recommend the money. You have to be in all three categories to not feel like you wasted money.… Expand
  18. 7t2s
    Nov 27, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A good game, but the loading is too long, the game orientation has changed slightly from a stealth game to an MMO game, the story is interesting, but the world of Asgard is bad as if it were bad dreams, the game in general is worth playing.… Expand
  19. noobdown
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Jogo enjoativo e repetitivo demais! Com uma historia mediana o jogo esta longe de ser bom como seu antecessor.
  20. fredrodi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    the game even after 2 years is unplayable due to glitches, had to leave it halfway through.
  21. StormHair
    Nov 11, 2022
    5
    Blatantly boring. After playing it for more than 160 hours, I feel empty. Nothing to say to its predecessors, much better games than Valhalla.
  22. 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
  23. martinho_99
    May 30, 2021
    7
    As always: if you don't expect too much of Ubisoft you won't be dissapointet. It is not a masterpiece but you can have some fun for a huge amount of hours. Nevertheless this is far too much off from what AC should be. It would be a more or less good Vikings game but it is not an Assasins Creed game. Biggest problem is the crap Ubisoft tries to strech the playtime with like the 20 differentAs always: if you don't expect too much of Ubisoft you won't be dissapointet. It is not a masterpiece but you can have some fun for a huge amount of hours. Nevertheless this is far too much off from what AC should be. It would be a more or less good Vikings game but it is not an Assasins Creed game. Biggest problem is the crap Ubisoft tries to strech the playtime with like the 20 different kinds of collecting stuff. I never met anybody who says "oh man there are 300 little hidden whatevers to collect. This is so much fun."… Expand
  24. Major_tom1969
    Oct 23, 2022
    8
    -story 8/10 good story with likeable character
    -Graphics 8/10 very stunning
    -parkour 3/10 with very small area for parkour it was dissapointed
    -combat 7/10 it was good

    Overall its still a good game but i do hope next game would have more complex area map so you can do more parkour
  25. Azeemo99
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Horrendous game from start to finish, just an excuse to get rich off of poor men and women with their unashamed use of micro transactions.
  26. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 14, 2022
    0
    Mandatory Ubiconnect login for an offline game? No thanks. If I purchase a product, I should be able to engage in it without submitting privacy violating information just to experience it. All that aside the game itself isn't bad, but it's not good either. Very generic and forgettable, also incredibly bloated. Throw in a bunch of whole propaganda and you have more of that good ol' UbiMandatory Ubiconnect login for an offline game? No thanks. If I purchase a product, I should be able to engage in it without submitting privacy violating information just to experience it. All that aside the game itself isn't bad, but it's not good either. Very generic and forgettable, also incredibly bloated. Throw in a bunch of whole propaganda and you have more of that good ol' Ubi cocktail of forgettableness. It's not very good looking either but the combat can be fun sometimes.… Expand
  27. mikepatyaev
    Oct 14, 2022
    8
    Build your own Viking Legend. Become Eivor, a Viking raider raised to be a fearless warrior, and lead your clan from icy desolation in Norway to a new home amid the lush farmlands of ninth-century England. Find your settlement and conquer this hostile land by any means to earn a place in Valhalla.
  28. ACValhallabest
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Good game, ignore the haters as usual with Ubisoft games. Haters are just pissed, because Ubisoft isn't some beta company that does everything that "fans" want and these "fans" want to control everything. Pathetic. In other news, i don't hate old games, i like both old and new and i'm happy that Ubisoft is doing Mirage for a change. I just really hate when people are not able to adapt toGood game, ignore the haters as usual with Ubisoft games. Haters are just pissed, because Ubisoft isn't some beta company that does everything that "fans" want and these "fans" want to control everything. Pathetic. In other news, i don't hate old games, i like both old and new and i'm happy that Ubisoft is doing Mirage for a change. I just really hate when people are not able to adapt to new things (Valhalla/Origins) and just are stuck in their "muh old days" lol. Many of them even hate Unity and Syndicate (both great games), some even hate Black Flag (one of the best games ever made). They just want their Ezio nonsense back, even tho those games are outdated af. I tried to play Revelations and AC III and i almost died of boredom.… Expand
  29. noleme
    Sep 27, 2022
    4
    I feel like I played a different game than the other reviewers because this game sucks. It feels like a pathetic attempt at a Witcher game. Firstly, it is not an assassin's creed game. I don't care that it isn't assassins vs templars but it should at least be a stealth game and this isn't. The game actually discourages stealth. In raids you need your crew to open doors and chests so youI feel like I played a different game than the other reviewers because this game sucks. It feels like a pathetic attempt at a Witcher game. Firstly, it is not an assassin's creed game. I don't care that it isn't assassins vs templars but it should at least be a stealth game and this isn't. The game actually discourages stealth. In raids you need your crew to open doors and chests so you can't be stealthy and in the main missions you often siege a fortress rather than stealthily infiltrate it. Stealth is hard when you try to be stealthy because guards are always looking at each other and instantly become alerted as soon as they glimpse you. Stealth is useless. You can't even assassinate the zealots. In an assassins game you can't assassinate an enemy!

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

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

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

    Overall, this game's problem is there is a huge map with a ton of content but so much of it is completely useless and repetitive this game feels like a chore to play. Took me 75 hours to beat.    … Expand
  30. MickeyFinn
    Sep 20, 2022
    0
    Technically it's a blast, yet it's the one i played the least in the series. Microtransactions are a big NO for me. They started those slowly, in Odyssey it was still farmable, but no more. U have a store full of op and nice looking stuff on top of paying the game and the dlc. If i want to play like a boomer i play mmos for free with much more content. Yeah sure u want money, u reallyTechnically it's a blast, yet it's the one i played the least in the series. Microtransactions are a big NO for me. They started those slowly, in Odyssey it was still farmable, but no more. U have a store full of op and nice looking stuff on top of paying the game and the dlc. If i want to play like a boomer i play mmos for free with much more content. Yeah sure u want money, u really really like it. Get a real job or go do mobile games… Expand
  31. highlifeee
    Sep 18, 2022
    10
    Ubisoft truly is one of the best modern developers left. Despite all the constant whining, hate and complaining by 36-46 year old virgins, Ubisoft is still going strong and giving real fans what they want! Unlike some other company's that make 2 games in 10 years, Ubisoft is constantly making new games, every single year. Every year! Of course not everything can be hits and some games areUbisoft truly is one of the best modern developers left. Despite all the constant whining, hate and complaining by 36-46 year old virgins, Ubisoft is still going strong and giving real fans what they want! Unlike some other company's that make 2 games in 10 years, Ubisoft is constantly making new games, every single year. Every year! Of course not everything can be hits and some games are meh at best, but the ones that are good, will last forever! Valhalla wasn't bad at all, it was just different kind of AC and now with AC Mirage they are giving fans more classic style AC. They literally do so much more than other companies. Long live Ubisoft, i mean it.… Expand
  32. Pun1sher
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    The game is **** The sound in the game is so disgusting that my ears can not stand this bucket. Donate in single player? Seriously? I downloaded this game from a torrent and immediately deleted it. This is simply impossible to play! 0 / 10 .
  33. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    4/10.......................................................................
  34. BrianDavid94
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

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

    Metacritic won't let me add my paragraph of how I think about the game. It doesn't go over the character limit but will let me post this so IDK. Didn't use any kind of of bad word either    … Expand
  35. Phuz
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Why are people hell bent on ruining gaming.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I feel I would have to be around 13 years old to find this even remotely entertaining. I am not discrediting any quality of graphics, or sound here but to me this is just that - just graphics and sound with bad acting.    … Expand
  36. Sevenpower
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    Very very very bad stealth gameplay unlike odyssey graphic is better combat gameplay is better...no parkour
  37. 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.
  38. ShinishiKudo
    Aug 4, 2022
    9
    Of to Valhalla
    Assassin's Creed is back and its sticks to the system I love and some hate from Origins and Odyssey. So keep this in mind if you are not a fan of the new Assassins Creed this one is not for you. But if you are this is just another banger. Visually it is stunning as always and Gameplay wise it a lot of fun. The story is on par with the one from Odyssey in my opinion and some    Of to Valhalla
    Assassin's Creed is back and its sticks to the system I love and some hate from Origins and Odyssey. So keep this in mind if you are not a fan of the new Assassins Creed this one is not for you. But if you are this is just another banger. Visually it is stunning as always and Gameplay wise it a lot of fun. The story is on par with the one from Odyssey in my opinion and some additions like you own village are great. This game is like Odyssey very big in map and things to explore. The game also has like Odyssey a very long story. So if you want to enjoy it to the fullist you have to invest many hours. So if you like Origins and Odyssey this should be a no brainer and you should buy Valhalla if you are an old Assassin's Creed some changes to the past won't be enough to convince you.    … Expand
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. DSouls_guy
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    I'm no fan boy, but I love where ubisoft has been taking the assassin's creed series, I mean assassin's creed was getting old and needed change! And ever since origins I've been hooked on AC again!!! I mean open world with rpg and awesome loot was exactly what this series needed and I hope ubisoft continues with this formula.
  42. daryl83
    Jun 25, 2022
    0
    This game is a buggy, unfinished mess with boring repetitive quests. I fell asleep and did not bother to finish the game. I have sold it since, and will not bother with it again...
  43. Milad1234
    Jun 23, 2022
    5
    Artificial intelligence 7/10
    Graphics 7/10
    Gameplay 5/10
    Story 2/10
    Compare with assasin creed odissey 3/10
  44. Kathlar
    Jun 7, 2022
    8
    To me Valhalla is the first good and interesting Assassin's Creed in years. The game world is alive, the graphics are amazing, even on regular PS4. Some of the mechanics could use a little update and the current times parts are still not interesting.
  45. itsamirooo
    May 6, 2022
    0
    An other Assassin's Creed game that I fell in love with but that **** ending pissed me offfffff. WHAT THE HELL! From first meeting with Basim I hated him, through the game my hate to him increased so much and the ending. I can't believe it. They just ruined all my experience in Valhalla. Now I'm really mad at Ubisoft. They ignored Layla so easily and now I must go in animus with theAn other Assassin's Creed game that I fell in love with but that **** ending pissed me offfffff. WHAT THE HELL! From first meeting with Basim I hated him, through the game my hate to him increased so much and the ending. I can't believe it. They just ruined all my experience in Valhalla. Now I'm really mad at Ubisoft. They ignored Layla so easily and now I must go in animus with the bastard Basim?????? Really??? Hell no. I will no longer play Assassin's Creed. Shame on you Ubisoft.… Expand
  46. Ginger_Avenger
    May 15, 2022
    6
    I preferred Odyssey over this one (I liked Kassandra as a character, and her voice actor did well). I wanted to like this one equally or perhaps more because the combat was better, and the overall story and setting were also interesting enough. However, I think something about much of the content didn't grip me like the previous game's classical Greece. Also, as with Odyssey, I didn't giveI preferred Odyssey over this one (I liked Kassandra as a character, and her voice actor did well). I wanted to like this one equally or perhaps more because the combat was better, and the overall story and setting were also interesting enough. However, I think something about much of the content didn't grip me like the previous game's classical Greece. Also, as with Odyssey, I didn't give a fig about the modern story, so all those bits of content were lost on me. In Odyssey, I enjoyed the size of the world and the chance to pick places to explore and carried on for about 60-70 hours. In this game, after about 35-40 hours, I had enough interest to get thru the main quest, but little more than that.… Expand
  47. Chempion1
    May 12, 2022
    7
    Я всегда думал, что в сиквелах хорошей игры "тех же щей, только больше" это хорошо. Но Ubisoft просто пробили потолок и превратили этот тезис в абсурд. Более 110 часов геймплея! 110 ЧАСОВ!!! И это только необходимый СЮЖЕТ! Не говорю об уничтожении всех членов ордена Древних, для того что бы закончить историю. Я эту игру проходил почти год, даже консоль не выдержала, сгорела. Пришлось вЯ всегда думал, что в сиквелах хорошей игры "тех же щей, только больше" это хорошо. Но Ubisoft просто пробили потолок и превратили этот тезис в абсурд. Более 110 часов геймплея! 110 ЧАСОВ!!! И это только необходимый СЮЖЕТ! Не говорю об уничтожении всех членов ордена Древних, для того что бы закончить историю. Я эту игру проходил почти год, даже консоль не выдержала, сгорела. Пришлось в ремонт отдавать.
    Теперь о самой игре.
    Ну геймплейно и графически по сути это всё тот же AC Origins. В игре изменили систему прокачки, теперь она больше похожа на аналогичную в Skyrim. Открывая перки ты двигаешься к ним по древу умений постепенно прокачивая своё здоровье, защиту, атаку и т. д.
    Доспехи теперь можно объединять в сеты, как в Dark Souls. Это даже даёт минимальные плюшки к защите. Но, при этом, ни оружие, ни доспехи продать нельзя. Ты их находишь и носишь с собой до окончания игры. Так же у всего этого добра есть прокачка для которой требуются определённые ресурсы. Но с этим связан некий казус. Например я нашёл супер копьё легендарного уровня (в игре их 4 вида: хорошее, превосходное, безупречное и легендарное. Разница в силе и количестве рун) на 30! уровне. Мне надо было только вложиться в его усиление и я получил читерское оружие уровне на 50том, с которым я почти всю игру и прошел. Да теперь у самого оружия нет уровня владения, если нашёл можешь пользоваться любым.
    Сюжет можно сказать интересный, но очень затянутый. Поначалу пытался брать доп. миссии, но потом забил на это дело так как и сюжетных такая уйма, что просто игра может затянуться часов на 200 или больше. А с данным подходом всё прохождение превратится в тупую рутину.
    Ещё я достиг 375 уровня и у меня было открыто практически всё древо прокачки и проходить доп. задания просто смысла не было.
    О приятном. В отличии от Odyssey где ты мог заняться сексом буквально с каждым продавцом, в Valhalla всяких лгбт элементов стало в разы меньше. Хотя иногда можно начать романтическую линию как с мужчиной, так и с женщиной. Ещё чернокожих викингов я не заметил, но есть викинги-азиаты.
    С женщинами как всегда в западном зазеркалье: в игре они все великие и честные воины, даже если бывают врагами. Предатели, трусы и воры только яйценосцы.
    Ещё, как я понял, авторы просто уже не знают как и куда прилепить этот "Анимус" и наше время, но концовка всё же интригует.
    Ещё игра очень темная.
    Резюмирую. Ubisoft надо что то менять. Растягивать геймплей далее некуда. Авторы хотели создать игру в которой есть всё! И бои, и охота за головами, и строительство, и рыбалка, и охота, и набеги, и вариативность. Да это неплохо, но начинает страдать сам геймплей, а это не правильно.
    Игра неплохая, но затянутая. Кто не проходил, но хочет, готовьтесь потратить месяца три на прохождение. Ну если конечно играть часа по два в день, а не сутки напролёт!    … Expand
  48. Killingstep
    May 1, 2022
    10
    The best game so far.
    Amazing graphics
    Very good story
    Gameplay the best
    Very big opwn world where you can explore every single part... No linearity... almost everything is interactive
  49. rogal23
    Apr 24, 2022
    5
    Grałem na PS4 PRO.
    Porzuciłem tytuł po ok. 10h. Historia bez emocji, powtarzalny gameplay, walka - czyli serce gry - woła o pomstę do nieba - sztywna jak nieszczęście. Klimat ratuje lekko sprawę, ale na końcu to typowy średniak. Plus jak to w Ubisoftcie, miałem wrażenie, że moja postać nic nie waży, jest z papieru. Czekam na rewolucję w serii.
  50. whatisgaming_
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    Million times better than Odyssey in every way imaginable. Odyssey isn't even Assassin's Creed game, Odyssey is just random RPG that takes place in Greece and has Assassin's Creed name, also story in Odyssey is an absolute joke, very bad writing. Valhalla is actual Assassin's Creed game with all basic elements you would expect. Avoid Odyssey at all cost, if you actually like AC. People whoMillion times better than Odyssey in every way imaginable. Odyssey isn't even Assassin's Creed game, Odyssey is just random RPG that takes place in Greece and has Assassin's Creed name, also story in Odyssey is an absolute joke, very bad writing. Valhalla is actual Assassin's Creed game with all basic elements you would expect. Avoid Odyssey at all cost, if you actually like AC. People who like Odyssey, were never fans of AC games, so therefore their opinion on this series means nothing.… Expand
  51. Wadayahno
    Apr 16, 2022
    0
    You'll probably buy the game based on these reviews but understand that the ps4 ver doesn’t hold a candle to odyssey, it’s a stripped down asset flip, when you have bought the game and have reached England go to the top of anything tall and take a look at the trees … spoiler … now you can’t un-see the ps1 mesh and perspective trick they used, ruined the game for me and now you too
  52. alexandrumna
    Apr 15, 2022
    9
    A great game! I had to start by saying that. I love everything that has something to do with vikings or norse mythology, so for me, it was something amazing diving into this game. I really liked eivor as a main character, but I would have liked if they dropped the whole interchangeable sex thing so it can be a better rounded up character. It is visually stunning, combat is really nice andA great game! I had to start by saying that. I love everything that has something to do with vikings or norse mythology, so for me, it was something amazing diving into this game. I really liked eivor as a main character, but I would have liked if they dropped the whole interchangeable sex thing so it can be a better rounded up character. It is visually stunning, combat is really nice and I haven't experienced any concerning bugs. Maybe some fish swimming on land but that was funny. The soundtrack is on point. I really don't have anything bad to say about this game. It can stretch a little if you are a completionist like myself, but nonetheless, a very good game from ubisoft. The ending left a bitter taste in my mouth, but oh well.… Expand
  53. Ozzy87
    Apr 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very enjoyable to some point, however the plot is lost somewhere in the middle of Britannia expanse and the landscapes, events seem very generic and PS4 is not able to handle big Eivor, map and other characters. It becomes buggy and not maintainable.… Expand
  54. shmukk
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    Альтаир, прости, мы всё просрали...

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

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

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

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

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

    Время когда Ubisoft делали хорошие и серьёзные игры уже прошло. Сейчас это компания импотент, которая делает пластмассовые family-friendly игрушки для маленьких деток. В их играх нет серьёзности, нет драмы, нет качества, нет оптимизации, нет прикосновения человеческой руки. Игры этой компании делаются очень тупым искусственным интеллектом, а не людьми, на этом у меня всё. Мне очень жаль людей, которые потратили на эту игру деньги.    … Expand
  55. SlimShady37
    Mar 23, 2022
    10
    Graphics - 10/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    Voice acting - 10/10
    Story - 9/10
    Open World design - 9/10
    Hidden locations/Mysteries - 9/10
  56. Empyrea
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    I played for 36 hours (probably about half of the game or a bit more). I'm going to take a break or leave the game (we'll see) but here goes my impressions: The 70 gb patch is a must because even with that you can find little glitches. For instance, even with the patch Eivor had her face black for a long time in one scene. But let's talk about the gameplay: it's quite addictive and you canI played for 36 hours (probably about half of the game or a bit more). I'm going to take a break or leave the game (we'll see) but here goes my impressions: The 70 gb patch is a must because even with that you can find little glitches. For instance, even with the patch Eivor had her face black for a long time in one scene. But let's talk about the gameplay: it's quite addictive and you can try different tactics. I normally start in stealth mode until they see me but you can try any tactic you feel to. Also, you can try different kind of weapons and develop abilities. The game is long (it is said that the main story lasts about 60 hours) but so far I didn't get bored of the gameplay but I do think this kind of games should last about 20-30 hours. About the story, it progress slowly. The viking atmosphere it is well done but it won't be as impressive as the buildings in Odyssey or Origins. A very good thing compared with the other two last games is that you don't need to do sidequests to level up your character so that you can easily advance in the game. About the main character I chose the default option which it will be a female character for most of the game but I really liked her voice. It matches really well with the character. My main complaints would be the slow progress of the story (although it doesn't feel tedious), also it should have been more polish. So far I think this game would deserve a 7'5 or an 8. Not a bad game but it could have been better. Also, I think that they should left behind all the Assassin's Creed brand and start a new game from zero or make individual games. I had the same feeling with Origins and Odyssey. If you ask me, Ghost of Tsushima is better than this game but again, this is not a bad a game.… Expand
  57. Tonnom
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Awesome awesome game. Ac games never fail to amaze me . I really loved the story as well as the gameplay and eivor.
  58. SWPrequelsRule
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Pretty good game! I wish it wasn't so long, because i feel like this game has little bit too much content, so maybe in next game less content, but more focused content and less random stuff. Other than that, it's fun, beautiful, open world.
  59. Sbenesh
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    Of the many games I've played over the years, this is my most hated game. Everything about this game is bad.
  60. JW_FAT
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    I liked the game, but than you cancel me and all my nation...

    So it will be 0 now
  61. Simonyan4ik
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Awful, disgusting game. I tried, but I threw up. Well, All the games of Ubisoft are terrible, so it's not surprising
  62. Sajria
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    I'm really love this game!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  63. 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
  64. Shahid646
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    All time favouriate game. a games with I can spend time with. I'm much impressed with the new Mysterious sections and puzzle solving is a grate fun. Expensions DLC are superb too.
  65. Artzio
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    La cúspide de la experiencia Assassin’s, feliz con el rumbo y fan desde siempre
  66. readysetshoot
    Feb 25, 2022
    0
    So many bugs even two years later unfixed. Randomly appearing next to the raven and dropping to your death, unable to complete storyline quests and the best part, the customer service is trash. Save your money. Storyline would be great if I could actually play it
  67. TheHigh_Ground
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    As of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty whichAs of Ubisoft reported few days ago, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Highest-Earning Assassin's Creed Game To Date. So that basically speaks for itself, Valhalla is EXTREMELY popular. All the hate just comes from small group of haters, but these are thankfully minority. Game is now especially solid after last update 1.5 where they made graphics even better and added story difficulty which means basically, that you can assassinate absolutely anyone with one hit now, so basically literally same as Black Flag, Unity, etc. It's not best AC game ever, but it's in top 5 and that's good.… Expand
  68. Tornadoz
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, after last update there is absolutely no excuse for anyone to hate this game, because Ubisoft has done so much. They added new difficulty option, so you can play exactly like old games and assassinate even highest level enemies with one hit. Anyone who still hates on this game from now on, is just whiny loser who wants attention.
  69. obviousAssassin
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that).It blows my mind that some people are saying that Odyssey was better AC games than Valhalla. Makes zero sense. If you like Odyssey more as a game, fine, good for you. But Valhalla is better AC game and overall i would say better game in general. Odyssey had very bad story, extremely boring, pointless rpg system that made all enemies extremely strong (Valhalla completely removed that). Thanks to that exploring in Odyssey was awful, because high level enemies killed you everywhere unless you were high level yourself. That doesn't happen in Valhalla, in Valhalla you can assasinate anyone with one hit and thanks to that explore the whole world without worry of getting killed. Also, i like that Valhalla has better music and more serious tone than Odyssey, Odyssey was too light-hearted and not in a Syndicate way (Syndicate was perfect mix of serious and lighthearted), but Odyssey does it in cringe way. Most dialogue in Odyssey is just bad writing. Valhalla is more serious, more focused and Norway-England is in general more interesting setting than Greece could ever be anyway.… Expand
  70. Camlambelot
    Feb 20, 2022
    4
    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth is out the window, get ready to hack and slash your way through a bland world full of fetch quests in a dark, snowy landscape.

    The game is ugly, glitchy and full of generic quests, locations and characters.    … Expand
  71. Chain_Affinity
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Game-breaking bugs make this game literally unplayable. I have nothing else to say.
  72. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Not perfect in any way, but right step forward after disasters that were Origins and Odyssey, hopefully next one will be more like Unity. People mostly hate this game because some nostalgia nerds want Ubisoft to go back to AC1 style, but that will thankfully never happen, because Ubisoft doesn't want to go bankrupt after all. By the way, just for you knowledge, it's mostly youtube commentsNot perfect in any way, but right step forward after disasters that were Origins and Odyssey, hopefully next one will be more like Unity. People mostly hate this game because some nostalgia nerds want Ubisoft to go back to AC1 style, but that will thankfully never happen, because Ubisoft doesn't want to go bankrupt after all. By the way, just for you knowledge, it's mostly youtube comments section hate, in reality this game has millions of fans all over the world and sold more than Ubisoft ever imagined. To see that, go under any new AC Valhalla video comment section and you see bunch of people whining and complaining how "bad Valhalla is", it's usually 200-300 comments, so in other words, meaningless number, while video itself has thousands of views and thousand of likes. So it's very clear that most people actually like this game.… Expand
  73. 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!
  74. Kingcornelious
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Best of the newer style assassins creed games. Story is enjoyable, tight controls and the settlement building is a nice addition.
  75. MoniWhite
    Feb 7, 2022
    8
    It's too long and doesn't look quite as nice as I would like for such a long game, combat is shallow but there are still fun things to do, mostly just exploring, I look some of the story, some real high points but you have to get through the boring bits to get to the next good part
  76. AKthaBeast
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    I felt like this game is actually one of the largest AC games to date. Took me so long to beat. It is a good game however the ps4 version was hampered with so many bugs and dialog lines overlapping with each other.
  77. KaliusMaximus
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Probably the worst game in the series. Too much delay on character actions, game feels unresponsive and clunky, combat is the worst in the series by far with unresponsive controls and the story is abysmally bad. Never played such a boring chore in my life and i been gaming for over 30 years. Same copy-pasted fetch quests every time you pledge to a region or you're doing a raid. This gameProbably the worst game in the series. Too much delay on character actions, game feels unresponsive and clunky, combat is the worst in the series by far with unresponsive controls and the story is abysmally bad. Never played such a boring chore in my life and i been gaming for over 30 years. Same copy-pasted fetch quests every time you pledge to a region or you're doing a raid. This game is the definition of money lost in a sewer.… Expand
  78. EasyGaming
    Jan 19, 2022
    10
    Very enjoyable game, i was expecting it to be pretty bad according to all the negative reviews, but i was surprised how fun it actually is. It's not reinventing the wheel, but is way better than Origins and even more Odyssey, Odyssey was absolutely awful in my opinion, story was trash and it didn't even feel like Assassin's Creed. Valhalla is different, you have all the classic AC elementsVery enjoyable game, i was expecting it to be pretty bad according to all the negative reviews, but i was surprised how fun it actually is. It's not reinventing the wheel, but is way better than Origins and even more Odyssey, Odyssey was absolutely awful in my opinion, story was trash and it didn't even feel like Assassin's Creed. Valhalla is different, you have all the classic AC elements back and while parkour leaves much to be desired, it's still better than Odyssey's non-existing parkour. Graphics are really good, obviously best on PC, but solid on consoles as well. I would advise ignoring very low reviews, because they clearly don't understand what makes this game fun and i would have almost missed this game thanks to negative reviews. I'm happy i tried it, because i pretty much gave up on AC after Odyssey.… Expand
  79. 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.
  80. thebestgamess
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    Overall it's not better than Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate BUT, it is better than Origins and Odyssey. Big maps can be great, but i feel like in this one it's little bit too big, but still i'm fine with it, because it has so much content. Graphics are great, music is amazing, combat is fine. Overall it's not bad game at all, just not the best AC. I would recommend this game, if you are notOverall it's not better than Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate BUT, it is better than Origins and Odyssey. Big maps can be great, but i feel like in this one it's little bit too big, but still i'm fine with it, because it has so much content. Graphics are great, music is amazing, combat is fine. Overall it's not bad game at all, just not the best AC. I would recommend this game, if you are not expecting a masterpiece, but still want to play long and enjoyable game.… Expand
  81. Pjjja
    Jan 11, 2022
    9
    Gráficos 10/10
    Historia 9.5/10
    Combate 7.5/10
    Voces 8/10
    Mapa 9/10
    Diseño del mundo 10/10
  82. AC_ValhallaisAC
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    This is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people soundThis is Assassin's Creed game, just like Black Flag is Assassin's Creed game. Just cause you have more things to explore, more activities, more enemies than AC 1, doesn't mean it's not Assassin's Creed. Literally same could be said about GTA. "GTA 5 is not GTA anymore because you can do way more stuff than in GTA 1 and GTA 2". That makes no sense, but that's exactly how these people sound like who say "Valhalla is not AC anymore". Yes it is! Deal with it!

    Now it's solid open-world AC game, but sadly it's not better than Black Flag. I just wish story/mission design was more interesting or unique. Black Flag had all kinds of unique mission designs and also story was better. In Valhalla missions aren't that interesting, but there's still many fun ones. But true star of Valhalla is it's open world and freedom to do whatever you feel like. That's what was missing from AC 1 for me, because these games can simply be so much more than just generic assassination games. AC is not and should not be Hitman. AC should be ALWAYS compared to games like GTA or Red Dead Redemption. You can do so much more in these games than just the basic story stuff and that same logic should apply to AC and most people seem to understand that. It seems to be minority who complains that AC is not so linear anymore. Most people seem to like that freedom and more activities. This open world is there for a reason! Might as well fill that open world with content and that's what Ubisoft did in both Black Flag and Valhalla, even Unity and Syndicate. That is the right direction.    … Expand
  83. Malef
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    Fail at: story and storytelling, pacing, almost every game mechanics.
    Good at: visual and technical sides.
  84. Kwstis_Sidi
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    Platform played on: Ps4 Pro Time played: 203 hours / 100% completion Short description of the game:
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Principally set in the years 872–878 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the Viking    Platform played on: Ps4 Pro Time played: 203 hours / 100% completion Short description of the game:
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Principally set in the years 872–878 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the Viking expansions into the British Isles. Players control Eivor Varinsdottir, a Viking raider who becomes embroiled in the centuries-old conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for peace and liberty, and the Templar Order, who desire peace through control. Story / atmosphere: 6/10
    The story has some interesting moments but is being killed by the strech imposed by such a vast teritory which asks to be filled with something. In the end we have a bland overall story, which may end without the player observing that it reached the end of the jurney. On the other hand, the side quests are so emply and dull that insult the player's inteligence. Gameplay: 8/10
    Dynamic and interesting gameplay which sometimes transposes the player into an action movie. The only elements that need inprovement were the feel of the actual impact of the weapon hits on the enemies, which sometimes feel like hitting paper dolls and the economy of the game which has no role / meaning after completing around 30% of the game. Graphics: 10/10
    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a beautiful game, from the snowy environment of Norway to the lush green fields of England. The game pushes the limits of what can be possible in modern gaming, delivering absolutely stunning visuals, a gorgeous environment, an expertly-designed world, and detailed character modeling. Sound: 7/10:
    The background music, the cinematic music, even the music at the menu integrates well with the overall vibe of the game but fails to give the player some much-needed immersion. Game functiinality & bugs: 5/10:
    Error CE-34878-0 and blue screen was encountered many times, especially in raids and crowded areas (Tried all availiable solutions, but nothing solved it. Its frequency was diminished althow by lowering the resolution to 720p). Apart from that, a strange phenomenon took place when the character was sucked suddently, ending up in the clouds, falling afterwards on the ground and dying in the end. Value for money: 7/10
    The game will give you your money's worth if bought at around 30 EUR / USD / GBP with its sheer number of activities and length, provided the story and gameplay feel rewarding enough in order to play the game until the end. Conclusion: 7/10
    Playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is time ALMOST well spent. Could it be better? Absolutely. It lacks ambition, is afraid not to bother anyone with its story, is too repetitive and has a some technical bumps in the road. It is like eating a bland food. It was neither a great experience nor a bad one either...    … Expand
  85. Bartson
    Jan 2, 2022
    9
    Sicher nicht perfekt, aber mir machts vom setting her mehr spass als odyssey. Grafisch gefällt es mir sehr gut und spielerisch hab ich auch nix zu meckern. Hier bekommt man viel Spiel fürs Geld. Habe den Kauf nicht bereit und kann es nur empfehlen
  86. Northman_
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    They don't make "SaMe GaMe" every year, because first off, it's not even yearly title anymore, haven't been for a long time. And by the way, if you are someone who doesn't care about/like different time periods and historical locations, cities, countries, etc - Assassin's Creed series is simply not for you.

    To say that they make same game every time is biggest nonsense possible. That's    They don't make "SaMe GaMe" every year, because first off, it's not even yearly title anymore, haven't been for a long time. And by the way, if you are someone who doesn't care about/like different time periods and historical locations, cities, countries, etc - Assassin's Creed series is simply not for you.

    To say that they make same game every time is biggest nonsense possible. That's something that could be said for Doom or literally every souls game (different location and same idea, you just kill one boss after another and that's about million times more braindead game design than Assassin's Creed could ever be). I'm not even sure what these haters want this series to be, because to me it feels like, they don't care about it anyway. This "SaMe GaMe" argument could be said about every fighting game, forza horizon series (okay actually every racing game ever), Tomb Raider series and so on. I could give countless examples.

    Assassin's Creed is at least interesting in a way that you can roam around in these ancient locations and time periods, to me that's cool. If you don't care about history and just want some mindless sht, then don't play these games. It's that simple. Of course not everything in these games is 100% historically accurate and that's completely fine. It's historical-fiction. Just like Red Dead redemption 2 is not 100% Historically accurate. Rockstar even said that 100% accurate game would make for just boring and depressing experience and i absolutely agree with that. Overall, Valhalla is very solid Assassin's Creed game.    … Expand
  87. 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”.
  88. Ranger_River
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    I really like this game and I enjoy playing it.
    The game has a very large world in which a lot of content is placed.
    It also has a long story and gameplay. And it can be fun for a long time. The gameplay is a lot better than the Odyssey. It offers many and various facilities and capabilities to the players. The game environment is very beautiful and reminds me of Witcher 3. It has a    I really like this game and I enjoy playing it.
    The game has a very large world in which a lot of content is placed.
    It also has a long story and gameplay. And it can be fun for a long time.
    The gameplay is a lot better than the Odyssey. It offers many and various facilities and capabilities to the players.
    The game environment is very beautiful and reminds me of Witcher 3. It has a very good artistic design.

    In many ways it is one of the best open world games in history.
    I suggest you try it.    … Expand
  89. 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
  90. XboxisKing2022
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    It's pretty okay Assassin's Creed, nothing great or amazing, but still fun enough. Have to give it 10, because some people think it's really funny to give 0/10 to game they have never played.
  91. SpiderMan4
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Very decent ending for AC series, next one will be live service, so i think Valhalla was last true AC game.
  92. 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
  93. Ardho
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    it doesn't feel like an AC game anymore, the beginning of the game is great but in the end the story is stupid, this game is also too long and the mission is not important. I love man eivor as the main character tho
  94. John0808
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    I don't know how this game has such high reviews, I've it on ps4 and it looks like absolute trash, the entire game is blurry, the trees look like ps1 trees, the game is plastered in de-immersive light lines for some reason… the missions are boring, the story is boring how in the **** did they go from the master piece of odyssey to this onscreen vomit, ubisoft deserves its place in historyI don't know how this game has such high reviews, I've it on ps4 and it looks like absolute trash, the entire game is blurry, the trees look like ps1 trees, the game is plastered in de-immersive light lines for some reason… the missions are boring, the story is boring how in the **** did they go from the master piece of odyssey to this onscreen vomit, ubisoft deserves its place in history alongside scum like EA, next to EA ubisoft is the second worst game developer on the planet. These reviews have to be fake, there is no way so many are looking past the trash graphics… the graphics are literal trash… Expand
  95. maucina
    Nov 25, 2021
    1
    what the hell? to finish the game you have to hunt 15 zealots that are not marked on the map. who has time to wander around the map just top bump into them to finish the game. one of very few games i didnt finish
  96. GabrielSR77
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Queria falar que como fã da saga Assassins Creed estou muito decepcionado com a Ubisoft, por levar uma saga que começou como um jogo de 3º pessoa AAA, num RPG genérico, eu gosto de RPG porém uma coisa não tem nada haver com outra, quando comprei o Valhala, praticamente foi uma copia do Origins e o Odyssea, jogo com gráfico ruim (joguei no ps4 slim), a jogabilidade a mesma coisa que osQueria falar que como fã da saga Assassins Creed estou muito decepcionado com a Ubisoft, por levar uma saga que começou como um jogo de 3º pessoa AAA, num RPG genérico, eu gosto de RPG porém uma coisa não tem nada haver com outra, quando comprei o Valhala, praticamente foi uma copia do Origins e o Odyssea, jogo com gráfico ruim (joguei no ps4 slim), a jogabilidade a mesma coisa que os outros dois passados, modo de escalar paredes muito genérico também, modo de furtividade que era uma referência no jogo também não existe mais como antes. E além da jogabilidade que me chamava atenção na saga, era o enredo também, ate que a história é boa, porém poderia ser melhor, parece que a empresa está mais focada em fazer genéricos e ganhar dinheiro de modo rápido e fácil do que a focar e fazer obras primas que nem era a Triologia Ezio Auditore foi, o Unity também ficou perfeito aquele jogo, única coisa que comprometeu o jogo foi a quantidade de bug que teve, porém foram corrigidos com um tempo e hoje em dia o jogo está jogável, e considero um dos melhores também, sem falar no modo combate do jogo também, era legal ver os movimentos de revidar, aquilo valorizava muito o jogo, e oque colocaram novamente nesse jogo foi o bloqueio e logo em seguida atacar novamente, algo que todo fã também sabe do que estou falando. Em fim, quem era fã da saga desde a saga do Altair, acho que entende meu ponto de vista e sabe como a saga tinha que continuar tomando seu rumo. A empresa realmente poderia parar de ser mercenária e voltar o legado da franquia.… Expand
  97. agent13
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    assassin's creed has been going downhill since origins but Valhalla is the worst of rpg ac games, everything is good and exciting as long as the story takes place in norway but in england the story and missions start becoming boring, the characters are bland and they don't have any feeling the world of the game is big and beautiful with convincing graphics but it feels empty filled withassassin's creed has been going downhill since origins but Valhalla is the worst of rpg ac games, everything is good and exciting as long as the story takes place in norway but in england the story and missions start becoming boring, the characters are bland and they don't have any feeling the world of the game is big and beautiful with convincing graphics but it feels empty filled with pointless objectives the main plot is also very stupid comparing to the classic AC games this isn't AC any more.
    the combat is terrible in this game and it becomes repetitive very fast and doing these simple moves for more than 50 hours is also boring and the game is toooo long i've played for 20 hours and I feel this borefest never ends.    … Expand
  98. Tacitus_Gaming
    Nov 11, 2021
    5
    A slog to get through and the world is filled with pointless things and every single door is a puzzle to unlock for some reason. I love AC but this current open world formula with nearly infinite uninspired side content to do just isn't fun. It's a chore. Odyssey was at least faster and smoother in doing things. Stealth in Odyssey was also much better and natural. Stealth in Valhalla justA slog to get through and the world is filled with pointless things and every single door is a puzzle to unlock for some reason. I love AC but this current open world formula with nearly infinite uninspired side content to do just isn't fun. It's a chore. Odyssey was at least faster and smoother in doing things. Stealth in Odyssey was also much better and natural. Stealth in Valhalla just didn't feel right in terms of mechanics and lore. The only reason this gets a 5 from me is because of all the references from other better AC games.… Expand
  99. GoodMovies88
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Better graphics than Elden Ring, that's for sure. Overall this game surprised me, it's not best AC game, but it has more to offer than Odyssey or Origins. Story is not most interesting thing in this game, but open world and exploration makes this game solid. I still wish they would go back to Black Flag/Unity era tho.
  100. G0NZ0
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst combat in any Ubisoft game. Asgard was made by an inbred, a sociopath or an inbred sociopath. If this is the future of Ubisoft, then they deserve to die, and Yves needs to eat **** One of the worst games I've played in 15 years. Every inch screams arrogance, incompetence or just pure bad game design. Only game in my life you can prove is objectively horrible. Not surprised ubisoft is littered with pervs and rapists… Expand
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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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