Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  1. 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>:(
  2. HugeyBear
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    It's a good game but not as good as Odyssey was. Would have liked to have seen more focus on combat rather than needless filler content. Still, I have enjoyed my time with. it looks gorgeous and traversing the map and synchronizing locations is better than ever.
  3. Serg_Svetashev
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    This is not the game, this is sh**. Gameplay impotence. Waisted time and money.
  4. BobKnudsen
    Dec 10, 2020
    0
    Trash release with bugs and crashes that make it unplayable. Don't ask for a refund either, they'll tell you to piss off
  5. Kresus
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    Good game . The graphics stunning as always, however the gameplay very similar to origins and odyssey. Could have been smother with better physics.
  6. ColdestCoronuh
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Great entry to the Assassins Creed franchise. Reminds me of AC 2 in all the best ways. Music director from AC2 came back and killed it. Cant wait for a truly next gen assassins creed. Stop supporting old consoles!!!
  7. Jon0Fun
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    A vast beautiful open world let down by a boring overly long story and constant crashes!
  8. Hercon10
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    Great game! Much improvement from AC Origins and Odyssey. I generally don't like mindless hacking and slashing but the fights in this game are enjoyable. Stealth assassins are superb and RPG elements are great. Side missions are great improvement from former AC games and can be challenging and witty.
  9. felo725291
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    I never write reviews, but this is worth it: DO NOT BUY! You will get very frustrated!

    FULL of bugs. They completely destroy the gaming experience: corrupted saved files when manually saving, skills appearing and disappearing, in game stuck characters ("A wise friend" bug), not able to complete quests, quiver upgrade bug, etc. After months developers do not fix things. Every hour of    I never write reviews, but this is worth it: DO NOT BUY! You will get very frustrated!

    FULL of bugs. They completely destroy the gaming experience: corrupted saved files when manually saving, skills appearing and disappearing, in game stuck characters ("A wise friend" bug), not able to complete quests, quiver upgrade bug, etc. After months developers do not fix things. Every hour of gameplay there is a bug. Worse game ever.    … Expand
  10. ediepaula77
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Perfect as hell ,amazing graphic ,good story,...............................100/100
  11. VarisNaito
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    After 115 hours, I can say that I have “beaten” AC: Valhalla on the PS4. Note the quotation marks, we’ll get into those later. The game acts as the third installment of the “new generation” of AC titles that began with Origins in 2017. Valhalla follows the story of the Viking Eivor and the Raven Clan as they journey from Norway to establish a settlement in England. The course of the gameAfter 115 hours, I can say that I have “beaten” AC: Valhalla on the PS4. Note the quotation marks, we’ll get into those later. The game acts as the third installment of the “new generation” of AC titles that began with Origins in 2017. Valhalla follows the story of the Viking Eivor and the Raven Clan as they journey from Norway to establish a settlement in England. The course of the game will have you as Eivor journey to the various shires to establish friendly relations, either by working for the current lord or actively opposing them. The musical score meets the lofty standards of Assassin’s Creed, though oftentimes I find myself forgetting the score is there. This gives no points for or against the game in my view. Like many of the AC titles, the graphical glitches and bugs abound. Roughly twice per play session I would find myself saving and loading a game to get around a bug that wouldn’t let me continue. While on par with AC titles, I will have to take a point away from it. Graphically, despite the bugs, the game retains the graphical beauty of the generation, oftentimes I found myself marveling at the landscapes, particularly of Norway and the first dreamscape world. You read that right. Players of Origins and Odyssey will know that on occasion the main character will delve into a dream-like state, entering a fantastical new world to solve a problem along their journey. Origins did this in it’s Curse of the Pharaohs DLC, and Odyssey in its Fate of Atlantis DLC. Valhalla sees Eivor enter two of the Nine Realms from Norse Mythology, both of which are expertly designed and beautifully written. With these realms, Valhalla has a total of five world maps to explore. In terms of gameplay, the game favors direct combat more often, but stealth can be rewarding and is doable. This makes sense, as Eivor is a Viking raider, with loose training in the ways of the Hidden Ones. Usually, I’ll find myself attempting stealth until I inevitably alert the guards and have to go full drengr on them. The equipment system is similar to that of Odyssey, but each item is unique and can be upgraded to mythical potential. This let me wear the outfit I wanted, without it being too under-leveled for what I was doing. A new mechanic of Raids has been added, impromptu events that you can trigger by sailing your crew up to monastery. As you and your crew slaughter the guards, you run around finding supplies and raw materials to bring back to your village to build. Conquest battles from Odyssey have returned vaguely as siege battles, in which you lead an army to break through an enemy’s defenses and slay their commanders. I found these events to be quite fun, with most of them being unique from the others and cinematic in their own lights. The collectables around the map take the form of wealth, generally weapons and armor and materials to upgrade them, artifacts, such as tattoo designs or literal Roman artifacts, and mysteries. The mysteries are small side-missions, generally contained to a small area around its blip on the map. These go the range from fun to boring, and none are ever too challenging, save for the ones that require you to fight, but those also tend to be the most rewarding. Animus glitches were brought back from the Ezio trilogy, giving you a very fun parkour challenge that gave you a glimpse of an Isu secret at the end. Collecting them all gave you a small cinematic, tying Norse Mythology to the world of AC. In fact, Valhalla does a wonderful job tying the Assassin’s Creed world together, and one is bound to find hints of every game era in this one. Flyting challenges have been added, basically Viking rap battles, in which Eivor must match the rhyme and rhythm of their opponent to succeed, granting a charisma increase. Higher charisma will lead to favorable dialogue options throughout the game. As a minigame, the developers have added a dice game called “Orlog,” which I found to be very fun in the early game and not worth my time in the late game. Drinking contests, cairn staking, and even brawls with other Vikings provide a player with a plethora of things to do. And after 115 hours, I believe I have done everything this game has to offer. Every blip on the map is cleared and I’ve finished every mission that didn’t involve the opal dealer. Sorry, Reda, not interested. And yet, I’ve yet to see credits roll, and I can’t figure out why. The game has had essentially three endings, the first being the most climactic of them, with the second and third decreasing in importance and feeling more like “after credit” scenes than anything else. I enjoyed them, the game just seemed to keep puttering on, for hours even after what I had first assumed would be the ending.
    All in all, Valhalla stands as a fantastic entry to the franchise. It’s fun, it brings the world together, and writing-wise is the best written game in the series, and it falls where other AC titles fall.    … Expand
  12. Kaldolmar
    Jan 13, 2021
    5
    Honestly, not a fan.

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

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

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

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

    With all that said, it's better than the trainwreck that is AC Odyssey.    … Expand
  13. juchira
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    This would be a good game without the game breaking bugs. This game keeps crashing all the time. Sometimes I can play an hour without crashing and sometimes few minutes. But everytime I play it crashes at some point.
  14. 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.
  15. filipRed
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    Assassin's creed Valhalla consegue ser incrível e falho ao mesmo tempo, apesar de tudo foi um grande acerto a Ubisoft.
    Sua história é envolvente com personagens carismáticos e gostaveis, a ambientação também é de se admirar, o jogo consegue te deixar imerso no universo proposto, você realmente se sente um Viking que busca criar sua própria saga. O mapa do jogo é muito grade e cheio de    Assassin's creed Valhalla consegue ser incrível e falho ao mesmo tempo, apesar de tudo foi um grande acerto a Ubisoft.
    Sua história é envolvente com personagens carismáticos e gostaveis, a ambientação também é de se admirar, o jogo consegue te deixar imerso no universo proposto, você realmente se sente um Viking que busca criar sua própria saga. O mapa do jogo é muito grade e cheio de atividades que vão levar boas horas de gameplay caso busque o 100%, apesar que nem todas são divertidas e algumas irão te fazer passar raiva.
    Porém como foi dito antes o jogo também é falho, com vários problemas que podem transformar sua experiência em algo frustrante, o jogo ta cheio de bugs que não permitem que você complete uma missão, te obrigando a dar um re-loading, o sond desing do jogo também é um problema ao ponto de em uma lita importante n ter som algum, sem falar que quando me aproximava do final o jogo começou a crashar várias vezes. Outro grande problema são as micro transações, com itens q eram pra estar no jogo mas foram tirados pra serem vendidos na loja, sem contar o re-color de armaduras pra venda na mesma. Concluindo AC Valhalla é um jogo grande e divertido, eu msm demorei 126 horas pra platina-lo, mas apesar de toda a diversão o jogador deve ser paciente, pois ira ter alguns problemas, pois, apesar aa Ubisoft ter aceitado com o jogo, ela prefere botar ítem novo na loja do que consertar os problemas do jogo.    … Expand
  16. sametyazar
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    amazing game
  17. Marsupio
    Sep 1, 2021
    5
    Valhalla is the worst ac in the series. Incredibly boring repeatitive, too damn long (50 hours only for the main quest) and a ton of mandatory fetch quest
  18. Rondalh
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Solid game! Odyssey had awful story and unlikable characters, Valhalla is complete opposite of that game. I'm very happy that i bought this game. Thank you Ubisoft, one of the best video game companies of all time! : )
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. ThallesNathan23
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Talvez o melhor jogo da franquia. Pode não ser o melhor, mas fica entre os melhores. Sensacional!
  26. 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
  27. Geralt123
    Nov 13, 2020
    5
    Basically, it is Odyssey with other landscacpe. Story forgettable, combat spongy, silly side quests, embarrassing dialogues.

    I don't know what is wrong with Ubisoft but obviously their Copy-Paste-System of game developing works for them. Unfotunately.
  28. LatinCritic13
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    Layla Hassan’s next chapter in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is grand, beguiling, and ferocious, but feels a bit slight out of hand where it doesn’t actually feel like an actual AC game we all know and love. It is indeed the darkest Assassin’s Creed entry you’ll ever play trust me on that one.
  29. Dinglebat299
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    Buggy mess. Whatever was left of assassin's creed has been replaced with generic open world mechanics (which is saying something). Nothing really interesting about it. It's a game for small children disguised as something more.
  30. ExoDeploy
    Nov 26, 2020
    8
    (Review updated after patch 1.02) - Bugs, few Disc errors and the Solace early quest was stopping thousands of players to play the game. High prio bugs reported before launch and still no fix 7+ days later. The game is very good, once patched and fixed. Core loops are in place and will keep you hooked for a while. Combat system takes a bit of time to get used to, going beyond the button(Review updated after patch 1.02) - Bugs, few Disc errors and the Solace early quest was stopping thousands of players to play the game. High prio bugs reported before launch and still no fix 7+ days later. The game is very good, once patched and fixed. Core loops are in place and will keep you hooked for a while. Combat system takes a bit of time to get used to, going beyond the button smashing especially for level 50+ enemies is required and a little more strategic. Probably one of the most complete game released this year.… Expand
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

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