Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Or if you play Origins again after Valhalla, you'll see how Bayek's journey seems much more important and intense than Eivor's. Yes, Valhalla has some interesting new features compared to its predecessors, but storywise, it's totally underwhelming. Eivor is little more than a Viking seeking to conquer Britain for the sake of it.
    I really think the fuss about this game has more to do with the current interest in Norse culture than anything else. For a game that takes 100+ hours to beat, spending all that time with a boring, plain character feels a bit like a waste of time.    … Expand
  22. fredrodi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    the game even after 2 years is unplayable due to glitches, had to leave it halfway through.
  23. noobdown
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Jogo enjoativo e repetitivo demais! Com uma historia mediana o jogo esta longe de ser bom como seu antecessor.
  24. RefinedInsights
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    I was looking forward to this game for a while; upon playing it, I found out that it was a clone of dark souls, had way too many bugs, that prevented me from completing it so I had to quit early due to it not being playable. The story also sucked and was not even close to being historically accurate. Overall this one was a major decline in the series.
  25. hobnob_
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Contender for worst AC game. If you like Witcher 3, you *might* like this. If you don't like Witcher 3, you definitely *won't* like this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I've played every AC game, including Liberation HD and the 2.5D platformers. This is by far the worst of them. I have no idea what they were trying to achieve, but assuming it was meant to be something 'positive', they have failed.    … Expand
  26. Kamamura
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Once upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone areOnce upon a time, there was a game designer working for Ubisoft. This designer was not a good man - he bullied his staff and harassed his coworkers. He also had really short attention span, so he insisted on gutting and simplifying every aspect of the AC games. The man is now gone after a proper scandal, but the crippled, lame version of the AC series remain as his "legacy". Gone are well-written dialogues and historical facts cleverly woven into an intricate story, replaced by vague Netflix-grade "fanfiction". The core of the game is now pure grind - do the same things over and over and over again, collecting miniscule amounts of resources you need to spend by the ton to upgrade your gear. Or head to the shop and pay to be allowed to skip the grind. But I have found a better move yet - I headed to the shop and did not buy the game. Thus, I saved money and time to play games that actually do not suck. I recommend you do the same! BTW there were no female vikings, no female knights (knightesses), no female legionaries, you get it. That's all BS historical revisionism.… Expand
  27. GenericAmmo
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    25 HOURS IN Just the same old game thy keep pushing out. Sadly they where very lazy with this game, and you can feel it ! As you pour more of your pressure time into this remake of AC Odyssey with some tweaks and some lazy production.You get the feeling of I Just got took $$ I would avoid this one and hold out for something fresh and exciting not a reskinned unimaginative moneymaker.
  28. inf1n1ty
    Dec 23, 2020
    3
    Mostly it's a reskin of the odyssey. The fighting system still weak, the feeling of the character is bad. The setting is amazing, I liked the camp building. They also changed the LVL system, it's better but not perfect. The sounds in this game are the worst (during the celebration you might find that the crowd is silent). If you liked the odyssey you'll probably like this game, if not justMostly it's a reskin of the odyssey. The fighting system still weak, the feeling of the character is bad. The setting is amazing, I liked the camp building. They also changed the LVL system, it's better but not perfect. The sounds in this game are the worst (during the celebration you might find that the crowd is silent). If you liked the odyssey you'll probably like this game, if not just skip it. Not worth the money.… Expand
  29. lloydzx211
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    Another **** from ubisoft. Gameplay did not change, map design is good but after 2 days of playing, it bored.
  30. Hawkster315
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Graphics and atmosphere are great. Story starts out really good but then puts in so much boring filler of doing the same thing over and over. The end is not worth the 60 plus hours of pointless grinding. The combat is mindless and extremely boring with barely any loot at all. The class system is just terrible. Not sure why a majority of youtubers are saying this game is so good, im sureGraphics and atmosphere are great. Story starts out really good but then puts in so much boring filler of doing the same thing over and over. The end is not worth the 60 plus hours of pointless grinding. The combat is mindless and extremely boring with barely any loot at all. The class system is just terrible. Not sure why a majority of youtubers are saying this game is so good, im sure they are are just bought of by Ubisoft. Buyer be were. More bloated crap trying to make a game longer is ruining the franchise. Please don’t waste your time with this garbage.… Expand
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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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