Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 679 out of 2867
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  1. Naive_x
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Gooooooooood Veeeeeeeeeeeery Gooooooooooood Yessssss Ittttttttttt Isssssssssssssss
  2. TheSigns
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I'm just here to show my support for this amazing game, seems to get way too many fake 0/10's from some tasteless idiots.
  3. TECHer
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    I wanna give this game 10. Such a beautiful game and reminds me of Ghost of Tsushima somehow. That same vibe. I love this Asasin, i think new titles will be even sicker
  4. WFHCarnivean
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    I really enjoyed this game, it is so well done, it is beautiful to walk in the environment and it is what i expected.
  5. Promise78
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Very good Assassin's Creed game, maybe one of the best even. But surely better than last two games.
  6. Flybloom
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Solid AC, personally i enjoyed it way more than last two entries. Specially from story and map design standpoint. It's just interesting to explore England and Norway. Empty desert in Origins and endless amount of Islands in Odyssey were just meh. But seems like they have almost perfected their idea how to make huge open world maps interesting.
  7. cyberpunk4000
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Best of last three without a question. Open World in Valhalla is so much more interesting than Origins or Odyssey. People who wanna hate on Valhalla, because they are Origins fanboys, don't want to look at things realistically. Just cause Origins has pyramids, doesn't mean it's automatically amazing game. Story in origins was way worse than Valhalla story, same with characters. I didn'tBest of last three without a question. Open World in Valhalla is so much more interesting than Origins or Odyssey. People who wanna hate on Valhalla, because they are Origins fanboys, don't want to look at things realistically. Just cause Origins has pyramids, doesn't mean it's automatically amazing game. Story in origins was way worse than Valhalla story, same with characters. I didn't connect with Origins main character at all, while i'm connecting way more with not only main character in Valhalla, but also other side characters.… Expand
  8. Ghhy788
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Absolutely amazing AC game. There's absolutely no grind like in Odyssey, if you actually want to play this game. If you want to play it as sony story simulator, then this game is not for you. Highly recommended to people who actually enjoy playing video games!
  9. FantasyGames
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    511 negative reviews? Really? People are really that desperate to hate this game? Get a life haters, seriously, this is pathetic. Ironically i'm not even sure what were these haters expecting this game to be? Like...it's better than Odyssey and Origins and it has enough new elements, what else do you want? Sure it wasn't something extremely new, but that doesn't justify 0/10's. I feel like511 negative reviews? Really? People are really that desperate to hate this game? Get a life haters, seriously, this is pathetic. Ironically i'm not even sure what were these haters expecting this game to be? Like...it's better than Odyssey and Origins and it has enough new elements, what else do you want? Sure it wasn't something extremely new, but that doesn't justify 0/10's. I feel like most of these haters never actually liked these games and they are just angry that their stupid cyberpunk and last of us 2 failed and AC series is more popular than ever.… Expand
  10. SecretSanta
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Just to counter these fake 0/10 reviews i'm giving it solid 10/10, but this game is actually nice. Not best AC, but way better than Odyssey. I can't believe some people actually think Odyssey is better AC game. Odyssey barely had any AC elements, it had obviously nice elements and i don't hate Odyssey, but it's story was extremely boring and endless grind made it just meh. Also Odyssey'sJust to counter these fake 0/10 reviews i'm giving it solid 10/10, but this game is actually nice. Not best AC, but way better than Odyssey. I can't believe some people actually think Odyssey is better AC game. Odyssey barely had any AC elements, it had obviously nice elements and i don't hate Odyssey, but it's story was extremely boring and endless grind made it just meh. Also Odyssey's world design wasn't that interesting. Valhalla has so much more variety.… Expand
  11. SilentSeas
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I wonder why, out of all games, Assassin's Creed always gets hit by bots created by losers who have no life. Is it really because it's so extremely popular video game series? I mean it must be. Stuff like Tony Hawk remake or Mafia Remake people hardly care to leave comments, but AC? That's like most commented game every time it come out. Okay i get that Odyssey was meh and even then itI wonder why, out of all games, Assassin's Creed always gets hit by bots created by losers who have no life. Is it really because it's so extremely popular video game series? I mean it must be. Stuff like Tony Hawk remake or Mafia Remake people hardly care to leave comments, but AC? That's like most commented game every time it come out. Okay i get that Odyssey was meh and even then it didn't deserve any 0's, but why Valhalla? This game is huge comeback for Ubisoft, one of the better Assassin's Creed games ever made. It must be that either one person who hates Assassin's Creed for whatever stupid reasons he has, created about 100 fake accounts, that would explain it. There's also this other thing....it's 2020 after all. Oh well. Great game anyway, no matter how many 0's it gets, it wont change that fact.… Expand
  12. Kevindaime
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Its the best game ever!!!... I think the mecánics and history arc are amazing, its a great final for the trilogy of the games of this gen of consoles (ps4 and xbox one) . I Love vikings and this game make me feel like one, I simply Love it
  13. High_Hopes__
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft don't listen these haters who whine under every youtube video that Valhalla sucks and "only AC 1 to 3 are good". These people are not your real fans. They don't like Valhalla, Origins, Unity, Syndicate, they don't even like Black Flag. They want something like AC 1 or AC3 that has most basic boring combat with no challenge. They want small cities and generic assassination missions.Ubisoft don't listen these haters who whine under every youtube video that Valhalla sucks and "only AC 1 to 3 are good". These people are not your real fans. They don't like Valhalla, Origins, Unity, Syndicate, they don't even like Black Flag. They want something like AC 1 or AC3 that has most basic boring combat with no challenge. They want small cities and generic assassination missions. Only reason i even started caring about AC series was AC 4. Making AC 4 is literally best decision Ubisoft has ever done. I'm so, so, so glad that this Desmond **** went finally away. Reason most people play these games i going back in time, not some modern day nonsense. I wish these games never had modern day, but it is what it is, thankfully AC games got so much better starting with AC 4. AC 3 was just horrible. Ubisoft, you should only listen to your real fans, not this minority who doesn't even care about anything you have done since 2013. They are almost as annoying as people who whine under every resident evil 4 remake video, that they want code veronica remake more. Resident evil 4 is million times better game, more important game and more popular game. These who whine about code veronica are also just small group of people who don't even care about resident evil 4 at all. It's literally same with thing with AC games. I swear Ubisoft, if you go back to this AC1-AC3 nonsense, i will stop buying your games, i will stop promoting your games to my friends and i will never play any of your games ever again. Listen to your real fans.… Expand
  14. kaltunakar2
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Perfectttttttttt..i love ittttttt....it iş just like vikimgs tv seriessss..
  15. bestofthebest_
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed Valhalla was biggest launch in AC history, it was also nominated for Best Action / Adventure game. It has so much content and it's overall very fun, enjoyable game. Hater can just leave, because you all already lost. This game is Massive Success and nothing will change that fact! One of the best games of 2020.
  16. miles_to_go
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    I have strong feeling some people lie, so they could justify giving extremely low score. There's no way these people are "Assassin's Creed" fans. Valhalla has been very enjoyable so far, i'm impressed with graphics, but also soundtrack. Just this main menu music alone might be one of the best they have done. Of course Black Flag had different vibe and i like both games music equally.
  17. WindShifts
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed games is basically closest we will ever get to actual time travel. Visiting these old cities and locations is just amazing. Of course it's still fiction, but so is Red Dead Redemption and that's fine. Still close enough.
  18. DeepReviews
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    My ranking of AC series.

    1. AC 4
    2. Unity
    3. Syndicate
    4. Valhalla
    5. Origins
    6. Brotherhood
    7. AC 2
    8. Odyssey
    9. Revelations
    10. AC 3
    11. AC 1
    12. Rogue
  19. 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
  20. Samyar91
    Jan 12, 2021
    6
    The game become repetetive in all aspecr for me...I wanted the graphic to become more inspiering but it’s outdated like most of the ubisoft games...this assassin’s creed is better for me from their previous assassins but still it’s not a wow game for me..though it’s a very very big game with a lot of map and story and stuff to do..it has some moment that you like it but I got the platinumThe game become repetetive in all aspecr for me...I wanted the graphic to become more inspiering but it’s outdated like most of the ubisoft games...this assassin’s creed is better for me from their previous assassins but still it’s not a wow game for me..though it’s a very very big game with a lot of map and story and stuff to do..it has some moment that you like it but I got the platinum and I said to myself:such a waste of time because it was way too long for nothing… Expand
  21. BallzyDan
    Jan 14, 2021
    5
    The game is very disappointing in comparison to Odyssey and I like it even slightly less than Origins. The game has loaded me into an infinite sequence of my character falling thru the map, but luckily that went away after a few days before the new year. I find the leveling up more grindy than Odyssey. I would love to level up enough to unlock no fall damage, am level 45, going for 280. Fantastic
  22. blk_mamba
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Boring story. Repetitive gameplay. Uninteresting characters. It only gets 1 point for visual.
  23. P1kj
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Good game
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  24. Energylvl200
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Good Assassin's Creed game! Finnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnalyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!
  25. 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.
  26. Ftr123
    Jan 19, 2021
    6
    Really mixed Feelings about this.
    Story starts as **** and end in absolute ****.
    Gameplay is fine but buggy and not as good as Odyssey. Worst part is Asgard. Just wait till you get to it, im sure youll dislike it like i did. New Trilogy startet promising with Origins, got worse story but a hell of a better gameplay in Odyssey, but now its a mediocre Story with mediocre gameplay wiht    Really mixed Feelings about this.
    Story starts as **** and end in absolute ****.
    Gameplay is fine but buggy and not as good as Odyssey.
    Worst part is Asgard. Just wait till you get to it, im sure youll dislike it like i did.
    New Trilogy startet promising with Origins, got worse story but a hell of a better gameplay in Odyssey, but now its a mediocre Story with mediocre gameplay wiht BUGS. Did i mention the BUGS? If i forgot to mention all the BUGS, i think you get the idea now that i want to point out all the BUGS, Goddamn Ubisoft, this is a mess. If you cant finish it before Christmas, dont ship it before Christmas.    … Expand
  27. jonnyd-2007
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    Nowhere near as good as AC Odyssey. Extremely glitchy on PS4. Have had to reset the game many times for different reasons. Whilst the graphics are nice and the game looks stunning in certain areas, the textures of various surfaces take a long time to load. The characters and story are ok. I felt disappointed because the setting and history has such potential. Many of the quests areNowhere near as good as AC Odyssey. Extremely glitchy on PS4. Have had to reset the game many times for different reasons. Whilst the graphics are nice and the game looks stunning in certain areas, the textures of various surfaces take a long time to load. The characters and story are ok. I felt disappointed because the setting and history has such potential. Many of the quests are repetitive. If you are going into this after AC Odyssey prepare to be a bit disappointed.… Expand
  28. Logicalreviews
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Easily one of the best games of 2020. Anyone who says that it's worst game of the year or something is either sad cyberbug2077 fanboy or just troll.
  29. goodgames2021
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Positives : One of the best map designs Ubisoft has ever done, Beautiful graphics, Combat is fun with abilities, Story is interesting enough, open world is full of places to explore.
    Negatives : You can't craft arrows, no giant squids (at least i haven't found any).
  30. FormerUbiFan
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Valhalla is great, but i feel like it will be last Assassin's Creed game i will ever play. Because according to recent leaks, they will go back to AC1 style with next game and i'm not interested. I'm die hard fan of Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, Origins and Valhalla, but i have never liked AC 1 or AC 3. They are simply not interesting enough. Progress was one of the things that kept meValhalla is great, but i feel like it will be last Assassin's Creed game i will ever play. Because according to recent leaks, they will go back to AC1 style with next game and i'm not interested. I'm die hard fan of Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, Origins and Valhalla, but i have never liked AC 1 or AC 3. They are simply not interesting enough. Progress was one of the things that kept me with this series, Black Flag had huge world to explore in 2013, Paris looked absolutely stunning in 2014, Syndicate wasn't perfect, but London was still really nice location, Origins was even bigger game and obvious next step, while Valhalla perfected flaws of Origins and Odyssey. I really hope these leaks are not true, but if they are, i refuse to buy or support this next game. If they really go back to AC1-AC3 style then i'm done with this series and as of right now that seems to be the case. I'm almost certain that these awful leaks are true and they really do that. It' sad, but nothing lasts forever i guess. All i have to say that, thank you Ubisoft for these amazing games and this series once meant to me A LOT.… Expand
  31. Blood777
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft has always made quality games, they are obviously no Rockstar Games, but neither are other companies and that's a fact. I remember how people whined about Ubisoft games and acted like "Cybermiracle 2077" will be flawless and amazing and we all know how this turned out. Now all CDproject fanboys are quiet. Good.
  32. zorrow
    Mar 16, 2021
    10
    I really like it, it's not perfect, but what is anyway? Not as good as Black Flag, but that doesn't mean it's bad game. Huge world, lots of enemies, nice graphics. By the way i find it really ironic when some people wanna compare it to RDR2 and say that RDR2 is better. I mean are you serious? Of course RDR2 is better than Valhalla, but here's the thing - It's also better than all the otherI really like it, it's not perfect, but what is anyway? Not as good as Black Flag, but that doesn't mean it's bad game. Huge world, lots of enemies, nice graphics. By the way i find it really ironic when some people wanna compare it to RDR2 and say that RDR2 is better. I mean are you serious? Of course RDR2 is better than Valhalla, but here's the thing - It's also better than all the other recent open world games. RDR2 is once in a decade masterpiece, why would anyone compare other games to it and then act like Valhalla is meh. No, Valhalla is not meh. Just cause RDR2 is out of this world masterpiece doesn't mean that every game that can't be equally good, is automatically meh. That's not how it works. It's not only fact that RDR2 had way way way longer development time, it's also fact that Rockstar is flagship of open world games in general. Absolutely no game in history of video games has as good weather effects as RDR2. Does that mean that every game that has worse effects is now meh? I don't think so. Valhalla is still good game no matter what. It's like saying every game in 2007 sucks because they have worse graphics than Crysis. That makes no sense.… Expand
  33. Chezz43
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    Ubisoft is amazing, thank you so much for this great game. Bought this game on release day and i'm very happy that i did, it's truly great. Can't wait for Far Cry 6, i will buy Far Cry 6 day 1 as well. Nobody deserves to get these games for free. It's normal that you pay for them and if you don't want to pay, well too bad, no games for you!
  34. 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
  35. Cjmojica
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Excellent game if you like vast open world settings with a diverse game loop that continues to expand as you play. And I don't agree with some people knocking the overall environment saying it doesn’t hold a candle to Red Dead, GTA5 etc... this map is incredibly detailed and fun to explore. I give the Devs props for their efforts. It is in the same vein as Origins, and Odyssey - it doesExcellent game if you like vast open world settings with a diverse game loop that continues to expand as you play. And I don't agree with some people knocking the overall environment saying it doesn’t hold a candle to Red Dead, GTA5 etc... this map is incredibly detailed and fun to explore. I give the Devs props for their efforts. It is in the same vein as Origins, and Odyssey - it does somethings better than Odyssey and somethings not as good - but nothing terribly wrong. It is MASSIVE and I love 100+ hour rpgs as it feels i get my moneys worth, but if you don't like games that go on and on, that might be something to consider. Not perfect, but if you are a AC fan, this is a welcome addition to the series. I would rate this in reality an 8.5 but since all these trolls rate the game 0 for nonsensical reasons, I have to try and bring up the average ya know...… Expand
  36. TheValhalla
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Positives - Graphics, Main character (male version, because better voice acting), Story, Map design, Combat, Abilities
    Negatives - Some bugs time to time, but nothing game breaking
  37. OutlawTX
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    At 100 hours in, I’m done. I can’t play this anymore. The first and only reason it held me this long is for my love of Norse history and mythology. At this point, playing Valhalla is like beating my head against a wall. A way to pass the time yet utterly pointless and incredibly boring. The story has taken a turn into the realm of, “I don’t care about any of these people, why am I stillAt 100 hours in, I’m done. I can’t play this anymore. The first and only reason it held me this long is for my love of Norse history and mythology. At this point, playing Valhalla is like beating my head against a wall. A way to pass the time yet utterly pointless and incredibly boring. The story has taken a turn into the realm of, “I don’t care about any of these people, why am I still playing this?”
    I INCREDIBLY regret buying this.    … Expand
  38. fallenazael
    Jan 8, 2021
    0
    Boring game.
    Its the same thing over and over again.
    - Go to new location. - Talk to 1 dimensional instantly forgettable characters. - Jump through hoops for them in pointless missions - Raid a castle. - Go to new location. The armors are terrible especially at high level looking space age and utterly out of place in a viking game. Pointless tedious side quests ... rock stacking.    Boring game.
    Its the same thing over and over again.
    - Go to new location.
    - Talk to 1 dimensional instantly forgettable characters.
    - Jump through hoops for them in pointless missions
    - Raid a castle.
    - Go to new location.

    The armors are terrible especially at high level looking space age and utterly out of place in a viking game.
    Pointless tedious side quests ... rock stacking. Really!?
    I've played 30+ hours and I cannot play it any more.
    It is the first assassin's creed game I haven't completed. Enough said    … Expand
  39. x_silent_x
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Very good--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  40. Synergy101
    Jan 18, 2021
    6
    After finish Odyssey, I can say that Valhalla is nothing special. World in Odyssey was so beautiful, in Valhalla it's just mountains and hills and some rivers, which all look the same. Blue and Brown if I'm correct. I don't know why WHY they took out auto find enemies with the crow, what's the point in having a bird if you can't lock on, it just flies around and shows you what you alreadyAfter finish Odyssey, I can say that Valhalla is nothing special. World in Odyssey was so beautiful, in Valhalla it's just mountains and hills and some rivers, which all look the same. Blue and Brown if I'm correct. I don't know why WHY they took out auto find enemies with the crow, what's the point in having a bird if you can't lock on, it just flies around and shows you what you already see on the map... The skill tree is weird, you don't see skills ahead of the tree you are going into, most of the skills are shared grey , so you might follow a path and then you see a skill you don't want , just wasted all that time . But you can respec for free so that's good.i guess re specking is for free cuz they knew ppl wouldn't like the system. Combat is worse then Odyssey, the fights get so repetitive after mission 14, even on berserker it's so easy. Skills are bland and nothing special. And if this is Vikings, boat battles were a big part of their history, and there are no boat battles, weird in that. Overall, I put the game up for sale after 13 hours of playing, I'm working on Ghost of Tusushima and that is AMAZING! 10/10.
    6 is generous for Valhalla, 7 is over generous.    … Expand
  41. PlayerReady
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Valhalla is here to stay! It's easily better than Odyssey and even Origins. I still like Black Flag more, but Black Flag is top tier game and i was never expecting Valhalla to be better than that. I'm just really worried that with next game they will go back that horrible AC Revelations / AC 3 type of gameplay where you just have one boring city, basically no rpg elements and most genericValhalla is here to stay! It's easily better than Odyssey and even Origins. I still like Black Flag more, but Black Flag is top tier game and i was never expecting Valhalla to be better than that. I'm just really worried that with next game they will go back that horrible AC Revelations / AC 3 type of gameplay where you just have one boring city, basically no rpg elements and most generic missions possible. I hope i'm wrong tho, but that's exactly what those people on youtube want. They are minority, but they are constantly annoying Ubisoft that "new games bad, old games good" and i'm afraid Ubisoft might actually listen them. Of course i hope i'm wrong, but if not, i refuse to support or play next AC game. Basically if next game will be like ac 1 or revelations, to me this series is dead. If it's like black flag or even Unity, i would be fine with it, because Unity already had tons of customization options and rpg elements, it also had better parkour than any of the older games. So that would be fine.… Expand
  42. StoleMyheart234
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    There's bunch of older gamers (usually 40+ years old, but sadly some even in their 30s like 35-36) who endlessly whine about "no you can buy xp, no" lol. All i have to say is that "cry me a river" lol. Like most actual gamers don't cared about that stuff and you know why? Because it doesn't matter. It doesn't affect your SINGLE PLAYER gameplay at all. Game is perfectly balanced, you getThere's bunch of older gamers (usually 40+ years old, but sadly some even in their 30s like 35-36) who endlessly whine about "no you can buy xp, no" lol. All i have to say is that "cry me a river" lol. Like most actual gamers don't cared about that stuff and you know why? Because it doesn't matter. It doesn't affect your SINGLE PLAYER gameplay at all. Game is perfectly balanced, you get skill points literally all the time (2 each time btw). So this whining is just typical thing that old gamers waste their time on, who really never cared about Assassin's Creed anyway and are pissed that their "favorite rpg" Fallout is dead and gone. I would say it's sad reality to live in, where actual gamers need to co-exist with these annoying old whiners, but at the same time, it's actually funny reality, because in the end, who cares really? They can whine as much as they want, it doesn't matter, nobody cares. So yeah, great game.… Expand
  43. 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
  44. 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...
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. Bloom345
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    I love this game, sue me.............................................................................................
  48. thiagosrdg
    Apr 21, 2021
    10
    O jogo é muito bom, com ótimos gráficos, boa jogabilidade e um mundo aberto muito legal de explorar. Muito bem feito, é o melhor jogo da Ubisoft até o momento. O jogo é muito bem ambientado e a história do jogo é bem roteirizada.
  49. Mohammad60401
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Assassins Creed Valhalla Is Very good Game in 10 year ago !

    But have a problem on PS4 :
    Crashing
  50. TheHiddenBlade
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    assassin's creed is back and better than ever!!! Good - graphics, story, world, enemies
    Bad - some minor bugs, nothing bad.
  51. WhenDustSettles
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and oneThis game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and one of the best of 2020. The end.… Expand
  52. wellwellwell_
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Beautiful open worlds, both Norway and England can stand on their own. Lots of things to explore and discover. Tons of enemies to fight with.
  53. centurygames
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
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  54. Reaper_87
    Feb 5, 2021
    8
    Very fun game but was severely lacking in mods from Odyssey. Gave a -1 due to the bugs and crashing at launch that cause players such as myself to not progress to chapter 2-3 after the new patch came out and had to restart from 11hrs in. Other than that, it was a very fun game in this latest AC trilogy but was definitely weaker than Origins and Odyssey in my honest opinion. Looking forwardVery fun game but was severely lacking in mods from Odyssey. Gave a -1 due to the bugs and crashing at launch that cause players such as myself to not progress to chapter 2-3 after the new patch came out and had to restart from 11hrs in. Other than that, it was a very fun game in this latest AC trilogy but was definitely weaker than Origins and Odyssey in my honest opinion. Looking forward to the DLCs when they come out, new raid integration was also fun but I rather have had the oceanic battles from Oddysey. Alliance forging was fun but extremely repetitive but overall, very fun game. Would recommend to anyone reading this review. Lates!… Expand
  55. ShadowXRenegade
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    Melhor jogo que a ubisoft já fez ! Apesar dos bugs presentes no jogo a sua maioria são visuais poucos deles interferiram na minha experiência em missões, a história do jogo não é algo grandioso ao ponto de merecer um GOTY e sua jogabilidade não tem nada de inovador mas é extremamente divertido ao ponto de que até mesmo platinei o jogo algo que também não é muito difícil talvez o maior erroMelhor jogo que a ubisoft já fez ! Apesar dos bugs presentes no jogo a sua maioria são visuais poucos deles interferiram na minha experiência em missões, a história do jogo não é algo grandioso ao ponto de merecer um GOTY e sua jogabilidade não tem nada de inovador mas é extremamente divertido ao ponto de que até mesmo platinei o jogo algo que também não é muito difícil talvez o maior erro desse jogo foi usar o nome da franquia de assassin's creed por que de assassinos ali não tem quase nada… Expand
  56. Peanut81
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    Very good game but it could be better with less bugs. For me it's the best game of this trilogy.
  57. HonestOpinionzz
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Overall it's not best assassins creed, but it's far from worst, like some haters try to pretend. Better than origins and odyssey.
  58. FreeSpeech
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Sure it had some bugs and still has some bugs here and there, but overall it was working game from day 1, unlike cyberpunk 2077. I have played Valhalla over 100 hours and half of it might be just walking around and enjoying scenery, this game is really beautiful, but story is also million times better than Odyssey or Origins.
  59. IcareToomuch
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Okay short review : game is good, better than odyssey. Haters are angry because this game was huge hit so they will leave 0/10 reviews and pretend like it's bad game. People enjoy this game regardless, because nobody cares what some sad haters say. Life goes on. The end.
  60. SoyArTu
    Feb 24, 2021
    8
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla es en efecto un buen juego, el gameplay, soundtrack y ambientación simplemente son hipnóticos, pero hay un par de cosas por las cuales no le he puesto 10/10
    La historia carece de giros y puntos dramáticos, se nota que muchas de las alianzas están ahí para llegar a
  61. Carribean
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    Good graphics, nice huge world to explore, some missions are meh, but most of the game is fun and free roam makes up for it. All these 0/10's are just fake reviews from pathetic losers who haven't even bought it.
  62. KeepHatingLoser
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    Only logical score to give this game is 10/10 because no-life haters have ruined any possibility to give something else with their 0/10 scores. I mean thanks haters, because now this game literally will only get 10/10's. All thanks to you :)))). Amazing game.
  63. Gamej
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    Is it as good as Unity or Black Flag? Nope. But it's still more Assassin's Creed game than Odyssey was. At least it has this actual AC feel. Graphics are nice, story is fine (nothing special sadly), combat is fun. I think best parts of this game are actually still coming - Ireland and Paris DLC's look extremely promising, but even without these, it's very solid game!
  64. Kingdom2021
    May 4, 2021
    10
    While "Rockstar Games" (King of Gaming) is working on their next masterpiece, people should just accept that until then "Ubisoft" rules this kingdom. I think everyone agrees that 2019 was absolute fail for "Ubisoft", but Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been huge comeback. It was their best selling PC game of all time. That's huge. AC Valhalla is one of the few, if not only game from 2020While "Rockstar Games" (King of Gaming) is working on their next masterpiece, people should just accept that until then "Ubisoft" rules this kingdom. I think everyone agrees that 2019 was absolute fail for "Ubisoft", but Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been huge comeback. It was their best selling PC game of all time. That's huge. AC Valhalla is one of the few, if not only game from 2020 that is still constantly played and updated. Far Cry 6 seems to be another hit, so they really seem to be back and it makes me very happy, because they are one of the few companies that actually deserve it. They make more games than most companies ever could,. Not all of them are hits, but most of them are at least decent, if not great. My playtime on AC Valhalla as of rn is 280 hours and i don't feel like stopping anytime soon. This game is so addicting and fun.… Expand
  65. Codwinsin2021
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    I'm glad that most of the human population seems to like and respect this game and that's all that matters. This minority can hate it, if they want, but that doesn't even matter. It's a great game, end of story. It's not best game of all time, but it's way better than last two AC games. Knowing that next one will be huge fail (because it's live service bs), Valhalla will be basically lastI'm glad that most of the human population seems to like and respect this game and that's all that matters. This minority can hate it, if they want, but that doesn't even matter. It's a great game, end of story. It's not best game of all time, but it's way better than last two AC games. Knowing that next one will be huge fail (because it's live service bs), Valhalla will be basically last AC for a very long time, so instead of hating on it, people should be actually happy that it exists. Valhalla might not become a classic like Black Flag, Unity or Syndicate, but at least Ubisoft tried this time.… Expand
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. Knuckertron
    Jan 16, 2021
    3
    I won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door theI won’t be finishing this game. My 3 rating is from visuals alone, as anything else in this game is ridiculously rewashed and repeated to the point of boredom. My character uses the same two axes I found before leaving the starting zone, and I’m over 40 hours into this game. The side quests are pointless, and most of the time you’re looking for loot it’s in a hidden underground door the developers try to hide from you to purposefully add game time to a story that feels like it was written by robots. If software could be made on a factory line, this would be a textbook example. This open world is huge, and lacking everything but some scattered boss fights whose challenge lies behind number walls you need to grind levels for so they don’t one shot you with incredibly basic combat powers. This game is a chore, and it even has your chores listed and broken down by area. The only thing more repetitive than the gameplay are the execution finishers, which will have you slay each of the five or six different enemies the same way throughout this snoozefest. Also, your Viking has no problem impaling people on spears but civilians are off limits. You can dual-wield, but your attack style only uses the main hand. The combat devolves into pressing the R2 button, and that’s it. It honestly doesn’t matter how you build your character because the absolutely whack progression system allows you to do everything eventually. AC has taken a bounding leap backwards with this installment. Ubisoft recently apologized for using “ableist” language in a specific character description and I really wish they’d just apologize for taking years out of their developers lives for producing this.… Expand
  74. roivas99
    Jan 27, 2021
    1
    I don't care how good of a game you make. When you introduce minigames where you stack rocks for 3 hours & relies on pixel perfect placement of 3D objects, you've made a bad game.
  75. Iwillneverdie
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    It's good enough on PS4, considering that it's almost impossible to buy PS5, it looks good enough on PS4. Good game overall.
  76. Tetris6999
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Generally very enjoyable game. Negatives? some bugs. But 4 big maps, long story and beautiful graphics make up for it.
  77. 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
  78. 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.
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. 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.
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. SuperShrooms
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    Assassin's Creed games feel quite average after playing Ghost of Tsushima. Step it up Ubisoft. This game doesn't have any wow factor. Just your typical regurgitated Ubisoft game. These games need something different. Something new. This ain't it and at today's standards it just doesn't cut it.
  86. Listn2MyOpinion
    Dec 4, 2020
    8
    For German players:

    Mich hat Valhalla definitiv nicht enttäuscht, mit 120 Spielstunden habe ich seit letzter Woche bereits meine Platintrophäe auf der Ps4. Das ersetzen der Sidequests durch Weltereignisse ist ebenfalls sehr gelungen, jedoch gefiel mir das Looting System aus Origins um Längen besser als das Jetzige. 70 Stunden drin war ich immer noch mit der Axt meines Vaters und der    For German players:

    Mich hat Valhalla definitiv nicht enttäuscht, mit 120 Spielstunden habe ich seit letzter Woche bereits meine Platintrophäe auf der Ps4.
    Das ersetzen der Sidequests durch Weltereignisse ist ebenfalls sehr gelungen, jedoch gefiel mir das Looting System aus Origins um Längen besser als das Jetzige.
    70 Stunden drin war ich immer noch mit der Axt meines Vaters und der Montur meines Clans unterwegs. Was vielfallt in Auswahl schaffen sollte, hat genau das Gegenteil geschafft, man wechselt nichts mehr, da gerade wenn man seine Montur und Waffen aufwertet mit den doch recht begrenzten Metallen, wird einem schnell klar, dass es sich einfach oftmals nicht lohnt andere Waffe aufzuwerten und dann upzugraden nur um sie mal auszuprobieren.
    Die Artefakte hingegen sind eine Entscheidung die ich nicht groß beurteilen kann, gefühlt haben die Flüche nur eine kleine Rätsel Komponente und bringen weder Loot bis auf mal ein Opal oder ein paar Titan, auch keine anderweitige Änderung, bis auf ein wenig xp.
    Die römischen Artefakte haben das selbe Problem, großartig viel hat man von diesen nicht, bis auf das man durch das sammeln später in der Siedlung diese eintauschen kann gegen Tattoovorlagen oder auch Waffen.

    Das Kampfsystem fällt ebenfalls etwas schlechter aus als bei seinen Vorgängern, erst recht spät im Spiel, wenn man im Skilltree die richtigen Fähigkeiten freigeschaltet hat, kommt man so richtig in fahrt.
    Skillpunkte kann man beliebig zurücknehmen und neu verteilen, was es umso sinnloser macht, den Skilltree zu verstecken, bis auf die Tatsache das es echt nervt.

    Aber wie oben schon angemerkt sind die Highlights wirklich die Weltereignisse und das Storysystem, diese sind gestrickt mit Witcher 3 Vorbild und bieten einem Interessante Kurzgeschichten die oftmals mit anderen Weltereignissen zusammen spielen und eine kleine Geschichte weben. Weltereignisse bestehen aber nicht nur aus Nebenquests, sondern auch aus Animus-Anomalien welche Puzzleparkourspiele sind, Drengr und Töchter-Herausforderungen, diese sind Side-Bossfights und Unterscheiden sich doch beträchtlich von einander und auch legendären Tieren und einem meiner Favoriten, den Steinmännchen-Rätseln, diese nehmen den Wind aus den Segeln und lassen einen wirklich mal einer anderen Erfahrung teil werden.

    Was das Storysystem angeht, ist die Idee genial gemacht und umgesetzt, nur fehlt es der Story etwas an sich. Soll man nur Englaland erobern oder nur Bündnisse schließen? Das eine wird gesagt und das andere gemacht. Und auch zu welchem größeren Zweck wird einem auch erst viel später so richtig klar, wenn man in die Sigurd gebiete reißt.
    Die Charaktere sind wenigstens sehr gut geschrieben und die einzelnen Gebietsstorylines auch recht Interessant, jedoch hätte ich mir tatsächlich mehr der Detektivstory wie in der Story von Soma mit dem Verräter gewünscht.

    Was noch erwähnt werden sollte, ich hatte recht viele Crashes, aber soviel auch von Bugs berichtet wird, wird man in seinem eigenen Spieldurchlauf nur auf sehr wenige stoßen.

    Fazit : 8/10    … Expand
  87. 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
  88. 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.
  89. 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.
  90. 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.
  91. Sajria
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    I'm really love this game!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  92. 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.
  93. warriorjoy
    Jan 2, 2021
    4
    Very Mediocre
    The system with contrast and brightness is idiotic, and makes parts of the game near unplayable.
    The fighting system needs some serious improvement
    I personally wouldn't bother to play, and will be returning mine on Monday
  94. SplitMind
    Jan 2, 2021
    4
    I played this game for about 8 hours, and 6 of those hours were pretty similar. Valhalla is just like the last four or five AC games. Somehow, I found Valhalla to be worse.

    The graphics are by far Valhalla’s best feature. The backdrop of English woodland and rivers makes for a very pleasant and vibrant environment. The problem I have with this is the same as Origins and Odyssey; it’s    I played this game for about 8 hours, and 6 of those hours were pretty similar. Valhalla is just like the last four or five AC games. Somehow, I found Valhalla to be worse.

    The graphics are by far Valhalla’s best feature. The backdrop of English woodland and rivers makes for a very pleasant and vibrant environment. The problem I have with this is the same as Origins and Odyssey; it’s just too big. After a few hours things almost seem to ‘repeat’, as backgrounds look familiar no matter where you are on the map.

    The story of Valhalla is as forgettable as previous entries, like a limp attempt at a JRPG. There’s a big battle at the start where you as a child witness people you love dying, leading to revenge quests. I don’t even think there’s a risk of spoiling the story here as it’s so familiar and cropped from every other game of this genre. I found the voice acting of female Eivor to be painfully cringey and forced also.

    The gameplay of Valhalla is where they somehow made the game significantly worse than its predecessors. With Odyssey there was an enjoyable loop with satisfying combat. Valhalla has somehow lost this. Combat is monotonous. Areas are irritating to traverse, with rooms becoming so randomly dark.

    The map of Valhalla is stupidly large and bloated with the same Ubisoft open-world crap that you need to explore and collect. It’s copied and pasted almost identically from previous entries. At first, it’s nice to explore but then I see familiar icons appearing on the map and large distances to unlock fast travel points and become very fatigued by the repetition.

    If Valhalla was the only AC game on PS4, this would be a pretty decent game, but asking us to pay full price for the same old game with a new coat of paint is scandalous.

    Valhalla also suffers massively from a lack of identity. The Viking theme isn’t as vivid and won’t live on in my memory as Origin and Odyssey did with their Egyptian and Greek themes. Games like Greedfall and Witcher have similar woodland environments, making Valhalla feel like it’s treading old ground.

    Let’s also not forget the buggy nature of this game and the exploitative microtransactions.
    Overall, this is a game to be avoided. Origins and Odyssey had refreshing elements, but Valhalla wears out its welcome very quickly, coming across as a game designed by businessmen sat around a table in suits rather than passionate developers keen to expand the limits of videogames. Avoid.    … Expand
  95. Vibroman
    Aug 25, 2021
    1
    Much worse than previous game, boring world, boring story, boring visuals(forest,swmps,fields).

    Just go and play Odyssey, it is so much better in every way possible.
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. piuscorvus
    Jul 15, 2021
    6
    Valhalla continues in the manner of Origins and Odyssey. If you liked those two games, you will probably like this one too. Only, next to the main and usual side quests you have now your own settlement that you can build and develop and always return to. It is a nice new thing but far from a settlement (or a camp) that you have in Red Dead Redemption II, for example. Upgrading houses andValhalla continues in the manner of Origins and Odyssey. If you liked those two games, you will probably like this one too. Only, next to the main and usual side quests you have now your own settlement that you can build and develop and always return to. It is a nice new thing but far from a settlement (or a camp) that you have in Red Dead Redemption II, for example. Upgrading houses and buildings in your settlement opens a few side quests but apart from that there is nothing much to do there.

    Speaking of the story… nothing special here. You are a Viking, who is looking for allies in order to conquer England. The world is huge and you play partly in Norway and the largest part of the game you will be in England. In every region you have a couple of main quests before you get yourself an ally. It was all fairly interesting but after finishing a couple of regions I felt like I was in an endless tunnel with no light to announce the end (the moment I was finished with one region, another one would open… and then another one… and another one…).

    After I finished the game, I wondered why the title was “Assassin's Creed” because the game (a story at least) had so little to do with an Assassin’s Creed. The main character is a Viking (he is not an Assassin), who only meets a few Assassins on the way but there is nothing more that connects this game or story with Assassin's Creed. Except the gameplay, of course.

    When I started playing, I was surprised by the graphics, which are not bad but I have seen much better looking games from the previous year. Before I started Valhalla, I played The Last of Us Part II after which Valhalla looked almost like a previous generation game. The animation is mostly average; lip synching is bad for the most part and voice expressions that you hear usually do not match face expressions that you see on the screen.

    One of the main issues: the game is way too long. It took me 149 hours to complete the game with all side quests and find all treasures and chests. This would have been a really cool and fun game if it would have been 40 or 50 hours long. But 149 hours… There must be a moment to stop and finish something but no… Ubisoft rather opens another region on the map and another set of the same missions. After 149 hours, everything that was good about this game turned out bad and boring at the end.

    Within a huge world you will find plenty of nice landscapes but also an awful lot of copy-pasting, which is already a long tradition for Ubisoft. There are so many identical buildings, houses, churches, so many identical puzzles… It is all cool at the beginning but to complete the game you will have to do those cool things so often that at the end, you will not find them cool anymore.

    Side quests (called “world events”) are generally short events that will take few minutes to solve and they are a bit more interesting compared to the previous games (if you ignore the fact that there are again far too many of them and some of them are quite retarded).

    There are less armors and weapons in this game, which some people will hate but I found it better, less confusing and you definitely spend less time browsing the menu. The combat is not the best in the world but it unfortunately ages fast and gets boring because of the game’s huge length.

    My playthrough was really, really buggy and bugs appeared far too often and interrupted the gameplay flow. One of the most frequent bugs was that after a longer horse ride your character and horse would freeze while entering a city or a village. There is probably no game without bugs but this game has too many of them..

    Missing textures are also a big issue in this game. Textures of the roads or nearby houses would are often like in a PS1 video game. I personally think that this is unacceptable especially when developers wave all the time with phrases such as “next generation experience”. This was far from that.

    It feels that half of the game are loading screens. Even when you only wanted to talk with some pedestrians on the street there was a black loading screen! Fast travel was senseless in most of the cases unless you wanted to skip a very big distance (sometimes it was faster to ride a horse than to use the fast travel option). I always used fast travel when I needed to go to the toilet.

    All in all, I enjoyed the first 15 or 20 hours of the game but later I could not get rid of an “unfinished” feel that followed me through the whole game surely because Ubisoft continues a tradition of publishing new Assassin's Creed games far too often. It is not surprising that there are always so many issues because one year is obviously not enough for a huge open world game like this (if you want a great game at the end, I mean…). Ubisoft also continues a tradition of horrible writing, bad acting, copy-pasting as if the only goal is to make the longest game with a largest world possible with thousands of side quests in it.    … Expand
  99. EmirSelcukBW
    Feb 16, 2021
    10
    Please before writing a post play on Ps4 Pro. AC: Valhalla’s story and other things are good but game has bugs.
  100. 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
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  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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