Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2106 Ratings

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  1. AndreyCloud
    Dec 26, 2020
    7
    I have had a lot of mixed feelings about this game. First and foremost, I liked it for the most part, compared to other AC games. I enjoyed the environment and the amount of detail within the world. I liked the side content like building the village or the board game orlog. The story I thought was great and had a nice ending: The Eivor and Sigurd saga, traveling to Asgard and Jotunheim wasI have had a lot of mixed feelings about this game. First and foremost, I liked it for the most part, compared to other AC games. I enjoyed the environment and the amount of detail within the world. I liked the side content like building the village or the board game orlog. The story I thought was great and had a nice ending: The Eivor and Sigurd saga, traveling to Asgard and Jotunheim was fun, some of the province arcs were great and unique from the others (for the most part). Its biggest downfall is by far is its length, it took me 70 hrs to finish this game. Most people that play an rpg game for that long are simply there to 100% the game, not still trying to finish the main story line. I enjoyed the game at the start and for the first 40 hrs or so, but there seemed to simply be no end in sight at that point and everything started feeling tiring and monotonous. Besides that main problem, this game was teetering on the border of being too glitchy for my liking. Some very annoying bugs appeared here and there, sometimes had to completely reload. For the most part it worked alright, but was a bit of a nuisance at critical moments. The real world story still makes no sense to me (ever since Desmond died in AC III) and feels completely needless on top of the historical saga. The combat I found to be alright, nothing too different than Odyssey or Origins, not the biggest fan of this dark souls combat system either, was too finicky and annoying at times like would often catch on fire or miss the timing of the parries. Overall, this game was a mixed bag for me, it had good elements but was just too freeken long.… Expand
  2. christos12137
    Dec 31, 2020
    6
    F@@k all these Ubisoft employees with the fake accounts giving 10s! This game deserves a 6-7, not 0 and definitely not 10.
  3. mlevyholden
    Jul 5, 2021
    7
    This is the best AC I have played.. I was very skeptic about purchasing it because I had played Odyssey and I didn’t enjoy it much. I particularly hated the leveling up grinding and the poor story. I didn’t even care for the protagonist and her/his attitude of I don’t give a **** one day I kill Spartans and the other I kill Athenians...Valhalla remedies both, I haven’t experienced anyThis is the best AC I have played.. I was very skeptic about purchasing it because I had played Odyssey and I didn’t enjoy it much. I particularly hated the leveling up grinding and the poor story. I didn’t even care for the protagonist and her/his attitude of I don’t give a **** one day I kill Spartans and the other I kill Athenians...Valhalla remedies both, I haven’t experienced any level gating grinding and the protagonist does care about what he is actually doing.. It is a huge improvement from the past AC game.

    I have to update my review, the game overstayed its welcome, beware that it is a never ending game. I actually quit out of boredom (after 80 hours of gameplay and realizing that I wasn´t even close to getting to the end of the story), games need to have a conclusion and this one seems to not understand that. It is like a 1000 page book, that you enjoy for the first 500, slug through the next 300 because you actually want to read the conclusion, but you finally quit because it becomes tedious and repetitive, and you want to eventually read other books in your collection...    … Expand
  4. ChachiTrash
    Mar 9, 2021
    5
    This game is a significant downgrade from Origins. The gaming mechanics are pure trash. Advertised as a "PS5 Upgrade" the graphics and atmosphere are not even comparable to Black Flag. Another cut and paste game from a series that is getting worse, not better.
  5. spacedog114
    Dec 4, 2020
    5
    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla patch has made performance on PS5 worse in the 60fps mode
  6. denni5m
    Jun 15, 2021
    6
    this is a big step backwards from Oddessy and Origins. The stealth has even less of a emphasis now and its never really explained to you again that you should be stealth through the cities you find. they assume you have played the last two.
    even on the harder difficulty i never had a need to use stealth at all for any part of the game, so the game becomes extremely shallow very quickly.    this is a big step backwards from Oddessy and Origins. The stealth has even less of a emphasis now and its never really explained to you again that you should be stealth through the cities you find. they assume you have played the last two.
    even on the harder difficulty i never had a need to use stealth at all for any part of the game, so the game becomes extremely shallow very quickly.
    if you haven't played either of the last 2 games then buy one of them instead they are much better in every way.    … Expand
  7. AgresywnyKafar
    May 10, 2022
    7
    I finished this game only because I love norse mythology, its way too long and at times it just drags. By the time I got to the endgame I just forgot many key plot points and was confused by the ending.
    +good for viking and mythology lovers
    +good combat +good plot +many open world activities -its just way too f*****g long -story has too much filler between important parts -ammount of    I finished this game only because I love norse mythology, its way too long and at times it just drags. By the time I got to the endgame I just forgot many key plot points and was confused by the ending.
    +good for viking and mythology lovers
    +good combat
    +good plot
    +many open world activities
    -its just way too f*****g long
    -story has too much filler between important parts
    -ammount of collectibles is nuts, good luck completionists    … Expand
  8. witchrott
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    like it's... fine? i forgot about the story about 3 hours into it and just used it to fight enemies and loot cool gear. much in the vein of Fallout 4, the story is so lacking and the open world so vast (and i should say empty of any real driving force) that it's easy to lose yourself in fetch quests.
  9. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  10. FFirefly
    Mar 20, 2023
    7
    this game mid bro idk if yall wanna buy this game lol. Way too long for an ac game.
  11. alchemist_man
    Jan 14, 2022
    7
    this game was good .. but i saw so many bugs and AI problem ... and i couldn't finish the game because my quest got bugged and i couldn't even reload ... i didn't like it much but i don't hate it ..
  12. BLACKnPROUD
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    I had a great time playing this game, but there are far to many missions in the main story that could be cut out in order to make the game a good overall experience. The combat system was very fun, but I found myself fatigued by the large amount of mainline missions that added very little to the game.
  13. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    7
    Hard to say anything. The game is way too long and just repetative at all. Gameplay however so much better than before.
  14. AlexBert
    Nov 2, 2021
    6
    Beautiful game graphically but honestly that's it. Incredibly long story, around 60 hours of game play and it gets boring after 30. Story is just alright, you get repetitive things to do and the world feels soulless. Would be interesting for Ubisoft to try out some new ideas with its games and finally come out with some new IPs. I'm not buying any more AC games or FC from them. You reallyBeautiful game graphically but honestly that's it. Incredibly long story, around 60 hours of game play and it gets boring after 30. Story is just alright, you get repetitive things to do and the world feels soulless. Would be interesting for Ubisoft to try out some new ideas with its games and finally come out with some new IPs. I'm not buying any more AC games or FC from them. You really have to move on Ubisoft recycling these games over and over again...… Expand
  15. Droideka75
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    What is this sound, it's all muffled? Is this an MP3 player from 1999 or am expensive triple AAA game? I want a refund!
  16. MakZz_48
    Sep 4, 2021
    6
    Наиграл примерно 30 часов, вывод могу сделать уже сейчас. Это самая неинтересная часть, в которую я играл. Лично для себя понял, что минусы игры перевешивают её плюсы и скорее больше разочаровывает, чем удивляет. К сожалению, AC у Ubisoft чем дальше - тем хуже..Наиграл примерно 30 часов, вывод могу сделать уже сейчас. Это самая неинтересная часть, в которую я играл. Лично для себя понял, что минусы игры перевешивают её плюсы и скорее больше разочаровывает, чем удивляет. К сожалению, AC у Ubisoft чем дальше - тем хуже..
  17. SushiMess
    Jan 14, 2023
    6
    It took me 74 hours to beat the game and the story is extremely underwhelming. 70% of the story is filler and doesn’t feel related to the games main story at all. The game felt amazing at the start and to the middle but after that, you need to do 30+ hours of alliances for the story to continue, and even then, it was very disappointing. The world i feel is very fun to explore though andIt took me 74 hours to beat the game and the story is extremely underwhelming. 70% of the story is filler and doesn’t feel related to the games main story at all. The game felt amazing at the start and to the middle but after that, you need to do 30+ hours of alliances for the story to continue, and even then, it was very disappointing. The world i feel is very fun to explore though and the combat is pretty fun. I really love that you can use the first weapon and armor the game gives you to beat the whole game without any trouble. I used the first weapon the game gave me and it was able to carry me through the entirety of the playthrough, which was a big step up from Odyssey and Origins where you feel like you have to switch weapons often.… Expand
  18. NonoCat
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    +++ Really beautiful graphics
    ++ Really beautiful combat system
    + Gameplay fun, but a little bit repetitive over time --- Cultural content makes no sense : Normans were not Hashishins nor had any muslim-like culture, in fact historically they became even the more engaged of crusader factions. This game's story is a mix of lies and a worsened version of woke culture... The entire game    +++ Really beautiful graphics
    ++ Really beautiful combat system
    + Gameplay fun, but a little bit repetitive over time

    --- Cultural content makes no sense : Normans were not Hashishins nor had any muslim-like culture, in fact historically they became even the more engaged of crusader factions. This game's story is a mix of lies and a worsened version of woke culture... The entire game should probably have been detached from Assassin's Creed saga.

    Very good and solid game (it is more of a 7.5 than a simple 7), but please change completely story-writing and themes.    … Expand
  19. warriorwhip
    Apr 22, 2022
    7
    The game might be good, i really like the environment(Ubisoft games in general has very good looking environments). But this game is called ASSASSINS CREED, you are not supposed to be a Viking beating everyone up, you are supposed to be stealthy assassin. On top of that this game is too long, this game is supposed to be a 60 hour game.

    There is also way too many microtransactions which    The game might be good, i really like the environment(Ubisoft games in general has very good looking environments). But this game is called ASSASSINS CREED, you are not supposed to be a Viking beating everyone up, you are supposed to be stealthy assassin. On top of that this game is too long, this game is supposed to be a 60 hour game.

    There is also way too many microtransactions which makes the game look like its taking the path of EA.

    These are things ubisoft can easily improove on but choose not to    … Expand
  20. obilleimai
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    The only thing that makes me give this game 7 stars itself is the gore.I completely loved this type of gore in an ac game which has never been done before
    On the other hand gameplay wise this game is not ac and hell even odyssey was more fun
  21. Gax_nzen88
    Sep 27, 2022
    5
    Valhalla is extremely mid. The game play, soundtrack and graphics are good, the setting is good. The story is not so good.

    It is incredibly repetitive, the missions are all the same. I could not complete a side quest without falling asleep. It is another classic Ubisoft copy and paste job. I hope that Mirage is different.
  22. penmumble
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    I'm a little torn by this game. The vikings were great, Eivor was great, the combat and exploration was great. I loved the opening few hours, and the closing few hours. The whole middle section of the game really drags; I think they just made it too long. I think Viking England is cool but the landscape didn't feel as phenomenal as previous titles, because the landscape of Viking EnglandI'm a little torn by this game. The vikings were great, Eivor was great, the combat and exploration was great. I loved the opening few hours, and the closing few hours. The whole middle section of the game really drags; I think they just made it too long. I think Viking England is cool but the landscape didn't feel as phenomenal as previous titles, because the landscape of Viking England just isn't that interesting. I think it could have been better if the whole game had been set in Norway, because the sections of the game set there were FAR more interesting. I also hated the male/female Eivor choice. It was so obviously just their way of giving butthurt male players an option to play as a male, instead of Ubisoft just giving us a sole female protagonist for once.
    In Odyssey, it made sense; whoever you didn't pick still featured in the game as the antagonist, and it works very very well. Male Eivor had no place in this game, considering female Eivor was the canon, and the male one is stuffed into this Valhalla story that has NO place in the game. No hate to the voice actor of course! Just a cowardly choice by Ubisoft.    … Expand
  23. Eshll
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    Personally I didn’t like the ending Cuz I finished all the alliance’s and after that I knew that I beat the game
  24. AngryRaccoon
    Jul 21, 2022
    6
    The game became repetitive real quick. The map is overwehlming. The world is stunning, as usual, but i found myself bored in like 10 hours in game. If you're tired of all the viking/norse mythology we're getting and not an absolute fan of the AC franchise, it might not be your smartest move to buy this game.
  25. Milansan777
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    Ubisoft has done it again, created one of the most beautiful stunning worlds to explore, and then fill it with mediocre content. The a.i. this time round is especially bad. For a game that promised ferocious combat it is especially easy and ultimately unfulfilling. Im actually so dissapointed after all the hype. Never have i had such a love hate relationship with a developer. I so wantedUbisoft has done it again, created one of the most beautiful stunning worlds to explore, and then fill it with mediocre content. The a.i. this time round is especially bad. For a game that promised ferocious combat it is especially easy and ultimately unfulfilling. Im actually so dissapointed after all the hype. Never have i had such a love hate relationship with a developer. I so wanted this game to be excellent!!!! :/… Expand
  26. woodcookie
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    Feels like there are a lot of Ubi-bots on this site... Have all these positive reviewers never played an AC game before? I've been a huge fan of the entire main series (minus Unity—couldn't get past the out-of-place British accents) but this game has been a disappointment so far.

    The story is interesting, but poorly executed. And I do really enjoy the new gear upgrading system, as well    Feels like there are a lot of Ubi-bots on this site... Have all these positive reviewers never played an AC game before? I've been a huge fan of the entire main series (minus Unity—couldn't get past the out-of-place British accents) but this game has been a disappointment so far.

    The story is interesting, but poorly executed. And I do really enjoy the new gear upgrading system, as well as the new talent tree (which is really the only thing that motivated me to keep playing). Those are really the only good things I can say about the game. I understand the development team was forced to work around the pandemic, but I'd have gladly waited however long it takes to fully polish this game.

    My enjoyment of this title was consistently hamstrung by moments of stunning sloppiness. Didn't RDR2 already show us how to do snowy environments? Honestly—and very disappointingly—playing Assassin's Creed: Odyssey on my PS4 looks miles better than Valhalla on my PS5. I sincerely hope Ubisoft can patch in some graphical improvements ASAP, but it's so much more than that. The animations are unnatural, the combat is often unresponsive, and the company's refusal to fully commit to a female protagonist is perennially disappointing.

    It still scratches the AC itch, but I know from playing past games that it could have been so much better. Maybe I *will* just go back to Odyssey...    … Expand
  27. berkae
    Jun 17, 2022
    6
    Is it a good game? Well, it's decent.
    Is it something new? Absolutely no, everything is safe.
    The game is ok to play, but oh-god, it's so boring after 20 hours. Like, you are doing the same things over and over and over. The problem is they are not fed-ex quests, it's the main story.
    So even if the game looks good, the boredom I got is a no-go for me here.
  28. ehtaco
    Aug 20, 2022
    5
    The good reviews are genuinely shocking. This feels like such a half-baked game in almost every area. It's not awful, but it's also not very good. It feels like nowhere near enough care went into this game. I believe the devs worked hard because there are a lot of aspects of this game that are almost really, really good. There's a lot of content overall, but it feels like an absolute slogThe good reviews are genuinely shocking. This feels like such a half-baked game in almost every area. It's not awful, but it's also not very good. It feels like nowhere near enough care went into this game. I believe the devs worked hard because there are a lot of aspects of this game that are almost really, really good. There's a lot of content overall, but it feels like an absolute slog most of the time. The characters are mid, the combat is below average, and severely lacks depth despite the game's seemingly "deep" skill tree, the stealth is hit or miss - mostly miss - and not fun at all, and the big moments don't do much for me at all. Side missions have become an important part of the AC games, as they take up a large portion of the game if you're into stuff like that. The side missions in Valhalla are some of the weakest in the series yet. The game itself is also very buggy, and it came out nearly two years ago. This game was massively disappointing and it doesn't feel complete despite all the 'content' the game has in it.… Expand
  29. Ragedragon
    Mar 18, 2022
    6
    Too long, story is boring, Eivor isn't a compelling character like Ezio, Bayek or even Alexios. The best thing about this game was the loading times - and that's just a PS5 feature. If you loved the Ezio trilogy, or Origins/Odyssey, then avoid this game. It's nowhere near as good. The first ever AC that I returned for a refund.
  30. OscarBoots
    Mar 21, 2022
    5
    Stopped playing after about 20 hours because it had none of the mystery of the last two games and none of the Assassin's Creed of any of the games. Just because e a chore to play. And, of course, there are the increasingly intrusive microtransactions.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  1. Gaming Nexus
    Dec 15, 2020
    80
    There are two competing experiences here: that as as Assassin, and that as a Viking, that either on its own feels like it might have been a triumph and better than this good but not great Assass-king hybrid we have.
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  2. TheSixthAxis
    Dec 3, 2020
    80
    Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla effortlessly plants its banner as the best open world RPG available for the new consoles. This Viking epic flexes its gore-soaked, tattooed muscles when it comes to world-building, and medieval England wows with its enchanting untamed vistas. It’s also portioned out at a steady pace and, if not for the repetitive, limited combat, Valhalla could have ranked even higher among our favourite games in the series.
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  3. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 27, 2020
    90
    Is Assassin’s Creed Valhalla the best entry in the series yet? Some would be tempted to say so. While the map size might overwhelm some players, it remains an easy game to mainline with the right navigation mode turned on. In fact, the quick load times help to make this an even easier task than in previous generations. This is an iteration of Assassin’s Creed that has a bit of everything from the previous games, as refined as we have seen to date.
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