Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2106 Ratings

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  1. NINAPEDIA
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    My first Assassin's Creed game! And boy howdy have I enjoyed it. I got it on release and now I'm almost 300 hours in and I'm still not done with the main story because I know once I beat it that's it, there's no more main story. What have I been doing for 300 hours? Literally all the side content including daily contracts. Typically hate microtransactions but the fact that they offer theMy first Assassin's Creed game! And boy howdy have I enjoyed it. I got it on release and now I'm almost 300 hours in and I'm still not done with the main story because I know once I beat it that's it, there's no more main story. What have I been doing for 300 hours? Literally all the side content including daily contracts. Typically hate microtransactions but the fact that they offer the money currency and shop in game is a happy medium. I could justify spending the extra on the season pass because of that.

    My one complaint is every once in a while I experience a game breaking bug and I have to replay a section over again. Over a year into the game I feel like this maybe shouldn't be happening? I've played older and newer games that don't have this issue.

    I'm also not a huge fan of an over crowded map but this is more of a personal preference than something inherently wrong with the game.    … Expand
  2. mara99
    Jul 20, 2022
    9
    Its not really assassin game, however its much better than origin and odyssey. Also new mechanics, great world, story and armor sets.
  3. ttt90
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Solid 60fps on Playstation5, graphics are also nice. Very good Assassin's Creed game.
  4. spider_234
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Finally good assassin's Creed game, there's so much to do and explore, amazing.
  5. Everlight
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    It's really good, idk what else to say, other than some fps issues (hopefully will be patched), i don't have much to complain about. Combat is solid, two open worlds Norway and England both are incredible. So many secret areas, story is fun so far. Very good.
  6. Mikezero0
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    I have been Assassin's Creed fan over 5 years and i'm so happy this one was big success. Now i have something to play whenever i feel bored and that's exactly what i needed in this awful year when there's not much else to do anyway.
  7. golden_god
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Last time i was as happy when buying a game was Resident Evil 2 Remake and before that Red Dead Redemption 2 and before that....umm GTA 5 i guess and before that AC 4 Black Flag, so that should say something.
  8. TheParis
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    After playing this about 30 hours, i can say that this one is now permanently in my top 3 Assassin's Creed games list. Nothing will change that, it's so well done.
  9. craventhe
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Perfect game to play before Cyberpunk 2077 comes out. England and Norway look already amazing, can't wait to see what they do with ireland.
  10. 77core
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Красивая игра Assassin's Creed во всей красе, капюшон вернулся, паркур лучше. Рекомендуемые.
  11. Standalone
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Been playing around 20 hours so far and it's pretty solid Assassin's Creed game. I like it.
  12. sailaway
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    My god this game looks beautiful, story missions are pretty fun so far, but main standout here is open world (2 of them) that Ubisoft has created. This game might be their best map (or should i say maps) they have ever made in any of their games. Really cool world full of mystery and wonder.
  13. cjoy
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    At approximately 30 hours into this game, I can say it's the best out of the more recent series of Assassin's Creed open world games. Nearly every location or dot on the map is meaningful, giving important ingots to upgrade your gear, new sets of armor (which is quite rare - you'll need to commit to one set of armor early on), supplies for your settlement (nearly every building has anAt approximately 30 hours into this game, I can say it's the best out of the more recent series of Assassin's Creed open world games. Nearly every location or dot on the map is meaningful, giving important ingots to upgrade your gear, new sets of armor (which is quite rare - you'll need to commit to one set of armor early on), supplies for your settlement (nearly every building has an purpose that adds either side quests or neat little minigames to the game), short "mystery" side quests that are surprisingly engaging and interesting or ancient Roman artifacts or parkour mini games that reward you with tattoo and longboat schematics. Combat is engaging, taking elements from Origins with use of a shield and standard hack-and-slash and the light & hunter bows (along with predator bow - your sniper rifle, basically), and utilizes the use of weak spots you can hit with your arrow to stagger your enemy so you can run in for a stun. The skill tree implements some useful, more standard non-flashy abilities to use in combat (stomping on an enemy, chain assassinations, picking up weapons on the battlefield and throwing them at will) alongside abilities hidden throughout the map that use adrenaline. Admittedly, I've found a lot of these abilities to not be overly useful or just a bit too strange to work into combat meaningfully. So far, the most useful has been poisoning my weapons or the standard jump and hit from above move.

    The main quest (essentially, conquering England) is interesting, and Eivor provides for a calm and assertive character to play with. Personally, I preferred Kassandra, but Eivor proves to be likable regardless. The world map is beautiful - especially the starting zone in Norway. I encourage exploring a little bit before leaving for England because you won't get such gorgeous snow-capped mountain views for what I assume is a while.

    For downsides, I'll list this: the leveling zones aren't really the best system for this game. It's easy to accidentally cross a river into a way high level zone where you will get instantly KO'd, far easier than in Odyssey or Origins, where I barely noticed the fact zones were leveled. Additionally, some enemies even in zones you're the appropriate level for will, for some absurd reason, be nearly 100 levels or more above you. This is mostly for the oddball mystery side quest, but I still find this annoying, especially when I want to clear out all of the objectives in one go. Some puzzles can be quite difficult - some, even when I googled the answer I still couldn't figure out and had to bail (and I'm not sure if those were bugs or just me being dumb). On the note of bugs, there are certainly some, but none can't be fixed without a quick game reboot. There was one quest in Oxen-something-shire that wouldn't seem to end (a side lower-the-strength-of-the-nation kind of quest), but I figure I'll just ignore that.

    At a point of the game, you get reach Asgard. Here, you don't quite play as Eivor - instead someone wearing their face and acting as a god there alongside Thor, Tyr, and other recognizable names. Here, the wealth objectives seem quite pointless - another mark against the game - apparently only granting 5 skill points after collecting 30 of these "Ymir" shards, each requiring a puzzle to find and solve. I'd recommend just doing the mysteries in this zone, as they are still fairly engaging.

    Overall, Valhalla succeeds in doing what Origins and Odyssey failed: cutting out the repetitive fluff quests and working in countless minigames, notes to read scattered in locations across the map, little pieces of wealth and side quests to discover that are all unique in their own way. In this way, the AC franchise truly begins to bloom as an open world game. The game even continues Odyssey's idea of legendary beast hunting, which was definitely a fun part for me in Odyssey; and overall, the combat is improved, requiring you to think on your feet. I played on Hard mode, which I can say is difficult enough for me; I beat Odyssey in Nightmare difficulty, and this provides a much more engaging, less spam 500 arrows playstyle.

    Should you buy it for the full price tag? If you love open world games and the AC franchise, I say yes. If you don't and just want a casual play, I would wait until it at least comes down to half-price. And, it's common sense, but wait for the DLC to be released in full before paying $100 for the ultimate edition (I can confirm that the wolf mount is awesome, though).    … Expand
  14. remakexx
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    This game is incredible! Even just small details how insanely beautiful water looks when sun sets in England or Ice caves in Norway. There's so much to do and explore. But this game is very clearly not for people who just wanna finish quick game and move on to next one. I think everyone should know that at this point.
  15. Smjdale
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    It’s great! 60 FPS on Ps5 is the best and the game looks amazing, great combat and incredible world to explore.
  16. Akleol
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Je vous conseille ce jeu, c’est un Assassin’s creed en chair et en os, le retour de la lame, de la capuche, des assassinats un coup,... l’histoire est SPLENDIDE, enfin bref enfin le retour d’un vrai Assassin’s creed .
  17. CC893
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Not like Norway and England are already enough content, they are going to add Ireland and Paris too?? Can't wait, this is too good already!
  18. XZero66
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft did home run with this one. Reminds me Black Flag days, and it has this dark tone that Unity had. Graphics are amazing, parkour is finally good again.
  19. kizzthesky
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 for this fantastic AC game to counter all these fake zero's from these absolute losers. Disgusting people.
  20. wakeup
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is basically perfect game for this dark November till January time period. There's so many different locations like snowy Norway or stunningly beautiful England. So whatever mood you want, it's in this game. I'm really liking it so far. Some bugs here and there, but nothing crazy.
  21. Foreword
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Finally good Assassin's Creed game. One hit Assassination is back, Hood is back, epic.
  22. perfectlanding
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Highly recommending this one, if you have ever even slightly liked AC games. Hidden blade is back, you can remove your hood at any moment or wear it if you want. Both England and Norway looks incredible. There's so many places to climb and parkour. Graphics are also 10/10.
  23. thehorns
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Amazing soundtrack, i could literally meditate to that main menu music, so well done.
    If you hate this game, maybe just give up gaming or something, find new hobby, because you clearly aren't able to enjoy greatness. If it's not your style or whatever, that's fine, Assassin's Creed was never "game for everyone", but just hating it shows how pathetic you are.
    Amazing game.
  24. A7madAssassin
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Best Assassin's Creed game since Black Flag. I really enjoyed playing this and getting the platinum trophy.
  25. Gagore
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego, una historia muy entretenida y muchas cosas que hacer, diría que en el tema de historia y narrativa a mejorado muchisimo respecto a los anteriores dandole mas prioridad a la misma

    Muy recomendado
  26. monopol
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    good game..............................................................................................................
  27. randgyu
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Two beautifully crafted big maps full of secrets and enemies to fight against. It's fun.
  28. forDecember
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Positives, - Many combat abilities, climbing feels smooth, parkour is okay, graphics are beautiful (one of the best i have seen in 2020) , story is 80% fun, very good soundtrack music / menu music is very relaxing.

    Negatives, - Performance could be better at times (but overall it runs well enough), some bugs. Conclusion, - It has so much content and can get little bit too complex at    Positives, - Many combat abilities, climbing feels smooth, parkour is okay, graphics are beautiful (one of the best i have seen in 2020) , story is 80% fun, very good soundtrack music / menu music is very relaxing.

    Negatives, - Performance could be better at times (but overall it runs well enough), some bugs.

    Conclusion, - It has so much content and can get little bit too complex at times, so some people who are used to more linear experiences like "Marvel's Avengers", give 0/10 or 1/10 to AC Valhalla and that's fine, good luck with Avengers! But to everyone else i would very much recommend it.    … Expand
  29. PiecesofEarth
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Maybe little bit early to review it, because i haven't finished main story, but i like it a lot.
    I hardly had any interest in missions in Odyssey, but Valhalla is different. Might be one of the best games i have played this year, alongside Doom Eternal.
  30. In_TheRain
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I wasn't expecting this game to have two maps, i wasn't expecting it to have so beautiful graphics, i wasn't expecting this game to have so good voice acting, i wasn't expecting this game to have so many secret/hidden locations, i wasn't expecting to enjoy combat as much as i do in this game, i wasn't expecting this game to have so beautiful music, I wasn't expecting any of that, but it'sI wasn't expecting this game to have two maps, i wasn't expecting it to have so beautiful graphics, i wasn't expecting this game to have so good voice acting, i wasn't expecting this game to have so many secret/hidden locations, i wasn't expecting to enjoy combat as much as i do in this game, i wasn't expecting this game to have so beautiful music, I wasn't expecting any of that, but it's all here, better than ever!… Expand
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#6 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2020

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  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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