Assassin's Creed Valhalla

 PlayStation 5
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2106 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 357 out of 2106
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  1. retroelectro
    May 6, 2021
    4
    Once again another low point for the series, I hate the departure from the assassins story and gameplay looked like the witcher rather than assassins creed. I just wish for ubisoft to actually put the effort for once and make a good authentic assassins creed game.
  2. bananabrainok
    Mar 20, 2022
    4
    Too much doing the same poo.. too much game... Combat feels clunky the industry has moved on.. feels old
  3. OPILK
    Jun 9, 2021
    4
    Idk why the game gets so much praise. The graphics are pretty yeah, but the levelling system completely lacks substance, the world is bland despite its beauty, and the lack of meaningful side content is abysmal. A lot of cool concepts are introduced, however hardly any are followed up on. Along with this the game is a technical mess plagued by bugs and progression blocking glitches. TheIdk why the game gets so much praise. The graphics are pretty yeah, but the levelling system completely lacks substance, the world is bland despite its beauty, and the lack of meaningful side content is abysmal. A lot of cool concepts are introduced, however hardly any are followed up on. Along with this the game is a technical mess plagued by bugs and progression blocking glitches. The combat lacks any impact, even when playing on a higher difficulty. Eivor is somewhat compelling as a protagonist but in the end they feel very bland and lacking in personality. This point is particularly notable as you spend an incredibly bloated 100 hours with them. Within 100 hours, eivor has less personality than Bayek did in the first section of his game. The bird is pretty cool though I guess. I’m a pretty big AC fan usually, as I really love the historical setting (despite its inaccuracies), but this was well and truly a let down. I hope Ubisoft learn from their mistakes and improve upon the new AC formula. Also the micro-transactions are outrageous, selling reskins of gear that was in odyssey and origins, the price of these reskins? Around $15. If you have fun with this game, that’s great, but as a huge rpg fan I cannot recommend this bloated mess of a game. 4/10, I regret purchasing the game and wish I didn’t complete it.… Expand
  4. LightGuardian07
    Aug 28, 2021
    4
    It has a good combat System the Story is somewhat ok. But the Stacking Stones activity is **** I can't 100% the game because of the **** Stones I CAN'T. **** THIS GAME AND **** UBISOFT FOR KILLING AC!!!!!!!!
  5. NekoKhunar
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    By far the worst of the new 3 Games. The Story is absolutely stretched and doesn bring anything to the Game World. A Bunch of forgettable Characters get introduced. This Game could have been so much more but it seems Ubisoft just didnt want that. Also Stealth in this Game doesnt Work. In Odyssey and Origins it does though? (also dont tell me i dont know the game, i have the Platinum forBy far the worst of the new 3 Games. The Story is absolutely stretched and doesn bring anything to the Game World. A Bunch of forgettable Characters get introduced. This Game could have been so much more but it seems Ubisoft just didnt want that. Also Stealth in this Game doesnt Work. In Odyssey and Origins it does though? (also dont tell me i dont know the game, i have the Platinum for all 3 including Valhalla)… Expand
  6. UltanCombo
    Jan 11, 2022
    4
    This is disappointing. There is some parts of this game that are great but it doesn't feel right. Its better than Odyssey, no doubt but it's going further away from the assassins theme. I don't know how you can call yourself an assassin when your a war lord of sorts. Doing raids, going into full on army battles. There is nothing stealthy about it. Now you might be thinking that's notThis is disappointing. There is some parts of this game that are great but it doesn't feel right. Its better than Odyssey, no doubt but it's going further away from the assassins theme. I don't know how you can call yourself an assassin when your a war lord of sorts. Doing raids, going into full on army battles. There is nothing stealthy about it. Now you might be thinking that's not totally out of character for an AC game but not at this level. Play the first six or so games and they feel like AC games but this is so far from it.

    I don't know what this game is but it isn't an AC game. Finish the series and call this the Battle Through Time series or something cause slapping on the AC badge on this isn't fooling me.

    But if I'm to judge this on its own it looks fantastic and the story isn't half bad. The combat isn't great and the leveling up systems are terrible. Certain areas require you to be at a power of 90 when you could only be at a power of maybe 25 if you were only doing story missions. The game requires you to go around doing random repetitive tasks to move through the game. That's crap.

    This game requires you to loose your mind doing repetitive crap or for you to be crazy enough to pay for an XP boost on top of your 80 euro game. Seriously!

    I think the AC franchise is done. I'm done with it. I'm giving this a four. Some will love it but I'm bothered by it. Damn micro transactions.    … Expand
  7. SquATime
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    Scénario mise en scene : 3/10
    Gameplay : 5/10
    Univers : 4/10
    Réalisation technique: 4/10
    Réalisation graphique : 5/10
  8. AlexLleut
    Apr 9, 2022
    4
    Malo, para ser un juego Next-Gen tiene gráficos deficientes, el juego es difícil porque casi no indican los objetivos y uno se queda en el mundo sin saber qué hacer (aunque lo configures para que te de pistas). A diferencia de AC Origins y Odyssey donde los días eran largos y coloridos, en AC Valhalla los días son extremadamente cortos y el juego tiene un color rojizo y oscuro, la historiaMalo, para ser un juego Next-Gen tiene gráficos deficientes, el juego es difícil porque casi no indican los objetivos y uno se queda en el mundo sin saber qué hacer (aunque lo configures para que te de pistas). A diferencia de AC Origins y Odyssey donde los días eran largos y coloridos, en AC Valhalla los días son extremadamente cortos y el juego tiene un color rojizo y oscuro, la historia no engancha, los saqueos fluviales son aburridos. Definitivamente el peor de la trilogía… Expand
  9. Macintosh1001
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    Uhg...seems so cliche to say, but just another open world Ubisoft game...

    Big empty world with a lot of heights to climb, stuff to collect and grind, and a story that just has no weight. Gameplay is the same as its predecessors , with little innovation. I will say that Eivor can be a compelling character at times, but the eye-rolling story trying to connect it with the Assassin's Creed    Uhg...seems so cliche to say, but just another open world Ubisoft game...

    Big empty world with a lot of heights to climb, stuff to collect and grind, and a story that just has no weight. Gameplay is the same as its predecessors , with little innovation. I will say that Eivor can be a compelling character at times, but the eye-rolling story trying to connect it with the Assassin's Creed story was jarring. I can't help think this would've been better if it was just, and only a viking game.    … Expand
  10. Jorge360
    Feb 8, 2023
    4
    Boring is the first word that comes to mind, there’s no reason a game should be this long and be this boring! Repetitive as hell, and the characters other than the ACTUAL assassins are forgettable. Overall wouldn’t recommend unless you enjoy doing the same thing over and over again with a boring story thats only good at the end.
  11. Phamtom25
    Jan 30, 2023
    4
    The most boring AC game i have ever played (played every one last of them). Eivor has 0 charm, Basiim is interesting but only appears in literally 5 missions. Combat system is worst than Odyssey, the animations are trash and the "parkour" is like C-3P0 climbing a wall. Worst AC high diff
  12. HeitorCampos
    Mar 15, 2023
    4
    Bleh. Nothing in this game feels good to do, it feels lazy and unfun. I know it's not a very in depth comment, but this game is just a waste of everything that went into it.Leave it to AC to make a viking game boring. Pretty impressive to make something this mediocre at everything. Not to mention this is just too bloated and grindy.
  13. TomasLacerda
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Valhalla is an unpolished, messy of an AC.
    The sound, still after months after release's still awful. The combat and stealth are the worse we've had on an AC game. The story is god awful, along with the crappy voice acting. It's unfortunately really bad. I love AC series, loved Odyssey, but this one is just trash.
    Don't buy this game, it's not worth. Ubisoft standards are lowering more and more.
  14. dshiokawa
    Jan 5, 2021
    3
    I'll try to explain my score without writing an essay about it or even being influenced by the previous AC titles.

    PROs: - Astonishing graphics, but it mainly limits to the landscape. Some characters are interesting to look at, but the majority of side characters have the same dull model. CONs: - The game tries to copy the Witcher III type of sandbox, leaving you to decide what to    I'll try to explain my score without writing an essay about it or even being influenced by the previous AC titles.

    PROs:
    - Astonishing graphics, but it mainly limits to the landscape. Some characters are interesting to look at, but the majority of side characters have the same dull model.

    CONs:
    - The game tries to copy the Witcher III type of sandbox, leaving you to decide what to do next or where to go, but it fails in doing that because it's not fluid or engaging.
    - Is this really an Assassin's Creed game? or is it just a brute's story of raiding villages with his crew?
    - The gameplay is clunky and buggy, and utterly annoying. The camera work is horrible; the targeting (R3) has an awful cursor almost invisible in the mid of the battle, etc...
    - The story starts a bit strong and interesting, but after 10min or so, it simply tumbled into eternal boredom. I'm not kidding when I say that I almost fell asleep playing this game.    … Expand
  15. BradMorgan
    Apr 11, 2021
    3
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla feels like the climax of all the shortcomings Ubisoft games have seen over the years. I seriously wonder if Ubisoft is years behind in the feedback they get on their games.

    Positive points such as the beautiful graphics on the PS5 or the art design unfortunately do not go up against my negative experiences. A world that even feels bigger than it’s predecessors    Assassin's Creed Valhalla feels like the climax of all the shortcomings Ubisoft games have seen over the years. I seriously wonder if Ubisoft is years behind in the feedback they get on their games.

    Positive points such as the beautiful graphics on the PS5 or the art design unfortunately do not go up against my negative experiences.

    A world that even feels bigger than it’s predecessors bloated with lots of filler content (despite the attempt to replace icons for colored dots), an enviroment (of England) that feels bland except for a number of cities, akward cutscenes because the characters are looking like dolls and pause way too long between sentences, a story that just doesn't seem to get going before the 30 hour mark and a ridiculous skill tree that is so detailed that you don’t feel your progression in game. As much as I wanted to meet with my excitement, this game is too far removed from the Assassin's Creed experience that I enjoy which resulted in a game that felt like one big chore.

    Pros:
    - Graphics
    - Art Design
    - Atmosphere of the cities

    Cons:
    - Bugs
    - Worst audio in a game I have ever experienced
    - Again a map that is too large bloated with filler content
    - Characters in cutscenes
    - Main character(s)
    - Story and length of the game(story)
    - Bland environments of England
    - Compared to the previous parts, the function of the raven has become totally meaningless.
    - Huge and way too detailed skill tree
    - Short gameplay loop    … Expand
  16. Scebol
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    AC Valhalla could have been a great game, but it's full of bugs. Also, I started it on ps4 and now that I purchased a ps5 I have to start from the beginning because it doesn't give me the trophies I've already earned on ps4. Nioh and nioh 2 remastered allows the player to transfer savegames and trophies, why this one doesn't? Even metal gear solid hd collection and final fantasy x/x2AC Valhalla could have been a great game, but it's full of bugs. Also, I started it on ps4 and now that I purchased a ps5 I have to start from the beginning because it doesn't give me the trophies I've already earned on ps4. Nioh and nioh 2 remastered allows the player to transfer savegames and trophies, why this one doesn't? Even metal gear solid hd collection and final fantasy x/x2 remake allowed the player to transfer savegames and trophies from the ps3 to the ps vita but valhalla doesn't.. I will never purchase ubisoft title at day-one again, it's a waste of money, the games are impossible to play until they're patched...… Expand
  17. M19Xisrupt
    Jan 14, 2022
    3
    Just another repetitive game in the series where you do the same thing over and over for hours. It’s basically traveling to a location, doing a few useless quests for people you barely know & then fighting the main “boss” of that area by raiding him. Over and over for hours! The game is so stretched out with pointless traveling back and forth for miles just to have a useless dialogue withJust another repetitive game in the series where you do the same thing over and over for hours. It’s basically traveling to a location, doing a few useless quests for people you barely know & then fighting the main “boss” of that area by raiding him. Over and over for hours! The game is so stretched out with pointless traveling back and forth for miles just to have a useless dialogue with someone that starts the next quest. This is not what the fans of the series meant when they said that they wanted some change. We wanted improvements on the mechanics that the previous AC games had. You know the mechanics that made people fall in love with the AC series in the first place? not a hack and slash "RPG wannabe" game where enemies barely react to your attacks. We don’t want a bad Witcher 3 clone every year set in another part of the world...there are literally 2 Assassin’s in this “Assassin’s Creed” game, that’s 2 more than there were in Odyssey but even that aspect of the game is just pointless because all they do is act like a deposit box for a collectible. Don't waste your money! The gear that you unlock throughout the game looks okay but wait until you see what they have for sale in their store page, store gear looks miles better when compared to what you unlock by just playing the game. They clearly put more effort into the store gear than they do on unlockables. The level of greediness, to sell a game for $60-$70 and still manipulate people into buying stuff from your store by putting the best looking gear in there. They built up the AC series just to milk the player-base but hey we saw what happened to the recent COD and BF 2042 games. At this rate, Assassins Creeds fall is inevitable and I can't wait to be there when the sales drop and players decide that they had enough of your bs schemes. This is no longer a fun game, it's a platform to sell micro transactions and expansions.… Expand
  18. Staviklotz
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    This game is a chore. For every quest (story was mediocre at best) there is a 40(sic!) collectibles. for the 120h to complete 20 is for a pretty poor storyline, rest is just running around finding keys for chest, or fire barrels for walls. Definitley worst of the last 3 assassins games.
    Dull, boring and repetetive. Dont hurt yourselves and stay away from this bs
  19. The_marsy
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    The game is just terrible, its by far the worst in the AC franchise and I don't know how you could fall so far from Origins and Odyssey to this absolutely trash game where the script more or less feels like its been ripped straight out of various movies and tv shows.
    If it wasn't for the whole Viking theme it would've got a zero
  20. marito1
    Dec 11, 2020
    3
    please don’t buy this i give it 3 just for the world it is the most boring game this year
  21. Rikimaru8
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After all the patches there still many Bugs.
    Graphics big step back... the graphics looks terrible for a AAA-Game.
    Story not good for me... the third ac without being a real part of the brotherhood    … Expand
  22. Uptonic
    Jun 8, 2021
    3
    After playing and completing Assassins Creed Odyssey and absolutely loving it..... I moved onto the next chapter in the assassins series.... Only to find a weak and rushed version of its previous game. A great story line and setting... but the amount of glitches and flaws in the game... both on the PS4 and then the migrated continuation on the PS5. Sadly, there are so many glitches, youAfter playing and completing Assassins Creed Odyssey and absolutely loving it..... I moved onto the next chapter in the assassins series.... Only to find a weak and rushed version of its previous game. A great story line and setting... but the amount of glitches and flaws in the game... both on the PS4 and then the migrated continuation on the PS5. Sadly, there are so many glitches, you can even win certain battles by luring your opponent into a glitchy part of the screen, so he is paralysed. Equally, you can disappear under the ground or stick your head through a rock. There’s so many of these glitches, that after a while... you feel you’ve been robbed by a quick and lazy update from the previous assassins game you played. Still, because of my love for odyssey, I will give it an undeserved 3.… Expand
  23. RizSan
    Sep 20, 2021
    3
    I just recently got back into gaming after several years so I don’t own many games nor have I played any Assasin’s Creed games before this but this is easily the worst game I have ever purchased. The combat mechanics are so frustrating. The game isn’t fluid enough which is a big factor for me when playing story-based games. And the story isn’t good enough to make up for the poor combat.I just recently got back into gaming after several years so I don’t own many games nor have I played any Assasin’s Creed games before this but this is easily the worst game I have ever purchased. The combat mechanics are so frustrating. The game isn’t fluid enough which is a big factor for me when playing story-based games. And the story isn’t good enough to make up for the poor combat. The presentation of Viking culture is, I’d say, the best part of the game. The visuals are pretty great too. However, the game itself falls short. I’m glad I bought this on discount and was able to sell it for almost how much I payed for it. Again, I am not an avid AC player so I don’t have anything to compare to. I’m sure the previous games are probably better. But this game put me off the series as a whole.… Expand
  24. Kantrik
    Nov 5, 2021
    3
    эта часть полная помойка, играл во все части начиная с первой, первая конечно не была с интересным геймплеем но игра сама была как прорыв, потом вышла вторая и я прогуливал школу в свое время, после черного флага и шикарной Юнити(правда разработчики как обычно патчем убили графику, Юбисофт это рак игровой индустрии, зачем резать было если у меня всё шикарно работало?) потом пошла всякаяэта часть полная помойка, играл во все части начиная с первой, первая конечно не была с интересным геймплеем но игра сама была как прорыв, потом вышла вторая и я прогуливал школу в свое время, после черного флага и шикарной Юнити(правда разработчики как обычно патчем убили графику, Юбисофт это рак игровой индустрии, зачем резать было если у меня всё шикарно работало?) потом пошла всякая ориджин одиссея, там от ассасина ничего не осталось но да ладно, конвеер на имени АС, но Вальгалла это совсем уже слишком, игра напоминает на смесь из сессионки из For Honor, паркур уже для галочки ибо это не тот паркур что было на основе Ассасина, графика как по мне не лучше чем было в Юнити, там поработали на отлично… Expand
  25. Alambosh
    Feb 2, 2022
    3
    Stretched narrative, the developers do not respect your time. Not everyone has the opportunity to spend 100 hours on your empty worlds. Every year it gets worse and worse. I hope you go bankrupt and don't waste people's time and money.
  26. Blvck_shark
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    My first time playing an assassins creed game. I love history and i love viking mythology so i thought i would enjoy this game. It starts good and the game looks great but after getting to the middle of the story viking raids become very repetitive and the story so so boring. I began skipping through everything just to finish the game and play other things and the ending left me with aMy first time playing an assassins creed game. I love history and i love viking mythology so i thought i would enjoy this game. It starts good and the game looks great but after getting to the middle of the story viking raids become very repetitive and the story so so boring. I began skipping through everything just to finish the game and play other things and the ending left me with a feeling of “was that it?” I played more than 100hrs since it was the only game i had when the ps5 came out but i regret even buying this game full price.… Expand
  27. Gwynbloede
    Apr 6, 2022
    3
    Le jeu est trop différent des anciens opus, ce n'est pas un jeu assassin's creed et l'open world est un ramassis de quetes fedex ennuyeuses
  28. clausgaming
    May 25, 2022
    3
    Very disappointed. Graphics are phenomenal, the story is OK too, but the steering is SO BAD - especially when you have just played Ghost of Tsushima - where it feels a lot more dynamic. In AC Valhalla, it is too stiff and feels like a classic game: When you dodge an attack e.g., the character throws himself 4 metres to the side.

    Even Odyssey was miles better to play.
  29. gregphillip23
    Sep 16, 2022
    3
    Bloated, boring and endless, when will Ubisoft learn that bigger is not better? It’s baffling they made a much better entry with Odyssey on so many levels then made the decision to cut systems that actually worked well like factions and naval combat.

    Ubisoft already did Valhalla but better in Odyssey. If you really want to to play these new iterations of AC games that are now action RPGs,    Bloated, boring and endless, when will Ubisoft learn that bigger is not better? It’s baffling they made a much better entry with Odyssey on so many levels then made the decision to cut systems that actually worked well like factions and naval combat.

    Ubisoft already did Valhalla but better in Odyssey. If you really want to to play these new iterations of AC games that are now action RPGs, don’t waste your time with Valhalla. Even if you make it through the whole game which you probably won’t due to its bloat and monotonous and tedious game design, you’re rewarded with a one and a half hour cutscene that wraps up the plot (which I have to point out has nothing to do with what you spend most of the game doing).

    I’m normally a very generous gamer, I try to see the game for its intentions first and execution second, in Valhalla I realized at about the halfway point their intention was: let’s make a game that’s bigger than Odyssey but with Vikings. Then they stripped good mechanics away for no reason I can deduce, then they managed to churn out a mind numbingly boring story with what might be one of the laziest and insulting payoffs for the player I’ve ever experienced. Don’t even get me started on the side quests.

    To top all of this off, my biggest critique and ultimately what turned this game from passable to downright failure for me, was the length of the game. The amount of filler and bloat injected into this game is almost insulting. Like yes, we’re in the age of peak capitalism and yes we’re all consumers that want to, well… consume. But Valhalla turns media content consumption into a giant pile of flavorless slop, poured into a trough for us to mind numbingly eat like livestock.

    I felt almost disrespected playing this game. Is this really what you see gamers as Ubisoft? Too stupid to figure out where to go so we’re inundated with a record number of map markers, and too lazy for a challenge so even at harder difficulty and with more challenging level scaling, so everything is way to easy and once again, something becoming a common theme in my play through: boring.

    I don’t know how Ubisoft managed to make the Viking conquest of England set in the AC universe boring, but once again Ubisoft never fails to move the bar in the wrong direction and surprise us in all the wrong ways.    … Expand
  30. Mirror006
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    Juego en PC y la experiencia es PÉSIMA el juego se cierra inesperadamente de forma recurrente y eso que tengo un hardware aceptable (RTX 3070). Lo peor de todo es que incluso en los diálogos de misión se cierre siempre en el mismo punto. UBISOFT NO LO ENTIENDO y eso que ha pasado un tiempo desde el lanzamiento. Me hago a la idea de porque están atravesando malos momentos. Voy a dejar deJuego en PC y la experiencia es PÉSIMA el juego se cierra inesperadamente de forma recurrente y eso que tengo un hardware aceptable (RTX 3070). Lo peor de todo es que incluso en los diálogos de misión se cierre siempre en el mismo punto. UBISOFT NO LO ENTIENDO y eso que ha pasado un tiempo desde el lanzamiento. Me hago a la idea de porque están atravesando malos momentos. Voy a dejar de jugar y me tendré que pensar mucho si volver a confiar en ellos. Por cierto, me pongo en contacto con ellos y parece que me responde el becario. No me dan confianza para el futuro. GENTE NO COMPREN EL JUEGO GASTENSE EL DINERO EN OTRO PRODUCTO.… Expand
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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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