Assassin's Creed Valhalla

 PlayStation 5
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2106 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,449 out of 2106
  2. Mixed: 300 out of 2106
  3. Negative: 357 out of 2106
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  1. KFCxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    According to Ubisoft this game was huge success and as hardcore assassinscreed fan i'm very happy for it. This game is amazing anyway, but just to hear that it's actually doing really well just made this november so much better. It's so much better than Odyssey that these two games shouldn't even be compared. This is more like 2020 Black Flag or something like that.
  2. swordman
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Okay, ummmm i mean it's actually very good. I was hoping it will be good, but i wasn't sure tbh. So far i'm absolutely loving it. Easily one of the better games of 2020.
  3. randomgamer99
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is finally back and better than ever. Nice voice acting, Immersive open world, solid story, combat is fun and parkour feels good again.
  4. HGF78
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Very good AC game, one of the most beautiful and well designed worlds Ubisoft has ever created.
  5. Zhadefromdark
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point    Assassin's Creed is not something you can quickly finish and move on to next "cool game". This game series focuses on exploration, stealth and really just enjoying the environments.
    Of course it also has brutal combat and all that cool stuff, but what i'm trying to say is that it's not your average 5-10 hour game. If you don't wanna actually enjoy it and take your time, there's no point playing it. I have a feeling so many people still don't understand that AC never was and never will be linear short game.    … Expand
  6. Aliti
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Okay... Let me explain why i gave this a four even though i wanted it to be the next big hit after Assassin's Creed Odyssey. - This score is meant to be "they tried very hard but still failed"

    Now the explanation: The "story" feels blant. None of the characters made me feel something. I simply didn't care what these peoples problems are. AND its super repetetive (at least it feels like    Okay... Let me explain why i gave this a four even though i wanted it to be the next big hit after Assassin's Creed Odyssey. - This score is meant to be "they tried very hard but still failed"

    Now the explanation:
    The "story" feels blant. None of the characters made me feel something. I simply didn't care what these peoples problems are. AND its super repetetive (at least it feels like it to me - can't speak for all people).

    The so called "gameplay" - OKAY... now... where to begin. Lets begin with exploration. I LOVE exploration games but climbing a humongous mountain to reach something AND NOT EVEN GET REWARDED other than a **** synchronization point and an overview over some plains you just travelled in is not something i was looking forward to. It feels forced and blant and frankly boring. Again like the characters.

    The raiding mechanic is fine i guess and fits the theme.

    The base-building is also "somewhat important" but not so much that i would say you need to build anything except the Brotherhood building and maybe the smithy. Feels bare boned and not really thought through.

    Combat. - they sell diverse combat but it really is combat that a toddler could do. The animations are so telling, the build-up to an attack so obvious that there really is only a chellenge if you are surrounded. And even that is not much of a problem when you can dodge really. They stripped everything that made the combat of Odyssey/Origins and the other more combat focussed games they did in the series great and are now selling it in a worse state than ever back to us. The "skilltree" is even worse. This huge tree is only suggesting depth. Practically no Min-Maxing possible without getting useless junk in the build you want to play. Same with loot. The things that i LOVED about Odyssey was that it was leaning in further in the RPG direction than Origins and it was fantastic. In Valhalla they are in a limbo state between "we want to be a RPG but dont try very hard to be one" and "lets **** mess around with this until nothing good is left". I understand why people disliked Odyssey but i think it did alright. It found the means to connect Assassin's Creed to the RPG Genre and it was fun to play. Part of which is because of the skill tree and diverse loot you could find in the world. Which is completely lacking here.

    Like i teased already. The loot and item acquisition. Yeah... uh... practically all the items you can find are scattered around in the world in chests. There is a finite number of them. Not like an RPG where you can loot everything, not like an action game where you find basically no items at all. Like i said. I think they couldn't decide in which direction to go and made a mess of it on the way.

    If they make an Assassin's Creed game they should either:
    a) incorporate Assassin's Creed GAMEPLAY (stealth, information gathering, assassinations, espionage, templars, etc) or
    b) stay on route with the RPG they already made. Where the main characters ARE (technically or not) part of the order and where players can CHOOSE hwo they want to play. But please give people AT LEAST the chance to play stealthy if they want.
    AND FFS GIVE ME MY HOODS BACK AND LET ME HAVE IT IN COMBAT TOO.

    TL:DR
    They tried to make an Assassin's Creed game with a Viking setting and failed miserably. They instead build a game with an identity crises. It doesn't want to be a RPG or full action game. It feels like a Frankenstein version of Odyssey, suggested depth, trying hard to be a good game sprinkled with a quickly assembled story and it is blant and not fun to play. This Game does not want to be an Assassin's Creed game. And, if i am honest with you... It shouldn't be called Assassin's Creed in the first place. People say Odyssey was an abomination... than this piled higher on the **** heap than that (even tho i liked Odyssey).

    Sincerely A huge fan of the series.    … Expand
  7. novemberdays
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics - 10/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    Voice acting - 10/10
    Story - 8.7/10
    Open World design - 9/10
    Hidden locations/Mysteries - 9/10
    Should be nominated at "The Game Awards" ? - 100%
  8. obli
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Spent 2 hours climbing mountains in Norway and it was maybe best fun i have had in 2020 video game. This game can be extremely relaxing, climbing some huge mountain and just looking at the distance while wind slowly blows. It can also be very brutal, if you want, you can fight so many different enemies and bosses. There's so much to do, so much to explore and it's actually fun. Amazing game.
  9. captainhook33
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    This Assassin's Creed game is just something else. This is new level and i want more of this, not right now ,but in general terms. Can't wait for Ireland and Paris dlc, even tho i have enough content already in this base game. Both Norway and England look absolutely stunning.
  10. climbthetower
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    If this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and theyIf this is not nominated for "The Game Awards" i wont take this show even seriously anymore. I'm not saying it's best game ever or anything, but it's very good game and is one of the standout games of 2020. It's very long game tho, so if someone wants quick linear story, this game is not for them, but at this point everyone should know that Assassin's Creed games are huge games and they are not linear.… Expand
  11. imjusttourist
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Truly beautiful open world, specially England, but Norway is stunning as well. Norway has polar bears for example, really cool stuff. There's also different hidden cave entrances on Norway you can go inside and explore. It's huge game with so much stuff to do and you can choose to do whatever you feel like. I love this freedom and like in any Assassin's Creed game you can climb on top ofTruly beautiful open world, specially England, but Norway is stunning as well. Norway has polar bears for example, really cool stuff. There's also different hidden cave entrances on Norway you can go inside and explore. It's huge game with so much stuff to do and you can choose to do whatever you feel like. I love this freedom and like in any Assassin's Creed game you can climb on top of any building, church, etc. To me this is best Assassin's Creed world they have ever created. One of the best games of 2020.… Expand
  12. kingsandqueens
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Unlike Odyssey, this one is worth trying out, it's actually really solid AC game. I have played it over 20 hours already and can't get enough of it.
  13. EuropeForever
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    By 2020 standards this game is really, really good. Stuff like avengers,re3remake, even doom eternal have nothing on it.
  14. maxxz
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.
  15. thisyear39
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Как никогда важно, чтобы фанаты поддерживали это как можно сильнее!
    Наконец-то они сделали потрясающую игру Assassin's Creed, и очень важно показать вашу поддержку.
  16. thelgnd
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    It's more important than ever that Assassin's Creed fans support this as strongly as possible!
    They finally made amazing Assassin's Creed game and it's very important to show your support.
  17. so_much
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    So much better than odyssey, thank god ubisoft is back on track again. Gonna play this months to come.
  18. truemyths
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    People who give this 0 or 1 score can go to hell, this game is good. I'm not saying it's perfect, because it has some bugs like any other open world game would have at launch, but overall it's huge beautiful game world to have fun with, great story, nice voice acting. Strong recommendation.
  19. silence000
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Great game to spend time in November until Cyberpunk comes in December. Valhalla is graphically amazing. I have heard some people don't like combat that much, i personally like it, not sure what's the problem. Overall very good AC game, might be Ubisoft's best open world ever.
  20. Jakc_99
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Don't let negative hateful reviews fool you, this is actually really good AC games, way better than Odyssey ever was. This one reminds me Black Flag times.
  21. Artjom228
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Beautiful huge game, highly recommended to any assassin's creed fans!!!!!!!!!
  22. true00
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft already declared that this game was HUGE HIT and sold almost double the amount of Odyssey, so these fake zeros wont really change anything. These bots should just give up lol. People like this game, deal with it.
  23. GG67
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    To me personally this top 3 Assassin's Creed game ever made. These two maps alone (England and Norway) have so much content and stuff to explore. And then they add Ireland later?? That's everything i wanted from this game, maybe even more.
  24. fire_fades
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 to make this score more like it should be, sad to see this site has so many fake accounts and bots. This game is amazing and these losers are trying to lower this score. Awful. At the same time there's over 500 fake 10/10 accounts on demon souls remake, can't believe anyone takes this site even seriously.
  25. nowayback
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Woah, i had no idea Assassin's Creed had so many haters, i guess Assassin's fans need to fight harder than ever this time. Amazing AC game.
  26. toservethelight
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics - 10/10
    Sound/music - 10/10
    Voice Acting - 10/10
    Open World - 9/10
    Story - 8.7/10
  27. HGT33
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    ---------------------------------------AMAZING MASTERPIECE-------------------------------------------
  28. FFH
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Graphics are better than odyssey, in fact these looks like true next gen. Voice acting is so much better than Odyssey. Missions are more fun than Odyssey. Parkour is million times better than in Odyssey. Basically yeah, it's very good. Don't let these fake zeros distract you.
  29. weworkinshadowz
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    About million times better Assassin's Creed game than Odyssey. Great comeback Ubisoft!
  30. tr-uth
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing..................................................................................................
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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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