Assassin's Creed Valhalla

 Xbox One
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 570 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 368 out of 570
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 570
  3. Negative: 142 out of 570
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  1. Attention
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Extremely fun and beautiful looking game, literally perfect game to play until Cyberpunk 2077 comes out, but i would play it anyway, because i'm huge AC fan.
  2. Mordor2354
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Best Video Game Ubisoft has released in 3 years, not only that. It's also one of the Best Assassin's Creed games ever made. There's no need for spoilers or long review, i think that should say it all.
  3. TryAgain000
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Don't trust any reviewers who say that "Immortals: Fenyx Rising" is better than Valhalla or some nonsense like that. All they are trying to do is to get rid of Assassin's Creed, so Sony could replace it with something similar. They know that Assassin's Creed is extremely popular and sells extremely well, so they want to make it exclusive and they want that Ubisoft would instead focus onDon't trust any reviewers who say that "Immortals: Fenyx Rising" is better than Valhalla or some nonsense like that. All they are trying to do is to get rid of Assassin's Creed, so Sony could replace it with something similar. They know that Assassin's Creed is extremely popular and sells extremely well, so they want to make it exclusive and they want that Ubisoft would instead focus on some indie type games like "Immortals: Fenyx Rising". These reviews are just misleading. Thankfully Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been huge success and nobody seems to even care about "Immortals: Fenyx Rising", so seems like these lies aren't working.… Expand
  4. Thelies
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    And one of the most important video games of 2020 is finally here and it's a good one. In fact, one of the best map designs of Ubisoft, ever.
  5. DontUfakeIt
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Good side - Graphics,Music,Story.
    Meh side - where's unity and black flag legacy outfits? i'm so tired of Altair's outfit in every game, come on, unity and black flag please!!!!!!
    Bad side - most bugs got fixed with 1.0.4 patch, but there's tons of things they could still patch because it's insanely big game.
  6. ibringthenews
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Seems like most haters went quiet after it was revealed that this game was massive success lol. Some losers still remain (who very likely never played it), but nobody cares about them. Great game, more of this Ubisoft!
  7. LifeisNice
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    I'm so happy that this game turned out to be as awesome as it is. One of the best games of 2020 without a question. Reading these hate comments makes it very clear that none of these losers who gave it 0/10 or 1/10 have never played it. Can't wait for Far Cry 6, because Ubisoft is back!
  8. GoldMine1001
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Truly standout graphics compared to other 2020 games, i would say one of the best graphics even. Story is 85% fun, there's some filler, but that's expected from huge games like this. But even then all missions are at least decent, but most are actually good. All this nonsense from Odyssey is gone. Also, basically all classic AC elements are back, ,like hidden blade. Would recommend if youTruly standout graphics compared to other 2020 games, i would say one of the best graphics even. Story is 85% fun, there's some filler, but that's expected from huge games like this. But even then all missions are at least decent, but most are actually good. All this nonsense from Odyssey is gone. Also, basically all classic AC elements are back, ,like hidden blade. Would recommend if you like these games!… Expand
  9. Place_and_Time
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    That's why sites like "Steam" are so much better, because there you actually need to show that you own the game. Over 50% negative reviews here are fake or double fake accounts. I did some investigation and it's so obvious. Most of them haven't even played it and just watch some youtube videos of other games or are fanboys of other games and are envy that Valhalla gets so much attention,That's why sites like "Steam" are so much better, because there you actually need to show that you own the game. Over 50% negative reviews here are fake or double fake accounts. I did some investigation and it's so obvious. Most of them haven't even played it and just watch some youtube videos of other games or are fanboys of other games and are envy that Valhalla gets so much attention, so they need to fill their empty life with giving 0/10 scores to games they don't even play.… Expand
  10. Hidden_Blade101
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Ghost of Tsushima shouldn't be even compared to AC Valhalla. Yes they share similar elements, but overall they are completely different games. AC Valhalla world is way bigger, deeper and it's part of long series. Ghost of Thusima is completely different thing. There you wont climb mountains and assassinate people with hidden blade. It's pretty obvious that losers who give Valhalla lowGhost of Tsushima shouldn't be even compared to AC Valhalla. Yes they share similar elements, but overall they are completely different games. AC Valhalla world is way bigger, deeper and it's part of long series. Ghost of Thusima is completely different thing. There you wont climb mountains and assassinate people with hidden blade. It's pretty obvious that losers who give Valhalla low scores and have Ghost of Thusima as 10/10 in their profile have either never cared about Assassin's Creed series / never played them or are just sony fanboys. Either way Valhalla is without a question better game, but i'm not saying Ghost of Thusima is bad, they are just different and seems like some people don't understand that at all. If you want Assassin's Creed to be like Ghost of Thusima, then that just shows that you have never understood what Assassin's Creed is and these games are clearly not for you.… Expand
  11. Endlesszz
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Very good Assassin's Creed game, so much to do and explore, needs some work (sure), but overall it's fantastic game.
  12. imBlue
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    It's so satisficing to watch haters trying to desperately hate on AC Valhalla, but failing miserably lol. Amazing game!
  13. TheMist
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Okay, here's my short review for this great game : Very Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. DevianGs
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Absolute killer! I love the feeling of how I played AC back when AC 2 released. A must have for the original fans of the older franchise. Not something I would recommend to the "overpowered godmode" AC we saw in AC oddysey, as this is more of realistic and harder combat, and more adventerous game with more opportunities.
  15. Free_World
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    One of my new favorites in Assassin's Creed series along with AC4:Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate and Origins.
  16. FallenDemon_
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    What a great game, these user scores are jokes right (specially on ps4 version) ? Some nonsense trash or overhyped exclusive gets 9/10's and actually good games like Valhalla have so low score? This site is literally useless. No wonder nobody takes it seriously anymore. Even tho i strongly doubt anyone even cares what this user score is, after all this game sold millions anyways alreadyWhat a great game, these user scores are jokes right (specially on ps4 version) ? Some nonsense trash or overhyped exclusive gets 9/10's and actually good games like Valhalla have so low score? This site is literally useless. No wonder nobody takes it seriously anymore. Even tho i strongly doubt anyone even cares what this user score is, after all this game sold millions anyways already and takes just one look at youtube to see that most people like it a lot. Well i would like this game regardless, even if everyone hated it, because if something is good, then it's good. It's that simple. Just nice to know that other people like it as well.… Expand
  17. NoGamesLeft
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Very good game, finally people found out that Cyberpunk 2077 is buggier than this game ever was. Who could have known? Before that everyone acted like "Cyberpunk 2077" will be perfect and Valhalla having few bugs is end of the world. Who's laughing now?
  18. Loadyourworld
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Amazing game that has Four huge maps (Norway, England (biggest of them all), North-America and "Dream World". They will also add Ireland later. Really good game, specially compared to other trash that has come out in 2020.
  19. metascore91
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    After playing it nearly 60 hours i can say that it's very nice game. Like seriously. Whoever is giving it low scores is just afraid that "Cyberhype 2077" gets less attention. I personally like both games, but i just hate when something is extremely overhyped.
  20. Text_Insert
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    I'm so happy that Assassin's Creed Valhalla turned out to be better game than "CyberDelay 2077". One of the actual real ones, Youtuber "Michael Does Life" said it how it really is. Cyberpunk 2077 as of right now is buggier than Fallout 76 at launch (i'm talking about Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Version, i don't care about PC version). PC version was supposed to be great anyway, but apparently evenI'm so happy that Assassin's Creed Valhalla turned out to be better game than "CyberDelay 2077". One of the actual real ones, Youtuber "Michael Does Life" said it how it really is. Cyberpunk 2077 as of right now is buggier than Fallout 76 at launch (i'm talking about Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Version, i don't care about PC version). PC version was supposed to be great anyway, but apparently even PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 has tons of bugs, just read Gamespot review. That is the truth. I don't care what fanboys say.… Expand
  21. RealGameReview
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    After playing it nearly 60 hours i can say that it's very nice game. Like seriously. Whoever is giving it low scores is just afraid that "Cyberhype 2077" gets less attention. I personally like both games, but i just hate when something is extremely overhyped.
  22. ThreeLetterName
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This is best Ubisoft game in 3 years. I can't believe they delivered so well this time. Odyssey was big disappointment to me, so i wasn't expecting much. Yeah it had some bugs, but ones that annoyed me got fixed with patch 1.0.4. Apparently Cyberpunk 2077 is even buggier, so whoever whines about Valhalla bugs is just hypocrite at this point.
  23. CheckThis
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020, amazing experience. Would recommend to any old and new AC fans.
  24. Valhalla_
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This is better than Origins, This is better than Odyssey. It's almost on level with Black Flag.
  25. Exodus_99
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Than you "Michael Does Life". Thanks to you i didn't waste my money on this overhyped buggy Cyberpunk 2077 and instead i bought AC Valhalla and i'm very happy with it. Beautiful good game.
  26. NY788
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Seems like Cyberpunk 2077 didn't live up to expectations. I watched some gameplay and nothing looked extremely new or interesting. More like same old, same old. Bough AC Valhalla instead and so far it's really fun. Of course AC Valhalla isn't anything new either, but at least it's fun and less buggy unlike Cyberpunk 2077.
  27. Metallicx
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    What an absolute fail Cyberpunk 2077 is, i'm not saying that Valhalla is masterpiece (of course not, but it's at least solid open-world game). But after so long development time i was expecting something amazing from Cyberpunk, but after watching these leaked videos i had to cancel my preorder and bought Valhalla instead. Of course tons of youtuber will pretend that Cyberpunk is greatestWhat an absolute fail Cyberpunk 2077 is, i'm not saying that Valhalla is masterpiece (of course not, but it's at least solid open-world game). But after so long development time i was expecting something amazing from Cyberpunk, but after watching these leaked videos i had to cancel my preorder and bought Valhalla instead. Of course tons of youtuber will pretend that Cyberpunk is greatest game ever, because truth hurts and they don't wanna be honest. And yes PC version is "okay", but PS4 and Xbox One versions (versions that will sell the most)? These look awful and are extremely buggy. Even PC version is buggy. Gonna wait until 2022 to play it. Until then i can enjoy Valhalla.… Expand
  28. LineintheSand44
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Thank god i found Gamespot review for Cyberpunk 2077, they literally gave Cyberpunk 2077 lower score than Valhalla. Cyberpunk must be really buggy, because 7/10 is pretty low score for game that has been in development over 7 years. So as of right now i bought Valhalla and so far it's pretty nice. Maybe trying Cyberpunk 2077 in 2021 when they finally fix the game.
  29. Assassin100
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    So far i'm very happy with AC Valhalla, beautiful open world, lots of places to discover and explore, cities look interesting enough, story is mostly cool.
  30. Immortalwarrior
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla has 3 (at least so far) beautifully crafter maps, each one has it's own tone. Voice acting is good, graphics are amazing at times, runs well.
  31. 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.
  32. VisualsandSound
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Good story? - Check!, Good main character? - Check!, Good graphics? - Check!, Interesting open world? - Check!
  33. RheeseM95
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    For context, I haven't played an AC in about 10 years. I have thus far put about 20 hours into the game so far and it is an absolute masterpiece.
  34. NextYearBetter
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    I have played pretty much every 3xA game of 2020 and i can safely say that AC:Valhalla is one of the best PC games of this year. After yesterday's update it feels even smoother imo. Would recommend to gamers who like brutal combat, huge world to explore, tons of different quests and good main character or in other words, to anyone who likes Assassin's Creed games.
  35. XpWaste
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    One of the better PC games of 2020, would recommend to new and old Assassin's Creed fans!
  36. RadioSilencc
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed game that goes deeper into lore of AC than Origins and Odyssey combined, very good experience.
  37. Making_History
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    At times, absolutely stunning graphics, beautiful landscapes, forests or snow Norway. It's all there, better than ever.
  38. ShadowHood
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Good graphics? - hell yea, Good main character? - It's there, Lots of side activities? - Yeah.
    Basically very good AC, would recommend.
  39. NemoIsMyName
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    People who give 0/10 to this game are absolutely lowest or the low people. They literally make me sick. How can someone be so tasteless and ignorant at the same time? Not your type of game? Fine, don't play it! But to come here and just give 0/10 with some nonsense explanation is just next level pathetic. There's tons of games that doesn't interest me, but i'm not giving 0/10's to them. IPeople who give 0/10 to this game are absolutely lowest or the low people. They literally make me sick. How can someone be so tasteless and ignorant at the same time? Not your type of game? Fine, don't play it! But to come here and just give 0/10 with some nonsense explanation is just next level pathetic. There's tons of games that doesn't interest me, but i'm not giving 0/10's to them. I just ignore these games. It's simple, trust me.… Expand
  40. WW_1984
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    --------------------------------------------Very Very Very Good----------------------------------------------
  41. NOTIME88
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This beautiful game literally made this awful year so much better. I was waiting for it since April and it's finally here. I was expecting decent game, but it still managed to surprise me with tons of different locations and secret areas.
  42. HateDestoryer
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    It's so obvious that tons of these 0/10 are 100% fake. These people haven't even played it. I don't believe for a second that someone actually bought it for 60 dollars/euros, played it 50-60 hours and then comes here to give it 0/10. Hell no. This game is way too good for that and these hate comments like "Ubisoft sucks blah blah blah" and other stereotypical nonsense that these peopleIt's so obvious that tons of these 0/10 are 100% fake. These people haven't even played it. I don't believe for a second that someone actually bought it for 60 dollars/euros, played it 50-60 hours and then comes here to give it 0/10. Hell no. This game is way too good for that and these hate comments like "Ubisoft sucks blah blah blah" and other stereotypical nonsense that these people say, it just proves they don't have this game. Also having Last of Us 2 or Cyberpunk 2077 as 10/10 also proves it. Because these tasteless people are envy that their trash games sucks and are hated on (and for a good reason), while Assassin's Creed Valhalla is doing better than ever. Good game, would recommend!… Expand
  43. gamereviews888
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    I'm 20 hours into game right now and really enjoy it so far. Haven't encountered any bugs, runs just fine. Longer review later, but i wanted to give my early expressions because seems like some haters are trying to lower this user score with 0's and i can't stand something like that. Good game so far.
  44. kingdomhearts70
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Well made game, my favorite part might be just free roaming in England and just exploring, climbing, all that stuff. Story is decent as well, way better than Odyssey.
  45. For_You
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Beautiful graphics, nice main character that actually has good voice acting, how about that. Combat is very bloody, reminds me Unity's combat, open world is great. Would recommend.
  46. Symphony_
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Pretty good Assassin's Creed game if i'm honest. Cities look great, hood is back, hidden blade.
  47. Burning_Wings
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Solid entry into of the greatest video games series of all time. Would recommend if you liked previous games. Specially Black Flag.
  48. endlessgames
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    --------------------------------------good game good game good game-------------------------------------------
  49. FranceForever
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    I have hardly anything negative to say about Valhalla, because it fixes literally everything that Odyssey did horribly. Good one.
  50. The_Leader
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Finished main story and i have completed most of the stuff on each map and i'm very happy with the game so far. Can't wait for DLC's.
  51. realgaming22
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Ac Valhalla was one of the biggest surprises of 2020 games. This world truly shines and is actually interesting. Recommendation!
  52. The_Gamer_
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Solid game would recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  53. Lj88
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Lmao haters on this site are just lowest of the low. Thousands of people on reddit are posting about this game, liking it, etc. But when someone dares to say on metacritic that he/she likes it, then it must be bots? jesus christ.
  54. for_ever
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020. Anyone who hates this game can go to hell and i seriously mean it. I wouldn't even talk with you in real life, if you give this game 0/10.
  55. Ibringtruth
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Anyone who gives Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0 out of 10 is worthless piece of sht
  56. Power_Force
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla is yet another Victory for Ubisoft! Haters can whine as much as they want, but nothing will change that. As a long time Ubisoft fan, it feels really good to finish off this awful year with this victory!
  57. guardonpoint
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    People who say that it's copy of Odyssey have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. yeah it has some similar elements and that's fine, because after all it's part of same series. But overall basically everything is new. England and Norway look absolutely nothing like Greece in Odyssey. Graphics are way better now, water looks completely different and looks exactly as North-SeaPeople who say that it's copy of Odyssey have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. yeah it has some similar elements and that's fine, because after all it's part of same series. But overall basically everything is new. England and Norway look absolutely nothing like Greece in Odyssey. Graphics are way better now, water looks completely different and looks exactly as North-Sea looks in real life. It's very well done re-creation of England and Norway in 800's and it's not copy + they fixed all the problems that Odyssey had, now you have hood that you can take off at any moment, hidden blade is back, parkour is back and there's no xp grind. You get xp very easily and 2 skillpoints each time. Very good game.… Expand
  58. BuBBleGUm1000
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Assassin's Creed is back, better than ever! Well, okay it's not best AC game (that would be AC 4), but it's still great and way better than Odyssey. I'm not able to understand why someone would say that they like Odyssey more. I guess these people don't like actual Assassin's Creed? Either way it seems like they are slowly moving back to what AC used to be and that's amazing. I have readAssassin's Creed is back, better than ever! Well, okay it's not best AC game (that would be AC 4), but it's still great and way better than Odyssey. I'm not able to understand why someone would say that they like Odyssey more. I guess these people don't like actual Assassin's Creed? Either way it seems like they are slowly moving back to what AC used to be and that's amazing. I have read that some people want fall damage to be removed. To me that's BS. Why remove fall damage? AC games have ALWAYS had fall damage, because it makes parkouring more risky/interesting. If you know that you gonna fall and nothing happens, then where's the fun?… Expand
  59. Jennifer33
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Very fun, addicting and beautiful looking game. Would recommend to old and new fans.
  60. Reality_Reviews
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Okay that's enough. This is not any kind of attack by the way. This is just my opinion, just like youtuber Luke Stephens had his opinion. Well he is 100% wrong and has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. There's absolutely no question that i'm bigger AC fan that he could ever dream to be. Calling Valhalla garbage is biggest joke in years. Valhalla is easily better than bothOkay that's enough. This is not any kind of attack by the way. This is just my opinion, just like youtuber Luke Stephens had his opinion. Well he is 100% wrong and has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. There's absolutely no question that i'm bigger AC fan that he could ever dream to be. Calling Valhalla garbage is biggest joke in years. Valhalla is easily better than both Origins and specially Odyssey. Valhalla is first AC game in long time where it has been really interesting to finally explore the open world. You mentioned how interesting pyramids were in Origins, well of course. But here the thing, they were one of the few interesting things about Origins. Most of it was boring empty desert. I don't hate Origins, but it wasn't as interesting as Valhalla. Valhalla has way better story, better character and better open world. You said that England doesn't have landmarks or places to explore. Kidding me? London? Stonehenge? Huge castles? Mountains in Norway? There's so much to explore. Valhalla is easily one of the better designed maps Ubisoft has ever done, just behind Black Flag. There you go. You said that you laugh at people who think Origins is meh, well i laugh at you saying that Valhalla is garbage. There's clearly, very clearly more people who like Valhalla than Origins. Valhalla was biggest PC launch for Ubisoft EVER. It had over 2 million players in launch month alone. Jor Raptor gets 100 000s views on almost every Valhalla video he makes. People very clearly like this game and many have said that they absolutely love Valhalla map designs. Showing your "poll" as some evidence is BS, because most people answered that they haven't even played this game, but you said that people agree with you. Hell no. Thankfully you don't get that many views, so i don't really care that much, but this one video made me write this, because it was just too much nonsense. If you can have your BS opinion, then i have every right to have my opinion about your video and point out false things. I have been Assassin's Creed supporter and fan over 10 years and i very likely like games that you don't even like, because you seem like somebody who hops on hype trains. You know very well that people who whine about new games are just nostalgia nerds who hate every game after AC 3. I have always liked Unity and even Syndicate and i strongly doubt you like them. If you do, fair, but my point about Valhalla's map stands.… Expand
  61. FutureisNow
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    For the love of god, if anyone from Ubisoft is reading this, just know that i have supported you for years. I love almost all AC games. But you guys know it and i know it that games need to move forward. Just like every other video game series is evolving, so is Assassin's Creed! DO NOT listen this minority who complains and hates new games. Never go back to AC1 or AC3, for the love ofFor the love of god, if anyone from Ubisoft is reading this, just know that i have supported you for years. I love almost all AC games. But you guys know it and i know it that games need to move forward. Just like every other video game series is evolving, so is Assassin's Creed! DO NOT listen this minority who complains and hates new games. Never go back to AC1 or AC3, for the love of god, if you do, i will never buy your games again, i swear. AC Odyssey was weak, everyone knows it, but Valhalla was solid step back to what made AC games good. People seem to forget that Black Flag had huge open world to explore, so many locations. Only games from now on that deserve to be inspiration for future assassin's creed's are following: AC 4 Black Flag, Unity, some parts of Origins and Valhalla. That's it. I really believe in your company, you have made some great games over the years, please listen to your actual fans, who have supported you for years. Don't listen to small minority who just wants attention and wants to whine about your new games. They don't like anything you have made since 2013, there's absolutely zero reason to listen to them.… Expand
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. Fixfix
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Very underrated game. Better than Origins, it has more likable characters and generally more interesting open world.
  65. theJayy
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    I consider myself pretty big Assassin's Creed fan, but i actually don't like early games much. They feel outdated and i'm just not enjoying them. My top 3 favorite ac games are 4, Unity and Origins (in that order). I also like Syndicate, but not as much as these three. For past 6 years i have been playing 4, Unity and Origins constantly. I have finished Unity almost each year since 2015.I consider myself pretty big Assassin's Creed fan, but i actually don't like early games much. They feel outdated and i'm just not enjoying them. My top 3 favorite ac games are 4, Unity and Origins (in that order). I also like Syndicate, but not as much as these three. For past 6 years i have been playing 4, Unity and Origins constantly. I have finished Unity almost each year since 2015. I'm also playing 4 constantly, but i haven't finished it as much, because it's way longer game and i love to just free roam there. Now i would say that despite not liking 1,3, Revalations or Rogue (i hate to play as Templar), i would say that absolutely loving later games like 4, Unity, Syndicate and Origins makes me as much Assassin's Creed fan, as someone who only likes first 3.

    In fact, i would say i'm bigger fan than these people, because if someone gave up on this series in 2012, then how can you consider yourself a fan? Maybe early fan, but overall if you hate majority of these games, then you are not fan of this series. It's that simple. Why i'm even talking about it is because watching some youtubers making videos "Valhalla disappointed me", "Valhalla is boring" etc, made it very clear that these people were never gonna like Valhalla anyway. No matter what Ubisoft did, these people wouldn't be happy right now and they would still make their videos whining about smallest details that they didn't like.

    Instead of enjoying new games for that they are, instead these people want games to be what they want. That's obviously fair, but again, seems like they have ignored this series since 2012. It was so obvious what Valhalla was going to be. How can you be disappointed, when trailers and Ubisoft people on twitter made it very obvious what this game is going to be. Basically no matter what, these people just wanted Valhalla to be this most basic and boring AC Revalations or AC 3 clone and that's all these people want. That's the only AC game they want and if it's not that, then they are going to hate it. That's the sad reality actual AC fans need to live in, where Ubisoft makes great games, but nostalgic people who can't move on are going to hate these games and make their videos. Main problem with these videos is that these people are very clearly trying to manipulate and make other people believe that this game (and other games) suck. While actually problem is not the game, problem is that they just don't like it. Just cause you don't like something, doesn't mean that it's actually bad ya know?

    Conclusion : I very much enjoyed Valhalla, it's not perfect, but it's way better than Odyssey was. Story is more interesting than Odyssey's story. It has beautiful graphics, not as good as RDR 2, but still good enough and very modern looking. Combat is fun, main character (male Eivor) is very likable and better than main characters in Origins and Odyssey.    … Expand
  66. MakeitRain22
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    One of the better games in that series. I was reading some of the negative "reviews" and most of them are not actual reviews, it's either people writing "ubisoft sucks" or about some asian censorship issue. So without counting these (and there's 10's of these) this user score should be actually way higher, but hopefully it goes up in future when dlc's come out. Most people already knowOne of the better games in that series. I was reading some of the negative "reviews" and most of them are not actual reviews, it's either people writing "ubisoft sucks" or about some asian censorship issue. So without counting these (and there's 10's of these) this user score should be actually way higher, but hopefully it goes up in future when dlc's come out. Most people already know that this game is great, so it wouldn't matter, but i think it's just fair when good game has actually good score.… Expand
  67. WhiteMaleGamer
    Apr 11, 2021
    10
    From Europe's best and most creative studio "Ubisoft", comes amazing Assassin's Creed game that truly shows history of Europe, specially Norway and England! Amazing game!

    Feminist trolls and stupid people who think that religion is real are trying to lower this games user score, but in the end it doesn't even matter. Most actual gamers like this game and that's all that matters. Vikings    From Europe's best and most creative studio "Ubisoft", comes amazing Assassin's Creed game that truly shows history of Europe, specially Norway and England! Amazing game!

    Feminist trolls and stupid people who think that religion is real are trying to lower this games user score, but in the end it doesn't even matter. Most actual gamers like this game and that's all that matters. Vikings had their own gods and beliefs, of course they don't like Christians. Christianity was forced on people all over the world, while Vikings didn't force their beliefs on anyone. No wonder they hated these Christian losers.    … Expand
  68. Endlessness
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Interesting game. Cities feel full of life and danger. Large landscapes give you feeling of absolute freedom. Combat is more brutal than ever. Some missions are fun, some are boring, but it's like that with every game ever. Overall impressions are very positive, can't wait for DLC's.

    Until Resident Evil Village comes out, it's literally only 2020 game that is still worth playing. Doom    Interesting game. Cities feel full of life and danger. Large landscapes give you feeling of absolute freedom. Combat is more brutal than ever. Some missions are fun, some are boring, but it's like that with every game ever. Overall impressions are very positive, can't wait for DLC's.

    Until Resident Evil Village comes out, it's literally only 2020 game that is still worth playing. Doom Eternal got old very fast and i'm not gonna play Tony Hawk 1+2 Remake 24/7. Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the biggest fails of all time. Resident Evil 3 Remake was too short and boring. Last of Us 2 is one of the worst games ever made. Watch Dogs Legion is pathetic. Final Fantasy VII Remake has no reason to play again, even tho good game. Ghost of Tsushima has one of the worst camera angles in any video game ever, so i just can't play it, but it doesn't seem very interesting anyway. Marvel's Avengers is a joke. Mafia 1 Remake had good story, but has one of the emptiest open-worlds ever, there's absolutely nothing to do or explore.

    So what's left? Literally only one game - Assassin's Creed Valhalla! It's not best game ever / not best AC game, but at least it's fun enough and DLC's almost look more interesting than main game, so i'm hyped. There's obviously always option to play older games (i do that literally all the time), but this review is for people who want something new.    … Expand
  69. Frostj10
    Apr 24, 2021
    10
    The game was highly underrated. It is not a copy of odyssey as many think, it is a well-made game with very evident news. The story is well structured in relation to the side missions, the setting is really beautiful and the dialogues are well written. Don't think you can finish the game in a few hours, it will take a long time, but for fans of the genre and especially of the Viking era,The game was highly underrated. It is not a copy of odyssey as many think, it is a well-made game with very evident news. The story is well structured in relation to the side missions, the setting is really beautiful and the dialogues are well written. Don't think you can finish the game in a few hours, it will take a long time, but for fans of the genre and especially of the Viking era, it will be a wonderful adventure. I recommend this game especially for those who want to experience a fantastic role-playing game, with many elements of the early assassin's creed. I really liked the fact that the too repetitive stories of the first chapters of the Assassin's Creed saga have been abandoned. Valhalla is a well structured game, the map is large, but given its incredible variety I call it one of the best open world ever. The best thing about this game is that it is not only an assassin's creed, but it is a story of a Viking and his entire universe and this is what makes it a unique and wonderful game of its kind.… Expand
  70. 02450ephiz
    Sep 20, 2021
    10
    If you love open world games with deep story, you'd love this game as well. I preferred Odyssey but I liked this game, one of the best games from ubisoft I think.
  71. HEAVYD2117
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    was absolutely hooked on this game from start to finish, simply amazing, best game of the year in my opinion. Hard core AC fans might be a bit disappointed with the lack of assassination focused missions but for those who hate sneaking around and want to wade into combat this is perfect
  72. MINATTO
    Dec 13, 2020
    9
    Jogo muito diferente dos anteriores. Estou com mais de 30 horas e estou adorando. No início me senti perdido pois parece um RPG que não faz parte da IP do AC. Conforme você avança vai se tornando mais familiarizado com AC.
  73. mattyiceboy
    Nov 11, 2020
    9
    Best Ac since black flag. They cut off the fat from the last one and actually made it ac
  74. FrostyFeet97
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    Absolutely Amazing Game! This is Assassin's Creed Valhalla! Be a Viking and do a few Raids or just few quests. Also it's on XBOX SERIES X ! Fee bugs here and there but overall this game is fantastic! Story is really well made and graphics are awesome
  75. PitaSalmon
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    I don’t write many reviews, but this game is pretty special. First AC game I’ve ever played, and I’m a pretty avid gamer. Story is extremely intriguing and deep, tons of fun little side events, battle is great, weapons combos, exploration, voice acting, settlement building, puzzles, upgrade system, one of the best games I’ve played in a while. I actually like it more than The Witcher 3,I don’t write many reviews, but this game is pretty special. First AC game I’ve ever played, and I’m a pretty avid gamer. Story is extremely intriguing and deep, tons of fun little side events, battle is great, weapons combos, exploration, voice acting, settlement building, puzzles, upgrade system, one of the best games I’ve played in a while. I actually like it more than The Witcher 3, which I loved. It feels like a pretty true rpg and a true open world game. I’d recommend to anyone who has the time. The only reason I don’t give a 10 Is I don’t feel like the ideas are completely original, but it certainly doesn’t take away from the experience.… Expand
  76. labuschin
    Nov 12, 2020
    9
    Amazing world, good graphics, interesting locations, awesome system for getting new weapons, characters okay, story good so far.
  77. mattstang
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    Great game the only things that I would improve is the amount of loot is a little low and there are some glitches, but besides those it’s really good
  78. IsaqNewton
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    jogo muito bom com uma exploração impecável e um combate muito bom mais ainda tem alguns bugs que eu espera que a ubisoft resolva.
    very good game with impeccable exploration and very good combat but there are still some bugs that i hope ubisoft solves.
  79. Kingjavabean
    Dec 19, 2020
    9
    This game is amazing, I enjoy the open world of this game, it’s beautiful and full of mysteries that need explored. Lost to do, lots to explore, lots of personality packed into one game. Lots of game time and lots of stuff to do.
    You can easily spend 70 hours in this game. It’s getting a 9 from me due to bugs that haven’t been fixed just yet, remember to save often
  80. Dacknick
    Dec 4, 2020
    9
    Buen juego! Buena jugabilidad, Bugs los mismos de siempre para un juego de parkour, pero tiene una buena historia, buena banda sonora y unas sangrientas ejecuciones
  81. FabricioNery
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    Huge and very fun game, it has a bug or two, but nothing that spoils the fun.
  82. Norwayforever
    Nov 11, 2020
    9
    This is most fun game i have played in 2020. Final Fantasy VII Remake was epic, but these are way too different games to compare. One of the best in 2020?
    yes,yes,yes and yes.
  83. Shadowkiller19
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    O jogo é muito bom, as mecânicas de combates são boas, a paisagem é linda, a furtividade tá legal porém sem muita inovação, Os inimigos são diversos, os ¨fatalitys¨ são muito legais de se ver, É muito legal...porém...como todo jogo da Ubisoft, tem uns probleminhas: O jogo tem alguns bugs que atrapalham um pouco a gameplay, certos erros que fazem as cutscenes ficarem estranhas, mas nadaO jogo é muito bom, as mecânicas de combates são boas, a paisagem é linda, a furtividade tá legal porém sem muita inovação, Os inimigos são diversos, os ¨fatalitys¨ são muito legais de se ver, É muito legal...porém...como todo jogo da Ubisoft, tem uns probleminhas: O jogo tem alguns bugs que atrapalham um pouco a gameplay, certos erros que fazem as cutscenes ficarem estranhas, mas nada muito horrível, o corvo não marca os inimigos que nem no Origins e o Odyssey (talvez ele detecte, já q n avançei muito em nível), o Olho de Odin as vezes não funciona, a dublagem é um pouco esquisita, parece que o dublador homem do Eivor tem dupla personalidade! Em cutscene ele fala normal e em batalha ele fala engrossando a voz! É meio zuado! Sinceramente, eu queria que tivesse mantido o sistema de personalização de armadura do Odyssey, sabe? Quando vc pega uma armadura mas bota uma aparência diferente?
    Bom, o Valhalla é ótimo? É, com certeza um dos melhores do ano! Só tem que consertar alguns bugs e talvez adicionar algumas coisas, como o corvo detectando inimigos pra você( Quero dizer, talvez ele detecte, já q n avançei muito em nível) e o sistema de personalização de armadura!    … Expand
  84. 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.
  85. 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.
  86. Paeil
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    Top game
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  87. Gabriellima15
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    Jogo muito bom, me surpreendeu, a Ubisoft vem fazendo um trabalho incrível, pegou o w já era bom nos games anteriores e aprimorou muito nesse game
  88. JanainaSiqueira
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    O jogo inovou várias mecânicas com relação ao combate, assentamento e etc. Foi feito para agradar os antigos e novos jogadores da franquia. O que estraga a experiência é os bugs nas missõesv ou o risco de perder o save
  89. siyo
    Nov 21, 2020
    9
    I'm really enjoying this one waymore then odyssey. It can be a glitchy at times but for the most part great game. And i like how you can put your cloak on when ever you want. because in origins you had to pause the game to put your hoody on and it interrupted the flow of the game. And the hidden blade is finally back! i love the hidden blade kill animations they are smooth compared toI'm really enjoying this one waymore then odyssey. It can be a glitchy at times but for the most part great game. And i like how you can put your cloak on when ever you want. because in origins you had to pause the game to put your hoody on and it interrupted the flow of the game. And the hidden blade is finally back! i love the hidden blade kill animations they are smooth compared to origins and look cooler and i like the sound effect that plays when you get a kill with the hidden blade i can feel the impact! I give this an 9/10… Expand
  90. Harrylong
    Nov 21, 2020
    9
    This game its pretty fun. Best assasin creed and ubisoft game in ages. Of course its not perfect, NPC AI could be better, even in high difficults.... have some glitches here and there but nothing game breaking so far. Overall its a great game. Poeple giving 0 its just free ranting.

    Sure ubisoft would patch soon some issues and the game would be better.
  91. guilhermefcs
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    I love AC games. Viking theme is great. Sometimes I feel I'm not on an AC game. Great graphics, some bugs (as always), but it doesn’t compromise the experiencez
  92. Rodrigo999
    Dec 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game ever since I got it for christmas I never fully played an assasins creed game like this but god I love this game personally favorite game of 2020 and I hope they make more dlc for this game its AWESOME!!!!!… Expand
  93. SonOfCain
    Jan 26, 2021
    9
    I finished origins, odyssey then started Valhalla right after and let me tell you, I love it. I think it’s the best in the series. I am playing it on an Xbox One X with a LG nanocell85 and the game looks fenomenal. I have ran into a few bugs, but nothing that gets in the way of enjoying the experience. The way the story is told is a noticeable change from odyssey, Valhalla brings more lifeI finished origins, odyssey then started Valhalla right after and let me tell you, I love it. I think it’s the best in the series. I am playing it on an Xbox One X with a LG nanocell85 and the game looks fenomenal. I have ran into a few bugs, but nothing that gets in the way of enjoying the experience. The way the story is told is a noticeable change from odyssey, Valhalla brings more life and doesn’t come off a bland like odyssey did.… Expand
  94. JorgeDM
    Aug 15, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un gran juego, superior a odyssey en todo pero comparando con origins quedan empatados, son 100+ de juego sólo con historia, después de las 70 horas se vuelve algo repetitivo, sin embargo es relleno de calidad, no logra el 10,por bugs y ese relleno inecesario… Expand
  95. ralinsilver
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    This is a good game, if you like the genre or just open world games in general you will enjoy this game.

    When I was looking at there move away from RNG / Loot based equipment I thought it was gonna dumb down the game. Nope, I got to say its actually really good system they have here. Its like they removed all of the trash loot you weren't gonna use anyway and just left the legendary    This is a good game, if you like the genre or just open world games in general you will enjoy this game.

    When I was looking at there move away from RNG / Loot based equipment I thought it was gonna dumb down the game. Nope, I got to say its actually really good system they have here. Its like they removed all of the trash loot you weren't gonna use anyway and just left the legendary items you were always gonna hunt down first anyways. The rune system is a great way to tweak the equipment to work toward your style.

    The combat feels good, its smoother, more interesting, and more challenging in its variety. The enemy armor / weak point system is a nice change of pace from just increasing the health pool. As for assassination's, as many stated the return of a one hit kill system can make it feel much more like one of the original games.

    Why did I only give it an 8 you ask if I like it so much?
    1. My standards are high for a 10, it would have to surprise me and draw to me a a unique way.
    2. Its kind of long, that can get a bit repetitive.
    3. Bugs, nothing game blocking, but I have run into some annoying ones.
    4. UI & Interface, somethings are not explained well or at all. The icons are hard to understand (bear / wolf gear? I had to google to understand what that meant).
    5. Side Quests in open world: I like that they aren't a hand holding experience, but if that's the case we need more NPC interaction to tell us what they need. There are a few interactions where I couldn't tell what was going on.    … Expand
  96. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 10, 2021
    8
    Assassins Creed Valhalla
    One step forward, 2 steps back.
    Assassins Creed is my favrotie series of all time, so im harder on this series than I am with any other game.. and while Valhalla is a great game and my score will reflect that, as an assassins creed game, assassins creed Valhalla isa complete disappointment. Here you play as avore, becauseubisoft cares more about its precious    Assassins Creed Valhalla
    One step forward, 2 steps back.
    Assassins Creed is my favrotie series of all time, so im harder on this series than I am with any other game.. and while Valhalla is a great game and my score will reflect that, as an assassins creed game, assassins creed Valhalla isa complete disappointment.
    Here you play as avore, becauseubisoft cares more about its precious sales you chose either man version or female version because ubisoft is afraid to commit and want to make everyone happy.. you set off on a Viking adventure to basically take over England during the dark ages.. and sadly this is more of a Viking game with assassins creed mechanics rather than an assassins creed game where you play as a Viking, the lore of the Templars and the assassins is there.. infct the whole uncovering the order side thing odyssey had going on is valhallas main focus, and I love that… however the game built around it is the most hallow money grab of a game in probably the entire assassins creed series… they sold you on Vikings, rob and pillage, this is fun about 0 times, its never fun going into an area for a raid, opening chests and collecting all of the loot, its repetive and bland, and that can be said for the entire game… im one to uncover every inch of an assassins creed game, read very document, platinum it.. but assassins creed Valhalla is so hollow that I found myself skipping through a lot of its dialog as the story is broken up into individual kingdoms you go out and help… this is less of an assassins creed game, you know.. a game where you relive memories of someone that was supposed to have actually existed to learn more about the orer and the places of the pieces of edden, and just a boring Viking game where you go from kingdom to kingdom taking care of that kingdoms individual problems, it’s a 70 hour long game of individual mini stories that by themselves could be okay experiences, but in an assassins creed game they feel like a waste of time not adding anything to the overall world of assassins creed, no one will remember Valhalla as a step forward for the series, infact in a lot fof places Valhalla steps back, for example its loot, there is next to none, yet you still collect it from time to time, its such an awkward system that you forget there are other weapons and armorus you can pick up.. youll mpost likely stick to the first or second piece of gear you find in the game and stick to that all the way through, especially thanks to the grind heavy upgrading system here that require a ridiculous amount of recourses to upgrade weapons… where Valhalla steps forward though is you making choices that actually matter, your choices have consequences, you have different paths with different characters you can go down that don’t feel empty like odyssey did.. but back to the intial point, this is great if assassins creed were an rpg seres set in different time periods… but its not, its meant to be an experience of a story already told, not an unwritten story of your grandpa and you get to chose if he banged other Vikings or not… tell me if avor was gay or not, don’t let me chose, again.. commit to a character, tell me their story… this is not a solution to the story telling critques players have.. this is assassins creed, not dragon age.. tell me the story as it happened… but this is thebiggest assins creed game to date, though bigger isn’t always better, another first, this s the first time I gave up on collecting all the things in an assassins creed game, for one,, again the world felt boring pointless and hallow, even the side quests that were supposed to be the talk of the town, except for the mini game orlog, it had its hooks in me like gwent, and I love hunting down the zealots of the land, bringing my back to the original assassins creed.. but the colelctables here, the game just makes you work too hard to get, one too many are locked behind story progress – why even put it on the map then… and evry other one ios locked behing an environment puzzle.. I don’t mind this eveyr once in a while , but map cleaning in assassins creed is a form of meditation, if I have to figure out how to get to literally every chest in the world, it isn’t meditation anymore, it’s a puzzle game outside of the story, no thanks. Also traversal here is probably the worst in the series too, its wakward, plenty pof annoying deaths at the hands of climbing, The biggest disappointment overall is this games story, the worst ending in history if you can even call it an ending and the outside of the animus world features the least likably protagonist of all time, smoking doesn’t make you look like a badass, it makes you look inconsiderate of the people around you, but again, assassins creed Valhalla is a great game, the combat is fun, you can go down different paths to play the way you prefer, brute, ranged, stealth, or a mix of all 3…
    [cont YT: Superkengaming]    … Expand
  97. Borgoros
    Dec 14, 2020
    8
    Pretty good, but some weird situations with many NPC's and enemies, and the part of the story that directly links to the animus throws me out of the experience often. I love the world, gear, music and the way Eivor (male) are put together.
  98. Detorded
    Dec 17, 2020
    8
    Made by Ubisoft's best AC studio, this game definitely doesn't disappoint. While it plays similarly to Origins and Odyssey, I think people who may have been turned off AC for a while will have something to love with this game, as it is different enough from the previous two to really stand out and shine. I can confidently say that Valhalla is Ubisoft's best Assassin's Creed game in a longMade by Ubisoft's best AC studio, this game definitely doesn't disappoint. While it plays similarly to Origins and Odyssey, I think people who may have been turned off AC for a while will have something to love with this game, as it is different enough from the previous two to really stand out and shine. I can confidently say that Valhalla is Ubisoft's best Assassin's Creed game in a long time, perhaps since Black Flag. I played a lot of Odyssey and loved it as well, but it never quite felt like an Assassin's Creed game. Valhalla is the end result of Ubisoft almost perfecting the open world RPG formula they began with Origins, as well as a properly balancing the assassin aspect so the series does not lose its identity.

    I've put over 60 hours into this game so far and I feel like I've only made it halfway through. Valhalla is huge, but it doesn't feel like its blatantly huge for the sake of being so, similar to how Odyssey was. Instead, Valhalla trims the fat that often made Odyssey feel like a slog to play through. Don't get me wrong, the game is still huge and some people may still find it tough to finish, but side-quests have been replaced with quick and easy world events, icons aren't littered all over the map this time and instead you are forced to really explore to find out what certain areas hold - the game is similarly designed to Far Cry 5 in that sense, where they incentivize players to really explore the worlds they're in rather than making it feel like a checklist of things to do.

    The gear system seems to be controversial in this game - the game approaches loot entirely differently to how both Origins and Odyssey did it. A lot of people complained that Odyssey especially felt grindy, so I think that Valhalla's loot system was Ubisoft's response to that. The game has minimal gear, nothing is random and everything is hand-made and put in pre-selected locations to find. Every time you come across an area that has loot (either gear for your character or loot to build your settlement) there is often a puzzle associated with it, further adding more depth to Ubisoft's world rather than just a checklist of things to do.

    The game's world is comprised of 4 maps I believe: Norway, eastern England (largest map), Vinland, and Asgard. All of these locations are great and have their own atmosphere to them, they do not feel copy-and-paste, which is what some of the islands in Greece (Odyssey) felt to me. Valhalla's storytelling is centered around its world, which is where it also differs from previous AC games. While there is an overarching plot, each region in England has its own subplot that your character has to solve, and I love it. I had lower expectations for the writing, as Ubisoft's writing was never that great - especially compared to games like RDR2 or The Witcher 3, but Valhalla's story isn't bad - it's not amazing, but it's good; some subplots are great (East Anglia and Sciropescire in particular), and some are pretty uninteresting and bland (Essex comes to mind) but overall, the writing was better than expected.

    In total, I think Valhalla is Ubisoft's best attempt at an open-world RPG yet, and they have really learned a lot from creating Origins and Odyssey, it gives me a lot of hope for their upcoming open-world games such as Far Cry 6. The AI is still unfortunately pretty bad - either enemies spot you instantly when they shouldn't be able to, or they are completely blind/deaf - for a 2020 game, I do not think Ubisoft's AI has progressed at all. The world still has certain immersion-breaking moments, I think the wildlife is kind of goofy, hunting missions with NPCs always feels really weird, etc.

    Overall, I still think the game is great, and I'd give it an 8 as it has room to improve.    … Expand
  99. IRhodes
    Dec 26, 2020
    8
    Played on xbox one x, runs well looks great. Typical ac game mechanics and gameplay but I enjoy that. Good progression, story and many hours worth of fun. Rexommwnded
  100. SkylineGTR
    Nov 22, 2020
    8
    I'm impressed, this has to be the best assassin's creed game since Black flag
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#24 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. IGN Portugal
    Jun 28, 2021
    80
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla isn't a light, fast and pragmatic Viking ship. It's a Titanic, magnificent, massive, and majestic, made to lead players through a 9th-century epic. With enough content to keep players busy for hours and hours, it's not threatened by any iceberg but rather by the weight of its own size. For the most dedicated, this can be a treat, but for many others, it could be a game they'll leave unfinished, living forever in the backlog.
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  2. RPGamer
    Jan 25, 2021
    80
    Even with its technical shortcomings on last-generation hardware, it is hard to not call Assassin’s Creed Valhalla an amazing open-world RPG. It’s obvious that Ubisoft did its homework and learned from Origins and Odyssey. Valhalla’s story is one of the best not only in the franchise but in the open-world RPG genre. The world is vast but not laden with empty, pointless space. Combat is addicting, character customization is the best the franchise has ever seen, and the welcome return of composer Jesper Kyd makes for one of last year’s most immersive and satisfying experiences.
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  3. GameGrin
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    Assassin’s Creed brings beautiful English countryside to the masses whilst fixing a lot of the series’ recent missteps. Some genuinely fun and surprising moments with some great writing make for a fun time.
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