Assassin's Creed Valhalla

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1096 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 211 out of 1096
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  1. badjim
    Nov 19, 2020
    4
    A really great example of adventures in poor game design. Even having paid nothing for this game (got it free as a "bonus" for buying a new cpu) it was too much for this gargantuan crap-fest. Ubisoft actually dis-improved this already creaky game franchise with:

    Horrible fight mechanics that felt like a step back in time. Combat is both incredibly clunky and unsatisfying. Endless    A really great example of adventures in poor game design. Even having paid nothing for this game (got it free as a "bonus" for buying a new cpu) it was too much for this gargantuan crap-fest. Ubisoft actually dis-improved this already creaky game franchise with:

    Horrible fight mechanics that felt like a step back in time. Combat is both incredibly clunky and unsatisfying.

    Endless cutscenes that do nothing but bog the gameplay down.

    Dull game pacing exacerbated by the huge game world, not improved by it.

    And as usual for Ubisoft games: designers frequently break the game's immersion by forcing the player out of the actual gameplay with their continual flash-forwards to their ridiculous "archeologist from the future" storyline. Message to Ubisoft: no one buys a game about Vikings because they want to play as a researcher in a secret cabin somewhere. This has got to be the most baffling bit of stupid writing that has crippled every one of their AC games.

    And contrary to all the fan boys out there, the graphics are fine - but not that good. Red Dead Redemption was far better, as was Death Stranding - and any of a dozen others - and they came out two years ago.

    You may disagree and think this is a great game but there is a reason this game is not on anyone's award list: it's crap.    … Expand
  2. willdapod
    May 31, 2021
    4
    A boring bloated buggy mess of game. A map scattered with boring nothing side objectives and pseudo side missions that would have been a good idea had they had the option to put quest markers in because if a quest glitched out (which it did a lot) when you come back to it weeks later you'll have no clue what you're doing with it. Having played a lot of games this might be one of theA boring bloated buggy mess of game. A map scattered with boring nothing side objectives and pseudo side missions that would have been a good idea had they had the option to put quest markers in because if a quest glitched out (which it did a lot) when you come back to it weeks later you'll have no clue what you're doing with it. Having played a lot of games this might be one of the buggiest, I had far more bugs especially game breaking ones in this game then even Cyberpunk. The story is laughably boring and repetitive. And a small complaint Eivor is just too small, I assume to accommodate the female version they've made the male version tiny and it just looks dumb. Not the worst in the series because Odyssey exists but easily a close second to last.

    The phrase "as vast an ocean with the depth of a puddle" comes to mind. The combat is dull and repetitive, the stealth doesn't work, the "distrust" system is completely pointless. If you're going to make a game like this don't call it Assassin's Creed, call it anything else so I won't even think to buy it next time. Please just make a proper AC again and get away from this boring crappy nothing game.

    P.S I hope whoever designed those cairn stones steps on Lego every single day of their life.    … Expand
  3. Camlambelot
    Feb 20, 2022
    4
    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth    Copy and Paste open world: Broken, Boring and Empty.

    I loved the older AC games because of their STEALTH and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN (See Unity or AC2), but this game is just a soulless, repetitive game. It tries so hard to be like other open world RPGS with meaningful choices (See Witcher 3) and tries to copy the combat of (God of War) and loses it's own identity in the process. All stealth is out the window, get ready to hack and slash your way through a bland world full of fetch quests in a dark, snowy landscape.

    The game is ugly, glitchy and full of generic quests, locations and characters.    … Expand
  4. MatuRica
    Jan 30, 2021
    4
    Decepcionante port de Assasins Creed para XBOX. Realmente no se ve tan mal pero teniendo ambas consolas me pongo a comparar y oye, creo que podría dar más de sí. Muy meh.
  5. Memo_
    Nov 11, 2020
    4
    They really should call it Assassins creed odyssey part 2 they really need to focus on the facial expressions they don’t have emotions why you have the biggest open world when you can’t do it right I would like to have smaller world with good story telling and better facial expressions
  6. MunkiePlays
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Assassin's Creed the series has been good but it pretty much slowly died after syndicate, i feel like they they just stopped making sense and ran out of ideas and made random **** But quality wise its good looking
  7. StarkLalo117
    Oct 17, 2021
    4
    The history is Dah, you are not assassin, you work for them, that's not cool, lastly, the outfits are rough and repetitive
  8. SouthpawSaint
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    So odyssey may have been "generic" but I would rather know what im paying at least 60$ for than the shtshow that is Valhalla its buggy af even active gameplay is buggy so many corners I get stuck on ledges I cant nav like I used too and still do in ODD the gameplay of all the creeds before this was at least based off the same reliable system and now you have to invest countless hours intoSo odyssey may have been "generic" but I would rather know what im paying at least 60$ for than the shtshow that is Valhalla its buggy af even active gameplay is buggy so many corners I get stuck on ledges I cant nav like I used too and still do in ODD the gameplay of all the creeds before this was at least based off the same reliable system and now you have to invest countless hours into building up a settlement you should of called this viking warrior with maybe 10-15% creed elements added so we dont get sued...… Expand
  9. anbl
    Mar 29, 2023
    4
    Pretty bad game, poorly optimized and the worst in the series, a very slow and disconnected story, repeated characters
  10. Gearsong
    Jun 15, 2022
    4
    A horrible storyline for kids. Classic Ubisoft plastic world and NPCs. But if you're under 11 in any sense, you should enjoy it.
  11. Mken43
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Terrible game! I have played every AC game and loved most of them. Sure, Odyssey had some issues but I've played it on every level and still go back to it. I'm 20 hrs in and never want to touch this steaming pile again. I didn't come to play Witcher or build a village, you've taken away my assassin abilities, takes forever to level up and I don't want to have to forage for berries to stayTerrible game! I have played every AC game and loved most of them. Sure, Odyssey had some issues but I've played it on every level and still go back to it. I'm 20 hrs in and never want to touch this steaming pile again. I didn't come to play Witcher or build a village, you've taken away my assassin abilities, takes forever to level up and I don't want to have to forage for berries to stay alive in a fight. It has chunky game play, boring story, nothing that connects it to AC at all and who the f thought I'd want to play dice or drinking games. Shame in the studio for releasing this third rate hack of an unfinished game and charging me $100 to play it.… Expand
  12. JohnnyJL96
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Sadly for a beautiful game like this, it lacks in almost every other way and especially in the Xbox Series X edition the game has a vast amount of Screen Tearing which almost makes the game unbearable to enjoy.
  13. Elitestriker421
    Dec 19, 2020
    3
    Cool But boring. Origins was new. Odessy was amazing. Valhalla was a step back into origins. The game is there but eh. Combat feels lame. The story okay. The graphics are amazing except for arrows. Overall, neat I guess
  14. Nerevarinho
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    Refunded after 3 hours of play because of too laughable and broken mission design, broken AI, clunky combat, and too many Bugs/Glitches.
    Graphics and characters seem good, and story interesting so far.
  15. MacIntyre89
    Nov 15, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On a 3700X and a 2080 super this is a clunky mess, combat is as awful as its ever been, weightless but slow, sometimes weapons just go through people & nothing happens. Parrying is the same thing. You can land a successful parry, sound is there, its just ignored, ohh... they added some dismemberment and gore, a dressed up turd is still a turd. Runs like crap on PC, during a raid, you'll find NPCs just standing around doing nothing. The world doesn't look bad, but not great, its not an amazing looking game, character models look dated, horses look awful. There were better playing, looking, and running games, 8 years ago, don't waste your money… Expand
  16. frice2000
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Busy work. The game.

    Do you want to find hidden objects in a game about thousands of times? Do you want to find some tunnels by browsing around the outskirts of a game or something to shoot to knock something down? Then I have the game for you right here! When there's a storyline between these collectathon sessions there's something moderately enjoyable here. But after murdering a entire    Busy work. The game.

    Do you want to find hidden objects in a game about thousands of times? Do you want to find some tunnels by browsing around the outskirts of a game or something to shoot to knock something down? Then I have the game for you right here!

    When there's a storyline between these collectathon sessions there's something moderately enjoyable here. But after murdering a entire town in back to back combat on medium difficulty and barely breaking a sweat...Just no.

    The entire time I played this game at no point did I feel like I was experiencing anything fun. While there's some beautiful scenery and some barely interesting plot points nothing drew me in. I didn't much enjoy Odyssey for its also massive amount of optional busy work. But at least it's combat loop was sort of entertaining. But I abandoned that game after 20 hours. Valhalla reached that same point before I just got too bored. When while I'm playing I'm anxiously and happily considering work tomorrow rather then getting dragged into what's supposed to be a fantastic game world I just don't know. This is the last Assassin's Creed I'll ever buy.

    As a side note I eventually ended up with the Xbox One version of this game. The PC version ran so poorly on a 2080 Super and a minus one from current gen i7 that if you're thinking of buying this on PC don't.    … Expand
  17. Bruciatore
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    It is intolerable to see continuous tearing on the Series X version when the PS5 version, in addition to having a more stable frame rate, does not suffer from the problem. If you have to buy it, you don't do it on Xbox.
  18. Atyzer
    Oct 3, 2021
    2
    I bought ultimate edition on xbox series x to get maximum for money during 50% discount but still feel ripped off:

    Lots of model overlapping – people going through the ground, eyes/mouths desync, corpses falling through ground etc. Problems with motion tracking – teleportation, getting stuck in climbing, getting suck with mount Sound problems – things sound off everywhere with    I bought ultimate edition on xbox series x to get maximum for money during 50% discount but still feel ripped off:

    Lots of model overlapping – people going through the ground, eyes/mouths desync, corpses falling through ground etc.

    Problems with motion tracking – teleportation, getting stuck in climbing, getting suck with mount

    Sound problems – things sound off everywhere with different dynamic range, different pitch, dialogues/ambient/music all sound different with some things sounding super low quality or like from under water.

    Model recycling – game has like 50 character models and main characters often reused for NPC models

    Lots of recycled missions/areas from Origins/Odyssey

    I'm almost at the end of the story and just forcing myself to complete the game because i've endured so much suffering getting to the point where I'm so giving up is not an option.

    Lots of glitches: glitched quests, glitched drunken, glitched regen, glitched graphics.

    Quality of Life Deterioration: torches are useless at dark places and at night still can't see anything, climbing types of walls may look the same but some can't be climbed, eagle sight useless, talents basically useless as the whole game can be completed without investing anything into any talents, Itemization useless as the whole game best weapons are at start and in the end, tedious rinse repeat tasks of breaking in houses with blocked doors and climbing between 2-3 towers for a chest with 1 paper inside.

    This game should have been an expansion pack for Odyssey as it doesn't bring any quality of life improvements rather brings quality of life deterioration.

    I had much much much more smooth experience in Origins and Odyssey than in Valhalla.    … Expand
  19. Broyax
    Apr 1, 2022
    2
    On aurait pu croire qu’après les deux précédents AC (les décevants Origins et Odyssey) Ubisoft aurait mis de l’eau dans son vin mais il n’en est rien ou si peu…! on change de décor(s) certes mais le grind et le farming demeurent, inexpugnables dans ce Valhalla ! soit en mauvais franglais le farmage de crevard à la coréenne et le limage jusqu’à l’intox de choses répétitives à répétition !On aurait pu croire qu’après les deux précédents AC (les décevants Origins et Odyssey) Ubisoft aurait mis de l’eau dans son vin mais il n’en est rien ou si peu…! on change de décor(s) certes mais le grind et le farming demeurent, inexpugnables dans ce Valhalla ! soit en mauvais franglais le farmage de crevard à la coréenne et le limage jusqu’à l’intox de choses répétitives à répétition ! une putain de mine pour stakhanovistes ludo-décérébrés !

    Afin bien entendu de vous faire craquer vis-à-vis des microtransactions prédatrices comme celle -à grand succès, n’en doutons pas- du doublage d’expérience (pour environ 10 euros !) qui transforme de facto le rythme et la progression du jeu, le rendant deux fois moins lourdingue même s’il reste… chiant quand même ! sauf qu’on y passera au bas mot deux fois moins de temps. Potentiellement en tout cas.

    En effet, tout est fait là-dedans comme dans les deux précédents AssCreed, à savoir vous faire « jouer » comme un véritable abruti jusqu’à en devenir totalement abruti au sens le plus littéral du terme. Et pourtant le farmage-grindage ici est quand même un peu allégé… mais en apparence seulement, vu la quantité de merdes à ramasser, collecter (dans ces putains de forts ou maisons verrouillées) afin d’être au niveau requis pour la prochaine opération de la campagne principale ! dire qu’il faut même du titane (sic !) au Moyen Age pour améliorer ses armes et armures, ça troue le cul… et les quantités (habituelles) astronomiques de fer et de cuir bien entendu.

    De toute façon, l’espèce d’histoire racontée ici montre assez vite son vrai visage, celle des stagiaires qui s’y sont attelé… c’est tellement bidon, mal fait, ridicule qu’on arrive évidemment jamais à y croire… comme par exemple mettre sur le trône un couillon bisounours à couilles molles ou aider deux folles… Tout est constamment écrit ici sous le joug d’un agenda très actuel du multi-culturalisme, de la justice sociale à deux balles et d’un agenda woke très chargé… chez les Vikings !

    Ainsi, parmi les Vikings ou parmi les Anglais, on croise quantité de gens à la couleur de peau plus ou moins foncée ou basanée comme si tout le jeu se déroulait au Moyen-Orient et au Maghreb, c’est complètement dingue… et aberrant !

    Quant à l’héroïne viking, elle ressemble à une camionneuse lesbienne qui a trop forcé sur les stéroïdes : bonjour les dégâts et bonjour la sale gueule. C’est le cas de toutes les gonzesses qu’on peut croiser ou côtoyer dans le jeu : aussi sexys, aussi féminines que du fil barbelé, ils ont vraiment un problème avec la représentation des femmes chez Ubisoft !

    De toute manière, l’infiltration est devenue le parent pauvre et même si une option permet (enfin) d’assassiner n’importe quelle cible (mais certainement pas les boss !) l’arrangement de l’environnement et l’IA privilégient toujours les grosses bastons de bourrins. En tant que jeu à Vikings (afghano-pakistanais) pourquoi pas mais ne l’appelez pas « Assassin’s Creed » dans ce cas ! même l’arbre de compétences est désormais un foutoir où l’on a tout balancé n’importe où et n’importe comment…

    Quoi qu’il en soit, la répétition qu’on rince et qu’on répète ad nauseam est souvent bien pénible… Cependant, une grosse mise-à-jour près d’un an après la sortie a rajouté un niveau de difficulté (plus facile) et surtout la possibilité de tout personnaliser, aussi bien l’infiltration que les combats. En se plongeant dans les nouvelles options, on peut régler l’expérience à sa guise, ce qui rend le jeu beaucoup moins farmeux par défaut. Et infiniment plus facile et agréable : on devient alors une machine à tuer, un vrai Viking enfin ! On peut désactiver aussi le ‘level scaling’ par exemple, ce qui là encore, rend le jeu beaucoup moins désagréable.

    Mais la chasse perpétuelle aux coffres (verrouillés les trois quarts du temps), aux clés, à tous ces machins planqués, les évènements (des mini-quêtes ridicules) ou l’espèce d’histoire vraiment très mauvaise (et la fin est encore pire) continuent de plomber le jeu durablement, hélas.    … Expand
  20. amalapadmanabha
    Nov 14, 2020
    2
    this game sucks,endless,boring simulacrum of an open world game.Ubisoft should be ashamed of themselves for releasing this dumpster fire of a game with bugs exceeding the max power level.Ubisoft dont release any more games and work on your gameplay and story structure fast because you are going to become irrelavant fast
  21. cagan
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    there is so much bugs and glitchs the bugs mostly on the combat finising animations have bugs sometimes character stucks in a stone and combat system is not good hitting fell is not good and the rest is copy of the ac odyssey dont buy this game
  22. rafaeal
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    O pior dos assassins creed e extremamente mal otimizado com gráficos de ps3 e muito bugado, fora os personagens principalmente os femininos serem horrorosos, não recomendo
  23. Bike_3809
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Начнем с оптимизации игра сущий лаг постоянные вылеты на определенных местах. Не может толком работать на видеокарте 2080Ti. потом про механики они жутко лаганые приходиться ждать на нпс по минуте, а то и 2 пока нпс додумается враги не лучше видят сквозь стены и просто могут лагать. Теперь про озвучку играю за мужского персонажа и в некоторых диалогах все равно промелькнет что к персуНачнем с оптимизации игра сущий лаг постоянные вылеты на определенных местах. Не может толком работать на видеокарте 2080Ti. потом про механики они жутко лаганые приходиться ждать на нпс по минуте, а то и 2 пока нпс додумается враги не лучше видят сквозь стены и просто могут лагать. Теперь про озвучку играю за мужского персонажа и в некоторых диалогах все равно промелькнет что к персу обращаются как к женскому персу непонятно! Потом модельки персов вообще выпустили один на другого похож только голоса разные я конечно знаю что в 1 веке все трудно было с одеждой но в игре просто почти нет костюмов только за донат а с нпс просто все плохо. Мое мнение игра сущие говно не советую… Expand
  24. KelvinHendriks
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    While I agree that the story is very interesting and the characters are well written, I do feel that they are the only thing compensating for frustrating controls, unclear mechanics and combat that feels like a chore. As a fan of the series it feels like a step back from previous games.
  25. Theonecloud
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    I’ve always been an assassins creed fan since game one. For one, this is not an assassins creed game, at all. Origins and odyssey led into this direction, but they were enjoyable. This game honestly hurts to play. Many changes to bring the game down. The rations, annoying. Every building locked, and a maze to get into. Places only accessible through explosive crates. Enemies that are levelI’ve always been an assassins creed fan since game one. For one, this is not an assassins creed game, at all. Origins and odyssey led into this direction, but they were enjoyable. This game honestly hurts to play. Many changes to bring the game down. The rations, annoying. Every building locked, and a maze to get into. Places only accessible through explosive crates. Enemies that are level 160-340 in a level 55 zone. The gear is limited. A downfall from the other two games. I seriously have a hard time getting into this game vs the others. It’s bad! A serious disappointment!… Expand
  26. Burnsnation
    Dec 12, 2020
    2
    How in the world does this have an eight at the time of writing this, the battle mechanics are garbage the special abilities are basically on usable in combat and as long as you mash RB over and over again you’ll win every fight. Odyssey was the best assassin‘s creed since Black flag this feels like about 10 steps backwards.
  27. Qeeckle
    Sep 20, 2021
    2
    Ok it's a game, but it IS NOT Assassin's Creed! There isn't any reasons why it is Assassin's Creed, assasssin isn't a barbarian! Yes there are good graphic, some actions and for some reason these actions is interesting for my friend... But he always was strange. I really don't know why some people buy this, there are really bad story, do you remember story in first part, second?! Why thereOk it's a game, but it IS NOT Assassin's Creed! There isn't any reasons why it is Assassin's Creed, assasssin isn't a barbarian! Yes there are good graphic, some actions and for some reason these actions is interesting for my friend... But he always was strange. I really don't know why some people buy this, there are really bad story, do you remember story in first part, second?! Why there are brutal combat, for who it is? Assassins shoud be insensibly, like shadow and then kill qeeckle and hide. I haven't enough time to discribe all what shoudn't be in assassin creed. That is my opinion, criticize, suggest, comment. 2 for good graphic and really well-saturated world… Expand
  28. WillGoss
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    This is the worst Assassin's Creed game so far. I was hoping that it would be better then Odyssey but sadly it's not. First of all it's NOT an Assassin's Creed. You play as a viking that have NOTHING to do with the Assassin's. There is no story line, it's more like a 100h game of side quests. The game also offer you the worst parkour in the entire franchise. Eivor make you feel like youThis is the worst Assassin's Creed game so far. I was hoping that it would be better then Odyssey but sadly it's not. First of all it's NOT an Assassin's Creed. You play as a viking that have NOTHING to do with the Assassin's. There is no story line, it's more like a 100h game of side quests. The game also offer you the worst parkour in the entire franchise. Eivor make you feel like you are 500 pounds and they want you to do collectibles with a lot of parkour. At the moment that im writing this, I played the game in November 2022. And guess what : STILL A LOT OF GLITCHES BUT 482 DLCS ! The game is so broken that it's not even fun. And the DLCs are just boring stories... Again. What made be fall in love with the franchise is everything that the franchise offers, and soundtracks are a big part of it. ALL the games have insane soundtracks. Sadly Valhalla is the ONLY GAME OF THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE with **** soundtracks like that. Sorry but Jesper Kyd let me down on that one. The map is so huge but so empty. I know that Ubisoft want to do 300 hours game but come on, at least put some good stories and side quests... This game is a disgrace to the Assassin's Creed franchise, at this point Ubisoft should reconsider to rename their boring games. Everything is bad in this game.… Expand
  29. beanofwar
    Jan 14, 2021
    1
    Excellent game with progress-stopping bugs. Wait until they fix bugs like the "pricking the needle" bug where you cannot assassinate the target and you can no longer progress in the story. This bug has been there for 2 months. I've seen 3 ubisoft forum threads. I've submitted a ticket. Others have submitted tickets. Until Ubisoft either fixes these types of bugs OR provides a way toExcellent game with progress-stopping bugs. Wait until they fix bugs like the "pricking the needle" bug where you cannot assassinate the target and you can no longer progress in the story. This bug has been there for 2 months. I've seen 3 ubisoft forum threads. I've submitted a ticket. Others have submitted tickets. Until Ubisoft either fixes these types of bugs OR provides a way to restart a mission, I would not recommend a purchase. Buy it on sale later after patches resolve issues.… Expand
  30. Jonas-san
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    Ennuyeux, aucune véritable nouveauté. Ne vaut clairement pas son prix même sur XsX
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#4 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2020

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Cubed3
    Dec 23, 2021
    80
    It is highly satisfying completing a story arc or traversing the world and finding things that you felt that other players might not have stumbled across due to the nature of the open world and its use of way finders. The lack of load times on Xbox Series S is truly impressive given the nature of environments, landscape, and elements that are present on screen. There were a few issues from characters floating in mid-air, bizarre enemy AI, and straight up freezes, although these were far and few between given the scope of it all. Intuitive and varied combat help keep things fresh, even if it does take a fair few hours of gameplay to really get going. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a thoroughly enjoyable, open-world RPG that is an absolute must for Xbox owners.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    85
    In many aspects Valhalla resembles most of Ubisoft’s games, but fortunately progression feels a lot more natural this time around. The game’s not perfect but I had lots of fun conquering new territories, plundering churches, and pillaging coastal villages while following a mature story and enjoying gorgeous, believable medieval Britain. [13/2020, p.26]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 3, 2020
    80
    What could have been an elephants' graveyard of forgotten ideas instead feels like a series-wide victory lap. [Issue#353, p.96]
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