Assassin's Creed Valhalla

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1096 Ratings

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  1. Guedesmate
    Jun 7, 2021
    7
    This game looks Beautiful, the combat is somehow solid, but as much as I played i could only think one thing:
    This is a souless game, i know it sounds stupid, but it's like they took the best of the best DEVs but did not care to make something for the player, so may things are annoying that seen they just didnt care about the player
  2. Idyllicship
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    Story line was alright. Wasn’t nearly as good as previous AC games. Side missions and extra content took way too long to finish and was super repetitive.

    All in all it was a decent game, but you can tell Ubisoft is just dragging out the series
  3. Cmortonwvu
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    Cant rate the game high because although it is more of an AC game than Odyssey, Odyssey was a superior game due to combat being way way way better. Steering the ship is a nightmare. They did return to their old ways, best example Black Flag, you're fighting a guy here, then you turn the other way, focus on another guy while the guy you have been fighting kills you. The Odin Site isn't asCant rate the game high because although it is more of an AC game than Odyssey, Odyssey was a superior game due to combat being way way way better. Steering the ship is a nightmare. They did return to their old ways, best example Black Flag, you're fighting a guy here, then you turn the other way, focus on another guy while the guy you have been fighting kills you. The Odin Site isn't as good as in the past. You can't mark enemies at least I haven't been able to yet. Took a giant step back from Odyssey. People didn't like the story and endless fluff in that game but the combat was great. Story needed some work though. You should have taken the idea of AC games, the assassinations, the parlour etc but took odyssey and built upon it. Not take Black Flag. I honestly think the combat is a step back from Origins and that combat was bland and terrible. Hit them, if they have A shield use the other button, heavier attack. N… Expand
  4. Rhonya
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    They improved several things, but sadly, they forgot the story. It's so incredibly boring, bloated, meaningless and dull that I don't even want to finish it. Eivors personality is basically non-existent and I just completely fail to care about any of it.
  5. Voodoo123
    Dec 5, 2020
    6
    A genuinely decent story with some interesting setting ideas sadly hindered by its unfocused pseudo rpg format and just an overall feeling of too much content bloated by its over sized world map (with a noticeable lack of unique locations). Very repetitive gameplay.... Playing this on my series x was a disappointment for the visuals as they didn't look as good as origins in my opinion.A genuinely decent story with some interesting setting ideas sadly hindered by its unfocused pseudo rpg format and just an overall feeling of too much content bloated by its over sized world map (with a noticeable lack of unique locations). Very repetitive gameplay.... Playing this on my series x was a disappointment for the visuals as they didn't look as good as origins in my opinion. Less detailed particle effects and textures and some blurry looking visuals in the performance mode (until it got patched for nice crispy 4k). Definitely didn't feel like a next gen looking experience.

    For a game so focused on hand to hand and melee weapon combat, this feels quite dull to play..... The basic ai and smaller crowd sizes are disappointing. They should just drop the assassin's creed title from these games now as it just feels like a Moniker.

    At the end of this game I felt as if my time had been wasted. It took me 70+hrs to complete and 'hoover up' the main quests from my nap but I sincerely hope for more focused ac titles in future a la ac unity please!!!!! Also much rather have a single character in the game not 'customizable' make / female choice - it just feels unfocused and a waste of developer resources.    … Expand
  6. DieMeister
    Nov 26, 2020
    6
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla has a really good, balanced, interesting story and character. With an unfortunately repetitive mission and sluggish gameplay. And also this game was pretty buggy as well.
  7. Redcoat-Mic
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    Not terrible, but pretty dull and repetitive. Just constant quests of "go here and fight these". The settlement building was a good idea but doesn't really do much. Like the rest of a game, a shell of an idea that quickly just reverts back to fighting and grinding.

    Clearly rushed for the new console generation, bugs everywhere. Nothing game breaking but just annoying and spoil the fun.    Not terrible, but pretty dull and repetitive. Just constant quests of "go here and fight these". The settlement building was a good idea but doesn't really do much. Like the rest of a game, a shell of an idea that quickly just reverts back to fighting and grinding.

    Clearly rushed for the new console generation, bugs everywhere. Nothing game breaking but just annoying and spoil the fun. AI just stands around doing nothing.    … Expand
  8. mynameisalvaro
    Nov 28, 2020
    6
    I really don't undertand how this game gets an 8, it must be all the fanboys...
    -Full of bugs
    -Boring exploration and gameplay (reallly repetitive)
    -Animations are terrible and only 1 or 2 execution animations
    -Story is decent
    MEHHHHH
  9. ThisGuy1
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    Everyone who gave this game a 10 and a 0 are overreacting. This game is far from perfect and far from a disaster. I've played almost every AC game (only haven't played Rogue, Unity, and Syndicate) and have enjoyed most of them.

    I've put about 70 hours into the game so far. As of right now, the ceiling on this game (which can increase depending on how good the DLC ends up being) is    Everyone who gave this game a 10 and a 0 are overreacting. This game is far from perfect and far from a disaster. I've played almost every AC game (only haven't played Rogue, Unity, and Syndicate) and have enjoyed most of them.

    I've put about 70 hours into the game so far. As of right now, the ceiling on this game (which can increase depending on how good the DLC ends up being) is about 8.5. However, in it's current state, I'd give it a 7.

    This game builds upon a lot of what worked in Origins and Odyssey while bringing back enough aspects from older games to get fanboys to stop whining on the internet.

    There are a fair amount of bugs that need fixing. Not enough to make the game unplayable, but enough to frustrate the player into quitting the game for the day. Some are purely cosmetic (I turned around at one point and saw an NPC floating and spinning about 25 feet or so in the air, one time I got out of a row boat and it flung into the air and exploded, little things like this). However, some do restrict advancement and have required me to restart the game (the only bug that has repeated has been the lack of an ability to initiate a discussion with an NPC that I'm required to talk to for a mission, another that I've experienced was a wealth box that was underwater that had an invisible box around it that prevented me from getting it... I ended up having to probe around it until I finally found a point where I could get close enough to open it).

    The parkour is just as frustrating as most people remember (I'm still shocked when I see people comment on how parkour was "great" in previous games... it is fun when it works, but when it doesn't, it is infuriating).

    With respect to stealth, even with the return of "blending in" and the hidden blade, there is little point in being sneaky in this game. As long as you aren't under-powered, you can take on entire fortresses by yourself and enemies don't call for reinforcements like previous games (even the bells only notify enemies in the immediate area that you are there).

    All in all, it's a fun game that will become good when the bugs are taken care of and could be great if the DLC is as good as Origins and Odyssey.    … Expand
  10. SirEddieCook
    Nov 30, 2020
    7
    65 hours into the game -- It's a CUT and PASTE. What made AC great, is the mysticism and the heroism, move story. I just haven't seen that side of the game yet. In lieu of a lesser than Odyssey title, they have inserted skull smashing, decapitation, and active graphics -- in hopes you forget the overall experience is cookie cutter. I think there is also a graphical downgrade so far, on my65 hours into the game -- It's a CUT and PASTE. What made AC great, is the mysticism and the heroism, move story. I just haven't seen that side of the game yet. In lieu of a lesser than Odyssey title, they have inserted skull smashing, decapitation, and active graphics -- in hopes you forget the overall experience is cookie cutter. I think there is also a graphical downgrade so far, on my Xbox One X; and worst of all, you get omnipotent way, way too fast. I bought the Gold version, so I hope the DLCs is where they put the good stuff.… Expand
  11. GamerJosh0137
    Nov 28, 2020
    7
    I love the old AC games but the thing is I love the new direction the series has gone as well and to be completely honest I dont really have a preference. That said I think Valhalla is a big step backwards. The story is pretty decent, they give assassinations a new little twist. The setting is gorgeous and I do like the gear system a bit better than Odyssey though I would have liked toI love the old AC games but the thing is I love the new direction the series has gone as well and to be completely honest I dont really have a preference. That said I think Valhalla is a big step backwards. The story is pretty decent, they give assassinations a new little twist. The setting is gorgeous and I do like the gear system a bit better than Odyssey though I would have liked to see a few more weapons for each weapon type. I mean Odyssey was WWWAAAYYY to much whereas Valhalla is about 1/30th of the selection. I feel like they were a little too extreme the opposite way. I think the ability system is worse. Now you have to find books of knowledge to unlock new abilities instead of having them tied to progression like in Odyssey. Then there are the skill trees. Jesus Christ it makes no sense. There are 3 branches. Melee, Stealth, and.........Ranged? I cant remember for sure mostly because I can get as many melee level ups in the ranged tree as I can in the Melee skill tree. It's hard to explain, you'll see. I do however think it's totally worth a purchase. If you are on the fence because you didn't like Origins or Odyssey, I really think it feels closer to the old style than those mentioned above.… Expand
  12. AlucardPE
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Na minha opinião, este jogo parece com o anterior - algo tipo Odyssey 2. Mudou o nome apenas.
  13. Godfrey5504
    Nov 23, 2020
    5
    Once you have finished the first main story arc in England you have basically done every thing the game has to offer. Your enjoyment of the game depends on how much you enjoy the events in the first 7 hours of the game.
  14. Rishay97
    Sep 6, 2021
    6
    This game is just too long! And the content not good enough to support it. By attempting to make “more quality content instead of side missions”, what ended up happening is that that the main missions were some on par with odyssey main missions, while others were just slightly better than odyssey side missions. The difference? You can’t slip these boring main missions, whereas in odyssey,This game is just too long! And the content not good enough to support it. By attempting to make “more quality content instead of side missions”, what ended up happening is that that the main missions were some on par with odyssey main missions, while others were just slightly better than odyssey side missions. The difference? You can’t slip these boring main missions, whereas in odyssey, side mission could be skipped if you started them and didn’t enjoy; whereas now, since it’s part of the main mission, I’m forced to sit through boring mission that I really found uninteresting. That’s coupled with the fact that the characters are different in each sequence. It barely builds on story so not as much depth can be reached in terms of over arching story. Yes there’s some things that tie in, but I would have liked one long story to progress, much like Odyssy’s search for the parents/brother. In Valhalla, there isn’t much purpose to everything that you’re doing other than “gaining allies” and that propose remains the same each time you start a new sequence. There just no development and it all just blended into one which I really didn’t enjoy. In addition, the bird can’t mark targets anymore! So there’s isn’t really much use to using it. There are some pros though, combat was refined. Graphics are better than ever and there are some interesting modern day elements. But damn is this game long and filled with boring content! Much preferred odyssey IMO… Expand
  15. Brivdomatajs
    Nov 25, 2021
    5
    All too much. The whole game is not logically connected. The game can be completed faster, but there are still many different tasks that are not logical.
  16. silencer
    Nov 26, 2022
    5
    Exercise in repetition and monotony.

    Story: barely there. Pick a region - participate in a mini-arc, move to the next. No sense of accomplishment whatsoever. Gameplay: downgrade from Odyssey. The ship is usually stuck inside a river and might as well be on rails. Combat is only somewhat challenging until you unlock powers then it quickly becomes repetitive and dull since you can just    Exercise in repetition and monotony.

    Story: barely there. Pick a region - participate in a mini-arc, move to the next. No sense of accomplishment whatsoever.

    Gameplay: downgrade from Odyssey. The ship is usually stuck inside a river and might as well be on rails. Combat is only somewhat challenging until you unlock powers then it quickly becomes repetitive and dull since you can just spam power over and over. There's the base building meta and raids but they are just tedious. Gear is scarce and expensive to upgrade so you will pick one and stick with it for the rest of the game.

    Graphics and setting: This is no Unity. The towns quickly blend together as they all look the same. The graphics are nice but the color palette is so dull that it really makes no difference.

    Character: Malaka! Might as well be a genderless blob. No memorable character to speak of. Goes along with any violence and throws a fit when someone disagrees with them.

    Verdict: buy on deep sale or better yet play Odyssey again.    … Expand
  17. El3ment_514
    Apr 18, 2021
    6
    Graphics 9.5
    Story 1
    I have put 30 hours in so far. Raid, loot chest, rinse and repeat. Absolute idiotic npc in this game. Story progression is slow and not entertaining. Fighting mechanics are a step back. The Assassins just allow you into the brotherhood on the word of your friend? Im told there is no killing in asgard after a big battle on a bridge? NPC walking through other npc    Graphics 9.5
    Story 1
    I have put 30 hours in so far. Raid, loot chest, rinse and repeat. Absolute idiotic npc in this game.
    Story progression is slow and not entertaining.
    Fighting mechanics are a step back.
    The Assassins just allow you into the brotherhood on the word of your friend?
    Im told there is no killing in asgard after a big battle on a bridge?
    NPC walking through other npc in cutscenes making wierd faces at each other.
    Problems with photomode on series X    … Expand
  18. Slavick
    Jan 27, 2022
    5
    Another plastic-world-simulator from UBI. Plastic world, plastic combat, plastic everything. It all feels... cheap, like in some free to play asian MMO.
    Grapics are good, music also, but this game have absolutly no soul. And for sure no dirty-viking-type soul (more like Ken/Barbie pretending to be a Viking. ) Bottom line: very medicore. Unfortunately.
  19. DrZomboid
    Oct 11, 2022
    5
    Looks ok with weird combat moves. Feels very long and boring game with same quests so I gave up after 6 hrs just to save my time.
  20. Reed618
    Aug 30, 2022
    6
    Repetitive and padded. This feels like a big step back from odyssey. The removal of sidequests makes levelling harder and the leap in recommended level just keeps growing from section to section.

    On top of that the characters and story are quite dull. It's a 20 hour game that's been painfully stretched over 60 hours. Content for the sake of content.
  21. eva3si0n
    Jun 10, 2022
    7
    I passed Valhalla almost 100% and this is the most controversial part in the series. If the first 20-30 hours I enjoyed the game, then then I only suffered. By the way, it took me more than 150 hours to complete, which is not forgiven for single player games. Valhalla as a project of the last 5 years for Ubisoft is a great game, Valhalla as a game in the series is outdated since 2017 veryI passed Valhalla almost 100% and this is the most controversial part in the series. If the first 20-30 hours I enjoyed the game, then then I only suffered. By the way, it took me more than 150 hours to complete, which is not forgiven for single player games. Valhalla as a project of the last 5 years for Ubisoft is a great game, Valhalla as a game in the series is outdated since 2017 very much. Graphically, the game on Series X is pleasing, support on Series S 60 FPS is respectful. But the storyline is weak, albeit the canon for the end! I hope Ubisoft will do something new with the series and finish with a fantasy trilogy!… Expand
  22. VCertainty
    Dec 30, 2020
    6
    Game is overall good but the constant unskippable finishers when killing enemies really starts to grind on patience. If that weren’t bad enough it takes control of your camera and character so more often then not your back is to the enemies and your camera is panned away from them.
  23. Alvz9
    Apr 16, 2021
    6
    AC Valhalla es una oportunidad desaprovechada. Es probablemente el Assassins Creed con un contexto histórico más atractivo de cara al público, y que recrea su mapa con mayor detalle (nivel técnico). Pero adolece en dos temas cruciales para la saga: primero es un punto de estanque en mecánicas respecto a AC Origins y Oddysey, generando un efecto de saturación tal como comenzó a ocurrirAC Valhalla es una oportunidad desaprovechada. Es probablemente el Assassins Creed con un contexto histórico más atractivo de cara al público, y que recrea su mapa con mayor detalle (nivel técnico). Pero adolece en dos temas cruciales para la saga: primero es un punto de estanque en mecánicas respecto a AC Origins y Oddysey, generando un efecto de saturación tal como comenzó a ocurrir después del AC iii. En segunda instancia, presenta el AC con peor desarrollo argumental de toda la saga, teniendo piezas increíbles para retomar el lore de la saga, pero repartiendo piezas de la historia en mecánicas jugables inconcebibles en términos de diseño de juego. Sin entrar en spoilers, puedo decirles que para ver el final, antes de completar el juego, se deben encontrar fallas de sistema alrededor del mapa y completas las misiones que te llevan a Asgard (ambas, misiones opcionales). Este error de diseño dificulta una narrativa que prometía, pero se queda a medio camino por su implementación jugable.… Expand
  24. Dalray3s
    May 23, 2021
    5
    Puntos positivos:

    - Sonido, tanto bandas sonora como efectos son muy buenos - los 60fps aunque en algunos momentos son inestables, ayudan a que la experiencia sea mejor - Los combates Vs Jefes siguen siendo de lo mejor del juego Puntos Negativo: - Screan Tearing brutal durante todo el juego, habiendo zonas donde es mejor ponerlo a 30fps. - Historia insulsa, con un final mal    Puntos positivos:

    - Sonido, tanto bandas sonora como efectos son muy buenos
    - los 60fps aunque en algunos momentos son inestables, ayudan a que la experiencia sea mejor
    - Los combates Vs Jefes siguen siendo de lo mejor del juego

    Puntos Negativo:
    - Screan Tearing brutal durante todo el juego, habiendo zonas donde es mejor ponerlo a 30fps.
    - Historia insulsa, con un final mal llevado, dejando lo mas interesante resuelto antes de tiempo y finalizando con una historia menor
    - El combate multitudinario sigue siendo errático, no siempre atacas a quien quieres
    - Una cantidad de bugs terrible, teniendo que repetir misiones.
    - En la parte final del juego, después de 45 horas de juego, el combate es contra un Jefe 140 niveles superior a ti. 220 vs 360, para llegar en igualdad tendrías que subir 70 niveles, lo que supone un farmeo enfermizo de historias sin sentido.
    - Por no ser ya ni eres un Assasins.
    - El doblaje es malo    … Expand
  25. cableguy3333
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    Dreadful buggy mess, one particular mission wouldn't complete so I left and spent 5 or 6 hours doing other missions. Came back to this one as had nothing left to do and the guy ran up to me eventually. Final bit of mission was to leave the area but this guy would not leave he would just run up to the boudary and stop meaning I could not progress the story any further. Game just isn't funDreadful buggy mess, one particular mission wouldn't complete so I left and spent 5 or 6 hours doing other missions. Came back to this one as had nothing left to do and the guy ran up to me eventually. Final bit of mission was to leave the area but this guy would not leave he would just run up to the boudary and stop meaning I could not progress the story any further. Game just isn't fun enough to warrant going back 5 hours + so that where this game ends… Expand
  26. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
  27. Juba88
    Jan 23, 2021
    5
    My experience of assassin's creed valhalla is a game of many flaws, which to an extend ruins the experience. I am probably 40 hours into the game, and the game decides to crash upon the quick resume feature. After reloading the game, I found my character progression set back approximately 20 levels, and I decided I have had enough, and don't see the point of doing it all over again.My experience of assassin's creed valhalla is a game of many flaws, which to an extend ruins the experience. I am probably 40 hours into the game, and the game decides to crash upon the quick resume feature. After reloading the game, I found my character progression set back approximately 20 levels, and I decided I have had enough, and don't see the point of doing it all over again. Besides this and numerous other bugs, the game is also labourious. It's one of those instances, if you have played one of the recent AC titles, it's all a bit of a "copy and paste" experience… Expand
  28. fkonradt
    Sep 21, 2022
    5
    Very cool game, but only in first few hours.
    If you played it for 5 hours, you have seen it all, but there is still 200 hours hours of repeated content.
    I don't know if the plot is nice, because characters are sooo boring after those 5 hours that I had to skip most of the dialogues
  29. Ryanrich
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So let me say first I’ve played most of the assassins creed titles. Odyssey is my favorite. So first I’d like to say what the game did well here with Valhalla. Graphics are great but game was buggy. It did a good job making you actually like Layla. Which was a huge issue I had with Odyssey. It did a good job tying the previous games together. Now to discuss what I did not like. I honestly think the characters aren’t that pretty as vain as that is. I also found the combat boring and clunky. A sharp contrast to Odyssey which I throughly enjoyed the combat for. I didn’t like the idea of giving blind devotion to a brother who is truly a rival. You don’t feel like a hero in the game. Again a sharp contrast to Odyssey. The feeling of the game is bleak sad and full of confusion. Even the Terrain in comparison to Odyssey is like eh just not that pretty. I wanted to see Eivor the hero saving the day. The game focuses too much on giving you a morally gray dilemma. Here are two bad choices...now choose lol. Finally...the end...I gotta be Loki really? Dude turned out he was out to kill me the entire game and now I gotta play as this dude? Yea I just didn’t like a lot of story choices here. Sadly I bought all the dlcs and I’m praying they redeem this game cause it was a bit of a disappointment for me.… Expand
  30. Rolling741
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Impressed with this game. The map is very cool to explore, the music is great, the story (on AC standards) is good but can be a bit too repetitive. There are too many characters that don't need to be there and this drags the pacing. The gameplay overall is enjoyable.
    The game is very smooth on XSX and looks great!
    Much better experience than the previous game which felt more like an    Impressed with this game. The map is very cool to explore, the music is great, the story (on AC standards) is good but can be a bit too repetitive. There are too many characters that don't need to be there and this drags the pacing. The gameplay overall is enjoyable.
    The game is very smooth on XSX and looks great!
    Much better experience than the previous game which felt more like an eternal grind to level up just to be able to keep playing the story.
    Feels like a breath of fresh air after the Greek tragedy that was Odyssey.    … Expand
  31. Ordic
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    Meh the game just feels empty, combat is terrible, story does not draw you in what so ever. Doesn’t play like an assassin’s creed game and the development teams abandonment of the present day story in these recent Games is a shame.
  32. Gaige913
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Im an novice player who plays a few games now and then, but I've played all the AC games until AC Origins which I didn't care for much. My wife got me Valhalla for Christmas; I was beyond stoked to try it out. Initially you'll find the graphics are impeccable! The exploration is stunning. The side missions are not overwhelming as the other games were. My biggest issue with Assassins CreedIm an novice player who plays a few games now and then, but I've played all the AC games until AC Origins which I didn't care for much. My wife got me Valhalla for Christmas; I was beyond stoked to try it out. Initially you'll find the graphics are impeccable! The exploration is stunning. The side missions are not overwhelming as the other games were. My biggest issue with Assassins Creed Valhalla is the bugs. There is a major game breaking bug in a main mission that is killing the experience for me. Ive noticed many other bugs but their not completely harmful. The fighting style this game brings you is awesome aswell. Sorta reminds me of the Witcher. I gave this review a 7 mainly because of the game breaking bug. In time I hope they fix this as I've noticed many forums with the same complaint.… Expand
  33. Dodecore
    Jan 20, 2021
    6
    A lot have been said, a mediocre AC for sure, but a new engine is needed and i explain why:
    -AI is not good yet (many times enemies and npc behave very stupidly above all during combat)
    -Facial animation some time are very inexpressive compared to the actor voice feeling. -Storyline is boring most of the time, the player is not involved to complete it and the massive amount of secondary    A lot have been said, a mediocre AC for sure, but a new engine is needed and i explain why:
    -AI is not good yet (many times enemies and npc behave very stupidly above all during combat)
    -Facial animation some time are very inexpressive compared to the actor voice feeling.
    -Storyline is boring most of the time, the player is not involved to complete it and the massive amount of secondary activity makes everything even more boring.

    I think all this positive reviews are to be linked to the poor games quality we have get used to it, with very fews exception such as RDR2.    … Expand
  34. MetaKarasik
    Feb 2, 2021
    5
    The good - this game shows excellencein world design. The modeling and animation of characters, trees, buildings, boats, animals, day-night cycle - all done beautifully, and an evolution from Odyssey. Not quite RDR2, but not bad, still. The bad - in line with "new gen" AC games (Origins and Odyssey), this is quite repetitive. The same formula of "conquer region by helping a dude or two,The good - this game shows excellencein world design. The modeling and animation of characters, trees, buildings, boats, animals, day-night cycle - all done beautifully, and an evolution from Odyssey. Not quite RDR2, but not bad, still. The bad - in line with "new gen" AC games (Origins and Odyssey), this is quite repetitive. The same formula of "conquer region by helping a dude or two, playing out a small quest line" is repeated many times, without much change until the end. Have to give them credit, they made an effort to introduce some modicum of intrigue into these quests and they feel a bit fresher. Present day quest line feels even more confusing and abandoned this time around.
    The grind of "travel the map from one shiny dot to another solving a small puzzle, collecting treasure" is there. Showing it all to you on a map, and showing "% completed" counters kill all thr intrigue from discovering world's hidden secrets and turn treasure hunting into a chore. They also tried to introduce variety by throwing in little quests as those shiny dots, but those are plain ridiculous, showing the biggest weakness of the game, which brings me to... The ugly - game's writing is as atrocious as Odyssey, and that one was quite a step down from Origins. It seems that dialogues are written by cranky 8th graders. The characters are plain as a sheet of drywall, the dialogues are bland and unimaginative, and sometimes just don't make sense and every quest is just a collection of plot devices. One example - in a major city you meet two characters who are in charge of local law enforcement, ostensibly having grown up in this city. The three of you discover a murder and the characters immediately tell you that you are the only person they coild trust, sending you off on a delicate mission to find the culprits. Of course, they believe your first word when you come back having discovered the culprits. And the "mini-quests" are even worse. One of them has you meet a viking who had lost everything, but does not feel sad. You get to choose one dialogue line that teaches him how to cry. All "quest" lasts about 15 seconds. There are bright spots, but mostly it's a dungheap. Every Ubisoft wroter needs to be sent into a re-education camp for a year where they would spend time playing Witcher 3 and RDR2. And on top of that we have, of course, the bowing to all the multiple oppressed factions that we have in 2020. The world of vikings conquering medieval England is apparently full of female leaders. Homosexual relationship are as prevalent as heterosexual, and butch lesbian women are often leading the charge. Nothing wrong with that if it were England of 2020, but I remember the Assassin's Creed which tried to recreate a historical period and teach you something about the epoch. Today, in attempt to not hurt anyone's feelings, all is lost. Even historical buildings and locations replaced with generic towns witb vaguely familiar names.

    The game is still fun, combat is cool, blood flows (so far), but it feels like the series took one step closer to a casual MMORPG.    … Expand
  35. N0T0Ri0US
    Feb 3, 2021
    7
    Its the same thing over and over again. They have drastically improved the game in terms of the kind of missions we get. Character animation and movement still suck, historical story is just a bunch bs and so it modern day but it's better than the previous ones. Soundtrack is good, environment is absolutely gorgeous. They have nailed 10/10 in these two categories for sure.
  36. MrMcQueen16
    Apr 22, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I dive in I'll give you a bit of background. I purchased the game on launch day to play on my Xbox Series X. I finished the story last week, It took me 64 hours to complete and I have recently become a father therefore my gaming time has taken a hit

    ****May Contain Spoilers****

    The game itself is absolutely beautiful, the world is set in England during the viking dark ages. The story follows Eivor a male or female norse viking who follows his/her brother Sigurd to start a new settlement. The game story has many tangents and to progress in the story you will need to do story quests which involve making alliances with the various counties in England. You also find your usual order of the ancients too so there is some familiarity there.
    From the misty bogs, to the freezing north, to the beautiful green forests - England is beautiful on this game.

    I did not come across many bugs like others have been reporting. I found the gameplay quite easy to get used to - if you've played AC Origins or Odyssey then this will be familiar to you. I struggled with my axe at first however I changed to have two axes then I never looked back.

    Playing the game was enjoyable however the big part for me is the story which lets it down. About half way through the game something will happen to your brother and you will need to try and save his life. This particular part of the story had me hooked to playing on and on to see how the story plays out. After this part of the story the game goes into a lull where nothing really happens, I continued to do the quests aiming to make allegiances with the remaining 5 counties which is another 8+ hours of gameplay.

    The story ties up right at the end when you get to the final county - Another segment of the story is introduced and ties up the remaining questions you have.
    My huge problem with this is that because of the 8+ hour lull in the story I've lost momentum and found myself losing interest in any dialogue.
    The climax of the story takes place and a couple of people you've met during your time in England die however I met these characters after playing the game for 12 hours so 40+ hours later I'm not really caring about these characters because I could barely remember who they were!

    If you are a big AC fan and you have got the time to dedicate to this game then I think you could potentially have a better experience than me. Maybe I struggled following the story and having that bond with the characters because its taken me so long to play due to my new circumstances?

    I thought I'd share my thoughts anyway.
    AC Odyssey and Black Flag remain as my favourite AC games - Partly because I find Ancient Greece and the Pirate world fascinating.    … Expand
  37. mlnsn
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    Gameplay : 7/10
    Design (video + audio) : 9/10
    Story : 6/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 6/10
  38. grimreapersims
    Apr 17, 2022
    7
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  39. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    Novel for a few hours then falls into the same far cry map take over. Story is rather good.
  40. Sab1nX
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    I played Assassin's Creed Valhalla for almost 100 hours and while playing it I had the constant feeling of waiting for it to get better. Unfortunately, it never did.

    I played on Series X on performance mode and the game ran smoothly and looked great with just a few small bugs and visual artifacts. (version 1.6) The Good: -Beautiful world -Good gameplay -Eivor and a few (very    I played Assassin's Creed Valhalla for almost 100 hours and while playing it I had the constant feeling of waiting for it to get better. Unfortunately, it never did.

    I played on Series X on performance mode and the game ran smoothly and looked great with just a few small bugs and visual artifacts. (version 1.6)

    The Good:

    -Beautiful world
    -Good gameplay
    -Eivor and a few (very few) other characters
    -Settlement and other mini-games
    The Bad:

    -Dumb AI
    -Even though the world is beautiful, it's too big with too many activities
    -Custom difficulty settings - What is up with this?? after 70h, I set everything on the easiest option just to finish the game quicker. The game already felt empty, so kinda glad actually.
    -THE STORY- I've been an AC fan since Altair and enjoyed, more or less, most of them, but Valhalla is incredibly boring. It made me invest so little in it. Honestly found myself feeling tired and yawning so many times. Sad, because it used to be all about the story... :(    … Expand
  41. Ezio1459
    Aug 31, 2023
    7
    说实话，神话三部曲的最后一部，真没意思，一个玩过每一部刺客信条正作的老玩家，只能感慨，不知道这游戏剧情在干什么。不知道玩儿完了没有。

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
1
#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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