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. The_Assassin
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Hear me out. It's very good modern Assassin's Creed game. Reminds me combination of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag, Unity and Origins and then obviously making it it's own thing at the same time. Now, if you are someone who has not really enjoyed any AC games since AC 3, take my advice and i mean it, please just give up this series, it's clearly not for you. I personally absolutely, deeplyHear me out. It's very good modern Assassin's Creed game. Reminds me combination of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag, Unity and Origins and then obviously making it it's own thing at the same time. Now, if you are someone who has not really enjoyed any AC games since AC 3, take my advice and i mean it, please just give up this series, it's clearly not for you. I personally absolutely, deeply hate Assassin's Creed 3, i have played it only 1 time and i will absolutely never play it again. It takes you 7 hours to play as actual main character while doing most boring missions possible. Just no. While i have finished Unity, Black Flag and Origins at least 3 times. So there's that. I personally really like Valhalla and it reminds me these three games i mentioned. It's not me trying to hate people who like AC 3, even tho i'm very, very tired of them whining about Desmond's death, but again, if you don't like these new games, just give it up. That's it. But to other millions of fans who have played and enjoyed this series past 7 years i would recommend this! All the classic elements like hood, hidden blade, one shot assassinations are back. They removed all the grind from Odyssey, you get 2 skill-points at the time and it's very easy to get them. Story is interesting, characters are likable, graphics look incredible. That's all i have to say.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. Denmarkforever
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    It's so cool to see Ubisoft making comeback with hit game like this. This actually might be one of the best AC games ever made, i'm serious. Way better than Odyssey.
  4. Greekmyth
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Solid 60fps on Xbox Series X, looks beautiful too. Some bugs but nothing game-breaking. Overall amazing game.
  5. gecko_9
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Impresionante juego de Ubisoft, que ha sabido cambiar lo suficiente el juego respecto a los dos anteriores como para que sea lo suficientemente fresco sin perder la esencia de los assassins creed.

    -La historia está muchisimo más trabajada que en Odyssey y está contada de mejor manera, casi te parece estar viendo una serie de HBO. -Graficamente es espectacular en Series X, 4k 60fps.    Impresionante juego de Ubisoft, que ha sabido cambiar lo suficiente el juego respecto a los dos anteriores como para que sea lo suficientemente fresco sin perder la esencia de los assassins creed.

    -La historia está muchisimo más trabajada que en Odyssey y está contada de mejor manera, casi te parece estar viendo una serie de HBO.
    -Graficamente es espectacular en Series X, 4k 60fps.
    -La ambientación como en todos y cada uno de los Assassins es perfecta, un 10 para esos desarrolladores que se encargan de recopilar los datos de cada epoca de los juegos y las plasman de esa manera.
    -El tema de las misiones, personalmente prefiero un sistema de misiones clasico como en Odyssey, con misiones secundarias que tengan una historia cada una de ellas y una cadenita de misiones de 2 o 3 que te la cuentan, aqui son muy parecidos a los eventos de RDR2, encuentras a alguien, haces algo y adiós, no hay ningun desarrollo, pero bueno, es lo que pedía la gente, quitar las secundarias y se les da, también se quejarán seguro xD

    En fin, un juego redondo, muy entretenido!    … Expand
  6. Arti6002
    Nov 11, 2020
    10
    One of the best AC games so far. The side quests is now really good and interesting
  7. dreadfulxx
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    It's so weird watching some youtubers talking about this game, almost feels like they have been told by someone to not be very positive, but at the same time they want to be positive. So it will be this weird mix of "i like it, but there's these bugs". Good example is "before you buy" video, even tho it seemed that he simply didn't care about Norway-England culture and setting, almostIt's so weird watching some youtubers talking about this game, almost feels like they have been told by someone to not be very positive, but at the same time they want to be positive. So it will be this weird mix of "i like it, but there's these bugs". Good example is "before you buy" video, even tho it seemed that he simply didn't care about Norway-England culture and setting, almost feels like he liked Odyssey more and that's weird because Odyssey was way weaker game than this. Or maybe he is just tired of these huge game-worlds, i guess that happens when you start taking gaming as a job, instead of fun hobby. This one has million times more interesting content than Miles Morales, so i guess if someone just wants games to be quickly over, then Miles Morales is better choice. I personally love long games that have tons of content, so i would very much recommend Valhalla. To each their own i guess.… Expand
  8. z99
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    ---------------I WOULD SUPPORT THIS AMAZING GAME EVEN IF NOBODY ELSE DID--------------
  9. jack675
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    One of the best AC games, beautiful landscapes, good graphics, nice story, interesting characters.
  10. sshadow
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    -------------------------------------very good game, ignore negative losers-----------------------------------
  11. Z679
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creed games ever made. Very mystical and beautiful open world. High recommendation from me.
  12. bring_it_on
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    No matter what these awful youtube channels are trying to say (who have been payed to trash this game) it's not boring, this game is amazing. There's so much to do and explore and it's actually interesting this time, unlike Odyssey that was hit or miss. This one reminds me more like Black Flag and Black Flag is basically best Ac game, so there's that. There's many youtube channels whoNo matter what these awful youtube channels are trying to say (who have been payed to trash this game) it's not boring, this game is amazing. There's so much to do and explore and it's actually interesting this time, unlike Odyssey that was hit or miss. This one reminds me more like Black Flag and Black Flag is basically best Ac game, so there's that. There's many youtube channels who actually understand this game and gave it positive/decent review, search for those, because unlike these "this is so boring", these people actually knew what game they were playing. It's Assassin's Creed not Devil May Cry. Both good, but very different and that's how it should be.… Expand
  13. ZFZ
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best Ac games in years, i'm absolutely shocked Ubi made this huge comeback.
  14. best_games34
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Haven't had so much fun with Assassin's Creed game since i played Black Flag back in 2013.
  15. weworkinshadowz
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    About million times better Assassin's Creed game than Odyssey. Great comeback Ubisoft!
  16. Forrealtho
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    So far impressions: Graphics are absolutely beautiful, one of the best i have seen in any game ever and i play tons of different games, story is good, voice acting is good, but real standout is open world, actually two of them, there's two huge maps. So far i really like it.
  17. DmitriiAn
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Absolutely stunning game! Great map design, beautiful locations, nice rpg system
  18. Realdeal346
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Very obvious "The Game Awards" nominee and rightfully so, it's not only better than Odyssey, it's almost new level good.
  19. Yaj78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of 2020 and overall one of the best AC games ever made. If you have ever cared about this series i would strongly recommend trying this.
  20. blackwhitegrey
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Digging this game's tone way more than i did with Odyssey. Odyssey was little bit too similar in all places. Everything was bright and colorful. Valhalla is very different in that regard. It has so many different areas and layers, nothing feels same. Even Norway and England look very different, but England in itself has very different looking areas. Game is good so far.
  21. Lilestwar
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Probably the best assassin's creed game ever made and I've played every single one of them
  22. neilmagic
    Jun 19, 2021
    10
    Absolutely stunning game. I'm over 40 hours in and the sidequests being unique and diverse has kept me extremely hooked. The story is excellent, the combat is some of the best i've experienced in open world RPG style games.

    I'll never understand why these games always get a lot of inapplicable criticism, I can only assume it's biased towards the dev / to boost other games, which is    Absolutely stunning game. I'm over 40 hours in and the sidequests being unique and diverse has kept me extremely hooked. The story is excellent, the combat is some of the best i've experienced in open world RPG style games.

    I'll never understand why these games always get a lot of inapplicable criticism, I can only assume it's biased towards the dev / to boost other games, which is utterly dumb, but it happens!    … Expand
  23. forver367
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla has two big maps for exploring, sailing with your boat on rivers, nice story, good voice acting and decent combat. To me it's one of the best of 2020.
  24. notrust
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    AC Valhalla has very big map and it's very long game, so basically if you don't like long game, there's no point trying this one. But if you do like long games, it's very solid. One of the better AC games imo.
  25. jackhack
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Could i have asked a bit more from this one? Honest answer is, NO. It has so much already, but people who don't explore will never find these things. Their loss.
  26. Ritesh_Mishra
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    A perfect blend of old and new AC features with an amazing story to experience. Keep the bugs aside as they will soon be fixed. A brilliant game.
  27. DEX67
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    So far everything is like promised, you can raid, you can go in stealth, you can wear hood, you have hidden blade, story is solid, i'm enjoying it.
  28. ARG888
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i have played this year, seriously. Final Fantasy VII Remake was nice too, but this one has so much content and most of it is good.
  29. Energylvl200
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Good Assassin's Creed game! Finnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnalyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!
  30. Patchthisgame
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Can anyone get more bitter than someone who played Assassin's Creed back in 2012, haven't cared for past 7 games and still tries to hate it and pretend that he/she is actually fan? Get out of here, you are not a fan, you are just hater. That's it. This game is amazing, will recommend this to absolutely every gamer i meet or talk with!
  31. 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!
  32. 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!
  33. 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!
  34. Iron_Hero
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Despite these fake low scores that are trying to mislead people, it's very good game, would recommend!
  35. Ubisoft_Forever
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    I will support Ubisoft until the day i die. I bought AC Valhalla Day 1 and i will do same with Far Cry 6. I want to play Assassin's Creed Unity as last thing i ever do, before i die. Ubisoft (alongside Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment and Capcom) is one of my favorite game developers of all time and i mean it. They have got so much undeserved hate from tasteless haters who never evenI will support Ubisoft until the day i die. I bought AC Valhalla Day 1 and i will do same with Far Cry 6. I want to play Assassin's Creed Unity as last thing i ever do, before i die. Ubisoft (alongside Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment and Capcom) is one of my favorite game developers of all time and i mean it. They have got so much undeserved hate from tasteless haters who never even cared to play Ubisoft games. Anyway i just wanted to truly thank Ubisoft for every video game they have done and thanks to that made my life so much happier and better in general. Watch Dogs and AC Unity were games that helped me to get over my depression and for that i'm forever thankful for Ubisoft. Thank you.… Expand
  36. Adamaxhu
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Very good game, strong recommendation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  37. Greatnessz
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 for this masterpiece to counter all these fake bots with zeros. One of the best Assassin's Creed games ever.
  38. Emigrate
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Truly recommending this absolutely beautiful amazing game, one of the of 2020. Last open world game that made me feel like that was RDR2.
  39. fire_fades
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Here's a 10 to make this score more like it should be, sad to see this site has so many fake accounts and bots. This game is amazing and these losers are trying to lower this score. Awful. At the same time there's over 500 fake 10/10 accounts on demon souls remake, can't believe anyone takes this site even seriously.
  40. Ge3z
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    Are you a fan of AC franchise since 2007 or at least before RPG reboot happened? This is the right game for you. Valhalla is a perfect merge between the old and the new. Valhalla is focused on storytelling and respects AC lore perfectly. You can activate guaranteed assassination to kill any enemy with blade and you don't have to worry about leveling up stats to be effective assassin. MapAre you a fan of AC franchise since 2007 or at least before RPG reboot happened? This is the right game for you. Valhalla is a perfect merge between the old and the new. Valhalla is focused on storytelling and respects AC lore perfectly. You can activate guaranteed assassination to kill any enemy with blade and you don't have to worry about leveling up stats to be effective assassin. Map is not level gated. The game is not filled with copy&paste quests that require you to travel to the other side of the map. Side quests actually vary and are more creative. Combat is more engaging than in Odyssey. Parkour finally requires a bit of thought. Basically this game is what Odyssey failed to be and Origins tried to be. Stealth mechanics returned and some new ones have been added like sliding on ground that you can perform to quickly escape and hide again. Ubisoft has put effort into story cutscenes and more is happening on screen. This is almost pefect AC. Only missing big cities to perform smooth parkour :)… Expand
  41. ClaytonCarmine
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Thanks Ubisoft, is very cooll Assassins Creed !
    Baek, Ezio, Altair, Eivor- one Love ❤❤❤❤
  42. Lordzchanka
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Simply insane. This is the assassin's creed I've been wanting for, it has a good story, bloody, and extremely fun.
  43. The_king3571
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    A intriguing change of pace that gives the Assassin's Creed series the breathing room it has so desperately needed for eons, without making any compromises on content. Well worth your time to enter the gates of Valhalla
  44. flowofday
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Easy game awards candidate. Unlike so many 2020 games (re3remake,avengers,mafia), Valhalla has so much interesting content and things to do. Beautiful graphics, good voice acting and nice story.
  45. RDr56
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    My experience -
    Positives: 1. Norway is well designed
    2. England map design is even better 3. More than enough secrets / mysteries 4. Story is fun enough 5. Main character's voice acting is one of the best in AC series 6. Combat is fun, specially with abilities, without it's just fine 7. So many towers / houses / places to climb, parkour is million times better than in odyssey 8. I    My experience -
    Positives: 1. Norway is well designed
    2. England map design is even better
    3. More than enough secrets / mysteries
    4. Story is fun enough
    5. Main character's voice acting is one of the best in AC series
    6. Combat is fun, specially with abilities, without it's just fine
    7. So many towers / houses / places to climb, parkour is million times better than in odyssey
    8. I really like some world effects, for example how ice breaks under you
    9. Variety of different enemies.
    10. Stunning graphics, landscapes, cities.
    Negatives:
    1. Like usual with Ubisoft games, performance could be better, but this
    launch is about 300 times better than RDR2 PC version launch (and Rockstar had whole years for that).
    2. Some bugs as expected with huge open world games, but nothing awful.
    3. Is it just me or water seems kinda empty? Maybe i just haven't explored enough idk, i was expecting giant squids, Odyssey had whales, so why not.
    Conclusion: One of the most beautiful and fun games i have played in long time.    … Expand
  46. choicematters
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    I think biggest problem with Assassin's Creed games is that some people have absolutely no clue what kind of games these are. And when it's not flashy anime adventure then they act like they are somehow disappointed, even tho it was clearly their fault not researching what kind of games these are. Assassin's Creed has millions of fans around the world and AC Valhalla had one of the biggestI think biggest problem with Assassin's Creed games is that some people have absolutely no clue what kind of games these are. And when it's not flashy anime adventure then they act like they are somehow disappointed, even tho it was clearly their fault not researching what kind of games these are. Assassin's Creed has millions of fans around the world and AC Valhalla had one of the biggest Ubisoft game launches EVER. And while many who like this game keep playing it and never really visit sites like this, metacritic attracts haters who very often don't even have particular game, just to give low scores, because it's so easy here. Any, absolutely any loser can make metacritic account with 3 minutes and give 0 score and that will affect overall score, it shouldn't be like that, but it is. For example yesterday one person made over 8 accounts in 20 minutes and gave 0's to this game, because his version was censored or whatever. His comments and scores are still on this site, that's how easy it is to manipulate that user score.… Expand
  47. Jdhcy7
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    IGN gave Odyssey 9.3 and this got 8? LMAO, anyway it's really good, way better than Odyssey.
  48. GHF687
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Easily best version of this game is PC version, but Xbox Series X version is also very good. Nice game.
  49. timewaste
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Amazing voice acting, very good graphics, some bugs, nice story, overall it's very good AC entry.
  50. CFF78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This one took my by surprise. Odyssey was so much weaker from basically every aspect.
  51. ifeelsogood
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best Assassin's Creed games in long time, about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  52. Radio78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Very good game, combat system, voice acting, graphics, no grinding, huge open world, good story.
  53. Loulouzazo
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
    It's a good game, everything is better than in Odyssey and Origins, some of the old gameplay is back, the story is really interesting. That's a pretty good assassin's creed
  54. tr-uth
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing..................................................................................................
  55. HGT33
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    ---------------------------------------AMAZING MASTERPIECE-------------------------------------------
  56. Artjom228
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Beautiful huge game, highly recommended to any assassin's creed fans!!!!!!!!!
  57. truemyths
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    People who give this 0 or 1 score can go to hell, this game is good. I'm not saying it's perfect, because it has some bugs like any other open world game would have at launch, but overall it's huge beautiful game world to have fun with, great story, nice voice acting. Strong recommendation.
  58. shneaway
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    To be completely honest, it's one of three games (other two are doom eternal and final fantasy 7 remake) i have truly enjoyed in 2020 and even at that, it might take top spot. Yes i'm hardcore Assassin's Creed fan, but it could have been easily boring and grindy like Odyssey, but it isn't It's absolute opposite. Amazing.
  59. 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
  60. WW_1984
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    --------------------------------------------Very Very Very Good----------------------------------------------
  61. WhenDustSettles
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and oneThis game was extremely massive success. Sold more PC copies in it's first week than ANY Ubisoft game ever. Not just Assassin's Creed. Any game they have ever made. And it takes just few seconds to check from youtube that people are very much liking this game. Basically what i'm trying to say is that some bitter losers giving this game 0/10's wont change anything. This game is good and one of the best of 2020. The end.… Expand
  62. 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
  63. Scars777
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Might be best of Ubisoft in terms of creating an open world and story is also really solid.
  64. CallofSea
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    I don't understand the hate, even tho yes i get that most people are enjoying the game, but these few 0's make no sense. There's no way that these people have this game.
  65. 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.
  66. Shattered99
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    My top 3 games of 2020 are following : 1. Final Fantasy VII Remake, 2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 3. Doom Eternal. Valhalla really managed to not only impress me, but also keep my attention for very long time.
  67. JackofTradess
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    There's no question about it that AC: Valhalla is one of the better games of 2020. All this hate is so weird to me. Like don't you have anything else to do with your life than hating video games you don't like? Specially good ones like AC Valhalla. I would understand if you hate scam games like Cyberpunk 2077, but hate for AC Valhalla makes zero sense.
  68. Sirenicskill
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Я бы сказал, что это, пожалуй, один из лучших. Графически абсолютно потрясающе, куда бы вы ни пошли, освещение в этой игре очень хорошее. Эффекты снега в Норвегии также почти на высшем уровне. История действительно длинная и в большинстве случаев интересная. Хорошо.Я бы сказал, что это, пожалуй, один из лучших. Графически абсолютно потрясающе, куда бы вы ни пошли, освещение в этой игре очень хорошее. Эффекты снега в Норвегии также почти на высшем уровне. История действительно длинная и в большинстве случаев интересная. Хорошо.
  69. Ibringtruth
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Anyone who gives Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0 out of 10 is worthless piece of sht
  70. Facts_Feelings
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    It's crazy how evil and tasteless some people can be. Ubisoft takes years to make these amazing game and all they get back is some whining losers who give them 0 out of 10. Great game.
  71. Mindkiller7522
    May 11, 2021
    8
    11/20/20-12/18/20 (108hrs.) Finished everything in the game 100%, but not as great as I'd hoped it would be (I did have very high expectations). I definitely loved the Order of the Ancients hunting, the combat, and the abilities, as well as the Norse Mythology sections (Asgard and Jotenhiem), but the main story was dull and way too long.

    Overall story (spoiler-free): Eivor is a viking    11/20/20-12/18/20 (108hrs.) Finished everything in the game 100%, but not as great as I'd hoped it would be (I did have very high expectations). I definitely loved the Order of the Ancients hunting, the combat, and the abilities, as well as the Norse Mythology sections (Asgard and Jotenhiem), but the main story was dull and way too long.

    Overall story (spoiler-free): Eivor is a viking that gets sick of his/her homeland and runs off to England to set up a new home with his/her brother. England being separated into four kingdoms at the time has a bit of a mixed reaction to the new arrivals, but each kingdom has problems to solve, so he/she gets down to business of being helpful/murdering people.

    Hardly any memorable side characters by the end, but I really really hope they get rid of Layla Hassaan. I didn't ever like the modern day sections in any AC game, even when it was Desmond Miles as the protagonist. I don't want to hear Shaun and Rebecca's eye-rolling banter or the extremely wooden acting of the lady that voices Layla.

    I did like Eivor himself (as I played it), the Norse accent was spot on to my ear and his interactions made him seem very human and compassionate toward people in need, while also being a monster on the battlefield.

    Clearly the lady Eivor is the preffered character for at least part of the story, as one whole chapter is dedicated to a very forced romance with a male character from Eivor's past. I have no problem at all with any gender relationship combination, but I've never seen a romance so forced into a story. They don't give you the option to shut it down until you've already been forced to flirt for a few hours. Romance in video games is already really weird and sketchy, you do not have to have romance in an AC story at all and it would be better for it.

    The abilities were done really well, in that you have to find books in the game world to unlock them. So you really have incentive to search for more than just crafting materials. Particularly memorable abilities like throwing a rope spear to pull someone to you (Scorpion-style!) or summoning a wolf never got old through over a hundred hours. On top of a polished version of the combat that has been continually improved in the more recent AC games, I was often switching weapon combinations and builds to see which was the most fun, and they all held my interest for long periods of gameplay. The dual-wielding is an excellent addition as well.

    The armor system is also quite improved from previous games by giving you less overwhelming options and making armor and weapons feel unique and worth upgrading. I wouldn't change a thing there, although my favorite armor (Berserker) was a microtransaction, so you can't win em' all.

    There were a few glitches, which may be patched out over time. Quite a bit of awkward incorrect pronouns as male Eivor and the classic AC jumping in to thin air when you clearly didn't want to. Also had a glitch with Eivor staying in 'drunk mode' every time I loaded a save and the music getting stuck on the dramatic battle soundtrack. I did also lose a little progress due to a door not having an interaction icon when it should have.

    I will be playing the DLC (Ireland and the Druids sounds too cool to miss) but I think the thing that would have made the game way better would be to cut the story down a bit. There is a lot of fluff that gets very boring and it outshines the climactic and exciting moments.    … Expand
  72. Dufflad
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    If you're okay with a long experience and the RPG Assassin's Creed games, this is a no-brainer. I'm 55 hours into my first playthrough and still loving every moment. Very occasional bugs compared to previous AC games and a beautifully crafted story.
  73. Lodge1960
    Apr 11, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s obvious that an enormous amount of work has gone into making this game. The graphics and sound are absolutely stunning and the developers have obviously put a lot of thought into the characters, plot and activities in an effort to keep the player engaged. The only thing I would say is that the game is too long. I have been played for about 100 hours. I don’t think I’m anywhere near completing the overarching quest and now I’m a bit bored. The only other negative is that the some of the side activities are rather “silly” and or immature. For example, the owner of a fox who thinks it’s a dog.… Expand
  74. 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
  75. Zeliret
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    I like it. In a lot of ways better than Odyssey. No more trash weapons, you can build, you can duel like in RPG (block, stun, weapon combos, shields). I like worlds events, they are so funny. No stupid quests "bring 10 bunch of something". And the world is great and beautiful. And yeah, you can raid. Vikings!
  76. jmason86
    Mar 15, 2021
    8
    Pretty good. The second Assassin's Creed I've ever played all the way through. First one was Odyssey, which I loved. I've tried every one before but never finished one. Graphics are amazing. The animations could use some work: still top notch, but the graphical fidelity is just so damn high that when you look at stills, it's totally stunning, but that immersion is broken when charactersPretty good. The second Assassin's Creed I've ever played all the way through. First one was Odyssey, which I loved. I've tried every one before but never finished one. Graphics are amazing. The animations could use some work: still top notch, but the graphical fidelity is just so damn high that when you look at stills, it's totally stunning, but that immersion is broken when characters start moving or talking. I liked the story here, but I didn't like the way it was structured into a bunch of small story arcs because it meant that there were very few characters that had a relationship with Eivor throughout. Most of the other main characters were basically checked out after the prologue with only very minor check ins until the story wrapped up. For that reason, the whole thing didn't feel as cohesive as Odyssey. One other thing that drove me crazy is that they didn't adopt the really cool feature from Odyssey that decoupled the way your armor looks from its stats. I also did not like the armor/weapon progression too much... I literally used the same set for nearly the entire game because I preferred those perks. It meant I never really felt prompted to try out other weapons like I did in Odyssey. Voice acting was great. The funny side quests were great though I stopped doing them around hour 50 because I just wanted to get the game over with by that point. It took me another 25 hours, which I felt was too long since I wasn't really enjoying the way the story was built any more. I'm saying a lot of negative things here, but my score really is an 8/10. Comparing this game to the wide array of games out there, it really was quite good. I'm not much a fan of indies. Gimme that AAA big budget effort.… Expand
  77. scorp332211
    Dec 2, 2020
    9
    I wasn’t sure if I liked Valhalla at first. It seemed kind of slow in the beginning. Some of the quests weren’t too exciting. But after I got about ½ way through it- it became more fun and interesting. I played the all the main quests, Asgard and Jotenheim. I only played one mystery and one world event. Need to check more of those out. It took me 63 hours to play what I finished. I raidedI wasn’t sure if I liked Valhalla at first. It seemed kind of slow in the beginning. Some of the quests weren’t too exciting. But after I got about ½ way through it- it became more fun and interesting. I played the all the main quests, Asgard and Jotenheim. I only played one mystery and one world event. Need to check more of those out. It took me 63 hours to play what I finished. I raided all the main raids but still wasn’t able to fully boost my settlement. So you have to seek out more regular chests in the world than I did. I wish I knew to save many of my materials until later in the game- especially to boost health, upgrade weapons, and upgrade my arrow quiver. I didn’t like the present day stuff- wish they’d just abandon that altogether. But it wasn’t that much of the game. The most difficult boss for me was Goodwin. It took me quite a while to finally beat him. He was harder than Basim or Fenrir. I did not seek out the Sisters- so I can’t speak to them. Overall I ended up feeling quite happy with the game. I’m glad I spent the time with the game that I did. Granted, I loved the first AC games much more. But this is a great game by itself. I’m hoping the DLC expansions will be just as good. Overall I recommend it if this is your genre of games! I'd say it's one of the best of 2020 after Ghost of Tsushima- and waiting on Cyberpunk!… Expand
  78. punkmilitia
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    Graphics - When I first booted it up it looked just as good as the last few ultra quality PC games I’ve played. Beginning - The story is good, the combat is great, Raiding is adrenaline filled. Middle - Fun, but at about 50hrs in for halfway, it’s clear there is quite a large amount of side content, and it does get repetitive. End - Whilst intriguing    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    Graphics - When I first booted it up it looked just as good as the last few ultra quality PC games I’ve played.

    Beginning - The story is good, the combat is great, Raiding is adrenaline filled. Middle -
    Fun, but at about 50hrs in for halfway, it’s clear there is quite a large amount of side content, and it does get repetitive.

    End -
    Whilst intriguing at first, the lore all gets spun around everywhere(inc modern day stuff), then it just ends. Either they took stuff out to put into the DLC or they had to rush the ending to release in time.

    Overall: 85 - Recommended    … Expand
  79. Hosenmaus
    Jan 19, 2021
    10
    Ich habe es auf xbox ond xbos series x gespielt. Series ist ist wirklich ein genuss. Das spiel macht vieles richtig
  80. Johnnybravo8125
    Nov 19, 2020
    8
    Game is awesome, if you like the witcher 3 you will probably enjoy this game too. Its a little repetitive though
  81. tom974
    Apr 30, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EDIT : I modify my first review because the bugs preventing you from unlocking 2 big achievements have been patched without having to restart a new game, rare enough to mention, nice effort ubisoft. I've taken a real pleasure to return to ACV for these last achievements, but the end still upset me, particularly Basim returning to the present wihtout further question from the team.. One of the best AC opus still.

    1st review : Well .. very nice opus , beautiful graphics, deep characters, story, neat twists. Why isn't it a 9 ? Because of the ubisoft day one syndrom of course, bugs (main and side quests, sucesses and not the small ones). At the time it's nearly impossible to get all the successes. So, I may change the note when it'll be corrected. And also.. the end is so flat.. not mediocre but 150 hours for that, did you say scenaristic trick/ shortcut ??    … Expand
  82. Za_Mi
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра года! Советую всем поиграть, пусть горят в аду те кто ставят меньше 7 даже не поиграв! Игра заслуживает звания Игра Года!!!… Expand
  83. Ferric
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Perfect! Open World EPIC
    Good story - check
    Impressive open world - check
    Good soundtrack/music - check
    Likable/interesting characters - check
    Tons of different villains - check
    Amazing Graphics - check
    Exploration/hidden secrets/places - check
  84. Goniz
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    Un gioco della madonna, divertente e con una bella storia.. brava Ubisoft!!
  85. yangfanhong
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    Many people says that this is the best assassin’ creed ever. And I think Valhalla indeed is a great game.
  86. Zmorin1
    Feb 11, 2021
    8
    When Assassin's creed Valhalla was first announced I was excited and then Ubisoft revealed that their would not be as many side quests as Origins or Odyssey. After reading that,, I grew concerned because both Odyssey and Origins were grindy making combat challenging by giving miniscule XP and forcing the player to buy a XP booster. My concerns were mostly alleviated when the territories ofWhen Assassin's creed Valhalla was first announced I was excited and then Ubisoft revealed that their would not be as many side quests as Origins or Odyssey. After reading that,, I grew concerned because both Odyssey and Origins were grindy making combat challenging by giving miniscule XP and forcing the player to buy a XP booster. My concerns were mostly alleviated when the territories of England were all a reasonable level. For the most part, two territories would be of the same power level, allowing the player to raise his/her power level with more ease then past games. I believe Valhalla's grindiness was more in line with that of Origins. Origins does not have an XP booster. For the most part,,, as long as you complete all the side missions in Origins you will be fine level wise. Similarly in Valhalla, since there is a lot to do in the main quest you level up quickly, however the XP booster does help. Odyssey on the other hand, had a really bad grind, enemies who were a few levels higher than you would resist attacks. Odyssey requires an XP booster to be fun. The story was mediocre, I thought it was ridiculous how many of the main characters flirt with Evior. It got to the point of immersion breaking sometimes. However, like Alex from the Angry Joe Show said Valhalla is being compared to games like God of War and Ghost of tsushima. God of War did Norse mythology well and Ghost of tsushima was a better Assassins creed. Recently,, I finished Assassins Creed Valhalla and clocked around 53 hours in the game. Another gripe I have is the anticlimactic ending and the lack of end game content and side content. Mysteries,, collectibles and wealth do not really appeal to me, I wanted more story side content. I did not even find all the orders of ancients members because it was too tedious of a task to find all the evidence to uncover their identity. However, I am waiting for a new game plus mode to replay it. I give Assassin creed Valhalla a 6/10. It is a reskin of Origins and Odyssey,, however they changed the progression system for the better, the story was mediocre and the lack of endgame content and side missions cause me to deduct a few points.… Expand
  87. LazyNinjaUK
    Dec 3, 2020
    8
    I wasn't keen on AC: Odyssey, it felt far too bloated and unlike an Assassin's Creed game, especially with the nerfing of the assassination kills. Valhalla does a lot to rectify my criticisms, its approach to world events replacing side missions is an interesting decision that doesn't always hit the mark. The combat feels much better than Odyssey although it does take some time to reallyI wasn't keen on AC: Odyssey, it felt far too bloated and unlike an Assassin's Creed game, especially with the nerfing of the assassination kills. Valhalla does a lot to rectify my criticisms, its approach to world events replacing side missions is an interesting decision that doesn't always hit the mark. The combat feels much better than Odyssey although it does take some time to really see the depth in it. Most of all the superfluous loot from Odyssey is replaced, the gear and weapons you find in Valhalla are much more quality over quantity. Finally, the game looks absolutely gorgeous on Xbox Series X. Despite the slight frame tearing here and there, its price I'm happy to pay to play in glorious 4K 60 FPS. Exploring medieval England is a pure delight.… Expand
  88. l-vShadow
    Jan 12, 2021
    10
    Amazing/Beautiful game, incredible and mind blowing story. The game runs pretty good compare to previous AC games, minor but expected bugs with a open world game like this, very well crafted story. A must play game.
  89. lifegoeson_
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    From snowy mountains in Norway to stunning landscapes in England, this is most ambitious Assassin's Creed world they have ever created. Story is fun, combat is decent, really good voice acting from main character. This should be nominated at "The Game Awards" because not many 2020 games have that much content and variety in their worlds.
  90. 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.
  91. 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.
  92. thelgnd
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    It's more important than ever that Assassin's Creed fans support this as strongly as possible!
    They finally made amazing Assassin's Creed game and it's very important to show your support.
  93. thisyear39
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Как никогда важно, чтобы фанаты поддерживали это как можно сильнее!
    Наконец-то они сделали потрясающую игру Assassin's Creed, и очень важно показать вашу поддержку.
  94. maxxz
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.Графика лучше, чем одиссея, на самом деле это похоже на настоящее следующее поколение. Озвучка намного лучше, чем «Одиссея». Миссии веселее, чем Одиссея. Паркур в миллион раз лучше, чем в «Одиссее». В основном да, это очень хорошо. Не позволяйте этим фальшивым нулям отвлекать вас.
  95. randgyu
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Two beautifully crafted big maps full of secrets and enemies to fight against. It's fun.
  96. x_silent_x
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Very good--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  97. bfrorestorm
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Nothing is perfect and that's okay, but overall it's very good ac game! Would Recommend for sure.
  98. spirit66
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    graphics are very next gen. even if there is framedrop i'm not noticing them. story is fun enough, what i enjoyed most was just free roaming and exploring. combat is pretty cool with different abilities and weapons.
  99. redflowers
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Classic AC elements like hidden blade / Hood are back and i'm very happy for that, finally.
    Story is from average to actually pretty good. Depends on what quests you do and what choices you make. There's lots of different weapons and hoods.
  100. Good_and_Bad
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Очень крутой мир для борьбы с разными врагами, и он наконец-то похож на кредо убийцы. Рекомендуемые!
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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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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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