Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Internet dependent single player game that crashes every hour of gameplay. Eat the rich. Enough of this ♥♥♥♥.

I can write a whole essay about this game in a negative way, but i wont. I will spare myself and you guys that disaster since it will be a waste of energy to type, write and read. So instead, i will describe this so called "Assassin's Creed" in 1 word; Meh.

AC Valhalla is basically a mess...and yet for some reason I spent more than 260 hours - most of my entire summer gaming time - completing all the territories, getting all the video fragments, maxing out my settlement and finishing every quest from the main game and all the DLCs (which still left quite a few things undone, but my patience was not boundless). And in retrospect, I did have a pretty good time for most of my playthrough. The good: If you're a fan of Origins and Odyssey - or Ubisoft open-world collectathons in general - you'll feel right at home here. There's something calming about clearing each territory of all its map markers. Each area is chockful of side quests, treasures to be found, puzzles to be figured out and bandit camps to be raided. I enjoyed clearing each section of the map before engaging in the story connected to it, the story being my 'reward' after the lonely business of map clearing is done. As per usual in an AC game, I learned a lot about history and mythology, this time the early medieval / Viking era of Norse, British, Irish and French history. I enjoyed the DLCs for the most part - more than the main story, usually, and I'd definitely recommend you tackle them all relatively early on and not wait till the post game. Difficulty levels. I played on Easy which was pretty darn easy, tbh, but I like the power fantasy more than a challenge, so sue me. The voice acting is generally fine for most characters. Female Eivor's is a bit fakey-gruff, but I got used to her. The scenery looks great. It clarifies some AC lore bits. The meh: Basically everything else. Skill trees, loot systems, and combat are all slightly tweaked from the previous games in the 'trilogy', but though they might not be exactly worse, I wouldn't call them better either. More like lateral movement. Writing, quests, mini-games and pacing are all woefully inconsistent. Eivor is a problematic character to enjoy playing. On the one hand, s/he is basically honorable, especially in cut-scenes. On the other hand, you're a Viking burning down villages and robbing monasteries. This is really a far cry from most previous AC protagonists who are basically the (chaotic) good guys. All the stuff related to river raiding and crew collecting did not catch my interest. I kind of wanted a roll-credits moment when I finished the main story, but it never came. The bad: I crashed rather often, maybe once in every 5-7 play sessions. I think that's a bit too much, to be honest. As usual, most of the animus meta-narrative stuff was confusing, boring and nonsensical. The online bounty system was brought over from previous games but is never explained, and does not fit the character or the story. There were many, many times where poor/confusing puzzle or quest design totally stumped me, and I had to go to the Internet to find out what to do. For such a long, long game, you really needed to have a lot more variety in activity types, and you really needed a more propulsive storyline to keep your interest. Some of the anomaly and rock-stacking quests had me screaming in frustration. The last ten hours I was just praying for it to end... The verdict: As an open-world loving dad-gamer, I enjoyed Valhalla just enough to finish it. It's definitely my least favorite of the modern AC games (though I have to be honest, I still preferred it to AC 3), and it really felt like it was a game designed by committee without a real singular vision. I won't discourage you from giving it a spin, but a) wait for a heavy discount like I did and b) temper your expectations.

I cant leave the game and it's Atmosphere. Now im gonna 100% the game

6/10, would be 8/10 if not the annoying dawn of ragnarok DLC

i LOVE IT

it fun

Best open world game i have ever played.

OK so this is a review which tells for whom this game is for and for whom it isn't. WHO SHOULD AVOID: 1) If you want a short gaming experience presumably 20-35 hrs then this game is not for you. 2) If you want every mission and quest to feel different and can't handle repetitveness. 3) If you want super detailed npc's with whom you can interact with and are expecting cities or towns to be witcher 3 level. 4)If you want the best story rdr2 or god of war level then sorry. 5) Who expect the core elements of assasin's creed then sorry this isn't a good "assasin" game. FOR WHOM IS THIS FOR : 1) If you are a laid back casual gamer who like long experiences then yes sir. 2) This game's "repetitiveness" is very similar to ghost of tsushima so it isn't that bad. 3)For people who absolutely love massive open worlds with stunning beauty , scale and serenity. 4) For people who like a heavy but satisfying combat. 5) People who want a good viking game. Note: This game is still riddles with bugs but doesn't make it too worse, also in some areas there is a little bit of clunk but it is one of the most polished ubisoft games. The story is a solid 7 out of 10 not too great but compliments the gameplay. Overall great game if you are the right audience.