User reviews

This was a beautifully made game. Amazing graphics, good ideas, brilliant design and colours and textures. The story was good, tedious at moments but very enjoyable. It was clever, violent, unpredictable and well paced, which is all I want from an assassins creed game. The ending was good but very unimpressive, for both animus and real world endings. Also I absolutely hate the fact that you have to buy another 3rd of the game offline. Just ridiculous, they make the add ons and extras look so interesting and conclusive and then charge you nearly what the game its self is worth to play them. A big shame.

I fell completely in love with this game despite the few tiny bugs that I encountered. The gameplay is on point and it a beautiful game. Everything was peachy until the last time I continued the game and ended up loosing 7 hrs of progress due to their save glitches. The game in my opinion is unplayable with it's current bugs.

This is one hell of concept.. VIKINGS !!... but boring ones... the game is so naked... i am bored to death by playing it... the story is not interesting at all, its even less assasins creed then the last couple of games.... i really dont enjoy playing it... origins was great, odyssey was good, VALHALLA is horrible..boring, not interesting at all..

I've been excited for this game for a long, LONG time. This might shock you, but I really liked Origins and Odyssey. I didn't love those two games, but I can see why both of them won critical acclaim and why they went into the Game Awards for game of the year. Again, I enjoyed those games, but I don't love them. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is simply amazing and exactly what I've been looking for in this new direction they're taking this series.

If you don't like RPGs, you probably won't like this game. If you don't like upgrading your character and grinding your weapons to become stronger, you probably won't like this game. If you're like me, someone who's been a fan of this franchise since Black Flag, then this is the type of game that will definitely win you over like it won me over. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is one of the greatest games in the entire franchise. I would go out my way and call it one of my favorite games of 2020.

Valhalla makes you feel like a viking, but you can upgrade your character to play like an assassin. Stealth is back and better than I imagined. No, it's not the best kind of stealth and it's not just go up to somebody and assassinate him all the time. Blending in with people? Now that's what I'm talking about, and that's what was lacking from the past two games... and it looks really good.

The storytelling is amazing. The gameplay and combat are great. The visuals are great on both the PS4/PS5 and the Xbox One/Xbox Series X. The voice acting is awesome (Come on... it's Cnut from The Last Kingdom playing Eivor? Who would say no?!). The music is masterful. The sound design is awesome. This game is just so awesome!

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is definitely a game I recommend to every AC fan and RPG fans. It's one of the best games I've ever played in 2020, it's truly amazing. Even though, in my opinion, the Ezio games are so much better, Valhalla has enough elements to allow you to enjoy it. I wholeheartedly recommend gamers this game to play and enjoy it. 10/10. Amazing game!

AC has given a lot of entertaining hours Valhalla is great

The best yet don't care what anyone thinks lol 😁🔥🤙🏻

Storyline if very emmerse and engaging. The combat system can be better but I love it. The graphics are very good and the load times are better than in odyessy. The map is big and I didn't get bored. It doesn't feel like the map is just there for filling like in odyessy where you just get bored. The quests are pretty fun and the cities are fun to explore. I love to build my settlement and just explore the region. There are few sexual content which are mostly just missing but it's just a quick peck on the lips. I originally bought this for my son that is 12 but I enjoy playing it with him and I was playing late at night. Level grinding doesn't seem like grinding anymore and overall awesome

I have been waiting for this game all year and I'm sorry to say I'm very disappointed with it. It almost feels as though it's release was very rushed. The game is full of a lot of "nearly" moments. It nearly meets expectations with various features but falls short. Sadly, the combat is not great. Very clunky fighting. I was a huge fan of AC Odyssey and had high hopes for this game. Sadly it falls short. The worst thing is that there are so many things in this game (raids, battles...) that are so promising but certain things take away from it. The audio during battles is not great. When raiding a village, you expect to hear loud metal clashing, shouting from panicked civilians and war cries. However, the audio during battle scenes is very underwhelming, which detracts from the concept of raiding. Overall, this was a "nearly" game. With such great concepts and things to do, it "nearly" achieved them, but fell short.

I have to admit, I haven't visited the franchise in a while, as I didn't play neither of the two previous games. However, I've always been a fan of it for a while, having played 8 out of the first nine installments. As the last game I played was AC Syndicate, the new approach into a more RPG style came to me as a surprise (to be sure), but a welcome one! I am not a person who plays my games for a long time, few games can catch my attention for more than the campaign's duration, but AC Valhalla has been terribly fun, and I've just reached 50 hours of gameplay, although I'm each day more eager to continue exploring the riches of pre-unification England. For sure among the most fun I've had with any open world game. This new style brings a breath of fresh air to the franchise, opening more doors than it closes for the future of the saga. Can't wait to see what the future holds for Assassin's Creed!

So far it's ok.

To be honest it's a little boring and I dont think it's sets a good example for "next gen". I have it on Xbox Series X and I have come under multiple bugs were certain missions are unplayable. Npc animations are not the best I have seen arms moving the wrong direction, objects floating in peoples hands and arrows stuck in characters face during cut scenes. There has also been alot of sound synchronisation issues. The polish contrary to what review companies are saying is not there!

The story so far is also not the best I would have liked greater character depth.

Dont get me wrong I like the assasins creed universe I think the world they have created is good but so many other open world games are available and for a £60 price tag I expected a bit more.

I think ubisoft like other companies should have delayed this project rather than use it a opportunity to be one of the only launch titles on boths consoles.

If you are a fan of Vikings or just love Vikings or Assassins Creed or RPG games this is one of the best, I enjoy it so much and it's does not end very quick. The Main Character voice acting for the male is spot on! Well done Magnus Bruun and Ubisoft for this great game.

Decent gameplay, buggy at times. Butchers the history.

I read some comments, and think I played different game. But I guess everyone is seeing it in their own eyes. Let me start by saying this game is the worst of last three.

/+ Settlement upgrading and overall feel of home base. It was fun and interesting to find all these activities, to decorate it and so on. /- Shop system. How in the hell I can't see what kind of Tatoo or decoration I am buying before I buy it? /+ Weapon and Armor upgrades. Simple to understand and to use. Can use the same Axe during whole game if I want to and it won't be under powered. /- Arrows. The fact that I can't make arrows, but have to find them in the woods infuriated me more than it should have. /+ Voice acting. Played as Male. Loved it. /- Mistakes in dialog. I was called "SHE" more times than once or twice. Hard to imagine how simple things like that can slip during test runs. /+ Fighting it self. Quite simple and easy to do. Doesn't require a lot of practice. /- LOGIC This one is a big one. And I am not talking about reality VS game. Some examples:

1. I climb a wall to open some gates and let my troops in, but somehow they already fighting on this side of the gates. 2. Prisoners have their weapons on them then I rescue them. I know you can do better cause in Odyssey prisoners would take weapons from racks after I freed them.

/+ Size. It is really big world to run around. /- MAIN story. No spoilers so won't go into details, but I was extremely disappointed how ending was.. blunt and dull. I was like: "What do you mean, "thats it?"" . /- SIGURD story. It has a big build up and felt it's gonna be something special but it as well was awkwardly disappointing. /- PRESENT story. I guess we are divided in those who like present and those who doesn't. I personally think that after Desmond they didn't find a proper idea. And now they are just holding on to it as strange identity thing, that I really hate. /+ QUEST for conquering. Most of them felt good and fun to complete. Enjoyed most of them. +/- RAID. I guess raids are like identity for Valhalla.and mostly they are fun to do. However had to load a game more than enough times to be annoyed by the bugs then could not get my crewmates to help me open door or chest. +/- SIDE quest. (Blue dots). Trying to engage you but most of them don't succeed in capturing your focus and interest. /- Hunting. the fact that i need to kill 2 or 3 hares just to get 1 hare foot is laughable, irritating and to be fair - cruel. Feels like devs decided to make ti grinding experience for those who wants to finish all hunter quests. (PS: Killed 5 black bears - didn't get fur even once.) /- Cinematic. I was so disappointed then at one point Eivor in the cinematic (and short fighting sequence that followed) was with different hair and beard style and even different color than the one I played with.

Could really talk more but I think it will be enough. To summarize I will say that this game feels like no one played it after it was made, so there are so many bugs, glitches and simple mistakes that at some times I would just save and turn it off. I say that while understand that big and large games like that can't be without false. I played 100+ hours so I got my money worth for sure. However, I would not call this game triple A game. Not by the standards some other games raise today.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is amazing. This is the best one yet. I won't spoil it for anyone but if you love Viking's, Assassin's Creed, and war them this is the game for you. If you've ever seen the show Viking's then you will recognize some of the names in the game. From the raiding to the story this game is perfect in my opinion. You grow to love the characters and will say this is to me the best Assassin's Creed yet.

When I compare AC Valhalla to AC Odyssey I have to admin one thing - while Odyssey represented the ancient Greece with all its beauty and "pristine", AC Valhalla represents Europe's dark ages and England in particular at ITS BEST. You can almost smell the blood & gore, the dirt, the mud, the cruelty and the darkness that ruled Europe between V and XIV century. Ubisoft simply nailed it!

The graphics are incredible, I can walk England's fields for hours just watching the environment, the cities or the Roman Empire ruins. The story is griping enough to keep you hooked with memorable characters and there are more than enough side activities to perform in order to make you looking for more of "what's behind that hill" exploration. The combat is fluid and compared to previous AC games a bit different which brings some fresh air. Developing your viking settlement also brings sense into the material grind fest - i.e. plundering middle ages monasteries and also brings the feeling of a "virtual" community you're bound to.

I have only few complaints such as:

• the voice acting - although it's traditionally good, more of the time it sounds like the actors are talking in a large hall rather than in the open field under a tree
• Difficulty - even at the highest difficulty, the game feels too easy - once you cover the "power" level for a certain zone and exceed it - you start simply feeling like a demigod

All in all - for me AC Valhalla is a solid 9/10 and must play for the fans of the previous games / the Witcher series

This game is just awesome! Being a huge consumer of AC games (I finished AC 1, 2, 3, Black Flag, Unity, Odyssey and have 100% Syndicate and Origins) I am not disappointed by this one! Firstly, it is simply magnificent, the most beautiful to date and having an entry-level gaming pc, it holds up with high / super high graphic settings at almost constant 30 fps. However, the game keeps the same recipe in its combat gameplay as AC Origins and Odyssey (which I personally enjoy but I know that not everyone does ) so make sure you enjoy this type of gameplay, the same goes for the infiltration phases, which are rarely encouraged, in favor of a frontal attack (which is great during strong attacks, but I still miss the infiltration mechanics that we used to find before). In terms of history, I do not have a titanic progression for the moment but I can still say that for the early game the missions are well written, even if of course they do not compete against a The Witcher 3 or AC 2. The vocal interpretation of Magnus Bruun (who plays male Eivor) is in my opinion more than perfect! Finally let's talk about the world, which remains the key point of the success of ubisoft open world. It is in my opinion incredibly well done, as much for its breathtaking large-scale landscapes, its huge Saxon towns as well as the smallest details of a small abandoned hut on top of a mountain in a Norwegian fjord, this world is quite simply beautiful and alive, and knows how to surprise us and arouse our curiosity and our thirst for discovery. To conclude, if you enjoyed the gameplay of Origins and Odyssey or if you want to get started in the world of AC, this game is for you and I recommend it 100% !! However, if you are a hardcore old AC fan and have doubts about the gameplay of recent AC games, you can go your way, even if you miss the opportunity to visit in my opinion one of the most beautiful open worlds that video games have ever known (purely personal opinion).

At this point Assassin's Creed has become the Fast and Furious of video games but I'm ok with that. Valhalla has an immersive story that brings in familiar music and gameplay from the beloved beginnings with new characters, stories, and freedom that is making this game the awesome game it is. I started playing as the female but changed to the male Eivor 30 hours in because while she has a good voice actor, the story does not flow well and I find it hard to become attached to female Eivor unlike playing as Kassandra in Odyssey whom I would simp for hard. My issue? There are too many places you can get your character stuck and have to reload. A few times is expected and funny but when it's consistent that's when it gets annoying. The ability tree is overwhelming at first but it gets easy to work with the more you play and discover how you are wanting to play stories and just as a dope viking assassin. There's a lot to explore and so many ways to approach every situation that it really is your way to play. It keeps me interested but I do prefer Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Yeah this one bored me. I didnt like a lot of the characters and the story just wasn't interesting unfortunately.

In AC i prefer stealth play but a lot of the time you are piling in with your whole crew which takes away the assassin element.

Lots to do for sure, so if you dont mind repetitive game play and like huge open worlds then this one is probably for you.

An absolute brilliant game! Open world chaos with endless things to do with an excellent story and loveable characters. Just a couple of glitches and still easy to play even on nightmare mode which I never thought I would find myself saying that about a game.

I like it so far don't get me wrong, but this game is lacking something for it to be an actual assassins creed game. The equipment all the same, none of it has "special qualities" and if you equip a pointless rune it may or may not trigger that special rune ability, you are dependent on if you have ability stamina for abilities which yeah good luck,. Not very good really. Definitely not loving this version at all, and the DLC content, no meat to it, not worth the extra you pay for it.

I'm a huge AC fan. I've preordered and played every game since AC2 on launch day. This game is by far the buggiest, imo worse than Unity at launch. Not just little bugs either, there are huge, game-breaking bugs that require you to restart sections, sometimes multiple times. Ubisoft obviously rushed the release to meet the launch of next-gen consoles rather than releasing a finished game. However, the game is beautiful and I've had a lot of fun playing the sections that didn't bug out. If you like Origins and Odyssey you'll like Valhalla, the play style is somewhere between the two while introducing new mechanics too. I would highly recommend casual fans to wait a few months before playing, for most of the bugs to get patched. Without the bugs the game would be closer to a 8/10.

AC Valhalla starts well. Norway is a gorgeous frozen wonderland and the story is given a strong start. Travelling to England it gets even more beautiful. And that's the games best feature, it's beauty. But you soon learn that it's going to be a long slog, and here's why:

The story arcs (or counties) all have the same structure. A few quests and then an assault on a castle or monastery at the end. It gets a little monotonous especially since there are over 15 arcs.

Due to the nature of the game, it struggles to character build. I never felt invested in any of the characters.

For a game that relies so heavily on swinging axe and hammer, the combat is outdated, lacks impact and never feels intuitive. It got a little better as Eivor progressed, but never felt good.

The skill tree is confusing and convoluted. Getting skill points never felt exciting because the upgrades are meaningless.

The game is stretched thin by forcing the player to search for materials for upgrades. Materials which are in a locked chest, behind a locked door, which you need a key for, which is behind another barred door 30 meters down the road. Frustrating.

I did enjoy the ending to the main storyline. It's last few hours were were fun, even if they didn't give a satisfying conclusion.

Verdict:

A decent start and a good ending aren't enough to save this monstrous games bloated mid section.

There are parts I enjoyed, but a lot I didn't. It's nice to look at and if you enjoy spending vast amounts of time exploring sprawling vistas then go for it. But I just feel neither the story or the gameplay are good enough to sustain the enormous length of time it takes to beat.

Great step up for odyssey.

Thanks not much to say.

This game felt like the last two Assassin's creed games. Open world with RGP mechanics. The story is decent, the combat takes it time in getting interesting, and the game was loosing its Assassin's creed identity. The real deal is the fantastic open world. So huge, so lush, and the best open world I have seen since the Witcher 3. The open world is so great and makes you feel like a viking. I have completed the game and I am still not done playing because I am just exploring the world and completing side quests, that don't feel like fillers. The open world is unlike anything I have ever seen. I thought this game is the best in the series since black flag. Yes, IT IS THAT GOOD. 8/10, Maybe a 7.8, but I can't rate it like that.

This was in my opinion the second best game in the Assassins Creed franchise. AC Origins is still the best in my opinion. The only complaint I have about the game is how long it takes to load up when you start the game. Takes like 3 minutes. But amazing game overall! Great story! Great character arc! Answered a plot hole from ACIII and the ending leaves it possible for yet another game or two in the franchise!