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[D.Final]

If you have the patience to explore it.
Yes

 

[Mahavastu]

Audio is fine for me but this game is crashing a lot. I usually play for three-five hours later in the evening and I usually get two crashes in that timeframe.

Is this a known issue?

I heard it had some problems at release but most of them were fixed even before the PS5 was launched here in Europe middle of november.
It is really stable, can't remember any hard crashes, so maybe it crashed once or twice. As I said, I played on PS5

The only thing I might complain about is the draw distance. If you look you can see that the beautiful flowers are not that far in the distance and pop in if you come closer.

 

[TheMan]

I think they went to far with restricting loot. I get what they’re going for I suppose, but after a boss battle or hard fought raid I want cool new gear, not upgrade materials

Climbing/parkour and movement in general feels janky too

 

[D.Final]

I think they went to far with restricting loot. I get what they’re going for I suppose, but after a boss battle or hard fought raid I want cool new gear, not upgrade materials

Climbing/parkour and movement in general feels janky too

Yeah
They should do something else for them

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I think they went to far with restricting loot. I get what they’re going for I suppose, but after a boss battle or hard fought raid I want cool new gear, not upgrade materials

Climbing/parkour and movement in general feels janky too

Resources are the biggest problem in the game with unrealistic upgrade requirements. It feels like you're building a ship instead of a mild tune for your gear. It should be nerfed to realistic numbers as I've grinded the hell out of it and the game is 100% finished with all the loot and still have like 40-50% of the gear fully upgraded.

 

[Kenpachii]

The game needs more materials indeed. They should fix this.

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

Waiting for a sale on AC Valhalla PS5, missed getting it when it was on sale during the holiday period last year.

 

[Redlight]

I'm 150 hours or so into this and it's been great on the whole. It's a beautiful game graphically and I thought the 'mystery' markers were a really good way to handle side-quests. It represents enormous value if you're into AC games.

Not a big fan of some of the other side content, 'anomalies', 'orlog', 'cairns' and that fucking drinking game can die in a ditch. Your trusty eagle (raven in this case) has been nerfed a little too much and isn't nearly as useful as it used to be. They're pretty much the only negatives I can point out, and, I still did all of the side stuff and collectibles (except that fucking drinking game).

I've hit some bad save issues though, lost a couple of hours of progress three times in total, despite being obsessive about manual saves after the first time. I got to a part of the game that really felt like the end, hit a glitch, had to reload and, bang, two hours or so of progress gone, the manual saves I made? Also gone.

Spat the dummy and will finish Medium, and maybe Legion, and wait for a patch or two before I go back to finish it off.

Despite that, I would highly recommend it to anyone sitting on the fence.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

The only thing putting me off from playing is the horrible headset audio.

I’m not noticing anything too off in terms of audio, with the exception of whistling NPCs being waaaaaay too loud in the mix. I remember Origins having teeth gratingly bad audio quality, but I’m not getting anything like that in this game.

 

[D.Final]

Waiting for a sale on AC Valhalla PS5, missed getting it when it was on sale during the holiday period last year.

Welp
Now it's a good call

 

[Ozrimandias]

Sound compression, this game audio is terrible, one of the worst that I can remember. Break immersion totally.

 

[Raven117]

I don't know about LOVE, but yeah, I liked it.

 

[Camreezie]

I liked it and put maybe 80 hours in and finished the main story but my god towards the end of that time it was a real slog. Some of these games could have the end third taken out and it would make for a better more streamlined experience

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Sound compression, this game audio is terrible, one of the worst that I can remember. Break immersion totally.

Aliens Fireteam is worse.

 

[SpokkX]

I played 20 hours

2 were good the the ubi repetition started

frankly I hated it

4/10

 

[TheGodfather07]

how long is this game exactly? i dont think AC games are good enough to be 100 hours long. 50 sounds right for 100% completion. anything more is just too much.

 

[TonyK]

I have the Platinum. I like the new ARPG Assassins Creed games.

My main complaint for the game is that I didn't feel like a Viking. Playing Tsushima I feel like a samurai, but Valhalla doesn't achieve that feeling. You are a random character (with different personalities depending of the missions), dressed as a viking. However, it's amazingly pretty and very addictive, so I liked the overall experience.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

I honestly thought the graphics took a backwards step. I mean Assassins Creed Unity is still a very good looking game and at times looks more photoreal than this latest one.

I stopped playing because the game (to me) looks like ass graphics wise. Gameplay is alright but I felt its just a slightly worse version of Odyssey, a game I picked up and could not stop playing from minute 1.

 

[Pagusas]

I’m currrntly 60 hours into Odyssey and loving it, but I think a lot of that is due to my love of Greece. Not sure if I’ll like Val or not

 

[EDMIX]

I honestly thought the graphics took a backwards step. I mean Assassins Creed Unity is still a very good looking game and at times looks more photoreal than this latest one.

I stopped playing because the game (to me) looks like ass graphics wise. Gameplay is alright but I felt its just a slightly worse version of Odyssey, a game I picked up and could not stop playing from minute 1.

I wonder if we'll see a remaster of that game on PS5/Series X. It seems like they did a great job in soooo many areas, but the technical issues just killed that game.

Considering we got a remaster of the first few games last gen, I don't think its that crazy we'll see a remaster of Unity this gen.

 

[Pagusas]

I wonder if we'll see a remaster of that game on PS5/Series X. It seems like they did a great job in soooo many areas, but the technical issues just killed that game.

Considering we got a remaster of the first few games last gen, I don't think its that crazy we'll see a remaster of Unity this gen.

I’m kinda hoping we get a full remake of the first 3 or 4 games with a lead up to a major marketing push when they surprise announce Assasin Creed V. Yes I think 5 in the title will happen and it’ll be a major push regarding the modern story line coming back into major focus again.

 

[TheShocker]

40 hours into Valhalla. By far my favorite AC game.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Even Watch Dogs Legion is a way better game.

It's certainly better than Witcher 3.

 

[Kerotan]

[UPDATE] The bugged side boss and treasure I faced are fixed with the latest update, there is no bugged mission/collectable remaining.

Hello guys!

I've been pouring so much time on AC Valhalla that took me around a month to finish. I know that Ubisoft is some kind of a villain to some, like EA and others, but they've did a wonderful job with Watch Dogs Legions, AC Valhalla, and now playing Immortals Fenyx Rising. I've opened every single chest in the game (I believe) except one in Norway (normal loot, not the main ones) and one that is locked because a side boss is glitched and can't fight him/her due to latest updated so can't collect his/her tool to open a secret entrance to special loot. Also there is another broken side mission in the new Yule update that I can't finish. 2 side quests broken.

I'll try to be as direct as possible, and no spoilers at all. This is a PS5, performance mode review:

Positives:

Combat: 8/10, combat is nice, not the best, but with great variety of weapons. Lacks a regular sword though which is strange.

Traversal: 10/10, great amount of fast travel points and fluid parkour gives the optimal satisfaction.

Loot: One of the biggest changes that I loved about this game is the uniqueness of the loot. I've spent most of my playthrough with specific weapons that fit my playstyle (first bearded axe then war hammer+light shield).

Exploration: 10/10, it's so addictive, and most of the maps are so well made and feel organic. Odyssey and Origins had problems with copy-paste caves, it's not the case anymore. At the edge of the map there are some signs of copy-paste rocks but it's an extremely tiny spot and probably due to deadline rush.

Side activities/missions: 9/10. The side missions are mostly short, and many of them are extremely cringy, but they don't drive you out of the region or so which is a great thing. Some of them are very good and give you nice rewards. But other quest that are tied to exploration most if not all of them are very enjoyable and have unique rewards, even your regular fortress as all loot are now unique. Legendary beasts, bosses, tricky caves exploration missions, standing stones challenges (one of the best!), glitches (side mission, puzzle that is engaging the Animus "Layla"), and many other great missions. Hunting down Order members is satisfying as well, and looking for intel.

Puzzles: 10/10, one of the best things about this game. Not talking about glitch missions alone or caves, even the very ordinary things of finding your way into a house to take the loot is rewarding! This makes exploration so satisfying.

Graphics: 9/10, they simply nailed HDR here, along with lighting being so great in most cases with some bad examples here and there, but overall it can get really photo-realistic in many occasions. Pop-ins are there though, it's not as smooth as Spiderman MM of course, no game on that level yet in LOD management. That's until we get rid of this shit LOD system 2-3 years from now in many games.

Story: 10/10, so wonderful and I successfully had the perfect ending due to carefully choosing my decisions. It's not very dramatic, but it's more of a series. Every region has some unique feel of it with a unique plot and twist. They really made a great job here.

Multi-maps: Won't say more, but the game feels like a base game+DLC's. Devs been pretty generous, and they deserve credit here.

Music: 9/10, the OST of this game is just gorgeous. Odyssey has better/perfect OST but this one is so close to it!

Negatives:

Screen tearing: Although it happens in very few occasions, or tied to some cities, it's an immersion killer and would take frame drops instead. Although performance seems solid at 60fps.

Difficulty: It starts as decent, but enemies are so slow, so dumb for the hardest difficulty setup. Enemies should be attacking instead of being so observant and so much hard attack sounds/visuals that makes things even easier. At level 190 I've killed a legendary beast at 400! I don't like RPG BS overall and think they did a good job with that, but the hardest difficulty is "normal" at best, or easy. Would have loved it if enemies keep upgrading with me like on Odyssey (it was optional). 51-levels gap isn't good enough. So I never use stealth like 1%, although I love stealth a lot, I just go to a fortress running and crushing them like superman. I love to be forced to use stealth.

Broken levels: Had one mission broken in this latest Yule Festival update that I can't finish, and another side mythical boss that now after the update I can't fight to collect his sword out of 3 to open a secret vault for special loot. Once they drop the next update I'll check again.

Arrow capacity bug: After the latest update, all arrow capacity upgrades are not applied so you only have basic capacity for all bows.

UPDATE: The bug has been fixed.

Verdict:

My opinion on the game overall: 9/10 (deserves 10/10 if not for the technical issues, easy difficulty). This game is indeed one of my best games ever, and it's my 3rd best game of 2020 after Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU2. It's now sold for ~$41 on PS Store, if I would give it a price I think the base game alone deserves $100! Getting the season pass later indeed! WD:L is so much fun as well, it's so much fun that after buying the game for only ~$41 bought the season pass, and give it 9/10 although it's much more solid technically vs AC Valhalla. Now playing Immortals: Fenyx Rising and bought the gold edition for $66.9 during current discount on PSN (until 9th of January).

Anyway, the game is fucking massive and I might have forgot things, might update it later. I really think the game deserves more credit. Note that the game starts slow and was like 7/10 to me but it gets better and better the more you continue and the story starts maturing. I've collected every possible stuff in the game, except the glitched one and one minor chest in Norway that I will collect later!

Can I ask you or anyone else with this sort of playtime would it save time buying the permanent boosters? If I plan on getting all trophies including dlc can you effectively pay to shave off 50 hours from this 250hr journey? I got the complete edition for only €17 so I'd be willing to throw in like €30. I've a baby now so time is a premium.

 

[Gonzito]

[UPDATE] The bugged side boss and treasure I faced are fixed with the latest update, there is no bugged mission/collectable remaining.

Hello guys!

I've been pouring so much time on AC Valhalla that took me around a month to finish. I know that Ubisoft is some kind of a villain to some, like EA and others, but they've did a wonderful job with Watch Dogs Legions, AC Valhalla, and now playing Immortals Fenyx Rising. I've opened every single chest in the game (I believe) except one in Norway (normal loot, not the main ones) and one that is locked because a side boss is glitched and can't fight him/her due to latest updated so can't collect his/her tool to open a secret entrance to special loot. Also there is another broken side mission in the new Yule update that I can't finish. 2 side quests broken.

I'll try to be as direct as possible, and no spoilers at all. This is a PS5, performance mode review:

Positives:

Combat: 8/10, combat is nice, not the best, but with great variety of weapons. Lacks a regular sword though which is strange.

Traversal: 10/10, great amount of fast travel points and fluid parkour gives the optimal satisfaction.

Loot: One of the biggest changes that I loved about this game is the uniqueness of the loot. I've spent most of my playthrough with specific weapons that fit my playstyle (first bearded axe then war hammer+light shield).

Exploration: 10/10, it's so addictive, and most of the maps are so well made and feel organic. Odyssey and Origins had problems with copy-paste caves, it's not the case anymore. At the edge of the map there are some signs of copy-paste rocks but it's an extremely tiny spot and probably due to deadline rush.

Side activities/missions: 9/10. The side missions are mostly short, and many of them are extremely cringy, but they don't drive you out of the region or so which is a great thing. Some of them are very good and give you nice rewards. But other quest that are tied to exploration most if not all of them are very enjoyable and have unique rewards, even your regular fortress as all loot are now unique. Legendary beasts, bosses, tricky caves exploration missions, standing stones challenges (one of the best!), glitches (side mission, puzzle that is engaging the Animus "Layla"), and many other great missions. Hunting down Order members is satisfying as well, and looking for intel.

Puzzles: 10/10, one of the best things about this game. Not talking about glitch missions alone or caves, even the very ordinary things of finding your way into a house to take the loot is rewarding! This makes exploration so satisfying.

Graphics: 9/10, they simply nailed HDR here, along with lighting being so great in most cases with some bad examples here and there, but overall it can get really photo-realistic in many occasions. Pop-ins are there though, it's not as smooth as Spiderman MM of course, no game on that level yet in LOD management. That's until we get rid of this shit LOD system 2-3 years from now in many games.

Story: 10/10, so wonderful and I successfully had the perfect ending due to carefully choosing my decisions. It's not very dramatic, but it's more of a series. Every region has some unique feel of it with a unique plot and twist. They really made a great job here.

Multi-maps: Won't say more, but the game feels like a base game+DLC's. Devs been pretty generous, and they deserve credit here.

Music: 9/10, the OST of this game is just gorgeous. Odyssey has better/perfect OST but this one is so close to it!

Negatives:

Screen tearing: Although it happens in very few occasions, or tied to some cities, it's an immersion killer and would take frame drops instead. Although performance seems solid at 60fps.

Difficulty: It starts as decent, but enemies are so slow, so dumb for the hardest difficulty setup. Enemies should be attacking instead of being so observant and so much hard attack sounds/visuals that makes things even easier. At level 190 I've killed a legendary beast at 400! I don't like RPG BS overall and think they did a good job with that, but the hardest difficulty is "normal" at best, or easy. Would have loved it if enemies keep upgrading with me like on Odyssey (it was optional). 51-levels gap isn't good enough. So I never use stealth like 1%, although I love stealth a lot, I just go to a fortress running and crushing them like superman. I love to be forced to use stealth.

Broken levels: Had one mission broken in this latest Yule Festival update that I can't finish, and another side mythical boss that now after the update I can't fight to collect his sword out of 3 to open a secret vault for special loot. Once they drop the next update I'll check again.

Arrow capacity bug: After the latest update, all arrow capacity upgrades are not applied so you only have basic capacity for all bows.

UPDATE: The bug has been fixed.

Verdict:

My opinion on the game overall: 9/10 (deserves 10/10 if not for the technical issues, easy difficulty). This game is indeed one of my best games ever, and it's my 3rd best game of 2020 after Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU2. It's now sold for ~$41 on PS Store, if I would give it a price I think the base game alone deserves $100! Getting the season pass later indeed! WD:L is so much fun as well, it's so much fun that after buying the game for only ~$41 bought the season pass, and give it 9/10 although it's much more solid technically vs AC Valhalla. Now playing Immortals: Fenyx Rising and bought the gold edition for $66.9 during current discount on PSN (until 9th of January).

Anyway, the game is fucking massive and I might have forgot things, might update it later. I really think the game deserves more credit. Note that the game starts slow and was like 7/10 to me but it gets better and better the more you continue and the story starts maturing. I've collected every possible stuff in the game, except the glitched one and one minor chest in Norway that I will collect later!

Stockholm syndrome

 

[Allandor]

Well I'm really disappointed about this game. The many absolute nonsense quests without any connection. A story at the start and at the end of the game (without a satisfying end) and in the middle>70h of boring stuff. I just played it to the "end" because I always hoped the story might rescue it ... but that never happened.
First AC I didn't want to buy any DLCs because it was already so disappointing.

I really don't get it in the AC game before it there were also many quests, but they almost always changed something for the main path, or provided a little story, but I. This game ... you bring a witch some snake eggs from which she farts ... well this is describing the whole game quite good.

 

[Senua]

Premise was so good, execution was absolute shite. One of the dullest games I've played

 

[Just_one]

Simply the worse AC to date.

HUGE AC fan and platinum all of them to date except Valhalla.

Overblown mess , story is horrible , Eivor is a terrible character (is he even an assassin? lol).

gameplay is just awful, who had the idea to have locked doors and look for the specific key to open it as an example should be banned from the industry.

 

[Deleted member 848825]

Its not without its flaws. But I love it.

Kerotan I wouldn't bother. It levels you up quickly enough as it is. You'll be fine without. No need to "cheat". The games easy enough as is. I guess the map pack might help you, but then that will ruin some bits of discovery and again they aren't needed.

 

[spons]

Can I ask you or anyone else with this sort of playtime would it save time buying the permanent boosters? If I plan on getting all trophies including dlc can you effectively pay to shave off 50 hours from this 250hr journey? I got the complete edition for only €17 so I'd be willing to throw in like €30. I've a baby now so time is a premium.

So you want to pay to not play the game?

 

[MakeMudosGreatAgain]

 

[buenoblue]

Last year I played Odyssey and Valhalla with all dlc !!! . Loved it. I'm playing AC 1 on my new rog ally right now and plan to go through all the games up to origins on handheld

AC 1 holds up really well, especially on a 7inch screen looks nice. Playing at 1080p max settings with 120fps at 15watts, its mind boggling. ,

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Can I ask you or anyone else with this sort of playtime would it save time buying the permanent boosters? If I plan on getting all trophies including dlc can you effectively pay to shave off 50 hours from this 250hr journey? I got the complete edition for only €17 so I'd be willing to throw in like €30. I've a baby now so time is a premium.

I don't think so, unlike the previous games, this one has guaranteed assassinations once you reach ~level 8, so there's no level gating as you can just assassinate anyone.
I guess if you just want to run around hacking everyone to bits it could speed it up a bit

 

[Solarstrike]

Spoiler: Welp

Goin back in

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Not only i first played it for more then 200 hours, i also replayed it with all the dlcs last year for more about 150 hours, i love the England they recreated.

 

[Kerotan]

So you want to pay to not play the game?

I'd rather pay more to spend 200 hours on this instead of 200 yes. Time is money. Origins was already long enough..