re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Discussion Thread

Yeah they did a piss poor job telling you how to “wake up” from the dream.

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Yeah I don’t understand how someone could like Odyssey and dislike this game.

Combat’s better, graphics are better and like you said just feels like the formula is a bit more refined. And as I previously mentioned, it’s fricking Vikings.

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I really liked Odyssey and I'm having fun playing this game. I wish they would have just combined these two games together in the mechanics of it. The looting and currency system was way better in Odyssey. The amount and being able to sell loot was better. Making the hunting an actual aspect of the game is better in Valhalla. The story lines are pretty comparable to me, it is tighter in Valhalla, but I wish it would connect more to the actual assassin's mythos (haven't completed the game yet so I could be wrong here). The variety of the combat is better in Valhalla but I think the fighting mechanics were better in Odyssey honestly.

Both great games, but mashing them together would make arguably the best one.

Same tonight. Collected everything in every area. Last 2 hours is a cutscene of gobble-dee asian. I guess if you’re a hardcore AC fan, it makes more sense. I got the general gist of it, but the details I just ignored.

It was alright. Had fun; more than I expected. Sorta wanna push a little more to get the platinum because I’m 3 trophies away, but I’m worn out after another Ubisoft open world

I just kept the Raven gear and maxed all that out. Nothing else seemed worthwhile expect the Brigadine (sp) which granted bonuses when surrounded by 2 or more enemies.

I gave up on gathering fish and hunting. Tried to grind 7 bear furs. Bet I killed 30 of them at a couple locations I found and got 3 furs. frick it Ubisoft is bad about that. Same with wolf fangs. Can’t get hardly any, but I got 200 wolf claws. Who knew so many wolves have no teeth.

More I think on it, the more I think I’m good. Too frustrating to waste time hoping to get a loot drop for something that should be automatic. I’m ready for Cyberpunk 76 err, 2077.

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After reading this, I think you’ve convinced me to not worry with it and go straight for Cyberpunk haha.

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I think my biggest problem with the new AC games is that they all sacrifice a tight narrative for the scale of the open world.

Valhalla in particular is bereft of any overarching narrative, and the story serves primarily as a means to introduce you to the various kingdoms of Anglo Saxon England.

Every AC game after Rogue has had a very lackluster story, so I'm not sure if the new Origins style is entirely to blame, but there's just no reason for this game to be 65 hours of wheel spinning before an abrupt conclusion.

Anyone having an issue where you can't talk to Reda?

Valhalla had no ending: I kept waiting for it and it never happened. No big moment. It seemed to build, then release, build up again, release. Then it abruptly “ends”.

MGSV had a better ending and that’s saying something

Anyway, ACVal was fun. Doing raids was a blast and finding new ways to fight kept engagement relatively fresh. It kept me busy for a while. Kinda wish there was more big battles, but can’t complain too much.

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Are they all this long?

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That really started with Origins, I believe. They are all open world but once they dipped their toe into the RPG side of things, they started showing that Ubisoft map barf that Far Cry is known for. I don't mind side stuff but I try to streamline as much as possible because my gaming time is limited, but occasionally I'll meet a level gate that's super frustrating and I'll have to do a handful of side quests just to be able to advance the story.

I'm at level 16 of a second playthrough of Odyssey and I'm approaching 100 hours. And like I said, I don't do a ton of side content.

Should I buy this game, yes or no?