Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Review Summary
Assassin's Creed Valhalla takes the modern open-world formula established by Origins and Odyssey and successfully streamlines and builds upon it, delivering an intriguing, fun, and occasionally buggy adventure.
Robust Open World
Valhalla's beautiful open world feels less empty and more intriguing than its predecessors.
Gameplay Systems
Valhalla successfully refreshes some of the series' gameplay systems, including gear upgrades and guaranteed assassinations.
Bugs
Many critics noted annoying or distracting bugs they experienced while playing.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trailers
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Opening Hours Gameplay | Ubisoft [NA]
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Norse Mythology | Ubisoft [NA]
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Cinematic TV Spot | Ubisoft [NA]
Critic Reviews for Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a massive, beautiful open-world fueled by brutal living and the dirty work of conquerors. It's a lot buggier than it should be but also impressive on multiple levels.
Valhalla is another enormous Assassin's Creed saga, lavishly designed, with its sights set on story direction over narrative choice.
A vast and multi-faceted trip through a stylised Viking life, with a new fighting system, manifold mini-games and diversions, and untold glitches. It's Assassin's Creed to its core.
With a sprawling world to conquer and gory combat but also the chance to use that iconic hidden blade, Assassin's Creed Valhalla brings a triumphant balance to the series.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is full of interesting stories and fun interlocking systems, making it an engrossing world you can easily get lost in
Though its campaign takes time to get going, Assassin's Creed Valhalla brings a satisfying finish to the current saga of the franchise.
OpenCritic Coverage
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