Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla

"It takes a while to really warm up to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and 15-20 hours in I wasn’t quite as keen on it as I am now; but that’s thanks to the game holding up, and actually giving you more …"

"Ubisoft is known for their fun open worlds, but it appears that experience and previous stumbles have seen them take big steps forward, making Valhalla one of their best Assassin&s;s Creed games in recent memory."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is a massive, beautiful open-world fueled by brutal living and the dirty work of conquerors. It&s;s a lot buggier than it should be but also impressive on multiple levels."

"Assassin&s;s Creed: Valhalla takes all the previous systems introduced in Origins and Odyssey, and streamlines them into a more focused experience. The game may have some flaws, and it&s;s a shame to see the combat remains mediocre after all these …"

"But I also found myself making excuses for Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla until I couldn&s;t any longer. It mimics the Odyssey formula but takes a step backward in almost every way. It sacrifices story for scale. It&s;s designed to discourage stealth …"

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is a combination of everything that made the series great up to this point while cementing all that it needs moving forward."

"Players looking for a substantial game that shows off the graphical capabilities of their new systems that will keep them busy well into next year won’t be disappointed in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla brings quality of life improvements to the new Assassin&s;s Creed model but doesn&s;t stray too far from familiar territory."

"Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was a risk. Not really because it took Vikings as its subject matter — people love Vikings, to the extent that loads of folks are a bit sick of Norse stuff at this point. It was a …"

"If you weren&s;t a fan of the franchise, this game won&s;t change your mind, but if you are a believer of the Creed, you&s;ll find a gigantic, really engaging experience here. The vikings context fits like a glove."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is an epic and huge experience, intelligently combining the past and present of the series."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is the culmination of the new model for the saga that Origins established and Odyssey perfected."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla provides a gorgeous playground to explore with excellent combat. Though the story seems unnecessarily long, it&s;s a fun Viking tale mixed with the series&s; own flare and sci-fi elements."

"Assassin&s;s Creed: Valhalla effortlessly plants its banner as the best open world RPG available for the new consoles. This Viking epic flexes its gore-soaked, tattooed muscles when it comes to world-building, and medieval England wows with its enchanting untamed vistas. …"

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is full of interesting stories and fun interlocking systems, making it an engrossing world you can easily get lost in"

"Valhalla’s sober detailed research is undermined a little by some slightly tipsy execution. But this is a hearty, bawdy Viking feast of a game which spins a fine tale and offers plenty to get your teeth into."

"Though its campaign takes time to get going, Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla brings a satisfying finish to the current saga of the franchise."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is a love letter to fans of the classic action-adventure titles as well as the newer role-playing mechanics."

"Sadly, that string of hours, spent clambering up towers and defogging the map, bounding across the fields in a hopeful, happy loop, was the last of the fun on offer."

"With a sprawling world to conquer and gory combat but also the chance to use that iconic hidden blade, Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla brings a triumphant balance to the series."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is a good time, with fun combat and a beautiful setting. But it&s;s also full of the open-world busywork that&s;s characterized the series lately."

"The game also suffers like any open-world game with slight repetitiveness but the combat and the aspect of building up Ravensthorpe kept me invested in the story and side missions. Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is a huge and ambitious game, with …"

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla thrusts you into the middle of an epic Viking saga that&s;s a pleasure to get lost in."

"Obsessing over playtime and Content™ at the cost of innovation and depth puts Valhalla‘s ability to actually get into Valhalla in question, as it doesn’t quite earn the kind of glory that only the best Vikings achieve."

"Despite some worryingly customary bugs, Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla serves up a treat for both series fans and RPG afficianados. Eivor is a great protagonist, while rural England and the snowy climbs of Norway provide some of the best adventuring in …"

"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;s Assassin&s;s Creed to its core."

"Is Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla the best entry in the series yet? Some would be tempted to say so. While the map size might overwhelm some players, it remains an easy game to mainline with the right navigation mode turned on. …"

"With exploration systems that are better worked than ever in the saga, Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla is conformed as a worthy continuation of the wake that Origins created a few years ago and that, at the same time, respects the essence …"

"Bloody and captivating, Valhalla is Assassin&s;s Creed at its best."

"The weather&s;s as bad as ever, but this smart, inventive and witty open-world game is a veritable Viking feast of adventure"

"Valhalla marries the best combat in the series with a more organic world."

"Ubisoft&s;s quasi-historical adventure finds its way to 9th century England... and provides the best Assassin&s;s Creed game in a decade"

"Valhalla is another enormous Assassin&s;s Creed saga, lavishly designed, with its sights set on story direction over narrative choice."

"Assassin&s;s Creed Valhalla digs deep and further away from the franchise roots and reaches to us with bad writing for the protagonist and slow evolving mediocre story with disappointing stealth mechanics and AI, yet however, fans of exploring have something …"