The Assassin’s Creed series is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises which is why we’ve seen a constant release on a near yearly basis ever since the first game arrived in 2007.However, it’s fair to say that since the first game of 2007, theAssassin’s Creedseries has changed in a big way. It evolved from being less of a game focused on stealth with more condensed maps to something much larger akin toopen-world RPGs.Check out the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer below!That being said, the most recent release in the series,Assassin’s Creed Miragedid take the series somewhat back to its roots. It featured a smaller but still sizable map and more of a focus on stealth mechanics, though it still did feature RPG-inspired levelling-up mechanics.AdvertThe last game to be released in the RPG era isAssassin’s Creed Valhallaof 2020, a game in which the protagonist ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, Basim Ibn Ishaq was first introduced.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais set between 827-878 AD and tells the story of Eivor during the Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon Great Britain. To say that the map ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallais massive would be an understatement filled with an at times overwhelming amount of activities that the player could partake in. It also gave the player the choice of playing as either a male or female Eivor.On the aggregate website Metacritic,Assassin’s Creed Valhallascored a very healthy84, so it would be strange to consider it underrated in my opinion, but it seems that this entry in theUbisoftseries isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. “I thought I would hateAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. I was wrong,”exclaimedRedditor NineTailedDevil.“I’ve been playingAssassin’s Creed Valhallafor the first time recently, currently 40-ish hours in (after finishing every other previous AC game), and I’m having a blast, so much so that I’m confused as to why other diehard fans like me disliked this game,” they explained in a lengthy post sparking discussion with fellow members.“I enjoyedValhalla. I played the base game for about 100 hours over like six months. I didn’t really get tired of it because of the relatively short sessions I played it in,” replied jkgaspar4994. “I played it at release, and just recently beatOriginsand am currently playingOdyssey.Valhallais my favourite of the three.”Advert“The side quests don’t get enough credit for how interesting they are,” explained ConventionalizedGuy. “Not only that, most of them don’t give you a simple fetch quest. You actually have to pay attention to the dialogue, scout the surrounding environment, etc. They don’t just spoon-feed it to you.”“I agree! I’m genuinely confused when people sayValhallais the worst of the [RPG] trilogy when it does everything better thanOdysseyin my opinion,” said GreenJayLake. “Combat is weightier, less equipment bloat, and the story is more interesting.”So there you have it, there’s obviously a lot of love for the Eivor Norse shenanigans, and if you’ve never playedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, I can wholeheartedly recommend it.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.Featured Image Credit: UbisoftTopics:Assassins Creed,Assassins Creed Valhalla,Ubisoft,PC,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox,Xbox One,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X
The Assassin’s Creed series is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises which is why we’ve seen a constant release on a near yearly basis ever since the first game arrived in 2007.However, it’s fair to say that since the first game of 2007, theAssassin’s Creedseries has changed in a big way. It evolved from being less of a game focused on stealth with more condensed maps to something much larger akin toopen-world RPGs.Check out the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer below!That being said, the most recent release in the series,Assassin’s Creed Miragedid take the series somewhat back to its roots. It featured a smaller but still sizable map and more of a focus on stealth mechanics, though it still did feature RPG-inspired levelling-up mechanics.AdvertThe last game to be released in the RPG era isAssassin’s Creed Valhallaof 2020, a game in which the protagonist ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, Basim Ibn Ishaq was first introduced.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais set between 827-878 AD and tells the story of Eivor during the Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon Great Britain. To say that the map ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallais massive would be an understatement filled with an at times overwhelming amount of activities that the player could partake in. It also gave the player the choice of playing as either a male or female Eivor.On the aggregate website Metacritic,Assassin’s Creed Valhallascored a very healthy84, so it would be strange to consider it underrated in my opinion, but it seems that this entry in theUbisoftseries isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. “I thought I would hateAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. I was wrong,”exclaimedRedditor NineTailedDevil.“I’ve been playingAssassin’s Creed Valhallafor the first time recently, currently 40-ish hours in (after finishing every other previous AC game), and I’m having a blast, so much so that I’m confused as to why other diehard fans like me disliked this game,” they explained in a lengthy post sparking discussion with fellow members.“I enjoyedValhalla. I played the base game for about 100 hours over like six months. I didn’t really get tired of it because of the relatively short sessions I played it in,” replied jkgaspar4994. “I played it at release, and just recently beatOriginsand am currently playingOdyssey.Valhallais my favourite of the three.”Advert“The side quests don’t get enough credit for how interesting they are,” explained ConventionalizedGuy. “Not only that, most of them don’t give you a simple fetch quest. You actually have to pay attention to the dialogue, scout the surrounding environment, etc. They don’t just spoon-feed it to you.”“I agree! I’m genuinely confused when people sayValhallais the worst of the [RPG] trilogy when it does everything better thanOdysseyin my opinion,” said GreenJayLake. “Combat is weightier, less equipment bloat, and the story is more interesting.”So there you have it, there’s obviously a lot of love for the Eivor Norse shenanigans, and if you’ve never playedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, I can wholeheartedly recommend it.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.Featured Image Credit: UbisoftTopics:Assassins Creed,Assassins Creed Valhalla,Ubisoft,PC,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox,Xbox One,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X
The Assassin’s Creed series is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises which is why we’ve seen a constant release on a near yearly basis ever since the first game arrived in 2007.However, it’s fair to say that since the first game of 2007, theAssassin’s Creedseries has changed in a big way. It evolved from being less of a game focused on stealth with more condensed maps to something much larger akin toopen-world RPGs.Check out the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer below!That being said, the most recent release in the series,Assassin’s Creed Miragedid take the series somewhat back to its roots. It featured a smaller but still sizable map and more of a focus on stealth mechanics, though it still did feature RPG-inspired levelling-up mechanics.AdvertThe last game to be released in the RPG era isAssassin’s Creed Valhallaof 2020, a game in which the protagonist ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, Basim Ibn Ishaq was first introduced.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais set between 827-878 AD and tells the story of Eivor during the Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon Great Britain. To say that the map ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallais massive would be an understatement filled with an at times overwhelming amount of activities that the player could partake in. It also gave the player the choice of playing as either a male or female Eivor.On the aggregate website Metacritic,Assassin’s Creed Valhallascored a very healthy84, so it would be strange to consider it underrated in my opinion, but it seems that this entry in theUbisoftseries isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. “I thought I would hateAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. I was wrong,”exclaimedRedditor NineTailedDevil.“I’ve been playingAssassin’s Creed Valhallafor the first time recently, currently 40-ish hours in (after finishing every other previous AC game), and I’m having a blast, so much so that I’m confused as to why other diehard fans like me disliked this game,” they explained in a lengthy post sparking discussion with fellow members.“I enjoyedValhalla. I played the base game for about 100 hours over like six months. I didn’t really get tired of it because of the relatively short sessions I played it in,” replied jkgaspar4994. “I played it at release, and just recently beatOriginsand am currently playingOdyssey.Valhallais my favourite of the three.”Advert“The side quests don’t get enough credit for how interesting they are,” explained ConventionalizedGuy. “Not only that, most of them don’t give you a simple fetch quest. You actually have to pay attention to the dialogue, scout the surrounding environment, etc. They don’t just spoon-feed it to you.”“I agree! I’m genuinely confused when people sayValhallais the worst of the [RPG] trilogy when it does everything better thanOdysseyin my opinion,” said GreenJayLake. “Combat is weightier, less equipment bloat, and the story is more interesting.”So there you have it, there’s obviously a lot of love for the Eivor Norse shenanigans, and if you’ve never playedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, I can wholeheartedly recommend it.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
The Assassin’s Creed series is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises which is why we’ve seen a constant release on a near yearly basis ever since the first game arrived in 2007.
However, it’s fair to say that since the first game of 2007, theAssassin’s Creedseries has changed in a big way. It evolved from being less of a game focused on stealth with more condensed maps to something much larger akin toopen-world RPGs.
Check out the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer below!
That being said, the most recent release in the series,Assassin’s Creed Miragedid take the series somewhat back to its roots. It featured a smaller but still sizable map and more of a focus on stealth mechanics, though it still did feature RPG-inspired levelling-up mechanics.
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The last game to be released in the RPG era isAssassin’s Creed Valhallaof 2020, a game in which the protagonist ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, Basim Ibn Ishaq was first introduced.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais set between 827-878 AD and tells the story of Eivor during the Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon Great Britain. To say that the map ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallais massive would be an understatement filled with an at times overwhelming amount of activities that the player could partake in. It also gave the player the choice of playing as either a male or female Eivor.
On the aggregate website Metacritic,Assassin’s Creed Valhallascored a very healthy84, so it would be strange to consider it underrated in my opinion, but it seems that this entry in theUbisoftseries isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. “I thought I would hateAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. I was wrong,”exclaimedRedditor NineTailedDevil.
“I’ve been playingAssassin’s Creed Valhallafor the first time recently, currently 40-ish hours in (after finishing every other previous AC game), and I’m having a blast, so much so that I’m confused as to why other diehard fans like me disliked this game,” they explained in a lengthy post sparking discussion with fellow members.
“I enjoyedValhalla. I played the base game for about 100 hours over like six months. I didn’t really get tired of it because of the relatively short sessions I played it in,” replied jkgaspar4994. “I played it at release, and just recently beatOriginsand am currently playingOdyssey.Valhallais my favourite of the three.”
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“The side quests don’t get enough credit for how interesting they are,” explained ConventionalizedGuy. “Not only that, most of them don’t give you a simple fetch quest. You actually have to pay attention to the dialogue, scout the surrounding environment, etc. They don’t just spoon-feed it to you.”
“I agree! I’m genuinely confused when people sayValhallais the worst of the [RPG] trilogy when it does everything better thanOdysseyin my opinion,” said GreenJayLake. “Combat is weightier, less equipment bloat, and the story is more interesting.”
So there you have it, there’s obviously a lot of love for the Eivor Norse shenanigans, and if you’ve never playedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, I can wholeheartedly recommend it.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Topics:Assassins Creed,Assassins Creed Valhalla,Ubisoft,PC,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox,Xbox One,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X
