Assassin's Creed Valhalla Review: Should You Buy in 2023? 

Is it just me or is the gaming scene kinda lacking these days? Here I am, watching a video about a game that came out two years ago because there’s nothing “epic” in the marketplace and hasn’t been for awhile now. Might just have to boot up Skyrim again.

if you still wondering buying this game or not and stumped in this comment , just fricking buy it, youtube videos and people opinions prevented me playing this beautiful game for two years , and i tried it because there was a free trail on it, and i said to my self, damn all this time , and never took an internet opinion ever again , if you want to know if a game good or not, play it !! you are the one who decide 😊

I’m currently playing AC Valhalla, and I absolutely love it. Maybe it’s the settings, the middle age era, has never failed to be attractive. Any games or movies taking place Middle age are so cool! I enjoyed the Plague Tale series, The Witcher series, The Elder Scroll series and as for movies, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

It was an amazing Vikings game, the best one ever. Not sure why people keep complaining about it. The content is endless. And it looks beautiful. What’s not to love? The story is pretty basic but not bad per se, it’s just not emotionally gripping. But still better than 90% of recent Marvel movies.

I think Valhalla looks pretty cool and I don’t consider it to be an AC game I consider it to be itself like a whole different game which is prolly why I enjoy it more then others

I just wish the music to be permanent while exploring the world. It would make the act of simply exploring the landscape a reward in itself, like Skyrim. The OST is incredible.

I’m going to give a simpler review for people in my situation. If you’ve just watched Vikings or the last kingdom and you want a game to play after you finish bingeing the series …. This is everything you need . Spark a blunt and play the last kingdom soundtrack in the background and you won’t be found for hours

I enjoyed Odyssey alot, Greece was fun and there was so much to entertain me. Valhalla was lacking, even in mystery and weapons. I felt like a slow turtle just mauling soilders. The best was the Enzio trilogy, the storyline, weapons, shops, won me over. I do hope Mirage brings it back.

Tip: Go to settings and activate hood up at all times & activate 1 hit assassinations. You're welcome

This game looks and sounds amazing. Im actually convinced that if they would have released it as just ¨Valhalla¨, then people would have loved the game.

Here’s my take on assassin’s creed Valhalla if anyone could care to read enough it’s a really good game in my opinion almost every single part of the game is screenshot worthy it’s absolutely gorgeous. The combat is fun the stories entertaining and once again, it is a absolutely gorgeous, open world, but that’s what it does and it does that perfectly. In my opinion it is a really good Viking game but you slap assassin’s creed in front of that and it sucks when I bought assassin’s creed Valhalla I expected to play a kick ass, assassin’s creed game set an a Viking time, but I ended up playing a kick ass Viking game and completely forgot I was playing a assassin‘s creed game. I feel like if they re-branded this game as Ubisofts Valhalla. Instead of assassins, Creed Valhalla, it would work a lot better because it truly is a stunning and very fun game but it’s a very fun Viking game not a fun assassin’s creed game.

I was never an AC fan. Too much “discover this part of the map” gameplay. However, this game is honestly amazing. It might be too different for true fans, but as someone who loves medevil/viking era games, this one continues to keep me coming back.

I agree wholeheartedly. The best gaming experiences I've had, were when I went into games blind without having any idea of what they would bring. Bloodborne was one of those for me. It was my first soulsborne, and I had no clue what I got myself into. All the pre-release breakdowns and showcases just takes away from that freshness. Then tuck on all of the markers and map icons... I'm out before I even got started. In witcher 3 I disabled all markers besides main quest and that made the game infinitely better. I wasn't just checking off a list, but actually went into the world to explore it. This is something the devs have to learn. We don't need handholding. We can figure things out on our own. Much like in Morrowind where you had to pick up a note after someone fell from the sky... only to find clues where you had to discover landmarks and explore to continue the quest. This has has been lost in the new design, and it saddens me.

A very comprehensive & enticing take on this polarizing game in the iconic series! With each review I watch from you I am infinitely impressed, making your channel among the finest on YT! Keep up the fantastic work my friend, cheers!

See my personal opinion on this game is this, it's not a assassin's creed game, it's a viking open world game with assassin mechanics. I'm actually more drawn towards the visual aspect of the game and the views and enjoying the snow and atmosphere of being a viking more than playing the game. You have to take this game with a extremely slow approach and sort of kick back and just enjoy the scenery sort of game. Yes there is action and story but the overwhelming amount of space in this game sort of forces you to just slow down or to stop playing which isn't what assassin's creed is about. My review out of 10 is a solid 6. It's a good viking open world game but not a good addition to assassin's creed storyline. Would i buy it? As a assassin's creed game no, as a viking rpg game yes. Its sort of backwards and it sometimes grinds my gears even while playing this game.

The male Ivor was played by an actor that played a viking on TV and a damn a good one. He sounded much better than anyone else

Love the combat in this game. It's is bloody gruesome. Very long game though. Still having fun with it.

nobody appreciates how well they integrate the historical stuff into their games. Valhalla is an absolute beast at doing that. Odyssey the same. Origins, same. There's no other simulation better done than AC games, that give you a feel of how those times "felt".

i loved a lot of the old ac games but none since origins, but on sale for $20 or less this is a solid entry, there is a lot to like here for what it is

It's a long game, but its still really good.

To be brutally honest. I'm nordic, and the design and the whole concept for me? Is honestly breathtaking, i can sense the brutality of my ancestors as of they would've been back around 800 AD. It's not all the game play for me, but the historical part that sails me away for a better experience! Its well written, and focused on a proper Nordic note to make everyone feel like a Vikings!

I've only really played Assassin's Creed 3 and black flag and I just recently got Valhalla and I was blown away by it I was surprised that this was even Assassin's Creed I love it, it was amazing I love it 😮

I’m enjoying hunting down the order. It’s a little old school as it’s based on written clues without giving you the answer 100% explicitly. Great video though. And very fair comments.

I like the last 3 games so much more than anything before them, but that's because they don't feel like Assassin's Creed. I can get this similar feeling from other games like Far Cry but I honestly feel for classic AC fans who haven't had much to turn to lately. So I think back to their roots with Mirage is probably the right move, but I'm selfishly a little disappointed to see it lol

I put 180 hours into Valhalla and the first two DLCs, attempting to platinum them. I eventually gave up and still ask myself once in a while, what the hell was I thinking?! I thought Eivor's male voice actor was great, being a little softer and more thoughtful than you would expect from a viking. I also liked how they turned each region into a story arc, making it easy to pick up and play for a while without losing the whole story thread if you put the game down for a while. In any case, I mainly play AC games to be transported back in time anyway. I finished Freedom Cry, the expansion to Black Flag. It was cool to be back in that world. Now I've started AC III and Rogue. Open worlds are back on my menu, apparently. Really looking forward to seeing what they do with Mirage!

If expectations weren't set so high bc of how great the previous 2 games AC Origins & AC Odyssey were, I feel like Valhalla would have felt okay instead of underwhelming as it was

Even though i'm a year late to this video, i absolutely loved Valhallha i can't deny it, if you play the game at your own pace and don't rush it then you'll have an amazing experience in my opinion, and i never bought the DLC's! with those i'd have even more to try, i just wanted to check everything, i got every weapon, every piece of armor, this game for me was an absolute blast! i think most people disliked it because they wanted it to play it at a fast pace or simply wanted something different.

My biggest complain is that exploration is simply not rewarding. In Origins and Odyssey - hate the loot as much as you want - but at least there was reward for exploration was pretty much always a cool weapon or piece of armor waiting for you. Fighting enemies also had a chance to drop loot so combat was equaly rewarding. In Valhalla... You go into some cool location, explore the sh*t out of it just to find... 1 piece of some upgrate material and that's pretty much it. I get that some folks complain about the amount of loot in Odyssey but Origins, IMO, had the right balance.

I loved Odyssey. One of my favorite games. I never thought of it as an AC game really so that helped maybe. Because when I think of my favorite AC game I think Black Flag. Didnt finish Origins because I got bored. Only one in the series I haven’t finished. Valhalla complete edition is on sale which brought me here. Might check it out but the overwhelming pointless content I keep hearing about is keeping me from hitting that purchase button. I loved every minute of Odyssey so much as it’s own game that every time I got pulled out of the animus I got confused and remembered “oh yeah… this is AC”

So I just fired up AC Valhalla last week, this is my third attempt at getting through the game. I sat for a few hours playing on my PS5 and I'm like man this looks great in 60fps. I'm traveling by boat, climbing eagle points, killing people, I'm like yea - this feels good....... Then I'm spending 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get inside of a small house because there's a gold marker, only to find out the entrance to said house is in a cave 5 miles away from where I am....and I'm like - yea this is why I stopped lol. I'm just gonna suck it up and use RU-vid when I get stuck. The good outweighs the bad and I really wanna live in this world for a while :)

We need AssCreed Aztec

I actually don't get the part of activities you mentioned. Valhalla was actually the first Ac game where on the map there's only a sign and you actually don't know which kind of activity you will find there. At 1:90. And honestly for me Valhalla side quest where among the funniest and most interesting in the entire franchise

This is a great game just like Origins and Odyssey.

4:54 "Magnus Bruun (male Eivor) is a Danish actor known for a variety of roles across film and television, most recognized for his portrayal of Cnut, a very badass viking in The Last Kingdom." For that reason, Magnus was the perfect fit for male Eivor. I think you have waaay higher standards tho.

One of my favorite tv shows is Vikings. If you forget the fact that this is an Assassins Creed game and think of as a Vikings tv show video game I think it will enhance the game a bit. I got super hyped when I met Ragnar's sons and also found Ragnar's death easter egg.

i really like the new rpg combat tbh the old system always just felt so easy to me

Honestly Valhalla is the best AC game to date hands down IMO. I'm kind of sad they're straying away from that solid foundation.

So far the side quests have been hilarious. I had the couple who had me set their house in fire abd the axe head guy 😂

People/gamers(especially old school ones) can't understand one thing about Assassin's creed ''RPG trilogy'. It's impossible to make a game, a movie EVERYTHING IN LIFE just they way it was. ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA: HIDDEN BLADE✅ ASSASSIN BASIC COSTUME AND MULTIPLE OG ASSASSIN COSTUMES WITH NO LEVELS✅ THE BEST PARKOUR IN SO MANY YEARS IN THE FRANCHISE(ALMOST THE SAME WITH SYNDICATE)✅ OTHER ASSASSINS IN THE GAME✅ REALLY NICE STEALTH SYSTEM✅ What else do you want in order for this game to be an ''AC GAME''? Literally re- release the first Assassin's creeds? You people are so obssesed with the first AC games that will mind an upgrade just because it isn't in the og ac's. That's nearly unhealthy. Grow up, accept that gaming is evolving in all terms and then you will really enjoy the new assassin's creed games. Ubi milked the crap out of Ezio and Altair just for the fans to be happy. There is nothing more to do with the old ac world. The franchise is moving on and on. You people don't. Stick with 1,5 century old games

It took me 190 hours to complete all of odyssey (100%) and I was so fed up with ubisofts open world games, but after seeing Mirage I wanted to continue to play and finish all ac games. And altho I am stuck at ac3 I bought valhalla and all add ons a few weeks ago. I just hope that valhalla wont take as long as odyssey but I guess they are the same (content wise, or stuff to do).

I think the game oddly fits the bill. Vikings weren't exactly ninja like in their stealth. They were definitely more the John Wayne waltz right into town weapons blazing overpowering with brute strength type. So I think they made the right game, just maybe for the wrong subject. Also, I really like that the game is huge and stuff like River Raids and big castle assaults definitely felt new to me.

Just played Mirage I did Valhalla when it came out but never beat it so now I’m excited to go back to it. Honestly Mirage was okay but I missed the RPG aspect of these games

To me this game is pretty good these days I returned just recently to complete all the DLC And had some good moments playing Valhalla again.

What do you know? I 'picked up' the game thanks to Ubisoft making it free for the weekend of August 11-14th. I went in with somewhat of a 'negative' perspective/not expecting too much of it after watching some reviews since it came out, and I actually found myself really enjoying it. As I'm writing this comment, I'm debating whether I should buy the base game or not (just the vanilla, I don't really do DLCs) It's currently on sale for 15 USD (around 22 for me due to currency exchange) and I'm, like, 60/40 in favor of doing it I was only able to make it to around 43% of the main campaign. It is nothing to write home about and I personally enjoyed the God of War: Ragnarok reimagining of the Norse Mythology way more. Granted, I no longer see the RPG saga as "Assassin's Creed" games but as a simple "Ubisoft turn-your-brain-off RPGs". With that mindset, I fairly enjoyed the Viking power fantasy. Yes, it is _as_ if not even _more_ bloated than Odyssey and Origins, but I kinda liked it.

As an assassins creed game i'd say it's kinda lackluster but still good, as an rpg it's pretty good

"insultingly large" very well put, Odyssey really outstayed its welcome for me

I brought this game a month ago along with all the DLC's , I loved this game and all the DLC's I'm glad I brought it!

Started in 2023 and it’s pretty good so far. I heard there was an update that allowed people to keep their hood up. Not gonna lie if that wasn’t an option that would have pissed me off.

One of the best games ever, Buy it, Play it, Enjoy it AC VALHALLA is just GREAT 💯🔝

it blows my mind that they still bother doing the modern day story in assasins creed. It just takes me completely out of it. It was cool in the very first game to me because i was like 10 years old and it was essentially a story gimmick yet theyve stuck with it all these years. Literally every single person ive spoken to about the IP, have all agreed that they should just remove it and focus 100% on the historical settings.

Love your reviews! Such an underrated channel, thank you for the content 👍

I loved the endless content in odyssey and valhalla

Well? .. should you buy it in 2023 or not? You didn't answer your own question.

Came here for a Vahalla Review which was going well until it turned into a Mirage review I didn't come here for.

Love your review style! You deserve more subscribers. Great quality.

I'm currently playing Valhalla. The world is really good. Unfortunately, the motion cap on the characters wasn't given as much attention and looked half ass. Many of the side content was not engaging and was obvious bloat. At least in Origins, the side activities kept you engaged, unlike the stupid baseball type reference in Valhalla, and dam flying papers. I don't mind the RPG style AC games. In fact my first game was Odyssey and I liked it so much I bought the entire series. Also a lot of the voice acting in Valhalla was sub par. I'm ok with change, but most of the change in Valhalla was just unnecessary. It's not a bad game, but it certainly isn't a great game.

The combat and dual wield combination were the strong side of AC Valhalla. In my opinion, the story was better than Odyssey but not as good as its predecessor AC Origin.

Another spot on review. Gotta say though, I rather liked male Eivor’s voice acting.

One of my favorite games of all time, incredibly underrated.

Vikings theme done to death? I need a list of viking games (to play)

Spot on take...loved it. Nobody else commented on how bad the main protagonist's voice sound like as Viking. You need more subs!

I love Valhalla so much. I just bought it and all the xpacs As a gift to myself for Xmas. Why not get everything for 60 bucks on sale

i was playing AC valhalla for 40 hours and took a break to play elden ring for 8-10 hours. It was my first souls game and the amount of content, discovery I had in elden ring for 10 hrs made me realize how boring & repetitive AC valhalla was (much like Odyssey). I uninstalled it instantly and played Elden ring for 220 hours.

I 100% agree with you on the hopes of newer assassins creed games I hope they go back to more stealth rather than just brute force combat I loved assassins creed games for the stealth and the movement like climbing from building to building

Don't kid yourselves people, Mirage is NOT going back to its roots. We'll never see another game like the classics. AC wouldn't be in the state it is if they hadn't released Unity in an unfinished state back in the day. That alone is the reason we now have to deal with games that have the AC stamp on them without having anything like the originals in them. If Unity was released in a finished state without the atrocious bugs then I'm willing to bet Syndicate wouod have gotten the better reception it deserved and we probably would have gotten more great games like Unity and Syndicate instead of open world repetitive action games claiming to be rpgs while not being anything like an actual action rpg. Loot and poorly implemented pointless skill trees DO NOT make an rpg. Although the fighting mechanics are fun in the "rpg" ac games for a little while, and the graphics are pretty, they are not good games overall. Its sad, AC was an original singlular gameplay experience that now has an identity crisis because it doesn't know if it wants to be Shadow of Mordor or the Witcher 3 or both with the AC logo on the box. Funny how Ubisoft didn't realize they had a original great franchise that everyone else wish they had created just to try and copy some other games and doing a piss poor job at copying them too I might add. R.I.P. AC.

I love this game, like Skyrim I played this SO much, best Viking game you can get!

i’m 191 hours in and im still excited to play it, currently i’m on the dlc of wrath of the druids after I just finished Sigurd’s story

Tl;dr: In my heart of hearts I want to love and and adore AC Valhalla, but it goes on for way too long without giving anything meaningful. I started the series with Black Flag, so my view was always that this is a series, that lets you experience historically interesting lifestyles with added assassin shenanigans. As such playing a mercenary in Odyssey was very fun for me. The different places felt very distinct, but culturally coherent. England in Valhalla felt like the same 3 towns with 2 variations of ruins and a whole lot of fluff. And I'm saying that as someone who should love what Valhalla gives and be at best indifferent towards ancient greece. As a fan of the whole viking wibe, the making friends all across england story should have been great. Exploring england on horse, sailing up river and raiding monasteries, sneaking around towns and halving their numbers before an assault, blending in with the cape, playing dice and drinking should have been the most fun I have ever had in a game. And it was for like 30 hours. Then it went on for 60 more, I got a unicorn bear that has a rainbow trail, somehow one of my raider dudes I got from another player turned out to be a Final Fantasy character and I was nowhere near the end of the story.

I personally feel like if you dont compare Valhalla to other AC games and don't even view it as one, you'll find it's actually a very solid viking RPG. I think that if Project Red had released this as "Very Cool Viking RPG 2020" it would've faced less criticism aside from the lackluster story and the shit ton of useless side content.

The problem I had with this game, and I know it sounds like im looking a gifted horse in the mouth here, but i feel like theres to much to do, i have this thing that, before i leave a zone or something i have to explore every single thing on the map, and on this game the map is huge, and theres so many dots, so many dots, and, again I know I sound stupid, at some point it was very boring , just going from dot to dot. I kinda felt overwhelm, if this game was like 20% or 25% smaller it would be perfect.

My ranking of AC games on PS4: 1) AC Black Flag 2) Odyssey 3) Origins 4) etc... Last Place) Sadly Valhalla, as it's the most buggy and awkward AC game🪲🕷️

Amazing game. Will be playing it through again as it has been a while.

I get peoples issues with Odyssey…but that game is so much fun. It really isn’t a AC game though.

If you’re really craving the og AC games just play the old games, don’t treat this as a stealth game if you find it hard, although it’s possible, and if you think the game is dumb just increase he difficulty, I really like this game one of the best purchases I made, don’t listen to random reviewers, if it wasn’t for difference of choice shops will collapse

My favorite games are hitman 2 and 3 assassin's Creed brotherhood,la noir,splinter cell black list and mafia 2.

50 hours in and absolutely love the game, but get the issues, and honestly feel its enjoyment is highly subjective which one could say about any game tbf but I do feel its not a game you want to main or binge start to finish. I play it for an hour or two every other day, and usually after playing other games, atm the Dark Souls series as I work towards a reroll in Elden Ring. In that context its like a palette cleanser from the sweaty play they bring, to a much more basic yet enjoyable combat system and friendlier world to explore with an awesome aesthetic, music, and varied things to do, while as others have called out its essentially a Vikings the show simulator and if that's your itch, this game will definitely scratch it. I just feel its better consumed in short bites, and to binge on it will inevitability make one sick, hence a lot of backlash at release. THALLL!!!!

Well since its £26 for the complete edition on Epic I might just give it ago

I just baught this for £28 instead of £116 for the everything included edition. I played a bit of the game, turned it off. Played again and the lipsync is slightly off with cutscene voices. We had Egptian, Spartan, Viking simulator. The next is Japan Samurai simulator after the new game. I asume. I mean they can create a prequel game with the ancient beings that created the apple of eden and other objects. When mankind escaped enslavement etc.

I just got it, it’s my first ac game and I’m loving it so far. The only part I don’t like is that It randomly cuts to the modern day and it doesn’t make any sense.

AC Valhalla is probably one of my favourite games, so much hate for a almost perfect game in my eyes, was literally mind blown while playing this and seeing how beautiful it looked

I loved the game up until the defensive measures mission. It was a bug that I couldn’t progress thru so I raged quit. Don’t know if they fixed that

There's an option at the beginning to turn those markers off.

This was my go to game when I wanted to sit back, drink a sixer and chill. I just wish it had new game plus, I wouldn't mind doing another playthrough, o well.

Compare to Origins and Odyssey Origins is like a meal with starter, main and desert Odyssey is the same with Origins but with 2 mains And Valhalla is like a buffet, if you eat too much you won’t be enjoy it anymore To me Valhalla is too long even though i always play big open world games. If Ubi kept the same gear formula and battlefield from odyssey the game would be much better

Man this review was so entertaining and had me laughing my ass off few times, you got yourself a new sub!

I just started playing AC games. Started with Origins and finished that...now almost done with Odyssey. I've debated playing Valhalla since I know it got mixed reviews but think I'll give it a shot. I'm obviously not as attached to the history or style of past AC games...plus it's now pretty cheap for the entire expanded edition.

How do you know when a plane load of Pomes has just landed at the airport? Because the whining carries on long after the engines have stopped.

Black Flag to me, was the best overall of the series, based on the stealth play and most of all, the naval battles. Odyssey, however, has had the most engaging story and dialogue of almost any game I've ever played. AC really needs to go back to the stealth mindset rather than the "one man army" gameplay. Maybe an AC: Ronin? AC:Ninja or Shinobi? The fight mechanics need to change from button mashing to something more involved, like the first in the Batman Arkham series, or better yet, Sifu. Just don't skim on the story and dialogue!! Oh and Ubisoft, in case you read this, we don't really care about the animus. We know that you're based in Quebec and Jean-Dominique loves his coffee; it just doesn't advance the story. Also.. to ALL game developers: please eliminate cutscenes that last 10 minutes that we can't skip through simply to "press x" to salute, open door, pour drink, etc. it's boring and takes away our interaction and interest.

Beat the game and got all the best weapons and armor. Definitely one of my top 6 favorite game of all time

I loved this game on both my Series S and Series X

If I liked Origins, and liking Odyssey... Will I like Valhalla ? its down to $35ish for the complete edition rn... lmk, n thank you !

Still trying to see through the whole story on how the brothers go on one another.

this game seems cool until you find out in the first 10 minutes of the game that the audio quality is so utterly terrible and i had to refund it because of that

Good game, really enjoyed it the first 20 hours, but half way through it just got tedious. Same "go to this region and capture it" the side quests were more entertaining. Main quest was a chore

Your comedy in this earned a like 🎉

Hot take but my point of view of when assassin's creed was about assassin and stealt and bland whed crowds was in 360 and ps3 era the last unity and cyndicate was ok but the last 3 was more focus on hack and slash my opinion

This is by far my favorite AC I’ve played I loved this game

Should I get the complete edition on sale ps5?

I didn't understand every reviewer's rating of "a good viking game, but not a good Assassins Creed game" until I actually played it. I uninstalled it after 8 hours of play because there was very little ways to actually play as assassin. When you go raiding, you announce your attack and lose all stealth. Contrast that with Black Flag's fortress battles where you scale the enemy fortress and attack it from within.

Ok I started playing Assassin's Creed games in the last couple weeks. So far I have Black Flag,Origins and Odyssey. Loving them so far .Is Valhalla worth buying?