Five out of five.

Great story line. I like it a lot.

Combat is generic

It is still a good game. The map is really well put together and the English country side is one of the best open world maps ive seen. The story is good and the structure is different and really good. That is where the good things end however. While the combat has some cool moves and really good ideas, it is a terrible mess. It has really bad lag, its unresponsive, lacks innovation of any kind, is completely generic and feels like it is dated by 20 years. They clearly didn’t put as much attention into the physics as they did the world design and story, which is foolish because it lets the whole game down.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla review: One of the franchise’s best

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is my personal favorite of this new revamped trilogy of games in the franchise, but the reasons I enjoy it might be turn-offs for others. The improved combat and raiding with a platoon is the focus of the game, and while it is well-executed, it ultimately casts aside the stealth roots of the franchise. This is a step the series needs to take; to break loose from what defined these games nearly a decade ago in order to become the standard-bearer for action RPGs. I also would like to get this out of the way: If you were planning on picking this game up on PC at launch, don’t. Not to say the console version can’t be buggy at times, but the PC version was nigh unplayable for me (a problem I also had with Watch Dogs: Legion,) and I gave up trying to work through it crashing constantly after an hour in. Another writer on our team had an issue regarding an NPC that died, and in order to progress, they had to talk with that NPC. They are now soft locked out of proceed...

Breathtaking combat; Refined meta systems; A more thoughtful open world; Raiding never gets old; Expanding your settlement is compelling;

Familiar story; Buggy, especially on PC; Stealth and modern-day content lacking;

Assassin's Creed Valhalla review

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can't sustain its own open world and doesn't have a story worth caring about, but Eivor's broad shoulders do just about enough to carry the latest Viking-inspired chapter in the veteran series. Other open-world games deliver the tried and tested formula better, but Valhalla offers an enjoyable experience buoyed by the smaller adventures you have along the way.

Funniest game in the series; Eivor is brilliant protagonist; Every hub bursts with life; Huge open world;

Open-world can feel sparse in places; Plot never gets you invested; Combat can feel messy