Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Rapid Fire Review

[@Granturion]

I really like alex for the rapid fires. He has a strong opinion and calls out crap 👍

[@LookHereMars]

Where's Del?

[@KhanMann66]

@@LookHereMars Gone. Reduce to atoms.

[@zhin8294]

@@LookHereMars I wanna know as well. Did they fire him?

[@GametimewithJazz]

Yes tell us

[@EmptyNestersReviews]

Del has is own channel now. Joe mentioned this in one of his videos

[@juniperscotch]

This doesn’t feel like a rapid fire review; more like an asmr review.

[@raphelito]

junko pfp 😳

[@Bandstand]

Asmr

[@LeeH1989]

Alex S M R

[@itsyimbo]

More like NPR review

[@juniperscotch]

@@LeeH1989 God.

[@indeimaus]

joe you need to re-brand these into a jazz/noir intro to match alex's asmr style of review method

[@EnderGraff1]

Totally agree! That into is too crunchy

[@ThePizzaByte]

Ye by all means keep the rapid fire thing but give it that jazz/noir intro and then maybe rapid fire tommy gun? ;)

[@sunnyalex7696]

Yes! It's not metal and mech machine guns Alex needs, it's mood lighting, classy noir smooth jazz, a smoking jacket, executive armchair, and a glass of peaty scotch.

[@19Burgandy]

I hate his asmr style lol, I like Alex but not this alex

[@headlessash5764]

💗

[@AAR0208]

'You don't get praise for not being a piece of shit!' - loved this line

[@AJ6spd]

I read your comment the exact same time he spoke that in the video at 9:09 lol

[@branberrycakes]

We need more reviewers like Alex.

[@TheGary108]

Fits the game to a tee. Game wasn’t crap, but it wasn’t the best either.

[@Kaninjäveln]

I have to say, I love Angry Joe's energetic presentation (with other Joe too ofc) but Alex is just that cherry on top with him being so chill. This is the Yin and Yang a channel needs.

[@crimsonheart1949]

Man, I am really enjoying Alex’s reviews. Kudos to him.

[@zeemancan3713]

Joe gettin kinda lazy. All these rapid fire reviews lol. Not that I don't enjoy Alex criticizing every game he reviews for 10 mins straight

[@jediflip2515]

@@zeemancan3713 probably too busy playing the most anticipated game of the year so he can give it a proper review. Ubisoft games hardly need a full angry review. Its the same shit every installment. Though it would be fun to watch Joe just rip these games a new asshole for 30 minutes lol

[@pinacoladatv808]

Better than del

[@zeemancan3713]

@@pinacoladatv808 lmaooo. I feel like Del and Alex have the same tastes. They both hate everything the rest of the internet hates and loves what the internet loves. You can literally go on Reddit and see what people are saying about a game and then watch Alex or Del and it'll be the exact same sentiments. That's why I like watching Joe's stuff. Because along with all the basic "we hate pointless loops, microtransactions, buggy games" and other obvious criticisms that literally every reviewer brings up, he atleast tries to be funny by dressing up in costume and most of the time it's amusing.

[@zeemancan3713]

@@jediflip2515 most anticipated game of the year? What you mean the next fortnight update lmao. Delay punk 2077 can get bent. I'll be excited for it when I actually get to play it.

[@mtgmac1]

This really should be renamed to ASMR - Alex's Soothing Momentary Reviews.

[@alexsilva28]

Alex Soothing Mini Reviews

[@ROCKETKOBE]

Fo real tho haha. Show not kepping up with branding no morebhaha. Hate to treat a youtube channel like a mcds but hey.. Ive slowing stopped watch ajs

[@gargamellenoir8460]

Dude tweet ça to Joe, it's too brilliant!

[@itsyimbo]

NPR Audition

[@toyski6897]

Dude, that's just perfect. You won the internet for me today.

[@onikaizer]

"I'm tired of playing Ubisoft games, That's why I'm just giving it 100 HOURS of my life, NO MORE!... maybe a bit more, BUT THAT'S IT!". Nice review, fair and steady.

[@sirgreedy88]

most people are tired of going to work, but they do it 40+ hours a week anyway.

[@gamerdweebentertainment1616]

me getting bored of single game at +20h of gameplay

[@SkyHammackDrones]

@@sirgreedy88 because they have to? What a small argument. Games are meant to entertain, not become work.

[@R8erRay510]

@@SkyHammackDrones some people like long 100+ hour games we embrace the challenge & it feels satisfying when you finally beat it in its entirety it makes it worth it, who wants to spend $70 on a game you can beat in a week that's crap

[@8Paul7]

Ubisoft games are junkfood. Tasty, yet unfulfilling, yet we eat it anyway.

[@andrewwilson201]

My girlfriend calls Alex “Big Joe”

[@Gaiden-Shinji875]

Buff Joe

[@rice2961]

We know it’s really you that call him that

[@rpgamezzz270]

My girlfriend bought me a new phone. But I'm the only one who can see her

[@vadimmanuilov7401]

Maybe you gotta look into it... Who knows why she calls him big

[@UncleDaniel]

Wonder why and how she knows he is big...

[@XenomorphFiend]

"Photocopy of a photocopy" is such a good way to describe AC games

[@elvishendrix676]

Any Ubisoft game in general really... If you look at AC, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, they all have the same structure and game design, just reskinned.

[@danang5]

the OG is farcry 3,and stuff after that is photocopy

[@vidmasterK1]

@@elvishendrix676 you can say that for Rockstar Games too.

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@vidmasterK1 Not gonna lie, yep.

[@elvishendrix676]

@@vidmasterK1 Can’t disagree, you’re right, but the thing with Rockstar is, they put a lot of attention and detail in their games, setting, story and characters, so even if the experience is essentially the same, it’s still top notch. (apart from online versions of gta v and red dead, let’s not talk about those lol) With Ubisoft on the other hand, it’s the same mediocre, buggy, bland crap all over and over and over again.

[@yhnbgtrfv100]

Ubisoft. The undisputed masters of the OK game. Edit: Wow, so many likes! Let me use this platform to thank Alex for the smooth review, keep up the good work!

[@thecockneyterritory4869]

yhnbgtrfv100 the thing what pisses me off is that they have potential.

[@YouDonkeyfu]

I miss the old days where Child of Light was a thing.

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

Masters of mediocrity

[@jchris1934]

Ubisoft. Masters of "what did i do these last two hours in this game again?"

[@R8erRay510]

Valhalla is much better than ok

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

Alex’s Rapid Fire reviews are great. He’s very well spoken and gives information about the game without being boring

[@smillman437]

Del good. Alex good. AJS status quo :)

[@585marek]

That’s a rapid fire review for a rapid fire review

[@eliseotorres7958]

Anyone else skeptical when alex first came onto AJS? He really came into his own here i think.

[@m00nch11d]

boring

[@bryanhoyle5903]

Couldn’t agree more

[@alibeyzae7445]

alex: how can you kill 10 rabbits but still don't get 1 rabbits foot me: well my friend you look like didn't play world of Warcraft before

[@Prawnsacrifice]

God that shit was anoying wow killing like 30 boars before you get the five boar tusks you need 😂😂

[@KC-py5vq]

Sounds like wow classic

[@Corelann]

Arathi Highlands raptors

[@ghuldorgrey]

wow is the worst game ever. Why would anyone pay monthly for that garbage

[@patrickdabson3650]

@@ghuldorgrey Calling it the worst game ever is quite a stretch...

[@UncleDaniel]

Alex is pretty cool when joe doesn't interrupt him all the time

[@jaulloa21]

Because angry joe try’s to add personality for the audience

[@emilespartan5457]

“I was even somewhat impressed, which means I was only slightly disappointed” great way to describe it

[@MrIhatechu]

You can always appreciate Alex’s RF reviews

[@thomasshirley318]

What happened to Dale's rapidfire reviews?

[@Blomstermark]

@@thomasshirley318 he vent his own ways

[@HULKHOGAN1]

@@thomasshirley318 Who cares. Del was boring as hell.

[@Estupido123]

@@HULKHOGAN1 Some people care. The world doesn’t revolve around your opinion.

[@Blomstermark]

@@HULKHOGAN1 😂, really the best question to ask? I can answer the question for you: Thomas do..

[@Scaran1982]

Had a friend that worked at Ubisoft Montreal for almost 8 years. The part about not caring is pretty much true. Forgot to mention that he was very passionate about his job, but management is horrendous.

[@Telamonian]

You’re friend should leave the industry if he doesn’t care

[@steamfeuver]

@@Telamonian It's often not the developper's problem, but a management problem. When your bosses tell you to do your 40-60 hours week and just "Do it", you really lose love for your craft since you never get enough time to do something the right way or the way you want. Especially when your work-life balance sucks ass and you just have to keep grinding.

[@CesarDaSalad]

This may have changed recently considering much of the top people have exited the company now.

[@YouDonkeyfu]

@@CesarDaSalad You mean reshuffle? Those people are still there though

[@CesarDaSalad]

@@YouDonkeyfu Ashraf Ismail - Fired, Assassin's Creed (Origins and Valhalla) creative director, faced allegations of cheating on his wife (fired for meeting a fan using his position at company) -Serge Hascoet -Resigned, served on Ubisoft's editorial team responsible for gatekeeping all franchises and games, accused of multiple instances of abuse (physical and verbal) -Maxime Beland - Resigned, VP of Ubisoft, accused of sexual misconduct, inappropriate behavior, fostering negative work environment -Tommy Francois - Resigned, VP of editorial/creative services, part of the work culture that allowed high-level abuse -Stone Chin - Fired, Ubisoft PR director, faces allegations but was fired for actions unrelated to allegations All big higher-ups, all gone. That's why people are saying Ubisoft will be changing a lot now.

[@roflc0re]

Imagine. Next Saturday we are all playing Cyberpunk 2077. Imagine that..

[@ivvan497]

My PC cant run it... Remember when 10th December comes and you all are enjoying CP2077 there are millions of PC gamers unable to play it because of their old shitty PCs cant run the damned thing.

[@Xfighter000]

fricking graphics cards are being all bought up so I can't enjoy the experience.

[@RawWrath]

@@Xfighter000 bought a pc with a 3080 but I don't get it until December 29😭

[@Xfighter000]

@@RawWrath Lucky. Don't looks at any youtube spoilers and you'll be fine, I promise. I'm trying to do a whole new setup from scratch and afraid I might have to wait till january-march to catch a card that isn't 700$+ by scalpers and miners. Either way, good luck gamer.

[@lennyking1340]

Advantages of PC gaming 💪🏾💪🏾

[@Hotlog69]

UB: "We're going to make this character really cool and relate to our player base!" Alex: "Apparently your character is an idiot." UB: 😮

[@Dragonator92]

UB: * Surprised pikachu face *

[@zeusssonfire]

"Apparently your character's an idiot." LOL

[@Kronos0999]

This has been true for all the recent AC games

[@leeviheiskanen1271]

@@Kronos0999 It started in Far Cry 4 Like why couldn't I just have a choice to execute both Amita and Sabal and lead the Golden Path myself ? LOL

[@alexfeder9328]

A poetic idiot

[@emulation2369]

OJ "yes! I'm an idiot!"

[@adammietelski7711]

@@leeviheiskanen1271 well u can, just the major one will be a cutscene and then in the end u can kill whoever u left alive although the end death doesn't contribute to anything

[@SeeJaneGoTV]

Great job Alex

[@rpgamezzz270]

Hey I know you guys

[@lucasmackey2808]

6:08 The kids

[@sonnysid3up7]

I was waiting for this oof . Also loving Alex on the rapid fires

[@J3wFro69]

Alex on Rapid Fire is way better than Del for my taste

[@rogerdoger7808]

@@J3wFro69 Preffered Del but Alex is still solid.

[@AizenSnoozeKing]

@@J3wFro69 Agreed! To think I didn't like the guy at first, he is a great addition and fits this way better than Del for some reason idk why.

[@guthetanuki256]

Whatever happened to Del if anyone doesn't mind me asking? I'm kinda outta the know.

[@syricstheconquerer3608]

@@guthetanuki256 he started his own channel

[@Kasper0822]

I'm just going to be unoriginal and join everyone else in saying that Alex is doing a really good job with these. Glad you joined the AJ team.

[@nicolasrojasrodriguez8722]

Yeah i really like his style tbh xd

[@brodylockwood14]

Everyone who ever says things like that is doing what you're doing lol you're just the only one to admit it.

[@oceanking18]

When I want to feel calm and relax I listen to rainstorms and Alex’s reviews

[@isaacreyes1181]

The newer games were a really good break from the old AC formula, I liked all of them, but I really miss the large detailed cities and the more classic style of gameplay. I think it'd be better if more focus was put into the cities and story rather than having a massive open world. Idk, I still think Paris in Unity was the best AC map ever, and I just miss exploring large detailed cities.

[@celestialstar5563]

Your enthusiasm is blowing us away I think I'm just so used to angry Joe's craziness

[@TheRPGentleman]

Yeah, and if you don't need a break from Angry Joe, you're probably psychotic. Alex is a much needed voice of reason and calmness.

[@KevinS7300]

@@TheRPGentleman guess I’m psychotic😅I could never get tired of joe

[@tank2kool351]

I mean the guys name is angry joe lol

[@asphaltfirst]

I’m seeing in increase in unnecessary hate for joe and it’s ridiculous on what some ppl say

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

@@TheRPGentleman ARE YOU OUTTA YOUR MIND!!!! _ AJ

[@markototev]

1:35 mmm.. those textures. So HD, much wow.

[@sebastianc2077]

16 times the detail 👌🤣🤣🤣

[@saeed6158]

Someone didn’t watch the stream..🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Dr.DagNabit]

That's some nice 007 graphics

[@nothisispatrick5691]

He lowered the settings to low

[@jchris1934]

Hard to swallow this in the same era as Demons Souls Remake

[@Foehammer006]

Alex is seriously underrated, love it bro

[@dynako_01]

I have truly LOVED Valhalla - Ubisofts best title perhaps ever, 150 hours in and still not even close to done or bored so well done!

[@M1ckyCFC]

I'm the same, I think it's a brilliant game, I feel as if people shit on Ubisoft because it's the popular thing to do, this is a damn good game but yet people shit on it.

[@captainstu]

It’s a good game but with a lot of problems

[@Ace-po5fl]

I don’t think it’s a great assassin creed game, but a good game

[@iamgroot2117]

Especially when Alex plays with other Joe, they are hilarious. I was dying laughing at the granny squad in watchdog's legion.

[@irtezaahmed4554]

Last time i was this early Assassin's Creed was still about assassins.

[@BUBBA808]

I know right! They just made the franchise now a shorty Witcher clone

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Also have more polish now it like a car the came out the factory with some scratches it rediculus

[@Hero2055]

The actual Assassin's creed story ended in 2012 with desmond.

[@Telamonian]

You’ve obviously haven’t played Valhalla

[@_Starus]

@@Telamonian What does that have to do with assassins?

[@MooseDiaper]

Ubisoft writing team maybe needs to read more? I don't understand how they can all be such mediocre writers

[@REALzackychan]

Somehow mid assassins creed 3 era the good writers all dipped out or got fired I call it now , it’s been a shit show low key and high key for them every year since. One reason is definitely that corny ass writing

[@xixingpooh]

@@REALzackychan I would contend it was after Black Flag that the good writers left. Anything after that is extremely corny as you said.

[@REALzackychan]

@@xixingpooh def black flag was lit but they shoulda gave it the sequel where Edward goes to London/England

[@bostontowny4life744]

I’ve put in 150 hours into this game the last month and I can confidently say the story of this game is really good. Allot of youtubers have a hate bias towards anything Ubisoft. And honestly, I understand why. I too don’t usually like them, and I haven’t liked an AC game since AC revelations, but Valhalla is the most fun I’ve had in an AAA RPG since The Witcher 3.

[@kal-el9905]

@@bostontowny4life744 These all don't know that Darby wrote the story for Revelations and Black Flag and he worked Valhalla as well ,lololo. The criticisms for this game is hilarious.

[@davidmicheaels343]

Guys,you need to change the name from "Rapid Fire Review" to "Relaxing Alex Review"

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Alex ASMR Review

[@davidmicheaels343]

@@akmal94ibrahim that works too.

[@McLoven-vm1ck]

Personally I loved the open, adventure style game play of Odyssey and really enjoyed the combat and consistent adherence to theme(with some nice art). The main characters, both of whom are said to be of mythological origins; don't feel out of place in their environment. Their seemingly supernatural physical traits combined with the infrequent diversions back to the modern day and the Animus; lets you just enjoy the great action and ancient Greek adventure with out being interrupted or constantly being reminded of your complete suspension of disbelief of these fantastical events. They essentially throw out the Animus, make you a Demi God and then set you loose on Ancient Greece. It makes for a great time but it's not necessarily the quintessential Assassin's Creed title.

[@johntaranto29]

But this is Valhalla

[@ryanryan4223]

@@johntaranto29 hehe tell me he's not an odyssey fanboi without telling me he's an odyssey fanboi

[@cleric670]

Fast forward 10 months, mountains of bug fixes, and two expansions (wrath of the druids, siege of paris) and this is actually a VERY fun game now for anyone who's on the fence about diving in. Easily worth another point to put it at a solid 8/10 in the fall of 2021.

[@dominicansasquatch2696]

Is it still very grindy? Played it but put it down because of that.

[@AdityaSathya]

@@dominicansasquatch2696 you can turn off level scaling completely now

[@dominicansasquatch2696]

@@AdityaSathya thanks I’ll check it out.

[@OnlineHipHopTV]

7/10 max. Its still very blend and boring. Everytime I load up the game I just get bored with it in like 20 mins. After playing 150 hours. I didnt even finish the main story or Paris DLC. Combat is also not as fun as Odyssey and I miss the mercs. Also prefered the loot and transmorg system they had in Odyssey.

[@DrSoapp]

60 Hour campaign thats boring as fuck

[@kamikazemuteki]

This is the series that tried to be everything but lost its original identity on the way.

[@BUBBA808]

It’s just a shitty Witcher clone

[@Agent_3141]

Try playing for 50 fucking hours expecting the mc to become an assassin only for him to say "I don't wanna be an assassin! I want everyone to notice me!". Pissed. Me. Off. Especially since one of the series best writers was in charge of this game and still couldn't give us a game about an assassin

[@gamedone735]

@@BUBBA808 people who say that have never touched the game and just want to say something which is stupid.

[@TeethedGlory]

@@gamedone735 I played a shit out of it like every other AC game and Witcher 3 and I say it. AC since Origins is poor WItcher 3 clone. Yves Guillemot himself told few years ago that he wants Ubisoft to make games like Witcher 3, looks like his teams took it seriously.

[@blizzardt1964]

if anything it gained back its identity, it feels like it's going back to its roots slowly

[@phichau90]

Alex smoothing voice is relaxing

[@TheRPGentleman]

Yeah, he's better for this type of review. It's a nice change from Angry Joe's ranting and/or rampant fanboying.

[@StellaSteve80]

@Dave C. 🤣

[@TheRPGentleman]

@Dave C. Alex is the undisputed alpha of the bunch, and probably the only person Angry Joe actually respects.

[@bryant7542]

Alex is hilarious 😂 keep him on Rapid Fire.

[@HULKHOGAN1]

Finally for the first I like Rapid Fire reviews. Del was terrible at them. So glad he’s gone.

[@Andre-fq6xg]

6:24 I also hate it whenever AC games switches to the modern world. It's sooooo immersion breaking.

[@ShalThuzar]

its not about the immersion ac games is about a story that u people can't get it is not the viking simulator that u hoped is the assassins creed experience that AC1 gave us so remember when u buy AC game not for the god damn history based because that ur illusion an biased taste that people want to change this franchise identity the good exemple i can gave u if the AC odyssey that game is shit game overall that tries to be something else instead respecting the core of the franchise, with out Modern Day u can't go with in Animus even if u want to be removed it will never happened deal with it and move on people AC will be its on fictional history with ISU and DNA samples check in a history hunting for hidden truths about misteries of the first civilization and the war betwen Assassins and templars

[@saeed6158]

@@ShalThuzar Thank you

[@scarlet8078]

Agreed. Literally ruins the game. I get that the hardcore AC fans from like 10 years ago love that, but that's only like 2% of people who would play the game. Imagine if Ubisoft just made a good Viking RPG like this but without all the AC stuff, made it a bit prettier with fewer but deeper quests/ stories. They'd sell as many copies as Cyberpunk

[@Andre-fq6xg]

@@ShalThuzar Bla bla bla. Maybe it's not about immersion to you, but to me and a lot of people immersion is extremely important in all games. The very first AC game I played was Black Flag. I started playing blind without any prior knowledge of the franchise. I was loving the game, but when the first modern world segment started, I nearly rage quit the game right there. It was THAT unimmersive. I thought I was playing a pirate game! Not a game within a game! All of a sudden, it was like nothing in the pirate part of the game mattered because it wasn't real to Edward, it was just a virtual reality.

[@BWMagus]

@@ShalThuzar Just because something IS doesn't mean it SHOULD BE. The precursor civilization, the shadow war between Templars and Assassins, Abstergo and animus and Desmond and Layla, this is all fucking terrible. It ruins the other 98% of the game, the sections are slow and annoying and mostly just exposition dumps about the "real" story that we don't fucking care about because we don't know or care about these characters. And it forces the writers to constantly try to tie together unrelated stories all over the world. Such cool ideas are presented and then overshadowed by basically magic bullshit. Especially if they wanted to tell a story in, say, ancient China--that'd REALLY be a fucking stretch to incorporate into the lore.

[@NMChe56]

LOL “puts their whole mouth over the drinking fountain”.

[@nemo1716]

I love you Del, but Alex is killing it with these reviews

[@CovertPhilosopher]

Del has went on to do his own things so we can't really compare, this is Alex's playing field now.

[@zhin8294]

@@CovertPhilosopher so he's out of the AGS crew? What has he been doing?

[@IDKbruh420]

@@CovertPhilosopher so he has his own channel now?

[@Cherokee_Ryu]

Fuck Del. AJ and OJ 4 Lyfe!

[@HULKHOGAN1]

Del sucked and so did his reviews.

[@jdcroix6067]

Alex: Apparently your character is an idiot. Me: this is gonn be good 🤣

[@Schuler789]

It's Ubisoft. I'm perfectly fine with a Rapid Fire Review! 👍🏻

[@ricoparadiso]

They tried on this one tho, same studio from Origins. They deserve more props they are the ones actually trying to push the franchise forward.

[@HULKHOGAN1]

@@ricoparadiso looks like the same old shit to me. Big ass world filled with 80% low quality quests. QUANTITY over quality is not a good thing and that’s all these games are.

[@Sevren_]

@@HULKHOGAN1 The side quests are 1-5 minutes. The story doesn’t break lore either, so it’s a pretty decent ac game

[@HeadCannonPrime]

@@ricoparadiso Origins was the turn of the corner for AC. Either you like the new direction or you hate it. I find these game dull as a hammer with boring stories and unlikeable main characters.

[@cashuflakbreakdancer]

@@ricoparadiso they tried.... it looks no different from the last 2 other than setting. Ubisoft has literally been copying and pasting games since far cry 3 and assassins creed 2, and people like you saying they're trying is the reason these greedy bastards get away with it. Had EA done the same exact 3 games repetitively for like 15 years people would be shitting on them nonstop but Ubisoft just sails by after literally 15 years of mediocre garbage and increasingly bad microtransactions

[@RagutosWorld]

1:17 I was half expecting him to rhyme baddy with daddy a few times there, missed opportunity alex.

[@ruairidhkoch7875]

You forgot to say, they are scamming the player with false tooltip of items that boost attack, but in reality attack bonus never goes higher than +30 so items that give more then 30 are not fully working OR skills + items that go over 30 are also not fully working. Talk about deceitful.

[@georgehuman7253]

Another generic RPG from Ubisoft. Copy, paste, reskin, ask premium, repeat

[@georgehuman7253]

@@Mr.NotNICE_Artist To feed on kids, who buy games because of cool trailers I guess.

[@georgehuman7253]

@Xbox One Well, this applies not only to Ubisoft for sure, but this game was made by them and it is another typical low effort game for me :(

[@georgehuman7253]

@@Mr.NotNICE_Artist It's not the graphics that come to mind first for me. I wonder how do some hard core old RPGs were much more fun like Gothic 1 and 2. How is that Skyrim is much interesting which I didn't like that much. How can others create games like Witcher III or Dark Souls or even Dragon Age Inquisition by EA. These have some depth, some meaning, characters, story, lore. And why is that? Maybe because they don't throw out same generic, low effort content at us every year, with some minor cosmetic changes. Good games can be made but not like this for sure.

[@percyplays8842]

Wouldn’t call it a low effort game. Compare it to the likes of madden, fifa and the new call of duty... it’s actually a very good game as was odyssey before it

[@Silver_Paladin789]

How dare you call these games RPGs, they are action games with light rpg mechanics

[@lukejs3182]

Aww I wanted a full review 😔

[@IDKbruh420]

It's pretty much odyssey with viking theme so it dose not deserve it.

[@macreo111]

My man Alex, what a review! I previously didn't enjoy a rapid fire reviews, but you have an amazing ability. This is absolutely incredible, this channel is just amazing, congrats to all of you!

[@hobbitassassin1]

Loving your quick reviews we need more! Brutally honest and calmly delivered. Refreshing

[@YoBoyGio]

Was your graphic card when recording gone, glitch or destroy cuz man there are some parts where it looks bad like ps3 early ps4 graphics bad. Beside that I love Alex in rapid fire 🔥 and ALEX talking more 😄 great review dude

[@gelul12]

This game doesn’t look good graphic wise at some points

[@acurisur]

Yes the game looks awful on their setup, so it bemuses me when they say the graphics don't look good. The graphics on this game are fantastic IF you have the hardware to run it at 4k and all the graphic options maxed out.

[@kryartcole782]

@@acurisur as someone who can do that, a game shouldnt ONLY look good at 4k ultra settings. Most games look really cool. A game should look good on medium, great on high, and then better on ultra.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

@@gelul12 no, i think it's a problem with them, it didn't look this bad

[@anoopvas]

Angry joe Funny joe (OJ) Calm joe (Alex)

[@stepkickking9868]

I do love that Valhalla has a heavy emphasis on the Assassin’s and Templar’s conflict (Hidden Ones and Order Of Ancients), but the game is far too long and bloated. I really hope the next generation of Assassin’s Creed game’s goes back to the older formula of shorter stories in smaller, more linear open world cities. Also, let us play as an actual Assassin, not somebody watching the conflict from the sidelines.

[@Telamonian]

If you’d played thru the game entirely you’d know eivor isn’t just “some person” he fits perfectly within the AC universe lore

[@natalieb3327]

I found it really annoying that once you assassinate every member of The Order, the assassin guy says “do you want to join” and Eivor just refuses. It makes sense for Eivor’s character to not want to be an assassin, but they didn’t need to draw attention to the fact that you’re playing as someone who doesn’t want to be an assassin in an Assassin’s Creed game

[@stepkickking9868]

@@Telamonian congratulations on completely misunderstanding what I said 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@stepkickking9868]

@@natalieb3327 exactly. We haven’t played as an actual assassin since Syndicate, since even Bayek wasn’t one technically. I just want another protagonist that is actually a member of the brotherhood, and a legitimate assassin.

[@diagorasofmelos4345]

I played for thirty hours and quit before even leaving England. There's something wrong with the game, but I can't put my finger on it.

[@ShadowNova300]

As someone who hasn't played AC since Black Flag would this be worth getting? Also does Alex and OJ have their own youtube channel?

[@InterDesignOnline]

It surprises me how many people hate modern-day stuff. I liked the desmond modern-day stuff and admittedly the Layla modern-day stuff got really bad until Valhalla. They finally figured out how to connect the story from desmond into the recent games. But then again I am a lore glutton anyway so I like as much story as I can get.

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

The fact that this got a rapid fire review sais alot

[@deon_strydom_00]

The game is actually good...

[@antapathetic]

Nope

[@TonyBonasera]

Sekiro was an RF Review

[@Gungrave123]

@@TonyBonasera Joe sucks at soulsbornes.

[@cookingsauce8274]

@@TonyBonasera prolly bc Joe couldn't beat it

[@ethan-scott]

This review is honestly fantastic. I love all the care and work that went into writing this. Really wonderful job! :)

[@I_am_ENSanity]

If the game was 20 hrs shorter, a lot less buggy, and didn't crash 3 times I'd have enjoyed it much more and might recommend it. 6/10

[@colinhoeg4728]

You got it on pc?

[@Jawf94]

3 times? So what.

[@danielmillward9947]

All the side stories in Norway have glitched for me and can't be completed 😔

[@ItsInkyPaws]

Several things to note: In this game, the loot has changed to singular different weapons/armor pieces you upgrade with loot bars, metal, and leather. You can use the same pieces of weapons or armor and it's not limited to levels. You can do what you want, wear what you want, and fight how you want to fight. Only downside is there are no one handed swords.

[@palsada1166]

there is a perk to make a two handed sword (or any two handed weapon) into a one handed weapon

[@ItsInkyPaws]

@@palsada1166 That's not the same as having a regular one handed sword.

[@infamouspanik1772]

I love this game, it feels like a breath of fresh air compared to the last 2 AC games. im glad you enjoyed it and yeah, there are problems with it, wont say its a very very good game, but its definetly enjoyable. the side quests while some of them are quite cringy , i find most of them charming and good. the writing stepped up a few notches compared to the other installments.

[@rollercoaster478]

Does this game have more story about the Isu and Templars etc? Origins was OK, but Odyssey was so bare bones, it didn't feel connected to the AC universe almost 0%, aside from the Forge, which was only to upgrade the Spear, no story behind it.

[@tryingmybest9819]

I found one based on Alice in Wonderland...

[@razc19]

Alex has the chillest of voices, maybe he should consider branching out to asmr

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

I'm kinda sick of Ubisoft games in general. Unless they come out with something truly special and different *coughcough remake of P.O.D cough* then I don't see myself buying anymore of their products. Plus, the executives at Ubi are basically non-human scumbags.

[@cuttermcdougal2130]

Love when Joe doesn't review one of the biggest releases of the year

[@djJaXx101]

interesting, I cant imagine and sane person is actually going to start playing it 4 days before cyberpunk though

[@REALzackychan]

Bro I have to finish it before cyberpunk comes out lmao wasn’t tryna rush it but guess cd finally coming thru

[@REALzackychan]

@Tofu tofu is your name I’d be quiet if I were you

[@REALzackychan]

@Tofu you’re the kid that rates comebacks , lmao brotha you already lost that battle, you prolly get no bitches at all talking like that

[@JachAnen]

So if you have no interest in Cyberpunk?? They're very different games, although atm I don't feel like playing either, because the Ubisoft games seems a little too boring in the long run and I just don't see anything exciting about Cyberpunk yet (except Keanu), I didn't get into Witcher either.

[@Sadab360]

I just bought ac valhalla last night. And I'm loving it. And i always thought cyberpunk is overrated and overhyped. Imo

[@jacobbiskupski726]

This was the calming review I didn't know I needed. Well done.

[@charles5240]

"wanna play watchdogs legion?" is gonna be the new "hey joe! wanna play a zombie game!?" XD

[@tolgayatamturk2304]

I'm starting to like Alex way more than AJ

[@pigzwigz8318]

Cyberpunk comes out in 4 days. That's all I care about.

[@downhill1222]

5 days. 4 days for specific areas

[@amenandhis7kids724]

It better not failed

[@owningthehand]

Facts

[@Qballiz2kool]

I’m fully expecting the game to be filled with bugs.

[@miloandot]

@@Qballiz2kool I listened to an in depth preview. The game will of course have bugs, but not anywhere near as bad as Witcher 3 was when it released. I'm sure the game will have patches frequently over the course of the first few weeks as well.

[@adamknowles9726]

"Viking Jack Burton" love the big trouble in little China reference 😂

[@johnodaz1273]

Really great Review Angry Alex. I am glad too see AC: Vahalla is solid game at its core. I haven't Picked Up AC: Valhalla yet, it was a game I wanted too Play on the PS5 but I haven't managed too get a PS5 just yet tho lol, so I went for Watchdogs: Legions instead, which was probably a mistake hehe.

[@emperorfrieza]

I think this franchise gets way more hate than it deserves, while I agree that the old games are great in their own right, it's very unfair to criticise the franchise's newer titles that clearly have a lot of effort put into them.

[@squidstone8399]

Modern gamers are a bunch of spoilt entitled brats these days. Everything needs to be 10/10 in their eyes

[@J3wFro69]

I just wish they would drop the AC moniker from the newer games. They aren't AC games anymore, just RPGs

[@Telhias]

Here is the thing. Effort doesn't matter. I would rather play a good game that had very little effort put into than a bad one made with full effort squeezed out of thousands of underpaid and overworked employees. This franchise fully deserves all the hate and even more than it gets. That is because Ubisoft - the company deserves it. It is an atrocious company with abhorrent practices treating its employees like dirt. The only good things about this franchise comes from what little love is left in the low level employees after they are ground up and before they get spat out by Ubisoft's executives.

[@squidstone8399]

@@Telhias You sound like you follow the crowd without really forming your own opinion. " this company deserves all the hate " like one of those yongyea viewers who are ready go criticize a game even before playing it with an open mind. There no good products made without a lot of effort.

[@squidstone8399]

@@J3wFro69 Lore wise they're still AC I heard. But ofc parkour is done with

[@jellyandjam9646]

Alex is a master at these reviews and I’m glad you guys enjoyed Valhalla!! I really liked it, had a blast playing it❤️ Keep it up!!!

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Its my goty. I liked how they connected Ragnarok to the solar flare we know

[@kal-el9905]

@@earendilthemariner5546 Ghost of Tsushima is not AC and GOW is not viking , what did you really like in this review ?

[@kal-el9905]

@MexicanJoker Name checks out

[@tyleroutland1248]

@@earendilthemariner5546 this game is my third favorite game of 2020

[@Ronniecjr14]

Another one of Alex’s silky voice reviews W

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

I think the quality of the last three AC games (Valhalla,Origin and Odyssey) is same. 7/10 is fair right. They are slightly above average and utilize the mythologies well but they don't deserve more. They are not evolving. It's crazy that Gods and Monsters (don't care about the new name) is actually the best Ubisoft game of 2020 which is actually BOTW meets Borderland.

[@Eleventy8]

I've just started playing this, jumping from AC Syndicate to Valhalla is quite a shift in game mechanics. I don't know if I like the game, though. The combat feels very unsatisfying, I'm glad it gets better, as mentioned in this review. I'll keep going, see if it grows on me.

[@Montesama314]

"...the beginning of game combat is supposed to be bad?" Funny, Ghost of Tsushima didn't waste time with that. Also, we get to play with foxes and dogs.

[@silverking6970]

what if im broke?

[@thesmoky1]

Great review, definitely picking this one up when the price drops

[@adamdavis1737]

I rather enjoy the new assassin's Creed formula this one looks like maybe it's not a masterpiece, but should be entertaining enough for what I expect I've been a fanboy of the series all along anyway, even though it varies in quality for sure Although I'm only getting into Odyssey now. I spent so much time in Origins that hopping into Odyssey felt a little too familiar when I got it So hopefully by the time I beat that Valhalla will be nice and cheap and I'll have one of the newer consoles to play it on ✌🏻

[@nachocheez9690]

@@adamdavis1737 Origins to me is amazing. Such a great game. Loved Odyssey too

[@adamdavis1737]

@@nachocheez9690 Origins was my favorite game that year. Tied for favorite AC title. But I'm also a sucker for that Egypt setting Odyssey I'm enjoying more now that I had some time away from it to make it feel fresh again. The similarities to Origins and the less exciting setting (to me) were making me feel a bit burnt out on playing it at first. Especially since I put SOOOO much time into origins But now I'm having a chill time finally exploring it

[@adamdavis1737]

I liked combat in origins, odyssey I'm not feeling it quite as much.

[@nuters8704]

Great job Alex thanks, loving the reviews. Definitely beats any of the reviews we have in the UK.

[@naterob1939]

Adding Alex to the crew was probably the smartest decision they made he reaches a better audience I mean angry Joe and other Joe reach their target audience but Alex extends that reach to a new audience and I think that’s a really good thing they did

[@hcaelBBleach]

I dont mean to be mean but i prefer Alex's voice for these rapid reviews. Super well thought and i could just listen to it as i drive to places.

[@zrkled5645]

Alex did great but i feel like this game deserved an actual angry review.

[@CompilerTube]

For a channel named AngryJoe this dude is too chill...

[@davidcorrigan6578]

currently playing the Ezio Collection, the real Assassin's Creed

[@tigoman9214]

1 is reeaally good too. I think it's my favorite AC game.

[@nab345t]

You were an amazing addition to the angry army alex, no hate to the last guy but im actually gonna watch rapid reviews now

[@Ahm7225]

The hard crashes on ps4 is mind blowing. I’ve prob had over 20 hard crashes now smh

[@JD96893]

i miss the days of the first Assasins Creeds when it didn't feel like you were playing everyother RPG out there...

[@JohnStopman]

8:00 ...that looks like NPCs suffering from the Bethesda syndrome xD

[@sebastianc2077]

It just works

[@Isnogood12]

SIXTEEN TIMES the jump height!

[@Tauttuk]

@@Isnogood12 crackdown(game series) has entered chat.

[@ccramit]

This only got a rapid-fire review?

[@shuntaro2408]

it's a ubisoft AC game. Be happy they bothered covering it at all

[@Noveliun]

Love this rapid reviews with Alex, great job!!!

[@ChiragQuest]

These Rapid Reviews from Alex are consistently on point!

[@techtrogaming5807]

80% of the comments are complimenting Alex's review format,10% is talking about interruptions, and 5% is of the actual game bruhh oh the other 5% are bots

[@Mari-hl1yw]

I’m glad that Alex is finally being appreciated in the group. I remember when he first showed up everyone hated him for some reason lmao

[@JR28.]

I remember too, everyone hated that he was always overly critical and negative. I hated him too if I'm honest because I thought he was just there to be negative but he's definitely grown on me over the years. Can't imagine the channel without him now.

[@adamdavis1737]

I don't know I think he balanced out how sometimes Joe can be too easy to please in his movie reviews a lot of times Alex felt like the only one who was actually a critic when they did films

[@LusioEcarts]

Yep.. he was the new Delirith.. but in comparison they did accepted Alex faster. On an other side I think people disliked both at first cuz they entered between the classic duo that was Joe and Other Joe. I ve seen this on a few other channels too when a new guy appears between two already established friends.. and they hate or dislike the newcomer that is the third guy.. Lol. Some gets accepted after a while.. while others still gets some hate.

[@RunicThor]

Feels like alex is whispering to me while in bed, 10/10.

[@GuiiBrazil]

Hey, I'm not used to comment on videos... but this "Rapid Fire Review" formula with Alex is pretty good. Keep up the good work, lads.

[@Laerid]

Great review 100% agree with it. I found out that actually taking your time with this game helps my overall enjoyment with it. If you bumrush 2-3 regions in a row doing essentially the same shit with slightly different characters it gets annoying really fast

[@TheGrandTurk]

Rapid Fire Review? More like a Silent But Deadly Review.

[@DoubleDowner]

The assassins Creed franchise practically broke me, After I finished origins and then Odyssey I was completely burnt out on gaming. No joke. Didn’t touch a game for three months. Those games are way too bloated, and draining.

[@paperclip9558]

Lmao every modern ubisoft games feel that way tbh.

[@muhammadnursyahmi9440]

I felt that AC since Origins are trying too hard to be like The Witcher 3, and in the process, not only failed miserably, but also lost the francises soul.

[@logansaxby7224]

AC and Red Dead Online broke me. I haven't played a video game in many months. Turns out I get way more done in life and thinking about gaming just depresses me. Game no longer relax me because of how mediocre they are the past several years or just downright bad 🖖

[@DoubleDowner]

@@logansaxby7224 Good to know I wasn't the only one. I played MG phantom Pain too, before I played the last two Assassins Creed games. Now I just play Apex legends, completely different game and always fun

[@logansaxby7224]

@@DoubleDowner I did the same thing with the MG phantom pain that's funny. I feel you, a quick burst of action and excitement has become a lot more satisfying than hundreds of hours invested with no real payoff. I swear people forgot how to write stories that are meaningful and entertaining. It's like they think a story just needs to exist around the game play and somehow that's ok. I'm also tired of companies trying to "subvert our expectations" as a form of entertainment or asking us to make our own fun. I'm pretty sure we know what will entertain us and that's why we're asking for specific things. I always wanted video games to be taken seriously as a medium for artistic expression but I don't see how that could be the case anymore. It's just cut content withheld as DLCs and micro transactions to buy red dot sites and skins for characters. Greed has ruined gaming for me. I hope you can still find some enjoyment though. Good luck out there man 🖖

[@unkownfigure850]

You know you have a good fan base when they don’t even react when you have someone else do reviews on your channel 😂😂

[@Flaming_Devil]

You're wrong about one thing here. There ARE time savers. You can even buy gear with stats, often way better than what you find in-game. An op one would be the poison/fire build, and if you've tried to upgrade your gear, you'll notice their effect. You'd have to grind side content for dozens of hours if you want to actually have enough supplies to upgrade your gear fully, and even more if you want to try out different builds without hitting enemies with a wet noodle for a weapon. Or... you can spend money and have it instantly.

[@blakku2421]

Loving these Alex reviews so much, wish I had known he did these sooner!