Assassin's Creed Valhalla Review (So Far) - Kinda Funny Gamescast Ep. 47

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In what will surely be the first of many Assassin's Creed Valhalla conversations, Greg, Barrett, Kevin, and Imran talk about their time as vikings!
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[@mathew_monkbot1018]

I really like Barrett’s take on this because I like origins more than odyssey even though I wasn’t a huge fan of origins I liked it a lot. I wanted a better origins not a bigger origins and that’s what odyssey got wrong for me. So now I’m actually excited to check out Valhalla at some point, thank you!

[@Ruddy_Games]

felt exactly the same. Odyssey was such a drag but Origins was refreshing at the time. But I really wish ubi hired some better writers because I haven't had a really good ubi story since AC2 or far cry 3 and its the reason i will continue picking up AC games on sale

[@kelb0y9o20]

Saw the 99 so I had to do it... Like when Roger watchs the odometer roll over on American Dad

[@PrezThaZombie87]

“This man’s a psychopath, I will follow him until the end of his days” - Kevin Me too Kev Dogg...me too....lol

[@Nickt709]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the content guys. Followed since the beginning and you've gotten me through some shit. Ya'll Fam.

[@tytyjm1]

Does anyone else think that Kevin is the funniest person at kinda funny??

[@adamchaigh]

Kev Dog with the big ol ice jar lol

[@dguyzero]

Love everyone's perspective! I think I align with a bit of Kevin and Imran. Think I'll wait for a sale to dive into this one.

[@PapaAwiz]

Not trying to be mean but it def seems like Imran is just bad at the game and would like his hand held just a bit on certain things.

[@brodenterry9722]

Barrett was great on this - knowledgeable and informative discussion and opinions.

[@The_RedVIII]

Does Greg have a new mic thats set up weirdly, or why do I hear him breath in so heavily after every sentence? XD

[@KindaFunnyGames]

Same mic as always. This is the first show where I’ve heard this complaint. Sorry. I’ll check on it with Kevin. - Greg

[@DarkElfPaladin]

@@KindaFunnyGames This is the first show i've noticed it as well if that helps in any way.

[@PatOfTheRick]

It sounds a bit echo-y I think some setting on it is off. A little too much gain maybe. It’s picking up sound on the high end like breaths etc.

[@The_RedVIII]

@@KindaFunnyGames No biggie dude, it's the first time I noticed it, maybe you were just a little bit too loud? I don't know.

[@thejoshernaut6730]

No more beard to filter the breathing. -Science with Kevin

[@Przemro9]

Power of the mustache is overwhelming, you sir are under influence of the mustache!

[@Deadforge]

I feel like Valhalla is more of a continuation of origins than odyssey. Like that style is what I mean.

[@DarkElfPaladin]

I think i'm generally in line with Barret on the series overall, but I think Odyssey and Origins are about the same for me. They are different, and each is better in some ways but worse in others. I'm happy to hear that he likes it, cause i probably will too... however... i can't take Greg serious with that mustache...

[@TheBelaidKL]

Another review in a few hours? Please be Demon Soul!!!!! ....Now back to this one xD

[@robertadams7132]

Probably Bugsnax. I know even on Friday many outlets said they still didn't have Demon Souls so I doubt it's that

[@alextownley9388]

DAMN!! It is Tom Selleck!

[@powkakashi]

It's sad but I find that Imran's negativity can really deflate these videos for me, I get you have criticisms and valid points and he does. I just wish he could be as equally excited about the good stuff as he is crushingly negative about the bad

[@cooperm211]

I saw the mustache happen in real time and I still don't believe it.

[@keysersoze8203]

So hard to find a review of a game that takes a 100 hours to beat lol

[@act4413]

I love Barrett’s thoughts but there were multiple times I was like SHUT UP 🤐 LOL STOP TALKING. THAT WAS NOT A QUICK POINT!!!!

[@ralphochoa9308]

There is a caterpillar on Greg’s face....crazy he didn’t feel it.

[@AllThatJuice-]

Greg "Dont talk to my child" Miller

[@Deloreon]

😂

[@jimcroft8321]

Commissioner Gordon top left. Bottoms left samurai jack

[@dhruvholla9090]

Why does Greg look like the whitest dad to have ever lived

[@deontecoleman7047]

Greg looks like he buys beer for high school kids 😳 🤣

[@mirkoblaco812]

Hey, I'm early, also, Greg's moustache is glorious, we must protect it.

[@TomReimann-Jones]

Loving the Mustache

[@harrym2945]

He’s looking like trelawny from red dead haha

[@ChillEpps]

That shit threw me for loop, thought Greg was my father for a few seconds there lmfao

[@ian_sear]

It does suit him

[@monkeytiger2142]

I never had the levelling problem in odyssey, i felt like the world and side missions etc were so interesting I kinda just organically levelled enough as I did them alongside the story missions

[@boochtron]

meh

[@humnahum]

Me neither, I wonder whether it's a problem reviewers came across while trying to mainline the game for their coverage. Just think that could have set the narrative from the get go!

[@boochtron]

@@humnahum that game is too bloated. you people that think it's great are deluded

[@humnahum]

@@boochtron I didn't say it was great, just that I never had a levelling problem. I enjoy pretty much all the AC games, but I'm not a huge fan of the direction since Origins - doesn't feel AC enough for me. Don't know why you felt the need to come out swinging...

[@boochtron]

@@humnahum leveling *

[@patrickdecelles9653]

Greg's mic has some weird compression going on while everyone else sounds crisp

[@jamster126]

I'm really looking forward to this. It seems to be alot more focused than Odyssey. Odyssey was just too big in my opinion.

[@grahamprets6302]

Yea odyssey turned into a chore

[@jakez32]

This was a deep, excellent discussion! Barrett was especially insightful and helpful. As someone who liked Origins more than Odyssey too, I was persuaded to play this immediately.

[@Glycation]

Greg's audio sounds very highly compressed and warbly.

[@richardw63]

Love how you let Barrett take the reigns and just talk because he seems to really know his AC. Loving this video so far

[@ddangelo42]

Pretty bold move from Nintendo to let Mario review a Ubisoft game on PS5 😳

[@michaelhall597]

The mouth breathing is something else... haha

[@batley1805]

Man I find Imran's constant criticism of everything so jarring compared to the usual KF vibe, seems like he rarely likes games

[@stephenjohnston4697]

I relate to him as someone blessed/cursed with seeing multiple sides of things. I think the things he brings up and the questions he asks really help to flesh out the games and answer the myriad of questions that the layman has.

[@KindaFunnyGames]

He likes this game. You can criticize something and like it. - Greg

[@batley1805]

@@KindaFunnyGames Of course, He definitely brings depth and nuance to the conversation, I suppose when reviews often come across as either overwhelmingly positive/negative its good to remind yourself that some reviewers present their points in different ways. Not everyone is going to bring a level of "hype" to their feelings on a game and it can take a second to realise that :))

[@playpundit4431]

Ok good to know it wasn’t just me

[@slashtherocker1]

I appreciate how Barrett really did his research before playing Valhalla. As an OG series fan, it sounds like I'll like this one more than Odyssey!

[@erichighsmith419]

Omg Barrett is so long winded..

[@MangaLuffy]

I like what I'm hearing as a OG Assassin's fan

[@justdave6512]

I loved Odyssey! The combat and the 300 style battles were my jam! The side stories in Odyssey were amazing, I really enjoyed the legendary hunts and the Greek myths. I never felt it was a grind or slugged at any time.

[@canadian0099]

With this being more like Origins and less like Odyssey, I’m interested. I enjoyed Origins and hated my time with Odyssey. May grab this at launch with my PS5.

[@proudbandito]

33:00 There is the exact same amount of diversity in this?!?! You just don't get a bunch of the same stuff anymore... This guy likes Odyssey way to much

[@DeadmanToto]

Love Barretts takes in here and I'm not really a big assassins creed fan anymore, but he's so passionate about the shit he loves, its kinda convincing me to give this game a try.

[@dylanthomas7707]

I really liked odyssey but I feel like I’m going to side more with Barret on this one. All of the changes he mentions sound like the changes that I wished for. Very excited to jump into this game. Thanks guys! Keep effin that chicken

[@ironwolf56]

For the most part the changes are nice, but I agree with the sense that in some ways they went a little too far in the other direction. As mentioned, power level is still a big thing even if it's not called levels, and there are a few instances I've run into already where it would have been nice to have something of a heads up. Try not to spoil here but there's a mini-boss near a certain very early area that seems like you'll just get absolutely wrecked every single time unless you come back later.

[@mecharobots]

Excited for this seeing as I did not enjoy odyssey that much after spending 45 hours but I loved origins which I know is team behind this

[@invalidude]

Origins was more focused, smaller map, worked well. Odyssey had the same level of focus, but the map was too big for the sake of the game, though understandably, now they do maps on scale of the real locations.

[@mecharobots]

@@invalidude they said this map was smaller but then bigger than odyssey in two interviews and I really hope its close to the origins size and not filled with alot of guff like AC:OD

[@DanV900]

@@HermanFalckHow Odyssey is not a terrible video game. A boring and bad game is Red Dead Redemption 2 with how poorly it plays and Odyssey had more in common with The Witcher 3 where it wasn’t grindy to me at all.

[@invalidude]

@@HermanFalckHow I was never compelled to spend money on the XP. Though the option of doing that made people feel like they should've. The standard difficulty had it that higher in risk areas had enemies up to two levels above you and the rest two levels below. I could trash either.

[@Lord_ofcinder]

@@DanV900 lmao what maybe its ur opinion but rdr 2 was a story telling masterpiece....u play rdr2 as a cinematic game and u play odyssey as a GAME game

[@TFconfused]

Turning on insta kill assassinations was the best way to play this game for me, stabbing someone in the head with my hidden blade should always kill them

[@YMRGUITAR]

I’m glad you brought Barrett on for this. I haven’t played every Assassin’s Creed game, I bought the last 3 and haven’t finished any of them because I’m sorta Ubisoft-fatigued, but Valhalla piqued my interest. I don’t think I’ll get it straight away as I’ll already have Miles Morales, Sackboy and Bugsnax when I get my PS5 next week (UK), but you’ve all sold me with your excitement so far.

[@switchxb]

Glory be to Greg’s face. Thine holy occupant of lip space. What a look. I’m hella shook. To shave is to sin, it’s bushy grace

[@jonkeny6182]

I’m deaded

[@ThatsHipHop4Yaaa]

So from the coverage I’ve seen along with reviews this game is way more inline with Origins than Odyssey. Which is the game that I prefer out of this new trilogy. So excited to get my hands on and have a fucking wolf mount lol.

[@mabsali8770]

Great vid guys. Would love to have seen a bit of a discussion on Eivor as a character i.e. how do they compare to Kassandra/Ezio etc

[@kadenspencer8680]

I just got to the spot they were talking about where you are 10 levels behind in odyssey and it’s so annoying I’ve been grinding levels for like 3 hours and I’m no where close lol

[@JAYBARI_]

I feel like Greg loves the Mustache..

[@michaelanderson670]

I have no idea how he played through Odyssey and didn't fall behind in level. I had to go find optional stuff to do all the time to catch up to the main story levels.

[@lilybeejones]

I fell behind like once or twice, but in general I liked the side quests enough that I just did them anyway? I can see how some people wouldn't be into that though.

[@chrisbroad2689]

Greg has the exp boost for free, something I have to remind myself every time he heavily praised that game

[@Caveboy0]

@@chrisbroad2689 that’s bullshit they bloat the game and price out decent pacing?

[@andrewrutherford9255]

Im the same as kevin. I was literally always way overleveled. I was playing like he was though, methodically clearing the map as i went.

[@scd991]

I've played through Odyssey three times with no boosts and always went up wayyy above level. After that second area where you are supposed to sail to the island where the vault is I just stop and do 1-2 of the areas you sail by (or do the full island you sail south of if you follow the natural path) and that is like 6-7 levels worth of content that keeps you above the curve pretty much the rest of the way. Its smooth brain Pepegas wanting to power through and skip all side content whining about level gating and the 'side content' in ACOD was never meant to be skipped.. it can just be done in any order instead.

[@atthelord]

I’m going to be playing on PC, and while I had pre ordered it, I’ll be waiting on a few optimisation patches. Ive seen some gameplay and reviews, and I”m excited for it. Great way to spend 20 days before CP2077 comes out! I agree with Kevin on his grinding point in odyssey. I just played the game. I was never under level for any quest, and I had actually forgotten that was a controversy till it was mentioned rn. The real balance for me was the way HZD did it, or even Ghost Of Tsushima. I really hope Ghost comes to PC!

[@swordfish060288]

Hey I just wanted to say that this review (so far) was really great! I really enjoyed everyone's points, praises and complaints. Good job guys.

[@RiceGamesAndCards]

This has got me even more hype for tomorrow, every positive is like YES and every negative is like even more YES for me.

[@9thhokage364]

If you picked it up how do you feel about it so far?

[@TheNeonParadox]

I think I agree with all of you on about 90% here. I really love Valhalla, bugs and crashes aside, of course, but there are things I miss about Odyssey, and I think you guys nailed just about every one. I like that you guys are one of the first to point out the whole "It'S nOt AsSaSsIn'S cReEd BeCaUsE tHeRe ArEn'T aSsAsSiNs" argument being dumb. I guess those people just didn't pay attention to the stories at all? idk...

[@Ocean5ix]

The aspect they mentioned that each kingdom feels like it's own series kinda reminds me of how Dragon Quest games work. It makes me even more excited to play it.

[@omega.revolution3894]

that flanders moustache is gotta go

[@DynamiteProd]

Why does Greg inhale so much after every sentence?

[@kylefeduniw]

Dang I just started the Atlantis DLC last night lol, thanks for the heads up, I was debating if it was worth going through or not before playing Valhalla

[@jamescole4997]

Finally! An episode with Kevin actually “hosting” I love it! Kevin for president 2024 👌🏻

[@joshmarshall8588]

Lots of spoilers in here guys

[@gwynbell]

Right? "I don't want to get into spoilers" and then proceeds to spoil a storyline

[@davidpuertaaltes9143]

Its funny how Barret the more he talks the more he lose that deep voice :P

[@BarrettCourtney]

Yea, I felt myself losing my voice yesterday

[@bigbotzone]

They tell you everything that you are saying isn't told. Raid levels are shown on the map when highlighted once the area is Synchronized. They also let you map all of the controls to solve the R3 problem you're having. Ubisoft put so much thought into this game and learned from and brilliantly applied almost every idea other studio's came up with for convenience. Also the zealots aren't all level 90, I've fought some all the way to level 380.

[@tuneaddict2655]

My only complaint so far is why does Eivors hair/beard look awful. It looks worse than most of the npcs. I think they just tried to give it too much motion but it doesn’t connect properly on the forehead most of the time and the beards just look awful unless they’re braided. Just like a blur with a few hairs sticking out.

[@red0death1]

Who is mouth breathing? Driving me crazy! Great content though.

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

The breathing in this episode is distracting. Love you all, and appreciate everything you’re doing. Sorry to Nickpick :/

[@koinzell13]

I hope it's not as much like Origins as Barrett says cause that game was boring. Really looking forward to hanging with my Viking lass

[@avenged7fold504]

AAAANNDDD they fucked up the game with the most recent patch. Can’t proceed the main story due to a bug :(

[@TheDevoldude]

Barrett’s comment on the wolf and cat just sold me on this game. Why am I suck a easy buy? (-_-‘)

[@olischues]

Great to see the Boss Baby on screen!

[@leesutton6451]

First Assassins Creed game I've preordered since Black Flag, hope its goooood

[@deontecoleman7047]

Still want a game where the objective is to resurrect Desmond......

[@mattj2692]

moustache

[@HerO2daRescue]

Valhalla is okay Odyssey definitely better in my opinion but cool video guys.

[@dab022]

Bottom right guy talked way more than the rest of you guys. He hijacked the video.

[@KodaVoss]

13:02 LMFAO... Kevin and Greg's response HA HA HAH AHAHAHA

[@phillippinoFLASH]

Jesus does the guy in the bottom right ever stop talking?

[@BarrettCourtney]

Just had a lot on my mind with this game

[@smallbiggies_]

@@BarrettCourtney lmao you’re cool man don’t worry

[@lucwlms]

Greg looks great with the stache I hope he keeps it

[@Monolith64]

When are you guys gonna do a Nintendo show?! NVC is IGNs second biggest podcast so it’ll work well

[@behug123]

Grey with that moustache is on a list some where now

[@JerryFlowersIII]

To Emrons point of not know if something will pay off, this was something I LOVED in Odyssey. There was lots of things that didn't pay off aside from a side quest ending a bit different or just nothing, but then there was things you didn't expect to matter. I had a decision I made effect me literally 70 hours later and it was amazing. I would have to spoil it to explain but it was my favorite moment of the game.

[@pgs9407]

Whoa Greg, you messing with lumens?

[@MoonDoggie82]

I never liked any of the Assassin's Creed games until Odyssey. I've played all of them and the only one that I ever got behind and played on multiple platforms was Odyssey. So maybe it Valhalla is more like origins then it not for me?

[@bankakinmola7385]

I'll see for myself in 2hrs... but sounds like Valhalla is going to be a tighter game to me. Some of the complaints are things I look forward to... I destroy or sell most of the gear I get in Odyssey. And use the same weapons & armor until I find a better Legendary (upgrading every 4-5 lvls).

[@cfosburg]

Origins was great, and it got be back in to AC after skipping out for 2 1/2 games. Odyssey was a masterpiece! I got lost in this game and never wanted to come up for air! The main story was very straightforward and easy doe me to follow. The side quests only added to the richness of the world and helped me feel invested in the world. Progress in this game was a joy and I always felt like a was getting a new ability, almost to the point of being overpowered. I absolutely love this game. It is my favorite AC, although Brotherhood, and the novelty of Blackflag definitely stand out. So far I’m 6 or so hours in Valhalla and I’m absolutely enthralled. This is the best story so far since the Ezio story. The landscape is amazing, the music is captivating, and I have already had a blast discovering enemy hideouts on the cliff of a frozen mountain, in a half frozen waterfall. It was a wonderful 1 detour. I also love the color pallet and how the colors are displayed in the world.

[@nathaniel6912]

I miss Greg's beard 😭

[@stephenboughey3662]

So Greg says he's playing the PS4 version of the game on his PS5 as a "backwards compatible version" and says that there's a clear difference playing it on the Xbox series X version. I thought this game had free next gen upgrade so is it just a case that the upgrade isn't available on PS5 at the time they were playing or am I missing something?

[@babayaga4320]

Black Flag is my favorite AC game and I've seen a lot of people compare Valhalla to that game. I get that vibe too, I think some of it must be the fact that the same guy wrote both scripts so that DNA is similar for sure. Also, most people that have made that comparison say they like ACV as much or more than Black Flag, so I'm really hyped.

[@bigbotzone]

Call him out, you know you didn't start drinking game during raid! You have to be anonymous to speak to anyone especially starting games. We all saw the other 3 of you guys roll your eyes when he said he started game during raid. He gets the eye rolling once per episode, lolz.

[@mattmurphy6546]

Odyssey got a big pass on a lot of stuff for me because the world was beautiful and fun to run around in. It definitely had the Destiny 2 problem of just throwing tons of useless loot at you. Odyssey did have frustrating level gating too, but once you got to the end game, the builds were limitless in terms of all stealth, all tank, etc. So at least there was that. I oddly revisit Origins more than Odyssey though and was not that excited for Valhalla. Maybe I just have Ubisoft open world fatigue lol

[@Roll20Collectables]

So question: If the PS5 and then the series X picking up the same save across the 2 systems. How does it handle achievement vs trophy progress? If you unlock a trophy on PS5 when you load the save on Xbox does it then also unlock the corresponding achievement?

[@rodrigochaves6562]

Ok, I'm here for Big Kev Dog, but Greg's mustache got me came out of left field and got me. WTH happened this weekend?! I need to catch up. Big Baby Barrett and The Don is always good to see you guys!

[@ohmybeautifulidiot]

I play the same way that Greg and Kevin play, gotta clear that map. My main complaint is that I want more customisation with outfits and weapons like in odyssey, it makes the character feel more personalised. I cleared everything in the odyssey to the point I put in 200 hours into it and exploration felt worth it while in this I don't feel like I'm getting enough out of it in Valhalla.

[@Macktube]

Decent game but I'll stick with my PlayStation Exclusives for now Thank You

[@zuokia]

I finished it this morning. Great game

[@TheIzzyNetworkChnl]

I haven’t like ac since unity, didn’t complete syndicate but hated my 60ish hours with odyssey. I don’t know if i can get into these new ac games as I personally prefer the classics.

[@rubexxcube]

No way I was getting this game with Miles and Cod and Cyberpunk all within a week but now Cyberpunk gone and reviews this good, I just might. Thanks guys

[@tf2293]

Jesus no one let's Greg speak xD and berret does not stop talking... Slow down Bro.. I get your excited but chill 🤣🤣🤣

[@TalkingBook72]

I'm glad that they acknowledged the fact that Valhalla is made by the same team who made Origins. I like to think of this as more of a successor to Origins than Odyssey, which was made by a different team

[@Treehouse5150]

Who else thinks it would be cool to have an AC game based on Al Muslim the Assassin Grand Master of the Assassins from the first game. It would be cool to see him come up and get more backstory about how and why he became who he was in the first game