Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Ultimate Review (200+ Hours Played)

My honest opinions of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, after more than 200 hours of playing and streaming.
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[@stylereaper9445]

I bought the game a few months back and finally started playing it a week ago. And i absolutely love it, my only regret is not playing it sooner.

[@jflowization]

I enjoyed Valhalla alot, for me personally, it’s the type of game you can just shut your brain off, and just go on an adventure, i liked the characters and music most of all, great review.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed the game.

[@bizmonkey007]

It’s awesome. I’m a sucker for beautiful game worlds that have an incredible soundtrack. That’s how Skyrim hooked me and that’s how Valhalla hooked me.

[@AlmightyAxe5]

I don’t get why it’s so heated I love the game just the brute force and brutality it’s just so fun

[@tgifriday3563]

Agreed. Even in AC Odessey, their musical score is superb.

[@alduinfr]

​@@AlmightyAxe5it's only hated by the ac community because you didn't play as an assassin in valhalla

[@tannermckinley4248]

I pre-ordered this and had it day 1 I sank 40ish hours into it pretty quickly then came to a dead stop playing it cause I was getting bored. Picked it up again 2 weeks ago and I'm having better time now, I'm focusing more on the story and basically just doing side quests, etc as I go from place to place doing the story

[@KnightsArcade]

Glad you're enjoying it again. Thanks for watching.

[@dazzaboy04]

Just curious but what were you doing in the game for 40ish hours if it's only just now you've decided to focus on the story and side quests? Were you just clearing out bandit camps?

[@tannermckinley4248]

@@dazzaboy04 I was doing some story missions but I also was doing the asgard stuff, raids, too much time doing mysteries and collecting treasure around each area I went too

[@EggNog1]

I did the exact same thing. Just picked it back up last weekend and can’t stop.

[@billygovaert6198]

I am just confused of what is the main quest line. Now i need te get to lvl 4 base. Got to do these river quest to find that gear still only found 1/2 of it. Then i got a quest to do 10 contracts. It just feels i dont know wich quests are main story. I love the game tho

[@maplecoffee1080]

This review was so well thought out. You articulated a lot of my thoughts in this, and opened my eyes to a few other notes as a non-English person. I really appreciate the perspective on the local history and timelines. I really enjoyed this game personally, as you said it’s easy to get into when you have downtime. What you said about the super condensed map and odd placement of some of the locations definitely applies to some of the other regions in this game....but I really appreciated the representation of other cultures and languages in the different regions.

[@maplecoffee1080]

Also to add, I have about 180 hours in the game and let’s just say....there’s one region close to my heart, that felt very shallow and has loads of potential. I hope they expand this region with some DLC to flesh it out and bring it more to life.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you, Maple. Always nice to get comments like these. I understand, of course, why they have to scale these things way down, but it would be nice if they put things in the right places.

[@TheVVildHunt]

I loved the character. I loved playing in Norway and the atmosphere but goddamn the game just has so many fillers like medieval rap battles, running 2 miles to a treasure chest only to get ingredients, and a large boring world.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yup. I love a really huge open world, but it has to be worth spending time in. This one just wasn't.

[@domiiinik4320]

Boring? You just don't know how to play this game

[@KnightsArcade]

@@domiiinik4320 Sometimes a person's opinion is valid whether you agree with it or not. YOU might not think it's boring... and that's fine. I am genuinely pleased that people are enjoying it. But that doesn't mean that a person who thinks it is boring doesn't "...know how to play this game" Andy is by no means in the minority. I've had a LOT of comments from long-time AC fans, who think Valhalla is just dull. For me? It was a lot of fun in the beginning, but the fun wore off LONG before the game was over.

[@keith7261]

@@KnightsArcade the game was just anti climatic for how much time you have to put in to it imo. It dragged on way longer than it needed to, and there isn’t really a structure to the games story; you pledge to a different shire and then something may happen with sigurd every third one you do, thats pretty much the game. And while I had some fun, it could’ve been condensed A LOT.

[@Xcizior]

that fucking sword art online ending and making you stand by while siggurd plays the actual assassins creed game really killed me. specially since odyssey was a modern masterpiece imo

[@Shakanta]

Yet another high quality review with the level of thought, honesty, and humour I have come to love from you. Thank you for preserving, well worth the wait 😁

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you Kitters. It was my pleasure. I mean... this one in particular, was a pain in the ass in places, but I'm always pleased with the result.

[@bhargavapothakamuri4218]

This was a really good review. Let me go through all your reviews. I hope you do more such reviews.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. I do make these reviews every now and again. The reason there aren't more of them is because of the time it takes to make these in-depth reviews. Thanks for watching.

[@moredread87]

Beautifully done SK. I really enjoyed the cutscenes you put into this vid. Thank you for the time you put into this.

[@KnightsArcade]

My pleasure, Moredread. This one was a bit more of a pain than previous reviews I've done, but I got there in the end, despite technical difficulties. Thank you for watching and commenting, buddy. I appreciate it.

[@pnoyboi916]

was looking for a decent review and the one that got me was this... and the ultimate review with 200 hours title. first time hearing about you and I'm glad I did. I watched the whole thing beginning to finish. I normally go for straight to the point reviews but there is something about this one that stood out. whether it was the humor, the knowledge base or even your pleasing voice lol....regardless the review was great. like some of the comments here, I may or may not pick up Valhalla right now but maybe in the future. origins and odyssey for me were pretty good ever since I left the series after black flag. but now I'm starting to get burnt out by these games again like from before. only reason why I left was it was like any other games like COD or WWE2k. just couldn't handle trying to play the almost the same game every year. like you mentioned the formula has changed over time and is a lot different than what it used to be. hopefully the next entry will go back to its roots, or maybe we'll actually get a full on eastern/asian period. chronicles doesn't count for me imo heh.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. I've been making "Ultimate Reviews" since 2018, when I decided to make a video which would convince people not to give up early on Kingdom Come: Deliverance, because I HATED it at first, and grew to love it. The title was to reflect the difference between these reviews and the kind you normally see, which have had between 10-30 hours put into them on average. It blew up, so I made more, but they take so long to make there are only 7 so far. lol I used to be a huge fan of the AC series, but it's gotten lost along the way somewhere, and they don't hold my attention the way they used to. Thanks for watching, and for the in-depth comment.

[@BaronbUrp]

A review worthy of "The Knights Arcade". I especially appreciate your honest opinion. For me personally, your review is the best this game has produced😁 I do hope game creators will consider these reviews in an attempt to make a game that gets an review from you, equal to your KDC review, what made ppl play the game who never heared of it before, like me 😬 Good job buddy!👍🏻

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much, Baron. Your encouragement, as always, is very welcome. 😊

[@NoName-yw1pt]

Impressive video! Incredibly well structured and worded. I like it a lot

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. That's always nice to hear.

[@maplecoffee1080]

WOOO!! I’ve been waiting for this!!!

[@KnightsArcade]

Hope you liked it. Let me know what you thought.

[@dustinmckeehan3626]

I got Valhalla when I picked up my series s and have been enjoying the game so far I feel like I’m just getting burned out on it been thinking about picking up origins it’s been my favorite of the newer games so this review really helped if I wanted to go that way or buy the dlc for this game

[@shinobiblade2558]

Definitely get origins

[@KnightsArcade]

Glad I could help. I enjoyed Valhalla, but I was sick of it before the story finished. It just felt unpolished and repetitive. Thanks for watching.

[@timothyr.cyphers6939]

The faint stench of hope... We know it well, very well. THANKS for doing these! Great review.

[@KnightsArcade]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@-pressxtostart-]

Amazing review i really enjoyed it, glad you put in more than 20 hours like these mainstream sites do (if you check their trophies, they didnt even complete the game but gave it over 80/100). This definitely is not the AC thats going to rope me back into the series

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do sometimes make "regular" reviews, where I only have about 20 hours in a game, but whenever one of my reviews says "Ultimate Review", it means I have at least 100 hours, or (in the case of games that simply don't have that much in them) as much as the game will allow me to do... sometimes several playthroughs.

[@hefoxed]

I don't think a lot of main stream game venues have the budget to properly review a game like this -- they don't have the budget to give reviewers the time to play it, and then there's time constraints to get the review out in a certain period. I don't think they should attempt to finish it or be pressured -- that brings even more of a bias as they can't enjoy the side content or flow of the game within the time they have to review -- or even really enjoy the main content with the time pressure. But they should be open about what their time constraints/played was. It's something that us looking at the reviews need to keep in mind; don't see any practical way for that to change outside of introducing separate types of reviews like this channel.

[@dannyniland2927]

I felt the same way about the ACs world. Red dead 2 is another level like ghost of tsushima. Its the attention to detail. The AC games always seem to miss the mark somewhere. Im a fellow UK resident and have viking background and I was interested in this game for that but think I'll end up like you, can't wait for the game to end and I love 100% games.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yeah... I enjoyed it at first, but it got old pretty quickly, whereas I was so desperate to spend more time in the early AC games (AC2, AC Brotherhood, and AC Black Flag, especially) that I 100% some of them. This one, I was very glad to get out of.

[@djuraster]

plz explain what a viking background is? very curious

[@HaHaha-vn4qk]

Lmao viking background? How would you know

[@casualtap1794]

if i avoid side quests, will that help?

[@JoeDillingham]

I've treated this one the same way I did Origins and Odyssey. I play for a few days, then I put it down. Then I pick it up again and play for a few more days. I find I have no problem coming back into the mechanics and story with these games after some time away. I spent maybe 18 months with Odyssey and because I enjoyed it in small chunks it never felt stale. Same thing, so far, with Valhalla.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yeah... I probably would have enjoyed it more if I could have done that. Making reviews unfortunately means I have to just plug away until the job is thoroughly done... which I don't normally have a problem with, but this one became a bit of a chore. Glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@JoeDillingham]

@@KnightsArcade I get it. HAVING to do something will take the joy out of just about anything.

[@cechichan]

@@JoeDillingham how is the combat compared with Odyssey? does it feel okey? i loved odyssey but valhalla feels clunky in videos, whats ur verdit guys ?

[@JoeDillingham]

@@cechichan Similar, but a little slower, I think. Feels good enough. Kind of arcadey, but that's not a bad thing. Not some Soulsy sort of thing. A bit less reliance on special abilities than Odyssey. I like Valhalla's gear system way better than Odyssey's.

[@-pressxtostart-]

@@cechichanlooks not feels

[@BenPisarik]

“It’s not a skill tree, it’s a skill bush”- Luke Stephens

[@KnightsArcade]

Had to check this out, since I had never heard of him... but at least the complaints about this game seem to be consistent across most reviews. Thanks for watching.

[@BenPisarik]

@@KnightsArcade yes they definitely are 😁

[@mfcdeepinmyheart]

I've been a huge fan of AC since the beginning, love the story behind it all and the lore. However it saddens me that Valhalla is the first AC game I've not even considered buying and will probably wait a while until it's cheap enough that I'm not losing out on much money IF I don't like it as much. Personally, I'm not liking the fact that these newer AC games are showing less and less of the whole Assassins Creed, as you've pointed out in this review, and these could now just be generic RPG's with no back story. Just my opinion, I'm sure others will not agree.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yeah, I've seen a few people disagree with me on this point, but most seem to agree that AC has gotten lost along the way. AC2, AC Brotherhood and AC Black Flag were my personal favourites in the series.

[@joebyron9]

@@KnightsArcade what about unity

[@minhazul1000]

It's on sale rn on the playstation store for about 23 quid

[@coolkid7151]

I don’t really care about the AC lore at all tbh. I just like the historical stories they create.

[@trollingisasport]

The good thing they do that all good games should is have a sense of progression. The amount of games that don't get this right is baffling.

[@tris4478]

Having played through every Assassins Creed game on pc, console and other devices, I'm very much looking forward to playing through this one... The damn price is a pain though. There was a time £40-60 would get you the entire game, all the bells and whistle's and extra bits and pieces.. though now they want £99+ ...Certainly one for a sale for me. It's currently 50% off with the Ultimate Edition at £50 + an additional 20% off for Black Friday.. taking it down to £40. I'm imagining it'll not drop much below 70% off before the next title is released, so I think I may have to pull the trigger as I really want to get into this latest incarnation. Thank you for the review :D Noted at 13mins 24 seconds.. when he blows his horn, he blew his hood clean off! xD

[@KnightsArcade]

Yeah... it got a bit janky right where I blew that horn. I guess it suddenly has to drop resources directly in front of you and it gets a bit confused. 😆 Thanks for watching, and good luck with the game.

[@VchaosTheoryV]

I still can't bring myself to beat Odyssey. It's the mind numbing side quests. I'm not even sure if i want to delve into this one. I want to but at the same time, i'd rather just not. Maybe Rockstar should just create their own Viking game like RDR2.

[@KnightsArcade]

That would be amazing! Pity we'd have to wait 10 years to see it, but the difference between games that are given that much attention, and then Ubisoft games like this one, is noticeable. Thanks for watching.

[@IMRavnos]

Not all are bad, and as to RDR2, bored. I never finished it thanks to boredom, terrible bigs and glitches and literally I got AssCreed Odd on sale and made the mistake of trying it out, 150hrs later, had Zero desire to deal with the blandness of RDR2. Don’t get me wrong RDR2 was not all bad, but when entire cutscenes were destroyed by having 80% of the NPCs turn into invisible ghosts and having to restart the game and lose long stretches of progress thanks to the Train disappearing leaving me both on a Train and not on a train with no way to do anything accept close the game from the home screen.. yeah, no thanks. by blandness I mean huge empty areas with the same random things happening over and over. After seeing a guy get killed trying to shoe his horse for the 12th time, you really see the cracks in this overrated game world. Hell, I was even patient enough to give RDO a chance, but when your camp would disappear leaving you unable to complete missions, yeah fuck that shit. ACO had it’s share of meh side quests and some annoying and funny bugs, but I never had a crash and never lost progress. Never had my horse commit suicide like the ones in RDR2 did about 200 times. Too each his own, I found RDR2 far too unstable and far too overrated and over hyped by people pretending it had no flaws and was the best game ever. Also, despite it’s open world, that game is linear as fuck. People used to cry about linear games. Now they pretend open world means non linear. AC:Viking boys is supposed to be insanely linear right guys and gals? I wish there was a demo, I hear the combat is jank as hell and could overlook a lot of the bad if the combat is fun and entertaining but… yeah, even at $30 not going to risk it.

[@trollingisasport]

Rockstars games are garbage. I can't finish a single one of them thanks to the garbage controls and way they handle questing. If you can suspend disbelief to feel like you're in a game, I can see why you'd like Rockstar's stuff better, but I don't play games for immersion. I play games for good gameplay and sometimes for story with good plot action.

[@samfrancisco1564]

I was able to get a deal for base game, unfortunately I decided to pay extra for season pass, but after those, i enjoyed the game, both story and exploration, such as the mysteries icons scattered everywhere. The only bland parts of it is the continued usage of having to raid a fort/castle each time you set off to make alliances, but the dlcs made gameplay interesting again, and if the game IS deciding to push to a year 2 content, im quite excited to see what theyll make next.

[@KnightsArcade]

Oh yeah... I certain that the DLC will add some decent content, and that many people will love it. But it's had enough of my money. Glad you're enjoying it though.

[@LarryWater]

I love watching reviews of people who played the games for over 100 of hours compared to people who rush the game.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. Wherever it says "Ultimate Review" on my channel, that is a game I have played to death before reviewing it.

[@bunglebonks7399]

Agreed. I play on average 250 hours with open world games. Some worlds are so massive and filled we detail I can’t help but appreciate the effort, thought and ingenuity that was used to make the player feel completely immersed in the world. For example whilst rdr2 was a truly immersive game, I was not a fan of the backdrop but you have to respect what has gone into these games. As a gamer I feel obliged to do everything I could aswell as really be in awe at what these guys have accomplished. For me, skyrim is king of them all. It’s beautiful, from the character customization to the quests to the story to the sheer immersiveness. Skyrim is pure genius.

[@ScentSense]

@@bunglebonks7399 Skyrim is a fantastic game, but a mediocre Elder Scrolls entry and an often bad RPG. Oblivion is the shining light of that series... Skyrim without mods is not nearly as replayable, interesting, role-playable, immersive or customizable as Oblivion and is of course littered with bugs. I didn't find myself doing multiple 100+ hour plays of Skyrim like I did with Oblivion and there's definitely legitimate reasons for that. One day we'll get Elder Scrolls 6 but with Todd Howard at the helm I don't have loads of faith in it as an RPG, it'll likely be just as dumbed down as Fallout 4 was compared to 3 and New Vegas.

[@davso91]

@@bunglebonks7399 Valhalla is filled with nothing though except barred doors

[@bunglebonks7399]

@@davso91 I am currently playing watchdogs legion. I love it. Especially on the series X (the most powerful console on earth). It’s stunning. On my 65inch Sony A9. Everything pops at you. It’s beautiful and immersive… there are even AC references. Valhalla will be next. Sorry u didn’t enjoy it.

[@wpowell9080]

This is easily the best review I have ever seen. Congrats

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. That is high praise indeed. Greatly appreciated.

[@paulo64bits]

The intro is very epic, i like your humbleness, brother.

[@KnightsArcade]

Can't argue with facts. 😆 Thank you for watching, my friend.

[@michaelforsythe4335]

Thanks so much for explaining that confusing backstory. I picked up Odyssey and am absolutely loving it - first AC game I ever played and didn't understand the backstory at all. (Also don't care - just wanna smash things.) Incidentally I picked up, played and came to adore Kingdom Come Deliverance after your vid inspired me to give it a shot. Still my favorite game ever.

[@KnightsArcade]

Very glad to hear all that, Michael. Thank you for watching. 🙂

[@Serpentiis]

Will get it with some great discount (on PS), loved AC2 back then and Odyssey more recently. Played most of them somewhat with various platforms, AC2 and Odyssey being the only ones played to the end (and more). -playing games since 1981

[@hubadabubbada]

Im getting to the end of my tenure with odyssey and im really wondering whether I should buy Valhalla or wait a bit because im worries about burnout. What do you think? I really loved Odyssey but I hated the soppy emotional story lines.

[@Lonewolf.wildcamping]

You must be around my age I’m 44 relaying rdr 2 best single player game easily playing it e second time around I don’t want it to stop 😂

[@Serpentiis]

@@Lonewolf.wildcamping Yep, 45 here. First own gaming machine was Philips Videopac G7000 (Magnavox Odyssey 2 in US) in those early years. Then C64 -> Amiga 500 -> etc... And yes RDR2 so good game, one of the best of all time.

[@baldrodinsson7922]

You just resume everything I feel about that game. I’m one of those persons who needs to check every point on the map but this game is killing me, you spend roughly 3 hours on each campaing but to do the side quests or “misteries” and get the not at all worthy collectibles plus the treasures is about the same time, it’s like Ubisoft hates people who like to complete games to a 100%.

[@dutchguy1807]

Haha exactly, even though all the wealth, artifacts etc bored me endlessly i just couldnt leave areas uncompleted.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yeah... I'm usually a bit of a completionist, but this got to be too much like work at the tend. I wasn't enjoying my self any more.

[@MultiKamil97]

​@@dutchguy1807 Welcome to the club 😅 I did Odyssey on 100% and had a lot of fun with it so I decided to do the same with Valhalla. Valhalla wasn't as fun as Odyssey after about 50-60 hours because those side activities got boring really quickly but I just couldn't stop at one point. If my goal from the start was to 100% it, then I was going to do it. When I did it, I had about a year of break from this game and when I jumped back in to play DLCs, I quickly remembered again how tiresome it was to complete each area 😆 I still completed everything in Ireland, France and Svartalfheim (or whatever it was called) but I was so tired and bored while doing it. I realised then that these games are too long for 100%ing them and I wouldn't do it if the next AC was like this. I replayed Origins and now I'm replaying Odyssey and this time I promised to try to focus on the main story and side quests instead of clearing the whole map of these question marks. It's extremely tempting to do it in Odyssey though because almost every place there is really interesting but I won't give up on my promise. I do sometimes check some "?" on the way to mission but it's hard to get rid of all habits hah

[@dog8438]

That's too bad that parkour in AC isn't as good as it used to be. I was okay with it in Origins because there's a lot of desert, but it seems like all of the new games are losing it. I remember AC Unity had fantastic parkour.

[@KnightsArcade]

It used to be so fluid... but it's become quite clunky over time.

[@Growfe]

It’s 60fps now, UNITY IS THE GOAT (besides AC4)

[@tokenman12]

@@KnightsArcade you do realize it’s the exact same. What makes parkour seem less fluid or more sticky is the map design and climbable objects. Not on the actual system it uses. Blame the map developers not AC as a whole

[@js-do9gw]

@@tokenman12 it is very much on the system too, theres a major difference in the animations and how you enter, transition and exit during parkour, making the parkour feel more clunky not saying map design doesnt affect it though

[@nyestember]

I love the intro speech :D

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. 😊

[@ericwilliams7945]

I got this day one and still haven’t finished it I might redownload it and finish it soon.

[@anotherhappylanding3500]

I just got it on sale and honestly wish I didn't. I have audio cutting out, missions glitching, teleporting, turning off on it own, and I'm pretty sure its breaking my xbox, lol.

[@ryz8]

@@anotherhappylanding3500 what system are you on? i was playing this on ps4 and it was terrible. but recently i got it on a new generation system and it’s a world of difference.

[@anotherhappylanding3500]

@@ryz8 Xbox One X. The graphics are like "wow" but that's about it.

[@ryz8]

​@@anotherhappylanding3500 that could be what's causing some issues. i got an xbox series x recently and started playing the game on that, and the graphics are even better, not to mention the loading times are significantly shorter and a lot of bugs and glitches are fixed.

[@anotherhappylanding3500]

@@ryz8 Series X* is the one I'm playing on. Mb I honestly forget the "series". That's why I meantioned the graphics lol. Strange though I guess it's just to the person. Mainly happens around the settlement for me.

[@EncryptedDream]

Excellent review, other reviews are too short.

[@KnightsArcade]

Well, I promise you will never get brevity from me. lol Thank you very much for watching, and for commenting.

[@Immeh505]

This is the only AC game where stealth does not matter when going into forts or bandit camps. Just walk right in and kill all of them. Although it saved alot of time but the fear of being killed isn’t there for me in this AC so I don’t have to hide and stealth kill. I play on normal difficulty as the game suggests playing on tougher will mean i will just have to grind even more which will get boring really quick. AC Odyssey and Origins were also played on normal difficulty yet the fear of death was always there no matter how strong i got and the use of clever stealth was always important. Now its just walk in kill all loot all rinse and repeat.

[@7mriwantlightning710]

Kill all loot all sounds like the Viking way tbh

[@Immeh505]

@@7mriwantlightning710 True and yet not once did i feel like a true Viking or an Assassin.

[@jonathanmontes5579]

In Odyssey also Stealth doesn't matter, in fact Valhalla has more stealth than Odyssey.

[@Dooomsie]

I remember playing ac 3 and killing all soldiers grouped together and not taking a single hit, even better is that it was done effortlessly 😂

[@sondersonics7534]

Depends. I found that assassinating was a good choice when walking into higher level regions

[@Waterhead]

Wonderful review! These games are a mixed bag. I tried going back and playing the original Assassin's Creed a year or so ago and found it boring and repetitive. The Ezio Saga is some of the best in the series with my favorite being Brotherhood. While combat and worlds have gotten better. I find that I only spent 22 hours with 17% completion in Origins and 110 hours with 63% completion in Odyssey before getting bored or distracted by other games. I saw some amazing gameplay of Valhalla a few days ago and it's on sale now. Which is what lead me to this review. I've been wondering if I should by it now or wait for the next sale.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. It's always fun to make these reviews. I just wish it didn't take me so long. I agree that the Ezio Saga was the high point in the AC series. I loved the character, and thoroughly enjoyed the Ezio games, particularly AC2, and Brotherhood. Thanks for watching.

[@splattersploosh3974]

the flashy kills from syndicate, the open world from odyssey, and the parkour from unity. that would be my perfect ac game.

[@wrchobby1451]

I haven’t played none of the newer assassins creeds other than origins…I still enjoy origins a lot.

[@ceenoweevil860]

Excellent review, my friend

[@KnightsArcade]

Cheers, buddy. Thank you for watching.

[@pimpmybeezlewheele6746]

Great review thanks for that! Will wait until this is 75% off like Odyssey to buy

[@KnightsArcade]

My pleasure. Thank you for the kind words. I would say it's worth it at 75% off. It's far from being the best of the series, but at that price it's worth a play.

[@myidashish]

Now thats what the real review is. Thanks👍

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much, Ashish. It was nice to have you with us in the chat the other night. Thanks for stopping by.

[@StalwartShinobi]

i understand the leveling system and why the areas of the map are sectioned for that but its kind of what made me stop playing before i finished, i got to a bump where i had to level up alot to progress story and i couldnt even explore northern regions because they were near impossible, it was either rinse the regions ive already been or play a new game and surely many new games were out by then.

[@bigmansleepy1476]

You can turn the leveling system off in the gameplay settings :)

[@kukkukuttu]

Hey Knight, where u at? Between this and the excellent KCD review, we're missing ur amazing takes on vidya games. Busy with life? Hope ur doing well. I'll come now and then to see if u uploaded anything new.

[@KnightsArcade]

I'm afraid I've been concentrating on my voiceover business, as the combination of Covid (lots of streamers deciding to become V/O artists, since they were stuck at home) followed by the rise of AI voices, has left voiceover artists in a very sorry state, and my business has gone form a full-time income to almost no income at all. So... I've been slowly trying to rebuild that, and if I can't... god only knows what I'm gonna do. Once I get a bit more stability back, I will upload a video here, discussing my plans for my KZbin future (which are extensive). Until then I'm afraid there won't be a lot here, but I appreciate your support. Thank you.

[@mr_shay3133]

I recently returned to Valhalla to finish the DLCs, and I honestly still love the game. I'll probably play through it for a second time soon.

[@DrengrOfMidgard]

I honestly loved this game. It definitely has flaws, but I can’t say I ever got bored. Was very enjoyable and I also love Norse mythology. I do hope to play this game again when everything is more fixed :)

[@KnightsArcade]

I'm glad a lot of people are enjoying it more than I did. Be a boring world if we were all the same. Thanks for watching.

[@sondersonics7534]

@@KnightsArcade I also loved this game. I think it definitely helps if you’re big into norse mythology like I am but I will agree that a large amount of side quests were boring.

[@doza1493]

Lol this game is ultimate trash

[@DrengrOfMidgard]

@@doza1493 to you maybe. To us and countless others - no. We don’t want to hear your whining and targeted generalized hate. If ya got a respectable/respectful opinion, by all means share. Otherwise, please move on. (Lmao I so badly wanted to roast this comment but I didn’t wanna be mean lmfao xD)

[@doza1493]

@@DrengrOfMidgard it’s very clear that it’s not the best they can come up with, we’ve spent good Money and all we received is lazy, while they make the top dollar.

[@ColdBwoyy]

Great review 👍🏻

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@adrienhogan3803]

I bought the game in December and played it a bit and left it for a while, but it’s been a fun game to play through and I’m enjoying it only about 15 hours in. I’m also playing Ac odyssey

[@muttosaur1813]

Ac odyssey is on sale atm for me and is cheap or should I buy Ac Valhalla instead for my ps5? What one do you like most

[@gamecorp.studios9695]

@@muttosaur1813 I do not like odyssey. I own the dlc as well. It is way too grindy and there is way too much loot. I heard valhalla has way less and is easier. Odyssey is very beautiful though, but you will not get the hidden blade in stealth which makes it hard to have fun sometimes. I am thinking of buying valhalla just to get hidden blade back. Up to you, lots love odyssey but not for everyone, especially if you can't invest 100 + hours.

[@muttosaur1813]

@@gamecorp.studios9695 yeah I bought Valhalla I hope it’s good!

[@gamecorp.studios9695]

@@muttosaur1813 let me know how it goes! When did you buy it?

[@muttosaur1813]

@@gamecorp.studios9695 I just ordered it yesterday so it should come in a week or so!

[@finn7453]

Yes! Here we go

[@Banusn]

Perfect review I'm gonna buy this game soon

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you, GW. Glad to hear it. Thank you for watching, my friend.

[@Banusn]

@@KnightsArcade I got a question tho

[@ScentSense]

@@Banusn and instead of asking you decided to what, wait for his permission? Smh lol

[@Banusn]

@@ScentSense I asked him on his discord.. smh

[@Mars-1995]

I played assassins creed 2 and Brotherhood back in the days. I like Valhalla, it's also sth new and really interesting

[@johnathan4883]

Who else just slammed 50 hours in the game in 2 weeks then just got really bored and stopped playing for a month or 2 but now has a sudden urge to play it

[@7mileTen]

I bought it when it released put like 15 hours in it then my PlayStation got fucked so I sold it but I rebought it today for 30 and I can’t wait to grind out this game and beat. I haven’t fully beat an ac game since unity

[@KnightsArcade]

I had a similar experience. I loved the first 50 hours or so, but I limped on through the next 100-150, because I wanted to see everything I could, in order to justify making an "Ultimate Review". Thanks for watching.

[@twinchicken69]

I really like this review .well done mate🤟 i also subcribe your channel ..see you in your next vid🤟

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much, Fritz. I don't make as many reviews as I would like to, simply because of what's involved in making one of these, but I try to get a few out every year.

[@narusawa74]

Sir as a French I am amazed and warmed by your sheer honesty about the sins of your crown and its minions all over Europe for so many centuries. not that other big empores didn't do their share of horrors when they were the big boys of their times. so from afar but with the heart I say cheers dear Cousin 🍻

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much for those kind words. You wouldn't believe how much hate I've received for stating... facts. Some people can't handle the plain truth, I suppose. Anyway... thank you again for the warm words, and thanks for watching. 🍻

[@cloudthekell]

England did nothing wrong hail brittania

[@user-yr7mf3fr3e]

Great video 👍🏻

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much.

[@aaronflores7913]

I honestly waited to play this game until I fully platinumed all the assassins creeds and got the ps5. With all the updates and dlcs, I actually got to enjoy it really after 50 hours in

[@goncalocardoso8050]

Your videos are the best Grumpy Englishman!

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much for that vote of confidence! 😂 I'm always happy to be the grumpy Englishman.

[@neitherrealms3862]

For the first 10 hours the combat can feel really clumsy at parts, and the first boss fight made me go back to Odyssey. But as I got lost into the open world everything felt progressively more satisfying especially looting and combat. Not to mention the magical soundtrack that makes me feel like a badass. I found myself performing stun finishers every chance I got parrying arrows and axes while dual whielding heavy weapons and setting every foe on fire.

[@ronin7590]

I would have taken a remake of Assassin's Creed 1 using this engine to be honest. AC1 remade with this tech, this time full of activities and an expanded story would be an instant hit.

[@KnightsArcade]

Good idea. I agree.

[@markgregory983]

The last 3 games have been phenomenal. The knew open world style is brilliant, and theyve done a great job bringing the worlds to life. Ive put 100-150 hrs in each of the 3, and what i find so special is you can complete them much quicker if you want, or take forever., as opposed to the much more linear structure of the older games. The secret with these games is to play them the way you want, instead of what everyone else tells you is the "correct" way. Once you get in that mindset the experience is so much better in open world games.

[@KnightsArcade]

That's fair enough. We all enjoy different things. I like to do as many sidequests as possible in an open world game, and then wrap up the story.

[@Kevin-vn5ip]

I got the urge to play this game after watching Vinland Saga

[@recrub11]

i I cant stop Fkn laughing British sarcasm and some of your edits..hilarious :D

[@KnightsArcade]

Well, thanks again. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[@ronancahill5524]

i think in valhalla, combat is better enjoyed ina more paused and slow flow. Grounding yourself and finishing enemies one or 2 at a time. The rope dart is very usefull since you can tos enemies arround and into each other. I also disabeled the finish off camera, it still does the finish kills, but without going into a mini clip each time, so you can choose the next opponent while doing the finish move

[@truonghuy9611]

Is this worth picking up at this point? They just released a DLC about Paris or something and I heard some good reviews about it. Thanks for the review!

[@KnightsArcade]

My pleasure. I haven't played any of the DLC, I'm afraid. I figured this game had taken enough of my time, so I can't comment. It sounds great, but whether or not it significantly changes the experience of Valhalla? I'm sorry to say, I have no idea. Thanks for watching.

[@AWretchedMan]

@@KnightsArcade Do you know if the Frankia dlc is included in the season pass for the Ultimate edition? Please let me know asap as I'm about to buy the ultimate edition

[@KnightsArcade]

@@AWretchedMan Sorry, I'm afraid I don't know that. This game was fun, but it's had enough of my money, so I didn't but the season pass. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

@@AWretchedMan I think it is

[@dutchguy1807]

@@KnightsArcade The DLCs are basically more Valhalla in a different environment. I have to say i enjoyed the story of Wrath of the druids and Ireland is truly stunning. Havent played Siege of Paris yet tho so cant comment on that.

[@bluesong54]

Don't know about the game, but I surely enjoyed your review, it was hilarious :)

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@khairolanwar013]

I bought this game just bcos I loved the viking series on history channel.. Great review man

[@JFlow2786]

Is it worth it on ps4 that is on sale now please

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the support, and I hope you're enjoying the game.

[@khairolanwar013]

@@JFlow2786 so far im enjoying it..i bought it during this sale period.. Ps im on ps4

[@geert574]

I started playing again with fresh playthrough it's better now that I know what to do and how to deal with Barred Door Life faster you also don't have that mega grind like Odyssey with an xp booster you're god mode within 30hrs, 200power is sorta the tipping point. The game is still kinda dull with a crappy gameplay loop and no build variety, just poking everything with a spear and skipping a lot of conversations to get that xp faster is what is recommended. Probably gonna be done with everything in 100hrs now way less than my 330 in Odyssey but Odyssey had that addictive cadence this one is more like notching chores off the to do list

[@KnightsArcade]

Yes. Well put. I found the Asgård sections especially dull. That whole part of the game felt like a chore.

[@letsbehonest7380]

I 1000% agree for me the game started to become boring and repetitive as soon as I killed off the knights of the order the were by far the most challenging had the best combat AI and were very similar to the mercenaries in odessy however for some stupid reason unlike odessy these mercenaries/knights of the order never respawn its soo aggravating cause if they actually respawned this game world be so much better imagine how boring odessy would be if the mercenaries were all one offs and u couldn't start a battle sequence whenever u wanted and their was no jobs board where u can collect regenerating bounties and contracts, that's basically assassin's creed valhalla

[@Aelo1234]

Absolutely Loved it... your video that is

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. That's very kind of you.

[@RubenSudduth]

I enjoyed it a lot for one I’m Irish so I really dig the Viking culture, also just started my 2nd play through on nightmare mode looking to play this game better than my first go around.

[@Tutel9528]

11:23 To be fair as massively scaled down the map is, it’s still huge for an open world game.I mean how many modern open world RPGs are there with maps that sprawl well over 10,000 meters from one side to other? Well,probably only newer Assassin’s Creed games.I’ve played Witcher,Fallout,Elder Scrolls,Horizon,Kingdom Come Deliverance etc. and none of them have maps in that scale. Even though there are many things i dislike about Valhalla i absolutely adore the sheer size and beauty of it’s world.

[@KnightsArcade]

Oh yeah... it wasn't really a complaint. Just something I notice a lot more, having lived all around England.

[@cosmiclunch8571]

This is my favorite ac game out of the three I've played by far. I don't think it deserves as much hate as it gets. It's not perfect but overall made me feel like a viking

[@KnightsArcade]

That's fair enough. In the end we can only speak about our own personal feelings about a game. I try to bring up good points AND bad points, and let the viewer decide. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Bender2497]

I'm currently playing this one and I really like it. Huge game, can see where it may feel watered down a bit, but overall I'm enjoying it.

[@KnightsArcade]

Glad to hear you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@mrzerian11]

It is probably a great game, just like the other rpg like AC games. But I was generally a fan of the old combat and the smooth animations. Of course it was easy, but they could have kept a similar style and then moved on. The combat and animations in this game is not AC for me, but I guess I am to conservative.

[@KnightsArcade]

I agree. It's gotten too far from the original AC games. I know things must evolve and move on, but they are slowly cutting out the things people loved about the series.

[@RRai2000]

@@KnightsArcade Sorry but Origins was and still a new/old game compared to Vallaha and Odssey. Plus that game should of never get so much hate for the new direction, Story, characters and combat. No offense to anyone.

[@KnightsArcade]

@@RRai2000 None taken. You are as entitled to an opinion as anyone else.

[@nicomatzke482]

Just got the ultimate Edition (Season pass included) for 40 bucks and i cant wait to play.

[@jamesferris1958]

I'm still installing I'm at the part where I get on the boat

[@StalwartShinobi]

i like the most how Star Wars villains are mostly british, even vader even though he was voiced by an american. there is a hilarious vid of the costume actor David Prowse voicing lines when he thought he would be the voice and is so funny hearing vader as a well spoken brtish man without the breather filter

[@KnightsArcade]

It would have been okay with a Brit like Patrick Stewart or Benedict Cumberbatch... I mean Ian McDiarmid (who played Palpatine)... the problem with Prowse, was that he has a strong Bristol/West Country accent... we call it a "Wurzel" accent... so to Brits (who remember him as the "Green Cross Code man) he sounds like a West Country farmer, behind a menacing mask... and it takes away all the fear. 😆 We have a lot of different accents in this country, and they vary wildly. My native accent is referred to a "Dee Dar", because I'm originally from Sheffield. What you need is a Brit with a deep RP voice.

[@antestanic2964]

ahh imagine this kind of graphics and beautiful England landscapes with ghost of Tsushima, viking kind of combat.. just imagine :D

[@LM-vq7ju]

I hear you on the geography. In Wrath, how the feck is Athlone an Island?! Lol

[@KnightsArcade]

Well... there are islands NEAR it. Maybe that was enough for Ubisoft. 😂

[@LM-vq7ju]

@@KnightsArcade I think I was expecting a bridge and Sean's Bar just to the south aka Luan's Inn. But kudos to Ubi for making it a Trading Post for Ale!

[@nb2k360]

Iam going to play this I like Norse mythology.i recently played gow and that engaged in Norse mythology so going to play this also..

[@Reneker]

Good review!!!

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. And thanks for watching.

[@vitorfernandes651]

For people who say this is less stealth than the old games. Try playing on the hardest difficulty.

[@cody3335]

I feel like hard is the way it is meant to be played but I liked playing very hard because the stealth as well is key 🔑. I totally agree.

[@gringobronx7670]

Not everybody likes to play games on hard

[@meganmullis5386]

@@gringobronx7670 not everyone needs to, for those who want more of a stealth element because they're tired of enemies being too easy to kill, they can play on very hard or hard, for those who want to brute force it, they can play on moderate/regular or easy.

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

That intro was brilliantly hilarious 😂

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much. You wouldn't believe how much hate I've gotten over that intro. There are always a few nutcases who ignore historical facts and prefer to think their country is the greatest in the world, but... there you go. Thanks for watching.

[@poszarpany8372]

Great Video 👏👏👏👍

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much, Piotr. Very nice of you to say.

[@beardedcasual5120]

@6:50 looks a lot like the skill tree from Path of Exile. but more user friendly than PoE

[@93redcamaroz28]

Pauses you could get insurance commercials into Ubisoft: *writes that down*

[@KnightsArcade]

😂 Erm... yeah. Good point. I should probably not be giving them ideas.

[@Steven141]

I miss the focus on historical accuracy and on the stealth aspects as well as the overall assassin's order storyline of the earlier games

[@KnightsArcade]

Agreed. I used to love the AC games in the early days. Nowadays they're barely recognisable.

[@milangeorgievski4191]

i know im late but what was your opinion on the ending? i didn't even know that it was the ending before i looked it up, and do the dlc's provide closure for this messed up ending?

[@KnightsArcade]

I didn't care all that much for the ending, but it certainly wasn't the worst I've ever seen.

[@milangeorgievski4191]

@@KnightsArcade it just left me thinking “oh that was it?”

[@Foundprodigal]

You know, I bought the gold edition for like $20 bucks and I think its amazing. I've had one bug in my 30-40 hours in and it was so small and insignificant that It wasn't even an issue. The main complaint is see is people say it's too long. You don't have to do every single little thing on the map. Just do the main quest-line. Too long would be Red Dead 2, which after playing exclusively the main story for 100 hours I still wasn't finished.

[@KnightsArcade]

People keep misunderstanding the complaint of "This game is too long". I love a really long in-depth game, and I love doing sidequests. I don't care if the game take 1000 hours to complete. The problem with AC: Valhalla, is that it's far too thin to be worth putting in that time. So most people are bored LONG before the end, if they also want to do sidequests. The world is thin, uninteresting, and repetitive. The characters are lifeless and dull. That why so many people (like Lachy Mckenzie, who commented less than 24 hours after you did, and many, many others) complained that the game was too long. Not because they hate long games, but because this is a 20 hour game, which put on about 100 hours of excess weight. RDR2 is a gorgeous, lovingly-crafted, thriving, living, breathing world with a touching, heartfelt story, and characters who are believable and lifelike. Decent voice-acting and motion capture... superb story... incredibly immersive locations. That's why a game like that takes 9 years to make. Assassin's Creed throw out games waaaaay too often, and the result (inevitably) is lifeless and thin.

[@Foundprodigal]

@@KnightsArcade Interesting lol. I actually got bored of Red Dead way earlier than with Valhalla. I get what you're saying and that's fair, but I just don't get that from the game. Like Red Dead got old really fast for me, but Valhalla hasn't. Also, it's not always the time in development as it is resources and bodies working on it, not to mention Rockstar overworked their people to the max.

[@-pressxtostart-]

True but why put all that crap on the map in the first place if you can just ignore it, think of the developers who spend that time just bloating out the game for no reason as everyone says "well you dont have to do it" look at all the cut content in games because it didnt fit or make it a better experience. They need to learn to just cut that shit and stop worrying about their game needing to take 100 hours to complete

[@Foundprodigal]

@Veggietroll It just felt like it drug on and on and on. Right when I thought I'd finally reached the end, nope, another 30 hours left. After it looses its novelty it just sorta feels repetitive to me. All that said, I adore From Software games so maybe it just wasn't my style.

[@oceanic815___7]

Just bought this for £17 on the ps5. Hopefully it will be worth it. Haven’t played an AC in years.

[@KnightsArcade]

Hope you enjoy it.

[@majstorringo]

Bro one question, I can not decide between AC valhalla and FC 6 which one to buy since they are both on sale, I have played a lot of ubisoft games and I know roughly what awaits me, is FC 6 better, less repetitive and boring? I heard Valhalla is too long and boring, which one would you recommend I buy?

[@KnightsArcade]

I'm afraid I haven't played Far Cry 6, so I can't be of much help there. All I can tell you is that I enjoyed Valhalla at first... but it drags out way too long for such "thin" content. Of course... that's only my opinion. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

[@robertwatson5104]

Stick with Valhalla, Far Cry 6 is awful

[@allansolano5587]

Late to the party i bought the game last week with every dlc at $30, im already 30 hours into it and i really like it i get that some people dont like the repetition or the flow of combat but that personally doesnt bother me also i choose the pathfinder exploration difficulty and disable the compass so i can only see dots and the markers if i use the crow and the view points and that has made the exploration extremely fun i really like the world events and enjoy the story and side missions still got a lot to do but im just letting the game come to me and explore at my pace instead of just pushing my self to complete every task at once, i also had to say that i was extremely tired about the old AC the stealth aproach so im bias because of the rpg elements and the viking era

[@paStLife463]

I ve played them all - dlc's and spin offs included but not on release date so no rose tinted glasses: Best of all Black Flag, second best Odyssey and/or Brotherhood followed by Origins and/or Assassin's Creed 2. Valhalla then. And then the rest. ;-)

[@greggayres]

the thing is if they are going to scale down a map they may as well get the whole uk look like give me Newcastle please

[@francistein8409]

It's the same as far cry 5, it was disappointing on release but years later you actually find out that it's actually a fun game

[@chad416]

I love open world games where there are some collectibles (Witcher 3, days gone, AC1 - AC odyssey, far cry games, etc.) , but man, this game have too much that I got tired and stopped playing it.

[@KnightsArcade]

Yup. Same here. I usually love to do side-quests and collectibles, but like you, I got bored.

[@DonaldBlake287]

Hell of an intro, only a true Brit would admit that 😂

[@KnightsArcade]

Can't avoid the facts. 😆 But you'd be surprised how much hate I've gotten from people who think "Acknowledging historical facts" makes me some sort of "brainwashed lefty" or "traitor" or... whatever else they come up with. Thanks for watching.

[@sondersonics7534]

@@KnightsArcade to be fair most countries have been doing fucked up stuff to each other but England did much of it in recent history cause of the industrialization

[@davidcarruthers8496]

After AC: Odyssey I was really looking forward to this one, shame it was such a cash grab... and the history, I know its a video game but if your gonna do a historical game and are a large game developer employ some experts rather than just go for LARPy fantasy vikings

[@professornaak3033]

I love your sense of humour 😄

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you. That's always nice to hear. Thanks for watching.

[@bigt4135]

I got it on black Friday for $20, and the season pass for another $20. I can’t wait to try it.

[@tylergingras8000]

Did you enjoy it? I’m looking at buying it.

[@EpochFitness]

Reviewed with humour and panache of a modern day wordsmith. Great job.

[@KnightsArcade]

Thank you very much for those kind words. And thanks for watching.

[@asplmn]

It's actually been quite a joy on Stadia as a quick pick up and jump in title

[@KnightsArcade]

Excellent. Glad you're enjoying it.

[@connorkenway2023]

Spot in

[@hughjaenus2235]

Thank you for such an honest reivew, i can't stand the trend of calling a new assassin's creed game bad because it's not Unity 2.0 with amazing parkour and stealth, remove the "assassin's creed" title and these games are pretty good for what they are, Black flag is arguably the best pirate game, Odyssey is probably the best spartan game and Valhalla is probably the best viking themed game. Like or hate Ubisoft and they do deserve a lot of the hate, but you can't deny they craft some massive beautiful open world games.

[@KnightsArcade]

There seem to be far more "game haters" and "dev haters" than I've ever known, these days. I think each game should be judged on its own merits or failures, not necessarily by who the developer is, or what a certain group of players expects from the next game. Ubisoft are rumoured to be involved with the upcoming Star Wars open-world game. I'll admit I'm nervous, but I'm curious to see what happens. Thanks for watching.