Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Seven » Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:07 pm

OrangeRKN wrote:Other than the weirdness of the fog - I think it's a really cool skill/level system! Very much reminds me of FFX's sphere grid and that's very much a good thing.


Yeah i like it, and I know I said it before but the fact you can respec means that if you want to have more challenge you can lower your power level

Appearatly there's mastery stuff, but I haven't unlocked anything like that yet

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by BOR » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:26 pm

I've been playing this a lot more today and it's great. At the moment, I stopped at the first present world with Layla and does anybody read her stuff on the laptop?

The email about Covid-19

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It took me a while to play the tutorial before the title appeared. :o

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by rinks » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:36 pm

OK, I’m back on this (still haven’t left Norway yet lol), but it’s really starting to click with me. After a lukewarm start (which I mostly put down to being tired and needing something more immediate than this), I can now see myself spending a lot of time here.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by OrangeRKN » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:34 am

Into East Anglia now (after a detour into Asgard :lol:)

I really like the structuring of the game as mostly self-contained stories per kingdom. The game is huge but this breakdown makes it feel like multiple manageable stories of which there are more if you want them, rather than one drawn out and overly padded affair.

Also the absolute inception of me playing as Layla in the animus as Eivor dreaming about being Havi :lol:

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Monkey Man » Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:44 pm

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by BOR » Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:40 pm

Brilliant.

I'm surprised that PS5 is having a smaller patch like 2.5GB.

Anyway it'll be interesting to see how much different between resolution and performance mode.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Monkey Man » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:00 pm

Patch is out now. Sounds like the tearing has virtually gone on the Xbox's.


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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by OrangeRKN » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:20 pm

My girlfriend had another hard crash last night on PS4 during a cutscene. Hopefully this update will make things more stable.

The release notes are an interesting read, there are some pretty significant changes

Guards who clearly saw Eivor shoot their ally will now turn hostile. *presses emergency button*


Among Us fans at Ubisoft I guess?

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by OrangeRKN » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:03 am

Well I stopped playing last night because it hard crashed on me, and that was after the update. Oh well :lol:

I've just made it to London, choosing to do that after East Anglia but before Oxfordshire. Back at the settlement I had to turn down Radvi's romantic advances because despite being a murderous viking I am not in fact a terrible person.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by rinks » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:46 pm

Suppose it’s time for me to leave Norway now.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by BOR » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:43 pm

rinks wrote:Suppose it’s time for me to leave Norway now.

I think I left Norway too soon but I'm sure I can go back at some point.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by OrangeRKN » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:43 am

You can go back whenever from the menu (even if narratively it makes no sense)

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Godzilla » Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:06 pm

Done 2 hours of this tonight on PlayStation 5. Very enjoyable so far. Going to try to find everything I can in the starting area before moving on. Bow feels great, combat flows well and the upgrades and skills are really well done.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by OrangeRKN » Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:47 pm

Readingum Abbey :wub:

The river kennet isn't in the game, but there is a stream into the Thames at the abbey that plays the same role which is a neat detail. I think this is the closest I've ever had to a place I've lived being in a game!

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by BOR » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:51 pm

25 hours into this and I'm enjoying it.

Love to explore the secrets, side quests and raid for the gold.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Godzilla » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:50 pm

Just got on the boat to England. Loving this so far. Sense of progression is very well done and it feels like a very confident game. The combat is excellent and it really rewards experimentation and use of all skills.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by KingK » Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:27 pm

I’m only 4 hrs in and guess I’m nowhere near leaving Norway.

Looks lovely on the XSX and I’m just wandering around doing the odd quest. Probably should get on with it

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Godzilla » Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:33 pm

It took me 8 hours to leave Norway. It's a stunning location but when I arrived in England with the rivers and the trees it's picture perfect. Can't wait to start building up my base and learning new skills. I like how the skill tree is set out and how raid and searching are required for both new equipment and new abilities. Massively encourages exploring and raiding.

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by KingK » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:04 pm

The last AC game I finished was AC2. I’ll never get close to finishing any of AC3, 4, Origins, Odyssey so Valhalla has got no chance!

But I do enjoy them!

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PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
by Joer » Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:54 pm

Picked this up again today and spent about an hour trying to kill some old man in a cave so he could go to Valhalla. Only reason I did it was because I dropped the difficulty down to the easiest mode. Felt like a Souls game and I hated it, but I was too stubborn to give in at that point and quit altogether.

I still don't feel like it's properly grabbed me which is a shame, but will make it my game of choice for the foreseeable to hopefully it does soon!


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