Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

TheValeyard

Finally speech fixed when trading goods! This was really annoying me!!

Polar101

DLC is going to be set in Ireland. I was kind of hoping they'd do that, let's see how it turns out.


https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-18-assassins-creed-valhallas-ireland-expansion-arrives-in-april

Wrath of the Druids, the first major expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, launches on 29th April.

Set in Ireland, a new country for the game, Wrath of the Druids will see Valhalla heroine Eivor tracking members of a druidic cult named the Children of Danu. You'll also dive into Gaelic myths and folklores, and meet even more local kings.

OptimusTractor

Interesting bit of trivia. Danu is believed to be the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann, which roughly translates to " The peoples of the goddess Danu."

An AC game could be made from the legends of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha alone.

skerry

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Interesting bit of trivia. Danu is believed to be the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann, which roughly translates to " The peoples of the goddess Danu."

An AC game could be made from the legends of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha alone.

Also my daughters name. Might have to pick this one up on that basis alone

quokula

I normally never get the DLC for AC games because the base game always has more than enough content. Picked up the season pass for this though just to see what the Ireland setting is like.

TheValeyard

quokula wrote: »

I normally never get the DLC for AC games because the base game always has more than enough content. Picked up the season pass for this though just to see what the Ireland setting is like.

Same. Need to level up and finish main campaign. I wanna explore a crannog or ring Fort.

recyclops

i am going to check out if I can smash up glendalough, if I cant im out

Markitron

recyclops wrote: »

i am going to check out if I can smash up glendalough, if I cant im out

Mate, it's a game about being an assassin, not a game about being from Tallaght on a bank holiday weekend.

jones

Yeah think i'll get the pass just to play the Ireland DLC. Not often we get games set here ha

Gunmonkey

quokula wrote: »

I normally never get the DLC for AC games because the base game always has more than enough content. Picked up the season pass for this though just to see what the Ireland setting is like.

Aye, Ive been holding out to see what thats like. Hopefully they dont decide to "reimagine" what Ireland was like 1000 years ago based on current social ideals.

Markitron

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Aye, Ive been holding out to see what thats like. Hopefully they dont decide to "reimagine" what Ireland was like 1000 years ago based on current social ideals.

I will be shocked if they somehow manage to resist the urge to include the leprechaun accents and copious amounts of drunk NPCs.

johnny_ultimate

I'm eager to try it.

I'd be less eager to play through a few dozen hours of AC Valhalla to get to the Irish DLC parts

EoinMcLovin

https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/1375476255403995139?s=19

YoshiSays

There were lots of parts of breath of the wild that felt so like Ireland to me, e.g. rural Wicklow or Kerry. Pity Valhalla is a so-so game that requires a lot of your time. Will definitely get it one day for the Ireland DLC if it drops in price a lot.

martingriff

Markitron wrote: »

I will be shocked if they somehow manage to resist the urge to include the leprechaun accents and copious amounts of drunk NPCs.

Was there enough drunk people in the base game

EoinMcLovin

https://twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1382363166982688769

dohboy

I'm 30+ hours into this and, dunno, not really feeling it. It's... fine? Just not very captivating imo. I think Odyssey might be my personal AC high-water mark. Maybe I've had my fill now until there's a big revamp or something.

ewj1978

aye, 50 hours in and haven't gone back to it in a while. Much preferred origins and odyssey.

Exclamation Marc

I think the only aspect I truly prefer in Valhalla over Odyssey is the World Events.

Still enjoyed it and am close to a platinum on it but it really lagged in parts.

OptimusTractor

martingriff wrote: »

Was there enough drunk people in the base game

Not only that. You could use then as a distraction.

OptimusTractor

dohboy wrote: »

I'm 30+ hours into this and, dunno, not really feeling it. It's... fine? Just not very captivating imo. I think Odyssey might be my personal AC high-water mark. Maybe I've had my fill now until there's a big revamp or something.

Odyssey had some class gear. You had the likes of Poseidon's Trident which let you breath underwater.

Midnight_EG

80ish hours in without completing it and I just can't go back... Its so Meh after Odyssey

Sephiroth_dude

Each to their own but I'm surprised people think Odyssey is the better game.

marcbrophy

I just crossed the 100 hour mark and am quite happy with the game.
I just feel like Kassandra was such a bad ass that's it's hard for people to let go

Jordan 199

I suck at the drinking game.

marcbrophy

Jordan 199 wrote: »

I suck at the drinking game.

IRL or in game?

Yeah, I suck at it too and I saw a video where it was shown as an exploit to get quick money.
Don't think I'd be able for that

Jordan 199

marcbrophy wrote: »

IRL or in game?

Both!

I do like the flyting though.

"I was eating a bun, while loading a gun, and I decided to have some fun.."

martyos121

The flyting is brilliantly absurd. It’s the first thing I search out every time I enter a new town or area.

They’re all a bit too easy, but there’s some decent comedy in most of them.

Just found the Prodigy easter egg the last day, got a nice chuckle out of that one.

Jordan 199

martyos121 wrote: »

Just found the Prodigy easter egg the last day, got a nice chuckle out of that one.

That one is really really good

Exclamation Marc

martyos121 wrote: »

Just found the Prodigy easter egg the last day, got a nice chuckle out of that one.

It's excellent isn't it! There's a Winnie the Pooh one as well which is brilliant. Some really imaginative World Events here and there but the Prodigy one is definitely my favourite so far.