Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

PsychoPete · 11-11-2020 06:23PM

I picked this up yesterday and had to show ID twice, haven't been asked for Id in years. Enjoying it so, you can get completely lost in exploring your surroundings

marcbrophy · 11-11-2020 06:35PM

Yeah, 950mb installed from the disc, 47gb off the network :eek:

Sephiroth_dude · 11-11-2020 07:06PM

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Skill Up was not kind to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPNCA_XoBg

Another wannabe youtube game celebrity , spouting nonsense like there important or anybody cares what they think, I'll make up my own mind cheers Skill up

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Morathi · 11-11-2020 07:07PM

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Skill Up was not kind to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPNCA_XoBg

I'm a massive fan of his stuff, and tend to agree when playing the games he's reviewed.

Think I'll be waiting for a big sale on this one.

rafi bomb · 11-11-2020 07:34PM

Cany one answer me in a spoiler what quest it is that sends you to England or is it obvious?

Wanna explore the first part a while so don't want to accidentally move on

Potential-Monke · 11-11-2020 08:07PM

I can't find a definite answer online, but have Ubi confirmed if saves on current gen will transfer over to next gen? My PS4 copy arrived today and I'm tempted to start it, but don't want to have to start it again next Friday.

Edit: This is why I don't use mobile browsing much, can't find anything. First search on PC and I found a Polygon article saying yes, saves will transfer from 4 to 5 using Ubisoft Connect which will be available on launch. Interestingly, Ubi also confirmed that your save on Xbox One can transfer to PS5, and from PS4 to Xbox Series. First time I've heard of that!

PsychoPete · 11-11-2020 08:12PM

rafi bomb wrote: »

Cany one answer me in a spoiler what quest it is that sends you to England or is it obvious?

Wanna explore the first part a while so don't want to accidentally move on

I read that you've to complete the prologue in Norway before going to England

Kiith · 11-11-2020 10:42PM

Kiith wrote: »

Played the first 2 hours there and enjoyed it. Looking forward to putting a bit more time in over the next few days.

It's Odyssey, but with snow.

Also, it's a buggy mess. 2 hard freezes in the last 20 minutes, both on the first big settlement raid. Character just freezes in the middle of doing something, and the sound continues in the background.

80+ hours in Odyssey and not a single crash in that time.

11-11-2020 10:57PM

Playing on PC and have had no issues so far. Character models don't look as good as the last two i reckon.

martingriff · 11-11-2020 11:22PM

Have not got it yet hopefully it will be tomorrow an post tracker says sorted in Dublin Parcel Hub at least I did more of Watch Dogs before it came. But I want it now

dreamers75 · 12-11-2020 02:00AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Playing on PC and have had no issues so far. Character models don't look as good as the last two i reckon.

Defaults to 50% resolution scale for some reason, crank that over 100% and it looks like a different game.

Ridley · 12-11-2020 02:11AM

Kiith wrote: »

Also, it's a buggy mess. 2 hard freezes in the last 20 minutes, both on the first big settlement raid. Character just freezes in the middle of doing something, and the sound continues in the background.

80+ hours in Odyssey and not a single crash in that time.

Yeah game froze for me twice in the first raid.

Nothing too disruptive but it reminds me of the bugs AC3 had (held off on Unity and played Rogue when the initial wave of floating eyes and teeth reports came out).

The Phantom Pain · 12-11-2020 11:04AM

This is the buggiest Assassin's Creed game. Tired of constantly having to restart quests because of progression breaking bugs. :mad:

Markitron · 12-11-2020 12:05PM

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

This is the buggiest Assassin's Creed game. Tired of constantly having to restart quests because of progression breaking bugs. :mad:

I haven't played it yet but there is no way I will ever believe that it is buggier than Unity

Sephiroth_dude · 12-11-2020 02:57PM

Are all versions very buggy?

marcbrophy · 12-11-2020 04:38PM

Only thing I've noticed on Series X is a bit of screen tearing every now and then.
I'm only 2-3 hours in though, will be giving it a few hours more tonight

Thecageyone · 12-11-2020 06:07PM

It's a buggy mess on PC at least, from the streams I've seen. Have seen it completely crash on some players, others had extreme lag and odd things happen like their character getting stuck on terrain. It's also not for me, watched enough now to know that it is definitely not a €59 worth title, maybe when it drops to about 20 I might try it but it's certainly no Witcher 3 ... which I still have the DLC to finish on

Morathi · 12-11-2020 06:33PM

Thecageyone wrote: »

It's a buggy mess on PC at least, from the streams I've seen. Have seen it completely crash on some players, others had extreme lag and odd things happen like their character getting stuck on terrain. It's also not for me, watched enough now to know that it is definitely not a €59 worth title, maybe when it drops to about 20 I might try it but it's certainly no Witcher 3 ... which I still have the DLC to finish on

Oh man I'm jealous. I wish I could wipe my memory and play the two W3 DLCs all over again.

Dcully · 12-11-2020 06:37PM

Im hearing so many varying opinions on the combat, i loved it in Odyssey, its what kept me playing more than anything else hence my concern.

dreamers75 · 12-11-2020 06:56PM

Dcully wrote: »

Im hearing so many varying opinions on the combat, i loved it in Odyssey, its what kept me playing more than anything else hence my concern.

Its ehh different, when I get some good **** and moves prolly best to comment on it then.

Sonics2k · 12-11-2020 07:39PM

What's that you say? Ubisoft released a buggy version of an Assassins Creed game? What madness is this? Who would have thought it?

Stop ****ing pre-ordering games from ****ty developers who keep releasing buggy games. :mad:

nix · 12-11-2020 10:19PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

What's that you say? Ubisoft released a buggy version of an Assassins Creed game? What madness is this? Who would have thought it?

Stop ****ing pre-ordering games from ****ty developers who keep releasing buggy games. :mad:

Exactly, When it comes to Ubisoft/EA games, they're best ignored.

Or

If you must, wait 6 months and you will get the finished game in the state it should have been released for €20, or wait a year and get it with all the DLC's for near as cheap.

Might be hard to do it at first, but once you let a back log build you will be swimming..

The Phantom Pain · 12-11-2020 10:50PM

Markitron wrote: »

I haven't played it yet but there is no way I will ever believe that it is buggier than Unity

Unity was not buggy for me like everyone else, only the co op had serious issues. I actually found Syndicate more buggy.

Sonics2k wrote: »

What's that you say? Ubisoft released a buggy version of an Assassins Creed game? What madness is this? Who would have thought it?

Stop ****ing pre-ordering games from ****ty developers who keep releasing buggy games. :mad:

I usually wait with most developers except Sony games and Ubisoft because for the most part Ubisoft games have been good for me at launch but they're having a bad run lately. You can see why they pushed their games back.

Sonics2k · 12-11-2020 11:27PM

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Unity was not buggy for me like everyone else, only the co op had serious issues. I actually found Syndicate more buggy.

I usually wait with most developers except Sony games and Ubisoft because for the most part Ubisoft games have been good for me at launch but they're having a bad run lately. You can see why they pushed their games back.

A bad run lately? Ah come on man.

Pretty much each Assassins Creed games launched with bugs since Black Flag, remember the disappearing faces in Unity? Broken FPS and CTD's in that and Syndicate. Cloud saves deleting files in Black Flag. For Honor having constant FPS and CTD's. Watchdogs was plagued with problems, and I'm sure we all remember the massive downgrade in graphics that game went through.

Oh, Assassins Creed: Origins still has FPS problems on PC because Ubi couldn't be arsed to fix the problems.

This bad run has been going on for like 10 years now.

titan18 · 12-11-2020 11:36PM

Might wait until Christmas to get it with the bug reports. Probably have a few patches out by then

marcbrophy · 12-11-2020 11:54PM

I may have Stockholm syndrome (send help), but I like most Ubi games and rarely encounter issues!
I'm not going to apologise for that!
But I'm certainly aware it makes me more forgiving for any issues I might encounter versus others

13-11-2020 12:14AM

Should a chap who enjoyed Origins, invest in Odyssey or this?

The Phantom Pain · 13-11-2020 12:20AM

Sonics2k wrote: »

A bad run lately? Ah come on man.

Pretty much each Assassins Creed games launched with bugs since Black Flag, remember the disappearing faces in Unity? Broken FPS and CTD's in that and Syndicate. Cloud saves deleting files in Black Flag. For Honor having constant FPS and CTD's. Watchdogs was plagued with problems, and I'm sure we all remember the massive downgrade in graphics that game went through.

Oh, Assassins Creed: Origins still has FPS problems on PC because Ubi couldn't be arsed to fix the problems.

This bad run has been going on for like 10 years now.

Not for me. Black Flag was extremely polished for me when it released and is today. I didn't get the disappearing faces in Unity, only annoying frame rate drops, unresponsive combat and climbing. Oh, and overlapping menus but nothing that ruined my enjoyment over time. If anything, what ruined my enjoyment of Unity was that it was a bad game regardless of bugs.

Syndicate was admittedly very buggy but optimisation was better.

Origins was poorly optimised at launch but they did patch it and it runs very well today.

For Honour is in the backlog so can't speak on that. Watch Dogs 1 and 2 were polished for me at launch and are today. Legion on the other hand is a mess.

Downgrade in graphics is not the same as bugs and poor optimisation, and while it's bad I was never hot on the Watch Dogs 1 E3 reveal anyway so didn't care about the downgrade. The Division may have been downgraded but that game is still absolutely stunning. In fact, one of the first things I noticed about the game was just how good the graphics were despite the downgrade. It looks better than the second game IMO (and runs better too). I didn't play The Division at launch but it was polished for me also.

Overall, I've had a good experience with Ubisoft when it comes to bugs and optimisation and even the platinum breaking bug for Legion was fixed within a few days of release. Legion and Valhalla have bugs that actually ruin the game so I stand by my statement that this is not like them.

PsychoPete · 13-11-2020 12:43AM

I've put about 8 or 9 hours into this so and there hasn't been a single issue with it so far, hopefully it stays that way

Sephiroth_dude · 13-11-2020 12:50AM

PsychoPete wrote: »

I've put about 8 or 9 hours into this so and there hasn't been a single issue with it so far, hopefully it stays that way

What platform are you on?

Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

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