Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

skerry · 07-12-2020 11:54pm

About 8 hours in now and having a better time with this. Combat seems a bit better. Was using 2 handed axe and using one hander and flail now. Spent last couple of hours tipping around between mission objectives but wandering off and getting distracted by treasure markers which was enjoyable and reminded me of chasing down ?s in Witcher 3. Looks fantastic too which helps.

I'm about level 25 already though so no idea what level cap is. I had a mission there and it was right beside an area that had 160 power requirement so didn't go snooping around there.

The accents are nowhere near as cringe worthy as Origins and Odyssey. Could not tolerate those forced accents. Dont know why Ubisoft try to be authentic with the accents, they remind me of Alexei Sayle in the young ones., not able for them at all. Actually tuned me off the previous games

Hey_Listen · 08-12-2020 12:02am

skerry wrote: »

About 8 hours in now and having a better time with this. Combat seems a bit better. Was using 2 handed axe and using one hander and flail now. Spent last couple of hours tipping around between mission objectives but wandering off and getting distracted by treasure markers which was enjoyable and reminded me of chasing down ?s in Witcher 3. Looks fantastic too which helps.

I'm about level 25 already though so no idea what level cap is. I had a mission there and it was right beside an area that had 160 power requirement so didn't go snooping around there.

The accents are nowhere near as cringe worthy as Origins and Odyssey. Could not tolerate those forced accents. Dont know why Ubisoft try to be authentic with the accents, they remind me of Alexei Sayle in the young ones., not able for them at all. Actually tuned me off the previous games

I wonder what the Irish DLC accents will be like.

skerry · 08-12-2020 12:04am

Hey_Listen wrote: »

I wonder what the Irish DLC accents will be like.

Don't even want to think about it

Tom Cruise from Far and Away schtyle

marcbrophy · 08-12-2020 12:29am

Hey_Listen wrote: »

I wonder what the Irish DLC accents will be like.

You meet a few Irish around England and the don't sound too bad to me anyway!
Anything's a huge step up from the hate crime that was Shay Cormac!

marcbrophy · 08-12-2020 1:07am

Bejayzis!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjSy5kF6io0

:pac:

08-12-2020 1:26am

There was Brigid in the main game, they were going for Snatch there I think but it was just annoying and not at all funny a bit like that film.

dreamers75 · 08-12-2020 10:16am

Hey_Listen wrote: »

I wonder what the Irish DLC accents will be like.

The accents in Legion were good, in my game 50% of London was from Dublin.

Dcully · 08-12-2020 6:44pm

Kiith wrote: »

I got to England, and quickly lost interest. The bugs didn't help, but it just didn't hold my attention like i'd hoped it would. Cancelled my UPlay+, but may give it another go in a few months.

Subbed to uplay the other day to try this and Fenyx Rising, im not even going to get to England lol lost interest already.

PsychoPete · 14-12-2020 7:55pm

Might interest some of ye but Ubisoft are giving people free rewards in Valhalla . Today you can get the Bayek Legacy outfit and Seafarer settlement pack for 24 hours only. Different rewards each day apparently.

https://ubi.li/happyholidays

skerry · 14-12-2020 10:31pm

Someone please tell me the anomalies are optional. Possibly the most annoying thing I've ever came across in a game.

OptimusTractor · 15-12-2020 1:51am

skerry wrote: »

Someone please tell me the anomalies are optional. Possibly the most annoying thing I've ever came across in a game.

Yeah I think they're part of the mysteries that can found in each area.

Markitron · 15-12-2020 9:41am

This is fast becoming my favourite AC, its getting better and better as it goes on. Just finished the London section now, figure I am halfway?

Aside from one world event, I haven't had a single bug either.

skerry wrote: »

Someone please tell me the anomalies are optional. Possibly the most annoying thing I've ever came across in a game.

I'm finding the floating pages to be far more irritating. One false move and you have to go all the way back to the start and wait for the poxy things to reset.

EoinMcLovin · 15-12-2020 12:03pm

Markitron wrote: »

This is fast becoming my favourite AC, its getting better and better as it goes on. Just finished the London section now, figure I am halfway?

Aside from one world event, I haven't had a single bug either.

I'm finding the floating pages to be far more irritating. One false move and you have to go all the way back to the start and wait for the poxy things to reset.

Yeah those pages are annoying. Just started this on Friday, only had one bug where I fast traveled to a port while in the boat and when it loaded in, I was at the same place but the boat was invisible. There is also a new title update out today on all platforms

15-12-2020 6:45pm

For the pages you have a lot of time once they stop and if you miss it just bee line to the finish point instead of chasing it and wait for it.

I would 100% recommend doing all of the anomalies over anything else as there is some essential viewing once you finish them.

15-12-2020 7:13pm

One of the anomalies though has a really bad checkpoint where if you fall in order to continue you have to undo the beams you just did in to get back over and then redo them again , and of course I fell 4 or 5 times before I tried resetting the check point myself by hopping back to the circular piece.

Necro · 15-12-2020 8:35pm

Really enjoyed the game but it has to be the worst game for random crashes I've ever played. Bugs don't bother me as long as they aren't too breaky but the game physically crashing three or four times in a 3 hr play session is infuriating.

Initially I was worried my PS4 was giving up the ghost but whacked on a few different games and 0 issues.

Big into the viking lore and this was just right up my street.

Sephiroth_dude · 15-12-2020 10:16pm

Necro wrote: »

Really enjoyed the game but it has to be the worst game for random crashes I've ever played. Bugs don't bother me as long as they aren't too breaky but the game physically crashing three or four times in a 3 hr play session is infuriating.

Initially I was worried my PS4 was giving up the ghost but whacked on a few different games and 0 issues.

Big into the viking lore and this was just right up my street.

How does it look on ps4 ? its looks amazing on series X.

Necro · 15-12-2020 10:17pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

How does it look on ps4 ? its looks amazing on series X.

Phenomenal. It's gorgeous imo anyways, but the crashing would drive you mad

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 15-12-2020 10:31pm

Latest sizable patch released. Fairly big change log.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/assassins-creed-valhalla-title-update-patch-notes/

I'm 110hrs in with 80% completed and maxed out level 400. For a game I wasn't even going to play I've loved it.

Markitron · 16-12-2020 11:38am

Game feels completely different now that they have patched in dual sense features. Firing the bow feels SO good.

quokula · 16-12-2020 12:15pm

Just started this in the last couple of days, really enjoying it so far. The first quest chain I did upon arriving in England involved looking for clues and identifying a traitor and I found it really enjoyable - it feels like a lot of the mechanics are a direct response to complaints about previous games that you're always just going to icons on the map and never really exploring.

I was unsure if the game would click with me as the setting is way less exotic and appealing than the Greek islands or Egyptian desert, and so far that has borne out somewhat in plain old forests and fields and little towns, but the missions so far have done enough to keep me engaged on their own merit and there seems to be a ton of gameplay variety. I'm enjoying raiding and enjoying the combat, which is pretty much a first for an AC game, and it compliments the stealth gameplay that I've always enjoyed well. Looking forward to unlocking more abilities and variety as I get more into it.

Zero-Cool · 18-12-2020 9:05pm

I'm looking at either Miles Morales or this off Santa. The only review i watched was from skillup who tore it to shreds mostly because it was so long and grindy before you get to the end of the story. I absolutely hate padded out and repetitive open world stuff so it really put me off off but people on boards seem to be really enjoying it. Anyone cleared it or far into it still enjoying it ?

18-12-2020 9:29pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I'm looking at either Miles Morales or this off Santa. The only review i watched was from skillup who tore it to shreds mostly because it was so long and grindy before you get to the end of the story. I absolutely hate padded out and repetitive open world stuff so it really put me off off but people on boards seem to be really enjoying it. Anyone cleared it or far into it still enjoying it ?

I didn't hate completing it exactly and did have fun with it I guess but when you start out you think hey this isn't too bad and even maybe 40-50 hours in it's ok but then then the long gaps in the over all story creep in and you could go several nights without any just taking over each region. I think it has 22 which are all 4-5 missions and associated busy work on the map which you need to do to level up as combat gives so little XP.

It's got some issues with combat and the raven is not useful at all unlike the last two games. The settlement is a bit pointless too. I only realised after wards you could throw a feast and get buffs.

I think I said either here or somewhere else that as a game it makes very poor use of your time. For 100% completion you are looking at 100-120 hours of that only about 35-40 will be story main game the rest is padding. Even if you don't mind some padding it's still excessive.

Zero-Cool · 18-12-2020 9:36pm

Thanks man, Miles it is then. I could barely finish Syndicate buckeye of the way you had to take over regions doing the same stuff in each one which this kind of sounds like. Will hold out for a sale and try it then.

Markitron · 21-12-2020 10:26am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Thanks man, Miles it is then. I could barely finish Syndicate buckeye of the way you had to take over regions doing the same stuff in each one which this kind of sounds like. Will hold out for a sale and try it then.

Tbf its nothing like Syndicate in the way you take over areas, it is done through story quests.

PsychoPete · 21-12-2020 12:05pm

Done the Yule festival quests, one annoying bug in one of the quests where the marker isn't where its supposed to be

EoinMcLovin · 21-12-2020 12:07pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Done the Yule festival quests, one annoying bug in one of the quests where the marker isn't where its supposed to be

Yeah have noticed that. There is also a bug that whenever you load or fast travel you usually end up drunk.

titan18 · 22-12-2020 12:26pm

Anyone able to say if the ultimate edition is worth it over the gold edition? Doesn't look like it to me, but just incase anyone here bought it

Sephiroth_dude · 22-12-2020 1:02pm

Some of the mysteries side quests are hilarious, much prefer the way they did quests in this than in the last two games, by the time I had finished the last two game there was still dozen of ? quests all over the map but I couldn't be arsed doing them as they were boring and samey.

Markitron · 22-12-2020 2:00pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Some of the mysteries side quests are hilarious, much prefer the way they did quests in this than in the last two games, by the time I had finished the last two game there was still dozen of ? quests all over the map but I couldn't be arsed doing them as they were boring and samey.

Yea it was done really well, I liked that I didn't know if it was going to be a story sidequest until I was right next to it. Also helped to keep the mission log in a manageable state.

Sephiroth_dude · 23-12-2020 12:28am

I killed 2 zealots tonight, they were not easy, the second one was really annoying as it could heal itself and you could only parry one of its attacks the others you couldn't.

PsychoPete · 23-12-2020 9:12am

The Zealot that's in Venonis, I parked my long ship at the bank, got the Zealots attention from a height with an arrow, the raiding crew starting shooting arrows at him and killed him for me. Its the least they could do, the feckers are useless unless it's a raid

Markitron · 23-12-2020 10:20am

Is there any point to that Yule festival? I tried doing a few of the events but they seem endless and I can't get the mission markers to disappear from the map - which is the only reason I tried it in the first place.

PsychoPete · 23-12-2020 10:35am

You can use the tokens to buy gear,weapons and tattoos in the shop. The gear and weapons aren't great until you upgrade them

Markitron · 23-12-2020 10:37am

PsychoPete wrote: »

You can use the tokens to buy gear,weapons and tattoos in the shop. The gear and weapons aren't great until you upgrade them

Is there an actual storyline to finish or is it just the minigames?

PsychoPete · 23-12-2020 10:48am

Markitron wrote: »

Is there an actual storyline to finish or is it just the minigames?

Just mini games and two quests, they will stay on the map some time in January

fixXxer · 23-12-2020 11:45am

Started this last night after Cyberpunk crashed out again. Took me too long to realise that the Follow The Coast option wasn't taking me to my objective automatically :-/

marcbrophy · 23-12-2020 1:00pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

The Zealot that's in Venonis, I parked my long ship at the bank, got the Zealots attention from a height with an arrow, the raiding crew starting shooting arrows at him and killed him for me. Its the least they could do, the feckers are useless unless it's a raid

I tried this exact thing before and the gobshítes just sat in the boat looking forward as I got killed over and over again :pac:

marcbrophy · 23-12-2020 1:50pm

fixXxer wrote: »

Started this last night after Cyberpunk crashed out again. Took me too long to realise that the Follow The Coast option wasn't taking me to my objective automatically :-/

Tip: When in follow mode (boat or horses) you can use the analogue stick left and right to change paths at upcoming forks. Unless you are going to a specific objective, when I think it locks the path.

Vicxas · 27-12-2020 1:46pm

Would you recommend you play the other AC games before getting this.

I havent played an AC game since AC3, which i got about 5 hours into.

OptimusTractor · 27-12-2020 5:50pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Would you recommend you play the other AC games before getting this.

I havent played an AC game since AC3, which i got about 5 hours into.

Definitely Origins & Odyssey.

With Odyssey play as Kassandra not the Fallout npc lookalike.

El Gato De Negocios · 27-12-2020 6:10pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Would you recommend you play the other AC games before getting this.

I havent played an AC game since AC3, which i got about 5 hours into.

Tbh, no.

Reason being is they are mammoth games.

I played Odyssey first and sunk well over 100 hours into it.

Played origins next and put 70 or 80 into it.

Started valhalla and have about 25 hours put in but havnt played in a week.

They are VERY repetitive in terms of gameplay and I'm burned out from it. I think its the kind of game that I will dip in and out of over the coming months however I will say, if you havnt played any of them recently then go for valhalla as its so shiny and new.

El Gato De Negocios · 27-12-2020 6:20pm

One thing that is really annoying me is killing innocents results in desynchronisation, killing randomers for no good reason was one of the best things about Odyssey, is there any way to turn this off?

jones · 28-12-2020 1:13pm

Picked this up on PS5 on the PSN sale i'll get stuck into it when i finish demons souls. Have most of the bugs been fixed at this stage? I heard it was a decent game but very buggy on launch.

JimBurnley · 28-12-2020 3:36pm

jones wrote: »

Picked this up on PS5 on the PSN sale i'll get stuck into it when i finish demons souls. Have most of the bugs been fixed at this stage? I heard it was a decent game but very buggy on launch.

Started week before chrimbo, bout 20-25 hrs in, no bugs so far. Should be good to go

Dcully · 29-12-2020 2:34pm

Uninstalled this yesterday, thankfully i didnt buy it but played via uplay+ month sub.
I loved Odyssey with over 100 hours put into it but this is just a snoozefest for me.

ShaneU · 29-12-2020 2:55pm

Enjoying this game but there's a serious issue with the quest markers. Sometimes they're up the top right corner of the map in the sea, sometimes they're underground in the middle of a field, or sometimes not there at all.

The worst example was definitely the retrieving the barrel of ale mission. First you have to find the brewer, the map gives you a rough location to where he is, no problem there. Then the brewer says that bandits have it, well that narrows things down doesn't it! I'll just wander around England aimlessly until I stumble upon them. Had to google where the camp was, it was over on the east of the island, why not just tell me that? It's like there was two different teams creating these missions!

When you arrive at the camp a marker finally appears to show where the barrel is. When you pick it up the objective just says "Return the barrel"...WHERE, AGAIN THERE'S NO QUEST MARKER!? I put it on my longboat and brought it all the way back to the settlement and when I arrived IT DISAPPEARED! Had to google what to do again. Apparently the brewer is waiting on a boat on the south of the island! Am I psychic? How am I to know this?

For the majority of the game you use your raven to fly around and find this sort of thing but some missions don't let you. I've played Cyberpunk for 30 hours and have been far more frustrated with this game than anything in that. Also have the bug where you are drunk after loading a save, seriously?

ShaneU · 02-01-2021 4:13pm

Last few days I kept getting an error message on ps5 "couldn't sync your save data due to a conflict"

I turn it on today and all my saves have reverted back to the 29th of December. 15 hours progress gone. Done with this game.

Sephiroth_dude · 02-01-2021 6:05pm

ShaneU wrote: »

all my saves have reverted back to the 29th of December. 15 hours progress gone. Done with this game.

WTF :eek: That's horrible!

EoinMcLovin · 02-01-2021 6:53pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Last few days I kept getting an error message on ps5 "couldn't sync your save data due to a conflict"

I turn it on today and all my saves have reverted back to the 29th of December. 15 hours progress gone. Done with this game.

Same thing happened with me for bugsnax. Had just completed the game and was working on the platinum with all but one bugsnax left to collect when save got corrupted with previous save being week old meaning lost loads of progress. Gave up on the platinum and haven't touched game since

Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

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