Assassins Creed Valhalla (Vikings)

Kingp35 · 06-05-2020 9:39am

Jordan 199 wrote: »

I loved the naval combat in previous AC games.

While you are out sailing, a shipmate would shout out "it's the Man O' War Captain! Will we sink it?!?!

Captain: Argh!!...well...aye!!

I'm the opposite, found them annoying and overly long. I won't miss them anyway.

Penn · 06-05-2020 9:45am

Kingp35 wrote: »

I'm the opposite, found them annoying and overly long. I won't miss them anyway.

Yeah they were okay to begin with, but over time they just got annoying, especially when you had to do so much sailing to get to new islands and end up either having to fight ships or try go around them/outrun them. It just became a real drag, and a drain on resources better spent on weapons/armour but that you need to throw some into your ship because you can't always avoid the naval combat.

Unless they had plans to massively overhaul the naval combat, I'd much prefer it just be left out this time.

Sephiroth_dude · 06-05-2020 9:55am

Burnt out on ship combat but I think black flag did it the best.

Ridley · 07-05-2020 10:15am

Penn wrote: »

Technically yes, but not really. That main arc of that storyline in present-day Black Flag ended in AC: Syndicate (well, technically it ended in a comic book after AC: Synidate). Really though the same Assassins V Templars battle is still going on, but there's been a new modern day protagonist called Layla in the last two games. I didn't really play the first one, and there's probably still not a lot to know from the second one. I'd say you're grand. Bound to be maybe a recap or you could check Youtube for similar before Valhalla comes out, should get you up to speed.

Next to nothing in the Origins modern day story. Layla was ex-Abstergo then becomes an Assassin at the end.

Can't imagine Valhalla won't bring people up to speed for Odyssey.

LAYLA: Boy, I'm sure glad that I, an archaeologist as far as anyone needs to know, put that ancient artifact in a box before I came on holiday to Norway. Maybe I should wash off this blood on my hands. Oh no, I've fallen palm first into this Animus!

El Gato De Negocios · 07-05-2020 12:39pm

The whole animus stuff really boils my piss and is nothing but a time sink.

EoinMcLovin · 07-05-2020 4:33pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUtoX7ue7Q

Retr0gamer · 07-05-2020 4:43pm

A gameplay trailer with no actual gameplay.

marcbrophy · 07-05-2020 4:43pm

Gameplay

heebusjeebus · 07-05-2020 4:45pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

A gameplay trailer with no actual gameplay.

Comment on NeoGaf: "You play as a cinematic camera" :pac:

Penn · 07-05-2020 5:08pm

You'll all be eating your words when the game just turns out to be a 42 hour long movie.

OptimusTractor · 08-05-2020 6:16pm

That's a "loud" trailer not a bit like what an assassin should be.

Potential-Monke · 09-05-2020 8:36am

People are still forgetting that Vikings were around before Assassins, so makes sense it wouldn't be assassiney like the first few games, and it's more a setting and explanation of (most likely) the origins of the First Civilisation. Another in the world of AC, rather than a direct AC game.

It does sound like it's going to be more 'realistic' than Odyssey, but I still hope they get the lore intertwined in nicely too. I loved that about Odyssey, so more of that please. Will be interesting to see how they handle the more, animalistic, nature of raiding, if it's even mentioned at all (it's a toughie).

But most of all, I'm really looking forward to maintaining my beard in game. And for that reason, I hope the male voice actor is good in this one. I expect beards to have the most options!! #morebeardsingames

Decided to go back to Odyssey and finish the DLC. God it's a fun game!

johnnysmack · 09-05-2020 10:37am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

People are still forgetting that Vikings were around before Assassins

The events in Origins happened about 800 years before Vikings started raiding England so assassins were definitely around. Depending on the exact date it's only 100-200 years off Altairs time, there's assassins aplenty about!

irishguitarlad · 09-05-2020 12:46pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Black Flag and AC III had great ship combat and I enjoyed the shanties and general thrill of boarding a ship but in the case of Black Flag the grind to max out the ship was too much. I'm about ready to see the back of it now.

Grind in an Assassins Creed Game? Well i never...

johnnysmack · 11-05-2020 3:09pm

After watching the gameplay it has a whiff of For Honour off it. Hope not as didn't care for that game at all.

Mr Crispy · 11-05-2020 4:13pm

One of the season pass missions will feature

Beowulf

. It was let slip on Ubi Germany's website.

Exclamation Marc · 19-05-2020 10:27am

From an Ubisoft producer on an interview contradicting an earlier claim on size;

"I would actually say in terms of range [Valhalla] is probably a bit larger than Assassins Creed Odyssey," said Laferrière. I do not have the exact figures at this stage, but we have not only created the whole country, which is in this case England, but also to a good part of Norway too."

Larger maps have become such a put off when they're crammed with filler. I'd prefer a small denser map but if they're pushing the size out, they really need to ensure it's interesting and worthwhile.

Mr Crispy · 27-05-2020 10:42am

Plundering monasteries confirmed.

EoinMcLovin · 27-05-2020 3:05pm

https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1265635753184432128?s=19

Markitron · 27-05-2020 3:08pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1265635753184432128?s=19

The word 'seems' is doing a lot of work in that tweet. I will believe it when I see it.

EoinMcLovin · 27-05-2020 3:14pm

Markitron wrote: »

The word 'seems' is doing a lot of work in that tweet. I will believe it when I see it.

Article giving more info
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/05/assassins_creed_valhalla_doesnt_use_the_origins_and_odyssey_loot_system

Penn · 27-05-2020 3:16pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Article giving more info
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/05/assassins_creed_valhalla_doesnt_use_the_origins_and_odyssey_loot_system

At a guess, I'd say you find levels at a base level or your own level, and you upgrade them, but upgrading will require materials, materials which will be scarce and require grinding, but you can buy packs of materials for money as a "timesaver".

Markitron · 27-05-2020 3:25pm

Penn wrote: »

At a guess, I'd say you find levels at a base level or your own level, and you upgrade them, but upgrading will require materials, materials which will be scarce and require grinding, but you can buy packs of materials for money as a "timesaver".

Yea, that article seems to be a bit confused. Lootboxes and gear weren't really the problem in AC:O, it was the XP system and putting storyline quests behind level gates that were the problem.

I know they said they would address this somehow but I don't believe for a second they won't monetise it in some other way instead. As much as I liked Odyssey, I found that stuff really annoying.

Mr Crispy · 06-07-2020 1:31am

There's half an hour's worth of leaked gameplay footage doing the rounds this evening. At the time of posting, DSOG has it.

Sephiroth_dude · 06-07-2020 9:33am

Taken down now, how was it?

EoinMcLovin · 06-07-2020 9:43am

Saw bits of it, combat was similar to Odyssey in that you can map abilities to buttons. It was an early build but I'd say we will get proper gameplay during the Ubisoft Forward showcase on Sunday

Sephiroth_dude · 06-07-2020 9:45am

Whats the story with your man leaving?

tusk · 06-07-2020 9:57am

I wouldn't say Ashraf leaving will have a huge effect. The game is already practically done at this stage.

Sephiroth_dude · 06-07-2020 10:12am

Good to know, as it seemed like it was his baby.

Markitron · 06-07-2020 10:13am

tusk wrote: »

I wouldn't say Ashraf leaving will have a huge effect. The game is already practically done at this stage.

Yea it is just gonna be months of bug-squashing at this point. Creatively the game is done.

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Good to know, as it seemed like it was his baby.

i dunno, seems like he likes to spread his love around

Sephiroth_dude · 06-07-2020 10:30am

Markitron wrote: »

i dunno, seems like he likes to spread his love around

J. Marston · 06-07-2020 12:19pm

Assassin's Creed: The Witcher, by the looks of those leaks.

There was a bang of Velen from the setting.

ERG89 · 06-07-2020 12:47pm

J. Marston wrote: »

Assassin's Creed: The Witcher, by the looks of those leaks.

There was a bang of Velen from the setting.

I haven't seen so much as a screenshot but surely they should have been aiming for Skellige not Velen

Markitron · 06-07-2020 1:14pm

ERG89 wrote: »

I haven't seen so much as a screenshot but surely they should have been aiming for Skellige not Velen

Skellige was mountainous, whereas Velen was bleak and flat, which is probably closer to medieval England

EoinMcLovin · 06-07-2020 2:53pm

Watch it here before it gets taken down. Also please note that it's probably an early build
https://www.joyfreak.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-30-minute-gameplay-leaked.mp4

Skill tree and inventory show up around 27 minutes into video

OptimusTractor · 07-07-2020 8:54am

Markitron wrote: »

Skellige was mountainous, whereas Velen was bleak and flat, which is probably closer to medieval England

Or Offaly.

Markitron · 07-07-2020 8:57am

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Or Offaly.

Lol.

Still holding out hope that Ireland shows up in this game at some point.

Penn · 07-07-2020 9:54am

Markitron wrote: »

Lol.

Still holding out hope that Ireland shows up in this game at some point.

You try to sail West from England and there's just a giant blockade of ships with signs saying "G'way ta f*ck!"

Dr. Bre · 07-07-2020 1:23pm

Markitron wrote: »

Lol.

Still holding out hope that Ireland shows up in this game at some point.

Without the cringe accents tho!

recyclops · 07-07-2020 1:48pm

Markitron wrote: »

Lol.

Still holding out hope that Ireland shows up in this game at some point.

itll just look the same as the rest of the map really, i hope they make it a tight map that doesnt need hours of pointless crap pumped into it so you get to go everywhere

Heres looking at you Odyssey

Markitron · 07-07-2020 2:16pm

recyclops wrote: »

itll just look the same as the rest of the map really, i hope they make it a tight map that doesnt need hours of pointless crap pumped into it so you get to go everywhere

Heres looking at you Odyssey

Yea. Odyseey's map itself was great, but Ubisoft need to learn the value of an empty space and not put filler content every 10m.

marcbrophy · 07-07-2020 2:39pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Without the cringe accents tho!

Don't worry, the fella who voiced Shay Cormac is now a waiter!

EoinMcLovin · 08-07-2020 2:34pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_K7vRSvqgw

Markitron · 08-07-2020 4:25pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Whatever that was it's been pulled.

I'm guessing it is the leaked footage of a boss fight. It looked very similar to Odyssey, not that that is a bad thing

EoinMcLovin · 08-07-2020 6:22pm

Mirror of above video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHCvQ1maMIA

JimBurnley · 08-07-2020 7:07pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Mirror of above video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHCvQ1maMIA

Cheers for posting.

As said above, looks like Odyssey with a different coat, not gonna be any big gameplay breakthroughs. But I loved Odyssey so looking forward to this

recyclops · 08-07-2020 8:12pm

Yeah too much like odyssey for my liking. Will grab on sale

Kiith · 08-07-2020 9:14pm

Happy enough with more of the same tbh. Odyssey was fantastic. Not sure about the voice of the female pc though...will have to see what the male is like before deciding who to play as. Kassandra was far (faaar) better then Alexios in Odyssey.

EoinMcLovin · 11-07-2020 8:33pm

An Xbox ad for the game with the release date leaked via the Assassin's Creed Italy Instagram account: Coming out November 17th, 2 days before Cyberpunk. Hopefully this is false

OptimusTractor · 12-07-2020 12:41am

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

An Xbox ad for the game with the release date leaked via the Assassin's Creed Italy Instagram account: Coming out November 17th, 2 days before Cyberpunk. Hopefully this is false

Assassins? Italy?? Cryptic messages??? Anyone have Robert Langdon's number?

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