A new part of Assassin's Creed in a rather interesting timeline. After the release of Assassin's Creed Odyssey in 2018, Ubisoft decided to make small breakto think about the next part.
It was planned that the game would have a large open world (about the size of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, maybe a little more), more developed role-playing elements and an interesting storyline. All this is embodied in new part, which was released on November 10, 2020 - Assassin's creed valhalla.
Regardless of, first whether gamers play this series or are her longtime fans, you should know what to prepare for before going out and buying Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
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Plot Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - adventure open world game with elements RPG. Much will remind you of the previous parts (Background и Odyssey), however, this was done to reduce the entry threshold and simplify further passage.
Main characters in this game two, as always. In modern times - Leila Hassan, which after Atlantis decided to explore England in 873 AD. In past - Eyvor, Viking raider. Together with brother Sigurd their clan moves to the newly discovered lands of Anglo-Saxon England, where kingdoms such as Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria и East England.
Over the next few years, players will:
- fight against these kingdoms and other factions;
- gain a foothold on the new earth;
- oppose historical figures. Among them are Ragnar Lodbrok, Alfred the Great and many others.
In addition to the main narrative of guarding the territory for its Viking clan, the game offers quite voluminous story line, which links the project to coherent narrative of the new franchise (Origins and the Odyssey).
Although Eivor is not traditional killer, unlike past heroes in the series, he eventually comes into contact with invisible, predecessors Assassins и modern killers. Sharing similar interests, Eivor allies with them and joins the fight against Orders of the Ancients the forerunners of the Templars.
Features Assassin's Creed Valhalla
First of all, it is worth noting the gameplay. It revolves around doing main and additional quests, side quests etc. Also much attention is paid to communication with other NPC characters and factions who will need to be persuaded or otherwise influenced if necessary.
As in the previous parts of the series, players receive experience points for completing quests, defeating enemies and exploring the world. True, it should be noted right away that here the developers focus not so much at the level of the enemyhow much for the need to acquire skills and abilities from three paths (Wolf, Bear and Raven) that will open up new possibilities and make him stronger.
You can improve your skills not only with the help of development systems, but also by reading books to learn special skills. They are scattered all over the world, so for more fast pumping it makes sense to look for them.
Valhalla also introduces the series new activities. While the battles of conquest from Odyssey are back, they've been reworked to better fit the Viking theme. Now they are known as attack and represent important plot points. Have to play for Vikings, which are usually raiding and plundering the lands (with locks or without - it doesn't matter). Considering this was a major aspect of their lives, Ubisoft spent a lot of time making sure this component was accurate.
Accumulation of resources - one of the necessary things that a player must do in order to create all conditions for the good life of the Eivor clansettled within the English lands. Using them, the gamer improves his settlement called Ravensthorpe, which is also base of operations. And let it appear like small settlement, over time it is possible to expand to short city.
The players will:
- build building;
- hire characters;
- open services, stories and missions to participate in.
Completing various quests and participating in activities allows you to achieve alliance building with other settlements, growth number of inhabitants ravensthorpe, capture new territories and treasures during the raid, as well as the discovery new assignments and even whole storylines to achieve the goal - securing the lands and improving the life of the Eivor clan.
In addition to all this, players can engage in other activities: binge, dice games orlog, caress cats and dogs and even visiting Asgard and other worlds with clan seer.
By the way, this game is already the third in a row where the main character can be both man and woman. However, Valhalla is the first where this opportunity is presented in a completely different way. It's justified animus glitch, which cannot determine the Eivor floor and therefore offers two solutions - self definition (can change from male to female and vice versa at any time) Or allow Animus to determine gender based on signal strength (gender change is possible during the story cut-scenes).
Viking combat in Assassin's Creed Valhalla is displayed as full of adrenaline rush, be it a boat or land raid. Eivor is a physically fit fighter with great strength and speed. The brutality in combat with finishing blows is combined with the agility and abilities with which the player can easily defeat enemies.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: release date and special editions
As with Assassin's Creed Black Flag in 2013, Valhalla is a multi-generational game. It releases on November 10 for a range of platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, and the Stadia cloud service. The game will be available to PlayStation 5 users in a couple more days, 12 November.
Naturally, Ubisoft offers several different editions games, each with its own price range and bonus content. Let's take a closer look at them.
gold Edition
Available in both digital and physical format, the Gold Edition includes the following:
- full version of the game;
- season pass.
Interested gamers can save a few dollars by purchasing digital version at a price of 4165 rubles
Ultimate Edition
The Ultimate Edition contains a large amount of digital content. In it, in addition to the game and the season pass, you can see the Ultimate package, which includes the following things:
- berserker gear set (skins of characters, weapons and pets);
- set "Village of the Berserker" for Ravensthorpe;
- new skin for longship;
- set rune.
While the Ultimate Edition is mostly digital (it costs $5000), you can find a physical version of this edition that also comes with a Steelbook case.
Collector's Edition
In May 2020, those who were willing to spend some serious money picked up the Collector's Edition, which, in addition to everything included in the Ultimate Edition, includes the following:
- three exclusive lithographs;
- compact disc with selected songs from the soundtrack;
- figurines male and female versions of Eivor;
- numbered certificate of authenticity.
Ubisoft +
The last option is to play the game by paying for a subscription called Ubisoft+. 999 rubles - this is how much you need to pay per month for the opportunity to play any project from Ubisoft, including the new Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The content is similar to the Ultimate edition.
System requirements for Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Below you can see what kind of hardware should be on a PC and laptopto launch the game at certain settings.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gameplay Trailer
The video below was recorded on the Xbox Series X. It allows you to fully rate gameplay new project.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Story Trailer
Below is a video that briefly explains plot plot new game about Vikings in the world of Assassins.