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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Full World Map Revealed

This shows the full Assassin's Creed Valhalla World Map including the map size revealed. And it's the largest of any Assassin's Creed game so far.

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toddybad1630d ago

Well, that decides it, I'm not getting this.
I like to play through whatever a game has to offer but this is just getting out of hand side wise.
Odessey was too big, way, way too big.
Origins could've done without about half the map.
They just fill the games with boring fetch quests and associated nonsense.
I'm not doing it again.

Shane Kim1630d ago

I always like a smaller, intimate map then these big open worlds filled with nothing other then grind and ferch quests.

mkis0071630d ago

I enjoy the size from a historical standpoint.

Psychotica1630d ago

Still not large enough for me. I love to explore and discover hidden areas.

East76lands1630d ago

There's no proper sense of exploration in AC games though, they're quite bland.

anast1630d ago

Grindy...better load up on those xp boosters.

phoenixwing1629d ago (Edited 1629d ago )

If this game has xp boosters I'm not buying the game at all. It shows a direct vote of not giving you a proper experience for buying the base game.

anast1629d ago

It has them. That's why I'm salty.

phoenixwing1629d ago

Then I flat out won't buy the game. There's no point in playing it for me now. I'm not hurting for games to play. I literally have a backlog of a hundred plus games. No more ubisoft games at this rate.

gold_drake1630d ago

fuck.
that is too much lol
this is exactly why i dont like open world games so much, there's just too much to do, alot of place to go to.

level 340? fkin hell lol the grind will be real

Psychotica1630d ago

"just too much to do"?? You know you're not under a time limit to finish it right? It took me a long time to finish AC:Odyssey, but I just picked at it whenever I felt like it but eventually finished it.

gold_drake1630d ago

i dont play several games at once really, i always focus on one. i dont mind a long game, but this is kinda ridiculous ha

MrNinosan1630d ago

It’s not level as in level.
It’s more like in Destinys Light Level, Mmorpg’s etc where the gear you equip sums up stats and creates a level.

Ausbo1630d ago

I could’ve sworn that Ubisoft said it was smaller than odyssey

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Assassin’s Creeds' Cutscenes And Voicelines Have Digressed Over Time

Assassin’s Creed has always been a staple for good cutscenes that engage the audience. However, it's grown lacking of the latter now.

Chocoburger275d ago

The story was at its most interesting early in the series, but has eventually ended up spinning its wheels going nowhere. The games don't feel linked together anymore. This is to make it easier to constantly churn out endless sequels.

gold_drake273d ago

absolutely agree.

it was so interesting and then ..

montebristo273d ago

The smaller more intimate maps and historic references are lost. The setting used to be a character in AC. Now it’s just a massive empty shell of its former self.

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Almost every Assassin's Creed game is $12 or less — get them cheap

There's never been a better time to get into Assassin's Creed thanks to these deals.

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CobraKai282d ago

Im so behind on AC. I gotta start up Brotherhood 😄

anast281d ago

I got Odyssey and Mirage to play still.

CobraKai281d ago (Edited 281d ago )

Ha. At least youre in the more current side of AC.

The_Hooligan281d ago

Last one i played was origin. I am also behind on AC games.

anast281d ago

@Cobra

The older ones are kind of a chore. I did enjoy Syndicate and Unity, though.

@Hoologan

I had a good time with Origins for the most part.

anast281d ago (Edited 281d ago )

If they are all Gold versions, it's definitely worth it.

Chocoburger281d ago (Edited 281d ago )

Waste of money, after the Desmond story arch, but even worse is that its a waste of time. The franchise is just spinning its wheels going nowhere. The further you progress through the series, the more 'corporate' it begins to feel, until its nothing but an empty husk, begging for you to spend money on its micro-trash-action store. There are loading screens in Origins informing you that if you spend money on "fun costumes" you'll feel better! Despicable.

Save your time for something better. Modern day Ubisoft is garbage.

MeatyUrologist281d ago

To each their own I guess? I really enjoyed them up until odyssey and valhalla was decent. I still really enjoy exploring the massive detailed worlds and the characters, stories, gear, and combat.

I have never once been swayed by a loading screen trying to get me to buy DLC as these games have 10x more content than you would ever see anyway. I do agree the series seems to be going the wrong direction at the moment, but would still highly recommend origins, odyssey, and to a lesser extent, valhalla if you enjoy adventure and exploration games.

gold_drake281d ago

not every AC game is worth playing tho ha.

i feel like it stopped being good after 3. and 3 was even a stretch.

1 and 2 tho? amazing.

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Modern Games Are Getting Too Long

While there’s a lot to love about modern video games, there is one trend — particularly in the AAA space — that tends to grate: their length.

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GoodGuy09394d ago (Edited 394d ago )

Games are coming out with too much fluff and side activities that are horribly dull. That's my main issue with all these open world games. Open world should be about exploration, discovery and wonder, not have some stupid 10s or 100s of boring activities spread throughout.

IAMRealHooman393d ago

100% agree
All these ubisoft titles, Farcry, AC, Ghost recon, boast huge maps, but with the same, 3 missions or the same base to clear 100s of times. Hour 1 of any of those titles is the same as hour 100, there big for the sake of being big, with the illusion of player freedom, where we really want depth and player expression.

Ninver392d ago

Give me a solid 15-20 hour engaging single player driven IP any day. Life's too short you dig.

isarai393d ago

I stopped buying overfluffed games like a decade ago. Cant stand games with the Ubisoft mindset of just filling maps with uselss collectibles and fodder. Make it mean something. Ill gladly take 1/4 size of the map and 1/10th the "content" if it all meant more, were more unique and greater affect on your progression.

Abnor_Mal393d ago (Edited 393d ago )

Well people complained like the world was ending when a few games were six to ten hours of gameplay. Developers listened and started making longer games full of repetitive gameplay, time wasting fetch quest and other forms of bloat. In doing so they were able to justify the high cost of a game being sold to the customers at seventy dollars or more.

H9393d ago

Filler, it's like a 80 episodes show where only the first and last episodes actually matter

Inverno393d ago

It's been a problem with pretty much every modern AAA game all through last gen and this gen. God forbid you point it out tho because all these big games are masterpieces and people lose their minds if you criticize them. Death Stranding is a fetch quest fest, but people will die defending it cause it's a "masterpiece".

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