Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
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I'm usually not into the AC games. I buy them but don't get very far. Lol
But I used to love a game on 360 called Viking Battle for Asgard. This game will have to serve as a spiritual sequel.
But I used to love a game on 360 called Viking Battle for Asgard. This game will have to serve as a spiritual sequel.
It's definitely a game of this generation, not a showcase for next gen. It does look as good as odyssey though and that game looks amazing imo.
Goty for me if as good as origins and odyssey but norse theme.
It looks entertaining and I'm sure I will get around to playing it, but honestly it looks current gen. I don't even know if it looks as good as Origins from what I've seen.
After seeing faces and lip-syncing in games like Gears 5 and TLOU2, it's cringe watching the ones in AC:V.
Sometimes you have to be willing to accept differing priorities between entirely different games. Valhalla is a game more concerned with scope and scale than nuanced facial animation than either of the games you mentioned.
I remember being struck by how bad the facial animation looked in Mass Effect 2 after playing MGS 4, while thinking mass effect 1 had the most lifelike facial animations I've ever witnessed.
The gameplay videos that have been uploaded to YouTube look a bit better than the stuff from the live stream IMO, still they have things they need to work on and some hands on reports suggested it wasn't running at a smooth framerate. Some of the YouTubers who played it did it via streaming while some others got to play on local PC's.
Most of them seem pretty satisfied with the combat and say it feels 'crunchier" and "meatier" than it did in the past and that the character moves with more weight. I'm going to get it I just wish they'd fix a few things for next gen like those terrible flat 2D flames that pop up when they set roof tops on fire and fixing the framerate issues during cinematics and some parts of gameplay. I am going to miss ship battles but I don't think Vikings ever really did that, those ships aren't made for ship to ship combat so it makes sense not to include it.
Most of them seem pretty satisfied with the combat and say it feels 'crunchier" and "meatier" than it did in the past and that the character moves with more weight. I'm going to get it I just wish they'd fix a few things for next gen like those terrible flat 2D flames that pop up when they set roof tops on fire and fixing the framerate issues during cinematics and some parts of gameplay. I am going to miss ship battles but I don't think Vikings ever really did that, those ships aren't made for ship to ship combat so it makes sense not to include it.
They need a new engine.
My biggest issue with Origins and seemingly this game too, is the weird hit detection in combat, and janky animations in combat. Combat needs more focus and polish.
I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do when they focus solely on next gen consoles and don't have to worry about the games being cross-gen. Black Flag had some nice improvements over the 360/ps3 versions but it looked nowhere near as good as the AC games that came later.
I'd love to see them use the Snowdrop engine for the AC games.
I personally think the combat worked well and was satisfying once learned in odyssey... those big battles are amazing if you get the combat flowing with the shield disarming and spartan kicks imo. It does feel janky before you get into it though.
I hate the combat animations. I know some people hate the combat in the Witcher 3, but it flows way better than the AC system. The way he dodges and parries. It's just more satisfying and doesn't feel so ham fisted and jerky.
The over-designed costumes dont help either. Honestly, I wish they incorporated so of the For Honor fighting into it.
Been watching videos this morning, I almost hope they delay Valhalla. Game seems pretty rough at this point. If it releases in November it seems like it’s gonna need some patches to get things right. Hope I’m wrong though!
Still, I’m shocked they used this build as a demo lol
Still, I’m shocked they used this build as a demo lol
I thought they cleaned up the combat a lot between Origins and Odyssey. In Origins, getting into a fight was a pain, as the timing seemed off and clunky, but Odyssey seemed a lot better. I actually purposely get into fights in Odyssey because the combat is more fun.
Looks great imo, it's not really a next gen game and will run on vanilla xbox one, not sure we can expect anything more.
thought that looked great to be honest and I’m really looking forward to it. Of course any games that lets me murder the English is an instant hit for me.
