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Assassins Creed Valhalla - set in the Viking age

Discussion in 'General RPG Discussion' started by Oracsbox, Apr 7, 2019.

  1. George Duroy Learned

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    You haven't seen nothing yet in game. You'll be surprise.
     
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  2. Dishonoredbr Scholar

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    > Immerse yourself in the Viking way of life through fishing
    >fishing

    Sold.
     
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  3. George Duroy Learned

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    If it'll be a good fishing simulator, why not?
     
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  4. JarlFrank I like Thief THIS much Patron

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    Eh, you're obviously gonna play a viking and invade England and fight anglo-saxons, there'll probably be early motte and bailey castles to do parkour in, you'll sail a longship like you sailed a Greek trireme in Odyssey, etc.

    It's obvious, innit?
     
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  5. Quillon Magister

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    Nope we'll have be that arab chick in present day for some reason.

    AC Unity's way to handle present day stuff(simply addressing the player as animus user) was the best.
     
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  6. JarlFrank I like Thief THIS much Patron

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  7. moon knight Matt7895's alt

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    It was stupid and actual offensive. AC Unity didn't handle the present day stuff, it simply pushed it aside. Nothing in the day in Unity pushes the story forward, to the point that it could be cut out of the game entirely and nothing would change.
     
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  8. George Duroy Learned

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    Interesting, first time i checked eivor on the internet i found a woman. Ubisoft is improving .
     
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  9. Quillon Magister

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    And it was the best.
     
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  10. Fedora Master Arcane Patron

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    Reads like a Consoletard version of Brytenwalda
     
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  11. krilcebre Learned

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    Vikings sparing women and children while raiding. This is gonna be good. :D
     
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  12. moon knight Matt7895's alt

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    I fundamentally disagree. The present day is the most important part of the series. It's what makes it stand out from being a simple history inspired game, and gives meaning and connection to each past protagonist, setting an end game for the series at the same time. At least was like this before they fucked it up in 3. But the fact that it's shit now doesn't mean that it has to be cancelled, it means that they need to improve it.
     
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  13. JarlFrank I like Thief THIS much Patron

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    I always found the present day parts lame (in AC2 and Brotherhood whenever I had to play as Desmond I just wished it would be over quickly so I could return to parkouring through Renaissance Italy, thank you very much) and am glad the series moved away from them. They could be cut out entirely for all I care, the main meat of the games has always been history parkour and stylish assassinations.
     
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  14. Dishonoredbr Scholar

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    They needs make them look like the good guys. :P
     
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  15. sullynathan Arcane

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    How can you parkour without the really tall buildings like the old games? How can we assassinate when were warriors?
     
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    Eivor is traditionally a woman's name. I assume that Ubisoft picked it precisely because it sounds fairly masculine, so they can get away with using the same name for both genders of protagonists and save on the voice acting budget.
     
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  17. InD_ImaginE Magister Patron

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    So like Oddesy this one will also be an RPG huh.

    And the series has been moving more and more from its initial premise. Which is needed, probably. It gets old doing the same thing over and over and over. AC1 - AC3 wasn't really really all exciting to play either. After you play 1 or 2 game bbecause it was the same stuff in different setting.

    The only rule of assassination is to be discreet. Killing everybody so nobody can snitch on you is thus an assassination :D
     
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  18. Dishonoredbr Scholar

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    You use your longboats silly.

    >How can we assassinate when were warriors?

    You use your longboat to smash them and look like a acident.
     
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  19. Infinitron I post news Patron

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    Grab the Codex by the pussy Dead State Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Wasteland 2 Shadorwun: Hong Kong Divinity: Original Sin 2 A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Pathfinder: Kingmaker
    https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/...eed-valhalla-become-a-legendary-viking-raider

    :obviously: Expeditions Viking btfo, sorry Avonaeon
     
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  20. Dishonoredbr Scholar

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    Speech Viking builds , let's go.
     
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  21. Quillon Magister

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    It's shit, I don't like it, they most certainly won't improve it so the less I see of it the better. Unity's way would make much more sense with gender choice; create a character & play your ancestor, easy & clean, they can push the shit narrative through the briefer.
     
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  22. moon knight Matt7895's alt

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    Ah, so we will play as migrants trying to go to England and get benefits.
     
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  23. sullynathan Arcane

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    The boat stuff was the best thing from AC3 & 4.
     
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  24. Oracsbox Arcane Shitposter

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    Well I'm looking forward to it...when it comes to asscreed all my normal critical criteria fly out the window :D I just find them fun.

    The modern day animus stuff I can live without tho'

    By the way anyone having trouble with Assassin Creed Odyssey combat or tired of HP bloat ..you just need good well designed builds, even on Nightmare you can/should be killing stuff in one or two hits..this guy has legit excellent builds of all types
    https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVQbGlKCjW0kF-p7ioPoQpQ


     
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  25. Quillon Magister

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    But it was shit in recent games cos of timeline, there are way more options to play & customize ships of recent centuries + enemy ship variety.

    So don't expect anything good from viking longboats :P
     
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