Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PlayStation 4 Gold Steelbook Edition with Free Upgrade to the Digital PS5 version

Graphics are amazing. Not hard but not easy either. Really keeps you engaged. Packaging was well done to prevent damage to the case/disc.

I am an Assassin, member of the order, with Valhalla there is a good mixture of old school mechanics within the game-play as well as a good mixture of main story with Viking river raiding. Also the blend of mythical beings and creatures is well balanced and not over the top.I enjoy the Assassin Creed games very much. I play them for hours on end being a part of the world and not wanting to come out, talk about the bleeding effect, I would never come out of the Animus memory.Years ago I traced the journey of an Apple of Eden from its source in Italy while it was going through the many locations and customs checkpoints. My contact in Italy remarked, if I knew you were a committed Assassin I would have enclosed some special artifacts, and when you make it to Italy, I would like you to stay at our accommodation.I had to be vague here as to protect all involved as you know we work in the dark to serve the light, but what a trip within the brotherhood.

We started this game on release day and are definitely satisfied. There have been minor glitches and bugs here and there, but nothing bad enough to take away from the overall quality of the game. It is on par with AC Odyssey; no regrets here.

4 stars because of all the glitches and bugs, but overall, once you get into the game, it's actually quite addictive. The main story is great. The side quests (called "mysteries") are unique. I didn't think I'd like it at first because it was different from Odyssey (my favorite AC) but it has truly grown on me. I do miss the bird being able to highlight all the enemies, but the Odin sight helps make up for it, i guess.

This is a great game and I absolutely love it. It seems like Ubisoft took what fans were saying to heart and changed some things while still sticking to the origins/odyssey RPG formula. Social stealth is back, the hidden blade returns, there is no level grinding or meaningless quests. To top it all off, the world is absolutely astounding. I have read that there are some bugs so do beware of that, but fortunately for me (so far) I haven't run into any bugs that took away from my experience. I did see a review that said Valhalla was Odyssey reskinned and I was totally perplexed by this. While some things do carry over from odyssey, (can't change literally everything, right?) There is a lot that's new and some older game stuff returning in Valhalla (as I mentioned with the social stealth..etc). As of now, I have nothing to complain about. I am loving this game so far and I think if you are a fan of AC (old and new) you'll enjoy it