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Night.Ninja
Banned
The need to fix the screen tearing on the series x version, its annoying.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Haha, I feel ya. Only reason I remembered it was three years ago is I saw the launch date recently, otherwise I'd have been thinking longer, too.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
Dude I forgot all about Yakuza...
Fuck. well, next paycheck. I'm spent after upgrading my PC and getting the X. Though if I saw a PS5 pre order available right now I'd be all over that shit.
Hostile_18
Banned
Just waiting on the PS5 comparisons tomorrow then I'll pick up a copy on the best format. 
dorkimoe
Gold Member
Bump couldnt find this thread
I couldnt figure out why i was traveling across the entire game as my like third quest into a level 280 territory then i realized it was the prologue haha.
Also, i just did my first raid and i was killing people and taking resources and i hear some girl yell "help me help me" and im like "i better help her before i finish this quest"..then i realized it was me and my people she was screaming about haha
I couldnt figure out why i was traveling across the entire game as my like third quest into a level 280 territory then i realized it was the prologue haha.
Also, i just did my first raid and i was killing people and taking resources and i hear some girl yell "help me help me" and im like "i better help her before i finish this quest"..then i realized it was me and my people she was screaming about haha
Starfield
Member
okay afte 8 hours I can make a small pro and cons list of this game:
Pro's
+World looks fantastic
+music is amazing
+voice acting actually good
+exploration is rewarding and fun
Con's
-the audio sometimes can be horrible (dialogues sound like they are inside an hall or cave, muffled sounds everywhere ugh)
-the loot system is kinda boring you find way less new armour pieces then I was expecting
-the sidequests you can find are really really fucking stupid. they always have useless "disney humor" attached to it...why Ubisoft...this is a game about brutal vikings
-you can't kill priests, monks or any type of civilian..cmon man youre a viking, why is it not allowed to pillage villages and kill people
will add more once i know more
Pro's
+World looks fantastic
+music is amazing
+voice acting actually good
+exploration is rewarding and fun
Con's
-the audio sometimes can be horrible (dialogues sound like they are inside an hall or cave, muffled sounds everywhere ugh)
-the loot system is kinda boring you find way less new armour pieces then I was expecting
-the sidequests you can find are really really fucking stupid. they always have useless "disney humor" attached to it...why Ubisoft...this is a game about brutal vikings
-you can't kill priests, monks or any type of civilian..cmon man youre a viking, why is it not allowed to pillage villages and kill people
will add more once i know more
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
dorkimoe
Gold Member
Kill first and then rape clearlyDid you rape her and kill her in the end like a good Viking does?
Sleepwalker
Member
How you finding performance? I have a 2080 S, 32gb ram and a 3600xt, would that perform better than xsx/ps5? I'm a pc noob if you will lol
1440p ofc.
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chris121580
Member
I’ve skipped the last couple AC games but this one has completely sucked me in. I love the setting, characters, story, and the gameplay. I plan to play this one all the way through
Silent Viper
Banned
LectureMaster
Member
Really debating on this, can any GAF played enough to comment on if it has a more interesting stories and better pacing than Odyssey? I don't hate Odyssey but it is probably the worst slog I ever had to go through.
GHG
Gold Member
I don't think you should be looking at any of the modern ubisoft open world games if you are worried about "pacing" to be honest.
And I say that as someone who has enjoyed their (limited) time with the game so far.
LectureMaster
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Only about 3 hours in, but I'm loving it.
It's very hard for me to adjust to the combat coming from Odyssey since it otherwise plays so similarly. I'm having a particularly hard time figuring out parry timing and when to parry vs. dodge.
It's very hard for me to adjust to the combat coming from Odyssey since it otherwise plays so similarly. I'm having a particularly hard time figuring out parry timing and when to parry vs. dodge.
GHG
Gold Member
I think the side content is fine in this one, it feels more deliberate rather than being copy/pasted.
The weapons/armour sets for example are hand placed around the world (either at a certain location or as a reward for beating a certain enemy), as are skill books (which you now need to unlock certain combat skills). Some of those things you will stumble into via side quests and others you will by just exploring the world organically.
I really didn't like odyssey but I'm enjoying this so far, free roam exploration and side content is actually rewarded with unique items which makes a welcome change.
You can parry attacks that glow yellow but attacks that glow red need to be dodged.
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LectureMaster
Member
DeaDPo0L84
Member
This is Odyssey with more slog and less reward for getting through it. For the record I loved Odyssey but it clearly had tons of filler BUT I enjoyed a lot of the over arching storylines and characters. This...not so much, it's slog for the sake of slog with no real feeling of reward as you progress.
D_Dark
Neo Member
lol No. Odyssey was a poorly written horrid grindy mess. Valhalla is an actual good engaging game with a decent narrative.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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mitchman
Gold Member
There's a lot of creative decisions in the game. My most irking is the polar bears in Norway and the highly aggressive wolves everywhere, wolves are shy and it's extremely rare that would attack a human. Polar bears on the mainland Norway is just heh. All this besides, I really enjoy the game.
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cormack12
Gold Member
I can't hold off GAF. Going to download this and use my exra week waiting for PS5 to make some progress. I know I cna copy my copy to the PS5 but what does the upgrade to the PS5 version look like after this? Does the PS5 just aply a patch or will I need to download the actual PS5 version complete from the store?
II_JumPeR_I
Member
The 60fps onSeriesX is really amazing. I hope Ubi is going to adress the tearing soon
GymWolf
Gold Member
About 6 hours in, the game is nice overall, but like i said, i enjoyed the first hours in odissey too...
Yesterday i fucked up the first legendary animal (the one with the horns).
The game has probably some memory leaking, the stutter became more and ore prominent while i was playing and it completely goes away with a restart.
Yesterday i fucked up the first legendary animal (the one with the horns).
The game has probably some memory leaking, the stutter became more and ore prominent while i was playing and it completely goes away with a restart.
ClosBSAS
Member
Am on 1440p and its pretty smooth sailing at 60fps. Dips down to some 50s at some points but n9thing too big.
So it was even 8hrs in first map. Thats a lot hrs i must say. And then in england game little changed , so enemies have lvls i learned it hard way. Its nice i will invest now more to exploring this. Found some glitchy animus new times mission even..
Just not sure when i will get new armor do i spend loot for upgrading first armor or wait for new armor maybe.
Its funny when i tried to raid like many times stronger camp and my men where on ground half dead...i was still taking those recourses but my man where waiting for me heal them and i just run to boat as brave man i am.. as anyone would do lol ..so i jumped to boat and everyone came to boat no prob alive lol free healing.
but i miss that snowy norway..snow was cool with good physics in it too.
Games must be fun too not too realistic. Thats why i dont play kingdom anymore , couldnt even finish it. We need all kind of games, tou cant say whats good or bad its just your opinion and it doesnt matter at all to other.
Just not sure when i will get new armor do i spend loot for upgrading first armor or wait for new armor maybe.
Its funny when i tried to raid like many times stronger camp and my men where on ground half dead...i was still taking those recourses but my man where waiting for me heal them and i just run to boat as brave man i am.. as anyone would do lol ..so i jumped to boat and everyone came to boat no prob alive lol free healing.
but i miss that snowy norway..snow was cool with good physics in it too.
Games must be fun too not too realistic. Thats why i dont play kingdom anymore , couldnt even finish it. We need all kind of games, tou cant say whats good or bad its just your opinion and it doesnt matter at all to other.
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dorkimoe
Gold Member
I havent noticed any tearing yet, its actually very surprising. I am so used to seeing it in games lol
Night.Ninja
Banned
dorkimoe
Gold Member
The one thing i noticed, i was in a dark cave and there was some flicker in there. I assumed it was because i switched to try another game and went back, and my tv caused it. But i think it was the gameYou will, it's not terrible but you will notice it at times.
TrainedRage
Banned
I’m not really feeling the Asgard section. It’s really dragging in my opinion. Too long. It’s cool but way too long.
GHG
Gold Member
Wait for DF to tell us what settings the consoles are running at before deciding (and how much they hold native 4K). IMO there's no way they are running at max settings.
Few screens from my playthrough at max settings at 80% of 4k:
cormack12
Gold Member
It seems really heavy and slow compared to Origins and Odyssey (except the massive dodge). I also don't like the bow not firing until you properly nok and draw and let go. It's too janky feeling the way he lowers it when you expect an arrow to loose. Only two hours in, see how it goes.
SCB3
Member
Wait for DF to tell us what settings the consoles are running at before deciding (and how much they hold native 4K). IMO there's no way they are running at max settings.
Few screens from my playthrough at max settings at 80% of 4k:
Damn that is a beautiful looking game
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
We're not done with the Xbox Series X yet, this time we have a 4K 60 FPS video of Assassin's Creed Valhalla for you.
We're not done with the Xbox Series X yet, this time we have a 4K 60 FPS video of Assassin's Creed Valhalla for you.
www.gamersyde.com
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be released next week but we already have some PS4 Pro footage to show you guys tonight. We'll start with a first video focused on the game's early environments but we'll be back with more gameplay oriented sequences as
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be released next week but we already have some PS4 Pro footage to show you guys tonight. We'll start with a first video focused on the game's early environments but we'll be back with more gameplay oriented sequences as soon as our ongoing encoding file is done...
www.gamersyde.com
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GymWolf
Gold Member
A story written by AI generator.
Edit: Vavra was the director and lead writer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Kinda his fault tho, i never bought an ac game for the writing...it's like buying an uncharted games for challenging climb sections...
Denton
Member
I am enjoying Valhalla, but I empathize. Dan is the kind of guy who has the philosophy that if someone is trying to portray something real - like vikings - they should do it as accurately as humanly possible, otherwise why bother, might as well make up fantasy nonsense. So he gets pissed off when others take historical periods and proceed to bastardize them. And it is true that most of the stuff in Valhalla is just fantasy. As is the show Vikings. Last Kingdom was significantly better though.
Another point, both Valhalla and Kingdom Come have similar story opening on paper (you play young person, your village gets invaded, your dad gets killed by the bad guy, you swear revenge). But KCD is much more emotional and higher quality despite infinitely lower budget that Warhorse had. Because KCD actually gave me some extended interaction with my dad and mom before the invasion, and because the cinematography and music during the invasion scene was much better.
AC games don't have great writing historically (and Ubi games in general), but they are still storydriven and it is a large focus, so it deserves criticism. That said I don't find Valhalla offensively bad so far, just..average.
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SirKicksalot
Member
A story written by AI generator.
Edit: Vavra was the director and lead writer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
I don't like how overdesigned the characters are. It really feels wrong. Big WTF moment when I got my gear in the tutorial and ended up looking like a character in a CGI phone game ad. Origins had the perfect balance.
martino
Member
Few shots...
you know a game look good when you don't need most screenshots to use specific tod and meteo to help a lot.
Starfield
Member
A story written by AI generator.
Edit: Vavra was the director and lead writer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
I'd support a Kingdom Come game set with a viking theme any day
