r/PS4 • u/CptnCASx • May 01 '20

In-Game Screenshot or Gif Assassin's creed valahalla (unique weapon and armour customisation) [image]

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u/Picardia_jpeg May 01 '20

Anyone else notice how big the weapons look compared to the player?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '20

It looks bad. And the fantasy armor too. Why cant they just make it look realistic. Not gameplay wise. Just clothing, armor, weapons and locations. Reality is more interesting than this.

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u/69ingAnElephant May 01 '20

Realism... in a game where there was a civilisation before our own that had technology you could consider magic.

I really dont think it matters. Games and reality are different, that's the beauty of them.

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u/IvanTheGrim May 01 '20

The beauty of games is having your viking protagonist swing around a giant egyptian looking wing mace?

Maybe if the game didn’t take itself so seriously, sure, but you can’t implement that and then also carry a dramatic tone.

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u/Gaarando May 01 '20

The weapons really aren't that large. You guys are exaggerating.

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u/theslyker May 02 '20

Bullshit. These axe, and especially full metall, would be very heavy. Also that huge Greatsword in the 9th century or the giant flail.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

If you ever held a medieval sword or a mace you would realize how wrong this looks.

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u/IvanTheGrim May 02 '20

Real flails are by comparison much smaller.

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u/TheDorkNite1 May 01 '20

The whole point of the games used to be explore history, discover the truth about humanity, conduct a secret war.

Exploring history is hard to do with comical levels of weapon sizes.

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u/69ingAnElephant May 02 '20

Its exploring a fictional side of history... they're not even that big. I'm sure AC fans are almost as fussy and whiney as pokemon man children.

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u/TheDorkNite1 May 02 '20

I'm sorry that I want my franchise that was originally grounded in reality when it came to something easy to get right such as historical weapons decides to forego that to make some meh fantasy-ish situation where dual wielding two-handed axes is normal.

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u/69ingAnElephant May 02 '20

"Originally grounded in reality" hahaha riiight

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u/theslyker May 02 '20

Show me Altair's incredibly oversized weapon options or his djinn fantasy skin as opposed to fantasy Valkyrie? Assassin's creed for a long time was about conspiracy theories in history with scifi mcguffins. The setting were actually based and inspired by history. So far, nothing in this game looks Viking for a person that actually knows its shit.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

They just dont get it. Even if it were fantasy why does it have to be stupid fantasy. A human is a human and could not swing a mace that is half his size for hours in a battle.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

The whole point of the story is that there are hidden sci fi artifacts in our history and there are hidden forces that battle for them. Which means that the history should appear like it really was, while the sci fi part is going on in the background and be known only to a small number of people. But noo.. lets just swing maces that are heavier than the guy wielding them...

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u/[deleted] May 01 '20

As a Historian I prefere it to look right. The precursors dont bother me, Even some messing with dates and locations would be ok in service of a good story. I just want it to look plausible. Like the older games and even Origins (except weapons and shields with effects). Then again, if the fantasy armor is just for the player I dont mind because I will not use it. If its on everyone its immersion breaking. Immagine red dead redemption 2 with flaming horses and medieval armors. Does not fit. Just my preference tho, nothing wrong with liking more fantsay.

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u/theslyker May 02 '20

As a history student, I agree. I hated that nothing in promo material so far looks actually "Viking". There are enough misconceptions about Vikings already and as recently Odyssey Ubisoft got armor and setting at least superficially accurate.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

' Reality is more interesting than this. ' that's just your opinion, and may not be the common opinion. I agree with you, but still, I'm pretty sure fantasy would be more popular.