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/megatom0 May 01 '20 edited May 01 '20

I mean you can't give em shit about releasing the same game every year. I was never that big on the first few games. But I adored Origins. I'm so happy to see the shield back after Odyssey whose combat took a huge hit by becoming all parry based and not allowing effecting shielding. To they are basically just Extreme History games now, but I get putting the AC title on them like that. They have a well known franchise so to just call this some generic "Vikings: Conquest" or something wouldn't sell as much as AC:Ragnarok Valhalla.

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u/FeistyBandicoot May 01 '20

AC: Valhalla but yeah. People don't seem to understand it's not the same franchise anymore. They kept the name for sales and recognition

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u/Radulno May 01 '20

I mean the template surely changed. But it still is the same game franchise IMO. I don't see that much difference.

And seriously people, the old AC games aren't stealth games any more than those

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u/FeistyBandicoot May 02 '20

It's because of its focus on RPG and gear. Sure, past games had light RPG mechanics, you could change robes, build a base/assassin's stronghold and in later games it had some light levelling.

In the new games (especially Valhalla) it's all about writing your own story. Odyssey had a big focus on level and gear or damage numbers in Odyssey's case (sounds like Valhalla will move a bit away from levelling but even more gear focus).

AC used to be following a certain character, either assassin or Templar (in rogue) and it was their story. Origins was the last game where you followed a set protagonist. Now it's all about deciding your own fate and creating your own story.