AC Valhalla

[The Hammer]

Finally getting around to playing this game, I am amused so far exploring the beginning lands.

How is it my friends who have played this game?

Anything I should look out for? Good begining gear?

This is my first attempt at an AC game since I got bored of the repetition of the first game.

 

[SomeRandom]

Oh AC Valhalla is so much fun. It’s a rainy day here so a play through is likely in my near future lol

 

[The Hammer]

Oh AC Valhalla is so much fun. It’s a rainy day here so a play through is likely in my near future lol

Eivor the Velcro Viking.
I love the climb anything mechanics.

 

[SomeRandom]

Eivor the Velcro Viking.
I love the climb anything mechanics.

Haha right? I love it so far

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Aside from some minor nitpicks, both bugs and historical (no reason for vikings to have seige technology when castles didn't exist yet!) The game has a wonderful atmosphere and soundtrack.

 

[The Hammer]

Aside from some minor nitpicks, both bugs and historical (no reason for vikings to have seige technology when castles didn't exist yet!) The game has a wonderful atmosphere and soundtrack.

Haven't made it to the seige engines part. Wishful thinking on behalf of developers.lol

 

[The Hammer]

Aside from some minor nitpicks, both bugs and historical (no reason for vikings to have seige technology when castles didn't exist yet!) The game has a wonderful atmosphere and soundtrack.

So apparently the Vikings did have some seige tech, they just weren't very good at it.

Did the Vikings Use Archery, Cavalry, and Siege Weapons?.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

So apparently the Vikings did have some seige tech, they just weren't very good at it.

Did the Vikings Use Archery, Cavalry, and Siege Weapons?.

Yes much later castle seige technology started arriving but by then the vikings were almost out of the picture having largely settled.
But when the game took place (in order to get a certain historic occupation) there weren't castles in England yet. There wasn't anything to seige.

Ironically that picture in that website of the seige of Paris is a late adaptation, the actual Paris didn't have ramparts yet. So they wouldn't have had to contend with that.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Here's a great video that goes into the historical ups (and there are plenty to be sure) and downs of the game.

 

[The Hammer]

Here's a great video that goes into the historical ups (and there are plenty to be sure) and downs of the game.

Good video. Makes sense. I certainly wasn't expecting perfect historical accuracy, and noticed the stave church, and Roman ruin thing myself (and the tattoos/hair), but never would have noticed the castles. Medieval history was never something I dug too much into, but I might starting soon.

The game plays like episodes of the Vikings tv show (with assassins) which was also historically a mess, I've heard. (Only watched a couple seasons myself)

 

[The Hammer]

Haha right? I love it so far

Dual wielding spears is absolutely beast. So much fun

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Dual wielding spears is absolutely beast. So much fun

Ooh. I dual wield a smaller battle axe and a much larger two handed one. Slicing and dicing is my fave. Man, those body parts sure do fly. Lol.

 

[The Hammer]

Ooh. I dual wield a smaller battle axe and a much larger two handed one. Slicing and dicing is my fave. Man, those body parts sure do fly. Lol.

All the impaling!!! I've got a full Ravens path and most of the wolf path filled with some bear path.

The raids are fun, but this game is long!

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

All the impaling!!! I've got a full Ravens path and most of the wolf path filled with some bear path.

The raids are fun, but this game is long!

I love impaling them on their own swords and spears.

I mostly use the bear path. Yes, it is a very long game. Lol. I like that, though. I'm in no rush.

 

[The Hammer]

I love impaling them on their own swords and spears.

I mostly use the bear path. Yes, it is a very long game. Lol. I like that, though. I'm in no rush.

I'm just starting Wincestre. I really just want to take over Norway lol

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I'm just starting Wincestre. I really just want to take over Norway lol

You're slightly ahead of me, and I've had it since it came out! I guess I really like to take my time with these games. Lol. Come to think of it, I rarely complete the storylines of open world games.

 

[The Hammer]

You're slightly ahead of me, and I've had it since it came out! I guess I really like to take my time with these games. Lol. Come to think of it, I rarely complete the storylines of open world games.

I'm pretty bad ta it too usually, this almost doesn't play like an open rpg. Almost action-adventurey.

 

[The Hammer]

I mostly use the bear path. Yes, it is a very long game. Lol. I like that, though. I'm in no rush.

Bear path sounds like you. I started out full Wolf, then switched to Raven later on, supplemented by Wolf and Bear almost equally. I'm like almost 100 hours in hahahaha, long indeed.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Bear path sounds like you. I started out full Wolf, then switched to Raven later on, supplemented by Wolf and Bear almost equally. I'm like almost 100 hours in hahahaha, long indeed.

That explains it. I'm only 60-something hours in. I go through phases of playing it a lot, playing other games or not playing video games at all for a bit. I did pretty much only play that game a for long bit, though.

 

[The Hammer]

Oh AC Valhalla is so much fun. It’s a rainy day here so a play through is likely in my near future

Aside from some minor nitpicks, both bugs and historical (no reason for vikings to have seige technology when castles didn't exist yet!) The game has a wonderful atmosphere and soundtrack.

That explains it. I'm only 60-something hours in. I go through phases of playing it a lot, playing other games or not playing video games at all for a bit. I did pretty much only play that game a for long bit, though.

I hit max level cap (409).... Now what?