We've got the first gameplay details
on Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
After an extended teaser
announcement and a year of rumors,
Ubisoft has officially revealed
Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
The Viking-themed installment is
coming Holiday 2020 for
Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5,
PS4, PC on the Epic
Game Store and Ubisoft Store, Google
Stadia, and Uplay+.
Valhalla will be set in 9th Century
Europe as players take on the role
of Eivor, a Viking raider who
leads his or her people out
of Norway and on to raid the fields
and keeps of England.
Valhalla is primarily being
developed by Ubisoft Montreal, which
previously brought us Assassin's
Creed IV: Black Flag, as well as the
ancient Egyptian AC Origins.
But in all, a whopping 14
Ubisoft associate studios are
contributing to the new game.
That's right... Assassin's Creed
Valhalla is being developed across
15 different studios.
Recently, IGN spoke to the man
tasked with wrangling all those
studios, Valhalla game director
Ashraf Ismail, about some gameplay
details. Perhaps most notable is
the in-game settlement you and your
band of seafaring raiders will be
building from your spoils.
Ismail said, quote
Valhalla will also update Assassin's
Creed's combat, which saw a major
revision in Origins, introducing
dual wielding weapons and promised,
quote, "greater variety of enemies
than ever before." Meanwhile,
Valhalla will build off what
Assassin's Creed Odyssey offered in
terms of player customization.
In addition to playing Eivor as
either male or female players will
be able to customize Eivor's hair,
tattoos, clothing, warpaint
and gear.
Player choices will have more impact
on the world than in previous
installments, including dialogue
options and quote "political
alliances" that will help shape the
world of Valhalla.
This year's Assassin's Creed also
aims to take full advantage of
next-gen PS5 and Series X hardware
and Ismail spoke about how the new
consoles are helping to bring
Valhalla's world to life for what is
meant to be a flagship Ubisoft
game on next-gen.
Specifically, he said, the team is
quite excited about what reduced
load times could mean for the game's
world.
What do you think about Assassin's
Creed Valhalla?
Are you excited about this new
direction?
Let us know in the comments.
And for more on all the big games
coming later this year, stay tuned
to IGN.