This post contains spoilers for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. I’m having some issues with Eivor in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. More specifically, I’m having issues with the game taking away my perceived control of Eivor in situations where I feel the game could have left it up to me as a player how to react. Eivor makes... Continue Reading →
AC: Valhalla’s Ambivalent Message
First off, I had a really hard time naming this blog post. What the heck does one name something that is so amorphous as the tone of voice in a game wobbling all over the place? Secondly, a lot of the stuff I talk about in this post is based on feelings and much if... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Basim opens up
This post can possibly contain spoilers. Be warned. When completing the arc in Cent, Valhalla offers a rare and quiet moment to talk to Basim. Basim turns out to be human, after all, but that's not really what gets me in this interaction. It's Eivor. Eivor shares a couple of things with... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Meeting Stowe in Lunden
So Valhalla does this thing that I don't really appreciate. The game dangled Leofrith in front of me, and then Stowe and in both cases I was denied smooches by either of these very very fine gentlemen. That, however, does not detract from the fact that meeting Stowe is almost en par with the Brasidas... Continue Reading →
UX Review – Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
I've been attempting to play Valhalla for a while now, but two sputtering starts felt like maybe this isn't the game for me. However, at the start of January I felt really needy for a game, and my go to games that I play when I feel a real need to play just weren't as... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Petting dogs in Valhalla
Hi, it's me again. I may have forgiven Valhalla for everything already (except maybe all the F**KING WHISTLING!) but I still wanted to point out that I can overlook the unbalanced progression and weird placement of certain enemies now that I know that I can also pet dogs. Yes, I will still post a longer... Continue Reading →