That was before Red dead redemption 2, ghost of Tsushima, horizon zero dawn and death stranding arrived After seeing those games it's hard to call Assassin's creed a 'beautiful' game
As a die hard fan of this series, it took them pretty much all of their games to get it right 😂😂😂and it’s still not perfect. But I honestly have no issues with it.
@@YodaSmokes character animations were perfect in past games like Black Flag I'm mean running and walking. While parkour animations are perfect in Unity
odyssey is still amazing, but honestly the whole armour system, which is divided into three parts , is way too complicated and the stats of the damage is broken.
@The Arkenstone oh i see well I'll start playing odyssey in 3 years again to completely forget the game so it'll be like my first play through like the way exactly i watch breaking bad every 3 years 🍻
Valhala is in my list to play some day but right now i am playing Odyssey...the only thing i have to say is i dont care which is better or not,Odyssey will have a spot in my heart because is a game for my country.
@@ak-nt2tr If you love empty bland open worlds with pretty graphics and micro transactions sprinkled on top then yes this is a perfect example of what games should be. Odyssey is the exact opposite of what a game should be. It’s called quality over quantity.
@@belligerent2941 LMAO. Ghost of Tsushima is the only thing in Odysseys god-tier realm. You get to decide when to stop. You can be a pirate, an assassin, a gladiator, and warrior like samurai warriors. Odyssey has the best of everything.
@@ak-nt2tr lol where tf can you be any of those things all you are in odyssey is a mercenary. Everyone who likes odyssey is the reason Ubisoft is gonna keep dropping unfinished games with reskinned and reused assets that have micro transactions and dlc before the game even comes out. Everyone who calls Ghost of Tsushima an assassin creed is an insult to sucker punch that game is a better assassins creed game than assassins creed.
@UCnZVICLuTbhDYdXYUh697Uw That’s fine if you like all that but at that point they should just create a new IP instead of alienating the fanbase that made AC popular. Origins is the perfect blend for old and new fans because it stays faithful to the older games atmosphere with new and refreshing gameplay but instead of expanding on bayeks story or creating a sequel with aya which is how it should have been for origins, they just make an entire game with a title that has nothing to do with the game. Odyssey is decent overall but very average at best when you compare it to other RPG games like The Witcher 3 or the Souls series.
@@jaym5118 Odyssey’s world is boring, every single place looks identical, and though Valhalla is guilty of that too, it at least has variation. You can’t interact with anything in the world, no sitting down, no social stealth, no little activities and so on unlike Valhalla. The story and modern day is far more interesting in Valhalla, with things being explained, and things set to come. Odyssey was dull by comparison. It’s DLC was also a complete joke, which also ruins lore, such as Darius performing the leap of faith before it was established by Bayek. Or the next one being a boring civil war, or collect armor in the Hades one. The Atlantis one had you just running around doing tasks for a knowledge meter. And the whole thing was just a simulation that may or not even happened and overall it was just a complete grind and waste of time. The combat is grindy, floaty, and too magical in Odyssey. You can make Eivor of either gender how you want, and to be honest, they both are better looking than Kassandra and Alexios. Odyssey might do some things better, but I just think Valhalla is far better overall.
I’m 110 hours into Valhalla and loving the game (bugs aside), but for some reason, I think I like Odyssey more. Something about the Greek theme in the game that really captivated me.
Yeah, I think that might be the issue with new AC. They make games that are slow-paced, but are loved because of the setting. Some love Odyssey's setting, some hate it, and this shows in reviews. It's a problem because people don't see actual quality as much and tend not to critique the games due to their loved settings. I think Origins was amazing but I wanted Odyssey to be better because I've been to the Minotaur's labyrinth irl, yet I realized that on an objective level Odyssey was worse. I've studied Vikings in detail, I've done courses about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxon/early Norman Britain, I'm English and part Norwegian, so I hope I'm not blinded by love and knowledge for the setting, I hope I can make my decisions looking in more factual ways to do with the actual game itself. Guess I'll have to wait and see how much I like Valhalla as a game rather than historical experience.
@@linkthepig4219 I didnt play Valhalla but u know if I dont care about Vikings what point to buy Valhalla? I actually buy yesterday on steam Assasin creed odyssey gold edition for 24.99€ cuz I like Greek history and Gods and I love game, Intro was amazing, also evertyhing else from infinite armors,weapons... Also I get Assasin creed 3 remastered for free and also that was reason I buy Gold edition. 👍🏽😁
Despite being compared to a newer gen series of AC, please dont let this discourage you from playing AC: Odyssey if you havent yet. It is still a fantastic game and worth every penny/hours you WILL sink into it.
I’m playing both at the same times in max difficulty and it’s a real challenge I also use at the moment the 250 more damage but no ability engraving in odyssey wich make it feel like a little bit more like an old ac wich makes it more challenging,not like the « masterpiece » called Unity 🤮
We've entered an era of game development where if you showed a screenshot of AC Valhalla and showed it to someone from the 90's, they'd refuse to believe that this was done in a computer. Just incredible and stunning.
It's been a highly requested feature in these comparisons so I've started to add it in. However it takes more time to create these videos because of it. Went from making 8 minute videos to 20minute videos.
I play ac odysseyod edition repeatedly, it's my favorite game. I'm 74 years old and it's an ideal game for older men. I've also played origins and valhalla.Greetings from Slovakia
I really appreciate Origins and Odyssey as they portrait famous landmarks and famous ancient people, you could really feel like what life was during that time. You could see that research was done properly about the environment and vibe
@@Sirmisfits1 Do y’all not realize some people are less fortunate than others? Not only that it’s hard to get my hands on a series X or ps5 in my town.
To me it just feels like Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla mark a new era of Assasins Creed - a better one. The "old" style was just...old after 12 years and 7 games or so. Now it is more action and story driven and ist just much more fun. The first games became highly repetetive until a point where I did not want to play them anymore.
I have played almost all the Assassin's Creed and agree. But Assassin's Creed Black Flag was the old and AMAZING. The two follow up main games were crappy as crappy can be. Unity and Syndicate were hard to actually beat for me. Unity was so awful with play control and modeling it was actually amazing it got released. Even when I got the patched version it still had modeling errors at times. So far I am playing Valhalla and have to say the play control is not there. I am playing it on a PS5 and when you hit the left bumper to black sometimes it goes to screen capture. Other times you delay your actions. It's just not as smooth as Origins and Odyessey which were a return to form. This one has a beautiful surrounding but the play control is bad.
finally a person with brain old games were too repetitive and boring... i decided to played ac4 weeks ago after all this years to find out if its still good but sadly i cannot bear its gameplay anymore... i guess back then we didnt care about gameplay or we didnt notice because many old games were clunky
@@shadowreaper4970 Because nostalgia fanboys don’t care about actually fun games, they only care about the story and the memories they got from them. I remember that with the first ghost recon and far cry 3 since most people said that they were the best in their series. Far cry 3 was sort of fun but I didn’t like it as much as far cry 5 and ghost recon was the most boring fps i’ve ever played, there’s barely anything to do in it
Fr it honestly gets to be a bit too much of a grind near the end trying to get leveled up enough. Game has been super fun until but the little side quest/contract mission loop has started to get boring
@@MrJLiles14 Which is why Valhalla is better. Asgard is much smaller but still beautifuly large enough for Content, Story and Graphics and it doesn't feel to overwhelming.
@@kheops101 Odyssey destroyed AC lore, I wish it never existed, it made a mockery of the brand. If they had just made a Greek mythology fantasy rpg not tied to the series that would have been great
Man i just finished odyssey + the dlcs a few days ago. Such a wonderful journey, im sure gonna miss kassandra saying malaka e drachmae hahaha but i think ill get valhalla
@@abhiraajsingh2166 i loved oddissey, and vallhala was kind of dissapointing, too easy, not a challenge even in the hardest difficulty, and the combat is a downgrade, it has a good history but idk it is a 7/10
Greece is not my homeland, and after thousands of hours with Odyssey, I still haven't found out ALL the "reasons" that fascinate me about this game. I have a "cart" of reproaches to make to Ubisoft because some things made them "shallow", for the lack of depth of the characters, because UBI missed the chance to make the "biggest" game in the franchise Assassin`s Creed! I don't know when I will get bored of this game, when I will be able to say: enough
Haven’t played Valhalla yet but Origins was amazing, loved it so much, and Odyssey has been ok, just a little artificially stretched out for me. I found Origins struck that perfect balance between grinding for levelling and story, in Odyssey I’ll find myself spending 3 hours running around doing random quests in order to get to the next story point.
I absolutely loved Odyssey. I platinum’d the game in a month. But Valhalla has such a more lively connection to Eivor and other NPC’s that Odyssey didn’t do
Hahah, the best was Origins. Then you will notice the repetitive and recycled things. I see AC Vallhala, and I see Origins. Ubisfit didn't try to improve. Origins was really good because it was the first to renovate the Saga to a RPG.
@@adaalonso I’m playing both Origins and Odyssey and I can say I feel more of an emotional connection with the characters than Odyssey. Odyssey is fun but feels less in terms of character development.
Valhalla really fixed a lot of my main issues with Odyssey. It's far less grindy, has a more focused story, and the combat feels much more weighty and impactful. Plus, it brings back one-shot assassinations.
I don’t care that much about realism, idgaf if someone throws themselves off a cliff and doesn’t break their legs, I just feel that with a series literally called *assasins* creed, the assassination part should be more realistic
@@meslathman1211 In AC games AI is so braindead you can stand infront of them and they don't even notice you, In AC games like Valhalla it just becomes a cakewalk when you can 1 shot everybody
I played it after Origins, a few years later, and I was shocked at how horrendous the graphics were, it was like playing a 360 game, they just turned the vibrancy up expected 12 year olds to love the colours
AC odyssey has really large array of weapon choices and armour sets. I feel the combat experience in odyssey is far superior when compared with Valhalla. I still prefer Valhalla for its stealth(specially. hidden blade) gameplay as its the core of Assassins Creed games.
@@poldark1407 Valhalla really didn’t do anything the right way, in order to try and make everyone happy. There’s no real reason to explore, and the side quests was lame. It had so much potential. I think it’s the worst of the bigger open world Assassins games.
There are a number of ways in which the graphics of Valhalla are a step forward but the world and presentation of Odyssey is still my favorite of the series. The Greek world really fees like a world in a way that Britain just does not match.
In Witcher 3 Nilfguardians speak their own made up language, while the rest of npcs speak English, it is such a cool detail. I still prefer Odyssey though.
@@BarrioKing-nb9ms after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvements save for fishing, and the ration system. assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that has yet to improve the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable... Valhallas map feels so empty compared to Odyssey, everything is overpriced and the loot is so jank. seem like 7 of 10 boxes I break have no loot, the animals I hunt rarely give the skins I need to cash in at the settlement (I need antlers so I go after deer with antlers and I get holves or just leather) the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds is gone... the map is smaller and has less to do... more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor. sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey. the stealth from Tenchu, (taking down forts with espionage) the mythology from Onimusha, (fighting mythical beasts) the politics from Way of the Shinobi (your actions effect those in power) the battlefields from Samurai Warriors, (fight battles in the Pelopinesian War) the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai, the customization and exploration from Skyrim You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member. all packed into one game. So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/thief, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions. What could possibly be better? As the next AC after Odyssey, it was supposed to build on Odysseys perfect systems, not completely scrap them a half-assed attempt to bring back old AC mechanics in a Viking action game that tries to force your to play as a Viking with handmade? scarce content... ended up with no content whatsoever.
@@BarrioKing-nb9ms LMAO you obviously didn't play one of them. why is my whole map clear and empty in England and Vinland with virtually zero replayable content except the repetitive and short river raids and Valhalla didn't have 25 percent of the content that Odyssey did base game?
Initially I wasn't interested in AC Valhalla. Then I got it as a gift. And I have enjoyed it far more than I expected. Ubisoft did build something different here - especially in the combat system. I highly enjoy just roaming and exploring too. I wish Ubisoft would iron out some of the annoying little bugs though
exactly! so many things Valhalla ruined. after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvement at all. assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that rarely improves the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable... Valhalla feels so empty to Odyssey, the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds in gone... the map is smaller and has less to do... more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor. sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey. the stealth from Tenchu, (taking down forts with espionage) the mythology from Onimusha, (fighting mythical beasts) the politics from Way of the Shinobi (your actions effect those in power) the battlefields from Samurai Warriors, (fight battles in the Pelopinesian War) the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai, the customization and exploration from Skyrim You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member. all packed into one game. So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/theif, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions. What could possibly be better? yeah... the social stealth... I like the hood on and off, dont care about blending. I prefered the dragged on fights... Valhalla is way too easy. okay... the new healing system is cool. REWARDING???? I can't think of anything that comes close to Odysseys rewarding feeling. ok... decapitation sure...
@@Sukruselim no it wasn't, after the (extremely bland) story, there is nothing interesting to do, I felt like I wasted my time doing any of the repetitive side missions, nothing to grind either, not to mention the graphics were horrendous compared to origins, Valhalla has improved on everything so much and feels like a more complete game, if you honestly spend thousands of hours in Odyssey then you've got to be 12 years old
Valhalla was masterful, loved the game and got me back into the franchise. Put around 100 hours into Odyssey, along with Valhalla and they are equally incredible. I'm still not done with either of them and managed to pickup AC Origins on sale. My PS5 feels like it's a dedicated AC Creed Console now, considering how much space these games take up in total.
I loved the explored mythology, culture, and history! I don't know why you do not do a comparison on that! I love fighting mythical beasts in Assassin Creed Odyssey!
The navy battles were a nice touch in odyssey. Fun fact, navy battles were perfected during the Greco-Persian wars, which is why Athens started building lots of triemes. In those days during the battle of salamis and then the Peloponnesian war
Yeah, it begins with myth about ''wooden walls will save you''. Some folks build wooden walls around Akropol and endend horribly.... others builded boats.
One small note : Odyssey was set before Origins, so the blade would not be there as it was introduced in Origins. So technically it wasn't removed, it just wasn't there in the story.
In odyssey you could easily insta assassinate almost every enemy except bosses. You just need to get your skills and gear right. You obviously didn't spec as assassin.
Yes you can if you have the right perks and gear did you have access to the dlcs? I never even played as an assassin I liked building up a crowd and going on a murder rampage but i remember having good assassin gear my roommate made an assassin set up with that wrecked we played on harder difficulties as well
Exactly. I’ve seen this exact complain in a yotubers video only to see they’re using gear 20 levels too low and not even buffing their assassination damage output through their selected gear. I did 2 play through a of oddeesy, the 2nd was only started after I reached max lvl. Never did I have an issue with instant assassinations unless I just completely ignored my stats and gear.
You still can't assassinate enemies who are at a much higher level, which destroys stealth. A lot of people don't like playing boring side missions, so they're not always going to be at the right level or have top gear.
I just wanna say how impressed I am by the these maps. They're incredibly gorgeous and since Origins I genuinly enjoy running around in places where I think this could make a great screenshot. Climbing onto Pyramids, statues of Greek gods or just some castle on a huge hill. The lighting the scenery everything just comes together so well it's absolutely amazing.
4:10 I don't think there's much of a size difference in playable land when you consider the fact over half of Odyssey's map is just Mediterranean Sea and there's a huge inaccessible mountain range on northern west.
I am a fan of both games and have played both for over 200 hours, I believe Valhalla is the superior game. There appears to be a lot more to accomplish in the game. It might also simply be my own preference when it comes to raiding and the game's historical period. Assassin's Creed games have always been a favorite of mine. Although I believe that Odyssey is more aesthetically pleasing than Valhalla, I believe that Valhalla is a better developed game overall.
Thank you! Finally someone who has taste! Yes Odyssey is in my top 10 as well! Great game with beautiful graphics! The combat is better than valhalla !
@@bloodbag2961 They got no idea what Assassin's creed is about and wtf they are talking about. They just play it for graphics. And prolly they are fornite lover
Not sure if they added this later but Odyssey you can also upgrade your weapons and armor. I used the same weapon and armor almost until level 50. After that I changed to a more convenient setup as my skill and abilities isn't so much reliant on pure dps and armor, as I can parry and dodge like a demi-god now.
I really enjoyed Odyssey. The only problem was the size, not just because of it being too big, but that in most islands the tasks were very similar so it became very repetitive. I also found the ending to be a bit vague. But it was atill a fantastic game and story. Thinking of getting this one but might wait for price drop.. Hmmm...
This is an extremely trivial detail but something I appreciated a lot about Oddessy is that if you fall from a distance far enough that damages you substantially Alexios/Kassandra limps for a moment, revealing the leg injury. Haven't noticed this detail in Valhalla it may be there ot may not but I think it's a really good detail.
I think the Character animations when talking to them was so much better in Odyssey, you grew to care about the side characters like Sokrates, Alkibiades, Phoibe, Barnabas, Herodotos, Brasidas, Myrrine etc but in Valhalla, you don't get an attachment to anyone cause the story is so bland, the revenge storyline captivated you, you felt Alexios/Kassandra's hate and emotions in the game, and the bright colourful landscapes just made you soak it all in. while in vahlhalla your spending so much time running around aimlessly in a dull foggy world with no interesting side characters at all.
Also, I think Kassandra was a much better character than Eivor. Sure Kassandra isn't the most dynamic and charismatic protagonist we've played, like Ezio for example, but I find after 60 hours in the game, Eivor is a lump of a human with nothing remarkably likeable or memorable about their character. If you're going to have a game set in a country as dull and as flat as England, then at least have the characters be entertaining. Eivor arrives in England, slaughters the indigenous population because they're in her way and doesn't say a thing, yet she stumbles across a unfriendly nun and does everything to help her. England is an interesting country and rich in history, but it's not our land that makes it so, it's the characters born here that pushed this country into the biggest empire and cemented its place in history. But the game hasn't translated any of that. I have to play as a blonde Norwegian mumbling and grumbling her way through the map.
@@benedictbadminton4993 All the more disappointing that Eivor was given a flat character. So many different departments done amazing work, but unfortunately a lot of people will only remember the boring story in this franchise.
@@Meowzers1250 Actually You could be a blonde, Red head, Light brown or dark brown haired mumbling and grumbling Norwegian in the game... Just saying. Lol
@@Clawdor I'm talking about this video specifically of course rdr2 water is some of the best but I just like the water in assassins creed Valhalla more because it looks clearer but rdr2's water looks more polluted which fits the setting but I still like Ac Valhalla's water more but rdr2s water is still great. Rdr2 is my favorite game, but I like the water in AC more.
I still believe that one day ubisoft will surprises us with one of the greatest games ever, All of their games have a good potential but they always lack something
I think ubisoft plays it safe for the most part. They never seem to push boundaries in terms of innovations. Their games games are never terrible but never amazingly good.
@@steffon563 basically this, for example on watch dogs 2 the game is amazing, sure it has some boring collectibles and the story is kinda meh, but the world they did is amazing and the gameplay is really fun. But then you see legion...
@@kartik1396 in ac terms they are the best games.. you only have different opinion if you are younger or you started with the newer games.. but the new acs can leave the ac from their name, they are not really ac anymore
@@Mewantsgothgf yeah exactly however in places like Wessex where it’s really sunny and green it looks really beautiful. Wessex is 100% my favourite region
in horse riding in city scene i captured a tiny detail. in valhalla, people dodging the horse make a hard stepping sound because of the sudden movements they make, chad level detail.
I'm glad Eivor isn't an actual assasin from the group, in the end, this is a story of modern day ppl trying to find artifacts that have gone through so many hands in history and its cool to finally have someone as an MC who is not actually an assasin
The voice actor for Kassandra was excellent! She really set the bar high, IMO. I have yet to find an AC protagonist that I liked as much as her. This is why Odyssey will always be in my top 5. I also loved exploring 17th century France in Unity and the Industrial Revolution in Syndicate.
Odyssey was the worst AC game I ever played, I've been playing since the start, I've just started Valhalla and it's a breath of fresh air even after Odyssey
@@Mulisak I feel completely opposite, I feel the same way about Valhalla's music, In Odyssey I was blown away from the starting screen music and consistenetly through out, Valhalla's just felt bland in comparison.
I was wondering when Nick930's direct comparison video would pop up. Great comparison as always! For me Valhalla is definitely an overall improvement from Odyssey as a whole package.
Recently bought origins from steam sale, completed it and fell in love. About a week ago i got Odyssey and it's so good. Beautiful world, scenery. Great combat. Sea is beautiful and fun to sail. Big variety of weapons and animals etc.
@@Nick930 I’m not sure how true that is. I found the game to come with a pretty diverse line of quests all around Greece. My issue is you have to stick to the cities in order to have structured gameplay, other then that countryside environments and “hidden quests” are repetitive. It honestly reminds me of old Bethesda games in that way. But I definitely would never say every location was the same
@@quaza2001 So textures are copied and pasted throughout the AC series. If that's your issue then I agree. However, I would still say Odessey had a fun line of quests that were mostly unique and had good writing imo.
Valhalla is the most beautiful Ac game, change my mind. it looks stunning. att many times I've found myself simply admiring the beautiful world that Ubisoft have created.
I’m currently playing Odyssey and haven’t played Valhalla but the thing I’d give odyssey the edge for is it’s setting. Ancient Greece is amazing and how it opens up with you playing as the true king, Leonidas is just perfect. I was into Greek history before but this game really just drove me completely into it and I ended up watch both 300 movies because of it again
IT s a master of choice. I find the Valhalla setting with the Viking era much more interesting then ancient Greece. (i am also a huge fan of Viking :) )
The snow thing was even in back in assassin's creed 3. Probably one of the only good things about 3 besides the sea part which became a mainstay despite not really fitting the rest of the game
please elaborate on this. after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvement. assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that rarely improves the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable... Valhalla feels so empty to Odyssey, the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds in gone... the map is smaller and has less to do... more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor. sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey. the stealth from Tenchu, (taking down forts with espionage) the mythology from Onimusha, (fighting mythical beasts) the politics from Way of the Shinobi (your actions effect those in power) the battlefields from Samurai Warriors, (fight battles in the Pelopinesian War) the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai, the customization and exploration from Skyrim You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member. all packed into one game. So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/theif, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions. What could possibly be better? ok, the video just mentioned the healing system. that i can admit is the only improvement of Valhalla I can think of...
@@Dk-ol9xt why can't you beat them all? Egypt, Greece and Northern Europe are all beautiful rich history settings all with amazing stories and combat systems. If I had to choose one, Valhalla has as amazing combat system with dual-wielding and also new exploration features add such as keys, locks, barred doors, secret entrances and sunken treasure under ice. Origins has the best bows where you could equip 2 at once. but with all of this taken into consideration nothing in gaming is more rewarding than Odysseys build system and the freedom to make differ types of warriors, archers, and assassins.
Valhalla's skills, weapons, and combat were so much worse. There is hardly any noteworthy improvements in Valhalla, but several things that were made much worse.
I am satisfied to see that Valhalla doesn't disappoint but I don't see myself being bored by my trident-wielding chosen of gods anytime soon. Those kill animations are sweet!
@@YodaSmokes not actually, only in combat area, also in the map size the Greece has upper hand over Egypt other than that origins holds very well, when we compare both games there are downgrades even origins being the predecessor of odyssey.
No one can deny that assassins creed games always have beautiful open worlds
One of ubisoft's strenghts. Also they are pretty good at making water look nice
Yeah can’t deny they look gorgeous but everything else is extremely mediocre at best
@@marlenejaikaran8809 Every game before the 10s are beyond their time lmao.
That was before Red dead redemption 2, ghost of Tsushima, horizon zero dawn and death stranding arrived
After seeing those games it's hard to call Assassin's creed a 'beautiful' game
Honestly just got into these and always loved open worlds only ever played assassins creed 3
One thing that Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla have in common is that they all have a fantastic Soundtrack.
Valhalla's is something else
Jesper kid's best work
@@Fastwalker27 If I remember right, that's the same guy who did the Music in Assassin's Creed 2!
Even better!
Literally every single Assassin's Creed Game has amazing soundtracks.
Ubisoft has best soundtrack and all 3 games u mentioned have taken core track from ac2 do I would say that ac2 has best soundtrack
Imo Odyssey soundtrack is good but sometimes it sounds slavic
I love how we’ve got so far into gaming we start analysing every pore on a characters skin
Here we have a game that is boring as batshit because the developer spent all the time on developing nasal pores and forgot the story.
@@batmansarah6325 whoa bud, don't disrepect badshxt like THAT.
I remember those times where I used to think og doom looked good
@@sweatyman1234 i remember Thinking San Andreas was realistic.
@@Captianmex1C0 bro same back when i first played it i thought it had the best graphics
Also just wanted to point out the improvement of Eivor and horse's running animation.
As a die hard fan of this series, it took them pretty much all of their games to get it right 😂😂😂and it’s still not perfect. But I honestly have no issues with it.
The running animation in odyssey looks like Shrek
@@YodaSmokes character animations were perfect in past games like Black Flag I'm mean running and walking. While parkour animations are perfect in Unity
@@IDRlFTERI and Syndicate
@@fineanddandee it looks kinda janky in that game
Him: is talking about how beautiful is the game
Me watching it with 144p: Interesting.
I know that feel bro
Downloading Odyssey now, so Im watching in 360p xD
480p here smh..thanx
Mee 2 due to low speed internet in kashmir
Stop lying , I'm living in the worst country in the world and I'm watching it with 1080p 60fps
Not a fan of Ubisoft, but man Odyssey was a gorgeous game.
True. I can’t get the same feeling with valhalla 😭 I always gets back to odyssea
odyssey is still amazing, but honestly the whole armour system, which is divided into three parts , is way too complicated and the stats of the damage is broken.
@@piqieme i am about to play valhalla but i highly doubt that i'll get the same feeling as with a Odyssey as u said..
@The Arkenstone yeah but Valhalla is a great game tho i recommend u to play witcher 3 or rdr2
@The Arkenstone oh i see well I'll start playing odyssey in 3 years again to completely forget the game so it'll be like my first play through like the way exactly i watch breaking bad every 3 years 🍻
Valhala is in my list to play some day but right now i am playing Odyssey...the only thing i have to say is i dont care which is better or not,Odyssey will have a spot in my heart because is a game for my country.
U live in Greece?
I played odyssey, and now I’m finishing up the origins dlc, both great games.
@iSolvano HDR its not awful , its good imo
@iSolvano HDR Ikr 🤣🤣
@@immortalkombat9289 I am Greek but the last 7 years i dont live in Greece.
I know some (if not many) fans complained about Odyssey's map being "too big". But I for one really liked it. I love exploring large open world games.
perfect example of what a game should be.
now we need an Odyssey reskin in Warring states Japan.
@@ak-nt2tr If you love empty bland open worlds with pretty graphics and micro transactions sprinkled on top then yes this is a perfect example of what games should be. Odyssey is the exact opposite of what a game should be. It’s called quality over quantity.
@@belligerent2941 LMAO. Ghost of Tsushima is the only thing in Odysseys god-tier realm.
You get to decide when to stop.
You can be a pirate, an assassin, a gladiator, and warrior like samurai warriors.
Odyssey has the best of everything.
@@ak-nt2tr lol where tf can you be any of those things all you are in odyssey is a mercenary. Everyone who likes odyssey is the reason Ubisoft is gonna keep dropping unfinished games with reskinned and reused assets that have micro transactions and dlc before the game even comes out. Everyone who calls Ghost of Tsushima an assassin creed is an insult to sucker punch that game is a better assassins creed game than assassins creed.
@UCnZVICLuTbhDYdXYUh697Uw That’s fine if you like all that but at that point they should just create a new IP instead of alienating the fanbase that made AC popular.
Origins is the perfect blend for old and new fans because it stays faithful to the older games atmosphere with new and refreshing gameplay but instead of expanding on bayeks story or creating a sequel with aya which is how it should have been for origins, they just make an entire game with a title that has nothing to do with the game.
Odyssey is decent overall but very average at best when you compare it to other RPG games like The Witcher 3 or the Souls series.
Only thing I miss in Valhalla is beautiful locations like Odyssey, Valhalla is great but Odyssey has a special place in my heart
But the whole story of valhalla is better
I played all ac games , though ill say that AC origins was a bit of all 3 last ones and AC 1 2 3 and 4 black flag are classics.
@@jaym5118 Odyssey’s world is boring, every single place looks identical, and though Valhalla is guilty of that too, it at least has variation. You can’t interact with anything in the world, no sitting down, no social stealth, no little activities and so on unlike Valhalla.
The story and modern day is far more interesting in Valhalla, with things being explained, and things set to come. Odyssey was dull by comparison. It’s DLC was also a complete joke, which also ruins lore, such as Darius performing the leap of faith before it was established by Bayek. Or the next one being a boring civil war, or collect armor in the Hades one. The Atlantis one had you just running around doing tasks for a knowledge meter. And the whole thing was just a simulation that may or not even happened and overall it was just a complete grind and waste of time.
The combat is grindy, floaty, and too magical in Odyssey.
You can make Eivor of either gender how you want, and to be honest, they both are better looking than Kassandra and Alexios.
Odyssey might do some things better, but I just think Valhalla is far better overall.
Do you really played valhalla? Imho the landscapes look way better, especially the lightning and scale
@@rephlax it's not a technical limitation ,but the design of Greek temples is going to be more interesting, plus Valhalla has more dark lighting
I’m 110 hours into Valhalla and loving the game (bugs aside), but for some reason, I think I like Odyssey more. Something about the Greek theme in the game that really captivated me.
Yeah, I think that might be the issue with new AC.
They make games that are slow-paced, but are loved because of the setting. Some love Odyssey's setting, some hate it, and this shows in reviews. It's a problem because people don't see actual quality as much and tend not to critique the games due to their loved settings.
I think Origins was amazing but I wanted Odyssey to be better because I've been to the Minotaur's labyrinth irl, yet I realized that on an objective level Odyssey was worse.
I've studied Vikings in detail, I've done courses about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxon/early Norman Britain, I'm English and part Norwegian, so I hope I'm not blinded by love and knowledge for the setting, I hope I can make my decisions looking in more factual ways to do with the actual game itself.
Guess I'll have to wait and see how much I like Valhalla as a game rather than historical experience.
Yeah it just felt less depressing
For me Odyssey better I prefer Sparta over Vikings... If u love Vikings u probably gonna love Valhalla, its just what do u prefer.
@@nelAjamZ
Perhaps but looking at the game objectively without personal desires Valhalla is better in almost every way.
@@linkthepig4219 I didnt play Valhalla but u know if I dont care about Vikings what point to buy Valhalla? I actually buy yesterday on steam Assasin creed odyssey gold edition for 24.99€ cuz I like Greek history and Gods and I love game, Intro was amazing, also evertyhing else from infinite armors,weapons... Also I get Assasin creed 3 remastered for free and also that was reason I buy Gold edition. 👍🏽😁
Let's take a moment to acknowledge how good the Valhalla soundtrack is
I love one of the songs that plays during raids and usually take my time killing cause i love hearing it
That’s because Jesper Kyd is back :)
Honestly one of the best game soundtracks I've ever heard
Tbh, Origins and Odyssey also have reallt good soundtracks
Ubisoft always makes great soundtracks
Despite being compared to a newer gen series of AC, please dont let this discourage you from playing AC: Odyssey if you havent yet. It is still a fantastic game and worth every penny/hours you WILL sink into it.
Just started a new playthrough after kinda getting bored of Valhalla. It's like coming home.
I’m playing both at the same times in max difficulty and it’s a real challenge I also use at the moment the 250 more damage but no ability engraving in odyssey wich make it feel like a little bit more like an old ac wich makes it more challenging,not like the « masterpiece » called Unity 🤮
Oddesey is better than valhalla and origins was my personal favorite.
@@slinkbradshaw8674 i literally did the same thing yesterday.... Valhalla got me bored
odyssey is my favorite AC game to date.
I just love Odyssey cus of the setting. I love greek mythology and i dont think there is a cooler historic setting than ancient greece.
I love origins bc of ancient Egypt just going to the top the top Giza pyramid was beautiful sight
yes there is! Ancient Japan! Samurai n Ninja n Sakura Trees!
@@jake9854 i personally like ancient greece better, probably because i know more about it than other places, but japans cool
I’m hoping for 6th Century BC Babylon!
@@jake9854 ghost of tsushima was perfect
I'm literally sitting here like just add a player option for instant assassinations. People love choice.
And they did it. Bravo Ubisoft.
It’s been there since launch...
@@IdesofMarch223he never said they didnt lol
Everything is permitted...
@@chrislopez5301 You wrote that in present tense which made it seem like you were still hopeful for that feature. Misunderstanding
Instant assassination makes thev game too easy what is the use of skill tree and assassination stats then
We've entered an era of game development where if you showed a screenshot of AC Valhalla and showed it to someone from the 90's, they'd refuse to believe that this was done in a computer. Just incredible and stunning.
are u from the 90's?
Can't believe how far things have come in such a short time. My first console was atari 2600. I remember being blown away by SNES and Genesis.
@@dctrbrass xbox 360 cod: aw blew me away 🥲
They would, but they would think it took all your computer's memory to store the character model
They would believe it, there is not other way to achieve that. We know that only a computer would do such thing @vievievievievie
I love how you’ve expanded more and more to the gameplay sections. It really is informative on what is different and changed compared to other games
It's been a highly requested feature in these comparisons so I've started to add it in. However it takes more time to create these videos because of it. Went from making 8 minute videos to 20minute videos.
@@Nick930 Always appreciate your work man! 👏🏻
@@Nick930 I liked the long time since u covered more stuff. Also it can get even better if u cover animation improvements as well
@@Nick930 Don't mind the time. This is really informative my friend. I love watching your videos! Keep 'em coming!
@@Nick930 should do older stuff like ubisofts game trailer of ac unity vs final build
They spent so much time on Valhalla's water effects they completely forgot to work on the Legion one
2 different studio teams worked on them tho...
@@sirfinley9355 but still, they could have done it better, first WD water physics is enough
@@sirfinley9355 it was a joke.
Because they know that Assassins Creed is their biggest Franchise ! So Ubisoft must invest in those games way more than WD for Example
Quebec always makes trash Ubisoft games
I play ac odysseyod edition repeatedly, it's my favorite game. I'm 74 years old and it's an ideal game for older men. I've also played origins and valhalla.Greetings from Slovakia
Being from England, I can confirm that the AC Valhalla grass is good 👍
I agree the countrysides look beautiful.
It depends what part of England, but I mostly agree.
I like your profile picture
Parts of the game has areas near where I live. It’s very cool hearing names similar to where you live in a AAA game.
Yeah pakista- oh I’m sorry England is beautiful
The last three games have been beautiful, culturally and geographically accurate, and most importantly, really fun
Now if only we can play as an assassin or Templar it will be 2x better
@@CKainnThat would just make the game not being an assassin's creed game tho
@@swen6390 bruhh. That's what makes that games an Assassin's game. The last three are RPGs. You must be new.
@@woah5016 You have never been able to play as an Templar...
@@swen6390 Have you even played AC Rouge?
I really appreciate Origins and Odyssey as they portrait famous landmarks and famous ancient people, you could really feel like what life was during that time. You could see that research was done properly about the environment and vibe
This game still looks great on my OG Xbox, the only problem is the fps drop sometimes and the draw distance.
@@Sirmisfits1 mmmhggggdrvcryyewetyyyweryyyyyytdryvdstf
Huh?
@@Sirmisfits1 no need , the og xbox still works well , I think like one or two years from now is when you really need to upgrade
Runs better than Cyberbugs 2077
Or play it on Pc
@@Sirmisfits1 Do y’all not realize some people are less fortunate than others? Not only that it’s hard to get my hands on a series X or ps5 in my town.
I didnt have any expectations with Odyssey, but it ended up being one of my favorite rpgs and Kassandra being one of my favorite protagonists
Same but with Alexios which is surprising considering I played it right after my all time favourite game rdr2
@@obiwan9662 Oh man I couldnt stand Alexios' voice lol. But he was a good antagonist
Fake choices, no consequences, what rpgs do you play?
@@obiwan9662 Alexios actually makes a very good Deimos
Same I love kass 😍😂
To me it just feels like Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla mark a new era of Assasins Creed - a better one.
The "old" style was just...old after 12 years and 7 games or so.
Now it is more action and story driven and ist just much more fun. The first games became highly repetetive until a point where I did not want to play them anymore.
I have played almost all the Assassin's Creed and agree. But Assassin's Creed Black Flag was the old and AMAZING. The two follow up main games were crappy as crappy can be. Unity and Syndicate were hard to actually beat for me. Unity was so awful with play control and modeling it was actually amazing it got released. Even when I got the patched version it still had modeling errors at times. So far I am playing Valhalla and have to say the play control is not there. I am playing it on a PS5 and when you hit the left bumper to black sometimes it goes to screen capture. Other times you delay your actions. It's just not as smooth as Origins and Odyessey which were a return to form. This one has a beautiful surrounding but the play control is bad.
Not sure if it is just some rumor but I read that Ubisoft are thinking about going back to the old gameplay...
Brooo assasin creed rogue the best
finally a person with brain old games were too repetitive and boring... i decided to played ac4 weeks ago after all this years to find out if its still good but sadly i cannot bear its gameplay anymore... i guess back then we didnt care about gameplay or we didnt notice because many old games were clunky
@@shadowreaper4970 Because nostalgia fanboys don’t care about actually fun games, they only care about the story and the memories they got from them. I remember that with the first ghost recon and far cry 3 since most people said that they were the best in their series. Far cry 3 was sort of fun but I didn’t like it as much as far cry 5 and ghost recon was the most boring fps i’ve ever played, there’s barely anything to do in it
16:59 the woman said I like ur cut g
you playin minecraft
Ac Odyssey is prolly one of the biggest VG undertaking I ever tried over a hundred hrs and still haven't uncovered all the map or beat it
Fr it honestly gets to be a bit too much of a grind near the end trying to get leveled up enough. Game has been super fun until but the little side quest/contract mission loop has started to get boring
@@MrJLiles14 Which is why Valhalla is better. Asgard is much smaller but still beautifuly large enough for Content, Story and Graphics and it doesn't feel to overwhelming.
Odyssey suffers mainly in size, most quests are boring and you walk across massive and beautiful but empty land.
AC Odyssey is by far my favorite AC games of all time. The vivid world and Kassandra alone were amazing.
@@kheops101 Odyssey destroyed AC lore, I wish it never existed, it made a mockery of the brand. If they had just made a Greek mythology fantasy rpg not tied to the series that would have been great
Man i just finished odyssey + the dlcs a few days ago. Such a wonderful journey, im sure gonna miss kassandra saying malaka e drachmae hahaha but i think ill get valhalla
Yea me too and I'm already feeling nostalgic about it
you will be dissapointed in vallhalla
@@nachomuriel3923 actually,nope
@@abhiraajsingh2166 i loved oddissey, and vallhala was kind of dissapointing, too easy, not a challenge even in the hardest difficulty, and the combat is a downgrade, it has a good history but idk it is a 7/10
@@nachomuriel3923 agreed
I'm going to play Valhalla but I have a huge soft spot for Odyssey, since it's all about my homeland Greece.
Greece is not my homeland, and after thousands of hours with Odyssey, I still haven't found out ALL the "reasons" that fascinate me about this game.
I have a "cart" of reproaches to make to Ubisoft because some things made them "shallow", for the lack of depth of the characters, because UBI missed the chance to make the "biggest" game in the franchise Assassin`s Creed!
I don't know when I will get bored of this game, when I will be able to say: enough
Odyssey is one of my favorite games of all time solely because it sets in Greece. Greece is just fascinating.
I love odyssey no matter what other people say.
Same, Odyssey is the king! Valhalla is so boring...
Odyssey is the king of all game...of the planet
@@Blubbermann thank you...
I like in odyssey engrave..i fell very strong...
Valhalla is a much better ac game
Haven’t played Valhalla yet but Origins was amazing, loved it so much, and Odyssey has been ok, just a little artificially stretched out for me. I found Origins struck that perfect balance between grinding for levelling and story, in Odyssey I’ll find myself spending 3 hours running around doing random quests in order to get to the next story point.
I absolutely loved Odyssey. I platinum’d the game in a month. But Valhalla has such a more lively connection to Eivor and other NPC’s that Odyssey didn’t do
I also felt like Odyssey had a bit of an Identity crisis that Valhalla doesn’t
Well said
Hahah, the best was Origins. Then you will notice the repetitive and recycled things. I see AC Vallhala, and I see Origins. Ubisfit didn't try to improve. Origins was really good because it was the first to renovate the Saga to a RPG.
@@adaalonso I’m playing both Origins and Odyssey and I can say I feel more of an emotional connection with the characters than Odyssey. Odyssey is fun but feels less in terms of character development.
@@adaalonso stfu Valhalla is an improvement especially after odyssey
Valhalla really fixed a lot of my main issues with Odyssey. It's far less grindy, has a more focused story, and the combat feels much more weighty and impactful. Plus, it brings back one-shot assassinations.
Thats the problem, it's too easy
How is that to easy, in real life having a blade shoved into your neck isn’t gonna let you keep fighting for a good few minutes
@@meslathman1211 Why are people so obssesed, they want everything to be realistic, there should be more creativity and fantasy in games
I don’t care that much about realism, idgaf if someone throws themselves off a cliff and doesn’t break their legs, I just feel that with a series literally called *assasins* creed, the assassination part should be more realistic
@@meslathman1211 In AC games AI is so braindead you can stand infront of them and they don't even notice you, In AC games like Valhalla it just becomes a cakewalk when you can 1 shot everybody
You'd never think Valhalla took place 1200 years after Odyssey. The greeks and Romans were thousands of years ahead of the rest of Europe.
Yet the Roman's caught up to the Greeks ,and the people of Germania to the Roman's. Guess complacency really does kill.
@@Laidback_616 romans did steal A Lot from the greeks
@@nenadmilovanovic5271 including the mythology
3:32 When I played Odyssey and climbed to the top of a mountain and saw this my jaw dropped. Stunning game.
I played it after Origins, a few years later, and I was shocked at how horrendous the graphics were, it was like playing a 360 game, they just turned the vibrancy up expected 12 year olds to love the colours
@@71hammyman Well, they got me and I was 22
AC odyssey has really large array of weapon choices and armour sets. I feel the combat experience in odyssey is far superior when compared with Valhalla. I still prefer Valhalla for its stealth(specially. hidden blade) gameplay as its the core of Assassins Creed games.
The world in Odyssey is more fun. More things to discover, and better animals/legendary to hunt. Valhalla is a setback.
@@trappedmind1779 ive played both i like valhalla more
@@poldark1407 Valhalla really didn’t do anything the right way, in order to try and make everyone happy. There’s no real reason to explore, and the side quests was lame. It had so much potential. I think it’s the worst of the bigger open world Assassins games.
@@trappedmind1779 idk it was my opinion on playing both games and what ive enjoyed more and valhalla did it for me personally.
@@poldark1407 I also had fun with the game. But I definitely think it could have been better.
There are a number of ways in which the graphics of Valhalla are a step forward but the world and presentation of Odyssey is still my favorite of the series. The Greek world really fees like a world in a way that Britain just does not match.
Yeah it's because valhalla was setup during 800ad, it was a dark age
God, I have been waiting for this for a month. So happy that is finally here
Same, i was hoping for a comparison with origins as well tho
@@BaldingSasquatch Thank you, random internet hairless sasquatch
@@86Fallowcp 😁
Me : looks the same to me...
Also Me : *watching it in 144p*
Same lol
Looks The same*
Watching in 1080p still the same
i am watching in 1440p
I’m watching in 2160
I guess i'm the only one that likes the gear system in Odyssey
You’re not the only one :)
I love it very much my dude
Love it too
What I love about odyssey is how the game is split into arcs and during some missions you are set in an area and can't leave like the old games
Valhalla is like that too but you can leave the area if needed
It sounds like Valhalla changed everything that I hated about odyssey. I’m definitely going to play this game!
I can tell you its a amazing game in my opinion
Plz play it. It’s really an incredible game the best AC they’ve released in years. I find myself unable to put the controller down
@J. B. what do you mean?
Play it. In my opinion it’s better than cyberpunk.
@@delete7316 Really? Hmm 🤔 I’m just bummed that it’s not on steam. Did you play it on console?
What I like in Assassin's Creed series that the NPCs on their respecting country speaks on their own language. Rather than plain English language
In Witcher 3 Nilfguardians speak their own made up language, while the rest of npcs speak English, it is such a cool detail. I still prefer Odyssey though.
The best lighting effect were used in red dead redemption 2.
Agreed
Dude red dead was goat
Ac unity also had great lighting
@@calebhigham3885 I'm playin it and I can confirm
@@calebhigham3885 lmaooo can't watch one AC video without your unity fan boys in the comments
Ubisoft Montreal simply puts more passion and effort into Assassin's Creed than Ubisoft Quebec
God, someone understand me
Montreal has always made the best AC games. They gave birth to the series and have always saved the series whenever other studios fucked up.
@@daniyalshah7797 not this time imo
I've been saying this lmao!
@iSolvano HDR majority love Odyssey too u know
You missed one huge improvement in AC: Valhalla, how we can finally see those godd*mn snakes before they jump us.
I noticed they were way too easy on us. thanks for pointing out yet another thing that Valhalla lacks.
@@ak-nt2tr How?
@@BarrioKing-nb9ms after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvements save for fishing, and the ration system.
assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that has yet to improve the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable...
Valhallas map feels so empty compared to Odyssey,
everything is overpriced and the loot is so jank.
seem like 7 of 10 boxes I break have no loot, the animals I hunt rarely give the skins I need to cash in at the settlement (I need antlers so I go after deer with antlers and I get holves or just leather)
the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds is gone...
the map is smaller and has less to do...
more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor.
sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey.
the stealth from Tenchu,
(taking down forts with espionage)
the mythology from Onimusha,
(fighting mythical beasts)
the politics from Way of the Shinobi
(your actions effect those in power)
the battlefields from Samurai Warriors,
(fight battles in the Pelopinesian War)
the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai,
the customization and exploration from Skyrim
You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member.
all packed into one game.
So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/thief, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions.
What could possibly be better?
As the next AC after Odyssey, it was supposed to build on Odysseys perfect systems, not completely scrap them a half-assed attempt to bring back old AC mechanics in a Viking action game that tries to force your to play as a Viking with handmade? scarce content...
ended up with no content whatsoever.
@@ak-nt2tr I don't know what you are smoking, but Assassins Creed Valhalla definitely has more to do than odyssey.
@@BarrioKing-nb9ms LMAO you obviously didn't play one of them.
why is my whole map clear and empty in England and Vinland with virtually zero replayable content except the repetitive and short river raids and Valhalla didn't have 25 percent of the content that Odyssey did base game?
anyone notice how eivors eyes are actually slightly watery as well?? thats pretty awesome
Noticed too
Initially I wasn't interested in AC Valhalla. Then I got it as a gift. And I have enjoyed it far more than I expected. Ubisoft did build something different here - especially in the combat system. I highly enjoy just roaming and exploring too. I wish Ubisoft would iron out some of the annoying little bugs though
The only thing I noticed about Odyssey is that it had more dialog choices than Valhalla. That is something I like most about Odyssey.
Man i always wait for your comparisons because they're so detailed. Keep it up my dude.
Eivor has to be one of, if not my favourite character from the series. He’s more than just brawn and brutal, he’s really stoic and witty too
Ikr
you must be new. Eivor is incredibly bland and generic.
@@lustrazor44 nah been playing since Altair
L voice actors
@@lustrazor44 Odyssey 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
The atmosphere in odyssey was just magical
Anyone realize that Randvi looks like Kassandra from Odyssey moved north and gained 10 pounds.
Kassandra’s body looked weird in Odyssey ngl, her upper body is jacked and her lower is skinny.
@@wezzsimple6612 yeah, kinda like a healthy human being.
Looking pretty dammn thicc ill tell u that
I did.
I enjoy Odyssey so much that I might replay it sometime I didn't finish valhalla cuz I got so bored of it
It's good that you like it.
Unfortunately (for me) I went through this phase and I reached the "addicted" and "possessed" phase.
exactly! so many things Valhalla ruined.
after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvement at all.
assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that rarely improves the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable...
Valhalla feels so empty to Odyssey,
the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds in gone...
the map is smaller and has less to do...
more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor.
sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey.
the stealth from Tenchu,
(taking down forts with espionage)
the mythology from Onimusha,
(fighting mythical beasts)
the politics from Way of the Shinobi
(your actions effect those in power)
the battlefields from Samurai Warriors,
(fight battles in the Pelopinesian War)
the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai,
the customization and exploration from Skyrim
You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member.
all packed into one game.
So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/theif, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions.
What could possibly be better?
yeah... the social stealth... I like the hood on and off, dont care about blending.
I prefered the dragged on fights...
Valhalla is way too easy.
okay... the new healing system is cool.
REWARDING????
I can't think of anything that comes close to Odysseys rewarding feeling.
ok... decapitation sure...
man, im here because this same situation is hapenning to me right now, I love all AC but valhala is just so bored
@George Play odyssey. Such a masterpiece
@@Sukruselim no it wasn't, after the (extremely bland) story, there is nothing interesting to do, I felt like I wasted my time doing any of the repetitive side missions, nothing to grind either, not to mention the graphics were horrendous compared to origins, Valhalla has improved on everything so much and feels like a more complete game, if you honestly spend thousands of hours in Odyssey then you've got to be 12 years old
Valhalla was masterful, loved the game and got me back into the franchise. Put around 100 hours into Odyssey, along with Valhalla and they are equally incredible. I'm still not done with either of them and managed to pickup AC Origins on sale. My PS5 feels like it's a dedicated AC Creed Console now, considering how much space these games take up in total.
I loved the explored mythology, culture, and history! I don't know why you do not do a comparison on that! I love fighting mythical beasts in Assassin Creed Odyssey!
me too :)
People who can't crank up their Pc settings to max:😥
Of course they can, just the fos would be s*** but it will be max settings
The navy battles were a nice touch in odyssey. Fun fact, navy battles were perfected during the Greco-Persian wars, which is why Athens started building lots of triemes. In those days during the battle of salamis and then the Peloponnesian war
Yeah, it begins with myth about ''wooden walls will save you''. Some folks build wooden walls around Akropol and endend horribly.... others builded boats.
17:00 that slap sounded realistic tho , ngl.....
Hey nick,Quick Suggestion.
Think you'll make a quick comparison bettween Cyberpunk 2077 vs Deus EX Mankind Divided ?
Yes i want to see too
were you on crackwatch anyhow ??
Its better cyberpunk vs redead 2
.. but why tho?
@@Blackd0nuts Augs
i played both and oddessy felt more fun to me, bcz of the costumes, characters, the arena, ship, sea atmosphere etc.
You know you've made it on RUclips when AMD sponsors your video
15:56 "less repetitive fighting animations" two enemies reacting to hits the exact same way next to each other.
Like every other game
@@quaza2001 ok?
One small note : Odyssey was set before Origins, so the blade would not be there as it was introduced in Origins. So technically it wasn't removed, it just wasn't there in the story.
In odyssey you could easily insta assassinate almost every enemy except bosses. You just need to get your skills and gear right. You obviously didn't spec as assassin.
No u can't on high difficulties.
Yes you can if you have the right perks and gear did you have access to the dlcs? I never even played as an assassin I liked building up a crowd and going on a murder rampage but i remember having good assassin gear my roommate made an assassin set up with that wrecked we played on harder difficulties as well
Exactly. I’ve seen this exact complain in a yotubers video only to see they’re using gear 20 levels too low and not even buffing their assassination damage output through their selected gear. I did 2 play through a of oddeesy, the 2nd was only started after I reached max lvl. Never did I have an issue with instant assassinations unless I just completely ignored my stats and gear.
You can get a skill that you hold the assasination button and you do huge damage
You still can't assassinate enemies who are at a much higher level, which destroys stealth. A lot of people don't like playing boring side missions, so they're not always going to be at the right level or have top gear.
I just wanna say how impressed I am by the these maps. They're incredibly gorgeous and since Origins I genuinly enjoy running around in places where I think this could make a great screenshot. Climbing onto Pyramids, statues of Greek gods or just some castle on a huge hill. The lighting the scenery everything just comes together so well it's absolutely amazing.
4:10 I don't think there's much of a size difference in playable land when you consider the fact over half of Odyssey's map is just Mediterranean Sea and there's a huge inaccessible mountain range on northern west.
Odyssey was my first open world game. Absolutely stunning. Loved it
Do a Cyberpunk 2077 vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comparison to see how the engine and tech has evolved.
@Rocky Montana Its because it by the same developers
"Devolved".
They don't use the same game engine and don't have similar gameplay and World so it's not comparable
I am a fan of both games and have played both for over 200 hours, I believe Valhalla is the superior game. There appears to be a lot more to accomplish in the game. It might also simply be my own preference when it comes to raiding and the game's historical period. Assassin's Creed games have always been a favorite of mine. Although I believe that Odyssey is more aesthetically pleasing than Valhalla, I believe that Valhalla is a better developed game overall.
I miss the conquest battles from Odyssey. It was just destroy everything in sight. Such a blast.
AC Odyssey is amazing! Top 10 of all games
Thank you! Finally someone who has taste! Yes Odyssey is in my top 10 as well! Great game with beautiful graphics! The combat is better than valhalla !
WTF
@@bloodbag2961 They got no idea what Assassin's creed is about and wtf they are talking about. They just play it for graphics. And prolly they are fornite lover
Guys, brotherhood always the best. basta
@@kristianpetersen3063 Brother hood?
Not sure if they added this later but Odyssey you can also upgrade your weapons and armor. I used the same weapon and armor almost until level 50. After that I changed to a more convenient setup as my skill and abilities isn't so much reliant on pure dps and armor, as I can parry and dodge like a demi-god now.
I really enjoyed Odyssey. The only problem was the size, not just because of it being too big, but that in most islands the tasks were very similar so it became very repetitive. I also found the ending to be a bit vague. But it was atill a fantastic game and story. Thinking of getting this one but might wait for price drop.. Hmmm...
This is an extremely trivial detail but something I appreciated a lot about Oddessy is that if you fall from a distance far enough that damages you substantially Alexios/Kassandra limps for a moment, revealing the leg injury. Haven't noticed this detail in Valhalla it may be there ot may not but I think it's a really good detail.
in origins there was already that animation.
and there is that detail in valhalla
I think the Character animations when talking to them was so much better in Odyssey, you grew to care about the side characters like Sokrates, Alkibiades, Phoibe, Barnabas, Herodotos, Brasidas, Myrrine etc but in Valhalla, you don't get an attachment to anyone cause the story is so bland, the revenge storyline captivated you, you felt Alexios/Kassandra's hate and emotions in the game, and the bright colourful landscapes just made you soak it all in. while in vahlhalla your spending so much time running around aimlessly in a dull foggy world with no interesting side characters at all.
so sunny beaches fun. fog and snow not fun thanks
Also, I think Kassandra was a much better character than Eivor. Sure Kassandra isn't the most dynamic and charismatic protagonist we've played, like Ezio for example, but I find after 60 hours in the game, Eivor is a lump of a human with nothing remarkably likeable or memorable about their character. If you're going to have a game set in a country as dull and as flat as England, then at least have the characters be entertaining. Eivor arrives in England, slaughters the indigenous population because they're in her way and doesn't say a thing, yet she stumbles across a unfriendly nun and does everything to help her. England is an interesting country and rich in history, but it's not our land that makes it so, it's the characters born here that pushed this country into the biggest empire and cemented its place in history. But the game hasn't translated any of that. I have to play as a blonde Norwegian mumbling and grumbling her way through the map.
@@Meowzers1250 eivor had more interesting voice acting tho. The girl
@@benedictbadminton4993 All the more disappointing that Eivor was given a flat character. So many different departments done amazing work, but unfortunately a lot of people will only remember the boring story in this franchise.
@@Meowzers1250 Actually You could be a blonde, Red head, Light brown or dark brown haired mumbling and grumbling Norwegian in the game... Just saying. Lol
"All n all there's very little distinction"
Valhalla in my eyes is an insane improvement graphically
Imo the water in both games are *some of* the best looking waters in any game
@@davi1821 RDR2
You should have your eyes checked 😜
@@Clawdor I'm talking about this video specifically of course rdr2 water is some of the best but I just like the water in assassins creed Valhalla more because it looks clearer but rdr2's water looks more polluted which fits the setting but I still like Ac Valhalla's water more but rdr2s water is still great. Rdr2 is my favorite game, but I like the water in AC more.
@@Clawdor And I said some of I didn't say THE BEST.
I still believe that one day ubisoft will surprises us with one of the greatest games ever, All of their games have a good potential but they always lack something
I think ubisoft plays it safe for the most part. They never seem to push boundaries in terms of innovations. Their games games are never terrible but never amazingly good.
@@steffon563 basically this, for example on watch dogs 2 the game is amazing, sure it has some boring collectibles and the story is kinda meh, but the world they did is amazing and the gameplay is really fun. But then you see legion...
what? Ac1 and Ezio trilogy are the greatest games ever
@@marco002 they are not even the best in the series...much less greatest games ever...
@@kartik1396 in ac terms they are the best games.. you only have different opinion if you are younger or you started with the newer games.. but the new acs can leave the ac from their name, they are not really ac anymore
Both games are great, but to me, odyssey is a masterpiece
No, just no, worst game in the series, felt unfinished
Must be new to series then
Can a guy have his opinion? He did say its a masterpiece ->to him
What a sick joke
@@71hammyman Were is unfinished?
Valhalla felt a downgrade on some things from odyssey
Valhalla looks better in my opinion but i do like the colorful world of Odyssey
Yeah i agree. But i do understand that it's due to valhalla is newer release and odyssey has lighter tone.
Valhalla is also during the dark ages so it wouldn't fit at all with the colourful theme.
@@Mewantsgothgf yeah exactly however in places like Wessex where it’s really sunny and green it looks really beautiful. Wessex is 100% my favourite region
@@lewissamuel1541 me too it's just so cool lookimg
@@Mewantsgothgf I honestly can’t go along the cliffs of Dover without stopping every few minutes to take a photo lmao, it’s just like a painting
Are we gonna talk about how awesome 8:03 is?
Flowing water. Yea it looks good. Ubi is good at that. Reminds me of their water in Far Cry 5.
@@JBrotsis1 bruh don't say that have you seen watch dogs legion even watch dogs 1 has better water effects
@@qadi796 I don’t play watch dogs. So I can’t comment.
in horse riding in city scene i captured a tiny detail. in valhalla, people dodging the horse make a hard stepping sound because of the sudden movements they make, chad level detail.
I'm glad Eivor isn't an actual assasin from the group, in the end, this is a story of modern day ppl trying to find artifacts that have gone through so many hands in history and its cool to finally have someone as an MC who is not actually an assasin
Edward Kenway:what?
Odyssee is amazing masterpiece. One of the best games I have ever play....
Love your Direct Comparison videos as I always are wanting to know how two games might compare. You do this very well. Impressed
The voice actor for Kassandra was excellent! She really set the bar high, IMO. I have yet to find an AC protagonist that I liked as much as her. This is why Odyssey will always be in my top 5. I also loved exploring 17th century France in Unity and the Industrial Revolution in Syndicate.
I’m enjoying Valhalla right now - at least 15 hours in - but I honestly had more fun playing Odyssey.
Odyssey was the worst AC game I ever played, I've been playing since the start, I've just started Valhalla and it's a breath of fresh air even after Odyssey
I never really understood the amount of hate these games get, they may not be similar to other AC games but are really awesome and ambient open-worlds
I liked both games a lot, but IMO, Odyssey's music was much better. Especially the title screen music.
The music in Odyssey man..
Ugh, eeew.
Music in Odyssey was non existent. Maybe 2 memorable tracks. Valhalla is superior in this case.
@@Mulisak I feel completely opposite, I feel the same way about Valhalla's music, In Odyssey I was blown away from the starting screen music and consistenetly through out, Valhalla's just felt bland in comparison.
@@Mulisak You're drunk dude.
I was wondering when Nick930's direct comparison video would pop up. Great comparison as always! For me Valhalla is definitely an overall improvement from Odyssey as a whole package.
Next stop, Assassin's creed Ronin (16th centruy Japan, age of the Samurai)
That be so cool. Please make a Japanese A.C Please!!!
@@deathsoap they're gonna make a battle royale ac game
Recently bought origins from steam sale, completed it and fell in love. About a week ago i got Odyssey and it's so good. Beautiful world, scenery. Great combat. Sea is beautiful and fun to sail. Big variety of weapons and animals etc.
“Not as much to do in Odyssey” dude there’s like 500 ? Locations, I’ve done all of them took like 160 hours of gameplay
And all 500 locations you did the exact same thing over and over again. Having repetitive tasks is not the same
@@Nick930 I’m not sure how true that is. I found the game to come with a pretty diverse line of quests all around Greece. My issue is you have to stick to the cities in order to have structured gameplay, other then that countryside environments and “hidden quests” are repetitive. It honestly reminds me of old Bethesda games in that way. But I definitely would never say every location was the same
They are copy pasted
@@quaza2001 So textures are copied and pasted throughout the AC series. If that's your issue then I agree. However, I would still say Odessey had a fun line of quests that were mostly unique and had good writing imo.
@@quaza2001 yes they are
Valhalla is the most beautiful Ac game, change my mind. it looks stunning. att many times I've found myself simply admiring the beautiful world that Ubisoft have created.
11 months ago and i still agree with you, valhalla and origins has a place in my heart, mannn the hidden ones stuff
You can see the reflection of the world on Eivor's eyes its such a cool detail
Nobody
Literally nobody
Nick930: compares nostrils of both characters.
I’m currently playing Odyssey and haven’t played Valhalla but the thing I’d give odyssey the edge for is it’s setting. Ancient Greece is amazing and how it opens up with you playing as the true king, Leonidas is just perfect. I was into Greek history before but this game really just drove me completely into it and I ended up watch both 300 movies because of it again
IT s a master of choice. I find the Valhalla setting with the Viking era much more interesting then ancient Greece. (i am also a huge fan of Viking :) )
The snow thing was even in back in assassin's creed 3. Probably one of the only good things about 3 besides the sea part which became a mainstay despite not really fitting the rest of the game
As much as Valhalla improved than Odyssey, I can't say I like it more than Odyssey
please elaborate on this.
after 450 hrs in Odyssey and 150 in Valhalla... I have yet to find any improvement.
assuming they give us one-handed swords (which will finally make the dual wielding an improvement) and cost-free pause menu accessible transmog that doesn't cost 50 silver and isn't lock to the bumbling fool blacksmith that rarely improves the visuals which is basically his one job since stats and runes effects aren't really noticeable...
Valhalla feels so empty to Odyssey,
the stats system that allowed for acher, warrior and assassin builds in gone...
the map is smaller and has less to do...
more than half the armor in Valhalla is locked behind a paywall and the majority of them are big clonky and ugly. not sleek rogue theif armor.
sure... its a great story and its still AC and its making me like Vikings which I never had interest in... the gameplay is so terrible compared to Odyssey.
the stealth from Tenchu,
(taking down forts with espionage)
the mythology from Onimusha,
(fighting mythical beasts)
the politics from Way of the Shinobi
(your actions effect those in power)
the battlefields from Samurai Warriors,
(fight battles in the Pelopinesian War)
the RPG choices from Way of the Samurai,
the customization and exploration from Skyrim
You can knock out any soldier in the game and make them a crew member.
all packed into one game.
So basically you can be a pirate, assassin/theif, warrior/spartan/gladiator just by your armor set and current actions.
What could possibly be better?
ok, the video just mentioned the healing system. that i can admit is the only improvement of Valhalla I can think of...
@@ak-nt2tr help me in choosing one : origins, Odyssey, Valhalla ✌️
@@Dk-ol9xt why can't you beat them all?
Egypt, Greece and Northern Europe are all beautiful rich history settings all with amazing stories and combat systems.
If I had to choose one,
Valhalla has as amazing combat system with dual-wielding and also new exploration features add such as keys, locks, barred doors, secret entrances and sunken treasure under ice.
Origins has the best bows where you could equip 2 at once.
but with all of this taken into consideration
nothing in gaming is more rewarding than Odysseys build system and the freedom to make differ types of warriors, archers, and assassins.
Valhalla's skills, weapons, and combat were so much worse. There is hardly any noteworthy improvements in Valhalla, but several things that were made much worse.
I am satisfied to see that Valhalla doesn't disappoint but I don't see myself being bored by my trident-wielding chosen of gods anytime soon. Those kill animations are sweet!
it feels like Valhalla is the older brother of Odyssey
As odyssey is to origins.
@@YodaSmokes not actually, only in combat area, also in the map size the Greece has upper hand over Egypt other than that origins holds very well, when we compare both games there are downgrades even origins being the predecessor of odyssey.
@@YodaSmokes origins is 100 x the game odyssey wishes it could be
@@YodaSmokes Are you serious? Origins is a way better game than Odessey as one of the Assassin's Creed titles.
Just like the companies who made their respective games, Ubisoft Montreal is the older brother of Ubisoft Quebec