Following yesterday's initial reveal for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the official Cinematic World Premiere Trailer has now arrived! You can watch the full thing above, and Ubisoft has announced that the game will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox One later this year in Holiday 2020.
The game is being developed by the Ubisoft Montreal team behind Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed Origins, and centres around a fierce Viking raider called Eivor, who can be either male or female and will have access to various forms of customisation including hair, tattoos, war paint and gear.
Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources in the ninth century AD, players will lead Eivor’s clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England’s broken kingdoms. Players must carve out a new future for their clan, reliving the ruthless fighting style of Viking warriors with a revamped combat system that includes the ability to dual-wield weapons against a greater variety of enemies than ever before.
To secure resources players can lead raids to select locations using their longship to earn much-needed riches and resources. As the Vikings begin to settle in their new home, they encounter resistance from the Saxons including King Aelfred of Wessex, who denounces them as heathens and looks to be the sole ruler of a civilized England. Against all odds, Eivor must do what is necessary to keep Valhalla within reach.
Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Valhalla "brings players to a dynamic and beautiful open world set against the brutal backdrop of England’s Dark Ages," and players will be able to take advantage of new features including raids, growing your settlement, building your power and expanding your influence.
Three special editions of the game will also be available, with the Gold Edition of the game including the Season Pass, the Ultimate Edition featuring the Season Pass and Ultimate Pack with exclusive customisation content, and the Collector's Edition including all the above with a bunch of extra goodies such as a "high-end Ubicollectibles replica of Eivor and her Drakkar (height: 30cm)".
Additionally, everyone who pre-orders the game will get access to an additional mission at launch called "The Way of the Berserker", in which players will join a Norse Berserker in a revenge quest. However, Ubisoft says pre-orders are only currently available for the retail Xbox One version.
Are you excited for Assassins Creed Valhalla? Let us know what you think of the trailer below.
[source youtube.com]
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Hmm...I hope this trailer is not representative of the whole game. To me AC is a stealth game (which is how I like to play it). This reminded me of the mass battles in AC Odessey when trying to take over an area. Unimpressed This might be the first AC game I don't get.
Wow this looks amazing, Can't believe the gorgeous visuals.. This is definitely a day 1 pick up for me.. What's more badass than playing as a viking.
@Captain_Chao5 Stealth is still a huge part of both Origins and Odyssey. In fact, I think the stealth mechanics are far more accomplished than previous games in the series.
@Olliemar28 I think you missed my point... I've played EVERY previous AC title and love the stealth aspect. THIS trailer does not show any stealth at all....hence my comment about Valhalla.
@Captain_Chao5 Yep, I totally did! I'm pretty sure there will still be stealth elements though - the very existence of a hidden blade points to that.
The trailer is deliberately brutal and that is a mistake. The game looks awesome, I like the Viking theme and Ubisoft has done incredible things this generation so I believe it won't be a war game although the trailer looks like a war game.
A four minute cinematic trailer about a 40+ hour game, and people are already succumbing to despair. What a dreadful existence waking up must be for some. 😱
@BlueOcean
What exactly do you mean by war game? Was Odyssey a war game to you? Because the historical setting for Odyssey was ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War.
@gingataisen I am not "succumbing to despair", just pointing out that for a 'stealth' series, the trailer does not show any stealth gameplay, hence my comment "I hope this trailer is not representative of the whole game". I will be looking out for further gameplay trailers to make a decision.
@gingataisen By "war game" I I don't mean a game with a war setting but a brutal game about fighting so no, Odyssey wasn't a war game to me in spite of the setting.
@Captain_Chao5 I think that this is just a brutal commercial trailer not representative of the whole game but we will see.
Will be interesting to see how they pull this off, considering England wasn't united at this time
@Captain_Chao5
As you should, Cap. Just one more week to go.
@SuperNintendoMii
Forming alliances with warring factions might be key to achieving your goals. That also means conspiracies and betrayal. I like the sound of that. 😏
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