Assassins Creed Valhalla for the most part was an enjoyable experience. The characters were interesting, the story overall good, and the core gameplay mechanics felt just like Odyssey which I absolutely loved. I think where this game started to lose a small amount of luster with me was when I realized how long all of those things take. There’s tons of collectibles and story bloat, which based on the type of gamer and length of experience you enjoy, that could be a great thing. It has your samey elements every open world game has, towers, enemy camps and the like. I really enjoy those things just in a slightly smaller package than what’s offered here. That being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed my time here and the landscapes from Norway to Vinland were all beautiful. Some of the side quests were also absolute tear jerkers and I took a large amount of satisfaction with them not being “kill this” or “do that” every time. Time and time again these quests would have deeper meanings like the blind man and deaf man or the child who built statues with their sibling or the man giving the ring to his daughter. There’s a lot of good main and side story here, and while I don’t suggest everyone go out and 100% this game, you should at least try out the story.