VIKING VACATION
ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA is invading PC this year
Eivor—whose gender you can
pick—does still carry the infamous
hidden blade, they’re going to be
pretty busy dabbling in a lot of other
activities. Like any good Viking, they
love a raid, so expect to lead attacks
on Saxon settlements, terrifying
villagers and stealing all their prized
possessions. You’ll also be able to get
into larger battles with Saxon armies,
leading your very own warband.RAID GROUP
The Vikings were pretty extra, and
Eivor’s the most extra of them all,
able to dual-wield pretty much every
weapon. Not historically accurate,
perhaps, but pretty cool. ThisA
fter a year of rumors,
the Viking is finally
out of the bag: Ubisoft
has unveiled
Assassin’s Creed
Valhalla. It’s taking the murderous
series to 9th century England
where our Viking hero Eivor will
duke it out with Saxons led by the
King of Wessex, Alfred the Great.
Ubisoft announced the new game in
a pretty unconventional and slightly
exhausting way, livestreaming the
creation of some concept art. We
were expecting a trailer, which did
eventually follow, but first we had to
sit through an eight-hour painting
session as Boss Logic painstakingly
put together a teaser, frequently
going back and tweaking castles and
boats as we waited for confirmation
that it was what we expected.
Valhalla continues the series’
progression from sneaky parkour
game to open-world RPG, and whileTHE VIKINGS WERE
PRETTY EXTRA, AND
EIVOR’S THE MOST
EXTRA OF THEM ALLMedieval snowball
fights were
extremely serious.
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