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Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Discovery Tour: Viking Age
Released On: Oct 19, 2021
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Viking Age is certainly worth a try if you can access it for free through Valhalla. At at a $15 USD price point, though, I’d be hard-pressed to recommend the standalone version to anyone but those interested in Viking history. If you are in that camp and play games, I’d wager you likely own Valhalla already… so win win, eh?
Discovery Tour: Viking Age uses fictional narratives to interest the player in learning about real world cultures and artifacts to great effect. While seeing more perspectives would have given a rounder view, there’s a ton of interesting things to learn at your own pace and however deep you want to go.
While I have some minor quibbles here and there, by and large this is very good at being an educational tour of a historical period with a few fanciful elements to support beliefs.
Ultimately, it’s not for me to decide who the target audience is supposed to be, but to tell you if this is worth the purchase price. And at $20 for the educational content it provides? Yes, it delivers enough information to be worth it. Just be aware of what you’re getting, because this is much more a pop culture tour of Norse history than it is an actual game with compelling gameplay.
This leaves Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age as a pretty solid update that players who enjoyed the setting of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla should definitely check out. However, it doesn’t quite justify its asking price as a standalone title, except maybe for history buffs who want to see a faithful recreation of the period that isn’t bogged down by RPG systems or combat mechanics.
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Summary Immerse yourself in the Viking Age thanks to the Discovery Tour: Roam freely throughout Norway, England, and the mythical realms of Jotunheim and Asgard in a map free of conflict or gameplay constraints. Relive history through stories with 8 major quests and discover the Viking Age of the 9th to 11th century Northern Europe. Interact w...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- PC
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Oct 19, 2021
Developer:
- Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
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