Assassin's Creed Valhalla It's not a game I recommend. I don't even really know if it's a guilty pleasure. It isn't a bad game either. It's extremely inoffensive. But it's a long game that I can...
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
It's not a game I recommend. I don't even really know if it's a guilty pleasure. It isn't a bad game either. It's extremely inoffensive. But it's a long game that I can waste time on.
I like to read. I read fantasy books mostly. I prefer long stories that I can just lose myself to. I love a great multi book series like The Wheel of Time or The Witcher.
I haven't really played an AC game since 3, I think. I have been working a lot more than usual lately due to some stuff in real life, so I kind of found myself at a point where I just wanted something long and interactive to fill my time. I wanted to tune out the world and just pretend to be part of something else.
Valhalla was gifted to me by my brother who loves the series. He got me the base game and all DLC. He told me I could easily spend Skyrim levels of time in the game. Neat, I had something like 400+ hours in Skyrim. I haven't played the AC series in a while. Let's see where they went with it.
It's.... fine. I mean it fills the hole I need it to. I don't want other recommendations for other games, though. I'm about 80 hours in now. Some characters are well written. The game gives the illusion of choice. It works. I can sit at my desk and play for a whole Saturday with my headphones on and have a good time.
I kind of wish it were a better, more well written game, but honestly I think part of the reason I'm allowing myself to keep going with it is specifically because of how low the stakes are with it. If it were a better game, I'd feel bad and stress over not finishing it quickly enough or not playing it one weekend or another. With Valhalla I feel like I can come and go as I please no matter how crazy my schedule becomes. The story is dead simple enough that I don't really need a recap of it even if I haven't played in a couple weeks.
It fits my life right now, and honestly that's really what I need from it the most.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
It's not a game I recommend. I don't even really know if it's a guilty pleasure. It isn't a bad game either. It's extremely inoffensive. But it's a long game that I can waste time on.
I like to read. I read fantasy books mostly. I prefer long stories that I can just lose myself to. I love a great multi book series like The Wheel of Time or The Witcher.
I haven't really played an AC game since 3, I think. I have been working a lot more than usual lately due to some stuff in real life, so I kind of found myself at a point where I just wanted something long and interactive to fill my time. I wanted to tune out the world and just pretend to be part of something else.
Valhalla was gifted to me by my brother who loves the series. He got me the base game and all DLC. He told me I could easily spend Skyrim levels of time in the game. Neat, I had something like 400+ hours in Skyrim. I haven't played the AC series in a while. Let's see where they went with it.
It's.... fine. I mean it fills the hole I need it to. I don't want other recommendations for other games, though. I'm about 80 hours in now. Some characters are well written. The game gives the illusion of choice. It works. I can sit at my desk and play for a whole Saturday with my headphones on and have a good time.
I kind of wish it were a better, more well written game, but honestly I think part of the reason I'm allowing myself to keep going with it is specifically because of how low the stakes are with it. If it were a better game, I'd feel bad and stress over not finishing it quickly enough or not playing it one weekend or another. With Valhalla I feel like I can come and go as I please no matter how crazy my schedule becomes. The story is dead simple enough that I don't really need a recap of it even if I haven't played in a couple weeks.
It fits my life right now, and honestly that's really what I need from it the most.