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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla

It's time to step into the Animus and head to England as Viking raider Eivor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Here are 10 early game tips to help you get the most from Ubisoft's latest.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a meaty RPG thatoffers sprawling quests, a huge map, and a, frankly, intimidating-looking skill tree. It's possible to be overwhelmed when you boot the game up, but don't worry, we've got you covered with some early-game tips to help you get the most out of your time as a Viking raider.

In the video above, we tell you which collectables to be on the lookout for, how to find the best abilities for Eivor, and, crucially, how to find a wolf to join you in battle and a cat for your longship. If you're stuck looking for a certain yellow longship, we have the answer to that too (but we put a spoiler warning on it, don't worry). We also point out some side activities that you won't want to miss, such as flyting aka Viking rap battles. Yes, you read that right.

For more on Assassin's Creed Valhalla, make sure to check out our review, as well as our video comparing visuals and load times between the Xbox Series X and Xbox One X versions of the game.

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Might be better next time to not tell players a hardware specific button/trigger to press when you don't know what platform they're playing on. Maybe instead either say the name of the command the input performs, or (less preferably, especially since people can remap keys), the button for each supported platform.

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Please give tips GS on how to get the best graphic settings for the PS4 Pro/PS4!

I went with the default settings and got a 4k tv yet everything including the snow was blinding white and characters too zoomed out in combat. Is there a way to get a close up view in combat. I feel the colours are not as saturated or dynamic as in this video, but then again I know that's for the ps5 but still..

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@christhunder2: There is no way to change the camera distance unfortunately.

Also, it's hard to tell someone what to put their HDR settings at because all TV's are different in this regard, (it's not a 'one size fits all' type of deal).

Finally, just because a game has HDR capability, doesn't mean that you should use it. Some games do it really well, others definitely do not. If you can't get it dialed in, don't force yourself to use it just because it's there. More often than not, it probably looks better without.

Happy gaming 😃

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@christhunder2: The bright whites may be your hdr. you will have to play around with the settings for that. so they go better with the tv you got.

I was never really able to dial odyssey in. it always looked "off." I eventually gave up and uninstalled the game.

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Why couldn't this just be in text instead of a video

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@alucardswrath: video ads net more money.

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I wish they would get rid of the animus i dont care for the present time characters

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Thanks for the boat tip lol!

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1 thing I wish I knew before stating...why was this released on every system and store but steam?

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@deth420: I learned this last night when I went to Steam and tried to see how many hours left till it was playable.

Spent upwards of 30 minutes dealing with the cognitive dissonance of this decision and having to explain it to a friend who is new to pc gaming.

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