Before diving into the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, check out this essential beginner’s guide that will help you get started and improve your gameplay experience. This guide is helpful for both new players and those who have played previous installments like Origins and Odyssey.
Getting Started: Difficulty Modes
Picking the right difficulty mode significantly impacts your gameplay experience. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers three main difficulty modes with sub-categories to choose from, allowing you to tailor your gameplay preferences. If you enjoy a challenging combat experience, consider setting the game to Hard mode.
Combat, Skills, and Abilities
For players familiar with previous Assassin’s Creed titles, many of the combat elements will feel similar. In AC Valhallla, enemies have both a health bar and a defense bar, and depleting the defense bar will stagger enemies and leave them open for more significant damage.
The Skill Trees in this installment are displayed as complex constellations divided into three main branches: Raven Skills, Bear Skills, and Wolf Skills, each focusing on different gameplay aspects such as stealth, melee, and ranged combat. Earn more skills by increasing your overall Power-level gained through quests, world events, and activities, as well as defeating bosses.
Equipment, Weapons, Armor & Upgrades
Unlike previous Assassin’s Creed games, AC Valhalla offers non-random equipment that can be found at specific locations. With fewer armor sets and weapons in the game, you can now upgrade and enhance the quality of your equipment, as well as slot runes into them, to customize your playstyle further.
There are 12 weapon categories to choose from, and their mastery is unlocked through dedicated skill tree lines. You also have the option to dual-wield weapons, allowing more varied combat techniques.
Progression & Settlement Upgrades
Your progression in AC Valhalla will feel different compared to previous games. We recommend following the main story until you unlock your Settlement, Ravensthorpe, before engaging in side activities. This allows you to utilize the various services provided in the Settlement. Manage your Settlement by constructing Service, Cosmetic, and Feast Buff Buildings to provide more enhancements and options.
Final Tips
- Read in-game texts and listen to NPC dialogues, as they provide crucial information on solving puzzles or finding keys.
- Get close to wealth objects to assess their value before pursuing them actively.
- Master parrying, a powerful move that can make boss encounters easier by creating openings for significant damage.
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- April 21, 2023
