To what extent is Assassins Creed Valhalla similar to God's War?
For the past few days, Ubisoft Introducing Assassin & # 39; s Creed Valhalla has been anticipated in the gaming community, the delivery of the present and the next generation and that this period would lead to the Viking invasion of British glass in the 9th century. After the impact on the industry that has made such a work as God of War in recent years, it seems counterintuitive to compare it to the new Valhalla, which at least partakes with its aesthetics. But do they really compare?
Our character, Eivor, will command a group of Viking robbers, but it seems that the composition will be completely different from that of the God of War: more history and less myths. This is Valhalla's account manager Darby McDevitt when interviewed by GameSpot in an interview. Creation assures us that although we will control the character who is a firm believer of the Nordic gods, the presence of these in Assassin's Cassass Valhalla will have a limit in his mind. There is nothing to do, then, with the work of Santa Monica Studio.
"For someone like Eivor, who did not believe in all those Norse gods, we feel that they could not believe that they could see Odin," McDevitt said. "This is the same group that created Origins
It looks like the structure of the building will be completely different from that of the God of War: more history and less myth
"God of war is great; yes, I have played it"McDevitt said. "Good." "I won't say that we are too worried (by comparison) because most games, when it comes to this topic, rely too much on the fantasy side. This is the basic aspect: you play God of War to hit Baldur in the face, you meet all these characters and you travel to fantasy places," McDevitt said.
"Very few games that directly address Norse Viking experience from a historical perspective"McDevitt explains. "I think the wish is always to bring it to the fore, but in fact we want you to feel like you're living in the Dark Ages of England, to explore the Roman ruins left 400 or 500 years earlier by the Romans and the remains of the British colonies before them, even the pagan Saxons before all. converts to Christianity, "explains the accountant the way to Assassin & # 39; s Creed.
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