Assassin's Creed Shadows lead admits Valhalla was a "monster game" even at the start, and became unwieldy with all the DLC piled on: "It was getting more messy"

"It was getting more messy," says Arsenault, speaking with GamesRadar+. "If you played [Valhalla] at release, it was good, ...
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Ubisoft foresaw the grindy fate of Assassin's Creed Valhalla back in the Odyssey days, wanting a literal "odyssey" but not "a world that was just fatiguing to travel through"

Assassin's Creed Ex-Assassin's Creed and Far Cry lead describes making landscapes in a way that sounds an awful lot like a Shrek metaphor: "It becomes like an onion skin, where we think outwards" Open ...
GameSpot

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws Of Awaji DLC Review - Same Old, Same Old

Those same problems persist in Shadows' first major story-driven expansion, Claws of Awaji. And while a few changes to the ...
TweakTown

Assassin's Creed Shadows now has less players than Odyssey

TL;DR: Assassin's Creed Shadows is experiencing a significant player decline, with current 24-hour peak users dropping to 4,654 compared to Odyssey's 5,642, despite being newer. This suggests Shadows ...
Game Rant

Assassin's Creed: Games With The Biggest Maps

Largest map in Assassin's Creed series is in Odyssey at 256km2, featuring mainland Greece and surrounding islands with unique challenges. Black Flag's 235km2 Caribbean map offers top-notch ship ...
Comicbook.com

Assassin’s Creed Game Gets Surprise Update 13 Years Later

An Assassin’s Creed game just got a surprise update from Ubisoft 13 years after its release. 13 years ago, the Assassin’s Creed series was quite different. Starting with Assassin’s Creed Origins and ...
IGN

Assassin's Creed Mirage Player Count Is 'in Line' With Origins and Odyssey's Launches, Ubisoft Says

Ubisoft has revealed some details about the debut of Assassin's Creed Mirage, saying its player count is "in line" with the previous launches like Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey. In a post on ...