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, ...
PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Shadows fixes Valhalla's biggest mistakes

It's no secret that Assassin's Creed has been stuck in a bit of a rut for a while. While the series' use of wildly different historical time periods helps add a lot of variety, it's struggled to marry ...
GameSpot

Assassin's Creed Shadows Isn't Doing As Well As Valhalla, But That's Okay

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Speaking to IGN, a Ubisoft source revealed that Shadows was responsible for the second-highest day-one sales revenue in the Assassin's Creed franchise ...
Game Rant

Comparing Assassin's Creed Shadows' World to Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla

Eric Warner is a Journalist and Multimedia Producer based in New England with over seven years of experience producing stories for multiple print, online, radio, and video publications. Eric has been ...
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Was Too Big, Dev Admits

Chief among the culprits of length is Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which, according to HowLongToBeat, has a main story that ...
GamesRadar+

Assassin's Creed Shadows abandons one of the best features of Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins, as Ubisoft confirms that Discovery Tour won't be heading to Japan

Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed Shadows developers are focusing on improving "what we already have," but they're adding at least one new open-world activity in post-launch updates Assassin's Creed ...
Polygon

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the perfect size

I cannot believe I’m saying this, but: I’m thrilled that Assassin’s Creed is huge again. That’s not a remark on the launch-window buzz for Assassin’s Creed Shadows (3 million players in a week) or the ...
IGN

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Now Up to 3 Million Players, but Still No Sales Figure From Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has seen over 3 million players since launch, Ubisoft has announced. The player milestone comes seven days after Shadows launched on May 20, and is up from the 2 million ...