Ubisoft changes its story
Shortly after the reveal ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, an unlikely report started circulating:Valhallawould be smaller thanOdyssey. That’s not how this generally works. Maps get larger, content gets broader, and hours players need to invest goes up. The bloat is reaching the point of self-parody.
Like clockwork and with a little bit of misdirection,Valhallawill actually be bigger thanOdyssey. Ubisoft producer Julien Laferrière spoke withFrench YouTuber Julien Chièze(which was translated byredditand reported byGamesRadar+) who confirmedValhalla‘s map size is on par withOdyssey‘s, and maybe a touch bigger.
“I would actually say in terms of range it is probably a bit larger thanAssassins Creed Odyssey,”Laferrière says. “I do not have the exact figures at this stage, but we have not only created the whole country, which is in this case England, but also to a good part of Norway too. There are other secret worlds, which I can not speak about today, which contributed to the size of the game. It’s not a small game, it is a game which is clearly ambitious, which will offer many many hours of gameplay for the players.”
(For what it’s worth, Ubisoft’s Middle East communication lead has sincedeleted the tweetwhere he mentioned thatValhallawon’t be the longest or biggestAssassin’s Creedto date.)
A reversal like this felt inevitable because things never actually get smaller. Too many people equate size with value for that to happen. Later this year,Valhallawill be the largestAssassin’s Creedyet but just barely. Then, in 2021, thatAssassin’s Creedwill stripValhallaof the crown.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla : Next Gen, exploration, gameplay | Infos exclusives[Julien Chièze viaGamesRadar+]
