Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s narrative director has revealed that the upcoming Viking-focussed title won’t be diving deep into Norse mythology, and as such isn’t worried about comparisons between the game and God of War.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Narrative Details Teased
Speaking with GameSpot, Derby McDevitt said that the developers want players to really feel like they are immersed in the Dark Ages, and as such a focus on Norse mythology isn’t going to be the main focus.
God of War is great-yeah, I’ve played it. t’s fantastic. I wouldn’t say we’re too worried because most games, when they touch this topic, they actually skew very heavily towards the mythology. So that’s the front-facing feature-you play God of War so you can go punch Baldur in the face, meet all these characters, and travel to fantastical environments.
Very few games actually treat the Norse Viking experience as historically grounded. I think the urge is to always immediately lead with the mythology stuff, but we really want you to feel like you’re living in the Dark Ages of England, that you’re exploring the Roman ruins left behind 400 to 500 years earlier by the Romans and the remnants of the Britannic tribes before that and even the Saxon Pagans before they all converted to Christianity.
We’ve created this massive world to explore, to raid, to assault, to meet interesting people, but you’re going to do it as a human, as a person who has to ride a horse to travel long distances and get to where they want to go rather than fly or something.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is scheduled for release this holiday season on PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.