I’ve played like 25 hours of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and I looooove it. Instead of tedious side quests, the world is full of little puzzles and mysteries. Reminds me of Breath of the Wild in all the best ways
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Instead of giving you a bunch of side quests in each new region, AC Valhalla covers its maps with gold, white, and blue dots. The gold and white dots are treasure that you might need to solve little environmental puzzles to access, while blue are weird, often hilarious encounters