Barlog expresses his desire to see the interpretation of the Norse and Viking myths that the creators of Ubisoft have made, without fear for their similarities.
The recent presentation of Assassin's Creed Valhalla with a trailer that impresses has amazed the entire video game industry, and one of them is someone who has had to document a lot in Norse mythology and setting in recent years. We are talking about Cory Barlog, director of one of the great games of this generation such as God of War, and who also believes that "no one should fear because they are similar games", alluding to the obvious differences between one and the other.
Two years after traveling to Greece, now Ubisoft proposes to do it to lands further north in Europe, specifically to the Nordic countries, which we already visited in the aforementioned God of War. Precisely that is one of the things that makes Barlog most curious, as he himself has confessed in a thread on Twitter in reference to this announcement: seeing the same setting and mythology from the point of view of other creatives.
No one should be worried. The myths have been around a long time and will persevere through the ages providing countless creatives a deep well to pull from – provided they are willing to sacrifice an eye for the knowledge.😉
VERY excited to play AC: Valhalla when it comes out.❤️ https://t.co/qwZIN4UmPv
– Cory Barlog🖖 (@corybarlog) April 30, 2020
According to him, both games may have similarities, but he thinks that "the Nordic myths persevere in time, giving creatives a bottomless pit from which to draw ideas again and again." He is also "excited" to be able to play it when he sees the light at the end of this year, while hoping it will be "the ultimate Viking experience."
A highly rumored setting
The setting of the once near, now current, Assassin's Creed has been an inexhaustible source of rumors in recent times, practically since the launch of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. We even saw a small Easter egg in The Division 2, with a sign that read "Valhalla", accompanied by the figure of a Viking, and which, according to the game director, "was a fluke." Whether it was or not, we will be able to play Assassin's Creed Valhalla later this year, on current consoles and PCs, and on the next generation, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
