The French publisher Ubisoft got used to it: in the wake of the release of an opus ofAssassin’s Creed, he released an educational game on civilization and the era in which the last part of their saga is anchored. And he follows this logic with this Discovery Tour Viking Age which comes out in this month of October, a year later Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. What is this game worth? Answer with Brice N’Guessan, editorial director of Jeux Vidéo Magazine.
Ubisoft worked on the development of this game with historians and Viking specialists to authentically transcribe this period of history.
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franceinfo: Discovery Tour Viking Age, is it a very different game from Assasin’s Creed Valhalla?
Brice N’Guessan : Yes, forget the fights, the history with Eivor, the central character of the game. You are now in a real historical educational experience but with the graphics of Assassin’s Creed. The immersion is therefore really total. The idea, you will understand, is to learn in a more fun way.
It is indeed a question of learning with content produced by specialists.
Ubisoft worked on the development of this game with historians and Viking specialists to authentically transcribe this period of history, but also to deconstruct certain myths around the Vikings who are not violent, barbaric characters, obsessed with conquest. new territories, as we often like to portray them. This Discovery Tour invites you to discover the life of the Vikings but also that of the Anglo-Saxons.
It’s not just a history lesson, are we going on an adventure?
It is through several characters that you will discover this era. We therefore suggest that you embody throughout the adventure, a Viking or an Anglo-Saxon, to have a vision of both camps and to know the habits and customs of each. The game offers different quests that are intended to be as fun as they are educational. For example, the boat which holds a special place among the Vikings. You will learn how to make it with the different stages: build the structure, create the bow of the ship, weave the canvas. This tool can become a real complement for all teachers.
Is this already the case with previous editions of the Discovery Tour?
Yes, it should be remembered that this edition is not the first, Ubisoft has already made its previous Assassin’s Creed adventure games an educational game and you can also find Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece in the same spirit. There are already more than 5 million people who are passionate about these experiences.
These titles are available for free if you already have the original Assasin’s Creed game, but you can purchase the educational version separately for $ 20.
Discovery Tour Viking Age is out now for PC and will arrive on Xbox console and PlayStation in 2022.