The review was written while the game was still in development.
With the departure of Patrice Désilets from the Ubisoft team, the approach to recreating a historical rather than a fantasy world began to go away. What I can say about "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" is that it is definitely not assassin's creed, it is more reminiscent of "God of war" or "Dark souls" (not in difficulty, but in gameplay). In my opinion, Ubisoft should leave the AC series behind and come up with something new. The game should not become a money pump, it should remain a skillful creation of game designers, coders, and musicians.