Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Discovery Mode Arrives On October 19th

In terms of how the latest Assassins Creed title is standing so far, developer Ubisoft Montreal back in August delivered the ‘Siege of Paris’ DLC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. But, the firm is not entirely done with the 2020 release. In that, Ubisoft told its extended plans for post-launch content for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is to expand into a second year of add-ons. With the series not finding a new addition for at least a year, this is perfectly fine for the Viking Age game.

At the time of the announcement earlier this summer, Ubisoft included a heads up on one expected addition – Discovery Mode. While little on the project was spared, Ubisoft did proceed to disclose that the feature introduced from Assassin’s Creed Origins is set to arrive later in the fall. In a new announcement this week, we now know when to expect the newest iteration of Discovery Mode.

On Tuesday, Ubisoft shared that ‘Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age’ is set to release next month in October. In addition to the newest version, Discovery Tour will also be arriving as a standalone version sometime next year as well.

Continuing in the footsteps of previous Discovery Tours, the new experience was designed with input from historians and archaeologists, and will transform the game’s world into a nonviolent, educational experience that players can freely explore to learn more about the places, people, and cultures of ninth-century England and Norway.

However, Discovery Tour: Viking Age takes a new approach to how players explore history: instead of embarking on guided tours, they will assume the roles of different characters and take on quests, which aim to bring them closer to the material by putting them at the center of it. While following the narrative and completing the quests’ objectives, Discovery Tour: Viking Age players will have the opportunity to interact with Discovery Sites that each focus on an element of the culture and traditions of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age.

Those Discovery Sites feature images of items from the collections of Discovery Tour’s museum partners, which include the UK’s Hampshire Cultural Trust, Preston Park Museum & Grounds, York Archaeological Trust, and The British Library; France’s Réunion des Musées Nationaux; and the National Museum of Denmark.

Moreover on the standalone version for Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age, it will arrive first to PC as a separate purchase for those that do not own the game. For console and streaming platforms, expect more on the addition to respective storefronts later on, of course.

Previously, Ubisoft officially announced that Assassin’s Creed is to expect a new take on the franchise with an online-growing experience underway, Assassin’s Creed Infinity. You can read the full report by heading here.

Are you planning to revisit Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age?

Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age arrives on October 19, 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Stadia, and Luna.

Source: Ubisoft