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The PlayStation Store has launched a new PSN Sale called year-end deals, with 884 deals for PS4 and PS5. Among them are a lot of big AAA titles, but also many add-ons as well as gold and Game of the Year Editions. The offers run until 1 am on 23 December. In this article, we introduce you to a few of the highlights. The complete overview of the deals can be found here:

At the year-end offerings for PS4 & PS5 PlayStation Store

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gold Edition

The game for: All who would like to go as Vikings on raids.

Not so good for: All who expect an exciting story and well written quests.

Gamer Rating: 65 points

The Gold Edition of Assassin's Creed Valhalla that the main game in the PS4 and PS5 version and the Season Pass and the quest Beowulf contains there are half-price.

Vikings in Britain: In Assassin's Creed Valhalla we travel as a Viking warrior or -Krieger of our Norwegian home to Britain, there to build a new empire. We're not only by brute force, but also we secure the sympathy of the established rulers by us. The main story ripples uneventful there. The stories that we experience in the various regions, at least partly something more to offer.

On a rampage: Playful similar to the predecessors Origins and Odyssey Valhalla and thus goes much further toward action RPG than older parts of the series. Sneak is but something more useful than the very battle-stressed Odyssey. There is also the raids a new gameplay element. These are mass battles in which we can gather resources to build our villages. The side quests are advised disappointing for bringing the rarely surprising ideas.

Conclusion: That Assassin's Creed Valhalla did not particularly like to release us lay one hand on the many bugs that are now at least partially resolved. On the other hand, it was also due to the lengthy main story and side quests weakly written. Other critics, however praised the Viking atmosphere and new ideas such as the raids and the village construction. If you respond the scenario, and you do not expect much from history, you can Valhalla therefore even give a chance.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gold Edition instead €99.99 €49.99€ in the PS Store

Assassin's Creed Origins

The game for: All who want to travel the like Ancient Egypt.

Not so good for: All who expect a traditional Assassin's Creed.

Gamer Rating: 88 points

If Vikings not your thing or you are simply looking for something more favorable, you can resort to Assassin's Creed Origins instead. This there are 80 percent cheaper and thus for 13.99 euro instead of 69.99 euro.

Versatile Egypt: Assassin's Creed Origins stands out due to its game world, which itself got huge compared to its predecessors. This time we travel to Ancient Egypt with all its sights and also with many historical figures. Also landscaped the game world is nicely staged and also has a diverse wildlife with crocodiles, hippos, hyenas and lions, to name just a few examples.

More RPG, less assassin: dares Playing Assassin's Creed Origins a big step towards action-RPG in the style of The Witcher 3. This can be seen both on the complex character development and in the fighting, the more demanding are than before and also play a significant larger role. The series typical creep mechanisms and climbing advocate somewhat into the background, as well as the usual Stereo storyline.

Conclusion: The new path that Assassin's Creed has taken a playful origin, though may not like all the old fans. But it is undeniable that at least the combat system has improved significantly. In addition, the game world pretty much everything in the shade, which we know from previous installments of the series, and that's saying something hot. Who even one that has left little for Ancient Egypt, Assassin's Creed Origins should therefore necessarily have to catch up.

Assassin's Creed Origins instead of €69,99 for €13,99 on PlayStation Store

Resident Evil 2

The game for: All the traditional survival horror with modern technology and management would like.

Not for as well: All that any changes to the original like to have had.

Gamer Rating: 90 points

The remake of the horror classic Resident Evil 3 gets her in the year-end offerings of the PS Store for 15.99 euros instead of 39.99 euros.

Modern: The remake of Resident Evil 2 brings back the classic not only technically on a contemporary level and given it a modern staging, but also makes changes that affect on gameplay: The fixed camera angles belong to history, instead, control the two main characters will be like what is clearly beginner-friendly in a third-person shooter. In addition, the load times between rooms are omitted, so opponents we now can also track through doors.

Good old survival horror: Despite all the changes is Resident Evil 2 still survival horror old school with a tight inventory space and even tighter ammunition. We must therefore always consider which fights are really worth and what we should be better. Even the nested level design that forces us to explore our environment until the last corner, evokes feelings of nostalgia.

Conclusion: The remake has Cap com Resident Evil on the one hand consistently modernized 2, but on the other hand, still retains the old feel essentially. Thus, the horror game is now also recommended newcomers as old fans to refresh their memories, but no longer want to bother with the halogen control of the original. Only those who have had most like a completely faithful remake could be disappointed.

Resident Evil 2 instead of €39.99 for €15.99 on PlayStation Store

Greenhall

Appreciate all that playful freedom : The right game for.

Not so good for: All who expect production at the highest level.

Gamer Rating: 80 points

The RPG surprise hit Greenhall there are 70 percent cheaper. So it only costs 10.49 euros instead of 34.99 euros.

Baroque fantasy world: Greenhall takes place in a fantasy world that is reminiscent of the baroque Europe, but also a lot of fantasy elements like magic and strange creatures have. Far on a, only recently colonized island we are looking for a cure for a disease that is raging in our homeland. The game world is sometimes quite nicely staged, in places but is seen to be very often repeated elements that the studio was not a high budget.

Playful Freedom: That still exciting and interesting is the game world, not least because of the very different factions that populate them. For example, there are natives, a seafaring people and religious fanatics. Depending on how we behave, we can make with them friendship or make us enemies. Even in solving our quests we have a lot of freedom, of diplomacy quiet approach to brute force.

Conclusion: For the game world of Greenhall could have been to get even more significantly larger budget though, thanks to the varied factions and the unusual scenario but heard them anyway to the more interesting of recent years. That Greenhall his money's worth, but is mainly due to the immense playful freedom we enjoy. RPG fans should therefore be times despite its quirks at this price at least a chance the title.

Greenhall instead of €34,99 for €10,49 on PlayStation Store

More offers (selection):

Jurassic World evolution instead of €49.99 for €7.49 Marvel's Spider-Man instead of €39,99 for €19,99 God of War instead of €19.99 for €9.99 Need for Speed ​​Heat instead of €69.99 for €17.49 The Division 2 instead of €29.99 for €8.99 Resident Evil 7 instead of €19.99 for €9.99 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Deluxe Edition instead of €94.99 for €16.99 Persona 5 Royal instead of €59.99 for €23.99 Sniper Elite 4 instead of €69.99 for €6.99 Dragon Ball Fighter instead of €69.99 for €9.79 Dreams instead of €39.99 for €15.99 Captain Tsubasa: Rise of the New Champions held €59.99 for €19.79 Alien insulation instead of €34.99 for €6.99 Backsides Genesis instead of €39,99 for €11,99

At the year-end offerings for PS4 & PS5 PlayStation Store