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The present-day sections of Assassin's Creed games are always considered to be one of the franchise's worst aspects, and it doesn't look like that's about to change with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Ubisoft has confirmed that the storyline of Layla Hassan from Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey will be continued in the publisher's next blockbuster instalment.

While we didn't expect Ubisoft to ditch the storyline entirely, there was always hope that it would be improved somewhat. And thankfully, according to lead producer Julien Laferrière, they will at least be slightly different to what we've come to expect. In an interview with Eurogamer, he said: "We've found a way to blend the present day into a new type of experience for players. And present day is playable - I can confirm that."

So, there we have it. You will be taken out of the Viking-inspired setting of England to rummage through some old ruins as Layla, but it looks like Ubisoft has come up with a new approach to that particular stretch of gameplay. Let's just hope it's actually good this time around.

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[source eurogamer.net]