There are times in peoples lives where they take a moment to think How did I get here? Why am I doing this? and this is my moment right now. I really have no idea why Im reviewing a 7 page promo for an Assassins Creed game especially since itll take less time to read the entire manga than it will to read this review but here I am. Assassins Creed: Valhalla X Vinland Saga reveals its entire premise in the title its a promotional oneshot from Vinland Sagas very own Makoto Yukimura to promote the release of the next entry in the Assassins Creed ever growing franchise. It consists of only seven pages as we follow Thorfinn being hit in the head once by Assassins Creed main character Eivor. 500https://i.ur.com/b4iig45.png Normally Id share a couple of pages and panels of the manga here but since its such a short story I could find myself just sharing the entire thing. Instead Ill only post this one the page reveal of Eivor. I decided to post this one because if youve seen this single page you have no other reason to read this oneshot. The plot is minimal and the payoff is too. Now I understand its hard to argue that this is a waste of time as you can read it all in about 3040 seconds. It may also seem futile to write a negative review of what is essentially an advert for a Ubisoft game. But I still feel like theres things this ad fails. Firstly I admittedly know very little about Assassins Creed but its not like I actually learned anything about it the entire oneshot doesnt tell us one thing about the game or the character since even the name I only know because I googled it other than the fact that he looks very cool when drawn by Makoto. Heres the thing though everything looks cool when drawn by Makoto his art style is amazing it was during Planetes and at the start of Vinland Saga and it only got better since then. He doesnt slack off here either all the pages are drawn with attention to detail and panelling its a quality that isnt rivaled by many and Ill give him kudos that even for something like this he clearly gives is all. But even with only seven pages I feel like more could have been done. The bulk of the pages is Thorfinn running after someone culminating in him being hit by an arm. In the end we get the iconic page of Eivor lurking in the distance as Thorfinn gets scolded by Askeladd. I understand that this being first and foremost an ad for Assassins Creed its better to show Eivor as strong over Thorfinn but even then wouldnt have been way cooler to see Thorfinn and Eivor lock eyes? Maybe both acknowledging each other as strong individuals? A clash of fists or swords before Eivor overpowers Thorfinn? Nothing that Im suggesting requires a big plot or a full length chapter. Seven pages would still do Im also not asking for ALL of this just one or two things would make this way more exciting. If the idea is to have Eivor and Thorfinn meet then make them meet for real God damn it Its just that with the oneshot as is I really dont see why not going for a simpler approach and just do a poster of Eivor by Makoto. Maybe have it colored I feel like that would make people more excited for the game. Kinda like how Bakis mangaka drew a Rambo poster instead of having Rambos hand hit Baki for a second on a oneshot. But bah ultimately this is nothing but an ad theres no much point in arguing about it or being angry at it and I know that. I find the result disappointing because I think even with such a short story there was an opening to do something more. But if youre curious or you want to up your manga stats this takes less than a minute to read I read it all about three times while writing this review so there isnt really much reason not to plus the art is great. If youre not curious or you really really value your seconds if youre the later case you made a wrong choice by opening this review mate youre not really missing anything.