Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey Still Worth Playing? (No Spoilers 2022 Review)
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey good? The game was wildly successful back in 2018, but is it still worth playing today? In this video, I review AC Odyssey and tell you whether it's worth your time in 2022.
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0:00 Introduction
1:08 Assassin's Creed is a RPG Franchise Now
3:42 Is AC Odyssey Too Grindy?
6:38 Phenomenal Quests and Writing
8:26 Combat
9:42 Complete Tangent About Braindead NPCs
10:20 Gear Progression and Inventory Management
11:40 Bounty System and Mercenaries
12:58 Naval Combat and Exploration
14:14 Odyssey Has a Beautiful World to Explore
15:03 Romance
15:45 Is AC Odyssey Worth Playing Today?
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Like it or not - Assassin's Creed is an open world RPG franchise now. For many OG AC fans, the new games like Odyssey are heretical trash that don’t deserve to carry the name Assassin's Creed. But for a gamer like me - a filthy casual who loves Skyrim, The Witcher 3, and the Mass Effect Trilogy - Assassin's Creed Odyssey is right up my alley.
If you enjoy open world RPGs or action games, then Assassin's Creed Odyssey is definitely worth a look.
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Nice intro!
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@@TerryMcQ79 lmao the intro was top tier editing skills
So if i played through the side quest then i well not have problems with microtrunsacion ? Because in my opinion more gameplay more fun i don't care about story that much do you recommend buying it on ps4 because i only play offline
If you just ignore the "Assassin's Creed" part of this game, it's an excellent RPG with great variety imho. The XP grind and level gating are kinda badly implemented though, I agree.
What level gating I can destroy a level 99 mercenary at level 91 with 4 light attacks
@@averagerallyenjoyer9927 it's takes you 4?
Hey the assassin part is still there it's prob one of theost high damage dealing especially with stackable buffs
@@turtleborg Just because you can do "assassin" damage that wont make it a good Assassins creed game. It breaks the lroe and misunderstand everythign what is assassins creed.
@@gamermagazin3116 yea but the assassin's games were kinda just becoming the same thing over and over maybe if they made the assassination mechanic more varied than just shanking them
Enjoyed it from an Role-playing standpoint. Black Flag was my entry point to the series so I don’t complain about the Naval Gameplay like the early fans do.
Black flag story wise was good but so many reptitive chasing missions and the naval combat almost killed me
I LOVED LOVED the naval gameplay from Black Flag. One of my favorites.
Just be quiet mikeh! Because this game is garbage every game is and y’all are buying it😂
@Susan Wojcicki Bolshevik from Poland the game would be a shit ton better without the needless grinding for RPG levels they put in it and it’s even worse in Valhalla
I started with AC1 and did a little AC2 and 3. My next AC game was Origins, started last week. I absolutely LOVE this game. The naval part is great! I noticed the gameplay changed somewhat but the overall feel is still AC. I would like to play Black Flag, Odyssey and/or Valhalla after this. Any tips?
Odyssey is my favorite AC title since Brotherhood, in terms of just being an enjoyable game overall. I think if it didn't have "Assassin's Creed" in its name, it would have probably would have been better received because it does not feel like one of the Altair/Ezio AC games. I really like the build and gear diversity in this game as compared to Valhalla.
Origins is the only good game in the RPG trilogy
@@JamesSmith-ny2gb Origins is the second best. The worst is Valhalla. That one is shite.
@@franzliszt8957 which one is the best to you?
@@sportler777 I mean, I had the most fun with Odyssey.
indeed
It’s such an underrated game. Came back to it in 2023 and it is amazing.
I had never been interested in the AC games until I saw Odyssey offered. 1. Set in the Greek world as I love Greek mythology 2. It had strong RPG elements which I love in games. After playing through for the first few hours I fell on love with it more than I had originally expected. The story that starts from such a small personal tale to one of epic proportions. Love how Kassandra developed from a lowly misthios to one of legend. The world was bright and beautiful and the voice acting for Kassandra was top notch. I actually got teary at various moments especially when I finished the game and all its DLCs. I was disappointed with Valhalla and how it felt like a step backward (Developer or fan backlash I don't know). I'm playing through again (PC and PS4) approaching different choices and play style. If I could wipe my memory of a game and play it fresh again it would be this game.
I preferred the combat in Odyssey to Valhalla. The special abilities were great, especially the Spartan kick; Valhalla's combat feels more generic. The skill tree in Odyssey is very well designed, while in Valhalla it's ridiculously large and all the better abilities are in a separate ability tree that you unlock with those books.
The writing in Valhalla is better than in Odyssey though, it's more plot-driven, with fewer pointless side quests. Both are worth playing.
If you can get past a brewing storm story bug in valhalla lmfao
Agreed...but the most useless task and frustrating is chasing after those stupid tattoo designs in Valhalla. I finished everything in that game except those stupid designs.
@@yonkersguy how long did it take
@@Bannanaaan longer than I care to remember. But, I did have a great time playing this game
it was worth it.
I deleted Valhalla because the story line was so boring and repetitive but exploration within the world itself is pretty decent
I found Odyssey to be a grind but pretty enjoyable overall because it had its moments of absolute brilliance. The Silver Isles story arc is one of my favourite arcs in the game. I found Legacy of the First Blade kind of meh but the Fate of Atlantis DLC was pretty good overall (except Tartarus). I went back to it for the context of the crossover DLC for AC: Valhalla and I enjoyed my time with it. If the game had social stealth, a proto-hidden ones that you can make, and the hidden blade (Darius not making one for you in the Legacy of the First Blade is such a missed opportunity), the game would be considered to be a pretty good AC game as well.
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I played the original AC games. I liked them but left after AC 3. Origins brought me back and I loved Odyssey. I'm probably a filthy casual too, but at least I'm having fun playing these games. 🤷🏾♀️
I really enjoyed AC Odyssey. I have played it through twice and working on a third. It is a good game!
That’s a really long game holy shut mate. As someone who just bought origins I like it a lot so far I’ve played black flag that’s my favourite but I want to get oddesey cuz of the beautiful landscape and the Ancient Greek setting but everyone says the gameplay is horrible and the story mode isn’t good and the game gets really repetitive and boring. Do u think it’s worth it?
@@jacobsullivan8603 Buy it, it's a great game, I played this game more than 100 times and that's just counting NG+. The gameplay is great, the story is very lighthaearted, not like Origins which is a bit more doom and gloom. The combat is great if you know how to build your character and if you need pointers, there is a guy on youtube that makes insane builds for this game.
@@jacobsullivan8603 it’s absolutely amazing. Especially on a big flat screen 4K tv.
@@norma8686 once you have the hidden blade it should work like you expect in AC games you shouldn’t have to build shit. That’s what the OG players have issues with on the newer games. If you want to play it like older AC games everything had to go into stealth tree from the beginning and only go there. It’s ridiculous when stealth doesn’t work like it did in the old games
@@Witness089 Stealth works great in this game but since it's an RPG you have to know how to do a good build and you could be a god, literally, I can one-shot mercenaries and even legendary beasts like the cyclops and medusa. The AC games have changed and it's good thing they did, without innovation they would've become stale. The franchise was almost dead after syndicate and Origins revived it.
I absolutely loved Odyssey and personally didn't need to grind in the game at any point whatsoever.
Odyssey is still a great game in 2022
I started playing AC oddysey in December and loved every minute with of it.
I haven't played any AC games before.
I am a 73 year old female and I love odyssey and origins, except the last two battles on the sea ❤️.
bought this game on sale a while ago and its been sitting in my backlog... needed something to play to fill the time before Horizon came out... and I'm loving it so far.... Horizon came in the mail the other day, but it's going to have to wait until I finish odysseys now
Finally started playing Odyssey in 2022. It is tied for my fav AC with Black Flag. Managed to get Origins & Odyssey on sale as a combo deal for like $25 on PS5 the other day.
MAN!! That "AC twin-pack" price drop was SSSO perfect 😩🙏🏾💯🔥🔥🔥
I'm currently wrapping up w/ Origins, and I'm to start Odyssey soon (after a bit of a break😅)
I love Odyssey. I love Ancient Greek history and mythology. So this was a no brainer for me. Before it, I never played an AC game. Now I have played every AC game. So when people say "it's not really an AC game" I just have to laugh. lol
I just don't understand how they took a good gear/loot system like Odyssey has and totally went in another direction with Valhalla.
Valhalla's combat and gear/loot system were big steps backwards.
But I had so much fun playing Odyssey regardless of what angry millennials say about it because it's not a cut and paste from a 13 year old game.
I played it back when I had a three hour a day commute and it took me a little over a year to finish. I really liked the game overall, the combat, exploration and story. I must have taken 100’s of photos in photomode, the world is that good looking. My most memorable moment was the challenge of fighting off two bounty hunters at once.
My main complaint was it was a bit of a grind, and while the world was beautiful, it was very empty. It was a lot of running through the wood from point A to B or sailing max speed to get to a specific island.
It took me 3 years to finish Odyssey, it was definitely a grind that put me off for a long time, but I had to come back just to finish where I left off in the story.
I loved this game you can get so OP 100% crt chance 600% crt damage you hit for over 2mil a hit its insane....you dump legendary for purples with crt dam/crt chance and one shot everything.....
Is it worth to play in 2022, short answer: Yes!
Also, you don't need to really level up your gear that often. From lvl 21 don't level your gear up until lvl 51. Depending on the build you want. The rss amount used to level up is the same at lvl 21 to 22 as it is lvl 21 to 51. So that's a no brainer. Your weapons just level every 5 to 10 levels to keep up with the dmg out put. Also, pay attention to engraving requirements. This is key to successfully becoming a demi God. This guy is pretty muching telling like 1/4 truths when it comes to combat and gear management.
Sell all your gear. Best way for money is to play quests level up to at least 50-70 then you will see a massive uptick in money and material returns.
Oh and make sure you complete the mercenaries bounty system. Unlocking teirs give bonus such as blacksmiths cut their price In half for upgrades so on and so forth. There is so much in this game he hasn't said. Trust me. This is well worth the fun. It's not really a grind either especially since grinding for money or rss is pointless till upper levels as I previously mentioned. Or soap box over. Cheer and have fun yall 🤘🤘
I agree. Very dumbed down review on the gear and weapons system, wealth accumulation and combat, which IMO is the best of the three RPGs. Anyone paying attention plays the game very similar to how you describe.
The Merc system is Odyssey is the best of them and adds a lot of replay value. I don't get why people complain about them when they can just pay off the bounty if they don't want to be harassed; unless they missed the part where in some story missions it's part of the arc and you can't pay them off.
More often than not I kept my wanted level at two or three to bring them to me for easy loot, XP and bonuses; if your build is decent, they should not be able to kill you.
I've also made a game out of taking out higher lvl mercs; especially when hunting for the Greek Hero Set. IIRC my record was a 56 level spread.
Side note: Valhalla actually feels like it's Origins predecessor in every way and IMO is the worst of the three. It has no fun factor and most things feel like a chore - even basic movement seems overly weighted.
I found fighting higher level opponents/mercenaries a great challenge! I died many times but I also became much better at attacking using combos and dodging along with using arrows
Being an old fan playing back when the first Assassins creed I didn’t like the way they started going when origins came out but I came around and I really enjoy origins and odyssey. I believe they do well as an assassin creed game just by allowing you to have more freedom. I just wish they kept the blending in crowds as a feature for escaping.
This game embeds in me ever since I completed the main story...will never let it go...my favorite game
About halfway into it now. Riding around on Pegasus, with a Lightning Bolt in my hand, Poseidon's Trident on my back, an Alpha Lion at my side, and a ship crewed by Sirens singing us across the ocean blue. This game makes me feel like a Demigod. I love Odyssey. Only complaint is there are too many fetch quests. Even main story quests frequently get split into 3 part missions to retrieve or assassinate 1 certain individual before proceeding with what I was doing. It has side mission criteria as primaries, that you are forced to do, which makes actual side missions incredibly monotonous. I'm excited to reach the DLC to further my Mythical Odyssey.
After suffering from it being able to find a game after elden ring. Coming back to this on my series x with the 60fps and playing on nightmare I’ve been having a blast. I forgot how much fun and beautiful this game was.
I really loved Odyssey, and it's dlcs , more than Valhalla.
I first got into AC back when I had the PS3 - and I was an avid fan. However. I took a bit of an AC break, came back to it and I’m now playing odyssey.
Omg. I love it. I think it needs to change over time or we start feeling that awful “didn’t I play this same game last time” feeling so I am totally down with the move to rpg. It also helps that their open world Ancient Greece is nuts: so gorgeous. I’ve taken hundreds of photos so far: many of just the gorgeous scenery.
Oh and I love the humour in this game and the voice acting for the main characters is perfection.
It’s actually one of my favorite assassin’s creed games and brings a new different element to the game gives people more of a choice if they want to sneak or come charging in
Kinda disliked Odyssey at first due to its grind, enemy health/combat, and length.....recently started playing New Game Plus and its actually a fun game. Once you have your abilities already unlocked, spear lvl 6, ship lvl to a legendary; its honestly a fun game. You don't have to grind as much. The most important aspect I feel like is having a Warrior and Assasin build in terms of your armor/weapons. The latter of which when done correctly, you can usually instant kill while in stealth. There are different slots you can unlock on the right hand side of the inventory page that allow you to have multiple loadouts. All in all, AC Odyssey is a great game the second time around! Would go as far as to say a better game than Valhalla in some aspects.
When I played the game I never needed to grind. I took my time exploring the world and quests. If I was under levelled for side quest I only needed to do 1 or 2 quests. I really liked it and spent about 160 hours. Some of the side quest stories are either interesting or usually funny. Plus Kassandra is so cool and charming and the supporting characters had their charm.
I've started playing this recently and I'm taking it slow. Doing everything in the game. Pray for me.
Agreed. I only just started playing this game 2 weeks back and im enjoying it so far. Its not your typical AC game, thats for sure but its really fun nevertheless.
its just the neverdning story which is a good problem i guess
As someone who 100%'d the 3 AC RPGs (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla) (All collectibles, All quests, etc) I will say, you should play them if you're into open world games. You will sink several hundred hours if you play them like I did. Very immersive RP experience if you like to get lost in a game world by yourself. If you have a lot of free time and every day you want to load up the game and think to yourself, for the next 10 hours I'd like to get lost in a world and accomplish quests and character growth, forget about life and end up looking at the clock at 4 am and panic because you should have went to sleep a few hours prior, and then you say you want to do that every day for 2 weeks, that's the kind of game these 3 can be. Odyssey and Valhalla alone I put in 200+ hours each, it was over 500 hours for the 3 games combined. Forget about them being in the Assassin's Creed series, think about them more along the lines of Witcher 3 or Horizon Zero Dawn, that's the best comparison I can give. Give these games a shot, honestly
I played odyssey 2500 hours....
I just got back in to it after 2 years never beaten it , feels fresh again having a ton of fun having a blast 👍
if the odyssey were just assassin it would be boring ... but it can be played as a warrior and hunter and that's why it's the best and it will stay for a long time
Me and big Dan are on the same page, started a playthrough last week and checked and Dan reviewed it, gotta get his point of view
I'm actually happy with the rpg elements they did in origins. I feel as if the balance was nice. And tho you had to do side quests. There were always side quests that were related to your main quest or current target, so doing them wasn't a chore to me. They often also added to bayek as a character.
I've recently started playing odyssey and so far i don't feel the same click. To me it feels as if the level gating is way harsher and the side quests just don't add that much to the plot or characterisation. Tho I'm about 10 hours in now so this might change later but i kinda doubt it.
I've also played Valhalla for a bit and i think they also did it better there but then pulled it too far to the easy side
In short. Origins had a nice balance and we'll structured side quest that made you more invested in the world and its characters (not all side quests)
The fact you had that chest piece before level 20 is wild
Thank you for pointing out that players DON'T need XP boosters. I've played through the game & also never felt the need to buy a booster.
Yes, they are totally irrelevant. Just paying money for nothing. I struggle to see why any rational person would do it.
Good review. I've been playing AC since the very first were released, and i still play Odyssey today. One of my favorite games.
Been a huge fan of AC right from the original game through the Ezio trilogy and Black Flag. I’m currently playing Origins and loving it. I really like that Ubisoft have gone down the RPG route and the XP grind really isn’t a problem for me as I do enjoy the side quests. It gives me opportunity to explore the sumptuous open world and take my time. Really looking forward to Odyssey, especially with the character decision game mechanic.
With you bro! Odyssey opened up the ac series to me. The older ones weren't my favorite but given my Bethesda simp roots. I'm loving the new style.
I never had an issue with the grind. There was always something to do in the game that it ultimately never came up. There were tons of quests and things to discover that more often caused me to be over level by the time I moved on.
This is my most played AC game. I have 200hrs and I don’t plan to stop. I love playing this game.
Great video, much appreciated; I shared it with 2 co-workers. Unrelated to that, I just want to mention that the word "brazier" is pronounced bray-zhur (rhymes with 'Frazier') rather than bruh-zeer (which is a bra, aka "brassiere"). Far from me being critical however, I salute you because this made 9:48 joyously hilarious.
Got the game for free a while back and played for a good 2 hours. I was liking it but wanted to finish up some other games before getting into it. That was like 3 years ago and i never returned to it for whatever reason:/ You just inspired me to reinstall it.
Just got to level 50 and loving it.
Have played 250 hours on this, about to go another round of this masterpiece ! Just a beautiful game all round.
Just started a few days ago and absolutely love it. I hope AC makes a futuristic version next. Like cyberpunkish but the AC format. Itd be a cool switch up.
Watch dogs
@@jonathanrowland9963 I love Watchdogs 2 and Legion but id like the style and size of Odyssey or Valhalla. Especially with their progression system of AC. Playing Watchdogs 2 now.
I heard that. have they done one in the Mayan/aztec times? It'd be dope if they paid homage to apocalypto and had the forest chase
I never understood people who rush through the main story. I always play side stories because the devs put a lot of effort into creating the world, it’s a crime to ignore it. Imho
That’s why I like Far Cry
I’m a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed series, but I hated Odyssey. Player choice does not belong in a series based on historical fiction. You can play the game however you want and make whatever choices you want, but at the end of the day which choices are canonical? I played the entire game as Alexios before finding out Kassandra was the canon protagonist. On top of that, the world it just too big. I usually like 100 percenting games, but by the 60th hour I just didn’t think it was worth it anymore. Lastly, Odyssey has virtually nothing to do with Assassin’s Creed. It’s a good game to play if you’re someone who doesn’t like Assassin’s Creed.
It's not just a exp grind but also a resource grind. I beat the game and had finished all the side content and still hadn't come close to fully leveling up my ship. Didnt have this problem in Black Flag
4:10 FACTS FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT. I put so much time into this game. Simply having fun. Doing content. Never had to get a boost
You've convinced me to give it a try.
Still playing this game today absolutely love it.
Since they dropped the narrative-ball with the Desmond storyline way back, I've lost all interest in the AC games and they went from being a day-one purchase to something I'll get a year later with all DLC included for 20-30 bucks IF I'm particularly interested in the time/place the game occurs in.
That being said, a fan of ancient Greece both historical and mythical, Odyssey is a SPECTACULAR open-world mythical Greece RPG sim, helped in large part to how engaging, well animated and voiced Kassandra is. Disregard any AC storyline, lore or missions, that's almost pointless. Had so much fun playing this game, exploring, and frankly having my Kassandra just banging her way across the Aegean. The world is so big and packed full of stuff to do you don't need to spend any money on boosting. Played through it twice. And it's just gorgeous.
Idk but I’m glad Desmond is gone. I feel like switching over to him always got rid of the immersion.
My boyfriend and I are definitely a geeky gaming couple, as I look at all the gear in our home from MGS, Subnautica, etc.
I'm also a HUGE nerd for Ancient Greece but I stumble a little with the complicated controls for combat in most games, so I'm happy to watch him play. He's never before been an AC fan and prefers strategy or turn-based games. However, Odyssey is something new, something different, and special. It makes us both happy and ticks all the right boxes. Kudos to ubisoft for making such a great crowd pleaser.
I played this game for about a month when it came out and quit, I didn't get far into the game. Same situation with Valhalla. After taking a long break from both games, I've come back to them being more polish and tons of content. These two I have been playing nonstop and really enjoying myself, far more than when I originally played. When I beat one of these game, Im going to Origins because that's the only Assassins creed game I haven't played, although I know the story by heart.
I've been meaning to play this sometime soon. It seems like a lot of the elements from Origins made it into Odyssey.
Basically the same with a Greek setting and more grind
@@Witness089 not true. A lot more to discover and variations.
Combat is way worse.
I often forgot I was playing an Assassin's Creed game with Odyssey. Kinda makes me wonder if it would have been a better move to ditch the AC connection and develoup it as a new IP set in loosely mythologised settings.
Unlike Valhalla, I love how you can get in brawls with civillians and how they do arm themselves if you piss them off :)
Desynching in a game about raiding villages was ridiculous - desynchronization when going out of bounds was also overly sensitive in Valhalla. So stupid. Odyssey and origins handles this so much better.
I love your take. Very refreshing to hear it instead of the usual biased/judgmental ones on the internet. I love assassins creed O, or, at least I strongly like it.
I enjoyed Odyssey very much, I've been playing AC since AC2. Odyssey was a breath of fresh air, Origins was also very good.
What version of the game would you suggest to buy (ultimate just the regular one or some other version.)
Easily one of the best games I’ve played with shear fun, wish they kept updating things like valhalla gets because it’s that good
I really liked this game as a newcomer to the franchise. The second story didn't make sense but it was over good.
I liked origins too. I didn't finish Valhalla I lost interest.
Odyssey is the most AC of all AC games. You get more information about the meta story in this game than in any other game in the series. Best AC game overall!
I got so bored with the AC series after Brotherhood, but I really loved Odyssey. I put 200 hrs into a single playthrough, and I've had a fantastic time. I explored pretty much all I could, and had a ton of fun. I want more of that. Never spent a dine past the base cost, and I never got a single booster. The one place I had to grind through was levels 30-35, which was frustrating. But I still loved it overall
Played odyssey 2500 hours....valhalla is boring game...
@Arcturus I don't think A.C mirage will be as good as ODYSSEY...and that's because it's cheap, only 60 euros...
@Arcturus we still don't know for sure...but so far I liked ODYSSEY a lot but Valhalla totally disappointed so I will wait for the mirage discount...
This is the only AC game we’re still talking about.. it says a lot
I’ve beaten this game twice and playing it again for the third time I like fact that I u can reckless or sneaky for fighting
If you have to hit the enemy 50 times, you're doing it wrong. With the right build you can make your enemies fall with one hit in this game. I played Odyssey more than 100 times in NG+, one hit of my sword and any enemy falls, only some mercenaries need 2 hits to finish them. I'm playing on hard. Odyssey has the best combat of any game (on par with GoW 2018 which also has great combat), you just need the right build and hours of fun are guaranteed. And you don't need to do side quests to level up. Every city has a message board, pick up all the quests that are not timed, you'll do them passivelly while playing and you get tons of drachmae and xp. Like I once had 2 quests that were both to destroy 3 spartan ships. Every ship counted double, once done I gained a level and a half. You don't need side quests to level up.
You don't need to board every ship, you can just sink them without boarding, it's actually better because you get a lot of materials and it's quicker.
Short answer: yes
Long answer: heeeeeeellllllllllllll yeeeeeeaaaaaaaah.
This game is really fun
I got this game about a week ago now its the first AC game ive played and i love it. Its stunning to look at and fun as shit.
I and new to assassin's creed. I'm currently playing valhalla. I'm in love. Will be playing oddesy after. Great video
Some funny side quests for sure, the champion was one of my faves, death by Jaws 😁
I love the way the story slow-drips your character's backstory. You start off as a low-level thug, which is a familiar and comfortable role for this kind of game. Then you discover you're descended from Spartan royalty, and have this shocking and tragic backstory. This gets you involved in the Peloponessian War and you get to do important things like turn the tide of battles. Then you find out that what destroyed your family and ruined your life was part of a vast conspiracy to control all of classical Greece. This leads into the revelation that you are, in effect, the Kwizatz Haderach. And THAT is before you find out how you are connected with the overall Assassin's Creed storyline of the Isu and the creation and fate of humanity. The way each layer is built upon the one before it makes the progressively more fantastical elements of the story feel grounded and relatable. It's master storytelling and character-building on a level you rarely witness in a game.
I'm playing ACO, at the moment, which is my first AC game since Syndicate. As each installment came out I played them for months and months. Some more than others, simply because you reach that point where, "thats it?'".
While ACIII turned out to be my, far and away favourite, since Brotherhood; its still my favourite, but Odyssey is so close to that. - ACIII is already a big game, and then you add Liberty, and then Black Flag (this is all ACIII); Odyssey is all of that in one entry, layers and layers of stories. - and yet more is fine too. There are countless games based on polytheism and Greek myth. Few based on Greek history, which Odyssey is that. - I believe Ubisoft said that the way they designed the game; its not hard to expand the map. They should do that, as Thrace and particularly Illyria were important to the ancient Greek world. Whoms infkuence stretched well beyond their territorial borders. The mythical Greek history, was ancient, even by this period; and thats expressed in the game.
So no demigods. Although some say otherwise; I say turn the difficulty up and, then talk. It was a brutal era. So where Ubisoft messed up by adding the 'hidden blades' in Origins' ancient Egypt 😆 (a silly move, but its a game). In Odyssey, piss the local population off and they'll dive in to help the guards ragdoll you ..so, not demigod afterall. 😉
Exploration is great in Odyssey as well, with plenty of Tombs, crypts and caves to explore. Obviously plenty of historical sites as well. - Here Ubisoft pulled ideas from Rise of the Tomb Raider; which also featured ancient Greek history, so there ya go. 👍
Anyway. Marvellous game whoms flaws are few. This is where the Creed and the Templars, truly begins. Its all about investigating the Isu and emerging beyond a brutal era, to "a fresh start" (in more ways than one). - You won't hate a moment of it.
Started playing it a week ago, and i hated myself for not playing it for so long. What a game!
Bought it today playing for the first time it's great so far already role playing a stealth assassin using the shroud of penelope. Just set sail
I agree, I never upon my whole playthrough, had a thread of thought of spending money :D I loved the game from start to finish
Swing Adam Jansen reference was hilarious.
Also I never paid my bounty off. All my gear came from mercenaries and purple gear. And upgraded my whole set every 5 or 10 levels like in Origins. Only thing I always ran out of is leather. So I constantly bought all of I saw a vendor and dismantled unwanted gear. I'm way over 3 million drachame but 1 full upgrade now take a million. And I'm 95. Also 180 hours and still haven't finished it.
I like how buddy throws a tomato at the dude, but tomatoes weren't brought to Europe until the discovery of the new world
If you're now an Assassins Creed fan, you should play Ghost of Tsushima, it's basically the same thing but in Feudal Japan
I love Ghost of Tsushima. Played it a ton back when it launched. Might revisit it again soon. Good recommendation
@@BigDanGaming if you have a PS5 get the upgrade, it includes some pretty good DLC
Dude I’m starting this game. I haven’t gotten involved with characters like this In a good minute
I only finished it last year for the first time . I really enjoyed it
there is even a fourth option to get rid off your bounty: fight in a territory battle. After that all your bounty sets to zero
I've been playing it the last few months for the first time on series s.. It's brilliant
I love this game! Always did! Played it 3 times and all dlc‘s, which by the way where great! 🙏👍🏻
I played odyssey 2500 hours...ha ha
The biggest problem I had with Odyssey was the slow story progression. For each step in the main story, you have to do hours of side quests and then the payoff is not emotionally rewarding enough (best example is the part where we try to find our mother).The hole mercenary-system makes it even slower, because these idiots chase you everywhere, so you basically have to stop and kill them before you can enjoy the story or they are going to interrupt you.
I never found the mercenaries much of an issue once I saved up enough money. Then, if I was going to bad area, I would make sure I paid off my bounty first.
@@mowcowbell I had about 600,000 drachmae at one point which basically made the game really easy 😂
@@haunteddreams7856 only 600,000? 2 mill makes it a breeze. nothing makes a dent in my wallet.
I literally embrace the mercenary bounties. I never ever paid my bounty, nor did I even think about doing it. If I saw a mercenary, I went after them. It got even more fun if there were more, because then I could put my skills to the test. Sure, the rewards weren't that great at times, but it was fun to just keep on fighting and managing them around, circulating between skills and weapons.
@@PrimyFritzellz The best way to play it really
One if my favorite games of all time
I'm an old school ac fan (played since ac2, played all of the games up to 2014 i think) tried origin but i just didn't enjoy it, so i didn't finish it. Playing odyssey for the first time, i'm about 15 hours in, and i'm really enjoying it so far. The environments looks amazing, the gameplay loop is very enjoyable, and the progress system feels good. And the naval gameplay feels awesome. I understand that some people are upset because it's not really an ac game in a sense. But i do really enjoy it.
Thanks God that are people like you that just don't hate on it for no reason. I have played some of the ac classics but I haven't enjoyed them as much as Odyssey
Im an og player and i loved Odessy, it was infuriating dealing with janky controls like in black flag or rouge the free running aspect is nice but shit when it refuses to cooperate never had that issue in oddessy
That kick is the most important ability in the game. It saved my life against some higher level mercenaries, nothing more satisfying than kicking them off a high cliff 😁
short answer is : yes
Long answer is : hell yes
Dammit, looks like I’m getting Odyssey. My first entry was Valhalla which I just picked up.
Same as you i love skyrim, mass effect and open world games but the problem with the newest AC games is that there is no continuation to the main story(modern day) and goes too much in to sci-fi. The games are beautiful and nice RPG but Assassin's creed is not an RPG, they should heave created another Title that follows Abstergo and the Animus's functions like a parallel world or if they wanted to continue with this name they should heave at least finished the story.
So yeah i am one of the old fans that say that this change killed everything in game that could be called AC and for that reason i decided to never buy an Ubisoft product.
I own all the AC games but now i feel if i could i would refund them i would gladly. I don't think i ever hated a game like this, not even andromeda :)).
Nice vid Dan
Funny that you posted this video, as I just started playing the game again and I am enjoying it again.
I'm an old school assassin fan and avoided ac oddyssey for a long time based on the bad press it was blasted with. I however decided to give it a shot recently and am enjoying the game immensely at the moment. If you ignore the assassin's creed tag and look at it in isolation, it is a good game.
I played odyssey 2500 hours...ha ha
As far as the xp boost people, they are just impatient if you take the time and enjoy the game as it was intended you never need xp boosts you explore the world and level up naturally I loved it
I played AC 1 on release and hated it. So I stayed away from the franchise until Origins, which I liked. Odyssey I loved for the same reasons you did. Except I liked the loot and the wide variety of armour, the upgradability, and transmog of it. Collected all of the legendary sets, and am currently in the DLC of my NG+ playthrough.
Early on, the game was generous with drops, especially from ship kills, so I got a lot of cool junk for my ship, and also got quite a few awesomely cool mounts that now you have to buy if you want them, and now the drops of cool stuff have long since dried up.
I have spent some money at the in-game shop, and I hate myself for it, because this game cost me $169AU when I bought it, and I fiercely resent having to spend that amount of money on it, despite the fact that I now have a lot of hours in it, and to me, an RPG like this should only ever charge me once, especially one as expensive as this - Ubisoft games are the most expensive here in Australia.