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The reveal came during an unusually packed Tokyo Game Show livestream from Xbox, which also included Game Pass confirmations of the Ni No Kuni series, and an Xbox release date for Deathloop.

Odyssey is the Assassin's Creed game set in Ancient Greece, and its deepest dive into the RPG genre. It's a warm, enjoyable and expansive experience - and one of the highlights of the whole series.

 

[MikeM]

Great game. Team Alexios.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Pretty game, huge step up from origins with regard to combat and level gating, but it's still annoying how you need to gear for everything you want to do (combat/sniping/stealth).
They added an accessibility option to have assassinations kill all the time, which might be what you stealth players are looking for.

 

[Kagey K]

My favorite of the new AC games. Jealous of those playing for the 1st time.

 

[GymWolf]

Good female protagonist, the good things kinda start and end there.

Ok being better than valhalla is another good thing i guess...

Origins is the better of the new 3 imo.

 

[Mr Hyde]

One of the most bloated copy pasta games I've ever played. The only good thing was the mythology and graphics, the rest was mediocre at best.

 

[drganon]

Orgins was way better.

 

[MikeM]

One of the most bloated copy pasta games I've ever played. The only good thing was the mythology and graphics, the rest was mediocre at best.

The ending though… . So much potential for expansions.

 

[Spaceman292]

They added an accessibility option to have assassinations kill all the time, which might be what you stealth players are looking for.

Seriously? This was the most annoying part about the game - it should have been this way from the start. Might try it again now.

 

[Rockondevil]

Definitely gonna give it a go. I gave up buying AC games quite some time ago. But I’ll give anything free a go.

 

[adamsapple]

Great game. Team Alexios.

Team Kassandra !

And yes, my favorite of the 3 recent AC games.

 

[Winter John]

I liked Kassandra and I hope they bring her back but I've never been able to finish the game. It just never seems to end

 

[Mr Hyde]

The ending though… . So much potential for expansions.

Didn't come that far. I got too bored. But I'm gonna go back eventually and finish. I did pay for it so I want my money's worth.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Seriously? This was the most annoying part about the game - it should have been this way from the start. Might try it again now.

Yes, they added it after valhalla's release, which has it as an actual game mechanic by default..

 

[The Cockatrice]

Best AC besides 4 and 2.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Worst AC ever, VA is so bad that i cant play this game.

 

[adamsapple]

Folks who will play this game for the first time.

Don't sleep on the season pass. This game adds a ton of new lore in the expansions.

 

[Certinty]

By far the best RPG Ass Creed game but still way too bloated for its own good.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

OMG I can't stomache that map when you start unlocking shit. Its just littered with icons.

Hated seeing this shit and eventually just stopped playing lol but good game. Decent fun to be had here.

 

[adamsapple]

OMG I can't stomache that map when you start unlocking shit. Its just littered with icons.

Hated seeing this shit and eventually just stopped playing lol but good game. Decent fun to be had here.

I see where you're coming from and I agree for almost the entire part.

But for some weird reason the game got its hooks real deep in me. Something about exploring the massive, beautiful and vibrant colored world (after the mostly desert in Origins) really struck with me and ..... well I ended up 100%-ing the game, even the DLC on both PS4 and SX.

I've put in a *LOT* of time in this game lol.

 

[T-Cake]

Great game. Team Alexios.

I've played it once as him as the good guy but keep trying to find the time to play as Kassandra so I can see daddy baddy Alexios.

 

[Ywap]

Yeah, great game. Team Kassandra here

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

But for some weird reason the game got its hooks real deep in me.

Same for me, but I can't go back to it anymore, valhalla just fixed so many issues/gripes, that odyssey and origins just feel like an insane step back to actually play overall; went back to odyssey for the crossover mission, and my rose tinted glasses just shattered, I was shocked by how much I actually missed all the improvements from valhalla.
Going back to origins was even worse, tried to play the xbox gamepass version for some easy gamerscore, but it's literally impossible to just to the main story, the level gating is so harsh, you'll just die in one hit if you don't do side missions.

 

[MadchesterManc]

Is it any better than Origins & Valhalla? Tried those and thought they were naff, this one does at least have an interesting Greek setting so maybe we'll see.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Is it any better than Origins & Valhalla?

depends on what you didn't like about them.
Setting/story wise? Maybe.
Gameplay wise? better than origins, but quite inferior to valhalla.
Liked boat combat/exploration from AC4? Odyssey has a lot of that too.

 

[MadchesterManc]

depends on what you didn't like about them.
Setting/story wise? Maybe.
Gameplay wise? better than origins, but quite inferior to valhalla.
Liked boat combat/exploration from AC4? Odyssey has a lot of that too.

Maybe I'll give it a try then if it has some boating. To be fair I've never been the biggest AC fan but I did put a lot of time into AC4, Syndicate as well oddly enough, so it should make a good distraction. I'd played Origins more recently as it was given away on Prime, so probably tarnishing all the new ones with the bad action RPG brush that Origins played like to me

 

[adamsapple]

Is it any better than Origins & Valhalla? Tried those and thought they were naff, this one does at least have an interesting Greek setting so maybe we'll see.

To me, this was the best of the 3.

Valhalla was just a too much of the same a third time go and it didn't have the kind of exploration and ship combat odyssey has, felt like a reduction in some ways.

 

[Aure]

Awful, awful game beyond words. I had to make a huge effort to beat this without falling asleep. One of the worst AC games ever made.
Extremely bloated and copypasted all over the place. To make matter worse, i started to play this game back then after i finished RDR2. The downgrade felt huge.

Also, Origins is insanely better.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Best AC. Best combat, best map, best quests, best protagonist Kassandra S2, etc....

Dat Elysium + Underworld and Atlantis expansions, OMG.

 

[rodrigolfp]

depends on what you didn't like about them.
Setting/story wise? Maybe.
Gameplay wise? better than origins, but quite inferior to valhalla.
Liked boat combat/exploration from AC4? Odyssey has a lot of that too.

Nah. Much more retarded and limited combat in Valhalla. The protags there are 80 years old that becomes tired too fast. plus where boat combat??

 

[Lognor]

I can't do another ac game any time soon. Way too bloated. I just finished origins. It was fine, but again, way too bloated.

 

[adamsapple]

Nah. Much more retarded and limited combat in Valhalla. The protags there are 80 years old that becomes tired too fast. plus where boat combat??

Yeah, Valhalla is a step back in many aspects compared to Odyssey.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Origins > Odyssey > ..................................................... Valhalla

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Nah. Much more retarded and limited combat in Valhalla. The protags there are 80 years old that becomes tired too fast. plus where boat combat??

I said gameplay, there's more to gameplay then just combat, which is going to be subjective sure, but in every other objective measure valhalla is vastly superior; no retarded level gating, guaranteed assasinations part of the core mechanics, no trash loot overload, no trash game flow interruptions like painting all enemy locations with the bird before entering an area.
You can actually play valhalla as an assassin's creed game, because you never have to worry if your level, or hunter/assassin ratings are high enough.

While I was playing valhalla, early on the felt odyssey was better too, until I went back for the crossover mission...can't go back anymore, all the loot alone drives me crazy.

 

[M1chl]

Sucks that such a pretty gameplay character is in such dreadfully boring game.

 

[Von]

I’m probably one of the few out there but I absolutely loved hunting Mercenaries.

 

[Lady Jane]

Game feels like a second job so they need to pay me to play it.

 

[rodrigolfp]

I said gameplay, there's more to gameplay then just combat, which is going to be subjective sure, but in every other objective measure valhalla is vastly superior; no retarded level gating, guaranteed assasinations part of the core mechanics, no trash loot overload, no trash game flow interruptions like painting all enemy locations with the bird before entering an area.
You can actually play valhalla as an assassin's creed game, because you never have to worry if your level, or hunter/assassin ratings are high enough.

While I was playing valhalla, early on the felt odyssey was better too, until I went back for the crossover mission...can't go back anymore, all the loot alone drives me crazy.

I didn't have any problem with levels, coward assassinations are for cowards, loot is cool, painting enemies locations is part of a cool gameplay aspect lost in Valhalla.

 

[Mephisto40]

Great game, much better than Valhalla

 

[Magic Carpet]

Can I run around and unlock all the towers at the beginning of the game then say 'Done' and delete the game?

 

[AJUMP23]

Enjoy the adventure.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

coward assassinations are for cowards

ok, you're just arguing for the sake of arguing I see.
Have a nice day.

 

[rodrigolfp]

ok, you're just arguing for the sake of arguing I see.
Have a nice day.

So do I have to like one hit KO stealth assassinations (that are still present on Odyssey) and think they are cooler than some skill kills like Spartan kick?

 

[Aesius]

The aesthetic of AC Odyssey is one of the best in all of gaming. It feels like being on vacation on a Greek island most of the time. Just a very visually pleasing game. The gameplay is also pretty good but it can be quite repetitive.

 

[Iceternal]

Yes, they added it after valhalla's release, which has it as an actual game mechanic by default..

Are you sure about this ? I've never heard about it and can't find any information online.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Are you sure about this ? I've never heard about it and can't find any information online.

Sure about what?

 

[SmokedMeat]

Free on Game Pass?

Anyways it’s a fun ass game, but damn is it incredibly bloated. Even if you enjoy the loop, there’s still too much shit.

Killing cultists was the highlight for me, and the real cool shit doesn’t even happen until very late game.

 

[manfestival]

I had fun with the game until it basically made it so I could not progress without grinding out some side quests. Then i dropped it. Real shame since I was enjoying the story and overall experience.

 

[Corndog]

OMG I can't stomache that map when you start unlocking shit. Its just littered with icons.

Hated seeing this shit and eventually just stopped playing lol but good game. Decent fun to be had here.

They need to make it more of a proper rpg. Have more interesting characters and things to do. Not just a collectathon. Shrink it down a bit in size.

 

[Larxia]

huge step up from origins with regard to combat and level gating,

I really liked Odyssey and I started Origins this summer because a lot of people said it was better. I was incredibly disappointed, the level gating is indeed terrible.
There are way too many sidequests everywhere, it feels like a MMO, and if you stop doing them and play story missions for one or two hours, you are already under leveled and need to go back to these boring sidequests.
The combats are also indeed really boring in comparison, you don't have access to all the various abilities like in Odyssey, so it's just super basic and it feels like what would be playing Odyssey the worst possible way.

I haven't finished it, dropped it after about 40 hours. I should force myself to finish the story but it's very tedious and I'm surprised by people saying it's way better than Odyssey.