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[dcx4610]

I've played them all. Odyssey has a really generic story and cringey writing but the gameplay, locations, graphics and setting are great. Valhalla bored me to tears and they changed the gameplay which feels like a set back. I thought I'd like the Norse stuff but it's been done to death. Odyssey all day.

 

[Jaysen]

Hopefully Ubisoft gives Origins the 60fps bump.

 

[Skifi28]

The Xbox version uses the One X version as a base, which gives it a higher resolution throughout since the One X version was better than the PS4 version.

Ehhh, it's a small resolution difference on a game that has a soft TAA presentation. You'd need to have them side by side and then squint. The differences are in the realm of "you might notice" rather than "much better".

 

[Alebrije]

Odyssey is better specially if you like the fantasy goods/ creatures stuff.

Both have big maps to explore but Valhalla exagerates, will take eons to clean all the map.

Finally DLCs are better on Odyssey.

On both prepare to spend time collecting wood and other materials unless you are willing to give Ubi more money for material pscks on its store.

 

[Topher]

Hopefully Ubisoft gives Origins the 60fps bump.

Agree. Made a huge difference with Odyssey.

 

[Jaysen]

Ehhh, it's a small resolution difference. You'd need to have them side by side and then squint. The differences are in the realm of "you might notice" rather than "much better".

I noticed it right away. It’s a pretty big difference in clarity.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Ehhh, it's a small resolution difference. You'd need to have them side by side and then squint. The differences are in the realm of "you might notice" rather than "much better".

Yeah, Odyssey is more or less the same. But his statement is true for Origins since the one x version of Origins has higher resolution scaling (nearly 4k) meanwhile the ps4 pro version is like 1600p iirc.

 

[Roufianos]

Odyssey is one of my favourite games from last gen. Valhalla was an absolute slog, gave up after 5 hours or so.

 

[eastcoastkody]

Origins is the real answer.

I will say Odyssey and Valhalla are different enough to get both. Odyssey kinda doesn't feel like an Assassins Creed game. I enjoy both for a different reason. Valhalla felt a little more slow paced, and back to a more classic AC feel. Odyssey felt like a more action game oriented DLC for Origins

 

[TheGodfather07]

If you are a completionist type player than dont play either. Don't put yourself through that pain.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Start one and move on to another.

 

[chilleverest]

lmao someone said Valhalla is bloated. When i first played Odyssey, i thought it was bloated with same fetch quests and kill this kill that sidequests. Honestly though, i bought Odyssey after my vacation in Greece (which i loved it, btw) and i was surprised by how they managed to capture the overall feel of the islands and beaches. Ngl, i played for the location and setting, i finished the game, enjoyed its island and traversal, story was somewhat intriguing as well, so i definitely would say Odyssey.

 

[Fredrik]

Odyssey is a great game, my most played game in 2020 on Xbox according to the museum stats.

I instantly stopped playing Valhalla 50 hours in after a save bug pulled me back 20 hours, I was already disliking almost everything about the game, replaying 20 hours was not an option.

 

[Faust]

I would personally suggest going for any of the previous games or even Origins over either of the two newer ones. Both Odyssey and Valhalla lack any defining characters as both are written to be as vague as possible to allow for illusion of choice. They don’t really stand out like Ezio or even Bayek.

Plus they are some of the most bloated games I have played in my life. Even MMOs going into their 10th year have less bloat.

 

[Excess]

I'm still upset that I can't even get myself to even play more than 2 hours of Valhalla. I 100%'d Origins and completed all of the story of Odyssey.

Also, I have a soft spot for classical antiquity, so that helps. Speaking of which, I wish they had initially followed Origins up with a Roman setting, following Origins, and then followed that up with the prequel known as Odyssey to complete the "trilogy". I was also hoping they were going to connect the orb that Alexander the Great apparently had in Origins with the end of Odyssey, but I digress.

 

[Pagusas]

odyssey is my favorite of the trilogy. Egypt is the worst of the locations, but origin is still a good game, just Aniceint Greece is infinity more interesting/prettier/cooler than egypt. also Odyssey has more fun combat.

Odyssey > Origins >>>>>> Valhalla

 

[brian0057]

Assassin's Creed (2007)

 

[kruis]

I say Odyssey or Origins. Valhalla just never ends. I'm 120 hours in and I still haven't finished the game. The game never ends. It took less time to platinum Origins and finish two DLC packages.

Another thing: Kassandra is just a cool character. I can't say the same thing of Eivor.

 

[MastAndo]

Odyssey. I absolutely adored it. Valhalla was alright for a bit, but it eventually just felt like an interesting drag. I never got around to finishing it, though I might give it another shot eventually.

 

[Plantoid]

Bought odyssey, first assassin's Creed since brotherhood

Oh, and the bundle came with asscred 3 remaster nice...

 

[Arsic]

I personally loved Odyssey way more than Valhalla. I thought Valhalla would be better since Vikings are cool AF.

the combat is less fun, the leveling and gear way worse, and transmog is a joke.

Odyssey suffers from poor performance. It really chugged on a rtx 2080 for me. 60fps is a must for this IMO.

 

[Anime-Vix]

Valhalla

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I played all of Odyssey and whilst it was still quite bloated, the setting was awesome and I liked the protagonist (I’d recommend playing as the woman, she’s feisty as hell and fun to play). It took around 35 hours for me to finish it with some messing around with side quests and activities.

I bought Valhalla and probably played a couple of hours. It seems good but I know how extensive that play through is going to be and just to push through the main quest is 50+ hours I’ve heard. Protagonist feels like a massive downgrade too.

I recommend Odyssey, if you’re on Series X (maybe PS5 too?) then it also got a next gen upgrade.

 

[DragoonKain]

I liked Odyssey a lot better. Maybe I was just burned out of AC with Valhalla, but it felt so tedious and more repetitive. Also, the environments in Odyssey were so much more fun to explore and were absolutely gorgeous. Valhalla is dreary and depressing in comparison. Liked the story and side characters better in Odyssey too.

 

[Gafito]

I loved origins, i TRULLY loved odyssey.

I didnt like Valhalla, very boring game.

 

[Portugeezer]

I prefer the Greek setting.

 

[SirKicksalot]

Valhalla is less repetitive, has much better world design and better writing and characters.
Odyssey is literally a grid map with equidistant points of interest. The magnetic mercenaries are fucking horrible too.

 

[Bragr]

Both games have the story of a potato. And both games are extremely bloated. The problem is that Valhalla has all the bloat strapped to the main missions, so you have to endure it whereas with Odyssey it's a bit easier to ignore it.

Valhalla looks a lot better and runs well on the new consoles, which means a lot when you stare at it as much as you do. On the old consoles, it runs like mud running up a hill.

Both these games have a lot of the same flaws, I don't think it means too much either way which you choose.

 

[Oberstein]

My opinion of Odyssey has evolved: it's really good, particularly if you compare it to Valhalla.

On paper, Valhalla was supposed to be amazing and yet they managed to screw it up.Even the naval sequences are completely messed up to the point where you don't even try to travel across the map by boat.
Having played it again recently, Odyssey is a breath of fresh air. The actress who doubles as Kassandra did an excellent job.

 

[Bragr]

The magnetic mercenaries are fucking horrible too.

Jesus christ I forgot about them. It puts the game down a few scores, every damn fort you try to capture these idiots walk in and fuck it up.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Odyssey and it’s not even close imo.

 

[Hinedorf]

I enjoyed and finished Odyssey, I deleted Valhalla with 2-3 repetitive zones to do.

Probably more meat in Valhalla, better overall package in Odyssey

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Valhalla​

 

[BennyBlanco]

I saw Odyssey through to the end and tapped out pretty quickly with valhalla

 

[makaveli60]

Valhalla, no contest. It has unique side missions and is a decent upgrade over Origins in many sense while Odyssey is a bloated, reskinned Origins SJW abomination

 

[Ywap]

I vote for Odyssey.

 

[base]

Odyssey.

I love Origins. I hope it's gonna get 60 fps patch.

 

[Clintizzle]

Odyssey​

Better world. Ship battles.

 

[MaKTaiL]

Making different builds and loadouts in Odyssey was MUCH BETTER than Valhalla.

 

[MetalFreak]

Origins > Valhalla > Odyssey

Odyssey is a fun open world game but not the best assassins creed out of the three games.

 

[Oberstein]

The animations have regressed in Valhalla, particularly the facial expressions.. And for a 2018 game, Odyssey hasn't aged that much.

 

[arvfab]

Ghost of Tsushima, best AC ever.

 

[ANDS]

Well, the OP already decided, but if I had to pick one I would also go with VALHALLA. It takes itself more seriously than ODYSSEY but there's something about it that feels tighter. You do lose A TON of the customization from ACO, but the skill tree in ACV I liked better than ACO. Also ACV has a lot of stuff to do in between doing the main stuff (I love solo raiding).

 

[bargeparty]

no poll?

Odyssey

 

[Nemesis Prime]

after having recently been in your situation, I strongly prefered odyssey. Its less bloated and has a better story.

How bad is the story in Valhalla if u think this, because odyssey story was horrible

 

[Captain Toad]

Odyssey


Mario Odyssey

 

[Stuart360]

Odyssey was my game of last gen, especially when including the fantastic dlc.
Valhalla is a good entry in the series, but i think Odyssey was a better 'game' in every way.

 

[Kenpachii]

Valhalla main game is more complete, DLC's ( first one is fine, second one is dog shit )
Origin, good main game + good dlc's
Odyssey, meh main game ( builds are the best in the game tho ), good atlantis dlc.

n1 origin
n2 odyssey atlantis dlc, but main game was more interesting locations for me
n3 valhalla, main problem valhalla was last dlc being shit and combat being a downgrade from odyssey and enviroments where more of the samey + architecture was kinda meh.