Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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  1. DJEAZA
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    assassin's creed odyssey is not an assassin's creed game just like black flag but that's not a bad thing odyssey is very fun I have played it for over 80 hours and it didn't got boring but the game have some flaws texture pops glitches and why do you have dialog options I'm not saying that I don't like the dialog options but its messing with the lore Ubisoft said the actual mane characterassassin's creed odyssey is not an assassin's creed game just like black flag but that's not a bad thing odyssey is very fun I have played it for over 80 hours and it didn't got boring but the game have some flaws texture pops glitches and why do you have dialog options I'm not saying that I don't like the dialog options but its messing with the lore Ubisoft said the actual mane character was Kassandra then why can you choose who your character is like what if the lore was Kassandra was a good person but you played Kassandra as a evil person it doesn't make any sense to me but the game is enjoyable and all the people who said the game is grindy it's not it's all about exploring a beautiful world doing the yellow side quest (ya don't do the grey ones) meeting characters (my favorite character is the gay guy he's fun to talk too and the gay joke are actually funny) 10/10 must buy. and thank you for reading my nonsense and looking at my bad spelling and grammar.… Expand
  2. cableguy3333
    Apr 30, 2019
    8
    It's assassins creed so basically it's the same as every other assassins creed game that's gone before with the added thrill of ship combat. Hand to hand combat is still meh but ship combat actually gives you a challenge and this is probably the best part of game, as you would expect the map is stunning, if you ever wanted to visit Greece then this is for you.
  3. AnasDh
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    400 years before 'ORIGINS'?

    If you liked ORIGINS and thought it was a great game and an interesting change for a franchise that just needs a bit of enchaining, this one will disappoint you (a lot). ODYSSEY feels like a twice-as-big bootleg version of ORIGINS. While the graphics were simply outstanding and beautiful, the animation, especially mouth movements, were embarrassing. I    400 years before 'ORIGINS'?

    If you liked ORIGINS and thought it was a great game and an interesting change for a franchise that just needs a bit of enchaining, this one will disappoint you (a lot).

    ODYSSEY feels like a twice-as-big bootleg version of ORIGINS. While the graphics were simply outstanding and beautiful, the animation, especially mouth movements, were embarrassing.

    I hated playing this game, I really did. I genuinely wanted to stop several times and just 'quit'.
    I feel the next games of Assassin's Creed are going to be more detached of what it means to be an AC game, which is one of my most notable criticisms of ORIGINS. I don't think this open-world thing is good for the franchise at all. It's not fun to play AC anymore, not even the mythology could save ODYSSEY.

    I will definitely be skipping the next one if it's just another 'more annoying version of Origins'. I really really hope for a serious change, cause this isn't working for me or other fans of the franchise. I really can't believe people are handing out 10s for this.    … Expand
  4. farzad312
    Nov 6, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are good but the story is boring. Very different from previous Assassin's and no longer the same as before. It was really boring.… Expand
  5. OKdrummer87
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    Let me begin this by saying I am not an Assassin's Creed fanboy. I played the very first Assassin's Creed and found it to be boring and repetitive. Odyssey however has really impressed me. It took me a little bit to get into the game world (a few hours), but once I did I found it fascinating. The ancient Greek world Ubisoft created in Odyssey feels alive and intriguing. All the villagesLet me begin this by saying I am not an Assassin's Creed fanboy. I played the very first Assassin's Creed and found it to be boring and repetitive. Odyssey however has really impressed me. It took me a little bit to get into the game world (a few hours), but once I did I found it fascinating. The ancient Greek world Ubisoft created in Odyssey feels alive and intriguing. All the villages feel lived in and populated. Dialogue is great and the plot does not disappoint. I have been a long time fan of the Far Cry series and Ubisoft has won me back to Assassin's Creed as well.… Expand
  6. KaliusMaximus
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of this generation, and the best game in the series. A unique RPG where the side quests don't feel like a cheap chore.
  7. vaulttec
    Jan 2, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. AC Odyssey is certainly not bad.
    The World is absolutely breathtaking sometimes! The Synchronization Points offer great views!Graphically the Game also is awesome! The World might be huge and beautiful at times, it is empty, really empty.Some quests begin on one side of the Map, and actually are on the other side.
    The Story itself is good. You follow in the steps of your parents and you discover a secret cult and anyy other things. But you just have to level up your character really really often, which is a HUGE Grind in a SOLO Game. Yet you can skip it, only for Money.
    The Combat was a thing i loved in Odyssey. While it felt strange being a Spartan without a shield, it was bombastic and fun!
    The Quests were alright. Some would start on one end of the map and lead you to another. And almost always after visiting Athens, you are told to level up your character to progress in the story. Thankfully, most of the Side Quests were pretty fun.
    The Characters you meet are awesome too, they have got decent voice actors and really great Backstories.

    Verdict:
    In Overall, an 8/10.
    While being a huge grind once you progress and having a beautiful, yet empty and way too big open World, the Combat, The Graphics and the Story are awesome!
    I would consider Origins better than this, yet only slightly.    … Expand
  8. Addd
    Jan 20, 2022
    8
    O jogo é excelente para sua época um dos maiores que já vi e um dos mais bonitos. Ótima jogabilidade, trilha sonora e ambientação fiel a Grécia antiga. Único contra seria por alguns exageros de dificuldades em alguns boss. Milhões de armaduras desnecessárias.Mas isso foi acertado. No Valhala .
  9. Cingleon
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    The worst assassin ever. Don't buy this game never. Ubisoft just killed a great series. And will dancing on it. Maniacal donate and **** grinding 100+ hours. Ubisoft dead.
  10. Sashik317
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    Донатная помойка с конченой системой уровней, отвратительной боёвкой и мерзким паркуром. Это не Assassin's Creed!
  11. Justtom71
    Aug 30, 2020
    6
    addicted to leveling up? Like a lack of loot? Love getting locked in to unnecessarily long finishing moves? Here's a great game for you!(me). There's some fun stuff here with an OK story, but you aren't missing out if you skip it
  12. sergioodoardi
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    Beautiful game after it was optimized for Series X/S. I'm enjoying it a lot.
  13. Mindkiller7522
    May 19, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3/23/21-5/2/21 100% Story 100% Side Quests 100% DLC 128hrs

    I finally finished it! I tried to play through this one on the PS4 last year and became very frustrated which caused me to drop it. It definitely did have some amazing parts, but there was way too much fluff for it to be perfect.

    The story follows Alexios (in my case, instead of Kassandra-who may have been better) a mercenary who is trying to track down his family in the most boring and convoluted way possible.

    Following a bread crumb trail through a version of Ancient Greece where everyone sounds like Count Dracula for some reason, he is able to find a way to look and sound wooden in even the most heart felt situations (Includes plenty of forgettable characters and meaningless deaths).

    There are a few really stand out set pieces and ideas. Top of the list would be the hunt for the Isu artifacts that bring you in to confrontations with for mythical Grecian creatures-including battling a Cyclops in a volcano, the Minatour's Labyrinth, and a Gorgon in a creepy forest of petrified people/statues. And the conquest battles were pretty cool, too (there were just way too many).

    I think that is the only (non-story/character) problem-everything is great, there's just too much of it. You can have a great time clearing a fort and barely escape alive, only to realize that there are hundreds more forts and camps copied and pasted throughout the land.

    The combat and leveling system was done very well. It was enough to stay interesting (despite many respecs) through the whole 128 hours I put in to the game. I was able to try out all of the skills and abilities for a good chunk of the game before moving on to the next build. I think the most fun I had with the game was playing a stealthy assassin. Warrior builds took forever to kill anything and Hunter builds were almost too easy and required precious crafting materials to do any damage.

    It was a bit of a bummer the way they scaled the levels so that the enemies were never too far below you, making everyone seem like a bullet sponge (except for arrows/swords).

    Ship combat was also handled well. You certainly don't have as many tricks as you do in Black Flag, but recruiting Lieutenants and being encouraged to cleave ships in half were both great additions

    There is also a system for hunting members of the villainous Cult of Kosmos that deserves a shout. Finding clues to uncover each target or coming across them at random felt really cool. The Mercenary system was a bit similar. While initially seeming like a real headache to have dangerous enemies rolling up on you in the middle of a quest, when I leaned into the mechanic I found myself going out of my way to hunt these guys down.

    Everything that was done well here was done better afterward in Valhalla, but I'm still glad I played it if only for the cool Isu questline.

    Also, I really hate the present day stuff. Layla Hassaan is a crappy character and her voice actress is the worst in a game full of terrible voice acting. I never cared what she was up to and every section she is in had me rolling my eyes out of my sockets.

    I did play through the DLC as well as the main story. Legacy of the First Blade was a bit disappointing, but it did give you another version of the Cult of Kosmos-so it was worth it just for that. It also ties in to AC Origins in a cool sort of way.

    Fate of Atlantis had some excellent pieces, but they really went a bit too far with the height of everything. Climbing for twenty minutes to get to up to a fort is not enjoyable and basically counts as loading time. Still worth it for the extra story and additional lands to explore.

    Overall, a great game with some fantastic ideas-but don't show up for the story!    … Expand
  14. beautifulforest
    Oct 14, 2021
    10
    Still very fun to play and the environment is really good and interesting to explore. One of the best open world games of last gen.
  15. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    Atmosphere: 6
    Enjoyment: 6
    Gameplay: 7
    Graphics: 8
    Music: 5
    Story: 5
    Total: 6.17
  16. kingzardoz
    Jan 7, 2020
    3
    I'm a big fan of the break from traditional assassin's creed games. I had a great time with Origins but I recognize it's not an amazing action rpg, it's just some good dumb fun. Odyssey takes the Origins formula and just adds tons of content for the sake of adding content. Odyssey has more naval battles, more mercenaries, more forts, more rpg dialogue trees, more bandit camps, more cities,I'm a big fan of the break from traditional assassin's creed games. I had a great time with Origins but I recognize it's not an amazing action rpg, it's just some good dumb fun. Odyssey takes the Origins formula and just adds tons of content for the sake of adding content. Odyssey has more naval battles, more mercenaries, more forts, more rpg dialogue trees, more bandit camps, more cities, and more fighting. All of these things get rather boring very quickly because it's a quanity over quality design which leaves everything feeling unfinished or hollow. The new gear and leveling system doesn't feel as rewarding as Origins. The combat is slightly more complex but the animations are choppy and only a few of the abilities really offer any meaningful damage. I played both games on Nightmare and Odyssey feels very grindy, I can never get ahead with gear, every encounter or fight is a grind. I'm 20hrs into this game and I just don't see myself finishing because the basic gameplay gets old fast and the grind for xp is just so obvious. I would love to see how my impression of the game changed if I had XP boosters but I'm not going to encourage ubi's disgusting microtractions. I think this game could have been better if the devs were just allowed to make a good game instead of making a game that encouraged people buy addictional content from the shop. The dialogue, characters, combat and stealth are ok, but something just feels off and I fairly confident the xp grind is the problem.… Expand
  17. Captiosus
    Nov 26, 2019
    4
    I waited for a sale before buying this game and I'm STILL disappointed in my purchase. Could someone please explain to me why the game got such glowing reviews by the professionals because this game is a mess. The design and modeling of Greece looks fantastic but that's not surprising since they're using the same engine and design as AC Origins before it. Beyond the looks, however,I waited for a sale before buying this game and I'm STILL disappointed in my purchase. Could someone please explain to me why the game got such glowing reviews by the professionals because this game is a mess. The design and modeling of Greece looks fantastic but that's not surprising since they're using the same engine and design as AC Origins before it. Beyond the looks, however, everything is a mess.

    Combat is janky, frequently missing inputs or so laggy that dodging and parrying fails to properly register. The mercenary system is horrible, with bounty hunters often just showing up out of nowhere and able to track you with God-like omnipotence. There's practically no real need or emphasis on being a stealth Assassin in this ASSASSIN'S Creed game. Enemies can spawn under textures and still hit you. Movement is floaty and imprecise. Ship combat is the worst it's ever been. The further you get into the game, the more it turns into grind for the sake of grinding... you can't progress without doing hours upon hours of boring busywork (unless you're willing to open your wallet and throw out real money, which is what Ubisoft wants).

    The story is somewhat decent but horribly cliche and very predictable at times. The romance options feel absolutely shoe-horned in. Maybe they intended it to be this way but I could give less than a crap about either Athens OR Sparta -- they both come across as jerks who deserve to lose. The voice overs sound like bad imitation accents. Ubisoft had a great opportunity here to have the characters all actually voiced in Greek with the option for other language subs but, instead, we get guys who sound like they're trying too hard to sound like Greeks speaking English.

    Another tiresome checklist game by Ubisoft designed to sell you microtransactions.
    Not sure I'm even going to bother finishing it.    … Expand
  18. izazael
    Apr 8, 2020
    7
    The only reason I'm giving this a 7 is because of the amount of effort spent building such a huge open world game, fairly decent dialogue, and likeable characters. Otherwise, it's just another buggy rehash. You can lose yourself in open world games like these, but when you're being attacked by OP boars (or having quest givers be killed by them), being spotted through walls, or just havingThe only reason I'm giving this a 7 is because of the amount of effort spent building such a huge open world game, fairly decent dialogue, and likeable characters. Otherwise, it's just another buggy rehash. You can lose yourself in open world games like these, but when you're being attacked by OP boars (or having quest givers be killed by them), being spotted through walls, or just having the game outright bug out and crash... meh.

    3/10 Assassin's Creed Game
    10/10 Ubisoft Rehash
    6/5 Polished AAA game    … Expand
  19. Moh
    Mar 9, 2019
    10
    Definitely the best game of the Assassins Creed series. I fell in love with Alexios and the Greek setting and storytelling sourrounding him.
  20. MustangMatt07
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    After taking a break from A.C games for a few years i tried Odyssey after a buddy of mine recommended it and i was actually pretty impressed. Ive always been intrigued by greek mytholgy so the lore and historical supporting characters were great. I liked that even though Kassandra was the cannon character that you could play as Alexios and the game didnt seem off at all. The mechanics wereAfter taking a break from A.C games for a few years i tried Odyssey after a buddy of mine recommended it and i was actually pretty impressed. Ive always been intrigued by greek mytholgy so the lore and historical supporting characters were great. I liked that even though Kassandra was the cannon character that you could play as Alexios and the game didnt seem off at all. The mechanics were great and felt fluid, i liked the rpg ability point aspects so you could tailor your abilities to your playing style (hunter, warrior, stealth). Only thing i didnt care much for was i opted for stealth since typically thats how assassins fight amd its seemed like 80% of all the exotic gear sets were warrior sets and the remaining 20% was split between hunter and stealth, so a lot of awesome gear drops just sat in my ships trunk.… Expand
  21. countyourmacros
    Jun 15, 2021
    4
    Recent points of major frustration:
    - 20 hours into this game. This whole "hold assassination button" and "hold dodge button to roll to put out flames" is stupid. The saves are TERRIBLE. The hold A to assassinate is completely unresponsive and has ruined MULTIPLE stealth attempts because of the unresponsive controls. You pretty much need the 6th sense perk just to compensate for how    Recent points of major frustration:
    - 20 hours into this game. This whole "hold assassination button" and "hold dodge button to roll to put out flames" is stupid. The saves are TERRIBLE. The hold A to assassinate is completely unresponsive and has ruined MULTIPLE stealth attempts because of the unresponsive controls. You pretty much need the 6th sense perk just to compensate for how unresponsive the hold A assassination is. This game took Origins' annoying "assassination doesn't actually assassinate" to a whole new level. You pretty much need to hold A for 90% of enemies in game. These teleporting ultra agro mercenaries are annoying, and the fact that killing regular in-game enemies sets them off makes for awful gameplay. I just had to redo an entire mission because at the very end of a fight at the end, a high level mercenary came and shot me with a fire arrow. I held B to put out the fire, but the button didn't work in time and I died right away. No checkpoint of any kind during that mission apparently.

    Main complaints I have (mostly compared to Origins):
    - The Assassin, Warrior, and Hunter damage mechanic is unnecessarily confusing;
    - Complete lack of stealth based game options (no poison darts, no flesh decay arrows, can't even one shot an enemy in the head with an arrow, and assassinations don't actually one-hit a lot of the enemies;
    - Skill tree is a massive step back on Origins (again, I want more stealth kill options);
    - The boar enemies are so unbelievably difficult for what they are.
    - The cutscenes are not great. Alexios looks confused all the time and the facial expressions look like they're glitched or something. Bayek cutscenes were way better. Why do Alexios' eyes need to move around the way they do? It's like a baby looking at a colourful object.
    - The mercenaries are way too aggressive and teleport way too fast, and they shouldn't be getting aggro'd because you beat enemies in an area (non Spartan or Athenians, literally just thugs).
    - The boat combat is annoying and often redundant. Two separate missions now, by the time I got to my boat to undock it, the Athenian or Spartan navy wiped out the enemy I was supposed to kill. Fine I guess, except those same navies make everything near impossible in the ocean without spending crazy money on upgrades.
    - Several loading screens, and they're long.
    - A fair amount of crashes.
    - Movement around the map is annoying and tedious at times. The horse does a full 180 at the slightest bump on a hill, climbing rocks is a glitch fest, or just very slow at best, and there are A LOT of rocks.
    - Really bad level design on some missions. I just wound up wiping out an entire fort, 7-8 elite enemies, a leader of an area, all because my objective (a door) was there. It cost me 2000 drachmae just to pay off the bounties I got during this fight. Update: Once again, I was tasked with multiple objectives within an enemy fort. This resulted in me wiping out the entire fort.
    - The fact braziers can get lit without you actually getting caught. Results in an endless stream of enemies and forces you to spend thousands on paying off mercenaries that teleport to you (unless you want to fight two mercenaries and an entire fort at once).
    - The choice system, though a nice add, is very unrefined and makes for weird unpredictable dialogue and in-game consequence.

    Main improvements:
    - Combat (mainly the blunts, spears, and daggers are usable now, dodging works better, enemy combos are less annoying);
    - Entire mercenary system is better minus the teleportation and unnecessary aggro;
    - Entire conquest/leader system is very fun;
    - Storyline itself is atypical of an AC game, but in a good way.

    Ultimately I would recommend this, but it's even further away from AC style games than Origins so don't expect a stealth driven experience. I thought Origins gear system, stealth combat, skill trees, and cutscenes were better. I doubt these opinions change so I'll leave this review up.

    On the game, so far it's a 4/10, mostly being faulted due to extremely frustrating mechanics that often break the game (teleporting aggressive mercenaries, unresponsive "hold button" controls. The storyline does tie into the Isu and Templar-ish storylines so it's not just a random Greek game as others have indicated. The AC game's lore has always involved Isu and artifacts. It's never been just a history stealth game, and if you like the series, you really should immerse yourself in the Isu storyline because it's a very cool concept on humanity's origins. It's a nice blend of sci-fi, and fantasy.

    Ultimately it's fun, but extremely frustrating at times, and it feels like this was not properly play-tested. I want my poison darts back, I want arrows that will actually kill basic enemies on headshots, and I want to just be able to regularly press A for a kill, not hold it. Half the time by the time it's done being held, the enemy is alerted and I'm dragged into a fight with 42 enemies    … Expand
  22. Joellemm
    Dec 7, 2020
    6
    I really enjoyed Origins. It was the first AC game in a while that felt worth playing. Odyssey, whilst not being overly innovative, continues the success. The game looks incredible, offering a greater variety in scenery and cities that is truly impressive. The narrative improves upon Origins, with Odyssey being a fitting title. The bounty mechanic and cult system offer long term goals thatI really enjoyed Origins. It was the first AC game in a while that felt worth playing. Odyssey, whilst not being overly innovative, continues the success. The game looks incredible, offering a greater variety in scenery and cities that is truly impressive. The narrative improves upon Origins, with Odyssey being a fitting title. The bounty mechanic and cult system offer long term goals that never feel overbearing.

    On the other hand, the Hunter/Warrior/Assassin RPG elements don't work very well, as its never really possible to stick to one of these play styles. The combat is almost unavoidable, and it can often takes an age to kill enemies if you are unable to instantly assassinate or headshot (with necessary ability). Quest variety and enemy variety is still lacking also. There is also way too much legendary loot to find, unless your look to customise your ship/horse, where there is very little.

    It has enough content to keep you playing until you forget what you're playing for. Its as fun as the last game. Even so, it's still not able to reach the heights better games in the genre have managed to reach.    … Expand
  23. woodelf
    Sep 20, 2019
    8
    Ancient Greece is the main protagonist in this game. Huge, wonderful, full of breathtaking landscapes and vibrant with wildlife. I've never been into Greek history, always been fond of celtic lore. But after I've been Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae, a friend of Sokrates and Hippocrates, after sailing the Mediterranean sea far and wide and climbing dozens of colored statues andAncient Greece is the main protagonist in this game. Huge, wonderful, full of breathtaking landscapes and vibrant with wildlife. I've never been into Greek history, always been fond of celtic lore. But after I've been Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae, a friend of Sokrates and Hippocrates, after sailing the Mediterranean sea far and wide and climbing dozens of colored statues and decorated temples, I feel like I have been Greek in another life. The main story is very captivating and emotionally immersive. Gameplay is lots of fun, I never get tired of whistling from the bushes and backstab soldiers. So why just 8 and not 10? ROMANCE, this game's Achille's heel. As a heterosexual, romantic woman I found nothing worthy, just a random doctor somewhere that I never met again. Romances are a very important part of videogames for me and it was a huge letdown. The first time I tried AC Odissey I abandoned the game after discovering Brasidas was not an option. Then I played it again hoping in the fan-made stories, but they are awful. I finished the game and loved it regardless, but I'm angry.… Expand
  24. SHINYMUSIC
    Feb 12, 2021
    5
    Beautiful vast open world. Wonderful graphics. Story is meh. Combat I thought was good but its the enemies are like sword sponges. The RPG mechanics seemed great I just wish the combat was better. I quit the game because of it.
  25. ZBeeB
    May 28, 2022
    10
    A game that is, to say the least, a masterpiece
    A very huge, exploratory and great world
    Some or most of the side quests are fun The mercenary system, the arenas, the exploration of the world by ship, the exploration of islands keep me playing non stop The story is good The best Assassin's Creed game for me and I hope to see another sequel to it or similar to it It would have been    A game that is, to say the least, a masterpiece
    A very huge, exploratory and great world
    Some or most of the side quests are fun
    The mercenary system, the arenas, the exploration of the world by ship, the exploration of islands keep me playing non stop
    The story is good
    The best Assassin's Creed game for me and I hope to see another sequel to it or similar to it
    It would have been Game of the Year had it not been for RDR2 and GOW
    Thanks to the developers for this masterpiece    … Expand
  26. eduardoweber
    May 17, 2019
    10
    Great game, i love open world and the history, very nice game, waiting dor more
  27. punkmilitia
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    Similar to Origins in many regards, the combat is a bit better, but it feels too bloated with side content and grind.

    Overall: 84
  28. ryang1790
    Nov 27, 2019
    9
    While understandably not for everyone, Odyssey continues to go to places beyond any the series has ever seen. Like Origins before it. Odyssey's greatest strength is its world, an evolving encapsulation of unique characters, interconnected and branching stories, and locations that are just too beautiful too ignore. The immersion has never been on such grand a scale as it is here.

    While    While understandably not for everyone, Odyssey continues to go to places beyond any the series has ever seen. Like Origins before it. Odyssey's greatest strength is its world, an evolving encapsulation of unique characters, interconnected and branching stories, and locations that are just too beautiful too ignore. The immersion has never been on such grand a scale as it is here.

    While the grind to achieve your own godhood can be a tedious affair, it's in this grind that helps prevail an overbearing sense of achievement and fulfillment; physically earning your place amongst the echelons of gods and men, while graciously earning just rewards to help tip the fight ever more in your favor.

    Perhaps the series' biggest advancement is the branching narrative; either as Kassandra or Alexios, the story plays to the beat of several emotional moments, centered around family and destiny and finding one's place amongst a world full of gods and monsters. From beautiful beginning to absolutely stunning end (all DLC included), the aptly named Odyssey delivers one of the series most well-rounded stories to date.

    The few smudges that tarnish an otherwise beautiful presentation are present in most dialogue sequences, where lip synching isn't quite right and character models can often recycle after awhile, albeit with new hair and clothes. Most dialogue sequences also have a tendency to feel static, a painful reminder of early Mass Effect days where models talk but don't engage as much.    … Expand
  29. ElSeano89
    Nov 19, 2020
    8
    Ubisoft, I realized the other day, have the innate ability to create games that are 8/10 material and AC:O is very much in line with that school of thought. By this I mean that Ubisoft tend to put out games that are just good. Not great, not game changing, not that memorable but consistently "good". I'm not saying that AC:O isn't a good game, i just put around 80hrs into it during lockdownUbisoft, I realized the other day, have the innate ability to create games that are 8/10 material and AC:O is very much in line with that school of thought. By this I mean that Ubisoft tend to put out games that are just good. Not great, not game changing, not that memorable but consistently "good". I'm not saying that AC:O isn't a good game, i just put around 80hrs into it during lockdown but I will say that now I'm done I can't really think of any standout moment but I just mindless spent 80 hrs roaming the map and killing things and generally being an overpowered demi-god and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

    The greatest strength of AC:O is easy to figure out; it is absolutely huge. The game world itself is absolutely sprawling and even though there are parts of the map where you'll likely die the second you try to fight something there until the end game, none of it is locked away from the beginning. You can travel to your hearts content you just will get slaughtered if you travel to the wrong bit too early. But besides that there is just so much to do. Sidequests must number in the hundreds, the main quest itself must be around 30 or 40 hours of gameplay. This is before we then delve into the newly added Mercenary ladder you can climb, the gladiator arena you can conquer, the mythical beasts you can slay, the legendary animals you can hunt, the huge network of cultists you can track down and assassinate across the map. There is a ton to do in the base game alone. I have recently only reached the point where I can start the DLC and I've put 80 hours into this game, its probably my most played game of the year.

    But here lies my problem with AC:O and indeed most Ubisoft games. There is a ton to do, most of it is decent but none of it spectacular. The combat system is solid and fun enough to keep you playing but fighting really boils down to figuring out which skill takes out the most health, using that skill and then waiting for the cooldown to expire to use it again. The bigger bosses of the game do require some strategy yes but this certainly isn't Dark Souls. The amount of quest content is ridiculous but unlike The Witcher 3 where the content was huge and almost all of it interesting and unique you never really get that feeling in AC:O. It's just another chore to undertake in the name of grinding out XP to unlock another skill. It gets repetitive. It is fun but it certainly gets repetitive.

    My main gripe with the game is that there is plenty to see and do but none of it is particularly enthralling to do. The story included. In fact I had more fun just roaming the lands than I ever did advancing the story. Characters were annoying and hard to connect to on any personal level. When main characters in this story died I genuinely could not have cared less. During one scene obviously intended to have emotional weight I was skim reading the subtitles and skipping dialogue. Thats a bad sign for your games story when the player is doing that.

    So the story isn't the best but the open world roaming is fun. There is plenty to explore and do. You can happily spend hours bouncing from fort to fort, killing and maiming everyone you face in a sort of mildly challenging and mildly fun manner. The world for the most part looks very pretty and there is a ton of verticality in the map which comes in handy since by far the most fun thing to do in the game is to throw people from great heights to kill them. It basically never gets old and the more important the enemy the funnier it gets. I killed the head a cult branch who the game bigs up as some scary warrior by running up and simply booting them off a cliff they were looking out from and watching them ragdoll hilariously hundreds of feet to their death.

    I think ultimately the game is fun but it feels oversaturated. You will pick up literally hundreds of different weapons (there are some 7 or 8 different classes of weapon), bows, helmets and all other armor. They all sort of become blurred together because until the end game you just equip the one with the biggest number and during the endgame you will have one legendary set you never take off. There are a few different enemy types but really its just button mashing and the same skill moves over and over.

    It is, in the end, one big, huge grindfest and if you're into that, as I am, then you'll pass the time quite pleasantly. But honestly I often sit there literally whilst playing AC:O and think "I should play something better" but I never quite do. You sit there and sort of settle into this rhythm of "this is pretty good". Thats the problem though its a good one to have, everything is just mundanely decent. The best open world games do what AC:O does but better, when I'm playing RDR2 or Witcher 3 I'm consistently having a lot of fun. When I'm playing this it just feels good fun but shallow. It is by no means a bad game but there certainly are better open worlds to explore out there.    … Expand
  30. Erendar
    May 2, 2019
    8
    Great game with it's minor flaws. Recommended if you're even slightly interested.

    GREAT STUFF: + Graphics. The game is simply put gorgeous to look at and still runs smoothly. + Combat is fun and fluid + RPG elements. I'm a big fan of the RPG elements Origins and Odyssey introduced to the series. Especially the dialogue options. + I love ancient Greece theme + Playable area is    Great game with it's minor flaws. Recommended if you're even slightly interested.

    GREAT STUFF:
    + Graphics. The game is simply put gorgeous to look at and still runs smoothly.
    + Combat is fun and fluid
    + RPG elements. I'm a big fan of the RPG elements Origins and Odyssey introduced to the series. Especially the dialogue options.
    + I love ancient Greece theme
    + Playable area is huge..

    NOT SO GREAT STUFF:
    - ... which can also be exhausting. At first I was playing to visit all the places and unlock _everything_. Eventually I had to take a break from the game because it was so exhausting. Couple of months later I came back to finish the story.
    - The story was good until the very end which was disappointing for me.
    - The concept for the Nation Powers and Conquest battles is great. There's only a huge flaw in conquest battles. In every RPG I always play the sneaky-type characters (and this game is ASSASSINS Creed so you're kinda supposed to..) but upon entering the conquest battle you're immediately forced into combat. This means you're unable to sneak or use majority of your assassin abilities leaving the whole assassin build unviable for these big battles.    … Expand
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#11 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#26 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 18, 2018
    90
    The best AC yet, with finessed game design, gorgeous visuals and great narrative. [Christmas 2018, p.79]
  2. GameGrin
    Nov 5, 2018
    85
    It was yet another good game from Ubisoft and I always like to be an Assassin again. I look forward to seeing if the next Assassin’s Creed game will be just as big as Odyssey, although not too big please.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Oct 22, 2018
    80
    Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is plenty of fun, and it’s a solid turnaround for the franchise. The future of the franchise is bright.
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