Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

PROS:
- graphics and animation
- low hw requirements
- very stable
- beautiful world graphics design - each frame can be used as wallpaper on you desktop


CONS:
- level/grind wall - they force you to buy XP boost
- boring dialogues, quests
- mess story
- disrespect to player's time

This game is a great RPG Combat game, but not a great Assassin's creed game.
if someone asked me what makes a great Assassin's creed game, it's the parkour AND the assassinations.
the fact that they've done a way with the Assassination mechanics baffles me.
instead of being able to assassinate anyone from behind or a hiding spot, the game WANTS me to get into combat with every enemy.
ya wanna assassinate someone? gotta unlock it at the very end of the skill tree, and make sure your damage numbers are high enough to actually do so. i don't mind certain enemies like bosses being tougher to kill. i do mind if every enemy needs to be turned into a full blown fight. the game is long enough as it is, as the world is MASSIVE and there are a ton of exploration missions to do, and secrets to find.
if you want a decent RPG game, this is your game. if you want an Assassin's Creed game, best i can say is to overlevel yourself until you 1shot anything and everything by default. otherwise, you're outta luck.

Fun game by itself, wouldn't say a good Assassin's Creed game though, has a big map to explore but sometimes the filler in the story can be a little tiring, you'll find the person you need only to get 3 quests and then when you do them you find the thing you need but then you need to do 2 more quests, this really only became noticeable for me at least in the final few missions though

For running around as a mercenary and exploring ancient Greece, this is great! If you like Greek history or are an architecture nerd, this is great. For simple and mindless gameplay where you just want to murder some bad guys, this is great.
If you are looking for a good story, this is extremely mid and gets very repetitive.

This game has everything
- an excellent and compelling story line
- one of the most detailed and beautiful worlds,
- excellent war mechanics,
- loads of weapon choices.
- engaging rpg world
- flashy combat
- mythical creatures
- ship battles
- choices and consequences

This is one of my favourite games i have ever played.
Make sure you play as kassandra cos the voice actress nails every line perfectly.

also the first blade dlc is also an excellent addition and ties this game to AC franchise .

This game is shockingly good. This is the first Assassin's creed game I've played and so my base reference for how good they were was basically people making fun of Ubisoft. So I absolutely did not anticipate just how obsessed I would become with it. Ancient Greece has become one of my favorite settings of all time, to the point where I've started reading Herodotus, as well as the odyssey and illiad by Homer.

The beauty of the open world really shocked me. While playing I would occasionally be stunned by a vista and just stand there for a while absorbing it. Mykonos especially with its clear blue waters and star lit nights was breathtaking.

As for the story: Kassandra has become one of my favorite protagonists. She has a great personality and it works really well with the cast of historic characters you interact with. If anything I wish it was a little more like a bioware RPG where you got to interact with more of you crew over the course of a game.

It's definitely not a perfect game, there are places where the limited time and budget break the illusion of being in classical greece. Repeated wall mural textures, boring AF randomly generated NPC missions, a lot of copy pasted military bases. I really wish it had been given an extra year of dev time to make it really shine.

Still, what's here is great and is the best way to experience the world of ancient Greece. The setting does a lot of heavy lifting and elevates it above a standard open world ARPG and into something memorable and unique.

Highly recommend especially since it goes on sale for 15$ or less

This has to be one of my Fav AC games from the setting to the world there is so much here to enjoy.

Pros -
Great sound track
Great Aesthetics
Not bad combat
Cool story
Decent Expacs

Cons -
Some can find travel too long
Some enemies feel bloated (HP/Attack wise.)
Combat can become very easy once you have certain upgrades and armour sets
Small side quest bloat (Some feel just there to be there and don't add to anything.)
Janky parkour that can sometimes get you stuck.

Finishing notes -
This is still a fav for me and always will be some say the map is too big but i love it and loved exploring the areas and journey it presented in the greek world. If you're on the fence buy during a sale.

---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leader boards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☑ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☑ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☐ 1
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☐ 10

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an incredible open-world RPG that truly immerses you in ancient Greece with breathtaking landscapes and rich historical details. The storytelling is engaging, offering meaningful choices that shape your journey as either Kassandra or Alexios. Combat is fluid and satisfying, with a deep progression system that keeps battles exciting. The naval exploration, side quests, and mythological encounters add layers of depth, ensuring there’s always something thrilling to do. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the series, Odyssey delivers an unforgettable adventure filled with exploration, strategy, and epic battles.

A decent rpg
I liked the Spartan kick ability a lot.
Nothing to do with the assassins (which are mentioned in game's title)
Too much grinding to progress in the story
Missed opportunity to include Kratos :(
7/10

Incredibly addicting. If I ever get amnesia, first thing I'm doing is playing this game from the beginning. I'm very picky with my games and don't tend to enjoy lore-heavy games but the story had me hooked from the beginning. Combat, graphics, story, everything is just amazing. I bought the two DLCs after about 140 hours because I didn't want the game to end.

So... I think this is their masterpiece. I continually return to replay this game (as you can see from the hours on my profile).

An amazing - staggering - open world, vibrant and seemingly never-ending. Night and day cycles and the world sparkles and fades - dawn and dusk are particularly beautiful. The research and attention to detail is incredible. History, myth, legend, all wrapped up in an adventure - the combat is great, the ship combat and mechanics are great - I really can't praise this game enough. Kassandra is my *all time* favourite character to play as. There may be some bugs and glitches, possibly some gameplay annoyances, but these are nothing when you're immersed in the world and the story. Btw, I really don't need my graphics to be better than this. Stunning.

I put over 100 hours in this game on the ps5 and playing it again on steam. Best assassin's creed game in terms of gameplay and top 3 for story. I usually don't like grindy games but this one is so good that it didnt bother me.

Most clueless game ever , so much grind , super long that makes you forget the main story , enjoyable at the beginning, but once the actions start to repeat that is when the curse begins to kick , be aware of achievements they start so early in the game
END THE GOAT WITH THE OBSIDIAN EYE IMMEDIATELY

Rating: 9.5/10. I'm 60 hours into the game, my character is level 17 out of 50, and I have a TON more to play before I'm finished because this is a HUGE game! However I've played enough to know that I absolutely love this game - the gigantic world of ancient Greece is represented in an astonishingly beautiful environment, the adventure is fun to play, the story is interesting, decisions seem to have consequences, and there is enough leveling up of character and gear to be fun without being overwhelming. The only slight knock against an otherwise perfect game is that the actions the player does feel repetitive at times, but the ever-changing environments and the progressing story keep it from getting boring in any way.

Great game, sadly the audio is bugged quite often.

i first liked the game but then it just became very repetitive and felt like i need to finish chores... it got very fustrating which is sad. Also going to athens was a big dissapointment in aesthetic.

The last good Ubisoft game, definitely the last good AC. 10/10 you can transmog armor into oiledf up with a lion cloth

does not feel like a AC game whatsoever, story feels rushed and at times dosen't make much sense it would've had the potential to be a good ancient greece RPG if it wasn't part of the Assassins creed series and if the developpers spent more time on the story. if you wanna play a game about ancient greece and have a lot of heavy combat then i defenetly reccomend it however if you're expecting this game to feel like an Assassins creed game with stealth kills you will most defenitely be disapointed

Ubisoft Connect server issues = you can't play a singleplayer game?

can't wait for you to file for bankruptcy

This game is massive, gorgeous, and straight-up addicting. You dive into Ancient Greece, climbing statues, fighting mercenaries, and yeeting enemies off cliffs with the legendary Spartan kick.

Combat? Brutal and satisfying. Story? Full of drama, betrayal, and mythical beasts. The world feels alive. Plus, naval battles are back, so expect plenty of ship-smashing chaos.

Sure, there’s some grind, but when you’re sending enemies flying in slow motion, who cares? If you love open-world RPGs, play this game.

This is the best Assasin Creed series game that I played. And I played almost all of them. Amazing graphics, huge map and great story is super captivating. And it’s fun to play even if you are not gaming pro!

Started off well, but became pretty boring and did not really enjoy my time with it in the end. In the first 10 hours everything was novel, but the gameplay did not evolve as I went further in and in the end I was just grazing off points of interests and boring, repetitive quest to get to the next drop of generic loot.

The story was OK until is started shifting to the present, which was a huge immersion-breaker, I didn't care about these characters one bit.

At one moment, when I looked at the map and saw how much more there was to check off I just said nope and uninstalled it. It's currently super cheap and if you don't mind repetitive gameplay for dozens of hours, give it a try when it's discounted. Don't think I'll touch an AC game again.

Over +400 Hours Played. Bought the Ultimate Edition AGAIN this time on steam start and finish off my 4th playthrough!

I’ve spent over 400 hours in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and I’m back for more! Bought the Ultimate Edition years later again while having it purchased and played over Ubisoft's launcher. I STILL can’t get enough of this game! The sheer size of the open ancient greece lands & islands, the Rich Lore, Mythologies, Runes, Monuments and The overal setting in Ancient Greece is just absolutely breathtaking! I've easily sunk my hours just by exploring whether its the landscapes, climbing the Acropolis, or sailing across the Aegean Sea. There’s always been something new to discover on each of my playthroughs!

The story & the characters are fantastic! There are so many different paths and choices to make that each playthrough feel unique!

You can tailor your character's abilities to your preferred playstyle too whether you want to stealth your way with assassinations or archery, or pretty much going full-on Spartan warrior mode!

The side quests are pretty abundant, although some of them can feel repetitive, there’s enough variety and storytelling in them that just makes it worthwhile! The DLCs also add a crazy amount of content! Characters, weapons, armors, dimensions that which really expand the lore!

If you enjoy open-world RPGs and haven’t played Odyssey yet, I couldn't recommend this game enough!

this is the true origin of the assassin’s universe, and it’s a shame it came after a game actually called origins
what’s new and different here from the previous entry are combat abilities (which you max out fairly quickly) and the expanded naval combat (which gets boring almost immediately)
dialogue choices are just a gimmick, there are only a handful of times they actually affect anything, and the notoriety system is nothing more than a meaningless nuisance
then there are the ““big”” battles, which are painfully monotonous, unrewarding and easily skippable if you’re not a completionist
missions in general are in abundance here, and while the main storyline, epilogue and some side content are written fairly well, gameplay wise youll find yourself doing three or four types of activities for the entire 100+ hours
also a shame that they made one point in the story so disgustingly forced and out of place for the protagonist (legacy dlc), to this day i cant decide if its more infuriating or ridiculous
Kassandra herself has an amazing charisma and voice and is a polar opposite of her poorly acted edgelord brother, the choice of playable character shouldnt be present here at all
once i was no longer overwhelmed by the amount of looted equipment, the customisation options and perk system are a joy to use; it’s probably the best inventory system between origins and mirage
but when it comes to resource gathering, don’t even approach anything prior to mirage without some sort of inventory editor to avoid the neverending grind
and after discovering that there is no fall damage, i started abusing it, voluntarily killing any immersion, just to save up few seconds of travel
i often wonder if these games have anything worthwhile in them beyond beautiful worlds and genuinely intriguing “present” day stories

Regardless of how good this game is, In the first 2 hours I spent playing, I had to sign in to UPLAY, which was down, then sync my achievements (wouldn't let me launch without syncing my 0 achievements!), then sign in to UPLAY AGAIN to verify i'd bought a copy (Its in my steam library, why isn't that enough?). so actually only played 45 minutes, which were fine, not worth the time to get it running.
Ubisoft are an awful company, who I don't think know how to make functioning services. sure the games great though.

The story and writing are good, but the god-awful leveling system and need to download multiple DLCs hamstring what could have been a pretty darn superb game. As it is, the game is frustrating unless you purchase the "time saver" of double XP. Otherwise, you'll find yourself very underpowered for the next leg of a quest, over and over and over, meaning you have to go XP farm on sidequests or exploring for multiple hours just to get to the next story quest. By the time you're doing the final quests, the story just sort of putters out.
If you can get it on a STEEP sale, AND don't mind buying the double XP perk, AND you're willing to buy some additional DLC, you'll be in for a great time. Otherwise, give it a miss.

I really wanted to like this game, but it just didn’t succeed in any area other than looking good which is normal for most AC games. The parkour felt chunky, there were way too many abilities that I didn’t even want to use, and the story was just mid, in my opinion 7/10.

In my opinion, this a decent game and you guys should check it out. The graphic looks absolutely amazing, the map is huge and the combat system is ok. The only thing bad about this game is its plot and storyline. I dont know why but it just lacking something, however the sidequests are pretty good.
So I'd reccomend buying the game, just dont buy it full price tho. Wait til a sale or smthing

So this was actually the first time I played an AC game. I have to say, I was impressed. The open world is massive, yet full of things to do and see. Lots of upgrades and cool skill sets to unlock.

This game was beautiful. The music, outfits, sceneries, Greek gods/bosses and just the overall vibe is immaculate.

The story was solid. It definitely was a little cliche in the end, but had a “feel good” ending so I honestly wasn’t too disappointed.

At it's best, Odyssey an okay rpg set on ancient Greece, accompanied by a fitting soundtrack and a half decent, although quite inconsistent, story. As with any Ubisoft game, in terms of presentation at least, Odyssey delivers. At it's worst however, Odyssey is a dreadful, deplorable and grindy mess of a game that constantly disrupts the flow of gameplay, especially with the terribly designed Nemesis-esque mercenary system that bombards you non-stop with tanky enemies at every turn, even in the middle of a story quest. Speaking of the story, you will constantly find yourself being underleveled in order to continue your playthrough. At one point there is a MASSIVE level gap between two missions, and grinding xp is NOT fun in Odyssey. But while its not fun to grind xp, one could argue that by utilizing this form of progression, gating you from main quests, the game encourages interacting with every aspect of it in order to level up (for example, doing side quests or getting some collectibles instead of rushing all of the main quests), but truthfully, this is just lazy game design, and a truly well thought out gameplay and progression model will be more than enough to encourage players to do a game's side content.

At the end of the day, Odyssey is a game that is plagued by pacing issues, something which was not a thing in Origins, but I guess this is what happens when you have Ubisoft Quebec and not Montreal develop an AC game.

Besides pacing, crashing is a massive issue with this game. While it mainly occurred while fast traveling between areas or to my ship, it could happen anywhere too. It's not an issue related to performance, in fact it ran very well with everything set to max, but even when I set every setting down to low I would still encounter a lot of crashes. I blame DX12.

Both pacing and crashing issues turn what could have been a dream rpg set in ancient Greece into probably the worst AC game made to date.

With DLC's, Ubisoft takes one step forward and another step back. Legacy of the Blade is not innovative in any way. It's set in the base game's map and mainly sticks to telling a new story. It's ok I guess, the story is better than the base game's but it's nothing mind-blowing. Fate of Atlantis on the other hand sacrifices it's story (it's really bad) in exchange for 3 new mini open worlds, each representing a place in Greek mythology. All three environments, just like the base game, are gorgeous and they are filled with new activities that are not present in Greece. It also adds new enemies. Buying the season pass grants you a bonus mission and you can get an extra mission through Ubisoft Connect rewards.

4/10

100% love this game. Love greek mythology and I love assassin's creed, so this was such a good game for me. I enjoyed exploring ancient greece, was fun to see the buildings and sights that I've seen in person in the game. The story was fun, fighting in wars and the naval combat was just as fun. the DLCs were also so fun. Exploring the different realms was so good. Played this game a couple times casually then decided to go for the achievements, not one time I was regretting doing that, the achievements are easy and so fun to do. Love this game!

Really fun, really good story.

Lot of side quests maybe even too much but they really did an amazing job with this one.

Boss fights are cinematic and really nice.

I would only like to know why I am not getting the last achievement - for uncovering entire Greece map.

I literally discovered each area and each question mark.

if someone can help about that one feel free to comment :D.

9/10 for me.

Atlantis DLC is beatiful and I really liked new maps and the opportunity to play against greek heroes.

Honestly amazing experience.

Starts you with messed up graphics settings that will make any decent computer hate its life. Parkour fells worse than assassin's creed 1. And the weird leveling system made me want to cut my fingers off. Not to mention the start of the story Kinda just sucks. Its like "Oh redemption, revenge, idk lets go fight a war". This isn't assassin's creed its some weird rpg, that does a good job at that but, it is crap if you wanted a assassin's creed experience. PS Ubisoft sucks for changing my favorite franchise this much.

-== 11/10 ==-
Extremely beautiful graphics + audio, mix of animated and in game cutscenes was an interesting overlap in a game, definitely get the hours out of it full price, but I paid $30AUD for the main game and all dlcs + extras.

It's not tedious or hard/annoying to 100%, quite easy to do all during a play-through without paying too much attention to it, you won't need additional saves or new game+ to 100% achievements

Pro;
- Extremely open world
- Graphics + Audio
- Story + Questlines
- Replayable
- Choices matter but also don't
- Can fast travel to your ship / docks around the map
- Greek mythology
- Greek mythology
- Greek mythology
- Cutscenes are short/interesting enough to not need to skip or be bored sitting through ( they do give you information and ways you should path in some quests so pay attention, or don't, again it didn't matter as much as it seems)
- Auto saves are on point but can quick save or main save
- Choose your own playing path (if you want to run in blades ready as warrior, stealth it out as assassin, or range as hunter)

Con;
- Combat / Assassination (quite clunky most of the time)
- Fast travel points are eh
- Stamina limit on horse (it's extremely slow to travel on horse)
- Follow road option (90% of the time it won't path to a road or will say no road nearby)
- DLC's while interesting, are kind of just a copy paste and very repetitive
- Greek mythology
- Slight bugs here or there, not game breaking
- Different tree types didn't matter too much. ( I didn't path into hunter much nor assassin, still slayed gg ez mode on normal )
^ this could be a me issue, maybe i needed to play on a harder difficulty.

Overall, decent game, recommend.

My favourite thing to do was use the kick ability to kick every enemy off a high point to instant death.
It's also extremely funny that most enemies will freeze/lock when on fire because they're burning and just stand there screaming "put it out, help me, aaaa" (which is poor combat)

easy to get soft locked from the main quest.

This game is the epitome of mediocre. The story is middling, the dialogue ranges from decent to eye rolling, the combat is fine, the visuals are good but not stunning, the game has the gall to put micro transactions in a single player game, the dlc is overpriced, the game is stuffed full of boring busywork. If you are going to buy it, get it on sale.

The best Spartan era, Greece World, Open World game out there.
Recommend all Assassin's Creed fans, admirers and curious ones to try it out.
SEXY TO THE LAST BIT!

Not so much of Assassin's Creed, but a great RPG
Buy it, play it.
Also Alexios is better.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a game I really like. The story and combat are both good, and there are moments where you can get completely lost in exploration, but then Ubisoft ruins it with microtransactions.

The game is designed to be an exhausting grind unless you pay for skins and XP boosts, which is very sad for a single-player title...

And then there’s Denuvo, a completely unnecessary addition that only makes the game worse. It causes stuttering, FPS drops, and longer load times, all for the sake of DRM that does nothing to stop piracy in the long run. Instead of protecting the game, it just punishes paying players with worse performance. Ubisoft refuses to drop it, even though it’s been proven time and time again to be a problem.

It’s a shame because the core game is good. The world, the gameplay, the choices, all of it could have made Odyssey one of the best in the series. But when you add greedy microtransactions and terrible DRM, it’s hard to fully enjoy it.

A game that could have been better than it already is, but Ubisoft made sure it wasn’t.

Unfortunately 4/10.

Odyssey is not like classic AC but its more like an action rpg game like elden ring sort of but less gloomy. The visuals were by far the best out of any game I've played and also loved the story did some mistakes mid story but at the end got the happy ending. Loved Kassandra and Barnabas was the GOAT, true homie. Would recommend though this might not please the classic AC players still 10/10.

Its not that good old Assassins creed game, microtransactions to buy currency in a single player game? Level system where you can't one shot enemy with a stealth attack (which is basically a main idea of assasins creed), because they are a level higher than you? Also enemies having a massive health bar so to kill them you have to spam attacks? Is it elden ring game? Because it feels like i'm fighting bosses and not regular enemies.
Game also have a huge open world, which feels empty and repetitive, also capturing locations feels useless, like why do i need to do that? Is there any logic? If i capture location for Sparta or Athens, i still can get it back to any of them by doing the same thing. The only thing that changes is people that hold key points and flags... And there always will be new quest to eliminate location governor, right after i captured location for any of them :/
The good thing about game is graphics of course, its looking beautiful.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☐ 10

I think the only wrong in this game is the title because the game play. It is an rpg game similar to witcher 3. Even though I highly enjoyed it has a great story with some choises, beautiful ancient Greek design, countless hours of fun game play.

This is the best Assassin's Creed I've ever played. Before, my favorite was Origins. However, This game is a solid 10/10. I have played over 100 hours, and I still am NO WHERE close to being finished. The map is huge. The graphics are beautiful. It's so different than the other games in the series! I didn't want to purchase it out of fear that it may bore me (I really don't care about Greek Mythology/Ancient Greece), BUT this game is not what I was expecting at all. I want to list some things you should know BEFORE YOU START PLAYING:

1. CHOICES ALWAYS MATTER. This game has 9 different endings. The responses you give to some of the NPCs ultimately determines your outcome of the entire game.
2. YOU GET A BOAT! PIRATE BATTLES! You can use this to travel around all of the islands of ancient Greece, OR you can use fast travel as you unlock them, and FINALLY... By foot. I prefer by foot, because YOU NEED materials to upgrade your weapons. Wood, leather, and iron primarily. DO. NOT. SELL. YOUR. LEATHER. It's the only thing I keep running out of. You can obtain it by hunting.
3. The NPCs dialogues are hilarious. I have laughed so hard at what they've said, so don't skip those scenes!
4. DO NOT SELL ALL SELL-ABLE ITEMS, even if they don't seem like you'll need them. There are side quests that require certain things, (you can google which ones to keep and which ones to sell.) It's easier to already have these things on hand instead of having to go hunt for them. When it comes to weapons, if they're common, sell them or break them down for extra iron and leather etc. Your choice. However, if you have a weapon you REALLY like, you can continue to upgrade it and keep it. You can also engrave weapons, which means add different "perks" ? to them... Like "Deals 15 percent more damage" etc.
5. You are a mercenary... AKA BOUNTY HUNTER. Do not turn down money for jobs, even if you feel bad. I struggled for a while keeping my money up, but then instead of doing things "for free" I decided to start taking their money. Why not.
6. USE IKAROS. Your eagle. You can easily spot treasure, war supplies, soldiers etc. and tag their locations, without having to hunt for them. I use Ikaros way more than I used my bird in Origins, and it's been so helpful!!

Prepare yourself for the plot twists, drama, and funny cut scenes. I love the multiple response options you get in this game, like being able to flirt with other characters... But, also prepare yourself for heartbreak as well. Especially during the beginning of the game, where Kassandra/Alexios has a memory of their childhood... No spoilers here... And it relates to actual Greek Mythology. Pretty cool to learn somewhat, real? History. I am playing as Kassandra, not Alexios, because I read that if you play as her, she has more perks like more empathy and dialogue. This is NOT a boring game, I considered the beginning of Mirage to be boring, and I'm still having problems getting into it. I jumped right on this game, and I cannot rave more about how amazing it is. I wake up wanting to play, I can't touch my other games, it's just not possible. I have too much to do still! I LOVED Origins, and raved about it, but this game definitely has it topped now.

This game is a MUST BUY. A STAPLE. FOR ANYONE who loves open world games. Fighting with swords, spears, bows etc. on games relieves stress in a way that playing CS and using traditional weapons like AKs or knives don't. There aren't many games I would pay full price for, but I'd definitely pay full price for this one. If you can get it on sale, DEFINITELY get this. I'm telling you. It is a work of art!

- fantastic world but way too big
- some really good quests but most are repetitive
- cool skills, lots of items and build customizations, decent rpg but its nothing super special
- game starts off really good but falls off in the mid-to late game
- first dlc is super bad (Nataka...), second one is really cool (lots of variety)
- the layla part (in the main game aswell as in the second dlc) can't possibly be worse (one of the worst "characters" I ever had to play)
- very cool cult system but annoying mercenary mechanics

Still barely a thumbs up cause this game fails to entertain you for its whole journey. I get that people vote this game down just because of it's micro transactions. Im not doing that but I can understand it. This practice is just despicable but I don't think any dev that actually worked on the core of this game is in favor of this. The game itself is not bad, especially the world looks soooo good.

2nd play through of this game after buying it again on steam. The best AC game released to date.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
x Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
x Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
x Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
x Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
x Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
x Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
x Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
x Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
x Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
x Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
x Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
x Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☐ 8
x 9
☐ 10

The game is beautiful, with awesome views and exciting missions. You can make choices that change the story. It's like living in a cool history book, but way more fun.
If you loved watching King Leonidas and his Spartans fight against impossible odds, get ready to live that experience in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It's not just a game—it's an epic adventure where you get to be the hero of your own Spartan saga.
But its symmetric as other assassin creed games.

I’ve played Assassin’s Creed 1 through 4. i'd say after they turned this series into an rpg i lost interest in the game and after playing this i feel like the farming system is off, the combat is clunky and i don't understand why they charge for skins in a paid game.

This game has the weakest story with a very beautiful world in the history of Assassin's creed games. the protagonist is literally a god with no connection to Assassins ever in his life. Not a single aspect of this game does justice to the Assassin's creed saga. The game literally discourages you to do stealth missions as there is leveling system so no matter how powerful you get you wont be able to do a silent kill without spending your ability power/point. Choices in the game have little to no impact on the game story except the last mission. The world is expansive and beautiful but it is dead and useless without any compelling story. The whole story is a copy paste and amalgamate of going a place, get a kill, destroy the ship, kill again, speak some cringe dialogues... End. Npc's are literal copy paste faces all around the game and they are as useless as they can be.
i wish instead of milking the almost dead cow named "the Assassin's creed", they would have made it a standalone game about Greek world then i would have played it with some expectations. Literally a waste of the art and beauty of Greek world and a massive L to the name of Assassin's creed name.