Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

beachBOYken · 11 Oct 2018 at 10:55

Do want to get this at some point but will wait due to RDR2 a few weeks away. The user reviews on Metacritic average around 5.5 where as AC origins was around 7.5.
Anyone know why this may be the case, is it maybe because its very similar to Origins?

McPhee · 11 Oct 2018 at 11:04

beachBOYken said:
Do want to get this at some point but will wait due to RDR2 a few weeks away. The user reviews on Metacritic average around 5.5 where as AC origins was around 7.5.
Anyone know why this may be the case, is it maybe because its very similar to Origins?

It's fairly normal to see low scoring user reviews in a game with non-cosmetic microtransactions. I do wonder how much time (if any) some of them have actually spent playing the game.

Shawreyboy · 11 Oct 2018 at 11:20

satchef1 said:
I was blown away by Origins. Getting to visit the pyramids and the sphinx. Running around Alexandria, recreated at the height of its glory. It was stunning. After that? Oh look... more sand. I got bored pretty quickly, abandoning the game maybe a third of the way through?

Odyssey is a different beast. The cast of recognisable people and places is far greater. The Peloponnesian War provides a much more interesting backdrop than the story of Caesar and Cleopatra, and works as a distraction to the jarring AC sci-fi nonsense. The addition of naval combat and the development of the mercinary system help to vary the gameplay.

I've also grown to love those moments where an assassination goes completely wrong. You're perched above your target; the opportunity to strike has come. You hit the "assassinate" button, and realise (too late) that the attack won't kill the enemy. Suddenly you're fighting half a dozen soldiers, while the alarm is raised. More reinforcements appear, along with the two mercenaries who have been tracking you. One of the mercs is a couple of levels higher than you, has a pet bear, and throws fire grenades. Chaos ensues

THIS. Sums up AC: Odyssey.

Thankfully the auto saves are relatively forgiving but I always manually save before attempting to infiltrate a large encampment of Athenians/Spartans just incase of a Doh! moment where your aforementioned happens!

robfosters · 11 Oct 2018 at 11:25

Will pick this up when a bit cheaper. Still got TR to finish and RDR2 coming up of course.

Wilko_Dog · 11 Oct 2018 at 22:19

beachBOYken said:
Do want to get this at some point but will wait due to RDR2 a few weeks away. The user reviews on Metacritic average around 5.5 where as AC origins was around 7.5.
Anyone know why this may be the case, is it maybe because its very similar to Origins?

This is basically down the fact it has microtransactions available to level up quicker , but to be honest up to now I've been ok and haven't got a wall where it turns into a grind yet, there is that much variation to what you can do you never seem to be just doing the same grinding thing... and as others have said sometimes you have a plan and it goes horribly wrong

.... Plus there is loot so your constantly upgrading your gear and weapons, the loot system is close to Diablo 3 imo which is the best in any game , so addictive, makes you want to go back and explore caves etc and search every bit of an island before you move on

BGGLP · 12 Oct 2018 at 06:28

From the comments on here this sounds pretty epic...

Bazzards · 12 Oct 2018 at 08:05

It does, still working through the second dlc on origins. once complete will certainly be purchasing this.

Kerplunk · 12 Oct 2018 at 12:20

I am absolutely rinsing AC: Origins - Cant believe I have never played an AC game before!

The map is so daunting, when I was in Siwa i thought that was huge! Jaw hit the floor when I saw the entire map - Is Odyssey even bigger? :eek:

Shawreyboy · 12 Oct 2018 at 12:52

Kerplunk said:
I am absolutely rinsing AC: Origins - Cant believe I have never played an AC game before!

The map is so daunting, when I was in Siwa i thought that was huge! Jaw hit the floor when I saw the entire map - Is Odyssey even bigger?

Yes.... much bigger!

Shawrey

CaptainRAVE · 12 Oct 2018 at 13:15

Kerplunk said:
I am absolutely rinsing AC: Origins - Cant believe I have never played an AC game before!

The map is so daunting, when I was in Siwa i thought that was huge! Jaw hit the floor when I saw the entire map - Is Odyssey even bigger?

I remember the same thing. Map opens up and :eek:

Shawreyboy said:
Yes.... much bigger!

Shawrey

Although lots of it is water - not a bad thing, lots can happen on that water

McPhee · 12 Oct 2018 at 20:15

The map is six times the size of Skyrim, five times the size of The Witcher 3, four times the size of Breath of the Wild and three times the size of GTAV & AC Origins. It's roughly the same size as Black Flag, but with much more land (and, because of the map design, the sailing distance from Kefalonia in the West to Chios in the East, is much further).

The only open world games with larger maps are Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and Just Cause 3.

So pretty big, yeah

Athens alone is about the same size as Venice, Florence, and Rome from AC2, combined.

I'm now wondering where they go from here. The Punic Wars, featuring the whole of Italy plus the Western med coastlines and islands?

Schizo · 12 Oct 2018 at 20:29

Kerplunk said:
I am absolutely rinsing AC: Origins - Cant believe I have never played an AC game before!

The map is so daunting, when I was in Siwa i thought that was huge! Jaw hit the floor when I saw the entire map - Is Odyssey even bigger?

I was in the same boat as you,never ever played one of these games until origins,I put 100 hours into the game (includes dlc) and have got the new one as well,I can see another 100 hours easy on this game as well.

MOOGLEYS · 12 Oct 2018 at 21:48

I didn’t shelve it in the end and stuck with it. I’m now level 32 and enjoying the game much more now. I have decent gear and have redone my skills to a better selection.

It’s a bit grindy at times but it’s never dull. Some of camps are repeated across the map but it’s an awesome game especially once you get up the levels.

Wilko_Dog · 12 Oct 2018 at 22:29

To say how big the world is so far I haven't found any areas that just feel flushed out , everything feels likely was put there for a reason , even under the water there is so much attention to detail that's gone into this

DIABLO · 12 Oct 2018 at 22:30

Kerplunk said:
I am absolutely rinsing AC: Origins - Cant believe I have never played an AC game before!

The map is so daunting, when I was in Siwa i thought that was huge! Jaw hit the floor when I saw the entire map - Is Odyssey even bigger?

To be fair Origin has a lot of empty or near empty zones, in the base game the sea zones are empty and the deserts are near empty so they faked it a bit.

McBain · 13 Oct 2018 at 00:27

I caved and ended up buying this, got the Gold edition from CD Keys as I quite fancy AC 3 remastered when they release it (I never played 3).

I loved Origins so looking forward to giving it a blast when it eventually downloads.

A few places I've seen online say stealth is improved in this, opinions?

Schizo · 13 Oct 2018 at 01:05

McBain said:
I caved and ended up buying this, got the Gold edition from CD Keys as I quite fancy AC 3 remastered when they release it (I never played 3).

I loved Origins so looking forward to giving it a blast when it eventually downloads.

A few places I've seen online say stealth is improved in this, opinions?

I don't do stealth....go in with all weapons blazing and then run

McBain · 13 Oct 2018 at 08:10

Schizo said:
I don't do stealth....go in with all weapons blazing and then run

Haha

I love doing stealth, there's something incredibly satisfying about clearing a base/camp without them ever knowing you were there :cool:

CaptainRAVE · 13 Oct 2018 at 11:15

McBain said:
without them ever knowing you were there

Apart from lots of whistles

Tibbz2 · 13 Oct 2018 at 11:47

I think I'm going to have to get this once I've finished with RDR2, it looks great...