It’s a nice idea, though there are a lot of cult members, and it can get tedious after a while.Īs with most Assassin’s games, there’s a lot of repetition in Odyssey, but for the most part it’s enjoyable. Similarly, once you discover the game’s secret society, you’ll be spending plenty of time searching for clues so that you can hunt down and kill its shadowy members. It’s not as deep as Mordor, and at times it can be annoying the mercenaries often appear at the worst times, tracking you down just as you’re in the midst of a completely different battle. There’s also a new feature reminiscent of the “nemesis” system from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, in which mercenaries will hunt you down, unless you get to them first. You’ll be spending a lot of time in menus upgrading your gear and abilities. The naval combat from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag returns, as does the loot and skill tree-focused combat of Origins. Outside of that, there’s a lot going on in Odyssey. Read next: Assassin’s Creed Origins’ new educational mode is a violence-free tour through ancient Egypt It helps that the game gives you such a likable character to develop.
With Origins, Assassin’s Creed was already making a turn to becoming a proper role-playing game, so the more robust dialogue and decision-making options actually feel right at home. These moments can add emotional weight to otherwise boring missions, and they often forced me into difficult quandaries, as often the morally right decision would mean more work, typically in the form of an extended battle.Īs part of this increased focus on character development, Odyssey also introduces romance options, and I’ll just say that Kassandra gets hit on a lot, despite the fact that she carries a massive sword and bow on her back. In one particularly harrowing mission, a murderer kidnapped a family, and forced me to choose whether the mother or father should survive. You can choose whether Kassandra accept money as a reward from a poor slave, or spare the life of a criminal. This was true in Origins as well, but it feels deeper and more meaningful here. She still has a distinct personality, but you’re able to make decisions at various points in the game, that somewhat shape her beliefs. The story is fairly standard stuff, but what makes it interesting is how you actually have some control over the lead character. Mercifully, the modern day Assassin’s Creed sequences, in which a future descendant is reliving an ancestor’s past memories, are both rare and short, so you’ll be spending mosts of your time in beautiful Greece. As is the way of the series, her simple life as a mercenary eventually takes multiple turns toward the strange, as she’s pulled into a complex narrative involving ancient bloodlines and secret societies. She’s strong and funny, and someone you won’t get sick of even after playing the game for dozens of hours. You can choose to play as one of two siblings I played as the wonderful Kassandra, who might be the series’ best lead since Assassin’s Creed II’s Ezio.
Odyssey puts you in the role of a sellsword during a tumultuous time for Greece, with Athens in the midst of a violent war with Sparta. Kassandra might be the series’ best lead since Ezio