If you're not spending all your time being like "This isn't Assassin's Creed" and instead just enjoying the epic grandiose adventure that it is, then yes Odyssey is fantastic. I've replayed it quite a few times now.
The storytelling is silly even if you ignore the AC. There's A LOT of joke quests that are just absolute nonsensical drivel. That same kind of drivel even gets into the main missions every now and then.
I actually quite agree. Obviously it isn't really the "fault" of gamers when the game is called Assassins Creed. But yes, if forgotten and just played for what it is, Odyssey is quite good. I don't really enjoy the "tone" of the game that much and the overall voice acting (besides Kassandra) is not up to par. Other than that, the game is simply too bloated (even if it doesn't reach Valhalla levels) but quite enjoyable.
It’s not that it’s not assassins creed it’s that all these recent assassin creed games are painfully boring and generic, clunky feeling character models, boring combat the list goes on
Never played assassins creed and seen this on game pass after being bored of the few games I don’t stray from… definitely not disappointed at all, I just left kephallonia myself and when the Ubisoft logo popped up with the assassins creed odyssey sign I was like “yoooo” thinking to myself how was this essentially the main story intro… then I saw the rest of the map unlocked and my jaw dropped. Beyond excited to get deep into this game.
To add just one more point: In Odyssey, it feels like the people who made the game were actually totally passionate about the world they were recreating. And they put a real heart and soul into the game. You can tell it's a labor of love. Also, the sea shanties in Greek. Unforgettable.
Yeah I had that same feeling with Origins (Odyssey as well). Both games feel like the world has a lot of love put into it. Origins even had the history explained mode. I loved both games and think Odyssey is the superior evolution of Origins and fixes most problems with that game. Yes Odyssey isn't really AC and that's my only problem with it as well as missing more possibilities for stealth play. Valhalla was just unbearable though. An awful story with awful characters. Throughout the entire story I was thinking why am I doing this? Why are they conquering England? To upgrade their small shitty village? And the worst thing is that it doesn't feel like you're conquering England. Towns like York feel lackluster and I completely miss the grandiose scale of the Roman architecture with the inferior english architecture around it. Eivor literally has no personality and it doesn't help that after 3 missions everyone throughout England knows who Eivor is and greet him as a superhero. Lastly they get the entire concept of vikings wrong. They are way too peaceful for them to be vikings. Vikings were raiders, murderers, rapers and enslavers. They took everything and burned down what was left. If that doesn't make for a good protagonist then don't make them the protagonists. They could have easily done a 'the last kingdom' like storyline with a viking who switched sides. I just couldn't get through the game and it took me over half a year to finish the base game whilst Origins and Odyssey I had finished in 1-2 months maximum.
@@nielsvanheteren Vikings were not just murderers, there was a lot of migration of farmers and the like to the middle of England - it was a large section of them that were raiders, but not all of them
I'm a 73-year-old Slovak. I've been playing this game for a really long time and about 7 times since the beginning. I have to emphasize that this game is perfect for old players. I play everything the game has to offer and I still really enjoy it. Kind regards, Milan
As a young player and the opposite end of the spectrum , I love the new games I love the old games too they open the world to the other games, the dlcs are perfect if you have time It’s just so fun I’ve play for 4 years and still haven’t discovered everything, they go at a quick pace but it’s perfect for my type, they give you a fun tutorial of the fighting system.
I put 100+ hours into Odyssey and I was one of the guys who put it down after an hour the first time I played it. Gave it another try like 2+ years later and was glued. The side stories have consequences and different outcomes. I seriously loved this game.
Odyssey defenitely takes some time to grow on you. I had the same issue i put it down after 3 hours , but when I gave it a proper chance i literally couldnt put it down for almost 200 hours
"The side stories have different consequences and outcomes" You are actually a plague involving anything with Assassin's Creed. You're supposed to go into the past and explore memories that are solid and foundational, hence whole the point of the game - not get to 'choose' your own direction. Sad how my favourite game series got ruined by a bunch of disgusting normies.
@@TurinTurambar98 if we have no choice and everything is predetermined why even play? im not judging someone’s preference, but i know many agree we can alter our choices and arrive at a somewhat similar outcome. Id rather not go on videos of games i dont like and post negative comments but thats just me. Ironic use of the word plague
It's incredible they literally build almost all of Ancient Greece with a huge open world map. The atmosphere in this game is amazing, that really immerse you especially when you enter a big city like Athens. Graphics and details are incredible. I really enjoyed the main story and historical figures as side characters. The map is so huge I spent months to completely finish the game. If this game wasn't tied with Assassin's Creed franchise, but a game of its own it would probably get much more praise.
It's not Google Earth : Greece, but there are times when I see a clip of someone playing the game and I can tell where they are just based on a mountain or a cliff face. Obviously it's not as big as the real place, but it has the main features.
@@garrick3727 Of course it's shrinked to a playable size, but still enormous. I think its one of the biggest maps in gaming. A single player game open world even bigger than some mmo worlds without any region downloading.
If it had a different title than assassins creed it would be very more unpopular, Ubisoft used the title of assassins creed to get the popularity of the community
@@EaNasirSellsBadCopperNGL Yes. Instead of making this a part of Assassin's Creed franchise they should've gone a new IP route. A new historical action/adventure. It would have been much more praised and there would be no more AC comparisions to previous games. Just look at Ghost of Tsushima and how successful it became.
My opinion that’s what the new assassin’s creed game style shoulda been. A brand new IP, I liked the game style of both games personally. That being said I just believe the linear stealth based is a bit more fitting for an assassin game or open world without RPG elements then a rpg game.
I have literally thousands of hours in Odyssey, still play it almost every day. I just love Ancient Greece, love the beauty of this game, the tone of the game is very fun and light and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Also you can learn a lot about Ancient Greece just observing people work, looking at the food you find at the market. They recreated Athens as close to how it was as possible, worked with archaeologists and historians to make it look and feel like you're really there. The combat system is great and if you know how to build your character you can literally become a god, just a killing machine and it's satisfying. The side quests are fun, some are funny, some are more serious but they never feel boring. I understand that it is not the "classic" AC, like AC 2 type game but I think it's better, I hope we get more of this.
I want more of this too, that's why i loved Immortals Fenyx RIsing too, it was made from the same team, and is awesome, and i want another assassin's creed like this!!!
Please do not learn ANYTHING historical with this game. This game is a balatant and malicious work of historical revisionism. There is NOTHING historically accurate in this game.
I fell in love with ancient Greece of AC Odyssey. It feels like going on a vacation for me, honestly. I liked sailing around, doing side quests, meeting historical figures, listening to music. I could almost smell the sea breeze and feel the sun on my skin as I was just exploring the world. I just vibe with it. As for Valhalla - it never feels like a vacation, it feels like a damn routine. It's a shame, cause I'm all in for norse mythology, vikings era, sagas and everything. The single thing I enjoyed in Valhalla the most is music, since they worked with Einar Selvik of Wardruna. But even the music gets painfully repetitive sometimes :(
You just described my experience exactly word by word. So much i took my sweet time in the game n snapping pics like a tourist assassin😂the scenery etc all felt real. You can tell the devs really put their heart n commitment to the game, honoring the history n interwoven with theirs. Odyssey is my first game to play n this is my first time starting AC franchise n I'll be playing other AC games as well🔥
Agreed. Even if I'm playing another game, I'll sometimes fire up Odyssey just to run around in the world, maybe do a conquest battle, maybe snap a few cool screenshots.
If you're into history, the narrated historical tour of Greece that allows you to navigate is worth the cost of admission alone. What an incredible and surprising addition to an already solid game. It would be nuts in VR and could even be used as a study-tool for history classes. It'd be great if all Assassin's Creed games implemented the same sort of historical exploration/explanation mode.
I never felt ONCE i was grinding in Oddysey, if you explore and do side quests you'll maintain a good level. And these sidequests are really impressive. Some of them lead into OTHER smaller side quests its insane
Yeah rushing main story is not how the game is meant to be played there is so many systems you won't interact with if you only do main story and the side quest are honestly better than the main quest sometimes though the main quest is amazing as well. I love how some of the islands have whole questlines like in Mykonos or Euboea that can end sadly or happily depending on your choices. I honestly like ac odyssey better than witcher 3 in almost every aspect the combat, the traversal, the music, the skill tree and progression, the world itself and the protagonist. Its has some of the most satisfying progression I have had the pleasure of experiencing in an rpg. They balanced short term and long term progression perfectly imo. There was no grind for me either I can't really see how someone can play this game and not get sidetracked for hours doing sidequests and exploring. It'd be like starting skyrim than only focusing on main quest never deviating from your course when theres a whole world out there for you to explore.
@@eclipse_ed_32 I wasn't invested in the story, personally i think it was the worst AC story yet. The things that kept me interested in finish the game were things like exploration. Side story wise i think the quests were repetitive, there were only few good ones.
Something really cool in Odyssey, it let's you play in exploration mode if you select it. Its where you actually have to ask for directions and follow context clues to find the missions/quests. It will put the clues in the UI where you can bring them up if you don't remember what the npc said. It has you engaging with the landscape and map, and I found it added a lot to the experience
This should just be a standard feature in all games. I prefer figuring things out for myself, interacting with NPC's for directions or clues, and experiencing more of the world than just navigating a boring interface of icons to save time. I get that people are busy and maybe don't have the time to sink into a game like that, but who says you have to beat the game in your hour or two after work? Small progress is still progress. Besides that, at least having the option so that those who want to save time or play efficiently can, but design the game to also allow those of us who want that depth of exploration to have it too. The ONLY reason they wouldn't do that is because the effort to profit ratio wouldn't be as high, which I don't think is an issue with Odyssey.
I am an AC fan but I also loved Odyssey. I loved the setting but I also loved the side quest and characters. I really liked the one with Khloe and her clay friends. It was really solid and made me tear up.
@@Alexminecrafter1 i like how if you're just exploring and you randomly find a cultist you can just kill them. Feels very immersive than having to select the specific mission.
i have a habit of completing side missions before completing the main story in nearly almost every game i’ve played, so there wasn’t really a grind at the end game for me. i have over 150 hours on odyssey and i loved every second of it. kassandra is one of my favourite characters ever ngl
Same whether its and AC game, GTA etc I will do some main quest, then a whole bunch of side quests , then back to the main story. Im still working on Origins and I havent really felt like its a grind or boring. Now with Black Flag I was absolutely annoyed with the amount of boring ass tailing sections there were.
The biggest benefit for odyssey is the fact that the side quest and side content is actually fun. It never felt like I was grinding or filling out a checklist. Something that I do feel in Valhalla
@@anotherhappylanding4746 Those are mainly optional side missions not really a side quests, side quests are those longer ones with a small unique story behind them. Repeatable side missions are just there for additional XP/resource farming just like player created quests that you can download.
Wait, what? I love Odyssey but it frequently presents you with actual checklists, especially when clearing forts. Kill Captain, Loot Treasure, Free Captive, etc. Valhalla did away with that, and made everything a lot more organic by expanding the pulse/Odin Sight.
@@bizmonkey007 Yeah but those have nothing to do with side quests, they are simply optional objectives for completionists or if you want to get some additional XP. Ostrakas are kinda only things worth grabbing if you see one as they give you new engravings when you solve the clues about its location.
@@Winland88 They’re optional except the average player will most likely clear dozens of them (or more) during their playthrough. If you get a bounty and don’t want to pay, then you’re going to one of these forts. If you want to trigger one of the massive battles between Athens and Sparta, then you’re going to be seeing more than a few of these forts. If you’re trying to kill a Cultist, chances are you’re going to one of these forts. And they are baked into the main quests as well. When you go to kill Elpenor, for example, his decoy is in one of these forts. These forts are a big part of the gameplay loop, plain and simple.
I loved AC odyssey and couldn't believe it. I've played since brotherhood and quit the series shortly after black flag. I picked up odyssey because it was super cheap and was stunned by how great it was. The game was a little slow for the first 10 - 20 hours but after that the world opened up. Getting you're ship and sailing from island to island solving each ones stories was absolutely epic.
I've been playing since the original game came out, and Odyssey dethroned AC2 as my favorite. I like the science fiction aspect of Assassin's Creed, always have, and felt like Odyssey was a great blend. I enjoyed the gameplay and the world. The combat was pretty good (I allow series to evolve, they didn't need to keep it the way it used to be, and it was getting old anyway). It's a darn good game. Not without its flaws, but still very good.
Clocked in 100+ hours on this game. My only regret with the main story is that there were no further relationship with your sibling deimos afterwards. I tried my best to save deimos and it would have been great to see the siblings relationship develop further like going through the DLC together.
Can you pimp out a settlement and be the judge of a court when your settlers have a dispute. Does odyssey let you rip people apart and has alot of gore
@@emilleostokes7721atleast odyssey isn’t a boring game that is way to long and repetitive and it doesn’t have horrible ui on the map and it doesn’t have a confusing leveling system that controls the whole game
I just started my second playthrough after a few years. Its still great. Odyssey got me back into AC. Ive played almost all the ac games, it is by far my favorite. The fact we can experience as close to an accurate Helenistic Greece as possible is enough to be a gem. I had been waiting decades for a game like this.
I actually kinda liked the Atlantis DLC only for the fact that it explained why you were fighting cyclopese and minotaurs in the main game: the Isu were experimenting on humans and the pieces of Eden that survived the destruction of Atlantis caused those creatures to show up. It added to the lore and history of the Isu in a way that I thought was very creative and blended well with the ancient Greek theming. It certainly has other flaws, but the bits of lore that it added were a welcome addition imo.
As a fellow Odyssey fan, I highly encourage you to revisit Forbidden West at some point. For all the reasons you say to not judge this game for what it's not, I say the same for HFW. You compared it to ER, which was fashionable given the timing, but ultimately unworthy of your typically circumspect judgement. For about 90% of the game, HFW was everything I wanted and more from a sequel. I wasn't fully sold on the final story choices, but that doesn't change how truly breathtaking I found the bulk of the game to be. First, it was the most beautiful game I've played in 2022, still. I expect only Ragnarok will have a chance at knocking it down. Second, the side quests had a depth and care that is...simply the best in open world games to date. Everything that I loved about quest design from Witcher 3 and Odyssey and Skyrim and Dragon Age... this did it. Each story was different. Not hunting for 10 sharks or 5 bear skins. Deep, uniquely written side content that seemed almost UNIVERSALLY mo-capped. I lost my mind over how much custom mocap and voice acting there was. I've played about 95% of all available content and I only found two side quests events that didn't have some level of unique mo-capped conversation design. Just the most fantastic amount of love and care. In terms of combat, HFW made some choices that I think made for a more balanced difficulty and methodology, but made it harder for you to cheese your way through by spamming traps and corruption arrows. Do I love that? No, because I really liked cheesing my way through mass robot slaughter with traps and bombs. But that change doesn't take away from what the game is, what it accomplishes, and how much I enjoyed it. I loved Odyssey, and I love HFW. Give it another chance, and see it for what it is.
When i played Odyssey the first time, I was coming from Black Flag and Rogue. I took a long break because the removal of naval combat was a massive turn off for me. The mess that was unity on launch didn’t help… When I heard odyssey brought back naval combat and was in Ancient Greece, I was sold! As a history lover, Ancient Greece is a gold mine. For some reason when I first played it, I guess I got overwhelmed from the map and massive changes to combat compared to AC:4. I put it down for quite some time but around a year later I decided to give it another go and that’s when it CLICKED! I loved it. Kassandras voice actor was amazing and you really start to feel attached, which helped a lot with immersion. I realized the seemingly “bloated” loot system was actually really fun and made new loot always exciting. I never knew when I’d find the next amazing dagger for my build. Ended up playing primarily assassin build due to the amazing abilities for chaining in the game and quick movement made stealth fun(Valhalla made the parkour worse, the character moves slower, and the abilities suck in comparison… massive downgrade). Hero’s strike was god tier with my pirate armour full heath crit build. Damage was insane. An experience I’ll never forget and honestly one of my favourite games in recent times. Too bad Valhalla shit the bed and made you sleep in it. Playing rn and what a downgrade.
I saw the hate this game got and avoided it at launch but picked it up when it was on sale at GameStop a few years ago. I got a few hours into the game and my first thought after turning it off was “wait why did people hate this?” Maybe it’s me not growing up with Assassins Creed or something like that but man I had fun playing this game. I’m actually doing a second play through right now.
Odyssey was my first AC game and honestly, I love it to bits. The 'grind' aspect never even occurred to me, I was so excited to explore the world that I ended up always being over levelled for the main story hehe. Going from *that* to Valhalla... Just lukewarm :/
Really wish you talked about story creator mode. The attempt they made at letting us design quests is remarkable Imo, and I really hope they will introduce this feature again in future games.
I got this game at the beginning of quarantine and played every bit of Content I could get out of it. It’ll always hold that special place in my heart because it help me get lost in that time
This game is in my top 10 of all time! The side quests, exploration, sense of adventure and freedom every time I board my ship that I customized and upgraded btw is amazing. The NPC's in this game are mind blowing there is a whole economy. I've come across wine, sandal, bread, clay, dye, makers, butchers, marble miners, sculptors, artists, politicians, and you can see the whole process of each craft played out. side stories with historical figures. They put so much work into all that extra stuff that there is an entire mode where you go in and learn the history of all the crafts, temples, statues, cities, etc... fully narrated and acted out by a guide and then real photos are added in to the lesson to compare and show more history. If you are an ancient history buff this game (and origins) is amazing.
Facts. Also the same reason I loved origins. These two games are really well made. Can’t say the same about Valhalla which is a shame cause it came from the same guys that made black flag and origins
I honestly love this game. Yes it isn’t like the traditional AC games BUT as an open world game that takes place in Ancient Greece I love it especially since the history and mythology of AC Odyssey is incredibly intriguing. Another reason I like it is because my family originated from Greece so that’s my other reason.
As a Greek I really enjoyed this game. Visiting places where I’ve visited in real life but seeing them how they might have potentially looked thousands of years back is very special and unique. The game is beautiful obviously the combat is quite good although I have some complaints and the story is quite decent as well. By no means a perfect game but very fun and enjoyable
I agree. I spent my time playing this game through quarantine and it blew my mind while giving me an alternate full world to life in. The characters were so bright and the gameplay so tight and the choices shocked me with their long-term consequences
My favorite Assassin's Creed game by a mile. I've played every single major installment in the series, but this is the only one I was totally blown away by.
Now that I have finally finished Syndicate I can say the same. Well I didn´t play Liberation but I don´t know if that counts, I played the ordinary Assassin´s Creed 3 with Connor. That´s definitely the most boring and made me quit the franchise until Origins came out. I obviously should have stayed for Black Flag, but I learned that years later.
I love that you made this video. AC Origins is good and Valhalla is ok but I love this game. The world is stunning and so interesting and I love the Ancient Greek aesthetic. The culture and the history to me personally is the best in the series. It’s my guilty pleasure I always go back to.
450+ hours in assassins creed odyssey and I’m not even half way through the second playthrough. The game is truly beautiful and the voice acting is superb. The funny quests are hilarious, the serious ones are amazing , the absurd ones actually have me making a wtf face because of how left field they are. If you like Skyrim but you don’t like this game then you most likely didn’t like this game because it didn’t feel enough like assassins creed.
I actually enjoyed the Valhalla side quests. They were a fun relief from all the grinding. Funn little events and stories that you could just live through. One favourite was propably the lady trapped in the tower. Turned out that it was actually a kinky role playing thing with the woman and "The knight in shining armour". If you misred the situation and attacked the man, he would leave, you would offer to guard the lady and another "savior" would come to help the damsel in distress. Then there was the warrior with a battle axe stuck to the forehead who had "some difficulties" to understand the situation he was in. You could leave the axe or remove it, which would of course kill him. Valhalla had a lot of these comical moments scattered around that I enjoyed immensely.
I am glad this game is now getting a stronger reputation as the years go on. At the time when it cam out it was easily in my top 3 of all AC games and didn't understand the hate. After playing through again a couple of times it feels like one of the most symbiotic AC games. The 3 main story lines, the side quests and character arcs, the world, the mythology all link together so well it feels seamless. Unlike Valhalla (which I still really like) which had everything very segmented Odyssey feels like a complete game that almost purely exists within its own world. And the world feels living and breathing and always progressing which is a triumph considering the vast size of the map. You can pretty much go anywhere you want after the opening section (you might die) but nothing is really closed off. And Kassandra is one of my favourite main characters. Ok so maybe its not the greatest in regards to adding much to the overall AC storyline, but this makes it a better game on its own as its not constantly trying to tie back to the AC universe and can focus on what it did great.
It's actually my first AC game I've ever played and it holds special place in my heart. It doesn't matter what people say about it. I enjoyed the game so much even after 150hrs.
@@B-A-L Only AC i didn't play is the first one. Besides that I actually enjoyed III, Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate. Origins is also top tier especially in terms of world building and characters. Valhalla on the other hand is actually so bad for me even though world itself is pretty beautiful.
Yep, everytime i see this type of conversation i say the same thing, if Ubi named this shit anything else, good, it's a great game, open world may be a bit bloated, and quests sometimes kinda cringe, but in general it's fun. The momen you put "AC" on it, you will have to be an actual AC and this shit ain't it.
I thought it was quite bad especially as a game on its own tbh... (first AC game I've ever played btw), there wasn't really that much to like honestly. Great graphics, fun combat and pretty landscapes/cities. But terrible quests, boring story, repetitive side content that gets soo tiring especially around the 30-40 hour mark. Unlikeable characters, except for Kassandra. And I almost forgot the awful level scaling... This game felt like every other open world semi rpg game I had ever played before. Really nothing special. It's fun, but tedious Having played all the other AC games now, it's definitely the least memorable of the bunch to me.
The naming argument is always going to annoy me. It's just a name. It's a title on a box. Call me crazy, but a game should be judged on the merits of it's gameplay, not on it's name. DarkSiders made some pretty fundamental changes with each new game, finally ending in an isometric ARPG, and no one suggested along the way that they should change the name because the gameplay changed. It's still a part of the AC universe, it's still pushing the story forward however slowly, and it still contains most of the same elements. There are just more ways to play these games now than the extremely narrow way they had before.
@@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX Yea it was, didn't know anything about AC at the time, I still played the hell out of it, 70 hours because I was curious for the story, but I didn't think it was great.
The cool thing with odyssey is that there are WHOLE islands with ENTIRE quest lines, with some leading to a cult member and intertwining with the main story with is awesome
While it might not be the most Assassins Creed of the Assassins Creed games, the overall world and feeling attached to it was so great that it convinced me to study Ancient Greek.
Actually id argue its the most Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed has ever been. The modern day is the most important aspect of the series. And aside from AC1 and AC3 it has the most amount of modern day sections out of the whole franchise iirc.
@@brandonpick1486 I´m the complete opposite. I have always thought that the modern day segments get in the way of the Assassin´s Creed experience. Like, fine if you start and end on that note but not even that is needed imo. They can cover that in a book or something. To me, it´s like 2 stories or worlds that try to matter to each other when it´s obvious it doesn´t work both ways. I mean, the modern day content clearly doesn´t affect the historical, how could it? It´s a programmed interpretation of history made by the animus, sort of. I guess it made some sense as long as they kept Desmond but now... That´s actually one of the reasons I quit the franchise for years after playing AC 3. It took a complete revamp with Origins to get me back. The best decision I ever made, that one and Odyssey are complete gold. Since then I have played them all though.
@@brandonpick1486Actually untrue, brotherhood has more content in the modern day. You could also argue that AC3 has the longest modern day. Most of odyssey’s modern day are glorified cutscenes.
I only stumbled across Luke's channel recently and I noticed something about him that is different than other youtubers. He is surprisingly a lot more normal and fairer than other youtubers and a lot more articulate. Nothing against other youtubers but he expresses his perspective and the reason behind it. Sometimes his takes drives me up the wall because they always contrast mine like Valhalla but he is fair and he always explains why he feels that way and not just it's bad for the sake of being bad. I can see why Ubisoft continuously sends him stuff. They want to genuinely win him over as opposed to strong arming him into giving an insincere review about their game.
At the same time he's wildly inconsistent in his critiques. For example, a lot of the things that he praises about Odyssey (which he really likes) are also in Valhalla (which, according to him "sucks"). One is apparently a great game and the other garbage, despite them having practically identical gameplay mechanics and features (and both having shitty writing). There are a few tweaks here and there, but to a great degree they are essentially the same gameplay experience in two different settings. He may express the reasons behind his perspective, but he is so wildly inconsistent in his views that it's difficult to take his opinions seriously.
@@thanekrios3211 While Odyssey and Valhalla are very similar experiences, that's not the point of the video. The argument that Luke is making, is that Odyssey is much better quality wise. It really is one of the best RPGs to come out. Have you seen those Powerful builds that people make in the game? Odyssey also has choices which actually impact your story. Valhalla has none of that. So, I would assert that Valhalla has everything that Odyssey does poorly, and none of what it does great.
@@natestadler2352 After spending a ridiculous amount of hours in both games, I can only say that I disagree with both your premise regarding Luke's video and your opinion of the games themselves.
Great video! I’m 41 years old, played some of, if not all what’s widely considered the greatest games ever made.. I got asked a question by a mate at work a few months ago, he asked me “Not the best game you’ve ever played, but what’s your favourite game” I thought for a while, then said, Assassins Creed Odyssey.. The realisation took me a little by surprise, especially when I named a reasonably modern game when I must have played literally thousands of games in my time. I thought about it properly later on and just thought there has to have been a game I’ve enjoyed more than Odyssey, but honestly, there isn’t.. It’s not without faults (If I was to be hyper critical, I could probably write an essay on the things that’s wrong with the game), but despite the warts, I loved and continue to love my experiences playing Odyssey. I can 100% understand why AC fans would hate this game, if I was an AC fan and played a game that had completely changed direction, I’d be bitterly disappointed too.. fortunately I’m definitely not an AC fan, in fact, Odyssey is the only Assassins Creed game I’ve enjoyed. (I’ve played them all) Greek Mythology, massive and beautiful world with small islands to explore, pirating, smooth and very fun combat, an upgrade system that keeps me coming back time and time again, a story (although not great) none irritating but actually likeable characters, fun sub stories and Mythical monsters all rapped up in a game that is actually quite historically accurate, it’s just fun! Perfect for me I guess! The last thing I’ll say, I know they’re reverting back to their roots with Mirage, but I really did hope they’d have made Skull and Bones into a sort of sequel to Odyssey, keeping the same mechanics humour and content. Black Flag just doesn’t satisfy that pirating itch.
Just finished it for the first time. Never played an Assassin Creed before and thought it was mind blowing even after playing the new God of War and elden ring. Odyssey is top tier
Appreciate this so much!! Odyssey is the only game I've played through more than once (aside from the Witcher 3), it's an incredibly immersive game, I loved getting to run around in a place that wasn't covered in freakin' fog everywhere everywhere but instead it was colorful, and it was full of emotional range. I loved it!
I honestly think Odyssey is better than witcher 3 as an open world game. Don't get me wrong, RPG and storyline wise witcher 3 is better. Odyssey has an easy jump in and playability. It has verticality and is absolutely beautiful. Combat in witcher is tactical, but in Odyssey u can just madly rush into enemies, use stun and Spartan kick their asses.
ikr, i just keep looking into different stuff online and see what i've missed and what i could look forward to while playing it (of course no spoiler included) :D
I loved odyssey my most beloved memory in that game is a villa on top of a hill/plateau overlooking the sea, the architecture in the game is amazing. The atmosphere of the game is great when you immerse yourself in the world. When u play a game try to be the character, you’ll feel like you belong in multiple world
As a 'greek mythology kid', I loved the chance to run around Ancient Greece fighting Spartans and Cyclopes. The combat was great, if unpolished, with more weapons than I could ever collect and a fun stealth system I could use if wanted to. I could tear through a small army, or I could slowly take down a whole fortress one soldier at a time. Or I could piss off the local mercenary and have to run away because they're _actually_ a threat to me. And no one made me do any of it. I didn't have to wade through 10 previous games of a story I didn't care about (because it only actually crops up like twice). I could play however I want. And that's all I want from the game.
Thank youuuuu, I thought I was losing my mind for how much I liked this game. I watched my sibling play Assassins Creed for a good chunk of my childhood, but Odyssey was the first Assassins Creed game I played myself, and I genuinely love it. To hear it compared so highly against Red Dead Redemption II is so validating, and its just generally good to hear good commentary on the Assassins Creed franchise itself. I've now completed Origins, Valhalla, and finally Mirage, but Odyssey- Even if I may be biased- is still probably my favorite. I do think it's a good RPG game, it's just not a good *Assassins creed game*, but even then, it still holds up in the lore, and I even noticed a possible easter egg to Kassandra in Mirage. Because of my love of Kassandra in itself, the quest in Valhalla where you meet Kassandra might be the only real memorable moment in that game, other than Ivarr and Fenrir for me. (I have opinions on the entirety of the additions of realms in Valhalla, but this comment's already long enough, not to mention a year after this video was posted) Nonetheless, Thank you. A commenter on AC games that I can actually rely on for a good opinion.
That was a cross over when you met Kassandra in Valhalla an in another side quest you meet roshan you help her out an she will give you a hidden one outfit
Ending of Korfu made me kind sad, i mean it was the end of 240h+ "odyssey" and when the music kicked in(odyssey greek version is so good!) and the credits started to scroll i kinda wanted to start NG+. Its too soon for that but i will probably do NG+ after a year or so, just need to forget most of the stuff first.
A couple of years ago I decided to get back into the AC franchise starting where I'd left off a decade earlier, on Black Flag. I had an awesome time on BF and 100% the entire game and decided to keep going. I moved onto Unity and enjoyed my time with that. I skipped Syndicate because, in all honesty, I was very keen to jump into Origins to see how it was so different, and man, was it different. BUT, it didn't disappoint. I absolutely loved my time in Origins, and you're right, it wasn't like previous AC titles, but that quite frankly was irrelevant, as I had a ton of fun with it. Eventually I moved onto Odyssey and I can honestly say it's one of my favourite games. The setting is fantastic, the story is compelling, the actors are brilliant, and I had so much fun! TL;DR - I agree AC:Odyssey wasn't Assassin's Creedy, but it was still a brilliant game.
If you don't do the side content in Odyssey, you are playing the game wrong. The designers puts an unbelievable amount of effort into a world that is both huge and feels very much alive. You're SUPPOSED to explore the world and do the side content. I never had any problem keeping up with the level requirements because there's so much to DO in this vast open world. It doesn't have the philosophical or emotional depth of The Last of Us or The Witcher 3, but I find myself returning to this game because the world is so goddamn BEAUTIFUL it's just a joy to visit. It helped keep me sane during the pandemic and now I'm on my second playthrough and it's serving as a wonderful break from the dreary winter going on outside. It's better than going on vacation and sometimes I just want to boot it up and enjoy looking at the sea. I won't say the game makes you think, but the developers have made sure that it's always enjoyable, and I love the fact that you get to explore a world that actually existed thousands of years ago (except for the fantasy elements). Classical Greece is a fascinating and historically important setting, whereas Valhalla is set in medieval England, which holds little interest to me. Egypt during the Roman era is an interesting place, so I look forward to playing Origins as well. Ubisoft is still adding content to this game FIVE YEARS later, ant it has procedurally generated quests and world events that mean you can keep playing it forever if you like, and that's something I might do. I've bought a lot of other games that I think are quite good, but I almost always feel like I'd rather spend my time playing this one instead.
I do really enjoy Odyssey as a standalone Greek Mythology RPG. My biggest gripe with it this is that, for me at least, it’s not an Assassin’s Creed game. There is a different between supernatural mythology and science fiction. The Isu were not gods who ruled from Olympus or part of some wider religious mythology, they were simply a breed of more advanced humans with additional senses who garnered the human race into slavery. There are fantastical elements such as the apples of Eden and other objects of similar status, but it was all based in advanced technology. So, for me to straight up introduce magic into a series that never really had it is a strange choice. Again, I think Odyssey is a really good Greek Mythology RPG, but I think it fits poorly into AC as a whole.
The thing is.... The Isu enjoyed a state of advancement so far above and beyond the Greeks comprehension that the latter can't be blamed for deifying them.
I’m somewhere around 10 hours in and absolutely love this this game so far. The story is awesome, the combat is awesome, it’s just an awesome game. I love how you can level your character and equipment up. Saying that I’ve never really loved the ac games. The last one I played that I really liked was black flag.
I finished Odyssey and gave up on Valhalla in 25 hours... Too boring, no target. One thing I want to add is that the bounty system and its randomness made me sick. You can fight a very large fort and then the hunter appears with much more higher lvl and ruined my quest...
Fallacy ... learning something new every day - 1:53 Introduction - 5:30 Quality and quantity - 7:13 Give the statue to the people! - 8:23 AC Valhalla - 9:57 XP boosts - 10:19 AC Valhalla side quests - 11:18 AC Odyssey side quests - 19:27 Differences between the side quests in these two games - 27:01 You know a game is good when you are having fun. - 27:43 Better PR - 33:20 Combat in AC Odyssey - 39:01 Supernatural - 39:35 Other games - 40:43 So, what is good in AC Odyssey? - 41:51 Prejudice - 43:26 AI - 44:23 Exploration - 45:00 Nominations for GOTY 2018 - 45:37
I absolutely love this game, i’m probably ~25 hours into it and am having a great time. The map design is outstanding and I’m constantly stunned by the game’s beauty. However, a couple bones I have to pick with it: 1, the game feels very grindy at times, and it’s absolutely impossible to just go through the main story in one go, a constant stream of side quests are a must. 2, while the map was incredibly beautiful and awesome to explore, the tiny scale of everything really threw me off. Big cities only being a couple hundred meters away from each other feels so weird. I would’ve liked to feel more accomplished after each adventure, rather than just a short 2 minute horse ride and a ton of synchronization points. I’d 100% sacrifice such a large quantity of places to explore for a more grand adventure experience, but all around amazing game 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I loved Odyssey and I still do, it is one of my favorite AC game. I enjoyed the main game and both of the dlc. I recently platinumed and continued to 100% the lot.
Odyssey is great just in the name alone. How could you not love Greek mythology? It's fine when God of War does it. and it's fine when Ancient Rome gets a million and one games based on that era but god forbid Ancient Greece gets the same treatment.
I wish this you could dress up in a disguise like Fallout New Vegas. Like if I'm wearing all Spartan armour I should be able to walk into a spartan fort and not get attacked...missed opportunity.
One of my favorite games of all time. Played as Kassandra. Her character along with the voice work to me is so underrated. Did everything in game same with DLC.
I love the fact that people who thinks that AC Odyssey side quests are boring but they love Witcher 3 or Skyrim while 90% of the main quests of those games are "go there and kill people" or "go there and loot x item" quests.
Absolutely love this game. The world, the music, Kassandra, the dialogue, the incredible scope. It isn't perfect, but it is one of my favorite open worlds.
I have 170 hours on this game. Loved every min. I will never understand the hate. Or why people keep saying it's not an Assassin's Creed game lol. Any one who's says that the last 3 games aren't Assassin's Creed games. Clearly have no idea what Assassin's Creed is.
As someone who has played through every ac game, some more than once, odyssey and valhalla are great games. Its refreshing to not have the same formula and just play the game for what it is and not compare everything to the og era
People who said Odyssey wasn't "a good AC game" are late to the party. That's what I said about Black Flag when it was new, but I still enjoyed it and loved the change of pace of a pirate adventure. The original series ended with AC3 and then Ubi spent years experimenting with new directions. For me, all the games between 3 and Origins were like wandering in the dessert with no direction and I lost interest. I love that they went back to the ancient origins of the story to reboot the series. They had gone too far into the modern era without telling us the back story. The open world RPG style was a great way to bring back original series fans who had given up with the stinkers of Rogue, Unity, and Syndicate.
I genuinely enjoyed this game when it came out and all the dlc that was released for it. I have invested hundreds of hours, more than in Origins which is my favorite. May not be a "true Assassin's Creed" game but it's still great nonetheless
This is definitely NOT an "Assassin's Creed" game, BUT what it most definitely is - it's one of my favorite games ever. EVER. I have about 220+ hours, completed it 100%, no stone left unturned, discovered everything, unlocked everything... So I just say, change the name of the game and nobody would have anything against it.
Great video! Assassins Creed Odyssey was my first game in the series, i was choosing between buying it and imortals phoenyx rysing, and im glad i chose odyssey! Its my favorite game of all time, i have never had so much fun, emotion and the feeling of adventure from any other game, the only way i can describe it is that it truly was an Odyssey. I truly feel like i made friends, foes and companions during that adventure, so much so that i 100% the game (including achievments), with 300 hours played. And it never felt like a chore, it was always fun, intriguing and by the end, even a little bit nostalgic. I guess it could have been the right game for the right period of my life but i truly think it is my favorite game of all time and an experience that i will remember forever.
I took the time to enjoy this game to the fullest. When I finished, I was amazed by the hours I spent, and I enjoyed playing every single of them. 22,000 killings, 430 mercenaries, 700+ ships sunk... I also loved the two DLCs, Hades and Atlantis. I think they are a great addition to the story. Finishing Atlantis was to me like if Kassandra would have joined the Izu and immortality.
It really doesn’t. It received very high reviews on launch and sold well (10 million copies, I believe). It did receive a lot of criticism for the leveling system and the micro transactions.
Mostly from fans of the series. AC Valhalla has the most sales but is the most bashed of the series. AC3 was also the most sold for a long time and was regarded as the worst
The Ubisoft check came through so he needed to make a "Defending AC video". Then in 2 months he'll make another "Modern AC games suck guys!" then he gets another custom AC chair gifted to him (like the one in this very video) and the cycle starts again. Don't believe me? Just look at all of his AC videos.
Odyssey was reviewed favorably overall and has a Very Positive rating on Steam. It's just that a portion of the AC fanbase are incredibly vocal. People love to shit on Ubisoft and it's a huge trend with their games that fans love to shit on a new series entry, but by the time the next entry comes out, all of a sudden the older one was awesome and the newer one sucks ass. I'll use FC5 and 6 as an example. I remember seeing a lot of people dislike 5, but then 6 comes out and all of a sudden 5 was awesome and Joseph Seed was incredible. When 7 comes out, people will say about 6 "it had its flaws but it was actually a very fun update to the Just Cause formula and woah Gus Fring cameo"
Played this game again yesterday (actually continued my 5th playthrough, after taking a break from the game of about 1,5 years). Went to a Fort to clear it out, because it's always fun (more so than in it's 2 siblings). Killed a few guards while sneaking through the location, left the bodies where they fell. It wasn't long until 2 other guards discovered them, and they were talking between them the usual stuff when they get alerted (someone is here, find them etc). I was nearby, hidden, they couldn't see me. The alert status ended, so one of them went to pick up one of the corpses and carry it away, like they always do. But before he picked it up, he said: "I'm sorry, my friend!"... Left me O_O... And another instance. I was sneaking around another fort, targeting soldiers with arrows. One guard was alone, standing near a bridge. Shot an arrow on the bridge trying to make it run and hide, like they always do when being shot at, even if they were hit or not. But I shot a bit too far, so the guard was only alerted by the sound. To my surprise, it went over to the arrow, bent over to it and mumbled to himself something like: "It's an arrow... but it doesn't look like one of ours. There's someone out here" then he went on alert status. Now THAT level of detail, you encounter less and less nowadays, especially in this genre. Out of this trilogy, Odyssey is the one that mostly stands out, and the one I love the most! I may be a bit biased because I loved greek myths ever since I was a kid. But for a huge open world with many copy-paste assets, look-alike NPC's, small repetitive boring side quests etc the game is also peppered with special care proof instances, and details you can only see (or hear) while getting lost in it's world, and actually playing it. I always hoped the dev team behind it would do another title.... but AC Valhalla was done by the Origins team, and it showed, because combat and fort "liberating" were NOT fun. Ubisoft seems to prefer their style, which is quite unfortunate... And now the series moves on with other devs. Here's hoping the upcoming titles take a look back and see what made Odyssey fun to play, and don't repeat Valhalla's mistakes.
AC Odyssey is incredibly fun to play! There is a ridiculous amount of things to do and it does not get boring. It is absolutely beautiful as well. I feel like an actual spartan warrior playing this game. The only thing I can't stand is the "Follow this person" missions. Those have always driven me crazy. Also, if the CREATORS of the game say it's an Assassins Creed game, it's an Assassins Creed game.
I absolutely love Odyssey and yes it is an Assassin Creed game. It deals with Isu (the ones who came before ) who are set up in Assassin's Creed 2. That part of the lore deserves some love too
The Ones Who Came Before are exatcly what their name says. They are NOT gods, they do not live in Elysium or Tartaros or Atlantis, what Odyssey did is a mockery of The Ones Who Came Before, and Valhalla just took that mockery one step further.
@N7 Andy yes of course, writing works in a way that it shouldn't be consistent with it's history in the slightest, and retcon and change things at a whim. That is a terrible excuse for it and I am shocked that you actually think it is good.
@N7 Andy irrelevant? Then why do they keep the same excuses for changing stuff it it's irrelevant? They should just do a new, separate thing and not ruin the original thing. Odyssey is the game that messed every single storyline up, as if it was its goal to retcon and ruin everything it touched.
I’m somebody who doesn’t give a shit about the other assassin Creed games I think Odyssey is an awesome game. It’s one of my favorite games of all time.
Just got it, 70 hours in. Absolutely love it. Stunning huge open world. Never played an AC game, mostly Fifa. As newcomer to this kind of games I want more of this!
@@hogue_music don’t make me laugh the story may be good but it’s generic it’s a revenge story in a way your son died you join/make the creed kill ceaser I have to admit the hidden one story is the best.
First time seeing your channel and I appreciate your overall person and you just seem to be comfortable being yourself and being honest and transparent and in this day and age those are things I appreciate seeing, definitely subscribed to see more, Cheers!
I 100% this game and it was great. Used to put some podcasts or music on and smash through it. Some of the environments were just so beautiful and immersive, definitely a must play. Plus the whole mercenary thing was great, they just randomly show up sometimes and you’re like oh damn, let’s do this. I never had the grind to get to higher level to do main missions because I just did a load of side stuff before hand
I can understand why those who favored the older games don't like Odyssey, but this game has became my favorite assassins creed game. Right behind assassins creed 2.
Great deep dive video. Appreciate it. First Creed game I 110% enjoyed. About the side quests, I just go to as much taskboards as I can and accept every quest I can find. Turns out, wherever you go you will complete 4 out of 10 without knowing it.
I've played every single AC game out there and I LOVE the new trilogy so much more than the old stuff. It's very refreshing to see any sort of positive video on it at all.
Am I crazy or did you do a similar video a little while back? I've been wanting to go back and play the story again since it's been a few years, even though I've Platinumed it. Guess I'll go install.
I just bought this game, never played AC games before and the only similar title I've played was The Witcher III and I gotta say I enjoy odyssey even more than The Witcher this game is amazing.
I love AC Odyssey. In my opinion it’s one of, if not the best character driven titles in the franchise. The gameplay is fun, the world is gorgeous, the progression is steady and meaningful. Everyone loves to hate this game because they wanted a Viking title and got Greece. Just like the people mad at Valhalla wanted a Feudal Japan title and got a Norse title.
The game is not fluent, the performance is horrible, the characters feel so fake and their story is uninteresting. It's garbage compared to other games in general and it's honestly insane to me how small indie devs make better games than big companies like ubisoft.
Agreed. In something like Red Dead Redemption 2 the characters feel like actual people. In Odyssey theybehave like ridiculous two dimensional caricatures of people. And how this guy thinks that the side quests are as memorable in Odyssey as the best games of the last decade is laughable. It's like they have been written for a school project by a thirteen year old kid. I honestly can't clearly remember a single side quest that well. Comparing it to the side quests in Witcher 3 and the like is a night and day comparison. Ubisoft made a beautiful world, but it's just a bang average game and as you say, Indie studios come out with better. Valhalla is actually better than Odyssey in my opinion, though still not great, but at least the writing is a little less childish.
I played all of this, including the DLC's, it was epic. And a handy hint; this game is so much more fun and much more beautiful if you're just a little stoned lol
If you're not spending all your time being like "This isn't Assassin's Creed" and instead just enjoying the epic grandiose adventure that it is, then yes Odyssey is fantastic. I've replayed it quite a few times now.
As a person who had never played an assassins creed game before odyssey I was incredibly bored after the first 3 hours.
The storytelling is silly even if you ignore the AC. There's A LOT of joke quests that are just absolute nonsensical drivel. That same kind of drivel even gets into the main missions every now and then.
I actually quite agree. Obviously it isn't really the "fault" of gamers when the game is called Assassins Creed. But yes, if forgotten and just played for what it is, Odyssey is quite good. I don't really enjoy the "tone" of the game that much and the overall voice acting (besides Kassandra) is not up to par. Other than that, the game is simply too bloated (even if it doesn't reach Valhalla levels) but quite enjoyable.
Yeah i just don’t like the game, nothing to do with it being a heavy deviation from the formula.
It’s not that it’s not assassins creed it’s that all these recent assassin creed games are painfully boring and generic, clunky feeling character models, boring combat the list goes on
For me, leaving Kephallonia for the first time was the same as leaving your first planet on No Man's Sky, truly magical.
Or jumping off the cliff with the glider in Breath of the Wild.
Graphics are the best bit of the game
Never played assassins creed and seen this on game pass after being bored of the few games I don’t stray from… definitely not disappointed at all, I just left kephallonia myself and when the Ubisoft logo popped up with the assassins creed odyssey sign I was like “yoooo” thinking to myself how was this essentially the main story intro… then I saw the rest of the map unlocked and my jaw dropped. Beyond excited to get deep into this game.
@@levihalfpenny5204 I'm 30 hours in and haven't unlocked like 10% of the map. Holy shit that map is huge.
You're a casual.
To add just one more point: In Odyssey, it feels like the people who made the game were actually totally passionate about the world they were recreating. And they put a real heart and soul into the game. You can tell it's a labor of love.
Also, the sea shanties in Greek. Unforgettable.
Thats why i loved the main game. The fate of Atlantis dlc tho, that was Just a cashgrab repetitive slug
@@lucasleite2092 agree lol
Yeah I had that same feeling with Origins (Odyssey as well). Both games feel like the world has a lot of love put into it. Origins even had the history explained mode. I loved both games and think Odyssey is the superior evolution of Origins and fixes most problems with that game. Yes Odyssey isn't really AC and that's my only problem with it as well as missing more possibilities for stealth play. Valhalla was just unbearable though. An awful story with awful characters. Throughout the entire story I was thinking why am I doing this? Why are they conquering England? To upgrade their small shitty village? And the worst thing is that it doesn't feel like you're conquering England. Towns like York feel lackluster and I completely miss the grandiose scale of the Roman architecture with the inferior english architecture around it. Eivor literally has no personality and it doesn't help that after 3 missions everyone throughout England knows who Eivor is and greet him as a superhero. Lastly they get the entire concept of vikings wrong. They are way too peaceful for them to be vikings. Vikings were raiders, murderers, rapers and enslavers. They took everything and burned down what was left. If that doesn't make for a good protagonist then don't make them the protagonists. They could have easily done a 'the last kingdom' like storyline with a viking who switched sides. I just couldn't get through the game and it took me over half a year to finish the base game whilst Origins and Odyssey I had finished in 1-2 months maximum.
And also in origins
@@nielsvanheteren Vikings were not just murderers, there was a lot of migration of farmers and the like to the middle of England - it was a large section of them that were raiders, but not all of them
I'm a 73-year-old Slovak. I've been playing this game for a really long time and about 7 times since the beginning. I have to emphasize that this game is perfect for old players. I play everything the game has to offer and I still really enjoy it.
Kind regards, Milan
As a young player and the opposite end of the spectrum , I love the new games I love the old games too they open the world to the other games, the dlcs are perfect if you have time It’s just so fun I’ve play for 4 years and still haven’t discovered everything, they go at a quick pace but it’s perfect for my type, they give you a fun tutorial of the fighting system.
That’s AWESOME at your age your playing games like this…God bless you and your family sir, Rock on
Man, of the aspects I loved the most is how they did recreate the Mediterranean shores; the water, the villages, with absolute realism.
Imagine Assassin's Creed in Slavic world!
Hello Slovak. I am Slovenian. I agree. But I am not old ,I'm only around 40.
I put 100+ hours into Odyssey and I was one of the guys who put it down after an hour the first time I played it. Gave it another try like 2+ years later and was glued. The side stories have consequences and different outcomes. I seriously loved this game.
Odyssey defenitely takes some time to grow on you. I had the same issue i put it down after 3 hours , but when I gave it a proper chance i literally couldnt put it down for almost 200 hours
I did the same thing. I played it last year for about an hour or two and got bored. I’m so glad I gave it another chance.
Same thing happened to me with Origins. Put it down after a few hours then went back many years later and absolutely loved it.
"The side stories have different consequences and outcomes"
You are actually a plague involving anything with Assassin's Creed. You're supposed to go into the past and explore memories that are solid and foundational, hence whole the point of the game - not get to 'choose' your own direction.
Sad how my favourite game series got ruined by a bunch of disgusting normies.
@@TurinTurambar98 if we have no choice and everything is predetermined why even play? im not judging someone’s preference, but i know many agree we can alter our choices and arrive at a somewhat similar outcome.
Id rather not go on videos of games i dont like and post negative comments but thats just me. Ironic use of the word plague
It's incredible they literally build almost all of Ancient Greece with a huge open world map. The atmosphere in this game is amazing, that really immerse you especially when you enter a big city like Athens. Graphics and details are incredible. I really enjoyed the main story and historical figures as side characters. The map is so huge I spent months to completely finish the game. If this game wasn't tied with Assassin's Creed franchise, but a game of its own it would probably get much more praise.
It's not Google Earth : Greece, but there are times when I see a clip of someone playing the game and I can tell where they are just based on a mountain or a cliff face. Obviously it's not as big as the real place, but it has the main features.
@@garrick3727 Of course it's shrinked to a playable size, but still enormous. I think its one of the biggest maps in gaming. A single player game open world even bigger than some mmo worlds without any region downloading.
If it had a different title than assassins creed it would be very more unpopular, Ubisoft used the title of assassins creed to get the popularity of the community
@@EaNasirSellsBadCopperNGL Yes. Instead of making this a part of Assassin's Creed franchise they should've gone a new IP route. A new historical action/adventure. It would have been much more praised and there would be no more AC comparisions to previous games. Just look at Ghost of Tsushima and how successful it became.
My opinion that’s what the new assassin’s creed game style shoulda been. A brand new IP, I liked the game style of both games personally. That being said I just believe the linear stealth based is a bit more fitting for an assassin game or open world without RPG elements then a rpg game.
I have literally thousands of hours in Odyssey, still play it almost every day. I just love Ancient Greece, love the beauty of this game, the tone of the game is very fun and light and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Also you can learn a lot about Ancient Greece just observing people work, looking at the food you find at the market. They recreated Athens as close to how it was as possible, worked with archaeologists and historians to make it look and feel like you're really there.
The combat system is great and if you know how to build your character you can literally become a god, just a killing machine and it's satisfying.
The side quests are fun, some are funny, some are more serious but they never feel boring.
I understand that it is not the "classic" AC, like AC 2 type game but I think it's better, I hope we get more of this.
I appreciate getting a game in this particular time period - the peloponnesian war. It’s exceptionally rare that games touch that.
Thousands of hours? How
I want more of this too, that's why i loved Immortals Fenyx RIsing too, it was made from the same team, and is awesome, and i want another assassin's creed like this!!!
The only complain i have is that its maybe to big.
Especually AC Games i like more focused
Please do not learn ANYTHING historical with this game. This game is a balatant and malicious work of historical revisionism. There is NOTHING historically accurate in this game.
I fell in love with ancient Greece of AC Odyssey. It feels like going on a vacation for me, honestly. I liked sailing around, doing side quests, meeting historical figures, listening to music. I could almost smell the sea breeze and feel the sun on my skin as I was just exploring the world. I just vibe with it. As for Valhalla - it never feels like a vacation, it feels like a damn routine. It's a shame, cause I'm all in for norse mythology, vikings era, sagas and everything. The single thing I enjoyed in Valhalla the most is music, since they worked with Einar Selvik of Wardruna. But even the music gets painfully repetitive sometimes :(
You just described my experience exactly word by word. So much i took my sweet time in the game n snapping pics like a tourist assassin😂the scenery etc all felt real. You can tell the devs really put their heart n commitment to the game, honoring the history n interwoven with theirs.
Odyssey is my first game to play n this is my first time starting AC franchise n I'll be playing other AC games as well🔥
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Agree 1000%, I adored Odyssey but detested Valhalla, the only AC game I didn’t complete.
Agreed.
Even if I'm playing another game, I'll sometimes fire up Odyssey just to run around in the world, maybe do a conquest battle, maybe snap a few cool screenshots.
If you're into history, the narrated historical tour of Greece that allows you to navigate is worth the cost of admission alone. What an incredible and surprising addition to an already solid game. It would be nuts in VR and could even be used as a study-tool for history classes.
It'd be great if all Assassin's Creed games implemented the same sort of historical exploration/explanation mode.
I never felt ONCE i was grinding in Oddysey, if you explore and do side quests you'll maintain a good level. And these sidequests are really impressive. Some of them lead into OTHER smaller side quests its insane
Yeah rushing main story is not how the game is meant to be played there is so many systems you won't interact with if you only do main story and the side quest are honestly better than the main quest sometimes though the main quest is amazing as well. I love how some of the islands have whole questlines like in Mykonos or Euboea that can end sadly or happily depending on your choices. I honestly like ac odyssey better than witcher 3 in almost every aspect the combat, the traversal, the music, the skill tree and progression, the world itself and the protagonist. Its has some of the most satisfying progression I have had the pleasure of experiencing in an rpg. They balanced short term and long term progression perfectly imo.
There was no grind for me either I can't really see how someone can play this game and not get sidetracked for hours doing sidequests and exploring. It'd be like starting skyrim than only focusing on main quest never deviating from your course when theres a whole world out there for you to explore.
And if you like grinding, up the difficulty i loved played in hard
I put over 100 hours into Odyssey and enjoyed every damn minute of it.
Me Too
Enjoyed the first 60 hrs, hated the last 20 hrs trying to grind to lvl 50 in order to beat the last boss
@@Ligmaballin If you just enjoy the side quest and the little details and the story in it, you wouldn't be bothered by having to farm to that level
@@eclipse_ed_32 I wasn't invested in the story, personally i think it was the worst AC story yet. The things that kept me interested in finish the game were things like exploration. Side story wise i think the quests were repetitive, there were only few good ones.
I have over 1000 hours with the game. I enjoyed every minute of it
Something really cool in Odyssey, it let's you play in exploration mode if you select it. Its where you actually have to ask for directions and follow context clues to find the missions/quests. It will put the clues in the UI where you can bring them up if you don't remember what the npc said. It has you engaging with the landscape and map, and I found it added a lot to the experience
More games need that type of option
So true
Especially if you don’t realize that you can zoom in the map lol 🤡
This should just be a standard feature in all games. I prefer figuring things out for myself, interacting with NPC's for directions or clues, and experiencing more of the world than just navigating a boring interface of icons to save time. I get that people are busy and maybe don't have the time to sink into a game like that, but who says you have to beat the game in your hour or two after work? Small progress is still progress.
Besides that, at least having the option so that those who want to save time or play efficiently can, but design the game to also allow those of us who want that depth of exploration to have it too. The ONLY reason they wouldn't do that is because the effort to profit ratio wouldn't be as high, which I don't think is an issue with Odyssey.
Facts! I appreciate that it did this. Bought yesterday I'm having a blast
I am an AC fan but I also loved Odyssey. I loved the setting but I also loved the side quest and characters. I really liked the one with Khloe and her clay friends. It was really solid and made me tear up.
Yeah the one with Khloe was cute. And that romantic story on Mykonos :) Felt like I was there, in Greece. MEMORIES :)
same i love killing the cult of cosmos its as well cool the entire game is grate
@@Alexminecrafter1 i like how if you're just exploring and you randomly find a cultist you can just kill them. Feels very immersive than having to select the specific mission.
@@hazelcrisp true:)
I've not played in a while but I never met Khloe but I've done a lot.
i have a habit of completing side missions before completing the main story in nearly almost every game i’ve played, so there wasn’t really a grind at the end game for me.
i have over 150 hours on odyssey and i loved every second of it. kassandra is one of my favourite characters ever ngl
Same whether its and AC game, GTA etc I will do some main quest, then a whole bunch of side quests , then back to the main story. Im still working on Origins and I havent really felt like its a grind or boring. Now with Black Flag I was absolutely annoyed with the amount of boring ass tailing sections there were.
Me too! Doing it for the witcher 3 rn
It’s the best way to do any game like this. Ensures you aren’t underpowered at any point and learns you the combat etc before the game gets heavy.
you prefer Kassandra over Bayek?
The biggest benefit for odyssey is the fact that the side quest and side content is actually fun. It never felt like I was grinding or filling out a checklist. Something that I do feel in Valhalla
What? The forts and quests are all copy and pasted dude
@@anotherhappylanding4746 Those are mainly optional side missions not really a side quests, side quests are those longer ones with a small unique story behind them. Repeatable side missions are just there for additional XP/resource farming just like player created quests that you can download.
Wait, what? I love Odyssey but it frequently presents you with actual checklists, especially when clearing forts. Kill Captain, Loot Treasure, Free Captive, etc. Valhalla did away with that, and made everything a lot more organic by expanding the pulse/Odin Sight.
@@bizmonkey007 Yeah but those have nothing to do with side quests, they are simply optional objectives for completionists or if you want to get some additional XP. Ostrakas are kinda only things worth grabbing if you see one as they give you new engravings when you solve the clues about its location.
@@Winland88
They’re optional except the average player will most likely clear dozens of them (or more) during their playthrough. If you get a bounty and don’t want to pay, then you’re going to one of these forts. If you want to trigger one of the massive battles between Athens and Sparta, then you’re going to be seeing more than a few of these forts. If you’re trying to kill a Cultist, chances are you’re going to one of these forts. And they are baked into the main quests as well. When you go to kill Elpenor, for example, his decoy is in one of these forts. These forts are a big part of the gameplay loop, plain and simple.
I loved AC odyssey and couldn't believe it. I've played since brotherhood and quit the series shortly after black flag. I picked up odyssey because it was super cheap and was stunned by how great it was. The game was a little slow for the first 10 - 20 hours but after that the world opened up. Getting you're ship and sailing from island to island solving each ones stories was absolutely epic.
Same exact timeline for me with AC games
Same story for me. Stopped after black flag, enjoyed till ac brotherhood and came back to try odyssey and was blown away.
Same here. I played all of them up until Black flag. I played Origins and Odyssey and I loved them both.
The DLC for Odyssey is some of my favorite DLC in gaming.
I've been playing since the original game came out, and Odyssey dethroned AC2 as my favorite. I like the science fiction aspect of Assassin's Creed, always have, and felt like Odyssey was a great blend. I enjoyed the gameplay and the world. The combat was pretty good (I allow series to evolve, they didn't need to keep it the way it used to be, and it was getting old anyway). It's a darn good game. Not without its flaws, but still very good.
Clocked in 100+ hours on this game. My only regret with the main story is that there were no further relationship with your sibling deimos afterwards. I tried my best to save deimos and it would have been great to see the siblings relationship develop further like going through the DLC together.
I saved my whole family only problem is after that dinner cut scene they just become part of your crew and that's it.
@@brandonpick1486 yeah I was disappointed.
@@brandonpick1486 it would’ve been nice if they all just stayed in a house in the country where you could visit and have conversations
You can add em to ship and at times they do have a few scripted lines … or maybe that’s just the first time I forget
@@brandonpick1486if you have the lieutenant summon ability you can have them fight with you throughout the world
odyssey is way better than valhalla
But can you rap battle mfs?
Can you pimp out a settlement and be the judge of a court when your settlers have a dispute. Does odyssey let you rip people apart and has alot of gore
@@emilleostokes7721atleast odyssey isn’t a boring game that is way to long and repetitive and it doesn’t have horrible ui on the map and it doesn’t have a confusing leveling system that controls the whole game
@lucamaccagnan2945 your kidding right? 😂 🤦
@@StepSisRUstuckNah bros actually right. Unlike Valhalla atleast the game has an end. sure it's long but it didn't feel overly long either.
I just started my second playthrough after a few years. Its still great. Odyssey got me back into AC. Ive played almost all the ac games, it is by far my favorite. The fact we can experience as close to an accurate Helenistic Greece as possible is enough to be a gem. I had been waiting decades for a game like this.
I actually kinda liked the Atlantis DLC only for the fact that it explained why you were fighting cyclopese and minotaurs in the main game: the Isu were experimenting on humans and the pieces of Eden that survived the destruction of Atlantis caused those creatures to show up. It added to the lore and history of the Isu in a way that I thought was very creative and blended well with the ancient Greek theming. It certainly has other flaws, but the bits of lore that it added were a welcome addition imo.
The actual quality of the dlc isn't great though. The acting and animation are clunky and awkward and the story is pretty boring.
@@Memu_ just like the base game, cool, so nothing new...
@@Ligmaballin They were fine in the base game at best. The dlc is even worse.
I couldn’t agree more, the only thing that annoyed me through out the DLC was the parts where you had to play with Layla
As a fellow Odyssey fan, I highly encourage you to revisit Forbidden West at some point. For all the reasons you say to not judge this game for what it's not, I say the same for HFW. You compared it to ER, which was fashionable given the timing, but ultimately unworthy of your typically circumspect judgement.
For about 90% of the game, HFW was everything I wanted and more from a sequel. I wasn't fully sold on the final story choices, but that doesn't change how truly breathtaking I found the bulk of the game to be. First, it was the most beautiful game I've played in 2022, still. I expect only Ragnarok will have a chance at knocking it down. Second, the side quests had a depth and care that is...simply the best in open world games to date. Everything that I loved about quest design from Witcher 3 and Odyssey and Skyrim and Dragon Age... this did it. Each story was different. Not hunting for 10 sharks or 5 bear skins. Deep, uniquely written side content that seemed almost UNIVERSALLY mo-capped. I lost my mind over how much custom mocap and voice acting there was. I've played about 95% of all available content and I only found two side quests events that didn't have some level of unique mo-capped conversation design. Just the most fantastic amount of love and care.
In terms of combat, HFW made some choices that I think made for a more balanced difficulty and methodology, but made it harder for you to cheese your way through by spamming traps and corruption arrows. Do I love that? No, because I really liked cheesing my way through mass robot slaughter with traps and bombs. But that change doesn't take away from what the game is, what it accomplishes, and how much I enjoyed it.
I loved Odyssey, and I love HFW. Give it another chance, and see it for what it is.
When i played Odyssey the first time, I was coming from Black Flag and Rogue. I took a long break because the removal of naval combat was a massive turn off for me. The mess that was unity on launch didn’t help…
When I heard odyssey brought back naval combat and was in Ancient Greece, I was sold! As a history lover, Ancient Greece is a gold mine.
For some reason when I first played it, I guess I got overwhelmed from the map and massive changes to combat compared to AC:4. I put it down for quite some time but around a year later I decided to give it another go and that’s when it CLICKED! I loved it.
Kassandras voice actor was amazing and you really start to feel attached, which helped a lot with immersion.
I realized the seemingly “bloated” loot system was actually really fun and made new loot always exciting. I never knew when I’d find the next amazing dagger for my build.
Ended up playing primarily assassin build due to the amazing abilities for chaining in the game and quick movement made stealth fun(Valhalla made the parkour worse, the character moves slower, and the abilities suck in comparison… massive downgrade). Hero’s strike was god tier with my pirate armour full heath crit build. Damage was insane.
An experience I’ll never forget and honestly one of my favourite games in recent times. Too bad Valhalla shit the bed and made you sleep in it. Playing rn and what a downgrade.
I saw the hate this game got and avoided it at launch but picked it up when it was on sale at GameStop a few years ago. I got a few hours into the game and my first thought after turning it off was “wait why did people hate this?” Maybe it’s me not growing up with Assassins Creed or something like that but man I had fun playing this game. I’m actually doing a second play through right now.
It’s really only cause it’s called assassins creed if this trilogy didn’t have that name they would be highly beloved
Odyssey was my first AC game and honestly, I love it to bits. The 'grind' aspect never even occurred to me, I was so excited to explore the world that I ended up always being over levelled for the main story hehe. Going from *that* to Valhalla... Just lukewarm :/
Really wish you talked about story creator mode. The attempt they made at letting us design quests is remarkable Imo, and I really hope they will introduce this feature again in future games.
bayek and kassandra are so close to my heart they were so well written
I got this game at the beginning of quarantine and played every bit of Content I could get out of it. It’ll always hold that special place in my heart because it help me get lost in that time
This game is in my top 10 of all time! The side quests, exploration, sense of adventure and freedom every time I board my ship that I customized and upgraded btw is amazing. The NPC's in this game are mind blowing there is a whole economy. I've come across wine, sandal, bread, clay, dye, makers, butchers, marble miners, sculptors, artists, politicians, and you can see the whole process of each craft played out. side stories with historical figures. They put so much work into all that extra stuff that there is an entire mode where you go in and learn the history of all the crafts, temples, statues, cities, etc... fully narrated and acted out by a guide and then real photos are added in to the lesson to compare and show more history. If you are an ancient history buff this game (and origins) is amazing.
Facts. Also the same reason I loved origins. These two games are really well made. Can’t say the same about Valhalla which is a shame cause it came from the same guys that made black flag and origins
I honestly love this game. Yes it isn’t like the traditional AC games BUT as an open world game that takes place in Ancient Greece I love it especially since the history and mythology of AC Odyssey is incredibly intriguing. Another reason I like it is because my family originated from Greece so that’s my other reason.
As a Greek I really enjoyed this game. Visiting places where I’ve visited in real life but seeing them how they might have potentially looked thousands of years back is very special and unique. The game is beautiful obviously the combat is quite good although I have some complaints and the story is quite decent as well. By no means a perfect game but very fun and enjoyable
I agree. I spent my time playing this game through quarantine and it blew my mind while giving me an alternate full world to life in. The characters were so bright and the gameplay so tight and the choices shocked me with their long-term consequences
That's exactly when I played through it... NG+ imediatly after.
My favorite Assassin's Creed game by a mile. I've played every single major installment in the series, but this is the only one I was totally blown away by.
Now that I have finally finished Syndicate I can say the same. Well I didn´t play Liberation but I don´t know if that counts, I played the ordinary Assassin´s Creed 3 with Connor. That´s definitely the most boring and made me quit the franchise until Origins came out. I obviously should have stayed for Black Flag, but I learned that years later.
I love that you made this video. AC Origins is good and Valhalla is ok but I love this game. The world is stunning and so interesting and I love the Ancient Greek aesthetic. The culture and the history to me personally is the best in the series. It’s my guilty pleasure I always go back to.
450+ hours in assassins creed odyssey and I’m not even half way through the second playthrough. The game is truly beautiful and the voice acting is superb. The funny quests are hilarious, the serious ones are amazing , the absurd ones actually have me making a wtf face because of how left field they are. If you like Skyrim but you don’t like this game then you most likely didn’t like this game because it didn’t feel enough like assassins creed.
I actually enjoyed the Valhalla side quests. They were a fun relief from all the grinding. Funn little events and stories that you could just live through. One favourite was propably the lady trapped in the tower. Turned out that it was actually a kinky role playing thing with the woman and "The knight in shining armour". If you misred the situation and attacked the man, he would leave, you would offer to guard the lady and another "savior" would come to help the damsel in distress. Then there was the warrior with a battle axe stuck to the forehead who had "some difficulties" to understand the situation he was in. You could leave the axe or remove it, which would of course kill him.
Valhalla had a lot of these comical moments scattered around that I enjoyed immensely.
I am glad this game is now getting a stronger reputation as the years go on. At the time when it cam out it was easily in my top 3 of all AC games and didn't understand the hate. After playing through again a couple of times it feels like one of the most symbiotic AC games. The 3 main story lines, the side quests and character arcs, the world, the mythology all link together so well it feels seamless. Unlike Valhalla (which I still really like) which had everything very segmented Odyssey feels like a complete game that almost purely exists within its own world. And the world feels living and breathing and always progressing which is a triumph considering the vast size of the map. You can pretty much go anywhere you want after the opening section (you might die) but nothing is really closed off. And Kassandra is one of my favourite main characters. Ok so maybe its not the greatest in regards to adding much to the overall AC storyline, but this makes it a better game on its own as its not constantly trying to tie back to the AC universe and can focus on what it did great.
Fantastic comment bro literally couldn’t have said it better
It's actually my first AC game I've ever played and it holds special place in my heart. It doesn't matter what people say about it. I enjoyed the game so much even after 150hrs.
Same here! I love this game and Origins too but can't get into any of the other AC games.
@@B-A-L Only AC i didn't play is the first one. Besides that I actually enjoyed III, Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate. Origins is also top tier especially in terms of world building and characters. Valhalla on the other hand is actually so bad for me even though world itself is pretty beautiful.
@@xpaprykk4100I actually agree with you, I find those games really appealing and easy to digest
If you play this game and pretend it doesn’t have the Assassin’s Creed name attached to it, Odyssey is not bad on its own.
Yep, everytime i see this type of conversation i say the same thing, if Ubi named this shit anything else, good, it's a great game, open world may be a bit bloated, and quests sometimes kinda cringe, but in general it's fun.
The momen you put "AC" on it, you will have to be an actual AC and this shit ain't it.
I thought it was quite bad especially as a game on its own tbh... (first AC game I've ever played btw), there wasn't really that much to like honestly.
Great graphics, fun combat and pretty landscapes/cities. But terrible quests, boring story, repetitive side content that gets soo tiring especially around the 30-40 hour mark. Unlikeable characters, except for Kassandra. And I almost forgot the awful level scaling...
This game felt like every other open world semi rpg game I had ever played before. Really nothing special. It's fun, but tedious
Having played all the other AC games now, it's definitely the least memorable of the bunch to me.
The naming argument is always going to annoy me. It's just a name. It's a title on a box. Call me crazy, but a game should be judged on the merits of it's gameplay, not on it's name. DarkSiders made some pretty fundamental changes with each new game, finally ending in an isometric ARPG, and no one suggested along the way that they should change the name because the gameplay changed. It's still a part of the AC universe, it's still pushing the story forward however slowly, and it still contains most of the same elements. There are just more ways to play these games now than the extremely narrow way they had before.
@@kowxley1793 Odyssey was your first AC? That’s sad to hear.
@@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX Yea it was, didn't know anything about AC at the time, I still played the hell out of it, 70 hours because I was curious for the story, but I didn't think it was great.
People need to stop comparing ac odyssey to the old ac games, if you do it’s a good game.
I compare it other RPGs, that is why I think it's extremely average.
The cool thing with odyssey is that there are WHOLE islands with ENTIRE quest lines, with some leading to a cult member and intertwining with the main story with is awesome
While it might not be the most Assassins Creed of the Assassins Creed games, the overall world and feeling attached to it was so great that it convinced me to study Ancient Greek.
Actually id argue its the most Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed has ever been.
The modern day is the most important aspect of the series. And aside from AC1 and AC3 it has the most amount of modern day sections out of the whole franchise iirc.
@@brandonpick1486 I´m the complete opposite. I have always thought that the modern day segments get in the way of the Assassin´s Creed experience. Like, fine if you start and end on that note but not even that is needed imo. They can cover that in a book or something. To me, it´s like 2 stories or worlds that try to matter to each other when it´s obvious it doesn´t work both ways. I mean, the modern day content clearly doesn´t affect the historical, how could it? It´s a programmed interpretation of history made by the animus, sort of. I guess it made some sense as long as they kept Desmond but now... That´s actually one of the reasons I quit the franchise for years after playing AC 3. It took a complete revamp with Origins to get me back. The best decision I ever made, that one and Odyssey are complete gold. Since then I have played them all though.
@@brandonpick1486Actually untrue, brotherhood has more content in the modern day. You could also argue that AC3 has the longest modern day. Most of odyssey’s modern day are glorified cutscenes.
I only stumbled across Luke's channel recently and I noticed something about him that is different than other youtubers. He is surprisingly a lot more normal and fairer than other youtubers and a lot more articulate. Nothing against other youtubers but he expresses his perspective and the reason behind it. Sometimes his takes drives me up the wall because they always contrast mine like Valhalla but he is fair and he always explains why he feels that way and not just it's bad for the sake of being bad. I can see why Ubisoft continuously sends him stuff. They want to genuinely win him over as opposed to strong arming him into giving an insincere review about their game.
they dgaf lol
At the same time he's wildly inconsistent in his critiques. For example, a lot of the things that he praises about Odyssey (which he really likes) are also in Valhalla (which, according to him "sucks"). One is apparently a great game and the other garbage, despite them having practically identical gameplay mechanics and features (and both having shitty writing). There are a few tweaks here and there, but to a great degree they are essentially the same gameplay experience in two different settings. He may express the reasons behind his perspective, but he is so wildly inconsistent in his views that it's difficult to take his opinions seriously.
@@thanekrios3211 he’s pandering to his audience because they freaked out at him for loving origins and hating valhalla
@@thanekrios3211 While Odyssey and Valhalla are very similar experiences, that's not the point of the video. The argument that Luke is making, is that Odyssey is much better quality wise. It really is one of the best RPGs to come out. Have you seen those Powerful builds that people make in the game? Odyssey also has choices which actually impact your story. Valhalla has none of that.
So, I would assert that Valhalla has everything that Odyssey does poorly, and none of what it does great.
@@natestadler2352 After spending a ridiculous amount of hours in both games, I can only say that I disagree with both your premise regarding Luke's video and your opinion of the games themselves.
Great video!
I’m 41 years old, played some of, if not all what’s widely considered the greatest games ever made.. I got asked a question by a mate at work a few months ago, he asked me “Not the best game you’ve ever played, but what’s your favourite game” I thought for a while, then said, Assassins Creed Odyssey.. The realisation took me a little by surprise, especially when I named a reasonably modern game when I must have played literally thousands of games in my time. I thought about it properly later on and just thought there has to have been a game I’ve enjoyed more than Odyssey, but honestly, there isn’t.. It’s not without faults (If I was to be hyper critical, I could probably write an essay on the things that’s wrong with the game), but despite the warts, I loved and continue to love my experiences playing Odyssey.
I can 100% understand why AC fans would hate this game, if I was an AC fan and played a game that had completely changed direction, I’d be bitterly disappointed too.. fortunately I’m definitely not an AC fan, in fact, Odyssey is the only Assassins Creed game I’ve enjoyed. (I’ve played them all)
Greek Mythology, massive and beautiful world with small islands to explore, pirating, smooth and very fun combat, an upgrade system that keeps me coming back time and time again, a story (although not great) none irritating but actually likeable characters, fun sub stories and Mythical monsters all rapped up in a game that is actually quite historically accurate, it’s just fun! Perfect for me I guess!
The last thing I’ll say, I know they’re reverting back to their roots with Mirage, but I really did hope they’d have made Skull and Bones into a sort of sequel to Odyssey, keeping the same mechanics humour and content. Black Flag just doesn’t satisfy that pirating itch.
Origins is superior dude
The biggest flaw of AC Odyssey is that it makes me want to play Witcher 3
Just finished it for the first time. Never played an Assassin Creed before and thought it was mind blowing even after playing the new God of War and elden ring. Odyssey is top tier
Appreciate this so much!! Odyssey is the only game I've played through more than once (aside from the Witcher 3), it's an incredibly immersive game, I loved getting to run around in a place that wasn't covered in freakin' fog everywhere everywhere but instead it was colorful, and it was full of emotional range. I loved it!
I honestly think Odyssey is better than witcher 3 as an open world game. Don't get me wrong, RPG and storyline wise witcher 3 is better. Odyssey has an easy jump in and playability. It has verticality and is absolutely beautiful. Combat in witcher is tactical, but in Odyssey u can just madly rush into enemies, use stun and Spartan kick their asses.
@@cockybhai3638 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you must be joking buddy
@@doritococo i mean each to their own i guess, but i have to agree about one thing though, Witcher 3 had better story, Odyssey is better on gameplay
Same. I still haven't finished it. Been playing it since launch
@@doritococo joking? he is 100% accurate... odyssey open world is far better than witcher 3 and thats a fact
I'm playing through the game right now and having a great time! I have over 40 hours in and I just look forward to playing more while I'm away.
ikr, i just keep looking into different stuff online and see what i've missed and what i could look forward to while playing it (of course no spoiler included) :D
@@wytheli I’ll be at work and looking up things like “when should i start this quest” or “what does Spear level 5 unlock?”
I loved odyssey my most beloved memory in that game is a villa on top of a hill/plateau overlooking the sea, the architecture in the game is amazing. The atmosphere of
the game is great when you immerse yourself in the world. When u play a game try to be the character, you’ll feel like you belong in multiple world
As a 'greek mythology kid', I loved the chance to run around Ancient Greece fighting Spartans and Cyclopes. The combat was great, if unpolished, with more weapons than I could ever collect and a fun stealth system I could use if wanted to. I could tear through a small army, or I could slowly take down a whole fortress one soldier at a time. Or I could piss off the local mercenary and have to run away because they're _actually_ a threat to me. And no one made me do any of it. I didn't have to wade through 10 previous games of a story I didn't care about (because it only actually crops up like twice). I could play however I want. And that's all I want from the game.
Thank youuuuu, I thought I was losing my mind for how much I liked this game. I watched my sibling play Assassins Creed for a good chunk of my childhood, but Odyssey was the first Assassins Creed game I played myself, and I genuinely love it. To hear it compared so highly against Red Dead Redemption II is so validating, and its just generally good to hear good commentary on the Assassins Creed franchise itself. I've now completed Origins, Valhalla, and finally Mirage, but Odyssey- Even if I may be biased- is still probably my favorite. I do think it's a good RPG game, it's just not a good *Assassins creed game*, but even then, it still holds up in the lore, and I even noticed a possible easter egg to Kassandra in Mirage. Because of my love of Kassandra in itself, the quest in Valhalla where you meet Kassandra might be the only real memorable moment in that game, other than Ivarr and Fenrir for me. (I have opinions on the entirety of the additions of realms in Valhalla, but this comment's already long enough, not to mention a year after this video was posted) Nonetheless, Thank you. A commenter on AC games that I can actually rely on for a good opinion.
That was a cross over when you met Kassandra in Valhalla an in another side quest you meet roshan you help her out an she will give you a hidden one outfit
After just completing the Korfu quests logging over 150 hrs with the main campaign playing as Kassandra. It’s my favourite of the bunch. Immense!
Literally my favorite RPG next to Witcher 3. I've put over 500 hours into Odyssey and this video makes me want to re-download and do it all again.
My favorite game of all time really. I also hope you played the Korfu dlc. Adds a much needed epilogue to the game
Ending of Korfu made me kind sad, i mean it was the end of 240h+ "odyssey" and when the music kicked in(odyssey greek version is so good!) and the credits started to scroll i kinda wanted to start NG+. Its too soon for that but i will probably do NG+ after a year or so, just need to forget most of the stuff first.
That is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard but yo each their own ig …
@@thegwynbleidd4202 I could not agree any more
What’s Korfu?
A couple of years ago I decided to get back into the AC franchise starting where I'd left off a decade earlier, on Black Flag. I had an awesome time on BF and 100% the entire game and decided to keep going. I moved onto Unity and enjoyed my time with that. I skipped Syndicate because, in all honesty, I was very keen to jump into Origins to see how it was so different, and man, was it different. BUT, it didn't disappoint. I absolutely loved my time in Origins, and you're right, it wasn't like previous AC titles, but that quite frankly was irrelevant, as I had a ton of fun with it. Eventually I moved onto Odyssey and I can honestly say it's one of my favourite games. The setting is fantastic, the story is compelling, the actors are brilliant, and I had so much fun!
TL;DR - I agree AC:Odyssey wasn't Assassin's Creedy, but it was still a brilliant game.
If you don't do the side content in Odyssey, you are playing the game wrong. The designers puts an unbelievable amount of effort into a world that is both huge and feels very much alive. You're SUPPOSED to explore the world and do the side content. I never had any problem keeping up with the level requirements because there's so much to DO in this vast open world. It doesn't have the philosophical or emotional depth of The Last of Us or The Witcher 3, but I find myself returning to this game because the world is so goddamn BEAUTIFUL it's just a joy to visit. It helped keep me sane during the pandemic and now I'm on my second playthrough and it's serving as a wonderful break from the dreary winter going on outside. It's better than going on vacation and sometimes I just want to boot it up and enjoy looking at the sea. I won't say the game makes you think, but the developers have made sure that it's always enjoyable, and I love the fact that you get to explore a world that actually existed thousands of years ago (except for the fantasy elements). Classical Greece is a fascinating and historically important setting, whereas Valhalla is set in medieval England, which holds little interest to me. Egypt during the Roman era is an interesting place, so I look forward to playing Origins as well.
Ubisoft is still adding content to this game FIVE YEARS later, ant it has procedurally generated quests and world events that mean you can keep playing it forever if you like, and that's something I might do. I've bought a lot of other games that I think are quite good, but I almost always feel like I'd rather spend my time playing this one instead.
Ironically I just started replaying this game! Its super dope!
I do really enjoy Odyssey as a standalone Greek Mythology RPG. My biggest gripe with it this is that, for me at least, it’s not an Assassin’s Creed game. There is a different between supernatural mythology and science fiction. The Isu were not gods who ruled from Olympus or part of some wider religious mythology, they were simply a breed of more advanced humans with additional senses who garnered the human race into slavery. There are fantastical elements such as the apples of Eden and other objects of similar status, but it was all based in advanced technology. So, for me to straight up introduce magic into a series that never really had it is a strange choice. Again, I think Odyssey is a really good Greek Mythology RPG, but I think it fits poorly into AC as a whole.
The thing is.... The Isu enjoyed a state of advancement so far above and beyond the Greeks comprehension that the latter can't be blamed for deifying them.
I’m somewhere around 10 hours in and absolutely love this this game so far. The story is awesome, the combat is awesome, it’s just an awesome game. I love how you can level your character and equipment up. Saying that I’ve never really loved the ac games. The last one I played that I really liked was black flag.
My Fav. AC game.
1. - Odyssey
2. AC3
3. Valhalla
I finished Odyssey and gave up on Valhalla in 25 hours... Too boring, no target.
One thing I want to add is that the bounty system and its randomness made me sick. You can fight a very large fort and then the hunter appears with much more higher lvl and ruined my quest...
Fallacy ... learning something new every day - 1:53
Introduction - 5:30
Quality and quantity - 7:13
Give the statue to the people! - 8:23
AC Valhalla - 9:57
XP boosts - 10:19
AC Valhalla side quests - 11:18
AC Odyssey side quests - 19:27
Differences between the side quests in these two games - 27:01
You know a game is good when you are having fun. - 27:43
Better PR - 33:20
Combat in AC Odyssey - 39:01
Supernatural - 39:35
Other games - 40:43
So, what is good in AC Odyssey? - 41:51
Prejudice - 43:26
AI - 44:23
Exploration - 45:00
Nominations for GOTY 2018 - 45:37
Hey king you dropped this 👑
I absolutely love this game, i’m probably ~25 hours into it and am having a great time. The map design is outstanding and I’m constantly stunned by the game’s beauty. However, a couple bones I have to pick with it: 1, the game feels very grindy at times, and it’s absolutely impossible to just go through the main story in one go, a constant stream of side quests are a must. 2, while the map was incredibly beautiful and awesome to explore, the tiny scale of everything really threw me off. Big cities only being a couple hundred meters away from each other feels so weird. I would’ve liked to feel more accomplished after each adventure, rather than just a short 2 minute horse ride and a ton of synchronization points. I’d 100% sacrifice such a large quantity of places to explore for a more grand adventure experience, but all around amazing game 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Kyra’s storyline was also a very excellent side mission. Also a really good love interest. You work with her and her uprising in the mission.
I loved Odyssey and I still do, it is one of my favorite AC game. I enjoyed the main game and both of the dlc. I recently platinumed and continued to 100% the lot.
Odyssey is great just in the name alone. How could you not love Greek mythology? It's fine when God of War does it. and it's fine when Ancient Rome gets a million and one games based on that era but god forbid Ancient Greece gets the same treatment.
I wish this you could dress up in a disguise like Fallout New Vegas. Like if I'm wearing all Spartan armour I should be able to walk into a spartan fort and not get attacked...missed opportunity.
One of my favorite games of all time. Played as Kassandra. Her character along with the voice work to me is so underrated. Did everything in game same with DLC.
I love the fact that people who thinks that AC Odyssey side quests are boring but they love Witcher 3 or Skyrim while 90% of the main quests of those games are "go there and kill people" or "go there and loot x item" quests.
You got special treatment from Ubisoft and still told your honest opinion? That's very respectful!
Absolutely love this game. The world, the music, Kassandra, the dialogue, the incredible scope. It isn't perfect, but it is one of my favorite open worlds.
I absolutely loved this game. I spent two months on this game and loved every minute.
I have 170 hours on this game. Loved every min. I will never understand the hate. Or why people keep saying it's not an Assassin's Creed game lol.
Any one who's says that the last 3 games aren't Assassin's Creed games. Clearly have no idea what Assassin's Creed is.
As someone who has played through every ac game, some more than once, odyssey and valhalla are great games. Its refreshing to not have the same formula and just play the game for what it is and not compare everything to the og era
People who said Odyssey wasn't "a good AC game" are late to the party. That's what I said about Black Flag when it was new, but I still enjoyed it and loved the change of pace of a pirate adventure. The original series ended with AC3 and then Ubi spent years experimenting with new directions. For me, all the games between 3 and Origins were like wandering in the dessert with no direction and I lost interest. I love that they went back to the ancient origins of the story to reboot the series. They had gone too far into the modern era without telling us the back story. The open world RPG style was a great way to bring back original series fans who had given up with the stinkers of Rogue, Unity, and Syndicate.
It really is a good game. Took me 4 separate times to get into it, on the 5 try I finally got it. This is game is underrated and it’s not that bad.
Ahahahha. This "good game" took you 5 tries to get into it.
@@murcielagoXO you are so funny! So much wit!
I genuinely enjoyed this game when it came out and all the dlc that was released for it. I have invested hundreds of hours, more than in Origins which is my favorite. May not be a "true Assassin's Creed" game but it's still great nonetheless
I love AC: Odyssey. Largely because of the side-quests that are really memorable. Poor Supideo.
This is definitely NOT an "Assassin's Creed" game, BUT what it most definitely is - it's one of my favorite games ever. EVER. I have about 220+ hours, completed it 100%, no stone left unturned, discovered everything, unlocked everything... So I just say, change the name of the game and nobody would have anything against it.
Great video! Assassins Creed Odyssey was my first game in the series, i was choosing between buying it and imortals phoenyx rysing, and im glad i chose odyssey! Its my favorite game of all time, i have never had so much fun, emotion and the feeling of adventure from any other game, the only way i can describe it is that it truly was an Odyssey. I truly feel like i made friends, foes and companions during that adventure, so much so that i 100% the game (including achievments), with 300 hours played. And it never felt like a chore, it was always fun, intriguing and by the end, even a little bit nostalgic. I guess it could have been the right game for the right period of my life but i truly think it is my favorite game of all time and an experience that i will remember forever.
I love that game. I started playing it this summer. I love the characters and the side quests.
I took the time to enjoy this game to the fullest. When I finished, I was amazed by the hours I spent, and I enjoyed playing every single of them. 22,000 killings, 430 mercenaries, 700+ ships sunk...
I also loved the two DLCs, Hades and Atlantis. I think they are a great addition to the story. Finishing Atlantis was to me like if Kassandra would have joined the Izu and immortality.
Never knew this game needed any "defending". It was very well received.
It really doesn’t. It received very high reviews on launch and sold well (10 million copies, I believe). It did receive a lot of criticism for the leveling system and the micro transactions.
Mostly from fans of the series. AC Valhalla has the most sales but is the most bashed of the series. AC3 was also the most sold for a long time and was regarded as the worst
Only fans and TH-camrs bash it
The Ubisoft check came through so he needed to make a "Defending AC video". Then in 2 months he'll make another "Modern AC games suck guys!" then he gets another custom AC chair gifted to him (like the one in this very video) and the cycle starts again. Don't believe me? Just look at all of his AC videos.
Odyssey was reviewed favorably overall and has a Very Positive rating on Steam. It's just that a portion of the AC fanbase are incredibly vocal. People love to shit on Ubisoft and it's a huge trend with their games that fans love to shit on a new series entry, but by the time the next entry comes out, all of a sudden the older one was awesome and the newer one sucks ass. I'll use FC5 and 6 as an example. I remember seeing a lot of people dislike 5, but then 6 comes out and all of a sudden 5 was awesome and Joseph Seed was incredible. When 7 comes out, people will say about 6 "it had its flaws but it was actually a very fun update to the Just Cause formula and woah Gus Fring cameo"
This game is awesome. Romping around ancient Greece filled with monsters, Athens, Sparta, everything I read about as a kid, it's wonderful.
Played this game again yesterday (actually continued my 5th playthrough, after taking a break from the game of about 1,5 years).
Went to a Fort to clear it out, because it's always fun (more so than in it's 2 siblings). Killed a few guards while sneaking through the location, left the bodies where they fell.
It wasn't long until 2 other guards discovered them, and they were talking between them the usual stuff when they get alerted (someone is here, find them etc). I was nearby, hidden, they couldn't see me. The alert status ended, so one of them went to pick up one of the corpses and carry it away, like they always do. But before he picked it up, he said: "I'm sorry, my friend!"... Left me O_O...
And another instance. I was sneaking around another fort, targeting soldiers with arrows. One guard was alone, standing near a bridge. Shot an arrow on the bridge trying to make it run and hide, like they always do when being shot at, even if they were hit or not.
But I shot a bit too far, so the guard was only alerted by the sound. To my surprise, it went over to the arrow, bent over to it and mumbled to himself something like: "It's an arrow... but it doesn't look like one of ours. There's someone out here" then he went on alert status.
Now THAT level of detail, you encounter less and less nowadays, especially in this genre.
Out of this trilogy, Odyssey is the one that mostly stands out, and the one I love the most!
I may be a bit biased because I loved greek myths ever since I was a kid.
But for a huge open world with many copy-paste assets, look-alike NPC's, small repetitive boring side quests etc the game is also peppered with special care proof instances, and details you can only see (or hear) while getting lost in it's world, and actually playing it.
I always hoped the dev team behind it would do another title.... but AC Valhalla was done by the Origins team, and it showed, because combat and fort "liberating" were NOT fun.
Ubisoft seems to prefer their style, which is quite unfortunate...
And now the series moves on with other devs. Here's hoping the upcoming titles take a look back and see what made Odyssey fun to play, and don't repeat Valhalla's mistakes.
AC Odyssey is incredibly fun to play! There is a ridiculous amount of things to do and it does not get boring. It is absolutely beautiful as well. I feel like an actual spartan warrior playing this game. The only thing I can't stand is the "Follow this person" missions. Those have always driven me crazy. Also, if the CREATORS of the game say it's an Assassins Creed game, it's an Assassins Creed game.
I love this game! The DLCs are great too. Atlantis looked absolutely amazing.
Elysium was my favourite!
I absolutely love Odyssey and yes it is an Assassin Creed game. It deals with Isu (the ones who came before ) who are set up in Assassin's Creed 2. That part of the lore deserves some love too
It has nothing to do with the assassin's though.
The Ones Who Came Before are exatcly what their name says. They are NOT gods, they do not live in Elysium or Tartaros or Atlantis, what Odyssey did is a mockery of The Ones Who Came Before, and Valhalla just took that mockery one step further.
@N7 Andy it influenced Valhalla's plot because they writers tried to salvage whatever the fuck Odyssey did😂
@N7 Andy yes of course, writing works in a way that it shouldn't be consistent with it's history in the slightest, and retcon and change things at a whim.
That is a terrible excuse for it and I am shocked that you actually think it is good.
@N7 Andy irrelevant? Then why do they keep the same excuses for changing stuff it it's irrelevant? They should just do a new, separate thing and not ruin the original thing.
Odyssey is the game that messed every single storyline up, as if it was its goal to retcon and ruin everything it touched.
Odyssey is by far my favorite of the newer AC games.
I’m somebody who doesn’t give a shit about the other assassin Creed games I think Odyssey is an awesome game. It’s one of my favorite games of all time.
Just got it, 70 hours in. Absolutely love it. Stunning huge open world. Never played an AC game, mostly Fifa. As newcomer to this kind of games I want more of this!
Then you might enjoy AC Origins, too.
@@timk4861 will try!
AC Origins is even better in my opinion at least story wise. I 100% completed it and don't regret it
@@hogue_music don’t make me laugh the story may be good but it’s generic it’s a revenge story in a way your son died you join/make the creed kill ceaser
I have to admit the hidden one story is the best.
@@space4166 I still love Origins. Don't know why everything has to be super ultra original
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I 100% this game and it was great. Used to put some podcasts or music on and smash through it. Some of the environments were just so beautiful and immersive, definitely a must play. Plus the whole mercenary thing was great, they just randomly show up sometimes and you’re like oh damn, let’s do this.
I never had the grind to get to higher level to do main missions because I just did a load of side stuff before hand
I can understand why those who favored the older games don't like Odyssey, but this game has became my favorite assassins creed game. Right behind assassins creed 2.
AC Odyssey wasn't my favourite for a first playthrough, but it is BY FAR the one I return to the most.
Great deep dive video. Appreciate it. First Creed game I 110% enjoyed. About the side quests, I just go to as much taskboards as I can and accept every quest I can find. Turns out, wherever you go you will complete 4 out of 10 without knowing it.
I've played every single AC game out there and I LOVE the new trilogy so much more than the old stuff. It's very refreshing to see any sort of positive video on it at all.
Am I crazy or did you do a similar video a little while back?
I've been wanting to go back and play the story again since it's been a few years, even though I've Platinumed it. Guess I'll go install.
I thought the same thing.
I just bought this game, never played AC games before and the only similar title I've played was The Witcher III and I gotta say I enjoy odyssey even more than The Witcher this game is amazing.
I love AC Odyssey. In my opinion it’s one of, if not the best character driven titles in the franchise. The gameplay is fun, the world is gorgeous, the progression is steady and meaningful. Everyone loves to hate this game because they wanted a Viking title and got Greece. Just like the people mad at Valhalla wanted a Feudal Japan title and got a Norse title.
The game is not fluent, the performance is horrible, the characters feel so fake and their story is uninteresting. It's garbage compared to other games in general and it's honestly insane to me how small indie devs make better games than big companies like ubisoft.
Agreed. In something like Red Dead Redemption 2 the characters feel like actual people. In Odyssey theybehave like ridiculous two dimensional caricatures of people. And how this guy thinks that the side quests are as memorable in Odyssey as the best games of the last decade is laughable. It's like they have been written for a school project by a thirteen year old kid. I honestly can't clearly remember a single side quest that well. Comparing it to the side quests in Witcher 3 and the like is a night and day comparison. Ubisoft made a beautiful world, but it's just a bang average game and as you say, Indie studios come out with better. Valhalla is actually better than Odyssey in my opinion, though still not great, but at least the writing is a little less childish.
I played all of this, including the DLC's, it was epic. And a handy hint; this game is so much more fun and much more beautiful if you're just a little stoned lol