A Defense of 'Assassin's Creed: Odyssey' 

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.

For me, leaving Kephallonia for the first time was the same as leaving your first planet on No Man's Sky, truly magical.

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.

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

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.

I put over 100 hours into Odyssey and enjoyed every damn minute of it.

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.

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 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 :(

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

odyssey is way better than valhalla

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 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.

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.

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.

Saying that Odyssey is not a good game because it's not Assassin's Creed enough is no fallacy. The concept of "good game" is subjective, and for a series as long as Assassin's Creed, it's clear to me that anyone buying into it knowns and likes what the series is known for. In other words, if you buy Assassin's Creed Odyssey, it's because you consider that the Assassin's Creed concept meets your definition of good game. It completely follows that the game deviating from those expectations has a very high chance of failing to meet the definition of "good game" for those who buy into it. When people say "Odyssey is not a good game because it's not Assassin's Creed enough" what they mean is that some or many of the core mechanics that make the Assassin's Creed series famous (such as stealth, assassinations, or freedom of exploration) are not well represented or implemented in Odyssey, which makes it a bad game if that's what you like and what you were looking for.

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 :/

Odyssey is the most beautiful game I’ve ever played and is my most favorite of all 3 new AC games, but it should be called Warrior’s Creed, not Assassin lol.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

It’s probably the third greatest game of all time, behind Skyrim and Elden Ring, but no one wants to admit it…such a shame. Great video

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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...

bayek and kassandra are so close to my heart they were so well written

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I know this video is from 9 months ago BUT I have something to say about it. It does have a REAL ENDING with credit titles at the end. Once you have done everything in Greece you have to go back to Khephalonia and right at the harbor there's a purple square where you should go and talk to a woman, this will take you on vacation to the island of Korfu, where you need to complete all the quests (3) and find all the Ostrakas and the treasure. Once this is done you will find the REAL ENDING where the Credits appear and you can close the story. In fact, don't akip the credits just fasta forward them and you'll have an extra cool cut scene. Cheers

To me, AC Odyssey is simply one of the rare few games set in the past but doesn’t fall into the overused video game locations. Seems like most devs are hellbent on only setting games in medieval Europe, Japanese samurai, Caribbean pirate, or Norse viking inspired settings. We need more games set in antiquity! There’s so much untapped history/mythology that the fantasy practically writes itself. Could you imagine an open world RPG set in Bronze Age Mesopotamia during its collapse, or during the Roman Kingdom before they incorporated their neighboring people? It’s just familiar enough to recognize but distant enough to wow us

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.

Better story, better side quests, better characters, main and side than some of the other games. The reality mixed with the mythical world was awesome. The Medusa fights was very enjoyable. Better break from the normal AC gameplay loop than the other 2.

Dude I absolutely love your videos. I found you through this video and have been binge watching your content while playing odyssey, and I love the way you even pulled up a logical fallacy to “be right”. I just love and appreciate that so much, you just seem like a dude I could genuinely be friends with so +1 sub!

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

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’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.

This is one of my top 5 games of all time. I’m currently replaying for it like the 5th or 6th time and I’m just in love with it and wish more games would be like it.

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!

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.

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.

saying you can’t make an argument against odyssey over the fact it’s not an assassins creed game is like saying the next avengers movie could be about an ordinary man living his day to day life and no one is allowed to complain about that. the fact they named it assassins creed but it had nothing to do with assassins creed is absolutely a valid complaint

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

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!

Incredible open world. One of my favourite ever games. I give it a 9/10

Funny, almost a year later, and I think you mentioned Starfield... Starfield made me decide to come back and play this one again. I would be curious to know the like/dislike ratio on this video since RU-vid hides it. I love how you speak frankly and aren't afraid to go against the grain of the internet.

Never knew this game needed any "defending". It was very well received.

Ironically I just started replaying this game! Its super dope!

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 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

What makes AC odyssey good to me is I can role play a conflicted mercenary who is spartan born but chooses Athens for political reasons

My favorite game of all time really. I also hope you played the Korfu dlc. Adds a much needed epilogue to the game

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.

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

The biggest flaw of AC Odyssey is that it makes me want to play Witcher 3

Dude you've made like 20 videos of this already wtf

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.

The point when I started to enjoy Odyssey was when I read a summarized version of events of the actual book/poem of the Greek Odyssey. After that I was blown away from the events that would happen in the game based on the book. Also when I went to cities or Monuments I was in tourist mode.

You can actually stealth more of Odyssey than the Ezio games tbh.

I love this game dude. It feels like Black Flag in the sense that it gets away from the core of the original games. I could see where AC fans were mad, but as someone who just likes good RPGs, this game was awesome.

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.

I always joke to my friends "Assassin's Creed Odyssey is absolutely not my favorite Assassin's Creed game, but it's my favorite game." I think if Ubisoft had been brave enough to release this as it's own game and unconnected to the franchise it would have been insane. Also something I don't think people touch on in Valhalla/Odyssey comparisons is that clearing the map is required in Valhalla in order to progress the main quest... but there are tons of zones you DON'T need to visit in Odyssey in order to beat the game. Pretty much most of the top half of the map could be ignored and you could still complete the three ending questlines. If Ubisoft had just pitched this as "You're an ancient Greek demigod with godly powers on your own big adventure during the Peloponnesian War!" and not done the AC title (which they ended up doing with Immortals Fenyx Rising anyways), this would have been a huge hit in the gaming community.

I still play Odyssey I don’t care that it’s not Assassin’s creed enough I love adventure and never ends it has stayed in my top 3 and remains into 2023

I don't get how (according to Luke) Valhalla is an absolute abomination but Odyssey is a masterpiece.

I love AC: Odyssey. Largely because of the side-quests that are really memorable. Poor Supideo.

I am diehard AC fan and I think that change in style was needed. Odyssey is different than any other AC game but I love it.

You know what all AC games have been great, sometimes you just got to play the games yourself and not listen to all the haters, i bet half of those who bad mouth origins, odyssey or Valhalla online have never even played the games … I’m currently playing all 3 of these titles and they are all great games, period.

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

Odyssey is phenomenal

Me personally Odyssey was one of my favorite Ubisoft games within the past decade or so. I dumped 100+ hours and enjoyed my time. Honestly i probably liked the game so much because it was not like the other AC games. After ezios triology i was kind of done with the AC formula.

I absolutely loved this game. I spent two months on this game and loved every minute.

My Fav. AC game. 1. - Odyssey 2. AC3 3. Valhalla

I tried Origins , after discovering the pyramids i just didnt feel like playing anymore. Gave it another try like 6 months later , dropped it even faster. I tried Oddysey, finished it and loved it. After doing so i thought i just didnt get to the good stuff with Origins , forced myself to play , sadly it just didnt click for me so just called it quits. Valhalla arrived , i thought , oh it will be Oddysey but better... oh boy , i was so wrong... i got all the way to Lunden and just dropped it. One thing i noticed is how they tried to mimick God of War with the over the shoulder camera and mid fight finishers... spongier enemies , that damn stun bar above hp... god of assassins warnarok. Tried it like 2 times more , didnt even bother getting to half where i was the first time , felt like a chore. So i guess oddyssey really did have something special at least for me personally to make it stand out from the 3 and be worthy of sinking 2 playthroughs of almost 50 hours each in

People need to stop comparing ac odyssey to the old ac games, if you do it’s a good game.

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! 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.

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.

Odyssey is my second favorite AC title right behind AC2. I think the main complaint for odyssey is that the enemies are too spongy. This is because casual players want to be good at all aspects of combat. If choose your class from the start (hunter, warrior or assassin) and specialize your character toward those strengths, you will have no trouble taking down enemies.

In my teenage we payed attention to music. The others bought different music magazines and learnt about bands, members, etc. I never cared about the musicians just only the music itself (I like that or not). This attitude is still with me. For example I don't care an actor's or movie director's private life if I enjoy a movie. So I always see the product and how can I enjoy that. In this way I don't care who is published a game or how a game fits in its serie or other games in the genre. For me a game is good if it can pull me in its world, the tasks and the story is interesting and the control is logical and user friendly. In the AC serie the Black Flag is in the second, Odessey is in the first place for me. I don't care which is belong to which AC era I simply care I am pleased to play with and don't regret any minute to spending with them. Note: simulator games are a little bit exeptions. They hasn't story or just a very thiny one but I like to play with them because they can pull me in. To sitting in a cockpit of a front-propellered plane or of a spaceship or in a cabin of a truck or train is can be remarkable. I think the key for that is to learn to enjoy the moment and don't rush. For example in Odessey I usually walk with my character and pay attention to every detail of the ancient greek world. I admire the buildings, the monuments, the clothes, the landscapes. I actually play it like a simulator: I control my character as a person could behave in that time. Could he/she run all along the greek world? No way. He/she could walk on foot and could use a horse for distance or in a hurry. I play the games in this way. And for more immersion I always turn off the backgroud music of a game. If you do that you can realize the sound of the wind as it moves the leaves on the trees, you can hear as your character step in the mud, the songs of the birds in the forest and the bugs in the grass. You cal hear different voices at day or night. And as the people talk in a city, the children are playing and laughing.. Peace