Assassin's Creed Odyssey Standard Edition - PlayStation 4

This game is so very similar to Origins. I would say in some ways the graphics are better, but not by much. Mainly the non-important characters look better, and the audio work and voice acting seems slightly better, as well as the videos for quests seem to have better pacing. The game has a huge map and a lot of side missions like Origins to keep you from going through the main storyline to fast, and some of them are actually fun. Combat is of course repetitive, but also quite immersive and fun. I like riding horses, using The Eagles, hunting animals, riding on the boats, and much more to do in the game. Also, the water looks amazing, and there are even sharks and whales in the ocean. The HDR and world is so beautiful and breath taking.

The graphics are out of this world. I also like the storyline.

I'm wary about franchise games because there's a tendency for quality to go down but I had played the Ezio trilogy and enjoyed it very much so I figured I'd give this a chance. I didn't play the other games but I did some research and you don't really need to play the other ones to enjoy this. Visually great, solid story, and you can either fight assassination style or spartan style which is fun. I was annoyed by the load time which is its biggest drawback, You could use the restroom and fix yourself a sandwich and it' would still be loading. But if you can take it you'll enjoy the game very much. I'm actually thinking of getting the DLC too!

I was pleasantly surprised by how big this world is and the massive number of quests that you can choose to complete (or not!). I am 20 hours into the game and I am still roaming around the islands in awe and might have only completed about 10% of the story mode. Whenever you are heading to a story quest you will be distracted by a side quest nearby and I will always choose to do the side quests because they are fun. From helping a lone stranger to helping entire nations to fight battles, Odyssey has it all. There has been alot of fuss about the microtransactions in the game and I think they are coming from people who are not interested in the side quests and just want to move on with the story. Ubisoft created this massive world for us and to not engage in the side quests is really a waste of their efforts. I have no problem of leveling up using in-game xp as of now and have never visited the store to purchase any packs. if you want to get lost in a massive open world and climb on to the statue of Zeus, get this game! It's simply awesome.

After swearing off the Assassins Creed series since Black Flag, I finally took the plunge again and bought Odyssey and Origin. I'm not really sure why, the price, the good reviews and word of mouth. Yes, I'd say both of those convinced me. But still this is still more of the same, just with slight changes, and slight quality of life performance changes to make the game smoother. Recommended if you love Assassins Creed, if you're like me and have bought almost all of them and still wonder why you're buying them, then unless you have to buy it or get it for dirt cheap, borrow it or stay away.

I’ve been a fan of Assassins Creed since the Beginning and I’ve played almost all of them. This one combines a lot of the best elements of all. The most amazing thing though is the size of this game. It seems endless. I don’t know how many hundreds of hours it would take to finish it. I tend to do a lot of the side stories, and I think you have to do them in order to find all the Cultists. As with all AC games the acting is horrible. The Greek “accents” are so annoying, with random “malakas” thrown in. Apparently Ancient Greeks spoke English with a fake Greek accent Who knew? I knew these games would be educational.

I was surprised by how non-sucky this game was. The main campaign was a nice long jaunt through Classical Greece. The best part of this game is it's well-executed complete ripoff of the Witcher 3 style of exploration without falling into the pit of Witcher 3's painful combat experience. It gets close but manages to avoid. So in that part it succeeded. If there is one thing you need to know, it's CHOOSE THE GIRL. The 'acting' that some of the characters do is god awful but nothing is worse than the "assassin's cheese" of the main male protagonist. It's some painfully awkward combination of the Borat and The Rock. The hammy dialog and voice acting would be tolerable on it's own. But when you pair it with him constantly murdering EVERYONE the switch to "My Name-a Alexios, I like-a Phoibe" just makes him seem like a psychopath completely disconnected from reality.

This is my favorite Assassin's Creed game since Black Flag, which I absolutely loved. I finished the game already, but I bought the physical copy because I can see myself playing through it again in the future and I like to own physical copies of my favorite games. Excellent game, excellent price!