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 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.

Holy crap. I thought I was fatigued with this franchise after Unity but dang this game is so good. I did like Origins before this as well but this game does everything Origins did but better. The open-world of Ancient Greece is exquisite. I 100% completed the game and received the platinum trophy that is how enticing this game is. The combat is very good as is the story. Highly recommend. I just picked up the Atlantis dlc and can't wait to dive back into one of my favorite games of 2018.

So far I'm having a great time with this game. I've only played Assassin's Creed 4 before (and loved it) but it had been several years, so getting back into the swing of things hasn't been super-easy. I had forgotten about the weird "modern" connection that these games have, so that surprised me but jogged my memory fairly quickly. The 'moves' seem different this time as well (but that could be just because I've been playing nothing but Spider-Man for the past month ha-ha). It's taken some getting used to, but I seem to be picking it up again pretty quickly. The aesthetics are gorgeous. It seems to be taking advantage of everything the PS4 can do. Greece looks amazing, and the visuals of the game are really impressive. There is a TON of stuff to do. There's a main storyline to play, as well as dozens of side quests to pick up that are pretty fun. The toughest part is learning the "moves" of combat--especially (I discovered) if you venture off from the main quest too early. I found myself in a cave with none of the early tutorial tips popping up and dying pretty easily. The tips are shown if you continue the main mission, but if you stop on a side quest before-hand you're on your own. It's a small complaint (and one I've mostly already overcome) but it's something to be aware of. If heard complaints about "micro-transactions" but the only ones I've done are with credits I've already had on my account (for a very long time I guess, since I had no idea haha--I think it's from playing AC4 years back), and the in-game items seem to be more than adequate to hold your own in combat. Overall this is a beautiful, fun game that has a slightly difficult learning curve. I haven't played a ton of the main story yet, but I don't typically play "open world" games for the main story anyway--so long as game play is fun I'm pretty happy just roaming and questing/killing stuff. Game play in this one has been really fun so far (even if the controls get a bit wonky from time-to-time...I find my avatar getting 'hung' on items quite a bit, but it's not a real detriment to gameplay).

The fighting style and stealth like combat make this game the best in the series so far! The graphics are beautiful and the map is huge. You will be playing for hours.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is like Assassin's Creed Origins on steroids. Origins was amazing for creating a brand new play-style and world. I loved Origins and when I played it I called it my favorite game of all time. Now imagine everything about Origins in a new setting, plus a choice to play as a woman, plus you get to make your own decisions in dialogue, plus literally so many things I can't even explain. This game is immersive and literally gigantic. I've played for hours on hours and ive gotten to about 25-30 percent of the map. I can't recommend this game enough.

I love the Assassins Creed series and never had a problem with yearly releases and don't care about similarities between the new release and past titles as every entry is beautifully done and gives a window into the culture they are indulging themselves in. I had really wanted an ancient China scenario with some martial arts and was not very excited about a journey to Greece but after playing for 10 hours I will say easily this is graphically the most beautiful in the series and the story is very engaging. More combat focused than previous titles which is a nice change. The RPG element is also a nice addition and the franchise continues to grow and evolve.