As I mentioned in my Syndicate review, I'm not an AssCreed purist and don't care about whether or not something is a "true" AssCreed game.
I got Odyssey because it promised to let me play as a muscular Greek woman. And it did do that. It's very pretty, the combat is alright, the music fucking SLAPS, and Kassandra is my girlfriend.
My biggest gripe with this game is that it's just ... to fucking long lol. It's too long. It doesn't have to be as long as it is, especially considering how little story there is in comparison? You slog through hours of quests for like a minute of a cutscene, and then it's off to the next slog.
The game itself is fun, mind. As a stealth enjoyer, I found clearing out forts to be very satisfying. But when you're on your 30th fort and you just want to get to the next tiny slice of story content? Then even the fun stuff becomes a chore.
Not to mention how they artificially slowed down your leveling to make it even fucking slower, just to make you buy microtransactions.
So Odyssey is this endurance test, where you wonder if the story and characters are interesting enough to keep you hooked while the gameplay does its best to slow you the fuck down. And as far as writing goes, I think it's one of the better Ubisoft games, though it has a similar irreverent and comedic tone as Syndicate had, which a lot of serious gamer bros find annoying. Personally, I always thought the AssCreed story and premise were too stupid to take seriously anyway, so I quite enjoyed the characters and the jokey writing -- it fit the sunny and fantastical Ancient Greek setting, but it might not be for you.
Basically, Odyssey is truly an Odyssey. You really gotta enjoy either the story or the gameplay to slog through it, because both will make you wonder why you're playing it in the first place, and one of them will have to keep you there for the duration of the thing. If both fail, just dip, man. The only thing you'll be missing out on is Kassandra.
I got Odyssey because it promised to let me play as a muscular Greek woman. And it did do that. It's very pretty, the combat is alright, the music fucking SLAPS, and Kassandra is my girlfriend.
My biggest gripe with this game is that it's just ... to fucking long lol. It's too long. It doesn't have to be as long as it is, especially considering how little story there is in comparison? You slog through hours of quests for like a minute of a cutscene, and then it's off to the next slog.
The game itself is fun, mind. As a stealth enjoyer, I found clearing out forts to be very satisfying. But when you're on your 30th fort and you just want to get to the next tiny slice of story content? Then even the fun stuff becomes a chore.
Not to mention how they artificially slowed down your leveling to make it even fucking slower, just to make you buy microtransactions.
So Odyssey is this endurance test, where you wonder if the story and characters are interesting enough to keep you hooked while the gameplay does its best to slow you the fuck down. And as far as writing goes, I think it's one of the better Ubisoft games, though it has a similar irreverent and comedic tone as Syndicate had, which a lot of serious gamer bros find annoying. Personally, I always thought the AssCreed story and premise were too stupid to take seriously anyway, so I quite enjoyed the characters and the jokey writing -- it fit the sunny and fantastical Ancient Greek setting, but it might not be for you.
Basically, Odyssey is truly an Odyssey. You really gotta enjoy either the story or the gameplay to slog through it, because both will make you wonder why you're playing it in the first place, and one of them will have to keep you there for the duration of the thing. If both fail, just dip, man. The only thing you'll be missing out on is Kassandra.