Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Malaka, after over 150+ hours of gameplay, I finally completed Assassin's Creed Odyssey along with all the DLCs, and I believe I'm worthy enough to share my review.
Let's dive into the beautiful and astonishing world of Greece – what a rollercoaster ride!
Starting off with one of the fatal letdowns for me personally – the absence of the iconic hidden blade. However,
the story of Odyssey(malakha_9/10), is surprisingly quite good, or I can even say epic for the most part. Although, the grinding of XP by doing side quests to level up for story progression is a letdown for the most part. While the side quests have good stories, they become repetitive after some time. Despite this, the overall story is immersive with a compelling storyline, arguably one of the best in the Assassin's Creed world.
Ubisoft addressed the problem of easy XP gaining and story progression in AC Origins by creating a more grindy game. This grind is balanced by the great story, exhilarating fighting mechanics, the best character customization with ability maps, and of course, the stunning, big, beautiful world of Greece with tons of things to do.
In my books, it's a must-play if you're a fan of the AC franchise or if you're someone looking for a game with good RPG mechanics and a great storyline – and I mean it, a truly great story. Kudos to Ubisoft for delivering a overall_good with a great story, but it does have its downsides. Compared to the old AC titles, the RPG-leveling up mechanics for progressing the story-missions are a bit grind'y, and I mean it, period. This setting is one of the few fatal negatives in the game. Although getting immersed in the storyline, the game can feel like a cycle of repetition at times,and becoming tiring at some-points.
If you're a fellow gamer looking forward to picking up this game, it's a green light from my side because it's a great game and a must-play if you're an AC franchise fan. Although, I would recommend you to pick up the game during a sale with all the DLC, which is the best option, and you won't regret it.
It's money well spent.
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Play this before Valhalla. I got out of the AC franchise a decade ago, because I found the gameplay really formulaic and grindy. If you're a player like me you were lured back into the franchise by Valhalla, and now you're thinking about whether or not you should play any of the games that came before it. The answer is you should play this one. Origins was fine, but more of a standalone. This game bleeds into Valhalla in a number of great ways. I finished the game and all the DLC last night and I already miss Kassandra. This game is incredible. If you like games similar to The Witcher, Red Dead Redemption 2, etc, you will love this.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
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☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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First of all, I am OBSESSED with Kassandra! I love her so much! As for the game, this was the first open world game I've ever played, and I had so much fun! The original Assassin's Creeds are not really my style. I'm not into sneaking around and parkour as much as melee combat and exploring, which Odyssey allows more of than the older games. You can still specialize in hunter or assassin play-styles, though, if that's your thing.
I just had a really fun time exploring ancient Greece! I don't get to travel as much as I want, so this game was an exciting way to scratch the travel bug while also coming face-to-face with Greek mythological figures.
It does suck that you can't play offline. When you pay for a game, you should be able to play it whenever you want. A lot of gamers live in rural areas where it's not uncommon to experience internet outages. My mom doesn't even have internet, so I couldn't play this if I was at her house.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
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☐ 10

Don't let my hours fool you. I've played over 300 hours on console. THis is one of the greatest RPGs ever made; roleplaying essentially as a greek demigod is beyond fun. Your choices DO matter and they have impact. it's deep, albeit a little bit too long; but severely underrated.

Fantastic mix of third person action game and loot collecting ARPG set in a jaw-dropping recreation of ancient Greece. Technically ran great, no crashes at all, only odd little bugs every now and again, like someone sitting on an invisible chair, but that's to be expected in a game this size. I honestly didn't expect to like it a much as I did, I often struggle to finish long games but I plugged away at this for months. The second expansion Fate of Atlantis was longer and more enjoyable than many full games. Pick up complete edition on a sale, you also get Assassins Creed 3 Re-mastered and AC Liberation with the season pass for pretty much the best value of money I've spent on Steam. Fans of classic AC games be warned though, this game's great in it's own ways but it's totally different.