Assassin Creed Odyssey was the first game in this series for me.
After 168 hours of playthrough, I can say that the game has taken its place in my heart.
Before buying, I thought about which edition to buy. I chose between the latter two and still chose the Gold edition. This is the best option for me personally and I recommend it to the majority, because it has both a seasonal pass and an additional game of the series, and skins are not important to buy the edition above.
After buying the game, I was very surprised, I did not expect that I would like it so much. I love open worlds and this one was no exception.


The graphics in the game are amazing.
While on the islands, we see magnificent buildings, nature, sunsets and sunrises, everything looks very expensive and of high quality.
The sea is not inferior to beauty, water, everything that is there looks gorgeous.
The cutscenes are well filmed and a pleasure to watch.
Separately, I can say about the beauty of the cards of the second expansion. Ellisium, the kingdom of the dead and Atlantis looks divine.


The story in Odyssey is surprisingly quite good for the most part. You have the choice of playing as Alexios or Kassandra. It doesn't really make too much of a difference which one you play, so for my playthrough I chose Kassandra. Either way, you play as a mercenary in ancient Greece during the Pelponesian War, a time of great struggle between the Athenians and the Spartans.
The story starts off basic but it begins to escalate pretty quickly. The first chapter of the game is brilliantly concluded, and after that I found myself hooked. There are three story branches that the game has you follow. You acquire these new branches as you progress through the story. I'm not going to talk about these branches in this review because I honestly think you should discover what they are for yourselves when you play this. What they are, and the way they are revealed, are brilliant. The more you go through the game, the more content is available to you. It can get overwhelming sometimes.
Mutliple choice dialogue is a brilliant addition to Assassin's Creed in my opinion and it makes you feel like you have way more of an impact on the story and the characters. It may not drastically change the course of the game, but the things you say do have consequences.
Does the story retain this level of charm? No, not really. Once you reach the half way point of the game, it begins to fall a bit flat. It's not that it becomes bad, it's just not as good. The level of mystery begins to become a bit stale and the structure of the main quests begins to be a little repetitive. You find yourself having to do other needless things before being able to do the main quest, which can get annoying. As well as this. the ending to the main story branch is a bit weak, and honestly a bit cheesy.


You can play the game using guided mode, or exploration mode. Guided mode was with a compass and icons pointing to where you need to go. Exploration mode removes all of this and makes you figure out where you need to go with the tips you've been given from talking to people or finding notes or letters. This makes the game a lot more challenging and serves as a way more memorable experience to say the least.
You can fight using a variety of different weapons and the introduction of combat abilities makes these fights a lot more exhilarating. You gain a skill point each time you level up which can be used to invest in these abilities.
Executions aren't as impressive in this game. Sometimes the animations don't exactly line up, resulting in the whole thing looking goofy. Assassination executions can sometimes screw you over and get you spotted by other enemies, which can get pretty annoying.
Sea combat is a much more prominent feature in this game since a big portion of the map is ocean. Sea combat was something that I wasn't a fan of in previous games, but Odyssey has done it almost perfectly. It's simple, and it can be really exciting. Your ship can be upgraded using resources, and the more you upgrade, the better your ship can sustain itself. During your travels, you can recruit new people to join your ship. These people will give your ship bonuses and will assist you in boarding other ships.
The game world is split into different regions. Each region is either controlled by the Athenians or the Spartans. One of Odyssey's new game mechanics is the implementation of conquest battles. To unlock a conquest battle, you need to weaken the hold of the controlling faction. Once a conquest battle is unlocked, you can begin a massive battle that will decide who controls the region. You have the ability to choose which side you want to be with.
As well as this, Odyssey introduces bounty hunters. If you commit a crime and it has been witnessed, you risk placing a bounty on yourself. This will send a bounty hunter after you. They are smart and very powerful, and can show up when you least expect it.


Many players say that the game is full of grind. I partially agree with this.
On the one hand, the game has a bunch of additional tasks that appear on each bulletin board themselves and the player must complete them in order to get the required level to be able to complete the storyline task.
For my part, I initially opened each island to which I was sent and in the end was always a level higher than the level for the task. I love to explore the world, so the grind passed me by.
I didn’t complete the tasks from the bulletin board because I simply didn’t need them.


Many people say that this is no longer the Assassin Creed, but it doesn't matter to me, because I was not familiar with the series. As a standalone game, it's gorgeous. It has great graphics, a good storyline, great gameplay, a bunch of features and innovations, besides, at the moment the game has a nice discount price, so I cannot but recommend this instance of the gaming industry.


My screenshots <3