Awesome game. If you're new to the series, its great. If you're returning to the series, it will feel much different from the typical AC Game.

TL;DR:
9/10 - Will keep you entertained for 50+ hours a playthrough.

In Odyssey, you're not exactly an "Assassin", you're a Spartan Mercenary, and being an Assassin is entirely up to you. You can be a Warrior, or an Assassin. You can charge in sword drawn first and fight hand to hand with your opponents, or you can sneak around and stealth 'most' of your enemies away. When I say 'most' I mean most elite enemies cant be instant killed through stealth. There is no hidden blade, you weild a dagger, which acts as your secondary weapon.

The game is very long, and its structured in a way similar to a blend of Assassin's Creed, Shadow of War, and Witcher 3.
The questing, equipment and combat will remind you a bit of Witcher 3, the way the world is structured, the parkour and the naval combat will remind you of AC, and the progression systems and Mercenary system will remind you of the Nemesis engine of Shadow of War.

The game is designed to be quite long, where there are many main story arcs that merge into one, leveling up can be slow and you are required to do some side-questing/ world exploration to keep your level and equipment up to the main story standards. Your Character level, your Spear (Hidden Blade), your Ship, your Gear, your main story archs, the Arena fights, the Mercenary roster, and hunting Cultists are all designed to be progressed slowly to the end game. You'll spend alot of time, and hours trying to complete everything.

The entire game takes place between the civil war of greece between the Spartans and Athenians. You can influence the war effort by aiding either side. Clearing out Forts, destroying/burning supplies and stealing resources will lower the influence of that particular faction in the area. Even killing random guards will slowly lower it. Eventually you can expose the areas "leader" and assassinate him/her. As the influence weakens you'll notice more and more of the opposing factions soldiers attacking and raiding the land, and eventually, weakend enough, you can spark the "Conquest" battle, which is an all out battle on foot between the two sides. Siding with the attacking team will always be more difficult of a battle, but will grant higher rewards... and whatever side victors will change the rule of that state.

The Conquest battles are fun, but they are all the same. After you've completed a few, they become nothing more than a method of getting some up to date Epic equipment. Basically the conquest is an all out battlefield between the two factions. You're the Hero of whatever side you're on, and there will be a Hero on your opponents side that you will likely have to fight halfway through the battle. Your job is to deplete the enemy teams forces, kill their Captains and their Hero, and demoralize them enough that the remaining troops on the field retreat.

Some of you have probably heard this game is "Grindy".... yes and no. Its not any more of a Grind than any typical RPG. Its just that you now have access to the UbiStore, where you can "Pay-to-progress". This is whats getting everyone's jimmies rustled. YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY TO WIN. Ignore the UbiStore and play the game normally.
This isnt like Shadow of War where the end-game becomes obscenely difficult you have to pay money to boost. No the game is consitant, it might be consitantly slow, but it is consistant.

Bonus points:
The main Canon Character is a female, and shes bad-arse. Theres no boob-armor in this game, it is legitimate.
Yes you can find feminine armor sets, but for the most part, PRACTICAL ARMOR is prominent in this game.

Awesome game. If you're new to the series, its great. If you're returning to the series, it will feel much different from the typical AC Game. TL;DR: 9/10 - Will keep you entertained for 50+ hours a playthrough. In Odyssey, you're not exactly an "Assassin", you're a Spartan Mercenary, and being an Assassin is entirely up to you. You can be a Warrior, or an Assassin. You can charge in sword drawn first and fight hand to hand with your opponents, or you can sneak around and stealth 'most' of your enemies away. When I say 'most' I mean most elite enemies cant be instant killed through stealth. There is no hidden blade, you weild a dagger, which acts as your secondary weapon. The game is very long, and its structured in a way similar to a blend of Assassin's Creed, Shadow of War, and Witcher 3. The questing, equipment and combat will remind you a bit of Witcher 3, the way the world is structured, the parkour and the naval combat will remind you of AC, and the progression systems and Mercenary system will remind you of the Nemesis engine of Shadow of War. The game is designed to be quite long, where there are many main story arcs that merge into one, leveling up can be slow and you are required to do some side-questing/ world exploration to keep your level and equipment up to the main story standards. Your Character level, your Spear (Hidden Blade), your Ship, your Gear, your main story archs, the Arena fights, the Mercenary roster, and hunting Cultists are all designed to be progressed slowly to the end game. You'll spend alot of time, and hours trying to complete everything. The entire game takes place between the civil war of greece between the Spartans and Athenians. You can influence the war effort by aiding either side. Clearing out Forts, destroying/burning supplies and stealing resources will lower the influence of that particular faction in the area. Even killing random guards will slowly lower it. Eventually you can expose the areas "leader" and assassinate him/her. As the influence weakens you'll notice more and more of the opposing factions soldiers attacking and raiding the land, and eventually, weakend enough, you can spark the "Conquest" battle, which is an all out battle on foot between the two sides. Siding with the attacking team will always be more difficult of a battle, but will grant higher rewards... and whatever side victors will change the rule of that state. The Conquest battles are fun, but they are all the same. After you've completed a few, they become nothing more than a method of getting some up to date Epic equipment. Basically the conquest is an all out battlefield between the two factions. You're the Hero of whatever side you're on, and there will be a Hero on your opponents side that you will likely have to fight halfway through the battle. Your job is to deplete the enemy teams forces, kill their Captains and their Hero, and demoralize them enough that the remaining troops on the field retreat. Some of you have probably heard this game is "Grindy".... yes and no. Its not any more of a Grind than any typical RPG. Its just that you now have access to the UbiStore, where you can "Pay-to-progress". This is whats getting everyone's jimmies rustled. YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY TO WIN. Ignore the UbiStore and play the game normally. This isnt like Shadow of War where the end-game becomes obscenely difficult you have to pay money to boost. No the game is consitant, it might be consitantly slow, but it is consistant. Bonus points: The main Canon Character is a female, and shes bad-arse. Theres no boob-armor in this game, it is legitimate. Yes you can find feminine armor sets, but for the most part, PRACTICAL ARMOR is prominent in this game.