Assassins Creed Odyssey (PS4)

As a long-time fan of the Assassin's Creed series, I eagerly dove into Assassin's Creed Odyssey on PS4, and I can confidently say that this installment has redefined what an open-world adventure can be! Set against the backdrop of ancient Greece, Odyssey offers an unforgettable journey filled with exploration, combat, and storytelling. Breathtaking Open World: The first thing that strikes you about Odyssey is its breathtaking world. The graphics are stunning, showcasing the beauty of Greece in all its glory—from the sun-kissed beaches to the towering mountains and bustling cities. Each location is rich with detail, making exploration a joy. Whether you’re sailing the Aegean Sea or wandering through Athens, the scale and beauty of this world are truly impressive. Engaging Storyline and Characters: Odyssey weaves a compelling narrative that allows you to shape your adventure through choices and character development. You can choose to play as Alexios or Kassandra, each offering a unique perspective on the unfolding story. The depth of the characters you encounter, from influential historical figures to relatable companions, adds emotional weight to your journey. The blend of mythology and history creates an engaging narrative that kept me invested throughout the game. Diverse Gameplay and Exploration: The gameplay mechanics are incredibly diverse, providing players with a robust RPG experience. You have the freedom to approach missions in a variety of ways—whether you prefer stealth, combat, or diplomacy. The skill tree allows for customization, letting you tailor your character to fit your preferred playstyle. Additionally, the side quests are rich and rewarding, offering a myriad of adventures that enhance the overall experience. Naval Combat and Exploration: One of the highlights of Odyssey is the naval combat, which is an exhilarating addition to the series. As you sail the seas, you’ll encounter enemy ships, engage in naval battles, and explore uncharted islands. Customizing your ship and crew adds a strategic layer to naval exploration, making every journey feel unique and exciting. Immersive World Events: The dynamic world of Odyssey keeps you on your toes. Events like Conquests and random encounters create an ever-changing environment, ensuring that no two play sessions feel the same. The depth of the game world is impressive, with a living ecosystem that reacts to your choices as a player. Conclusion: In conclusion, Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an outstanding entry in the franchise that truly captivates with its stunning visuals, engaging storyline, and diverse gameplay. It’s a must-play for both longtime fans and newcomers to the series. If you love immersive open-world adventures that allow you to carve your own path through history, Odyssey will not disappoint. Grab your blades and prepare for an epic journey through ancient Greece—you won’t want to miss it!

Excellent

Negatives Game assumes you have played one of previous games in franchise and doesn't give you too many hints of how to play early on Some may find it a bit grindy at times (I didn't) The accents and pronunciations are a bit off Game loading time isn't fast Personally although I love the combat I'm not great at it and it can be difficult remembering all the different combinations of button presses and what they do, especially when deep in combat with multiple enemies. If you find a challenge to difficult there is no option to skip it. All you can do is reduce difficulty. Positives Under £13 for a game this good is insane VFM Game is massive. I realised this when after playing for 7 hours I got a screen welcoming me to the start of the game. I have just clocked over 220 hours and completed the main quests (along with many side quests). I assume I will easily get to 300 hours before I call it a day. Its very addictive. Always find yourself wanting to just get to the next quest. The quests are very varied and there are lots and lots and lots of them. The characters are relatable. Some of the right decisions you make turn out to be the wrong ones (I liked this) The progression system is very good. The highest level you can reach is 99. I'm on 68 at the time of writing but I guess you could finish the game at maybe 55. Summary. My favourite game I have played include The last of us, days gone and horizon zero dawn. This is not as good as those, but its close and for under £13 its an absolute bargain. Just buy it.

Overall this was a fantastic game and very good value for money. I'd give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the mandatory sea battles which I detest and have removed one star for. There is a lot of game for your money. I spent 240 hours playing and reached level 60. There were still more side missions available but I'd dealt with Deimos and most of the cultists by then and I didn't want to carry on with more sea battles which was the only way to uncover the Aegean branch and the lead cultist. Some of the game was repetitive, the caves especially, most of which had been cloned and were identical including things like where to expect loot of iron rocks etc. Same with the underground tombs, a lot of clones or near clones. Also you may find it necessary to fight your way through the same fort, fortress or limestone quarry several times, which gets tedious. First time you do it for the hell of it or for a quest, then later you have to come back again and go through it all again to hit the Captain or Leader then again after a cultist who is hiding out there. You can "cheat" to avoid much (but not all) of the sea travel (and sea battles) if you prefer. You can hop from one island to the next nearby one on a small boat, which may capsize part way across but you can swim the rest! Just synchronise on every island then you can teleport straight there in the future and summon your ship to you, including any ship's passengers, without you needing to sail anywhere or fight pirates etc. Some sea battles are mandatory to continue the odyssey and continue the game plot; the blockade of Paros and the subsequent battle are unfortunately necessary. The photo option L3 + R3 was a pain as I kept accidentally activating it while in the middle of a frantic melee; but thankfully you can disable this feature in the options. There are a number of bugs in the game and with some of the quests: 1. Some animals were trapped in a white outline limbo bug. It wasn't possible to kill the main bear in a bear den as it was stuck inside a big rock! Also when getting the white bull there was a lion trapped inside a cart. 2. There is also a bug with one of the forts if you access it via swimming in from an underground cave - you can "fall out of the game" and get stuck in a broken kaleidoscope of shapes showing both below water and the fortress, you can't move in any direction and just drown. 3. A couple of the side quests also had bugs, I returned to the quest originator for my bounty and it was showing the ticked diamond box above them but they didn't respond to me; one was a soldier in a little camp and the only option was to assassinate him rather than "talk" to get paid! Another was a woman in a burned out village who completely ignored me. Tried bumping into her etc but she behaved just like one of the non-interactive characters elsewhere in the game despite the ticked diamond box above her head. 4. A serious bug was trying to rescue Barnabas (my ships captain) from the bandit camp, where all the bandits were showing a blue diamond above them and I couldn't get any arrow locks on them but they attacked me just fine. The game couldn't make its mind up if the bandits were foes or friends. I ended up reloading a saved game from a few minutes earlier and bypassing this location completely. Barnabas turns up on the ship later anyway so it isn't necessary to complete that broken location. 5. There is also a bug with the quests list, towards the end of the game some quests I accepted from the message board and from individuals just disappeared (immediately) and never showed on the list. 6. There was also a bug close to the beginning of the game where I couldn't get my first set of gear from my house from the chest after beating up the two goons, it just kept bumping and refusing to open; I ended up playing the game from the beginning again including that opening battle but still the same problem - had to reboot the PS4 box, then I could open the chest. 7. A number of the chunks of metal loot in the countryside were hovering above the ground! Some so high you can't reach them to loot! Also there was some buried loot you could ping but not see or access below ground in exactly the same location in the cloned caves. 8. The "ping" to detect nearby loot stopped working for something like twenty hours or more of game play, then mysteriously started working again. 9. There is a bug with the ship; if you stop short of the illuminated docking area the ship sometimes gets stuck and you can't row it in any direction, so you have to jump overboard, swim to the dock and summon the ship! Similarly when leaving port, if you stop to allow another ship to get out of the way the ship can get stuck requiring the same action or to dock again if that option is shown. Bugs aside, the game is well worth playing and the faulty quests were much less than 1% of the number I completed without issue; similarly you can live with the numerous minor bugs. In short, complaints and niggles aside, I recommend this game. It is very long and very open world. Lots of fun to be had.

My favourite in the franchise so far

I absolutely love that game. It was my first AC game and I love it. The story is very good, even though it can feel like you’re running errand for different people in order to obtain information. The character is very likeable too (you can play as Alexios, or his sister Kassandra). One thing I liked is you can make choices during some conversations and cut scenes, which slightly affects the story. Regarding the side quests, some of them can be a little boring but fairly quick, just doing a task for someone, and some can be more enjoyable as there is more of a backstory to it. Same goes for quest lines, they can feel like a whole different story with multiple quests, which still give you lots to do once you’ve finished the main story. Overall really enjoyed that game, still have a lot of things to do, basically unlimited fun, definitely worth it.

What a game!!!

I have been a fan of the Assassin's Creed series since the first game so I was always going to buy this game but I must admit, I found it very difficult to get into. I tried to start the game 3 times before getting far enough in to get hooked (which I now am). I like to write these reviews as a list of pros and cons so here we go: Pros: 1. The main story is very engaging and it makes you really care about your main character's progress and fate 2. The combat system is quite deep with a lot of different weapons and different ways to fight via the use of different focuses on upgrades. You'll spend a lot of time fighting so good thing too! You can also choose to focus on stealth or all out carnage or a mixture of both. 3. The cultist system is well designed: without spoilers, you identify your assassination targets by gathering information before you can go after them. Getting this information is built in to every other aspect of the game so you end up getting it by doing the other activities rather than a tedious grind doing one thing over and over 4. The character design is great, Kassandra in particular is hilarious. The "famous" side characters are well written too. Cons: 1. The open world is absolutely huge. Some people may see this as a good thing but for me it was a huge con. The open world is so big that you will quickly get overwhelmed by the number of question marks and quest icons across the map and the map itself is so big that clearing the map of these question marks soon becomes a massive chore. 2. Linked to the above point, there are a massive number of side quests but they are very repetitive and most of them boil down to "fetch this", "kill these bandits". There are so many of these quests that you can spend so long clearing the side quests that you forget where you got up to in the main story. Every time I look at my mission list, there are so many that I just don't know where to start to clear them and which ones actually need to be done to progress. 3. Unlike AC Origins, the massive map does not take advantage of the opportunity to have unique locations. Each one is very similar and looks like they might be copy/paste jobs just to fill the map. 4. The level up system for weapons is a bit of a pain. As you level up your character, you have the option to level up your favourite weapons but annoyingly, despite constantly breaking down old weapons for resources and raiding caves etc for iron, I never have enough resources to upgrade more than one item to my current level at a time. 5. There is a system in the game where you can weaken a certain area which will allow either the Athenians or the Spartans to take control. While I see where the designers were going with this, I don't like this system at all because you end up switching sides so often that it ends up losing all meaning. For example, you can spend a ton of time doing missions on behalf of one side but then end up killing soldiers of that same side while clearing question mark locations just because that side currently controls the area you're in. So, in summary, this is a very good game and if you like Assassin's Creed you will end up getting sucked in quite quickly but it also has some major issues that turn it into a bit of a tedious grind. This is due to the fact they have crammed so much unnecessary content in that while you don't have to do it all, you can quickly get overwhelmed. Origins had its share of these issues but Odyssey takes it to the next level. I really hope the designers take note of the feedback on these points because future games could really do with being a bit smaller and more focused.

J'ai acheté ce jeu pour le noël de mon fils. Il adore. Ce qu'il trouve embêtant c'est de devoir télécharger la langue en français, au lieu qu'elle soit réglable dès le début. Sinon rien à redire.

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Bin geradezu süchtig nach diesem Open-world Spiel.

good

buen juego de accion y aventura