Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Is There a Modern Day Story? What You Need to Know

Is There a Modern Day Story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? What You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about if there is a modern day story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

It has been over ten years since the original Assassin’s Creed game released. Now, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has released and the series has moved on to Ancient Greece. However, the historical settings aren’t the only storyline that the series has followed over the years.

The modern day story, which has focused on a few characters, has been divisive. Some fans see it as a distraction from the main part of the series, while others enjoy the context it adds. Now that Odyssey has arrived, you might be wondering whether there’s more than just Kassandra and Alexios’ story.

Well, this might be good news to some of you and bad news to others, but yes there is a modern day story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. It is woven into the rest of the game as usual, alongside the memory sequences.

The following details about the modern day story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey contains some mild spoilers of the game. If you don’t want to hear anything, turn back now!

It all follows Layla Hassan once again. She discovers the Spear of Leonidas in the story and she uses the DNA that she finds on the spear to go back in time to Ancient Greece. That’s how the modern day story is linked to the story of Kassandra or Alexios that you play through.

If you’re interested in being spoiled more about the modern day story, you can check out a full summary over here in our Modern Story Explained.

Obviously, if you’d rather experience through it yourself, don’t click that link. Don’t click here to our Story and Endings Summary either if you don’t want to be spoiled on the entire story.

That’s all there is to know about if there is a modern day story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. For more tips and tricks on the game, be sure to check out our ACO wiki guide or search for Twinfinite.