Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed Origins leaned into RPG mechanics than the series has ever before, but it looks like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is going full-on RPG. Odyssey is all about choice, allowing you to choose whether your hero is a man or a woman for the first time in the series. Another first for the series is the addition of romance options, and even same-sex romance options on top of that, a big step forward for the series.
On top of all that Odyssey introduces branching dialogue, Bioware style choices, intricate stats, quests, and more. All of this is layered on top of the already beautiful graphical engine and systemic gameplay that Origins used, both also present in Odyssey. The colorful hills and seas of Ancient Greece are gorgeously rendered, and the fact that the majority of the voice cast for the game is of Greek descent helps add believability to everything.
After our hands-on time with the game, changes like less intrusive level gating and new conquest battles add even more to the experience. Even though much of Odyssey feels exactly like Origins, there’s enough new for Assassin’s Creed fans to be excited.
