Assassins Creed: Odyssey
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Early unlocked tonight at 10pm. Just had a couple of hours and it plays, as expected, very much like Origins. The only annoyance is they've changed the key mappings again (they seem to do this with every iteration of the game - why?!?!).
Not as immediately engaging as Origins, but I expect it to pick up the pace in good time
Not as immediately engaging as Origins, but I expect it to pick up the pace in good time
judas said:
Early unlocked tonight at 10pm. Just had a couple of hours and it plays, as expected, very much like Origins. The only annoyance is they've changed the key mappings again (they seem to do this with every iteration of the game - why?!?!).
Not as immediately engaging as Origins, but I expect it to pick up the pace in good time
Can you change the controller button options? I hated Black Flag due to the controls but Origins was just right!Not as immediately engaging as Origins, but I expect it to pick up the pace in good time
I cancelled my pre-order. With RDR2 coming up soon, I'll wait a couple of months until it's discounted. It's more an available time issue than being bothered about price mind.
Really enjoyed Origins, but I did get jaded toward the end of playing it.
I'd be interested to know what people's experiences of it are ....
Really enjoyed Origins, but I did get jaded toward the end of playing it.
I'd be interested to know what people's experiences of it are ....
Played 5 hours of this last night, and I do like it. However, I am not blown away in the same way I was with Origins. The graphics do not look quite as good for some reason, perhaps it's the setting, Egypt had quite a warm colour palette whereas Greece doesn't - maybe it's the GPY settings. I had everything on very high with Origins (Intel 8600k, 16gb RAM and 1080 GPU), but the automatic settings for this game put most things on low with the same components.
Gameplay is more or less the same, though, and I am sure I will sink over 100 hours in this..
Gameplay is more or less the same, though, and I am sure I will sink over 100 hours in this..
Played a lot more and still liking it very much.
If there's one minor gripe, that would be with the apparent political agenda. I am playing as Kassandra, and the developers have clearly made her a lesbian, as she seems only interested in bedding the female characters, with no such options for interactions with males, and all of my ship lieutenants are female, as in my game at least, they all have much better stats than the male equivalents. I do not mind this, as I know it is historical fact that many batted for both sides in this era, especially men - but giving the female characters better stats is going a little too far, I think.
This doesn't spoil my overall enjoyment of the game, but it is something I am noticing a lot more (even in Rome 2 which again, I don't mind so much), that developers are trying to push that woman are much better than men, evidenced by better stats for them, meaning you're more compelled to choose them.
Make all things equal, please, but not one gender much more equal then the other...
If there's one minor gripe, that would be with the apparent political agenda. I am playing as Kassandra, and the developers have clearly made her a lesbian, as she seems only interested in bedding the female characters, with no such options for interactions with males, and all of my ship lieutenants are female, as in my game at least, they all have much better stats than the male equivalents. I do not mind this, as I know it is historical fact that many batted for both sides in this era, especially men - but giving the female characters better stats is going a little too far, I think.
This doesn't spoil my overall enjoyment of the game, but it is something I am noticing a lot more (even in Rome 2 which again, I don't mind so much), that developers are trying to push that woman are much better than men, evidenced by better stats for them, meaning you're more compelled to choose them.
Make all things equal, please, but not one gender much more equal then the other...
chris watton said:
Played a lot more and still liking it very much.
If there's one minor gripe, that would be with the apparent political agenda. I am playing as Kassandra, and the developers have clearly made her a lesbian, as she seems only interested in bedding the female characters, with no such options for interactions with males, and all of my ship lieutenants are female, as in my game at least, they all have much better stats than the male equivalents. I do not mind this, as I know it is historical fact that many batted for both sides in this era, especially men - but giving the female characters better stats is going a little too far, I think.
This doesn't spoil my overall enjoyment of the game, but it is something I am noticing a lot more (even in Rome 2 which again, I don't mind so much), that developers are trying to push that woman are much better than men, evidenced by better stats for them, meaning you're more compelled to choose them.
Make all things equal, please, but not one gender much more equal then the other...
I’m playing as the bloke and have been offered a fun night with a lady and man, I imagine the game is the same if playing as male or female so for all your lesbian sessions they are straight for me and vice versa. If there's one minor gripe, that would be with the apparent political agenda. I am playing as Kassandra, and the developers have clearly made her a lesbian, as she seems only interested in bedding the female characters, with no such options for interactions with males, and all of my ship lieutenants are female, as in my game at least, they all have much better stats than the male equivalents. I do not mind this, as I know it is historical fact that many batted for both sides in this era, especially men - but giving the female characters better stats is going a little too far, I think.
This doesn't spoil my overall enjoyment of the game, but it is something I am noticing a lot more (even in Rome 2 which again, I don't mind so much), that developers are trying to push that woman are much better than men, evidenced by better stats for them, meaning you're more compelled to choose them.
Make all things equal, please, but not one gender much more equal then the other...
I put more time into it but got a bit carried away and stopped doing the main missions once I left the first island and have decided to travel the islands holidaying whilst occasionally having a big fight and mainly looting stuff I cannot use yet.
7 hours in so far and I'm not enjoying it as much as Origins, but some of the reviews said it takes a while to really get going so we'll see how that goes.
So far I prefer the Egyptian setting for Origins along with its protagonist, Bayek, who had a much more compelling story right from the start. At the moment there's a distinct lack of focus on why I should be bothered about all the killing and stealing - no doubt this will come in time, but so far so whatever.
The controls also seem clumsy and unresponsive too at time - getting stuck on the edges of walls and being unable to jump or move. Then there's the issues with 21:9 monitors that weren't present in Origins - very worrying considering it's using the same engine.
New mercenary system sucks too, with new mercenaries seeming to randomly appear from nowhere in the middle of a fight.
In all, so far I have to say I'm disappointed.
So far I prefer the Egyptian setting for Origins along with its protagonist, Bayek, who had a much more compelling story right from the start. At the moment there's a distinct lack of focus on why I should be bothered about all the killing and stealing - no doubt this will come in time, but so far so whatever.
The controls also seem clumsy and unresponsive too at time - getting stuck on the edges of walls and being unable to jump or move. Then there's the issues with 21:9 monitors that weren't present in Origins - very worrying considering it's using the same engine.
New mercenary system sucks too, with new mercenaries seeming to randomly appear from nowhere in the middle of a fight.
In all, so far I have to say I'm disappointed.
Edited by judas on Sunday 7th October 17:26
judas said:
7 hours in so far and I'm not enjoying it as much as Origins, but some of the reviews said it takes a while to really get going so we'll see how that goes.
So far I prefer the Egyptian setting for Origins along with its protagonist, Bayek, who had a much more compelling story right from the start. At the moment there's a distinct lack of focus on why I should be bothered about all the killing and stealing - no doubt this will come in time, but so far so whatever.
The controls also seem clumsy and unresponsive too at time - getting stuck on the edges of walls and being unable to jump or move. Then there's the issues with 21:9 monitors that weren't present in Origins - very worrying considering it's using the same engine.
New mercenary system sucks too, with new mercenaries seeming to randomly appear from nowhere in the middle of a fight.
In all, so far I have to say I'm disappointed.
I am about 20 hours in, and I have to agree, I do prefer Origins. But I like the very late Roman Republic era much more, and I have a feeling, having played both, that the developers put a lot more heart and soul into origins than Odyssey. So far I prefer the Egyptian setting for Origins along with its protagonist, Bayek, who had a much more compelling story right from the start. At the moment there's a distinct lack of focus on why I should be bothered about all the killing and stealing - no doubt this will come in time, but so far so whatever.
The controls also seem clumsy and unresponsive too at time - getting stuck on the edges of walls and being unable to jump or move. Then there's the issues with 21:9 monitors that weren't present in Origins - very worrying considering it's using the same engine.
New mercenary system sucks too, with new mercenaries seeming to randomly appear from nowhere in the middle of a fight.
In all, so far I have to say I'm disappointed.
Edited by judas on Sunday 7th October 17:26
I would have loved it if they had continued with the Bayek storyline, and just expanded the map eastwards, or even north west to include Roman Italy.
Having said that, I am enjoying it, just perhaps not as much as I had hoped, after spending almost £100 on this particular version - I find the map harder to read, too, and the terrain seems t be l the same, very hilly and rocky..
Anyone else playing with keyboard and mouse? Finding key presses just don't do anything half the time - it's incredibly frustrating and I've got to the point where I just don't want to play it.
Considering how good Origins was, this is just a badly optimised and setup mess - it's unforgivable
Considering how good Origins was, this is just a badly optimised and setup mess - it's unforgivable
O and another thing, do not purchase any of the armour packs, I did and found they were next to useless once levelling up, as the in-game resources cost is way too high to upgrade them. You are better off just changing your armour and weapons as you level up. I don't recall it being this resource hungry (when wanting to upgrade your favourite gear to your skill level) in Origins.
Bought this for PS4 and have to say graphically miles behind Horizon Zero Dawn which was released over a year ago. The main player seems to just wander along with graphics from a PS2 like some awkward waddle. HZD combat is much more fluid, graphically better and feels much more like there is impact. I feel like I should have gone for Origins or spent my £50 on Red Dead 2...
Anyway, started with the guy but gave up after an hour and started again with the woman just because of the bizarre and annoying voice.
Skirted around the first island doing as many side missions as possible (I like doing it this way to lengthen the overall play time and ensure I finish the storyline when I am effectively finishing the game completely) which has been reasonably fun, but generally feel quite underwhelmed by the jerking movement of the player and poor graphics.
Anyway, started with the guy but gave up after an hour and started again with the woman just because of the bizarre and annoying voice.
Skirted around the first island doing as many side missions as possible (I like doing it this way to lengthen the overall play time and ensure I finish the storyline when I am effectively finishing the game completely) which has been reasonably fun, but generally feel quite underwhelmed by the jerking movement of the player and poor graphics.
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