Then thereвЂ™s the new Mercenary system, which is inspired by OriginвЂ™s Phylakes but, again, is bigger and better. I love the feeling of boarding the Adrestia and sailing the open waters, cleaving pirate triremes in half or pulling alongside to battle them hand to hand. Black FlagвЂ™s ship combat makes a return as a central feature, though it's slightly simplified to be less of a grind. I don't really mind that the story doesn't always work because Odyssey is an RPG that thrives thanks to its diverse and excellent activities. I didn't mind it, since all of those experiences are fun, but it will be annoying to anyone who wants to just focus on the main quest. One thing worth mentioning is that Odyssey's story features some pretty stiff level gaps that have to be overcome by diverting time to complete side quests and other activities. Even if certain revelations left me confused or rolling my eyes, I felt invested in what was happening. That's pretty standard for Assassin's Creed, but having agency in the story has done wonders for making me more attached to KassandraвЂ™s journey. It's still an enjoyable tale, but The Witcher 3 this is not. This frantic pacing doesn't leave much time to really know or appreciate these characters, and the reasons I was pulled from one area to the next sometimes felt paper thin. It simply tries to do too much, whisking you from the backwater island of Kephalonnia to heights of Athenian society and then to audiences with Spartan Kings. True to Assassin's Creed, Odyssey tries to tell a story that sees Kassandra rub elbows with all of the biggest names in ancient Greece, but the end result is a story that has charm but often feels disjointed and confusing. No matter which of two siblings you pick, Kassandra or Alexios, there's a lot of heart in their journey to reunite their family. If there's one casualty of Odyssey's massive world, though, it's the main story. This isn't just Ubisoft's biggest game ever, it's also it's most beautiful.

It's a vast world that I want to explore, and each zone has a subtle aesthetic that makes it unique, from the arid badlands of Crete to the verdant plains of Arkadia. Normally size doesn't matter, but the sheer scale of Odyssey's ancient Greece is to its benefit, especially because each area feels so distinct and detailed. These frequently wonderful side quests are spread out over a world that is almost incomprehensibly large for a singleplayer RPG. And, yes, I've also bumped uglies with quite a few willing characters. I refused to intervene when a priest wanted to put a plagued family to death, incited more than one rebellion, and even spared a shamed general from what should have been a very satisfying dish of stone-cold revenge. Unlike previous Assassin's Creeds, dialogue options now let me influence major and minor quests-sometimes with horrific consequences. Choice and consequenceД«reathtaking scenery and colorful sidequests make Odyssey not only the best Assassin's Creed to date, but one of the best RPGs since The Witcher 3. Even though the story doesn't live up to its initial premise, the additional layer of choice, breathtaking scenery, and colorful sidequests make Odyssey not only the best Assassin's Creed to date, but one of the best RPGs since The Witcher 3. Odyssey sheds so much of what AssassinвЂ™s Creed is known for to fully embrace the core concepts of a roleplaying game-and it's all the better for it.

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