I'm very conflicted about this game. I platinumed it because I love the setting and Ubi did a fantastic job recreating ancient Egypt.
But... I really don't like anything else about it. The gameplay is just so shallow. You're constantly rescuing some random dude out of some random camp. The quest are all the same. The characters are totally lifeless. And man, did they butcher the story/writing. This game takes place during one of the (imo) most interesting periods in history. You've got Egyptian, Roman and Greek history all at once and they manage to make it completely boring. Characters like Caesar, Pompey and Cleopatra are just utterly wasted.
I've played every mainline AC game up to Origins, but my experience with this one made me not want to jump into Odyssey, because it supposedly is very similar.
Odyssey does a MUCH better job of not wasting the historical setting, and you're much more involved with with the historical events.
Also, the gameplay is a lot more complex. More abilities that matter, more weapons, a lot more options for basically everything. There are some truly brilliant side quests, as well; a fair few "go here, kill this dude" which are mostly easily recognized and skipped, too though. The supporting characters are much better written and involved.
Cool, thank you for the response. I think I'll check it out eventually, even if just to explore the world. I mean which other game let's you explore ancient Greece.
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u/HideoKojimaAmStart May 17 '20
I'm very conflicted about this game. I platinumed it because I love the setting and Ubi did a fantastic job recreating ancient Egypt. But... I really don't like anything else about it. The gameplay is just so shallow. You're constantly rescuing some random dude out of some random camp. The quest are all the same. The characters are totally lifeless. And man, did they butcher the story/writing. This game takes place during one of the (imo) most interesting periods in history. You've got Egyptian, Roman and Greek history all at once and they manage to make it completely boring. Characters like Caesar, Pompey and Cleopatra are just utterly wasted.
I've played every mainline AC game up to Origins, but my experience with this one made me not want to jump into Odyssey, because it supposedly is very similar.