When Ubisoft decided to reboot the franchise and release Assassin's Creed Origins, they took are a pretty big leap. Somehow, they managed to convince the fans that it's for the good of the franchise and that this is the way to the future.

An expansive map that gives players a true purpose; Improved combat system; Maritime battles; Hunting mercenaries

A few facial animations problems; Some FPS drops

Last year's Assassin's Creed Origins firmly took the franchise towards action-RPG territory, and Odyssey confidently builds upon the stats and character-driven template of its predecessor and offers up a 60+ hour gameplay package of epic scale, with more player-driven choice and consequence than the...

Many mythological traditions involve some form of demigod, an exceptional individual born from the union of a human and a deity. These heroes accomplish astounding things thanks to their divine heritage, but their mortal sides keep them from joining the ranks of true gods.

After a year off, the Assassin's Creed franchise returned in 2017 with the excellent Assassin's Creed Origins. Origins recast the series as a single-player action role-playing game (RPG), moving away from the pure stealth-action of previous titles, while still retaining the vast open-world and...

Hot off the heels of Assassin's Creed Origins , Ubisoft brings its stealth, action-adventure series to the captivating world of ancient Greece with Assassin's Creed Odyssey . This latest installment enhances its predecessor's RPG elements and offers players more agency in developing the main...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey takes the excellent blueprint laid down by Origins and expands on it. It's more dynamic than any game in the series, and gives the very best modern, open-world RPGs a run for their money when it comes to the sheer amount of content and level of quality found across the...

Kassandra the horn dog!

Kassandra is a great character; Huge; beautiful world to discover; Engaging missions throughout the world; Mercenaries

Pointless level gating of areas; Combat becomes cumbersome when fighting a group; Some visual glitches and texture pop in at times

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The most expansive Assassin's Creed yet recreates Ancient Greece in all its glory but can a game be too big for its own good

Gorgeous scenery and massive open world map; More interesting story and characters than usual and new features like conquest battles and lieutenants work well; Mountains of content

The game often seems far too big for its own good, with a leaden pace and repetition that wouldn't have been so obvious if the game weren't so long; Mediocre combat and stealth; The usual bugs

Just a year on from the major action RPG overhaul of Assassin's Creed Origins, you'd be forgiven for expecting Assassin's Creed Odyssey to simply retread the same ground. It's building on those ideas, certainly, but with the introduction of dialogue choices and a branching story, a choice between...

Visually stunning; Story choices add more depth; Faster combat; Skills make combat feel more dynamic; Piracy on the high seas; Climbing on the penis of a giant Greek statue

It might actually be; Numerous loading times and other technical issues; Voice acting weirdness; A bit repetitive