The war system can change a faction's influence over a region. The conflict between Athens and Sparta is represented through a "War System" which enables players to take contracts from mercenaries and participate in different large-scale battles against hostile factions. These can be equipped and upgraded individually.Īssassin's Creed Odyssey also features naval combat again, with the player having access to Hellenistic-era warships to explore the Aegean Sea. The game also features a gear system in which each piece of armor the player wears has different statistics and provides a range of advantages. These skills include calling a rain of arrows and a powerful kick to knock opponents off-balance, and are similar to the "Overpower" mechanic introduced in Origins that let the player use a powerful finishing move in combat. The hitbox combat system introduced in Origins returns and is expanded upon to grant the player access to different special skills when the ability bar fills up.
This replaces the system used in Origins, which granted the player a series of passive abilities. The three skill trees are "hunter", which focuses on ranged attacks through use of a bow & arrow, "warrior", which focuses on weapons based combat (swords, spears, axes etc.), and "assassin", which focuses on stealth & silent take-downs.
The game uses a skill tree system that allows the player to unlock new abilities. They inherit his broken spear, which is forged into a blade to become a weapon that grants the player special abilities in combat. The player character, Alexios or Kassandra, is a greek mercenary, and a descendant of the Spartan king Leonidas I. The game features a notoriety system in which mercenaries chase after the player if they commit crimes like killing or stealing. The player is able to choose the gender of the main character, adopting the role of Alexios or Kassandra. The game contains dialogue options, branching quests and multiple endings.
It received generally positive reviews, with praise for its open world, visuals, combat, story, and characters, while receiving criticism for some reliance on grinding, microtransactions, and for feeling bloated.Īssassin's Creed Odyssey places more emphasis on role-playing elements than previous games in the series. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and (in Japan only) for Nintendo Switch on October 5, 2018, with a Google Stadia version launching alongside the service in 2019. Players control a male or female mercenary (Ancient Greek: μίσθιος misthios) who fights for both sides as they attempt to unite their family and uncover a malign cult.
Set in the year 431 BC, the plot tells a fictional history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. It is the 11th major installment, and 21st overall, in the Assassin's Creed series and the successor to 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins. Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft.