Assassin's Creed Odyssey

[Comrade]

1 minute ago, JoeK said:

I wonder if it will have those 'tours' that Origins has? I've yet to get around to buying that one, but that addition always struck me as a good thing really - every Creed game I've played has been kind of fun for a fair few hours and I suddenly get thoroughly sick of the bastards. The tour aspect is something that I'd probably enjoy a fair bit (ancient history being one of my specialist subjects...and by specialist I mean I like it lots and lots).

 

It was fun in the last game, and got them some decent press, so I’d be surprised if they didn’t.

[ryodi]

https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/13/assassins-creed-odyssey-season-pass-assassins-creed-3-remastered/

 

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Ubisoft has announced its post-release plans for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey which includes a Season Pass and Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered.

 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will feature two story arcs included in the Season Pass which will release in the form of episodes.

 

The Season Pass also includes a copy of Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered with all DLC.: the Benedict Arnold Missions, Hidden Secrets Pack and Tyranny of King George.

 

It also includes Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation Remastered, which was originally released for PSP.
 

 

 

I doubt these remasters will fix anything in the game but it's a nice bonus for Season Pass owners.

 

 

[Fargo]

The additional content for origins was really good but I got burned with the season pass for Far Cry 5 so it’s the standard edition for me with this. 

[Stanley]

Switch version incoming

 

 

[djbhammer]

 

 

 

 

[Fargo]

This looks amazing. Really looking forward to it now. 

[Dave White]

ive been working through origins over the past year and really enjoying it. Hope to get it boxed off soon, this looks superb. ive stayed away from vids and spoilers and hope they go full fantasy on the setting Ray Harryhausen style

[Trumpets]

Day shitting one. Origins' gameplay plus ancient Greece is a dream combination.

[ryodi]

Trainspotting is nearly 25 years old so an odd callback for an Assassins Creed ad

 

 

 

I’d also buy an Alexa if it looked like this.

 

 

 

 

[Fargo]

This is now available for preorder at cdkeys https://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/games/assassins-creed-odyssey-xbox-one-cd-key 

 

Not as good as their recent prices for Tomb Raider or Forza but it’s the cheapest I’ve see it. 

[Trumpets]

If you pre-order this on PS4 or XB1 at the Ubisoft store it seems they'll throw in a steelbook case. It's £55 but you can get 20% off if you have 100 Ubi-units stored up.

 

I like a nice steelbook.

[deerokus]

What are you putting in the steelbook?

[Trumpets]

All my naked photos of your mum.

[Capwn]

Oooh that new Assassin Creed game coming out this week. Reviews coming in and it looks really good, Polygon love it.

 

https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2018/10/1/17920288/assassins-creed-odyssey-review-ps4-xbox-one-windows-pc

[Girth Certificate]

doesn't mention if it lets you run about with your knives out or not. 0/10

[deerokus]

ACG really likes it too. Side quests are apparently excellent.

 

Sounds like a good improvement on Origins.

[Flub]

I'm looking forward to playing this on Friday. Origins got me liking the series in a way previous iterations couldn't. More of the same? Sign me up! It didn't hurt that Origins looked stunning on my X in 4k.

[Fargo]

I got my CDkeys code this morning so loads of time to preload before Friday. Looking forward to it but I won’t start it unless I’ve rinsed Tomb Raider 

[Talk Show Host]

Eurogamer:

 

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Odyssey's Ancient Greece didn't feel an obvious choice at first. It's a time period before the Assassins existed, a country known more for its myths than its history, and a spread of islands which, its capital aside, are relatively unknown. (...)  Even with Assassin's Creed Origins, a game similar to Odyssey in style and scope, you had the lure of the pyramids, the Sphinx and icons of history such as Caesar and Cleopatra. What can Ancient Greece offer?

 

[Thor]

Haha, what an utter twat. Tom Phillips - added to my list of game reviewers I will forever ignore. 

[Scruff]

45 minutes ago, Talk Show Host said:

Eurogamer:

 

 

 

So, what's the punchline because that guy is obviously joking, right?

 

Right?  

[Kevvy Metal]

The sheer fuckwittery of game reviewers of recent are hitting new levels. 

[Trumpets]

1 hour ago, Talk Show Host said:

Eurogamer:

 

 

 

[Talk Show Host]

46 minutes ago, Scruff said:

 

So, what's the punchline because that guy is obviously joking, right?

 

Right?  

 

He is not... 

[deerokus]

That's embarrassing. Not known for its history? There's a clue in the word 'history', mate. In a sense you can say they invented the concept of history!

 

 

 

[Fargo]

This is getting some really strong reviews. 

[SteveH]

Only a short way in, but it's bloody great so far (ultimate and gold versions are out today). Looks absolutely gorgeous as well on the X. I do wish they would sort out some better lip synching though. They create these amazing looking worlds, and then the cutscenes/lip synching look a bit low budget. 

[djbhammer]

https://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/10/01/assassins-creed-odyssey-review

[davejm]

Was just having a scan of the review snippets in the era thread, and most reviewers seem to think the story and side quests are a lot stronger this time around.  Tempting.

[Kevvy Metal]

1 hour ago, davejm said:

Was just having a scan of the review snippets in the era thread, and most reviewers seem to think the story and side quests are a lot stronger this time around.  Tempting.

 

I definitely want to play this, as Odyssey was by far the best AC game I'd played. This basically seems to be the same engine and a lot of the same assets but with a whole other year to refine the whole lot. Like the development of AC1 to AC2.