Recent reviews by WUnderbar

I might be one of the few to say this: I didn't like Origins. Not because the gameplay or RPG aspect wasn't good. I just wasn't a fan of Egypt as a setting, nor did Bayeks character really draw me in. I tried my hardest to like the game. I powered through some of the content hoping at least certain aspects of the RPG style would keep me appealed. That being said, when Odysssey was announced, I was extremely excited. Greek history and Greek mythology has been a favorite of mine since grade school. Most would say the history and mythology go hand in hand. I've even take extra classes during college. I wouldn't call myself an expert in these fields, but the setting that this game took place not only drew nostalgia, but a sense of wonder.
This game really hit on those triggers for me. I LOVE RPG games. Now, I won't go as far as to say that this game beats out a game such as the Witcher series in RPG aspects.. they have a long way to go, but in terms of what they have done so far along with the fact that they did a great job incorporating the 'stealth' aspect into the RPG, I'm having a wonderful time playing this game.
Characters: Kassandra needs to be your main character. I higly recommend that. The voice acting of Alexios, while not horrible, is more suited for the role of a villian. Certain cut scenes just felt more intense and more immersive with those two playing these roles. WIth them flipped... it just took me out of it. Just give it a watch on youtube. Now what made a game like the Witcher 3 (I'm comparing these a lot.. i know) so amazing is that the side characters were well voiced, deeply flushed out, and even some of the side quests could be stand alone short games themselves. Odyssey hasn't really hit on that note as quite a few voice acting seemedf to over the top. Yes, it might be because Ubisoft opted for realism and aimed for 'ancient greek' accents, but if you're going to go as far as to take out something like fall damage, you might as well do away with the over the top voice acting.
Overall Gameplay: As of right now, I'm about level 30ish. Every day I look forward to going home from work to play this game, which was NOT the case for Origins. The microtransactions don't really bother me since I understand that extra funding/support needs to come from somewhere, but the leveling system seems much more fluid with the increase experience buff. There is a bit of grinding from level 30 and on.
Issues: There are some minor issues with the game, including various graphical errors: eyebrows floating, lions flying, sharks glitching into rocks (which actually helps), etc. But these are such minor issues and have been addressed throughout this games current weeks of play.
Community Events: The community events definitely feel more 'optional'. In Origins, I felt as the events were almost required to enjoy the full game. After missing 1-2 events, the overall lure of Origins disappeared. It seemed almost similar to those optional mission objectives. That's just my own personal opinion and really I haven't played Odyssey even fully enough to really give an even more in depth review, but seriously. This game is amazing, you really feel the immersion and they do a great job of incorporating their canon story with Greek History and how certain events play out.

A breathe of fresh air. Took many aspects of Skyrim and Witcher and applied it to AC. Despite the similiarities, it is not a bad thing. Definitely recommend picking this game up. It's a beautiful open world and really recaptures those early AC2 moments when I just stand over a tall building to stare at the landscape. 9/10 for me. The only issue I have with this game is that it's still relatively buggy in certain areas. I'd climb a half broken piller and my character would get stuck in a falling animation for a couple minutes and die. Besides that, this game is great.

I made the mistake of finishing the main story line too fast during the vanilla release. As much as I modded and updated the game, I deeply regretted finishing the main story line as the game lost its appeal. I put this game to rest in 2014.

Now with this new release, I went in with an open mind. The immersion felt better, even with the small bugs that plagued the first 30 minutes of starting, I was still hyped to play.

This edition of the game just feels like it was reworked so players can mod the game even more. Even this special edition feels outdated compared to many games released in the past couple years. It IS worth playing if you got it for free as it is a great change a pace.

The upped the engine which allows you to mod the game to new heights without the fear of the game crashing like it did before.

I recommend diving into this world again for those who have played it before.
For those who never gave Skyrim a chance back in 2011 and are still wondering, I would recommend picking this up.