Creative Officer Serge Hascoet Spoke on Various Topics like the Future of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
When Ubisoft revamped its flagship series, the publisher gave players a new but raw experience. Assassin’s Creed Origins was an unsteady first step for a series moving toward a new direction. Its version of Ancient Greece might be the most convincing historical setting Ubisoft has yet created, and the world is absolutely jam-packed with things to do.
A number of reviews have taken Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to task for being too long and Paul Tassi here at Forbes has presented several cogent reasons why one might agree. Minor spoiler territory: They're a part of the cult you learn this early on and you will have to choose whether to fight them or convert them back to your side. We recently had a chance to speak with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Game Director, Scott Phillips, at preview event and he told us about how the Odyssey team collaborated with the Skull and Bones team.
It's worth considering that the naval battles in Assassin’s Creed: Origins already felt fast and arcadey, with ships being able to make quick turns to reposition itself so players can quickly fire a barrage of arrow at enemies. Considering the strong player reception to Origins last year, it's not entirely surprising that Odyssey is doing so well.
Ubisoft also talks about the fact that their engine can indeed support 100 players at a time in an online space but it would be lacking of other aspects that make Assassin’s Creed what it is. Odyssey puts you in the role of a sellsword during a tumultuous time for Greece, with Athens in the midst of a violent war with Sparta. Should you loved this informative article and you would want to receive details relating to AC Odyssey Helix Credits assure visit the web page. The difference this time around is that players have more of a choice in the campaign. This comes with who they pick for a hero Alexios or Kassandra.
Often times you will see sprawling open world games take maybe 15-20 hours to beat the main story and then maybe 50-80 if you want to clear all other sidequests and activities. It seems very clear to me, and I think most people, that Kassandra, granddaughter of Leonidas, should have just been the star of the show.
Length and the Reviewer
It's easy to see why the length of a game can be a problem for the reviewer in a system like this. All games are repetitive. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a very big game that undoubtedly put a lot of reviewers under pressure to finish and write their review before the embargo lifted.
While they've been making progress with playable female characters, it does seem rather ludicrous that there was actually a choice at all in Odyssey. While Phillips said the Odyssey team hopes to meet the expectations of those who loved what Black Flag was able to do with a ship, he said Odyssey will be different. Ubisoft also teased that the naval experience is larger and more seamless this time around, allowing players to explore the large open-world area as they please.
A number of reviews have taken Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to task for being too long and Paul Tassi here at Forbes has presented several cogent reasons why one might agree. Minor spoiler territory: They're a part of the cult you learn this early on and you will have to choose whether to fight them or convert them back to your side. We recently had a chance to speak with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Game Director, Scott Phillips, at preview event and he told us about how the Odyssey team collaborated with the Skull and Bones team.
It's worth considering that the naval battles in Assassin’s Creed: Origins already felt fast and arcadey, with ships being able to make quick turns to reposition itself so players can quickly fire a barrage of arrow at enemies. Considering the strong player reception to Origins last year, it's not entirely surprising that Odyssey is doing so well.
Ubisoft also talks about the fact that their engine can indeed support 100 players at a time in an online space but it would be lacking of other aspects that make Assassin’s Creed what it is. Odyssey puts you in the role of a sellsword during a tumultuous time for Greece, with Athens in the midst of a violent war with Sparta. Should you loved this informative article and you would want to receive details relating to AC Odyssey Helix Credits assure visit the web page. The difference this time around is that players have more of a choice in the campaign. This comes with who they pick for a hero Alexios or Kassandra.
Often times you will see sprawling open world games take maybe 15-20 hours to beat the main story and then maybe 50-80 if you want to clear all other sidequests and activities. It seems very clear to me, and I think most people, that Kassandra, granddaughter of Leonidas, should have just been the star of the show.
Length and the Reviewer
It's easy to see why the length of a game can be a problem for the reviewer in a system like this. All games are repetitive. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a very big game that undoubtedly put a lot of reviewers under pressure to finish and write their review before the embargo lifted.
While they've been making progress with playable female characters, it does seem rather ludicrous that there was actually a choice at all in Odyssey. While Phillips said the Odyssey team hopes to meet the expectations of those who loved what Black Flag was able to do with a ship, he said Odyssey will be different. Ubisoft also teased that the naval experience is larger and more seamless this time around, allowing players to explore the large open-world area as they please.
