Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - Getting Started Guide

The next 5 October, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will be officially released for Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC and also on Nintendo Switch, through Cloud Streaming, even if only limited to Japan. Over the past few months, Ubisoft has revealed several details about the successor to the hugely successful Origins, which will be set in theAncient Greece, and will reveal many new details about the Cult of the Assassins. If you are interested in knowing all the information currently available on this new chapter of the saga, perhaps also to guide your first steps in the game, scroll the lines below, and you will learn everything there is to know about Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – the story of Kassandra and Alexios

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As widely anticipated, this new chapter of the saga will also give the player the opportunity to choose who will be the protagonist of the main plot. Kassandra ed Alexios will be the two main characters of the story, and the user will have to choose which of the two to impersonate, bearing in mind that this choice will be final. Both are descendants (grandchildren, to be precise) of Leonidas, the forgotten and heroic king of Sparta. The physical characteristics of the characters will remain fixed: it will not be possible, therefore, change their look, trim your beard, change your hairstyle and so on. However, it will be possible to modify their equipment, divided into: helmet, torso, arms, waist and legs. The color of the hood, a true hallmark of an Assassin, will change according to the armor worn on the torso.

Both Kassandra and Alexios are "Misthios“, A type of mercenaries, at the time, very widespread in Sparta. There is only one way you can increase their fame in the world of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey: by killing other mercenaries. Both protagonists will be able to control Ikaros, an eagle that will be very useful to them on many occasions. Despite their combative nature, the two grandsons of King Leonidas have a very similar character: charismatic, aggressive but also magnanimous.

A huge game world fully explorable ...

The player will be visiting Ancient Greece in the year 431 BC, in the midst of the Peloponnesian War, while Athens (and the Delian-Attic League) e Sparta (and the Peloponnesian League) are in conflict with each other. The game world map will feature a "dynamic and constant state of war”Between the Peloponnesian and Delio-Attica leagues, marking the geographical areas they occupy with the colors red and blue. This system was nicknamed "Nation Power“, And each area will have a Leader to eliminate, in order to be able to take control of the region in favor of one of the two leagues. The influence of the two respective factions, as well as their defenses, can also be weakened by carrying out certain actions within which they exert their influence.

In the world map there will be several biomes, all perfectly distinguishable, such as forests, volcanic islands, beaches and mountains. Obviously they could not miss the points of interest, present in practically every chapter of the saga. In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey there will be 600 of them. Among the confirmed explorable locations, they have been confirmed regions that we have all studied in history books, including Attika, Lakonia, Makedonia and Messara. Going into more detail, we will also visit specific places including Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Athens as well as various islands such as Delos, Mykonos and of course the Aegean Sea itself. The game will include a dynamic weather system, which can affect our life in the game to varying degrees, generating both good weather and terrible storms.

The title will also feature welcome returns, including Legendary Ships, which has garnered a lot of acclaim in Black Flag and Rogue. In addition to Athens and Sparta, there will also be other factions in the game world. Among these, we can include the Bandits, the Artemis Slayers and the Cult Guards.

It will be of fundamental importance, then, to stock up on resources, to build objects that could prove to be vital. With wood, for example, it will be possible to create arrows to shoot with our bow. Obviously, there will be Tombs with their puzzles, as also happened in Origins. It will then be possible to meet with other mercenaries and fight with them.

… On horseback or aboard your ship

How are you going to navigate such a large game world? On the back of your mount, of course! The return of the riding animals has been confirmed, although, for the moment, only ii have been mentioned horses. As for the displacement by sea, a newly designed naval system has been introduced to cross the Aegean. Players will be able to use their ship, theAdrestia, which will also be their base of operations. It will be possible to interact with our crew, and its management will guarantee you both specific perks and perks. But don't worry, it will also be possible to upgrade and customize your own ship, as well as embark (forgive the pun) in side missions, obtainable on a bulletin board on board the Adrestia.

The Adrestia will also be able to ram enemy boats, thus managing to partially regenerate its health. However, you can also equip your vessel with ranged weapons such as javelins and arrows. As happened in the previous chapters, it will be possible to board enemy ships. If, on the other hand, you decide to sink them, you can always decide to dive underwater and take possession of the chests present on the aforementioned ships. For this purpose, you will be able to obtain diving helmets, which can increase the duration of the breath underwater.

To encourage the exploratory phase, know that not all mission objectives will be shown on the map or compass: you will therefore need to be able to do it yourself. Finally, players will have a torch for nighttime exploration and unlit indoor areas.

A look at the Combat System ...

To favor one of the two main factions present in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, you will have to face several Conquest Battles (Conquest Battle). These are great battles, which will begin when the Leader of a certain region is eliminated. At this precise moment, the protagonist will have to choose between the army of Sparta and that of Athens, which will be able to understand, respectively, up to 150 soldiers. As you can easily imagine, these phases will be very satisfying from a visual point of view.

In order to better develop your protagonist, you will have well at your disposal three skill trees: Hunter, Warrior or Assassin. In addition, unique skills will also be available for Leonidas Spear. Among the new skills introduced in Odyssey, we can mention "Rush Assassinate", "Rain of Arrows" (Rain of Arrows) and also the possibility of performing the Spartan Kick (Kick of Sparta), taken directly from the famous film "300". Our hero will be able to choose up to 12 different skills, in order to greatly diversify his style of play. However, in case you wish to retrace your steps, don't worry: it will be possible to reset your skills at any time.

… And to the weapons available

One of the main features of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is the attention given to adrenaline bar which, once filled during the fight, will allow us to unleash devastating special attacks. The weapons we use will also be improved. The engravings (engravings) will be used at a blacksmith to improve the quality of weapons and armor equipped, with the addition of advantages that will improve, for example, the generation of adrenaline. Between weapons confirmed so far, we can find: swords, daggers, blunt heavy weapons, heavy weapons with blades, sticks / rods, spears, bows and arrows. It will also be possible to equip and swap two melee weapons during combat.

As with Assassin's Creed: Origins, weapons will have their own degree of rarity (Common, Rare, Epic, or Legendary), as well as various, often unique attributes and perks. If you were already looking forward to the moment when you would join a Spartan phalanx, we must give you a bitter disappointment: it is not possible to equip a shield.

The game will provide us with different types of arrows, including paralyzing, poisonous and fiery arrows. With a special ability, then, we will be able to make the Ghost Arrows cross the walls, hitting even the most protected enemies. The crew of yours, through a skill called "Call To Arms“, He may be called upon to assist you in combat, a bit like what happened in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, with the rallying of members of the Brotherhood.

On the other hand, one of the biggest innovations is theabsence of the famous Lama Celata, a true hallmark of the Assassins. It will be possible, however, to score the silent kills with the Spear of Leonidas. Furthermore, the enemies can also be killed with non-lethal attacks, perhaps distracting them by whistling, and any corpses can be hidden.

A completely new dialogue system

In this respect, Odyssey is the first game in the saga to feature a interactive dialogue system. Just like in role play, the protagonist will have several possible answers at his disposal, including the ability to shamelessly lie to his interlocutor. The decisions you make will have an impact on the game world, both in the short and long term, as well as unlocking several plot branches and leading you to alternative endings. It is possible, again through the dialogue system, to have relationships and flirt with characters met during the game plot. This option will also include characters of the same sex as the protagonist. The characters you have a love affair with will be able to board our ship.

The execution of illegal actions will have, as a consequence, that of pending one cuts on our head. Civilians, in fact, will notice our offenses, reporting them to the regents and guaranteeing us a not exactly positive "fame". However, there is also a remedy for this. You can decide to buy the silence of those who imposed the size in question, or even to do it out; alternatively, it will be possible both to fight the mercenaries who will come looking for us and to hide from them. If the player decides not to perform any of these actions, the mercenaries will continue to hunt our protagonist in the game world. Civilians can also choose to help guards and mercenaries in combat against the player.

Become the most feared of the Mercenaries

A real Mercenaries ranking will be available, which will show us the direct rivals of the protagonist, making us understand easily against whom we will have to clash in the game world to improve our rank. The improvement of this rank will guarantee us substantial discounts in the various shops present. Our crew members can be recruited throughout the game map, hiring them or convincing them after defeating them in battle. As for experience points and level advancement, it will all be very similar to what was seen in Assassin's Creed: Origins. Based on what we know, the maximum possible level to reach is 50.

Among the various collectibles, the Ainigmata Ostraka they will be hidden in various areas, and will have a function not very different from the Papyri of Origins, which required to decipher clues to be located. It will also be possible to tame the animals and, once domesticated, we will also be able to pet them.

A few details on the game and multiplayer plot

Ubisoft claimed to have registered over 30 hours of dialogue, which makes us understand how important they will be in the development of the main quest. Moreover, Layla Hassan he may also return to the present and make unspecified "trips". However, these moments will be optional, and accessible at any time during the game.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will also tell us about the First Civilization. It will be explored in depth throughout the game, with a greater emphasis placed on storytelling. The character we're going to select will be somehow connected to the First Civilization, and the same Broken Spear of Leonidas that he will wield is nothing more than a damaged Isu artifact. In addition to the Lancia, other Pieces of Eden will also be present, including one Apple of Eden has already been officially confirmed.

As regards the multiplayer, still everything is silent. It is very likely that an online component could be inserted, with a result not very different from that obtained with Origins.

Learn more about Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Among the new features added, we can mention an option of quick save. There will also be more slots available to save our progress in the game. Odyssey, like all the latest generation games, will have one Photo Mode. The New Game Plus will not be available at the launch of the title, but will be released at a later time. In addition, anyone who liked Origins' alternative control system will be able to use it in this new chapter of the series as well.

They have already been well planned two DLCs, each of which will include three episodes: Legacy of the First Blade (expected for December 2018) e The Fate of Atlantis (expected for Spring 2019). Anyone who decides to purchase the game's season pass will also receive a copy of Assassin's Creed III Remastered as a giveaway from Ubisoft (scheduled for March 2019). Season PassIt will also include all Odyssey DLCs as well as Assassin's Creed Liberation. However, the French publisher has also thought of downloadable content available for free. The Lost Tales of Greece are DLCs that will offer new missions, which will be periodically added in the time frame immediately following the launch of the game.

Both will be included in the Season Pass daily missions than weekly. As if all this were still not enough, there will be the possibility of obtaining weapons, equipment and exotic items, without forgetting also the clashes with unique mercenaries, epic ships and mythical animals. Given the presence of a double protagonist, the physical version of the game will feature one reversible cover, giving us the option to show off Alexios or Kassandra.

As for the official novel inspired by the game, it will be released after the launch of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. The book will be narrated from Kassandra's point of view, suggesting that she will be the "canonical" protagonist of the title.

Stay tuned for more updates on this.