- Alexios battles Medusa and her stone minions in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- The Cretan bull is one of the creatures that players will fight in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- Kassandra is one of two heroes that players can choose from. Choice, including dialogue boxes, is one of main changes in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' continues the series use of naval combat. (Ubisoft)
- 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' epic battles. (Ubisoft)
- Players will battle creatures such as wolves in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- Players can tame bears in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' features tweaks to the combat system that makes it much deeper. (Ubisoft)
- 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' also features new underwater foes such as shark. (Ubisoft)
- Players can travel between Greek islands using fast travel but sometimes sailing offers unforgettable sights. (Ubisoft)
- 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' will feature more role-playing game elements as players take on the role of a mercenary during the era of Ancient Greece. (Ubisoft)
- The lair of Medusa is opened when the protagonist steals a key from a huntress village. It's filled with lifelike statues for obvious reasons. (Ubisoft)
- Lesbos is one of the islands that players will travel to in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
- Players will battle the followers of Ares in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey.' (Ubisoft)
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With “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,” Ubisoft is going all in on choice. For the first time, players get to pick their protagonist. They can either go with Alexios or Kassandra, who both have the same background. They are Spartan children with a mysterious past.
Although their histories are the same, players will have agency in how their future unfolds unfolds thanks to branching dialogue and an open-ended quest system.
“Whether you play or Alexis or Kassandra — depending on the choices you make — you can see quite different outcomes,” said Lydia Andrew, the game’s audio director. “You can get quite different branches of gameplay.”
That happened with me during a mission, in which I saved Bryce, a woman on Lesbos. Her lover, Ligeia, mysteriously vanished and a mob blamed her for the disappearance and likely death from the hands of a mysterious creature. As Kassandra, I opted to save her and this started up a quest, where we set out to search for Ligeia. That journey took me to some mysterious ruins on Lesbos filled with lifelike statues.
Her trail ended at a door and Bryce filled me in on a way to open it. She said Ligeia was one of the Daughters of Artemis, and her village has a key to the passage. The daughters’ base lay across the sea on the island of Chios. She also said a mercenary has claimed to have killed the creature. (Obviously, that was a lie.) He also may have information on the creature, who may have killed Ligeia.
What’s interesting about this scenario is that player who dive deep into the dialogue tree and gather those two facts can choose to tackle or ignore the mercenary part of the mission. It’s not necessary to see him. Players will have to travel across the sea via boat or fast travel to the nearest accessible point.
From there, they’ll have to scout the Daughters of Artemis village using Ikaros, an eagle, and find a path that bypasses security and allows Kassandra to sneak in with as little resistance as possible. I found the easiest path was to scale the cliffs and air assassinate two guards. From there, I had to kill two bears that were trained to guard the Cave of Arktoi, grab the key and escape. It took me several tries but I did it, and immediately, fast traveled to Lesbos to open the door.
Without giving anything away, I discovered that Medusa was the creature at the heart of the ruins and I had to defeat her. This is where “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s” combat system shines. Ubisoft Quebec added special moves tied to the left bumper (melee) and left trigger (range) that offered more variety to fighting.
Kassandra could heal herself with the Second Wind ability when she was hurt. She could use the Ring of Chaos power when she was surrounded by Medusas’s stone minions. Kassandra stabs her spear in the ground and does damage in the circle around her. I also put points in Bull Rush, a charging attack that lets her cover ground quickly with high-damage payoff at the end.
Knowing when to use these attacks is half the battle. They’re only active if Kassandra has adrenaline, and that’s built up by attack enemies or absorbing damage. It’s almost like a special meter in a fighting game, and those abilities are her more powerful special moves.
The key to beating Medusa is to hide behind the columns to avoid her eye blasts and rush in to attack her afterward. During the close-quarters combat, it’s smart to use the overpower attack, which lands a strong combo.
When she summons her minions, it’s best to use arrows to fire at them from afar. It keeps Kassandra safe and also boosts the adrenaline meter so she has access to her more powerful moves such as the Ring of Chaos. That moves helps in a pinch when surrounded.
As long as players can keep their adrenaline up, they can survive thanks to the Second Wind, and if they can manage to power it up enough, they can make quick work of the snake-headed monster using the overpower combo. It’s a tough fight, but it shouldn’t be too hard once players memorize the attack patterns.
The quest itself was short but satisfying. It highlighted the depths of the combat system but also showed the voice acting of Melissanthi Mahut, the Greek actor who plays Kassandra. Alexios is played by an actor of Greek descent named Michael Antonakos. Despite the two characters being differently named, the audio director, Lydia Andrew, wanted to make their performances as similar as possible.
The philosophy behind this choice is that no matter whom the players chooses, Ubisoft wanted to give a similar experience as possible. Their performance are supposed to nearly mirror each other. The only difference may be Mahut’s background. Because she lives in Greece and speaks the language, she may be better at speaking some of the Greek in the game.
Other than that the choice is up to players. They’ll face difficult ones that aren’t straight right and wrong, Andrew said.
“We aren’t trying to impose a moral world,” she said. “There’s real shades of grey. You might choose to be positive character or more negative. You may choose to lie to someone or choose to romance them.”
Whatever the case, it’s up to the player to decide how their “Odyssey” unfolds. Expect to play the newest “Assassin’s Creed” on Oct. 5 on the PC, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
“So, do I get a chance to call my lawyer or are you too eager to stick bamboo under my fingernails?” Violet da Costa sighed, mouth set as if she’d bitten into a persimmon.
“Must you?” I smiled, fractured jaw aching.
“I’m channeling the sass of a long-lost cousin.” Violet shoved a blade against my carotid artery. She curled her bottom lip slightly as she bit it. I’d made her bleed. ...By being annoying. But I’d take a win when I could.
“I’m going to ask you again. Where. Are. The others.”
“Dunno. But hopefully somewhere even I can’t track them.” I stared into her. Through her. Violet took a step back, unnerved by my gaze. I’d gotten a reputation. A good one.
“I don’t-” she muttered something to herself. “Who ARE you?” It was my turn to be surprised.
“Really?” I laughed. “They didn’t even give you a name?” She shook her head.
“Then I’ll tell you.” Violet leaned in slightly in anticipation. I reared up, ropes snapping where I’d worn them against the edge of the chair. My forehead connected with her nose and she was on the floor. I took a glance about the dusty warehouse, thankful that no alarm had been sounded.
“I’m Desmond Miles.”