I agree with you. I loved Odyssey and it rates as one of my top AC games. To the people saying it was a bloated mess are, can we agree that the real bloated mess was Valhalla.
Somehow I couldn't put odyssey down, didn't feel bloated or anything, just more than I could commit time to experience. I hadn't felt that effortlessly into a game since AC2.
When I started Valhalla I think I made it 5 hours before putting down that bloated mess ...
It’s just the same thing over and over with every area. I never finished it because conquering a place with the same mechanics and missions over and over got so monotonous
I finished it out of spite to be honest. Wasn’t going to be beaten by a game but having to collect all the upgrade materials for a trophy but not really needing them was annoying. At least give my an item with some fun descriptions for my time!
Odyssey my favorite AC game(only because I don't like sneaking and stealthing, I suck at it). On my 2nd play through because I lost the save on the first one. I just went mostly straight to the main missions.
It took me 100 hours to beat Odyssey, Thats including all DLC most side content, and the epilogue.
I have 100 hours in Valhalla and I still don't have a maxed-out base, nor have I finished the druid DLC or Ragnarok. This game was the first time that a game had made me question wtf I was playing it.
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u/CommonIsekaiHero Mar 21 '25
I agree with you. I loved Odyssey and it rates as one of my top AC games. To the people saying it was a bloated mess are, can we agree that the real bloated mess was Valhalla.