Ignore the YouTubers trying to feed off anti Ubisoft vibes. It’s a very beautiful and epic journey, involving slick stealth and very decent combat in Feudal Japan.
Like a juiced Odyssey really, so if that’s your jam, don’t hesitate.
I have played nearly all AC games until Odyssey then dropping it after about 20h of extremely boring grind just to be able to progress the story. I then decided not to touch these games anymore if they don’t change and apparently Valhalla was even worse…?
I’m very curious about Shadows but afraid it’s the same “pay to progress faster” bullshit. Can you tell me what’s it like?
Yeah so Odyssey was my first AC game . I thought it was great, and was happy to roam around Ancient Greece doing bits and pieces.
Only afterwards did I learn of the disappointment from long terms fans of the franchises
Shadows is like Odyssey. It’s a big world, with a longish story and lots of side quests - but it’s very west organised and you only do as much as you want.
It has a broad scope - there are skill trees and levelling up to fit it, but it’s very well done.
There are bundles of things you can buy to level up faster - I haven’t really checked them out, but not seem essential, plus I have no interest in paying to shorten a game I just spent 70 quid on.
It’s sounds like it might be too long for your taste. I heard mirage was more focussed but I didn’t play it .
My issue is not with the length (for comparison, I have 150h in Elden ring + dlc without finishing it even once, also in e.g. Cyberpunk pretty much all the side missions are also great and well designed).
My issue with Odyssey was that I couldn’t go on with the story without grinding generic sidemissions to level up since the main story was so tightly glued to levels. At the same time you get constant ads to purchase “double xp for two days” or something. Too many side missions were clearly built just to make you consider buying xp boost not to have to deal with them.
Too bad that the main stories are usually great but you need to pay extra on top to be able to enjoy them as I think they are actually meant to be played. Also, I usually come back to the unfinished side quests after passing the game once.
Odyssey was my last AC game and I feel the same. Watching reviews and all, this seems more like typical Ubisoft slop, nothing new. It’s sad, I don’t think we’ll ever get the magic back from the AC2 days.
They have an option where you can turn on instant kills for assassinations, which for me is a huge game changer. I didn’t mind combat against stronger/weaker enemies based on their levels relative to me, but I always got annoyed at my stealth being meaningless.
Yeah, I liked all the rpgy games. But the first time I tracked an assassination target, and stabbed him and it only took off like one tenth of his health I was just confused and didn’t feel like it was an assassin game anymore.
Same. I’m really really enjoying it.
The parkour as Naoe feels really cool and the atmosphere is just stunning. I am really liking the story so far too.
My favorite assassins creed was Origins and this one is a big improvement on even that one.
The amount of hate the game is getting is childish and not even by people who played it really. Like you said, its just a bunch of people feeding off each other.
If you like assassins creed, personally this is the best one yet. Of you don’t like assassins creed, don’t play it.
I think the developers did an amazing job and they should be proud of what they made.
Are there legit criticism to be has about micro transactions? Absolutely. But aside from that, the game is really good.
Oh and the music too! Loving the different styles of music they made for different fights.
Spent all day playing it . It’s great.
Ignore the YouTubers trying to feed off anti Ubisoft vibes. It’s a very beautiful and epic journey, involving slick stealth and very decent combat in Feudal Japan.
Like a juiced Odyssey really, so if that’s your jam, don’t hesitate.
I have played nearly all AC games until Odyssey then dropping it after about 20h of extremely boring grind just to be able to progress the story. I then decided not to touch these games anymore if they don’t change and apparently Valhalla was even worse…? I’m very curious about Shadows but afraid it’s the same “pay to progress faster” bullshit. Can you tell me what’s it like?
Yeah so Odyssey was my first AC game . I thought it was great, and was happy to roam around Ancient Greece doing bits and pieces.
Only afterwards did I learn of the disappointment from long terms fans of the franchises
Shadows is like Odyssey. It’s a big world, with a longish story and lots of side quests - but it’s very west organised and you only do as much as you want.
It has a broad scope - there are skill trees and levelling up to fit it, but it’s very well done.
There are bundles of things you can buy to level up faster - I haven’t really checked them out, but not seem essential, plus I have no interest in paying to shorten a game I just spent 70 quid on.
It’s sounds like it might be too long for your taste. I heard mirage was more focussed but I didn’t play it .
Thank you for the reply - it’s much appreciated!
My issue is not with the length (for comparison, I have 150h in Elden ring + dlc without finishing it even once, also in e.g. Cyberpunk pretty much all the side missions are also great and well designed). My issue with Odyssey was that I couldn’t go on with the story without grinding generic sidemissions to level up since the main story was so tightly glued to levels. At the same time you get constant ads to purchase “double xp for two days” or something. Too many side missions were clearly built just to make you consider buying xp boost not to have to deal with them.
Too bad that the main stories are usually great but you need to pay extra on top to be able to enjoy them as I think they are actually meant to be played. Also, I usually come back to the unfinished side quests after passing the game once.
Odyssey was my last AC game and I feel the same. Watching reviews and all, this seems more like typical Ubisoft slop, nothing new. It’s sad, I don’t think we’ll ever get the magic back from the AC2 days.
Is it RPGy like odyssey or is it like the old games where your knife would kill anyone?
They have an option where you can turn on instant kills for assassinations, which for me is a huge game changer. I didn’t mind combat against stronger/weaker enemies based on their levels relative to me, but I always got annoyed at my stealth being meaningless.
Yeah, I liked all the rpgy games. But the first time I tracked an assassination target, and stabbed him and it only took off like one tenth of his health I was just confused and didn’t feel like it was an assassin game anymore.
It’s very like odyssey.
Same. I’m really really enjoying it. The parkour as Naoe feels really cool and the atmosphere is just stunning. I am really liking the story so far too.
My favorite assassins creed was Origins and this one is a big improvement on even that one.
The amount of hate the game is getting is childish and not even by people who played it really. Like you said, its just a bunch of people feeding off each other.
If you like assassins creed, personally this is the best one yet. Of you don’t like assassins creed, don’t play it.
I think the developers did an amazing job and they should be proud of what they made.
Are there legit criticism to be has about micro transactions? Absolutely. But aside from that, the game is really good.
Oh and the music too! Loving the different styles of music they made for different fights.