Then there’s the new Mercenary system, which is inspired by Origin’s Phylakes but, again, is bigger and better. I love the feeling of boarding the Adrestia and sailing the open waters, cleaving pirate triremes in half or pulling alongside to battle them hand to hand. Black Flag’s ship combat makes a return as a central feature, though it's slightly simplified to be less of a grind. I don't really mind that the story doesn't always work because Odyssey is an RPG that thrives thanks to its diverse and excellent activities.
I didn't mind it, since all of those experiences are fun, but it will be annoying to anyone who wants to just focus on the main quest. One thing worth mentioning is that Odyssey's story features some pretty stiff level gaps that have to be overcome by diverting time to complete side quests and other activities. Even if certain revelations left me confused or rolling my eyes, I felt invested in what was happening. That's pretty standard for Assassin's Creed, but having agency in the story has done wonders for making me more attached to Kassandra’s journey. It's still an enjoyable tale, but The Witcher 3 this is not. This frantic pacing doesn't leave much time to really know or appreciate these characters, and the reasons I was pulled from one area to the next sometimes felt paper thin. It simply tries to do too much, whisking you from the backwater island of Kephalonnia to heights of Athenian society and then to audiences with Spartan Kings. True to Assassin's Creed, Odyssey tries to tell a story that sees Kassandra rub elbows with all of the biggest names in ancient Greece, but the end result is a story that has charm but often feels disjointed and confusing. No matter which of two siblings you pick, Kassandra or Alexios, there's a lot of heart in their journey to reunite their family. If there's one casualty of Odyssey's massive world, though, it's the main story.
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