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.
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.