Assassins Creed Odyssey

The DLC came out today. I’ve read about them seen a video about the ending.

Only thing i can add is as far as im aware the DLC is made by a different team to the base game, no 100% sure though, an if thats the case an giving Ubi's studios are all over the place i wouldn't be surprised at a total lack of communication, which is by no means a excuse, but i'd put my money on it being that simple

Ubisoft's first comment on the situation:
When asked by Kotaku about this development, Ubisoft sent over an e-mailed statement. “We strive to give players choice whenever possible in Odyssey and apologize to those surprised by the events in this episode,” the statement said. “Without spoiling it, you will engage in an important relationship as part of a set story. The motivation behind this relationship is yours to explore in game and will be reflected in your character’s story arc. There is one episode left in Legacy of the First Blade which will tie your character’s actions together.”
kotaku.com/assassins-creed-odysseys-latest-dlc-has-a-romantic-endi-1831784459

Tbh i'd jump out your way if you was on a ordinary horse an probably run screaming if it was a flamming one 😂👍

I downloaded LotFB Ep2 and finished it in one sitting. As I suspected, people were losing their shit needlessly. I chose to pursue the relationship with Neema, but I had myriad opportunities to not do so. The family is not forced upon the protagonist, based upon the obvious and many decision points with which I was presented. As always, much ado about nothing little.

That addressed, it was sort of meh. The writing lacks subtlety or depth of any sort. I guessed the entire storyline of this DLC within seconds of meeting the critical local NPC. That was pretty disappointing. Only one small detail near the end turned out to surprise, and even there I had mild suspicions. It was cute seeing Alexios try the domestic life, I guess. I’ll likely not do the same for Alexios or Kassandra in the future. My curiosity and desire for the trophy made me do it. I totally wanted to say, “Nope, I’m a misthios,” and had many opportunities to do so.

While we have one more chapter regardless of the choice, I am curious to see how this episode’s decisions affect the intro to the next, Beginning from a domestic lifestyle will likely have to be different from beginning it as the Eagle Bearer misthios ship captain.

I don’t regret playing the DLC, but it’s only been mediocre thus far.


Either the latest patch, the DLC or a combination of the two borked the game on PS4Pro. I barely played yesterday, so I can’t really say if the patch alone did it. Anyway, the game loads super slowly and textures suck even after loaded. On land, the game frequently froze to load when traveling on Phobos. Passersby would be floating along, behaving bizarrely, and would multiple and transform into different NPCs entirely before my eyes. In settlements, only the buildings would be in place upon arrival. Then, the entirety of the townsfolk would spawn in a clump and start metamorphosing into their final forms. Boats would appear in the water and so on. At sea, land masses often lacked textures until I landed and disembarked. Ships would appear suddenly at very close range, as if teleporting in from elsewhere. Lighting sucked, maybe due to the shitty textures upon which it fell.

They failed to fix the bug that causes horses and their riders to rock strangely. I thought for sure that would get fixed. I’m not sure what the point of that patch was. They fixed a minor hiccup in PS4 photo mode, and added the unneeded enemy scaling toggle. Why do people want to outlevel the game? You want to kill things in one hit? It’s pretty damn boring. I was doing so on Hard against foes my own level due to an overly optimized gear loadout. I ditched that loadout and went back to my Hunter.

I did notice one difference: Headshots are no longer critical hits. Say what? Is this how they decided to balance Hunters? Throughout history, if you could afford on,y a single protective item, you wore a helmet. It’s the most targeted and vulnerable part of the body. Removing autocrits for headshots really pisses on my verisimilitude. Maybe it’s partly because I just replayed a much better game (HZD), but Odyssey’s gameplay has felt pretty lackluster since returning to it. I hope I can get engrossed in the game once more.

I got the Ep2 story Trophies, but not the action-based Trophies. I’ve killed zero enemies with Rapid Shot, at this point. The description alone made me choose not to invest in it. I kill plenty quickly, one arrow at a time. I don’t need rapid fire at only 60% damage. I’ll get the trophy at some point, but I doubt I’ll use that new skill unless it’s way better than I’m imagining. I needed to set fire to 10 enemy ships for another. I must have done 8 or 9. I was very close. That one is fine, and I’ll get it easily. I like to deploy the Chimera’s Breath immediately after ramming a target. Adrestia is more OP than ever. The last trophy is achieved by triggering the legendary perk of a heavy blade. Seeing as it was the final reward for the story path, I haven’t even used it yet. I’ll nab the trophy and then shelve the weapon. I’m not into Odyssey’s heavy blades (though I like them in Origins), and I own many better weapons.

We did get a cool new ship cosmetic and an okey-doke figurehead. It’s very, very Persian in appearance, but it’s undeniably cool. The one for the weekly quest was pretty boring. Another bland, solid red theme. Bleh.

TLDR: The DLC is meh, but ends much more strongly than it begins. The so-called railroading that has people having fits is seemingly non-existent. The game needs more patches for its patches.

You were saying? 
Hint: All choices lead to the same outcome.

It was my pleasure to serve.

As for the rest, it goes far beyond that but it is clear that trying to explain that to you would be a waste of time so as you said “why bother?”.

I saw a video of that game and it sure looks promising i will definitely check it out when it's bin released but thanks anyway.

Besides the fact that the child is forced upon you with a theme of "player choice". It would be fine with it if it were a linear game. Also, they have the gaul to put a timer on the 'decision' as if there is a actual important choice that's being made. That's what I'm pissed off about. Also, the trophy name... as if all you have to do to "grow up" is have a child. What a PR nightmare this is. You're also saying FU to the LGBQT community with that trophy name. Especially when you have that disclaimer message at the beginning...

Especially on a character we barely get to know. A couple hrs of screen time and that's probably being generous. Mass Effect and Dragon Age require the whole game before intimate let's call it 'actions' can occur.

Second statement:

"We don't want to reveal too much right now, but we have always tried to keep the story inclusive of people of all sexual orientations, and players will be able to choose their motivations behind this particular narrative depending on their sexual preferences," Ubisoft continued.

"Assassin's Creed Odyssey was developed by people of all sexual orientations, backgrounds, genders and beliefs, and we have tried to reflect that within the game."

They really aren’t getting the issue here.

forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1982610-SPOILER-DLC-1-2-A-message-from-Creative-Director-Jonathan-Dumont?p=13888279#post13888279


In the following lines you'll find a message from Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Creative Director Jonathan Dumont - 

Reading through player responses of our new DLC for Legacy of the First Blade, Shadow Heritage, we want to extend an apology to players disappointed by a relationship your character partakes in. The intention of this story was to explain how your character’s bloodline has a lasting impact on the Assassins, but looking through your responses it is clear that we missed the mark. 

Alexios/Kassandra realizing their own mortality and the sacrifice Leonidas and Myrrine made before them to keep their legacy alive, felt the desire and duty to preserve their important lineage. Our goal was to let players choose between a utilitarian view of ensuring your bloodline lived on or forming a romantic relationship. We attempted to distinguish between the two but could have done this more carefully as we were walking a narrow line between role-play choices and story, and the clarity and motivation for this decision was poorly executed. As you continue the adventure in next episode Bloodline, please know that you will not have to engage in a lasting romantic relationship if you do not desire to. 

We have read your responses online and taken them to heart. This has been a learning experience for us. Understanding how attached you feel to your Kassandra and your Alexios is humbling and knowing we let you down is not something we take lightly. We’ll work to do better and make sure the element of player choice in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey carries through our DLC content so you can stay true to the character you have embodied throughout.



Its nice to get an apology, but the damage is already done...