Is it recommended I grab the DLC as well from the get go or can that wait until after I tackle the base game?
Swimming isn't so bad, the best thing to do is to get Poseidon's trident and make yourself an underwater build for one of your build slots and do everything at once. Most of your abilities and attacks don't work underwater so equip gear that just has basic attack bonuses above everything else, and you'll one-shot any sharks. The trident will let you breathe underwater - you don't really ever need it because by default you get lots of time, but it does remove any time pressure.Also - fuck swimming down to get all the underwater achievements
I'd say play through the base game until you know whether you want more or not. The first DLC pack (the Legacy of the First Blade) isn't very good. You get some nice stuff from it, but it's poorly-written and even the best quests don't do anything notably different from the base game. The second pack, the Atlantis DLC, offers new map areas (with big aesthetic differences from the base map) plus a pile of new enemies, weapons, gear and abilities, so that's generally considered better. However the base game will keep you going for a long time.Is it recommended I grab the DLC as well from the get go or can that wait until after I tackle the base game?
This is good advice. Game is still way too long, though. If the next AC has a map this big, I may not bother.Make sure you guys unlock every fast travel point you come across. It will save you SO MUCH TIME.
51 hours in now and I'm mostly just playing side missions. Some parts I still haven't discovered yet. :O
As someone who got the platinum and thoroughly enjoyed the game: it's about 80 hours too long.
I would have enjoyed the game just as much if it was 50-60 hours long. It doesn't need to be the ridiculously large undertaking that it is.
The "Complete All Locations" trophy actually wasn't present in Odyssey. There's one for setting foot in all regions, which is arguably even more annoying given the way the game map denotes unexplored areas. Sometimes the default "you haven't been here yet" map shading isn't obvious enough. Some regions are so small you need to zoom the map way in to differentiate.You had to do this in Origins to get an achievement, I gave up after doing one region and realising how much of a monster it would be.
.100% of achievements is doable and fun.
100% clearing the map is absurd and absolutely not worth your time.
100% of achievements is doable and fun.
100% clearing the map is absurd and absolutely not worth your time.
Yes, I have platinumed Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and all the DLCs (even the tiny Tales of Greece quests). 100% complete.
I also have platinumed Assassin's Creed Origins and all the DLCs as well, 100% complete too.
AMA.
Uplay says:
190 hours on Odyssey
126 hours on Origins
I took my time and completed the map on both!