Soooooo just how big is Assassins creed Odyssey

[Tahnit]

With the announcement of AC Vahalla i realized I haven't played odyssey yet and decided to change that.

Im feeling a bit overwhelmed here. The map is MASSIVE. There are tons of systems at work, cultists, mercs, naval battles ect. There seems to be tons of side content as well which I am actually really enjoying as each has its own mini story line.

I randomly went to an island and found there was an organization called the dagger that was terrorizing the population. And every sidequest mostly dealt with it.

There are tons of ? everywhere with each one having objectives to do.

I just feel like this is a game that will take me hundreds of hours. I am just wondering what I am in for.

edit: Im playing on pc via uplay so there really isnt a universal gamerscore to work through so dunno if ill plat.

 

[Static]

I did virtually everything in the game (all those ?'s included) on whatever the highest difficulty is, minus the DLC. It took me 280 hours. I don't recommend.

Cool game, you DO NOT need to tackle every ?.

 

[Linus815]

its big, but you really shouldnt aim to do everything. I did, because i enjoyed the gameplay, but it took over 100 hours for the main game alone. Focus on narrative side quests and cultists, as well as the main story. There's lots of randomly generated side quests (they are marked with a different icon), you should probably not bother with those too much.

 

[The Unsent]

I think it took me about 120 hours before Question marks stopped appearing.

 

[Tahnit]

I did virtually everything in the game (all those ?'s included) on whatever the highest difficulty is, minus the DLC. It took me 280 hours. I don't recommend.

Cool game, you DO NOT need to tackle every ?.

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would you recommend doing all the different sidequests as well as maybe uncover the ?'s but not actually complete every single objective? Should I even bother with conquest battles if it wont change the story?

 

[Noisepurge]

its big, but you really shouldnt aim to do everything. I did, because i enjoyed the gameplay, but it took over 100 hours for the main game alone. Focus on narrative side quests and cultists, as well as the main story. There's lots of randomly generated side quests (they are marked with a different icon), you should probably not bother with those too much.

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yeah, skip all grey markers. But all gold quests are... gold! :D

 

[GrrImAFridge]

It took me ~320 hours to 100% all up, but doing the daily/weekly orichalcum challenges between DLC releases represents a small(ish) chunk of that.

 

[The Unsent]

would you recommend doing all the different sidequests as well as maybe uncover the ?'s but not actually complete every single objective? Should I even bother with conquest battles if it wont change the story?

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I would just stick to main story mission and quests with dialogue choices. Don't need to do every fort or battle if you want to save time.

 

[Jocund]

I adore Odyssey but it is entirely too large. I would play the game as naturally as possible. Do as you have been. Sail wherever. Play what intrigues you.

 

[Static]

doing the daily/weekly orichalcum challenges between DLC releases represents a small(ish) chunk of that.

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This is me also. I would really discourage doing this crap. Sailing up and down a stretch of coast trying to find a certain faction of ship, or flipping between a handful of bases so you can spawn the single marksman that lives there in order to kill four of them, is miserable.

 

[est1992]

I'm playing through Origins and feeling the same way. Forced side missions to level up. It's tedious. BUT I'm still having fun with it.

 

[Rosebud]

There are 3 storylines: the main story, Atlantis and cultists.

There are some good side quests, but only do what you feel like. Avoid the random infinite quests.

 

[tatwo]

Origins was already too big. Idk how big Odyssey is.

 

[ClivePwned]

very

 

[Crazymoogle]

DLC adds three (!!) new maps. Not as big as the main, but still...big enough. At a glance it has to be the biggest AC game ever in terms of world size.

 

[Landford]

Explore. The world is so gorgeous. Take your time and visit the historical places.

 

[DailyCalmSpirit]

I've tried to play this and Origins twice now and each time the map just intimidates me.

Games do not need to be this big.

 

[GrrImAFridge]

This is me also. I would really discourage doing this crap. Sailing up and down a stretch of coast trying to find a certain faction of ship, or flipping between a handful of bases so you can spawn the single marksman that lives there in order to kill four of them, is miserable.

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Haha, yeah, I breathed a sigh of relief whenever the quest wasn't naval-related.

 

[GasProblem]

Got the Platinum and loved exploring around the map. Went on a holiday to Samos once, fun seeing that island in a game.

 

[Braag]

I did almost everything and felt really tired of the game. It's a good example of more isn't always better.

 

[The Unsent]

Wrong thread sorry

 

[Mindfreak191]

74h to clear the main story+DLC with some grinding sidequests sprinkled in, definitelly 30h too long.

 

[Montresor]

What if you're aiming for just the platinum or 1000/1000 gamerscore. Is it obvious what tasks or side quests you should focus on or avoid? Does avoiding anything like that cause a detriment to enjoyment? IE perhaps there are amazing side quests that someone may unwittingly skip due to no trophy or achievement.

 

[Tahnit]

i noticed some of the grey quests also have some dialog. do these start repeating?

 

[texhnolyze]

Too big.

I loved the game and it was one of my GOTYs of that year, but I never actually explored the whole damn map. You don't have to.

 

[Uzzy]

i noticed some of the grey quests also have some dialog. do these start repeating?

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The one's with 'Bounty on X'? They're procedurally generated iirc and will eventually start repeating.

 

[Praedyth]

Very big, but mind you that Odyssey is NOT the kind of open world where you can do most of the map before finishing the campaign so don't worry about doing everything. IMO, that's one of the great parts of Origins and Odyssey: the map cleanup as endgame. Platinum is easy too.

 

[Anthony Hopkins]

With the announcement of AC Vahalla i realized I haven't played odyssey yet and decided to change that.

Im feeling a bit overwhelmed here. The map is MASSIVE. There are tons of systems at work, cultists, mercs, naval battles ect. There seems to be tons of side content as well which I am actually really enjoying as each has its own mini story line.

I randomly went to an island and found there was an organization called the dagger that was terrorizing the population. And every sidequest mostly dealt with it.

There are tons of ? everywhere with each one having objectives to do.

I just feel like this is a game that will take me hundreds of hours. I am just wondering what I am in for.

edit: Im playing on pc via uplay so there really isnt a universal gamerscore to work through so dunno if ill plat.

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So your having fun playing it?

 

[LiquidSolid]

You'll quickly learn what's worth doing and what isn't. The main story and big side quests clearly have a lot more time and effort put into them, while 99% of the content outside of those is a complete waste of time, especially the Athens/Sparta tug of war crap.

As a display of the kind of scale Ubisoft's workforce can produce, it's impressive, but as a game it's extremely bloated.

 

[Nephilim]

I 100%ed Origins and its DLCs. I'm currently out of games to play since i cleared my backlog (multiplayer games aside) and i'm trying to get 100% in Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption 2. Around 170 hours in Odyssey and i still have lots of question marks on the map, at least 10 forgotten tales quest (which are really good), only 2 regular sidequests left, around 5 cultists left, one mythical beast to hunt down...

I'm not getting the DLCs this time so i think it's doable. But yes the game is brimming with content!
That said i really like to 100% games i adore.

 

[Philtastic]

i noticed some of the grey quests also have some dialog. do these start repeating?

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The quests marked with gray/white markers are randomly generated and generally forgettable. Some are less random with some flavour dialogue based on a decision you may have made (these quests are marked with what look like black and white curved arrows next to each other I think, presumably to indicate that it stemmed from a choice).

The side quests worth doing are the ones with a gold exclamation mark. These almost all come with unique dialogue and characters (such as that Dagger organisation plot that you mentioned).

 

[spman2099]

With the announcement of AC Vahalla i realized I haven't played odyssey yet and decided to change that.

Im feeling a bit overwhelmed here. The map is MASSIVE. There are tons of systems at work, cultists, mercs, naval battles ect. There seems to be tons of side content as well which I am actually really enjoying as each has its own mini story line.

I randomly went to an island and found there was an organization called the dagger that was terrorizing the population. And every sidequest mostly dealt with it.

There are tons of ? everywhere with each one having objectives to do.

I just feel like this is a game that will take me hundreds of hours. I am just wondering what I am in for.

edit: Im playing on pc via uplay so there really isnt a universal gamerscore to work through so dunno if ill plat.

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It is really massive. Also, unfortunately, if you try to streamline the process, and mainpath a little here and there, you will find that the game level-gates you pretty aggressively. Which can turn certain points into a real slog if you are looking to just progress (though less of a slog if you are willing to pay up, of course).

 

[Praedyth]

What if you're aiming for just the platinum or 1000/1000 gamerscore. Is it obvious what tasks or side quests you should focus on or avoid? Does avoiding anything like that cause a detriment to enjoyment? IE perhaps there are amazing side quests that someone may unwittingly skip due to no trophy or achievement.

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Odyssey's Platinum is pretty much map cleanup and ship/character leveling (plus Arenas but they're easy). Regarding side quests, I think there's just 4 trophies for side questlines but I'm not sure. I recommend seeing PS Trophies or PowerPyx roadmaps.

 

[DvdGzz]

Juggling Origins and Odyssey right now. I plan to finish both but probably won't tbh lol

 

[LonestarZues]

Feel free to ignore the grey quests. They start to repeat after awhile.

 

[Deleted member 224]

I think the size of the game is one of its biggest strengths. I could do without some of the repeated quest structures and some other issues, but there is a ton of hand crafted content in the game.

Especially with the added dialogue system. The amount of completely optional "side" quest lines with their own unique choices and stories is insane

 

[Ravelle]

I recommend enabling Exploring mode, which disables every question mark and thing on the map save for important stuff. This lets you discover the world on your own terms and it makes for a more relaxing and less overwhelming experience. Also just ignore repeatable fetch quests and fisherman and farmers asking for stuff.

Take your time, explore and have fun!

 

[DanteMenethil]

I don't get why there isn't an achievement for completing everything. That's the definition of an achievement right there.

 

[Jeremy]

I completed the main game in about 70 hours about a year ago and bought the Season Pass on sale, but haven't yet gone back to it (though I probably will by the end of the summer)

Think of it almost as an MMO. You don't need to do everything to get your money's worth out of the game, that's for sure...

You don't want to just mainline the story quests, imo, because there's a lot of amazing side stuff, but you definitely don't need to do all of the ? quests either.

 

[CloseTalker]

I'm 35 hours in, and it's hilarious how much of the map is still unexplored. I absolutely love it though. Especially right now, it's a perfect quarantine game

 

[ZDKilljoy]

I put in over 88 hours in the game and only have two more regions to fully explore. I just couldn't do it anymore. Tried going back to it a few times but always felt burnt out a short while after.

 

[Keldroc]

I did everything in the game including DLC, all ?s and all achievements in 170 hours or so. It's a lot. I don't think I even fully uncovered the map until around hour 80.

 

[AusGeno]

It's ENORMOUS and glorious and perfect for Covid lockdown imo.

 

[Clownio]

Odyssey is the perfect example of "overstay its welcome".

It's a really good game and the gameplay loop is tight as it could be, but the amount of extra content doesn't really makes the game better.

I think Origins is the better game in that regard: one focused story and a big but no so big map.

 

[SJRB]

Way, WAY too big. First AC I never finished. I just couldn't.

 

[endlessflood]

Imagine how long a game should be.

It's about five times as long as that.

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

Played 50 hours and enjoyed my time with it. But I never finished the main story and at best explored only 20% of the map in that time. The game is huge to a point where it overstays its welcome if you're of mind to complete a game, but if you just want to have fun for as long as you can tolerate it, it's good, especially since the sale pricing tends to be very fair nowadays.

 

[Tochtli79]

I'm also starting an AC binge, doing Origins rn and the map was really intimidating at first. Kind of just doing whatever quests come up as I make my way to story markers.

From what I've seen of Odyssey, I'm worried about getting overwhelmed. I love open world but what's the point of making such huge worlds if most players aren't going to have the time (even in quarantine tbh) to see most of it? Regardless I'm looking forward to getting to it. Probably gonna go through Syndicate first after Origins.

 

[Jeremy]

I love open world but what's the point of making such huge worlds if most players aren't going to have the time (even in quarantine tbh) to see most of it? Regardless I'm looking forward to getting to it. Probably gonna go through Syndicate first after Origins.

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I think the MMO analogy is a good one... Most players won't see everything that a MMO offers, but it really sells the sense of freedom to know that you have that much world to explore, I think.

The last two Assassins Creed games have been impressive not just for the scale, but for how varied the worlds have been given the scale. I'm glad that they took that direction and I'm frankly a little bummed by indications that the next game might scale things down (and downplay RPG elements).

 

[Pirate Bae]

Explore. The world is so gorgeous. Take your time and visit the historical places.

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This!

You don't really need to do ALL the side quests, but there are a few cool ones. Exploration is the meat and potatoes of the content, IMO.