This AC felt better in more ways than not compared to Odyssey. Some things I really appreciated were the varied nature of the side quests and overall open world activities. It does NOT feel like they copy/pasted assets throughout the world like in Odyssey, and you can tell that the people who worked in this game were really putting in a ton of effort into the little things.

The overall quest writing and story was excellent for me, right up there with the writing in Black Flag, AC1, Origins, and the Ezio trilogy. The bosses and mythical creatures were more challenging than Odyssey and Origins.

The combat felt more grounded and crunchy than Odyssey which is a big plus if you're setting a game in this gritty brutal world.

The map was GORGEOUS. This is the most beautiful game I've ever played, hands down. I caught myself fast forwarding time until the sun would rise over the ocean to the East. Such a visual treat.

Some things I think Ubisoft can improve on for future titles:

I understand what they were going for with the gear system in this game, but it didn't really land for me. It's hard to get any real feel for the differences between weapons of the same type. How is flail 1 noticeably different from flail 2? I stopped getting excited about new gear halfway through the game since its value is determined by how many resources you pump into it, not by its own merit. Why do we need 8 different light shields?

The game was TOO EASY. I had trouble with the legendary bear, that was it. I had difficulty set to Drengr the whole game and no aim assist for arrows. I loved the first 40 hours where you don't feel overpowered and there's a real sense of danger in the world. After that, I had zero reason to ever use stealth as I could barge in pretty much anywhere and not have to worry about dying.

Overall, this game is about an 8.5/10 for me. I love it, just wanted a bit more of a challenge !!!

This AC felt better in more ways than not compared to Odyssey. Some things I really appreciated were the varied nature of the side quests and overall open world activities. It does NOT feel like they copy/pasted assets throughout the world like in Odyssey, and you can tell that the people who worked in this game were really putting in a ton of effort into the little things. The overall quest writing and story was excellent for me, right up there with the writing in Black Flag, AC1, Origins, and the Ezio trilogy. The bosses and mythical creatures were more challenging than Odyssey and Origins. The combat felt more grounded and crunchy than Odyssey which is a big plus if you're setting a game in this gritty brutal world. The map was GORGEOUS. This is the most beautiful game I've ever played, hands down. I caught myself fast forwarding time until the sun would rise over the ocean to the East. Such a visual treat. Some things I think Ubisoft can improve on for future titles: I understand what they were going for with the gear system in this game, but it didn't really land for me. It's hard to get any real feel for the differences between weapons of the same type. How is flail 1 noticeably different from flail 2? I stopped getting excited about new gear halfway through the game since its value is determined by how many resources you pump into it, not by its own merit. Why do we need 8 different light shields? The game was TOO EASY. I had trouble with the legendary bear, that was it. I had difficulty set to Drengr the whole game and no aim assist for arrows. I loved the first 40 hours where you don't feel overpowered and there's a real sense of danger in the world. After that, I had zero reason to ever use stealth as I could barge in pretty much anywhere and not have to worry about dying. Overall, this game is about an 8.5/10 for me. I love it, just wanted a bit more of a challenge !!!