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This game is massive and doesn't seem to ever end. I loved Origins, but Odyssey just blows it away. They really fine-tuned the combat mechanics and the game world is gorgeous. Minus the typical game bugs, this game is nearly perfect.
I read from everyone who played both that Odyssey is a far superior game in terms of gameplay and rpg elements. The naval aspects are only big if you choose to do them. I spent about zero time doing naval battles apart from traveling to the next island I needed to go to. But after you visited an island once you can fast travel to them.
Did you even read my post? I've stated plain that I didn't play Origins. What I've written is that it is hard to believe that an older game would look better than it. Preferring Egyptian architecture over Greek is not a function of the graphics fidelity.
Steam winter sale starts on December 20. Origins should be priced at $30 or less.
I want to play origins, but I fear after the mechanics and rpg elements in odyssey it will be such a big step backwards that it would be a waste of money to buy. I tried to play XCOM after XCOM2, that didn't work out well either.
From games using the same engine, in the same series? Of course between games by different devs and different franchises an older one can have better graphics. But in the same series I don't think I've ever seen it. At worst they were the same.
Yeah but you seem to hate everything recently. What you say is a step back is probably a step in the rght direction
Leveling and gaining xperience was always part of RPGs, not just MMOs. And it's one of the best part if done well. I'm not saying it's done very well in Odyssey, but it's far from being bad.
I see $19.80 on UPlay.
Thankfully I found no similarities to Witcher 3. The fight mechanics are actually fun and rewarding (like in Mad Max), and you have likeable characters, and a hero who is not a complete douche. Plus you don't have to memorize an encyclopedia on each enemy to succeed in combat.
I completely agree. I hate it too, when you have to stab or shoot an enemy a thousand times, and I always speak out against skill increasing your damage with a weapon. Because it goes against reality. Well maybe in melee combat there is merit to it, but not the way it is handled in this game, that there is about a 1000x difference between level 10 and 20. At most there should be a 10x difference between level 1 and level 50 imo.
Calling them RPG is actually a misnomer, you play a role in every game. To me the most important thing in a game that it's immersive enough so I can identify with the controlled character, and become invested in the story and fate of the NPCs. And Odyssey achieved that. The only reason I prefer RPGs is because classically those are the games where the story and the characters are good enough.