Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post. Hope you all are safe from the COVID-19. I recently replayed both Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Origins (yes I have a lot of time on my hands) and I began thinking about just how much better Origins is than Odyssey. Don’t get fired up its my personal opinion so lets get into it.
- HIDDEN BLADE
Admit it the hidden blade is cool and is the icon of Assassins Creed. When they removed it in Odyssey and gave us just the spear it was disappointing really disappointing. It does give us those spear throw assassinations but it just doesn’t feel much like any other Assassins Creed game when you can’t get behind an enemy and just stab a blade in their throats. Also the scene where Bayek’s finger gets cut off is also just too good showing us the origins of the finger cutting tradition we saw.
2. NO POWER SCALING
One of the greatest joys of RPGs is the sense of progression. Being able to go out into the world, handle various quests before returning to older areas to overpower opponents which were once a handful. It’s why there are so many people who enjoy grinding in RPGs. Odyssey removed that aspect, making it impossible to ever be stronger than two levels over your opponent. It’s nowhere near as enjoyable as Origins’ different zones that are locked to a specific level range. Hopefully, in future AC games, they’ll decide to stick with Origins’ way of handling things.
3. EGYPT IS AMAZING
The map for Odyssey was really well done with all those gorgeous locations but the best thing about Origins is that it feels a lot better. The hot sands of the deserts, exploring the game’s giant pyramids, swimming in the rivers, boating around in lakes, the gorgeous view from Giza, I could go on and on and on- this is an experience only available in Origins because while Odyssey was big and gorgeous it just felt as if something was missing from it.
4. BETTER PROTAGONIST
Kassandra is good I’m not going to lie with her witty comebacks and sometimes scaring attitude but she is just lacking the seriousness that we find in Bayek. Bayek was a good protagonist because his interest in revenge for his son is his sole driving factor while Kassandra just gets wrapped up in something and it just progresses from there. Bayek has a clear motivation from the start of the story and goes through real pain that the player can feel.
5. BETTER SIDE QUESTS
No one likes grinding in games but Origins makes it worth it by providing us either with quests that are related to the main story or even if they are completely unrelated they have a complete arc and aren’t simple fetch quests, kill quests, sink quests where you have to kill someone just cause or do something just cause rather in Origins every event has a story behind it and that is why Bayek does the things for the people that he does. I grinded hard in Origins and I enjoyed it.
6. ONE SHOT ASSASSINATIONS
Now let me be clear the reason the older Assassins Creed games were better was because you could kill any enemy with an assassination no matter what but that changed Origins and you needed to upgrade your hidden blade to make assassinations work and after a bit of grinding when you get to about level 15 you can easily upgrade your blade so that you can one shot your enemies. In Odyssey no matter how hard you tried you would always end up getting in combat after a few assassinations because even some of the little guys could take on your blade.
7. BETTER SKILL SYSTEM
The most annoying thing in Odyssey was obtaining a bunch of skills but not using any because you just stuck with your first 4 that you got but despite that you still need to get the others so you can go higher up the skill tree to unlock the passive skills that help you out without you having to quip them. Origins had a good Skill Tree and I loved pouring points into it and having skills that worked without me having to constantly go into a menu and equip and un equip them.
8. PARKOUR
Okay I for sure don’t like the new parkour system but Bayek still felt smooth when you climbed up a wall or a cliff and pulled yourself up. The movements were fluid and felt good but Kassandra and Alexios just felt so stiff when they moved that it felt like they were wooden statues. Also just as a side note I loved the parkour in Assassins Creed 2.
9. ACTUAL ASSASSINS CREED
Origins showed us the origins of the creed with the Hidden Ones but Odyssey was just a good RPG with a huge map and lots of quests. The game was in no way bad but it just wasn’t Assassins Creed it felt more like being a mercenary (and secret superhero) in Greece and not at all like an assassin. I know that it ties into Origins with the DLC but Kassandra or Alexios aren’t assassins they’re just bad-ass mercenaries with spears and demi-god powers.
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