<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naval	O
combat	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
also	O
plays	O
a	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
also	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
of	O
Layla	O
Hassan	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
character	O
introduced	O
in	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
who	O
relives	O
the	O
mercenary	O
's	O
memories	O
through	O
the	O
Animus	O
device	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
powerful	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
commenced	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
facilitated	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
by	O
introducing	O
player-choice	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
has	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
historical	O
mythology	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
smaller	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Assassins	O
and	O
Templars	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
central	O
narrative	O
element	O
present	O
in	O
most	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
contemporary	O
RPG	O
titles	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prioritization	O
of	O
role-playing	O
mechanics	O
over	O
traditional	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
elements	O
also	O
drew	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
two	O
story	O
expansions	O
—	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
First	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Fate	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
followed	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Valhalla	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
historical	O
setting	O
in	O
medieval	O
England	O
and	O
Norway	O
during	O
the	O
Viking	O
expansion	O
across	O
Europe	O
and	O
concludes	O
Layla	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
offers	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
Guided	O
mode	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
their	O
objects	O
immediately	O
using	O
waypoints	O
,	O
while	O
Exploration	O
mode	O
tasks	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
locations	O
themselves	O
after	O
being	O
given	O
brief	O
clues	O
from	O
other	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
missions	O
follow	O
the	O
mercenary	O
as	O
they	O
reunite	O
their	O
family	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Cult	O
of	O
Kosmos	O
,	O
additional	O
questlines	O
task	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
defeat	O
mystical	O
creatures	O
from	O
Atlantis	B-Application
and	O
take	O
down	O
cultists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
free	O
running	O
and	O
can	O
climb	O
nearly	O
all	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
features	O
a	O
narrative	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
modern-day	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
Layla	O
Hassan	O
,	O
an	O
Assassin	O
and	O
former	O
Abstergo	O
researcher	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Origins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assisted	O
by	O
fellow	O
Assassins	O
Victoria	O
Bibeau	O
,	O
Kiyoshi	O
Takakura	O
,	O
and	O
Alannah	O
Ryan	O
,	O
Layla	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Staff	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hermes	I-Application
Trismegistus	I-Application
and	O
the	O
lost	O
city	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
by	O
using	O
data	O
processed	O
by	O
her	O
portable	O
Animus	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
historical	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
431	O
–	O
422	O
BC	O
,	O
four	O
centuries	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Ones	O
,	O
the	O
forerunners	O
to	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Assassins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
was	O
exiled	O
from	O
Spartan	O
society	O
after	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
Spartan	O
elder	O
from	O
throwing	O
their	O
younger	O
,	O
infant	O
sibling	O
from	O
Mount	O
Taygetos	O
at	O
the	O
urging	O
of	O
the	O
Pythia	B-Language
,	O
who	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
child	O
,	O
if	O
allowed	O
to	O
live	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
potential	O
glory	O
or	O
downfall	O
of	O
Sparta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
creatures	O
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Cyclops	O
,	O
the	O
Sphinx	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
depicted	O
here	O
as	O
experiments	O
of	O
the	O
Isu	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
race	O
that	O
created	O
humanity	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
artifacts	O
encountered	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
story	O
begins	O
in	O
480	O
BC	O
,	O
where	O
King	O
Leonidas	O
leads	O
the	O
Spartan	O
army	O
against	O
a	O
Persian	O
charge	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Thermopylae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Layla	O
Hassan	O
recovers	O
Leonidas	O
 '	O
spear	O
and	O
extracts	O
from	O
it	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
his	O
grandchildren	O
,	O
Alexios	O
and	O
Kassandra	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
her	O
Animus	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Staff	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hermes	I-Application
Trismegistus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disguised	O
with	O
Elpenor	O
's	O
mask	O
and	O
robes	O
after	O
killing	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
secret	O
Cult	O
meeting	O
in	O
Delphi	B-Language
where	O
they	O
discover	O
the	O
Cult	O
is	O
targeting	O
their	O
family	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
younger	O
sibling	O
had	O
survived	O
the	O
fall	O
from	O
Mount	O
Taygetos	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
manipulated	O
by	O
the	O
Cult	O
into	O
becoming	O
their	O
champion	O
known	O
as	O
Deimos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
eliminating	O
the	O
Cult	O
,	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
returns	O
to	O
their	O
sanctuary	O
in	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
Cult	O
's	O
pyramid-shaped	O
artifact	O
and	O
Aspasia	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Cult	O
's	O
original	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
touching	O
the	O
artifact	O
and	O
receiving	O
visions	O
of	O
future	B-Application
conflicts	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
destroys	O
it	O
and	O
decides	O
Aspasia	O
's	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
their	O
lifetime	O
,	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
also	O
meets	O
their	O
biological	O
father	O
Pythagoras	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Isu	O
like	O
Myrinne	O
and	O
Leonidas	O
,	O
and	O
inherits	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Hermes	O
from	O
Pythagoras	O
to	O
safeguard	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
gaining	O
biological	O
immortality	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
Layla	O
encounters	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
in	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
who	O
warns	O
her	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
needs	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
and	O
Templars	O
 '	O
ideals	O
;	O
either	O
side	O
prevailing	O
over	O
the	O
other	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
commenced	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marked	O
the	O
transformation	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
from	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
a	O
transition	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
long-time	O
series	O
developer	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	B-Application
marked	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
transition	O
into	O
a	O
larger	O
open	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
player	O
's	O
progression	O
,	O
while	O
Odyssey	B-Device
further	O
facilitated	O
this	O
transition	O
by	O
introducing	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
and	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	B-Application
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
than	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
and	O
this	O
allowed	O
the	O
Quebec	O
team	O
to	O
incorporate	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
listening	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
feels	O
historically	O
authentic	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
initially	O
examined	O
mainstream	O
depictions	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Greece	O
,	O
including	O
films	O
,	O
paintings	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
ten-day	O
field	O
trip	O
to	O
Greek	O
locations	O
including	O
Sparta	O
,	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
Olympia	O
,	O
and	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
scouting	O
groups	O
accompanied	O
by	O
historians	O
took	O
more	O
than	O
13,000	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
during	O
their	O
field	O
trip	O
for	O
research	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
to	O
study	O
Greek	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Cyclops	O
,	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Medusa	B-Application
were	O
chosen	O
as	O
bosses	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrast	O
helped	O
reflect	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
"	O
chaos	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
order	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
central	O
theme	O
established	O
throughout	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
audition	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
read	O
out	O
a	O
script	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Greek	O
accent	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
actual	O
script	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
leaked	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
from	O
Bloomberg	O
alleged	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
marketing	O
department	O
and	O
Chief	O
Creative	O
Officer	O
Serge	O
Hascoët	O
,	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
female	O
assassins	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
other	O
open	O
world	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
role-playing	O
journey	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Homer	B-Protocol
's	O
epic	O
poem	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
dialogue	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
dialogues	O
of	O
Plato	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
give	O
players	O
more	O
choices	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
400	O
years	O
before	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
which	O
depicts	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
nemesis	O
system	O
"	O
introduced	O
in	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
each	O
mercenary	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
routine	O
,	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
listening	O
to	O
player	O
feedback	O
regarding	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
difficulty	O
scaling	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumables	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
bought	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
during	O
combat	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
hit-box	O
system	O
from	O
Origins	B-Application
returns	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
faster	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
facilitate	O
this	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
carry	O
a	O
shield	O
to	O
block	O
attack	O
like	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
Origins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accumulation	O
of	O
adrenaline	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
also	O
significantly	O
faster	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Origins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
substantially	O
redesign	O
the	O
naval	O
combat	O
systems	O
featured	O
in	O
Origins	B-Application
for	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
land-based	O
combat	O
to	O
naval	O
combat	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
seamless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
a	O
massive	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
described	O
the	O
music	O
composition	O
process	O
as	O
an	O
intimidating	O
challenge	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
given	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
after	O
the	O
French	O
site	O
Jeuxvideo	O
received	O
a	O
keychain	O
containing	O
the	O
name	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
partnered	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
promotion	O
of	O
streaming	O
service	O
Stadia	B-Application
(	O
then	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Stream	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
playtested	O
Odyssey	B-Device
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
for	O
an	O
hour	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
PC	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Japanese	O
September	O
2018	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
title	O
which	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
special	O
editions	O
of	O
Odyssey	B-Device
including	O
bonus	O
in-game	O
content	O
and	O
additional	O
items	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
launched	O
"	O
Beyond	O
Medusa	B-Application
’s	O
Gate	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
location-based	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experience	O
in	O
100	O
locations	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Odyssey	B-Device
prompted	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
greenlight	O
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
various	O
gods	B-Application
and	I-Application
monsters	I-Application
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
nature	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
adopted	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
"	O
model	O
for	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
released	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
schedule	O
of	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
Ubisoft	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
season	O
pass	O
includes	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
stories	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
remastered	O
editions	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
paid	O
expansions	O
are	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
First	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
episodes	O
released	O
periodically	O
from	O
December	O
2018	O
to	O
March	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Fate	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
(	O
also	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
episodes	O
released	O
from	O
April	O
to	O
July	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
First	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
explores	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
sees	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
meeting	O
Darius	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
first	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
historical	O
Artabanus	O
of	O
Persia	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
originator	O
of	O
the	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
signature	O
weapon	O
:	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Blade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
narrative	O
follows	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
helping	O
Darius	O
fight	O
the	O
Order	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
organization	O
featured	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
precursors	O
of	O
the	O
Templar	O
Order	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
perennial	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fate	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
sees	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
being	O
transported	O
to	O
simulations	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
realms	O
of	O
Elysium	O
,	O
Hades	O
,	O
and	O
Atlantis	B-Application
(	O
actually	O
ancient	O
Isu	O
city-states	O
)	O
to	O
overcome	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
trials	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
better	O
understand	O
their	O
duties	O
as	O
Keeper	O
of	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Hermes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
which	O
boosted	O
the	O
framerate	O
to	O
60fps	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
a	O
successful	O
transformation	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
stealth	O
games	O
to	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loveridge	O
described	O
the	O
sidequests	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
as	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Phillips	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
was	O
also	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favourably	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
Verge	O
further	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
systems	O
diluted	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
exclaimed	O
that	O
Odyssey	B-Device
lost	O
its	O
identity	O
as	O
an	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
and	O
became	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
other	O
similar	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loveridge	O
believed	O
that	O
Odyssey	B-Device
had	O
refined	O
and	O
streamlined	O
elements	O
from	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Juba	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
his	O
favourite	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
special	O
abilities	O
for	O
conveying	O
"	O
a	O
dynamic	O
and	O
godlike	O
sense	O
of	O
power	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Messner	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
refined	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
systems	O
present	O
in	O
Origins	B-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
levelling	O
system	O
means	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
grind	O
for	O
experience	O
points	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inconsistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyrrel	O
described	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
straightforward	O
family	O
drama	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
conflicts	O
between	O
the	O
Assassins	O
and	O
the	O
Templars	O
played	O
a	O
minimal	O
role	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
physical	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
25%	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Origins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
said	O
that	O
digital	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
45%	O
of	O
all	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
up	O
by	O
10	O
percentage	O
points	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenue	O
earned	O
from	O
microtransactions	O
was	O
170%	O
higher	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
when	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Origins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2018	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
2018	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
)	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Melissanthi	O
Mahut	O
)	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Action	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Single	O
Player	O
Gaming	O
Experience	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Character	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Alexios	O
and	O
Kassandra	O
)	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Male	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
(	O
Michael	O
Antonakos	O
)	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Female	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
(	O
Melissanthi	O
Mahut	O
)	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Design	O
Best	O
Game	O
Design	O
Best	O
Performance	O
in	O
Spanish	O
(	O
Joël	O
Mulachs	O
)	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
Australian	O
Games	O
Awards	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Action/Adventure	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2019	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
World	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Valhalla	I-Application
,	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Viking	O
expansion	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
A	O
major	O
update	O
for	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
Valhalla	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Those	O
Who	O
Are	O
Treasured	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
conclusive	O
epilogue	O
to	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Bearer	O
's	O
journey	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
Classical	O
Greece	O
.	O
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