In this new game, the series has completed its twisty-turny trek from stealthy action adventure to fully-grown role-playing game. I think “odyssey” also refers to the meta-journey taken by Ubisoft, since the first Assassin’s Creed launched more than a decade ago. This too is true of the latest Assassin’s Creed, which presents us with a complex lead character, an authentic portrayal of a multifaceted person struggling with the agony of parental rejection, while living a life layered upon, rather than dedicated to, their own tragedy. The word “odyssey” also implies an expedition into self, a search not merely of secret islands, but of internal truths.
And like The Odyssey, it’s long - really long. Like Homer’s tale of Odysseus, it’s an ancient Greek romp across adventure-strewn islands, sailing wine-dark seas on a journey home. When the Assassin’s Creed team decided to call this game Odyssey, it wasn’t fooling around.
