PC Gamer is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Not … Interactions with characters where you feel like you develop a relationship...". Whether the player chooses the male or female mercenary, they will have the option to develop romantic relationships with non-playable characters of either gender. That comes straight from game director Scott Phillips during a rapid-fire Q&A session with Game Informer. While Odyssey on the other hand is the game released within a year after Origins and took place in Classical Greece (personally i prefer Egypt over Greece) made by Ubisoft Quebec which is second time little downgrade game than Ubisoft Montreal's Origins (like Unity over Syndicate) It's graphics is little downgrade, repetitive atmosphere and missions, poor animations and lips synchronization during … Director Scott Phillips confirms that Odyssey will be a "much, much longer" game than Origins, which is a pretty substantial experience itself at around 30 hours to beat for the average player. In another major departure from the series' formula, Assassin's Creed Odyssey's main character will be a mercenary rather than an assassin. Assassin's Creed Odyssey director Scott Phillips reveals that the upcoming sequel will take 'much longer' to beat than last year's Assassin's Creed Origins/. Besides PC gaming, he's a keen anime and wrestling fan. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. We’ll find out how Odyssey stacks up in a little less than two months. You will receive a verification email shortly. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Receive news and offers from our other brands? By now, you’ve likely heard a lot about Ubisoft’s latest entry into the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. You can see the full interview below, with the relevant bit on game length starting at 3:06. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Zen 3 is sold out everywhere but AMD’s Frank Azor says it was not a paper launch. © You'll spend a good chunk of hours in Ancient Greece. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Latest Updates. Origins had its own charm and it relays quite a bit of it to odyssey, which has a ton of reused assets etc. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is “much longer” than Origins Assassin’s Creed just keep getting bigger, and the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is no exception. Not only is the game’s map bigger than the one in Origins, the volume of content in the game means it’s “much longer” that Bayek’s adventure, too. Add in some inevitable DLC and – well, my own Origins save clocked in at 76 hours once I was done with Curse of the Pharaohs. I'm not sure about you, but I found that to be long enough. Assassin's Creed Odyssey is set for release later this year. It seems Odyssey wants to push things to near-Persona lengths. Asked if Odyssey would be the same length as Origins, Phillips replies “no, much longer.” He also confirms that the map will be bigger this time around – with “a ton of stuff to explore and find and discover” – something that’d been suspected since getting a glimpse of the overview months ago. Phillips doesn't elaborate on that, but he does explain that the map is bigger and more packed with things to do. Former PC Gamer EIC Samuel has been writing about games since he was 18. Director Scott Phillips confirms that Odyssey will be a "much, much longer" game than Origins, which is a pretty substantial experience itself at around 30 hours to beat for the average player.