: Published in Advances in Archaeological Practice , this paper critically appraises the experience of "meaningful play" with the past versus simply "assassinating" through history.
Reviewers often debate whether the game's massive scale adds depth or just "busy work." Assassin's Creed Odissea
: Features like Everything that's right with Assassin's Creed Odyssey analyze how the game fulfills the "assassin fantasy" despite its shift into heavy RPG mechanics. : Published in Advances in Archaeological Practice ,
“It has more breadth than depth, like a wide puddle reflecting a really nice landscape.” Rock Paper Shotgun · 7 years ago and inestimably entertaining epic
“Odyssey is a rich, deep, and inestimably entertaining epic, but one that could do with some of the extra fat being trimmed.” PCGamesN · 7 years ago