Johnny Novgorod said:
Silentpony said:
So let me get this straight, its called Odyssey, takes place in ancient Greece, there IS magic if that glowing sword is anything to go by, and you're still not playing as Odysseus himself?! Like the fuck is that shit?! Hell I would have settled for Jason and his Argonauts, but no! Going by that trailer is just looks like a Greek skin of Black Flag
If the protagonist were Odysseus wouldn't it limit the game to wandering away from civilization (ie. cities) for most of the game? Like as soon as you hit a town the "odyssey" is over. Hell, the fast travel system alone would ruin the thing.
Jason would be an easier fit but again, his whole thing is that he goes away on a quest, which doesn't mesh with AC's dealio of faffing about town. I'm sure you'll run into them or some other Greek hero along the way though.
Well remember Odysseus wasn't trying to get to Greece, he was trying to get home to Ithaca. You could easily have the game being about getting back to Ithaca.
Or pull a Bethesda and play as Telemachus. You father is already home, and you're a young man determined to find his glory in the world, and your father, Odysseus, gives you his boat and bow to start the game.
And you can pimp around Greece, fighting monsters, raiding hold-out Trojan strongholds, sexing up all the ladies and guys(it is Greece after all) while doing a pseudo-Greek God story about...I dunno, Poseidon being pissed Odysseus made it back and him constantly trolling you, and you have to collect 5 Macguffins and travel to the ancient temple of Poseidon, 'at the end of the world' and offer up the items to placate the big ol' God. And maybe one of the Macguffins is in Ajax the Greater's possession, in the underworld, so you have to journey and meet with Hades and its this whole thing.
And maybe a Prince, say a son of Pisidice, daughter of King Pelias, has a grudge against anyone who sailed with Jason. And Odysseus's father, Laertes, was one of the Argonauts, so there's your antagonist trying to stop you. All set to Assassin's creed gameplay and if you have to throw in something about Spartans being proto-Templars.