• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Want to use equipment? Grind chore for the XP to meet the level requirement.

    Want to beat a quest handed to you early? Grind XP

    Want to complete side quests? All of the boilerplate fetch/kill quests.

    I mean this respectfully, but you were holding it wrong.

    First off, Odyssey was too big, but I enjoyed it! The voiced side quests were great, especially those heavily involving Kassandra. The Atlantis DLC was sublime. But:

    • You don’t worry about equipment beyond your level!

    • Leave future quests in the journal!

    • Fetch quest? If you’re bored, skip it! TBH I Cheat Engined some money in.

    Odyssey requires no grinding, as it has waaay too much filler as is. It is a game that’s utterly miserable if you give into completionist impulses, but pretty neat if you don’t.

    …Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t particularly enjoy the combat, and the main story is so dull I don’t even remember it, aside from the Atlantis bits. It’s not a masterpiece. But I remember the experience of trekking across Greece quite fondly.