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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
You get your money out of AC games as they are long and filled with content. As a gamer that's all you hope for.
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Yep, and if you're into history and know the setting, there's a whole other level of enjoyment to those games..they really do their homework. Ancient Greece is my all-time favourite historical setting, Odyssey was awesome for me in that regard. Even easily-missed side missions have references to old Greek tragedies that could easily go under the radar, it's impressive. There's so many subtle little references like that everywhere in Odyssey.
As for the question of what ACs to play, as mentioned Black Flag seems to be universally liked. But the way he moves on land is feeling a bit dated last time I played it, its basically the same engine from AC3 that came out back in 2012. So just be prepared for that.
Unity also gets love in hindsight now that its fixed, which is ironic given what a monumental disaster their release was. Its the smoothest free-run and climbing mechanics in the series, there's a nice focus on stealth (unlike the past 3 games), it had the best combat in an AC game until Origins, Paris is beautiful, and the massive crowds really make the world feel alive. Plus the civil unrest in the streets feel relevant given what's been happening in the world the past couple months.
Origins would also be a nice segue before you get launched into full RPG mode with Odyssey or Valhalla. It introduces some of those mechanics, but in a scaled back way..its not a true RPG. If you went straight from BF/Unity to Odyssey or Valhalla, the complete overhaul to RPG may feel jarring.