Motion-captured sequences have different animations for the protagonists, adding up to hundreds or even thousands of subtle differences over the course of the game. This sequence reveals the first of many elements separating the two playable characters. Odyssey opens with your mercenary contemplating their birthright (the mythical, broken spear of Leonidas) just before being insulted by the underlings of the local crime boss, to whom you owe a great deal of money. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Ways I am now going to describe, so that I can clear some of the several thousand screenshots on my hard drive. Choosing between Alexios or Kassandra colours the events of Odyssey in a multitude of ways, even moreso than FemShep and BroShep of the Mass Effect trilogy. However, after playing through the three-hour opening of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey nearly seven times for you (and continuing to play over a dozen hours on a separate save) I can confirm that both Kassandra and Alexios are distinct, compelling, and valid protagonists. “Yeah, I’m picking Kassandra,” said literally everyone else. 'They’re both the same!' screamed a man set aflame.

“Will you choose to play as Alexios or Kassandra?” my local grocer cried, eyes wild with suspicion.

Titans clashed on an appropriately dramatic field, with internet armies raging between their massive feet.

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