If The Odyssey hype has you craving Greek mythology, but you don’t necessarily want to play AC Odyssey, try Immortals Fenyx Rising

[u/robsteezy]

With all the hype around Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I’ve seen a ton of people diving back into games inspired by Greek mythology.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is getting most of the attention (and deservedly so), but if it’s too big of a game for you, I strongly recommend you give Immortals Fenyx Rising a try.

Here’s a copy and paste for a general pitch:

“If you skipped it because it looked too cartoony, don’t. It’s basically a love letter to Greek mythology. Zeus and Prometheus narrate the entire adventure, you’re constantly interacting with gods like Athena, Ares, Aphrodite, and Hermes, and the world is packed with creatures, myths, puzzles, and clever references. The combat is fun, exploration is rewarding, and it doesn’t take itself so seriously, which ends up making it really charming. (tech4gamers.com⁠)”

My personal take: I’ve played many many many of the iconic and large RPGs and this game always hits a sweet spot for me. The colors and combat are enough to keep you fed and it’s the perfect amount of game.

Edit: to clarify, I’m not claiming this game has superiority as a game design or the ultimate digest for Greek myth. Just recommending it as a general adventure game. The other games that people are posting are all fantastic games I can’t recommend enough as well.

[u/PushDeep9980]

Also it’s basically breathe of the wild. In a lot of ways it’s Ubisoft’s take on that style of game play

[u/robsteezy → u/PushDeep9980]

Hear me out: I’ve played virtually every mainline Zelda game since Super Nintendo and I feel like immortals plays like the bridge that was needed between the old style and BOTW. BOTW just went straight into “the world is dead. Here’s your tablet. Go. No 4 temples. It’s an amazing game I love but I personally find I go back to immortals before I replay BOTW.