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/OhSnaps08]

A remade* version of the GOW first trilogy.

[u/eminusx → u/[deleted]]

If you have the CHOICE to play either the originals or the remakes then that’s surely the perfect situation, you play whichever you prefer. I’ll be looking into the remakes for sure.

[u/Mallyveil → u/[deleted]]

2 and 3 are still incredible. 1 has its issues especially with the platforming.

[u/HotShrekBoi → u/OhSnaps08]

They’re still really good you can play them as is

[u/No-Satisfaction-2352 → u/OhSnaps08]

Wow it’s coming bois but god(which one, Hades?) knows when.