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    I honestly don't think eld(er) people are playing AC Odyssey more than other games. This forum is rather friendly and not to busy and seem easier in attracting older people responses. Of my Ubisoft portefolio that comprises more than AC:O I visit this forum the most.

    I am above 60 and why I don't play Fortnite or the likes is easy. That is multi-play. I simply don't feel confident doing that, in SP I can be a clutz as much as I want and don't disturb anybody. Another aspect is the story and "once" Bioware did that like no other, once...

    That is why I play AC Odyssey, a combination of stellar fun gameplay wrapped up in a gripping story. Although on the story/consequences side it still could use improvement, strictly my opinion.
    I consider my gaming diverse since one of my all-time favorites is the original Spellforce trilogy and that is definitely not because of stellar storylines/writing!
    Best game ever made is Witcher 3, the most played in thousands of hours is the mass effect trilogy.
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    I dont play pubg or fortnight because is see those game as senseless killing without any story.
    When i play games i enjoy listening to every cutscene, i am one of the players who enjoy to stop and smell the roses and admire the hard works the devs done on the game. I need a good story to keep me addicted to the game, battle royal games doesn't have it, it was funny to me that odyssey had a battle royal easter egg in the battle of 100 hand and it showed how senseless this game type is.
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    A game with swords and bows without dragons, orcs and elves: priceless
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    I also like the AC series because they are relaxed and my style of game play. You can wander through towns and cities and the countryside to enjoy the atmosphere and super realistic graphics, picking your own time and who to fight. Certainly there are times when the combat can get rowdy but it forces you to back off and find sneaky ways to complete the mission. Odyssey is a bit different and somewhat frustrating when you take on one enemy and suddenly you're swarmed on by half a dozen or more and a super strong mercenary is thrown into the fray. I also liked the Horizon Zero Dawn game and played it through several times. My game play history goes all the way back to the Atari days, Nintendo games and computer games such as Fandango and the likes. I do not like first person games or the military style.
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    Originally Posted by Lysette88 Go to original post
    I think the answer to this question is very simple - those who are around 60 now are those who experienced the PC scene from it's very beginning and basically grew up with this technology and gaming from it's very start - and so it is much more likely than ever before to meet this age group in games.
    This. And they're playing all types of games too. It's not narrowed to AC.

    I think they aren't going into many forums - or if they are, they aren't exactly broadcasting their ages so you wouldn't know who they are or how many.
    Today's 60+ers are probly feeling alot younger than they really are. Imo, gaming would help make them feel younger.
    Age is just a number - how you feel and think is everything.
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    Those of you with children and grandchildren (that are old enough to play)- do you game as a family? Do they also play Odyssey?
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    Agreed about how relaxing the game is. The landscape (up close) is stunning and highly evocative, the environmental sounds superbly sell it too. It's like going out for a good walk without all the pesky actual going out and dealing with overcrowded environment or slogging for miles in the heat to see a better view :P

    It's very reminiscent of a number of different places I've been and the love that's gone into that environment really shows, the atmosphere is amazing. Sandy shores with gently rolling grassland behind where the sun is gentle and playtime not far away. Hills where you can practically taste the salty air and feel the sun, then in other areas jagged cliffs and looming castles a landscape already full of history and the damp bosky smells of recent rain, forests that seem straight out of a victorian painting where you could imagine the gods and nymphs running between the trees the isolated glades, streams and small lakes and ponds, valleys dotted with small villages or farms with neatly lined grapes and olive groves where you just know you'd get a good meal, crystal clear bays and shining white houses with winding streets around equally bright cliffs and coves that are the tourist card view of Greece, and the ever present Mediterranean. Almost every corner presents a new amazingly curated vista.

    I know it's impossible even with a thousand artists, but it's like virtually nothing was procedural and every single square inch of the map was hand made by artists and directors deciding exactly how the player should experience it and what they should see so that there are no ugly or boring views no matter which way you look from any point. Every place you go, and every time you turn around there's a new flavor of Greece, a new immersive experience to be had or real life memory to be triggered...

    That's what elevates this game to true art.
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    Thanks to those who offered their perspective, it was an informative read.
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    Speak up, can't hear you. My hearing isn't what it was when I was 75.
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    Originally Posted by Shastblu Go to original post
    Speak up, can't hear you. My hearing isn't what it was when I was 75.
    How old are you then?
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