Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
By Chad Sapieha,
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Education-focused historical tours without mature content.
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Fun and engaging game gives kids a chance to learn about Ancient Greece
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ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY – DISCOVERY TOUR: ANCIENT GREECE allows players to learn about Ancient Greece without worrying about getting into combat or triggering any of the story events or quests found in the full version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It combines the years of effort developer Ubisoft put into researching Ancient Greece to create an authentic simulation of both the time and place with the expertise of historians and scholars. The result is a series of educational tours that allows players to explore the world and learn about the architecture, philosophy, culture, and people for which Ancient Greece is famous. Players interact with tour guides as they ride horses through the countryside on their way to visiting hundreds of historical sites scattered around the Greek isles, from the Parthenon in Athens to the religious sanctuary of Delphi. At the end of each tour, players are quizzed to see whether they were paying attention. Small rewards -- such as new avatars and mounts -- can be earned along the way, with some available only if the player goes off the tour path to explore the world on their own. The Discovery Tour is available as a standalone experience on PC for $19.99, but can also be accessed for free through a downloadable update to the full version of the game.
Is It Any Good?
These adventure games have always been praised for their dedication to historical accuracy, but it hasn't been easy for parents or educators to overlook the franchise's mature content. Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece provides an education-focused way for kids to experience the game's immense and beautiful simulation of Ancient Greece without worrying about inappropriate material. Players simply choose the Discovery Tour mode option from the main menu (the only selection available if you're playing the standalone game) to begin a purely educational experience. The narrator and historical personalities -- including the Greek historian Herodotos and the Spartan king Leonidas -- guide players as they cross dozens of regions on horse and foot to learn more about Ancient Greek civilization. These characters are essentially lecturers, delivering lots of knowledge about how ancient cities and monuments were built, how Greek citizens went about their daily lives, the origins of world-shaping philosophies developed by renowned Greek thinkers, and why and how wars were waged. Players will even get some lessons in Ancient Greece's famous gods, fables, and mythological creatures.
At the end of each tour, players are given a little quiz to test what they've learned. The questions aren't designed to be overly challenging, but instead simply provide additional incentive for kids to pay attention during the tour. If they get a question wrong, the tour guide will kindly correct them and provide the right information. There's no way to fail or lose. Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece is a great way to glean educational benefits from the years of work Ubisoft put into creating a realistic simulation of the Ancient Greek world without worrying about running into the game's more mature content, making it a great pick for parents and teachers who want to encourage kids' interest in history.
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Families can talk about learning with technology. What did you learn about Ancient Greece while playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece? Have you played any other games that you felt helped you learn something practical about our world?
Why is it important that we study our species' past? What can we learn about ourselves from people who came before?
Game Details
- Platforms: PlayStation 4 , Windows , Xbox One
- Subjects: Language & Reading : reading, reading comprehension, storytelling, Social Studies : cultural understanding, events, exploration, geography, government, historical figures, history, timelines, Arts : music, painting, sculpture
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning : applying information, Self-Direction : academic development
- Pricing structure: Paid (Free if accessed as downloadable content with a copy of the full game.)
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: UbiSoft
- Release date: September 10, 2019
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: History , Horses and Farm Animals
- ESRB rating: NR for No Descriptions
- Last updated: September 10, 2019
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