What does Origins have over Odyssey?
Few years ago I tried the demo for Origins having not played a single AC game since Black Flag. Soon after the prologue, I was pretty over it. I wasn't feeling the protagonist and don't remember being impressed by anything after a decade off AC.
Some time passes and I get my hands on Odyssey. I thought, okay this is the latest one that's considered good - Valhalla was getting lots of flak, so let's give it another try.
Almost instantly I fell in love with Kassandra's character. Her voice acting was sooo good and now that I think about it, she's probably my number 1 spot for female protagonist. But a good protagonist isn't enough to carry an entire game. The most recurring complaint I found about Odyssey was the bloat. I still grimace at the thought of the bloat in Dragon Age: Inquisition, lord do I detest hollow side/fetch quests. However, in Odyssey, I did not feel the bloat at all. I remember doing a mission helping a lady in a village get medicine for her dad or something, just to gauge the type of side missions/rewards this game has. After that, I was like okay, I'm not wasting time doing these and I didn't feel like I needed to.
Other things I loved in Odyssey:
the photo mode - I only took a few photos but I couldn't help look at those little tags every time I opened the map to see what others did. It's a brilliant addition to the photo mode feature.
bounty hunters - while it did get annoying at times having to hide from a strong hunter, I did like this mini boss fights.
combat - it has come a long way from the basic mechanics of earlier games where I would detest alerting guards because how bad combat felt. This current combat was very much my style and despite being a stealth player, I didn't mind getting caught. I also loved that you could get overwhelmed by alerting too many but can win the fight with skill.
RPG elements - I liked the idea of getting better gear and outfits that fit with your style. I remember it can get a little tedious but overall it was welcomed.
I didn't like the the abstergo stuff of logging out and reading files and shit since I was so left behind in the overall narrative. I pretty much lost interest in that after Desmond anyway. I also was kinda torn on the story, there's some good character development and story but ultimately I wasn't happy with the true ending being locked behind DLC.
At the time, Odyssey seemed to have more praise over Origins although a common neutral theme was picking the culture you like to explore. Now looking up these games, people seem to consider Origins more superior.
I get that it's a matter of opinion but does any of the positives I mention about Odyssey overlap in Origins? Are there positives in Origins that didn't exist in Odyssey?