Assassin's Creed

they're always available for like 15 bucks not too long after release which is sometimes enough for the privilege of futzing around a big open world for a few hours before getting bored

Good to know!

Viking rap battles though!

I'm gonna play Mass Effect 2 & Dragon Age 2 first though

(I miss JLV.)
A crapload of Ass Creed games are on sale at Best Buy right now for BF/November; what are generally considered the good ones these days? I've only played the first. I assume the Ezio games are still held in high regard, but everything after that is a mush to me.

I liked Odyssey. Sun-drenched with a charismatic protagonist. Origins a slightly less good version of that

The London one is boring imo

I played them all up to Syndicate. Yeah, the Ezio games were great. 3 was ok, could have gotten most of the fun out of just Freedom Cry though. Black Flag was ok enough, Unity was disappointing (& I love the setting), didn't bother with Syndicate because I don't really care about London. I got Origins pretty cheap, I guess I want to try it, not sure about the Greek one, really these all sound exhausting these days.

Odyssey is great fun if you just like wandering around endless gorgeous landscapes solving tons of sidequests, a la Skyrim. The main character is cool like Biscuits said, and some of the historic Greek characters they've included are surprisingly fun. The main plot is a bit meh/predictable, but there are several intriguing subplots. I know some people dislike the Fate of Atlantis DLC because it sidesteps the relative realism of the main game and takes you to straight inside Greek mythology; there's a sci-fi explanation for all that, though it's rather flimsy... But I like that one too, it's visually quite inspired and fun to play.

origins, odyssey, valhalla are the new rpg-style Definitely Not Witcher 3 ones if that appeals

Sun-drenched with a charismatic protagonist.

Alexios or Kassandra?