Can You Have a Baby in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey?

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Yes, you can have a baby in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – but not under the circumstances many players expected or wanted when they initially set out on their ancient Greek odyssey.

The Controversial DLC Romance

In the controversial second episode of the Legacy of the First Blade DLC expansion, your character (Alexios or Kassandra) becomes forcibly romantically involved with Darius’s child, Natakas or Neema.

This suddenly happens even if you previously rejected this character‘s advances outright. You then settle down and have a baby boy to carry on the bloodline.

However, many fans criticized feeling strong-armed into this romance and domestic ending. After 60+ hours advancing an independent hero forging their own destiny, why force them to succumb to heterosexual reproduction and abandon their lifestyle?

Behind the Intent – A Symbolic Ending

In an interview, Odyssey‘s creative director explained the team included this storyline to symbolize the end of the ancient Greek era – with your hero passing the lineage torch to the next generation.

Showing Alexios and Kassandra’s softer side with a quiet family life does align with narrative themes about their repressed childhood and shattered family bonds. But from a gameplay perspective, many felt this forced settling down betrayed their misthios‘s core identity.

Player Statistics – The Appeal of Choice

According to Ubisoft‘s official infographic, below were the player romance statistics:

Romance Preference% of Players
Only Women32%
Only Men28%
Both Genders40%

With 68% of players explicitly favoring same-gender romance at some point, restricting players to mandatory heterosexual reproduction contradicts the reasons fans loved Odyssey’s romance options to begin with – freedom of choice.

Looking Ahead – More Player Freedom?

Could future AC DLC learn from this backlash around narrative coercion and offer story-pivotal romances with greater freedom? As an avid gamer myself, I believe so.

Ubisoft already confirmed increased choice consequence focus for Mirage based on Odyssey feedback. Hopefully that extends to romances too – because being an Assassin is all about fighting for liberal freedoms from ideological control, including freedom of choice itself.

James K. Dorn, a passionate gamer deeply immersed in the world of video gaming. My journey in gaming is not just about playing; it's about exploring every facet of the games I love. I am particularly fascinated by the intricate worlds of role-playing games like "The Witcher" series and "Elder Scrolls: Skyrim," where every decision shapes the story.

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