Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Part 5. Fighting the Cyclops and Book Recommendations
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Summary
In this episode of G&HAS, I discuss the Greek god Zeus, the Greek goddess Athena, and the Greek gods themselves. I also discuss a story about a Germanic Roman general, Marcus Ballista, and his quest to get off an island that is surrounded by the Cyclops.
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Greetings Laddingtons, welcome back to good old Hellas. Now I thought to take this opportunity
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to climb this epic statue of Zeus Bra, Lightning Zeus, and we have a good epic night here in the
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game. I also thought to elaborate on something about historic fiction. I will recommend a
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certain author called Harry Sidebottom who is a historian who then turned to write historic
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fiction. And I have said this before, I'll say it again, I do believe that historic fiction is one
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of the best ways to get a good view of history perhaps. And the benefit obviously is that it's
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much more fun to read historic fiction than to just read a history book. But then you can obviously
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read regular history books as well to gain a good understanding. I will synchronize now
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and then I will recommend two authors or three authors or more.
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Boom, there we are. And now comes the scary part.
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I hope I won't die now. This is the first time I do this in this game. Right, we managed that.
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Perfect. Now let us do the following. Let us adapt to pay.
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The big break. Right, we'll head down there and...
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Yes, also I did lower the graphic settings because my good old computer, it was simply not up to par
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with the high demands of the game. I actually looked at this computer I'm playing at. Now it's from...
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2012. So a lifetime ago. The graphics card is a bit newer though. It's a GeForce 1060. So I got that
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last year. Now obviously I don't mind having a bit older computer when it comes to the gaming side of
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things. But something I would say though is that when I render and edit training videos with high
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quality video clips, that can be quite frustrating to say the least. So yeah, that is the computer situation.
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So anyway, I mentioned Harry Sidebottom. I read a story about the Roman Empire in the 200s AD. There is a
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Germanic protagonist called Marcus Ballista. So yeah, good story right there. I will continue after
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It's a fine ship, Tally Menace. Alexios! She is that. Ready to ride the waves for the right captain
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and the right price. I need to get off this island. I really need a boat, Tally Menace. Everyone in
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Caffalonian needs a boat. Four facets on one. You've seen this shithole. All my life. Even if I had
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the boat, who's going to row it? You. I'd give my left grape to see that. This is Caffalonian. I could always
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find someone down on their luck and willing to work for next to nothing to get off this island. The seas
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are treacherous now. Well, more than usual. It would be suicide. You're not being very helpful,
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Tally Menace. Not sure if this helps, but rumor has it the Cyclops is coming for you and Marcos.
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Rumors don't scare me. Rumors mean nothing. Don't believe everything you hear. Exactly.
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Rumor also has it his ship is docked in Kleptus Bay. His ship, you say? I'll have to pay Kleptus
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Bay and visit. Be careful. That one-eyed brute has a nasty temper.
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Some general life advice. If you hear a rumor, it's probably not true. There's a distinct
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possibility that it's absolutely not true if you hear a rumor. That was just a little side note.
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So, let's talk about Marcus Ballista, the Germanic. He's actually an Angle from the Angle tribe,
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but he is fighting in the Roman army. The book series is a few books. They go around doing certain
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missions in the various Roman provinces. So, I can put up a picture of one of the books here on the screen,
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so you can see what I'm talking about. So, that is one almost in this era. 700 years later than where
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we are at right now, but Rome and Greece are similar enough, I suppose, to fit the bill. So, what I'm
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doing is, usually if I'm playing a game such as this, I'd like to get in the mood even more by reading
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some historic fiction. Yeah, Harry Sidebottom, a historian turned author. Well, most historians are
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authors as well, but you know, writing historic fiction. So, I can definitely recommend those books.
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I can also recommend... I'm just going to find this place. Boom, there we are.
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Con Egilden. I have mentioned him many times before. I read a book from him in the summer
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about Persians and Spartans. I will put this up on the screen here as well, so you can
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see. That is a highly glorious book, I would say, and not the typical... I won't spoil anything,
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but yeah, good book. There is the Cyclops. I have never heard so much god talk from one man in all my days.
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I really hurt your feelings. Don't like it when people call me that.
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But you're so fat. I mean, big, strong, and you really do only have one eye.
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And I won't kill Marcos for having you stealing. Give it to me.
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I did not expect that at all. That was a... a mad cant maneuver indeed.
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Missed that completely. So, whoa. I have played a bit off the screen, so to speak, so I have a new armor.
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Well, I think we need to get out from here. Otherwise, we'll get illuminated now.
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I hope you all admired the... that kick, by the way.
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Otherwise, I will die. And then, eh, I have died two episodes in a row.
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And my personal philosophy when it comes to Conny Gilden is that I always read all of his books.
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If you haven't read any of his books, that is definitely something you should do.
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Then also, special mention to Bernard Cornwell.
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Not really this era, but he writes mostly about British history.
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And that is, eh, Alexander, God of War by Christian Cameron.
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Now, Christian Cameron has written some other books as well, ehm, during the earlier Greek period.
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I can link them, or not link, but put them up here on the screen, too, so you can see them.
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Um, I do suspect that he, the author, is a bit of a liberal, though.
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There are certain things which makes me, eh, which triggers my, eh, inner right-wing person, or whatever you want to call it.
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I think Alexander, God of War was really good, and, uh, the other books, they were good enough, and they are quite well written, and you get a good feel of, um, of the Greek world.
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So that was my book tips, and, eh, if you don't already, if you aren't in the habit of reading, that's actually one of the best advice I can give, eh, to you if you, for general life enjoyment.
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Um, I'm sorry, goat, that was extremely silly of me.
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I will say a prayer for him, too, at a later point.
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But now we have this bustage to, um, illuminate.
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So, also, I thought to mention another thing, and that is, I see a lot of comments, and this is probably, like, the third time I mention this, a lot of comments talking about the skin color of characters in this game.
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But if you want to aim criticism at something, do it at the amount of, um, female, female bandits.
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That's something that is very historically inaccurate, if something, if anything.
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I'm doing his, I'm doing the Cyclops a favor by killing that, uh, that individual who was sleeping on, uh, on guard duty.
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If, uh, someone had done that in the Roman army, they would have been, uh, well, killed.
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Right, I edited quickly, and, uh, we're back at it.
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I'm gonna see if I can make some sort of air
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