Kassandra Or Alexios? Game Director Reveals Which Character Is Chosen Most
(GameSpot PC News)

For the first time in the history of the Assassin`s Creed franchise, this year`s game, Odyssey, lets you choose to play as a man, Alexios, or a woman, Kassandra. But which was the more popular choice?Game director Scott Phillips told Game Informer (via Destructoid) that Alexios is currently the more popular choice. Around two-thirds of players chose him. This ratio surprised Phillips because early playtests were closer to 50/50.`Right now it`s two-thirds Alexios and one-third Kassandra,` he said. `The interesting thing is that, during playtests, it was pretty much 50/50. I was a bit surprised; I was expecting half-and-half or even a little bit more Kassandra.`The idea of choice being key to our game shows really well in that even we are surprised by some of the choices [players] ended up making.`It`s unclear if the breakdown between Alexios and Kassandra includes people who played the game more than once and chose a different character the next time. We also don`t know how the player split breaks down by console.Assassin`s Creed: Odyssey launched in early October, and it enjoyed the franchise`s best start in many years in terms of game sales and microtransactions.