this game is one of those that failed to captivate me precisely because of how large it is and how uninteresting the map was to me, I felt that the map was gigantic and full of things that you would never go to see because it did not generate much interest or at least for me, and the combat seemed very clunky to me 😧
but it is true what you say and honestly it can be a very interesting game if you get hooked.
RE: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - I might stick with this for a while, not sure yet