Assassin's Creed Origins

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  1. MysticDingo
    Oct 31, 2017
    4
    HONEST REVIEW: 4/10 mediocre. Honestly I wasn't sure what to expect from this game but it certainly wasn't what I got. First off, just like with AC4 this game simply doesn't feel like an Assassin's Creed game and the protagonist never really feels like an assassin. As a fan of the series who has played every installment, I can tell you for a fact that this game feels much more like a crossHONEST REVIEW: 4/10 mediocre. Honestly I wasn't sure what to expect from this game but it certainly wasn't what I got. First off, just like with AC4 this game simply doesn't feel like an Assassin's Creed game and the protagonist never really feels like an assassin. As a fan of the series who has played every installment, I can tell you for a fact that this game feels much more like a cross between Farcry and AC, and this isn't a good thing. If you were hoping to experience dashing across the rooftops of Rome or Venice, like in previous titles, then think again. There is very little in the way of verticality in this game and unlike in AC4 where you had verticality in the wilderness, in ACO you have desert, flat, dead desert. Those who are comparing it to Horizon Zero Dawn are correct, as most "assassinations" happen by whistling people over to the tall grass and then assassinating them when prompted. And with the new level system there is no more walk up slowly and assassinate two guards simultaneously with your double hidden blades like in previous titles. Quite frankly, you never really feel like an assassin in this game, but rather a warrior who sometimes murders people quietly. The combat system is also garbage. Granted, the combat system in other AC titles wasn't excellent either, it's just that this also takes huge cues from Horizon ZD, and the leveling system ensures that you will simply be murdered by anyone who is too high level for you restricting where you can go and what you can do in this "open world." On the positive side, the world is definitely the biggest we have ever gotten in an AC game, and the graphics are beautiful. The colors and detail is very vibrant. However, the crafting, leveling, skill points, loot system, and leveling up/looting higher level weapons and gear all feels out of place. I see what they were trying to do, they were trying to expand the AC franchise and what can be done, but I can't help but feel like they could have done it better and in a way that would have felt more like an assassin's creed game instead of assassin's farcry. Honestly everything in this game feels like it is mediocre and rushed. I know Ubisoft took a year off to better polish this game, but honestly for what they were trying to accomplish with this game, it needed at least a 4 year development cycle or more to be able to pull it off, without it feeling cheap like it does. There is some fun here, and the story is. . . decent? Because of this I give it a 4, mediocre at best, and only worth a buy after a couple of price drops. Honestly, you would do better to just go get Horizon ZD if you have a PS4 or just skip this title until it's in the sales bin.… Expand
  2. TUZLO
    Oct 27, 2017
    4
    Big world and short story.
    This is the weakest story in all AC games.
    Charater is slow have no agilty.
    Bayek charater is lame not interesting at all.
    Game is very repetative.
    Stealth was way better in older AC games.
    They have the longest cicle for the game to develop and game is not polished.
    AC Black flag is best AC game Origins i know they experimented but is s not so good.
  3. Jstanley
    Nov 22, 2017
    3
    The game itself is actually pretty fun, it's the leveling system that makes me have to give this a 3 because if they keep using this same system in future AC games it will be very disappointing, so sorry but it really does make the game more miserable to play.
  4. sam_hayne
    Dec 10, 2017
    4
    If you're interested in well told stories... skip this one.

    I played every main AC game so far and after AC: Syndicate I decided to give up. The present time story wasn't really continued since AC III and the past time stories didn't manage to touch me any more. The villains weren't really well established I just felt like an [rated] killer machine all the time killing thousands (!!)    If you're interested in well told stories... skip this one.

    I played every main AC game so far and after AC: Syndicate I decided to give up.
    The present time story wasn't really continued since AC III and the past time stories didn't manage to touch me any more. The villains weren't really well established I just felt like an [rated] killer machine all the time killing thousands (!!) of people I wasn't sure of if they are really that bad.

    Then came the good reviews for Origins and I decided to give the series again another try.
    I shouldn't have.

    Origins has one of the worst game entries I've played so far - you start not really knowing who you are, where you are and what you are doing - you're just told to kill some guy. Congratulations! You killed one of five villains. The motivation behind it is explained 1-2h later after doing some side quests.
    Another revenge story with the caveat that the game just doesn't take time to make the player feel really involved. One mission isn't enough time to make a player care about a character.

    And this is the main problem of the game:
    It feels like the game grew too big for the developers turning out into lackluster and chaotic story telling.
    Aside from your wife no character gets enough stage time to make you really care about them.
    There are tons of characters - friends and foes - but they're just quickly introduced empty hulls.
    It's also super easy to lose the overview.
    At one point they introduce the super villain and the game tries to stage this reveal as a big twist.
    The problem: They never introduced him properly before, so again you just don't care.

    The last 3% of the story are actually well done then. The game gets more linear, the game stops introducing new characters and things get finally interesting. But... too late and it's not enough.

    The side quests: Yes, they have some small cutscenes now but they neither won't tell you a good story and the tasks are repetitive like hell. No comparison to Witcher III's side quest.

    A few words regarding the new RPG elements:
    They didn't really work out. You find new weapons of different types all the time coming in normal, rare, legendary flavors and level depending attributes... but yeah... essentially I just picked the weapon type that worked best and changed the weapon maybe 10 times during the game and didn't even upgrade one.

    The skill tree is nice but with the grown size it also lacks those big satisfying game changer skills.
    Each skill just makes you a bit better or gives you a bit more comfort.

    The new combat system:
    I understand that the old counter-focused system wore off.
    But I really struggled with the new one as it didn't feel responsive enough.
    Sometimes you feel locked by an enemy and just can't escape while
    taking more and more damage.
    Throwing a smoke grenade turned out to be somewhat a matter of luck.
    Often it just wouldn't trigger or trigger while picking up an item (same button).
    Often you're unsure whether you have any bombs left all - there is no on
    screen display for your gadgets any more.
    Also combat is pretty dull - essentially you're just spamming the light or heavy
    attack button all the time (matter of taste)... and maybe roll now and then. That's it.
    You can also block with your shield but it didn't feel like a good option.
    It's no catastrophy but it's definitely not Dark Souls.

    World building:
    Nicely done. There are many different areas from huge cities to tiny villages and pitoresque countryside places. Though: There is virtually no element in the game that would give any real value to explorers. So you're essentially just consulting your game map for your next destination and either quick travel or travel there with your horse (or Camel) taking the shortest path.

    AC: Origins with all that production value could have turned out as a really good game.
    But it's a game that preferred mass of content over quality.
    Reducing the amount of main story characters, giving each character more time and reducing the amount of side quests while giving them more love could have worked wonders for me.

    So I still keep the Ezio trilogy (AC2, Brotherhood, Revelations) dear to my heart while finally giving up on the series now. It's okay for escapists who just want to dive into some historic scenario now and then while not really planning to finish the game. But if you care about characters and stories this game really wastes your time.    … Expand
  5. QuisaLeah
    Feb 14, 2018
    4
    While there are notable improvements in this title, relating to key features of the of the game, I would hardly call Assassin's Creed Origins a come back for the Assassin's Creed series. Despite taking a "year off" from releasing a new Assassin's Creed title, Origins feels half baked. The main story line bored me so completely up until the last two missions, I only returned to the mainWhile there are notable improvements in this title, relating to key features of the of the game, I would hardly call Assassin's Creed Origins a come back for the Assassin's Creed series. Despite taking a "year off" from releasing a new Assassin's Creed title, Origins feels half baked. The main story line bored me so completely up until the last two missions, I only returned to the main missions so that I could open up more side missions. This was because, until this point, I felt no drive to find out what happened next in the main story arc of the game. It was terrible at letting me feel like I was making progress towards the end villain, the person that had set this all in motion, despite that being the task the game had set for us from the start. It only handed to us the "small fry" like bait, trying to get the player hooked without giving them everything - not just yet.

    While it was nice to see a change from the standard Assassin's Creed combat of Just Stand There and Counter Everyone, there is still work needed to be done on this, especially when it comes to the soft-target-lock-on system, which seemed to forever have me targeting enemies that I simply could not reach, while refusing to hit enemies that were standing right in front of me or ever so slightly to my left.

    And let me not forget the massive waste of time, for both me playing the game and surely for the developers who worked on it, the "real world" moments. Where it could have been interesting to see a fresh take on this now that this series is no longer Desmond Creed, these sections were little more than a distraction and a convenient place to take a break from playing.

    Overall, despite some improvements on old features that were in desperate need of fixing, and some minor slimming down of game play content that wasn't interesting or way too time consuming, I am disappointed in this game. I've enjoyed the Assassin's Creed series since the first time I played the original, and I had hoped that it would make a return from its slump with this title, this is not the case. I can only hope that it tries to get better again (maybe in another two years time?) or Ubisoft lets the series go before it's too late.

    Also, there are Loot Boxes and Mircotrasactions in this game - a game that had multiple release editions, and has a Session Pass, and DLC. They aren't in your face, but they are there. Just so you know.    … Expand
  6. eiecctro
    May 5, 2018
    3
    Honestly the worst AC game of all times, a lot of boring grinding, story is boring, boring side missions, 90% of the game is waiting for something good to happen (spoiler: nothing happens) combat is clunky, game is full of glitches and if you're still going to buy it then get ready to grind!
  7. lilkillpappy
    Apr 6, 2018
    4
    A lot of things about this game are good, but it turns into a very boring repetitive grind, where you are forced to do a lot of monotonous side quests to be able to do the main story and the main story isn't interesting enough to compel you to do the grind. I can only imagine that the game was designed this way to encourage people to buy micro transactions. Don't buy games with microA lot of things about this game are good, but it turns into a very boring repetitive grind, where you are forced to do a lot of monotonous side quests to be able to do the main story and the main story isn't interesting enough to compel you to do the grind. I can only imagine that the game was designed this way to encourage people to buy micro transactions. Don't buy games with micro transactions, and don't waste your money on this game. I recommend renting it to run around and check out Egypt for a few hours, but the monotony kicks in and there is no reason to torture yourself by actually trying to finish the game.… Expand
  8. froglegs
    Mar 7, 2018
    1
    Beautiful world... and that's about it. A lot of content padding, the missions are all the same - go there, kill a bunch of dudes, fetch random object. Horse mechanics are uninspired. Ranged combat is a miss. The arena is pointless. The pay to win elements are annoying.
  9. NBK164
    Mar 8, 2018
    1
    It's time for us to stop buying games from ubisoft.Malogo that the game is another fake from ubisoft, because it is in fact only a beautiful world and its details, so even with a scant base of weapons and stuff, there is a huge amount of paid content, bastards! for a smaller amount purchased Witcher and Horizon Zero Down, which were much better and more informative, but they did not allowIt's time for us to stop buying games from ubisoft.Malogo that the game is another fake from ubisoft, because it is in fact only a beautiful world and its details, so even with a scant base of weapons and stuff, there is a huge amount of paid content, bastards! for a smaller amount purchased Witcher and Horizon Zero Down, which were much better and more informative, but they did not allow themselves such impudence!… Expand
  10. pr0phacy
    Nov 16, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want an actual Assassins Creed game, look somewhere else. A better and more descriptive name would've been Gladiators of Egypt or Angry Dad: An Egyptian Tale. I've platinum-ed the game on the PS4 and there this game have very little to do with the play style of what made Assassins Creed unique. Had the game not mentioned Animus, you would have thought it just an Egyptian Skyrim/Horizon Zero Dawn clone.

    There is practically zero need to sneak around in the game, no penalties for being detected and most combat is spent in open conflict with some kind of heavy weapon. There's zero finesse required for any assassination mission, just kick down the front door to your target's location and hamfist your way to him with whatever weapon you choose.

    "Crafting" in this game is just a grind fest, a better description would be more like a Upgrade Mini-game than actual crafting, you can only upgrade 5 pieces of gears anyways, and they just require a few different type of materials that you can obtain either from looting treasures or hunting animals around the world. The hunting was fun for about 2 hours then it quickly descends into a distracting job.

    Progression of the story is marred by contact need to level-up your character or upgrade your gear due to the silly RPG leveling system Ubisoft decided to add to the game. While a metal blade through the throat of a lvl 10 Egyptian footman kills him, a lvl 30 Greek Soldier now has the power of the Xmen Colossus and becomes resistant to metal blade to the neck. There are no longer the lovely dance of death with counter kills and execution streaks. Ubisoft have devolved the combat of Assassins Creed to Call of Duty, if it moves, hit it with something heavy and sharp till it stops moving.

    The story of the game is shallow, the characters are one dimensional. Compared to previous ACreed's characters like Ezio or even Haythem, Bayek is has about as much character as a piece of napkin with angry curse words written over it, and even less of an emotional range as Ronald Weasley, mostly stuck between very angry and very very angry. Unlike the cultured character we learned to love, Bayek has the vocabulary prowess as the typical American high school student, using mostly 4 letter words that can be commonly heard if one was working on a manure farm. Story can be summed up by a single sentence. "My son is dead, now I get to kill everybody I think is responsible." Oh, and we actually don't find out his son is dead until maybe an hour into the game after you kill a bunch of people which you have no idea why you're killing as a player.

    The revenge mission of dead online players and instagram like feature of sharing screenshots in the game at best can be described as annoying, and at worst completely destroys immersion. Your mind has to decide if you're reliving the Ancient Egyptian past or if you're in some kind of facebook simulator skinned by an Egyptian theme.

    The messages left by the precursor civilization that you can find by Bayek is long and cryptic to a point of being unnecessary. Imagine a typical technobabble on a star trek episode, then multiply that by 20 then topped again by useless references to everything "edgy" and "sciency" Ubisoft can think of that conveys a simple message of "Nothing is True" -Perception of reality is subjective, "everything is permitted" - All actions have consequences. And by the end you're not quite sure if its Bayek who found the message or they were build into the Animus because Bayek is simply not even responsive to the display of advanced technology or even puzzled by the technobabble, he simply stands there, like what Ubisoft wanted him to be, a large angry meat sack.

    I have no idea how ANYONE can give his game more than a 5/10, but perhaps most people are easily pleased.    … Expand
  11. MysticMatthew
    Feb 11, 2018
    1
    You may have to look, but not to hard, to see lazy development all over this game. The combat is terrible on PC. No dismemberment? Feels like you are walking through mud everywhere you go. Objectives are boring and the plot is expected and repetitive. Sure the open world is huge, but there really is not a lot to it. Enemies are all the same, with the same voice, same movements.You may have to look, but not to hard, to see lazy development all over this game. The combat is terrible on PC. No dismemberment? Feels like you are walking through mud everywhere you go. Objectives are boring and the plot is expected and repetitive. Sure the open world is huge, but there really is not a lot to it. Enemies are all the same, with the same voice, same movements. About 15 hours in and calling it quits.… Expand
  12. Rz2018
    Sep 13, 2018
    1
    Man this suckssssssssss.I really miss the old assassin's and was a huge fan from the very 1st of their journey till Assassin's Creed Syndicate.But now it all became just another farcry primal thing.You guys should've stick to the assassin's gadget not trash or make them even more sucks.
  13. Nemoservus
    Oct 9, 2018
    1
    Pensé mucho en comprar el juego y luego de un año lo hago para darme reafirmar que a mi me había enganchado la historia de las dos facciones: Hashashins o Nizaríes contra los Templarios; de hecho la historia me hacía sentir que tenía sentido el urgar entre las memorias genéticas de Desmond...
    Desde el tercer juego y sus los combates navales comencé a sentir que me aburría. Pero ahora las    Pensé mucho en comprar el juego y luego de un año lo hago para darme reafirmar que a mi me había enganchado la historia de las dos facciones: Hashashins o Nizaríes contra los Templarios; de hecho la historia me hacía sentir que tenía sentido el urgar entre las memorias genéticas de Desmond...
    Desde el tercer juego y sus los combates navales comencé a sentir que me aburría. Pero ahora las microtransacciones, el leveling, y el elemento de role, es demasiado. Tenían algo bueno, pero en verdad lo destruyeron.    … Expand
  14. redbutnotdead
    Dec 10, 2018
    1
    Ubisoft has taken the word "boring game" to a new level. A beautiful world and a so empty game. Hundrends of quests without meaning, a marker chasing game. Fast pacing crap for kids. You will never learn the very big map cause the game doesn't help you to. Last good assassin's creed was the black flag one. Pass it for your wallet's and time's sake.
  15. Hides-His-Heart
    Feb 10, 2019
    0
    While it's definitely not the worst ubisoft game ever made, I found the characters uninteresting, the landscape and delving into crypts and tombs of pharaohs had potential, but ultimately falls short of expectation. Also if the historical setting could be even vaguely historical, that would be great. Throwing a pyramid in it does not make it a re-enactment of actual events. I thought partsWhile it's definitely not the worst ubisoft game ever made, I found the characters uninteresting, the landscape and delving into crypts and tombs of pharaohs had potential, but ultimately falls short of expectation. Also if the historical setting could be even vaguely historical, that would be great. Throwing a pyramid in it does not make it a re-enactment of actual events. I thought parts were cool or at least could have been, but I quickly grew bored to tears of it and never played it again. Never regretting the decision or even having the thought of giving it another try re-emerge into my mind. The quests are uninspired and feel more like work than playing a game or enjoying a storyline. I have played every AC and this one is the worst or 2nd worst… Expand
  16. RyanJamesSez
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    This loot box crap doesn't belong in a game like this. It doesn't make the game more fun or more enjoyable, it just makes me hate what should've been a good experience.
  17. jeffzsx
    Nov 20, 2017
    4
    I'm not sure I can ever buy another game at full price after this one. Here I am a month later and its already 20$ off. It probably should have been priced at 40$ to begin with.

    1. Microtransactions....again. If you want the cool stuff, or not having to grind for materials, you have to pay. 2. Combat? What is this? Its like the Witcher meets tomb raider. Clunky combat, weird    I'm not sure I can ever buy another game at full price after this one. Here I am a month later and its already 20$ off. It probably should have been priced at 40$ to begin with.

    1. Microtransactions....again. If you want the cool stuff, or not having to grind for materials, you have to pay.
    2. Combat? What is this? Its like the Witcher meets tomb raider. Clunky combat, weird timing...combat really isn't fun. I have more fun watching enemies kill themselves than actually fighting them.
    3. HUGE world, just really boring. Same thing, over, and over, and over, and over, and over. Go somewhere, get quest, find person, save them or kill them, repeat over and over with very subtle differences.
    4. Loading up from a saved game takes about a minute and a half. Loading from fast travel to fast travel takes about 30 seconds.
    5. The story was pretty boring, a few twists here and there but nothing memorable or spectacular. I have beaten the game and still dont quite understand what the protagonists goal was. (The person visiting the Animus.) Maybe I didn't pay enough attention, but I didn't really feel like I wanted to either.
    6. Easy. This game was just flat out easy using stealth. Nothing even had a chance with sleep dart or poison darts.
    7. They could have added more environmental interactions/traps/distractions/etc...The few you have (fire) gets old pretty quickly.
    This game is just meh. I would buy it at 30$ no that I have played it, but due to microtransactions not a penny more.

    Game really diminished my faith in buying a game on day 1 release. So much that I will never make this mistake again.

    3.    … Expand
  18. B0zz
    Nov 2, 2017
    2
    The micro-transactions in a single player game killed the game for me. To those interested do not get the game UNLESS you enjoy endless roman killing / stupid boring grinding.
  19. ZorroAK
    Jan 7, 2018
    0
    I'm giving this game 0 points on general principle. Here's why:

    There's a game concept that's free-to-play on mobile platforms: "If you wanna get somewhere in a reasonable amount of time, pay up! If you don't, feel free to play our game, but be prepared for countless hours of grinding." Ubisoft decided to take this approach with ACO - a full-price title! Am I wrong in thinking I have    I'm giving this game 0 points on general principle. Here's why:

    There's a game concept that's free-to-play on mobile platforms: "If you wanna get somewhere in a reasonable amount of time, pay up! If you don't, feel free to play our game, but be prepared for countless hours of grinding."

    Ubisoft decided to take this approach with ACO - a full-price title! Am I wrong in thinking I have the right to be spared this unethical behavior after having shelled out over € 60? This is at eye level with Star Wars Battlefront II.

    And they don't even bother to mask this approach. You have this gigantic open world, but every guard, every bandit, every animal is leveled, and if their level exceeds yours, it's certain death for you. Doesn't matter how good you are, they will kill you because their level says so. So in this open world sandbox you have to do what completely goes against open world sandboxes: You have to follow the narrative's path and take on every side quest you encounter, so you can level up to proceed to the next area - and even then the XP system is designed in such a way that it's still not enough, so you have to sink hours in hunting and farming for miniscule XP rewards - or pay real money, and Ubisoft doesn't tire of reminding you that they think that's a really cool option. Wanna go exploring in an open world sandbox game? Pay the retail price all over again, level up to 40, and you can do so!

    And if that wasn't enough, Ubisoft went and paid some Southwest Asian click farm to spam Metacritic with fake 10s. ACO could be the greatest game ever to hit home consoles - this behavior deserves 0 points and hopefully sales figures way below expectations. This is an unacceptable business model, and I hope the chickens come round to roost.    … Expand
  20. Zenterion1989
    Nov 2, 2017
    3
    Siempre seguí la saga AC y me duele calificar este juego ya que la experiencia de juego es bastante más pulida en los combates y más divertida que en las entregas anteriores ... pero de verdad? tengo que pagar para tener items con mejores estadísticas en mi partida single player!? pues si! , vaya tontería , el juego se ve muy bien me ha atrapado y he podido estar un día entero jugandoloSiempre seguí la saga AC y me duele calificar este juego ya que la experiencia de juego es bastante más pulida en los combates y más divertida que en las entregas anteriores ... pero de verdad? tengo que pagar para tener items con mejores estadísticas en mi partida single player!? pues si! , vaya tontería , el juego se ve muy bien me ha atrapado y he podido estar un día entero jugandolo pero para estar en ps4 realmente hay escenas y "cinemáticas" pre renderizadas que se ven con muy poca calidad y la historia busca zafar de la monotonía que ya le generaron desde hace mucho tiempo después de volverlo el "call of duty" de Ubisoft uno cada año , la AI sigue siendo muy terca y groseramente insuficiente y como en todo assasins creed te mueres más por hacer un mal salto que por pelear contra 30 soldados, luego de este AC creó que ya no comprare más nunca un siguiente AC ya que ubisoft solo demostró que somos billeteras con patas para ellos y que el contenido completo y mejorado es solo para el que quiere pagar .… Expand
  21. Lonit
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    in game purchases, some of the content has been stretched out so muxh it's really obvious they want to sell you the booster packs
  22. HeroMEN
    Mar 3, 2018
    1
    Всё бы хорошо , если бы не донат !

    уверен вы эту оценку накрутили
  23. Dandy116Rus
    Mar 10, 2018
    3
    Абсолютно скучное, унылое Г. Возлагал огромные надежды по трейлерам. С трудом прошел, ибо квесты и сюжет каждый раз толкали меня к тому, чтобы я снёс её с ЖД и забыл нахрен. Диалоги писали толи для ДЦП, толи сами сценаристы страдают этим недугом. Юбики расслабились откровенно. После того же Ведьмака "слушать" эту игру невозможно. 3/10 за сеттинг.Абсолютно скучное, унылое Г. Возлагал огромные надежды по трейлерам. С трудом прошел, ибо квесты и сюжет каждый раз толкали меня к тому, чтобы я снёс её с ЖД и забыл нахрен. Диалоги писали толи для ДЦП, толи сами сценаристы страдают этим недугом. Юбики расслабились откровенно. После того же Ведьмака "слушать" эту игру невозможно. 3/10 за сеттинг.
  24. PetiteTacos
    Mar 13, 2018
    1
    Fun game to play, however there are several flaws.
    First, the microtransactions. Why? Just.... why? I wouldn't mind them so much if there was a way to earn points to buy these things, but since you have to use real world money I am docking this game several points.
    Second, cats. Why are cats killable? More importantly, why do they like to run into danger so much? I honestly try to NOT    Fun game to play, however there are several flaws.
    First, the microtransactions. Why? Just.... why? I wouldn't mind them so much if there was a way to earn points to buy these things, but since you have to use real world money I am docking this game several points.
    Second, cats. Why are cats killable? More importantly, why do they like to run into danger so much? I honestly try to NOT kill cats but more often than not they run into poison and die. I also don't know why but every time in the past few days I've used poison there have always been cats around. Every. time. and every time they get killed I feel horrible.
    Once I was petting a cat and stretched my arms out in real life, causing the attack button to get ever so lightly tapped, causing Bayek to swing his weapon and instantly kill the cat that I was enjoying petting! AND THEN THE GAME YELLED AT ME ABOUT IT! I didn't mean to kill it! I didn't want to kill it and the game just shoves it in your face like it's YOUR fault.
    and I don't care if they or anyone doesn't find it disheartening to accidentally kill cats in a video games, I do!

    I've brought this up to them and was brushed aside. I am getting sick of being ignored by them and basically being given a pat on the head every time I bring this up. So for now I'm leaving my rating at 1 till this getting fixed. and the ONLY reason I'm giving it a 1 and not 0 is because when I'm not accidentally killing cats this game is fun to play. It's just that ruins the game for me.    … Expand
  25. matv04ei
    Jun 20, 2018
    4
    Игру ждал, игру получил.
    Плюсы-огромный открытый мир, интересные сайд квесты, прекрасный и красивый открытый мир,
    Минусы- тупые боты(они глухие, слепые а также у них скалероз) надоевший волхак( ака орлиное зрение) слишком много ботов которых надо в огромном количестве изничтожать(зачем надо было делать из Assasin Call of Duty) Ужасный цветовой фильтр(излишняя желтизна), отвратная    Игру ждал, игру получил.
    Плюсы-огромный открытый мир, интересные сайд квесты, прекрасный и красивый открытый мир,
    Минусы- тупые боты(они глухие, слепые а также у них скалероз) надоевший волхак( ака орлиное зрение) слишком много ботов которых надо в огромном количестве изничтожать(зачем надо было делать из Assasin Call of Duty) Ужасный цветовой фильтр(излишняя желтизна), отвратная графика, самый скушный главный герой во всей серии Assasins Creed,    … Expand
  26. Amocoru
    Oct 28, 2017
    4
    This plays nothing like an assassin's creed. The combat is slow and clunky, a chore to play. The targeting is non-intuitive and not responsive. It runs very poorly. I don't know why no one is talking about this in these reviews. You will CONSTANTLY get frame drops in the teens during just about everything(PS4 Pro). While climbing, fighting, exploring, hiding in stealth expect MASSIVE frameThis plays nothing like an assassin's creed. The combat is slow and clunky, a chore to play. The targeting is non-intuitive and not responsive. It runs very poorly. I don't know why no one is talking about this in these reviews. You will CONSTANTLY get frame drops in the teens during just about everything(PS4 Pro). While climbing, fighting, exploring, hiding in stealth expect MASSIVE frame drops. This game is a chore to play in contrast to the rest of the series.… Expand
  27. shiftyman
    Nov 23, 2017
    4
    After a years break, one would’ve thought Ubisoft would’ve come back with the best assassins creed to date, but of course it’s ubisoft, origins is your generic open world game with main and side quests and a paper thin main story, b grade voice acting, a horendus lighting engine and some of the worse ai in history. Obviously the only thing that seemed to matter was the graphics and openAfter a years break, one would’ve thought Ubisoft would’ve come back with the best assassins creed to date, but of course it’s ubisoft, origins is your generic open world game with main and side quests and a paper thin main story, b grade voice acting, a horendus lighting engine and some of the worse ai in history. Obviously the only thing that seemed to matter was the graphics and open world structure which are stellar. One of the more disappointing releases of 2017.… Expand
  28. Franchiseprobs
    Oct 27, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much I am enjoying this game, there's a massive elephant in the room which has a big effect if you're a person like me who likes a good storyline: the storyline is just very weak and that's not the only problem with the story.

    Not only is the story weak, but, as someone who's played every AC title to date, it completely takes a big steaming dump on the lore, and here's how:

    1) Why does Bayek have a hidden blade when in the lore of the story Darius in the 5th Century was the first user of the hidden blade? It makes no sense.

    2) Why is Amunet renamed as Aya?

    3) No mention of Brutus, Marcus Antonius or Leonius?

    4) It's made very clear in Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood that the Assassin's existed before Origins, and it's also hinted that it started with Adam and Eve... where did this go?

    Other problems with the story:

    1) Layla Hassan... I won't point it out, but it makes no sense.

    2) Certain missing individuals.

    Don't get me wrong, it's a brilliant game to play, but the poor storyline is just so off-putting that I just can't enjoy it, it makes no sense.    … Expand
  29. Friendsday92
    Nov 2, 2017
    0
    The greed is getting out of hand and its destroying the things we love. I love gaming, it's my number one hobby; yet the last couple of years has been pure HELL when its comes to (DLCs and Micro-transactions) We already pay full price for the games, so why must we have to pay more?

    I'll tell you why! Because of morons who buy DLCs and pay for Micro-transactions who made Companies green    The greed is getting out of hand and its destroying the things we love. I love gaming, it's my number one hobby; yet the last couple of years has been pure HELL when its comes to (DLCs and Micro-transactions) We already pay full price for the games, so why must we have to pay more?

    I'll tell you why! Because of morons who buy DLCs and pay for Micro-transactions who made Companies green with greed. And because of these idiots, many other people will be affected!

    Game's becoming more expensive than the Console itself. It's ridiculous.

    Stop supporting such things, ask for refunds and stop feeding such greed this is totally not acceptable at all. I have not bought a game from Ubisoft since the last Rayman game. I thought they came to their senses, but NOOO! I already asked for a REFUND and I am done with Ubisoft and never buying their trash again. And I will do the same with every Developer and Publisher that pulls a fast one on gamers.    … Expand
  30. Bad_Russian
    Nov 5, 2017
    2
    Что плохо: оптимизация, квесты, сюжет, микротранзакции. В общем плохо все, кроме пейзажей древнего Египта. Поэтому 2 бала, а не 1.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 63
  3. Negative: 0 out of 63
  1. RPG Fan
    Jan 2, 2018
    75
    Assassin's Creed: Origins is the best game in the series, but it's a mediocre action RPG at its core. In this sense, it both succeeds and fails at being a much-needed franchise shakeup.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 29, 2017
    85
    Origins is the newest installment in rather worn out series and a much appreciated and needed refresh. New combat and graphically fantastic environment with tons of content will gave you some nice moments. The game is not a blast but it is a proof that AC is back on the right track again, for now.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 15, 2017
    90
    With a beautiful world you'll repeatedly die for and lethal toys to play with, Assassin's Creed Origins finally delivers the game you always wanted from the series. Brilliant. [Christmas 2017, p.87]
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