Assassin's Creed Origins

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  1. pirka123
    Oct 28, 2017
    8
    So far, so good ! Main character is build well, stories are good.. Only graphics and physics of the game are a bit disappointing. In my opinion Assassin's creed needs new engine ! Ubisoft don't be like CoD, COME ON, PROGRESS, invest in new engine !! Ohh and another minus that the enemies are a bit silly.
  2. Bloodsugar80
    Nov 9, 2017
    10
    I was highly doubtful when I picked up this game, but I'm glad I did. The graphics are amazing, the story and combat system are good, voice acting is mediocre and the bugs are few and acceptable.
  3. ANHell
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Отличная графика, уникальный сетинг древнего Египта, огромный открытый мир с интересным контентом, который не хуже Ведьмака 3. Лучшая игра в серии, деньги свои отбивает на все сто!
  4. andy24king24
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Wow I love this game. Whatever you think you know about Assassins Creed, forget it. This is something completely different but better for all the right reasons. Just to name a few things I’m doing as we speak, control an eagle, control a camel, hunt and craft to upgrade your gear. This is simply awesome. And I’ve only opened up a place in Egypt called Siwa, there is sooo much more. This isWow I love this game. Whatever you think you know about Assassins Creed, forget it. This is something completely different but better for all the right reasons. Just to name a few things I’m doing as we speak, control an eagle, control a camel, hunt and craft to upgrade your gear. This is simply awesome. And I’ve only opened up a place in Egypt called Siwa, there is sooo much more. This is truly the greatest Assassins Creed ever. Oh and there is a bow and arrow too. Thank you Ubisoft.… Expand
  5. samadhi2016
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    this game is wonderful, a game with great technical quality, very fun, is among the best games of the year, I recommend it totally, immense in hours of fun, and superra in quality to the previous ones of the saga
  6. 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.
  7. JustMK
    Feb 3, 2018
    8
    Game is pretty good, but it is TOO LARGE, TOO LONG, TOO MASSIVE. It is a lot time need to waste to complete the main storyline. It's like house-size cake you can eat at weeks, and it gots you tired and annoyed because of size.
    Don't do that please. I want to finish main quest in 20 hours and switch to another game.
  8. Dog3117
    Nov 6, 2017
    8
    Really enjoyed this game, Can completely understand some of the criticism it has received such as microtransactions and performance issues. I saw both, yet neither were problematic and I was able to fully enjoy the somewhat decent story, amazing world, refreshing combat and fluid gameplay. After what I personally thought was a train wreck of a franchise, this is a nice refreshing addition.
  9. KittyWhisky
    Nov 6, 2017
    8
    It has been 10 long years. Assassin's creed loved and hated. On its anniversary, the company Ubisoft decided to change his most popular series of games. A dangerous move, but commendable.

    Assassin's creed origins is an RPG. Now this is not an action adventure stealth game. ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS decided to compete with The Witcher 3. The game does not even hide it. The developers also    It has been 10 long years. Assassin's creed loved and hated. On its anniversary, the company Ubisoft decided to change his most popular series of games. A dangerous move, but commendable.

    Assassin's creed origins is an RPG. Now this is not an action adventure stealth game. ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS decided to compete with The Witcher 3. The game does not even hide it. The developers also do not hide it. But I have one question: why? Assassin's creed was supposed to change in Uncharted 4. And then that would be great! Assassin's creed needs to compete with Naughty Dog, not CD Projekt RED. Assassin's creed needs to be an adventure and cinematic adventure like Uncharted 4, not overgrown and poteryavshie as textures RPG. But ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS has all the elements of the genre. There is no variability of the plot and options dialogs, no consequences. The plot is linear. From an RPG we have a huge open world, combat system, lots of loot and crafting. it is a natural development of the series Assassin's creed, but I wish it was less, but more, prorabotano and cinematic.

    The plot of the game is simple. And once again, we played as a character who's out for revenge. This is not a problem - he's got good reason for revenge. The story of the game consists of the gradual destruction of our goals, as it always has. Story missions interesting, made a very creative (Yes, that huge snake in the story missions). The story in ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS very Mature. in it aremany drammatichnye moments. this is a very personal story. The protagonist himself Byek adult, wise, just, the protector of Egypt. this is not a frivolous guy, and see the life of a man. The plot has a few minus: 1) the Beginning of the game completely crumpled. If we were shown consecutively, as were all the carnage at the beginning would be better. 2) The End of history. At the end of the story the Bayek's wife - Aya. Yes, we also played, but to put an end to the story needs exactly the character that we control most of the game. 3) Poorly disclosed historical figures. The trailers gave the impression that we will long to spend time with Cleopatra and Caesar. But no. If Cleopatras we are a long time, Caesar just popped in for a few minutes. 3) Oren and the mysticism of ancient Egypt (I would like more mystery and hallucinations).

    Additional tasks. Since this is an RPG, but a lot of them! Very much! It is good that these tasks are interesting. Not all, but most. There's no stupid "bring, bring". Each job has its own mini story. There are no dramatic level of The Witcher, but the writers have done well and some of them are memorable. although by the end of the game is a significant uniformity in the gameplay - every time you sneak into the enemy camp and to do something.

    Changed combat system. She was vdohnovlaet Dark Souls and The Witcher, and the whole change came rather good than not. Now the combat system gives you a challenge. Now not easy to kill everyone by pressing a few buttons. In ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS you have to plan every action. And each weapon has a different weight and the speed at which the impactors. But, for me, the combat system is not repaired until the end, it has quite a few flaws (especially the camera, which is becoming "Japanese").

    The main thing in ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS is Egypt. And recreated it perfectly! Let it rather monotonous (oases, similar to the city of palm trees and desert), but this is Egypt. Open world is very beautiful, the artists are great games its work. If textures are not quality, the scenery and draw distance is simply magnificent! Have a NPC has a daily routine that can help and assignments, and the simulation of life increased. The story of the characters, and those who give additional tasks can vstretil on the street. The developers have managed to fill in Egypt and it is not boring to travel.

    ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS is a good adventure. And a great tour of Egypt! Yes, the game was released early, she needs at least another half a year to be in development (the game has problems with animations, problems with the combat system, there are bugs). But for the game in an open world is a good result. It's not the best Assassin's creed since the story could have been done better, but this is a game that takes you in the world. I enjoyed studying all of Egypt, examined all the pyramids and performed all tasks. It is a good return after a year break. Assassin's creed has changed so much that if not the name, it can be difficult to determine what is Assassin's creed.    … Expand
  10. UncutSuspiria
    Dec 7, 2017
    8
    This is the first Assassin's Creed game I have played. It is awesome. There is a giant open world to explore. Lots of missions and side tasks. Pretty decent story so far as well.
  11. SidAdi1409
    Nov 3, 2017
    10
    AH MAN!!! This game!!! I expected this game to be so bad when they first showed it at e3, but boy was i wrong. I lost hope in this franchise after unity, but this game has brought me back to this franchise.
    The story is very engaging, gameplay was great , side quests were rewarding and just Egypt is beautiful. The main protagonist Bayek is so much better than Connor , Arno and Jacob
  12. ThatAnnoyedGuy
    Nov 4, 2017
    10
    This game is great.
    The story is awesome with tons of interesting and likeable characters. Level design is amazing with beautiful landscapes and cities to explore, you will always discover something new like tombs, enemy camps,... so it never gets boring while you’re out of cities. The gameplay is a lot of fun and the combat system is something fresh for the AC series, now more rpg    This game is great.
    The story is awesome with tons of interesting and likeable characters. Level design is amazing with beautiful landscapes and cities to explore, you will always discover something new like tombs, enemy camps,... so it never gets boring while you’re out of cities. The gameplay is a lot of fun and the combat system is something fresh for the AC series, now more rpg styled. All in all the game is an rpg with a level, skill and crafing system, where you have to level up so you can take on a higher leveled enemys. And the soundtrack is also beautiful. The game has microtransactions which isn’t something we want but they aren’t noticeable at all and you can play the game fine without them, they are just there to speed up your process if you don’t want to spend too much time on crafing or leveling up.

    On a personal note, don’t listen to all the bad user reviews because it’s mostly hate.
    I’m a big Assassin’s Creed fan myself but when I saw Origins for the first time I was a little bit worried that it wouldn’t play like an AC game but since the day I got it, I couldn’t let go of my controller, it’s so much fun. And after a week of the release I yet have to encounter any major bugs, I might had two npc that clipped through a mountain and an enemy that was stuck behind a ladder but that was it, nothing major. Every new game today has bugs that’s just how it is. But people love to hate on Ubisoft even if there’s no reason, like in AC Origins. And micro transactions, people give Origins so much **** for this but almost every game does it today and much worse because in Origins it’s not even noticeable. But with all said, I’d recommend to just go ahead and buy the game, you’re doing yourself a favor.

    And no, I’m not paid by Ubisoft to say that, just wanted to clear that up because some people think we can’t have our own opinion. I just feel bad for the developpers that put so much love and time into game and then get so many bad user reviews from haters that are still pissed about the facted that the Ezio games had to end at some point.    … Expand
  13. mrmilesdesmond
    Nov 4, 2017
    10
    This is my dreamgame for sure, being passionated as I am with ancient egypt. Glad to see my beloved franchise is right back on top. Perfect! Must be GOTY!
  14. SacredCrusade
    Nov 6, 2017
    8
    so iv been playing this for over 30 hours i have really been loving it bayek has become one of my favorite assassin's he actually feels real. But one of the downsides i believe is the modern day theirs not much to do in it except look at your computer and read and the character Layla just is not want i want from the modern day i cant connect to her. and i was hoping that we would maybe beso iv been playing this for over 30 hours i have really been loving it bayek has become one of my favorite assassin's he actually feels real. But one of the downsides i believe is the modern day theirs not much to do in it except look at your computer and read and the character Layla just is not want i want from the modern day i cant connect to her. and i was hoping that we would maybe be able to chose for two different characters but we get her she seems just bland… Expand
  15. kingeskimo
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    Absolutely outstanding. Scenery, combat, story & characters all brilliant. My favorite Assassins Creed after AC1. Amazing game. A masterpiece.

    If you miss this game you'll be missing the potential game of the generation.
  16. TheGaminator
    Nov 17, 2017
    8
    TLDR: Worth. If you are on the fence I recommend it. I had a blast with the game.

    Listen, there are a lot of haters rating this game. Let me tell you this game is absolutely a good game though, true, it's innovations are new for the series everything here has definitely been done before. As an assassin's creed game it is a huge breath of fresh air while staying familiar in all the right    TLDR: Worth. If you are on the fence I recommend it. I had a blast with the game.

    Listen, there are a lot of haters rating this game. Let me tell you this game is absolutely a good game though, true, it's innovations are new for the series everything here has definitely been done before. As an assassin's creed game it is a huge breath of fresh air while staying familiar in all the right places. As a video game in general it's beautiful too look at, fun to explore, and controls very well.

    I did experience some minor graphical glitches in my play through which caused nothing more than a minor immersion breaker. I did not experience any crashing or other major glitches in my personal play through. The combat system being that of dark souls suffers the same downsides as it's application in those games. 1v1 the combat is absolutely fantastic but additional enemies can dampen the experience. The camera, like that in Dark Souls, has trouble with this scenario. I never felt like those moments were bad you just feel like the game is against you in those moments which, hey, if you are outnumbered, perhaps is the point.

    I think this game is worth a full price purchase I had a blast and if it does see a sale for Black Friday 2017 I think this turns into a must buy.    … Expand
  17. Theishansen
    Dec 30, 2017
    8
    I have never been a big fan of Ubisoft games nor the Assassins creed franchise, but this game. Wow, the main story it self i completed after 42 hours game time and I really enjoyed it. The game has a good variety of quest and a big open world, with a lot of sand tho. Overall the game has a good story, maybe a little short and too easy, bit theres still a lot of side quest to do afterward,I have never been a big fan of Ubisoft games nor the Assassins creed franchise, but this game. Wow, the main story it self i completed after 42 hours game time and I really enjoyed it. The game has a good variety of quest and a big open world, with a lot of sand tho. Overall the game has a good story, maybe a little short and too easy, bit theres still a lot of side quest to do afterward, it has nice graphics but some bugs, but not major that you can't live with. But again overall, good story, nice graphics, but not too difficult but an enjoyable game and well worth the 60$ I gave.… Expand
  18. Aarohn
    Feb 13, 2018
    10
    AC Origins is Assassin's Creed at its finest. It has the graphics, the story, and the game play. Although there are a few minor bugs, they are not big enough to ruin the actual experience. Moreover, Ubisoft made the game a bit grindy, so that you would have to rely on micro-transactions. But thanks to the numerous character driven side-quests you are able to gain tons of experience andAC Origins is Assassin's Creed at its finest. It has the graphics, the story, and the game play. Although there are a few minor bugs, they are not big enough to ruin the actual experience. Moreover, Ubisoft made the game a bit grindy, so that you would have to rely on micro-transactions. But thanks to the numerous character driven side-quests you are able to gain tons of experience and be ready for whatever lies ahead. In short, for all those you guys who love open world games, AC Origins is a must-have.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. rmbmacko
    May 7, 2018
    7
    So big and beautiful game. Had a few good moments in the playthrough, but the game quickly becomes boring and repetitive. In the begininng I followed the story, but as it is so insignificant i skipped every scene later. I liked the stealth parts and the combat, the world is so detailed, yet so empty and soulless. I hope they make a new Splinter Cell game and let AC rest for a while.So big and beautiful game. Had a few good moments in the playthrough, but the game quickly becomes boring and repetitive. In the begininng I followed the story, but as it is so insignificant i skipped every scene later. I liked the stealth parts and the combat, the world is so detailed, yet so empty and soulless. I hope they make a new Splinter Cell game and let AC rest for a while.

    Ratings:
    Gameplay 6/10
    Atmosphere 8/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Sounds 6/10
    Story 1/10    … Expand
  21. Mixir
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Wow,
    einfach ein schönes Game. Als einer der Assassin´s Creed feiert ist es ein muss! Das setting ist super und auch wie die einzelnen Karaktäre dargestellt werden ist einfach gut gemacht. Ich habe das game zwar erst angespielt aber so wie ich es bissher erlebt habe ist es nut zu empfehlen!
    Auch wenn die Steuerung etwas anders ist als bissher. Ich hoffe das diese Empfehlung etwas    Wow,
    einfach ein schönes Game. Als einer der Assassin´s Creed feiert ist es ein muss! Das setting ist super und auch wie die einzelnen Karaktäre dargestellt werden ist einfach gut gemacht. Ich habe das game zwar erst angespielt aber so wie ich es bissher erlebt habe ist es nut zu empfehlen!
    Auch wenn die Steuerung etwas anders ist als bissher.
    Ich hoffe das diese Empfehlung etwas geohlfen hat.    … Expand
  22. Dastan46
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Its 100% better than any other open World Game. Graphic is awesome Gameplay is smooth and The story is heart touching its a perfect game for any gamer this game is something that can shake the world
  23. 1000
    Oct 29, 2017
    10
    Here is a game that surpases every AC game that came before it, looks like a dream, runs like a dream. AC Origins 'out horizons' Horizon Zero Dawn by its 10% completion mark. It's the best open world game I've played.
  24. evgenromin
    Nov 2, 2017
    9
    Finally, Assassin's Creed that we deserve. Awesome game in an awesome setting. A TON of things to do. Side quests are (mostly) well-written, varied, and fun. The main story is intriguing...
    Played on Xbox One - plan to buy Xbox One X for that game.
    If you've enjoyed other Assassin's Creed games, and like the idea of exploring ancient Egypt, pick this game up.
  25. Nedda
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    My Favourite AS of all time！！！ Thank you, Ubisoft!

    Visuals are amazing, I love that you get flashback missions not just cutscenes when something big happens like killing a high-rank enemy, giving you a backstory to the point of why your taking down this high rank masked one etc. the map is quite big bigger than any AC universe
  26. AshrafIsmail
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    The best Assassin's Creed series game! Finally updated combo system, huuuuge map, no more annoying amount of chests/animus fragments U need to collect. Awesome detalization! Day/night cycle that actually changes something in game, not only visually. Perk system that lets you select the way U want to play a game! This game rocks!
  27. Strop77
    Dec 15, 2017
    5
    MICRO TRANSACTIONS spoil what would have been a contender for my personal top 5 games of 2017.
    I think paying £45 for a game should include ALL the costumes, weapons and steeds as part of the game and let us unlock them by completing specific tasks/trophies/missions and NOT by taking our credit card numbers. If the developers want to make more money then charge for “time savers”    MICRO TRANSACTIONS spoil what would have been a contender for my personal top 5 games of 2017.
    I think paying £45 for a game should include ALL the costumes, weapons and steeds as part of the game and let us unlock them by completing specific tasks/trophies/missions and NOT by taking our credit card numbers. If the developers want to make more money then charge for “time savers”

    GRAPHICS 10/10 (seriously the best I’ve seen in any RPG, ever! Cannot emphasise enough how visually stunning it is in 4K)
    GAMEPLAY 9/10
    ENTERTAINMENT 10/10
    VALUE FOR MONEY -1000000000/10 (for the full ‘experience’ you have to pay at least double what paid for the game)    … Expand
  28. Goo4you
    Dec 7, 2017
    5
    It took Ubisoft 2 years to produce Origins. And, what did we get?

    A super polished equivalent to watching paint dry. In truth, Origins is everything they were told they needed to do (fix the bugs, make the Animus experience clean, GRAPHICS!!) and the rest of the package be dammed. The Ubisoft staples are all here; game mechanics found in other IP's they own are here, as are most    It took Ubisoft 2 years to produce Origins. And, what did we get?

    A super polished equivalent to watching paint dry.

    In truth, Origins is everything they were told they needed to do (fix the bugs, make the Animus experience clean, GRAPHICS!!) and the rest of the package be dammed. The Ubisoft staples are all here; game mechanics found in other IP's they own are here, as are most other assets from older AC games as well as new ones found in For Honor for example (combat feels like a tone down version of it). Then there are the same tired tropes from older AC games like collecting things, opening up the map, going to areas marked with something (for example they now are a ?) for minor benefits, helping wooden NPC's do a trivial thing and finally a Main mission system that leads to a abandoned narrative they only have here because had they cut the Meta-narrative (like you lot all want for some reason) they legitimately couldn't continue calling it Assassin's Creed anymore. Maybe "Microtransaction Virtual Reality Simulator Game" would be apropos.

    And for those claiming Ubisoft took a good long time to develop this, I got news for you: They had this done last year. Complete and ready to ship in the tried and true process they have had for nearly the entirety of this franchise. You had an Assassin's Creed title last year; it was the movie, and this game literally takes place right after the events of the movie. So if you think they were taking their time to make an amazing game that rights the wrongs of the last few titles...I have this bridge in Brooklyn to sell you...

    The game is nice to look at, Nearly Horizon Zero Dawn levels of beauty, what is missing is an engrossing narrative; either in the animus or outside of it. On 4K with the now implemented HDR support makes it even better, but looks are not everything.

    As a long time fan of this series (like i'd suspect most here are), I have to question why I bought this? Is it out of loyalty to the series? Is it hope that they will get back to what actually matters to this series: the meta plot and a rational outcome? I don't think they will now. They have milked this narrative since AC3 and it doesn't look like they will EVER take the next step.

    I write this with sadness, but this might be my final going into the AC universe. AC3 was the end of the series for me, the rest...are just filler; in particular Origins. Not a good starting off point for new players, not worth your time if you are a veteran. There is more than a video game than game play and graphics, it needs a reason to play it. It needs something the player can invest in. It needs an engaging story. This title is the perfect example of this and precisely what not to do.

    The line has ended, the series is done. I say Assassin's Creed Origins is a pass, for about everyone.

    Update-12/1/17 This game is nothing but a giant, boring collect-o-thon slog. The beautiful world they created here has become a stale existence as all locals meld into the same visuals over and over. I don't care about places anymore, all I do is travel from zone to zone in my level, go to each place and "unlock" the unexplored parts for . I'm almost level 40 and about half the world is unlocked! The story is lost to me and as it the plot or pacing.

    I am firmly finished with Assassin's Creed if this is how they are going to make future titles.

    Origins is Torture.    … Expand
  29. richarac
    Nov 9, 2017
    5
    It was worth creating a profile on this site just to sat that the reviews for this game are wildly skewed for for the better. In reality, it's kind of a crap game.
    First of all it's glitchy, as all ubisoft games are. Simply put, the damn game is not finished, it freezes, guys get stuck in the scenery, your horse gets stuck. It's pretty but ultimately a stupid game.
    Which brings me to my    It was worth creating a profile on this site just to sat that the reviews for this game are wildly skewed for for the better. In reality, it's kind of a crap game.
    First of all it's glitchy, as all ubisoft games are. Simply put, the damn game is not finished, it freezes, guys get stuck in the scenery, your horse gets stuck. It's pretty but ultimately a stupid game.
    Which brings me to my next point, it's clunky. The combat is some of the worst in the series. I get it they redesigned the battle system, and yay! Hooray for them-but if you're looking for a challenge, well you'll get one because the buttons don't work, the collision system is like something out of a crappy WWE game. Even free running is less fun. All around movement fail.

    Hiding in bushes..."press triangle to assassinate". ok. Pressing, Pressing. I'm pressing the triangle button now! Hello? Next thing you know the ultra stupid guard is right on top of me as I'm doing a dance in a damn bush. He says, HEY! Aaaaand now I've got ALL the guards on me. Awesome game. Don't even get me started on pressing triangle to chain assassinate.

    The game has some positives: I don't know what other negative reviewers are talking about, the game LOOKS beautiful, as long as it's not frozen. One guy said there's too much brown...WTF? The colors are gorgeous, the Nile, both above and below the surface looks and moves incredibly.

    The voice acting is pretty good. The story is a bit weak. I never, ever felt connected to the assassin's nor to Bayek as a character. And as usual modern times gameplay is just the worst, and does nothing to further the story unless you want to read through 100 emails. Ubisoft. Why in the holy hell would I want to pop in your fresh new assassin's creed game, and spend any amount of time, literally checking emails. Am I at work or am I playing a video game?

    My two sense. Worth a red box, don't buy it.    … Expand
  30. 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
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#55 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#7 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#12 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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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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