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Assassin's Creed Origins

Ubisoft Montreal

2017•RPG•PEGI 18•About 50 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureanimalshistoricalfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedfighting evil

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Boxlist takeAn expansive, breezy RPG, otherwise balanced. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

1,124 ratings

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About This Game

Assassin’s Creed Origins is an action-adventure game set in ancient Egypt at the end of the Ptolemaic era. The story follows Bayek, a Medjay tasked with protecting the people, as personal tragedy draws him into a wider conflict that leads to the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood. The game features a large open-world recreation of Egypt, including cities, deserts, and the Nile, with an increased emphasis on exploration. Gameplay combines stealth, melee and ranged combat, and role-playing elements such as character leveling, skill trees, and gear progression.

Summary: IGDB

Story

IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE Ancient Egypt. Once a prosperous and influential empire, now a crumbling civilization. Delve into this mysterious part of history and uncover the thrilling and dangerous tale behind the creation of the Assassins’ Brotherhood.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAnimalsHistoricalFighting evil

Keywords

AssassinAncient egyptHorseChickenAction-adventureEgyptSnakeAfrica

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 26 October 2017
Series: Assassin's Creed
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 36h rushed, 50h normally, 88h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
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Source: IGDB

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