After a year without a traditional assassin?s adventure to grace the holiday season, Ubisoft Montreal takes the player to the sunny and bloody Egyptian Empire near the turn of the second to last millennium. Assassin?s Creed Origins is filled with charismatic historical figures, and a world that may be too large for one gamer alone to explore. Despite this, the only thing that really matters is if it can rival the Ezio-era of titles, and restore the once illustrious reputation of the decade old franchise.
Empires Everywhere
The political and social makeup of the game?s world, which takes place around 50 BC, is probably the most hectic era that Ubisoft could have chosen to set their period piece in. Dozens of incredibly important figures will just be name-dropped, like the funnily named Plutarch and the long dead Xerxes, and it really made me want to take a look into the actual history of the world at the time (which is something the game will explore further when the educational free-roam mode drops next year). Players take control of Bayek, a Medjay warrior that is tasked with protecting the people of Egypt, and is thrust into meetings with important figures far more illustrious than his usual company of modest companions. There?s a real sense of emotion woven through the entire plot. Dozens of moments, that could’ve easily have been routine scenes in other games, are made captivating thanks to the combination of exceptional writing that’s paired with stellar...