Assassin's Creed Origins

The extra year of development has helped Assassin’s Creed as a whole, as Origins is the next level for the series. It’s bigger, better and more robust than ever before, featuring an engaging combat system and surprisingly compelling side quests. That isn’t to say there isn’t anything wrong with it, though, as traversal remains clumsy, the mission structure can get repetitive and the AI can be either overly aggressive or plain dumb to the point of frustration.

Assassin’s Creed: Origins offers a rich world and a compelling story at first, but it’s waylaid in part by the repetitive side quests and a weaker second half. It has secrets to find, but you’ll have to go looking for them — and you’ll have to do a lot of grinding along the way.

As beautiful as it is deadly, Origins’ Egyptian playground is finally everything you wanted the Creed to be.

A lot of this review is framed within the context of Assassin’s Creed as a whole and its shortcomings, in a lot of ways, it has to be. A series can’t go on for ten years, take a break, and then return with almost all of the same damn issues. The extra year of development time paid off and ensured that Assassin’s Creed Origins likely wouldn’t underwhelm its audience by repeating its past sins.

In essence, Assassin’s Creed Origins is much the same game as the original Assassin’s Creed, which came out a decade ago. It’s a formula that people like to play, and it’s certainly been honed and improved over the years. Origins is, then, undoubtedly the best iteration of this formula yet. But I yearn for a fresh approach and new ideas, something that astounds the senses as much as the wondrous world this game inhabits.

Not completely back to the drawing board, Ubisoft takes some of their better old ideas and blends them with new ones to make one of the best Assassin’s Creed games to date in Assassin’s Creed Origins.

Assassin’s Creed is one the greatest action-adventure franchises out there, though its hidden blades have been dulled of late from overexposure. After its brief sabbatical, Assassin’s Creed: Origins enters the arena glistening in the Egyptian sun with quality and quantity. Whether you’re a devout member of the Creed, someone who’s fallen off the hay wagon, or even a prospective new member of the Brotherhood, this is the time to dig your blade deep into a succulent new Assassin’s Creed.

Editor’s Note: Last week, DualShockers was transported and hosted in San Francisco by Ubisoft and got the chance to play Assassin’s Creed: Origins for over 40 hours on the Xbox One X. The build of the game we reviewed the title on had yet to go through stabilization patchwork as well as a now-implemented day-one update.

Assassin's Creed returns with an entry that moves the series forward, but also goes back to the beginning of the Brotherhood. This new entry is a bit more of an action RPG, telling the story of how Bayek of Siwa becomes the first Assassin alongside a number of intriguing side quests. Combat is overhauled, but it's still a bit muddy when fighting multiple enemies. What absolutely does work is the world itself; Egypt is beautiful and the diversity in the environments is impressive. I'm unsure if Assassin's Creed Origins will convert anyone who isn't already a fan of the series, but it does what it does well enough to join the top of the franchise.

While Assassin's Creed Origins reaches great heights in this new setting, it routinely runs into issues that bog down the overall experience. Technical issues make for an inconsistent experience and its new gameplay pillars wobble under the weight of its systems. But despite this, the world of Origins remains fresh and exciting to explore, which is a testament to the remarkable setting and compelling story.

You can nit-pick all you like about the odd funny glitch here and there and some duff NPC dialogue, but Assassin’s Creed Origins is a near flawless open-world gaming experience. After a year’s absence, Assassin’s Creed is back and it has been reborn. And I’ll happily admit that I’ve got egg on my face, because it’s better than ever.

I could go on and on about how much I’ve fallen in love with the setting, the improvements to the core gameplay, and the way it feels like Ubisoft have breathed new life into the franchise. The year off and restructure of the game has done wonders for it, almost bringing Assassin’s Creed into the RPG territory rather than just being and action adventure game.

Assassin's Creed Origins is a triumph. A triumph for the individuals and studios involved in its production, and above all else a triumph for those with the courage to postpone the launch for a year and give the series a break. The result is not only the best Assassin's Creed ever made, but also one of the best games of the year. Bravo Assassin's Creed, and welcome back to the top.

Assassin’s Creed Origins brings Ancient Egypt back to life with the best sandbox world Ubisoft has made to date. However, a half-baked combat system and poor RPG mechanics sour parts of the experience.

Assassin's Creed Origins shakes up the series' combat, loot, and progression, while retaining the atmosphere, impressive open world, and historical bent that has made the franchise so beloved.

The RPG side of the game is handled very well, and its challenge is really very good in the larger modern gaming landscape. Combat still needs tweaking from a design perspective, but is more than passable while the checklisty mission system does need a major overhaul, but when stacked against the game-world created here, and how much content it’s filled with, it can be forgiven.

Origins es mucho más que un "Assassin's Creed en Egipto", y se desvela como uno de los mejores (sino el mejor) capítulo de la Hermandad de Asesinos, revolucionando la base jugable a un nivel que no se había visto desde Assassin's Creed II. Que lo momifiquen junto al resto de faraones, porque este juego es digno del Valle de los Reyes.

Assassin's Creed Origins es la experiencia definitiva de Assassin's Creed. Recoge todo lo bueno que había mantenido la franquicia (recreación histórica, mundo abierto, etc) y lo eleva de nivel con añadidos como el renovado sistema de combate o su sistema de progresión al estilo RPG.

Nos habría gustado haber visto algo más de innovación, esa característica única que llevará a la saga más allá, pero es innegable que Assassin's Creed Origins es un paso en la dirección correcta. Si alguna vez te interesó la saga, creemos que tienes que darle una oportunidad a esta entrega, y si te apasiona el Antiguo Egipto, vas a disfrutar sumergiéndote en el mundo que Ubisoft nos ofrece.

Assassin’s Creed Origins ist mehr als die Summe seiner Einzelteile, für die sich Ubisoft bei der Neuerfindung der ruhmreichen Serie bei zahlreichen Vorbildern, allen voran The Witcher 3, bedient hat.

Auch, wenn das Kampfsystem mir die Freiheit gibt, wie ein Rambo gegen meine Feinde vorzugehen, macht mir die klassische Herangehensweise in Assassin's Creed Origins am meisten Spaß: Ich verstecke mich am liebsten im hohen Gras und schalte meine Feinde still und heimlich aus. Und das hat noch nie so viel Spaß gemacht, wie mit Bayek im alten Ägypten.

Si Assassin's Creed Origins n'est pas parfait, il a parfaitement compris ce qu'il devait faire pour regagner le coeur des joueurs et des fans de la série. En plus de nous livrer la mystérieuse et fascinante Egypte antique sur un plateau d'argent, dans un monde ouvert absolument gigantesque, bourré d'activités et de secrets à découvrir, il réussit le pari de transformer son gameplay en y intégrant avec brio des éléments RPG et en revoyant intégralement, avec non moins de talent, son système de combat.

Si vous attendiez qu'Origins réinvente complètement Assassin's Creed, vous pouvez retourner dormir quelques siècles dans votre sarcophage. Si vous attendiez qu'Origins pousse la série en avant et l'entraîne vers ce qu'elle a de meilleur, soyez les bienvenu·e·s ! Des combats retravaillés, des phases d'infiltration plus dures, une orientation plus marquée vers le RPG, cet épisode fait des avancées notables dans tout un tas de domaines.

En choisissant de s'inspirer de ce qui se fait de mieux sur le marché pour son système de combat, l'exploration et l'interface, Assassin's Creed Origins fait figure de lifting bienvenu pour une série qui en avait besoin. L'épisode se dote au passage d'une narration et d'un scénario plus travaillés que jamais et portés par une galerie de personnages très réussis.

A l'image de ceux d'Unity, les intérieurs d'Origins ont de la gueule et c'est un régal d'en écumer chaque recoin. Mais le plus impressionnant reste les décors qui sont tout simplement fa-bu-leux ! On aurait pu croire qu'Origins allait se résumer à de longues étendues désertiques et des cités rangées par le sable, mais le jeu offre l'occasion d'admirer des somptueuses zones verdoyantes avec des effets de lumière de dingue.

Lo abbiamo giocato per oltre quaranta ore cercando di spolpare ogni suo singolo segreto e ci siamo più volte fermati ad ammirare il suo meraviglioso Egitto, tutto per rispondere ad un semplice quesito: cos'è Assassin's Creed Origins? Per noi è una cornucopia, il videogioco che incarna la forma mentis degli studi di sviluppo di Ubisoft e contiene al suo interno tutte le idee, i desideri e le evoluzioni congegnate dai designer del colosso francese.

Assassin's Creed: Origins porta a termine un arduo compito: rilancia il brand, gettando le basi per un futuro davvero roseo. La storia d'origini raccontata tramite gli occhi di Bayek è avvincente, senza particolari colpi di scena ma impreziosita da un climax finale che farà saltare sulla sedia gli amanti della saga.

Столь резко сменить вектор развития серии и сразу сделать все идеально просто невозможно, так что Origins справилась даже лучше, чем я ожидал. Ее не стыдно поставить в один ряд с Assassinʼs Creed 2 и Assassinʼs Creed 4: Black Flag — а это лучшие и самые прорывные выпуски серии.

Son sözlere geçecek olursak Assassin’s Creed: Origins, yeni bir şey deneyen ve zaman zaman denediğini başarıya ulaştıran bir yapım olarak karşımızda duruyor. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag dışında diğer Assassin’s Creed oyunlarını pek fazla başarılı bulamayan benim için yeni oyun beklentilerimin üzerinde çıktı. Origins’in mutlaka sonra çıkacak Assassin’s Creed oyunlarının temelini atacağını söyleyebiliriz.

Dla fanów serii to tytuł absolutnie obowiązkowy. Ubisoft wystosował do nich prawdziwy list miłosny, jakby chciał potwierdzić, że ostatnie słowo w kwestii rozwoju jego flagowego dzieła nie zostało jeszcze powiedziane. Nowe rozdanie, jakie przynosi debiutujące na rynku Origins, to nadzieja na zupełnie nową jakość w przyszłości. Solidny fundament został położony, pozostaje ufać, że na tym się nie skończy.