Media Assassin's Creed Origins

[twistedfreak]

Cool. I might pick this up on Black Friday if the deal is good enough. This or maybe COD. The last AC that I liked was Black Flag.

 

[Loquae]

I've been playing since release day and it reminds me a lot of the newer Tomb Raider games. The story is interesting, and the map is massive!! Not too mention the Egyptian lore that is in the game.

 

[Hellion]

I pick and choose my Assassins Creed games based purely on if I find the timeline interesting, I don't care about the overall connecting story between all of the games. At first Egypt didn't sound all that great, I was picturing more settings like the first game but then I read a bunch of reviews and decided I'd give it a try and I have been having a great time with it! I'm still unsure why they refuse to give us the whole Japan-samurai/ninja thing but this is enjoyable as hell!

 

[Caped Baldy]

Last game I played in the series was AC2 back in 2009. Good chance I'll get this for Christmas because it looks excellent.

 

[Dingobuzz269]

I've played all the AC games since the 2nd (never went back to play the first), all the way up to currently working my way through Unity. I play them in order, but wait until they get dirt cheap on sales. I really like them overall, but I can't play them right in a row, or they get boring. So, in another six months, I'll get to Syndicate, and maybe a year from now, I'll tackle Origins. It does look really good though!

In my opinion, the Kenway era was the best (AC3 and Black Flag I loved, and Liberation, Freedom Cry, and Rogue were all great). So far, I like Unity, though that seems to be people's most disliked one in the series. The biggest problem with it, aside from glitches, is there are TOO MANY chests and side missions to do. I've spent hours going through the map collecting collectibles and doing side missions, only to see the completion meter go up 2%. It's just too much busy work. Seeing that the Origins map is the biggest one in the series, I'm worried it's also going to be needlessly padded out with too many collectibles.

 

[SAB]

I've played all the AC games since the 2nd (never went back to play the first), all the way up to currently working my way through Unity. I play them in order, but wait until they get dirt cheap on sales. I really like them overall, but I can't play them right in a row, or they get boring. So, in another six months, I'll get to Syndicate, and maybe a year from now, I'll tackle Origins. It does look really good though!

In my opinion, the Kenway era was the best (AC3 and Black Flag I loved, and Liberation, Freedom Cry, and Rogue were all great). So far, I like Unity, though that seems to be people's most disliked one in the series. The biggest problem with it, aside from glitches, is there are TOO MANY chests and side missions to do. I've spent hours going through the map collecting collectibles and doing side missions, only to see the completion meter go up 2%. It's just too much busy work. Seeing that the Origins map is the biggest one in the series, I'm worried it's also going to be needlessly padded out with too many collectibles.

Kenway era is my favorite as well.
Unity most people disliked because it was horribly broken upon release and it took them months to fix. It was so bad they cancelled the season pass and further DLC. But after they finally fixed everything I think its a very good game.

Collectibles have really largely been taken out of Origins and aren't really part of this game like every previous AC game.

 

[Scareb]

I would literally burn an orphanage down if it meant getting Assassins creed set in Japan.

 

[izeroi]

Is this anything like the original one? I played the very first one on PS3 and hated it. Every time I got spotted I'd have to go run and hide in pile of hay and just sit there and wait until it was clear to go back out. Eventually sold the game and never played another one in the series after that.

This new one looks like a lot of fun. I don't mind stealth games (like MGS) but I want the option to be able to sneak around or if I DO get caught then I can start taking people out.

 

[Biojex]

Cool. I might pick this up on Black Friday if the deal is good enough. This or maybe COD. The last AC that I liked was Black Flag.

Looks like it's going to be $35 at Best Buy on Black Friday.

 

[ironwez20]

Just started. Takes some getting use to but it’s been a yr since I played a assasin game

 

[PermaG]

Is this anything like the original one? I played the very first one on PS3 and hated it. Every time I got spotted I'd have to go run and hide in pile of hay and just sit there and wait until it was clear to go back out. Eventually sold the game and never played another one in the series after that.

This new one looks like a lot of fun. I don't mind stealth games (like MGS) but I want the option to be able to sneak around or if I DO get caught then I can start taking people out.

No.

If they see you and you run into hay, they might light the hay on fire.

I mean it is a Greed game, so in a way...I guess story elements from a design view are there, but combat is not like the others. World is vast and detailed.
The bird is a cool way to scout things out. This one has more RPG elements with the tree and leveling. You can just walking and fight a whole camp if you are higher level. Also you can get one shotted if you mess with things too higher level.

I am having fun with it. Treating it like Witcher 3. Just wondering around doing stuff and looking at things. Leveling up, picking skills that aid in my playstyle.
I feel that it "feels" much less clunkier than other greed games. I dont run up the wrong thing nearly as much. I do the moves I intend, when I intend them. Camera and locking on and be...meh, but I have played worse.

Look up some yourtube gameplay vids.

 

[izeroi]

No.

If they see you and you run into hay, they might light the hay on fire.

I mean it is a Greed game, so in a way...I guess story elements from a design view are there, but combat is not like the others. World is vast and detailed.
The bird is a cool way to scout things out. This one has more RPG elements with the tree and leveling. You can just walking and fight a whole camp if you are higher level. Also you can get one shotted if you mess with things too higher level.

I am having fun with it. Treating it like Witcher 3. Just wondering around doing stuff and looking at things. Leveling up, picking skills that aid in my playstyle.
I feel that it "feels" much less clunkier than other greed games. I dont run up the wrong thing nearly as much. I do the moves I intend, when I intend them. Camera and locking on and be...meh, but I have played worse.

Look up some yourtube gameplay vids.

Good to know, thanks. I think I'll go ahead and give the game a shot, but I'll watch a few reviews first.

 

[Ash Housewares]

I'm really enjoying this a lot. Not having the map covered in symbols ( there are still quite a few but they are more to pinpoint landmarks than objectives ) is making the game so much more enjoyable. I tend to just walk around and do quests and go to Question marks as and when I am near them. Combat is much more fun and impactful. Egypt has been wonderfully recreated here. My only complaint is that Bayek is a bit of a dull character ( but still better than Connor Kenway ).

 

[PermaG]

I was collecting the star-gazing sites...while looking to line up the image with the sky...in his memory, his son ask, "father, what is best in life". Then his dad replies with some protector stuff. Then the kid is like, "my friends say...(then the rest of the Conan quote)".

Snuck up on me and found it funny.

 

[Bardoon]

Finished the game and MOST of the stuff. The ending is OK and seems somewhat rushed, but it does set the tone for the Creed’s founding and a lot of their mantras.

Spoiler

One thing that bothers me is that there is BARELY any discussion or concern for the First Civilization vaults or who they are other than the one scene where Bayek and Aya are surprised by the Siwa vault’s hologram. I know the larger, overarching story ended somewhat with Desmond’s death, but Juno is still out there. I think this would’ve been a good game for Bayek to stumble upon a First Civilization human who was almost immortal and survived for a long time and that character could’ve driven some impetus for the formation of the Creed and keeping all the First Civ tech out of the templar’s hands.

I also wish the villains were fleshed out more as well. While we historically know Caesar and Cleopatra, most of the others barely had screen time when they were revealed and killed off.

Bayek’s story also needs an end. I think he’s one of the best protagonist since Ezio and Edward Kenway. We know from the modern scenes that he’s buried with Aya...so I assume they reunite at some point or someone buried them together. I’m excited for the DLC.

Overall a fantastically beautiful game and I had lots of fun. One of the best AC games (though it sort of isn’t because this is the “origin” and the characters had other roles before becoming the Brotherhood) and I like how Ubisoft changes it up. The game does lack a lot of the sharper stealth elements of previous games, but makes up for it with a new combat system, vast exploring, and a relatively open-style of play (full synchronization requirements are gone...kind of good, kind of bad).

I think now is the time to start working on that Feudal Japan AC that everyone wants.

 

[RIDDICK]

seems somewhat rushed

 

[ZaCHw117]

Picked this up yesterday on sale, pretty good so far.

 

[Matt S]

I've been playing since release day and it reminds me a lot of the newer Tomb Raider games. The story is interesting, and the map is massive!! Not too mention the Egyptian lore that is in the game.

Dying to play it, but decided to play the series in order of release........Only cause of the future storyline, but gotta say, the future storyline thru AC3 is utterly forgettable. Kinda burned out halfway thru AC3. lol

 

[twistedfreak]

I picked this up over the weekend for half price. I am only about 40 minutes into it so far. What little I have seen of Egypt so far is pretty impressive. I am enjoying some of the newer game mechanics such as the combat. This seems like a return to form for the series.

 

[ZaCHw117]

yeah i’m a little over 20 hours in I’d say, it only gets better so far.