Is Assassin's Creed Origins WORTH IT in 2023? (Review)
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- It’s been a little over five years since the release of Assassin’s Creed Origins. And after recently playing Odyssey and Valhalla, I decided to dive into the game which rebooted the AC franchise and forever altered its formula. In this video, I’ll be taking a closer look at the ancient Egyptian Assassin’s Creed adventure and tell you whether it’s worth playing for yourself. This review will be mostly spoiler free, except for a brief story discussion near the end of the video, which I will prominently label with a spoiler warning before I dive into those details. If you’re concerned about spoilers you can safely skip that part when you get there and go to the conclusion. Keep watching to see it all.
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0:00 Introduction
0:37 Open World
3:23 Combat
5:20 Stealth
6:43 Gear and Progression
8:01 I Wish This Was a RPG...
9:02 Story (Spoilers)
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6 years old and the game still held up amazingly.The 2 year dev time paid out ALOT. Who knew that giving your devs more time to make a game would deliver a better product?
That gives me a question, what unity will look like if the devs have more time
@@horobi-bb2bc What could have been...
the team that developed Origins ( same team as Black Flag ) acctually got 4 entire years to work on the game
@@TheJoker-dj4yq origins is pretty amazing, valhalla is not.
I'm currently playing it and I love it. I love Egyptian culture and mythology, so this is an absolute blast to play
I higly reccomend hidden ones dlc because there is a big sale rn
@@jackal192 I was able to get the Gold edition of the game for $30 when it was on sale. 🥳 Such an amazing deal
@@Riskiest_Biscuit i wish i didnt live in 3rd world country but iam happy for you😁
It is amazing game. Completed all locations in Egypt, Sinai and will also in Valley Of The Kings. Then all Side Quests. Love the game.
@@jackal192 I got it 14$ in epic games let’s gooo
Just started playing this game 3 weeks ago and im blown away just how good this game is I love Egypt lore and Mythology exploring Is so fun the open world is pretty massive and not empty its alive with life secrets and the story is really good even some of the side quests have interesting characters
I beat it and it's awesome just watch out for the phylakitai if your lower ranked
If you want to level up to 45, buy the curse of the pharaoh dlc, and you will have the option to level up. I just found that out yesterday, and I beat the story after 5 year's lol.
This game is set in Classical Egypt, not ancient. Ancient were the pyramid builders, this is way over 2000 years later
We dont know that as fact. Its still a theory until proven.
@@-redacted_by_youtubeBro what? At the beginning it literally says it is 40 years BC, if it were ancient Egypt it would be over 2000 BC…
Antiquity makes up the period between civilization emerged and the medieval age, so ~3000 BC (depending on definitions) and the fall of Rome in the 5th century AD. Historians apply this periodization responsibly only to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa though, since China, India and South America have their own wider development. Classic and ancient are synonyms, in the way you're using them.
I'm an old school AC fan. ACII is still my favorite game of all time. With that said, Origins is probably my 2nd favorite of the franchise. Partly because my wife dressed as Cleopatra from the game for a New Years costume party. 🤤
AC2 is one of the absolute best games I have ever played that and brotherhood are my favorites in the series
I know a lot of people don't like the modern games, but I think the open world aspect works so well.
I'm currently doing my 3rd playthrough of AC: Origins. I've 100%-ed it on PS4 and I'm now doing a completionist run on PC. I really love this open world of ancient Egypt, and the different afterworlds in the DLC "Curse of the Pharaos"
I replayed it this year, took me about 90 to do everything in the game and i loved my time with it.
Bayeks voice changes like that when he has any helmet on.
This game's one of my favorites in the series. Calling Bayek "one dimensional" is like calling Kratos one dimensional. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of the character. Bad take man.
I agree with yours on Aya though, her segments weren't as good as the rest of the game, and I didn't like her as a character as much as Bayek.
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, it is if you're into a more RPG oriented version of AC.
I’m replaying every AC game in order right now. I’m like a day away from Syndicate, and have never played origins before. So this game is very well timed lol
How is your progress now
Origins is my easily no. 1 in the AC RPG trilogy, followed by Odyssey and then Valhalla.
I agree ☝️
I like them all, but Valhalla is better than Odyssey. Imo
Loved the video but something must be said; AC Origins does not take place in ancient Egypt. That was 4,000 years prior to the plot of origins. It takes place in Ptolemaic Egypt. IMO it makes it even better, as you see the grandeur of mankind 4,000 yrs prior to Bayeks life. It is like seeing the colloseum today for us.
Dude, thank you for this video. I lived it on my 4 and that was launch. Dwnldng now
you did a good job on this video. thanks for making it.
I'm in the middle of playing this for the first time and loving it.
Amazing review Dan, i've been watching you since you had 10k subs. I think Ubisoft is lost with their games :)
Everything in this game felt perfect. At least on my first playthrough. From the protagonist to the stunning story to the breathtaking world and setting this game is amazing. I loved every second of it. Has to be on the top 5 of Assassin's Creed. I really cannot understand how some people (only a few thankfully) don't like this game. An Assassin's creed game with Regular assassins, a hidden blade, really good stealth and parkour system, stunning graphics and soulsborn combat system. What is there not to love? This game keeps the perfect balance beetwen RPG and all time classic Assassin's Creed. Odyssey kind of surpasses the balance and stands as a more RPG game but rremains superbly fun and a really good game and Valhalla is the game that f*cks it up generally...... Absolutely Recommending this game if you still haven't played it.
i was skeptical about this game at first, but holy sheet, the combat system is so much better, CAUSE IT FORCES YOU TO USE STEALTH isntead of figthing 10 people at once, i loved it, and also Bayek can pet kittens 10/10
Absolutely yes the setting is my favorite setting in any open world game ever.
Agree with the lack of RPG, still think these games are so awesome. And I love that ISU gear!
I loved Origins but only cause I think it didnt go too far in the RPG elements. Every large game release now a days is an RPG wanabee, the new Assassins Creed Mirage actually feels like a breath of fresh air. I dont need every game to have some impactful dialogue choice, sometimes i just need a LINEAR cool and established story that has the exact cannonical vision the writer had in mind and a nice setting to explore and parkour around with decent enough combat mechanics. I hope ubisoft manages to do some alternating cycles where they have classic AC games and then every couple of years work on a bigger RPG title.
In my opinion I do not like the fact they took out the various pelt types in the newer games. Adds less of a challenge tbh. Alssssooo, Origins is a very beautiful game 😊
great timing man, there is a discount on right now
Unpopular opinion : Origins was great, but objectively Odyssey did side quests, combat, variety, forts, stealth and the open world much better.
yes
Agreed origins did everything better beside listed things
@Matheus Froehlich In Odyssey you actually had stealth abilities, origins has perhaps 2.
Odyssey had side quests with actual NPCs with names, their own storylines, and they expanded on Ancient Greece. In Origins every side quest is going to a camp and picking somebody up to bring them back to the quest giver because they can’t walk or killing animals that an NPC is surrounded by.
I mean let’s be honest here, anybody who thinks Origins is better couldn’t tell you 5 side quests that are memorable and also remember the NPC name (if they have any to begin with)
Lol no. Everything in Odyssey was repetitive, inconsistent and arbitrary for no reason. It had all the chances to be a better open world than Origins yet it failed with that......I'm not even going to dignify the story in Odyssey.
@Apollo Stealth abilities that broke lore. Not to mention the characters act inconsistently and inappropriately on almost EVERY MOMENT IN ODYSSEY. Somehow you can save a town full of people and commit in adultery all within minutes. All characters conflict but they let you do that
I'd rather try black flag as my first assassin's creed game. I always hear great things about it.
The pebble was hilarious 🤣
black flag was my first ac game its so good
That is a great ac game
Black flag still holds up strong today, gorgeous game.
Ac black flag was my first ac game, playing that game made me want to play every other game in the series and made me want play every ac game
Black flag is make or break depending on if you enjoy the ship combat. It's in the game a lot so if you don't enjoy it you won't like the game
bayek's isu armour is one of my most favourite outfit in the entire franchise
Dude, like your video, but plz consider that Aya part has some spoilers as well.
I encountered some game braking bugs while playing ac origins on my pc, so i was never able to finish it.
Might retry after i upgrade the cpu in the next period and once i reinstall windows, but for now i just keep it in my steam library.
Prety fun combat indeed.
I got it awhile ago and decided to actually play the trilogy recently, so I decided to get into origins first. I love it so far, but I play on console and for some reason after leaving the tutorial area at the start (where you fight the one warrior and escape the area), the voices become so bad. I don't know how to fix it, but besides that I am loving the game. Always been a fan of older civilizations, mythology, and so this will be fun
One of five games I got a platinum trophy on. Love this game.
Even now i dont know if i can play origins again im playing odyssey now im on level 20 and its awsome the mercenaries are hard but beatable and also chosing each other fate
I literally just killed the head of the Order on NG+ on Nightmare. I will finish this playthrough tomorrow.
On some of your notes about Bayek's actions killing some of his targets, some of the dialogue explains some of his thoughts about these. Killing the Scarab, I'm not sure what a warrior in this world would do after being buried and left to die in the desert. Especially, by this time, he was tasked with these assassinations by Cleopatra. The Scarab had to go. And I agree about the writing in Origins being somewhat touch and go, but I love the story nonetheless. There were some standout parts such as Shadya and hunting the Crocodile.
Also, you should check out The Hidden Ones DLC, there is some follow-up to some stories from the main story.
NG+ w/ Nightmare is, I think, how this game is meant to be played. Every quick decision in realtime has a consequence and weight, just like the combat and even moreso. Just love how well this game scales.
GG bro
is the base game enough? or i should get the Delu edition?
As someone who grew up watching the old school assassins creeds, has a ps5 now and has never played an assassins game could you'll help me out here. Saving up for Mirage as it looks right upbmy alley with open world parkour and old school assassins creed parkour and a ton of stuff to do. So before that wanted to understand if one were looking for good parkour, an open world, solid gameplay good assassins style gaming and an open world which is worth exploring like closest to an RDR2 open world as in polish and variety of things to do, which one would you'll recommend. Origin or Odyssey? Thank you! Best game I have played so far is Ghost of Tsushima and Uncharted so far.
I liked Uncharted, and I've played Origins before and loved it because of the story and gameplay. You won't regret it if you're going to play it but it depends on your preference.
How were you able to play while I keep crashing?
Are you gonna do AC Odyssey as well soon??
Never finished my play through on Xbox but just bought it on PC (steam sales FTW) I enjoyed the game so much on console I want to start over again with my rig :3
Is it worth it? Yea
The live action is an amazing new touch to the videos. 👍🏻
One of the best games I ever played,the scale and detail is amazing.
A few thoughts from someone who has played most AC games (Rogue is the only one, and I am playing it right now).
Stealth elements: You can distract enemies with carious tools since Revelations (third Ezio game, set in Ottoman Istanbul), and whistle from hidden spaces since AC3, so the series has had this for a while.
Parkour: It is indeed lacking in the last three games, not only in Origins. The main reason is that architecture from these times is simply not allowing meaningful parkour elements to exist. It is the very reason why Ubisoft developers didn’t want games in those eras for years, because densely built urban environments are a thing only since the Middle Ages (maybe China is one of the rare exceptions). Fans have been demanding an Ancient Egypt game for years, and when it finally arrived, the parkour issues are hardly surprising.
Combat system: I would argue that the most responsive combat system was first introduced in AC3, and then it was slightly expanded in Black Flag and Rogue. You could do things as using enemies for cover against gunfire, push enemies into obstacles through various ropes, etc. Games that came after that abandoned responsiveness for the sake of utility, and it shows in Origins.
RPG elements and story: I mostly agree on this one, especially on the RPG elements - there isn’t a meaningful decision you make in Origins. In all fairness, Odyssey is not much better, as far as the main story is concerned, as your decisions affect mostly secondary characters. There is only one major plot line that could develop in meaningful different ways, everything else is pretty linear. Aya is indeed the more interesting character, but I kind of like Bayek, too.
Marketing of female protagonists: I somewhat disagree regarding Odyssey, because pre-release, the focus was very much on Alexios. Only after people who have played the game started to argue that Kassandra is the much better-written protagonist, marketing shifted. It is indicative that a year after Odyssey’s release, more than 70% of players had picked Alexios, rather than Kassandra.
Now with Eivør, marketing was indeed focused on the female option, though both CGI trailers feature the male one. In my opinion, the male voice actor, Magnus Brun, does a better job in that one. A fun fact: he also played a viking in “The Last Kingdom” TV series, so I guess he had some practice :)
All in all, Origins is not a bad game, in my opinion. The setting is gorgeous, and I also loved exploring tombs, it is totally an Indiana Jones feel. While writing is shallow, it has some lovable characters, and I sincerely like Bayek and Aya. I will admit, Odyssey does a much better job in storytelling and character writing. However, Odyssey has a huge downside - there is simply too much of everything. It unconditionally wins the award for most bloated game by far. In comparison, Origins doesn’t feel that big, and I would honestly prefer it, due to the sheer time investment Odyssey requires,
I played it for my first time in January of this year. It's worth playing and free to play on Xbox game pass
Loved seeing Dan reenact geting stuck on the rock
Question: I got 100% of the trophies on the ps4.
Can I get trophies for the PS5 Playthrough again like on the Witcher3 when it was released für the ps5?!
I am replaying this game on my PC and I have to say it is one of the best of the whole series, if not the best.
I literally played the game 4 times without getting bored of it and I got all achievements. My favourite assassins creed besides unity. 100% worth it.
Can anyone confirm if he started the AC series with this recent open world trilogy?. I never played the older games and I want to start with this one but not sure if I am going to miss out on the evolution of this series. There are just so many and I don't have the time
Dude the game looks amazing on your rig
blaming older ac games while unity had better combat is cringe my guy. you took ac 2 but never even played the games with harder combat like i said unity or syndicate.
Why are you so mad
@@MilkFuel why are you thinking im mad? i was never mad. just told my oppinion.
@@pupernickel calling someone cringe is kinda mad and crazy. And the guy just really enjoys the game 😭 and you flip out.
Can you play this game with a controller on PC?
I don't have access to my outfit, weapons, shield and mount from my deluxe pack after moving to PS5. UBsoft isn't helping.
if u use body cosmetic with facemask the voice of bayek gets very bad use those without so the sound feels adapted 👍🏼
I love that most fans of the AC franchise agree that this is an amazing game. Even the ones (like me) wanting the old gameplay style love this game just bc its great. It is a perfect middleground for the RPG AC fans and the Oldschool AC Fans. Well Ubisoft of course said fck that we want The Witcher.
Did they ever fix the stuttering and (bad) performance of the game?
13:00 - that's mad! I played through syndicate as Eve, and didn't appreciate the game forcing me to play as the dumb brother for some missions. I just liked her, and I liked the stealth component to her character. Not sure why producers think women characters can't sell units... just write good games and the units sell them selves
Still playing in 2023🎉
That one skit was hilarious 😂
They should have (and easily could have) just make you choose if you want to play as Bayek or Aya, and then reverse the roles
I like the game but it still bothers me to no end that the first (original, you might say) assassination in a game called Assassins Creed Origins was a cutscene at the very begining you had no build up or context for. I know you get it soon after but I'm not so keen on how the story was told there - and really, how did we not get to PLAY the first assassination XD
Bringing Tiny Tina in with "Babayy!!", well played
Not really sure how u think that the story of origins is worse than that of odyssey and Valhalla, just because you don’t get to have input to the story, the way that odyssey and Valhalla do options gives you a false feeling as to your actual impact on the story an example of this is at the beginning of odyssey is when you choose the horses at the beginning they don’t actually do anything and they’re all called Phobos regardless of which one you decided to choose, those games with false sense of choice bring nothing to the story as kassandra can at one point be caring and the next shell wanna sleep with someone random and will just be in a random angry frenzy in the next which makes her character feel disconnected and ruins the immersion and doesn’t align with her character they try to do 2 thing that skyrim and the Witcher do with dialogue options without taking the positives of both, in origins at least you get to understand the Bayek as a person and his emotions and his struggle to find the killer of his son
just saying the only stealth mechanic added is crouching, they simply replaced social stealth with crouching. ac 3, 4, rogue and so on all had hiding in grass, luring enemies, enemy detection meters.
wait what.. but you can still do all that on Origins, the only thing is you cant hide in the crowds anymore.. i mean that to me was pretty dumb.. who wouldnt recognize a dude as Flashy as Ezio hidding in the middle of a bunch of whores/priests
I didn’t mind the parkour being less of factor in origins. The amount of content makes the game worth the full price.
There is only one response to the title of this video: 1000% YES!!! origins is easily one of the best stories in the series. It has way more heart than the others. It also introduces a better combat system than the jank that people seem to love from the old Ezio games. Origins > Odyssey > Ezio trilogy > AC1> Black Flag > the other garbage.
YES bro the older combat system was basically wait for the red triagle to appear on the head of the enemies and then pressing a button.. with that you could fight like 10 people at once, completly breaking the professional assassin thing..
The world soundtrack and feeling of exploration when you turn of the hud.
Fellow hudless horseman 🤝
I loved Origins, having replayed all AC games up until Odyessey the current one I'm on. I'm just an AC fan be the games old or new
I never parry, I just block or dodge and then just hit back, there is no need to parry in this game if you don't want to
cant really agree on bayek being a one dimensional character
origins is probably the only ac game i started and played every day for many hours until i finished w no other game inbetween(so that is how good it is)
I still love origins n odessy and to this day cant say i love the 1 or the other most(somedays its origins n other days odessy)
But when it comes to size of map it is the smaller of those 2 games i would sugest to a person never played a Ac game before AC origins is probably the best game to start with in the entire series of AC or thats how i feel anyway(and origins was the 1st game of ac series i ever played and oboy was it worth the hours i put into it....the world is just great in this game.....Pyramids+light tower in alexandria do i need to say moore.....
There is no world in which bayek killed his son. He isn't in any way culpable for what happened, legally or morally.
This is the first game that burned me out by its repetitiveness. Play through Siwa and you played practically the whole game. Just a lot of shopping lists with the same groceries over and over again washed out over a huge repetitive copy paste sandpit.
I’m just over half way through it on ps5 played Valhalla so knew what the open world tasks kinda where coming into it also done mirage and this game bangs thank god it ain’t got the following paper stuff. The wildlife the pyramids even the combat even. My only problem would be the grading system Ubisoft done that with ghost recons and it got played out after a while but I’m going for the plat I got 2 this will be my third and I got Odyssey & black flag sitting in the draw.
Unlike odyssey and valhalla. I had heard unanimously great things about this game and even though I hate the needless grinding everything else is amazing, including the great writiing for the side quests that made the grinding much more bearable. And the music bro, simply amazing
“What the hell is going on with the physics in this game?”
Ah, that’s just Ubisoft my friend.
Kind of pointless to have a recommendation video for a video game where 1/3 parts are spoilers. Otherwise a good video, but this just does not make sense at all, considering you made this primarily for an audience that has not played the game.
Sell all rare and regular weapons and youll have enough to upgrade one legenadary sword bow and shield till the end. Thats been my experience at least.
There are lots of ways to upgrade everything, if I remember correctly.
“Sell unnecessary items” at vendors is a big help too!
Agree
I lost at you running at that stone 😂😂😂
First video I’ve seen on the channel, the rpg element took me out of the series and never played anything after Rouge. Played Valhalla and fell in love with it and just bought Origins last night on PS4 to play on my backwards compatible PS5. Everybody said if I liked Valhalla I’ll love origins, here’s hoping
Origins is superior to valhalla. Valhalla is more of a Norse rpg that's only mildly connected to the series. It's good but it's not an AC game. Origins has the feel and structure of AC with new mechanics. It did a great job of merging the old and new.
As a series veteran i kinda think black flag and origins and unity can be debated as the best in series for very different reasons
Playing it for the first time now. Well worth it.
Same opinion,this is the worst plot in AC series,you play as bayek and end it with Aya,just feel WTF?,and when Aya choose to separate with bayek after what they get through,that suck to the bottom,but the DLC is good
this is my favourite game but i don't have more specs
i don't get how people liked and still like the game. i have 10 hours rn, just met Cleopatra and everything is really boring. Didn't played anything since Unity and i'm super disapointed cause everyone was so hyped about this one.
3:04 you are the best :D
I’ve played every Assassins Creed game, and I must say, I really enjoy Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla. So many people hate these games because they’re different than the older AC games…but I love it. The games are so much more in depth. The worlds are way more fun to play in, and there is way more to do..which makes me, as a consumer, feel like I’m getting my money’s worth. People need to learn to adapt and change with the times. These games are absolute gold.
Hey i only played assassin creed 3 few years back and now I'm confused which AC SHOULD I BUY? VALHALLA, ORIGINS OR ODYSSEY?
@@manna604depending on what kind of player you are. Are you more story timeline based or are you more the type of player that likes to play everything in order 1,2,3? Origins , Odyssey then Valhalla Storyline wise & I've played all of them now , I'm just now trying origins for the first time actually this week for the location and environment . Odyssey probably has the best location because of the environment. Nonetheless I prefer Valhalla for the gameplay & time period.
Its also on gamepass
I’m downloading it playing after school
Me too. I started playing AC when Origins came out and I love the gameplay style of the trilogy. Too bad that Mirage is going to cut some features , and it's going to be based more on stealth
i think that from now on AC will be split into 2 series a more RPG type and a More Classic type
I've played every AC and never got into the whole RPG thing and really hated this game. I found it slow and frustrating and it didn't have much parkour and have up after a few hours. Then Odyssey came out and instantly loved it. The storyline was more fun and the whole game had humour. I have replayed several times. Valhalla was great but for me no real replayability. I've finally gone back to AC origins with the Series X update and do have a new round appreciation for it. It's still not the best though IMO
Guys, I beat the platinum in Odyssey on PS4. And completed all DLC. Should I play Origins on PS5?
Do it, its amazing. Just downloaded it again for my ps5 and this time bought the season pass for it. Another playthrough of this gem! Playing mirage but really missing origins gameplay/system
I'm still convinced that they should have kept the games as a so-called trilogy, as per the original plan. Now look where we are now.
If you're wondering about playing every assassin's creed game. Answer is DO IT all AC games are fun besides Valhalla DON'T GET VALHALLA
Valhalla is super fun. My favorite actually
3:24 you’re not wrong at all 😂
I took a break from playing and now it's hard to get back into it. My Favorite AC is Odyssey without a doubt. I have spent countless thousands of hours in it on PC and console at this point. I am hoping to get Origins another go, but I think I need to start over (again). lol I finished Syndicate just a few months ago, and really enjoyed that as well.
Odyssey is worse
@@gamerd8709 Really? What don't you like about it? I love so many things about it. But it is gorgeous, I spend hours out on the boat. :)
@@terrylewis_ Having played it a lot, i would say that odyssey is a jack of all trades, master of none type of game. But that's just me.
@@blacklung7474 I don't see it as being that much different then its predecessors beyond having more world to explore. So far though, I have only played the original, black flag, syndicate, some origin - mostly odyssey. :) Which is your favorite AC?
@@terrylewis_ My favorite would be black flag. I'd say most of odyssey's systems are pretty shallow overall and don't hold up after some time. The dialogue system, territory war system and the mercenary system are the ones i don't like after a while.
I like the rpg mechanics to some extent, but the rpg side fell apart for me when i realized the choices had barely any impact, along with the other ones becoming repetitive, very scripted and immersion breaking more than anything. There are some awesome side quests in the main game and the hades dlc, the only problem is that the bad ones are almost equal in quantity.
you cant compare Origins to Odyssey or Valhalla as it came out before them
Dude it's 2024 and it still amazes me how beautiful egypt is even in game and im still playing it... Bayek is truly a definition of assassin in a historical event.... Right now im still on progress collecting carbon crystals just so i can fully upgrade bayeks gears....
thats a lot of things to upgrade.
1:40 Sounds like Javik from ME3...
He got so mad when Caesar was killed, he must love Little Caesars😂