Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Ultimate Critique
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2017
- Assassin's Creed: Origins is one of the most ambitious titles I've encountered in recent memory. It attempts to recreate an ancient country and multiple ancient cultures all at the same while providing more gameplay variety than ever before. In this video I'll be looking at the elements of the game I think work, don't work, and will look at the parts of the game I feel are worth discussing. Let me know your thoughts below!
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5:37 - Act 1: Narrative
31:18 - Act 2: Gameplay
55:45 - Act 3: The Tech...
59:18 - Act 4: Micro-$$$
1:03:58 - Conclusion & Verdict
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Ezio being good with the ladies is a great storytelling,
but Bayek being good with children literally melt my heart and makes me more interested to him
And the fact that he can’t hit children in the game makes him even more interesting 🙌🏽
@@moiseplacide6982 cus that's not allowed in games lmao
Bayek is my favorite assassin so far. That he’s still so friendly and cheerful after everything he’s gone through shows incredible strength of character.
Bayek is such a chad that he went and just jumped off high places just so that kids would be amused
Oh gosh, I just did that quest recently and I think it has to be one of my favourites, because why the hell not lol
He's really not a good guy
@@linkthepig4219 Of course not. I just found that mission really funny
@@Maeno34
Oh. Which mission? Is it in like a DLC or something?
@@linkthepig4219 Nope. One of the synchronisation points, I think it's the temple of Zeus in Cyrene, is how you get it. Just jump off like normal and some kid will make you do it a few more times in different places. Even if I'm wrong about the exact point, if you go get all of the points you're bound to run into it.
Bayek was the first assassin in a long time that I INSTANTLY liked. I found him incredibly captivating and likeable right from the start. How could you not like him?
How can you like this character? He's awful.
@@sanjonn oh hello Rudjek
@@sanjonn ur awful
@@sanjonn what a horrible opinion, wow
Probably his hair and beard, but yeah I liked him from the moment I saw him ingame.
You didn’t like Bayek because you didn’t put his beard or hair back on him
It honestly makes him a different person. The fact that he put an ezio outfit on him is also a big no from me. Personally don't like to switch the outfit of the protagonist in any AC games
Odin Urkedal Same, the only game where I changed the outfit was Unity.
Dude, you is fucking darn Right,
@@odikostarr especially in origins because any legacy outfit makes it look as though you're in the wrong time period
I think Bayek looked good in the Altair outfit towards the end of the game.
I disagree with what you said about Bayek's character, saying that he was very stiff and unlikeable cuz he was not really open like how Arno was. But that really was the whole point of the game, that Bayek was a reserved man, a man with only one purpose in mind, and that is to kill his enemies who murdered his Son. He has no time to sit and make jokes Nor the emotional capacity to be even 'charming'. He is only doing what's needed to be done, as a protector and as a avenger. However, we do get to see glimpses of Bayek opening up, such as his missions with Reda, the orphaned travelling boy, where he laughs at his implausible stories. So to sum up, I'd like to believe, from my experience of this story, that Bayek is rather simple but determined man, who has no time for humour but does get entertained by the unusual little things and definitely not, 'stiff'.
naru sasu oh my fucking god, dude. You can't be more right in your life.
agree 100%.
So he's Connor
but more likeable....and less Charles Lee....and not Connor.
Nicholas Sims
Connor was a stump of wood compared to Bayek. There is solemn and then there is not having a character. Bayek is a man who is solemn much of the time but can also be lighthearted and even charismatic. He's flirtatious and playful with his wife at times, I even remember him mocking Cleopatra and her somewhat ostentatious attitude behind her back so that Aya could see. Bayek also seems to have a soft spot for children, even playing a game of "hide and seek" with a group of children some time after the beginning of the game.
Bayek is definitely not a Connor.
I loved Bayek. I was very suprised by how much I actually did like him. I don't know how you couldn't like him.
His accent kinda sucks. Makes understanding him tricky in some scenes.
His accent sucks though.
Justin Merithew whats with Edward he was perfect for the carabean setting
123doomdoom lucky im from germany because there is no special accents translation for most people in any media accept side characters that's weird sometimes
Justin Merithew oh man you gotta play 4 its a really great game it absolutely makes up for 3 its more of a pirate game though so not the best AC game but one of the best games in the franchise its even for sale on uplay right now
I made a good Luke Stephens drinking game that you guys may want to play. Watch any critique he made and follow these rules:
~If he references Witcher 3, take a shot
~If he talks about what the developers intended from a business standpoint, take a shot
~If he says either the word "subjective" or "objective", take a shot
~If he says "ludonarrative dissonance", finish your drink
Enjoy!
Dude, I just played this and I'm gone with the wind. Don't play with Jagermiester!
If he calls the assassins brotherhood the “assassins creed” take a shot
Are you trying to kill me?
Great use of your time
BEISisICE imma do this challenge with everclear, 95%alc. Wish me luck!
i like bayek as a character, he's a family man who's great with kids and animals. its what i like most about him the most.
Eclipse its was I like most about him the most too
Eclipse i liked that he was so playful with kids but he’d loose his shit when confronting those templar dudes. Shows that he’s vengeful and yet hopeful
Sounds like the most generic protagonist of all time.
I really enjoyed AC origins, 1st ac game I played and will always have a special place in my heart from soundtrack to game play. I liked him with kids and animals as well, The only thing i did not like was I thought the role of him being soft with aya and aya being hard (in terms of relationship). I think it should have been the other way around... like a real man.
@@rcruz2008 Tell me more about "real men", please. I haven't had enough of them in the narrative mediums of the last couple centuries.
I always thought Bayek's character was brooding. A father in mourning for his son goes out on a one-minded quest for vengeance as part of his grieving process. This is why he shows hesitation in killing that cultist, because it'll mean severing his final connection to his son in this mortal coil.
to;dr Bayek isn't stiff, he's depressed and in grieving imo.
I will even kill the sekhmet tfor revenge for my son!!!! 😂😂😂😂
@@fettaheker Ha that's not quite as bad as Watch Dogs 1 - "Imma kill all these random dudes because my NIECE!"
@@LadyAhro to be fair Aiden doesn’t pretend to be a hero until the very end and the whole point of the last choice is if he’d continue being the punisher or try to be better
Except that was never set up, never mentioned until we get to the cultust. Introducing character development in the last possible moment is just lazy.
@@nenadmilovanovic5271 never set up? It's literally the whole motivation for the entire game from the beginning, and in flashbacks (before Khemu was killed) Bayek is a more animated and generally happier person, not everything needs to be explicitly told to you, *that's* lazy storytelling.
senu saved this franchise
so true haha
Agree TW3 is the greatest game ever made so far. Before that GTA SA was on my top. But I love AC Origins also BECAUSE they copied some good things from TW3. I absolutely love the new combat in Origins, but sadly it's waaaay to easy (yes on nightmare).
I would play a game with Geralt Roach and Senu...The witchers creed
Yep
@@sensoeirensen The Witcher 3 is overrated and boring.
The Discovery Tour alone is perfectly done, and a nice touch to history.. That never gets enough respect
After watching this very well made video, I just have one question: who the hell plays bayek without his beard? He looks so weird without it
Yes, he does, but as i know how much beard can itch, then I just sometimes let him feel comfortable :P
@@niimunnu omg that's meeeeeee
lol I liked him with and without beard, Without he looks Persian or something and not black. Like in the trailer when he stops the arrow with his shield and the look he gives.. bro thats bad ass lol
I can't believe they had to patch in the ability to put his beard and hair back on... and toggle the hood
I varied Bayek's appearance every storyline, because I tend to roleplay many games.
Prologue-Aya: Beard + Hair (He automatically looks likes this)
Main Story: No Beard + No Hair (because Aya shaved him)
The Hidden Ones: Beard + No Hair (looks like a proper Mentor)
Curse of The Pharaohs: Beard + Hair (looks like an aged badass)
While I do agree that the story is basic and felt rushed at the end, I just absolutely love this game. As someone who lived in Egypt during my early childhood and seeing relics of ancient Egypt but never truly understanding their meaning. This game awakened some feelings from my childhood. The world, characters, and it's building felt very immersive and true. and Doing side missions I felt like I was doing the Medjay job for real and helping people in the world. Overall, it was a thrilling experience completing the game 100% and discovering Egypt with all its beauty and misery.
This is what i loved about the assasins creed games
I loved this game all of it the ending was a bit rushed but I still think that this is the best Assassins creed game and I've played the Ezio trilogy
I'd rather have a beer with Bayek than Arno :)
Michael Olberding actually bayek got me hooked from the first scene,the exploding anger he had when killing rudjek and medunamun,I love bayek
thomas brady It’s set during the time period where Rome and Greece were basically more powerful than Egypt. Legit almost every NPC is black, only white people I can name is Julius and some of the Roman generals.
Peder Rudi As long as you don't ask him how the kids are
Beer>wine in this case
@@timoplays478 sleep? I never sleep.
I really liked solving the constellations, I really enjoyed getting to see what kind of father Bayek was.
I've played 36 hrs and have hardly left Alexandria.. only played the Siwa story mode parts. I see 150hrs in this game, easy
Jerry C wow
Jerry C aye. Mainly get caught up in photo mode. Still not played anymore story. I'm not even that bothered about it personally.
livibam Are you playing this difficulty setting on the hardest difficulty? Because if so... you'd cut your play time hours in half, if you were playing this game on normal medium difficulty. The game does seem a bit more challenging on the toughest difficulty, but even then... who really has all that kind of time... to spend 150 hours of actual game time?
assasinz creed fiend I'm in no rush. It's time management. I work full time, cycle 200miles and go to the gym 3x a week. Take control of your life.
I'm 15 days, 7 hours in so far. I'm level 40 with all legendary weps/mounts/etc.. and have over 80K gold even buying a ton of heka chests. Finished the main story but still have over 20 side quests to go. Played on hardest difficulty and also choose to have all NPC level to my level which IMHO was worth the challenge and I never felt bored. Game is just visually amazing and I love exploring every nook and cranny.
It seems Ubisoft is scared of the idea of committing to a larger story overall. You see it in the side quests, you see it in the main missions, and you see it in their games. Every AC game since Ezio has had a different protagonist. Why invest in these characters as a player when you know they will ditch this one for another next year? It seemed Bayek would be different, but no.
They like to switch the time period greatly and usually leave pieces that you can discover of the last character as to what happend to them
Well....
I.....guess you hate Persona, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Zelda, and Dark Souls for using different protagonist each game.....
Yeah. Me too, I would like to see a deep, complex character story. But they want to do shallow mainstream games without any depth, obviously :-(
different protagonists wouldn't be an issue if they had a good modern day character and story/questline. a lot of people dislike modern day but if they did it well and had a protagonist that was awesome, then having a different main character in was game wouldn't be as jarring
I actually prefer them exploring the vast number of interesting eras and places. Ezio Auditore got on my nerves after a while, as did Altair Ibn la-Ahad...
Origins was developed by the Black Flag team.
hm I liked black flag
I loved Black Flag
No wonder it didn't feel like an assassin creed game again.
it's the same dev studio though: Ubi Mtl is the main studio for the AC series. I'm pretty sure that was just marketing.
Did not know that. Still need to play black flag.
Only thing I dont like is how the story deals with the Brotherhood itself. It feels rushed and minimalistic and just moves away from a surprisingly engaging and good revenge story of Bayek. And Aya taking over the ending :/
I agree! If they had a little more time to make the ending a bit better it would be great haha
felt like to me that the Brotherhood was just tacked on to the end, loved the game overall tho.
Resit Pasa it's not finished
I think the origins of the brotherhood was handled quite well.
I hate that she has the last boss battle. I feel like Ubisoft tried to be too much like Witcher by playing another character. But it worked in Witcher not that much here.
Origins biggest weakness, I believe, was that it did not spend enough time establishing Bayek, Aya, and their son. I understand that they wanted to throw us into the gameplay, but the entire story revolved around Bayek avenging his son. But they didn't spend any time making you care about the son, so the story fell flat overall.
If they had pulled off something like Last of Us with Sarah, or the Witcher with Ciri, then it would've done far better overall.
smiles if you do all the stone circles around the map you can learn more about Bayeks relationship with his son
Aaron Varela exactly ... it made his son sound cool
You never played the whole game
@@saranshsharma4005 agree
@@aaronvarela910no, i do not want another garbage ciri type story, by the time I completed witcher 3 i was bored out of my mind.
There are only 2 things AC needs to do to get back in the good graces of those sick of it:
1. Get a good writer and make the story good and *original*
2. Get rid of the damn microtransactions
+Galahad did you forgot about the god damn tailing missions?
DLC is actually really good, it allows for some side stories to be made without making a new game.
Galahad
(with Odyssey in mind)
3. Bring back the emphasis on infiltration and stealth kills and not the hack-and-slash stuff.
4. pull back on the rpg just a bit so that it doesn't dominate the game.
@Bogdan 96
I didn't say give up on the rpg.
And I'm glad you like your historically inaccurate hack-and-slash rpg witcher 3 clone, more power to you, but it's not an AC game so I'm out as far as AC is concerned.
@Bogdan 96
I was referring more to game play than story but I shouldn't have to play through god knows how many hours for them to maybe throw me a bone at the end where kind of half ass connect it to the assassin's order and their creed.
Also, AC has always supposed to have been based loosely on history. Odyssey pretty much takes a crap on that with the idea of a female spartan warrior, among other things, for the sake of political correctness. Da fuck? If you know anything about the ancient Spartans then you understand just how little sense that makes.
Also no shield? Your Spartan warrior has no shield, in spite of the fact they're laying everywhere?
Like I said, enjoy your Witcher 3 clone, but don't pretend it's an AC game.
Ive played every single AC from start to finish. This one was my favorite.
The khemu and aya thing really made me sad🙁
Not finished with the game yet, but so far it's starting to become my favorite AC game
I started with Odyssey, then played Valhalla and then I played this piece of garbage. I can't understand how people not only like this game but think it's their favorite.
@@sanjonn Valhalla is the most soulless piece of shit I've ever played. Worse than even the witcher 3.
Odyssey is alright, but I hate the weapon systems.
@@sanjonn This "piece of garbage" was the first entry in the new AC series, and served as a benchmark and starting point for your precious Valhalla (which is arguably the worst of the three)
"You need to play this game in 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020. Whenever."
COVID cleared up the time for me to slide in at the last second. Just got the platinum trophy.
I felt this comment so bad😂
Bayek is a fantastic character. The range of emotion on display from the start of the game to the point you get to siwa is immense. He starts of showing his rage and hatred, to stoicism when dueling the first enemy to bromance when he meets his friend hepzefa to sweetness when he reunites with rabiah the old healer lady that knew him from when he was little. The hell you mean "stiff and unlikable"?
real shit, i wish there was more/it lasted longer of course but what we got was still good lmao, im mildly surprised he said that
The side quests in this game were really nice. In each city they all had their own little story so when you beat one side quest another would pop up continuing the story. I really loved it
Hello! I just got done playing this on the Xbox One X.
Wow. I think this is the most time I have invested in an Assassin’s Creed game and I have been playing the franchise since the very first entry. I completed it 100% and did all possible side quests. I was about 70 hours in after all was said and done.
I then decided to purchase The Hidden Ones DLC. I played through it and made sure to do every possible thing and 100% the expansion as well. I am currently downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs DLC after watching (and reading) several reviews, one of which was yours.
I agree with most of your points in this review and I have already started watching your other lengthy AC reviews and already fell in love with them.
These Assassin’s Creed videos have inspired me to replay the entire francise.
I enjoyed Black Flag so much, I 100% twice. Once on last generation consoles and once on Xbox One. I just bought Rogue Remastered. I did play through the original, which not many people even played. I also picked up the Ezio Collection as well. I have not yet started Odyssey, but I will right after I 100% Curse of the Pharaohs and I plan on buying all major expansions for it. I will also 100% ACIII Remastered when it releases as well as Liberation as I never played that one. The Ezio Collection is gonna take a lot of effort and time to get through though, especially if I plan to 100% all 3 of the games.
Assassin’s Creed: Origins and your long AC review videos have inspired me to replay through this amazing franchise! Thank you!
A treu AC fan😂
How many Assassin’s Creed games have you 100%? I only recently 100% Black Flag and acquired all of its single player achievements on Xbox 360 (since my Xbox One is not working) whereas for Origins and Odyssey I have most of the achievements.
I love this channel. This is pure creativity and originality. I'm so glad I found this channel while browsing.
Bayek's the best assassin after Ezio. Dude loves kids and it's so heart warming to watch him interact with them. He's pretty hilarious too. The only reason Ezio's above him is cuz he had three games and we spent more time with him.
you think he's the best because he likes kids? sus
I bought this game gold 2 days ago and am currently replaying it for my second time and love this game and bayek is my man
The story is so confusing
Luke, you do such a great job dissecting games. I love delving into different aspects of games with fellow gamers and it warms my heart to know that you have such a passion for this kind of thing. Keep up the fantastic work :)
Finally another game critique. I love these in depth actual reviews, not missing a detail and covering everything. Keep up the good work man!
Love the overall design of the game. The weapons, the armor, the buildings, the wilderness, all of it is exactly like what I would've loved to see as a child
Your "Ultimate Critiques" are amazing! I LOVE THE WORLD!! The game looks like it came from the 19th century orientalist era of painting! Just started playing (20 hrs in) and I must say the lock on is slippery- but I actually really enjoyed the dash mechanic and how it varies to a roll .. just seems more organic than the typical roll out of way. I have not played too many AC games but the inability to jump unless on a ledge had me frustrated, especially with the jumping attack skill, maybe I just have to get used to it. Seems like no one comments on it- but the one thing that blew my away was the WATER! WOW! the lighting/effects on the surface and underwater is amazing!!
This game was the most fun ACreed with amazing side quests and an engaging fast-paced combat system
But assassinating without getting caught is soooo hard
Fettah Eker yea that’s unfortunately true but still my fav besides it not always feeling ac ... I realllly disliked odyssey because it wasn’t assassins creed but I somewhat liked it
i've been sitting on this game for a few months now but this review has compelled me to finally get to this game. Great job!!!!!
People make 5 minute reviews...
LukiePoo makes a 5 minute intro to his 1 hour review
Yeah but I don't like how he keeps comparing the game to other rpg games jumping around all over the place focus on one game!
The combat is one of the weakest parts of Horizon Zero Dawn?? HA. The combat is absolutely sublime.
Yeah, I don't know what he's smokin'. :P
the horizon zero dawn combat, is boring and repetitive, dodge, shot, dodge shot, strike, played in maximum difficulty, i really didnt enjoy that game, ac orgins >>>>> horizon zero down
Nacho Muriel Yoi are talking out of your ass. HZD has a better story, more beautiful bioms, better atmosphere. And a dlc that unlocks a new part of the map for 20+ hours of content. That being said, black flag is the best assassins creed game.
@@nelzelpher2088
better story? my ass, its predictable af
Agree wholeheartedly with most of what you bring up, it's not perfect but it serves as a great stepping stone to this "new era" of assassins creed games. I only hope that the developers get the time they need to make their games and they don't simply return to churning out an AC once every year while sacrificing quality as they have in the past. As we can clearly see what happens to a seemingly stagnant franchise once they take the time to figure things out.
Chosen_Undead Absolutely, I’m excited to see a 2 or more year gap between each AC game if this is the kind of massive step up in quality that we’re going to keep seeing
thomas brady would you kindly let us have fun.
Dude you deserve more subscribers, you give fantastic, fair and well thought-out reviews.
It has been some years and this is still my favorite game in a while. I kept playing it just because it's gorgeous
Dude, I can binge watch these all day
I just started this game in 2021 and I have put in just over 70 hours with finishing the main Quest and a handful of side quests and there is still a lot more to do. Including the DLC there is a bunch more to sink in hours. This game is a 10/10 and it has a world that feels alive with a good storyline and fun combat. Bayek is a boss and is a great character.
Watched every minute, every second. Thanks, Luke, for everything.
soundtrack gives me chills
Origins > Odyssey
Yeah. I think everyone agrees
Tbh i prefer the setting of odyssey
Facts never tried origins until today and I'm in love. Played Odyssey for over 120 hours. Still a great game however the character, gameplay and all over feel are much better in origins for my money.
@@robby469 way better.
Josh K yes
132 hours 100%ed it including all bonus content and DLC. With that being said I spent some time idling and vibing to the musicians in Alexandria in the Brothel.
Found your channel after playing assassins creed odyssey, I enjoyed that game so I picked up origins for a cheap price. Great video
Interesting that you played Odyssey first
Thanks for shouting out my year
Ubisoft definitely got their momentum back with AC
Then Oddyssey came out
@@ryan_lew9796 lmao fax
@@ryan_lew9796 then everything went to shit
Very convincing. I really prefer your full-clad critiques to much of the purely subjective talk CZcams game reviews can abound in. Takes time to watch, yes, but worth it. Getting shown and explained in relative detail what one just had more or less of a vague feeling about - or sometimes non at all, ahem - is very rewarding. Thanks.
*buckles in* Oh I am SO READY!
Seriously it is very rare to find a reviewer who is so detailed with the story aspects as well as mechanics. I literally live for this, thanks dude! :D
I actually quite liked the story
I'm playing it now and it's so ooooo confusing
@@fettaheker It does start with a confusing begining XD
@@ElectrusBoom Really?It hot confusing right when you start playing kinda like this:Wow wow wow who is this guy???He killed his what?Bayek okay....,Medjay?!?What s that?
To be fair here, I'm only relating this off of personal experience of course, I really had no problem with understanding the story. It certainly didn't take me up to the 15th hour of the game to start understanding. I agree, yes, it's a bit confusing when compared to some other titles in this or other franchises, but it was by no means not understandable at any point. As for Bayek, I really liked the character. He's stiff for a reason, and his stiffness due to what he went through is actually what's giving him charm. His drive as a character is having revenge against not only the people who murdered his son, but against a lifetime of serving those who were responsible. What gives him his charm and makes him very much likable is specifically the side missions, the interactions with the people of Egypt for which he still has love and a sense of duty for. It gets even better when Bayek helps or interacts with children, showing off how great of a parent he was and could have been had events not unfolded like this.
Thanks for doing this. I started this game when it was released and was enjoying it. Stopped to start something else and this got sent to my backlog.
Now I'm gonna get back to it. Now that I have a better PC and there's been patches, it will improve the experience
I was a drunken mess when this game came out. Put some time into it and then had then moved from that spot and never saw that PS4 or game again. Times are a little different these days and I'm really enjoying this on the ally. I started playing Valhalla too but this is the game that has my attention currently. Having a great time. Always love your stuff.
I feel the sniper bow’s control feature was great. I frequently used it to take down moving targets on horseback
I think it’s just broken on pc if you have a gaming mouse that has a button that lowers sensitivity a lot of epic headshots then
You could tell really that the story wasn't their main focus and instead just churning out side quests. They want you to just focus on the side quests because it's stuff to do, obviously it's good to have tons of things to do my point is, don't give the audience a main quest if you have nothing good to offer, I still think there weren't any real good reasons as to why the order had to start here and not when Darius was around.
To me it felt like they put their main focus on building the open world of Egypt considering how gorgeous it is. Main story and side quests felt like they didn't focus as much on them because of rather weak writing, and how most of the side quests felt repetitive, almost all missions had you go save some person from a military camp.
Hardly any of the side missions felt memorable, I already had forgotten most of the missions mentioned in this video.
In Memphis there was this one side mission where you go to speak to the Seer again, asking what Bayek's vision meant. So the Seer asks you to go give those three guys some protective amulets, then you sail the Seer to this island and have to dive up some statue and then you meditate with the Seer but then he's suddenly gone with no explanation? What the fuck? Where's the explanation to Bayek's vision? Why the hell did I have to do all that shit when there's no pay-off?
And the main story truly felt rushed and less focused at some points, for instance, when Cleopatra gains the throne, Bayek and Aya are so suddenly unhappy with her.
I think it was fair of them to have a slightly large focus on world building than the story, which I still felt was engaging, because this is what the original did. If you played the original, you have to admit that a lot of it was repetitive with a story just barely connecting the targets. The original and Origins could be treated as more of a proof of concept while the next one is the one with fantastic story and polished gameplay, like AC2/Brotherhood and even Black Flag with AC3.
However, I disagree with you on some aspects that pertain to the main missions, which I felt were memorable. The way they display the assassination cutscenes were unique and felt memorable (especially the one with the Crocodile) compared to some previous games and thought that the Targets' motivations for their actions were better here that in a lot of previous targets, who a lot of the time committed crimes for power just for power's sake and not to help people in their own Templar-ish way.
Also, Bayek and Aya were unhappy with her because she and Caesar basically gave the man who murdered their son a pardon. I also think that the Seer just disappearing thing was for some kind of magical effect that was meant to confuse us and Bayek thereby enhancing the mysticism of the Seer, but I do agree that they should have focused more on that side quest's narrative since it has such an important tie in to Bayek's growth and acceptance of his son's death.
that what this whole game fails at the story to pull you in like witcher 3. like wtf was that on rails shooter with Caesar trying to escape Alexandria and half of Alexandria burning down never being shown. like that is one of the most interesting thing happening in the history of that time, but they pretty much skipped over it. and the whole order felt weak i never understood the connection between them and there was only 1 that was slightly interesting and the last 3 are just all the sudden introduced and you kill them like 5 minutes later. The Original had amazing villains they had good introduction why they were messed up, but had good motivation behind it why they were doing it. and actually had a pretty good plot twist at the end. one of the few ac with a good story
robodudeful There were some interesting parts in the main missions. I also liked those assassination cutscenes and that mission where your target was the Crocodile. That was a strong scene where we find out that the Crocodile has drowned that little girl. The writing with other main targets felt predictable like that plot twist with the scarab or how the few last targets were rushed as they were introduced all of a sudden and you end up killing them almost immediately.
But almost all the side missions felt forgettable and boring. And I think that could be because of how the dialogue is mostly told in the same way, from a 3rd person view where you see the npc and Bayek. There was hardly any cutscenes or otherwise interesting ways how that dialogue would play. It was like watching dialogue scenes from Star Wars prequels where characters are just standing and talking, completely stale and boring.
As for your first point, I don't agree that just because the first games has repetitive story it makes it okay to have repetitive story in the later games.
no freaking way first of the side quest are dull and boring the dungeons are okay the the story is fine and the game glitches badly
Here it is! The long-awaited critique!
I was pretty invested for most of the game. It's cool how as Bayek travels to each location the game really encourages you as a player to check out the side quests. The side missions are not just points on a map, I never saw a mission on a map and then went there to do it. It always happened organically, with me running around and an npc would approach or call out. Something would happen, and I would move Bayek over there. So once we assassinate our first real target in Siwa and the game sends us to the Temple in Yamu, I spend quite a bit of time there just doing side missions before I move on. It really works as I am essentially a hero/sheriff for Egypt. Another detail I noticed that the Medjay symbol on Bayek's shield is a very simple assassin symbol.
I have been playing for the past week non-stop almost everyday and let me tell you, it has been years since a game has won me from the first 6 hours. I jumped into it with the thought of playing an AC Game that has everything from great gameplay to a huge map and things to do, things the AC franchise always went forward with, the story is the biggest point but people told me the story kinda sucks. I went on it completely blind, not even a trailer to know how the character looks like, no. I wanted to experience the Assassin's Creed world like I did when I was a kid: Completely blind, thrown into a huge world that matters. Those who told me that AC:Origins lacks as an AC game can suck it, because this is ancient Egypt, before the creation of the Assassin Order, complete chaos over the land, more than in Brotherhood and let me tell you that was fucking tartarus, Rome was fucking hell with everything that was happening. Imagine Egypt back then, utter chaos in a desert oasis with danger looming around every corner, deasese and animal predators and people just trying to make it by when they are harassed by their own guard and Pharaoh and at the center of it all, a man that is chaos himself but shows you little moments of a side more carring, a Bayek that isn't just a determined murderer, a Bayek that was trying to protect his people and was ultimately brought into a path of destruction against his enemies in a land where it reeks of death in almost every corner. If Origins is not the best entry in the series after the Ezio trilogy I don't know what it is, and not just because it delivers an open world with things to do like we always loved from the AC franchise but a reason as to why the story is not your typical AC. It is chaos and you have to do something for it while fighting fire with fire. Bayek is alright, Origins is alright and easily one of the most enjoyable AC Games ever. Origins is the reason Odyssey is a bad fucking game.
Yeah the narrative is my biggest gripe with this game and you pretty much nailed it when you said that its greatest weakness is that it's too vague. It could've started out with Bayek doing more intimate things in the opening hours; going around in Siwa, having conversations about his past and future with old friends and so on. And you could've also established much better who Ptolemy was and how he oppressed Egypt. Maybe have a convoy travel through Siwa which starts to harass the local people? And there's also very little explanation to the fact that there's no pharaohs left in the country and that medjays are more or less dissolved. I went into the game thinking that Bayek would serve this great pharaoh at the start, but it was nothing like that at all. This, as well as the ending, left me with a very bittersweet feeling. No one really wins and there's no great sense of accomplishment. Khemu finds peace in the afterlife but the real struggle with Bayek and Aya continues and that's what we as players relate to the most. Egypt is doomed, Bayek loses the love of his life, Aya is set on becoming a stone cold killer and then it just ends. Aya and Bayek could've at least fought together even though their ideals were separate? The kind of relationship they ended up having was way too complicated for such a lacklustre storytelling. You really need to flesh characters out with lots of interaction and interesting dialogue. What we got was nothing like that and it all felt really sour and "eh?". It hurt my overall experience of the game, even though I really liked the exploration. I hope they pay more attention to the games they claim to be inspirer by (Witcher) in the future. And for gods sake fix all those long loading screens in between the cuts of different scenes. It totally messes with the pace! /rant over
Leo Lundgren you know shit of quality games!!!
Last time a relationship happened in Assassins Creed, someone dies. Altair and Maria Ezio and Christina Arno and Elise. I could go on.
I bought this over the holidays on sale and absolutely loved wandering around the world doing side quests. It was an amazing living world. Then I finished the story, and it fell apart like Game of Thrones. Wish I would have rushed the story and then just indulged in the amazing open world after.
Very awesome and detailed analysis/review of the game, i love it!! Best i've heard so far!!! I have the game and only played a few hours, but i wanna play more now
and not focus to much on the main story-line, thanks! And it is a big improvement of the series and idk if i wanna buy the next one, it looks a bit too similair…
I was set to buy AC Odyssey this week until I watched Gods of Egypt, then this game suddenly caught my eye more than Odyssey ever did
WHAT game?
I want the Assassins’s Creed game after AC Odyssey to be in Ancient Rome. Maybe around Caesar, and it should be called Assassin’s Creed Legion.
I think Assassins Creed Imperium would be better.
MathiasJames2002 or call it Iliad
How about Valhalla?
This game sat in my steam library over 3 years and I just recently started playing it. It is genuinely surprising that Ubisoft has actually done a good job in revamping the title. I only had fainting memory of black flag that I played all those years ago and it is nice to see they recognized the problems and actively solving them.
Great critique, I've subscribed right away! 💚
But no word about the Abstergo story?
This game was just perfect! One of the best and most beautiful games i have ever played and one of the best AC stories (probably the best for me right along at the top with Ezio's) too!
Just in time, I actually may be able to watch the whole thing before work.
How is your vineyard doing, master Witcher?
Geralt of Rivia? Seriously, how unoriginal can you be?
same bro shoutout to night shift workers
The Indispensable Chomsky It was original when I first did it which is before The Witcher was popularized in the US. Also, I’ve never met another Geralt anywhere on any site so...
Geralt of Rivia for some reason I read that in Geralts voice lmao
Instalted the game main menu music starts get goosebumps and knew immediately it will be epic adventure
Love the review good job!
I've been waiting for this one
I actually use the control the arrow system for 99.9 percent of my bow combat, and I do use bows quiet a lot.
weird
Good review Luke! I've watched this right after I beat the game, it was worth the wait! I think that chart for playtime might be accurate, it might not be. But I can say it took my 95 hours to beat the game and both dlcs, that was a span of a year and a half though. The ubisoft app says I have 96% complete. The story didn't really grip me in the beginning, I didn't really understand the plot, but once I was nearing the end it started to make more sense I'd say. Quite a long game, but it's probably one of my favorite games of all time, it being my first assassins creed game it was quite enjoyable.
Digging this video series! Cheers!
Ubisoft are on a mission obviously and Id call it an important and well done effort these days: making huge but detailed singleplayer games.
They have heard the voices who were critizing their boring and repetitive sidequest design and they reworked it well. They still are not close to the Witcher3, but I will support them to continue in this direction. After over 90hrs in ACO, I still love coming back, wandering around, finding a hidden question mark etc. And yeah: Ive almost forgotten most about the main story already. A weak point for sure, very badly written at times, strange plot holes but as I said: they are on a way and Im willing to go with them if the games keep the quality of this one or at best: even get better and to do that Ubisoft just needs to learn how to tell a good story. Main character, overall atmosphere, progression, weapondesign, combat and the best open world Ive ever experienced, those things are already there.
I have hopes for the future.
Witcher 3 is overrated, origins is better than it in nearly every aspect, better combat, has stealth and parkour that works, better characters, more interesting and original open world
Bayek is far more interesting and better acted than Gerald
Adewale you are obviously trolling me. Not interested, thank you.
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Not trolling you, just my opinion, witcher 3 is probably a better made game, but still boring as shit for me
Geralt is Aiden Pearce with swords and powers, the fantasy medieval setting is done to death, and drags on far to much
Combat is very 1 dimensional and doesn't offer a lot of options. Witcher you just have 2 swords and both don't really differ that much, origins has 7 different weapon classes if I remember with each weapon feeling different and unique, you are given more options to attacking targets wether being stealthy or full blown battle mode
Ancient Egypt gave a more diverse open world with far more variations of cultures and landscapes which you can explore seemlesly
Geralt always speaks in the same tone and just feels like a generic character, Bayek changes with every emotion to a soft spoken nice guy who is good with people to a bloodthirsty agent of death
Plus it's a lot more rewarding, I gave up in the witcher because no matter how much I traveled and looted I still had some weak ass silver sword.
Why is XXXTENACION on the thumbnail?
That bayeks son
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Lmao!
Asks me Q! Xxx in the field of reeds now 😥
that's actually ybn nahmir
lately I realized that there is a mechanic, that I did not know existed, playing the game I discovered that if you press the jump button the instant you land a moderately high jump, a jump in which you would usually hurt yourself and follow the path limping, you roll and absorb impact damage and continue in a very subtle way. Maybe everyone knew it, but for me it was new because I don't think it was something that the game bothered to teach ...
I haven't looked into Origins yet because I thought Syndicate was pretty shoddy and this seemed to come so soon after so I've just skipped to the conclusion and I'm so glad you're able to safely recommend it! This is gonna be the next game I buy for sure, cheers.
I loved this game. My favorite of the series.
I personally think the parkour was a downgrade
Right especially after we had Unity which is amazing but I would say it is better than the first 3 games
@@PlutoOuttaHere. Yeah, imagine a new ac game with an intricate story and parkour system
@@XlWolfMaster unity and Origins come close but they could be better
@@PlutoOuttaHere. Agreed
Another great analysis. BTW, I still can't bring myself to bring down all of the War Elephants in the world because taking down the one being ridden by one of your assassination targets was painful enough. -_- I know, I know, it's not real and stuff, but damn it, I can't help the guilt!
I love that you can move the camera during “gameplay” cutscenes. It’s one of my favorite parts. I haven’t played odyssey I know you can pick dialogue choices. That and playing as a girl make me interested...but I think I’d rather just play origins over again.
Loving this game only 10 hours in and I love it miles more than Odyssey. Odyssey was great but I feel like origins has a good mix of classic AC with the new direction peppered in... Combine that with a much better chatacter, voice acting and small little details and I'm over the moon 😍
The history itself was not the best part of it, but I felt a lot of care about the creation of the creed and it's symbols (better than star wars for example) and I LOVED how amunet is put in the story
the one think that I'm stuck with is, how did Aya and Bayek were buried together? I hope they will talk about this in future because it is possible to have a lot of history in there (not specifically in video game format)
Just completed The Hidden Ones DLC for this after completing the main story. Origins is easily one of my FAVOURITE Assassin's Creed. I hope Ubisoft keep this up and don't just let the publishers who only see green start demanding they make a new AC every year.
Luke, thank you so much for putting so much effort into these vids. They're just amazing.
*My body is ready.*
Josh Keul (°`~°`) I know I know
38:02 Isn't that pretty much the same way TW3 works? If anything, I'd say that AC:O has more side quests that are optional for leveling. I'm a completionist which meant that I was always 2-3 levels above the story mission recommended level in TW3, but in AC:O I had to use the animus control panel and turn my EXP slider down to 65% to keep myself from soaring past the story mission recommended level, and even then I was consistently over leveled.
If they make a sequel set in Rome they should make it Aya getting corrupted by the ancient artifacts and using the power for evil and then Bayek having to kill her
Seeing Bayek wearing Ezio's attire was jarring, i love it
Don't you think its intentionally vague because they plan on having a sequel with Bayek. The novel actually makes the narrative more open.
ThatVanceGuy every assassins's game has individual books. Pretty good i must say. I think the author name is Oliver bowden.
Ahmar Camacho Oh I have to grab the novel then!
@@soumyadeepbanerjee964 did u grab the novel?
So just played and finished this game cause it was on sale a few weeks ago. I absolutely loved it. I remember when seeing the trailer for the first time back when the game originally came out and thinking that I wasn’t impressed. This game caught me off guard and the ending was beautiful 🤩
Yay really excited to watch this video because this is my next game
i agree with your thoughts on the narrative, i wished there was more substance and thicker character moments, what we got was seemingly rushed character interactions that felt like they had more to say but awkwardly left it unsaid. overall though i thought it was a decent start that only got a little better as time went on unlike the witcher that only got better after every character conversation
Favorite Assassin's Creed
I guess it's time I jumped back into the AC series and hit the sub button.
The homing sniper bow ability carried me throughout the entire game. Used it every time because it allowed me to get so many stealth kills from around corners and avoid detection forever.
People can hate all they want but it was a good game. Yes it is another revenge story, but it was told in a quite original way(NPI) and people can't help but hate a difference. Although it is not even close to Witcher, the the call backs to Ezio's AC theme playing, to the world itself, which is better that Witcher's, to other small inavative things that were added. I'd say it's a solid 8/10, while Witcher was a 10/10