I HATE That I LOVE Assassin's Creed Origins

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This game gets Egyptian history right more than any film ever made about ancient Egypt.

One of my favorite side quests is when Bayek talks a woman out of suicide on a cliff. Just listening to them for what felt like 5 minutes of genuine emotion in the Egyptian dusk really resonates with me years later.

I can't even remember how many pictures I took in photo mode when I was in the afterlife of queen Nefertiti, that place was beyond beautiful, no other afterlife gave me the same feeling, the yellow fields as far as the eye could see, beautiful sun, giant statues in perfect lines that would go on into the horizon, guards of anubis, ships and building made entirely out of gold. truly beautiful

That Scarab twist really got me, I quite liked him at first. Plus he could really fight when we were defending Letopolis. When he poisoned me, I felt surprisingly betrayed. I guess the connection with his wife and son also built that up as well.

I feel like the severing of Bayeks ring finger was a metaphor for his relationship with Aya and subsequently started this tradition of giving up personal relationships for the assassin brotherhood until Leonardo changed that with Ezio

Technically, Origins doesn't take place in Ancient Egypt. This is Ptolemaic Egypt on the verge of Roman conquest. The pyramids are already ancient history for Bayek. Great video btw!

i wanted a sequel to this game soooo badly. I was convinced we were going to get a trilogy based on Bajek like we did for Ezio. It's such a shame that it seems like Ubisoft completely forgot about ir

One thing I loved about this game is that Bayek can visit the same cavern that Layla is in during the modern day parts.. Layla will even mention she's "visited this place as Bayek", and Bayek will say "Aya and I's love started here, it should end here". Idk why but it blew my mind.

my favourite side quest is one called Flea of Cyrene, where a bunch of children asks you to perform stunt jumps from high locations (top of a temple, cliff etc). There's no interesting mechanic, no deep lore or pondering questions but just seeing Bayek interacting with the children and playing along with their games is such a heart-warming moment that I just had this massive smile across my face while playing. Hell, there's even a small reference to Ezio Auditore with the quest giver is a child named Esiocles.

Fun fact: you can actually parry the “heavy” attacks even though you can’t block them! There is a much smaller window to parry, but it is possible, keep in mind this is only possible in Origins. It is a risk/reward thing.

That side quest with the little girl dying is to me one of the saddest side quest I've every played. That image of her in the water, damn.

The thing that drew me into this game was the Egyptian history and culture that I had never learned anything about and this made me research so much. I LOVED that.

Fun fact the feature of changed his hair and beard was a mistake and a console command accidentally left in by the developers. But people liked it so much they made it into a full feature

Origins is my favorite. I love Bayek, I love the setting, and of all the RPG-hybrid AC games, it has the best balance of old and new. It was an overhaul that didn't spit on the legacy that came before, and is genuinely the most fun of that trilogy by far. It's the only one that treats the assassin playstyle with any respect 💀

This game has a way of sneaking into your heart, i thought i would hate it but I can't tell you how many times i thought I would only spend 5 more minutes playing this game before bed and would end up being surprised by sunrise

I really liked how Bayek tries to help people but gets angry when they try to make him their errand boy and when they ask for stupid things. It's okey to try to help people with their problems but don't make me your delibery boy or things are gonna get bloody between us. A protagonist that respects himself like that, well done Ubisoft. Overall, great game that doesn't overstated its welcome and knows when to end.

The music still sends shivers down my spine love this game

hey aqua, in case you didn't know origins actually has no unparryable attacks your timing just has to be extremely precise. great video btw

I just realized that Bayek losing his ring finger foreshadows the end of his marriage to Aya. A seemingly inconsequential action being elevated to that level of importance is yet another reason why I love this game so much.