The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who want to explore ancient Egypt through a story-led open-world action RPG: Bayek’s personal story unfolds across a vast Egypt, with exploration, stealth, combat, and character growth shaping the journey. Tradeoff: The large world and layered progression ask for a substantial time investment.
What it does best
role-playing (rpg)
historical
stealth
open world
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What you are walking into
Assassin’s Creed Origins is an action-adventure game set in ancient Egypt at the end of the Ptolemaic era. The story follows Bayek, a Medjay tasked with protecting the people, as personal tragedy draws him into a wider conflict that leads to the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood. The game features a large open-world recreation of Egypt, including cities, deserts, and the Nile, with an increased emphasis on exploration. Gameplay combines stealth, melee and ranged combat, and role-playing elements such as character leveling, skill trees, and gear progression.
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