As it
commonly happens to me, I played Assassin´s Creed Origins when it was released for
like 60-70% of the content and got bored. Admittedly my playstyle fosters eventual
abandonment since I´m kind of a collector and get obsessed with finding every
little location/collectible the game offers, ignore main/side missions and at
some point it becomes so repetitive I put aside the game
Normally
2-3 years later I get the urge to finish what I started and give a final push
to complete the story. This time – since I had done most of the heavy lifting
already – I went for the Platinum. In total, 75-80h of playtime
Overall is
a good game. If you are into ACs I definitively recommend it. Maybe it´s just
me, but having the possibility of exploring the ancient Egypt is very
appealing, not to mention to climb all those monuments without tour guides
threatening your life
On the plus
side, as mentioned, the game world is super interesting. Having played previous
ACs, I think the amount of player tools (weapons, player actions, gameplay
decisions) is probably better balanced that other titles, which had maybe too
many of them. Visually speaking it´s remarkable, and it definitively sells the
fantasy that you are living at that time, with lots of little graphic details
On the
minus side, the story is not memorable as it often happens in open world games.
A pity, it basically tells how the creed starts and why. But since you can pause
story development at will to wander around the world, characters and plotlines can
easily fall into oblivion. Aside from that, you will find the usual “template
content” commonly found in Ubisoft games, and most quests are mere excuses to
turn you – an epic warrior – into an errand boy
I guess ACs
are games conceived to make you play for months. I think at this point of my life
I favor games that offer 10-15 of high quality gameplay over those asking you
to devote half year to them. But that´s just me. Anyway I even got the platinum,
so maybe it´s worth those 6 months of your life 😊
