Whatsup everybody this is karak with ACG and it is my continuing mission to bring you longer and longer and faster and faster sentences as I strive to achieve my ultimate goal of not using a single period in a whole twenty minute video packed full of content from start to finish as it’s a well known fact that pausing for breath is a waste of both my time and yours! Haha only joking I enjoy the reviews!
Great review! Played about 35 hours and couldn't beat the "snake" and had to pop over and finish God of War. The visuals are amazing but to put a "cold stop" in the middle of the game (can't move forward or past) made no sense. I know most folks can do it with ease but I was playing full Warrior and Ubisoft sticks a boss that requires hunter skills out of the blue remains puzzling. I'm 70 years old and enjoying the game up till that point. I'm done with Ubisoft games. Anyway thanks again for the great work!
It's refreshing to watch a review from someone who looks and sounds like they've actually played the game. So many review channels tell the same story, tell you the same gripes, at times most of them are a copy and paste review pulled from the most popular opinions. This guy is thorough! The details are exactly what we want. Thank you for making honest, full reviews!
I just got the Deluxe Edition for $17 from psn sale. I hope it's worth it bc AC Black Flag/Rouge were the last solid ones I've played, while Unity & Syndicate.......not so much.
I have to be honest, I still bought it and I think it is an amazing game. Haven’t been able to play more than one hour in years. Played all day today and called in sick at work tomorrow. :)
Since they created good physics for the first Watch Dogs (and its sequel) they really hit that one home. No water in other video games comes even close to the level of realism in Ubisoft's water. Yeah. we're talking about the quality of waters between game engines. lol
“For people that don’t have the time to play” the biggest bs statement I hear in the gaming industry from devs. (Not you) but it’s a bs excuse for micro transaction in a sp game. It’s essentially saying it’s not worth the time to play the game.
+Alexander Williams Not necessarily the reasoning is sound. There has always been something in the games to help length/difficulty in games for those that don't have the time to dedicate to a title. The bs move by the publishers is that these were once free cheat codes for unlimited lives and other things to help in games like Contra, but now they have monetized that.
Um people weren't complaining about it in assassins creed unity (mostly because it was a glitch mess) and in assassins creed syndicate (mostly because people just skipped that game from unity) so Idk why people are complaining about it NOW. As he said, its been there since black flag ffs. BTW the only existing cheat codes in a game is pretty much lego games at this point.
It's basicly admitting your game is too boring to play. "Microtransactions" are there to help players break through the overwhelming boredom. In other words: don't touch that crap.
There is a lot to like but the bugs, and repetition even in the face of lack of collective puzzles really starts to drag it down in the end. Its front loaded for sure. And with a patch or two to clean up the combat a bit and this would be something I would rat a buy. Top 12 Unique Details in AC Origins ruclips.net/video/5LUjozrjzzY/видео.html&lc=Ugy_Agku2PFCmz7XVAh4AaABAg
ACG a note to your comment about slang and other "modernised" phrases that may seem out of place...wasnt that half-ass explained in other titles of just the Animus' way of translating to a language the user can understand?
Hey, love the review you go into a lot of detail that the VAST majority of reviewers just don't do. If I had a gripe it be the fact that NO reviewer can review a game without a comparison. (zelda,dark souls,witcher etc)
reviews almost always include comparison unless there is a unique product.. at least i can't think of a way to review a game without comparison.. same goes for hardware... you can talk about cpus specs and features (cores/threads/clocks/cache) but unless you throw a benchmark comparison against another cpu it doesn't give the viewer any valuable info about the product..
Comparisons are good because people that like or dislike a comparison game get a general idea of what to expect. A sequel will always be compared to its predecessors. And we will always look to things we liked in the past to compare to things we might like in the future.
Probably because those are three of the greatest games we have had for years. Itd be awesome if games that got compared to those came close because i feel its what most of us are searching for. Id say thats why.
one of the few reviews where your conclusion (buy, wait for sale, never touch) differed from mine. Glad I bought and played....that being said, I knew more or less what I was getting into because your reviews are far more than just the personal recommendation at the end. Great work as always!
Great Review Karak, that map looks gigantic! If I wasnt such an AC junkie I would wait for a sale but I need my fix man, time to draw the blinds, tie off, and say goodbye to all friends and family
I totally agree. ACG did a great job as always detailing the problems and I think it is not enough for me to not buy the game. I have been thouroughly informed and can buy this game with the understanding of the problems I may have with it, that's why im a Patron for ACG. He actually saves me money and time, love him.
i dont get why the get to make such great and huge maps and dont bother to make a decent main story far more than 20 hours.same with Fallout 4.Force the player to follow a great,long continuous story all over the map and reduce the side quests.is it just me thinking like that?i would love to see such a chance in open world games.all they neeed is good scripts.like to hear ur opinions.on Fallout 4 i loved the map but the short main story made me feel unsatisfied at the end
Solid review, I don't necessarily agree with every point, like I feel the combat is fun and forces you to think outside the box now and then as you pop a few arrows and follow them with a combination of heavy and light melee attacks, and I'm playing on hard lol.
Mason that’s the point of it kindve. The whole reason the old system was so boring and dull and shit was cuz of how fluid and predictable and easy it was. Literally they all wait for you and you hit a few buttons to counter and then you’d do a fluid counter and then another and so on. This is the first time the combat system is different and not predictably fluid. This games combat system towers over all the previous titles and gives you a reason to sit up and put your mind into the game as the combat can be very difficult if you aren’t careful
Mason so combat not being “fluid” is a good thing cuz fluid like previous games equals predictable and boring, origins combat always keeps me on my toes
Nathaniel Anaya Regardless of the combat system being better than previous titles it still looks mediocre to me. But then again it's Ubisoft with their half-finished games
I play on nightmare used to hate the combat, and preferred the combat in Unity. However I realized just how much creativity can be applied to the sandbox, amplifying the combat. There’s not just one way to approach the kill, and I like that.
Man, I love the idea of a New Kingdom Ancient Egypt setting, but I just can't imagine any AC game being as fun as Black Flag was for me. The pirate fantasy, the ancient mysticism, the trademark god tier badass that you become in AC games, & the setting of the Caribbean all came together to make something really special. I've played through that game 3 times now (where I only played the others once), and have 100%-ed it. That being said, I would still play it again & thoroughly enjoy myself. I think that, for me, AC peaked at Black Flag.
black flag had an awesome world, gameplay and imo the weakest ac story of all time. My favs are ac2 and ac3 with great story and weaker open worlds + gameplay.
Having just finished the main story I am surprised you found it to be poor. I found it one of the most engaging stories since brotherhood, the hunt for your sons killers only to end up replacing one tyrant with another. Bayak was a great character especially his chemistry with Aya, it was quite saddening to see their relationship develop over the game from horny love birds to going their separate ways. I enjoyed all the tie ins to previous games especially Aya revealing at the end that she is the Egyptian assassin statue in AC 2 sanctuary who killed Cleopatra, plus seeing Brutus kill Caesar though I couldn’t really see if they modelled the dagger he used into the one Ezio would retrieve in ACB. The world size blew me away more due to the fact that it was a single open world without loading screens. The side quests surprised me as well with how detailed they were clearly took a book from Witcher. I personally didn’t mind the combat. AC combat has always been repetitive and easy but this game it felt more of a challenge and realistic, no being a super human who can take out 30 guards at once anyway. Overall I give the game a 8/10. I dock one point for the fact there wasn’t much focus on those who came before despite ending up in vaults etc. We also never found out what happened to the piece of Eden or the staff of Alexander the Great nor what was the purpose of the vault in Siwa- why did they need to get in there? I dock the final point for once again the lack of a modern day story. It didn’t advance at all bar setting up what clearly is a new Desmond sort of character for future games.
ACG you described literally every AssCreed story ever in this review. Regardless of my complete lack of interest in this game or this franchise I certainly wouldn't ever hope to show up for the narrative. Stellar review though. As ever.
I'm probably still gonna buy it, but I generally play AC games for the setting since I'm a huge history nerd and Ancient Egypt is my favorite period in history. If you play for the story, I get why you might wanna wait a bit for this.
Braden Harris same here, I mostly look forward to playing AC games because of the setting and history involved, which is the reason why I skipped the last two. Just didnt care about the French Revolution and Victorian setting. But Egypt on the other hand, I'm down for.
Having only really played Black Flag, I haven't gotten the Ubisoft burnout like most, so I REALLY enjoyed that installment. Seeing as it's the same team behind that game, even having watched this review, I'm still pretty hyped tbh.
as someone who have finished the story my thoughts are that it was great and left me with satisfaction at the end to know how the brotherhood was formed and also somthing about Aya that i will not spoil, my only issue is that the modern day ending was left to open and there wasnt enough explained about our new modern day protagonist, but overall the story was better than most other AC games and for once it was nice to see the perspective from a grieving father hellbent on revenge for his son, something we haven't seen in an AC game before.
When my mother put my christmas gift under the christmas tree 2 weeks ago, it was obvious it was a Blu-ray disk. I inmediatly realized it was a ps4 game but I didn't know if she was on-the-know about Battlefront controversy, and cinsideting she does know I am a massive Star Wars and Assassins Creed fan it was either one of those. I am a 31 years old man and had not had a nail-bitting christmas as this one ever since I was a child. Every day I was preparing myself mentally to a Battlefront II on Christmas morning, to give a mature gift-receiving-thankful face if that was the case. But to my surprise it was ACTUALLY Origins!! Man we dodged that bullet. I played the damn thing all Christmas day and had never been so excited and relieved! Today is business-as-usual at my office but Man! One of the most nailbiting Christmases for me. Certainly felt like a child again getting the right toy on Christmas.
Shame to hear about it having a weak story. For me that was the strongest lure ever since the first AC, going gradually downhill after AC Revelations. I would've hoped they had tried harder here. Seems like it'll be a deep deep sale on PC for me.
5:40 what’s that armour and how do you get it. Looks Beautiful! Edit: I’ve found the armour in the helix store for 500 helix credits, for all who want it...
It’s totally a buy for me from the get go ! The first 3 hours made me feel like I’m playing Farcry mixed with some Tomb Raider ❤️ Loving it so far! Hopefully the DLC isn’t disappointing like few AC Titles before like Unity and Revolution! I would love to see how creative they can be with the new RPG system and taking advantage of the combat system to its maximum and bring a challenging experience to finalise the game itself !!
There are some issues with this game, but it's probably the most fun I've had in a game all year. I really like the new combat system, I hope it stays in future releases.
Thanks for the review. I just bought Odyssey on sale last week in PS store for $20. Today this game just went on sale in PS store. Base game $14.99. Gold edition with he DLCs is only $24.99. I'm trying to decide if I will get base or with the DLCs. I love good story. I'm checking vids to see if the DLCs are worth it. I don'y normally get DLCs in games unless they are cheap GOTY edition of older games.
“Micro-transactions for people that don’t have time to play” pisses me right off. What an insult to our intelligence. I have a full-time job and I have responsibilities, why would I spend money on something that I apparently don’t have time to play? I think I’ll just play the game in my spare time like everybody else, thanks.
I agree, 2 toddlers keep me busy. I’m stuck between shadow of war and AC origins. But then again I get about one day to play so the loot box doesn’t even appeal to me. It’s about fun factor that I can get into and then comeback to a week later and keep going.
It's something that started with mmo's where people could boost themselves up tonnes of levels. But to put them in a single player story game is fucking low. Can't actually believe ACG would side with this corporate bigwigs arses. We need bollocks out of our games. Not to be cheered on and sucked off.
ACG your statement at the start to make your mission to give proper reviews that are truly about the review and sharing the info - pause for applause - salute bro
This definitely looks like an enjoyable game with those given Ubisoft bugs and redundancy that they've pretty much patented at this point. Great review as always, Karak.
You'll either like it or you won't by first hand experience. Someone putting together a great review where they can articulate all the perceived flaws with their personal view of it will not value/de-value the game for me. Only I can do that by playing it. Everyone is different. It's nice to watch reviews to try and inform yourself of consensus but only after the fact. Taking the same opinion of someone else's experience before trying it yourself...that's ludicrous and your life will suck. You will not experience things you wanted to try while, also, trying things you weren't really interested in the first place. You forfeited your own mind to census quo. Trust in yourself. You clicked on the video cause you had some interest in the game. Should have used that interest to rent the game! If you were confident in the things you've seen, buy it! No one should watch any reviews, on games, until after you play it yourself. The only thing you should watch are gameplay clips before the game is released to help inform yourself. I only apply this logic to the enjoyment of games though. If, for instance, you wanted to buy a brand of water, then reviews may be worth your time but then if you are buying that, it's probably something you feel you would NEED for health as opposed to having something you WANT for entertainment. Every review I've watched was always after I played the game and, to be honest, most of the reviews were not the same as my experience. I thoroughly enjoyed lots of games and I never would have if I had watched a review like this one. Reviewers, nowadays, are more interested in being savvy than honest. Or maybe they are honest and having a jaded outlook on games seems to be a natural symptom of what happens to reviewers who review for a living instead of reviewing for fun like some do on youtube. Dice toss guys. Take my advice. Play it yourself. Game reviews are only fun AFTER you've played it yourself!
After pulling away from single player gaming for around 5 years, I'm slowly looking to get back into it. So I've been flicking through several reviews of different games I might pick up. I've been subbed for a while now, but re-visiting the channel has allowed me to see how in-depth and informative your reviews are. This level of analysis and review is far more intricate and important than many of the other 'review' sites and channels. Keep up the great work!
Excellent review. I think I will give Ubisoft my support to this title. Having skipped Unity and Syndicate the changes with Origins should make it feel more fresh.
I agree cause I just bought the game. I love Assassin's Creed games. I skipped Syndicate but people keep telling me it was good. I saw the trailer and gameplay videos for Assassin's Creed:Origins and I knew I had to check it out. I hope it's good. The best Assassin's Creed games I loved are.... Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed 2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed 3 Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Assassin's Creed: Rogue remaster. I haven't played Syndicate, Origins or Odyssey yet.
I know you probably heard this from 1 million people by now, but I really appreciateYour attention to detail. I also appreciate that your content doesn’t seem to be bought by any company, and of course, I love the lack of sponsored a bull crap.When I look for a review, I always look for a somewhat unbiased view, and yours are always the first I look for. Thank you for doing what you do in pointing us in the right direction of video games we might actually like. Thanks again
trza49er Everything you'll play after playing Witcher 3 and its DLC's will seem underwhelming. It kinda ruined alot of games for me, but I found a simple solution, I'll play it again and again.
Finished the witcher 3 and hearts of stone and am working on blood and wine, I'm trying not to compare A.C. origins to the witcher 3 because I know it will not compare, I'm at a loss I have no idea if I want to get this game or not
I played the witcher 3 and its really good and i enjoyed it, but it was so overwhelming and i didnt get too drawn into the story so i didnt finish it, however now that i finished AC origins i plan on going back to it. but I loved origins, the best AC in my opinion, yea there are micro transaction but the game doesnt bug you about it and there isnt anything in the store that you cant get in the game for free, just to get things done faster if you want, so you never have to look at the microtransactions if you dont want to. and the story got me hooked right away and i just wanted to finish it as fast as possible, but i also enjoyed the side mission which the past AC games have failed to do.
This is the first time Ive seen a video from this guy. I was really impressed with the information about the game. I'll definitely check out another review, prolly the 2k18 I see you already did. I appreciate your take on this. 👍
I got this during the winter sale on Steam a couple of days ago (which is still ongoing for the next couple of days) and I'm glad I got it. Although it's quite a bit different than previous offerings I find the changes mostly positive and refreshing since the old formula had gotten stale.
I bought it for 38 bucks and I'm so glad I did I hate ac games but origins istotal different It does have similar structure but the gameplay has improved significantly If you were burned out by the series like I was, give origins a try
i dont care if its not perfect, since its the only real historical action adventure game and i love history im going to buy it... if there were other games like it i would be more critical, but assassins creed is way better then the second best historical game
youve got yourself a new subscriber from here in the UK. stumbled across the video and trying to decide whether to get odyssey or origins and absolute love your videos. keep up the great work
I actually agree 100% with all of your points. I haven't finished the story though and so far it's alright. nothing new really, if I'm honest the biggest let down was the fighting...I agree that it can be sometimes enjoyable and sometimes frustrating...totally.
I reunited with video games in 2018 picking up a PS4 Pro to go with my new Sony 900E tv. Assassin's Creed Origins has been my favorite of the first half dozen games I have played and finished.
Having played this game for over 15 hours at least, I have to say that this is the most honest and fair review. Personally I love this game and haven’t got fed up of repetition but it may be that I have gotten that far idk.
I appreciate the depth and time you put into your reviews and you do a fantastic job, but if I had to disagree with anything in your review, it would be on the story and character. I personally found Bajek to definitely be one of the more interesting characters since the Ezio trilogy, if not second to Ezio.
Love this review. I do want to point out the one issue you had with Voice, which was the modernity of the language. That's explained in the first game as part of the Animus's programming, which translates important speech into modern vernacular, so the user can better understand what is occurring.
Here's my quick opinion. Graphics are really good, and the map size is a lot larger. Story is honestly bad, it's definitely below average. I would give this game a 7/10. It's good, but I wouldn't recommend buying it full price.
AC is basically PoP now. In a game informer issue, there was a "facts you didn't know" section, and one of them was how AC was originally a PoP spin off where you played a female assassin protecting the prince. The game didn't revolve around the prince that much though, so they canned it and it eventually became Assassin's Creed. I'd love for it to come back, but I highly doubt it will.
I heard it was cheaper to create a whole new IP after they had the $$. It’s pretty known that AC was built on top of what was supposed to be the next PoP.
Hey Karak, I watch all your reviews and enjoy the way you put them together. You are the first reviewer I go to but this particular review was so damn entertaining. Really good review mate. Appreciate it.
Microtransactions is where it starts, then it’ll slowly and gradually move on to whatever they can get away with if they see that people are okay with it. I won’t and will never support these types of games. We’ve moved on to an era where just buying the game outright is not enough for these publishers and developers anymore. There are ALOT of great games out there that don't need this kind of crap.
i think the best way to protest it isnt to not buy the game, but to not purchase the microtransactions. its not that they are getting away with it because people are ok with it, but because people are using them. i have never used microtransactions and i enjoy the games just fine. if more people do that the publishers would find it a waste to even put them in. but the fact is people do use them. it isnt enough to just not buy the game, because these are great games that developers put so much hard work into and are really fun and exciting to play, its not their fault that the publishers are greedy corporate scum.
Amusing that Oddyssey does have a s lower level progression seemingly intentionally made to drive players towards purchasing micro-transactions. Congrats on your prediction(not that it wasn't obvious that MT's would become more and more intrusive). From what I've seen complaint wise, sidequests are absolutely essential to get enough levels to pass through the story. More or less autonomy for the player to progress the game how they like is taken away unless you pay for boosters.
One thing I'd like to point out: the reason some of the dialogue seems "modern" is explained in the very first game. The animus is translating for you. That's the story reason why everyone speaks English in places where they definitely shouldn't.
Agreed, with the sale going on I decided to buy it and am really impressed. Beautiful game with a lot of detail that is sadly held down a bit by a poorly implemented DRM.
Hey Karak, love your reviews. If you could consider adding timestamps to the description with where you separate each section like sound/gameplay, it'd really help out for people like me who like to watch things multiple times to look for certain points you made. Thanks for making such cool content!
Disagree with this one. It's pretty damn good. It's the best "open world" in any game. Including Witcher 3. I also love the combat. The game as a whole has faults for sure, none of which make this a wait for sale if your even remotely interested.
Absolutely right. Played the Witcher 3 three times and LOVED LOVED LOVED its world, but this world is the most breathtaking open world I've ever been in in a video game.
Joshua Duron 100% agree. It's really good looking book it lacks soul, magic a purpose to be in the world. Every time I play I'm just thinking "this is fun... But I would rather be playing Witcher 3 Again"
I never really enjoyed any of the AC games before this (they're great games, just never really could get into them) but Origins is absolutely amazing. I can't put it down
Reviews that were posted 4 hours before this comment (when the embargo was lifted) the same time this review was posted IGN - 9 Polygon - 8.5 gamesrader - 5 out of 5 Eurogamer - Recommeneded Gamspot - 7 Forbes - 9.3 Metecritic is listing 28 reviews posted
Easy allies and ACG are the best reviewers (Easy Allies are all the people from game trailers and they reviewed this game on the Xbox one X they just got )
I feel really, really ,really bad to see all those reviewers not appreciate the BEAUTIFUL world and the amount of detail and hard, hard work put into the game design... I do know Ubisoft does a lot of BS and cash grabs, but this game is really underrated. It's more beautiful than Witcher or Bethesda games in my opinion. The gameplay might be the same as before, but the overall world and the details are amazing. I'm glad you do mention and see this details and also the flaws of this great game.
I havent bought an AC title since brotherhood, but I will buy this. it looks to capture the essence of AC while evolving in other aspects +1 I would buy wolfenstein II over this but doom is still totally playable for me :D
6:56 Actually i prefer it when they speak normal english. Think about it, In this game, for example, why would they speak english to each other instead of arabic ? The only reason for them to speak english is for us to listen. So the smartest way IMO is to let them speak normal english and we in our heads know that they are speaking arabic but the game is translating to us. Dunno just feels dumb when they speak in an accent, Why would they speak to each other in english and if they arent and the game is translating then why do they have an accent ?
they'd be speaking a multitude of languages including Latin, Hellenistic Greek, and Coptic. Arabic wasn't a thing until the 7th century. The more you know wooo!
lieutenant Joker ha ha that always bugs me in films and games, good to know I'm not the only one that think that. If they want to do have a more authentic "language" have them speak the native tongue, if not just have an English accent or whatever accent the region the game is being sold.
Honestly, I subscribed to your channel after about two minutes into this video. Your review was not only in depth and well thought out, but more importantly it is tailored towards informing us players which I deeply appreciate. I can confidently say that your future reviews will be an essential component in my future purchase decisions, so please keep doing what you're doing!
The best game review i have heard.. played all ac games with no exepsions and for me it was like oxigen to live. I do agree with most of your comments, steel i have chills every time i play it.. thanx..
Okay, it looks decent enough, but my favorite open world game of all time is AC4. It's the only game that hit's the nail on the head with story, mechanics, exploring, stealth, game-feel, and to some extent, progression. The combat system is perhaps a bit dated by now but I even still have tense and fun moments with it. The game has a very strong narrative which I would argue no other AC game has, and the settings are designed fucking beautifully.
Devon G The story was alright. Nothing to write home about. Being roped into the brotherhood to somehow become the good guy instead of a regular pirate was weird. But great 1st half never the less plus the ending tied into the 3rd game. Seeing as his last name is shared with Haythem.
this game doesnt do the series justice, ac is supposed to be stealth, this seems more hack and slash, ur better off picking up ac2 as it was the best of the series
Devon G Ac4 was fun for a couple of hours and the story was pretty good but boring at some parts. Also, it’s kinda boring after you do everything and there’s nothing left to do
I'm glad I bought this game, it's way better than I expected and I find myself enjoying it immensely
There's love built into it. You can can tell.
Same here, just can't stop playing
hey, im about to buy this game but not sure if I should buy the standard one of the deluxe. is deluxe worth it?
U Fatema V for playstation the deluxe is on discount but you dont really get that many extra things in the deluxe edition
Same! i was hesitant at first, because i didn't like the last few games. But i fell in love with it
This is the only Assassin's Creed i spent 100+ hours on. Great stuff.
I actually really love the story and characters, especially Bayek.
Whatsup everybody this is karak with ACG and it is my continuing mission to bring you longer and longer and faster and faster sentences as I strive to achieve my ultimate goal of not using a single period in a whole twenty minute video packed full of content from start to finish as it’s a well known fact that pausing for breath is a waste of both my time and yours! Haha only joking I enjoy the reviews!
Usually this is something I've had a problem with but this review felt okay in that regard. You forcing it here, Sam?
Hahahhahaha lmfao
Sarcasm. Learn it Michael.
Classic SARCASM at its best!!!!
Sam Johnston i know, he is a trash reviewer 😂😷
and this is why I come straight here for a review thanks for not being a sellout
Loc Dawg yep hes been the best for a long time, he's a pretty incredible reviewer, not only is he not a sellout but also an AMAZING writer.
Great review! Played about 35 hours and couldn't beat the "snake" and had to pop over and finish God of War. The visuals are amazing but to put a "cold stop" in the middle of the game (can't move forward or past) made no sense. I know most folks can do it with ease but I was playing full Warrior and Ubisoft sticks a boss that requires hunter skills out of the blue remains puzzling. I'm 70 years old and enjoying the game up till that point. I'm done with Ubisoft games. Anyway thanks again for the great work!
That's awesome, My mother is 74 and still games!
You can tell they really played and were influenced by The Witcher and fellow in house, Far Cry.
I definitely felt a Horizon influence here too, although I realize that it's probably coincidence.
I love the Witcher 3 , I noticed they were similar
Which ain’t a bad thing and yes I do get a Witcher feel which is fantastic
i liked it cuz it got rid of all the things i hated about the witcher and made it more streamlined but in a way better map
I just had to uninstall The Witcher 3 for disk space to install this.
It's refreshing to watch a review from someone who looks and sounds like they've actually played the game. So many review channels tell the same story, tell you the same gripes, at times most of them are a copy and paste review pulled from the most popular opinions. This guy is thorough! The details are exactly what we want. Thank you for making honest, full reviews!
This is the best game i've played since Uncharted 4, after all the updates and DLC's I give this game as of March 2018 a 9.5/10.
I just got the Deluxe Edition for $17 from psn sale. I hope it's worth it bc AC Black Flag/Rouge were the last solid ones I've played, while Unity & Syndicate.......not so much.
I have to be honest, I still bought it and I think it is an amazing game. Haven’t been able to play more than one hour in years. Played all day today and called in sick at work tomorrow. :)
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Ha ha, nice!
TheSmurf1973 are u tAlking to yourself lollll
I have to say, the water in that game looks absolutely fucking phenomenal!
yes
Since they created good physics for the first Watch Dogs (and its sequel) they really hit that one home. No water in other video games comes even close to the level of realism in Ubisoft's water.
Yeah.
we're talking about the quality of waters between game engines. lol
“For people that don’t have the time to play” the biggest bs statement I hear in the gaming industry from devs. (Not you) but it’s a bs excuse for micro transaction in a sp game. It’s essentially saying it’s not worth the time to play the game.
+Alexander Williams Not necessarily the reasoning is sound. There has always been something in the games to help length/difficulty in games for those that don't have the time to dedicate to a title. The bs move by the publishers is that these were once free cheat codes for unlimited lives and other things to help in games like Contra, but now they have monetized that.
You can blame people like me for buying micros god I'm such a scum bag
Um people weren't complaining about it in assassins creed unity (mostly because it was a glitch mess) and in assassins creed syndicate (mostly because people just skipped that game from unity) so Idk why people are complaining about it NOW. As he said, its been there since black flag ffs. BTW the only existing cheat codes in a game is pretty much lego games at this point.
It's basicly admitting your game is too boring to play. "Microtransactions" are there to help players break through the overwhelming boredom. In other words: don't touch that crap.
YES I'M MAD!
not really.
Do you buy them cause of time saving?
There is a lot to like but the bugs, and repetition even in the face of lack of collective puzzles really starts to drag it down in the end. Its front loaded for sure. And with a patch or two to clean up the combat a bit and this would be something I would rat a buy.
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I hope the day one patch fixes most of the bugs
What if we pre-ordered during E3 and got $30 off? I already waited for a sale.
ACG and this confirms a $40 Black Friday buy, thanks!
ACG a note to your comment about slang and other "modernised" phrases that may seem out of place...wasnt that half-ass explained in other titles of just the Animus' way of translating to a language the user can understand?
Hey, love the review you go into a lot of detail that the VAST majority of reviewers just don't do. If I had a gripe it be the fact that NO reviewer can review a game without a comparison. (zelda,dark souls,witcher etc)
thanks
reviews almost always include comparison unless there is a unique product.. at least i can't think of a way to review a game without comparison.. same goes for hardware... you can talk about cpus specs and features (cores/threads/clocks/cache) but unless you throw a benchmark comparison against another cpu it doesn't give the viewer any valuable info about the product..
Comparisons are good because people that like or dislike a comparison game get a general idea of what to expect. A sequel will always be compared to its predecessors. And we will always look to things we liked in the past to compare to things we might like in the future.
Probably because those are three of the greatest games we have had for years. Itd be awesome if games that got compared to those came close because i feel its what most of us are searching for. Id say thats why.
I caved in,, im really into ancient Egypt.
What with all the other great titles out this month it’s been an expensive one 😉
Games are my drug
one of the few reviews where your conclusion (buy, wait for sale, never touch) differed from mine. Glad I bought and played....that being said, I knew more or less what I was getting into because your reviews are far more than just the personal recommendation at the end. Great work as always!
Great Review Karak, that map looks gigantic! If I wasnt such an AC junkie I would wait for a sale but I need my fix man, time to draw the blinds, tie off, and say goodbye to all friends and family
Fucking same! I love these games and I am so excited for this one! I NEED MY FIX!
I totally agree. ACG did a great job as always detailing the problems and I think it is not enough for me to not buy the game. I have been thouroughly informed and can buy this game with the understanding of the problems I may have with it, that's why im a Patron for ACG. He actually saves me money and time, love him.
And here’s why they keep making these fucking games!!
i dont get why the get to make such great and huge maps and dont bother to make a decent main story far more than 20 hours.same with Fallout 4.Force the player to follow a great,long continuous story all over the map and reduce the side quests.is it just me thinking like that?i would love to see such a chance in open world games.all they neeed is good scripts.like to hear ur opinions.on Fallout 4 i loved the map but the short main story made me feel unsatisfied at the end
ingion1 i think the same, these open world stories are too short. That's why I first do all the side activities and then go on to the story.
Solid review, I don't necessarily agree with every point, like I feel the combat is fun and forces you to think outside the box now and then as you pop a few arrows and follow them with a combination of heavy and light melee attacks, and I'm playing on hard lol.
Conner Hathaway I am playing on hard too but you have to admit the fighting doesn’t feel fluid AT ALL
Mason that’s the point of it kindve. The whole reason the old system was so boring and dull and shit was cuz of how fluid and predictable and easy it was. Literally they all wait for you and you hit a few buttons to counter and then you’d do a fluid counter and then another and so on. This is the first time the combat system is different and not predictably fluid. This games combat system towers over all the previous titles and gives you a reason to sit up and put your mind into the game as the combat can be very difficult if you aren’t careful
Mason so combat not being “fluid” is a good thing cuz fluid like previous games equals predictable and boring, origins combat always keeps me on my toes
Nathaniel Anaya Regardless of the combat system being better than previous titles it still looks mediocre to me. But then again it's Ubisoft with their half-finished games
I play on nightmare used to hate the combat, and preferred the combat in Unity. However I realized just how much creativity can be applied to the sandbox, amplifying the combat. There’s not just one way to approach the kill, and I like that.
Man, I love the idea of a New Kingdom Ancient Egypt setting, but I just can't imagine any AC game being as fun as Black Flag was for me.
The pirate fantasy, the ancient mysticism, the trademark god tier badass that you become in AC games, & the setting of the Caribbean all came together to make something really special. I've played through that game 3 times now (where I only played the others once), and have 100%-ed it. That being said, I would still play it again & thoroughly enjoy myself.
I think that, for me, AC peaked at Black Flag.
Well, this game is created by the same team that created Black Flag.
black flag had an awesome world, gameplay and imo the weakest ac story of all time. My favs are ac2 and ac3 with great story and weaker open worlds + gameplay.
Same. Im afraid i wont be having such a blast as in black flag
Having just finished the main story I am surprised you found it to be poor. I found it one of the most engaging stories since brotherhood, the hunt for your sons killers only to end up replacing one tyrant with another. Bayak was a great character especially his chemistry with Aya, it was quite saddening to see their relationship develop over the game from horny love birds to going their separate ways. I enjoyed all the tie ins to previous games especially Aya revealing at the end that she is the Egyptian assassin statue in AC 2 sanctuary who killed Cleopatra, plus seeing Brutus kill Caesar though I couldn’t really see if they modelled the dagger he used into the one Ezio would retrieve in ACB.
The world size blew me away more due to the fact that it was a single open world without loading screens. The side quests surprised me as well with how detailed they were clearly took a book from Witcher.
I personally didn’t mind the combat. AC combat has always been repetitive and easy but this game it felt more of a challenge and realistic, no being a super human who can take out 30 guards at once anyway.
Overall I give the game a 8/10. I dock one point for the fact there wasn’t much focus on those who came before despite ending up in vaults etc. We also never found out what happened to the piece of Eden or the staff of Alexander the Great nor what was the purpose of the vault in Siwa- why did they need to get in there? I dock the final point for once again the lack of a modern day story. It didn’t advance at all bar setting up what clearly is a new Desmond sort of character for future games.
thats awesome man glad you liked it
ACG you described literally every AssCreed story ever in this review. Regardless of my complete lack of interest in this game or this franchise I certainly wouldn't ever hope to show up for the narrative.
Stellar review though. As ever.
do you recommend the dlc?
I'm probably still gonna buy it, but I generally play AC games for the setting since I'm a huge history nerd and Ancient Egypt is my favorite period in history. If you play for the story, I get why you might wanna wait a bit for this.
Braden Harris same here, I mostly look forward to playing AC games because of the setting and history involved, which is the reason why I skipped the last two. Just didnt care about the French Revolution and Victorian setting. But Egypt on the other hand, I'm down for.
I'm sure the Story won't be as bad as what they say, they just hate Ubisoft and want them to lose money.
Having only really played Black Flag, I haven't gotten the Ubisoft burnout like most, so I REALLY enjoyed that installment. Seeing as it's the same team behind that game, even having watched this review, I'm still pretty hyped tbh.
I was surprised by the story, for me it is really good so far. Much better than Syndicate, which was personally dissapointing, and Karak loved it :)
as someone who have finished the story my thoughts are that it was great and left me with satisfaction at the end to know how the brotherhood was formed and also somthing about Aya that i will not spoil, my only issue is that the modern day ending was left to open and there wasnt enough explained about our new modern day protagonist, but overall the story was better than most other AC games and for once it was nice to see the perspective from a grieving father hellbent on revenge for his son, something we haven't seen in an AC game before.
I'm here researching for the Humble Bundle monthly. I'm sold.
I got it for 12 bucks recently, i love it!
It's. So. Fun!!!!
So far I’m actually really into the story and love Bayek, one of my favourites if I’m honest
When my mother put my christmas gift under the christmas tree 2 weeks ago, it was obvious it was a Blu-ray disk. I inmediatly realized it was a ps4 game but I didn't know if she was on-the-know about Battlefront controversy, and cinsideting she does know I am a massive Star Wars and Assassins Creed fan it was either one of those. I am a 31 years old man and had not had a nail-bitting christmas as this one ever since I was a child. Every day I was preparing myself mentally to a Battlefront II on Christmas morning, to give a mature gift-receiving-thankful face if that was the case. But to my surprise it was ACTUALLY Origins!! Man we dodged that bullet. I played the damn thing all Christmas day and had never been so excited and relieved! Today is business-as-usual at my office but Man! One of the most nailbiting Christmases for me. Certainly felt like a child again getting the right toy on Christmas.
aww your mom is so sweet!
31 yrs old and getting games from mom for christmas and you have a full time job? 😂🤔
The gameplay and story is amazing.
I actually loved this game, this was worth a buy. Destiny 2 however....
The apparent transparency you demonstrate combined with the frankness of your opinions just earned you a sub in me.
thanks man
Probably the next AC game I'm gonna buy after Black Flag.
Yasha if you like black flag I recommend odyssey
Shame to hear about it having a weak story. For me that was the strongest lure ever since the first AC, going gradually downhill after AC Revelations. I would've hoped they had tried harder here. Seems like it'll be a deep deep sale on PC for me.
Alejandro Engdal You are confusing the Assassin storyline with the overall modern day storyline that drives the entire plot.
SEMS people are complaining it doesn’t link up with present timeline but fail to realize the game is about the Origins of the two factions
Todd Howard i honestly never cared about the modern day story plot in any of the ac games
TheOfficialR0B That's the whole point of assassins creed.
yamato714 this game is engrossing. I almost feel overloaded with the quests >_>. This game is all about the journey man
5:40 what’s that armour and how do you get it. Looks Beautiful!
Edit: I’ve found the armour in the helix store for 500 helix credits, for all who want it...
It’s totally a buy for me from the get go ! The first 3 hours made me feel like I’m playing Farcry mixed with some Tomb Raider ❤️ Loving it so far!
Hopefully the DLC isn’t disappointing like few AC Titles before like Unity and Revolution! I would love to see how creative they can be with the new RPG system and taking advantage of the combat system to its maximum and bring a challenging experience to finalise the game itself !!
There are some issues with this game, but it's probably the most fun I've had in a game all year. I really like the new combat system, I hope it stays in future releases.
Thanks for the review. I just bought Odyssey on sale last week in PS store for $20. Today this game just went on sale in PS store. Base game $14.99. Gold edition with he DLCs is only $24.99. I'm trying to decide if I will get base or with the DLCs. I love good story. I'm checking vids to see if the DLCs are worth it. I don'y normally get DLCs in games unless they are cheap GOTY edition of older games.
“Micro-transactions for people that don’t have time to play” pisses me right off. What an insult to our intelligence. I have a full-time job and I have responsibilities, why would I spend money on something that I apparently don’t have time to play? I think I’ll just play the game in my spare time like everybody else, thanks.
KhAoz well said, Time put in equals sense of accomplishment at the end.
I agree, 2 toddlers keep me busy. I’m stuck between shadow of war and AC origins. But then again I get about one day to play so the loot box doesn’t even appeal to me. It’s about fun factor that I can get into and then comeback to a week later and keep going.
Yeah, the whole damn reason I buy games is to put time into them and get my moneys worth!
People that play games and say they "don't have time" don't understand the point of video games
It's something that started with mmo's where people could boost themselves up tonnes of levels. But to put them in a single player story game is fucking low. Can't actually believe ACG would side with this corporate bigwigs arses. We need bollocks out of our games. Not to be cheered on and sucked off.
Interesting! nothing coming up for shadow of war?
7:19
The Khajiit have found warm sands.
Maybe we can get a Walking the Walk from this? I am a big fan of those. great stuff!
shawn yes please... I love those too
dude walking the walk. My favorite ACG videos. Miss them
ACG your statement at the start to make your mission to give proper reviews that are truly about the review and sharing the info - pause for applause - salute bro
hope your channel reaches 10 mil subs
From every reviewer I’ve watched. You are for sure the most descriptive of them all.
This definitely looks like an enjoyable game with those given Ubisoft bugs and redundancy that they've pretty much patented at this point.
Great review as always, Karak.
thanks
Jon Henry it's visual eye candy. I'd probably still enjoy it for about... 10-12 hours.
You'll either like it or you won't by first hand experience. Someone putting together a great review where they can articulate all the perceived flaws with their personal view of it will not value/de-value the game for me. Only I can do that by playing it. Everyone is different. It's nice to watch reviews to try and inform yourself of consensus but only after the fact. Taking the same opinion of someone else's experience before trying it yourself...that's ludicrous and your life will suck. You will not experience things you wanted to try while, also, trying things you weren't really interested in the first place. You forfeited your own mind to census quo. Trust in yourself. You clicked on the video cause you had some interest in the game. Should have used that interest to rent the game! If you were confident in the things you've seen, buy it! No one should watch any reviews, on games, until after you play it yourself. The only thing you should watch are gameplay clips before the game is released to help inform yourself. I only apply this logic to the enjoyment of games though. If, for instance, you wanted to buy a brand of water, then reviews may be worth your time but then if you are buying that, it's probably something you feel you would NEED for health as opposed to having something you WANT for entertainment. Every review I've watched was always after I played the game and, to be honest, most of the reviews were not the same as my experience. I thoroughly enjoyed lots of games and I never would have if I had watched a review like this one. Reviewers, nowadays, are more interested in being savvy than honest. Or maybe they are honest and having a jaded outlook on games seems to be a natural symptom of what happens to reviewers who review for a living instead of reviewing for fun like some do on youtube. Dice toss guys. Take my advice. Play it yourself. Game reviews are only fun AFTER you've played it yourself!
You really do deserve way more subscribers.
what i love is the different armors im seeing in this review. really like the art style
I just LOVE the rawness and honesty about your reviews ACG. Dont ever change
After pulling away from single player gaming for around 5 years, I'm slowly looking to get back into it. So I've been flicking through several reviews of different games I might pick up. I've been subbed for a while now, but re-visiting the channel has allowed me to see how in-depth and informative your reviews are. This level of analysis and review is far more intricate and important than many of the other 'review' sites and channels. Keep up the great work!
Excellent review. I think I will give Ubisoft my support to this title. Having skipped Unity and Syndicate the changes with Origins should make it feel more fresh.
Chase Pipkins haven't played unity but I thoroughly enjoyed syndicate. Have you played this yet? I'm trying to decide between buying this and Soma
This was one of my favourite games of last year. Just goes to show that no matter what reviews say just form your own opinion.
Yep.
I agree cause I just bought the game. I love Assassin's Creed games. I skipped Syndicate but people keep telling me it was good. I saw the trailer and gameplay videos for Assassin's Creed:Origins and I knew I had to check it out. I hope it's good. The best Assassin's Creed games I loved are....
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Assassin's Creed 3
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Assassin's Creed: Rogue remaster.
I haven't played Syndicate, Origins or Odyssey yet.
Dude your reviews are awesome! Why dont you have 2 million subs man? Seriously.
I know you probably heard this from 1 million people by now, but I really appreciateYour attention to detail. I also appreciate that your content doesn’t seem to be bought by any company, and of course, I love the lack of sponsored a bull crap.When I look for a review, I always look for a somewhat unbiased view, and yours are always the first I look for. Thank you for doing what you do in pointing us in the right direction of video games we might actually like. Thanks again
The Egyptian setting intrigues me, but I just got Witcher 3 with DLC for $20. Kinda makes this look a bit pedestrian if I'm being honest.
trza49er Everything you'll play after playing Witcher 3 and its DLC's will seem underwhelming. It kinda ruined alot of games for me, but I found a simple solution, I'll play it again and again.
Finished the witcher 3 and hearts of stone and am working on blood and wine, I'm trying not to compare A.C. origins to the witcher 3 because I know it will not compare, I'm at a loss I have no idea if I want to get this game or not
anheiru • blood and wine is fucking amazing, but if u wanna buy ac origins, dont compare with witcher 3 or the dlcs, as nothing will compare
ya liked that for sure
I played the witcher 3 and its really good and i enjoyed it, but it was so overwhelming and i didnt get too drawn into the story so i didnt finish it, however now that i finished AC origins i plan on going back to it. but I loved origins, the best AC in my opinion, yea there are micro transaction but the game doesnt bug you about it and there isnt anything in the store that you cant get in the game for free, just to get things done faster if you want, so you never have to look at the microtransactions if you dont want to. and the story got me hooked right away and i just wanted to finish it as fast as possible, but i also enjoyed the side mission which the past AC games have failed to do.
Great review, just the unbiased stance I needed to understand if I should buy the game or not.
get it young padawan
King Weadude Don't.
Bullshit. It is just that biased because he's been known to hate Assassins Creed.
great review, I wish more people would go into sound like you do; sound design is so important in my opinion.
I'm confused about the comment regarding Unity being bugged. I just did a complete playthrough of Unity and didn't encounter a single noticeable bug.
You deserve WAY more subs ACG. Best, Most honest reviews on YT from an actual gamer IMO. Props brother.
Those combat animations !😍😍
I enjoy your reviews but giving this a wait for sale while giving mad max a buy now is baffling
Watch the review. I clearly state all the issues
Ryan Ramey lol, mad max, lmao that shit game
@@navarrolevel7 Mad Max is a DOPE game. (+)
This is the first time Ive seen a video from this guy. I was really impressed with the information about the game. I'll definitely check out another review, prolly the 2k18 I see you already did. I appreciate your take on this. 👍
thanks and yes did a 2k 18 one
I got this during the winter sale on Steam a couple of days ago (which is still ongoing for the next couple of days) and I'm glad I got it. Although it's quite a bit different than previous offerings I find the changes mostly positive and refreshing since the old formula had gotten stale.
I bought it for 38 bucks and I'm so glad I did
I hate ac games but origins istotal different
It does have similar structure but the gameplay has improved significantly
If you were burned out by the series like I was, give origins a try
Waited for a sale. Picked up the gold edition for $40 with a combination of a sale and a coupon. Can't complain!
i dont care if its not perfect, since its the only real historical action adventure game and i love history im going to buy it... if there were other games like it i would be more critical, but assassins creed is way better then the second best historical game
youve got yourself a new subscriber from here in the UK. stumbled across the video and trying to decide whether to get odyssey or origins and absolute love your videos. keep up the great work
thanks
I actually agree 100% with all of your points. I haven't finished the story though and so far it's alright. nothing new really, if I'm honest the biggest let down was the fighting...I agree that it can be sometimes enjoyable and sometimes frustrating...totally.
I reunited with video games in 2018 picking up a PS4 Pro to go with my new Sony 900E tv. Assassin's Creed Origins has been my favorite of the first half dozen games I have played and finished.
Excellent work as always, thanks for your dedication. And thank god for the final verdict, a lot of games to purchase today. :)
Josh Eckerman Have fun!!
Having played this game for over 15 hours at least, I have to say that this is the most honest and fair review. Personally I love this game and haven’t got fed up of repetition but it may be that I have gotten that far idk.
U FIGHT A GIANT SNAKE WHATS REPETITIVE?!?!
PLZ TELL ME
I appreciate the depth and time you put into your reviews and you do a fantastic job, but if I had to disagree with anything in your review, it would be on the story and character. I personally found Bajek to definitely be one of the more interesting characters since the Ezio trilogy, if not second to Ezio.
i7 6700, GTX1080, got everything on max, rarely drop below 60 FPS, its runs really smooth for me. Looks like that last patch did the job.
Love this review. I do want to point out the one issue you had with Voice, which was the modernity of the language. That's explained in the first game as part of the Animus's programming, which translates important speech into modern vernacular, so the user can better understand what is occurring.
“That might’ve just been the 17 epi-pens I freebased whenever a cutscene boringly started.” XD
Here's my quick opinion. Graphics are really good, and the map size is a lot larger. Story is honestly bad, it's definitely below average. I would give this game a 7/10. It's good, but I wouldn't recommend buying it full price.
Got this for 15 big ones, didn’t regret it. Nice review!
Dude, the thought of the militia chasing after you made me think of Blink182s ‘What’s my Age again?’
Great, in-depth review. Loved it and subbed. I'm coming from Gamingbolt after someone in the comments reccomended you guys.
thanks man
The look of the game reminds me of Red Dead Redemption, especially when he's riding the horse along the roads and through the wild
"...Expose their sweet meets to the air". You sir, are a poet.
Should Ubisoft bring back Prince of Persia
AC is basically PoP now. In a game informer issue, there was a "facts you didn't know" section, and one of them was how AC was originally a PoP spin off where you played a female assassin protecting the prince. The game didn't revolve around the prince that much though, so they canned it and it eventually became Assassin's Creed.
I'd love for it to come back, but I highly doubt it will.
I need a sequel to the 2008 prince of persia god damn it. Been waiting 10 years to know what happened to the prince and elika
Prince of Iran
I heard it was cheaper to create a whole new IP after they had the $$. It’s pretty known that AC was built on top of what was supposed to be the next PoP.
Yees
Hey Karak, I watch all your reviews and enjoy the way you put them together. You are the first reviewer I go to but this particular review was so damn entertaining. Really good review mate. Appreciate it.
Is it bad one of my main reasons for buying this game is for the discovery mode.
“One part bath salts and one part meth!” Dude you’re hilarious. 😂
Microtransactions is where it starts, then it’ll slowly and gradually move on to whatever they can get away with if they see that people are okay with it. I won’t and will never support these types of games. We’ve moved on to an era where just buying the game outright is not enough for these publishers and developers anymore. There are ALOT of great games out there that don't need this kind of crap.
i think the best way to protest it isnt to not buy the game, but to not purchase the microtransactions. its not that they are getting away with it because people are ok with it, but because people are using them. i have never used microtransactions and i enjoy the games just fine. if more people do that the publishers would find it a waste to even put them in. but the fact is people do use them. it isnt enough to just not buy the game, because these are great games that developers put so much hard work into and are really fun and exciting to play, its not their fault that the publishers are greedy corporate scum.
Amusing that Oddyssey does have a s lower level progression seemingly intentionally made to drive players towards purchasing micro-transactions. Congrats on your prediction(not that it wasn't obvious that MT's would become more and more intrusive). From what I've seen complaint wise, sidequests are absolutely essential to get enough levels to pass through the story. More or less autonomy for the player to progress the game how they like is taken away unless you pay for boosters.
And now with Odyssey released, they made it grindy so players would be tempted to buy boost packs and other crap they stuff in there.
Damn, I love Bayek. Only protagonist in AC that can compete with Ezio imo.
U SHUT UR FILTHY MOUTH CONNER WAS A WAR MACHINE! #nobeefreqired
Connor was literally the most boring and stale character in all of Assassin's Creed history, poorly written and an absolute bitch
Edward.
So is Bayek though, he's sooo boring and bland
Kenway family for me bruv. Bayek is not that great a character.
Woah! I’m so pumped that ACG dropped two full blown reviews on the same day! Assassins creed and Wolfenstein!
One thing I'd like to point out: the reason some of the dialogue seems "modern" is explained in the very first game. The animus is translating for you. That's the story reason why everyone speaks English in places where they definitely shouldn't.
Imo this is the best game since ac2 and is most definitely worth picking up. The story's brilliant until it trails off a little bit in the end
Agreed, with the sale going on I decided to buy it and am really impressed. Beautiful game with a lot of detail that is sadly held down a bit by a poorly implemented DRM.
Just bought gold edition for 66$’s thanks man
I've really enjoyed it so far. As a completionist there's a decent amount to do but it's not overwhelming.
do you recommend the dlc?
Every time I'm thinking of buying a game, I always go to you. You have the best and most detailed reviews. Keep it up!
Hey Karak, love your reviews. If you could consider adding timestamps to the description with where you separate each section like sound/gameplay, it'd really help out for people like me who like to watch things multiple times to look for certain points you made. Thanks for making such cool content!
Disagree with this one. It's pretty damn good. It's the best "open world" in any game. Including Witcher 3. I also love the combat. The game as a whole has faults for sure, none of which make this a wait for sale if your even remotely interested.
good for you man. But not for me
Absolutely right. Played the Witcher 3 three times and LOVED LOVED LOVED its world, but this world is the most breathtaking open world I've ever been in in a video game.
The world feels dead and stale what are you talking about
Joshua Duron 100% agree. It's really good looking book it lacks soul, magic a purpose to be in the world. Every time I play I'm just thinking "this is fun... But I would rather be playing Witcher 3 Again"
Alfa But witcher 3 wasn't that great. Kinda boring.
I never really enjoyed any of the AC games before this (they're great games, just never really could get into them) but Origins is absolutely amazing. I can't put it down
ACG = Review
Everyone else = Review in progress...
J4MESOX4D eh they don’t finish the game and review they play a few hours here and there and give an impression
Reviews that were posted 4 hours before this comment (when the embargo was lifted) the same time this review was posted
IGN - 9
Polygon - 8.5
gamesrader - 5 out of 5
Eurogamer - Recommeneded
Gamspot - 7
Forbes - 9.3
Metecritic is listing 28 reviews posted
Because he's gets it early you mong
Easy allies and ACG are the best reviewers (Easy Allies are all the people from game trailers and they reviewed this game on the Xbox one X they just got )
Karak is damn dedicated. Always coming through with the great reviews at an amazing rate.
I feel really, really ,really bad to see all those reviewers not appreciate the BEAUTIFUL world and the amount of detail and hard, hard work put into the game design...
I do know Ubisoft does a lot of BS and cash grabs, but this game is really underrated.
It's more beautiful than Witcher or Bethesda games in my opinion. The gameplay might be the same as before, but the overall world and the details are amazing.
I'm glad you do mention and see this details and also the flaws of this great game.
I havent bought an AC title since brotherhood, but I will buy this. it looks to capture the essence of AC while evolving in other aspects +1
I would buy wolfenstein II over this but doom is still totally playable for me :D
It took me a good while to get used to the new combat system. The fact that you have to unlock parry was really stupid
6:56 Actually i prefer it when they speak normal english. Think about it, In this game, for example, why would they speak english to each other instead of arabic ? The only reason for them to speak english is for us to listen. So the smartest way IMO is to let them speak normal english and we in our heads know that they are speaking arabic but the game is translating to us. Dunno just feels dumb when they speak in an accent, Why would they speak to each other in english and if they arent and the game is translating then why do they have an accent ?
they'd be speaking a multitude of languages including Latin, Hellenistic Greek, and Coptic. Arabic wasn't a thing until the 7th century. The more you know wooo!
No one in Egypt spoke Arabic until Islam started to spread into Africa.
lieutenant Joker ha ha that always bugs me in films and games, good to know I'm not the only one that think that. If they want to do have a more authentic "language" have them speak the native tongue, if not just have an English accent or whatever accent the region the game is being sold.
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The best game review i have heard.. played all ac games with no exepsions and for me it was like oxigen to live. I do agree with most of your comments, steel i have chills every time i play it.. thanx..
This will probably be the first assassins creed I ever pick up
Okay, it looks decent enough, but my favorite open world game of all time is AC4.
It's the only game that hit's the nail on the head with story, mechanics, exploring, stealth, game-feel, and to some extent, progression.
The combat system is perhaps a bit dated by now but I even still have tense and fun moments with it. The game has a very strong narrative which I would argue no other AC game has, and the settings are designed fucking beautifully.
Devon G The story was alright. Nothing to write home about. Being roped into the brotherhood to somehow become the good guy instead of a regular pirate was weird. But great 1st half never the less plus the ending tied into the 3rd game. Seeing as his last name is shared with Haythem.
this game doesnt do the series justice, ac is supposed to be stealth, this seems more hack and slash, ur better off picking up ac2 as it was the best of the series
Devon G Ac4 was fun for a couple of hours and the story was pretty good but boring at some parts. Also, it’s kinda boring after you do everything and there’s nothing left to do
lol rip to your money. they get wasted on such a mediocre shit hole