Assassin's Creed Origins: 7 Years Later 

This is actually my grandpa’s favorite ac game. I was playing it while he came over and I introduced the series to him. Now he loves the series😂.

I remember watching my cousin play Assassin's Creed: Rogue when I was 15 years old and I asked him what game it was and he answered "Assassin's Creed", then a few months later I googled the game and the first link that popped was of Assassin's Creed: Origins. I remember being so fascinated by all the screenshots that I wanted to play the game so bad, alas I never had a PC or a console to play it nor would my parents had bought it for me. I still remember thinking to myself "will I play that game before I die..?" fast forward 5 years later I finally had the money and the PC to buy it and remember buying the Gold Edition for full price on Steam since I had the sentiment. I am not gonna lie, I started crying when I finished the game since I never believed I would ever be fortunate to play it. This will be one of those games that will forever be a part of me to death

My personal favorite single player game ever, in general, not just AC game! 200+ hours playing as Bayek 🙌🏾 His story just hit differently, the ancient Egypt Ubisoft created is second to none as an open world in my opinion.

Origins is genuinely one of the best assassin’s creed games made, Bayek deserves a damn sequel, his character was so powerful, his rage was crazy as well. I loved the music, world, missions, it was so damn cool

Bayeks voice actor is by far my favorite in the series, he brings so much emotion and it just feels so real, im really glad they decided to make him a protagonist, even if the reason was unfortunate.

Finally. More people who get it. AC Origins is one of the best games of the entire series. People like to group it together with the negative aspects of the RPG games but tbh its a step above in every regard.

This is the first AC game i played. The first time i saw the city of Alexandria, my mom was watching, and we both got truly amazed at how vivid it felt.

Having lived in Egypt for a short while when I was a child, and looking at the pyramids on my way home almost daily AC Origins rekindled those core memories and gave meaning to the things I used to see without much thought or understanding of history back then Nothing will beat those chilling experience walking through the map from Siwa to Alexandria, to Cyrene while listening to the heart swaying music by Sarah Schachner Origins will forever hold a beautiful spot in my heart, it's the only AC game I 100% completed (including DLC) because I was so immersed & wanted to see every thing the game has to offer

Origins was such a stark redrawing of the board and honestly there is plenty of opportunity to be stealthy. Bayek was a beautiful protagonist right up there with Altair and Ezio is not above them. Egypt was so beautiful. I can just go on and on about this game. I love it so so much.

I can’t believe you didn’t LOVE the reveal of the logo origin. That’s symbol is literally what the jawless underside of an Eagle skull actually looks like in real life, and the fact that they held onto that for ten years? Absolutely INSANE. Blew my and my friends’ minds

the game that got me into the series, i love and can replay it without any problems. The perfect amount of grinding required in my opinion!

I just completed main game and both DLC, and I love the game. I love Bayek of Siwa. His voice actor did a great job!

it's absolutely CRIMINAL that Ubisoft gave Bayek the "one and done" treatment, Our boy deserved to have the next trilogy

Assassin's Creed Origins is not only the best game in the series but one of the best games in general. I have over 700 hours in Origins and still play it once every year, using the NG+ option on nightmare and just taking it slowly. Every time I am playing it, I just can't believe how good the game is and how good it looks. I've played some of the greatest games like the Witcher 3, RDR 2, Skyrim... but the game play, the setting (Ancient Egypt), the story etc. it's always so captivating and engaging, I just love it. Easily one of the greatest games of all time, period.

Would LOVE a Bayek sequel. He deserves it 100%. Would love a game Set in Rome with Bayek and Aya.

Assassins Creed Origins was a refreshing return to the AC franchise. Bayek's story and how he had to overcome loosing his son and other struggles along his journey was told and shown very greatly! I loved the pause menu music, and I won't lie I loved the "early" RPG mechanics as well. It's as shame that similarly to other Assassins Creed game's that came after the Ezio trilogy we won't be getting a follow up to Bayek's journey, but I love that we got the DLC for Origins and enjoyed playing through ancient Egypt. Thanks for reading! ⚜🌠 - GoldBladedWarrior

1 hour video of Master Assassin playing and talking about my favorite AC? Hell yeah!

Then Oddyssy came and divided the entire fanbase to the point of the IP losing its identity

You spoke everything I feel about this game bro 💯 💯 Ubisoft dropped the ball by not turning the rpg trilogy into a Bayek trilogy, mirroring ezio. Bayek could’ve been just as good if not better if they tried

Yes! This is amazing! When we will look back on the series in years to come, I garauntee this will be a top contender for the best AC game.

This video is the ode to the majesty of AC:Origins it deserves. I agree 200 percent with everything said about the narrative and world and man....your ending montage and music gave me the exact same chills and watery eyes all over again as I had when I finished the base game and Hidden Ones DLC for the first time 2 weeks ago. The game has held up that well this many years later. So...incredibly... satisfying. And moving and emotional.

This is one of my favorite AC games of all time, it's a really enjoyable and fun game.

Wonderful video! beautifully paced, well narrated, and excellent research!

This was a great retrospective into this game, enjoyed and agreed with every bit! Keep up the good work as always!

This game is the game that got me into trophy hunting. I never cared about getting 100% in games before this but being a big AC fan and not having a new game In 2016, when it finally came out I went crazy wanting to complete everything. Not to mention it has one of the best protagonist of the series other than Edward and Ezio

Loved the video my friend. My big brother introduced me to Assassin''s Creed when I was a tiny kiddo.. We've both been played every single AC that ever released since. we both admit AC 4 is our favorite with ACO being second favorite. Much love from Pakistan❤

Amazing essay bud! Well done, really summed up my feelings on this amazing game, to be transported into this world for 200 hours at the start of this year really helped me. It's so beautiful and will still jump back in to live in that world. No fast travelling is a must, the environmental story telling was masterfully done, the performances were amazing. I need a sequel now

Yes! Origins is probably my favorite in the series and i played a bunch of the other ones before it. I just love Bayeks character and Origins actually made me care about alot of the side quest due to the stories attached. I also agree that it dumb they didn't do more with Aya. The idea of a badass assassin couple who have their own approaches to these missions would have been so good. I feel like it is wasted potential in that regard and agree this is one that should have got a sequel.

I'm now 61 and Origins is the game that made me decide to buy a PS4 and start playing. The 2 that came after, Odyssey and Valhalla, have not measured up to Origins. I'm now waiting on Mirage to hopefully make up for those two.

Wow. That video came so much quicker than I thought. Great video as always.

Yea man. I’m with you. When the game first came out, I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with it as much as I did. For me, Aya & Bayek, and their combined story, is what puts it over the top for me. Like you said, I just never got tired of hearing Bayek speak. And the range his actor has is insane. Phenomenal game. One of my all-time favorites

This got me back into the series fersure. Egyptian culture was always so fascinating to me. Currently playing Valhalla and I’m actually having fun because I feel like Origins enabled me to learn the game again.

My first AC game. I played this about 6 months ago. For some reason I decided to play the entire thing on Nightmare. The most magical game experience I've ever had. I don't even play open world games but I took my time with every location introduced. Also had a grudge against the Phylakes that were always too strong for me. Very satisfying hunting those bastards down after I reached level 36 and upwards. I was very upset they made me fight that boss with Aya but I was proud of myself when I finally beat him. I've got the gameplay if anyone wants to know the secret to beating that fight on nightmare👍

I LOVED THIS OMG. my story with ac is far too long for me to type rn but I was here around the beginning, left after syndicate and came back about two years ago and tried out origins since it came after the game I left on and I agree its the best looking ac game. my god it is beautiful. though bayek isnt my fav assassin, hes in my top three. u did the best job u couldve done talking about this game and I appreciate this vid a lot. thx

Very very nice video

Small correction: You say some of the cities are bigger than they were irl? None of the cities are anywhere CLOSE to their real size at the time. For example Alexandria had a population of half a million, in the game it would probably be a few thousand.

I was excited for Origins due to its ancient Egypt setting, but it ended up being one of my least favorite Assassin's games. My main issue is that the Order lacks a clear role and feels disjointed. Unlike in Syndicate, where each target had a purpose, Origins felt aimless. The forced side quests and uneven pacing, especially in the third act, were other drawbacks. The game doesn't attempt to explain its fantasy elements either, unlike Odyssey and Valhalla having them be Isu in origin in one way or another, vs here they were 'a fake vision' and never touched on again.

I've been playing Origins for the past week as my first AC game. I played BG3 ad nauseam for 4 months and needed something else. My usual games are Baldur's Gate, Cyberpunk and The Sims. I was prepared to be a bit underwhelmed after the titan that is Baldur's Gate 3, especially knowing Origins is 6 years old, but I was left speechless at the environment/exploration and I love playing as Bayek. I absolutely adore the world and the mechanics feel natural. Something that surprised and impressed me is that you never get dialogue choices and yet it never feels like you are forced into saying things. It's rare for a game to give this little agency without it feeling restraining or frustrating in a way. It's easy to get inside Bayek's head. Now I am the kind of player that does NOT like needing to get better at things like parkour and stealth in order to complete and enjoy the game. I play to explore, to develop the story, and to do all the side quests, not to improve any skills, and I like it when games make me feel like I am slightly overpowered. I appreciate that the side quests let me choose to be overleveled for the main quest (unpopular opinion in the gaming community, I'm aware). I don't know if I will replay the game after I finish it, because I don't want to grind levels and do the exact same quests with the exact same dialogue again, but it definitely earned my heart and my praise.

This video is so well put together and I agree with every word to its letter. A wonderful video Mentor!

Also for dialing back on things from earlier games there’s not a lot of focus on the Precursor or Isu side. You enter one Isu structure during the main game and the main macguffin is of course a Piece of Eden the final boss wields, but otherwise the historical setting is almost always front and center. The only storyline that dives in to the more science fiction aspect is the Curse of the Pharaohs DLC, and there are side quests in the base game like the Final Fantasy XV tie-in or the messages Bayek unlocks but only Layla hears but those are in the minority of overall content. Even the Apep fight is a drug trip and not an Eden induced hallucination.

I still remember playing the first hour... such a big buzz. Being stuck in the first collapsed cave after the intro, amazing! next big one was reaching the piramids and Alexandria... just stunning. And of course Bayek! I played all AC games at launch, but this one hit really hard

como todo assassins creed lo jugue de salida y me encanto sobre todo siendo amante de la historia, hace poco lo "platine" en PC, sin duda uno de mis ac favoritos. Siempre pense que desaprovecharon alejandria, pudieron haber hecho ahi un campo de juego para ser sentirse como un asesino entre las sombras para luego tener el contraste del resto del mapa como un mundo gigantesco, tener lo mejor de ambos mundos. gran video que este juego se merece

Biggest missed opportunity is we absolutely needed a sequel of bayek going to rome to reunite with aya and take down the ancients there. We got Renaissance rome but not ancient rome in the height of its empire!

Very nice video! Thanks for making it.

Thanks for covering this topic!

Great video. Origins is my favorite of the series too. I think doing this video after all 3 games have been released really helped. I think Origins was so well recieved because it was one of the first IPs to go the "ACME ONE (1) UBISOFT OPEN WORLD" There wasn't an obvious formula to spot in every single game yet. We weren't worn out on it yet. Now even Far Cry has gear scores and enemy/weapon levels 🤮 I was really surprised there wasn't a Parrot or some cobbled drone for spotting and tagging in Far Cry 6 cus thats an Ubisoft trope now. Though... funny enough, that mechanic first showed up in Far Cry Primal.... and then was never in the series again. Anyways... the environment of Origins is the best of the series. There isn't much in media about Ancient Egyptian daily life and common people. We have seen Rome, Greece and the Middle Ages 1000 times. I loved being able to have a little boat. And being able to visit historically relevant places was really cool.

Great job on the video dude, I actually listened to the whole thing while at work lol

This is the one that brought me to the series, I played black flag b4 and I couldn’t really get into it, but this had me glued to the screen and up until this day it’s the only AC game I completed

I loved every bit of origins (except some side missions), i especially loved it's dlc (especially the hidden ones and it's ending )

So underrated game. It's just amazing. And ancient Egypt...

Pretty much agree with everything you said in the video. Although not a technically perfect game, the world felt alive and lived in, characters had complex personalities. This story hit differently than the rest. One of my all time favourite single player games, along with Ghost of Tsushima. I still can't believe Ubisoft missed such an obvious and huge opportunity to expand on this story, this world. Great video mate!

You nailed it my dude the game is just ridiculously good im always recommending origins to everyone its what got me back in after unity lets hope “Red” has this feel to it

Ngl im glad I started off with odyssey because when I play the older games with smaller maps I don’t have the urge to fast travel but want to parkour through and take my time trying to learn the parkour system

I would love it if you made a similar style of videos for the Watch Dogs trilogy idk it's just an idea and keep up the good work

This is actually the game that made me quit... but hey to each there own. Personally I'm just glad that for people that didn't like the orginal series or the unity/syndicate style can enjoy such a wonderful game/ concept that is 'Assassins Creed!' I will always love the idea of being a hidden blade, one man army, free running through the city/jungle/forest while exploring the beautiful and tragic history of humanity... (also we should have like a "This is the way" type thing for AC' players but idk) have a good day.

No cap, assassin's creed origins is my favorite game in the franchise, and I started with AC2. I simply adore how well the land of Egypt was rendered here.

Origins was fantastic. Probably my favorite due to the setting. Syndicate was my first AC game, followed by Unity.... then I got Origins and from there eventually played the rest of the series.

Love your video and keep up the great work, and this game was fun and cool

Origins was beautiful, got the collectors edition for ps4 and it was free for pc a few months ago on Amazon gaming, i started it but new games got my attention, im about to go back to it tomorrow

35:31 when I learned about the Follow the rode mechanic I ended up using it a lot, I would set the cursor on one side of the map, then Tell Bayek to follow the road, I would then go make something to eat, come back and watch him go the rest of the way. I only used the fast travel when I was in a hurry, or didn’t want to deal with riding The False Camel.

I love this game and I still play it regularly. Origins is life.

The difficulty selection was the best move, Enjoying the story was one of the best thing in the AC games

I'm playing this for the first time in 2024 and the game still holds up and I stopped playing Valhalla about 8hrs in so I didn't think I would like it but I gave it a chance and I'm glad I did

This was the third ac game I ever played and I loved it so much that I platinumed the game right after unity and bayek is one of my favourite characters in the series!

Tip about smoke bombs!!! You can *always* dodge. Even when not in combat Which means you can always use smoke bombs For example, if you Dodge against a wall, drop a smoke, and shoot a guard through the smoke, They won't react to it and won't see you. You can cover yourself while throwing sleep darts and other ammo. You can also use it to keep them from detecting you, if you see your bar getting too high, dodge and drop a smoke. Again, you can use it literally whenever you want, so you can drop smokes for almost anything.

i only really have several criticisms. i think the formula is great and simple. it's definitely a mold i hope games like cyberpunk and games like call of duty already release yearly. the simple formula of parkour, stealth, and the counter/chain kill fight sequences were epic. i think deeper elements of combat are not really existant and they were best realized in the ac2 combat system. i especially think the dps and adrenaline for stealth kills was unfair and a bad system. being able to play any weapon and any skin was better in ac2 when you could take on hoards of enemies with counter and L1 lol. the natural scale of weapons and skill unlocks were really cool when tied to character progression. the skill trees are decent but are not a great singular replacement for progressive mission unlocks (both might score points with critics). i also really think mission parameters were what made the game a 10/10. being able to do many missions or puzzles was so simple and fun with just parkour, stealth, and combat systems. i did love the mercenary mechanic in odyssey but i wish they were more intense with chases, tactical stealth, and other missions objectives. i also think character progression for assassins without an order was uncoordinated and dark. they had so much important dialogue learning the creeds of protecting innocent lives, remaining hidden in combat, and maintaining a public order through the brotherhood. the button map was actually so op the face buttons was awesome and eagle vision was a great addition. other games have used eagle vision like cyberpunk and red dead redemption with other combat options and i think assassins creed could master the hidden blade, smoke bomb, throwing knife combo to dominate even gow and diablo fighter afk games. the hiding places definitely add so much in my opinion and being able to hide in benches hay bales crowds etc makes areas more alive and immersive. i do think that adrenaline would be so cool especially with true ac2-4 stealth gameplay. i think stealth, combat, and parkour would all be phenomenal ways to combo guards out, maybe start a chase sequence, or rig forts. would be so much fun to have c4 orsquads/commands and take out bases of enemies with tactical plans but that would definitely be a huge game. rogue, brotherhood, and online gameplay were some really underrated games with great mechanics. the only other criticism i can think of is action is still slower. we want high octane combos, slides, grabs, hunting spots, interactive cutscenes, explosions, pace. it would be really cool to be sucked into a memory with a silent entry, tactical map, or an eavesdrop mission before you face a tense powder keg of fights and chases and puzzles. it would be so cool to see true ac2 style games in egypt, greece, norway. actually, including epic journeys with immortals and gods creates such a deep storytelling avenue like cultures, skills, narratives, epic enemies, mythical items, and heroic traits.

If Ubisoft took note from the witcher 3 when making origins, I HOPE that Ubisoft Quebec takes notes from Ghost Of Tsushima when making codename red, specifically in terms of combat and side quests.

This video is perfect description of AC Origins. totaly agree with all the pros & cons pointed out. great work dude.

Love you bro I love when someone talk about this masterpiece

Its the game that introduced me to the series and its still my favourite

The fact that you put the scene from the flash series where zoom kills flash's father is incredible respect man

11:22 After playing through Origins, Odyssey, and now halfway through Valhalla, I just now realized the unforgiving parry in Origins taught me the wrong lesson. I rarely ever bothered to use it in Origins, instead I just relied on blocking weak attacks and dodging unblockable ones. And it was further reinforced in Odyssey since there were no shields in the game, so I learned to just dodge any and all attacks. Really gives some whiplash in Valhalla tho, since shields are back and parries are easy, but dodging consumes a lot of stamina

Hey MasterAssassin would you consider making a video or series with all AC titles biggest changes or quality of life updates?

I love how origin getting recognition. And someone with people who listen to him exactly saying what i wanted to say .. origin deserve the love its getting

I absolutely loooooove this game ❤ , I played the story 6 times 😊 , so good

Can you make a video about ac chronicles ? Great video btw

My top 2 AC games!

I do love origins but one thing that always bugged me was when aya kills ceasar Brutus isnt there or at least he doesn't use the knife that you find in brotherhood. I know its small but i was looking forward to seeing that.

I have a question for you. If the follow up to Origins was located in a different time period/location, would people have a better feeling towards the RPG style? For example if instead of Odyssey (430BC and Greece) we got a game like AC: Sacrifice. Based in 1510's Aztec Empire (Spanish Templars vs a budding Brotherhood)? Because the RPG games weren't bad games. Origins is the only one who follows a hidden one/assassin and I think that distinction separates it from the lack of standing the other 2 protagonists have. And the protagonist is the central thing these games need to get right. Cause-Effect with rationality. Something we lack as a Misthios and Viking

Amazing video for an amazing piece of media. This is my favorite Assassin's Creed.

Abu Salim plays Father in Raised By Wolves on Max. It was Firee.

AC origins is probably my second favorite AC game behind Brotherhood. I then played Odyssey and I have such mixed feelings about it. The start of Odyssey to me is very slow. But my main issue with the game or more specifically is the story is one that gets really amazing but then gets dull and then gets amazing again but kinda repeats that back and forth. For the first 3/4th of the game I rarely fast traveled but after the story has that stop and go feeling near the end I found myself just fast traveling more often than not which in Origins I rarely fast traveled at all. But Odyssey’s story as a whole was a solid 7/10 whereas Origins story (for me) never felt slow or dull at any point

One of my few gripes with Origins is how cartoonishly large the weapons are. Only spears look like they have a normal proportion.

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Oh man Iam on my second playthrough. Origins and ancient Egypt is probably one of my most favorite settings.

This was my first ac game if I'm honest, and having it be the first in the timeline I've since played a large chunk of the series and origins is still one of my favorites and byak is still my favorite character in almost any game

This was a great review, Origins will always be close in my heart alongside the Ezio, Unity and Rogue games. It has such a strong narrative but just the right length to not feel bloated at times and ancient Egypt was really well done and I agree, in a stylistic way, Origins look the best, it has the good balance of a good story and great graphics too.

Origins is absolutely my favorite game in the series. I was actually just replaying it today.

Now that's the video I've been waiting for!

Origins is a great open world game the map's huge, the gameplay's good, the game's fun and it's just an all round great game i find myself going back to even in 2024. Also the game's holding up really well it still looks good and still plays good unlike most games we get these days.

I have just starter replaying this game 2 days ago 🙌🙌

I knew this game was special whenever the following 2 games came to life. I knew Bayek’s story would still resonate with people even to this day. Being made primarily by the same group of people who brought us Black Flag (my all time favorite ac), Origins is by far on of the most deserving entries in this series.

Origins did save and at the same time kill the AC series. We got Odyssey and Valhalla later. Judging by the trailer it looks like Mirage brings the series back to being about the assassins and templars. Very good documentary though. You're like AC Unity, an underrated channel that deserves more love. I can't believe they didn't call you to test play Mirage. But rest easy, you will some day!

Keep up the good work man❤

i hope they get more game companies to work on assassins creed that are going to make awesome games like ubisoft montreal. they can get so many out that a few game companies would be massive scale. i think the chinese, japanese, korean coastline could be three games. aztec inca maya another few ac4 short stories, colonial west, gold routes to ancient greece and rome, spanish navy. would love to see a lot of north american tribes and mythological lore.

My favourite AC game, Abubakar Salim killed it as Bayek and probably my favourite protagonist in the series

I've always felt like Ubisoft should have made origins, odyssey and valhalla into their own franchise and instead called them by another name.

Played this game on my Xbox, contemplating buying it again and playing on my pc before mirage releases

amazing video!

I just got 2 of the anubis outfits, I'm always in wrestling games and my little brother got me into the assassins creed series through this exact one, its bomb af