Assassin 39;s Creed Origins

Players earn experience points by performing acts like completing campaign missions and side missions, discovering new locations, and defeating enemies. As the players earn sufficient experience points, they can level up and earn skill points, which can unlock new abilities.[13] The skill tree has three unique branches: Hunter, Warrior, and Seer. Hunter improves Bayek's ranged abilities; Warrior makes Bayek a more capable melee fighter; Seer turns Bayek into a more lethal and efficient assassin.[14] Missions and areas have a level recommendation. Players need to reach a certain level before completing them, or else the game's enemies can easily overpower them .[15] To further enhance combat efficiency, Bayek's hidden blade, quiver, stabilizer glove, bracer, breastplate and tool pouch can be crafted using the resources collected from hunting wildlife, dismantling gear, and attacking convoys carrying supplies.[16] Bayek needs to earn coins by looting and completing locations of interest. Coins can then be spent on purchasing or upgrading weapons, outfits and mounts.[17] Gears and crafting materials can be purchased from a special vendor through loot boxes, though these boxes can only be purchased through the in-game currency.[18] Despite this, some cosmetic items can only be purchased via Helix coins, which must be purchased with real-world currency.[19]

Locations within the game world enable the player to choose their playing style by offering stealth and open combat as equally viable choices for completing objectives. Players can subdue enemies by sneaking up behind them using the hidden blade, though higher-level enemies are not easily defeated.[27] The "eagle vision" mode, which was used by the franchise to give the player the ability to scout an area by highlighting enemies and objects, has been replaced by a Bonelli's eagle named Senu as a companion.[28] The player can take control of Senu and scout an area in advance, highlighting enemies who will then be visible when they return to controlling Bayek. Players can hide in tall grass or navigate rooftops to avoid enemies' attention.[29] Bayek, however, can whistle to draw an enemy toward him, allowing assassination when the player is still in hiding. As with other Assassin's Creed games, Bayek is an expert in free running and can climb nearly all structures. The player can also tame various predators, which will serve as a companion for the player and assist them against enemies.[30] Naval combat returns in sections where players control Bayek's wife Aya, who can command a ship and attack hostile ship vessels.[31]

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In 49 BC, Bayek, a Medjay charged with protecting the Siwa Oasis, is abducted along with his son Khemu by a group of masked men and taken to an underground vault in the Temple of Amun. They give Bayek a dormant Apple of Eden and demand that he use it to open the vault. Khemu helps Bayek escape, but while struggling with one of the masked men, Bayek inadvertently kills Khemu. One year later, Bayek has exiled himself to track down the five masked men and take his revenge. After eliminating two targets, Bayek heads for Alexandria to meet his wife Aya. Aya reveals that she has also killed two masked men, leaving only one target. Bayek identifies the Royal Scribe Eudoros as the last target and assassinates him, but is disturbed by Eudoros' last words, which imply there are more masked men. Aya directs Bayek to her friend Apollodorus for more information. Apollodorus introduces him to Cleopatra, who confirms that the masked men are members of the Order of the Ancients, which ousted her from the throne and seeks to control Egypt using Ptolemy as their puppet.

Bayek tracks Flavius to Cyrene, where the latter has used the Apple to enthrall the population. He kills Flavius, avenging Khemu's death, and returns to Aya. Aya recruits Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus to their cause and reveals she is going to Rome to fight the Order's influence there. Bayek and Aya part ways but form the Hidden Ones, the foundation of the Assassin Brotherhood, swearing to protect the world from the shadows. In 44 BC, Aya confronts and kills Septimius before infiltrating the Roman Senate, where she helps assassinate Caesar. Later, she meets Cleopatra and warns her to be a fair ruler, or she will return to assassinate her. Afterward, Bayek and Aya, now calling herself Amunet,[a] begin recruiting and training other Hidden Ones as they build the Brotherhood in Egypt and Rome, respectively.

The team also endeavored to make the game world more immersive. To this end, the studio added sandstorms to the game, and players would experience a mirage if they remained in the heat too long. Cities have distinct designs which reflect their origins. While designing Alexandria, inspirations were taken from Pergamon, Turkey, whose design resembled that of ancient Alexandria.[43] While most locations were handcrafted, artists and programmers made use of procedural generation to fill vast, open areas with rocks, grass and trees.[34] Mini-map from the head-up display (HUD) were replaced with a compass, as they believed this made the HUD less obstructive and encouraged players to explore.[46] To make the world more dynamic, the team invested a lot of time into designing the artificial intelligence of the non-playable characters, ensuring they would have a routine every day such as working during daytime and sleeping at night. Quest givers travel and do not stay in a fixed position, and players can choose the time of day to assassinate their targets.[47] Factions also respond differently to players.[48]

Alain Mercieca was invited to serve as the game's narrative director after a cinematic director saw one of his "punk plays" called Squeegee Nights.[49] The lead character, Bayek, was more experienced and mature than other protagonists in the series.[50] Ismail described Bayek as a "reactive" protagonist, who could express various emotions. Bayek, as a Medjay from Siwa Oasis, a traditional village in Egypt, embodies an older way of life and Egyptian traditions. As Egypt is about to be annexed by the Roman Empire in the game, Bayek must find out "what he needs to do, what he needs to become". His personal quest would lead ultimately to the formation of the Assassin Brotherhood.[37] Abubakar Salim, who was initially told that he was auditioning for an animated TV series that required motion capture, voiced Bayek.[51] In 2020, a report from Bloomberg alleged that Ubisoft, in particular the marketing department and Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascot, had tried to minimize the role of female assassins in a number of Assassin's Creed games. Initially, Bayek was expected to be injured or killed off early in the game, and the main playable character would become Aya.[52] Actress Alix Wilton Regan voiced Aya.[53]

Blain liked the game's quests noting that starting one side quest might initiate a chain of additional narrative side missions that players can complete.[83] Pearce called the story "delightfully mystical" and "elaborate",[19] while Fillari applauded the narrative for successfully balancing "moments of heartbreak and earnestness".[82] Pearce also praised the side-quests for being memorable and featuring "multi-faceted, interesting characters with believable motives".[19] While Carter noted that the game had a rough start, the tale involving the cult and the Order of the Ancients slowly became more intriguing and interesting.[79] Chan criticised some campaign missions, especially those involving assassinating members of the cult, for being anticlimactic. She praised the side-quests for reflecting the everyday life of Egypt, but she lamented they were repetitive. She compared completing locations of interest to running errands. Andy Kelly, also from PC Gamer, added that the game was "guilty of a particularly egregious example of padding", and wrote that during his 28 hours play time to finish Origins, at least eight hours were spent on completing side content "against [his] will".[87] Livingston remarked the player was often forced to grind for experience points before they could complete the main campaign missions, which broke the flow of the main campaign.[84] Bayek is generally well-liked by critics. Donlan called him "charming", while Polygon's Colin Campbell described him as "kind" and "devout".[80][85]

Bayek remembers Eudoros' words and begins to have doubts. He decides to meet with Apollodorus and Cleopatra for answers. Cleopatra tells Bayek that she was ousted from the throne by the masked men, who call themselves the Order of the Ancients and seek to control all of Egypt by using Ptolemy as their puppet. In addition, there are more members of Order than the five Bayek and Aya had already killed: "The Scarab", "The Hyena", "The Lizard", and "The Crocodile". In fact, Eudoros was actually "The Hippo", and the name of "The Snake" is used to refer to the Order as a whole. Confronted with this new information, Bayek agrees to become Cleopatra's Medjay and assassinate the remaining members of the Order. Bayek eventually tracks down and kills all of them while Aya convinces Pompey the Great to ally with Cleopatra.

Bayek receives a letter from Aya explaining that there are two more members of the Order, "The Scorpion" and "The Jackal", who are members of Ptolemy's royal guard and the likely culprits responsible for Khemu's death. He finds out that Lucius Septimius is the Jackal and tracks him, but is too late to stop him from assassinating Pompey. With no other options, Cleopatra has Bayek and Aya help sneak her into the palace in order to meet Julius Caesar. Cleopatra is able to impress Caesar and secure his support. Bayek manages to kill Pothinus, "The Scorpion", but is stopped from killing Septimius by Caesar, while Aya watches as Ptolemy is eaten by crocodiles as he tries to flee across the Nile.

In Rome, Aya confronts Septimius, who wields the Staff of Eden, and she defeats and kills him. She then infiltrates the Theatre of Pompey and assassinates Caesar with the aid of members of the Roman Senate. Later, she meets with Cleopatra and warns her to be a fair ruler or she will return to assassinate her. Afterwards, Bayek and Aya, now calling herself "Amunet", begin recruiting and training apprentices as they build the Hidden Ones in Egypt and Rome, respectively. 2351a5e196