10 Ways Assassin's Creed Origins Has Already Saved The Franchise

10. Ubisoft Actually Care About The Mythos Again

When was the last time we got a meaningful extension of the core AC mythos? Say, Assassin's Creed III, with the revelation that the Templars had schooled themselves in many of the same combat techniques as the assassins?

Yes, Black Flag posited that Abstergo were now a massive software company selling Assassin's Creed inside Assassin's Creed, but that was more a 'way out' after killing Desmond, than anything else.

No, what really matters here is one of the only two major plot cards Ubi have left to play, (the other being "What's all the First Civilisation/Juno/Minerva/God stuff about?") is the formation of the Assassin Brotherhood itself.

Thankfully, we can already see the seeds of its inception present in Ba Yek's costume, as fans have already compared the small eagle skull on his necklace to the shape of the iconic AC logo.

If nothing else, the fact Ubisoft are getting thoroughly stuck back into their mythology and giving the Order a homegrown, grassroots motivation is far more than they've done in five years.