10 Ways Assassin's Creed Origins Has Saved The Franchise

8. An Environment/Historical Time Period You Actually Want To Explore

I posit the following: The closer we get time period-wise to the modern day, the less interesting and exciting Assassin's Creed is. On a fundamental level, AC flourishes when there are less mod-cons, more encampments and more of a sense that the world around you is somewhere you've never seen before.

Syndicate, whilst technically sound, had very little to offer other than smoggy London streets and horse drawn carriages - things that aren't exactly inspiring, to say the least. Origins' decision to fully embrace and replicate ancient Egypt comes with a replication of one of the most industrious times in human history.

There's an endlessly interesting sense of discovery to a time period where - within a span of a few hundred yards - you'll see statues to various Gods sitting alongside artists and theatre performances; ritual killings next to children playing. Ubisoft did a ludicrous amount of homework too, ensuring things like hieroglyphics, cultural affectations and assorted dresses for each NPC are historically accurate.

Altogether the scriptwriting team are allowed more freedom to design all manner of stories intertwined with relevant facts and terminology, bolstered by possibly the best game world Ubisoft have ever created.