Assassin's Creed Origins Review: 6 Ups & 5 Downs

5. Art Design & Historical Accuracy Is Second To None

From the shimmer of the pyramids to the various types of cloth making up any NPCs attire, the photo-real hieroglyphics adorning sides of temples or the whipping wind cascading red sand all around, Origins is not only one of the best-looking games this generation, but one of the most educational.

Ubisoft have always prided themselves on having a team comprised of "various religious faiths and beliefs"; a veritable band of researchers who assemble their windows into historical time periods like no one else. AC games routinely come with optional codex entries on specific landmarks, cultural traits or insights into trade and ways of life, but here you've literally got explorable communities where different religious beliefs are excised through the populaces literally following different Gods.

It gives Origins a sense of place and passion from the developers that cements the design team as wanting to really transport you back in time. Despite all its flaws, AC Unity was an immaculate recreation of French Revolution-era France, and here it's no different.

Chances are you'll learn much more about what it was like to live in Ancient Egypt than any high school history class, and that's a major plus.