During the time last year when Ubisoft didn't release a title in its Assassin's Creed series for the first time since 2007, the developer took the entire formula back to the drawing board, throwing out virtually everything except the idea that you're a person in a hood who assassinates bad guys.

On this, the tenth anniversary of Assassin's Creed , it's time to shake it up. After giving the franchise a short rest after Assassin's Creed Syndicate , Ubisoft Montreal brings players back into the world of assassins in a game that doesn't rewrite the fiction but rather change how the game is...

Not completely back to the drawing board, Ubisoft takes some of their better old ideas and blends them with new ones in Assassin's Creed: Origins.

Sand dunes and salty air

Gorgeous and vast world; Missions are different and multi-layered; Bayek is a great character; Combat is deeper

Many bugs that cause problems; Drags towards the end

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The story and game play is much better than I expected. Haven't run into any bugs or glitches, either. Combat and movement are very smooth as well

Ubisoft comes in for a lot of criticism from certain quarters of the gaming community, but (most of) it really isn't justified. Assassin's Creed is a good example of how they seem to be listening to fans to help shape the games they make.

I wasn't the biggest of fans of the assassins creed series, after playing the first game on release, and finding it not all I thought it would be due to the breaking of immersion between the point in history and the way it kept thrusting you into modern day.

While Origins is mostly a single player experience, there is a small multiplayer component available. If you come across a dead body in the game, and your map shows off a blue marker with a player name, you have an option to avenge their death.

The spectacular setting of Ancient Egypt; Stunning graphics; Abundance of content

Story starts out slow; Clumsy combat; Minor glitches and bugs

This game is so terrible. Rewritten combat system, glitchy AI, absolutely no storyline. I'm so upset that I even considered buying this game. Please don't waste the effort or brainpower to open this game up. Absolute garbage.