By Emma Boyle
Assassin’s Creed has always claimed that “history is our playground” but Assassin’s Creed Origins may be the first game in the series that truly captures that.
Previous titles in the series have, unfortunately, tended towards feeling more like closed schoolyards than open playgrounds.
Open to explore though they were, these settings had strict schoolyard monitors and keep off the grass signs in the form of locked-off maps, inescapable repetitive missions and restrictive combat mechanics.
Assassin’s Creed Origins, on the other hand, throws open the school doors, hands you your hoodie and tells you to enjoy your free time in the way you want. Heck, run on the road if you want to.
It’s a freedom that’s both daunting and exhilarating but it injects some much needed life into a series that was beginning to feel like a never-ending game of hopscotch.
As Assassin’s Creed Origins is such a large game, we’ve opted to share our initial impressions with you rather than a final review. Despite being more than two thirds of the way through the title, we’ll reserve our final verdict for its completion so keep an eye for that very soon.
Big and bold
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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