Assassin’s Creed Origins release date, news and features

Assassin’s Creed Origins release date, news and features

By Emma Boyle

Update: Assassin’s Creed was shown off at this year’s Microsoft conference at E3 where it was confirmed that the game will indeed be set in ancient Egypt and that its title will be Assassin’s Creed Origins.

4K in-game footage of the game was shown on Xbox One X. The footage showed the game’s protagonist Bayek in the city of Siwa preparing for an assassination. He’s on horseback carrying a shield and spear. Interestingly the footage shows off the new ability in the game which will see players using an eagle to scout ahead of them from a top-down-view in missions in order to plan targets.

The game will star an assassin called Bayek and will take players back to before the formation of the assassin’s order. The story will revolve around how the slavery practices of Egypt led to the formation of the order. Bayek will journey through the country, taking on dark corrupting forces.

Players will be able to use their bow on horseback, take part in naval battles and travel and even climb pyramids.

The game will feature all new RPG elements including a leveling up system based on ability points.

Combat will involve the use of shields …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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