Assassin's Creed: Origins

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Level 27 now. The regions in the upper 20s and upper 30s difficulty levels are EXTREMELY HARD. Your weapons have to be on that level or you won't even hurt enemies or animals in that region. Freaking level 30 vulture wrecked me in two hits. Found both gladiator places. They are GORGEOUS. The game is a breeze until you hit level 25 and above enemies.

The highest difficulty regions are also some of the most beautiful areas on the entire map. I spent 2 hours just riding around on my horse and sailing on boats. Just beautiful........Siwa is basically like a training area. Nothing hard at all. Alexandria is more of a let me see what you can do region. Memphis, Giza and the rest of the map is a so I heard you were jedi master, let's dance. Those enemies bring the pain. If your armor isn't ranked up, you will die in one hit. They don't mess around.

Currently hunting for supplies trying to get my armor and weapons even higher. I'm level 27 and my sword do over 400 damage and they not even hurting these level 28 and 29 dudes. Even my most powerful bow do 700 and something damage, these dudes blocking all my arrows.

Also FYI the IGN Wiki is so inaccurate. They missing so MANY side quests that it isn't even funny. They have side quests in the game that suggest you to be a level 39 before you attempt to do them.

[ezio]

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Love the daily missions for random rare loot


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Where do you find those? I know I saw something about it but have not done any.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Where do you find those? I know I saw something about it but have not done any.

There's a trader in Alexandria (at least that's where I found him last night) that is designated on the map/HUD by a green camel. Talk to him to start the quest.

[ezio]

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There's a trader in Alexandria (at least that's where I found him last night) that is designated on the map/HUD by a green camel. Talk to him to start the quest.

Ok. Thank you.

[ImTellinTim]

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Favorite weapon I found so far is a legendary sickle sword that puts bleeding AND poison on. My legendary shield also grants poison with a block. Then the pile of dead poisons any new enemy that joins the fight. Enemies melt away.

Do the papyrus puzzles right when you get them. They drop insane loot.

BTW, the story really picks up once you get past Alexandria.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Anybody have any tips on parrying? I can't seem to get the timing down and end up catching nothing but air.

[ODogg]

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So my question is will the enhanced 4K version on the Xbox One X be significant enough for me to buy this on Xbox and just wait to play next Tuesday? I really want to play and could just purchase for the Pro now. And I do have a 4K HDR set.

I bought it for the Xbox One X and that's what I'd recommend you do as well.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I killed one of the bounty hunters last night. It was a level 20, but good lord they are INSANE to beat. When I hear that horn I instantly hide. They dodge and move very fast in combat. Arrows do very little damage to them. I'm level 29 now and apparently every time I clear out all the names on my target list, a whole new set of targets appear. Cleared out that second row and Aya was like yeah, those aren't the true power lurking in the shadows. So I am off to rank up some more. Aya is in a region full of level 33s. Tried venturing out that way, nope, was dying instantly.

Saw somebody carrying gold on them by themselves. Thought he was an easy target, rode up on him, swung my sword and he blocked it. Then he turned his camel around and knocked me off my horse with one blow with his sword. Then killed me with a second blow when I was on the ground. I was devastated.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I did the side quest Old Times last night. It was a relatively quick quest asking Bayek to "run into" an old friend from Siwa who has now moved to Alexandria. During the course of their conversations the themes of the game are obvious. This friend has moved and essentially abandoned the life he left in Siwa. Bayek is uncredulous - harping on his friend several times about abandoning his culture.

The whole quest takes maybe five minutes, but the day after I am still thinking about it in context with the game's world. While the story continues to gather it's legs the game world has already firmly established themes of conflict. The above-mentioned quest almost literally beats you over the head with them while the rest of the game builds upon small cues. Seemingly throw-away one-liners from Bayek as he adventures through tombs and crypts serve to flesh these themes out. The ancients pre-date even the settlements threatened by sand. The shared architecture across Alexandria and southern Egypt. A misappropriation of a civilization's greatest works and accomplishments. The oppressive ruling forces squelch any resistance to reform an ancient civilization in their own image.

The game shapes a world that is in transition. Parts are on the long-slope of decline as sand erodes monuments and encroaches and encircles settlements. People cling to the old traditions out of habit and faith. Some abandon this culture, even their Gods, in search for a richer one. Others are still flourishing and still maintain a connection to ancient traditions. The faithful remain so because they are still healthy and in abundance. Meanwhile, the ruling class is putting citizens under its heel to break them and the connection to their long-cultivated culture.

To total everything up the game is allowing us to witness the destruction and appropriation of a civilization. It is both fascinating and horrifying.

[ForeverVersatile]

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Anybody have any tips on parrying? I can't seem to get the timing down and end up catching nothing but air.

Me too. I've tried early and late timing but still can't get it down.

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[Speedy]

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To total everything up the game is allowing us to witness the destruction and appropriation of a civilization. It is both fascinating and horrifying.

Curious what your thoughts are as to the immersion. I see that the story takes you to separate timelines...does the game feel like a grind, like you're just completing missions/side-ops that are fun but just feel like add-ons or is everything building the plot?

I know most haven't gotten there but I'm curious of the end-game. What type of replay ability is there?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Level 30 or 31 now. Went to the brothel on one mission. I don't get all the hub bub about it. You don't see anything, you just hear moaning. Aya is starting to piss me off. She does Bayek so wrong. Bayek just wants revenge and move on back to their little hole in the wall village of Siwa. Aya on the other hand has had a taste of fancy Rome and stuff and more concerned with being Cleopatra's lackey.

Raided many tombs. I like how they did the tombs on this game. They are simple and straight forward. In all the past Assassin's Creed games I avoided the tombs because I didn't like doing all that unnecessary solve a puzzle to unlock a door and repeat this process 4 more times before you get your loot BS. This game, you find a tomb, walk through out and within 10 minutes you find what you are looking for. Simple and sweet.

I enjoy hunting down guys riding around with 200 gold on them. Once you make it to the upper 20s it becomes harder and harder to level up. Takes a good amount of time. Game is awesome though, the storyline is great. The side missions are good and go with the over all theme of the game. The bow and arrows aren't over powered like I feared they would be if you are in the regions on your level.

In the beginning I didn't like Bayek's face or shaved head. I felt as though it didn't make him look bad ***. But the more I played the game, I understood that isn't Bayek's personalty anyway. Bayek is a family man and a traditionalist. He is simply doing a job his bloodline been doing for generations. He doesn't view himself as a hero or bad ***. He just sees himself as doing his job, nothing more, nothing less. So because of that, I learned to accept that average Joe look of Bayek.

[Junior Moe]

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I did the side quest Old Times last night. It was a relatively quick quest asking Bayek to "run into" an old friend from Siwa who has now moved to Alexandria. During the course of their conversations the themes of the game are obvious. This friend has moved and essentially abandoned the life he left in Siwa. Bayek is uncredulous - harping on his friend several times about abandoning his culture.

The whole quest takes maybe five minutes, but the day after I am still thinking about it in context with the game's world. While the story continues to gather it's legs the game world has already firmly established themes of conflict. The above-mentioned quest almost literally beats you over the head with them while the rest of the game builds upon small cues. Seemingly throw-away one-liners from Bayek as he adventures through tombs and crypts serve to flesh these themes out. The ancients pre-date even the settlements threatened by sand. The shared architecture across Alexandria and southern Egypt. A misappropriation of a civilization's greatest works and accomplishments. The oppressive ruling forces squelch any resistance to reform an ancient civilization in their own image.

The game shapes a world that is in transition. Parts are on the long-slope of decline as sand erodes monuments and encroaches and encircles settlements. People cling to the old traditions out of habit and faith. Some abandon this culture, even their Gods, in search for a richer one. Others are still flourishing and still maintain a connection to ancient traditions. The faithful remain so because they are still healthy and in abundance. Meanwhile, the ruling class is putting citizens under its heel to break them and the connection to their long-cultivated culture.

To total everything up the game is allowing us to witness the destruction and appropriation of a civilization. It is both fascinating and horrifying.

Exactly. Being able to experience history first hand, in a sense, is why I feelin love with the first few AC. There are dozens of sandbox games but how many actually incorporate real history? Back to Origins, The clash of cultures is a setting in itself. I remember that mission where Bayek meets his old friend. It stuck with me, too. I Just completed a mission where Egyptians took offense to a statue of a Greek God replacing theirs. Another thing that stuck to me was an offhand comment from a Greek about how Greeks had brought trade and commerce to Egypt making it better. To which Bayek responded, better for who, you or Egypt? I like stuff that makes me think philosophically.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Curious what your thoughts are as to the immersion. I see that the story takes you to separate timelines...does the game feel like a grind, like you're just completing missions/side-ops that are fun but just feel like add-ons or is everything building the plot?

I know most haven't gotten there but I'm curious of the end-game. What type of replay ability is there?

Immersion is definitely there in spades. Bayek has a tangible personality that helps him come alive in a world that is recreated magnificently and is a treat to adventure through.

The separate timelines haven't jostled me yet. There have been 2 animus sections totaling about 5 minutes in 15 hours of playing. To be honest I'm intrigued by the animus timeline thus far. I've yet to play as Aya yet, but her character has been great in the limited time I've seen of her.

Old Times is really a prime example of how solid most of the side quests have been. Siwa is definitely the training grounds of the game and those side quests felt more isolated and fetch-oriented than the ones I've done since then. The majority of them build upon at least one theme of the game and flesh out the world and it's mechanisms in fantastic ways. At the end of most, especially once coming to Alexandria, I've had some type of emotional response, but I've yet to feel like I'm grinding through them. The Witcher 3 spoiled me and a lot of others on side quests. While none of the ones in Origins have reached that level of personal narrative the overarching narrative and world building that goes into each one is much appreciated and impressive.

[ezio]

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Old Times is really a prime example of how solid most of the side quests have been. Siwa is definitely the training grounds of the game and those side quests felt more isolated and fetch-oriented than the ones I've done since then. The majority of them build upon at least one theme of the game and flesh out the world and it's mechanisms in fantastic ways. At the end of most, especially once coming to Alexandria, I've had some type of emotional response, but I've yet to feel like I'm grinding through them. The Witcher 3 spoiled me and a lot of others on side quests. While none of the ones in Origins have reached that level of personal narrative the overarching narrative and world building that goes into each one is much appreciated and impressive.

I agree with this. I don't think I have done the Old Times side quest but i really liked the Hidden Tax side quest in Lake Mareotis. As you said they are not the same level as the Witcher 3 but they are really well done.