Do you remember when we were told that there was going to be no Assassin’s Creed game for 2017? Yea that’s not happening anymore because recently it was posted by a reddit post earlier this week that, if true there will be a new Assassin’s Creed game coming out this year or more specifically October 27th. According to the information, the new game will be titled; Assassin’s Creed: Origins. A little bit of an odd title since the last game was set in London’s Victorian era, but from the image provided from Imgur (below);
it appears that the game is taking place in ancient Egypt (around 3,000 B.C.) and much like how Far Cry went to the Stone Age, this is a massive step back in time (bc AC 1 takes place during the Third Crusade) and much like the title suggests, this title may be giving us a better idea on how/when the Assassin’s came to be.
According to the same Reddit post, we apparently have some ideas on what the mechanics and concepts for the game will be:
- Started working on game before unity
- Brand new fighting system
- New A.I.
- No minimap but a elder scrolls type compass at top
- No more sprinting button, speed depends on analog stick
- Crouching is back
- Story is being kept a secret
- Eagle vision is a subtle pulse that highlights objects not enemies
- Takes place during the ascent and reign of Cleopatra
- You can climb everything in the game
- Large and small cities with many landmarks including Memphis and Alexandria
- The controllable eagle leak was true
- NPC’s have a day/night cycle and includes time for them to eat, sleep, work, and “answer the call of nature”
- Attack buttons are the right shoulder and trigger
- A.I. does not take turns to attack
- New combat system is more hit-box driven
- As you fight, an adrenaline gauge fills up, and when both attack buttons are pressed powerful attacks are unleashed
- Left shoulder button is lock on
- There are treasures to find in the depths of the water (sunken ships, long-forgotten ruins)
- Stat element of customization is removed
- New gear system where players can improve specific parts of your gear by crafting materials
- Leveling system that has a level cap of 40
- Bayek is not the only playable character in the game but that character is a secret
- There are legendary items to loot in the game
- You can add blocked arrows to your inventory
- You can no longer one hit enemies that are more powerful than you with your hidden blade
- Buttons for free-running up and down are removed
- Puzzles are back but more challenging and less switches
- Much more in depth ability graph with 3 paths (Seer, Warrior, Hunter)
- There are gladiator battles in arenas
With E3 just around the corner, we are hoping that more information comes to light as Ubisoft is set to hit the stage on Monday 6/12 at 4pm est.
