I am a huge nerd when it comes to ancient egypt but Origins, at least the bit I played reminded me of something we often forget. Everything we consider ancient Egypt, the pyramids, most of the temples, valley of the kings, that all was considered ancient by the time of Origins. Just the weight of time hit me and I only played a bit at a mates house once.
Same here, when i played origins i remember hearing some npc’s talking about “ancient civilizations” or “ancient Egypt” and i realized, we don’t realize how forward we are in human history, Bayek story was 2000 years ago and yet, in that time they used to call ancient some civilizations that we wrongly put in the same era (what i mean is like, before playing Origins Egypt 2000 B.C.E. and Egypt 47B.C.E. were the same for me and i couldn’t see the difference)
@@andregar-3743 the layperson sees Ancient Egypt (Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome for that matter) as one homogeneous culture, when there is a lot of diversity involved and I don't mean diversity in the meaning that has become the catchphrase at the moment. I mean diversity regarding eras, just culture in general.
Most certainly gotta agree with you on Origins. I love the variety we get in that map, it’s huge but it’s not too big for its own good like Odyssey or Valhalla. It also helps that I’ve been to Egypt myself and can reminisce when traveling to Giza or Luxor, Queen Hatshepsut’s temple, and the Valley of Kings in the DLC. Also, to go with the lore of the franchise, I absolutely love the air of mystery that permeates Origins. The First Civ tombs being built beneath other humankind tombs in the desert, the giant, alien canyon buried amongst the sands. Seeing the stars and the hallucination meteors that rain from the sky is breathtaking. Absolutely phenomenal setting.
@@sosaysjay the Sphinx for one, it really is smaller than you’d imagine until you see it in person. The Pyramids were breathtaking and being able to go inside of them was also amazing (I got to go inside of the 2nd pyramid, as well as Ramesses the Great and King Tutankhamun’s tomb all in real life) I also think the temple structures we see in Luxor and Memphis were pretty damn spot on as well, and of course the Nile looks amazing too
I agree with you on the map for Origins. I think of the new games since Odyssey it remains my favourite for the character, but also the world. It is big, but I found it much less taxing to explore and finsih compared to Odyssey which I am still playing even as I start Valhalla. I really enjoy the Ancient Greece setting and I like Kassandra, but there's too much. Origins balances the story and side activities much better in its open world.
I've been to egypt as well. Seeing these landscapes and structures during their ancient times was phenomenal. They haven't replicated everything 100 % but they are damn close. I could even see the same hills I've seen when I was in Luxor myself. The level of detail they've put into this game is simply amazing.
It's ironic that it doesn't feel too big like Odyssey or Valhalla, considering that Egypt is significantly larger than Greece and the British Isles lol. Really shows how important it is to make your gameplay make players *feel* a certain way
Origins was arguably the best world to visit. You have the woodlands of North Libya being Cyrenaica, and you have the sand deserts of Sudan, as well as Alexandria and the wet amrshes of Northern Egypt with the Sandy Dunes of Siwa and other areas. Best map as a whole.
Even though I don't like the game it's used in, I really loved Victorian London. I personally always found that era of history very fascinating and it was great to get a glimpse into what it might have been like to live in mid 1800s London, including depicting the horrors of child labor. Lastly I liked the attention to detail with that era. For example there was an instance of a paper boy shouting out news referencing the Boshin War (and the wider Mejji Restoration) in Japan at the time On a side note, I was hoping that China would be the next setting (by Ubisoft Montreal) for the next mainline AC game as the sequel to AC Valhalla. It would have been a perfect fit for the series.
I’ve always had a bias in favour of Syndicate because of its setting and time period, as well as it being the most ‘modern’ AC that we’ve ever gotten (unless you count playing Watch Dogs Legion as the assassin)
@@AmalGum001 Look if the characters and writing was just tonally consistent with the dreary setting, then it would have been a decent game. But it wasn't and it was so bloatedly Jacob, not enough Evie.
yeah, i agree, but it's unfortunate that everything in the story and side quests of the game completely destroys the atmosphere of the world. If any game shouldn't have been fun and jokey, it shouldn't have been the one in Victorian London
@@donkeyman9710 I think it suited the Ezio games and AC 4 Black Flag, but not Victorian London. It would have been better if it was just Evie and Jacob was cut from the game entirely. It could have delved into topics regarding Sexism and other forms of mainstream bigotry that would have existed at the time. I find it hard to believe that nobody in Victorian London would have never said anything even slightly sexist to Evie. In addition one of the side characters is a transgender man. Again I find it hard to believe that nobody would have commented on it at all, or worse physically assault them during that time. Ubisoft could have taken a few risks but they played it too safe.
What i loved most about Origins was that it had all 3 major ancient civilization styles in one game. You could visit ancient Egyptian ruins, an ancient Greek city, and what most other people forget to mention in Origins, you could also visit an ancient Roman city. I would love an AC game set in ancient Rome and visiting Cyrene was the closest to that i could experience so far. Everything about that city is amazing, rivaling even Alexandria. It's a spectacular feat that Origins got to display and it is done beautifully. Also the DLC Thebes was cool too!
In that area yeah, but there are tons of ancient civilizations that would be amazing settings still. We still have yet to properly see ancient China, India, the Mayans or the Aztecs, and if we include more recent history there's even more.
wonderfully made video, and i am SO glad you gave origins the appreciation it deserves- many either prefer odyssey or discard the newer games entirely which i think does the ambition and beauty of origins a disservice.
AC 1 was my favorite. It was so open, stealthy, and just totally different from anything I’d ever played. In retrospect I can see how it was a bit repetitive, but I loved that game so much. The cities were fantastic, the horseback riding between cities, and combat was wonderful. AC2 was quite good too, and I remember exploring Venice and having a blast in the masquerade sections. I would absolutely love faithful remakes/remasters with updated graphics but really no changes to the actual maps.
I started with Black Flag. Loved every moment of it. Ship battle and customization, Matt Ryan as Edward Kenway, and a slew of other things but the two are the ones that made a huge impression of me. And then I went forward from there. After I beat Origins, I went back. All great and stuff but Black Flag will always be my favorite installment. I don't care what anybody says, Black Flag is MY Assassin's Creed game.
For me I really liked the map of Constantinople ... I loved the style of building and run down nature and the Parkour felt smoother and the density of people was amazing
Loved Istanbul as well. The architecture, the streets, the markets it all clicked with me and loved the hook. It's why Mirage is a game I'm very interested in
AC2 almost single handedly got me interested in renaissance Italy and the history of that time period. I have a mental list of time periods id love to see represented in an AC game. Feudal Japan being one of them, I’m actually surprised that they haven’t done that one yet
They are actually working on an AC game in the Feudal Japan time period, when Oda Nobunaga was alive. It's AC codenam Red. They released a teaser quite a while ago. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/gD_DemeUuy8/w-d-xo.html I'm glad they are working on a Japan AC game at this point with the current technology.
I actually wanted to add something about Rogue’s gameplay: while it’s true you act like a pirate when you’re not actually a pirate, that is *exactly* what the British navy did in the past,. Ships, informally called sea dogs, were legally allowed to attack and plunder enemy ships basically whenever they wanted, and in the Seven Years War British ships did the same thing to any French ships they saw. Shay is allied with the British after he joins the Templars, he even flies their flag on the Morrigan, so it makes sense that he’d be plundering French ships and generally acting like a pirate, even though their time was long over by the time of the game. Just felt like pointing that out. Great video!
Bro I really really love this video you really went over every little detail in every single game and I respect you for it. Besides you were fair to every game
I remember buying Origins in a sale. I wasn't an avid Assassins Creed player, but had played 1,2,3 and Black Flag. The game really left me in awe with it's world, and it sparked in me a real interest for the games of the franchise. THe cherry on top of that world was that I liked Bayek, he felt human, with virtues and flaws.
I love Syndicate sooo much. It’s such a sleeper AC game because of Unity. Jacob is a truly fun character, like Edward and Ezio, but kind of dumber which I enjoy. And Evie is intelligent and determined, and quick witted especially with an insult to Jacob. 😅 I think the setting of London is glorious and seems so true to history. The cinematic assassinations that you could achieve during main story missions were *chefs kiss* and I would say that Starrick was one of the best villains in the series.
Loved the game as well! Jacob is one of my favourite main protagonists! I thought Starrick was great as well, and Roth is hands down one of the best villains the franchise has ever seen! Sadly I didn't like evie, but the game is still grand!
I remember when the gameplay trailer for Black Flag dropped. I couldn’t believe how advanced games had gotten. The idea of seamlessly, mid chase, going from a fleshed out island with a populated town to hopping on to your ship and sailing into the open ocean; catching up to a ship, entering combat and, again, seamlessly going from ship-to-ship combat to swinging onto their’s; finishing off the captain and taking their treasure, and sailing into the sunset avoiding dynamic weather just to come across an uncharted island with more activities while watching ships of various factions fighting each other in the distance. All of this with NO LOADING SCREENS! 16 year old me was blown away and hasn’t seen a game trailer since that’s lived up to that amount of hype.
Personally I would put AC4's Caribbean as number one. I highly value the "fun in traversal" aspect in an open world game, and sailing the Caribbean sea was able to constantly give me an engaging experience; the ever changing wave and wind/weather conditions that gives my goopy gamer brain things to think about (such as the ship's orientation), other ships to pirate on the way when you need extra excitement, adjusting sail speed around narrower and shallower waters, etc. Despite me heavily preferring the "big cities" world, AC4 managed to make exploring fun and prevents my brain to run on autopilot where you mostly just hold forward on the left stick and not much to think about. This especially matters to me in a series with precedent on making the players process the world for pathfinding and exploration. It might not be surprising that my second favorite setting is Paris where vertical movements is _potentially_ made smoother by Parkour Up and Parkour Down, with endless pathfinding possibilities (although, also with endless jank), even transitioning from exterior to interior almost seamlessly.
My personal ranking: 14. Cyprus - Bloodline 13. Louisiana - Liberation 12. The Holy Land - AC1 11. The North Atlantic - Rogue 10. Istanbul - Revelations 9. The American Colonies - AC3 8. Rome - Brotherhood 7. Paris - Unity 6. The Caribbean - Black Flag 5. Italy - AC2 4. London - Syndicate 3. England (and the other maps) - Valhalla 2. Egypt - Origins 1. Greece - Odyssey Egypt and Greece are specifically a cut above the rest. Greece is one of the best open world environments I’ve ever explored, while Egypt captures an atmosphere and sense of scope unlike any other game I’ve played.
Love your channel man. Couldn't agree more with Origins. Ancient Egypt is so beautiful. I really love that game. Great list. I enjoyed watching this video, you put a lot of work into it, and from one creator to another....beautifully done sir 🤝
Assasin's Creed IV was my favorite game. I have played more of Odyssey than Origins right now. I have downloaded them at the same time. Getting stronger in Odyssey is really fun even though I don't like grind in games. There's something about it, maybe the sea battles remind of Black Flag. However, I do believe Odyssey is too much at times for most people. There's so much to see but as you said, getting through those samey mountains and forests is kind of annoying. Egypt was great but I wasn't liking the gameplay. If I put a few more hours into it, I'll definitely prefer it. Far Cry 3, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Black Flag are three settings that I absolutely loved from the moment I saw them.
Not sure I agree with the criticism of the Bayou in Liberation. It's meant to behave like the Frontier in AC3 during the Winter sequences. In Winter, the snow cover restricted movement along the ground whenever you veered off the main roads, and this encouraged you to use the trees. In the old games, they filled the cities with large crowds to force you onto the rooftops. The game wants you to role play as an assassin navigating the environment and stalking their targets from above. Plus, you can use a canoe in the Bayou, so there are a couple of options.
I haven't played any of the games past Syndicate yet but, Black Flag is hands down my favorite AC game. One other thing I want to add on that game is that it's not a gargantuan task to 100% it like most of AC games are.
Great vid and great list! I cant really disagree with any of your points, and ofcourse everyone has different opinions. My top 3 is Unity, AC1, AC Brotherhood in that order. Unity feels lively on every square meter of the map. You can see NPCs spreading propaganda, protesting, having arguments, having a mental breakdown, or just chilling in the sun. Paris is an assassin's absolute wet dream to treverse. AC1...bro you cant argue, the medieval setting is just top notch and cool af, especially how the music of the game inhances the immersivity, the dull colors and simple structures, with more detailed buildings in the rich districts for variety. AC Brotherhood's Rome I can only describe with two words...absolutely beautiful. Yea it IS kinda recycled from AC 2 but I still love it more. Feels more lively and vibrant.
For me its Valhalla, im a viking nerd and just love the vibe, idc about history and things, I just love the ambiance. Origins and Odyssey are tied. I love ancients vibes😂
Assassins creed black flag is my favorite assassins creed game, and the carribean is my favorite assassins creed setting. I just love the golden age of piracy where black flag takes place in and i love the caribbean and the vibesin the caribbean in 1713 to 1722.
i really like your videos, dude. your editing is top notch. seeing all the assassins creed gameplay and hearing all the soundtracks makes me nostalgic af 🥲. subscribed 👍🏻
I thought you meant settings, you know like volume adjustment, screen ratio.... Settings. Damn. I clicked because I wondered how one would rank settings.
AC Origins Has The Best Overall Setting. I didn't even need to watch much of the video. I expected a lot more out of assassins creed valhalla than what we got, Same with odyssey, I was expecting something on the level of origins, But both of those games failed to do what origins did.
Awesome list and Video! Here is my ranking of the settings (I have not played the Ezio Trilogy yet) 1. Carribean (Black Flag) 2. Egypt (Origins) 3. Paris (Unity) 4. London (Syndicate) 5. England (Valhalla) 6. Ancient Greece (Odyssey) 7. North Atlantic (Rouge) 8. Holy Land (AC1) 9. Colonial America (AC3)
Well what're you doing here then? Go experience 3 of the best games ever made right now! Cannot recommend them enough (and Unity, Unity's also pretty pog)
@@ThatGenericPyro I have been wanting to play the Ezio Trilogy for a while but I have other video games I have been trying to finish. I am planning on playing it next month though!
i feel like we are ignoring how the setting contributes to its story, in ac 1 the 3rd crucade is a great time period and setting, with all the politycal and ethical conflicts
So, assuming the european witch trials setting is correct, I'm curious where they will go from there. I mean obviously there are so many time periods and conflicts in history they can cover but how many do they have left that feel unique? They bailed on the modern day setting when they got rid of desmond, and it would be hard to make something like the american civil war feel different from AC3 or Roman conquest feel different enough from Valhalla or even AC2. Would love to hear what other people want to see because i'm probably not thinking of them.
I feel like there are almost infinite possibilities. Take us to Mongolia when Altair was on the steppe, traveling through nomadic territories and stealthily infiltrating or scouting larger cities. Take us to the Russian revolution and increase stealth mechanics with the inclusion of more advanced firearms. Give us Persia to recreate Persepolis. The series has hardly touched Africa, South America, South East Asia. They could even do another riff on Black Flag and let us navigate the Pacific during the colonization of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
"The game lacks verticality in the urban areas" "The statues are too big, unrealistic" The counterintuitivness is unreal, Odyssey is second on this list, at least.
I always wish they would have chosen and even older time perior for Origins. It's crazy to think, but they could have gone back another 1000 years... I would have loved to see the Egypt of the XIX dynasty. Let's say Ramesses II (1279-1213 B.C), for instance. By the time Origins take place, that part of history is already ancient to them xD
Let’s be honest, the hard docking of well game reused what this did… isn’t always bad. Ac2-revelations isn’t terrible for it being the same core game, it’s only bad because the story of brotherhood didn’t do as much as 2, and revelations was a rush job…. Where all 3 games are very good and fun to play Core gameplays. And what brotherhood and revelations copied made playing the same character as he got older with the same gameplay feel good, granted they could have expanded it, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. The trio collection stands out as a good example of a core gameplay loop repeated, where no where else in the series was it carried over so closely, like liberation had the movement of 3 but that’s it, ace 3 is a good start point. Ac black flag had a more advanced movement from 3 with improved combat of 3, freedom cry ( stand alone game!) was a copy of black flag, where rouge took the better movement and combat of black flag, while doing something different with the map combining ac3 and black flag….. and then unity broke everything literally, and we haven’t had a game repeat itself each new ac game is just unique. ( like what if just ac ezio, ac 2, brotherhood, revelations remade into 1 game, where gear unlocks are locked to the time errs like how they were in base game, where doing x mission gave you the better armor, so by the time you finish the first game you have the altir’s armor, and then by the time you finish the second game you have the Romulus armor. That way they can really make a big game like the want to, as well as have it be another blockbuster of a game. Yes it would be long, but F Valhalla and Odessey for the length you know, at least you can 100% each ezio game in a timely manner. )
i hope they make a game in ancient rome. although ac odyssey has it's flaws as a game i enjoyed playing it very much and the settings is exceptional. honestly japan seems a very cool setting ofr an assasin's creed game. however, i don't think bagdhad is an intersting setting for an assassin's creed game and this feeling is strengthed by the fact that the game is returning the the old formula.
This makes me want to play all AC games. It's just amazing that we can have a glimpse and immerse ourselves in these historical worlds even if they aren't super accurate.
It is a great game. They took their time with it, fixed a lot of gameplay concerns fans had for a decade at that point, and made a fun all around experience.
The origins map is perfect, the amount of landmarks never makes it feel empty, and even the deserts have the feeling of being immersive, with the hallucinations and the distant pyramids, you’re never drawn out of the map with poorly placed assets, even though there is a downgraded parkour system the parkour opportunities are still there with as much thought as Paris, the map is colourful too, unlike Paris, which gives an instant upgrade, although syndicates map was great, it was too modern, one of my favourite parts about exploring the maps is seeing what things were like hundreds even thousands of years ago, what landmarks used to be like, which is why mirage looks so promising to me now, it has all the best qualities I’ve listed, as well as the parkour centred aspect, but for now origins is on top
It's the little things that made Origins amazing for me, most specifically the agriculture, which was so accurate that it correctly depicted the correct commercial crops, like lentils and grains to blooming fields of flax that were a key industrial crop, even the wide array of accurate towering Egyptian pigeon coops, which were a main meat source for the common population.
Odyssey was the worst ac game in terms of being an assassin and in the audition for the worst ac game oat first of all u have no assassin history then u cant just assassinate someone because most enemys are too strong even if u one level above them and u have magic weapons Plus the story line is way too long because u have too many side quests and its not even relevant to kill that cult But killing those cyclops etc was fun
Arguably, what makes AC Black Flag stand out so much is not only the world design itself, but the music - the music is incredible and I still listen to it this day. I'm not only referring to sea shanties, but also the music that plays in taverns - with Spanish songs in Havana and a mixture of English, Scottish and Irish folk music in the English settlements.
Origins literally sparked my interest in history. The world and time period are so fascinating that it made me want to know more about all the cultures that can be seen in Ptolomaic Egypt. Bayek also went down as one of my absolute favorite video game protagonists, right up there with Ezio. Overall, phenomenal game.
Nothing has surpassed AC2 for me. None of the sequels. Not Origins, not unity, not black flag, and not the piece of trash only carrying the name of Assassins Creed.
@@JL32506AC 3 makes sense in this regard especially if you are American. Growing up in America, it was always a wonder to dive back into the history of the land I was born on. It’s a wonder for other parts of the world and their cultures as well, but the home one tends to hit the hardest. If someone asked me how they could get the best experience with the history of the US, I’d tell them to play AC3. Not to watch the patriot or Lincoln or some period piece. Red dead has its myriad of westerns to go to if you want to experience the Wild West. Nothing paints the picture clearer and as powerful as AC3 when it comes to the American Revolution. Both AC 3 and AC 4 took incredible risks that I appreciate. It’s just those risks worked out way better for them in AC 4. The ship combat and the exploration it encouraged fit the AC franchise perfectly. Unfortunately the setting for AC 3 didn’t hold up to what the franchise was known for. Small buildings, lots of space, not many cool landmarks. Just places where things happened, but nothing like the Roman Coliseum or Norte Dame, actual cool buildings to explore and possibly have a mission in
Origins is definitely my favorite game in the series and a lot of that just comes from exploring the map. The map made me want to explore and complete side tasks almost more than seeing bayek Jumpstart the brotherhood.
First of all I appreciate the work that has been done for this video; although I love AC 4's map and I cant get enough of it but also love London in AC Syndicate, Paris in Unity, Egypt in Origins, Greece in Odyssey, Istanbul in Revelations, AC 2's and AC Brotherhood's map. I simply love the settings of AC series.
I think the reason Origins is this good, is because it is the most finished, polished and refined game in the series. You can literally tell they really put in the effort! Everything is thought out and addressed; has depth, meaning and it’s interesting! I guess one drop of passion makes all the difference in the world!
My top games 1. AC2 2. AC 4 Black Flag 3. AC Unity 4. AC3 5. AC Origins My top fav setting 1. Caribbean 2. Paris 3. Renaissance Italy 4. Victorian London 5. Egypt
Agreed with number 1 as I'm a big Egypt historian geek, but Odyssey is close 2nd for me. I remembered the first time seeing central Attika, totally blew my mind (for me the best AC city design ever) and was so excited to go there immediately. Unity and Black flag also amazing.
I just found your channels and immediately watched all your essays. I have to say this is the best Assassin's Creed content I've ever seen on youtube. AC has always fascinated me as it's one of the only franchises of it's scale that is so immensely weird and interesting, and seeing someone break it down with as much thought as you have is incredible to see. Good job!!!
I just want a game set on the Aztec Empire and I will be a happy man. It is 100% a bias of mine just because I'm Mexican, but I really think that it could be such an amazing setting to dive into and have the level of detail that the AC games have in portraying a city as unique as the Great Tenochtitlán was.
Bayek can do a backflip on a palm tree when there is a haystack nearby, when there are torches or campfires around the opponents, he can throw a sleep or poison arrow and catch more than one with an arrow, gives small subtle tricks, also gives a trick where msn bow and shield can remove.
Odyssey is still the only one I've platinum'd (mostly due to feathers), almost entirely because of the map and setting, I could not get enough. Egypt then the Caribbean round out my top 3.
I’m a huge ancient classical guy, and the portrayal of Ancient Greece is absolutely stunning and on a whole pretty (albeit exaggerated at times) accurate, the metopes on some of the famous temples were dead to right, whilst not showing all of them, they absolutely get it right on the ones they do, the fantasy aspects and exaggerated sizes are a welcome to me as it plays into the myths that are such a key part of both our understanding, but also the society that was present at the time, the only thing that truly left me wanting was a mix of both different cultures from the different city states, and the traditions and festivals of the time, more reference to godly worship and festivals like the city dionysia would have fleshed it out to an unrivalled degree for me
Thank you, I always appreciated your comments on our other channel as well. A video like that would be fun to make, I will definitely keep that in mind
Played origins and unity so far, and both were excellent games, the environments are so immersive, but Origins have to take the win, it makes you contemplate how massive and ancient those lands are, how much it’s been through, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans so many stories, it’s crazy
They really nailed that feel of sailing out in the open, frozen ocean. The bleakness of the sea really sells it and makes you feel small and alone in the “big” ocean. Also the Legendary Ship fight settings are very well done imo.
Absolutely amazing essay here. Have been on a bit of an AC binge lately and this was a great watch. Glad to see Origins at the top of the list. I am still hopeful that Ubisoft will give us a sequel to it one day but the odds of that seems very unlikely.
Pretty good list. I agree with most of the placements. I'd probably put Odyssey a little higher, and Black Flag a little lower, but I definitely agree with Origins taking the top spot. Without a doubt, it's the best realized historical setting in the series to date.
I just finished Origins, my last AC was the 1st one. Im still thinking about it. All of Egypt is so lived in and diverse in the problems they have, making the side missions interesting and fun to do.
As much as i do prefer the old style of ac games, i love that that new ac games have a tour feature where i can walk around the map and learn interesting facts about the culture.
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I am a huge nerd when it comes to ancient egypt but Origins, at least the bit I played reminded me of something we often forget. Everything we consider ancient Egypt, the pyramids, most of the temples, valley of the kings, that all was considered ancient by the time of Origins. Just the weight of time hit me and I only played a bit at a mates house once.
Partly because the setting of Origins was during the Greek and start of the Roman occupation.
Same here, when i played origins i remember hearing some npc’s talking about “ancient civilizations” or “ancient Egypt” and i realized, we don’t realize how forward we are in human history, Bayek story was 2000 years ago and yet, in that time they used to call ancient some civilizations that we wrongly put in the same era (what i mean is like, before playing Origins Egypt 2000 B.C.E. and Egypt 47B.C.E. were the same for me and i couldn’t see the difference)
@@andregar-3743 the layperson sees Ancient Egypt (Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome for that matter) as one homogeneous culture, when there is a lot of diversity involved and I don't mean diversity in the meaning that has become the catchphrase at the moment. I mean diversity regarding eras, just culture in general.
Cleopatra was born closer to the invention of the iPhone that to the construction of the Pyramids.
That's trippy
Most certainly gotta agree with you on Origins. I love the variety we get in that map, it’s huge but it’s not too big for its own good like Odyssey or Valhalla.
It also helps that I’ve been to Egypt myself and can reminisce when traveling to Giza or Luxor, Queen Hatshepsut’s temple, and the Valley of Kings in the DLC.
Also, to go with the lore of the franchise, I absolutely love the air of mystery that permeates Origins.
The First Civ tombs being built beneath other humankind tombs in the desert, the giant, alien canyon buried amongst the sands.
Seeing the stars and the hallucination meteors that rain from the sky is breathtaking. Absolutely phenomenal setting.
Did you see things in Egypt that you thought were particularly well made in Origins?
@@sosaysjay the Sphinx for one, it really is smaller than you’d imagine until you see it in person. The Pyramids were breathtaking and being able to go inside of them was also amazing (I got to go inside of the 2nd pyramid, as well as Ramesses the Great and King Tutankhamun’s tomb all in real life) I also think the temple structures we see in Luxor and Memphis were pretty damn spot on as well, and of course the Nile looks amazing too
I agree with you on the map for Origins. I think of the new games since Odyssey it remains my favourite for the character, but also the world. It is big, but I found it much less taxing to explore and finsih compared to Odyssey which I am still playing even as I start Valhalla. I really enjoy the Ancient Greece setting and I like Kassandra, but there's too much. Origins balances the story and side activities much better in its open world.
I've been to egypt as well. Seeing these landscapes and structures during their ancient times was phenomenal. They haven't replicated everything 100 % but they are damn close. I could even see the same hills I've seen when I was in Luxor myself. The level of detail they've put into this game is simply amazing.
It's ironic that it doesn't feel too big like Odyssey or Valhalla, considering that Egypt is significantly larger than Greece and the British Isles lol. Really shows how important it is to make your gameplay make players *feel* a certain way
Origins was arguably the best world to visit. You have the woodlands of North Libya being Cyrenaica, and you have the sand deserts of Sudan, as well as Alexandria and the wet amrshes of Northern Egypt with the Sandy Dunes of Siwa and other areas. Best map as a whole.
odyssey better
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ac4 is a better game overall not map but in everything else most people agree
Even though I don't like the game it's used in, I really loved Victorian London. I personally always found that era of history very fascinating and it was great to get a glimpse into what it might have been like to live in mid 1800s London, including depicting the horrors of child labor.
Lastly I liked the attention to detail with that era. For example there was an instance of a paper boy shouting out news referencing the Boshin War (and the wider Mejji Restoration) in Japan at the time
On a side note, I was hoping that China would be the next setting (by Ubisoft Montreal) for the next mainline AC game as the sequel to AC Valhalla. It would have been a perfect fit for the series.
I’ve always had a bias in favour of Syndicate because of its setting and time period, as well as it being the most ‘modern’ AC that we’ve ever gotten (unless you count playing Watch Dogs Legion as the assassin)
@@AmalGum001 I feel like the first watch dogs is the closest to a modern assassins creed game
@@AmalGum001 Look if the characters and writing was just tonally consistent with the dreary setting, then it would have been a decent game. But it wasn't and it was so bloatedly Jacob, not enough Evie.
yeah, i agree, but it's unfortunate that everything in the story and side quests of the game completely destroys the atmosphere of the world. If any game shouldn't have been fun and jokey, it shouldn't have been the one in Victorian London
@@donkeyman9710 I think it suited the Ezio games and AC 4 Black Flag, but not Victorian London.
It would have been better if it was just Evie and Jacob was cut from the game entirely. It could have delved into topics regarding Sexism and other forms of mainstream bigotry that would have existed at the time.
I find it hard to believe that nobody in Victorian London would have never said anything even slightly sexist to Evie. In addition one of the side characters is a transgender man. Again I find it hard to believe that nobody would have commented on it at all, or worse physically assault them during that time. Ubisoft could have taken a few risks but they played it too safe.
What i loved most about Origins was that it had all 3 major ancient civilization styles in one game. You could visit ancient Egyptian ruins, an ancient Greek city, and what most other people forget to mention in Origins, you could also visit an ancient Roman city. I would love an AC game set in ancient Rome and visiting Cyrene was the closest to that i could experience so far. Everything about that city is amazing, rivaling even Alexandria. It's a spectacular feat that Origins got to display and it is done beautifully. Also the DLC Thebes was cool too!
In that area yeah, but there are tons of ancient civilizations that would be amazing settings still. We still have yet to properly see ancient China, India, the Mayans or the Aztecs, and if we include more recent history there's even more.
@@indmur Totally. Or Japan... An AC feudal japan tho... just take my money
@@dragosalexpop Assassin Creed red is set in Japan and you play as a ninja
It still baffles me that they didn't do ancient Rome instead of Valhalla. Seriously a trilogy of Egypt, Greece, Rome would have worked so well
@@neine999 and would have tied very well with the ending of origins.
wonderfully made video, and i am SO glad you gave origins the appreciation it deserves- many either prefer odyssey or discard the newer games entirely which i think does the ambition and beauty of origins a disservice.
Thank you, that is much appreciated
AC 1 was my favorite. It was so open, stealthy, and just totally different from anything I’d ever played. In retrospect I can see how it was a bit repetitive, but I loved that game so much. The cities were fantastic, the horseback riding between cities, and combat was wonderful. AC2 was quite good too, and I remember exploring Venice and having a blast in the masquerade sections. I would absolutely love faithful remakes/remasters with updated graphics but really no changes to the actual maps.
I started with Black Flag. Loved every moment of it. Ship battle and customization, Matt Ryan as Edward Kenway, and a slew of other things but the two are the ones that made a huge impression of me. And then I went forward from there. After I beat Origins, I went back. All great and stuff but Black Flag will always be my favorite installment. I don't care what anybody says, Black Flag is MY Assassin's Creed game.
I recently played the last 3 ac games, and for god’s sake, how much i loved exploring Greece, i never felt boring exploring the map
Great video, I’ve currently only played ac odyssey and Valhalla but this video has encouraged me to try the earlier games
I am glad to hear that. This series is full of really cool settings, I hope you enjoy the games.
I'm sorry to hear that, please play syndicate, black flag and origins.
Really, really excellent video man.
Hi, that means a lot, thank you. I always look forward to your content
For me I really liked the map of Constantinople ... I loved the style of building and run down nature and the Parkour felt smoother and the density of people was amazing
Loved Istanbul as well.
The architecture, the streets, the markets it all clicked with me and loved the hook.
It's why Mirage is a game I'm very interested in
@@TH-camCensors constantinople
AC2 almost single handedly got me interested in renaissance Italy and the history of that time period. I have a mental list of time periods id love to see represented in an AC game. Feudal Japan being one of them, I’m actually surprised that they haven’t done that one yet
They are actually working on an AC game in the Feudal Japan time period, when Oda Nobunaga was alive. It's AC codenam Red. They released a teaser quite a while ago. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/gD_DemeUuy8/w-d-xo.html
I'm glad they are working on a Japan AC game at this point with the current technology.
I actually wanted to add something about Rogue’s gameplay: while it’s true you act like a pirate when you’re not actually a pirate, that is *exactly* what the British navy did in the past,. Ships, informally called sea dogs, were legally allowed to attack and plunder enemy ships basically whenever they wanted, and in the Seven Years War British ships did the same thing to any French ships they saw. Shay is allied with the British after he joins the Templars, he even flies their flag on the Morrigan, so it makes sense that he’d be plundering French ships and generally acting like a pirate, even though their time was long over by the time of the game. Just felt like pointing that out. Great video!
Bro I really really love this video you really went over every little detail in every single game and I respect you for it. Besides you were fair to every game
Thank you, I am glad you liked it
I need an Assassin's Creed game to take place in Aztec culture
My favorite setting is Valhalla, but all the games have great settings. Can't really fault anyone for having different tastes. Great video.
I remember buying Origins in a sale. I wasn't an avid Assassins Creed player, but had played 1,2,3 and Black Flag. The game really left me in awe with it's world, and it sparked in me a real interest for the games of the franchise. THe cherry on top of that world was that I liked Bayek, he felt human, with virtues and flaws.
the origins valhalla and odyssey dlcs also look absolutely astonishing
I love Syndicate sooo much. It’s such a sleeper AC game because of Unity. Jacob is a truly fun character, like Edward and Ezio, but kind of dumber which I enjoy. And Evie is intelligent and determined, and quick witted especially with an insult to Jacob. 😅 I think the setting of London is glorious and seems so true to history. The cinematic assassinations that you could achieve during main story missions were *chefs kiss* and I would say that Starrick was one of the best villains in the series.
Loved the game as well! Jacob is one of my favourite main protagonists! I thought Starrick was great as well, and Roth is hands down one of the best villains the franchise has ever seen! Sadly I didn't like evie, but the game is still grand!
I remember when the gameplay trailer for Black Flag dropped. I couldn’t believe how advanced games had gotten. The idea of seamlessly, mid chase, going from a fleshed out island with a populated town to hopping on to your ship and sailing into the open ocean; catching up to a ship, entering combat and, again, seamlessly going from ship-to-ship combat to swinging onto their’s; finishing off the captain and taking their treasure, and sailing into the sunset avoiding dynamic weather just to come across an uncharted island with more activities while watching ships of various factions fighting each other in the distance. All of this with NO LOADING SCREENS! 16 year old me was blown away and hasn’t seen a game trailer since that’s lived up to that amount of hype.
For the first time i played Origins, I took a few minutes just to enjoy the view. It's nice to see Egpyt as a game
Personally I would put AC4's Caribbean as number one. I highly value the "fun in traversal" aspect in an open world game, and sailing the Caribbean sea was able to constantly give me an engaging experience; the ever changing wave and wind/weather conditions that gives my goopy gamer brain things to think about (such as the ship's orientation), other ships to pirate on the way when you need extra excitement, adjusting sail speed around narrower and shallower waters, etc.
Despite me heavily preferring the "big cities" world, AC4 managed to make exploring fun and prevents my brain to run on autopilot where you mostly just hold forward on the left stick and not much to think about. This especially matters to me in a series with precedent on making the players process the world for pathfinding and exploration. It might not be surprising that my second favorite setting is Paris where vertical movements is _potentially_ made smoother by Parkour Up and Parkour Down, with endless pathfinding possibilities (although, also with endless jank), even transitioning from exterior to interior almost seamlessly.
This makes a lot of sense to me, it really is fun to explore and travel
My personal ranking:
14. Cyprus - Bloodline
13. Louisiana - Liberation
12. The Holy Land - AC1
11. The North Atlantic - Rogue
10. Istanbul - Revelations
9. The American Colonies - AC3
8. Rome - Brotherhood
7. Paris - Unity
6. The Caribbean - Black Flag
5. Italy - AC2
4. London - Syndicate
3. England (and the other maps) - Valhalla
2. Egypt - Origins
1. Greece - Odyssey
Egypt and Greece are specifically a cut above the rest. Greece is one of the best open world environments I’ve ever explored, while Egypt captures an atmosphere and sense of scope unlike any other game I’ve played.
Love your channel man. Couldn't agree more with Origins. Ancient Egypt is so beautiful. I really love that game. Great list. I enjoyed watching this video, you put a lot of work into it, and from one creator to another....beautifully done sir 🤝
Assasin's Creed IV was my favorite game. I have played more of Odyssey than Origins right now. I have downloaded them at the same time. Getting stronger in Odyssey is really fun even though I don't like grind in games. There's something about it, maybe the sea battles remind of Black Flag.
However, I do believe Odyssey is too much at times for most people. There's so much to see but as you said, getting through those samey mountains and forests is kind of annoying.
Egypt was great but I wasn't liking the gameplay. If I put a few more hours into it, I'll definitely prefer it.
Far Cry 3, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Black Flag are three settings that I absolutely loved from the moment I saw them.
My first AC is origins. I haven’t played any other but I can say that I think this is my favorite game. I loved the setting
I love seeing Syndicate appreciated🙏
My favorite setting is London and my 2nd favourite is Egypt💛
Not sure I agree with the criticism of the Bayou in Liberation. It's meant to behave like the Frontier in AC3 during the Winter sequences. In Winter, the snow cover restricted movement along the ground whenever you veered off the main roads, and this encouraged you to use the trees. In the old games, they filled the cities with large crowds to force you onto the rooftops. The game wants you to role play as an assassin navigating the environment and stalking their targets from above.
Plus, you can use a canoe in the Bayou, so there are a couple of options.
Thanks for your dedication!
I haven't played any of the games past Syndicate yet but, Black Flag is hands down my favorite AC game. One other thing I want to add on that game is that it's not a gargantuan task to 100% it like most of AC games are.
Great vid and great list! I cant really disagree with any of your points, and ofcourse everyone has different opinions. My top 3 is Unity, AC1, AC Brotherhood in that order. Unity feels lively on every square meter of the map. You can see NPCs spreading propaganda, protesting, having arguments, having a mental breakdown, or just chilling in the sun. Paris is an assassin's absolute wet dream to treverse. AC1...bro you cant argue, the medieval setting is just top notch and cool af, especially how the music of the game inhances the immersivity, the dull colors and simple structures, with more detailed buildings in the rich districts for variety. AC Brotherhood's Rome I can only describe with two words...absolutely beautiful. Yea it IS kinda recycled from AC 2 but I still love it more. Feels more lively and vibrant.
That is a very solid top 3, thank you for watching
For me its Valhalla, im a viking nerd and just love the vibe, idc about history and things, I just love the ambiance. Origins and Odyssey are tied. I love ancients vibes😂
That's very fait, that atmosphere is really well done
I literally just free roam London in Syndicate for fun. Its absolutely perfect
It really is a great setting
Phenomenal video.
Thank you
Great video man!
Great video ! Very well put together. Btw your voice is so relaxing to listen to xd
I appreciate that, thank you
This is the third video in a row I’ve watched that syndicate was put in 4
Assassins creed black flag is my favorite assassins creed game, and the carribean is my favorite assassins creed setting. I just love the golden age of piracy where black flag takes place in and i love the caribbean and the vibesin the caribbean in 1713 to 1722.
Wow incredible content
Hey, thanks Bob
i really like your videos, dude. your editing is top notch. seeing all the assassins creed gameplay and hearing all the soundtracks makes me nostalgic af 🥲. subscribed 👍🏻
People say odyssey is not a good ac game. But calling it bad game is a crime. Greece is such a marvellous setting for a historic nerd like me
thank you, awesome video
It is true that Shay is not a pirate, but he is privateer. He is under contract from the British to attack french ships.
Templars technically but they are working with the British so you are correct 🙂
@@Legionari3 No, the templars is the organisation he works for. His profession is privateer.
AC1, Syndicate and Origins are my top 3 picks any day.
Great video! Personally i would like to see more content maybe even gaming content when Mirage comes out
Wonder what’s next?
Brotherhood will always have a special place for me.
I thought you meant settings, you know like volume adjustment, screen ratio.... Settings. Damn. I clicked because I wondered how one would rank settings.
AC Origins Has The Best Overall Setting. I didn't even need to watch much of the video.
I expected a lot more out of assassins creed valhalla than what we got, Same with odyssey, I was expecting something on the level of origins, But both of those games failed to do what origins did.
I wish they would do like another ac 2 and brotherhood remake to like the new consoles , would be incredible
Awesome list and Video! Here is my ranking of the settings (I have not played the Ezio Trilogy yet)
1. Carribean (Black Flag)
2. Egypt (Origins)
3. Paris (Unity)
4. London (Syndicate)
5. England (Valhalla)
6. Ancient Greece (Odyssey)
7. North Atlantic (Rouge)
8. Holy Land (AC1)
9. Colonial America (AC3)
Great list, I would definitely recommend the Ezio trilogy
Well what're you doing here then? Go experience 3 of the best games ever made right now!
Cannot recommend them enough (and Unity, Unity's also pretty pog)
@@ThatGenericPyro I have been wanting to play the Ezio Trilogy for a while but I have other video games I have been trying to finish. I am planning on playing it next month though!
I really love AC 3 cause it gives you the feeling of beeing a real part of the american revolution
i feel like we are ignoring how the setting contributes to its story, in ac 1 the 3rd crucade is a great time period and setting, with all the politycal and ethical conflicts
Doesnt make it good to explore. 3 very samey cities
My Ranking:
1. Valhalla
2. Origins
3. AC2
4. Black Flag
5. AC Odyssey
6. Unity
Valhalla is beautiful it hurts that the cities are very small
So, assuming the european witch trials setting is correct, I'm curious where they will go from there. I mean obviously there are so many time periods and conflicts in history they can cover but how many do they have left that feel unique? They bailed on the modern day setting when they got rid of desmond, and it would be hard to make something like the american civil war feel different from AC3 or Roman conquest feel different enough from Valhalla or even AC2. Would love to hear what other people want to see because i'm probably not thinking of them.
I feel like there are almost infinite possibilities. Take us to Mongolia when Altair was on the steppe, traveling through nomadic territories and stealthily infiltrating or scouting larger cities. Take us to the Russian revolution and increase stealth mechanics with the inclusion of more advanced firearms. Give us Persia to recreate Persepolis. The series has hardly touched Africa, South America, South East Asia. They could even do another riff on Black Flag and let us navigate the Pacific during the colonization of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
"The game lacks verticality in the urban areas"
"The statues are too big, unrealistic"
The counterintuitivness is unreal, Odyssey is second on this list, at least.
i love all of history so i love every assassin's creed.
great video
I’m the opposite of everyone the desert bores me just a lot of empty space and sand, my favorite settings were ac2 and ac4
I do quite like bloodlines personally, but I think it was really good only for a psp game and only when it came out.
I always wish they would have chosen and even older time perior for Origins. It's crazy to think, but they could have gone back another 1000 years... I would have loved to see the Egypt of the XIX dynasty. Let's say Ramesses II (1279-1213 B.C), for instance. By the time Origins take place, that part of history is already ancient to them xD
i really hope one day there will be a ww2 AC
I could see it being very interesting if they do it right
Let’s be honest, the hard docking of well game reused what this did… isn’t always bad. Ac2-revelations isn’t terrible for it being the same core game, it’s only bad because the story of brotherhood didn’t do as much as 2, and revelations was a rush job…. Where all 3 games are very good and fun to play Core gameplays. And what brotherhood and revelations copied made playing the same character as he got older with the same gameplay feel good, granted they could have expanded it, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing.
The trio collection stands out as a good example of a core gameplay loop repeated, where no where else in the series was it carried over so closely, like liberation had the movement of 3 but that’s it, ace 3 is a good start point. Ac black flag had a more advanced movement from 3 with improved combat of 3, freedom cry ( stand alone game!) was a copy of black flag, where rouge took the better movement and combat of black flag, while doing something different with the map combining ac3 and black flag…..
and then unity broke everything literally, and we haven’t had a game repeat itself each new ac game is just unique.
( like what if just ac ezio, ac 2, brotherhood, revelations remade into 1 game, where gear unlocks are locked to the time errs like how they were in base game, where doing x mission gave you the better armor, so by the time you finish the first game you have the altir’s armor, and then by the time you finish the second game you have the Romulus armor. That way they can really make a big game like the want to, as well as have it be another blockbuster of a game. Yes it would be long, but F Valhalla and Odessey for the length you know, at least you can 100% each ezio game in a timely manner. )
i hope they make a game in ancient rome. although ac odyssey has it's flaws as a game i enjoyed playing it very much and the settings is exceptional.
honestly japan seems a very cool setting ofr an assasin's creed game. however, i don't think bagdhad is an intersting setting for an assassin's creed game and this feeling is strengthed by the fact that the game is returning the the old formula.
Not ranking all of the settings but for me there are a clear top two. Egypt and Paris.
I platinumed Odyssey and I don't remember any snow being in that game???
It is at the top of the highest mountain in Lakonia
1. Assassin's Creed : The Holy Lands (Israel, Palestine, Syria)
2. Assassin's Creed Bloodlines : Cyprus
3. Assassin's Creed II : Renaissance Italy
4. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood : Renaissance Italy (Rome)
5. Assassin's Creed Revelations : Ottoman Turkey (Constantinople)
6. Assassin's Creed III : Colonial America/USA
7. Assassin's Creed Liberation : French-Lousiana
8. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag : Caribbeans/West Indies (Jamiaca, Cuba, Bahamas)
9. Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry : Saint-Dominque/Haiti
10. Assassin's Creed Rogue : North Atlantic
11. Assassin's Creed Unity: Revolutionary France
12. Assassin's Creed Syndicate : Victorian England, UK (London)
13. Assassin's Creed Origins : Ptolemaic Egypt
14. Assassin's Creed Odyssey : Ancient Greece
15. Assassin's Creed Valhalla : Anglo-Saxon England & Medieval Norway
16. Assassin's Creed Mirage : Abbasid Iraq (Baghdad)
17. Assassin's Creed Shadows : Feudal Japan
Once the RPG entered AC i didn't even touch the last AC trilogy games. Even if they have a beautiful world but got that RPG dookie hell nahhhhh.
As much as I dislike Ubusoft now, their world design team NEVER disappoints
This makes me want to play all AC games. It's just amazing that we can have a glimpse and immerse ourselves in these historical worlds even if they aren't super accurate.
yeah I only have played Syndicate and Valhalla to the end but this motivated me to start with the first game and play every one to the end
Watching any footage of AC makes me want to play it but actually playing it is another story.
Not super accurate, but they were at least trying up until Odyssey came out. They just threw any ounce of historical accuracy out with that one.
The ezio trilogy is my favorite set of AC games
Skip Origins Odyssey Vallhalla Black Flag and Syndicate
Words cannot describe my love for origins. It is absolutely exceptional.
It is a great game. They took their time with it, fixed a lot of gameplay concerns fans had for a decade at that point, and made a fun all around experience.
Agree! My favorite AC ❤
Imagine how i feel about it as an Egyptian.
I've completed everything is origins, and I cannot express how much I liked it
Rogu, Unity and Syndicate stans: And we took that personally......
The origins map is perfect, the amount of landmarks never makes it feel empty, and even the deserts have the feeling of being immersive, with the hallucinations and the distant pyramids, you’re never drawn out of the map with poorly placed assets, even though there is a downgraded parkour system the parkour opportunities are still there with as much thought as Paris, the map is colourful too, unlike Paris, which gives an instant upgrade, although syndicates map was great, it was too modern, one of my favourite parts about exploring the maps is seeing what things were like hundreds even thousands of years ago, what landmarks used to be like, which is why mirage looks so promising to me now, it has all the best qualities I’ve listed, as well as the parkour centred aspect, but for now origins is on top
It's the little things that made Origins amazing for me, most specifically the agriculture, which was so accurate that it correctly depicted the correct commercial crops, like lentils and grains to blooming fields of flax that were a key industrial crop, even the wide array of accurate towering Egyptian pigeon coops, which were a main meat source for the common population.
the ONLY problem I had was that the deserts felt to small, and in general it should've been spaced out a bit more.
Wait what I completed the entire story of odyssey and you telling there’s snow in that game 😂😂😂😂
The setting of Odyssey is amazing. I was studying ancient Greece and the Peloponnesian War when I started playing it
Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla maybe they doesn’t feel a lot like a AC but definetly are really good and beautiful games
I like them more than the first games but I do think especially in Valhalla and odyssey that they’re too repetitive
Odyssey was the worst ac game in terms of being an assassin and in the audition for the worst ac game oat first of all u have no assassin history then u cant just assassinate someone because most enemys are too strong even if u one level above them and u have magic weapons
Plus the story line is way too long because u have too many side quests and its not even relevant to kill that cult
But killing those cyclops etc was fun
Not good games, ac or not.
Origins wasn't bad.
But the other two are trash.
Not even for a stand alone game.
@@sam1_2_1 no
Arguably, what makes AC Black Flag stand out so much is not only the world design itself, but the music - the music is incredible and I still listen to it this day.
I'm not only referring to sea shanties, but also the music that plays in taverns - with Spanish songs in Havana and a mixture of English, Scottish and Irish folk music in the English settlements.
you damn right
Origins literally sparked my interest in history. The world and time period are so fascinating that it made me want to know more about all the cultures that can be seen in Ptolomaic Egypt. Bayek also went down as one of my absolute favorite video game protagonists, right up there with Ezio. Overall, phenomenal game.
I got so into all the settings in the franchise that I actually went and did a university degree in Ancient History and Archaeology.
ong bro i agree with you, origins made me want to learn more about history and ac odyssey too but not as much
Nothing has surpassed AC2 for me.
None of the sequels.
Not Origins, not unity, not black flag, and not the piece of trash only carrying the name of Assassins Creed.
@@JL32506AC 3 makes sense in this regard especially if you are American. Growing up in America, it was always a wonder to dive back into the history of the land I was born on. It’s a wonder for other parts of the world and their cultures as well, but the home one tends to hit the hardest. If someone asked me how they could get the best experience with the history of the US, I’d tell them to play AC3. Not to watch the patriot or Lincoln or some period piece. Red dead has its myriad of westerns to go to if you want to experience the Wild West. Nothing paints the picture clearer and as powerful as AC3 when it comes to the American Revolution. Both AC 3 and AC 4 took incredible risks that I appreciate. It’s just those risks worked out way better for them in AC 4. The ship combat and the exploration it encouraged fit the AC franchise perfectly. Unfortunately the setting for AC 3 didn’t hold up to what the franchise was known for. Small buildings, lots of space, not many cool landmarks. Just places where things happened, but nothing like the Roman Coliseum or Norte Dame, actual cool buildings to explore and possibly have a mission in
Origins is definitely my favorite game in the series and a lot of that just comes from exploring the map. The map made me want to explore and complete side tasks almost more than seeing bayek Jumpstart the brotherhood.
First of all I appreciate the work that has been done for this video; although I love AC 4's map and I cant get enough of it but also love London in AC Syndicate, Paris in Unity, Egypt in Origins, Greece in Odyssey, Istanbul in Revelations, AC 2's and AC Brotherhood's map.
I simply love the settings of AC series.
Me too, that is why I wanted to make videos like this
My love cannot express for odyssey and origins 2 phenomenal games
Odyssey yes...love it
I think the reason Origins is this good, is because it is the most finished, polished and refined game in the series. You can literally tell they really put in the effort! Everything is thought out and addressed; has depth, meaning and it’s interesting! I guess one drop of passion makes all the difference in the world!
My top games
1. AC2
2. AC 4 Black Flag
3. AC Unity
4. AC3
5. AC Origins
My top fav setting
1. Caribbean
2. Paris
3. Renaissance Italy
4. Victorian London
5. Egypt
I see you're OG player
You a real one for this
Agreed with number 1 as I'm a big Egypt historian geek, but Odyssey is close 2nd for me. I remembered the first time seeing central Attika, totally blew my mind (for me the best AC city design ever) and was so excited to go there immediately. Unity and Black flag also amazing.
Nah odyssey definitely is not the best ac city design, not even close.
I just found your channels and immediately watched all your essays. I have to say this is the best Assassin's Creed content I've ever seen on youtube. AC has always fascinated me as it's one of the only franchises of it's scale that is so immensely weird and interesting, and seeing someone break it down with as much thought as you have is incredible to see. Good job!!!
I am glad you liked them, thank you
I just want a game set on the Aztec Empire and I will be a happy man. It is 100% a bias of mine just because I'm Mexican, but I really think that it could be such an amazing setting to dive into and have the level of detail that the AC games have in portraying a city as unique as the Great Tenochtitlán was.
I’m not surprised Origins is number one. Absolutely stellar setting.
Bayek can do a backflip on a palm tree when there is a haystack nearby, when there are torches or campfires around the opponents, he can throw a sleep or poison arrow and catch more than one with an arrow, gives small subtle tricks, also gives a trick where msn bow and shield can remove.
My first game on the Series X was Valhalla I was just stunned by the graphics and attention to detail it’ll always be my favorite
Odyssey is still the only one I've platinum'd (mostly due to feathers), almost entirely because of the map and setting, I could not get enough. Egypt then the Caribbean round out my top 3.
I’m a huge ancient classical guy, and the portrayal of Ancient Greece is absolutely stunning and on a whole pretty (albeit exaggerated at times) accurate, the metopes on some of the famous temples were dead to right, whilst not showing all of them, they absolutely get it right on the ones they do, the fantasy aspects and exaggerated sizes are a welcome to me as it plays into the myths that are such a key part of both our understanding, but also the society that was present at the time, the only thing that truly left me wanting was a mix of both different cultures from the different city states, and the traditions and festivals of the time, more reference to godly worship and festivals like the city dionysia would have fleshed it out to an unrivalled degree for me
Your love of game worlds is so awesome. I’d love to see a video where you rank your top 10 or 15 open world from any games, not just AC
Thank you, I always appreciated your comments on our other channel as well. A video like that would be fun to make, I will definitely keep that in mind
Agreed. When i stepped into my adulthood i thought i would take it easy with origins but ended up playing 12 hours a day for a week.
Fantastic video! I bought Origins after watching this, and it did not disappoint.
Played origins and unity so far, and both were excellent games, the environments are so immersive, but Origins have to take the win, it makes you contemplate how massive and ancient those lands are, how much it’s been through, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans so many stories, it’s crazy
I like Rogue's Northern Atlantic map, the Caribbean is a bit better in terms of overall look and variety but I like the atmosphere in Rogue.
It does have a fantastic atmosphere
They really nailed that feel of sailing out in the open, frozen ocean. The bleakness of the sea really sells it and makes you feel small and alone in the “big” ocean.
Also the Legendary Ship fight settings are very well done imo.
Rogue deserves a lot more praise in my opinion. Gameplay wise, it took the naval combat from black flag and perfected it.
Absolutely amazing essay here. Have been on a bit of an AC binge lately and this was a great watch. Glad to see Origins at the top of the list. I am still hopeful that Ubisoft will give us a sequel to it one day but the odds of that seems very unlikely.
I am glad you enjoyed it. There is a lot of great content they could still get out of that era, so I suppose we will see if they ever revisit it.
Pretty good list. I agree with most of the placements. I'd probably put Odyssey a little higher, and Black Flag a little lower, but I definitely agree with Origins taking the top spot. Without a doubt, it's the best realized historical setting in the series to date.
I just finished Origins, my last AC was the 1st one. Im still thinking about it. All of Egypt is so lived in and diverse in the problems they have, making the side missions interesting and fun to do.
As much as i do prefer the old style of ac games, i love that that new ac games have a tour feature where i can walk around the map and learn interesting facts about the culture.