Assassin’s Creed Origins

Genre: Single-player action-adventure, stealth

I played: 60 hours and still playing

Now this is how you do a prequel. A great soft reboot of the Assassin's Creed series.
A great selection of weapons and RPG elements.
The new combat system is another welcome the change. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than the previous Assassin's Creed titles.
A nice levelling system that encourages you to level up before you go to certain areas. #OneHitKill
The setting is incredible, and it players like a dream (PS4 Pro), Egypt looks and feels authentic (at least compared to what I imagine Egypt should look and feel like during this time period).
The story is well told, and there are some very likeable characters.
The way the game is constructed, as well as the content, really encourages you to continue to explore the open world around you after finishing the actual game.
The quests are generally more interesting - it's not just a "pick up this, drop it here" any more.

The present timeline story is lacklustre and doesn't really tell us enough about what is going on.
Some weapons are so powerful that once you acquire them, you won't really want to change, meaning that you probably won't get to try all the weapons. This isn't really a "problem" as such, but they could have balanced it a bit better. I'm nitpicking.

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