ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS
Format PS4 ETA 27 Oct Pub Ubisoft Dev Ubisoft Montreal
E3 SHOWFLOOR VERDICT
In taking Assassin’s Creed back to Ptolemaic Egypt, Ubisoft’s injected new life into the franchise. We love the way the atmospheric environments lend themselves to free running, but we’re most looking forward to the more realistic combat: enemies no longer patiently await their turn to beat you, they all pile in.
Director Ashraf Ismail revealed there’ll be a second playable protagonist, limited to certain quests. Consider us intrigued…