Assassin’s Creed Origins takes us back to where it all started

As expected, Ubisoft’s new Assassin’s Creed Origins title was the highlight of their media conference. After taking a year off from releasing a new game in the franchise, it  certainly better be.

Ancient Egypt seems like a great setting for an Assassin’s Creed game — one which should offer the possibility of creative assassination and discovery missions and hopefully an origins storyline that makes sense.  We’re digging the new, more open world RPG-ish take on the game too.

See a handful of trailers and gameplay videos and new screens below. Assassin’s Creed Origins launches on October 27th, 2017 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Assassin’s Creed Origins screens:

Assassin’s Creed Origins: E3 2017 Gameplay Trailer | Ubisoft [US]:

Assassin’s Creed Origins: E3 2017 Mysteries of Egypt Trailer | Ubisoft [US]

Assassin’s Creed Origins: E3 2017 Official Conference Presentation | Ubisoft [US]

For the last four years, the team behind Assassin?s Creed IV Black Flag has been crafting a new beginning for the Assassin?s Creed franchise.

Set in Ancient Egypt, players will journey to the most mysterious place in history, during a crucial period that will shape the world and give rise to the Assassin?s Brotherhood. Plunged into a living, systemic and majestic open world, players are going to discover vibrant ecosystems, made of diverse and exotic landscapes that will provide them with infinite opportunities of pure exploration, adventures and challenges.

Powered by a new fight philosophy, Assassin’s Creed Origins embraces a brand new RPG direction where players level up, loot, and choose abilities to shape and customize their very own skilled Assassin as they grow in power and expertise while exploring the entire country of Ancient Egypt.