Assassin's Creed Origins praised for 'saving the franchise'

Assassin’s Creed Origins reportedly ‘saved the franchise’ for some players, who weren’t happy with the direction the series has taken.

The Assassin’s Creed franchise is remarkable in the sense its games can take place in just about anywhere, at just about any time. However some entries in the series hit harder than others, and it's only been recently with Assassin’s Creed Mirage that fans believe the series is finally back on form.

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This is largely due to the last few games embracing RPG-style gameplay, featuring enormous open-world environments, that many believe to be way too big, and following spin-off tales rather than assassins vs templars.

Three games have currently followed this style, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The latter two have been heavily criticised, with the main problem being they’re solid RPGs, but terribly Assassin’s Creed games.

Out of the three though, Assassin’s Creed Origins gets the most love, regarded as the best in the trilogy, and some fans are saying it saved the franchise for them.

This opinion was shared by HumbleFundle on Reddit, who made a post praising Ubisoft’s ancient Egyptian adventure saying: “AC Origins is awesome. Completely saved the franchise for me.”

They went on to say: “I tried AC: Origins I got a while back from a bundle and it's filling that hole I needed. Compared to the other titles, combat is night and day. It feels like there is some inspiration from Dark Souls. I also love how you use your gold to upgrade weapons. I'm having a blast on Nightmare difficulty. This is a game I never knew I wanted.”

Other fans agreed, with many saying Assassin’s Creed Origins is one of their favourite games in the series and a good example of an RPG game done right.

“AC Origins is the best out of all the RPG-Creed games.”

“Origins was my first and most beloved AC game. Loved every second of it. Amazing game. Oh, and Bayek. F****** love that dude.”

“Origins got me back into the franchise. It doesn't beat Black Flag or Brotherhood but it's close to being my top AC game.”

Ubisoft has confirmed the RPG style will still be integrated into some of the future Assassin’s Creed games, so here’s hoping they take the most inspiration from Origins rather than the others.