<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2015	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
common	O
criticism	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
getting	O
stale	O
and	O
overly	O
familiar	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
decided	O
to	O
reinvent	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
formula	O
with	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
had	O
been	O
an	O
annual	O
franchise	O
since	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
year	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
largely	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
tepid	O
sales	O
of	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
troubled	O
launch	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
technical	O
issues	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Origins	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
supported	O
Origins	O
extensively	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
releasing	O
two	O
story	O
expansions	O
—	O
The	O
Hidden	O
Ones	O
and	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Pharaohs	B-Application
—	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
Discovery	O
Tour	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
all	O
combat	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
culture	O
of	O
Ptolemaic	O
Egypt	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
guided	O
tours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Classical	O
Greece	O
during	O
the	O
Peloponnesian	O
War	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
,	O
featuring	O
vast	O
deserts	O
,	O
oasis	O
,	O
lakes	O
and	O
ancient	O
cities	O
such	O
as	O
Alexandria	B-Application
and	O
Memphis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
explore	O
tombs	O
and	O
pyramids	B-Algorithm
,	O
raid	O
bandit	O
hideouts	O
,	O
solve	O
riddle	O
puzzles	O
to	O
find	O
rare	O
loot	O
,	O
and	O
discover	O
synchronization	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
unlock	O
additional	O
locations	O
of	O
interest	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
fast	O
travel	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
enhance	O
combat	O
efficiency	O
,	O
Bayek	O
's	O
hidden	O
blade	O
,	O
quiver	B-Application
,	O
stabilizer	O
glove	O
,	O
bracer	O
,	O
breastplate	O
and	O
tool	O
pouch	O
can	O
be	O
crafted	O
using	O
the	O
resources	O
collected	O
from	O
hunting	O
wildlife	O
,	O
dismantling	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
attacking	O
convoys	O
carrying	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
used	O
a	O
"	O
paired	O
animation	O
system	O
"	O
whereby	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
would	O
engage	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
and	O
combat	O
would	O
be	O
dictated	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
predetermined	O
animations	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
inputs	O
and	O
scripted	O
AI	B-Application
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Bayek	O
is	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
free	B-Application
running	I-Application
and	O
can	O
climb	O
nearly	O
all	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
,	O
Ptolemy	O
XIII	O
,	O
struggles	O
to	O
maintain	O
his	O
rule	O
while	O
harboring	O
ambitions	O
of	O
expanding	O
his	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
sister	O
,	O
the	O
recently	O
deposed	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
,	O
begins	O
marshaling	O
loyalist	O
forces	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
counter-coup	O
against	O
Ptolemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayek	O
heads	O
for	O
Alexandria	B-Application
to	O
see	O
his	O
wife	O
Aya	O
and	O
tracks	O
down	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
targets	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
disturbed	O
by	O
the	O
last	O
words	O
of	O
his	O
final	O
target	O
,	O
which	O
imply	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
couple	O
turn	O
to	O
Aya	O
's	O
friend	O
Apollodorus	O
for	O
more	O
information	O
,	O
who	O
escorts	O
them	O
to	O
meet	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
usurped	O
by	O
her	O
brother	O
and	O
co-ruler	O
Ptolemy	O
XIII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cleopatra	B-Application
gives	O
Bayek	O
four	O
new	O
targets	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
tracks	O
down	O
and	O
kills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayek	O
begins	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
is	O
using	O
him	O
to	O
kill	O
her	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayek	O
reports	O
back	O
to	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
,	O
who	O
gives	O
him	O
two	O
more	O
targets	O
who	O
she	O
believes	O
are	O
conspiring	O
against	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearing	O
that	O
Caesar	O
is	O
in	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
negotiate	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
him	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayek	O
and	O
Aya	O
sneak	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
into	O
the	O
palace	O
to	O
meet	O
Caesar	O
,	O
who	O
she	O
impresses	O
and	O
secures	O
his	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	O
's	O
support	O
enables	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
's	O
forces	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
civil	O
war	O
against	O
Ptolemy	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
killed	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
flee	O
across	O
the	O
Nile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cleopatra	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
throne	O
as	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
and	O
cuts	O
ties	O
with	O
Bayek	O
and	O
Aya	O
,	O
while	O
Septimius	O
becomes	O
an	O
advisor	O
to	O
Caesar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayek	O
realizes	O
that	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
and	O
Caesar	O
have	O
now	O
aligned	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
Order	O
,	O
and	O
gathers	O
his	O
allies	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
brotherhood	O
to	O
counter	O
the	O
Order	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
people	O
's	O
free	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
does	O
not	O
agree	O
to	O
join	O
league	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
agrees	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Alexandria	B-Application
with	O
Miles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
she	O
meets	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
and	O
warns	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fair	O
ruler	O
,	O
or	O
she	O
will	O
return	O
to	O
assassinate	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
in	O
Montreal	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sofia	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tomb	O
and	O
pyramids	B-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
Singapore	O
crafted	O
the	O
naval	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Hutchinson	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
—	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
chosen	O
settings	O
,	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
and	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
—	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
choices	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
cities	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
larger	O
than	O
they	O
were	O
initially	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
"	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
this	O
sense	O
of	O
pharaonic	O
scale	O
in	O
places	O
like	O
Alexandria	B-Application
and	O
Memphis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
added	O
sandstorms	B-Application
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
would	O
experience	O
a	O
mirage	B-Application
if	O
they	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
heat	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
Alexandria	B-Application
,	O
inspirations	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
Pergamon	O
,	O
Turkey	O
,	O
whose	O
design	O
resembled	O
that	O
of	O
ancient	O
Alexandria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-map	O
from	O
the	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
compass	B-Language
,	O
as	O
they	O
believed	O
this	O
made	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
less	O
obstructive	O
and	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
more	O
dynamic	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
invested	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
into	O
designing	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
the	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
,	O
ensuring	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
routine	O
every	O
day	O
such	O
as	O
working	O
during	O
daytime	O
and	O
sleeping	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abubakar	O
Salim	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
initially	O
told	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
auditioning	O
for	O
an	O
animated	O
TV	O
series	O
that	O
required	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
Bayek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
from	O
Bloomberg	O
alleged	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
marketing	O
department	O
and	O
Chief	O
Creative	O
Officer	O
Serge	O
Hascoët	O
,	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
female	O
assassins	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
decided	O
against	O
releasing	O
an	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
later	O
added	O
that	O
this	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
Montreal	O
studio	O
additional	O
time	O
to	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
learn	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
whose	O
troubled	O
launch	O
alienated	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
had	O
released	O
new	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
every	O
year	O
since	O
2009	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
sources	O
suggesting	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
codenamed	O
Empire	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
ancient	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
December15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
gear	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
partnered	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
to	O
create	O
crossover	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
season	O
pass	O
holders	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
two	O
pieces	O
of	O
story-driven	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
pack	O
,	O
The	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Pharaohs	B-Application
,	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
March6	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
March	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
focuses	O
on	O
Egyptian	O
mythology	O
,	O
as	O
Bayek	O
travels	O
to	O
Thebes	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
curse	O
that	O
has	O
apparently	O
brought	O
several	O
ancient	O
pharaohs	B-Application
back	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
Discovery	O
Tour	O
mode	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Valhalla	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
Origins	O
,	O
which	O
boosted	O
the	O
framerate	O
to	O
60fps	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
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Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pearce	O
,	O
he	O
explored	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
more	O
than	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Christopher	O
Livingston	O
noted	O
the	O
recommended	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
area	O
made	O
Origins	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
and	O
remarked	O
it	O
created	O
"	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
artificial	O
difficulty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
sales	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
during	O
its	O
first	O
10	O
days	O
were	O
double	O
those	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
while	O
player	O
engagement	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
beating	O
competitors	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
behind	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
during	O
life	O
of	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Greece	O
during	O
the	O
Peloponnesian	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
