The Origins of the Brotherhood
We’ve been through a lot of periods of time throughout the Assassin’s Creed series but this next installment is doing things a bit differently by really taking things back. As the series has gone on, we’ve moved steadily closer to the modern world, the identity of the brotherhood and your purpose for being started to grow a bit muddied. Players began to just go through the motions as we were given new ancestors to embody on our quest to take out the Templar threat. But Assassin’s Creed Origins looks to give purpose back to the assassins, and to the fans, by taking us all the way back to the very beginning.
Assassin’s Creed Origins takes place in ancient Egypt, the birthplace of modern civilization, as well as the birthplace of the stealthy organization we’ve all grown to be so fond of. Watching it come to life from humble beginnings will help to shed light on why we bother with each and every release. Why we feel so driven to take out Templars, why we seek out truth and justice, why we adhere to such a strict code that binds men and women for life. It’s a deep dive into the start of something great, and that’s not something that should be quickly overlooked.
There’s more to it than just the origins though. While supernatural elements aren’t new to the series in any form or fashion, they seem to be playing an even larger part this time around. In the trailers, you get a glimpse of fantastical monsters unlike any of the decidedly human enemies we’ve faced in the past few iterations. Sure, DLC (such as that found in Assassin’s Creed III) allowed us to do extraordinary things, but they’re part and parcel with the core experience this time around. Hopefully, this will also explain in more detail the whole deal with Juno, the other Isu, and the Pieces of Eden.
