Best Games Available in Game Pass (March 2023 update) Xbox and PC
Xbox Game Pass, aka "Netflix for games," provides access to over a hundred great games. Here are 17 most interesting titles you can find in Microsoft's subscription service.
Assassin's Creed Origins (AC Origins)
- Year of release: 2017
- Developer: Ubisoft
- Genre: TPP action game
- Availability on platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, cloud
- In a nutshell: a reset of the AC series, in Egypt
What's Assassin's Creed Origins about?
Origins is considered, in retrospect, a reset, or even an overhaul of the Assassin's Creed. The game placed much less emphasis on stealth, balanced by a fairly large number of action-RPG mechanics. The game is visibly inspired by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, especially when it comes to the structure of side quests.
AC Origins is set in Egypt after the Ptolemaic rule, so the Hellenistic motifs are also strongly accentuated. Don't worry though, you'll cross many deserts along the way and visit a number of different pyramids, including those in Giza. The main characters of this production are Bayek and Aya, a loving couple who lost their son in tragic circumstances. In connection with this sad event, they entered the path of the brotherhood to bring justice to the members of the order responsible for the tragedies they experienced.
What makes it worth playing?
This installment of Assassin's Creed should be tried primarily by those players, who have felt a bit tired of the formula of the entire series in recent years and remember it mainly from the times of Ezio's brilliance. They will see a familiar game, but in a very fresh version and set in an extremely atmospheric scenery. Visit an Egyptian tomb my be a dream-come-true for many. Even if it only realizes in the digital realm. Besides, it's a really good choice for people who are hankering for high-budget RPGs. We may not be talking about a full-blooded roley-play, but it will certainly appeal to all lovers of open worlds.
