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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 234.9 hrs on record (76.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: 25 Jan @ 6:36pm
Updated: 26 Jan @ 3:50am

During the 76 hours I've been playing, I haven't stopped doing new and exciting things. The setting is fabulous; it really makes you feel like you're there. It's the first Assassin's Creed I've played with RPG elements, and I really liked how they've implemented it. The parkour is a bit rougher than in other editions, but it's not bad how it moves.

As an ancient history lover, it is priceless to be able to explore Ptolemaic Alexandria, left to us by Alexander the Great, wander the desert on camelback, visit the pyramids of Giza, witness Caesar's encounter with Cleopatra... and participate in the founding of the Assassin Brotherhood! I haven't reached that part yet, but it's coming. During all this time, I've done some main missions, but I've mainly dedicated myself to exploring the world, doing many side missions, searching for treasures, practicing skills, and leveling up. From time to time, I continue with the story, but I advance it little by little.

There are very good details, like using Senu the hawk to see through its eyes where enemies and objectives are, hunting, different weapons, the way to improve our character with an interesting skill tree development.

Overall, I'm really enjoying everything I've played so far. I love the setting, the graphics, the music, the story... it's all sensational. I think Bayek is a very charismatic character who fits perfectly into the world where the game takes place. It's great to live in the skin of the last Medjay.

Things I didn't like as much:

Maybe the issue of not being able to go where you want due to the level system design, where someone a few levels above can kill you in one hit. But you get used to it, and it's gratifying to return to those areas and say, "Now what?" There are also moments where this might not be so bad because it remains exciting, like when you climb a viewpoint or find a treasure while hiding from enemies, knowing that if they see you, you're a dead man.

The combat system is very good, but it doesn't have as many animations or possibilities as previous AC games, and sometimes it feels a bit chaotic, slashing at the wind. But it's a good system overall.

Something I didn't like at all and found quite annoying is the character's movement speed. When walking, he is extremely slow, and when running, which is what we are most interested in doing, he is too fast. He goes from a sickly pace to an Olympic sprinter without a middle ground. I think it should be easier to vary the walking and running speed, at least in the PC version, playing with a keyboard.
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