you played a medjay named bayek in assassin's creed origins.
who do you play in assassin's creed origins?
a medjay named bayek
assassin's creed origins is an action-adventure video game developed by ubisoft montreal and published by ubisoft. it is the tenth major installment in the "assassin's creed" series and the successor to 2015's "assassin's creed syndicate". it was released worldwide for microsoft windows, playstation 4, and xbox one on october 27, 2017. the game is set in ancient egypt near the end of the ptolemaic period (49–47 bce) and recounts the secret fictional history of real-world events. the story follows a medjay named bayek, and explores the origins of the centuries-long conflict between the brotherhood of assassins, who fight for peace by promoting liberty, and the order of the ancients—forerunners to the templar order—who desire peace through the forced imposition of order.
assassin's creed origins
the original score for the game was composed by sarah schachner, who previously worked on the series with "" and "assassin's creed unity".





























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in august 2017, square enix announced a promotional crossover between the "assassin's creed" franchise and "final fantasy xv". taking the form of an in-game event, it introduced "assassin's creed"-themed content to the game. "assassin's creed"-themed content was also made available in other ubisoft games such as "tom clancy's ghost recon wildlands" and "".





























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at launch, the following editions were available:





























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"assassin's creed origins" received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator metacritic.
assassin's creed origins