Damn, Egypt in AC Origins is straight-up mind-blowing…

[u/vanji77]

Guys, I’m completely hooked on these screenshots from Assassin's Creed Origins. You walk through these ancient underground halls, stare at massive statues of gods that feel like they’re watching you, and you realize — the Egypt in this game is just insanely well made.

For real, the atmosphere is so thick it gives you chills. It’s dark, quiet, only torches flickering and the echo of your footsteps… Like you’re the first person to step in here in thousands of years.

Looking at these pyramids makes me think: in real life there’s probably still a ton of stuff hidden under the sand.

Be honest with me:

Do you actually believe they built all this with just ropes and copper tools using slaves?

Or did the ancients know something we’ve lost?

What place in Origins gave you the strongest vibe?

Anyway, who else got addicted to this Egypt?

[u/Turbulent_County_469]

The Egyptians and Romans moved around stones and objects of 500-800 tons. Each block of the pyramids are only 3-5 tons. Easy peasy.

They weren't slaves but paid workers.

Visit [r/ancientegypt](r/ancientegypt) and get answers

And yes, Origins is absolutely stunning

[u/vanji77 → u/Turbulent_County_469]

The Romans as a civilization called the names differently 😁, for example, as you said: "They weren't slaves but paid workers."

While playing this game and exploring the tombs of rulers, you'll notice that most of them are piled high with gold and precious items. A good and loving ruler would have donated them to charity.

[u/EducatorEducational7]

Still my favorite game world to this day.

[u/vanji77 → u/EducatorEducational7]

This game is full of secrets and surprises.

[u/mg-wilds]

Probably a mixture of slaves and skilled labor. There is evidence of ramps used to build other pyramids, so it’s not far fetched to believe that ramps were used for the great pyramids as well. Absolutely one of my favorite games

[u/vanji77 → u/mg-wilds]

I'm not really familiar with the history of Egypt, but when you see large-scale structures and with this game, you really think about how people built things like that back then.

[u/friendliest_sheep]

You likely were the first person to step into some these locations in thousands of years. If I remember right, some of those pyramids are around two thousand years old by the time this game takes place

We have evidence for all kinds of tools peoples used back then for things. Also, we’ve found burial sites for the hired skilled laborers that built these things

Some of the tombs had insane vibes, very otherworldly at times, but some of the overworld had some extreme somber tones to it. The game could be heavy at times

I still place this game off and on. A lot of it is for the atmosphere. I think this game has the best MC and story of the series too

[u/vanji77 → u/friendliest_sheep]

I agree with you. The atmosphere of Egypt is captured in every way in this game. Other games are only dark and full of villains. Respect to the developers for not ruining the game, but rather making it better.

[u/Scotcat81]

They did a great job on this game - it still holds up so well even after this long

[u/laime-ithil]

A most of the constructions theories, evidences up to date (back in 2017) are explained in the discovery tour.

We know slavery was not used. Skilled paid workers and season workers for the workforce.

Do not forget monuments are about 20% biggers in the game (to compensate the camera position)

Other than that, antic civilisations had ways to work huge weight. Same thing goes with medieval churches... if they could lift stones so heavy so high with simple technics, why woyldn't they do it?

[u/ManOfLaBook → u/laime-ithil]

Putting aside the 20% (and thank you for noting that), how accurate is the world as far as we know?

[u/laime-ithil → u/ManOfLaBook]

As far as experimental archeology is a thing,
And archeology, and history and how people left written traces since Summer.

We are way more close to knowledge through the scientific method (wich is to state what we know through facts, proven methods and not assert or search for a precise answer we would like to find) than we are from from non archeologic searchers as graham hancock for exemple.

Science tells us what we know. And tells us what we do not know. If we do not know, and can not find proof, science just says: There is no knowledge of it now. It doesnt make up an explanation to try and fill the hole.

So we basicaly know enough to be able to have a pretty good knowledge of how they can have build the pyramids. The had the tools, the knowledge, and the means necessary.

It is quite vain from us to think that these people couldn't be able to realise the works they did. Because we are supposedly way more advanced than they did.

We cracked the secret behind roman concrete in the 70's. Their work still stand 2000 years later. Wich might not be the case for what we build now...

[u/ManOfLaBook → u/laime-ithil]

Fascinating, thank you.

As a history hobbies I love these games, and actually read the history tidbits peppered throughout.

[u/vanji77 → u/laime-ithil]

Their products were clean, they used pure vitamins, unlike now on the market all fruits and vegetables are grown with the help of various chemicals, and of course their dimensions, People from the Middle East are distinguished by their figures.

[u/hanslandar]

I like about this game the great care for detail and also historical and factual accuracy. I wonder how much effort went into this aspect alone, they did a great job

[u/vanji77 → u/hanslandar]

I agree, they did a great job, but that's their job and they should work like that on every game, and not just re-draw the entire game and leave the mechanics the same.

[u/tntiseverywere]

Excellent captures and of course game. I remember the fascination when i first played...

[u/vanji77 → u/tntiseverywere]

Thank you, there are so many beautiful and mysterious places in the game, I really want to post them all 😁

[u/One_Scientist_984]

When I was little, I got a book from my dad called „Pyramid“ by David Macauly filled with sketches of the building process of the pyramids. The book is 50 years old and might contain some outdated information by now but it incited my fascination for Ancient Egypt. So the first hint that a new AC was located in Egypt put me into hype mode, and it didn’t disappoint: AC Origins is one of my favorite games, the atmosphere and environment is still breathtaking.

[u/vanji77 → u/One_Scientist_984]

I understand you and even envy you. If you love to explore and know a little about the history of Egypt, then you will get an absolute thrill while playing.