Assassin’s Creed Origins Brings Tombs Back In An Accurate Way

Tombs are making a return to the Assassin’s Creed gameplay in Assassin’s Creed Origins. Not seen since the release of Assassin’s Creed 2, these platforming-heavy segments will be as historically accurate as possible.

This news comes from an interview Creative Director Ashraf Ismail gave with Official PlayStation Magazine, by way of GamesRadar+.

"We have quite a few tombs in the game, and they range from being classical puzzles to navigation puzzles and navigation challenges,” Ismail told OPM. "A lot of them are actually built off of the actual true tombs that we’ve researched."

To get true accuracy, Ubisoft developers consulted with historians about how Egyptians constructed their tombs. With Assassin’s Creed 2 ’s tombs located in real-world spots like St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, there will be similar Egyptian locations to explore on the Assassin’s Creed Origins release date. This means the gameplay will not only have players climbing on top of the pyramids, they will likely be able to explore inside them as well.

“We put a lot of effort into recreating these tombs. Everything that is actually known we’ve mapped it out, we have images, we have research that’s been done on tombs, we actually try to replicate it as close as possible,” said Ismail. “So for example, the Greek pyramid, all the chambers, all the corridors are an authentic representation. Now, of course, we have a bit of fun and go a bit further, like, what are the secret chambers that have not been discovered yet?”

In other Assassin’s Creed Origin news, the game will feature a number of factions who will react differently depending on how you play. As of right now, there are three announced factions: the Rebels, the Ptolemies and the Bandits. Main character Bayek is already a member of the Rebels when the game starts. While exploring Egypt, you’ll see these three groups getting into fights that you can either join in on or let it resolve itself.

“There are quite a few different factions in the world, and keep in mind that these factions are really living in the world,” Ismail told GamesRadar+. “We don’t have anything that is a spawned event, you know, ‘because you’re 50 metres away we’re going to spawn this fight here for you.’ These are NPCs that have a schedule, that have an agenda, that criss-cross paths, and if they happen to be enemies they’ll fight, if they happen to be allies they’ll hug each other. So this is really the world living.”

The Assassin’s Creed Origins release date for PS4, Xbox One and PC is on Oct. 27.

So what do you think? Are you excited to see tombs making a return to an Assassin’s Creed game? What tombs to do you think we’ll be able to explore? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.