Assassin's Creed Origins

Frisbee · 09-11-2017 9:55am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Can someone, without spoiling anything, tell me whether or not Bayek will start wearing his hood later in the story? Or is it completely unlike the hair/beard situation and the hood up/down option entirely at the player's discretion?

I'm half tempted to keep the hood up, but it breaks immersion for me when I go into a mission (sometimes while wearing a hood and covering the face) and the NPC will say "ah hello Bayek"...

Like how the eff did you know it was me?? Gonnae no blow my cover??

I wish, at least, Ubisoft stuck a hotkey in for the hood instead of having to go into the menu to change it every time.

Having to toggle the hair & beard back on every time you start the game / de-synchronize is a pain in the hole as well.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 09-11-2017 11:28am

Frisbee wrote: »

Having to toggle the hair & beard back on every time you start the game / de-synchronize is a pain in the hole as well.

Are you serious, does that happen?? Thats some bogey mechanic. I might just keep his hair and face the way it is.

Frisbee · 09-11-2017 1:04pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Are you serious, does that happen?? Thats some bogey mechanic. I might just keep his hair and face the way it is.

Yeah I know. Not sure how far in you are but early enough in the game the hair and beard get shaved off. You can toggle it back on but it's a manual job to do it every time. It's a pain as without it he just looks like 'NPC #14' :pac:

09-11-2017 2:36pm

The Isu armor was worth doing the stone circles for. Achievement for doing them bugged on me though

marcbrophy · 09-11-2017 2:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The Isu armor was worth doing the stone circles for. Achievement for doing them bugged on me though

Did you just do them as you came across them, or did you set out to find them specifically outside the main story quest?

dreamers75 · 09-11-2017 4:15pm

So everyone else isnt running around in the Ezio outfit then?

Finished the Side Mission quest line for

Shadya last night, its very like the mission from Witcher 3

09-11-2017 4:24pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Did you just do them as you came across them, or did you set out to find them specifically outside the main story quest?

Yeah just as I came across them you'll need to do the tombs too for the

silica

needed to

access the chamber in Sphinx' butt

marcbrophy · 09-11-2017 4:35pm

^^^
Nice one

Potential-Monke · 11-11-2017 4:40am

I believe I will be going for the platinum in this. Just under 53 hours, main story finished, 78 quests in total. Killed all the Phylakes

and what a reward! Nearly prefer it to the Isu armor

. Have the Isu armor, completed both Gladiatorial arenas

and expected 3 new armors, only got 1 because you have to beat them all again to get the other 2!

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Fully maxed everything except for left bracer, just need 1 Crystal. Have to get more ability points to unlock the perk for buying legendary items so I can get a legendary horse, or finish the Hippodrome, not sure which I prefer to do as those races seem rigged!!

Level 39 and half way to 40. Just over 2 days to get there and take on the Trial of the Gods. Got him down to half health before dying when I took him on at 38.

All that's left to do is finish off however many other side missions there are and complete all locations! Looking forward to the DLC, and I believe I have an extra mission or two for having the deluxe edition.

If Ubisoft left it for every 2 years, I'd be more than happy to give them my money. They did this game right, even if I wasn't as invested in the story as I would have been with 4 or 2. Gameplay more than made up for it. You could nearly say it is a better tomb raiding game than Tomb Raider!

11-11-2017 11:11pm

Similar thoughts on it as you Monke.

I think the one part of the story I enjoyed most was how they came up with an explanation for

chopping off their right ring fingers

in previous games

I've only 3 achievements left now, can't get the right hallucination to trigger in the desert at the minute, ill get it eventually.

Also the nod to the original game after the last mission when you can access the

bureau and have to ender via the roof was cool

dreamers75 · 12-11-2017 12:51am

Same as above very enjoyable game, its taken onboard what is wrong with open world and took the best from RDR, Witcher and previous Assassins games.

it let me wander around and do what i wanted to the point I am level 40 and killing the 2nd batch of lads, which has now opened up new side quests, think I have 100+ side missions, of them Shadya was the most memorable and its kinda hidden. A lot of players wont do that set of missions.

Only gripe I have is the CPU usage, its wrong I have a 5960X which is a very capable processor and it has never went about 30% usage but with this game it hits 60+ alongside a 1080 running the game in Ultra. I read all the articles about what may cause it and imo something is causing it.

Sephiroth_dude · 12-11-2017 1:01am

Got the hippo drome trophy at last, christ that was hard, only 17 too go now, the rest look straight forward but time consuming.

12-11-2017 1:45am

Wait wasn't Shadya main story? ... oh wait finding

her body with cement shoes might not have been

I'm finished and still have about 15 sides left either accepted or on the map, mostly in the north west area.

1 achievement left , the one for locusts in the desert.

Sephiroth_dude · 12-11-2017 2:00am

Sell 100 trinkets is a bitch, currently only have 89, I presume you can sell 100 of the same trinket?

dreamers75 · 12-11-2017 2:04am

So sides continue after the main game?

Potential-Monke · 12-11-2017 5:08am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Sell 100 trinkets is a bitch, currently only have 89, I presume you can sell 100 of the same trinket?

I seriously hope it's 100 in total, not 100 of 1 type!

Completed the Trial of the Gods just now,

and what a prize! And the blank blue square for part of the Anubis armor! Cannae wait!

Have a good few side missions left, and pick up all the treasure. The hallucination one will be a pain. Spent 20 minutes in the desert, loads of hallucinations, including one of locusts, but apparently it has to be scarabs!

Sephiroth_dude · 12-11-2017 11:54am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I seriously hope it's 100 in total, not 100 of 1 type!

Completed the Trial of the Gods just now,
and what a prize! And the blank blue square for part of the Anubis armor! Cannae wait!

Have a good few side missions left, and pick up all the treasure. The hallucination one will be a pain. Spent 20 minutes in the desert, loads of hallucinations, including one of locusts, but apparently it has to be scarabs!

I got it last night, its one hundred in total.

DeSelby83 · 12-11-2017 12:58pm

It seems that people are starting to finish up with this now. Overall it seems like it has been well received. How long do people think it would take to focus on the main story? Or is it more fun/worthwhile doing the side quests too?

Sephiroth_dude · 12-11-2017 1:00pm

DeSelby83 wrote: »

It seems that people are starting to finish up with this now. Overall it seems like it has been well received. How long do people think it would take to focus on the main story? Or is it more fun/worthwhile doing the side quests too?

You have too do the side quests too level up, otherwise if you're under leveled for a main quest you won't have a hope of completing it, side quests are grand imo, not witcher 3 quality but enough variety in them.

Frisbee · 13-11-2017 11:57am

Managed to get some good time into this Friday and Saturday. Really enjoying it, up there with Black Flag for me. Level 30 and had only done as far as The Scarab and a load of side missions. Figured I should probably progress the story somewhat so did the Lizard and Hyena last night. Now to get distracted by more side quests.

dreamers75 · 13-11-2017 12:13pm

Finished it last night 120 missions complete.

Cant find the last 3 Phylake lads so going to set off an alarm and see if they show up.

2 of the star gazing things to find as well.

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 12:34pm

Just at level 21 after some side questing and levelling up of my hidden blade.

Finally returned to Phylakes number one after three or four times getting absolutely obliterated and finally took him down, pulling half his health with the hidden blade as he gazed at a statue of Ptolemy.

Was so satisfying...

13-11-2017 12:52pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Finished it last night 120 missions complete.

Cant find the last 3 Phylake lads so going to set off an alarm and see if they show up.

2 of the star gazing things to find as well.

The Phylake guys should be on the map if you zoom in to the point were ?'s and side quests etc show up, they'll be red helmets and moving around but are contained to fixed regions and not randomly spawned.

I was going for all locations achievement so had synced all the view points so maybe thats why they were on the map for me.

dreamers75 · 13-11-2017 1:36pm

I dont have all the towers and 3 defintley not showing up.

Guess thats what I am missing.

Sephiroth_dude · 13-11-2017 1:48pm

Do you need too kill all those phylakes lads for platnium?

13-11-2017 2:38pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Do you need too kill all those phylakes lads for platnium?

No they're not required but do have decent drops. Can't recall now if it was from them or a story/side mission I got a flaming sword

marcbrophy · 13-11-2017 3:18pm

Lads, I'm only level 16 and the first Phylake fella is 20!
I'm afraid to go near him, I know he'll pulverise me!

I should just avoid him until I go up a few levels, right?

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 3:20pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Lads, I'm only level 16 and the first Phylake fella is 20!
I'm afraid to go near him, I know he'll pulverise me!

I should just avoid him until I go up a few levels, right?

Absolutely. He'll obliterate you and you might take 3-5% of his health. I waited till I was level 21 but I probably could have taken him at 20.

Fighting above your level not only means that your health isn't as good and you'll die quicker but your attacks just don't damage them to any meaningful degree.

marcbrophy · 13-11-2017 3:32pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Absolutely. He'll obliterate you and you might take 3-5% of his health. I waited till I was level 21 but I probably could have taken him at 20.

Fighting above your level not only means that your health isn't as good and you'll die quicker but your attacks just don't damage them to any meaningful degree.

Thought as much.
Do they stay in one area, or follow you around the map?

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 4:16pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Thought as much.
Do they stay in one area, or follow you around the map?

They hunt you down but it's fairly passive, as in theyre not bloodhounds but they will patrol around a bit.

They're limited to their regions however and won't move outside of them. There's also a good chance that if an alarm is raised in a camp in their region, they'll travel to that camp assuming youre there.

You'll hear a horn noise and get an alert if theyre within 100m.

marcbrophy · 13-11-2017 4:28pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

They hunt you down but it's fairly passive, as in theyre not bloodhounds but they will patrol around a bit.

They're limited to their regions however and won't move outside of them. There's also a good chance that if an alarm is raised in a camp in their region, they'll travel to that camp assuming youre there.

You'll hear a horn noise and get an alert if theyre within 100m.

Thanks, I better get to levelling up then!

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 4:36pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Thanks, I better get to levelling up then!

Best advice I can give is not to run at them head on for a fight. Stalk them and wait for them to stop and get off their horse (if on one) and stop. Get your first hit off as a hidden blade hit from behind then either go toe to toe or try and break sight and hide for another stealth hit.

marcbrophy · 13-11-2017 5:20pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Best advice I can give is not to run at them head on for a fight. Stalk them and wait for them to stop and get off their horse (if on one) and stop. Get your first hit off as a hidden blade hit from behind then either go toe to toe or try and break sight and hide for another stealth hit.

I'm going to try and get the start every fight with full adrenaline upgrade too.
It should make it easier to smash them up

Also, is there a level upgrade perk that allows you to use Senu as an attack by pressing Y/Triangle? I'm sure I saw it before, and can't find it now

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 5:27pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

I'm going to try and get the start every fight with full adrenaline upgrade too.
It should make it easier to smash them up

Also, is there a level upgrade perk that allows you to use Senu as an attack by pressing Y/Triangle? I'm sure I saw it before, and can't find it now

Yeah you can have Senu bother someone by flying over the target as usual and pressing triangle when the prompt comes up over them. Not sure how it works on Phylakes though but great for regular enemies.

dreamers75 · 13-11-2017 5:51pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Lads, I'm only level 16 and the first Phylake fella is 20!
I'm afraid to go near him, I know he'll pulverise me!

I should just avoid him until I go up a few levels, right?

I killed mot of them and they were ahead of my level by a bit.

Hit him with a fully charged Hunter Arrow and then use Light fire arrows to get your combo up. Hit him with an overrpower rinse and repeat.

Try and get him off the road 1st so no others wander in.

OptimusTractor · 13-11-2017 5:58pm

I'm not going to kill the Phylakes(?). Let them live long with the shame of never getting me.

ItsHoggie · 13-11-2017 6:32pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Lads, I'm only level 16 and the first Phylake fella is 20!
I'm afraid to go near him, I know he'll pulverise me!

I should just avoid him until I go up a few levels, right?

Don't :pac: I was the same yesterday and had no idea the dudes were so strong and tried to tackle one mid mission and got killed it one hit

Exclamation Marc · 13-11-2017 6:35pm

I was attacked by a hyena midfight which was just as fun as it sounds.

ItsHoggie · 13-11-2017 7:23pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

I was attacked by a hyena midfight which was just as fun as it sounds.

I love riding into a group of hyenas and taking out about 3 of them with one swing of the sword :pac:

13-11-2017 7:34pm

ItsHoggie wrote: »

I love riding into a group of hyenas and taking out about 3 of them with one swing of the sword :pac:

And the achievement/trophy you get for 3 in one swing is icing on an already sweet cake

marcbrophy · 14-11-2017 12:01am

Fighting hippo's IN the water, is oddly satisfying

dreamers75 · 14-11-2017 12:53am

Went around the entire map and have every vantage point unlocked, still no phyalkes.

It may be because I have completed the game.

14-11-2017 1:39am

dreamers75 wrote: »

Went around the entire map and have every vantage point unlocked, still no phyalkes.

It may be because I have completed the game.

Ah wait theres a side quest tied to them isn't there, maybe that needs to be active???? They were definitely viewable on my map when zoomed in either because the quest was active or I'd explored and synced all the view points.

marcbrophy · 14-11-2017 10:54am

dreamers75 wrote: »

I dont have all the towers and 3 defintley not showing up.

Guess thats what I am missing.

Did you get the 3

on the mound in Siwa, where you get ambushed in the flashback near the start of the game?

dreamers75 · 14-11-2017 12:35pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Did you get the 3
on the mound in Siwa, where you get ambushed in the flashback near the start of the game?

Dont recall 3 of them as the mission only popped up after I killed the 1st one in Heraklieon

Found a list of them on IGN will check the desert later seems 2 are there.

marcbrophy · 14-11-2017 12:46pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Dont recall 3 of them as the mission only popped up after I killed the 1st one in Heraklieon

Found a list of them on IGN will check the desert later seems 2 are there.

Just realised the one's I'm on about are only bandits, never mind

You'd think you wouldn't have to go out of your way to find the bastards

14-11-2017 1:47pm

One area definitely has two of them roaming around, not together but their paths can definitely cross so don't get caught out like I did and end up with 2 on your hands at the same time

FAILSAFE 00 · 14-11-2017 2:36pm

What a great game. For me it's looking like the best AC game.

It looks stunning on the Xbox One X.

Exclamation Marc · 14-11-2017 2:42pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

What a great game. For me it's looking like the best AC game.

It looks stunning on the Xbox One X.

I would have said not a hope pre-playing as AC2 was truly wonderful and had the series most interesting character to boot.

However having put in a lot of hours (now at level 23), it's really looking like it could be the greatest AC game. There's nothing (so far) that I dislike about it...

ItsHoggie · 14-11-2017 3:23pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

What a great game. For me it's looking like the best AC game.

Agreed. I'm genuinely surprised at how good of a job Ubisoft have done with this game!

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