It's a shame that Aya isn't a bigger part of the story here, as she's easily the best character you'll meet in Origins. They're estranged since the death of their son, but in the fleeting encounters they have over the years they mostly want to kill templars and then screw until the sun comes up.
I'm referring to Bayek and his wife Aya, who may just be simultaneously the most wholesome and horny couple in all of video games. The sprawling deserts and crumbling pyramids are lovely to behold as you make your way across Egypt, but they all pale in comparison to 'Baya'.
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Met een update die afgelopen dinsdag (23) voor de game is uitgebracht, kun je de legendarische moordenaar gebruiken als een van de luitenants op je boot net als Evie Fry, van Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. It's these quiet moments that really make Origins stand out from its peers, especially its limelight-hogging successor Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Hoofdpersoon van Assassin’s Creed Origins, Bayek de Siu kan nu deel uitmaken van zijn bemanning in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. These brief stargazing asides are scattered throughout Origins' modestly-sized map and when you complete one Bayek stands up, places a nearby pebble in his pocket, and then continues on his quest. Sad-dads are nothing new for games of course, but there's something about the way Bayek dreams of past nights spent teaching his son about the stars that gives the game an emotional weight not often found elsewhere in the series. Origins' main protagonist is Bayek, a genuinely charming would-be assassin out to avenge the death of his son. Assassin's Creed Origins is the awkward middle step between the two, acting as the series' first go at a proper RPG. That means the older sneaky-stabby AC and the more modern shouty-pillage fests like Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
If there's one thing you should know about my gaming habits it's that I unironically bloody love me some Assassin's Creed. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives.