Name: Assassin's Creed: Origins
ISBN: 9781782763086

Anthony Del Col

Bear witness the inception of the Assassin Brotherhood in a brand new comic series spinning out of Ubisoft's upcoming new release Assassin's Creed Origins! Ancient Egypt, a land of majesty and intrigue, is disappearing in a ruthless fight for power. Unveil dark secrets and forgotten myths as we journey to the very beginnings of the Assassin Brotherhood and beyond!

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Kendi Dockum

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of Assassin's Creed. Some might say I'm obsessed. I wouldn't deny that. This story was an amazing addition to the series, in my opinion. The narration was perfection- I was thoroughly impressed by the voice actors, and immediately fell in love with the voices. The overall story was excellent, exactly what I'd expect from the Assassin's Creed universe. Although, with that said, you would be able to follow along fine even if you know nothing about Assassin's Creed. I only took away a couple stars for the harsh language, and the somewhat unsatisfying ending.

C. J. Daley 

I'll start by saying that Assassin's Creed is one of my all-time favorite game series, so please align all your ideas about my opinion and review off that. I've also read and enjoyed the Assassin's Creed Heresy novel and the novelization of the Assassin's Creed movie (both by Christie Golden)--and hey, that movie was better than it was rated, it deserved more from fans (I say 7/10 I just rewatched last week).

I think Anthony Del Col managed something pretty damn cool, especially with it only being a script meant to go straight to audio for audible. I find that most things that are written as scripts that aren't actual plays tend to fall into the realm of coming off/sounding silly in the way they're performed most of the time. But for one credit, I don't really have any complaints. 

I think they did a pretty great cast as well, mixing both A/C regulars, lesser known voice performers, and some celebrity voices. I believe all the appearances are:
Tamara Lawrence as Aliyah Khan
John Chancer as Gavin Banks
Laila Paine as My'shell Lemair
Danny Wallace as Shaun Hastings aka "Shaun AI"
Riz Ahmed as Omar Khaled
Anthony Head as Isaac Newton
Gemma Lawrence as Rose Galloway
Nicholas le Prevost as William Lowndes
Nigel Pilkington as Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
David Rintoul as Finnegan
Daniel Waymen as William Chaloner
Hayward B. Morse as Nigel Galloway
Ray Fearon as Fahad Khan
Rachel Atkins as Agneta Reider
Paul Panting as Father Jones Jones
Laura Aikman as Meredith Crystal
Brian Bowles as The Banker
Andrew Branch as Benedict Crystal
Lily Donovan as Daisy Walter
Rupert Fairely as Tower Warden
Owen Findlay as Royal Guardsman
Jason Forbes as Oliver Augustus
Nicholas Goh as Casino Dealer
David John as Sir Artemis Murray
Jim Johnson as James Blanchard
Will Kelly as Jack Oliver
John Last as Prison Gatekeeper
Simon Lipson as Templar Commander
Joseph Radcliffe as Tower Captain
Anne Rosenfeld as Hailey Felton
Eliza Ross as Conference Speaker
Jennifer Saayeng as Bianca
Gyrui Sarossy as Templar Officer
(Full cast information was just pasted from the Assassin's Creed Wiki, https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wik... So thanks to them)

This definitely proved to me that they were aiming to put forth the best story/performance they could give us and I think it's a pretty close success. I know Ubisoft has been striving for ways to give fans more in alternate platforms and has seriously struggled. I'm not imagining this will be a huge hit or widespread listen, but it was a nice 4.5 hour listen that added some new assassin insight I enjoyed. 

I'm not so sure I agree with another review I read that stated they'd have loved for this to be a game though. The action was cool but spread out, and I can't really imagine it feeling as immersive as all the other A/C games. It would have felt a little dry as a game. I feel like this style could have really taken off as an episodic hourly program, but I don't think Ubisoft is ready to sink that kind of money into viewable media again anytime soon. (just please don't launch your own separate streaming service, Ubisoft. We have enough already). 

One negative I really struggled with was the music at the end and beginning of each chapter. It seriously felt drawn out like the end credits to a GoT episode or something. It was just too much, should have just been at the beginning of the performance and end.

The one thing I liked the most is how it felt almost mystery-ish with it having less action. It made me really want more where it's almost like an Assassin's Creed detective novel (OR SHOW, I can dream), something like Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes (Sir Isaac Newton really read like him in spirit) where they use their modern day detective acumen in ancient times...
Ubisoft call me!