Bayek

Egypt had been a longtime fan request, and was a pleasant surprise when its cinematic trailer was released at E3 2017, and upon its release it received broadly positive reviews from gaming outlets and players alike.

The narrative of Origins focuses on the life of Bayek Asiwa, the last of the Medjai who once protected the Pharaoh and acted as peacekeepers throughout Egypt, along with his Greco-Egyptian wife, Aya of Alexandria.

After the murder of their son Khemu by a group known as the Order of the Ancients, Bayek and Ayah set out on a path of vengeance seeking to uncover and eliminate members of the Order whose schemes threatened to tear Egypt apart.

Most of the game takes place during the civil war between Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra VII between 48 and 47 BC, the former supported by the Order, while the latter is allied with Bayek and Aya, who in their quest for justice lay the foundations of the Hidden Ones, the earliest incarnation of the Assassin Order that would be present throughout the rest of the universe's setting.

This leads them to cross paths with figures like Pompey, Julius Caesar, and others, sometimes working with them and sometimes against them.

The stories of the Assassin's Creed games usually follow the broad strokes of actual history, featuring the appropriate famous names and faces, but tend to diverge heavily with regards to the finer detail namely through the involvement of the assassin and templar orders along with the pieces of eden which enabled the likes of moses joan of arc and alexander the great to perform their more miraculous accomplishments Unlike previous entries, the present-day setting and its sci-fi elements are heavily de-emphasized, although it continues to play a nominal part in select areas.

They are in far better shape than today, of course, still shown with their white limestone covering and gold caps on the peaks, but clearly the centuries have caused them to be weathered.

I think this was part of the rationale for picking the Hellenistic period, since it allowed designers to craft levels that evoke how ancient ancient Egypt really was, and of course, appeal to the fans' inner Indiana Jones.