Tag: assassin’s creed origins
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Anticipated Upcoming Games Without a Straight White Male Hero
Video game developers have become lazy and “safe” when it came to creating their protagonists. The straight while 30-something male image has not only gotten tired and boring, it has become alienating to minorities who play and enjoy games. So, let’s dive in to some upcoming games that celebrate diversity and allow you to play…
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Assassin’s Creed: Origin’s Discovery Tour Mode is Great
I’ve been excited for Assassin’s Creed: Origin’s Discovery Tour mode since it was first announced. Origin’s sprawling map of Ptolemaic Egypt is gorgeous, and exploring it while learning about its real world equivalent is just as good as I expected. Launching Discovery Tour drops you, as Aya, in Alexandria. The tour beings with information about…
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Assassin’s Creed: Origins Works Better As a Walking Simulator
If you’re a strokey-beardy-booky wanker like myself, you may be familiar with the concept of the Apollonian and the Dionysian. Popularized by Proto-Sadboy Friedrich Nietzsche, it imagines the backbone of creative endeavors as a balancing act between order and chaos. Rationality and playfulness, clay and blood, foundational blueprints and architectural flourishes. Arguably, it’s not a…