This is something I would like to see as well. In general, Ubisoft seems to have an understanding of the building blocks needed for making immersive open world roleplaying games but whether it is the constraints of working within the confines of specific franchises or something else, their developers only seem to scratch the surface with these building blocks. I want to get lost in their worlds but I always end up feeling like a guest in some kind of Westworld like theme park.
The tour mode goes live tomorrow, Feb 20th.
How many guided tours are there?
The Discovery Tour features 75 guided tours curated by experts tied to five themes:
Egypt: the land of Egypt, geography, and wildlife.
Pyramids: the most iconic landmarks of Egypt.
Alexandria: explaining the Greek influence that started with Alexander the Great.
Daily Life: information about the people and not only the monuments.
Romans: few tours about the growing influence of Rome at the time of the game.
How long does it take to complete a guided tour?
The time to complete a tour ranges from 5 to 25 minutes.
How many characters will we be able to play as?
Players will be able to explore Egypt with several different avatars ranging from the main characters of Assassin’s Creed Origins, Bayek and Aya, to important historical figures who also appear, such as Cleopatra and Caesar. There’s a total of 25 avatars.
I heard they’re going to sell this Discovery Tour as a standalone game as well. I’m very tempted by it.
OTOH, I could probably wait for a sale, and by the time I get to this point in the series, it will be given almost for free anyway.
Oh, the video doesn’t show it, but there’s a first-person mode in the Discovery Tour. It’s clumsy and meant for just looking around, but you can parkour with it.
The update also has New Game Plus.
I just tried the Discovery Tour - very, very cool! It’s a remixed version of the whole game, and the whole map is open. I wish they’d managed to make this seamless within Origins so you could get the history as you’re playing, but it’s still fantastic. The tours are a mix of travelling to waypoints, listening to narration on the topic, and a bit of curated art from galleries. Interestingly, the performance is much better than in Origins (on PC).
Finished this yesterday after 50 hours or so. Looked out the window to see this guy in the tree outside. Tell me that’s not Senu.
Yeah, this Discovery Tour is pretty damn good. It’s definitely not some half-assed thing. I can see why they separated it out now.
Still, I did miss having some snarky Shaun Hastings entries while I explored during my playthrough. There were countless times I’d come across some structure and think, “Oh, I should look that thing up,” and then not because I was busy playing.
Did you mean to put a “not” in there, by any chance? It seems to contradict the previous sentence.
Whoops! Yup.
That’s very cool. Had my own Senu experience over Christmas while playing. Thought to myself, “I wish I had an eagle buddy!”. Next day, this beauty visited my garden
They know about us.
Wait, so this is mandatorily a separate install? I’ve been keeping the game on my SSD all this time for no reason?
It doesn’t appear to be a separate install if you already have origins itself installed. The tour is accessed from the main menu of the game.
Lol, everything’s CENSORED with seashells
Good Lord. #smh
Because internet-connected kids today have never seen boobs nor dongs, right? Seeing them in statuary might cause grievous psychological damage.
The shell modesty coverings are in the Discovery Tour mode, which is also sold separately and needed to get an E rating so it could be used in schools and museums. I know it’s silly, but I see why Ubi did it.
That does make sense, and seems a reasonable compromise solution for that end.
Ban that sick filth!
The fact that you need to cover up statues to get an E rating is such a bizarrely puritanical thing.