History Trivia / AssassinsCreedOrigins

* PlayingAgainstType: Tristan D. Lalla previously played Adewale, a blunt, honest and honourable Assassin in ''Black Flag''. Here he plays Taharqa who is much more self-aggrandizing [[spoiler: and eventually outright villainous though not without sympathetic traits such as his family]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Tristan D. Lalla previously played Adewale, a blunt, honest and honourable Assassin in ''Black Flag''. Here he plays Taharqa who is much more self-aggrandizing [[spoiler: and eventually outright villainous]].

* InspirationForTheWork: ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' has been referenced as a major influence in open-world structure and side-quest design. Likewise, the protagonist's name Bayek of Siwa is reminiscent of Geralt of Rivia.

** Bayek was originally meant to die partway through the game, with Aya being playable for the rest of the game, but Ubisoft executives forced director Ashraf Ismail to keep Bayek as the main character.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A durability mechanic for weapons was considered, but ultimately discarded.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The modern-day segment takes place in 2011 in the midst of UsefulNotes/TheArabSpring, just before then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarek was deposed.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The modern-day segment takes place in 2011 in the midst of TheArabSpring, just before then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarek was deposed.

* FollowTheLeader: ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' has been referenced as a major influence in open-world structure and side-quest design. Likewise, the protagonist's name Bayek of Siwa is reminiscent of Geralt of Rivia.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: [[https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/12/15786464/assassins-creed-origins-collectors-editions The Dawn of the Creed Legendary Collector’s Edition]] of the game costs [[CrackIsCheaper $800]], and includes a 29 inch statue of Bayek, Bayek’s amulet, two steelbooks, lithographs, art cards, art book, soundtrack, a printed version of the in-game map, and the deluxe edition of ''Origins''. It's so large that people who order it get parts of it now and the rest of it when the game releases. ''Pretty Good Gaming'' worked out that it would cost less to fly to Egypt and buy a pair of daggers than buy this edition of the game.

* NamesTheSame: If you've played ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', it can become a tad difficult to keep a straight face every time Aya has any screentime since she shares her name with an important hub planet in the former game.

* NamesTheSame: If you've played ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', it can become a tad difficult to keep a straight face every time Aya has any screentime since she shares her name with one of the primary planets in the former game. That ''ME:A'''s Aya is a pretty blatant {{Expy}} of [[Film/{{Avatar}} Pandora]] (which is the polar opposite to the desert setting of ''Origin'') doesn't exactly help.

* NamesTheSame: If you've played ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', it can become a tad difficult to keep a straight face every time Aya has any screentime since she shares her name with one of the primary planets in the former game. That ''ME:A'''s Aya is a pretty blatant {{Expy}} of [[Film/{{Avatar}} Pandora]] (which is the polar opposite to ''Origins'''s desert setting) doesn't exactly help.

* FollowTheLeader: ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' has been referenced as a major influence in open-world structure and side-quest design.

* FollowTheLeader: ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' has been referenced as a major influence in open-world structure and side-quest design. Likewise, the protagonist's name Bayek of Siwa is reminiscent of Geralt of Rivia.

* MilestoneCelebration: It is the 10th title in the AC series and will release in the ten year anniversary of the Franchise, with ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' coming out in 2007.

* MilestoneCelebration: It is the 10th title in the AC series and will release in the ten year anniversary of the Franchise, with ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed1'' coming out in 2007.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: [[https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/12/15786464/assassins-creed-origins-collectors-editions There's an edition]] of the game that costs [[CrackIsCheaper $800]]. ''Pretty Good Gaming'' worked out that it would cost less to fly to Egypt and buy a pair of daggers than buy this edition of the game.