Assassin’s Creed Origins’ Map Size Is As Big As Black Flag

When it comes to open world games, the map size is always a talking point. It’s exciting to hear games going bigger, as long as they are interesting stuff to do in the space.

Assassin’s Creed Origins Director Ashraf Ismail has mentioned the size of the Ancient Egypt world to Game Informer. It’s only a rough estimate, but he is sure that it is as big, if not bigger than Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, which he was also the director of.

“If I compare it to previous games in the past, I don’t actually know the exact numbers [for Origins], but I would say that it’s at least twice the size of Havana from Black Flag,” Ismail said. “At least.”

The map will be pretty much open after the opening sequences of the games for players to explore.

Thankfully, Ismail mentioned that map size isn’t the focus for the team.  “I don’t think of the size of the city is what matters,” he said. “It’s really the content, the experience that you have inside of it. It’s how alive it is.

“So we filled these locations with quests, with making each city feel unique to itself, why was it important to Egypt.”

Will the amount of things to do as an assassin be enough to justify the large map size? We will know soon enough when Assassin’s Creed Origins releases on October 27 for the PS4, PC and Xbox One.

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