If my second favourite thing to do in Assassin s Creed Origins is tomb raiding, my first favourite thing is travelling by eagle. Your character, Bayek, has a pet eagle called Senu which constantly follows in the sky above him, and you can possess it at pretty any time, sweeping your view up into its own. As Senu you can fly freely, ascending to extraordinary heights and roaming as far as the map allows, while Bayek waits far below.
Here s the thing. If Bayek is standing, he ll remain motionless, but if he s riding a mount and you ve set it to automatically follow the roads to a waypoint, he ll keep riding as you fly. And thus you get to experience Egypt from the best seat in the house. There are limits: you can t stray too far from Bayek, else he ll just stop. But it s remarkably free. (more…)