Assassin’s Creed Originswas Ubisoft’s first attempt at reinventing theAssassin’s Creedseries, with the new take on the franchise proving successful in both reviews and sales. Despite the release ofAssassin’s Creed Odysseyand the upcoming debut ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, one 63-year-old gamer is still putting a lot of hours into the Egypt-focusedAssassin’s Creed Origins.
Twitter user Lone Gamer posted a clip of her mother enjoying the game, with the player early in her second playthrough of Bayek’s lengthy journey. With her mother already completing the game once and even getting the platinum trophy forAC Origins, seeing the dedication to start another playthrough of the massive RPG is impressive. PerhapsAsssassin’s Creed Valhalla, which just went gold, will get her to try anotherACgame — though she certainly seems content with the one.
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AC Valhallawill feature mechanics first introduced inOrigins, such as more RPG-heavy gameplay like dialogue and segments focused onAssassin’s Creed’s modern-day protagonist Layla Hassan. It will be interesting to see if Lone Gamer’s mom takes to the Viking-focused game or remains withOrigins, but regardless, seeing an older gamer in action is always fun. The 63-year old is clearly a huge fan considering that she reached 100% completion on her first playthrough, supposedly totaling over 200 hours.
With recent discussion aroundAssassin’s Creed Originsbeing mostly negative due tothe decision to reduce secondary protagonist Aya’s role, it is nice to see someone appreciating the positive qualities of the game. WithAC Originsintroducing many of the elements that were improved upon inAC Odysseyand, hopefully, refined further inAC Valhalla,Originsremains an important and influential game for theAssassin’s Creedseries.
With 200+ hours played and a second playthrough started up, Lone Gamer’s mother seems like someone who would not mindAssassin’s Creednever returning to its roots. Considering that the player supposedly had not touched a console game since playingMarioon the NES,AC Originsmust have done something right to gain the attention of Lone Gamer’s mother.
The situation is very reminiscent of thebeloved 88-year-oldAnimal Crossingplayerwho sunk hundreds of hours intoNew Leaf. Both examples of older people playing games are entertaining and heartwarming, and it is nice to see Lone Gamer’s mom showing that there are gamers of all ages out there.
Assassin’s Creed Originsis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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