<P> The game also features revised combat mechanics . Previous titles in the Assassin's Creed series used a "paired animation system" whereby the player character would engage with an enemy and combat would be dictated by a series of predeterminted animations based on player inputs and scripted AI movements . Origins moves to a "hit - box system". When the player wields a weapon, they will strike at whatever is in range, allowing them to hit enemies directly, injure individual body parts, and creating the possibility of missing an enemy entirely . Complementing this is the way weapons fall into different categories and are rated on their damage dealt, speed and range . Enemies will be drawn from several basic archetypes that use a variety of tactics in combat which, combined with the hit - box system, will require the player to learn the attributes of individual weapons and tailor their playing style to succeed in combat . As enemy combat is also dictated by the hit - box system, the player has been equipped with a shield and will need to balance their offensive and defensive capabilities . Locations within the game world are designed to enable the player to choose their playing style by offering stealth and open combat as equally - viable choices for completing objectives . </P> <P> Origins introduces an arena - based combat system where the player fights waves of increasingly difficult combinations of enemies culminating in a boss fight . While the introduction to the arena is incorporated into the main story, the arena mode stands alone from the wider narrative . The game world features several arenas, with a variety of enemy combinations and unique bosses not found in the game world . The player is able to unlock additional weapons and equipment by completing arena fights . </P> <P> The player takes on the role of a Medjay named Bayek and his wife Aya, as they work to protect the people of the Ptolemaic Kingdom during a time of widespread upheaval: the Pharaoh, Ptolemy XIII, struggles to maintain his rule while harbouring ambitions of expanding his kingdom; his sister, the recently deposed Cleopatra, begins marshalling loyalist forces to launch a counter-coup against Ptolemy; and frequent incursions into the Kingdom by the Roman Republic under the command of Julius Caesar lead to fears of an imminent invasion . Bayek's role as a Medjay brings him and Aya into contact with the secretive forces manipulating these events and into becoming the first Assassins . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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