<P> Colin Campbell of Polygon gave the game a score of 8.5 / 10, writing, "In essence, Assassin's Creed Origins is much the same game as the original Assassin's Creed, which came out a decade ago . It's a formula that people like to play, and it's certainly been honed and improved over the years . Origins is, then, undoubtedly the best iteration of this formula yet . But I yearn for a fresh approach and new ideas, something that astounds the senses as much as the wondrous world this game inhabits ." </P> <P> Eurogamer ranked the game 23rd on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017", and EGMNow ranked it sixth on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017, while Polygon ranked it 15th on their list of the 50 best games of 2017 . The game won the award for "Best Open World Game" in PC Gamer's 2017 Game of the Year Awards, whereas its other nominations were for "Best Setting" and "Game of the Year". It was also nominated for "Best Xbox One Game" in both Destructoid's Game of the Year Awards 2017 and IGN's Best of 2017 Awards, the latter of which also nominated it for "Best Action - Adventure Game" and "Best Graphics". In Giant Bomb's 2017 Game of the Year Awards, the game won the award for "Best New Character" (Bayek), and was a runner - up for "Best World". It also won the award for "Best Setting" in Game Informer's 2017 Action Game of the Year Awards . </P> <P> A controversy arose when several online video game journalists discovered that many of the game's user reviews on review aggregator Metacritic were artificially improved through the use of an online bot . </P> <P> In November 2017, Ubisoft announced sales of Assassin's Creed Origins during its first 10 days were double that of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, while player engagement also saw an increase . 35% of the sales were digital download, compared to just 12% for Syndicate . </P>

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