How Close is 'Assassin's Creed: Origins' Egypt to the Real Thing?
Justin Reeve
May 25 2018, 7:15am
Ubisoft's beautiful recreation of a lost city is built on shaky foundations.
Every historical building has been restored in some way, shape, or form. Whether it was a minor fix or a total reconstruction, they’ve all been modified to a certain degree since their initial foundation. This kind of work though comes with a few ethical responsibilities. Passing off new for old is widely frowned upon, so the standard operating procedure involves clarifying which parts of a building have been touched up and which parts haven’t. In my experience as a PhD student in Egyptian Archaeology, I’ve normally seen this done by changing the color, shape, or material of any reconstructed elements.
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/a3a33g/assassins-creed-origins-ancient-egypt-architecture
