Honestly, all of that rubbery snakeskin makes me think that Bayek might be indulging a fetish rather than caring about his comfort or agility, and it leaves him peering out of a giant snake’s head. In fact, Bayek looks like he’d be hot in most of his gear, other than the bathrobe and his default outfit, and *especially* the Desert Cobra, which comes with the Special Edition. Mind you, though his arms are bare, it looks like it’d be hot to wear in dry Giza heat or muggy Memphis. As in all Assassin’s Creeds, his clothes emphasise his movement as a dynamic, living thing, not some set animated cycle.

His knee will knock it back to the side it swung from it’ll twist around, be pushed by the wind as he runs. I’m often mesmerised by the way it doesn’t swing in a completely predictable manner. And Ubisoft knocked Assassin’s Creed Origins’ clothes out of the goddamn park.įor example, my favourite outfit in Assassin’s Creed Origins features a sash of pale linen which hangs down between Bayek’s legs, and as he runs it swings from side to side. I often idly wonder, as I watch an Assassin’s Creed loading screen, how many people - how many studios! - produce Assassin’s Creed’s clothes? They’re a wonder of code and art coming together, of layers of beautiful fabric flapping just right.

Those layers, all those flowing, flapping, swinging layers: cloth and leather and swords and knives and pouches and harnesses. Assassin’s Creed clothes are some of the best clothes in all games.

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