Assassin’s Creed‘s side tasks have never been stronger. Well, there were some interesting missions here, but the accompanying activities were mostly based on collectibles. When you uncovered a hidden suitcase in the Black Flag you saw them all.

It is difficult to say whether this will be the case in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins, but Ashraf Ismail’s director of Game Reactor interview says that this game has a special significance for rewarding research beyond the mainstream.

“… we did not want to have only a big world but a world that constantly meets player needs and rewards him for research. We want people who are leaving the main road for some of these to be rewarded with the discovery they have received, so we filled the world with such things … We have a lot of surprises and much more is under the optional content. We wanted the player to feel the idea that Egypt was mysterious and inspired curiosity, “Ismail said.