Echoes of History

This is a wonderful podcast trying to give you the history behind the games. They give a good effort getting historians in to help explain major plot points. Really enjoy this latest season on Japan.

I grew up playing Assassins Creed but never took the time to appreciate the real world historical influence found within each game. Now that I am older and find history more interesting I am happy to have stumbled across this podcast. Ali and the others do an excellent job of narrating and I look forward to their future content!

As someone who has no previous knowledge about the game series, it was extremely informative to learn its deep and engaging exploration of historical events. My brother loves this game and he helped me draw connections between the podcast and our learning’s in class such as the main villain Qabiha was a non caliph who had substantial influence over the caliphate. The episodes are rich in detail, providing fresh perspective on Islamic history. It’s a must hear for everybody!

As a long time fan of the assassin creed series I can confidently speak for the fanbase when I say the cultural accuracy to the era and setting is almost as - if not as important as the gameplay. It essentially gives the background of the narrative. Especially in this case - we get to see Basim’s story after his actions in Valhalla. Professor Olomi’s work in construction the cultural background and the accuracy in doing so is phenomenal. I have a good understanding of ancient Arabia but I feel I stand to learn a lot more and what better way to do so than to play an assassin’s creed game. I do feel hiring him as the historian was amazing choice by Ubisoft!