Assassin's Creed Origins Curse Of The Pharaohs

I have loved playing Assassin's Creed Origins because it has been a lot of fun to play and just explore ancient Egypt with Bayek. I could not wait to play the latest DLC Curse Of The Pharaohs. This is set four years after the main events of Bayek's story and opens a completely new quest while exploring Thebes as well as a ton of new side quests. There is now an atlas feature that makes fast travel easier from the global map. The level cap has also been raised to level 55.

Fast travel is now easier on the map. 

The story has Bayek investigating a mystery about why dead pharaohs are walking around and if it's an artifact causing it. Curse Of The Pharaohs is so well done. It explores the mysticism of the time and themes that are relevant to the era. The combat is great as always and with a heightened sense of danger added when a pharaoh's shade rises because you can fight them, but they are a little more difficult than regular enemies. If you defeat one, they go back to the Land Of The Dead for a time. You get an alert when a pharaoh's shade rises and you can find out where they are by looking at your map. Be prepared for a challenging fight because they are designed to be challenging and after a certain amount of time they run away so you definitely have to plan out strategically to fight them in the open world. 

Bayek prepares to fight a pharaoh's shade. 

There are some nice rewards during your adventure. Some are from doing the Trial Of The Gods which offer weapons and armor. There is a very cool Warden's Oath armor set you can get with the Ubisoft club rewards just from participating in community events like Trial Of The Gods or the daily quests. 

Warden's Oath armor. 

The temples and areas in Curse Of The Pharaohs are beautiful. One of the places I enjoyed exploring was the Land Of The Dead. Steeped in ancient Egyptian spirituality and folklore, this was such an interesting place to explore and gorgeous. I read all the scrolls I found here because they were interesting and you learn a lot about the history and people not just in this area, but in the history of Egypt itself. 

One of the beautiful views in The Land Of The Dead. 

There are a ton of side quests in the Land Of The Dead also that play alongside the main quests. Bayek does travel back and forth often from the living world to the dead one. Sometimes it can be a little confusing to follow the main quests because they are not as streamlined as the quests were in Hidden Ones so it can be a little odd trying to do the main quests in the right order which detracts a little from the game, but not enough to make it a deal breaker. 

Bayek explores a temple in The Land Of The Dead. 

I liked the main story of Curse Of The Pharaohs a lot because it was interesting and exploring the new areas was a lot of fun. Sometimes taking a break from the main events and discovering new areas and looking around offered great views and I appreciated how much detail and thought went into everything. It really showed how much research was done to make everything just right. I was also thrilled that you get a new mount, a horse of Anubis. 

Horse of Anubis is awesome!

I liked Curse Of The Pharaohs a lot. The main story is interesting and well done. The ending felt a little rushed to me, but it was not a bad ending. The entire DLC itself is fantastic because of how great the gameplay is, the awesome rewards from quests, and the exploration of beautiful areas in the living world and the mystical one. I found the historical aspects incredibly fascinating as well as the closer look at the ancient Gods and the stories about them. Curse Of The Pharaohs is a lot of fun to play because it doesn't just offer an interesting story, it offers a rich tapestry of experiences immersing you fully into Bayek's ancient Egypt and allowing you to explore it to your heart's content. 

Another amazing view.

*Assassin's Creed Origins is available to play on the following platforms: PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One