And finally, replacing the Phylakes is a solitary warrior named the Faithless One, an armored, Anubis-looking figure that patrols Thebes looking for Bayek.Taking up a third of the main menu screen was a masked, undead mummy.I mean, zombies Really Did Assassins Creed finally reach out for video games lowest hanging fruit The answer is, yes with a but.In The Curse of the Pharaohs, Bayek of Siwan finds himself meeting face to face with the restless spirits of Egypts most famous and powerful rulers.
They have been agitated after an artifact from Those Who Came Before was unearthed in the latest in a long line of tomb defiling by Romans and those desperate to make a buck. Bayeks arrival is marked by the presence of long dead Pharaohs rising up from the Duat to slaughter innocent civilians in seemingly random attacks. The appearance of these shadows and a creature calling itself the Faithless One is connected to an artifact believed to have been stolen from a tomb which, naturally, has people thinking the attacks are the work of a good, old-fashioned curse. Bayek ingratiates himself with different types of people, from architects to shady merchants, in his quest to find the relic and the truth of why the old kings and queens are restless. If you love Egyptian mythology and find its spiritual culture and practices fascinating, then The Curse of the Pharaohs is for you. Although the Romans are still around, Thebes feels a little more isolated from the rest of the game, which means theres a stronger focus on how the Egyptians lived day to day in their worship of the gods and their reverence for the queens and kings that brought prosperity to the land. The Valley of the Kings was my most favorite area because of all the tombs that were open to explore (though sadly, none of them are nearly as big and complex as those found in the base game). The coolest part of the DLC, however, is how Bayeks quest for the artifact takes him to the Duat and the Aaru, the Field of Reeds. Here, Bayak must confront the unquiet spirits of Queen Nefertiti, King Ramesses II, and the most famous of all, King Tutankhamun, in their personalized and extremely photogenic versions of the afterlife. Visually, it represents a nice change of pace from all the deserts, mountain regions, and large lakeside cities youve explored for hours on end. The afterlife home of Nefertiti, for example, is an endless field of tall reeds dotted with towering totems carved in her likeness and tall ships gliding through the fields as if it were water. The games side quests continue to be fun short stories to work through and earn the additional experience points to reach the new level cap of 55. The curse plaguing Thebes has summoned the armies of Anubis and adds a much-needed palette swap for the countless bandits and soldiers youve battled for who knows how many hours. They look really cool but are no more different and challenging than any other grunt. Designed to be like mini-bosses, these encounters are entirely optional in light of the fact that theres no punishment for skipping them nor do they impact the game in any spectacular fashion. And, after a period of time, theyll just go away with or without your intervention. So theres really no need to drop whatever youre doing to fight these guys - chances are, the armed warriors in its vicinity might actually do that for you. There have been moments where the Shadows have played to my advantage. The Shadows themselves arent particularly difficult to fight as long as you evade their attacks and use the nearby guards as distractions.
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