SUMMARY
The Hidden Ones takes place four years after the main story of Assassin’s Creed Origins. The people of Sinai have begun revolting against the Romans. In one massacre, two agents of the Hidden Ones were killed protecting civilians caught up in the battle. Tahira, the leader of the Hidden Ones, blames herself for their deaths and is struggling to keep her Hidden Ones together in addition to forming an alliance with the leader of the local rebels. Tahira is in desperate need of Bayek’s council.
CONTENT
Sinai is a new location to explore filled with many mountains and of course lots of sand. It is broken up into four regions filled with treasure to find, animals to hunt, outpost to liberate and viewpoints to jump off of just like the main game. You can easily spend close to 5 hours alone just clearing out every location on the map. There are also a number of side quests spread around Sinai that offer Bayek the chance to help the locals and even recruit more members into the Hidden Ones. The level cap is increased to 45 and everything from the main game carries over into the new DLC. I’d like to mention that the first quest for the Hidden Ones recommends a level of 38 since most of the enemies will be levels 40 to 45. You can also find 2 more phylakes in the form of the Shadows of the Scarab who are both level 45. The Hidden Ones DLC also includes a new outfit, four new legendary weapons, new mounts and a couple new weapons to use that will be unlocked as you progress through the story. Speaking of story, there are only 8 main story quests in the DLC that took around 2 hours to complete. This brings the total time I spent on the Hidden Ones overall to around 7 hours.
OPINION
I really enjoyed my time with the Hidden One DLC. Combat was as fluid as it was in the main game, and I found myself going off the beaten path quite often to explore new places that I came across. It was really cool to see the origins of the assassin order and how some of their creed was created through the events in this new story. The only thing that really bothered me about the first expansion was the bugs. A couple of them prevented me from moving forward but was easily fixed by reloading the game. The major ones prevent trophies from popping up after the conditions for the trophy were met. After some research, the only way to get those trophies unlocked would be to create a new game, play through the DLC again, and hope the trophies would unlock the next time.
RECOMMENDATION
When everything is said and done, this DLC is a good excuse to get back into Assassin’s Creed Origins and I felt it was well worth the $10 asking price especially if you really like the main game.