Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs is an expansion pack for the popular video game Assassin's Creed Origins developed by Ubisoft. This expansion takes players on a new adventure set in ancient Egypt, where they will face off against powerful pharaohs and uncover the secrets of their curse. In Curse of the Pharaohs, players assume the role of Bayek, the main protagonist of Assassin's Creed Origins, as he embarks on a journey to the afterlife known as the "Afterlife Realm." Here, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt have been resurrected and are wreaking havoc upon the living world. It is up to Bayek to stop them and put an end to the curse. One of the standout features of Curse of the Pharaohs is its incredible attention to detail and immersive world-building.
The Magic of Michael Grandinetti features breathtaking wonders from Michael’s extraordinary career, live on stage. Legendary magic plots of levitation, mind reading, escapes, teleportation, and more are reimagined for today’s audiences, making them more visual, surprising, and even more astounding than ever before. However, you won’t just watch the magic, you’ll be pulled into an interactive experience where everyone in the audience becomes part of the magic!
With performances on national and international television, in stadiums, arenas, casinos, and theaters around the country, with Oscar-winning composers and symphony orchestras, for NFL and NBA halftime shows and major-league sporting events, for Fortune 500 companies and corporations including Google, Southwest Airlines, Mazda, Ernst Young, Bayer, Harley Davidson, Benjamin Moore Paints, and more , and even at The White House, Michael has made a name for himself around the world as an extremely talented and innovative magician and illusionist. Another work in the exhibition, placed against the backdrop of a water tank painted with the giant letters Be Water Aware , is a partially buried sculpture, Instant Archeology , 2006.
One of the standout features of Curse of the Pharaohs is its incredible attention to detail and immersive world-building. The expansion introduces new locations to explore, such as the Valley of the Kings and the city of Thebes, which are beautifully recreated with stunning graphics and lifelike environments. These additions make the gameplay experience feel even more authentic and engaging.
GALLERY ROUNDS: Shirley Tse
Two works by Shirley Tse, originally exhibited indoors, are remixed under the spell of wild elements in The Magic Hour’s current iteration time going backward and forward.
Founded in 2018 in Twentynine Palms, California by Alice Wang and Ben Tong, The Magic Hour has hosted six prior iterations (or experimental installations), each for ten weeks and anchored by a set of reconfigurable steel bars (co-produced by Dyson & Womack). Through their sojourn in this seemingly borderless desert tract named after a sliver of time, Tse’s Decommissioned Inter-Mission (2022) and Instant Archeology (2006) conjure space-time wormholes that decontextualize and recontextualize the pieces’ projections of our pasts-to-be.
Decommissioned Inter-Mission is the remaining skeleton of Tse’s installation Inter-Mission (2004), stripped of its panel walls and six interior sculptures. Inter-Mission references voting booths, art fair booths and bathroom stalls—intersections of private or privatized “missions” in public arenas—and was first installed in the back room—not quite private, not quite public—of an NYC gallery. While the sculptures critique the commodification of art, they ironically became “hostages” of the now notorious (but then progressive) Artist Pension Trust.
Ballasted by The Magic Hour’s steel bars against the wind in an assertion of survival outside the art game, the imperfectly rigid polyethylene grid—all that Tse has retained of the piece—invokes and critiques Mondrian’s Neoplasticism (and its dream of utopian order through abstract geometry), while also suggesting film set scrim jims and oversized iPhones. These montaged allusions—each slotting separable or elemental bodies between or within frames—reveal our cognate attempts to construct and participate “successfully” in worlds as individuals, clarifying through restatement ways of pursuing and proving our personhood that we have come to accept (for better and worse) as familiar or real.
Shirley Tse, Instant Archeology, 2006. Image courtesy of The Magic Hour.
Instant Archeology, through its probable improbability, also rearticulates the unsettlingly familiar. A plastic “ice core” ostensibly unearthed in the desert, it fails and succeeds as a 2006 archeological time capsule as exact copies of the unchanged relic could be made today. Entrenched within sight of a water tank’s directive, “Be Water Aware,” it underscores scarcity through its abiding superfluousness. With time so salient at The Magic Hour, Tse’s pieces remind us that our futures and pasts are ever-present.
The Magic Hour
67975 Presswood Rd
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 (contact The Magic Hour for exact location)
On view through October 15, 2022
Like decommissioned weapons in the nearby military base in Twentynine Palms, the booth structure that housed six of Shirley Tse’s sculptures in the 2004 installation Inter-Mission will be decommissioned and “freed” at The Magic Hour No. 7. Once a structure with partition walls that conjure up images of bathroom stalls or voting booths, or exhibition booths, its function is now released and its architecture is laid bare to become interlocking two dimensional lines.
Furthermore, Curse of the Pharaohs introduces a new level cap for players, allowing them to further develop their skills and abilities as they progress through the expansion. This adds a layer of progression and customization to the gameplay, as players can now unlock and equip more powerful weapons and gear to aid them in their battle against the pharaohs. The expansion also brings challenging new boss battles against the resurrected pharaohs, each with their own unique abilities and mechanics. These battles require strategic thinking and skillful execution to overcome, providing a satisfying and rewarding experience for players. Overall, Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs is a fantastic expansion that provides an exciting new chapter in the Assassin's Creed Origins story. With its breathtaking visuals, engaging gameplay, and compelling narrative, it is a must-play for fans of the series and anyone interested in ancient Egypt..
Reviews for "A New Perspective: Assassin's Creed Origins Curse of the Pharaohs DLC"
1. John - 1/5
I was really disappointed with "Aco origins curse of the pharaohs". The storyline was confusing and didn't make much sense. The gameplay was repetitive and lacked originality. The graphics were also subpar compared to other games in the series. Overall, I regret purchasing this expansion and wish I had spent my money on something else.
2. Emily - 2/5
I found "Aco origins curse of the pharaohs" to be quite underwhelming. The missions were repetitive, with little variation in objectives. The new enemies added in the expansion were not exciting or challenging. Additionally, the voice acting and dialogue felt forced and unnatural. While the visuals were decent, they couldn't make up for the lackluster gameplay experience. I wouldn't recommend this expansion to other players.
3. Alex - 3/5
While "Aco origins curse of the pharaohs" had some interesting moments, it ultimately fell short of my expectations. The main issue I had was the lack of depth in the story. It felt rushed and poorly developed, leaving me wanting more. The gameplay mechanics were also a bit clunky and could have been smoother. However, the Egyptian setting and the attention to detail in the environments were impressive. Despite its flaws, the expansion had potential, but it failed to deliver a truly captivating experience.