Isu Outfit
That’s the good news. The bad news is that while the Isu Armor is technically available almost from the beginning of the game, players may soon realize that certain milestones will need to be met along the way. Still, for those players who don’t want to miss a single second in which they could be playing through the game in these Isu threads, we’re happy to lay out the mission, the mechanics, and the locations players need to know.
The first step in the path to the Isu Armor comes when players first stumble upon the pyramids at Giza, accompanied closely by the Great Sphinx. It’s the Sphinx you’ll want to investigate, for a small hole in the stone granting access to a secret passage. If you look just East of the point at which the staggered angles of the pyramids would intersect, you can’t miss it. Head inside, but be warned: you won’t be able to unlock the Isu Armor just yet. But this is the location where you will ultimately unlock the outfit.
The full complex hidden within will be exposed in due time, but for now, it’s the sandy miniature model of the game’s map that should hold your attention. Bayek may not hear the words, but the players can: THIS is the challenge issued by the First Civilization, with the Isu Armor the prize awaiting the one to complete it.
To do it, players will need to solve each of the twelve Stone Circle puzzles scattered across the world, marked on this scale model by the pointed black rocks. Find and solve a single one of these starry puzzles, and Bayek will receive a Quest to solve the remaining eleven, in order to receive a treasure concealed in the heart of Egypt.
That treasure is the Isu Armor, and fortunately for players, the Stone Circle puzzles fall closer to the rotating stone symbols of post-Black Flag adventures, as opposed to the complicated and challenging Tombs of previous ones. The Tombs of Origins are still important (for a reason we’ll get to in a moment), but the actual Star Circles are built to be beaten. The hurdle to players is the areas where some of these puzzles are located. If players desired, they could abandon all story quests upon solving their first Stone Circle and devote all time to unlocking the Isu Armor, and can still try their luck at doing just that.
But when the areas in which these puzzles are found is populated by enemies far more powerful than Bayek, it can become an exercise in grief and frustration quite quickly. Players are free to try for themselves, but past Level 25, it should be achievable.
Completing the twelve Stone Circles and returning to the Sphinx scale model will grant players 3000 XP, but enough Silica will have to be gathered along the way - 50 to be exact. It’s an annoying detail that demands players devote their time to the Tombs anyway. The only saving grace is that each Tomb contains an average of 5 Silica. Once the required Silica is gained, and the Stone Circles completed, return to the scale model room, and prepare to have your mind blown in typical Assassin’s Creed fashion.
Entering the model now triggers the reveal of a staircase into the true heart of the complex, where players can submit the required Silica and unlock the Isu Armor for themselves. It’s just another piece of the puzzle, as is typical for games in this series, but at least Bayek will look like he knows the First Civilization’s secrets.
If the Isu Armor is too complicated to acquire, or players demand a more impressive look along the way, then we have fantastic news. The Isu isn’t the only must-have outfit in the game’s early chapters… but it’s also not the most difficult to acquire. Read on for the details on the Sekhmet Costume and Anubis Outfit reserved only for Egypt’s greatest warriors.
Sekhmet Costume
The Sekhmet Costume granting Bayek darker robes and a metallic mask in the image of the lioness goddess is easier to get, and earlier. And dare we say, might even be preferred to the Isu Armor by many players. The only real obstacle to avoid is to not be in a hurry to head to Alexandria when receiving the Aya Quest. Instead, take the detour to the smaller settlement of Yamu where the quest titled Ambush in The Temple can be unlocked. Once completed, Bayek will be prepared to take a much more intimate role in the celebration of Sekhmet about to begin in Yamu. Completing the quest allows players to unlock the Ulterior Votive, battling bandits to help out Mehenet.
It shouldn’t pose too much of a challenge, but the real trick comes when the fighter set to play Sekhmet in the ceremonial battle is… indisposed. Fetch his unconscious body from the tavern straight outside of Yamu’s front entrance, and Mehenet will allow Bayek to take his place. Don the Sekhmet Costume as her avatar in the battle against the representative of Isfet, and emerge victorious, and your job is done. Once the final cutscene of the mission plays, the Sekhmet Costume will be added to the player’s inventory.
Anubis Outfit
First things first: you can’t unlock the outfit transforming Bayek into the form of Anubis - not yet anyway. The costume was revealed and vaguely described by developers for the obvious wow factor. The jackal headpiece, the flaming arms and weapons, and general terror it’s guaranteed to instill in enemies is obvious. But to unlock this costume means doing so piece by piece, entering into the most grueling gauntlet the developers have created in the game’s release schedule. Prepare for the Trial of The Gods.
It’s a free activity still coming for Origins players, which will pit them against the literal forms of the Egyptian gods (the giant Anubis and respective soldiers visible in the image above). Completing a single Trial grants a single weapon, and only when all four have been gathered is the full outfit unlocked. If it sounds like an impossible task, it should: the developers intend to make any player seen with this outfit among the most respected in the community. So… the Sekhmet and Isu looks may have to do.
For more details to help you track down the Isu Armor, check out the Stone Circle locations (thanks to JorRaptor).
Assassin’s Creed: Origins is available now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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