Assassin's Creed Origins Hands-On: 12 Things We Learned

6. Dynamic Weather, Storms & Effect On Visibility

Borrowing from Metal Gear Solid V, another new addition is that storms will directly affect if enemies can see you.

Especially handy during an infiltration, just like The Phantom Pain it can pay dividends to hang back and wait for a cloud of obscuring sand to block sight-lines, letting you wipe out the opposing force inside the smog.

At time of writing it's unknown if other storms will affect gameplay, but Ubi have confirmed that they're entirely dynamic and random, essentially providing a cool, atmospheric edge to any mission when you least expect it.