Assassin's Creed Mirage Reviews
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In the end, Assassin's Creed Mirage is a great entry into the series, even with some of the baggage it inherits narratively from Valhalla. I can't wait to see how Ubisoft expands on Basim's journey in the entires to come.
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Ultimately, I’m having a hard time trying to fathom why Ubisoft is selling Assassin’s Creed Mirage at a discounted rate. Sure, it’s much smaller in scale compared to the three RPG epics that came before it. However, when comparing Mirage to the greats like Assassin’s Creed 2 or Brotherhood, I almost certainly don’t feel shortchanged for my time.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage's focus on social stealth and detective work makes for a compelling dive into ninth-century Baghdad.
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During a time when depictions that honor the history and majesty of the Middle East are more important than ever, this window into that ancient world provides enlightenment to some players and critical representation to others. By forcing players to have patience and rewarding their creativity, Assassin's Creed Mirage in turn is making sure that every aspect of this masterpiece is seen and savored.
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It may be too much of a step back for fans of the RPG-focused recent games. However, Assassin’s Creed Mirage delivers an experience that successfully takes the series back to its stealth roots, finding its heart and soul again, which makes it a must-play for any traditional Assassin’s Creed fans.
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Mirage delivers what I've wanted from Assassin's Creed better than it has in over a decade. In a fantastically recreated 9th century Baghdad, finally I feel like an assassin again.
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My time with Assassin’s Creed Mirage was enjoyable, but it’s also difficult not to look at everything else that is completely absent that was introduced in Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. Ultimately, Mirage feels like a game that is old with outdated mechanics, but that’s also what Ubisoft aimed for. It’s an interesting way to experience a title, almost like Mirage is a remake of another game that didn’t exist before. Instead, it’s channeling that trilogy of Assassin’s Creed tit...
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Assassin’s Creed celebrates its 15-year anniversary with a presentable tale of stealth & stab, set against the backdrop of a beautifully realized Baghdad. Unfortunately, in returning to its roots, Mirage casts an unwelcome spotlight on the series’ dated mechanics, signaling a need for evolution. For the franchise faithful, however, Assassin’s Creed Mirage remains a fine adventure offered at an agreeable price.
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While most Assassin’s Creed games weren’t about Assassin’s as it was, the Ancients Trilogy definitely lost the plot. I love all three to be clear, but I can understand why some people are unhappy with the franchise’s new directions. It was after I replayed the Ezio Trilogy on Switch, I myself started to get a bit nostalgic for classic AC. And just in time for the series’ 15 year anniversary, we got Assassin’s Creed Mirage. A budget priced and smaller AC title that pulls the focus ...
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Despite its faults and playing it very safe, Assassin's Creed Mirage is a step in the right direction for Ubisoft, an exercise in concision and a solid attempt to rekindle what made early AC games memorable.
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As assassin-in-training Basim works to become a Hidden One toward the start of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, he’s scolded by his mentor, Roshan. After asking Basim to make a leap of faith into a pile of leaves, Roshan says it’s clear that Basim’s mind isn’t fully committed. Although Basim is eventually able to overcome this throughout the opening and the entirety of the adventure, Assassin’s Creed Mirage as a whole suffers a similar crisis.
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A beautiful world, tense missions, and a welcome return to basics are a mirage that masks a dry story.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage fails to stick the landing from a tall building.
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The Assassin’s Creed theme swells in the intro montage for Assassin’s Creed Mirage that celebrates the franchise’s 15th anniversary. Bayek readies his bow. Eivor sprints into action. Arno is there out of a contractual obligation. It’s a collection of hooded figures that has taken millions of players to a few dozen historical settings and gotten the series where it is today.
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You may remember Basim Ibn Ishaq from Assassin's Creed Valhalla — a seasoned killer who enlisted Eivor's help in tracking down key members of an ancient cult. Basim was one of the game's most intriguing characters — and one of its only actual assassins — and so the prospect of getting to relive his past in Assassin's Creed Mirage should immediately appeal to fans of the grizzled antihero.
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Mirage represents the past, present, and future of everything Assassin’s Creed stands for – and you can feel it in the game’s bones.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage features a renewed focus on stealth, parkour and combat. For many, this is the Assassin's Creed experience they've been missing. It's one of the best action adventure games of 2023
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Nice to see another Assassin’s Creed game to explain yet another exciting story on another character, well done Ubisoft.
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There are some kinks in Assassin’s Creed Mirage that hold it back from perfection, but without a doubt, it is the sharpest, most succinct entry in the franchise yet. With the best elements brought together throughout the series’ many games, Mirage stands out as at once completely classic and fully modern.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage is proof that Ubisoft doesn't need an expansive open-world to create a compelling Assassin's Creed game. It's Ubisoft's most focused Assassin's Creed game in six years, and a much-needed revitalization of the series.
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Step into a time of the Assassin's of old in this tale of Baghdad.
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Experience the story of Basim, a cunning street thief seeking answers and justice as he navigates the bustling streets of ninth-century Baghdad. Through a mysterious, ancient organization known as the Hidden Ones, he will become a deadly Master Assassin and change his fate in ways he never could have imagined. PS5 version reviewed.
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Of the utmost importance to Assassin’s Creed Mirage is its notoriety gauge, which quantifies the crimes Basim has publicly committed in order to provide a measured response from Baghdad’s guards. With so many tasks urging you to comb the city, a never-ending game of cat and mouse underpins the entire experience. Getting caught pickpocketing, assassinating a guard in view of the public or the slain’s comrades, or trespassing in restricted areas heightens the danger, which can subsequently be relieved by tearing down wanted posters or bribing criers. Combined with combat better left avoided, the notoriety system promotes in Mirage one...
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As a whole, Assassin's Creed Mirage genuinely feels like a sequel to 2007's Assassin's Creed, which may be a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it encapsulates what makes the original action-adventure games so great, but on the other, it sometimes feels like a game stuck in the late 2000s. The result is a fun, nostalgic experience that walks a fine line between being an homage and feeling dated, but it's clear from the onset that the good far outweighs the bad.
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Assassin’s Creed gets back-to-basics with a shorter, more focused – if slightly less polished -campaign, and a return to an impossibly beautiful looking early-era Middle East.
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a worthwhile experience for invested fans of the series. It’s going to give you that stealth and stab gameplay that you’ve enjoyed before, even if it doesn’t build upon it outside of the tools. It’s bookended by exceptional first and third acts, but Ubisoft has again failed to create a detailed and meaningful world that you want to explore beyond its waypoints.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage will appeal to anyone who's been pining for a return to the old school open world stealth of the earlier games. It's pretty much exactly that with a few extra refinements and additions. Some of those additions are a bit distracting and immersion breaking, but nothing gets in the way of some good old fashioned assassinations.
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Pretty much all fans of the Assassin's Creed were hyped for Mirage, an installment heralded as full-blown return to the roots. Sadly, Ubisoft didn't manage to break the bad spell, although the game is technically polished, there's not much more to it.
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Mirage is the ultimate Assassin's Creed comfort food for those who've been longing for a return to the classic stealth formula. It's not going to blow you away, but it's well done, and the nostalgia you'll feel playing it will remind you of why you enjoy the series in the first place. Ultimately, Basim and Baghdad coalesce to create a tantalizing vision of what the future of Assassin's Creed could be – a reincarnation of what it once was.
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Bug wise the only major issues I had were with pathing. Both for Basim and NPC’s the game wasn’t always great about people going where they should. The parkour mostly worked well, with issues coming with some of the interactables. Most of the times I went to use a lift by pressing A, Basim would ignore it and start climbing the wall. NPC pathing found human and animals-alike all over the damned place, with some flying 20 feet if I got too close on my mount. I had one hard crash on PC and no stability issues at all on...
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What actually is an Assassin’s Creed game in 2023? When Ubisoft’s series debuted the emphasis was on sneaking around and emerging from the shadows to shank Very Bad People in the neck. Traversal played a big part too, with original protagonist Altair being pretty good at parkour. Every now and again you’d be pulled into the modern day to wander around a lab as not particularly interesting chap Desmond Miles, but we won’t get into all that here. It was a great blueprint for the brilliant sequel to build on.
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How big is too big for an open-world game? It’s a question Assassin’s Creed fans have been asking themselves for years, as it seems each new entry in the series tries to deliver more than in the past – wider worlds, deeper RPG systems, more expansive campaigns. More bang for your buck is usually a good thing, but some recent Assassin’s Creed games have almost felt overwhelming. When Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage would represent a step back to the more tightly-focused action-adventure experiences of yesteryear, there was a surprising amount of enthusiasm from fans.
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With so many games on the horizon, the series is threatening to mimic sports franchises on an action-adventure level; the addictive same-old repackaged and resold back to you year-on-year. Mirage might promise a fresh oasis from afar, but get closer and it’s the same formula, drier and less quenching than before.
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage looks to its origins and takes two steps backs to move… backwards. It intentionally strips away the filler and expanded gameplay to return to a more streamlined and cohesive story with clear structure. After several supersized instalments – and in a year dominated by prolonged adventures – Ubisoft has picked the perfect time to take Assassin’s Creed back to its simpler beginnings.
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A callback to what made Assassin's Creed a hit for many over the years. While the main character and the movement fall somewhat short, the world and reintroduction of classic mechanics make up for that in a big way.
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The Assassin’s Creed franchise has undergone quite the genre shift in the last decade. After a few years of middling releases from 2014 and 2015, the franchise rebirthed itself anew with new RPG mechanics, like levelling up with XP, sidequests in the triple digits, and large skill trees that allow you to customise your gameplay. The focus was shifted from stealth and more towards action adventure. The shift was massively successful, with the most recent games all receiving critical acclaim,...
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Assassin's Creed Mirage is tight experience delivering a great example of non-linear gameplay, and a fantastic return to form. Unfortunately Basim's outing also emulated the technical difficulties we've come to expect from Assassin's Creed titles.
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For years, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has expanded the scope of its entries, offering ever longer adventures across increasingly vast open worlds. For players who first tried the series through those entries, Assassin’s Creed Mirage may be a shock. Set mainly within the single city of ninth-century Baghdad and playable to completion in under 20 hours, Mirage harkens back to the earliest entries starring Altaïr and Ezio. For more longtime fans, many elements will feel like a return to familiar territory, with the commensurate highs and lows that characterized those early installments.
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Ubisoft Bordeaux has delivered exactly what it promised. Assassin's Creed Mirage is a compact, stealth-focused adventure that punishes anyone trying to go in loud, and it does so in a world that's always a delight to explore (and be chased through).
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Mirage is the Assassin's Creed many have been waiting for. It pays homage to its roots, bringing back the core principles of the stealth action adventure. It effortlessly blends together the old-school approach with updated design philosophies, a deeper and more immersive game world, and a story that enthralls from start to finish.
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Golden Age Baghdad, along with a return to a more focused, stealth-based design, makes for a rich and characterful adventure.
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If you’re a long-time Assassin’s Creed fan that fondly remembers the early entries of the series, you’re likely to love Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Those who have found the last trio of entries simply too big will appreciate its sharper focus, too. While it does little to propel the series forward mechanically, it’s a return to what made it stand out in the first place: an open world stealth game where hiding in plain sight and making use of your parkour skills is key. Factor in the brilliant setting and some challenging assassination scenarios, and you have a game that pays...
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Assassin's Creed Mirage is a fantastic return to form for the long-running franchise, and by leveraging the very best of the series' offerings and doubling down on the original game's design philosophy, Ubisoft has created the most authentic Assassin's Creed game in a decade.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage looks to the franchise's past, and delivers a strong, focused entry that is exactly what it says on the tin, nothing more and nothing less.
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I want so badly for Assassin's Creed to be back, but Mirage is more like a stepping stone.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage is a triumphant return to the style of the original Assassin's Creed games. It maintains some RPG elements such as upgrading equipment and learning abilities through skill points, but this is done on a smaller scale than the most recent predecessors. Mirage hits the sweet spot when it comes to game length, long enough to feel worthwhile but short enough where it never drags or feels bogged down by filler content. In a nutshell, it delivers the classic Assassin's Creed experience with a few modernizations. Assassin's Creed has been going through many changes recently as would any...
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Outside of its stunning setting, Assassin's Creed Mirage doesn't have anything exciting or new to offer. It's a mixture of the worst parts of classic and modern Assassin's Creed, sacrificing both storytelling and exploration in an attempt to appease fans from both eras.
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