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Assassin's Creed Mirage
Developer(s)Ubisoft Bordeaux[a]
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Director(s)Stéphane Boudon
Artist(s)Jean-Luc Sala
Writer(s)Sarah Beaulieu
Composer(s)Brendan Angelides
SeriesAssassin's Creed
EngineUbisoft Anvil
Platform(s)
Release2023
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Assassin's Creed Mirage is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux and published by Ubisoft. It will be the thirteenth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series and the successor to 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Principally set in Baghdad in the 9th century, during the Islamic Golden Age, the game will follow Basim Ibn Ishaq (a character first introduced in Valhalla) and his transition from street thief to fully fledged member of the Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for peace and liberty, against the Templar Order, who desire peace through control.[b] The game has been described as a return to the series' roots, focusing on stealth, parkour, and assassinations, and less on the role-playing elements featured heavily in recent installments.

Mirage is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Amazon Luna in 2023.

Gameplay

Mirage is an action-adventure, stealth game intended to be reminiscent of older Assassin's Creed titles, being more linear and story-focused and reducing the number of role-playing elements present in recent installments in the series. The game is set principally in Baghdad, which is divided into four district, but also features Alamut, the fortress headquarters of the Hidden Ones. Parkour, close-quarter combat, and stealth are core elements of the gameplay. Mirage also marks the return of the "Black Box" assassination missions from Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed Syndicate, in which players have to explore the environment to find different ways to reach and eliminate their targets.[2] As a Hidden One, Basim will have a large arsenal of weapons and tools at his disposal, including the signature Assassin Hidden Blade and smoke bombs.[3]

Synopsis

Set decades before the events of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Mirage is a "coming-of-age story" following Basim Ibn Ishaq (Lee Majdoub), a street thief who will learn to fight for a cause larger than himself by becoming a Hidden One, under the tutelage of his mentor, Roshan (Shohreh Aghdashloo).[4]

Development

Mirage has been described as a "smaller" Assassin's Creed title, and that the game's length would last around 15-20 hours, similar to older Assassin's Creed games. It was designed to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary, in which the team used the technology built for Assassin's Creed Valhalla to create a game which pays tribute to the original.[5] The game also features new parkour animations, allowing Basim to traverse the city of Baghdad more effectively.[citation needed]

Prior to its announcement at Ubisoft Forward on September 10, 2022, details about Mirage leaked–under the codename Rift–when it was revealed that the game started out as an expansion for Valhalla before being turned into a standalone release.[6]

Release

Assassin's Creed Mirage is set to be released in 2023 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Amazon Luna.[3] Shortly after the game's announcement, the title was reported as receiving an "Adults Only" (AO) rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board, which would have limited the number of outlets it could be distributed at in the United States, following a listing on the Xbox Store a week prior to the game's reveal, with one of the reasons being for containing "real gambling". Ubisoft swiftly corrected both claims, stating the game had not been rated yet and "no real gambling or lootboxes [will be] present in the game".[7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Odesa, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Philippines, and Ubisoft Bucharest.
  2. ^ Within the series' continuity, the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order adopted their modern names during the Crusades in the 11th century. Prior to this, they were referred to as the "Hidden Ones" and the "Order of the Ancients", respectively.[1]

References

  1. ^ Juba, Joe. "Answers To Our Biggest Questions About Assassin's Creed Valhalla". Game Informer. Gameinformer. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Purslow, Matt (September 11, 2022). "Assassin's Creed Mirage Revealed at Ubisoft Forward". IGN. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b LeBlanc, Wesley (September 10, 2022). "Assassin's Creed Mirage Reveal Trailer Released, Game Launching In 2023". Game Informer. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (September 10, 2022). "Assassin's Creed Mirage sets up Basim's origins in Baghdad, decades before Valhalla". Polygon. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Purslow, Matt (September 11, 2022). "Future Assassin's Creed Games Will Not All Be 150-Hour RPGs". IGN. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 1, 2022). "Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed Mirage after multiple leaks". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Goslen, Austen (September 12, 2022). "Assassin's Creed Mirage isn't actually rated Adults Only, won't have 'real gambling'". Polygon. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (September 12, 2022). "Assassin's Creed Mirage: Ubisoft Says It Won't Have Gambling or Lootboxes After Rating Confusion". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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