Assassin’s Creed Mirage Arrives This October 1o1959 Gets New Gameplay Trailer

Pre-orders for the game are now live on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. 6f6e2p

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 25 May 2023 16:51 IST

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Arrives This October, Gets New Gameplay Trailer

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Assassin's Creed Mirage's parkour system has a Pole Vault mechanic as well

Highlights

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set in 9th-century Baghdad
Pre-orders grant the Ali Baba-themed Forty Thieves bonus DLC quest
With AC Mirage, Ubisoft is taking a back-to-basics approach

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but got expanded into a standalone release to fill the gap in Ubisoft's launch schedule for the fiscal year. Ubisoft Bordeaux leads development on Assassin's Creed Mirage, which also received a gameplay trailer at the showcase.

As Assassin's Creed games. You've got air assassinations, hidden blades, and the art of blending with crowds as Basim gradually perfects his art.

“You have died and been reborn,” Roshan says in a voiceover, as we're treated to visuals of the long-missing parkour system, as Basim is seen hopping across metallic bars and swinging around corners. There's a new addition called Pole Vault as well, where you perch atop a giant pole and use its centre of gravity to slowly tilt and descend to cover larger distances in the air. Smoke bombs and leaps of faith return, alongside natural stealth mechanics such as pickpocketing. An unnamed character in the Assassin's Creed Mirage gameplay trailer notes that you could bribe guards to stroll into an establishment, or do it the old-fashioned way by sneaking in. There also appears to be a recurring day and night cycle, which probably could be manipulated to Basim's will by resting in beds — similar to Dying Light.

The gameplay trailer ends with a flurry of action sequences, where Basim is seen dual-wielding a dagger and curved sword combo and laying waste to enemies. It's unclear how they work in tandem, but I'm assuming the dagger would be used for parrying incoming attacks. Ubisoft also mentioned that Assassin's Creed Mirage, which is now up for pre-order on all platforms, will be getting an Arabic voiceover and full localisation. Pre-orders will receive an exclusive bonus quest at launch called ‘The Forty Thieves,' where you'll uncover Ali Baba's cave. Keeping with the theme, will the be ‘open sesame' as well?

Assassin's Creed Mirage is out October 12, across Xbox Series S/X.

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Assassin's Creed Mirage 531r10

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Tighter scope
Baghdad is dense and lively
Stealth is back
Effective and clunky combat
No icon clutter on map

Bad
Dull story and characters
Stiff voice acting
Repetitive, non-challenging gameplay loop
Dumb enemy AI
Overpowered skill tree
Lack of Tool variety
Lack of regional diversity in map

Read detailed Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Mirage review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform Amazon Luna, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

Series Assassin's Creed

PEGI Rating 18+

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