Assassin’s Creed Mirage is all set to hit the shelves on October 5, 2023. Developed by Ubisoft this game is another feather in the developer’s Assassin’s Creed series of games. With the release date almost here, the reviews of the game have begun pouring in, and here’s what the critics have to say.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the thirteenth major installment in the Assassin’s Creed series and the successor to 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Reviews suggest that this title is just what Ubisoft promised. It transports players back to a time when stealth mattered, and climbing was a puzzle, when enemies could be destroyed with a single sneaky blade, and the titular assassins of the series were actually assassins.
This game is based on the years preceding the Viking-flavored Assassin’s Creed Valhalla while putting players in the role of pickpocket-turned-hitman-in-training Basim Ibn Ishaq. After a palace burglary goes wrong, the player is forced to flee the village and join The Hidden Ones. There they take up their fight against The Order, which is a secretive club who are crawling its way into Baghdad’s upper echelons of power.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Reviews
Players who are familiar with the previous Assassin’s Creed games will find several familiarizes in this game. Almost every entry in the series is about a character getting caught up in the centuries-spanning tussle between The Hidden Ones and The Order, who eventually become later The Assassins and The Templar.
Mirage looks like a regressive step and a conscious effort to turn back to the original game, be it the Middle East setting or simplified toolset. Some reviewers believe although Mirage seems similar to the original game, it is less ambitious, since the original 2007’s Assassin’s Creed had three cities to explore, while Mirage only has one.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is enjoying a rating of 77 on Metacritic. While IGN gave it 8/10.
Gamer Heroes gives the game a rate of solid 90, and wrote, “Mirage is the Assassin’s Creed many have been waiting for. It pays homage to its roots, bringing with it the challenge and satisfaction of a well-planned and executed stealth assault. 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.”
On the other hand, IGN reported, “Assassin’s Creed Mirage takes a lot of important, imperfect steps to get back to its roots, and though that means as it does no particular thing that hasn’t been done before, the focus and commitment to briskly paced missions and stealth-heavy exploration scratches an itch that the RPG-based entries couldn’t reach. It might not be the most ambitious of games, but it does restore hope that there’s still room for a version of Assassin’s Creed that we haven’t seen in almost a decade.”
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Reviews are out 😎✅PlayStation Universe: 9/10
✅Generación Xbox: 8.9/10
✅Eurogamer: 4/5
✅GamesRadar+: 4/5
✅VG247: 4/5
✅GamingTrend: 85/100
✅Game Informer: 8/10
✅IGN: 8/10
✅Easy Allies: 8/10
✅Polygon: “One of the best”
✅Gaming Nexus: 8/10… pic.twitter.com/AfvKiJvTKZ— Rino (@RinoTheBouncer) October 4, 2023
Mirage brings along some of the less-than-great elements from the classics. It is indeed a game for those who miss the original game. But that’s not the only best part of the game. The efforts of Ubisoft’s team to the best bits of the first few games and build on them. Additionally, Baghdad is a great parkour playground to get stabby in.
That being said, there is nothing remotely groundbreaking about the latest installment in the series, and at the time some of its platforming and combat sequences feel too mid-2000s.