Update (01/13/2023) – GS
This week, Ubisoft has made a series of statements that indicate the company’s health is not in the best of shape, including canceling three unannounced games and delaying the release of Skull and Bones for a sixth time.
Even with such negative factors, many players have high expectations for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the next game in the franchise that promises to be a return to the roots that made it famous and that may be released in August this year.
In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Stéphane Boudon, the game’s creative director, gave more details about the project and promised that Ubisoft is taking advantage of modern technology to create a world that is richer and full of details than the classic games in the franchise.
The increased hardware power and extended experience we’ve developed also allows us to have a richer and denser map compared to the first ACs, and that means for us more gameplay opportunities, more interactions between systems, more depth. It also means incredible, immersive detail to treat Baghdad like one of Mirage’s main characters.
One of the old systems that returns in Mirage is crowd camouflage, but according to Boudon, this tool now looks more natural and realistic.
For crowd camouflage, for example, we took a more systemic approach. In AC 2 you could see the pattern of NPCs grouping in your lane, it was awesome back then but it was a bit artificial. With the chaos and vibe of Baghdad that we wanted, a system like that wouldn’t fit, so we went for a more organic one, a bit like Unity, where you automatically blend in as soon as you have three people around, it’s harder to master and less Predictable, but much more engaging.
The director also promises that the stealth mechanics have been updated and classic mechanics like smoke bombs and knife throwing are back, but now you can uniquely improve them to suit your playstyle.
The statements certainly seem to describe a very promising game worthy of taking the franchise to new heights, but as usual, we’ll have to wait to find out.
Update (12/02/2022) – GS
In early September, Ubisoft held a digital event that brought a series of news about its main franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, which will gain several new games and a series on Netflix over the next few years.
Among these announcements, we had Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the next game in the main franchise, which will take the saga back to its roots and introduce us to a new region.
Despite the details revealed in the presentation, including the confirmation that this will be the last game in the franchise to be released on PS4 and Xbox Onewe have not had confirmation of the release date, except for the forecast for 2023.
This week, Insider-Gaming indicated that the game should hit stores in August next year. The source known for revealing accurate information about the video game industry indicates that this is Ubisoft’s current prediction, but reveals that the studio has already been forced to postpone the launch twice, which means that they will only make the official reveal of the date. when you are sure.
As always, we can only wait for the official reveal to find out if the rumors are correct.
Original text – 09/12/2022
Last Saturday (10), the Ubisoft Forward event brought the company’s main news for its main franchises, such as Assassin’s Creed.
Among the highlights, we have Mirage, which should mark the return of the series to its origins, but also the farewell of the saga of the consoles of the last generation.
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Set for release in 2023 and developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, the studio behind Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s “Wrath of the Druids” expansion, Mirage is described as a special tribute to the first game in the franchise.
It will bring the return of the action and adventure style that enshrined the previous games, abandoning the RPG influences present in Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla. The game will take place in the ninth century city of Baghdad during the “Golden Age” of Islamic civilization.
During this time, several scholars from the Muslim world made important contributions to the sciences. Check out the trailer below:
Ubisoft describes Mirage as a narrative action-adventure experience with an engaging story, charismatic protagonists, a huge city to explore and modernized gameplay with a focus on parkour, stealth and assassinations.
Players will control Basim Ibn Is’haq, a thief with a mysterious past who will join the Hidden Ones. Basim’s mentor will be Roshan, voiced by renowned Emmy Award-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.
In an interview with the VGC website, the director of the series, Marc-Alexis Cote, brought a novelty that could sadden some fans. Mirage will be the last game in the franchise for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Upcoming releases Assassin’s Creed Red and Assassin’s Creed Hexe will be next-gen and PC exclusives.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released in 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Luna and PC via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store.
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