Assassin's Creed Mirage
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Assassin's Creed Mirage

Ubisoft Bordeaux

2023•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 24 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectivehistoricalvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn expansive adventure game that is fast, glossy and familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a stealth-focused action-adventure game set in ninth-century Baghdad. It emphasizes parkour, infiltration, and targeted assassinations. The game follows a more compact structure than recent entries in the series. Players control Basim, a young thief drawn into a secretive order. The title blends historical settings with narrative elements tied to the franchise’s established lore. The story unfolds in a thriving Baghdad at the height of its cultural and scientific influence, where Basim, a young orphan shaped by loss, struggles to survive through street theft. Haunted by disturbing visions and driven by a need for answers, he lashes out violently, forcing him to flee the city. Taken in by the Hidden Ones, he undergoes rigorous training and adopts their code, developing his skills and sense of purpose. As he uncovers the truth about himself and the world he has...

Summary: IGDB

Story

In 861 CE Baghdad, a young street thief named Basim Ibn Ishaq scrapes by in the town of Anbar alongside his closest companion, Nehal. Haunted since childhood by disturbing visions of a monstrous jinni, Basim yearns for purpose beyond petty crime and sets his sights on joining the Hidden Ones, a secretive organization operating in the shadows. When he infiltrates the Caliph's palace to prove his worth and inadvertently triggers a devastating crackdown on the thieves of Anbar, Basim is forced to flee everything he has known. Taken under the wing of the stern Hidden One mentor Roshan, Basim...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDetectiveHistoricalVehiclesAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

AssassinParkourClimbingIslamCollectibles

Details

Developer
Ubisoft Bordeaux
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Released
5 October 2023
Series
Assassin's Creed
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
16h rushed, 24h normally, 31h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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