Should You Buy Assassins Creed Mirage?
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
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Intro: 0:00
Presentation: 1:36
Gameplay: 4:45
Story: 12:20
Conclusion: 13:34
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest entry in a series that has long forgotten its roots, but Ubisoft has assured fans that this time, things will be different. Is that true? Has Assassin’s Creed gone back to what made it successful in the first place, or is this latest entry another Ubisoft marketing Mirage? Before I get into the review I need to stress that while I won’t be spoiling any major plot points, there will be some minor gameplay spoilers such as what menus look like, different enemies, and different abilities, but all of the footage will be from the first few hours of gameplay. For context, the preview build we saw a few weeks ago took place about a third into the game. While you don’t need to Play Assassin's Creed Valhalla to understand the story here, I highly recommend you do.
Visually, Mirage is up to the standards that Ubisoft has set in the past. Will it blow you away? No. Does it suffice? Yes. The environments are designed expertly as always and Baghdad from certain angles looks downright heavenly, but other aspects of the game take a nosedive into the nether. Back from Valhalla are the conversations that look stiff, unfitting for the characters, and the lip syncing is consistently dodgy. Not always noticeable, and when the game shoots for a full fledged cutscene things do look great, but it’s worth mentioning that the mini cutscenes that take place suffer from the same talking head syndrome that plagued the Arkham series. Where Assassin’s Creed and Arkham continue to parallel is in the soundtracks. The Arabic instrumentals that accompany your journey are played well, and I greatly appreciated this game opting to not overuse the hell out of Ezio’s Family. It’s a good song, an iconic song, but I’m sick of it.
Baghdad is an excellent looking city, with an overwhelming amount of people, flora, markets, buildings, boats, camels, and the works. It’s a busy city and it lends itself to the social stealth that has a greater focus here. No skyline is without a tall perch begging to be lept from or a post that connects buildings, and your paths across its roofs. There's a wide variety of colour here and the contrast of an oasis against the harsh grains of surrounding sand are as much of a sight as the detailed fortresses and towers that watch over the low rising buildings and awnings that glaze over the streets. It feels familiar, in a setting sense, to the series roots, but also in terms of iconography. There's multiple bureaus this time around and we spend a majority of the game cloaked in white.
Attacks and jumps have the proper impact or lack thereof if you are landing on soft surfaces, and Basim’s voice actor does a fantastic job here, as does the voice actor for Rashan who’s raspy near constant growl is just mesmerising. Rashan also has by far one of the best assassin designs in a while, easily clearing any of the outfits from the last 3 entries. Basim’s different outfits look great too and I appreciated the variety here in both heavy armour and nimble robes. I can’t show them all, but I think most will be satisfied with what is on display here. What is further on display is the animations, of which most are overhauled.
The Assassins Creed Mirage gameplay seen here is from the opening few hours of AC Mirage. The AC Mirage gameplay featured in this Assassins Creed Mirage Review may not match the specific praises or criticisms because the example I would show would be later in the game and I want to keep this Assassin's Creed Mirage review spoiler free. This AC Mirage review will build on my previous statements regarding the Assassin's Creed Mirage trailer, preview, and while the Assassins Creed Mirage trailers have been accurate, this review aims to provide further context to the game. If this new Assassins Creed game becomes the new Assassins Creed standard, I'd say we are in good hands for now. This review will not discuss any Assassins Creed Mirage leaks or spoilers, and instead only show early Assassin's Creed Mirage gameplay. If you want to hear more from me you can check out my Assassins Creed Mirage first impressions video, which was mentioned in this Mirage review. So, should you buy Assassins Creed Mirage? This review will let you know! 
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0:29 best leap of faith ever 🤣
How it feels to fall in a dream
Sooo so glad to hear the Black Box missions feature actual different approaches, and aren't actually just a layered linear mission with some minor differences that don't actually change the approach, like what the Preview Event Mission looked to be.
This might be my favorite stealth gameplay of series. I’m very surprised that mirage has taken the Hitman-lite/MGS approach to enemy camp and base design and really made them puzzle boxes based around reconnaissance and stealth. Like when I was eagle scouting one of the last missions of the first investigation, I could tell that the mission has several story based ways to break into the base and then there were ~4 organic ways to enter through the environment. And then I went back to the base to complete a side quest there and found 2 more hidden entrances and passages. The downside is if you don’t want to take you time, planning it out, and spending ~5 minutes spotting every enemy with your eagle, then you can’t take advantage of some of these more layered designs of the base. You do still get solid opportunities to stealth your way through like in the og games, but the extra layers of the map design make putting in that time so rewarding for those that want to do it.
It really is my favorite level design of the series with excellent stealth design and the best flow of the recent games. And that’s heightened by Baghdad being probably the best setting of the series
@@witt4884so this is better than the previous 3 games? Not they are bad just not like the ole skool games
@@firepenguin38yes
The biggest issues with the chain assassination isn’t that it’s in the game, but just the choice to make basim teleport, I was playing miles morales yesterday, and I created a 4 way opening in the enemies window during a stealth section and used perch takedown, wall takedown, web zip take down twice and then was able to hit a 5th guard thanks to the dismantling, and that’s what games should strive for in these quick stealth chains. Imo anyway.
Im pretty sure youll be able simular by using a mine, a throwing knife, a blow dart, and a air assassination. Just like how you got creative in spider-man, you should theoretically be able to do the same in assassins creed.
@@clownroshi3566 right but that uses resources, obviously in spider-man I had to be creative but I basically just pressed triangle a few times, it felt closer to fear takedowns than actual skill. It would just be nice if the visual design in ac was better. Personally I don’t have a problem with the mechanic, but as far as people who do I feel it’s mostly the visual elements.
Then you can literally not use it, lol. It's clearly part of the lore and that Basim has more Isu DNA.
@@vailingbow1068 I really don’t understand why people advocate to ignore mechanics just because someone has a complaint about it. If you read the thread I clearly state that it’s not so much an issue that bugs me as much, and I have no intention of ignoring it, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s visually ugly and lazy.
Keep in mind that Chain Assassination and Assassin Focus are two different skills.
Of all the reviews for Mirage that just popped up, i chose this channel. Thats testament to you as a worthwhile and trustworthy content creator.
I watched 5 other reviews at this point, some of the others being IGN, JayVee and SkillUp. They all agree that this truly is a return to the older style and it is done very well. SkillUp disliked the story and said it wasn't in depth, engaging and Basim didn't have any development or arc, whereas others have said this is one of the best stories in the AC series. Personally I always wanted an AC 1 style middle eastern setting with updated graphics and a new story, and Mirage looks great and meets that criteria for me. Stealth is amazing; Unity level stealth, by the looks of it. Parkour actually looks quite good because of the city and its environment, Basim moves very quick and fluid and uses his environment well. All in all, it ticks a lot of boxes and our latest adventure in Baghdad looks to be quite promising. I'm super excited to try it tonight
Him good boy.
@@cool12191
honestly your not going to get a good review form these options you chose, i would say keep looking at more reviews, because there are many other things this dude and many others don't really touch on and it's not quite good enough coverage, some people are divided including myself.
of course i have learned to never purchase any game at launch, the marketing is always filled with lies and people typically fall for false advertisments from the bigger reviewers.
i mean when they say it's a true return to the older style they all seem to ignore the things that go right against that statement from this games mechanics, and sometimes they praise things that most people hated, like the tailing or escorting missions or the stupid fetch quest stuff, that shit is the crap most people hate and some of these reviewers seem to skipp talking about these things for some reason.
@@user-tp5yb4hr4w very short review from what I played myself last night, it definitely is a return to the old games and I love pretty much everything about the game, it is very stealth focused.
Just want to say I think Leok rogue put out the best review on this game so far (I've watched about 5 or so including this one and skill ups) I think Leok talks about this game from the perspective of a true hard-core fan, someone who knows the series on a deeper level than just another action game. I highly recommend watching his in particular.
This looks like a great step in the right direction but it’s being held back by Valhalla. I hope their next entry continues the improvements!
Just wait a year for another 'step in the right direction'
They will never do that unfortunately, cus this is a side project made by small branch of ubisoft who probably never touch this franchise again
next entry? this is their 4th or 5th attempt at a good assassins creed game.
@@reezwave a dedicated studio who loves AC franchise
@@mrenigma1564 I can see that ofc, they really did a great job despite the minimal budget and time. I just meant that Ubisoft already have a roadmap for the next AC games and this studio is not working on those unfortunately, and I doubt they will cus the higher-ups only care about the rpg side of AC games nowadays cus it makes them a lot of money.
Great video, I look forward to checking it out tonight! Appreciate you putting a video out early
Much appreciated, Jay!
Love your videos Jay ❤
Honestly, Syndicate was the last fun and authentic Assassin's Creed game for me. Personally it's flaws are that it had an underwhelming story, questionable writing, annoying protagonists and lacked any sense of grit or meaningful impact. But at least it played like a fun and refined version Unity.
It was also one of the last Assassin's Creed games where the MC was... actually an Assassin, and part of the Brotherhood.
Syndicate? Really? It's boring
I honestly think my least favourite ac game is syndicate. It's so boring and tedious. Though I havent played valhalla
I would agree beside the last point.
Removing half the parkour doesn't make it refined.
Ding dong your opinion is wrong
Great video Aqua.. love to see you’re still at it!
I’m not a game designer so maybe this suggestion isn’t feasible but why not both movement options? Why can’t Ubisoft put in a toggle option where you can switch between autoscaling parkour and the old parkour from the classic assassins creed game? That way they don’t alienate casuals or veterans who want more freedom.
It is possible, Dying light 2 did something similar in its latest big update.
Lol... why would they put in so much work? This is Ubisoft..
wouldn't this be very difficult to code? i mean, imagine how clunky ubisoft would make that system
@Phillylove100 I was going to comment the same thing lol.
The old school is entirely in a different engine. The developers will have to create an entirely new system that only half the player base will even touch. The developers aren't lazy for not including that, it's just not practical
I really appreciate that you said check other reviews, a real homie through and through
Some RUclipsr did an AWESOME breakdown of how complex the parkour system was in the first two AC games. And how JUST RUNNING AROUND was so engaging, and it’s a shame that it has not returned.
Can you perhaps link the video? Sounds interesting
@@Coopa1oopit was probably a Leo K rogue video
You're honestly one of the most straightforward reviewers I've seen in a while. Many times, I see a famous RUclipsr rise to glory through reasonably harsh critiques only to soften the blow the moment they get a free copy or an early hands-on preview of a game. Watching your coverage of Mirage is truly heartwarming as a fan of the original AC games. Never got my hands on the RPG ones since I just knew in my body that they weren't for me. And I've already set my expectations low to middling when I get to try Mirage. Thank you for your coverage! I know someone will probably reply to my comment claiming that I'm shilling for a shill, but that's really not the case. I'm quite the realist personally, and I definitely see flaws and call 'em out whenever I can. The goal isn't to spite or cause hate to brew. It's to find a common goal of productivity however we can. Kudos to ya!
I preordered Mirage against my better judgement, but this video helped rationalize the decision to me.
I actually enjoyed Origins & Odyssey for their RPG elements, but very much disliked Valhalla because I feel it strayed too far away from the Assassin's Creed formula.
it looks like this game still has some of the mechanical negatives of Valhalla, while stylistically being a return back to its roots, which in my opinion is completely fine.
For me, an AC game needs these 4 things to be a true "Assassin's Creed" game.
1. Stealth
2. Social Stealth
3. A good story that stays within the lines of the series' premise
4. Hidden Blades
I always thought that Odyssey and Valhalla would've been more appropriate if they were sold within a spin-off series, rather than marketed as an "Assassin's Creed" game.
It would be cool to see Ubisoft do this, since I feel if they weren't marketed as "Assassin's Creed" games, they would be received differently, but since they carry the "Assassin's Creed" name, they are being compared to games of that name. Which they are nothing alike.
Odyssey is a terrible "Assassin's Creed" game, but it is a phenomenal Greek Mythology RPG.
If it weren't an Assassin's Creed game, I feel like it could be judged more fairly and appreciated, rather than pretending its something that it's not.
That's what I'm thinking too. I've been playing Odyssey for the first time these days and I completely forgot that it's an Assassin's Creed game, TL;DR it should've been a spinoff
@@deepflare1028Odyssey is one of my favorite games of all time. I absolutely love that world
You people never learn, I swear to god. Keep per-ordering, keep those early access game coming. Hope you're happy
@@raven75257 bro what are u yappin about
I second this. I am currently playing Odyssey for the first time, and if it was a spin-off but eventually did tie into the ac universe, that would have worked well.
i respect u aqua for ur honesty and cant wait for a lenghty review
Great video review, i love the game and i love how you give credit where it's due, but also explains whats bad when needed
One of the best review I've watched. So, I'm just gonna wait for the sale.
Also, it seems like a lot of people confused the Chain Assassination with the Assassin Focus ability.
that last footnote is what a reviewer should always deliver at end thx for the review subbed
5:53 "control is expression and expression is fun" the reason why I love Unity.
Awesome video as usual🔥🔥
I have to thank you because your videos inspired me to start my own channel!!
Can't wait to get my hands on Mirage and talk about it too
to me mirage does not seem like comeback to old formula from ezio trilogy but more like vibe of assasins creed syndicate which i liked back when it came out. Id still preffer it to be more like brotherhood or revelations though
Facts bro them older ac games hit different
This is the best notation all game review must have: you stated what you will and will not spoil, included plot/characters/gameplay with spent time in game needed to see things from video, really appreciate it ❤
Yeah I actually really loved that a lot. Even the credibility opening was interesting
Your enthusiasm is pretty infectious. I even watch videos of yours about games I have zero interest in haha. Also I appreciate the context you gave at the beginning of the video about how much Ubisoft provided. Kinda wish more reviews did that 🤔
I want to see them do an updated graphics version of 2,brotherhood, and revelations where you can play an ezio playthrough, and a new character’s playthrough. They use the same locations, but maybe different time periods. Then if you play one story and then play the other one, during a time. And location that the two characters would meet, coats to secret cut scenes. You can get between the two actually meeting up. It has virtually no effect on the story in and of itself, but recontextualizes it if you find them.
Thank you, just what I needed :)
Man 56 minutes ago!! I love that people are making videos about this game almost everyday! Great work man, and I’m so excited for this game!! 😁😁😎😎💯💯🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️
combat looks simplistic but fun , in a game like valhalla it was a huge problem because of the focus on it and the tedium of repeating it over and over( ive had the same problem with the witcher 3 combat) , but i can see it work well in a shorter STEALTH focused game ,even tough parkour is basic , i was expecting it to be from the first gameplay reveal when i saw it recycled the valhalla parkour animations ,but the fact that they borught back the black box missions is a great choice and its making it seem like ubisoft acutally listened to the fans for once
The last AC I really enjoyed was Unity after the bug fixes. AC Odissey and Origins were decent for the story but the grind and levelled enemies got annoying in the late game.
Valhalla was fast food gaming with a viking paint to it.
@@marcelo.bassalothat’s being generous, Valhalla was a stinking pile of dog poo. The only AC game I didn’t complete and the most fun I had with the game was when I pressed the delete button.
I never once felt like I had to grind in Origins. Also, hidden blade upgrades were easy enough to get where I was almost always oneshotting guards with it. Even if it wasn’t a oneshot, I could finish them off with one melee hit and still be in stealth.
@@marcelo.bassaloValhalla was an insult to norse mythology and viking history, they had one of the best setting and managed to ruin it with the worst game in the franchise
Origins didn't have any grind. Doing the side quests was almost always enough and almost all side quests tied into what you were doing in the main quest. Imo that was the best way the series has done it
Its a ubisoft game and the only anwser to the question "should you buy it" is wait for sale Just like with any other ubisoft title, you can also Just get a cheap key as well
Thanks for everything you do brotha 👍🏾💯
I'll probably wait for a sale or drop in price. I still have my hands full with Phantom Liberty.
I just want em to return the side ejects, the back ejects and manual jumps 😢
Thanks for this review. I really appreciate what Ubisoft tried to do with Mirage. I would have been absolutely stoked to see this entry if I knew for certain that they would use this as a new starting point from which the series would move forward...but from the news that I heard about Assassin's Creed Codename Red being a more Valhalla-Odyssey-esque type open world RPG, it just tells me that this game is a quick cash grab and that Ubisoft doesn't really have the intention to take the series "back to its roots".
Hey, who knows. Ubisoft Bordeux ASKED to make this game because they loved the old AC games so much... maybe if Ubisoft gave them the time and funding they needed to make another one it would be exactly what we all want?
@@SouperWy I truly hope that that will be the case, brother. I agree that if Ubisoft is able to acknowledge that Mirage might have been a step in the right direction, they might be more inclined to assign resources towards projects that build off of Mirage. (Unless, of course, Ubisoft stays unreceptive to feedback and stick to their own agenda)
grabbing those ropes with no gloves looks incredibly painful
Tbh I don't mind the only reason why I'll buy mirage is to understand Basim. Yeah unlike some people, The Isu or precursors interested me since AC2 i wanted to learn more even if it's generic because they were the main reason why the world is now by creating and using humans as laborers that backfired. So I'm in it for the long run. Also if you're a so called *Fan of AC* just respect people's opinions and let them enjoy because at end of the day if you're gonna complain and whine why are you here then ? And besides no one fuckin cares ok you do you.
I actually thought the parkour was a step up from the previous RPG games. The parkour from the old games is overrated but still unmatched. But Mirage was a massive improvement from Valhalla. Parkour is fun again.
I also want to mention that they sped up the climbing/parkour animations in a post-launch update.
Man, i wont lie. The parkour here is pretty much the only thing i was really focusing on. Its one of the main reasons i go back to the classic games. Like you said, the freedom of movement was hard to master but super fun. Seeing L + X to run was super disappointing. Maybe i'll give the game a go when it goes on sale but im sort of tired of the AC formula theyve been going with these past years. All that said, i hope whoever plays it enjoys it.
change the sprint to r2 and make it to hold instead of toggle makes the parkour so much better
I was skeptical; here in NZ it's $99 for the Deluxe version. I am not a player who loved the RPG series although Origins was top of the litter.
I have to say that Baghdad is stunning and beautifully realized. For me personally this is a solid return to legacy and I simply wanted to support the concept so that Bordeaux perhaps gets another shot with more budget, freedom, and time to refine this formula.
So far I am very much enjoying the streamlined and refined experience. It is thrilling to be back in the Middle East, the soundtrack is powerful, the setting is superb. The team should be very proud. I am happily enjoying an AC game that I was unsure about and don't regret paying full price at all.
That's insane! It's definitely worth it at 50 for me and I'd buy it at 60 after having played it, I'm really enjoying it. Of course it's clunky it's an AC game that just came out.
Here it's 49$ and from all reviews that i've seen it's not even worth that much, you're wasting money
$99 for an ac game is absolutely crazy
rip but if you like the game good for you
I might buy this when it goes on sale, not as much an AC fan as i used to be (haven’t played since Origins and even then I hadn’t played since Rogue) but this game actually looks solid
I think my biggest issue is I feel that Assassin's Creed should have ended a long time ago. I feel like the narrative it set out had a natural conclusion after Assassin's Creed 3. Instead it feels dragged on for no reason.
I don't know man, I miss the combat, AC Origins and Odyssey combat was extremly fun.
They could have improved stealth + combat here but they didn't. Mirage is seriously disappointing IMO
Since the price is reduced I might consider it. I always appreciate when developers admit when a game isnt worth the usual $60 or $70 and this seems like a decent game that isn’t packed with bullshit content to try and keep you playing.
theory in mind when basim walks the same way as Eivor like a Viking or anything that doesnt fit in AC Mirage maybe hints loki character or being reawaken
Seriously cannot wait for tomorrow !!!
If unity wasnt broken at launch, it would be interesting to see where assassins creed would be at today
The parkour mechanics discourse around this franchise still really chuckle at the "Ubisoft is Abstergo" vibes of it all.
I have completed one AC game and that was Origins(5 min ago). I fell in love so I bought like 90% of the games in the series thanks to a sale and now have a lot of catching up to do. 3 is the oldest one I have so ill prob just start there and work up to Mirage. The grind will be interesting and Im sure i will catch hell for not starting at the first one but I have a hard time enjoying games made before 2010. They felt amazing when i was a kid but the gameplay and physics is usually too outdated for me to enjoy anymore. Ill read about em to understand the beginning of the series lol
So it's exactly what I expected but with a store and being a bit more clunky.
Don't forget about the scummy move of patching Denuvo right after the reviews were out
When are dual hidden blades coming back,so proper multi assassinations can be do able. Did they add the red attack counter,it would fit in well
The game actually can be installed on the PS5 at least on the 4th, so I get to play it today! Though I hope it's not one of those cases of the PS5 saying you can install it but have to wait a day before playing-
Plan to get it but 12 hours for $50 I’ll just wait til it’s on sale black friday
i just realized Ubisoft's design philosophy is the polar opposite of Fromsoftware. That really explains it all.
Honestly, as much as i like parkour, stealth is what i missed the most from the old AC games, glad to hear ubisoft did their homework for this game
Ubisoft has a nasty habit of forgetting a tent wont support a human being
Man, I wanna get Mirage so bad but I'm too broke rn lmao I hope the game does well so that the franchise can return to what it's supposed to be
So glad you did another review on the game. I am planning on getting the game next month. Its a bit too much for my budget this month. Since my stupid city loves to charge you every 3 months for waste management. Use to be paired with the utilities. Now they are separate. Its annoying. Anyways I guess you don't need to know all that. This game looks awesome. I have seen tons of videos of the game. I am hoping that ubisoft keeps with this style of ac. I miss the old school ac games so much. They need to make their future ac games just like this but get even more back to their roots. I mean the game is called Assassin's Creed.
I'm going to play Mirage, but as a "Brotherhood and Unity are the best AC's" player, I'm wary this will be what I want it to. But I'm keeping an open mind, it certainly has appealing points, and I'm excited to play a AC that has real stealth again.
I think so, but not with full price. I'm going to buy it second hand for 30 € maximum.
11:45 fun fact that boy is hytham for valhalla
If anyone has watched arcane the mentor is actually Grayson the old lady cop leader from part one I'm so excited to have her in the whole game!
That's so cool
I have loved all the AC games I played apart from Valhalla, which felt like a massive slog. I am easily distracted by side quests, and struggled to get on with the main story in Valhalla, which means I haven't finished it yet, and maybe I never will. I pre-ordered Mirage as soon as it was possible to do so, pre-downloaded it on the day before release, and started playing as soon as I had time. I'm playing it on a high-end PC using an XBox controller, and the visuals are stunning, but I do feel some of the movement and controls are a bit clunky, which could be down to my lack of skill or some ageing effects on my conroller. There are some small control changes that I like: I never liked having to press the right stick for Odin's Sight in Valhalla, so the use the left cursor key for the equivalent in Mirage feels a lot easier. Having both Light (press) and Heavy (hold) attacks on the same button makes sense, but also takes some getting used to after having played using two buttons, one for each, in previous games. Once again there are glitches, even after the day 1 patch, but nothing particularly noticeable in game play, but there is a visual one where the tails of characters' coats occasionally stand straight up behind them instead of hanging down! 😆 I'm only a couple of hours in, and finding that going from a high level character in Valhalla that could take on all the guards in a huge fortress in brutal combat to Basim's need to avoid detection is a big learning curve, but it's reigniting old muscle memories from the earlier games. I did use Stealth in Valhalla, because it was easy to kill one guard close to another without being noticed, but greater skill is required in Mirage because you WILL get noticed, and EVERYone nearby will start shouting for the guards!
these quick launches really destroy realism, like how you almost teleport onto a ledge when jumping off something
The thing ALOT of folks don’t know bout basim he’s loki reincarnated so for him to “ make unrealistic” stealth kills that’s actually Loki’s power like how eivor had “odins sight” overall badass game
Idk about anyone else but I’m still not tired of ezios family yet😂 been playing since literally number two since I was a kid and it’s just nostalgic for me
my days barely two minutes and the review is already up
Could be the first one I'll pick up since Unity. I just need to confirm something.
Is there a payed XP boost in the Animus store? If there is I'm not gonna get the game.
Honesty is why I like you
I really hope the next ac will implement the best aspects from every game but i know they won't. Its so fun to run around in unity just because of the animations and it feels like we haven't got that since then. I have high hopes for code hex.
The setting looks like my cup of tea. As long as i can explore everywhere, stealth through everything with a variety of tools, and don't have to juggle rpg bs i am good.
nothing to explore in this game, every building's chest is tied to the story, so you can't loot them when exploring. This game is seriously disappointing in so many aspects.
I bought this over a year ago. Forgot i did until i got a package at my door.
I have never seen more mixed reviews than this game
100 hours now. Love the game. Getting real close to that 100%. Just 1 more Lost Book & a few story missions to go.
Basim petting the cat caught me off-guard 😺😂 Quick pet before disappearing from the enemy
Priorities 😂
“Another Ubisoft marketing mirage” was one of the hardest lines I’ve heard in a while (he slipped in a nice, what we call in the literary world ‘Dual Entendre’) 😂
I haven’t played a AC game since unity and thought game play wise they peaked there I may have too pick this up
I counted the seconds before this game, it just came out and i'm having a blast, yeah i miss Unity's parkour, but i think it's amazing, one of the best in my opinion, maybe not THE best, but i kindda love it
Hey dude, here are my thoughts on the game and would love yours or anyone else to add to the commentary provided in this review and the comments here. Here is what I've come to the conclusion of:
Mostly worse story than older AC games after a short act 1,
Difficult combat is fine but has only a few attacks that never change with no weapon variety,
Entire progression systems that just make the game easier rather than more interesting, varied and unique, with a stealth system that does incredibly little to challenge you after the few hours it takes to master it and only adds a few tools that can't help its lack of iteration going from hour to hour (sleep dart=non-lethal throwing knife etc with no reward or incetive for using them) This is made worse by the fact that the "once you've done it a few times you've seen it all" feeling I got the progression system just makes it easier to do what you've already been doing relatively easily after 4-6 hours in.
No levels that change in a way that make you completely re-think your approach with tools you may have and require a
Critical lens to create stakes (just bigger spaces with more gaurds),
Very little enemy types or variety when compared to all games in the series past 2,
Health bars that are out of place for the vision they want to strive for,
Extreme lack of inovation from what unity or games of its time without a surprising number of those earlier games' features,
Talented actors/ actress' without a good script or dialogue to invest you at any point, mostly delivered in the last 90ish minutes
No plot stakes or sequential buildup creating anticipation and intrigue with characters that have clear archs you care for as it can be completed in any order leading to a lack of basic narrative progression,
A beautiful city without anything gameplay-wise in its districts to differentiate it from any other part of the city as unique or fresh,
Very little to do outside of the wonderful city,
A solid but short act 1 that does not add or iterate throughout the game in any aspect with the promising gold mine of a setup it presents,
A step back in parkour from older AC games in terms of features removed with nothing added to make a unique experience
This is essentially every trap I hoped it wouldn't fall for = The old wonderful formula with absolutely nothing done to create something that differentiates hour 4 with hour 25 in any core aspect. It's not "bad", but it had everything needed to be a really standout AC title.
Technical issues aside (gone with moderate to powerful hardware today of course) Dishonered 2 provides all of these things and so much more with branching gameplay/ narrative, steller innovative level design that changes and makes you really analyse its ever unique challanges giving multiple narrative and gameplay choices to the player that they must use their wits to figuire out and are rewarded for etc
I wanted Mirage to stick the landing, and I'm really sad to see it hasn't. I don't want the old AC formula to be a casualty of this game's many issues, as had it iterated on that formula slightly each hour with even just a solid narrative it could've really worked. Had it not had the issues I listed it might have showed Ubisoft higher-ups that green lighting these types of games is not only profitable, but what the community at large loves and wants to see evolve- myself included.
Cheers, from one AC player to another.
The fact that they have forced people into playing stealthily is very well done and people who complain are not fans of this series because the stealth is what made this game popular
12h for the hole story? I have 15h gametime and only killed two of the big enemys
First 10 minutes in I tried a side eject and i thought "Yep, that figures."
Do the legacy outfits, specifically Altaïr's robes have cloth physics?
They weren’t out at the time of this review so I don’t know
Ok so I just downloaded them and yes they do have cloth physics 👍
Aqua how many hour to complete everything (with and without collectables)?
12h main story. At last a game that respects my time
I’ll be getting after I beat Spider-Man 2 and the new game plus. With any luck it will go on sale
I’m gonna wait for a sale.
Yeah I feel like fans feel very burned by this series so most won't pick this up while it's full price
Do we get free screen tearing like other Ubisoft games
Any info if NG+ is in the game? Or will be?
its not rpg so there is no point in ng+
I played it. Good game,my expectations were set on what i saw and they were met. Story is like a book i can buy from a store,not good but not bad(It mostly felt like assassination contracts instead of templars having distinct features/good writren characters).Will I play it again?maybe with legacy outfits. Should it known as the ultimate savior of rpg Assassin's creed? Nah.
its a step in the right direction
Wasn't Roshom in AC Valhalla or was that a different character? And Basim having super powers kinda works since isn't he like the reincarnation of Loki? So that means he has more Isu DNA. We all know the more Isu DNA the more superhuman you are. And Basim is likeable? Really? That's great, because I felt in Valhalla he was kinda flat EXCEPT the time he talked about his kid AND the end where he betrayed us. Those times he had actual character depth. Also, unfortunately I won't be buying Mirage since I don't have a Next Gen Console.
Who would’ve thought that the new AC game is nothing special😂
My guy, he literally says that the game is good and said it's one of the best games compared to the recent ones at the end.
Just shows how people here are quick to judge without watching the full video
@@LymphNode125 doesn’t take much to outdo Valhalla and Odyssey
@@LymphNode125 can you name some things on which ac mirage had massively improved upon ac valhalla and odyssey? I am talking about it being a stealth focused game.. but the enemy ai, detection system, interactivity in the open world.. are these improved?
@@themadtitan728yeah… basically, mirage is a bad game in the eyes of general gamers while it’s good or even great in the eyes of big AC fans
im pretty scared, i pre ordered this game and i hope this game is good...
It’s hard to believe we haven’t had a full fledged Assassin protagonist in the series since 2015.
And to think they were going to put this out as a half assed DLC instead. Really shows you their priorities with the series now
Finally, someone who uploads in great quality. Every other video everything was washed out.
I always play all AC games. Not one let me down to the point of hating it. I’ve enjoyed all of them. This is what I expected and a score of around 8/10 is pretty typical for AC since all of them have something to criticize but always pretty solid overall. So, I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one and am thrilled that it’s not another open world and more traditional. It will tide me over to when Spider Man 2 and Alan Wake 2 drop, both of which I am even more excited to play more than this.
i havent played the game so i dont know how he can teleport, connor, edward and even the Fry twins have group takedowns, at first i thought it was cool, then i realized im suppose to be playing assassins creed and not Shadow of War
Good video, its nice. However while playing Mirage I encountered an enemy that survived being assassinated. Not all assassinations are one shots, and theres NOT EVEN AN OPTION TO TURN IT ON like in Valhalla. Please update the video to reflect this.
if your playing on pc please try the parkour mod youll love it
I’ll buy it at one of the many clearance sales I’m sure Ubisoft will have
I think the hottest take I have about the franchise is the rpg style of “parkour” blends much better with overall stealth. I always saw the parkour as a way of getting around, and stealth as its own thing. And I always was confused when people refer to Assassins Creed as a “Stealth” franchise. I always played it as an action adventure with stealth elements. Especially with the Kenway saga. With the rpg games I actively noticed It was more fun to try and 100% a fort, and I found myself climbing more things when in a stealth arena. I may be crazy. But if Mirage is more focused on stealth I really don’t mind the rpg parkour.
For me the reasons that the other games were considered by most stealth games was because your an assassin (obviously) but also because the combat wasn’t great and extremely repetitive for most, and the stealth was pretty sick and honestly in most games the better option.
The first game is really the only "stealth" game lol, full on Hitman esque sequences in that one
Unity is definitely a stealth game, there's no way you're beating it as an action adventure.
I, mostly did beat Unity as a action adventure game vs stealth, because Unity stealth is still really inconsistent. You also dont even need to do that because smoke bombs trivalize both stealth & combat
I seriously don't understand why people nowadays think that AC is a stealth game. The 3 main features were always the parkour system, story and historical depth . AC Unity was the FIRST AC with a proper stealth system aka. a "crouch button"...the 7th game in the franchise!
Will we be able to mod new hud?
I love your videos This was a solid review, I cannot agree however with highly recommending people play Valhalla
If you are a massive fan of the franchise and you really liked the RPG style, sure give Valhalla a shot, however even for me as a massive fan of the franchise who enjoyed the RPG style
I will never finish Valhalla. That game is way too big and way too long for its own good
I would say watch a story recap of Valhalla just to get an idea of who Basim is and then dive into this one
0:29 this is the funniest thing i've ever seen