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Assassin’s Creed Mirage : Everything We Know So Far

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Assassin's Creed Mirage

The Assassin’s Creed franchise has been one of the most long running franchises and a Ubisoft powerhouse. It has established an identity for itself with its immersive historical settings, engaging narratives, and fluid parkour-inspired gameplay. The narrative settings, be it Renaissance-era Italy of Assassin’s Creed 2 to ancient Egypt in Origins, or Viking’s era England in Valhalla have always been a key highlight of the franchise. Lined up next for release on October 5th is the latest offering Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Let’s have a deep dive into everything we know so far about this highly anticipated instalment in the iconic series.

Release Date & Platforms

Assassin’s Creed Mirage will release on Oct 5 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PS4, PS5. The initial release date of Oct 12th was moved to Oct 5th

System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements To Run Assassin’s Creed Mirage

The year has seen quite a few broken or buggy launches on PC; let’s hope this is not one that gets added on to the list.

In order to run the game, these are the minimum system requirements for 1080p and 30 FPS gameplay:

ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz,
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.4 GHz
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.0 GHz for Intel Arc with ReBAR or better
Graphics CardAMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB,
Intel Arc A380 6 GB,
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, or better
RAM8 GB (running dual-channel mode)
OSWindows 10/11
SSD Storage40 GB
Minimum System Requirements

In order to enjoy the game in it’s full glory, these are the recommended system requirements for 1080p and 60 FPS gameplay:

ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.2 GHz, Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.6 GHz, or better
Graphics CardAMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB,
Intel Arc A750 8 GB,
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB, or better
RAM16 GB (running dual-channel mode)
OSWindows 10/11
SSD Storage40 GB
Recommended System Requirements

Editions & Pricing

Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released in 3 different editions:

  1. Standard Edition:
    1. Price: $49.99/ €49.99
    1. Inclusions: Base variant of the game.
  2. Deluxe Edition:
    1. Price: $59.99/ €59.99,
    1. Inclusions:
      1. Base variant of the game
      1. Prince of Persia inspired outfit, new skins for eagle and mount, select weapons
  3. Collector’s Case Edition:
    1. Price: $149.99/ €149.99,
    1. Inclusions:
      1. Base variant of the game
      1. Prince of Persia inspired outfit, new skins for eagle and mount, select weapons
      1. A 32 cm figurine of Basim, the game’s protagonist
      1. Selected soundtrack from the game on disc
      1. A unique steelbook featuring a design selected by fans of the series
      1. A replica of Basim’s brooch
      1. An accurate map of in-game Baghdad

There is a bonus quest ‘The Forty Thieves’ available on pre-ordering Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Gameplay

Ubisoft has been building up to a return to roots for the franchise, with an increased focus on stealth, parkour, assassinations; rather than weapons, skill trees and combat – think more Assassin’s Creed 1-3 rather than the Origins / Odyssey / Valhalla trilogy.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Gameplay

World-building

Even though games in the Assassin’s Creed universe have had their ups and downs in terms of how they have been received by the gaming community; the exceptionally high class world-building has been a constant across all their games, and Mirage promises to be no different. Originally set to be a DLC to Valhalla building upon the character of Basim Ibn Ishaq, the story apparently evolved into a game big enough to be launched as a stand alone adventure

City of Baghdad

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set in 870-860 CE Baghdad, and players will get to explore the nooks and crannies of what is a much more limited scope (in terms of region and map size – previous games covered the entirety of a country while Valhalla even had expeditions into the other-worldly realms of Asgard) – the city of Baghdad; but promising a more intense, compact and organic experience for gamers. It is divided into 4 areas:

  1. The Abbasiyah district which has been described as the city’s cultural hub;
  2. Karkh – the market district;
  3. Harbiyah – the industrial district;
  4. the Round City – the seat of power in the region, a lush and beautiful district surrounded by walls

Basim

Players will step into the shoes of Basim Ibn Ishaq, the cryptic character that got introduced in Valhalla, and is expected to play a key role in the overall Assassin’s Creed lore. The game will trace his journey from being an ordinary thief into the character that we first met. The story, it has also been hinted, will cover how he joined the Hidden Ones. You can check out this link to delve into Basim’s backstory with even greater detail.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: How Long To Beat

The game is expected to be 15 – 20 hours long; which is in-line with the promised changes in gameplay, world building and narrative. This looks to be clearly in response to the charge put against the previous 3 open world entries where too much focus on repetitive gameplay and collectibles led to a bloated 60-70 hours+ experience.

With a packed October calendar, will be interesting to see how this game performs. Are you looking forward to buying this game on release? Do let us know in the comments below!

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