Overview:
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, and with over a dozen games in the series and multiple different storylines and time periods explored, Mirage brings a refreshing sense of nostalgia back to the franchise as the game takes the player back to where it all began.
Players follow Basim, a thief on a journey to find a better life for himself. However things are never as easy as they seem, as a heist gone wrong puts him in the path of some dangerous enemies and allies. Basim must learn to become than a common thief whose sole ambition is to further himself, if he is to find his purpose in life and to overcome the dreaded nightmares that constantly plague his dreams.
ESRB Rating
Rated M (Mature 17+)
- Blood & gore
- Drug reference
- Intense violence
- Strong language
The Good
- Great stealth gameplay
- Nostalgic feel
- Story driven
- Fewer RPG elements
The Bad
- Awkward facial & character animations
Honest Rating
4 Stars
Honest Review
One of the greatest feelings about playing Assassin’s Creed Mirage is that unlike the previous three entries in the series (Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla), Mirage separates itself mostly from the RPG aspects of the newer games in that it brings back the more story driven, linear gameplay from the original games.
Don’t get me wrong, the newer games are amazing and are great to play for hours on end, but they never truly brought me back to the moments I remember when I played Assassin’s Creed II for the first time, that sense of adventure, narrative direction and the overall feel of the world. This condensed, story driven game is a refreshing piece of entertainment that easily allows the player to be immersed in the story and the world, not only is the story good, but do to its ‘on the rails’ approach it is easier to understand and playthrough without having to worry about how doing certain side missions ahead of others will affect the story and outcomes.
My only complaint with the game would be the in-game custscenes and animations. While I loved every second of the story, the weird and sometimes robotic facial expressions would take a slight bit away from the immersion. I hope that with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next installment in the series, these issues are addressed. This is my one and only complaint about an overall amazing game!