Assassin's Creed Mirage

This is marketed as a throwback to the first Assassin's Creed game which is one of my all time favorite video games. The setting returns to the Middle East, although in this case it's placed in Baghdad, Iraq in the midst of the Abbasid Calpihate instead of the 12th century Levant. Having the Arabic language option made this all quite appealing. However, when it comes to gameplay it's same old modern AC which is to say mediocre as ♥♥♥♥ and not well thought out. Dodge button on X instead of B for a simple example, and having light and heavy attacks combined onto RB. Generic parry system. Mid. And movement, the most important part of the early AC games, is also stupidly basic. Literally just hold the stick forward while holding down A. Boo. But here's my biggest point of contention: I can forgive all of that ♥♥♥♥ if the story is good. That's what I really fell in love with for the first 4 games of the franchise, great historical research paired with interesting characters. This game though? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, Basim is the most unlikeable character I've ever played. Here's the breakdown: Dude is a complete fanboy for the Assassins without knowing anything about them other than that they give him jobs that pay like ♥♥♥♥. His girlfriend the whole time is like hey why dont we focus on things that actually make money, why are you begging to join this group you dont know ♥♥♥♥ about, and his only answer is "i have higher aspirations than being a common thief." And that's why he wants to join a group he knows nothing about?? But then Basim has the BIG BRAIN idea to steal a chest from the Caliph's palace to impress the Assassins. He opens the chest, gets bamboozled by the Ancient Aliens magic tech inside, and gets ambushed by the Calpih himself. As Basim is LITERALLY reaching for the Calpih's knife to stab him his girlfriend comes to the rescue and ganks the Calpih right in the neck. Basim then flees without his girlfriend and just assumes she'll make it home. She doesnt. Next day he goes and finds all the poor lil orphan kids were hanged by the vengeful government and he BLAMES HIS GIRLFRIEND. "If you didn't kill him this wouldn't have happened!!" You were going to kill him dumbass! And both of you were just as trackable to that orphanage as the other, what the ♥♥♥♥ is Basim talking about?? 0/10 character no interest in continuing his dumbass adventure

This feels the closest to returning to Assassins Creed (the original) that I've felt from any of the games. Loving it so far.

Pretty fun game, shame about ubisoft connect issues though

AC geht teils zurück zu seinen Anfängen in den Nahen Osten, auch was einige Spielelemente angeht. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3762312354 [b]Geschichte[/b] Auf eine AC-typische Rahmenhandlung wurde nun aber komplett verzichtet. Nur an wenigen Stellen erkennt man noch, dass es eine Simulation sein könnte oder dass es eine übergeordnete Geschichte gibt (am Ende). Das ist natürlich aus prinzipiellen Gründen schade, weil das ja an sich mal eine Kernidee der Serie war. Wir sind Basim Ibn Ishaq, ein Straßendieb in Bagdad, der durch dramatische Ereignisse dazu kommt, bei den Assassinen mitzumachen und für das vermeintlich Gute in der Welt gegen einen Orden der Verborgenen anzutreten, was erfahrene AC-Spieler bekannt vorkommen wird. Wir begehen also wie Altaïr dereinst nach einholen von vielen Informationen Attentate und arbeiten uns zum Haupt des Ordens vor. Große Überraschungen bot die Story also nicht (eine gab es am Ende allerdings doch), mich hat es aber nicht so sehr gestört. Wir hatten aber auch wieder das Element, dass die Frage, ob die Assassinen eigentlich richtig handeln, verhandelt wurde. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3763345934 [b]Gameplay[/b] Wir haben, mit ganz wenigen Ausnahmen, eine Open World und können uns frei entscheiden, ob wir eine Hauptquest verfolgen, eine Nebenquest oder einfach mal frei umherstreifen. Also auch bei den Hauptquests war man nicht strikt auf eine bestimmte Reihenfolge festgelegt. Bei den Hauptzielen musste man zunächst genügend Hinweise sammeln, um ein Mitglied des Ordens sicher identifiziert zu haben, ehe man ihn ins Jenseits befördert. Allerdings es waren auch nicht unbedingt alle Hinweise nötig, was mich eigentlich eher gestört hat (obwohl es wohl gut gemeint war), weil ich das Gefühl hatte, nicht gründlich genug (als Detektiv) gearbeitet zu haben. Hat aber offenbar nichts geschadet. Das Kampfsystem war, als ich mich daran gewöhnt habe, ziemlich gut. Die Gegner haben im wesentlichen zwei Arten, dich im Nahkampf zu attackieren, was unterschiedliche Abwehrreaktionen erfordert. Am Ende war die Stärke zwischen uns und den Gegnern ziemlich ausgewogen (ich habe auf Normal gespielt, es gibt aber noch mindestens zwei forderndere Schwierigkeitsgrade). Wir haben zwar einen Falken, aber er ist nicht verfügbar, wenn es einen Bogenschützen im Kampfgebiet gibt. Wir ermüden auch, wenn wir kämpfen, können unseren Vorrat an Fernwaffen aber oft wieder auffüllen, wenn wir darauf achten. Also insgesamt fand ich es ziemlich ausgewogen-fordernd, jedenfalls wenn man generell AC-Niveau ansetzt. Allenfalls die Hellsicht, die permanent funktioniert, war ein echt starker Vorteil zu unseren Gunsten. Man kann auch viel schleichen und meucheln, aber oft sehen andere Wachen dies und dann wird es doch ein Kampf. Die Alertness der Gegner hängt wohl auch vom allgemeinen Gesucht-Level ab und wieviel Chaos man zuvor angerichtet hat. Das erinnert an alte AC-Titel, die Auffallen ziemlich hart bestraften. Auch hier kann es Situationen geben, wo man nur noch durch die Stadt rennt und ein Versteck sucht, Wanted-Poster von der Wand reißt (so viele gibt es aber nicht) oder als letzten Ausweg einen Ausrufer besticht, der unsere Unschuld verkündet. Mit der Zeit wird man sich arrangieren und es läuft ziemlich gut, ohne zu einfach zu werden. Es gibt viele Nebenquests und Sammelaufgaben, aber nicht mehr gar so viele, wie in den Vorgängern. Die meisten Aufgaben haben am Ende eine kleine Belohnung geliefert. Allerdings fand ich den Unterschied bspw. zwischen verschiedenen Waffen minimal. Wichtiger waren die Fertigkeitspunkte, die man mit Haupt- oder Nebenquests teils bekommt und in die Verbesserung derselben investieren kann. Ähnlich Material und "Anleitungen", mit denen man Waffen und Kleidung verbessern kann. Die Rätsel, bei der man einen Schatz anhand einer Beschreibung finden muss, fand ich diesmal sehr schwer, ja zu schwer, die Belohnung war rein kosmetisch. Ich möchte insgesamt nicht sagen, dass es Mirage nun besser oder schlechter als die meisten anderen AC's macht, es unterhält eben auch sehr gut, mit dem Gefühl. ein paar alte Ideen wieder aufgegriffen zu haben, ohne deren Schwächen zu widerholen. Wenn man sich über die Dächer Bagdads hangelt oder die engen Gassen entlangläuft, fühlt man sich aber sehr zurückversetzt. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3763344732 [b]Technik[/b] Technisch hervorragend. Auf meinem alten Win10-PC lief es allerdings nicht. Auf dem Win11-PC lief es problemlos. Keine Bugs, keine Abstürze. Die Grafik fand ich sehr schön. Die Stadt, die Landschaft, die Figuren, alles gut gemacht. Tag-und-Nacht-Wechsel und schöne Cutscenes. Der Sound ist auch sehr gut. Die Dialoge sind auf Deutsch verfügbar. Die Steuerung per Controller funktioniert hervorragend. Mit Tastatur und Maus sollte es auch gehen. [b]Sonstiges[/b] Ich habe etwa 53h gespielt. Die Hauptstory könnte etwa 30h gedauert haben, ich habe sie aber nicht straight gespielt. Vielleicht 10h war ich mit dem DLC "Valley of Memory" beschäftigt, in dem vor allem die Story, die durch eine emotionale Erkenntnis Basims sehr gut war. Es gibt sehr viele Errungenschaften, auch aus dem DLC. Ein paar Errungenschaften "hängen", vermutlich durch fehlerhafte Zählung zwischen Steam und Ubisoft. [code][b]In Zahlen für mich persönlich ein Unterhaltungswert von 10/10.[/b][/code] Ein gelungenes Assassin's Creed, gute Mischung aus Tradition und Moderne. [hr][/hr] [i]Dies ist mein subjektiver Spieleindruck. Für meine Wertung zählt, wie gut es mich unterhalten hat. Entsprechend der Daumen nach oben oder unten, abhängig davon, ob ich es einem ähnlich gesinnten Spieler weiterempfehle. Der Spieleindruck eines anderen Spielers kann aber durchaus stark davon abweichen.[/i] Eine ebenso positive Sicht auf das Spiel findet sich beispielsweise [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/Turbiii/recommended/3035570/]hier[/url]; eine leicht kritischere Sicht auf das Spiel findet man [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/atix303/recommended/3035570]hier[/url]. 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This is a really underrated and slept-on game! The main story keeps you engaged, and the side content is also amazing. The stealth in this game is probably the best in the series. The DLC is kind of underwhelming, though. The tools are the best I’ve seen in the AC series; the ways to customize them and actually use them feel great! The skill tree is neither over- nor underwhelming—it is absolutely spot on.

Don't worry about this being unplayable on PC, this was only meant to be a DLC for another game, so Ubisoft had no reason to polish/quality control it. Ubisoft is also a small indie company, so we cant expect too much.

Herkese selamlar. Bu oyunu tavsiye etme konusunda gerçekten çok nötrüm. Bunun nedeni ise hem mekaniksel anlamda hem de dövüş mekanikleri açısından oyunu hiç beğenmemiş olmam. Resmen eziyet. Her sene farklı şeyler deneyip nasıl bu kadar sıçabiliyorsunuz abi? Bir önceki oyunda dağa tırmanabiliyorken bu oyunda kale surlarına bile tırmanamıyoruz. Yeniliklere açığız da bu yenilik değil, mallık. Dövüş mekanikleri de bir o kadar saçma sapan. Oyun, resmen Odyssey'in yandan yemiş versiyonu gibi olmuş. Hikâye olarak da tamamen Origins'in DLC'si hissi veriyor. Bakın, gerçekten bazı şeyleri sırf oyunun süresi daha uzun gözüksün diye zorla eklemişler gibi hissettim. O saçma görevleri çıkarsanız oyun maksimum 5-6 saat sürerdi. Tamamen bir DLC gibi hissettiriyor. Bir önceki oyunda 100'den fazla yetenek koyarken bu oyunda 20'den az yetenek koymanın mantığı ne? Cidden meraktan soruyorum, ne denemek istediniz abi? Şimdi en başta söylediğim kısma geri geleceğim. Neden nötr olduğumu açıklayayım. Bilmiyorum, bu kadar kötü şey görmüş olmama rağmen oyunu bir yanım yine de önermek istiyor. Ama dönüp baktığımda, düşmanları tek tek işaretleyip bir anda hepsini öldürme skili dışında beğendiğim hiçbir şey olmadığını fark ediyorum. Bu yüzden bu oyunu çöpe yolluyorum. Ek olarak da Roshan, senin sesini soluğunu sikeyim.

[h1]6/10[/h1] [b]Pros:[/b] +Challenging stealth missions +Multiple possibilities +Nice turn back to original AC style +Doesn’t require grind [b]Cons:[/b] +Main plot is weak in the middle part of the game +Mediocre voice acting +Weak enemy AI +Direct combat is shallow +Mission structure is repetitive An AC game that finally seems like their ‘old style’. Pretty short, with numerous stealth missions that you can take multiple different approaches to. The only thing that spoils the gameplay is weak enemy AI, as the opponents seem completely stupid. And when something goes wrong — and in stealth games something always goes wrong — the direct combat is simple, as it should be, but it feels stripped of everything it could’ve had. The story is deep, but weakly conveyed throughout the game, getting lost in between the missions. Furthermore, after AC Valhalla, the main character is not the most pleasant one to play for. A nice one-time-experience, but nothing more.

After they released Mirage saying "This game will follow the roots of the original AC games" Which i did not believe and thought its just gonna be 'nother copy paste from Bugi yet who would have guess i was both wrong and right let me explain. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3753552586 I liked the game yes, it was the feeling like old AC games but with the additions of the new stuff from the last couple of games, Storyline combined with slowly revealing the "Order" so that we can take em out while Our noble Basim starts as theif under the Dervish wants to do more joins to hidden ones which is the assassin guild of Bagdad learns, trains, proves himself so that he can be one of them, Starts his journey while he discover and learns himself. His past, his future and his current state and duties. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3755904004 Finished the main story, overall storyline is not the strongest no emotional connection between characters yet Basim carried the game to the end with his struggle and mystery behind his past and his visions/dreams. Just like in Origins and others you hunt corrupt and power hungry cult that controls the city of Bagdad and its common people. Game made to be finished in short amount of time map is small but enough you dont do 100 repetitive side missions or collect 100 random stuff you can collect things that are collectable are found pretty easy and not much of them which makes the game not boring in my opinion. focused on storyline and side missions feels as contacts for assassin guild, Tales from bagdad and some missions are just real history or historic stories and legends like Ali baba and his 40 thieves is such a told story in my childhood. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3755905485 I believe for a 15$ game this is a alright game, city of bagdad designed with care and beuty historical places and accuracy made with passion and interesting. I enjoyed my time playing it hope they follow this path but with more cinematic storylines just like back in the day.

[h1]Assassin's Creed Mirage is actually a pretty decent game.[/h1] When I bought it, I hadn't heard anything about it at all - no hate, no praise. It honestly feels like the game slipped under the radar and people just skipped right past it. This really surprised me, so I went in with zero expectations (though maybe that's just a quirk of my own information bubble). [spoiler](WARNING: Played on High difficulty)[/spoiler] At first, I was skeptical because of all the online hate surrounding the previous titles. I've played the mythological trilogy (Valhalla on Steam, Odyssey and Origins on Epic Games), and out of all of them, I only ever finished Origins. Initially, I tried to nitpick everything - the combat, the stealth, etc. - but after about 10 hours of playtime, I realized I was actually enjoying the game. Sure, it has its flaws. Sometimes the parkour magnets you to the wrong objects (which was infuriating), and the combat can feel a bit clunky at times, but none of it is a dealbreaker. Beautiful scenery, satisfying progression, and you don't have to grind or unlock trash perks at all (looking at you, Origins and Odyssey). To the people who love shouting [i]"the older games were better"[/i]: games shouldn't just copy each other 1:1, that would turn game development into a repetitive assembly line. If you hate the new entries that much, just replay the old classics and wait for Black Flag resynced. [spoiler]7.5/10[/spoiler]