Assassin's Creed Mirage Arrives in 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 September 2022 / 7,525 Views
Ubisoft during Ubisoft Forward announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store, and Luna in 2023.
View the cinematic world premiere below:
Read details on the game below:
A shorter, more narrative-driven game than recent entries in the series, Assassin's Creed Mirage takes place 20 years before the events of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, as players meet a 17-year-old Basim (now voiced by Lee Majdoub) struggling with nightmarish visions and living life as a cunning street thief. Fortunately for Basim, the Hidden Ones (including his mentor Roshan, voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo) see his potential and help him flee Baghdad to the Hidden Ones' fortress of Alamut. As he learns their mysterious rituals and powerful tenets, he will hone his unique abilities, discover his true nature, and come to understand a new Creed - one that will change his fate in ways he never could have imagined.
Built as an homage to the first Assassin's Creed games, Mirage pays tribute to the series' roots, as players join the proto-Assassin order known as the Hidden Ones and grow to become a master assassin. Baghdad in the ninth century was a bustling metropolis, and it serves as the perfect dense, urban hunting ground as Basim stalks his prey using the series' largest assortment of tools to date. While they haven't quite adopted the name "Assassins" at this point in history, make no mistake: The Hidden Ones are a powerful and established order, with resources and the all-important creed to guide them. As Basim explores Baghdad, he'll be able to get contracts and upgrades from a network of Hidden One bureaus throughout the city, collect clues on his targets, and take them down with swift assassinations.
Of course, an assassin's greatest advantage comes from their climbing ability, and as the series returns to a large-scale urban environment, Basim will need to leap across rooftops, scale tall towers, and flee guards by parkouring seamlessly through Baghdad's four distinct districts. When information can't be gained by gathering clues, Basim's eagle Enkidu can take to the skies, survey areas, and tag enemies for Basim to stealthily eliminate.
A Powerful Coming-of-Age Story
Discover a narrative-driven action–adventure experience that follows the transformation of a defiant young man into a refined Master Assassin with a conflicted destiny. Meet an inspiring cast of characters who will shape Basim’s destiny and may be more than what they seem…
The Ultimate Assassin
Become the most versatile Assassin in franchise history. Parkour seamlessly through the city and leverage the largest assortment of tools to date. Get contracts at the Assassin’s bureaus, collect vital clues, and stealthily take down targets with more visceral assassinations than ever before.
An Immersive, Reactive City
Explore a dense and vibrant city whose inhabitants react to your every move. Uncover the secrets of four unique districts, from the industrial Karkh to the lush gardens of the Round City. Discover surprising world events and interact with historical figures that shaped the Golden Age of Baghdad.
A Tribute to an Original – Experience a modern take on the features and gameplay that have defined a franchise for 15 years. Journey to Alamut, the legendary home of the Assassins who laid the foundations of the Creed in this heartfelt homage to the game that started it all.
Characters
Basim
Originally born in Samarra, Basim lost his mother at a young age and grew up on his own in the streets of Baghdad. Basim admires the Hidden Ones, and dreams of joining them.
Roshan
After escaping a life of oppression, Roshan became a master assassin at the Hidden Ones’ stronghold, Alamut. Now, she takes Basim under her wing as her first true apprentice.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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3 assassin's Creed game announced? Ho boi who thought that was a great idea?
Yea but one is coming next year and the other are very early in development. Won't see Japan one till at least towards end of 2024, early 2025 and the 16th century one won't be till after that
Yeah, and typically announcing games that are early in development is not necessarily a great idea. You've got to have at least a name... Of the now announced games, only Mirage seems worth announcing. That said, I suppose this does leave less room for rumours, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. This might also reduce the number of people asking for a game set in Japan when talking about Mirage, which is also not a bad thing.
Interesting to see that it's launching on Luna but not Stadia. I guess we already knew your Stadia was not going to make it, but this is further confirmation.
I am surprised the game is priced at $49.99 for the standard edition. I guess it will be a short experience similar to ps3/xb360 assassins creed games.
Good news. Let's see how mamy similarities this will have to compare with Valhalla and older games.
Seem interesting enough setting.
AHHH. Shohreh Aghdashloo as the voice actress has me instantly sold.
Loved her in Mass Effect and the Expanse TV show.
Ps4 and xbox one.
Oh well the graphics will still be held back 3 years in
We’ went from annual AssCreed games to multiple games a year? That’s definitely going to help the brand.
Only one releasing next year. No release date was given for the other 2 games. Chances are Japan one will. Be 2024 or 2025 earliest
There's also assassin creed set in Japan which will be a rpg type game
