Assassins Creed Mirage takes players to Baghdad, far back in 861. This is the period when Basim ibn Ishaq was just beginning to master the bonds of the secret brotherhood of assassins. During this period of time, the Assassin Lordship fought for peace and freedom in opposition to the Templar Order. According to the developers, the Mirage part was supposed to be a continuation of the Valhalla part, but at one point their decision changed. Thus, players saw a completely separate Assassins Creed Mirage project, where there is only a slight connection with the previous hero.

The plot of the game Assassins Creed Mirage.

The plot of Assassins Creed Mirage begins with the character “Basim”, who is an ordinary thief. “Basim” lives poorly in the territory of Anbara, a small town in the vicinity of Baghdad. One ill-fated day, our hero goes on a raid in which he is defeated. Upon returning home, he discovers that everyone in his village has been killed. After this, Basima accepts Roshan and becomes a patron. From this moment, Basim begins his long journey, already under the banner of the “Brotherhood”, where he learns the basics of his clan.

As he progresses, Basim tries to unravel the secrets of the “Order” and understand who comes to him in his dreams. The goal of Basim’s great work is to eliminate members of the “Order”, consisting of five people. Gradually, every day, it is possible to unravel new members of the “Order”. First, the smallest ones come across, like mini bosses, after defeating them, more important figures appear. Thus, Basim manages to reach the most important member of the “Order”.

Gameplay in the game Assassins Creed Mirage.

In his free time from battles, our hero explores the territory, communicates with neutral characters and members of his brotherhood. The hero faces difficult tasks, where he must conduct a large investigation and unravel the people hiding behind the masks. Gradually, eliminating potential enemies one by one, Basim forms a chain of communication for more important goals.

In addition to investigations and combat battles with opponents, we have to solve “Riddles” with the search for hiding places, search for “Historical Places”, search for important chests, “Mysterious Shards” and other important points. For solving the listed tasks, the character receives a reward in the form of rare items, weapons, upgrades for weapons and other things. By the way, weapons and armor can also be upgraded, but you need to find special upgrades and resources for them.

Allies of Basim.

While passing the game Assassins Creed Mirage, you can ask for help from local citizens, they are, as it were, separate factions. You can meet allies in the city of Baghdad. To gain the support of your allies, you just need to pay. After payment, they get to work, can attack enemies in a group, attract attention and help get into an inaccessible place. The help is very useful, saving time, the character’s health and expanding tactical capabilities for completing a difficult part of the mission.

Combat moments.

The gameplay is made in the same spirit as other parts of Assassins Creed. But, there are significant significant differences with the same part of Assassins Creed Valhalla. The fact is that Valhalla used more aggressive combat elements, in which weapons changed the action of the battle. It gave the impression of a hero filled with rage and incredible strength, where one hero openly fought against a large number of enemies.

In Assassins Creed Mirage, everything is different, there are also opponents, albeit not so many, but fighting them is not easy in the initial stages of the game. Gradually you understand that Assassins Creed Mirage was designed for hidden attacks and unnoticed movements. Swinging a sword when the character is not leveled up is not an easy task and not entirely interesting. But when the hero is pumped up and has throwing knives and bombs, the game begins to take on more enjoyable interest. With a pumped-up weapon, it’s comfortable to burst into crowds of enemies and scatter them with great excitement.

Using a special attack.

At first it seems that the hero will have to constantly fight with a sword and skillfully dodge attacks. A little later, when the weapons “Daggers” and “Bombs” appear, combat moments gain significant interest in battles. And as you level up your character, the full potential of Assassins Creed Mirage is revealed, where the hero (Basim) is able to attack several enemies standing nearby with lightning speed.

To do this, before entering the battle, you need to choose the order of attack of the opponents, and then start the attack. The hero takes off abruptly and eliminates the selected enemies one by one. At the same time, the enemies cannot even notice how the hero attacks them, it looks impressive. It should be noted that such attacking actions are carried out with a sword and hit targets at once. Well, if you attack with the same sword without a special mode, then the hero will have to make several blows. Therefore, towards the end of the game, special modes, bombs and throwing knives are used more often.

Consequences of defeated enemies.

Assassins Creed Mirage not only hints at sneak attacks, but also emphasizes them with special consequences. In case of unsuccessful attacks on enemies or an attack in the presence of witnesses can seriously damage the hero. Posters depicting the hero will be hung throughout the city. The guards will immediately figure out and attack the hero, which will significantly complicate the passage and will force you to linger in the area for a while. Already at the second level of danger, archers appear on the roofs.

By the way, archers do not give the opportunity to launch a bird for a bird’s-eye view of the area. Without the help of a faithful pet, it is a little difficult to navigate the territory and choose the appropriate tactics. To resume launching the bird, you will have to eliminate the archer, and this again takes time and can further complicate the situation. To restore your reputation, you will have to walk the streets of the city, tear down such posters or bribe neutral characters.

Leveling up your character in the game Assassins Creed Mirage.

In Assassins Creed Mirage you can upgrade your hero and for this there are three upgrade branches: “Ghost”, “Deceiver” and “Predator”. The “Ghost” branch is designed to expand the hero’s combat capabilities, where special weapon attacks are unlocked. The “Deceiver” branch is useful for economic issues, and the “Predator” expands reconnaissance and leveling of birds. To get upgrade points, you need to look for fighters of the Order of the Templars and defeat them.

Conclusion on the game Assassins Creed Mirage.

I must say, Assassins Creed Mirage looks quite decent, beautiful graphics and an interesting story. The combat system and parkour are impressive, the hero skillfully jumps and dodges enemy attacks. Weapons and armor are interesting to upgrade, only it’s easier to find resources for weapons, but with armor it’s a little more difficult. For armor, you will have to look for special resources “Improvement for armor”, which are hidden in chests that still need to be found. There are enough weapons to perform standard tasks, but in our opinion more could have been done. Overall, Assassins Creed Mirage is a good continuation of the Assassins Creed game series.

System requirements for the game Assassins Creed Mirage.

– Minimum requirements, 1080p at 30 FPS.

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600.
Video card: Intel Arc A380, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 570.
RAM: 8 GB.
Disk space 40 GB.

– Recommended requirements, 1080p at 60 FPS.

Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600.
Video card: Intel Arc A750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.
RAM: 16 GB
Disk space 40 GB.