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[Draugoth]

Japanese retailers have listed Assassin's Creed Mirage with an October 12 release date. (Japanese retailers generally don't date a product unless official. In other words, placeholder dates aren't a thing.) A release date hasn't been officially announced by Ubisoft yet.

-Chase the shadow Become the ultimate assassin.
-Experience the story of Bashim ibn Ishaq, a cunning thief in search of answers and justice, and traverse the bustling streets of century-old Baghdad.
-As a member of the Hidden Ones, an ancient and mysterious organization, Basim becomes a formidable Master Assassin and changes his destiny in unexpected ways.

The game cover and pictures also leaked:

 

[Shubh_C63]

mirage of a good game

 

[mansoor1980]

make assassins creed great again

 

[SJRB]

Have high hopes for this, please don't mess this up Ubi!

 

[adamsapple]

make assassins creed great again

We're gonna make the Templars pay for the game.

 

[Puscifer]

I still can't believe this series was meant as a trilogy. Is Desmond even still relevant? I was burned out after brotherhood.

 

[lh032]

looks like other AC games.

 

[HTK]

I love the setting of this game, I really hope they deliver I'd love to play in this setting.

 

[AJUMP23]

I don't like the cover, but I like the concept behind this game.

 

[Umbasaborne]

October 12th…the fuck was the point of announcing this over a year ago? Ubisoft is such a wreck with delays these days

 

[R6Rider]

First AC game I'm interested in for quite a while.

 

[Senua]

looks like other AC games.

its almost like it IS an AC game!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kacho]

Ready to see some gameplay next month. Game should be dope.

 

[Pelao]

I still can't believe this series was meant as a trilogy. Is Desmond even still relevant? I was burned out after brotherhood.

He's been dead for over a decade now.
He did get a brief appearance in the last game as some sort of digital ghost.

 

[wvnative]

Have high hopes for this, please don't mess this up Ubi!

 

[Stafford]

Did ya'll see this? It's not much but... It's gameplay.

 

[Diseased Yak]

I still can't believe this series was meant as a trilogy. Is Desmond even still relevant? I was burned out after brotherhood.

No, he's not anymore.

As one of the lead AC apologists among my friends (and this board it seems, hah!), I'm looking forward to Mirage. For whatever reason, I keep playing this series, and very much enjoying it, though I do recognize why it gets so much hate.

 

[Kurotri]

Nothing new, except for the release date basically set in stone at this point.

 

[AJUMP23]

My first kill in this game is Sadams ancestors. Just take care of that now.

 

[Fake]

Have high hopes for this, please don't mess this up Ubi!

Challenge accepted.

 

[Tokio Blues]

Its there a lineal story after desmond? i quit the series after black flag.

 

[lh032]

its almost like it IS an AC game!!!!!!!!!!

i mean aesthetically looks like the old AC game.
if you tell me thats AC1 cover art i'll believe you.

 

[Puscifer]

No, he's not anymore.

As one of the lead AC apologists among my friends (and this board it seems, hah!), I'm looking forward to Mirage. For whatever reason, I keep playing this series, and very much enjoying it, though I do recognize why it gets so much hate.

I mean I don't hate it, but they set up a clear story that was to be followed through and after brotherhood even back then I was like "were never going to finish this story" and bowed out. I'm sure it's fun, never said it wasn't or that they're bad games, but they're more about exploring certain ideas then anything else at this point. I wanted my Assassin's vs Templar's fight in modern day that was clearly telegraphed to happen that just... Didn't

 

[Trogdor1123]

I don't like the cover, but I like the concept behind this game.

Was going to say the same thing. That cover is Terribad.

 

[Kurotri]

Its there a lineal story after desmond? i quit the series after black flag.

After Desmond there's not much happening until Origins. Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla is a "new" story that adds more lore and goes through many hoops and turns that ultimately ends up being a rehash of Desmond's journey. The threat is still the same one from before, so overall outside of beefing things up a little more the threat and story is still the same but with a different flavour. It's an absolute mess to follow if you are a newcomer because some things that were introduced in the games end up being resolved in random comics only 5 people read.

 

[Tsaki]

Hope it's good and not over 20 hours long.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

October 12th…the fuck was the point of announcing this over a year ago? Ubisoft is such a wreck with delays these days

Is it really a delay if no release date was given?

 

[Wooxsvan]

big meh

 

[Flabagast]

Cover art is really bad, although it promises a more intimate & stealthy experience, which is a good thing.

 

[Carmen Winstead]

Let's hope this shit does not take too much time of the showcase…

 

[HelpYouFall]

Can I play in an Eivor skin for a measly 20 bucks though?

 

[just_like_that]

cross gen? no thanks

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Hated Valhalla so hoping this takes a much different approach. I’d actually prefer this to be more in line with the Ezio games, they were pretty good looking back at them.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Cover art is channelling the 2000s low budget Gameloft developed GBA version vibe.

 

[Mossybrew]

I dunno, Valhalla kind of burned me out on this series. I guess I am curious to see if the gameplay differs at all.

 

[MirageMew2]

Cover art is channelling the 2000s low budget Gameloft developed GBA version vibe.

I was struggling to find the perfect words but lmao yeah. Looks like the GBA box art to the Assassin’s Creed movie or something.

 

[Robb]

Looks like more Assassins Creed.. Hopefully there’s some interesting gameplay additions that can differentiate it.

 

[iorek21]

Mirage NEEDS to be successful no matter what.

I don't want another decade without a Social Stealth AC.

 

[Raven77]

Awesome seeing it on last gen. I'm so glad I wasted my money on these new systems.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I still can't believe this series was meant as a trilogy. Is Desmond even still relevant? I was burned out after brotherhood.

Nope, they completely fucked up that arc with AC3. I have no idea why brotherhood wasn't just 3 and revelations 4 and 3 actually 5. I guess they made it that way to follow Ezio's story, still weird.

 

[Hydroxy]

Currently playing AC Odyssey and its good so far but bloated. Good to know Mirage will be about 15hrs or so for the nain story like the older games. I will keep my expectations low but hope its a sleeper hit like AC Rogue was.

 

[MagnetoWasRight]

Hated Valhalla so hoping this takes a much different approach. I’d actually prefer this to be more in line with the Ezio games, they were pretty good looking back at them.

It's literally more Valhalla. If you didn't like Valhalla, it's going to be the same in a different location.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

It's literally more Valhalla. If you didn't like Valhalla, it's going to be the same in a different location.

Thanks, easy one to avoid for me. I couldn’t make it much past the first couple hours. Unbelievably bloated for what it was.

 

[Bond007]

Awful cover. But hoping the game is awesome

 

[crunchyBiscuits]

Would be cool if this is what fans of the original couple of entries are looking for. Maybe if this game does well, we'll get more of the old-style AC games.

Hell, if this does well maybe Ubi could do those stupidly big RPGs on 3 to 4 year cycles. With Mirage-like AC games popping up in between those 3 year cycles

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Soulless cover. Was that AI generated?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I really wish they would have made Bayek from origins the new Ezio. Bayek felt like a real person, his story was touching. The loss of his child and the memories of his life were woven into his story very well. The setting was mysterious and there were biblical references throughout. There was more of something supernatural happening there. I felt like they actually captured again what they had with the Ezio saga.