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Assassin’s Creed Mirage is five times shorter than Valhalla
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Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Aguero9320
Member
I still go back and mop up a side or two on Odyssey now when I have some time to kill. Still my favourite. I started Valhalla but it didn’t grab me at all…
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Now you have my attention.
Pasta la Vista
Member
I'm just over the whole series at this point. Classic or modern AC, makes no difference to me. They ruined the Desmond arc from the classic games, that was a huge let down for me because I was invested in that story and it was getting really interesting until they fucked it all up with AC3.
As far as the modern ones go, I only liked Origins. Bayek and his story were much better. I would rather they continued with that timeline for at least another game, similar to what they did with Ezio.
I have no faith that this new game will be enough to get me back in. I wasn't completely against the open world/rpg approach but they just went way too far with the last 2 games. Whatever, this is Ubisofts cash cow but I don't think they are even confident in their own direction.
As far as the modern ones go, I only liked Origins. Bayek and his story were much better. I would rather they continued with that timeline for at least another game, similar to what they did with Ezio.
I have no faith that this new game will be enough to get me back in. I wasn't completely against the open world/rpg approach but they just went way too far with the last 2 games. Whatever, this is Ubisofts cash cow but I don't think they are even confident in their own direction.
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balls of snow
Gold Member
Will take my sweet ass time virtual touring Baghdad at its peak.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
I'm a bit of a completionist when it comes to AC games, I platinumed both Origins and Odyssey, but the games are becoming just too long. I finished Origins including all the DLC, I quit Odyssey after finishing the main game plus one DLC and I stopped playing Valhalla after completing 80% of the main quest and that had already taken as long as the time it took to finish the two previous AC games. These games are simply getting too bloated.
Fess
Member
Valhalla was bleh. But I really enjoyed my time in Odyssey, felt like being on a vacation to traverse that sunny lush world with amazing clear water full of life, must’ve played it for 150 hours, cutting that down to 20 hours would’ve been terrible.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Cool. This, Starfield and Forza will be my winter games this year.
FearlessBelgian
Member
Yeah nice, way shorter but same price with same low level quality.
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R6Rider
Gold Member
It's not the same price.
Lupin25
Member
Tapped out of Valhalla after 16 hrs.
Dropping those huge sprawling games on people every 2 years was bound to get repetitive for Ubi.
Mirage sounds like a nice, semi-open linear experience which is more convenient. I wouldn’t even try to find the time to play a game as big as Valhalla, between Spider-Man, Alan Wake, Super Mario, Lords of the Fallen & so forth.
Dropping those huge sprawling games on people every 2 years was bound to get repetitive for Ubi.
Mirage sounds like a nice, semi-open linear experience which is more convenient. I wouldn’t even try to find the time to play a game as big as Valhalla, between Spider-Man, Alan Wake, Super Mario, Lords of the Fallen & so forth.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
I'm about 35 hours into Origins and it's becoming difficult. AC still has clunky controls, gameplay and lackluster music / story.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
All games are at least 5 times shorter than Valhalla. That game is 200+ hours.
Pasta la Vista
Member
Sure I guess it depends on what your threshold is. I used to play Monster Hunter on PSP so I have a pretty high tolerance for "clunky" controls.
semiconscious
Member
& not a complaint was heard...
Sentenza
Gold Member
You will get 30 hours of repeated content with fillers and you will say thank you.
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Dreathlock
Member
Thats nice. Now let me buy on steam and i might consider giving you my money.
Crispy Gamer
Member
I read that as 5 minutes shorter.....
Captain Toad
Banned
Black Flag is to pirates what Red Dead was to westerns. Or, at least, the closest we've ever gotten.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
I’ve played every title but only never completed Valhalla . Truly too much.
The problem with mirage for me is that it seems in the gameplay department at least it isn’t bringing anything new to the formula , and almost seems like a $40 budget AC title.
I do like the rpg elements and combat in Valhalla and odyssey, but just want a more focused world, narrative, and quality over quantity approach to side content.
Mirage looks visually impressive but that’s about it. The gameplay is just so been there done that…
The problem with mirage for me is that it seems in the gameplay department at least it isn’t bringing anything new to the formula , and almost seems like a $40 budget AC title.
I do like the rpg elements and combat in Valhalla and odyssey, but just want a more focused world, narrative, and quality over quantity approach to side content.
Mirage looks visually impressive but that’s about it. The gameplay is just so been there done that…
20cent
Banned
Yeah they suck, just like BOTW, TOTK, GoT, Horizon, Spiderman.... ? Or we only bash games that defined the concept of most other biggest games of the decades that are not platform exclusives?
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GutsOfThor
Member
That's good to hear. I never finished Odyssey and skipped Valhalla completely because of how bloated I heard it was.
thatJohann
Member
Good! I hope the game is 12 hours or less.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Assassin's Shit. Boring and cumbersome
Edellus
Member
Although I very much liked Odissey and Valhalla (enough to platinum Odissey + DLC and planning to do the same with Valhalla), I welcome a shorter and more focused experience.
If Mirage turns out to be good, I think it would be worth exploring further alternating ACs between focused and inmersive/massive worlds. It might help keeping things fresh and maybe even give more time to each dev team to polish their game.
If Mirage turns out to be good, I think it would be worth exploring further alternating ACs between focused and inmersive/massive worlds. It might help keeping things fresh and maybe even give more time to each dev team to polish their game.
Barakov
Gold Member
This is already a win. Longer doesn't mean better.
Assassin's Creed Mirage is going to be short, thank goodness
If you're curious how long Assassin's Creed Mirage is, here's the length of time it takes to beat AC Mirage, whether that's just the story or full completion.www.pcgamesn.com
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
Member
I actually enjoyed it until I started going to Asgard. Completely turned me off to the game.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
My spouse was playing Valhalla and I remember watching her do the final quest. It wasn’t one of those times where you felt like it was the end. I Googled the final quest, told her this was considered the “final quest”, and then saying something like “you finished the game?”. It was weird. I think she got so tired of the game that all the side stuff from the season pass wasn’t interesting. Sad day when the game you love the most burns you from playing the additional content down the road. Time heals all bloatware, so she’s excited for this new Mirage entry.
I don’t buy AC for myself. I had enough when I bought Unity. I played their campaigns for years. It stopped being interesting.
I don’t buy AC for myself. I had enough when I bought Unity. I played their campaigns for years. It stopped being interesting.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Considering it was originally conceived as DLC for Valhalla....that makes sense
CartesianMan
Member
Does the shorter mean better?