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[Elder Legend]

Hello everyone,

I am happy to inform you now that the NDA has been lifted that I have been granted access to Assassin's Creed: Mirage retail version prior to its release on October 5th thanks to courtesy of Ubisoft and their PR Team.

The reviews for Assassin's Creed: Mirage on the PS5 will be live on October 4th, 2023 at 7 AM EST/4 AM PST. I may not speak about the game, or my experiences until further date, but I can confirm that I am playing it as I type this. I will be posting my review in the usual standard review thread along with others as well. Our publication will also have its review counted on www.opencritic.com - Until then fellas! For now feel free to ponder and discuss what the meta score might land at.

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

I can vote now? I can vote now!

 

[Elder Legend]

I can vote now? I can vote now!

You weren't able to before ?

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

You weren't able to before ?

Neo Member :/

 

[Topher]

Looking forward to this one.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

The return of classic AC, I'm going with 87

 

[Zuzu]

I predict low 80s like 81 or 82. I think it’ll be a polished action adventure game for people into this type of thing but nothing outstanding.

 

[Brigandier]

I didn't even know a AC game was coming out soon let alone next week wtf?

I miss Ezio I don't feel I ever click with the protagonists since Revelations.... I didn't mind Edward Kenway and Eivor was OK but the rest ehhhh

Might pick this up

 

[RoboFu]

I choose optimism!

 

[TheShocker]

Might cop at $50. Glad to see the game return to its earlier predecessors. Valhalla was a cool game but fuck it was big. /That’s what she said.

 

[Kuranghi]

I'm here for old-school AC games, I loved 3 (well at the time, its a big giant mess of a game with more system than a GTA game and the story is awful) and Unity but don't like them since Origins.

Having said that the preview I saw made it looked kind of like a subpar Shadow of Wardor, all the systems from the old games that are now outdated as fuck. The not having markers for every sub objective for the assassinations seemed cool though, like walking through a market and a guy is like pssst come here and the like. As opposed to going to marker like in Unity.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Im gonna say 85 ish in reviews hopefully better. Im in day one though, might get it on PS5 because I dont like the ubisoft launcher stuff.

 

[Elder Legend]

I like how Con_Z_ǝdʇ is just religiously trolling and voting for West Texas CEO no matter what

 

[R6Rider]

I really hope this one turns out good. Haven't cared about AC since Syndicate.

 

[Arsic]

If it’s a 80+ I’ll throw ubi some bucks. May go with ubi+ for a month to pay $15 to play.

Granted if ps5 version is solid compared to pc then I may just go ps5 $50.

 

[Northeastmonk]

83

Does the main character talk to himself all the time?

 

[Clintizzle]

Not only am I gender-fluid, but I'm also genre-fluid when it comes to Assasins's Creed. I loved the original AC games and still hold them in my top games of all time but at the same time consider Origins and Odyssey to be peak open-world games.

Excited AF for this and have to say the Baghdad setting is looking really good from what I've seen.

 

[Trunx81]

am not hyped so much if Elder Legend can type this OP and play Mirage at the same time.

 

[EverydayBeast]

It’s not the “return of old AC” they’re just pulling back the curtain on the last historical ac games.

 

[Arachnid]

God I hope this is a return to form that steers future AC games away from the bloated hack and slash fest they've become. I hope the stealth is the best the series has ever seen.

 

[simpatico]

Setting couldn't be more dull in this one. Hopefully they find a way to overcome it.

 

[Fake]

I need to see more before made judgement. They could hide things here and there, hope they are backing to the roots as they keep marketing this game.

 

[Lokaum D+]

since is a "new" AC i ll vote 80-85 and thats to high for AC games nowadays

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Quite hyped for this one, tbh. Based on all the previews I've watched I'll say that the game will land around 85 - 86 on metacritic/opencritic.

 

[GymWolf]

Looking backward to this one.

 

[Hoppa]

81. More refined than the last 3 but the infamous Ubi open world formula will drag it down. I like it personally but can see why others would be bored of it.

 

[MasterCornholio]

MasterCornholio think Elder Legend thread have stupid options. Which is why me not vote here.

 

[RyRy93]

I was thinking 80-85 but the price suggests a lack of confidence to me so 75-80.

Old school AC which everyone became bored of years ago and a lacklustre story as it has been in recent games.

 

[The_Observer]

Without spoilers, a couple of minutes ago I have just finished Layla’s part of Valhalla and wow, what a crazy story and Mirage just got a lot more interesting to me thanks to this.

 

[Luipadre]

Sadly 0 hype for this. Probably because i still have so many games to finish and play. Will play it next year if things calms down a bit

 

[balls of snow]

78.
Playing because old style ac game is what I need now.

 

[SJRB]

It's gonna be a 75 game, with the double-edged sword being a return to the classic form but bringing nothing new or innovative into the mix.

 

[Die Namek Ability]

Is this the actual review thread or just a thread for your review? Im confused with these that have been poping up

 

[Tokio Blues]

Yes solid 80

 

[Elder Legend]

Is this the actual review thread or just a thread for your review? Im confused with these that have been poping up

It's just a thread letting know people when the review embargo lifts with a sprinkling of hype and anticipating before the game releases. Standard review thread will be made by someone else 24 hours before the embargo lifts usually by other posters.

 

[orimagdos]

Low 80s at best

 

[R6Rider]

It's gonna be a 75 game, with the double-edged sword being a return to the classic form but bringing nothing new or innovative into the mix.

I think the parkour based on Valhalla and not on the best game parkour wise (Unity) will bring it down too.

 

[King Dazzar]

I love AC stuff. But predict a good and solid low 80's for this.

 

[Elder Legend]

Wow I knew kanjobazooie hated me :/

 

[kanjobazooie]

Wow I knew kanjobazooie hated me :/

Earn my love.

 

[Elder Legend]

Earn my love.

Sorry, I can't. I don't have any mice balls to give you. Are you gonna play AC Mirage you weirdo?

 

[kanjobazooie]

Are you gonna play AC Mirage you weirdo?

Nope, but will check out the OT if someone is making one.

 

[brian0057]

As long as that chain killing teleport BS is entirely optional, this might be the Assassin's Creed that turns the series into the Hitman-like franchise it was always meant to be

 

[DragoonKain]

To me AC games have kinda went from must plays years ago to now something you buy on sale and wait until you have an itch to play these kinda if games and then once I get my fill, I’m good for a while.

Don’t have a huge interest in going back to old school style AC games, but I’ll get it at some point. I’ll probably get bored of it quickly. I will say though I’m one of the few people who actually likes the present day gameplay of AC games. It’s the only thing tying the games together story-wise. I know fans have said they want them to cut that stuff out of the games entirely. Otherwise, they’d just be individual adventures. So I am interested in where they take the story.