That being said, the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Mirage came accompanied by a piece of official key art for the title, which is saturated with details and information to decipher. From the game’s protagonist and setting to potential game mechanics, the art work is extremely valuable for fans who are eager to learn more.
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The Rumored Basics of Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been a long-rumored title, originally under the game’s reported working title of Assassin’s Creed Rift. Throughout its discourse, Mirage has been said to have originally been intended as DLC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, although the eventual scale of the title has clearly warranted its own standalone release.
Mirage has consistently been rumored to feature Basim Ibn Ishaq as its core protagonist, a character that many will know from the story of the aforementioned Valhalla. Being a prequel to Valhalla, Mirage is rumored to take place within the Middle East, more specifically the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Supposedly, the game will showcase a younger Basim rising through the ranks of the Hidden Ones, a precursor organization to the famous Assassin Brotherhood.
A core element of Mirage’s story will have to be the exploration of how the Isu god, Loki, slowly took hold of Basim’s consciousness, eventually overriding Basim’s free will and leading him down a path of blind revenge that was pertinent to the story of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Due to its original conceptualization as DLC, it can be inferred that Mirage will be of a much smaller scale than the more expansive RPG-like entires that the franchise has recently seen, with a focus on returning to the older “basics” of the series.
What Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Official Image Showcases
As previously mentioned, there is a wide range of information that the official reveal artwork for Assassin’s Creed Mirage reveals about the game in a subtextual way. Firstly, the resemblance of the featured Assassin in the artwork to that of Basim is uncanny, with it being sensible to assume that the Assassin is the protagonist of Mirage. As well as this, the original rumors surrounding Mirage are further corroborated by the buildings and architecture displayed within the artwork, perfectly matching the reported Middle Eastern setting.
The prominent eagle seen soaring behind the Assassin could additionally give credence to recent rumors that Mirage will maintain the “eagle cam” mechanics of recent RPG Assassin’s Creed titles, allowing the player to view the landscape from above to gain a further strategic advantage. The artwork also confirms the predictable presence of the hidden blade, with the target of the assassination appearing to be a guard - which hints at the existence of a local and domineering antagonist force.
The kind of targeted assassination within a populated area depicted in the artwork is a rarity within recent franchise installments, further hinting at a return to the series’ roots within Assassin’s Creed Mirage. While more solid information regarding the title is reported to be revealed at the Ubisoft Forward event on September 10, the main artwork in question does more than enough to give fans a comprehensive impression of what kind of experience they can expect upon the title’s much anticipated release.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is currently in development.
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