The essence of the franchise in Ubisoft’s new video game

Like great perfumes, the latest release from the killers It includes All the good things in the saga left behind filler that only served to lengthen the duration Of games. Mirage It does not contain complex role-playing elements or departures from real life that we are accustomed to in its beginnings, thanks to the famous “Animus” machine responsible for transporting the current protagonist from the present to the past. It’s neither better nor worse, just shorter in duration, but just as powerful and interesting in gameplay.. This does not mean that there are critics and fans of the saga crying out loud. We are already accustomed to any new title that entails criticism of anything.

It was announced as a return to the origins, and seeing the information that was provided, everything indicated that it would be something like some sort of… remake From the first game set in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the Tournament of the Bird. But no, this is a new adventure also in the Middle East, but more specifically in Baghdad.. If the saga has something that sets it apart from other video games with a similar atmosphere, e.g Prince of Persia, among other things, websites. Since the first delivery, they have been presenting us with reality-based scenarios, A true effort to reproduce world scenarios in absolute detail And to restore the great moments in history in which they occurred.

From Jerusalem to Rome, and from North America in the War of Independence, to the Seven Years’ War. From the French Revolution in Paris to 19th century London, through Viking Norway or ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. And all the places inhabited by historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon, Borgia, George Washington, Cleopatra, etc. Fill in these adventures designed from the player’s third-person perspective, filled with document-based historical references. In fact, there was a meeting at the Complutense University of Madrid with computer science students and future teachers, which revolved around Assassin’s Creed: OriginsThe installment scheduled in Egypt. Fortunately, no one denies that video games can be educational in any field.

in Mirage, The story takes us to a small town in Baghdad during the ninth century after Christ. There we will meet A young couple of thieves Living thanks to the merchant’s orders. Bassem, the protagonist whom we already met in the previous game of the series Valhallabegins his career as a member of the Dark Order, a faction of famous assassins.

What Bassem wants most is to be a part of them, and he will achieve this after a new mission related to a mysterious box kept in the Caliph’s palace for members of the “Old Ones” order, who are the ones who manage politics and governance. . He escapes from them after stealing the contents of the box with the help of a dark member who leads him to the mountain where the group is hiding. There he is trained to be part of them and support combat missions against the regime and support the Caliphate rebels.. Along with the darkness, he learns to use the dagger to block with the left hand and the sword with the right hand to launch powerful attacks.

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Throughout the adventure You will also have throwing weapons and an unparalleled skill at robbing passers-by. Some things that can be useful for improving weapons are: steel, leather or coins. he The method of work It’s not about melee attack at all, it’s about stealth and stealth. His prowess in Parkour His great ability to hide and go unnoticed will help him in both major and secondary missions. Eliminate enemies, rescue hostages from high-security locations, and a number of objectives whose location is achieved using an extrasensory ability called “Eagle Vision” through which Targets can be tracked through wallsAs if I had some kind of x-ray in my vision.

Of course you can also help yourself with your faithful friend the eagle which we will control during its flight, being able to spot targets from the air. Basim He jumps on roofs, ropes, climbs, swims, dives, hides among people without being noticed, Climb the famous watchtowers so you can then move between them with so-called fast travel, bribe other characters with emblems to help you hide from members of the Order or fight alongside you in confrontations with a large group of enemies, a long and endless number of possibilities to choose from to effectively overcome objectives Without forgetting those famous leaps of faith that one takes by hiding in piles of hay behind oneself Jump from heights in the perfect angel jump.

definitely, The essence of everything that made us fall in love with the first parts of the sagaIn a game that does not exceed twenty hours if we do not entertain ourselves by enjoying the desert landscapes on our camel or using the photo mode to save shots of beautiful Baghdad. Special reference to bright sunlight treatment Mixed with desert sand that perfectly recreates the atmosphere of those areas in the Middle East.