I genuinely feel like assassin's creed fans have really low standards, we really should be expecting more from a triple A studio instead of them rebranding the same game since 2016

It's got that "shareholder creativity" to it.

The most frustrating thing about Ubisoft is that conceptually their games have a lot of potential they just always completely fumble the execution.

In an age of remakes, reboots, rehashes and remasters, this is truly one of those of all time.

Truly a game of all time. The Assassin's were Creeding, and there was definitely a Mirage.

Going back and watching the facial animations for Assassin's Creed II is astonishing. They had that shit nailed back in 2009. Where did it all go wrong?

A little help for anyone that feels parkour is weird. I personally switched controller configs around to be closer to AC4 / UNITY. In the config menu you can also determine if a button has to be held or tapped for an input. I now hold circle to decent, hold x to parkour and my R2 to sprint while doing it just like the classics. It feels like butter now 🥂

_"No male or female character option, no dialogue options, no romance, smaller map"_ Honestly that's a good thing

I love it when the assassin teleports truly back to its roots

Wish AC adopted the gimmick from MGSV where enemies would get new equipment to deal with players overusing one tactic too much, simple as a humble cloth mask to deal with smoke bombs or some shit

Love the new mechanics of having a bird fly and highlight enemy's. Also love how you can climb anything and do a back summersault into a pile of hay. Love the x ray vision that lets you look through walls to highlight enemy's. Ps I just got out a comma after 12 years.

The annoyance of getting down is made even worse when you remember that AC Unity had a feature that let you do just that. Holding the parkour button and a specific face button would let you ascend or descend.

This is probably the most I've seen of this game. The ad budget must be tiny compared to the older games

This game really live up to the name. It's a mirage, looks beautiful from a distance but get closer you realize how it was never there.

8:56 "The whole city is your *sandbox*" - You truly are a pun master sir

that's why catch ledge was so important in the older games. it let players move in any direction they wanted to and then choose whether or not they wanted to grab a hold of something. You could fly off in random directions (either on purpose or accident) and then save yourself. It was the best of both worlds, offering freedom of movement without being too punishing. Without it I think the games are kinda forced to be more magnet-y or they risk being too frustrating when the players or the game inevitably screws something up.

Definition of madness is to play same game over and over again for 15 years

Don't ask questions, just consume the product and preorder the next one.

Assassins creed is such a guilty pleasure of mine. Ive 100 percented every single one except syndicate and odyssey. Part of the reason is, the first ac game was one of the first time i played a game that felt like it was "tailor made" for me. I always look forward to a new ac game even though i know what im gonna get irregardless. My nostalgia for this franchise is beyond palpable.

I still refuse to believe this is the same studio that produced Unity.

It is certainly a game.

Man I miss the days of teleporting with Ezio, truly back to the roots

"Basim's movements are so fast, the animus can't keep up hence the glitching" "But this is also the same Animus that can remember a distant ancestors entire lifetime vividly and replicate it near it perfectly" 🤣🤣I died laughing

they even brought back the graphics from 2007, truly innovative.

I'm italian and I can confirm Jerusalem is one of the most beautiful cities in my country.

You can’t just remove the level numbers, release the same game, and then call it a ‘return to roots’. It feels like this entire game is a masterclass in how marketing can spin actual slop you’ve already played.

Amazing how after all this time, Ubisoft hasn't found a way to make NPCs not look mentally challenged.

Seems like a classic Ubisoft "wait until it's $20 in 4 months"

I feel like the AC series peaked with Black Flag. It was just a perfect storm of a new setting, new era and a different style of assassin. Also no other title in the series had sea shanties, so they're worse by default

Didn’t realize “back to basics” meant half-assing what was initially a DLC into something with less depth than the very first entry. I was really hoping this would be phenomenal too.

This really makes me want the open world sands of time sequel we thought we were getting almost 20 years ago

So many options for locations, and we are getting the Force Awakens of AC

Now watch as Ubisoft slowly introduces RPG mechanics again. They know what they're doing. Old-timers remember the originals, and the newcomers feel like Mirage is something profound and innovative. Generation after generation. Ubisoft is going to slowly put RPG mechanics in again, because the childrens children will see that as novel and innovative.

"Sleeping dart whose effect is permanent" isn't that... a poison dart?

Is that the Kevin James meme as the assassin creed character. That's that same cheesy smile. Well done my friend.

I would love for this series to play more like the Hitman series but with Parkour and the different Time Periods. Maybe in some other reality they're actually enjoying a good AssCreeding...

When Ubisoft claims Mirage is going back to its roots, they weren't kidding. Gameplay looks like it's from the 2010s

Now the 80s and 90s taught me that a franchise isn't beaten senseless til there is an installment of them going to space. Assassin's in Space....

Your editing is hilarious! 😂😂😂 Couldn't help but belly laugh the whole way. Thanks for an entertaining video.

that first clip told me absolutely everything I needed to know about this game

This is a game for folks that have skipped the last 2-3 entries and are hungry for a more streamlined experience.

I love when the protagonist said to Ezio: "so what we're some sort of creed of Assassins" and immediately started to creed all over the floor. Amazing game.

I'd love a Blood Dragon sequel. One that doesn't do anything more but what the first one did as to not spoil the very much 80s action living generation feel of the first.

I really appreciate this overview

Would have definitely rented this back in the day.

Some people are gonna bag on this game - but my biggest gripe against the latest AC games has been the length. Streching a game that is 20-30 hours for 100+ hours hurts the game. If this game is 20-30 hours of just assassinating people and building up to assassinations then it is good - but will also go onsale soon so I will buy it then haha

Always look forward to your uploads, harsh but fair. Cheers!

Still beating the "one of the (insert items) of all time" joke into the ground. Real original. Haha, "morbin' time" am I right, fellow kids??

AAA creativity really is swimming in circles.

It really makes you feel like an Assassin's Creed Mirage

We want more reviews from you for the older Assassin's Creed games!! Please...

I was one of the peeps who voted for this video And I'm so glad you made it You will be forever my choice for shooter games reviews but seeing you expand into new geners and games that you like makes my day Wish you all the best man! 👍🏾 ✨

"We're out of ideas... what should we do, people?" People: "....I know... lets do the first one again!" The Disney syndrome.

AC1 filter is definitely the way to go. Without it the game looks like every current gen game ever made

I love all the jokes you sprinkle through these videos. Absolute legend 😂

I might be wrong, but I think those stutters you showed are not micro-stutters, but full-on stutters. Both Odyssey and Valhalla had a fix where you go into the config file and change MaxFPS=60 to MaxFPS=59, and as long as you don't open the settings (which will then reset the settings) it will eliminate the micro-stutters these games have had since Origins.

Thank god I'm not the only who thinks Brotherhood is the best AC, Black Flag is fantastic but Brotherhood is peak, the story still gives me shivers of how good it is

I guess if the only way to describe this game as "whelming", then that's probably the best complement this game can get.

@gggmanlives, Hey I'm driving crazy what is the music background that you used in intro scene for this movie. I mean this short bass sequence during first scene. I'll be glad if You will share the link to it for instance!

12:10 AC Syndicate had it down perfectly, where (on Xbox) IIRC, you held RT+A to automatically parkour upwards and then held RT+B to quickly parkour downwards. Weird that they didn't keep that mechanic.

Pretty fitting that Ubisoft wants to adopt the Marvel phase formula, since my reaction to every new Ubisoft release is the same as for a new Marvel release. "Oh. There's another one."

Compared to AC2, this game feels like a step forward but 5 steps backwards. At least they're finally back to become "Assassin" again. Instead of MMORPG's character

Could the stuttering have been related to the denuvo they added in the day 1 patch?

Stealth game in 2023 : - Hide in bushes ✅ - Whistle to attract ennmies ✅ - Press X to kill ✅ Come on... It's not back to basics, it's back to creativity bankruptcy

Out of all the games that have released this year, this is certainly one of them.

Honestly I want a reboot of this series with a more back to roots idea. But seems like Ubisoft has all hands on deck working on Assassin's Creed now since they mentioned they had 10 upcoming AC games in the works at the moment.

Do you plan on playing the new robocop demo be interesting what you think compared to the last one you played.

Ubisoft making DLC sized games, marketing with nostalgia, and selling it to us, then making big bucks again

My guy in the beginning casually using *Za warudo* to stop time

This seems way better than odyssey and valhalla

That filter was used only in Acre and Jerusalem at the end if my memory serves me. I'm glad this game is getting back to the series' roots.

The thumbnail alone deserves an award.

Basim Ibn Is'haq truly is the Assassin's Creed Mirage

I suppose they will keep making those games for as long as people keep buying them.

I get every one only because my dad used to buy me each new one when they’d come out as a kid. So now whenever I boot up a new assassins creed it takes me back to when I got the first one/2/brotherhood/revelations/3/4 on Christmas and booted it up. I do love how there simply and easy to blow thru with a decent story. Hopefully one day they’ll be able to make one at its full potential

This is definitely an Assassins Creed game.

Without playing Mirage, it very much seems like they stripped back a lot of the side content, and extras that people might enjoy, so they can find their feet again with the core gameplay loop and main story elements.

Let's face it the only ones playing these new AC games are 7 years olds who see the word "Assassins" in the title and immediately want to buy it.

For me it looks like the first AC game in which i would be interested in - favourite setting, normal length, normal amount of collectibles and the most important ACTUALL ASSASSIN GAMEPLAY with stealth as primary tool and assassinations as primary goal.

Please tell me the music name in first scene where you teleport from the ledge and ice two guys. It brings back memmories but I don't remember the song name. Please!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, at least in the older games like Syndicate (recently played that), you could free fall by holding the free run button and O or B, depending on console of choice. Is this no longer a feature?

3/4 videos in like 2 weeks, we have been blessed, and GMan has been busy

The true mirage was the friends we made along the way

The intro music is from that club scene from the first John Wick movie hahaha 🤣

I actually think going back in game design is a net positive for AC. But man, the Ubisoft formula is so old. Even the big PS first party games are just that formula. Its so hard to get excited for another game where you climb towers to reveal the map while murder-stealthing your way through encounters until you get spotted and mindlessly slaughter the remaining enemies. Its just so old and tired at this point. Even zelda basically had to give you development tools to spice it up. If i were to give in and and get this, im just going to have to do the exact same thing again when Spiderman 2 drops.

I was really hoping they would go the extra step and add Unity style parkour.

I like that “shrugging King of Queens” meme reference in the thumbnail

I could see the game will sell pretty well, being praised with the whole "It's Assassin's Creed again!", which honestly can't blame the majority to think that way. That's how low Ubisoft standard nowadays that even a droplet of water felt like a whole oasis in the desert. ....well now I know why it's called Mirage

Bro! Honestly love your reviews. Your editing is always top notch. Thanks for being you.

I remember that multiple assassination teleport attacks in warframe 😂

LMFAO the thumbnail is on point

cant wait to play it

Thanks for doing a video on Mirage. I enjoy the AC games and have been playing them since the first, but they’re about as innovative as the pencil industry at this point. Would love to see a new Splinter Cell or something in the more modern stealth action category as opposed to this.

I loved it when Basim said "it's creedin' time" and creeded all over them fools.

Okay, I think we've found a way to fall to your death in this game. Let go of the parkour down button once you start dropping down, then press it again when you're ready to catch yourself. Of course you could also do nothing and try to tank the fall damage. Once you're close to the ground you can add a little flare by moving left or right and pressing parkour down again to choose the side you dismount on, or tapping parkour up to launch yourself back a little bit While Splinter Cell was an exceptional stealth game with a wide variety of information gathering tools and responsive AI, that genre is almost completely dead in the AAA space. Hitman: World of Assassination is the only one left. Most Assassin's Creed games are stealth action games, which are about using your agility and toolset to eliminate guards quickly and creatively. They're easy on purpose because the skill expression comes from how badass you can humiliate your opponents. Assassin's Creed's hyper-reality is very comparable to something like John Wick or Batman: Arkham Knight where the hero is so fast he can charge through a hail of gunfire and take everyone down before they can acquire him, but not so fast he can teleport across impassable terrain and bypass the game's movement tools

A more realistic AC-game would be almost like Hitman games mixed with castle- and guild manager game, where you kill the target in broad daylight with lot of bystanders witnessing it, then you deliberately surrender to the guards right after to show how fearless you are. Assassin-Nizar strikes were like medieval bomb vest terror attacks, the whole point was that the assassin would not survive the encounter but the sheer fearless attitude would strike fear to the guilds opponents.

Just got a double pack of Black Flag and Rogue on my Switch for like 10€...hasn’t played either but I had the first three...think it seemed to have peaked around a decade ago and while I’m having lots of fun with both games, especially Black Flag...:I cant see me picking up any more games unless they are VERY discounted. The game loop is fun...but VERY repetitive and I haven’t seen anything in this game that’s going to bring me back to the franchise.

Anytime I hear this game was originally going to be a dlc for (insert game) I immediately know I'm not spending more than $20 for it. This game will probably be closer to the $15 or less range though

Man not that i care that much anymore, but the direction I've been wanting to see is a modern-day ac game.

The thumbnail LMFAO How Ubisoft looks at you when they announce a new assassins creed game