Last week, we asked you to spotlight Basim from Assassin’s Creed Mirage using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:
17.10.2023 - 19:21 / screenrant.com
After years of focusing on expansive open-world experiences, Ubisoft is doing something different with and. refocuses on the franchise's stealth roots and delivering one compelling city as the primary playground, while places players more directly in the shoes of Assassins for a first-person VR experience. Screen Rant attended an preview event at Ubisoft Montreal that featured some hands-on gameplay and conversations with creative forces behind the games.
Bringing Baghdad to life is a key component of, and the event placed a big emphasis on this setting. Ubisoft Montreal highlighted the franchise's return to the Middle East with decor inspired by the markets of Baghdad and cuisine rooted in its culinary traditions. Unlike typical settings, no structures from the Golden Age of Baghdad remain, making the city a unique challenge to realize in-game. Lead historian Raphaël Weyland spoke about the work that went into bringing the city to life in a way that honored authenticity even when filling in unknowable gaps.
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Preview stations for was available to play throughout the day, defaulting to the side mission focusing on the assassination of a perfume trader. Running across rooftops to take out each target in silence makes the endeavor easy, while blowing cover at the wrong time can quickly spin things out of control. Tools like throwing knives and Basim's eagle scout Enkidu are helpful assists, but an archer has to be taken out before Enkidu is of use in the perfume seller assassination, forcing a bit of riskier play across the rooftops.
The preview gameplay focused on a mission of comparatively less complexity, as performing typical tasks in VR can take a bit of adjustment. Three Assassins are available in Nexus VR — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Connor Kenway, and Kassandra — with the demo session opting to focus on Ezio and his native playground of Venice. In the gameplay's best moments, it can feel instinctive. The Leap of Faith and Hidden Blade rely on movements established from the start of the series, tasking players with outstretching their arms or flicking their wrist in the classic Assassin form.
The nature of the available mission also followed a long-running series tradition, forcing Ezio to stay out of sight as he tails a target. Although most of the pleasure in tailing has typically been garnered from parkouring across roofs when the opportunity strikes, the ability to physically duck out of sight and crouch behind obstacles can make maintaining a low profile more widely interesting in VR. As game director Olivier Palmieri succinctly puts it, Most physical aspects of the gameplay do, however, have alternative controls for accessibility
Last week, we asked you to spotlight Basim from Assassin’s Creed Mirage using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:
is filled with puzzles for you to complete and one of the first you will discover is the Upper Harbor Gear Chest. There are a number of quests and puzzles for you to solve throughout your time in Baghdad and the surrounding districts including the Tales of Baghdad Quests.
Players of will soon realize that they will need crafting materials to upgrade their items in the game. These can be found in several different manners throughout the game, but players might not be able to find them consistently, particularly at the beginning of their journey. However, there are consistent methods of finding them, if players know where to look as they traverse the city of Baghdad.
In , the final Head of the Order must be found and eliminated to free Baghdad, which turns out to be the former concubine of the Caliphate, Qabiha. Qabiha is a clever woman, and the Palace is well protected when Basim seeks to infiltrate it. Doing so without getting caught will be easier said than done, and once inside the Palace, it is quite challenging to leave it without being followed by every Guard in the vicinity.
Basim's main weapon in is a sword, so it's important for him to wield one that looks good as he slices and dices through the guards of Baghdad. Unlike other recent titles, alternative weapons like axes or bow aren't present in the game, meaning that one sword or another will remain equipped throughout the entire game. None of the available blades in are entirely lacking in style, but some are more basic than others, making abandoning less glamorous options once others become available to Basim a good call.
A hallmark of any game in the series, Basim must eliminate targets throughout , one of those being Al-Mardikhwar. This target is one of the Order members at the end of the multiple Investigations that began at the Sharqiyah Bureau for the Hidden Ones in Baghdad. Finding and eliminating him will take some creativity from Basim, as well as help from the Rebels.
As you make your way through , playing as Basim, you will be tasked with eliminating several targets with the first major enemy being Al-Ghul.After infiltrating the Damascus Gate Prison early in your attention will turn to eliminating the first of five targets. With the game set in the desert, many of the locations that you will visit are settlements, and Caravanserai set just outside of Baghdad, is the one where you will find Al-Ghul.
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There are nine Wilderness Gear Chests scattered around the outskirts of Baghdad in . These chests contain the Hidden One Dagger and Hidden One Sword, as well as their respective Upgrade Schematics. The last three chests contain pieces for the Isu set. Each item from these chests is extremely powerful and boasts a compelling reason to acquire it, but it will be no walk in the park. All the Wilderness Gear Chests are hidden in restricted areas, making it difficult for any assassin to find them.
Daggers play a big role in , so picking the design with the best looks can have a surprisingly major impact on the game experience. Although each dagger has its own unique stats, it's possible to prioritize aesthetics thanks to a transmog system included in the game. Blacksmiths will change a weapon to have the look of another for the reasonable price of 50 dirham, so it's easy to pick a blade that has the perfect perk and make it look like one that offers a little more flair.
represents a concerted effort by developer Ubisoft to return this once immensely popular franchise back to its beloved roots. In spite of abandoning the controversial RPG-style gameplay of the past several entries in the franchise, maintains an impressive array of customization options — most significantly in the character aesthetic department. Though the latest installment in the series has a limited supply of unique outfits and costumes when compared with previous installments, the developer has evidently elected to value quality over quantity as the vast majority of 's apparel options are exceptionally well-designed — though, inevitably, some are so much better than others.
Looking for the Abbasid Knight Upgrade Schematics across Baghdad in is a perplexing challenge. However, it is completely worthwhile. When out of enemy sight, the Abbasid Knight Outfit slowly regenerates Basim's health, making it ideal for an assassin of his nature. The Abbasid Knight Sword and Dagger that come with the set are also worth picking up. However, the set isn't finished even if you have all the pieces. To properly complete the collection, you must find all the Abbasid Knight Upgrade Schematics scattered throughout the map.