Assassin's Creed: Mirage vs Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Direct Comparison
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2024
- A direct visual and gameplay comparison of AC: Mirage vs AC: Valhalla.
Detailed breakdown of every aspect of both games, including the lighting, textures, and environmental detail along with various gameplay mechanics like the combat design and the side activities.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Settings
00:47 Character Models
02:56 Environments
06:22 Lighting
08:59 Shadows
09:55 Effects
11:05 Mission Structure
12:33 Progression System
14:08 General Gameplay
16:56 Sound Comparisons
22:30 Final Thoughts
#AssassinsCreed #acmirage #Comparison - Hry
Corrections:
-the rolling cloud shadows ARE in ACMirage. Spotted them down in the southern "palm grove" area of the map and they seem to function the same as valhalla. Could be they are limited to certain areas of the map OR are randomly triggered depending on the game's randomized weather effects.
Mate are you doing a fm8 vs fm7 or gt7 comparison?
Unity vs mirage
Was there a reason why you never did a comparison between The Crew Motorfest and The Crew 2? I've also noticed you don't really compare racing games anymore. Why tho? Lost interest or something?
As much as recent ubisoft games have many flaws and questionable decisions, I feel like their art direction team and specially the guys responsible for their environments, concept artists, 3D artists, etc, really hit the nail on making really interesting and pretty environments
Yep. Most of the time I played these, is just to explore the time periods. Origins is still my favourite by far.
Check out Raphael Lacoste, he’s been the art director at Ubi responsible for the look of some of the best looking titles in the series, insanely talented guy
Except character models
@@VAMPIREBoyTHEBloodyMinecraft
Character models are alright, the animals are what needs improvement lol
@@crim22 and dialogue
I'd actually love to see a comparison between Origin and Mirage since those take place in a very similar environment
origins is top 3 ac game for me i just love how it balanced the rpg and linear aspects of ac
It’s pretty much the same game visually
Sand
@@alnabrhm True, mirage is just slightly more colorful.
Origins had greek and roman cities in the northern parts of the map. Also variety within the egyptian towns and cities. Only 4 zones were actual deserts and you'd have to go out of your way to be in them since the story doesnt take you there
It's unbelievable how ubisoft completely forgot about momentum
They peaked in Greece.
@@laalki80 Naah! Italy...
Actually they didn’t forget..it's actually their engine's limitation. New anvill engine only good for making big RPG game. It's not built for parcouring.
@@muhtasimmahin5057Wasn't the Anvil engine already used in the old games where the parkour was far better?
@@muhtasimmahin5057 this shit isn’t even a big rpg like Valhalla and oddesey, I liked those ones better for world exploring and I really liked all the side story’s dlc and all the main story, I get it shit is dragged out so dam long a grind and has shitty assassination and stealth, I love the stealth and assassination in mirage but that’s literally the only good thing in the game everything else is ass I really liked Valhalla and oddesy only problem to me was stealth and shit was terrible
One of the best game sequel comparisons I have ever seen. Going into graphics detail to feature details, explaining the macro and micro. Usually, these side-by-side graphic comparisons on CZcams that just run for a few minutes don't make any sense and you can't get a good eye on what exactly is changed. There are also hardly any explanations on the feature differentce.
Very good job, Nick930. I really appreciate your work on this video and will be looking out for more of your content.
At this point one is just pretty brown and the other one's pretty green
😂❤
I'll take pretty green.
How reductive
Even though i dont like both , still valhalla is more eye pleasing to me. Cant believe the same company made games like unity almost a decade ago and it looked 10 times better than these recent sh***s
😂😂😂💔
Bro, you did a really good job with the way you explain the differences between these two games. I am into game dev and I uderstand all the terms and words you used perfectly to do this comparsion, Great work. Cheers!
When the parkour animations in unity, a ten year old game, are 10x more fluid than this mirage. I’d argue the graphics in unity are a lot better in some ways too. Unity was very flawed and buggy at launch but it was brimming with good ideas and ambition, something AC hasn’t had since. Now AC means nothing because the franchise turned into a generic rpg series with fantasy elements, the actual “assassin” part of assassins creed has essentially been removed, and while mirage brings back some old elements, it does it while feeling like Valhalla which makes it super disappointing.
How did Origins not have “great ideas and good ambitions”?
@@Indigo_1001 when did the guy say that?
@@yourdad5799he edited it
@@Indigo_1001Sure, if you consider cheap RPG mechanics and bad storytelling ambitious.
@@Indigo_1001 Origins had great ideas for an ancient Egypt game but they heavily scaled back on Assassin's Creed elements, a trend that the series still hasn't fully recovered.
I'm really enjoying Mirage! Yeah it would be nice to get even closer to the older games, but I really like what they did with this game, and hopefully it shows the devs that the fans wants more of this style.
Loving that I can actually use stealth in an Assassin's Creed game again lol....but damn do I miss the dual hidden blade..
what i like about mirage is that the combat is not mostly button spam like valhalla. it´s more about dodge/parry/counter system, and instead you can finish off enemies fast like in real life but they can also finish you off fast it´s a bit more like ghost of tsushima in that sense of course GOT is the goat in swordcombat but i feel mirage did a good job in that sense. mirage combat is many times too repetitive with it´s finish animations there is simply too few of them
@@ChrisE-iy7oki don't know why some assassin creed unity fans just hate mirage even though they haven't even playiled it.they just want the tall buildings Parkour. But they don't see that Ubisoft is actually coming back to their path again.
@@sayyamhaider8024 personally i dont get the hate on most ac games. if every 10 plus ac games where all the same like ac 2 and unity it would all get boring. ac valhalla origins odyssey, ac3 all had their charms in their own ways and are not bad games.what ubisoft needs to do is to identify the strenghts of all their games and combine all of them into 1 perfect game. ac unity had the best parkour and they should start by implementing that parkour with some elements from mirage an other games in other areas. ubisofts big weakness is that they does not seem to be able to identify what´s working and what is not working. the always take 1 step forward but 2 steps back in every new game because of this
Somehow they made both Valhalla and Mirage run incredibly well with such a great visuals
@@reesoll__hater spotted
Valhalla runs like booty
@@IbytheGOAT What do you mean, its easy over 100 fps on all maxed out on my middle range pc, heard Mirage works even better
@@IbytheGOATYour console is booty
lol - its just last-gen nd "ok".
Man I would like to see a future where we get an Assassin's Creed game which combines great storytelling with sick parkour and stealth, a new trilogy that would end the series with a bang.
“End the series”
End the series lmao, little do you know there's 7+ titles in work and over a thousand employees working on ac..
Bro be grateful they did their best on mirage
"End the series with a bang" ahahah! We are not in 2012, we can't hope for that anymore. This series will continue as long as Ubi$oft exists. Tell a good story with a start, a developement and a conclusion, like Désilets planned? Hell no, this series is just a money printer
@@SyamDaRos-EndoManno one can dream
Thank you so much for taking the efforts to make these videos Nick! You are truly underrated and deserve more love ❤
While Outfits are _mostly_ cosmetic, they do still retain some stats (defense) and an associated perk (more silent assassinations, more Assassin Focus per kill, etc) which you can upgrade. You do get Costumes, which are cosmetic only though.
I never knew Valhalla looked that good. Impressive
The gameplay isn't half bad as well. While it's more like an RPG game, but you can really feel the powerful swing from your character. One handed axe, swords, flail, spears, scythe, shields, katanas, daggers and more are all yours to pick. Each weapon has different combos and feels. Even the assassination stabs are with force and power 😂 try it when you've got the time bro
@@RedHeadRGR Yes, very good game, playing for the second time, with all the DLC´s...the landscape is beautiful. I liked all the last 3 games, Origins Odyssey and Valhalla.
@@pedroferrr1412me too man me too
@@RedHeadRGR I liked it a lot tbh and still play it sometimes. But the CZcams clowns hate it
@@RedHeadRGRThis is what we can expect from a viking assassin right .... force and brute style.... Valhalla is better than Mirage (Old game copy paste mechanism like a DLC)
There's usually less clouds in the desert, which would explain the removal of cloud shadows
Sure. Except there's clouds in the skybox + volumetric cloud rendering. So there are clouds. Just no cloud shadows this time around.
Worth noting that the shadows in valhalla are not the result of the direct light being blocked by cloud objects. Its just an effect put in after the fact to simulate it
@@Nick930Granted I wasn't around during AC Valhalla times, but I'd imagine that the UK is basically as cloudy and rainy as today 😅. I couldn't exactly tell you how they did the Cloud Shadows, but my best guess is that they used some form of noise texture with an alpha channel, that influences the direct light source. I used to do a lot of Blender, and that's how I usually addressed cloud shadows. The few times I visited friends in Israel I couldn't remember any clouds. If I look up pictures of Bagdad I can't see any clouds, except for some small puffs here and there. My guess is that removing cloud shadows was intentional 😊
@@Nick930Hey Nick, there ARE rolling cloud shadows in Mirage. I’m in the desert right now outside the Round City, and I’m seeing them. The sky in my game has big puffy clouds at the moment so it seems the clouds are actually shadow casting in this game, unlike the effect in Valhalla. This might have been added with the latest patch.
@@Nick930 That's true, but it does mean you lose far less by eliminating the effect. For really subtle or rare effects it's not going to be worth the cost. Gamers like to complain about games not being 'optimised', so keeping 5% of the frametime wasted on an effect that will barely be noticable by comparison wouldn't make sense. Same for eliminating fire propagation now that it's no longer a core part of the gameplay loop. It'd be nice to have, but it would increase development time and require system resources to keep that running. Probably not worth it if it's not something that's really going to occur much.
The quality of Nick's videos are just insane👌🏻
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Not to mention that "are" represents plural, when "is" represents a singular thing@@Paniekzaaiertje
@@sharzlarz2299 Why do you say that to me? ‘Quality’ is singular.
Really enjoyed Odyssey, Valhalla, and Origins with all the history and myths in these three great cultures, I’m all for similar trilogy that takes place in the east. And yes I played Ghost of Tsushima 🤩
AC Revelations Constantinople was always my favourite setting so this is right up my alley. I also prefer linear games.
If only they didn't make it look like Baghdad with that sepia tone.
@@ibrahimssenit is in the options
@@oldskoolmaster3004 In Revelations?
@@ibrahimssenIn Mirage, you can change the color tone back to old school.
Exactly the video I was waiting from nick, thanks a ton :)
Good comparison! It's incredible to see how Assassin's Creed has evolved. Mirage and Valhalla both have their unique charm, and it's exciting to witness the evolution of this fantastic franchise.
I am enjoying Mirage way more than I did Valhalla
Scenery in Valhalla is just gorgeous and stunning. My fav Ac game
It's lovely seeing fellow Valhalla fans in the comments section here. There are dozens of us!!!
@@ffionbeedid you summon me?? I feel like valhalla is being criticized unfairly because it went astray from the original series. But if you embrace the uniqueness, it's an awesome game.
My fav too!
I respect but can’t believe out of off the ac games it would be your favorite. No hate but to me who enjoys the old formula more, it’s just crazy to think
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Well spoken, informational. Great video!
Valhalla is such a great game, especially to get a nordic experience, but not as an AC game.
i mean you still stab dudes in the back so whats the difference?
is so underrated. how many other games are you a true viking with good combat gameplay? then this just blends in with everything else. just like shooters now are aliens or robots that its getting repetitive.
@@Padlock_Steveit's like horizon forbidden west combat if you think about it
Mirage is nice, I never played Valhalla but to me I would love to see mirage do well so the team behind it has a chance to really flesh out the old systems, maybe even give them a chance to work with the ideas brought forth in unity but refined to be in line with ac1 in terms of some of the structural things
I'm way behind in Assassin's Creed play the first one a lot when it first came out looking forward to Origins and Black Flag which ones would you recommend the most?
@@seanmichael7714 if you liked the first game you should definitely play through the ezio trilogy. Personally my favorite games are ac1 and unity, and of course you can’t go wrong with black flag or origins, but they are very different experiences. Imo I don’t care so much about the story, so jumping around in release order doesn’t bother me.
@@seanmichael7714the Ezio Trilogy when talking about the lore, Unity when talking about gameplay. I never liked Black Flag. Origins is nice though, I loved Bayek as a protagonist and the RPG mechanics still didn't feel boring like in Odissey and Valhalla.
Valhalla story is not great but the map and sceneries are one of the best ac ever made
@@caravaneerkhed cool thanks that inspires me to play through the trilogy and really looking forward to Unity now
You deserve more subs and views, top notch content as always :)
I can't help it, Assassin's Creed is my gaming comfort food and Mirage is the best it's felt for a long time. It's not reinventing the wheel, but cutting out the bloat is a welcome step in the right direction. Say what you want about Ubisoft, but they really do amazing work realising videogame cities and making them just fun to vibe in.
Absolutely!
Same here, AC is so, so cozy. I'm absolutely loving Mirage so far, it has *vibes*
sameeeee. i started playing AC in 2021 but i've completed 9 of them since then and there hasn't been one that i didn't like. yes, i love all the RPG games lol
Agreed
True
Might play this on huge sale, but im an Odyssey fan boy. Hopefully the next AC is fully fledged. Thanks for your work.
@nick930 i waited 3 days for your this comparison thanks bro for this video❤
Ac odysseys dlc where u got to hell and atlantis and heaven, those places were absolutely breath taking, felt real even behind the screen
Valhalla for me all day long.
Especially with combat cause after seeing mirage combat I changed my mind on trying to spend my money on it tbh
Me too mirage was boring af
@@Stvrgvzz888 mirage and valhalla are overall around equal in combat. valhalla have more weapon variety and more ability variety but mirage does not have the button spam issue of valhalla mirage combat is more realisic hard and skill based. also i kinda like throwing knives more than bow because you can use it faster in the mid of intensive combat i wished they had bow too in the game of course but throwing knifes are more fun and cool imo. blow dart is also cool with the different upgrades. ac mirage weakness is that it has repetitive finisher animations and very few of them. but they have mostly been bad since ac 3 anyway. ac 3 multiple takedown animations was just on a different level in terms of immersion. only 1 on 1 is just boring
@@ChrisE-iy7ok I’ll give the knives but Valhalla got more weapon variations with different styles
@@Stvrgvzz888 i already said the very same in my comment. it´s annoying that ubisoft never does a complete game to get a 10 out 10 review score. but always go for half heartgames that all end up with 7-8 score, it´s like they take 1 step forward but 2 steps back in every game
Loved Valhalla
i love your videos Nick! Been following you since 2018💜
Gameplay aside I prefer the environments and lighting in Valhalla. More variety, more atmospheric, better weather effects.
Wow I forgot how stunning Valhalla looks
Man I was honestly waiting for your video on AC❤
Have to say i find it far more amazing how the viking assassin can pull of those parkour stunts with all the gear/shield etc that is quite damn heavy, in comparison to the assassin essentially just wearing a tunic and some light gear.
Mirage was originally supposed to be another DLC expansion for Valhalla. That’s why most of the things pointed out in the video haven’t been changed significantly
WE KNOW BRO
We know bro
We know bro
so they just sold a dlc for full price as if it was a new game? it's elden ring all over again :D
@@n1lknarf Not exactly. When Mirage was still in the pre-planning phase, the executives at Ubisoft saw this as an opportunity for the relatively new development team to deliver a smaller AAA title and to see if there is a substantial market for the older Assassins Creed games. It’s more of the fact that it’s a smaller game that uses the same engine but has been tweaked and modified to fit this new game’s needs. Also it’s cheaper and easier to use materials that are already there and modify them than create an entirely new engine for a smaller game. This game is more of a test to see the market for game similar to the older Assassin’s Creed games because if there is, the hope is that Ubisoft will task a smaller studio to make “older” AC games while the bigger studio’s work on the bigger “RPG style” AC games
Both games look amazing. While I prefer the European setting of Valhalla, Mirages classic AC gameplay is more my cup of tea.
The fact you people still buy these games is why gaming is dying
"classic gameplay"
aka crouching around mashing square.
@@birdsteak9267 lmfao. The Industry is bigger than ever before. Gaming is dying in your head, and yours only pal.
@@Jourmand1r every video game works by pressing the same button prompts over and over. As if slashing through hundreds of enemies in the RPG games was any better, lol.
@@Momo4060i it is objectively better.
crouching around in broad god damn daylight isnt "stealth"
The visual fidelity of your video is insane. If I may ask, aside from being rendered in 4k, what bitrate and settings do you use to ensure the high visual fidelity in your videos? Thanks in advance.
He won’t react my friend
It is better to look up for YT max settings as going above that range..YT will automatically compress the video, so no point of rendering in much higher quality
This actually really makes me wonder how it compares to the original game, AC1... Especially in terms of gameplay and mechanics. It's great to see that they're going back to the roots (it's weird to be surprised at finally getting a game about assassins in Assassin's Creed series, but that's the sad world we live in), but just how deep do they go on these roots and how much did they improve is the real question here (yeah obviously they improved graphics which should be a given and not celebrated as an achievement in a new entry in a 15 year old game series from a huge studio)
Have them both. Finished Valhalla plus three dlc's, Druids, Paris and Beowulf. Started Mirage but always return to Valhalla after an hour or two.
Its brutal killing combats are addictiing which other ac games lack.
Even if the gameplay and story isnt always the best, we can agree the game is beautiful and full of accurate historical structures
the stealth gameplay is actually good though!
@@aLikeSupremeIt’s objectively not. The braindead AI doesn’t react close to realistically. Stealth shouldn’t be so easy and thoughtless as in the AC games.
they did have a small error where they say tea leaves are from india or something. The thing is during that time India was never called india it was some other name i believe but its a very small error the history aspect is still very cool i like it
"objectively" lmao@@retardinho5048
@@retardinho5048 the ai is the best in the series if you play on hard mode or even normal mode.
If we notice a pattern, The game is majorly getting hate from the RPG players solely because they never wanted this. Huge amounts of content and 150 hours plus gameplay was never Assassins creed, What made Assassins's creed was Mirage based gameplay. I remember running from school to plugging in my trusty PS3 to play revelations and AC2 even after I finished them 2-3 times. The game is meant to be simple and pleasing to look, Mashing one single button and killing 25 plus shows how powerful the assassins were when it came to combat, the series was never repetitive for me and holds a lot of memories for the best moments of gaming, Call me an ac purist but I have played 20 hours plus of mirage since it's release and I will still choose play it over valhalla and odyssey which abandoned the very foundation of Assassins creed.
It's always a good day when Nick uploads
i gotta say i prefer how Valhalla looks. the colour pallet is alot more pleasing to the eye
Yeah that bluish tinge with fog at some places make it visually stunning!! Even after 80 hours of playing it ,i am still amazed by its beauty.
I like both games! Though I think Basim is a bit slow when it comes to running. He should've been way faster than Eivor.
I'm enjoying your video from Baghdad - while AC mirage sound track is playing in the background in my room.
Thank you so much for the honest review
I feel like Mirage is more like a Assassins creed game. However the combat in Valhalla was incredible
So to be assassin's creed you need to have a bunch of sand and Egyptians? I'm sorry but the creed can fit many shapes and forms. We're expected to see a modern era version soon enough.
Totally agree!!
I really like Mirage, i just wish it was bigger. Instead of having one city mayde have about 3 and with each city you could get assassin's upgrades like two hidden bades or meet other hidden ones that have different styles on how they investigate targets and take them out.
This. Even AC1 had multiple cities.
Can't agree with you, for me its better to have small area but packed with details, quests historical facts, than big opened dead plains which look nice, but there s nothing to do. To address that ac1 had multiple cities, yes, but you should replay ac 1. Cities are very small there,
@@MisterrSky AC 1 felt bigger in scale compared to this game. Mirage is small and is even more empty than the previous games. AC is an open world game and over the years it improved with the addition of RPG elements. The series is going in a different direction and people won't let it evolve because of their nostalgia for the old games that didn't age well. Mirage got boring real quick.
People complain about odyssey and Valhalla having too much space or whatever now that it reduced people complain that it’s to small(not you the people that complained about too much space)
@Stvrgvzz888 A lot of people don't like how big the assassin's creed games open worlds have gotten over the years. For me, I personally enjoy them because I could lose myself in the game for hours. I don't know why people keep asking for a smaller assassin's creed, and yet they still complained about the game they got smh.
Altair’s armor is my favorite set so i’m glad they have it for Mirage too
I appreciate that they are going back to the first game, which I loved tremendously on release when I played it. It was revolutionary :D
But its not now...
@@chand911 truths
Too much sand
Mirage is definitely the one I like more in this franchise. It's not perfect but it's in the right direction. Sadly, they probably never do this again if the feedback and sales are bad
I want to like Mirage, but I feel like there is nothing to do in the game. The notoriety system is the only part of the game I like so far. That and the history lessons. Everything else just feels like it was done better in previous entries. Whenever I play Mirage, I just want to play AC:III or Black Flag again instead.
@@malikcrim13 I don't know about everything. While most of the mechanics are watered down, the stealth is the best I've ever seen it. The way the civilians react to your actions and call guards over is something I've wanted since AC 2. Not to mention how fun/vital the tools are to use. I know there's plenty to complain about in Mirage, but I also think there's plenty to admire
I was feeling the same, but once I reached like 13 hours playtime I really started to get hooked and onboard with the game's mechanics. The story definitely picks up@@malikcrim13
Ubisoft made the right decision with Mirage as an attempt to head back to the roots. And we see it only in the mechanics of the game for the most part: A field designed for Parkour and a dependance on Stealth.
However, the story missions and the side quests themselves don't offer an immersion with the exception of a few missions.
So for an obvious next entry in the franchise, Ubisoft needs to put more in the story and mission variety.
And yes, a massive improvement would be facial animations lol.
In the entire franchise? If you're talking about the PS4 AC games, ok, I can see the point. These modern AC games were all Witcher 3 wannabes, drastically different style, so it's about taste really
Mirage making Valhalla look like a much much better game. Damn lol
Ubisoft is too woke and has THE WORST mocap actors ever... Voice acting, everything, even splinter cell was spot on and had amazing tension and Hollywood writing...
Ubisoft and AC just have cheesy acting, theres NO memorable or memed sections of AC cutscenes..
Like gta5 has tons of known cutscenes that alot of people remember and have memed to death.... Because Rockstar nails acting, rdr 2 is a 10 game due to this a bit..
I feel like if AC or Ubisoft got their crap together and made more camera options and had amazing actors.... Theyd be a 10 series....
@@EraserTraceur What do you understand by woke? You know RDR 2 was woke because it condemned racism, highlighted womens rights and such.
yeah it's such a shame that Ubisoft has so terrible mocap and facial animations, cutscenes nowadays look like they are coming from indie studio, voice acting also isn't the best and writing sucks...@@EraserTraceur
Woke means progressive, yes. Doesn't mean those ideas are good.@@jazz8000
@@jazz8000 woke? Have you seen watchdogs 2? The opening scene he leaves a white girls house... Rdr2 wasn't woke. Lul. Rockstars not left... Lul. Silly.
Mirage is beautiful. A going back to roots galore. I love how the gameplay is similar to older AC games but in 2.0 version of everything what made AC II great and it even got the sheer beauty of Origins.
Honestly Mirage gave me what I asked for an actual Assasin protag hidden blade being a one shot and the creed being very involved in the personal story of Basim. I wish it had more unique animations in Parkour so it ain't perfect but a solid 8/10 for me
a comparison with Unity would be very intresting
It's great,a bit unpolished but the nostalgia is strong with ac mirage
Well done my dude!
Do Origins and mirage please they're quite familiar in case of environment. It would be awesome
They over dust stormed it. But the details of Baghdad were amazing they made a great study of Baghdad at that time. I loved it
You clearly don't know about middle eastern countries
@@aamiriqbal2247 i am from Iraq. According to records baghdad was on green land. Also Iraq now is suffering from desertification. Yet Baghdad is not as dusty as it shows in the game (baghdad now is probably 8 times the size of baghdad then)
AC Valhalla is one of the best AC games. The combat kind of feels like a souls game. And the world is beautiful.
Definitely sadly the assassin's bit of the game is kinda non existent tho the pakour is slow i get it thi sonce your a viking and you dont join the assassin's which sucks
It's a good game, but not a good AC game. Probably one of the furthest from it.
boring not even ac game
@@empty19941 i think you are referring to its story cause gameplay is just amazing
I havent played an AC since black flag and that was good but i much prefer this kind of setting. Wasnt interested in the rpg trilogy and im glad theyre returning to true ac form. I think ill get it! Love the way the city looks
Because you're so honest and objective, I feel confident with my decision to (eventually) purchase AC Mirage.
I was on the fence. It's AC so im automatically interested. It looks like a "return to form" and that's what everyone else said. But now that Nick930 has explained what the reality of the situation is, I'm looking forward to enjoying yet another AC game.
It's honestly pretty good, and thankfully not too long.
Valhalla was a good step in the right direction for the AC Series - Mirage was a let down
yeah but ac fans are awful and complain about everything
I guess I'm the only one who loves valhalla and how it looks. Love the setting.
its boring af worse than unity
I love it too! It has stunning visuals environment and great gameplay experience
abilities and skills in valhalla are more useful than in odyssey but dont know about mirage.
Was waiting for this one.
I just told myself "eh gonna try it, since it just popped in my Ubisoft Connect library (I used to work at Ubisoft and got an account with the games). 22h later, and I am still playing it lol, it's honestly not bad at all, they retained the classic Ubisoft game feel, but honestly in terms of story, environments, characters, graphics, it's the best installment yet (not counting the OG games of course). I also love the fact that it's not bloated like Valhalla was. And btw props Ubisoft, for giving us yearly templates of all the games that will be coming out, even if I am no longer working there. Excited for Avatar as well! :)
Which office did you work in? Cause im calling bullshit since your in bulgaria
@@DirkDiggler1961 I obviously can't say that lmao, but I could also care less that some stranger believes me or not
I regret buying assassin creed mirage I think Valhalla is way better hands down
I actually really liked Valhalla more. I clocked more than 120 hours in it.
The irony is kinda like both interpretations. Huge and extensive, focused and compact.
Fun fact:
Overview. The Assassins were founded by Hassan-i Sabbah. The state was formed in 1090 after the capture of Alamut Castle in modern Iran, which served as the Assassins' headquarters
Hassan-i Sabbah was the 1st real life Assasin he gave his followers Hash so that they'd be calm and relaxed before they assasinated people.
They were called "hashshashin" which refers to "hasj users/eaters"
After beating Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey twice and Assassin's Creed Valhalla once and spending an insane amount of time with all of the playthroughs combined, it's nice to see an Assassin's Creed game with a more condensed story where I don't have to worry about constantly grinding and upgrading. I have nothing against the RPG trilogy. I loved Origins and Odyssey. However, I thought that Valhalla was a bit too bloated and padded. Sure, it had its moments, but the story dragged on for far too long. To make matters worse, the game didn't even have a proper ending. I'm actually glad that the franchise went through a three year hiatus, even as a huge AC fan. Assassin's Creed Mirage is a return to form for the series for the most part. It's not perfect and it has a few issues, but it's still great regardless. It's nice to see Basim go from being an NPC in Valhalla to the main playable character in Mirage. AC Mirage has a great story. I really like Basim as a character. The game is gorgeous. The music is absolutely stellar. Voice acting is solid. The fact that combat is only utilized as a last resort is a nice change of pace. Stealth is the primary focus, which I greatly appreciate. Smoke bombs, blending in, eavesdropping, and pickpocketing make their welcome return. Assassin's Creed Mirage has the most densely packed city since Unity and I love it. Ubisoft Bordeaux clearly understand what it means to craft a classic Assassin's Creed title and Mirage is proof of their love for the franchise. However, the game is not without its faults. Animations can be janky at times. Enemy behavior can sometimes be awkward. As much as I appreciate the welcomed return of pickpocketing, I absolutely hate the fact that I have to go through a timed mini-game in order to do it successfully. Sure, I can enable it automatically in the settings options, but I shouldn't have to do so. Failing the mini-game will only result in getting chased after by guards, which is very frustrating to say the least. I know that certain people didn't like the Assassin's Focus, but I'm perfectly fine with it. I actually really like it. It can come in rather handy when you need to eliminate a few guards in quick succession. Mirage's world was built for parkour when compared to Valhalla, where parkour was basically non-existent. So far, I've spent around 10 hours playing Assassin's Creed Mirage and I absolutely love it. I'm really excited to see where the franchise goes next. Thanks, Nick! As always, I really appreciate the enjoyable and detailed video! Keep it up! God bless and stay safe!
Thank you for this comment and comparison, as someone who actually has played all of them to let us know the nuances
@@mikejones5431 No problem!
One big thing is that in Mirage you finally have normal cloth physics, unlike in Valhalla where cloth physics don't exist - it's just wooden lmao.
AC Mirage is so beautiful and it's coming back to the roots i really enjoy the game it's like combination between stealth and open world hope they fix the combat system and add untiy parkour for the next title
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Im not a assassin creed fan, just a rpg fan. Valhalla is much more enjoyable to me. Espeacially it's DLCs
Im kind of surprised you did not talk about the fire color in Mirage which is excessively unrealistic... best fire made was in origin in my opinion, I hate how it looks in Mirage and prefered Vahalla 100%. But you are right I am quite picky when it comes to characters and their definition, and Mirage dont fail on it.
Excellent video!
I'm enjoying it, although I still feel somewhat lacking to previous entries but I think that's the intended effect
They messed up pretty bad with combat system.
Man u r absolutely right the combat feels bit downgrade as compared to its predecessor.
That’s what the fans wanted. Toned down and back to its roots
Personally I would like to see a direct comparison with Origins.
The results would basically be the same, only origins still has better torch lighting
@@Nick930 but you need to do this please
i really liked the first few main story quest of ac valhalla..i had really fun playing that but when it starts to become just making ally it starts to get boring other than that i really likes the visual and story
Real it got bloated if they took some of the aly stuff out not all of itabey reduce the gane by 10 to 20 hours it would be great the main story is actually really good
true when we came to england i was so shocked how beautiful it looks and raid system was good too ..just those ally mission was boaring af
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AC Mirage feels like a dlc... Not a full game.
Mirage was dope, hope this team gets more projects with more resources.
I want an AC taking place in feudal Japan around 1200 AD taking place in Heian-kyō (Kyoto). They can make something nice with the architecture and scenery for sure.
You should do a mirage vs origin! 😊
Same Games Creed
mirage was a dlc at first tho
Been waiting for this one....
16:38 in my opinion its best described as Assassin Creed 1 remake with 2022 graphics ... and they mentioned that at Ubisoft they want players to revisit the gameplay and aspects of the original 1st release of the series
Valhalla is visually stunning
Agree!!!!!
Im lovin Mirage so far.. im on the tutorial mission
The sharper shadows in mirage are probably to reinforce the brightness of the sun to help sell that desert region better imo.
Valhalla seems better. More variety of things to do and I like the RPG aspect with gear stats that make a difference. Plus getting to sail and the different types of locations were all beautiful. I didn't have a problem with Valhalla's battle game play cause dual welding large swords, with an emphasis on speed stats to make dodging faster, was so effective and cool. Sounds like Mirage went backwards to be more like the original game, brotherhood or like the one in Egypt. Brotherhood was amazing though. So far, my favorites are Valhalla, Black Flag, and Revelations.
Those three are my favourite too!
Loved how they remove those tiring and stucky ship battles to raiding places on small boats in Valhalla
I liked both the ship battles and the raids. The raids were cool because it was more like survival mode gameplay with no way of healing unless you find the occasional bush of berries. I liked the ship battles because of the immediate strategic responses needed or else you die. I still couldn't beat all four ship bosses in black flag even with my stats maxed out 😂 but I totally get what you mean about the tediousness of the common battles tho because it did get old sometimes.
I'm still waiting for the AC game set in feudal era Japan, that'd be so cool!
When Valhalla first dropped, I put some time into then stopped playing for a year. Came back and started over and so glad I did. Got over 400hrs into it and still log in each day just to do bounties. Contrary to popular belief, I enjoyed its combat. I’m a huge greatsword fan. And Valhalla scratched that itch for me
Nothing compares to paris in Unity. Idk why ubisoft cant understand that they just need to remake a city like that with the newer games gameplay and just make a great story.
Never would people say bad thing about ubisoft world building. It is currently got the biggest asset of all dev. The world is always beautiful. Even on a bad game I probably still go on holiday in ancient time.
Its strange that mirage don't have ray tracing even for the shadows, the shadows and lights effects of this game in some areas really would benefit
when it comes to shadows ray tracing has only a very small benefit, they already do them so well