Assassin's Creed Mirage Is EXACTLY What I Feared... | Review
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- čas přidán 3. 10. 2023
- Going back to the roots of Assassin's Creed was a fantastic idea after much of the fanbase was fatigued due to the bloated content found in Odyssey or Valhalla. However, Ubisoft may have gone too close to the roots of the original Assassin's Creed instead of evolving upon it. The ideas are sound, great even, but it all falls apart when these pieces come together.
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Actually the codex entries and real life architectural references were my favourite things during the Ezio times. I'm glad to hear it is back.
Well there ya go! That’s great to hear.
I like it if the entries are voiced.
So true! That was really awesome ❤
@@Volker_A4too bad they only did that for AC2, not just the target description but also the letter is voice acted
What do you mean back? Codex entries never left. Valhalla had a Codex 😂
We all know the best modern Assassin's Creed is Ghost of Tsushima.
Its insane that ubisoft has been making the AC for more than 10 years, and then Ghost of tsushima comes out and is superior in every thing, from combat to movement to stealth to side quests to graphic to characters and story and music too
I would play ghost of Tsushima over any assassins, Creed any day we will never get assassin’s creed game set in Japan Ubisoft makes games they want to make
Swear I just saw a video titled like that🗿
@@daethmer7834 the AC story peaked at the Ezio trilogy. Ever since then it's just become some boring ass anthology series with poorly written narratives.
@@daethmer7834Ghost is what a modern AC should look like.
It's interesting that Matty enjoyed Valhalla and recommended it, but I found it to be a massive slog. But it seems he didn't like Mirage. Just like every review, I'll have to give it a go myself.
I really liked Valhalla, up until the Odin/Asgard quest line. That killed my interest instantly 😅
Agreed
Right vahalla was ass imo
@@f.c.m.3865same. I never finished it cuz the odin stuff was beyond tedious
@@urekmazino6800 I 100% every game up until Odyssey. Origins Really strained me But i loved Bayek and the Egyptian setting so i pushed throuh.
Odyssey i Hated alexwhatever the fuck, I hated Layla and they Ruined the setting with the greater focus on the fucking ISU. The world was slow bogged down with shit that i just gave up at some point, blitzed the main story. I tried some of atlantis but that point really pissed me off enough that i swore it off.
I never touched valhalla but from what iv seen its literally odyssey but more of what i hated.
See one thing that they did away with in assassins creed that I’ve always viscerally felt the absence of is the puzzles and mysterious subject 16 files that you had to “decode” and find through out the world. I miss that kind of stuff. It feels like assassins creed has lacked that sort of mystery for such a long time and it really shows. I don’t necessarily dislike modern Assassin’s creed but it really lack the soul of the old games in a lot of ways.
both origins and mirage have a simmilar kind of puzzle element in the form of papyruses and "i cant remember the name" or maybe not its been a while since ive played any old ac games
Play Valhalla there are some puzzles like excaliburs sword that will rack your brain.
You're absolutely right. The weird shards and fragments that throw you into a strange decoding puzzle have been missing ever since Brotherhood or maybe AC3. I really miss those 'intellectual puzzles' that required a cursory knowledge of history. There's none of that in Mirage or any of the modern AC games.
It's because that story line got finished with the original trilogy. Ubisoft dosent have writers that can do that anymore
The charm of the old games was the mystery and the creepy atmosphere
The moment I had to “grind” to get my village to expand was it for me, I just couldn’t get back in Valhalla after that
I fizzled out after a bit too, then went back and replayed it and ended up with 170 hrs. There were some really good elements in the game, the forts, the river battles, alliances with other territories, things like that were cool, expanding the base was a pain in the ass though, getting it to level 5 sucked.
After 50 hours of playing that shit I contemplated what I was doing with my life. you experience most of what the game has to offer within the first 10-15 hours and it’s exceedingly longer than that
Agreed. I hate grinding in every way, shape or form. Grinding is just repetitive, mindless time wasted to level up a stat or get some gear. It comes to a point where enough is enough and I never want to touch the game again. This happened years ago with Gran Turismo 2.
@@joshalan5125same I think I played for like 10 hours just hoping it would get better
@@marty5300They could've just made it a Viking game instead of AC and people would've bought it cos Vikings r popular in media.
I remember back with the failed Thief reboot, that during development there was a huge backlash from fans that there was going to be a leveling system and so they ended up removing it because "Garrett is already a master thief", fast-forward to today, every single triple A game has a skill point system, even Doom, it's just a part of the checklist for what to add to a modern big budget game.
Yeah, but Dooms is unlocked within a single playthrough and gives you an excuse to replay the game with full upgrades.
Have you ever played a game that starts you off with everything unlocked? I've been playing Castlevania: SOTN lately and it starts you briefly with everything before taking it away. Games have always had progression and sequels have often poked fun at this or theorized why the character is reset. Whether its levelled skills or items/weapons which grant you new abilities, this isn't really anything new. I'm 99% certain that developers understand through millions of hours of playtesting that players get overwhelmed if given all abilities immediately. This is why most games always start you off by instructing you how to move or look around.
You can argue about how it should be paced, but NG+ ultimately seeks to solve this by letting you replay the full game with everything. Do you want lots of skills and abilities? Then the trade off is unlocking it over time and hopefully getting NG+. Triple A games are developed for audiences of millions, it's in their interest to make their product accessible. Granting abilities without explaining them isn't accessible. So we get tutorials and unlockable progression.
The system itself isn't the problem, it's the implementation. If it affords you gameplay options, totally unique mechanics with trade-offs, then it's fun. If it's simple incremental stat boosts, yeah, that sucks... but if it is giving you new gameplay abilities and allowing you to engage with the game world in a better way, then what's the problem? Would you really be happy to start the game as an unstoppable force? Even in the original DOOM you start with just a pistol.
It's a flimsy criticism. It's basic game design and it's up to the devs to make it work... to make it make sense... to make it fun.
Some people like the checklist, Ubisoft -style open world game. In fact, they are very good. The problem isn't with the games, the problem is with OTHER games. Meaning, when everyone else tries to do it too.
That was the first game I played on the new gen consoles at the time (Xbox one) and I thought it was so freaking boring and hardly anything like old Thief. That bummed me out hard cuz I was so stoked for the new console generation and expected more from them. Didnt play the Xbox One for almost two years after that.
Skill tree fans seething rn
A "return to roots" for me would be bringing Desmond back, or a similar character to take that role, the modern day segments need to come back in a proper way, they were what gave assassins creed its identity if you ask me, gave structure and backbone to the whole game.
I did enjoy the modern day it sets the potential for the story since at the end of the day the real story is about geting the isu items befor abstergo and saving the world in the process , the gripe i had with mirage is I completed the main story , side activites and collectables all in about 20ish hours didnt feel like i got much from mirage. Plus there is no Modern day for what is surpost to be its own game , big dlc energy, along side no Newgame+ once again
@@DannBerries New Game+? Wait you guys are serious? AssAssIn's Cheek titles are known to have that mission replay function since the first one and now in order to replay earlier missions you have to restart but even that mechanic is absent from the latest game? Jesus Mary on a motorbike, what even is Assassin's Creed anymore?
I know I was so in love with AC3s modern segments that I was hoping later games would have us doing stealth missions in the modern day in between the animus stuff. I enjoyed Black Flags and Rogues, but still wish they would have built up kore on what they did with AC3. AC3 has my absolute favorite modern day segments with the flavor text, stealth missions, and parkour challenges.
I knew it, and I called it. No one wanted a small lifeless AC game. This is AC1 with one city to explore and repetitive boring gameplay. It should've more like Origins and Odyssey, but I'm going to play it.
"Assassin's Creed Mirage Is EXACTLY What I expected - its Ubisoft" should have been the title to this video.
Ubisoft make and have made the best open world rpg experiences over the last 2 decades. their quality and attention to detail are unparalleled. sure there's flaws in all of them to some extent or another, but this whole 'its ubisoft its bad bullshit is pure cringe.
@@m0rianneneed to play more games bud
@@m0riannehard disagree. Ubisoft used to be what you're describing but they really lost the plot in the last 10 years. Their games are now soul-less, filled with meaningless repetitive content and bad writing. I think Rockstar, CD Projekt Red, FromSoftware and Bethesda Game Studios have made far superior open-world action RPGs.
In the last decade they have shifted their focus on games as products and recurrent spending. The Ubisoft from the past died a long time ago.
I have more faith in Ubisoft than others although this is a great title 🤣🤣
It actually blows my mind they used AC1 as a template rather than the much superior AC 2.
Don’t worry, that’s for the next game. 😂
@@Masokista93I hope they use ghost for their template, better not mess up that Japan era haha
Because AC1 is in the middle east? The only thing worth taking from AC2 apart from maps is combat, which they did, everything else was trash there.
AC1 is incredible.
AC 2 started the trash ass tailing missions. AC 1 was the last AC before Unity that was truly open. If anything, they should have based this game on Unity.
Ive been enjoying mirage. It is very atmospheric, and does a great job at making it feel like i am actually in Baghdad, especailly with the map recreation. It just sucks how its become trendy to dislike ubisoft and modern day assassins creed. Even when credit is due, people still hate it because of the trend set.
Facts.. people these days just love to cry & complain about every little thing. .
@@504Trey or maybe people complain about regress in every aspect,thats mirage,regresses in every aspect,parkour is worse than unity,graphics are somehow worse wile not being a huge open world anymore,its not ''back to the roots'' as you have ac pddysey magical teleport abilities still
We’re opposites on this one boss. Your praises of Valhalla were things I thought were slogs, and I love everything I see about mirage. Here for the support as always, but I’m not feeling the take on this one
I felt the same way as you about Valhalla, i disliked that game imensely, yet i agree with everything he said about Mirage, I loved Oddyssey, and i also loved AC2 and brotherhood back in the day. But Mirage is a 100% skip for me.
If the main issue is the story and combat then idc. I’ll still play it. Story? I’m not expecting it to be good. Combat? I’m actually in favor of them regressing it for the sake of making you play more stealthily. As long as the tools and stealth are fun and the parkour is doable and a bit faster, I’m okay with whatever else the game brings
@@ci825same
Damn I’m back on board with mirage then! I’ll get it when I’m back home!
I agree
"We don't need skill trees in every single game" PREACH Matty
I really enjoyed the older AC games mostly due to their simplicity so I'm glad it's like that again. However, I can see how it can be boring and tedious (Petruccio's feathers anyone?). It amazes me that Ubisoft would take such a huge overcorrection on this instead of going back to what made the games great in Ezio's timeline/AC3/AC4.
The feathers and flags I never got hahaha
@@DarthVenomussI hated those damn feathers lol
I don't think they could even if they wanted to
It wasn’t really the act of collecting the feathers, it’s having to hunt them down without a map.
it's just a cash grab. This was supposed to be Valhalla DLC but by calling it a new game they can charge you $50 for it
I feel like there is an underline problem in gaming industry atm.
Some people who are very active on social media and some very active social influencers comes out as face of consumer. Just because they are very active on social media. Such people usually have strong opnions and want shorter games, action oriented, fast paced because they play a lot of games and newd time for social media.
Developers are taking such people feedback which I believe is ruining some franchises.
Just for example Valhalla is unanimously criticized on social media yet the game is best selling ubisoft game ever.
Developer need to understand social media users arent the majority of consumers. Games are played by people of all ages genders in 200 countries. Social media is usually a face of young, busy, western people.
When I saw mirage the first time I knew it will be critically praised but wont sell that well.
This is also why I feel MrMattyplays is a better face of consumer in the industry.
Most of youtubers have to review 10 games a month. There is no way they can be voice of consumers. Most will always say they like shorter games. Because they have to review 10 games or have to make videos have to do things etc etc.
That is also why starfield is rated lower than mirage.
General consumer like me only buy 20 30 games a generation of 7 years that is 84 months 🤔
Exactly. The Assassin's Creed subreddits have a lesser form of the problem with the old Fallout boards: a small, loud, group with nothing better to do has taken over the narrative and shouts down the majority and they hate the new games so Ubisoft thinks that's what the fandom is actually like.
100 percent correct!!
Yup, you got it. How to fix? Do what Nintendo does and make the game you want and ignore everything else. This whole “let the fans make the game” level of transparency has gotta go.
If the flow of gameplay is more like the Ezio games.. Then yes. THIS is exactly what i wanted. As long as we get the new bump in graphics.. disappointment to hear the story isn't great though..i love the stories through the Ezio games.
I agree. I didn’t expect anything narratively groundbreaking tho. Im just excited to play as a real assassin again.
The movment just looks like the last 3 games
started playing, so far i'm really into the story
@@sid-alitelab8958 same.
unfortunately mate, I bought this and the gameplay is much worse that the Ezio games...Ezio series gameplay actually feels more " advanced" compared to Mirage...though Mirage and more recent games has more tricks and things....it's very basic and well..."less"
Valhalla was way too bloated for me to enjoy. This looks like a throwback and a breath of fresh air honestly. Can’t wait to jump in
Yeah I'll think I'll like this more than valhalla but I'll wait to get it on sale or just get it for free on pc lol
@@urekmazino6800 I’m probably just gonna get Ubisoft plus for a month and beat it in a weekend honestly.
I had to stop playing Valhalla not cause it was boring the map size was just to big
Hey, Ubisoft needed both of their writers to work on the Star Wars and Avatar games. There was simply no one left to write the story of AC Mirage. 🤷♂️
😅🤣
I really like Basim in this, but yeah playing Valhalla before helped me understand a bit better what’s going on in the story / what will eventually happen near the end.
"Mirage" is a perfect name. In the vast, dead desert that is the AC franchise (Or Ubisoft in general) Mirage looked likena chance of hope, maybe, just maybe, a return to form.
And it turned out to be a mirage.
You really thought this sounded witty
@@dustyroflman8926 I'm sorry it wasn't up to the ol' dustyroflman standards. I'l try harder next time.
@@dustyroflman8926 even if it's not, it's actually true...
@@alexandredufresne7464 Have you played the game?
@@dustyroflman8926 course I have... on xbox and ps5. xbox series x version is a pile of crap. No music most of the time, (no music while in conflict sometimes, other times not even while syncing the towers. Screen tearing, stutttering, FPS drops every fews seconds sometimes... It's just a mess. On PS5 though, whole different experience. Music much more frequent and triggers as expected 99% of the time, no screen tearing, no drops, only a bit of chromatic abberation which gives the game a somewhat unwelcomed blue tint (hurts my eyes a bit, quite common on PS5 apparently). but nothing too serious. I just feel like overall, the game lacks the quality standards that the franchise deserves for its 15th anniversary... but who cares right
It's funny how people want games to "go back to their roots" yet complain these same games have no innovation or nothing new. Boggling.
You can go back to your roots but still be new. Ratchet and Clank rift apart, Zelda Breath of the wild, Harvest moon friends of mineral town. It can be done, ubisoft just didn't do it well.
From software is releasing the same game for years and somehow they manage to improve them. Rockstar with the GTA formula is the same
@@44zeex botw went as far from the roots as possible and turned Zelda into a "cinematic open world fake RPG"
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ROFLMAO....nobody is ever going to be happy with any video game it's kinda like the president being blamed for every single thing when it's not even his fault.
I’m actually genuinely curious if Matty finished the story.. or just forgot Valhallas ending, because the scene where he mentions returning to an old friend and no tension was built… if you finish the game you know EXACTLY WHY there was not tension there. I won’t spoil but it was a very nice twist. The tension comes with him, the Jinn, and Roshan. And it all comes to a fantastic head at the end.
I'm not sure what the reason is since I haven't beat Valhalla/Don't remember a lot of the Basim talks, but I don't see why they would explain the lack of tension in Valhalla, but not explain it in the actual game where it happens. Seems weird
I have played it for about 30 hours and I am still loving it! Great maps for stealth action and so fun to find creative ways to reach your target.
I actually plan to pick it up. Looking forward to a nice 20 to 25 AC experience. Seems pretty linear which at this point in my life is a good thing.
Same
It's really good if you look at actual real people's reviews on xbox ect it's doing really well. It's just all these Nancy CZcams creators that act entitled that the game wasn't made for them.
It is not linear as far as I know
@@CrohnsWarriorGaming I agree
@@user-sv8nf1ve9m it’s almost as linear as AC 1 from what I’ve played so far.
What I was really hoping for was a return to the dark, oppressive atmosphere of AC1. Also it's a bit of a pet peeve that Basim uses the same moving animations as Eivor. Charging through the streets like a viking warrior kind makes him look more suspicious. I miss the cool confident way that Altair and Ezio walked
AC fatigue hit me so hard by the time Valhalla rolled around, I still haven't even booted that game up. And even Mirage does not look like it's going to reignite my love for the franchise. Perhaps some game franchises should just end at some point, you know go out while you're on top. Feels like Ubi has gone balls deep, all in on AC and it's not for me anymore.
I feel you bro, I mean I’ll still play this game as I’m interested but with other game titles I feel the same way. I used to love pokemon, don’t know if I’m just older or hate how barely anything has changed since I was kid lol. Now call of duty as well, used to love playing with friends and now I cringe every year I see a new one come out.
AC unity is the best looking feels next gen
Oh bo ho you don't like assassin's creed nobody cares.
Maybe I am in the minority but I loved the side stuff in Ezio games - Can we buy shops and find tombs which gives you rewards upon completeing the tomb?
Same
The side content in ACII, Brotherhood, ACIII, and ACIV were well executed. Especially with 3 and 4 having their own unique progressions with a town and ship.
Same
I like these reviews because you point out how you liked Valhalla but this one not so much and it comes down to personal taste. My husband loved Valhalla but I didn't lol. I may pick up Mirage when it's on sale haha.
I am in the minority crowd. I loved the changes they made with Odyssey and Valhalla. I will still get this game when it goes on sale since I do play them all. Thanks for the honest review Matty.
You arent in the minority. People just got fatigued or havent played them in a long while. And are dishonest about it. I'm willing to bet there are more people part of the old fanbase that haven't played a game since Unity and continue to trash on the games than people who actually dislike the newer games. It's evident in the criticisms that don't apply. Sorta like "Bugthesda" with Starfield... even though the least of Starfield's problems have to do with bugs. Just people who don't play the games.
Same. I genuinely love the newer direction even though I love the series as a whole. Playing Mirage is fun, but I kinda miss the build diversity of Valhalla.
I dont know Matt I played and it's exactly what I wanted hidden blade that kills anybody, stealth is actually necessary amd the preffered route, my confirmation on the Loki/Basim personalities, our protag being an actual member of the Creed for like 95% of the game( yes that matters especially when the last game to do that was in 2015.)
Yea this is hands down the best ac game since origins, im okay with valhalla however i cant stand odyssey, and i am tired of the rpg style, the stealth focus of this game was very refreshing to see, which is a sentence i never thought id have to say about an assassins creed game. Its very strange how the rpg games divided the fanbase so far apart, most of the people who praise odyssey call this game garbage and somehow already miss the rpg mythological style, while ppl like me who dont like odyssey and valhalla as much, believe mirage is how ac should have been for the last few games and needs to stay. Theres way more to be said ab it but i dont feel like typing out a novel rn lol
Love that the history bits are back. This game sounds really fun. I still just want Black Flag 2.
Black Flag is easily the best AC game in the franchise. Loved it!
@@mattrayne7788Black Flag definitely holds the title
@@mattrayne7788 AC Unity would like to have a word with you
@@mattrayne7788loved black flag
*Black Flag is getting a remake.*
This is what I love about your reviews. We don't always agree on what we find fun but you don't just stick to that. You also point out, in detail, what you don't like. With this game, for example, aside from the eavesdropping, most of what you describe as a negative for you isn't for me.
Same
Agreed, it's always important to play a game yourself. CZcamsr opinions are kind of ruining the atmosphere of gaming imo. People need to think for themselves.
@@AurielnlThe problem is a lot of people tend to take their favorite reviewer's opinion as gospel, without even giving a game a chance. Really the best way to see if you'll like a game is just to watch a livestream/let's play. That works great for me at least.
@@mdog86EXACTLY! Most people are cut outs of each other nowadays. They instantly take what a CZcamsr is saying and regurgitate it as fact and even get toxic and defensive. It's crazy honestly. It's like everyone is becoming the exact same nitpicking, never-happy, always negative and repeating what they've heard human being. Free thinking is a huge issue in the world now exacerbated by the obsession with watching youtubers and streamers.
@@Aurielnl Definitely, and it can be exhausting dealing with it. It's a shame cause I imagine there's a lot of people who've missed out on some really great games cause of that. But what can ya do 🤷
I like AC Odyssey. If you don't use the xray vision, eagle vision, and turn off all the map markers, it's fun and a beautiful setting. Cassandra is also a good protagonist. My gf pre-ordered Mirage and I like the hidden ones having banners with their logos all over the mountain where they train
I can see where your coming from matty. The really took it back to the roots. Setting wise it seems beautiful. I just miss the Parkour from Unity. The story telling from the Ezio franchise. I wish more off that was packed in with Mirage
Mirage bc it gives you the illusion that it'll be a good game, but like a mirage, it was never real
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Absolutely loved the game, love the narrative; the story, and just wanted more.
Same.. The critics have been all over the place with this one. I’ve seen guys praise things in one review, and completely lament the same thing in another.
@@brandonmclain2933 How about old time gamers actually criticizing the game for everything it's not in "returning to Groot"? Or like the new marketing strategies say, old fans no longer needed and welcomed?
Facts.. people these days just love to cry & complain about every little thing. .
Will wait for the 6 month sale that always happens to ac games 😊
It’s already only $50
@@josiahmccallister3150image waiting until it was $25
@@josiahmccallister3150 double the price that a current ubi game deserves tbh
@@josiahmccallister3150 it’s not just the cost tbh , because I play on pc it will have a few patches by then aswell
@@josiahmccallister3150soooo like most games? 😂
Matty I'm gonna have to disagree with you about finishing AC Rogue before Unity. I think playing Unity before Rogue makes the ending of Rogue more exciting, whereas if you play Rogue first there's nothing to really take away from it without knowing about Unity.
Rogue came out alongside unity between 4 and unity as a middle ground for those unable to make the console generation leap. So new Gen got unity. Past Gen got rogue. Technically rogue would be considered one to be played first. Also it's gameplay is basically 4 but was the ice. It's better to keep the momentum going by playing 4 then rogue then unity.
@@aliquidgaming1068 I understand what you mean, I'm just thinking of it from a story perspective. The twist at the end of Rogue has no impact if you haven't played Unity beforehand
I disagree with just about everything you said... and thats ok. I found they've taken a lot of steps that actually make me hopeful for future games. One big thing for me was the parkour and its better but not enough. To fix it they gotta reintroduce the descend and uscend mechanics. I can wall eject but i cant use it to climb up an alley like i could in unity "if you can pull it off it looks super sick." And where are the side ejects?
One of the things I loved about assassin's creed origins is all the tunnels of water and secret passages.
Good game. Looking forward to play in summer 2024 to have the extra heat real effects of hot weather of Baghdad. 🥵
One thing that never fails in video games these days is of course the artwork and the assets, the issue just seems to be gameplay being sort of stuck in the past.
What do you mean by "stuck in the past"?
I worked a little bit in the game design field a while back, so this is just my thoughts. I think technology is making it easier for artists to create high quality assets quickly. Maybe AI will be the thing that helps the design and coding side be easier. I feel like it's difficult to innovate new gameplay, implement it bug free, test it, and make it fun within the deadlines they set. Feels like gameplay is more of a "let's hope this works and make changes for the next game or go in a totally new direction" which I guess works if your business goal is to pump out a ton of titles COD style.
When they change things up people want the old and trash the new you can’t please gamers these days.
@@jonathanforsythe445 TBH, you don't even need to create stuff that much by yourself because of asset stores and such, at least the more "mundane" stuff like ground, rocks etc. can shave off a lot of time and who is going to even notice that
@@morbidzombii no one wanted AC1 glorified dlc
I got this game for free and I still cant wait to play it. I also missed out on previous titles too. What a great time for me to play this 😅
I've never been truly pulled in by a Ubisoft story. I've been mildly engaged at most. They could honestly use new writers. It always felt to me that not only does Ubisoft not take story writing seriously, but they also let executives influence the writing. Executives who know nothing about writing a good story.
And you're not wrong. In my opinion, Origins was the last actually good AC game with a decent story. Odyssey was all over the place and nothing made sense as well the characters seemed like they couldn't care less about what was happening. The "choices" you made was literally pointless, choosing a nice dialog option and the very next sentence being a dick and there was no consequences for it like there was supposed be. Valhalla was just vikings. It was a decent viking game and that's pretty much it
They went to Origins because the formula is getting stale. Now they want to go back to the roots which prompted them to go into rpg-esque in the 1st place. Can't say I'm surprised as the trailers did not hook me at all.
They went with the rpg route because at the time Witcher 3 was a massive success, even the developers admitted it. Ubisoft just blindly follows the biggest trends.
Difference is, Ubisoft can't make a game as good as Witcher 3 if their lives depended on it.
I find myself strongly disagreeing with this Matty guy more and more.
I do too. I just finished it and in the middle I wasn’t really invested (due to the forgettable order members) but the last 2 hours of the game blew my mind
Why are so many reviewers missing the entire angle here!!! This game was never meant to be innovative or masterpiece!!! It is a fan service, Valhalla engine trip down memory lane! Anyone watching this review, this game is fun and they accomplished exactly what they said and what most knew it was going to be. Baffles me how reviewers are looking at this!
Ubisoft+ $15 for games that I know I will play for a little bit beat it and be done these subscription services are a blessing. Did it with Jedi Survivor going to do it with this game.
Exactly 💯
@@simplySY8 Yeah and it is even a Deluxe edition of AC mirage for those 14.99€, I am absolutely playing it there.
I loved the pacing in Odyssey. Every few quests you were introduced to another layer. First you get your ship, then you meet your father, then you discover the secret cult, and finally you get to meet mythical creatures. This pacing was lacking in Valhalla. The main story was super heavy and more important than getting rid of the secret cult. I enjoyed Valhalla for it's incredible size and stories in each region.
I'm only 5 hours in Mirage and I do notice you only have two options: Whistle guards to assassinate them, or end up in a brawl. I do hope that after finishing Mirage, you'll have a better understanding of Basim and that the next full game will be 60 hours again.
Oh, I bought a month of Ubisoft+. I'm not intending to play this game again after finishing it.
Brother the pacing in Odyssey was shit
Respect your critique! Nevertheless I am excited to try it out soon myself❤
Lately I kinda get the feeling from many reviewers, content creators, youtubers the are kinda burnt out on gaming this year after all the great games already out. And somehow averagely good games are being more of a chore than an enjoyment.
Not saying that's how it is for you, but do you have a similar perception of other creators, who review, stream almost every bigger release.
Kinda worried if alan wake 2 comes out, everyone is so exhausted that it get viewed worse than it actually is.
Agree
Never understood the hype for this title, despite returning to the roots. This looked aggressively mid and run of the mill since the moment they dropped the first gameplay trailer.
This review helps summaries how I felt about the game. Thank you!
I had my own thoughts though. For context, I've been an AC fan since AC2, and sure this new RPG series is different and not my favourite but fun nonetheless. When I played AC Mirage (it was a gift) I felt it was the stealth option I wanted Valhalla to have and with a few updates and tweaks, I feel that Valhalla can do it only if Ubisoft enjoyed making games.
Did Ubisoft forget to research what gamers find to be fun before creating this game? There are some game activities that are hit and miss, but there must be others that are universally hated.
Research? Nah. They say back to roots so we are going back to 2007
What do you mean people ment Removing the RPG mechanics?
@@BlueBD 😂😂😂 it’s hilarious they thought this was the way to go. It’s like everyone forgot the common complaint with AC before origins was that this gameplay, that is now in mirage, was boring & repetitive etc 🤣
@@RidPhantoyeah its way more boring than hitting counter to one shot then chain that one shot until everyone is dead.
Years upon years of people saying tailing missions are terrible so Ubisoft being ever so in touch with the community decides to add more tailing missions to the game. Classic.
@@coltonwilkie241 ppl wanted the old games with better graphics, dont ask for this and then complain 😂
God dammit…GOD…DAAAAAAAAAMMIT. HOW?! HOW HAVE WE NOT MADE A GOOD AC GAME SINCE 4?!
True😢
4 isn't even a good AC game. It's a good pirate game, nothing about it is AC though.
Not surprised, Ubisoft are the CW of games
Enjoyable game! Beautiful visuals and city. Fun but simple gameplay. Not groundbreaking but still an enjoyable game after about 7 hours
I have every iteration of AC, from the first to Valhalla, and will obtain this one eventually. But not on day 1. One thing I think people forget about the AC franchise is that it had stagnated dramatically. That was the whole reason for the reboot of the series with Origins. Which, by the way, is my second or third fav from the franchise behind 2 and even with Brotherhood. To simply "go back to the roots" will likely be to repeat that stagnation. Time will tell, I guess. In any case, good vid
Well that’s Ubisofts fault. The story hasn’t gone anywhere in over a decade because they killed off their next big bad in a book. Every games modern day story has been reduced to “we want the shiny thing because we don’t want the other guy to have the shiny thing” and that’s it. There’s no greater purpose for that shiny thing it’s just gone forever now.
@@unbeatable617 there are ways to innovate on improving parkour, or adding new stuff that makes sense for the time period they chose without abandoning the core gameplay of AC like Odyssey and Valhalla did.
And I’ll tell you that for me personally. I hated Odyssey. So much so that it made me drop the series and I didn’t even play Valhalla. I don’t play AC to be some Brutish warrior. I play it to be a stealthy Assassin jumping across rooftops. If the series doesn’t offer what I enjoyed about it I Will Not Play It.
@@unbeatable617 People didn’t like Unity because of the bugs and the fact that it felt weird going back to basics right after Black Flag created a perfect balance between traditional AC and new stuff.
@@frenchfriedbagel7035so sounds like you should like this game. I'll pass. If it was like Odyssey I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
@@unbeatable617 Multiplayer was a mistake. It’s made Arno feel more limited because he had to be balanced around working in a multiplayer group.
AC is such a conflicted series and you can see it in allcthe comments from multiple reviews. So many people begged for a return to form here and yet they still want more of the larger more fleshed out mechanics of the more recent titles. It feels like a lose lose situation
I'm one of those people that loved Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla, this return just looks like a kinda limited game. Will wait until it's 15 bucks. Which should be by Christmas.
I think game wasn’t long enough I loved odyssey and Valhalla and I think we need some expansions
I’ve been playing assassins creed forever and really enjoyed when they transitioned to an open world. I think origins and odyssey were 2 of the best assassins creed games made, along with black flag. Valhalla was pretty good too. Every since Origins I’ve been preordering through AC games. Not this time though. I’ll wait for it to eventually hit game pass. I hope they get back to the open world formula.
u are one of a kind
This should of been a 30 dollar game. Looks and feels like a 2015 game.
Ever since Unity they've all been downgrades.
@@SwungCookie
Odyssey is the best AC game zero cap.
@@makokenji4350odyssey is an abomination to most of us.
hey , while i dont always agree with you , i will admit , i trust you more than any conglomerate review site. you are always yourself and always honest about where you are coming from and never speak in vauge platitudes. keep up the good work man.
This was the best game for $0. That left over Best Buy credit that i had came in clutch.
Im still puzzled why if they wanted to return to the roots of the franchise, why didnt they remake Assassin's Creed 1 . They could incorporate all the chronicles stuff in the game and basically make the game that all the OG fans wanted.
100% agreed it could've gotten the Resident Evil Remake treatment.
Because then people would eant a remake of AC2 and then we’re into a cycle of remaking games and not innovating.
B/c the right wing nutsos kept crying about everything being “Woke” now look at them!
damn ubisoft fell off
I loved Valhalla. Building up your settlement and what not. I really enjoyed that.
Facts
I returned to AC recently, and want to try this, but I am glad to hear nuanced* takes as always.
I am curious, what would be your ideal infusion of AC elements?
For me personally:
-The story telling of the Ezio Trilogy
-The Parkour and traversal of Unity
-The feeling of exploration from Black Flag
-The feeling of being in an actual assassin brotherhood similar to AC1
-Good modern day segments from brotherhood
-Stealth not being necessary but encouraged which I've heard that Mirage does well
-Social stealth again I've heard mirage has improved it
-Instead of just unlocking a skill and suddenly we can just use it, we have to actually LEARN it, either via challenges/missions
-The fluidity and ferocity of combat from AC3/Black Flag although not as easy, I've heard enemies in Mirage are more hostile rather than just waiting to be picked off from counters one by one
Spot on… I was feeling like I doomed myself because this is exactly what I imagined when I heard it was returning to the roots. Not sure why people were so quick to forget how sick of the old AC format we were. Origins was such a breath of life into the series and it peaked with Odyssey. Day 1 with mirage I had already had to force myself to jump back in every time since just to justify the money spent. Such a disappointment.
peaked with odyssey😂😂
Thank you for your honesty.
Super accurate description brother, very well said. Disappointing is a understatement.
I like the efforts you make to pronounce everything properly.
Really wish they would just combine Assassin's Creed with Splinter Cell and put it in ww2 at this point.
Yeah,I saw that coming.I was sure after the gameplay presentation it was a lie about "back to the roots" or like this Unity 2.0 about black-box missions
It's basically a Valhalla DLC
Yeah, no free run made it obvious they didn't have interest in actually putting the effort in of the older games
Just want to say I appreciate how you reference what happens in Valhalla. I'm playing it for the first time right now and just had some major plot points spoiled by another reviewer.
Just enjoy the game for what it is guys.. it's not perfect but it's definitely refreshing. Ubisoft really have attention to detail and what created in this game is really great..
This entire game feels like it was AI generated.
Lmao half of it probably was. They probably made AI consume AC mirage content
They did say they are experimenting with AI programming for them.
It’s a shame the map and graphics look beautiful but the game is boring with lack of content
But you liked the bloated disasters that were odyssey and Valhalla so it’s hard for me to really take your opinion seriously
on AC.
They innovate the franchise ppl complain, they go back to the roots ppl complain. Its a lose/lose situation. I rather them innovate than regress but here we are. Im still excited for mirage and cant wait to play tonight.
Enjoy paying full price for ac Valhalla dlc 😂
@@sebm7912 I paid more than full price, bought the deluxe edition.
Hi Matty I watched a lot of videos in the past also liked them as well. I found your review is very unique but you mentioned something important by connecting it with AC Valhalla, also being honest and not bias.I enjoyed your video because of that making me what to play Valhalla which I avoided. I subbed to your channel, thanks for a fantastic video 👏👏👏👏👏
Honestly Matty, the things you’re describing as a criticism of the game actually sound really cool, especially the historical codexes. Valhalla was a debacle, most of all because they threw historical authenticity out the window (biker gang Netflix Vikings, really Ubisoft?). I’m just glad we’re getting an authentic, respectful depiction of Baghdad in its golden age.
I always enjoy your reviews, I will be picking this up day 1 as an avid AC old school fan. I welcome the shorter game world with a lot less collectibles.
Welp 🤷♂️ This is what people complaining asked for.
I feel this is Ubisoft's way of justifying the new AC games. And while it may be unfair to more traditional AC fans, I LOVE the newer games. It feels more immersive. And tbh I was looking forward to Mirage but I think I can wait. Hopefully Codename Red is more like the newer games.
I think the Metal Gear Master Collection is the game to look at this month, it'll definitely scratch that stealth action itch
I love the AC series. I own every game. This is a $20 or less purchase for me. WIth the backlog that i have, I can wait. They should have did a hybrid. The old classic with the new open world or semi open world gameplay. I liked all 3 AC games after Syndicate.
Nah. They could just copy/pasted Unity and change the setting. 10/10 game without Valhalla DNA.
@@ProtectusCZkinda true but I still like what we got
So pretty much he doesn't like that they went back old school assassins creed
Does it let you jump in a different direction when climbing up a wall to your doom even though you weren't pressing that direction? Classic Assassins Creed right there. If it does, I'm there for it
There have been more than a few times where that’s happened to me. The jank in the parkour is real again.
@@XSi1entSpartanX sign me up :)
I haven't found Ubisoft games fun in a while, which is a shame since I used to love all their franchises. When they started to blend all the unique mechanics and adding them to every franchise the worlds became set dressing to the same gameplay loops over and over and over again.
I know they tried to break from that here, but frankly, too little too late. Zero interest in playing this one.
As someone who’s unapologetically a huge fan of Odyssey and Origins, I was curious if going back to the roots would appeal to me. Of the older games, Black Flag is my favorite. While Valhalla definitely suffered from some filler, grind, and less satisfying side quests, the new action/rpg focus sounds way more appealing to me than what Mirage is offering.
yep I have no interest in the classic AC playstyle. Give me a huge open world rpg, let me specialize and gear my character for melee, range, or assassination and let me explore and do side content if I want to. I want more like odyssey/valhalla or I have zero interest.
I will pick it up. Huge AC fan. I expect the plot to be bad, but it does look like the environments were done very well I’m not too thrilled on the main character, but this will be a fun game.
Same
If you play Mirage, you wont be missing out on too much storywise. You do see Altair's great grandparent though, but other than that the game is just backstory on Basim, thats all really.
Good spoiler dude
Shocking when moving and controlling the character, and parkour doesnt seem fluid.
@@thierrybodjo5635 Didnt say who it was, thats up to everyone to find out.
It's interesting how all the dedicated Assassins Creed gamers constantly bash Creed. How it's gone down hill, etc. Meanwhile, I'm playing Assassin's Creed, Odyssey, and as a mere casual gamer and my first AC game, it's one of the most amazing games I've ever played. The rich attention to detail. The relative ease of game play on the PC considering the complexity of the world. Amazing.
Yeah...played odyssey 3000 hours
Is it safe to assume the Templar vs Assassin story arc still doesn’t go anywhere just like every game after Ezio?
Each entry since feels like busy work that goes nowhere, with only some small local conflict.
Loving your AC content! I think I'll probably buy it this week to support Ubi's choice to make this more like the old AC games (also it looks fun to me and my expectations weren't that it would do anything radical to begin with).
Same
Saw this coming from a mile away. Why people thought going back to the roots was gonna mean fun and engaging gameplay, I’ll never know 😂 I love those old games but they’re old, things move on
Red flag for me was how little this game seemed to be advertised. Maybe I live under a rock, but there seemed like there was no hype for this game. Just the same bad ad I skipped that played hip-hop music of all things. No one was really talking about this game being released soon, to the point where I didn't realize it was even supposed to be out this year.
Going back to the roots of a tedious 2007 really shouldn’t mean its the same 😂 very fair point
@@HumanPerson_final agreed. Seen some others in here say it’s Valhalla DLC and tbh, it kinda feels like that. Can’t wrap my head around it, rly shows how out of touch and lazy Ubisoft are
@@rikkibesti4980 honestly, why not take inspiration from those older games and innovate / expand on those ideas? They’ve basically done a carbon copy gameplay wise
@@RidPhanto Excatly it’s so incredibly backwards, i’m fine if the use the template if the actually build on what was wrong with it, which there was alot even for a 2007 game.
People are gonna tear this game apart. I dont care though. Cuz I've loved most the AC games everyone told me I shouldn't.
I'm skipping Mirage just like I am skipping Valhalla once I heard the side missions were crappy. Odyssey was the best AC game I ever played, and I have played them all, except for Valhalla and now Mirage. Odyssey had the best side missions in the series, imo. Can we just have the team that made AC: Odyssey make every AC game from now on? Please, Ubisoft?
Agree...played odyssey 3000 hours...
That's not an encouraging title
He's a CZcamsr, this is all part of the plan to have you click on it
you new to youtube?
I still feel like Ubisoft is a soulless AAA developer that typifies everything that makes AAA gaming unexciting much of the time.
You guys demanded they go back to the roots, while not remembering how monotonous and repetitive the roots were. Underwhelming story, check. Very simple combat, check. Most side content being a collect-a-thon? Check!
I'm so glad I waited for people to play the game and I can see what it's like before buying the game or the ubisoft subs. The last AC I played was AC origins and half of Valhalla, but I got so bored watching Mirage gameplay. I'm glad I saved my money for buying Spiderman 2. 🔥