Assassin's Creed Mirage was marketed as a veritable return to form for the series, but did it really accomplish this goal? It targets the three core pillars of the classic Assassin's Creed formula, those being parkour, combat, and stealth. Overall this is a stride in the right direction for bringing back the soul of the classic AC games, but not everything is executed perfectly (and some things are done downright poorly).

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Footage used from (in order of appearance): Assassin's Creed Unity, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Horizon Forbidden West, The Walking Dead (Season 1), Assassin's Creed 3, Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, EA SPORTS FIFA 23, Shadow of War.


0:00 Introduction
2:39 Part 1 - The Pillars of Assassin's Creed
21:00 Part 1.5 - The Assassin Fantasy
31:41 Part 2 - Story and Characters
47:48 Part 3 - The Dilution of an Identity
1:00:00 Conclusion



A deep dive analysis and critique of Assassin's Creed Mirage. I guess you could call it a video game video essay.