
There's also the Pole Vault, which Ubisoft teases as "brand-new parkour ingredient."

As is pretty common in Assassin's Creed, many historical and political figures will feature in the game, though none have been revealed yet.As PlayStation elaborates further in a blog post published after the Showcase reveal, one of the new features will be what's called Assassin's Focus, which will allow you to mark and assassinate several targets in a row. She's voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo of The Expanse and Mass Effect fame, bringing a certain gravitas to the game.īasim is plagued with nightmarish visions of demons and has a tragic past, so it's up to you to keep him on the straight and narrow path of the Hidden Ones to fulfil his destiny-or words to that effect. You start out as a common street thief who is spotted and saved by Roshan, a 50-year-old Persian ex-slave and your new mentor. Assassin's Creed Mirage charactersĪs I said earlier, Basim is your protagonist in Mirage, though how long he'll stay a good guy is anyone's guess. More districts will be revealed closer to Mirage's release date, so check back for an in-depth look. Samarrah was the location that inspired Baghdad in Mirage, as the city was destroyed sometime later and the version that exists now is very different. The fortress is still under construction, but you can properly visit it this time.

It's in the same global region as the first Assassin's Creed but set in a new location, and you'll get to see the home of the assassins, Alamut.

Rather than traversing an entire country, you'll be limited to Baghdad and its four districts, including Karkh and the round city. Mirage is set in 9th century Baghdad-861 to be precise-during its peak golden age.
