AC Mirage Still Feels Like Valhalla | Trailer Breakdown

[@rumncoke76]

It looks promising, but yeah, the run and the way Basim walks on ropes looks straight outta Valhalla

[@sosaysjay]

I still think that if the focus is tight and the missions are interesting this can be a lot of fun. I don’t think it’ll be the reset some people want it to be, but it’s definitely a step away from the last three games. I’m certainly interested to see how it ends up.

[@P1nkMohawkYT]

Why..nothings wrong if that same as valhalla lol

[@YungFozz]

Same engine my guy

[@desmondcoleman1409]

Ngl the walking on rope looked the same since unity that’s about it

[@5226-p1e]

i honestly don't care too much that they reuse assets, even animations, i hope they use the most effective animations, like a lot of people just want new animations, but when you want to many new animations for something like fighting, you end up getting an assassin that takes forever to kill his target because of very long extended flashy moves which is both stupid and not realistic at all,. why people insist on new animations and put this above everything is beyond me, now with that said, i do enjoy some quality worked animations, i just don't want them spending all their time on something that is just flashy and takes forever to kill your target because the animation is different and takes forever to take down his target. i mean they do this in every new assassins creed, they waste time making animations that are pretty much pointless but flashy, i say stop, make it practical and simple, but fluid enough that it makes sense, this isn't kungfu where they move their arms aimlessly for show and then attack you, that shit is stupid flashy nonsense. mic drop.

[@VisualAiz]

i honestly have origins vibes by watching the trailer

[@Daniboi971]

same. They're reusing a lot of stuff. Palm trees, sand, carpets, some of the buildings.

[@theotter6279]

@@Daniboi971 bro said ”sand” lol

[@penumbrum3135]

@@theotter6279 What's next? The sun,skybox,pebble textures?

[@HellonearthlABB]

Because of the sand 😂

[@stickypoopoo8982]

@@penumbrum3135 THE SKY?!?!

[@hawken796]

I think the developers messed up by mentioning that their aim is Unity. That got twisted into people thinking it will actually be like Unity. I'm glad that there's improvement as Basim clearly has more momentum and speed than Eivor, so either ways, it will be fun.

[@JackycakesV2]

Same thing happened with valhalla. Ubisoft says something the fans blow it out of proportion then blame Ubisoft for not reaching expectations

[@bullit4170]

@@JackycakesV2nah they straight up lied about Valhalla being smaller than Odyssey

[@jaloniwilson]

Yea its typical Ubisoft formula. Exaggerate their games and leave people slightly disappointed. We all remember how they downgrade their games from the E3 presentations in the past. Same thing but now they just do it in words.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Unity was actually good. Unlike Valhalla

[@Growmetheus]

I do dislike Unity myself, too heavy and clunky, but its really the parkour additions that will make it unique.

[@hayk3000]

The trailer editing and Ubisoft not really showing parkour makes me think that this is pretty much exactly like Valhalla. But a stealh based mission design could make Valhalla's system work. If everything else fails, I also think that Bagdad looks beautiful. I'm playing trough Revelations for the first time now and I'm loving these middle-eastern settings.

[@bluesyrupgc4224]

I think so too. Many fans think the parkour is better with vaulting and lamps that let you change corners but Odyssey allows you to vault to a certain extent if you hold down O while running through small obstacles and from what I remember, lamps also exist in Origins

[@sosaysjay]

@@bluesyrupgc4224 Odyssey actually had pretty much the same vaulting system as Unity where you could actually vault over things that seemed way too big to vault as long as you were holding the button

[@demetter7936]

I've been saying this since the playstation event, people are blindly showing appreciation towards Ubisoft when we haven't gotten a single bit of actual gameplay, just cinematics or heavily edited snippets. I can absolutely guarantee the game is going to be a big disappointment for those thinking its going to be like OG AC.

[@bmankainarchives]

@@demetter7936exactly bro. everyone says it looks og and nothing about it looks og at all. The combat reminds me of origins. And to me the parkour doesn’t look like unity at all. people who are saying it’s og just wanna seem og

[@Zrs3820]

I'm sick of Europeon settings in an AC game mainly due to Odyssey and Valhalla. The Middle Eastern setting for Baghdad looks breathtaking and something unique like Origins. AC really needs to go more places like India, China, South East Asia, West Africa, etc apart from Europe, Japan and North America.

[@032_m.alfathcirrus5]

Despite having many similar or even same animations from Valhalla, I hope they improve upon the systems.

[@sosaysjay]

As do I, hopefully the single weapon system, improved enemy AI, and better level design will make a big impact on the overall experience

[@MonkutPaik]

bro on that hopium

[@R3TR0J4N]

same hopes, its common seeing reused assets on a game franchise. hope they prioritized on its name, being AC.

[@greedgod5827]

Honestly unity and origins being blended together has potential to be something decent

[@R3TR0J4N]

true. Unity direction were the classics, and seeing Origin was a modern AC w/ RPG but still reliant of its name.

[@dignusdingus3709]

Appreciate someone analysing reused assets without immediately shafting the game for doing so, as it isn't always a bad thing and it's common (and healthy) in small doses for development. Imagine the surface-level thinkers horror when they find out sequels sometimes share a lot of code too! I'll say this though: Hope to see more proper climbing, we saw a couple fancy moves but haven't actually seen Basim climb a building properly. If it's anything like the Ezio or Kenway games I'll be pretty happy but it won't ruin it for me if it isn't, because it can't be worse than Valhalla's if they've stated plainly that they're putting more effort into the parkour this time.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

Yeah for real. It's an incredibly common practise for all game devs to reuse both assets and animations where it makes sense. I think the only time it becomes a "problem" is when there's a clear jump in gaming as a generation and the stuff being reused is clearly outdated and hasn't been polished to blend in.

[@altair347]

U still believe them?

[@CHRISCAMPO-wq8bi]

well the free running did sound like the ezio and kenway games, so I might be reading too much into it, but if the running sound of all things literally sounds like those older games...

[@dougpederson5625]

@@TheFrostedfirefly I just don’t understand why they can’t reuse unitys combat and parkour then. Honestly to me I think they stick with the origins/odyssey engine to make the game more RPG based for microtransaction purposes. Quality isn’t the focus, no company is turning down a money maker like that

[@dignusdingus3709]

@akirasinoy-is2wr Easy cowboy.

[@loganr6203]

Something i noticed was how often they would cut away from gameplay instead of showing long clips. It makes me feel like the long clips might be unsatisfactory

[@skrufff]

What I hope they fix is the feeling of proper weight and momentum. Pulling off any set of moves in any of the games prior to Syndicate felt amazing. In the new games all of your movement feels so static. The characters have no weight and the extent of the moves are climbing, jumping and vaulting up onto ledges. They felt so bland to me.

[@shinichiizumi2242]

💯

[@dimeterchevaeros8480]

I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I was fairly positive about Mirage, up until this trailer. It’ll be a better version of origins parcour, but that won’t be enough. What we needed was a reset, not a rework.

[@sweetbabyrayso5262]

@@maszkalman3676 unitys parkour had good animations sure, but it was too rigid to feel fun to me. felt like i was parkouring with two invisible walls near me the entire time. and btw parkour doesnt slow down with every single jump, its a fluid motion only breaking that momentum when you stop or change direction

[@Your_Conscience.]

"Mirage" actually refers to them trying to hide all the reused assets. Those few new out of context combat animations look a step in the right direction , as well as the new gameplay additions . But that's about it for me.

[@Ben-rz9cf]

Who cares about reused assets. What we care about is that there is a good game underneath.

[@prodICYN]

Dude it's the same engine what did you expect

[@demetter7936]

@@Ben-rz9cf Reused assets indicates they're rushing the game and not focusing on quality, which means there's likely to be many bugs and other issues.

[@coreycasciano3255]

I swear people expect so much when the game is shorter and on the Valhalla engine 🤣

[@raulpetrascu2696]

​@@coreycasciano3255 and cheaper

[@RG-xl7ql]

5:58 That ally is Fuladh, one of the mentors of Baghdad. He was referenced in Valhalla in Hytham’s letters

[@jorgecasanova1999]

Ive always thought that AC shouldve evolved into a hitman-like game with social and environmental stealth improving through the years, but making it openworld and keeping parkour and a realistic historic narrative with a well written story, maintaining the present storyline and limiting the fantasy elements to just first civilization artifacts and eagle vision

[@sosaysjay]

I think a lot of people really wanted that, and one of the weirder things about the franchise is that people ask for a return to that kind of thing as if we had ever really reached it. I think it is still very much an aspiration for the series, and the idea is very cool in concept

[@TheAssassinsInspiration]

Jay, the CLARITY OF THAT ANALYSIS IS ASTOUNDING! My salute to you!

[@lilfern3466]

At this point I don't mind reusing assets. As long as we just get a faithful AC game this time around, cause we definitely won't be seeing another one when Infinity is up and running.

[@BaldwinIV_of_Jerusalem]

I think they mainly reused assets for this game since it was only supposed to be a DLC. Next games will have a different engine and probably atleast slightly different more optimized animations.

[@GloomEater]

They reused assets since the start of the series. Only when they make a new game in a new engine do they change it up.

[@llama6394]

I kinda miss when you could do a low profile assassination and then go back into the crowd without being seen

[@SpaceMarine2004]

to be fair, noone ever talked about a full reset of the game as it was planned as a dlc

[@ArgerasCZ]

8:11 I think I heard it's like fear takedown in Batman Arkham Knight which could be really cool Also great breakdown, you earned new sub :) Btw still in my opinion best assasin's creed game we got in years since unity is still Ghost of Tsushima 💀💀

[@methatis3013]

Sadly, the truth

[@SeekNeo]

If most missions are black box Unity style and the combat is as smooth as it seems, I think that will be enough to be a good game, I just hope it's not too short, there are rumours it's only 15 hours long including all side activities

[@chrisstucker1813]

Including all side activities? Damn. 15 hours would’ve been okay just for the main missions.

[@RainCloudVideos]

Wow so Ubisoft chose quantity over quality? This a good thing. Means less bloat and grind.

[@demetter7936]

@@RainCloudVideos No, it means the same bland boring characters and predicable story that has been in almost every AC game.

[@RainCloudVideos]

@@demetter7936 not talking about story here, story has sucked since ac 3

[@ForsakenAngel11]

@@RainCloudVideos Black Flag had a good story but yeah the other games after ac revelations seriously fell off hard into being complete utter trash...

[@nikjovan4816]

I mean Origins still had great cutscenes so I don't really know why they couldn't do cutscenes. Especially for a game like this that is smaller scale. I think they moved away from cutscenes in Odyssey and Valhala, because of the dialogue choice system and the fact that you can choose between characters. But now that we have a single protagonist, I hope there will be a fair amount of cutscenes. Doesn't have to be for every mission, especially side missions, but defintely the important ones.

[@stepkickking9868]

Because the game’s development started as a DLC, I’m not sure we should be expecting many cutscenes. If anything it might be like the over the shoulder dialogue moments that we saw in all of Origins side quests.

[@djstef4549]

I will say this it does look similar to valhalla but at least for me that’s ok as long as some of the systems are improved kinda like Unity and syndicate. Now for me as an AC fan I want this game to be able to finally return to an assassin’s story is awesome and I think that’s what a lot of us want

[@enenrax]

Freerunning looks like Origins with 25% of Unity. not only does the guard have the sword clipping around his neck, but when he is sitting on the bench you can see the pant hem of his clothes clipping his arm and one problem this trailer has is that it shows a lot of combat, Ubisoft stated that the game would be hostile for combat and would force you to play stealth. and also had the promise of crowds similar to Unity, and so far I haven't seen a group of more than 3 people walk together

[@lichitan]

hi there. i just wanted to say that im really thankful that in this world exist people like you who have the resources, the capability and the will to script and then do this so meticulous and interesting videos about specifically this franchise, for it is special to me. it is a delicate topic the reason why. This is probably the first franchise whose story really wrapped me up. i was really young when i played this games, so there were a lot of detailes, aspects and, in general, interesting things to discover and apreciate that i simply not pay attention to since my thirst to continue advancing on the story i barely grasped was uncontrollable... but i really do not regret discovering these beatiful games at that age. i was old enough to grasp the main aspects of the story and young and impressionable enough for this series to take a really important place in my heart. i was so inspired by the creed that i started climbing trees, walls, and jumping from all kind of contructions. that is not something i take pride in though. you see, up to this date i have problems on my knees because of carrying out those activites, but well, nothing is perfect, right? it was also thanks to these videogames in particular that i started to look at videogames in general not simply as something to have fun with by enjoying its mechanics but also by empathizising with the desires and objetives of the protagonists and by immersing in the fictional world and story which they proposed. not everything these games made me feel and experience is good though. no, im not saying this only because of the knees misfortune. even at my age, assassins creed 3 ending left me with a kind of depressing feeling... but not those that are "good". not that depressing feeling you experiment when a brilliantly scripted story destroys you by the incredible and sad way the development of the conflict occured... and after ac3 i started feeling that something was wrong with the new assassins creed i was playing. at that moment i didnt really think about the cause of that feeling, but it really made me feel sad. something was different. even now i still havent indagated much into my feelings regarding this topic and a replay of all the main entries of the saga is required to be done for that feeling exploration, but taking into account what i think i know now, i attribute the cause to the terrible way the present reality of those games developed. up to assassins creed 3 i was really interested in the destiny of desmond. i really liked him. damn, i really loved shaun too. i had forgotten of him. all those moments is which he did a little joke on some entries of the database really made me love him... but going back to desmond, although the concept of the ending of his story is not bad at all, the way they executed it definitely is in all means, and i understand a little bit more why things happend the way they happend thanks to your video in which you talk about when assassins creed got bad. the result of all of this, the really sad thing that this series caused in me, is a deep feeling of letdown, impotence and even sadness. letdown because they messed up what could have been an incredible, memorable and deeply emotional ending for greed. for money. impotence because its a widely spoken topic and still we can do nothing about it and because there are great creative ideas circulating through some members of ubisoft's team heads, but that just cant be developed for they are not provided with the time they need to think about them and the money that will make selling another soulless assassins creed must be earned. sadness because will probably never be different. abstergo (ubisoft) is really suffering some important crisis. related to money, of course... and to the personal. Anyways, the present, sometimes seen as prescindible and not really important, i think it contributed a lot more of what we think about to the identity and, overall, quility of the story of the good old games. its not like i hate all the games that came after desmond protagonism. i love unity. somehow i was able to simpthyze with arno. i love bayek and origin itself, even if is the game that, regarding its mechanics, stablished a point of no return in what assassin's creed gamplay respects. its just that this little me who really connected with desmond and his friends and relatives (plus with the assassins he encarnated, being the best for me either altair or ratonhakèto:n or something like that) will never see what he wanted the most to see regarding videogames: a proper ending to the tale of desmond, juno, minerva, etc. its true that im writing this in a moment of the night in which i may be more sensible than usual, but this feel of sadness is the first thing that, for the last 6 or 7 years, remember first when i think of assassins creed and what it could have been. this started as a comment which had the intention to thank for your work and ended up being whatever this is. i am sorry. its just that i dont really have no one to talk about with this, and finding people who love the saga just as much as you is beatiful. anyways, i want to let you know that if you ever feel like making a more phylosphical video about the series expressing, without filters, your most true and sincere opinion about the franchise, know that im totally down for it. and if you read up to here... i dont even know what to say. the word "thank you" falls short considering how much I appreciate you taking the time to read this far. i will continue going through the night. hope you are doing fine, friend

[@sosaysjay]

I do appreciate you watching and commenting, and I hope you are well

[@yogasatria7621]

Your videos are a blast to watch, and I enjoyed it every second.

[@sosaysjay]

That really is kind, thank you

[@Ani-valentine]

*calming to watch. Unlike other massively edited 5sec attention span videos

[@alessandrogiorgi8659]

I'm pretty scared of that assassination ability. It doesn't looks realistic at all, and I believe it will ruin the experience

[@aliceinwonderland4395]

Same but it's not actually new to the series. There was a similar ability in Assassin's Creed Chronicles India. It broke my immersion so I won't use it.

[@JackycakesV2]

Imo it should only work when you’re in a social stealth area

[@antony2206]

AC has never been realistic tho... I don't mind fantasy as ling as it's still action and feel like the old AC.

[@jonpapi_2247]

Assassins Creed was never FULLY realistic though hell even Unity's parkour (which is still fun) isn't 100% realistic. I'm still trying to figure how the hell does Arno still have his shoulders intact because he just jumps off a building like he's Batman and grabs on too a ledge 😂.

[@alessandrogiorgi8659]

@@jonpapi_2247 yeah, and it shouldn't be too realistic, but lasers, no fall damage and teleportation? Man that's a bit too much

[@blacksheep6415]

Basim is the reincarnation of Loki his multi-assassinate ability is probably something he gained from Loki. Eivor had Odin’s sight which was basically the animus pulse from origins and odyssey with more visual effects it looked like a muddied eagle vision that you use to find treasure which is why I compared it to the animus pulse instead of eagle vision.

[@natchu96]

...you know eagle vision does usually also highlight treasure chests.

[@dedicateddark]

Good analysis, caught a lot of interesting things. My worry is that even if this is a stepping stone, as per Ubisoft's investor pitch they put out, they are already committed to RED, HEXE and so on. So when is the next core AC game gonna take it forward if they are already full up!

[@Messi-rw9ng]

Once again Ubisoft employs their greatest strategy: "Two steps forward, two steps back."

[@Foxster_13]

I think the game looks good, hopefully better than Valhalla, but I do feel it'll be more in line with Origins than Odyessy and Valhalla. It'll be cool if they did include some of the old animations from other games like the Unity assassination you mentioned.

[@SJC9726]

I wonder if ubi realise how much hype is around this game. The "return to its roots" narrative has given people a lot of hope. I guess we'll need to wait for proper hands on gameplay to see if they deliver

[@methatis3013]

They don't care though. It's basically confirmed since last Ubisoft expo that this will be the last non rpg game for the time being. They only care about money

[@SJC9726]

@Me That Is I mean its ubisoft, I'm not expecting that much, just hoping they deliver something reminiscent of the older non rpg games

[@ReklessStandard]

Outfits, im so curious about base game outfits and how they will look. Basims out fit here has a mix of bayek's and altiar's robes. Im just wondering how well the other outfits will be if there will be any at all. Or maybe we will get another costomization menu like we did with unity. Be able to mix and match at will. And if they will put in legacy out fits. And actually put ones thats never been featured. Such as revelations and unity. I know a couple have featured arnos outfit but sucked, both of them.

[@dibby4482]

Hope they polish this unlike the toher games, eg. When you stab people in origins your blade just clips through then and even then it isnt fixed, it moves outside the hitbox of the enemy and there isnt a wound on the enemy, not even a blood stain, what other studio does this over many games😂

[@karatqa3829]

hey, just found your channel and am already a fan. i'm always happy to see someone make AC content with a level head. subbed.

[@sosaysjay]

That is kind of you, thank you

[@budgetbrick5124]

I'm more on skeptical, it seem nice return to form the issue is will they go all the way back or just use it as a blanket to hide how little they actually change. I'm more new to this series since I'm doing a marathon to playing all of them. The more recent one like origins, odyssey and Valhalla. Those are going to be a long one for me. But I'll wait to see if it's worth my time it's show promise but i have to remind myself it's still ubisoft. They are the McDonald's of gaming for me.

[@gld3n711]

my god why every assassin's creed protagonist HAS A MOTHERFUCKING BIRD

[@aborda0987]

The group assassination reminds me to Splinter Cell's "Mark & Execute" (except that here it seems to show the assassination path ahead of time). It would be cool if AC: Mirrage, does something like this, in the sense that once you stealth melee-kill one enemy, the option to mark and execute a group because available.

[@ohamatchhams]

Yeah, the Splinter Cell Conviction mark & execute comes to my mind, that mode looks pretty fun and cinematic but I do think newer Assassin's Creed should restrain on those insta-kill modes and focus to provide sandbox modes to finishing missions tbh

[@samh_06]

i find it ironic that, after the last 2 games, fans are getting excited over more parkour options, a staple in assassins creed games.

[@oscarcruz5989]

The scene of basim walking up to the city in the camel reminds me of bayek doing the exact same in origins who was also in a camel

[@thisd00d28]

Crazy idea but I would like it if they had some kind of wall running or side ejects

[@renaldop4220]

They didn't even know there was a side eject in the game. The new game is made for newcomers, not for hardcore parkour gamers like us. Plus I don't think all AC fans know about side eject, we all know side eject and advance movement through videos on KZbin

[@coreycasciano3255]

@@renaldop4220wtf are parkour gamers 🤣

[@leidenschaftfaul]

It's still based on ubisoft anvil, and Ubisoft anvil is based on anvil 2.0, which was the engine for unity. The Prince of Persia remake was also based on the engine. So, it's likely, that there's a lot of capabilities to increase stealth game play and such.

[@xshadowspy]

I'm so skeptical still on this game it still looks kinda rough and sluggish almost, maybe it's the way the trailer is cut up? really going to be one of those games I'll wait and see gameplay when it comes out before I decide to buy.

[@JackycakesV2]

It’s a Ubisoft game with little development. It’s gonna be buggy and sluggish

[@glibchubik4090]

A good mindset that can apply to most AAA games nowadays

[@tasteewheat393]

Everything looks great imo, i just hope hope theres no more tagging our enemies as "eagle vision". The red, blue, and gold eagle vision is so much better like, we can stealth or use our brains outselves... Edit: the chain assassinations reminds me of Arkham Knight which was so badass 🔥 i hope thats what that is

[@coreycasciano3255]

More like Splinter Cell 🤷‍♂️

[@giannid.7794]

yes, Assassin's Creed Mirage was basically Valhalla DLC, so yes, it's going to be Valhalla and Origins +++, so don't expect much in the way of new features, just some reworked but unchanged elements. For real renewal, you'll have to wait for Assassin's Creed Red "and you'll be disappointed too".

[@TheJulienK]

finally someone who is objective and true

[@Thundermuff1n]

One thing i want is some better animations and a grittier feel. Like unity. And syndicate. It uses fog and dust perfectly, so the dust in Baghdad would be a perfect way to bring it back.

[@venator5421]

I think the multi-assassinations is gonna be like the fear takedown in the Batman Arkham games.

[@RossG99]

I wasn’t aware this was meant to be a DLC. That sucks. I was excited for Mirage, this has made me slightly less excited. When I heard online that it was returning to AC roots I got hyped, especially with the Middle Eastern setting. I note you picked up on the way the door opened too, I thought that was so fucking ugly and unrealistic, surprised it mate a trailer like this. It just feels so unpolished or something idk, especially when comparing to the other big reveal last night; Spider-Man 2. Everything in that game loons crisp, this kinda looks like it’s from 2017 lol

[@reezwave]

I don't mind reusing animation, I just hope that it will not feel sluggish or heavy and slow like in Valhalla. Also, I miss playing black box missions so much, so seeing the trailer gave me hope, but I don't want to be disappointed so I have to keep my expectations low. Kinda wish they go full cinematic motion cap again tho like before odyssey. Watching cutscenes in ac back then felt like watching a movie and I miss that too.

[@Harfizz]

I mean from what i heard, this game was supposed to be dlc for ac valhalla called ac rift, but later scrapped and modified into ac mirage, so it make sense some of the ac valhalla animations were included

[@jaloniwilson]

I think one of the biggest things that dictates the assassins creed feeling is the high/low profile. Walking around automatically changes your approach in gameplay compared to full on sprinting at the push of a stick. And that was part of something not seen in this trailer, social stealth. Will Basim be able to blend in crowds? Will running have any effect on your social status?

[@MrAmorim]

I think it looks interesting but, as you said, we need to see more unedited gameplay and see mechanics and features happening without this highly edited and stylized trailer. The city density and the options for traversal, so far, look pretty interesting, a lot better than Origins, for example, but if they're also not adding back features we had in older games, if we will have more freedom of movement, how deep infiltrations will be. And i really hope taht interiors have a bigger complexity, or at least more paths as options for the player to go through. This trailer has some hints that it could be going in the right direction but i still need more to solidify a tought on it. As for the DLC part, i think the director of the game has come out to say that Mirage did start, conceptually, as a dlc, but that it only lasted for a couple of weeks, and then it fully transitioned to a full game. So, i don't think we should treat some of its limitations due to it being "firstly planned as DLC". But i would genuinely trade mo-cap cutscenes for gameplay mechanics that made this feel more like a more traditional AC game. And when i say that, i also don't mean "bring back the jankiness", i want them to take good ideas from older games and polish them for a new one. Now, one thing you mentioned in the video i kinda wanted to act as devil's advocate here, even if i am pretty lukewarm to the trailer as a whole and not much impressed. By 7:10 you mentioned the guy holding the sword clipping, and i definetely agree it is a shame to see it clipping on the shoulder, but i feel like the reason the hand is "above" the sword is ebcause he is holding the sword almost as someone could hold a bat in their back, like a lever, just resting their hand on top of it and preventing it from falling that way. Similar to this picture: image.freepik.com/free-photo/back-view-man-holding-baseball-bat_23-2148347905.jpg . But yeah, just a small detail anyway and i wish AC Mirage was on new gen only and maybe the clipping would have been reduced.... i say that but Zelda Tears of the Kingdom does a better job and runs on the Switch, so there is that. I still think it is a bit of a shame this is a crossgen game, i thought about what they could have done in regards to environment interactivity if they had more pwoer to work with. After this one i think the only AC game that *might* interest me is Hexe, and that one could take up until 2026 for us to see anything on it. Cool video! i like your observations and i have a similar reaction, i am still waiting for more before i can fully judge it. Has potential but i'm not keeping my hopes up for it. Have a good one \o/

[@devashishsagar7414]

Why does Unity still can’t be topped even being made by the same company. Is making the animations arno had expensive ?

[@affren3148]

Level design is what matters!thats what makes parkour seem smooth

[@ternative]

Please keep making videos the only entertaining assasins creed Chanel I’ve seen so far

[@morittz3808]

Your production level definitely deserves more subscribers. Thumbs up!

[@shahbazawais7793]

Friends this is only gameplay trailer hope for best i think ubisoft will also been working on patkour , stealth and graphics so please be patient

[@muazthunder]

The huge problem with Valhalla is the setting itself. It doesnt have building that are parkourable like other games. Thats why origin is still good despite being rpg. And i bealive baghdad is a good setting

[@lastorder2339]

they better not put levels on top of enemies

[@Waqar_Khan475]

Look at the dulux trailer combat is kinda fast

[@hmok1083]

I LOVE your channel my brother,. Glad you posted

[@raes704]

Im glad many see this game as revival of the franchise, it might look a little similar to Valhalla but it does seem to resamble the older games a lot, it seems to fix the gameplay problem, but what doesn’t let me be hyped about this game is the fact that we played as Basim, the same guy from Valhalla…the lore was just as broken as the gameplay, it doesn’t feel like a genuine revival of the franchise if they still tie it up to the last two games, I’ll just wait until it’s available and see if the fans like it or not.

[@averyaustin1]

You want to know something I like a-lot? In Valhalla, most "Stealth" ended with a fight, Eivor was a warrior more than a sneaker. But Basim, a-lot of options for him can result in him running away or getting the drop on his foe. That's something worth noting if you ask me, This game is less "Go in and swing your blade like a madman!" and more "strike from the shadows, get your target, retreat when finished".

[@haseeshrahithya4415]

I think for the chain assassination in the trailer, he first lands on a chain/rope that's slightly above the nearest guard and then jumps to the farthest to initiate the chain assassination. Cause, the trajectory path shown during the next cut (1st assassination) is way different than what it would have been if he jumped his best from the ledge to assassinate the farthest one, but looks similar if he jumped from the chain/rope I mentioned.

[@santoshsriram5589]

Great video my friend. Or as the blacksmith says in AC Origins.. fine precision Gerek!

[@stephanclemens2348]

I picture the meeting like this Game Director: "Guys, we have this Viking Game and are looking for some cool Idea for a DLC!" Some Guy: "How about we do one in Bagdad about some arabian Assassin." Game Director: "Awesome. That fits the Viking Theme perfectly."

[@davidgoode8096]

This is the best, most grounded breakdown on KZbin on this game by a long mile. Agree with all your thoughts on this. Even if its the tiniest bit closer to Origins (or earlier games) than it is to Valhalla then I'll be happy...

[@gokakarotku]

As someone who hasn’t played a AC game since Syndicate, I’m cautiously hyped. Wasn’t into the direction the last 3 took and this seems like a perfect game to reenter with

[@Asufiku]

Kinda understandable hard to expect big when it was supposed to be a Valhalla DLC

[@JackycakesV2]

Exactly. People claimed brotherhood was “too small” and then to an expect this to be a big game

[@BaggyPop]

Mirage was never supposed to be Valhalla DLC lol where did you get that info?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 just because Basim is in it???

[@tebeas1682]

@@BaggyPop It was supposed to be a DLC about Basim and his conflict with 'Loki' to give the players more understanding of why he betrayed Eivor. Face it. Animations and combat reused from Valhalla, assets and game mechanics reused from Origins and Odyssey on top of the map being VERY small and un detailed because they also want to make a mobile port since they realized they would make a lot more money by selling Mirage as a standalone game. Part of that is all of the cope about muh old AC. It will include parts of old AC. Shame ONLY the bad ones. Which was most of AC games back then anyway..

[@gametimelevelup]

I cant wait

[@infinitespinergy1220]

Great video, I have noticed that the most of the parkour animations and some of the assassinations are copy and pasted from Valhalla and people were calling me braindead for it. "they are brand new animations" one of them said. It's scary how easy it is to 'fool' people. I am still excited for the game, but I also expected new parkour.

[@kacperbizon9166]

That freerunning is Unity af.

[@penumbrum3135]

No sign of Basim leaping 5m to reach a beam or snapping to random objects to be considered as "Unity". 😂

[@sosaysjay]

A lot of people do forget that this is the flip side of Unity’s controls

[@Cye22]

Hey jay im still a bit confused about what infinity really is? How you you explain it?

[@sosaysjay]

To my knowledge it still hasn’t been fully fleshed out, so I can’t say for sure. As far as I understand it is basically a platform that you can access all of these different Assassin’s Creed games from. It may be akin to a new version of Ubisoft connect, but only for Assassin’s Creed games. You would boot up Infinity and select which game you want to play from there. How exactly Ubisoft plans to utilize this for profit remains to be seen.

[@Cye22]

@@sosaysjay ​​⁠​⁠ oh so kinda like the battlefield menu or mcc? Okay that could be cool depending on how they implement it, I wonder how far back the games will go, if not all. and if they do go back I wonder if you can buy all the games included in a bundle, or if you already own it you have it, or buy them separate. Idk I guess we’ll see. I presume this will release with project red. Anyway thanks for the response, jay.

[@sosaysjay]

@@Cye22 That is the impression I get, but as I said they have been quite vague about it. From what they have discussed so far, I think MCC sounds like the best comparison for right now.

[@Cye22]

@@sosaysjay man assassins creed sun in odd spot right now. Like I’ve heard talks of a sequel vr game that hasn’t even released? 🤣 like don’t get me wrong I’m actually kinda exited because I assume it’ll drop in next gen headsets and the 1st one will drop on old gen guns a like rouge and unity. But still objectively it’s absurd. Not to mention the like 4 other code name projects in the works, exiting but confusing and leads to much be skeptical about.

[@wwalton]

Valhalla was literally the base for this game although based on what I saw I'm hoping for a better Origins gameplay wise, seriously they fumbled so hard after starting off the RPG Trilogy with that gem

[@gianb3952]

Remember: if they don't show it, it's not in the game

[@leobruch3697]

Biggest change is he actually looks like an assassin again. Thank god.

[@fsherman9717]

This look like a big ac Valhalla update than an actual game .

[@Growmetheus]

Feels like they mixed unity, origins, and 1. Isnt that exactly what fans want? We'll see.

[@JackycakesV2]

On pure gameplay focus I think it’ll be a better game than origins and syndicate. All depends on story

[@charlieni645]

This game is only 50 dollars and is a production from a secondary studio. Asset recycling from previous games is expected. I think people put too much expectation on this game when this game seems rather experimental.

[@jamesjohn8740]

Ive been saying this also. Similar attitudes occurred in early destiny expansions.

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

IMO re-using Evior's animations is not a bad thing unless they look cool & fit with the emersion

[@Randomized_tv]

The run was terrible from valhalla the momentum also walking also. How hard can it be to make a good looking run and walk anm

[@JackycakesV2]

@@Randomized_tv it’s a mix of unitys and Valhallas run. Looks kinda awkward tho

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

@@Randomized_tv You are absolutely right bro

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

​@@Randomized_tv also in valhalla the female walking animation is broken first 2 seconds of walking with female evior female walking animation will play but after some time that animation slowly turns into male evior walking style this was a very minor mistake which i spotted in my 4th playthrough which is very easy to fix and even after 100's of patches its not fix i think ubisoft is really lazy about doing stuff or its just that they dont care about the games which they have made

[@Randomized_tv]

@@pantherxdoesit3425 agreed. It can't be that hard to make good running and walking anm with that budget

[@unnamedtoaster4683]

What are your more recent thoughts on Mirage after the gameplay demo has come out? I think a lot of your suspicions were confirmed, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing

[@sosaysjay]

I think this game will indeed be a scaled down, more focused take on Valhalla’s systems. I think anyone expecting this to revolutionize the series will be disappointed, but at the same time it has clearly improved city design, clearly improved stealth, and a lot less bloat. Whether or not those things will be enough to make a fun and worthwhile experience remains to be seen, but I do look forward to playing this game when it comes out

[@unnamedtoaster4683]

@@sosaysjay I am in pretty much the same boat; I'm itching for new AC content that feels satisfying to play, and from what I've seen the stealth in this one could be pretty sweet. I'm bummed the parkour looks so janky, as I assume it won't feel as great to control, but like you said, city design could help it out a bit. I'm definitely excited to try it out, but I'll have to bury away my reaction to the initial trailer until a better representation of the series' original idea comes out (if it ever does).

[@inosuke2679]

Tbh I’m buying it looks good plus it’s not fully finished but maybe cause of the leaks they just released a trailer I’m looking forward to it

[@DaVinciwithaphaser]

I’m just exited for Japan

[@dasarchiv3508]

Most important: it was supposed to be an Valhalla DLC, so you should know what to expect from the technical side. Only the story will (hopefully) be more assassin based.

[@sha1647]

I think you pointing out that we may only have the sword and dagger equipment throughout was well spotted. Even with the Prince of Persia outfit it comes with a sword & dagger. I sincerely hope if we’re being limited by weapons, that we will still have the 5 outfit piece options so we can customise Basim’s looks. Please don’t take away the great parts of the RPG experience to cater to the older style of gameplay. Take the best of both worlds. Highly customisable outfits (realistic please not fantasy based) with slick fast paced combat.

[@EyeOfTheCat2002]

This game was originally a Valhalla DLC that's everything you need to know. It's the same game with a few changes.

[@inactive23246]

And you're saying this based onnnnnnnnnn what exactly? This is reaching of the highest category. You haven't played the game yet or seen any legit gameplay, you've broken down a cinematic trailer. Way too early to jump to conclusions. I enjoy your content so I don't want this to come across as rude, I just think you're jumping the gun with this one. Regardless I dropped a like as I want to see you grow 😂

[@sosaysjay]

While this is obviously a speculative video, I feel like my takes are relatively sensible. This isn’t a cinematic trailer, it is in-engine, so everything Basim does will be playable in the game. We see that the free running animations carry the weight of the last three games with sped up animations. That doesn’t mean it won’t also have controlled descent and ejects but what they have shown us so far explicitly iterates on the last game. The crouch, ledge assassinate, running assassinate, and standing/forward assassinate are all from Valhalla, so stealth will also iterate on Valhalla. I think that it looks like they will work on the AI and stealth level layout, and so the systems of Valhalla could totally evolve to work well there, but it will almost certainly be an evolution of Valhalla’s systems. As I say in the video, we don’t know how the game will play. But Ubisoft crafted a trailer that almost exclusively shows us things we could already do in the last three games. While we don’t know what else they are hiding, I wouldn’t call it reaching of the highest order per say to identify that we are looking at iterations of Valhalla’s mechanics. What really remains to be seen is whether or not those iterations change the game in big and meaningful ways, and I am still looking forward to seeing more.

[@icebreaker4354]

9:49 you can hit enemies with your hidden blade after vaulting in valhalla and if they’re low on health you execute them

[@shirez1654]

So, I'm not sure if this is true however I believe it was leo k that had a theory on the Assassin focus ability. (Multiple assassination) and the potential reason why it looks like that. He said that it could be the animus glitching out and not being able to captivate or record basim speed. Which makes it look like he is fading in and out of assassinations. I sorta of like that idea of having basim being super agile that it causes the animus glitch out. However I don't think the story will continue after valhalla and it's more like a flashback to his previous life. I do like the idea though and it would make sense if that was the case. Or it could be they add it as super natural power as basim becomes more in contact with loki. Either way, it needs a explanation instead of just existing.

[@89knunez]

Maybe it's just me trying to be positive, but in 8:29, there is a chain right above the guy with the big sword. Maybe Basim swings off of that & that's how he gets to the furthest guard away first. Also, there were rumors a couple of months ago that suggested that the Assassin Focus ability is how the double assassinations come back. Hopefully that's true.

[@NoMadKid]

Still, I’m going to buy it. I love every AC game for different reasons so this one won’t be different for me.

[@ajewi]

In Valhalla you can actually deploy a smoke bomb right after a parry by pressing Triangle or Y on the controller

[@lold6d2]

I only hope for great replayability and super fun outposts to play in multiple ways.

[@desmondcoleman1409]

I love doing outpost probably the best part of the lastest title except odyssey since it’s damage sponges over there

[@MrSpawn229]

5:52 that's Fuladh, Mentor mentioned in letter to Hytham

[@sosaysjay]

Very cool to see, thank you

[@Plottwisters3]

I think people will be very upset with this game. It’s not going back to where it came from. It’s a mix from origins, odyssey and valhalla and that’s it. Not worth the money. You can play it day one for 15 bucks with Ubisoft + for one month and that should be enough for a valhalla dlc

[@grimgrimxv9380]

I'm still skeptical about this, Ubisoft have history of showing cool trailer but their game is nothing special.

[@HaiderAli-pf6yy]

When is Ac Mirage’s Gameplay demo breakdown video coming??

[@sosaysjay]

Unfortunately I just didn't have time to make one, but I also felt it would be a bit redundant because in all honesty, the new footage mostly just confirmed what we saw in this trailer. Free running will most likely be single button still given their reluctance to show us any descent or eject options. What does concern me is the jog and sprint, which I hated in Valhalla. Having default be jog and toggle to sprint meant the player was constantly falling out of sprint and having to re-engage. I hope that if it remains a jog to sprint system that it becomes hold, not toggle. It does seem like improved free running was mostly based around world design for them, not changing the mechanics, which will probably still appease most people. Stealth is definitely better, with clear vision cones and what appears to be totally revamped AI. Systemic social stealth is great to have back, and I hope it has meaningful uses in-game. The tools look simple but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Do I love the teleport skill? No, but it doesn't bother me like it does everyone else. However, I hope they don't build around it too much. Combat hasn't been seen much, but it looks similar to Valhalla with the same parry animation. I hope it feels a lot less sluggish than it did in that game. Cinematics clearly take a page out of Valhalla's book with the same animations and facial rigs. This is not surprising, but it does look a lot uglier than the system they had for Odyssey in my opinion, so I am a bit disappointed there. All in all this looks like Valhalla with simplified yet improved mechanics. The character will play mostly the same, but the world around the player will have vastly improved opportunities for free running and stealth. I think that if they stick the landing, this could be my favorite stealth system in the series since I don't love the jank of Unity and Syndicate and I'd hardly call any of the PS3 games stealth games. I think the free running having set paths but not much complexity will be fine for a vast majority of people. Combat I am iffy about since we have seen so little, but it sounds like they want to encourage people to avoid it anyway. Very excited to explore Baghdad.

[@blepdoge04]

The parkour seems like it's basically if eivor took off all their heavy stuff and is free to do more stuff

[@tropixi5336]

well it does follow right after and we didnt meet basim till Valhalla

[@venix6473]

People need to understand that it's a 50$ game so don't expect them to spend alot of resources to overhaul the parkour system etc

[@jamesjohn8740]

They have a ton of ac games coming out sooo this is a stepping stone. Im ok with that

[@KingWhoppa]

Does anyone notice that sargon of akkads mask loosely looks like the one in the gamepley trailer that fat dude dropped, knowing the birds name now I think there will be some connection with ancient Mesopotamia and mirage