Assassin’s Creed Mirage gets *almost* everything wrong

"You just don't get it, the combat is meant to be bad!!"
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage isn't really 'a return to the roots' [Review]
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[@CyberGhostArt]

Gotta respect the honesty that a guy who gets the code from the devs to roast the game have

[@Yolozaur69]

And IGN gives this shitshow 8.. A FKN 8!!

[@justseven3487]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it No. Just, no.

[@blokin5039]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Nonsense.😁

[@user-sx4qu4dz9z]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it🤓

[@MonsieurMoustachio]

getting a 70 $ code really is nothing. not worth mentioning. Especially In a day and age where you can pirate every media anyways

[@FukurouYGR]

I've never seen a guy with a review code roast so hard a game in my life 😂 cheers brother, you have my support.

[@devondorr8212]

I'd say skillup's review of mirage is as harsh as this one goes

[@mrcsr8582]

@@irgendeinname9256i think they cool wid it that boy aqua complains and they still give him codes

[@tobi5635]

If you want a negative review of most modern games, you should check out Worth A Buy- He's hilarious and brutally honest

[@TSE_WOODY]

@@devondorr8212 yeah he took a big shit on this game

[@MTID94]

doodoo platter eat up

[@Kdotslytheronin]

“We’re returning to our roots in the AC games!” *has glowing magic sword thats not a PoE.*

[@logictotalwar1201]

And ,Teleportation and that just ruins any immersion there ever was in the ac franchise 😂

[@huilang838]

@@logictotalwar1201 there was immersion before it became a garbage witcher 3 copycat rpg

[@lewislabuff8862]

The early games parkour was so fun, because it was entirely up to you how to reach a destination, now parkour is annoying, because it's a path system, that if you screw up the animation doesn't know what you're doing and freaks out.

[@brotbrotsen1100]

That's how it always felt to me honestly, i never felt like there is any freedom in the parkour, always was like idk climbing ladders but with cool animations. You where pretty much on rails all the time. I think they should revamp the whole system and make it more involved as a whole. Like how you can just climb everything in Botw, they should do something similar here and not just make you snap onto whatever is closest to you.

[@TYR1139]

Cause people complained parkour was impractical, which it was, an generally not worthy when going on land was faster and rooftops were full of guards

[@NabsterHax]

@@TYR1139 Nah, personally, I think the problem is that AC2's settings were just the peak of parkour-friendly environments. The winding narrow city streets of, say, Florence made parkour a genuine boon.

[@Mo0shii]

true AC2 was as free as it gets, the forced path did kill it long time agi btw but nvm.@@NabsterHax

[@christmascatalogue]

It looks like AC Revelations mechanics over 2023 design quality

[@magic-mike-doe]

I love the part when you can throw a knife at a guard while being hidden, and the guard will simply mumble something under his nose and then sit again doing nothing. AI mastery.

[@kantcunt1471]

Must have been the wind.

[@Steff380]

@@kantcunt1471 Lmao, the wind cut my throat but I'll let it slide, this time 🤣

[@brian177]

"Gotta have a chat with the Safety Officer about all these falling knives."

[@Agent_3141]

That's nothing new

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Jesus the AI is even dumber than the original Assassins Creed from 15 years ago. Good job Ubisoft.

[@hrast4109]

Didn't expect Ubisoft to give keys to people who might be critical of their game, especially when it's actually bad. Props to them for that i guess

[@DonNorway]

This game is flying so far below people's radars that ANY attention towards it might be good

[@dohnjoe9211]

Ubisoft is real mixed bag of a company, but I give them some credit where it's due. I think I'll either wait for this game to come to gamepass or wait for a steep sale.

[@suchalad]

lol ofcorse the game sucks i knew when they didnt' make it full price even they knew it was shit

[@redacted9912]

Perhaps they are looking for constructive criticism, and just because they have a bad rep doesn’t mean they won’t make a right move every once in while

[@SimuLord]

@@DonNorwayNo joke. I follow gaming in what I'd describe as a "closely casual" way (I don't obsess but I do see a lot of gaming stuff just because of algorithms) and this is literally the first I'm hearing about this game.

[@KanohiVahi]

What is probably the most frustrating part about games like this is that you can still see glimpse (although very small) of what could be if more time an and actual care went into creation of the game. Sadly that is not what Ubisoft is about but rather pushing games out as fast as possible. The "fast food gaming"- description couldn't sadly be more fitting. But it is sad because it all feels like a waste of time and money of devs that at least some actually care about developing good games.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Yea this is literally just a filler game to sit in between Valhalla and the next project based in feudal Japan. And they've even more or less directly stated this openly, that Mirage is cooked up from a mix of DLC ideas for Valhalla, and a "quick and dirty" sample to test the waters with going back to their roots and just use it to try and please some of the more traditional fanbase with a project that ultimately never was a big investment from Ubisoft in the first place. And like you say, it's evident there are glimpses of bright ideas that the developers surely would want to iterate more on, but given their limited time and budget with this title, it's just a half baked "meets the baseline vision" kind of game.

[@TYR1139]

Care was given , a lot of it actually, time and resources are a different issue, even more for a small team

[@BourbonInhibitions]

A lot of sad going on in this comment 😂

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

​@@Real_MisterSirThey are going to mess the Japan game up if this is what they do to it.

[@sivaprasadcc1481]

I think take a break to AC franchise for 3 or 5 years ....then create an extreme game...

[@captainclown2718]

Just seeing the kill animations (or rather animation) after the parries is so telling of how far the series has fallen. I remember the awesome kill animations in the old games especially AC4 but now it’s just a bad looking stab...

[@zero-one2585]

I remember how Connor's kills were so god damn awesome

[@tobybll]

@@zero-one2585 damn right

[@toastedt140]

Replaying revelations made me realize they messed up by trying to have too many unique animations (especially for faction reward weapons). I'd take around 12 animations that blend properly than 36+ that don't even make sense for an assassin (especially brutal executions for uniques).

[@HA-gu1qk]

I see a game studio who tries to go back to the roots but it has to eat s#t for it. AC2 was also not super open world, so what? Should we discourage Ubisoft by s##tting on this game and they develop a new viking open world bullshit instead?

[@captainclown2718]

@@HA-gu1qk nobody here said anything about the open world tho? We were talking about kill animation and AC 2 (a game from 2009) has more and better ones than a game from 2023? Thats not going back to the roots thats just sad...

[@ivanroman8914]

So Ubi made what we already expected: Disappoint us. It never fails

[@therealcharlieharper]

Because they NEVER listen to the fans

[@ivanroman8914]

@@therealcharlieharper they can't take criticism, it's like they're passive-aggressive with their own fanbase. People criticized Valhala for its artificially extended runtime, and now they are like "here's a 15 hours game, hehe"

[@irgendeinname9256]

They don't care about disappointing, they only care about Profit. The problem is people buy it anyways

[@the-ironclad]

@@therealcharlieharperthey listened to the fans and delivered. Y’all are just hating to hate. Y’all wanted brotherhood, assassins, stealth, parkour and the immersive feeling of being in an assassin so they did that. Now you complain over bullshit. It’s the community that always finds something to complain about. But that’s how it is with negative people

[@therealcharlieharper]

@@the-ironclad bro the game is a joke 😂😂 unity from 10 fuckin years ago made EVERYTHING better but if you like it have fun with this shit

[@MetalMilitia83]

Assassins creed as an rpg has not worked for me. It was a mix of assassinations, beautiful architecture, and fun parkour that made you feel incredible

[@gaultferrell1538]

Agreed I honestly wish they would just do a full rework of AC1 so I can get that feel again. I expect they wont though because people now adays always scream "Op3n W0rLd".

[@PitchHound]

@@gaultferrell1538 Yeah and most people think the parry system in the older games isn't fun. For me I loved the parry system because of the cinematic fight scenes were like movies, plus the little details like if 2 people attacked at the same time is was a different animation.

[@tiggersrevenge]

@@PitchHound Same. It could definitely be tweaked a bit to make it a little more challenging, but for the most part I loved it. I am a master trained assassin. If you are a regular ass guard coming at me with your simple sword training it makes sense the master assassin will make short work of you.

[@MASFATNINJA]

100%. They need to just separate the two. Create a true AC game again and create a separate rpg titled something else for people that like rpgs. Also they need to remove all of the weird movie and pop culture references and super powers and get back to making it feel like a regular guy with eagle vision moving about assassinating people. I think micro transactions have destroyed gaming as well, you don’t search for and earn awesome robes like in brotherhood but they’d rather sell you junk that take away from the game. Riding around on a tiger just ruins the feel of an AC game.

[@ONKINGDAVID]

I mean it worked pretty good to me

[@bambon5568]

I'm currently replaying Assassin's Creed Unity and it just makes me sad that it had such a bad release that we couldn't appreciate it and it seems like that's also the game where the devs lost all motivation to make a game that's better than the previous one. The whole series might be different if Unity just got one month more time to be developed

[@megodgast]

Respect for being honest while being sponsored, you’ve earned yourself a sub!

[@joshuatealeaves]

Review codes aren’t sponsorships 🤝

[@abstractheory1]

We both knew what he meant, angry man

[@peri5552]

I don’t know who you are, this is your first video that has popped on my feed but I have massive respect for you. In this day and age, any “influencer” who get perks or early access from game developers become immediately shills of the companies. They feel like they have to do it, because they think they’ll no longer have such perks if they do not promote the game positively. Once again, I respect your honest review.

[@TxRyan27]

I googled “AC Mirage reviews” and every article, YT video, and post was saying that Mirage is one of the best games in the series. I was just boutta buy it this weekend bc of that and then this popped in my feed today. Thank god there’s still some unbiased honest creators out there, saved me $60 lol

[@saltyakuma8985]

its just douchey to the developers. Sure its good for us, but can you imagine this guy meeting the developers who worked countless hours in person after this? He didn't need to rip into the game in the title, he didnt need to mock the combat in the description, and he didnt need to employ such a condescending tone reviewing his partners work...

[@oliverbrockmann2342]

@@saltyakuma8985you know what a review is?

[@avelonzx]

@@saltyakuma8985the npc consumer

[@MfknTerry]

⁠@@saltyakuma8985it was sent to be reviewed and he did what was asked, if the developers wanted a “nicer” review they should’ve sent a better game

[@gnizzit4928]

Mad props for your honest opinion with early access. Most reviewers are bought off, even the big boys of KZbin. IMO

[@Stuntmachine14]

AC Mirage has a lot of mixed reviews on YT

[@Leynad778]

Some of them got a trip to Paris for free to visit the Ubisoft studio, but that would certainly never influence their opinion about the game🤡

[@miladeskandari7]

Radbrad comes to mind...

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

The problem Assassins creed has had over the years and years its been made is every now and then ubisoft pull there finger out and make a decent one but the majority of them are just copy and paste of the previous to make a buck ( almost feel like a reskin of the previous game ) i feel ubisoft have slipped back into the Couldnt be f..ked reskin AC game again !!

[@frosteddubs1242]

@@Leynad778 it cost something like 2 grand for them bc the booking was up to them lol

[@Doc7or4]

It's actually insane that I didn't see this till now. When the game came out I was looking to see any actual video that wasn't obviously made in favor for the game and the all said the exact same thing and nothing at the same time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, saved me 60 dollars.

[@EazyDoor]

They ask 60 dollars for this? LMAO

[@joshuadownes9449]

I really tried to enjoy this game but you’ve just said everything that I’ve been thinking to myself in the back of my head throughout the last few days and now I kinda want my money back.

[@carlj7466]

Every game i want free

[@kipp4805]

Man, it’s crazy seeing Mirage then looking back 10 years. Unity truly was innovative. The core foundations of the game were solid. Gorgeous and fluid parkour, a dense living city, combat mechanics that made you slow down and think, shockingly good graphics and lighting, modular outfit customization, and a new co-op mode. It really only fell through due to technical issues and a weak story. Unity was also slated as a “return to the roots” but it took key parts of what made assassins creed iconic and innovated on them. Just for it all to be thrown away in the later games.

[@jimsravioli]

im glad you said that, because everyone just *dogs on* unity. But I've always liked the game, the only thing not great is the story

[@DeclanUK]

@@jimsraviolithe story in unity is one of the best parts about the game

[@jimsravioli]

@@DeclanUK i like it, but the stories before it were usually better

[@KokahZ777]

@@jimsraviolieveryone dogs on unity for it‘s trash combat and parkour mechanics (at least animations are good)

[@noich5398]

@@jimsraviolialmost no one dogs on unity anymore it feels more like it starts to get overrated by people

[@TheAussieBrickMan]

The saddest part about the combat. The back to the roots had me hoping to get the old games combat back. I miss combo killing badly.

[@JohnDoe69986]

There's a double kill skill trait not exactly a combo kill tho

[@Rojitos]

​@@JohnDoe69986 still better than whatever this is.

[@dddddd-hk4mx]

"combo killing" You literally just parry and instantly kill them. Where the fuck is the "Combo". Yall yap to yap, Stealth has always been the same hell this is even better then the old games, combat is basically the same except now its a bit more challenging. Assassion creed fans in a nutshell: wants a combat change so the devs change it and... They complain. Then they complain about the parkour so they change it.... Then they complain. Now they want the old games back, you guys have got to be THE dumbest community ever 😂

[@theprodigalson4003]

Nah bro u get rpg everybody loves rpg right. Right????

[@aerrae5608]

@@theprodigalson4003 They're rpg lites imo. A pointless skill tree copy pasted where your choices in Origins and Oddyssey was, do you want to do huge DoT with fire or cripple enemies atk strength with poison? Meaningless leveling to pad out the game, pointless equipment. In all honesty they're almost anti-rpg, they don't understand one bit why those mechanics are part of the genre, and think by adding them to their open world game that automatically they can be a proper rpg too.

[@Chris-_-23]

honestly i was excited for the game heard them say in the trailer he's one of the quickest assassin yet and i got my hands on it couldn't even play through 2 hours without getting bored

[@pab1161]

cant believe i wasted £45 on this game

[@KoopstaKlicca]

Why would y'all buy something before reviews??

[@marcusmaynard1526]

Can’t believe you STILL haven’t learned from Ubisoft. Seriously, open your eyes dude.

[@amazedalloy]

To me, Arno is more deserving of the title of fastest

[@frankiefrank6850]

I can really feel that you, like me, have been playing this series since 2007 and so know exactly both how good it can be and how frustrating it has become. Its so odd to have this lush, beautiful, historically accurate, probably very expensively made location and then just vomit a sub par experience on it.

[@SammySlammerB]

I respect this reviewer’s integrity to speak honestly and critically for a game he was given a review code for.

[@johannesg8959]

@@michaelnapper4565 It's not about quick grab money it's about relationship with a company.

[@wereonfire7586]

Yeah and I completely agree with everything he says, I hope they don’t say we don’t like the old AC because they gave it us and we didn’t like it

[@johannesg8959]

@@wereonfire7586 Numbers don't lie mate. This franchize is going to die if they don't bring the old og creators back. It's litreally on the edge of dying.

[@Skegfromcraigslist]

that should be the bare minimum

[@dannydaw59]

I wish he put out this review 2 weeks ago.

[@supdawid8246]

Fair play for getting a copy from Ubi themselves and still putting out a honest review and not just something to appeal to the overlords! Unreal video.

[@samueldavid3715]

I remember npc’s throwing rocks at me for climbing

[@Nichtinsgesicht92]

I played EVERY AC since it was one of the biggest games of my youth. My favorites to this day of the OG AC's is AC 2 and brother hood. The new type of AC felt really refreshing and im saying this repressing the memory of vallhalla since in 6 times of playing it ive manage to get 4 hours into the story max. I Love AC Odyssey especially because yes it has a main story but the world feels so alive to me even afterwards. Hunt down ancient beeings, a cult or just decide which side shall win a war. I hated all the animous scenes post desmond era, they just consisted out of skipping dialouge and running from point A to point B to me. Now when you look at my oppinion about AC looking at your oppinion of Mirage it feels more like my animous experience. I will give the game a try and if i like it i buy it but my expectations are nearly non existent now. Great video the way you reflect upon the game sure brings us viewers a great impression.

[@alrizo1115]

I always thought that Assassin's Creed should be like the hitman in old empires and such. Giving different ways to kill targets and avoid detection. Being able to change clothes or cover yourself that can cover you from any detection.

[@alloftheabove1653]

yea this would honestly be the best way for a new assassins creed. I dont know why that was never a thought by Ubusoft. Like... its and assassins game...

[@ohsnapp5328]

​​@@alloftheabove1653So then people can say "Man this game sucks, they just copied hitman". Gaming is so toxic these days. It's a game, not real life. I wish all the "reviewers" got together and made their own game, since they seem like the experts.

[@Holisticxoxo]

​@@ohsnapp5328that would be sick

[@DjinnandTonik]

yeah I been saying taking some cues from Hitman would have been a way for them to grow the Social stealth aspect of AC....By brotherhood, they just stopped developing that system at all.

[@clinthufkie3242]

Nah, Hitman is boring, it's a puzzle game, not stealth.

[@CharacterMatter]

What makes me confused is why they keep stripping away things that have landed very well previously with fans. Unity's parkour mechanics were a big leap forward...for one game. Then they stripped it all away instead of innovating on that existing system. Parkour is such a fundamental part of the assassins creed franchise and I feel like they need to take another similar leap forward with a new game, I just think they're too scared to take a new leap with how much money they have invested...idk maybe they should take notes from Sony Santa Monica and just reboot this series entirely lol

[@nickc6842]

Yeah and Odyssey had better combat imo

[@JustScrapHD]

Its like they change the entire dev team and make them redo the whole game. I dont know, it makes no sense.

[@I_Am_Wasabi_Man]

exactly. unity is nearly 10 years old, how are they failing to match it? it's like they got every assassin's creed game the past 15 years and made the most watered down version possible.

[@kevinboros7427]

I don't understand how Unity still has the best parkour, graphics, multiplayer and stealth in the series(coupled with a decent combat system, animations, story and protagonist) even after 9 years since its release. I mean come on, how has Ubisoft stooped so low since then?

[@kamanha746]

Another example of stripping 😂is calling assassin's to kill a target or even do anything like they did in AC3. I'd imagine it would be insanely good with the engine that started with origins. However, I am now extremely enjoying the game. I appreciate their work in the Arabic dub. I've been playing for like 12 hours, and so far, what's the expression.. FIRE!😂 cheers

[@frallan521]

Just those damn lightsabers you were running around with in the beginning told me everything I needed to know.

[@RicCdelP]

It’s so refreshing so see an honest review from someone that got an early pass. Thanks so much !

[@RealTuckered]

I played it for several hours and I agree with everything you said. This should have been a $9.99 Valhalla DLC that would have been a fun little throwback to old AC games, as a main title it is way to stripped of even the most fundamental features one would expect in a game in 2023.

[@FlyfishermanMike]

That's exactly what it was supposed to be.

[@Ombraure]

You people are never happy, that's a fact. We can give you an AC like rdr2 you will say shit as usual.

[@ludovicdubecote8301]

Features like what ? Genuinely asking, am not a huge gamer but picked this one up and i'm having lots of fun ? What's so bad / to be improved about it exactly?

[@proxmitikgames]

But you still bought it.

[@RealTuckered]

@@ludovicdubecote8301These are just my opinions: The parkour movement is not very good, it feels clunky and janky. The AI is very basic and dumb making stealth lack any real excitement. The first few AC games had very engaging stories, this one is dull and convoluted. I find it graphically to be lacking as well, I have it maxed out on PC and aside from some instances the world appears dull and grainy. I was expecting something more aligned with the original games as far as a smaller map, less crazy skill tree, but with modern technological innovations like smarter AI, a better fighting system, decent story, smarter and more varied missions, etc. I think you could still achieve a “back to basics” AC while incorporating more modern features as listed above. This game was rushed and I think the criticisms would be far less if it was a lower priced DLC.

[@herobrine6915]

I've noticed a lot of people still travel on foot. In the old assassin's creeds the rooftops were bind together really good and you could free run on the rooftops nonstop but mirage dosent really have this

[@RebelPaws]

It's always a mix of making the area as close to what it was back then and making it runnable. It's why in AC 3 they cut out the Boston missions; they couldn't make it runnable enough.

[@herobrine6915]

@@RebelPaws yeah Boston was really chopped up actually

[@robertlong3199]

it does allow that

[@herobrine6915]

@@robertlong3199 I don't know. I should look up more then

[@tr0gd0sa]

have you played the game? you could literally solely walk on roofs if you wanted.

[@finjo9673]

I really want an assassins creed game to have the ememies feel like they do in the last of us. Every kill is thought out, youre not just jumping from roof to roof essentially doing the same thing over and over

[@garymaidman625]

Well play the Last of Us then.

[@TYR1139]

The Last of Mid, what an overrated series imo

[@gaymohammed3137]

​@@TYR1139specially the second game. Awful and only enjoyed by blind fanboys.

[@AVEXentSUCKS]

Garbage series. Tailored for the woke.

[@sandroribeiro7644]

​@@TYR1139The first part is excellent. Haven't played the second one so can't talk about that.

[@BurningFPS]

“One of its finest qualities is that’s it’s short”

[@FREEPALESTINEFTRTTS]

If it wasn't short people would lose their minds out of boredom

[@rockingreaper4229]

It really shows that this game was first designed as a DLC for Valhalla, totally agree with the comments, hopefully there will be additional content to make up for the price of a DLC that this game is. Shame Ubisoft didn’t use all the teams to develop this and only used 1 of its small studios.

[@therealcharlieharper]

Typical Ubisoft move

[@tilenkobe]

additional content from ubisoft? lol

[@rafaelsaraiva9171]

Damn if this game get a dlc its going to be a dlc inside a dlc, i Love ubisoft

[@Marquis-Sade]

​@@rafaelsaraiva9171I hope it geht's one

[@Jupa]

Subscribing out of sheer respect ‘Thanks for the review code’ Proceeds to tear the game apart limb from limb

[@12345.......]

Welcome. Stick around if you are a wicher (video game) fan

[@darknesswave100]

If there's one thing Neon isn't it's a shill for a company. He's gonna give you an honest review instead of sucking the game off like other youtubers I've seen

[@_carbon.acid_]

It's an honest review, and he cares about this franchise and want it to be better

[@KeroŞero]

He doesn't "tear the game apart limb from limb" he's just being honest and giving it proper criticism. Could have said sooo much more on how insulting this game is lol

[@aaarjs]

I did the exact same lol

[@rvy117]

I subscribed due to your honesty. Wish I would have seen this before I bought the game

[@DamonA-qj3lb]

Most of us may be disappointed, tho none of us are surprised.

[@carpenoctem3257]

Once they added leveling and health bars I stopped playing. A hidden blade dagger to the neck kills no matter how much of a badass you were. I miss being locked out of a location due to enemy count instead of them one hitting me while my attacks do nothing. It encouraged you to be extra sneaky to do the impossible

[@rafaelsaraiva9171]

Having fear of the type enemy and its quantity instead of its level was peak gaming

[@Tjaybndz]

In this game you basically one shot every enemy that isnt heavily armored with it

[@Tjaybndz]

@@rafaelsaraiva9171In this game theres no leveling system

[@Terszel]

No leveling in this one. The enemy count does limit you but moreso because ranged enemies can kill you off while you run away. With a bunch of melee enemies its not that big a deal

[@JordanJam]

Boohoo you crybaby

[@Twiggi]

The things that were not really touched upon in this review, but do quite interest me is the historical aspect. I know most players don't care about that, but in the newer games one thing they actually got pretty good were the historical buildings, settings, etc. at least for the most part even if other mechanics/aspects were bad. They even had like a historical run/overview of the Ancient Greece in Odyssey as far as I remember, which I've always read and appreciated. Is that present in the game at all? Do they even bother with some descriptions or mention anything in the dialogues about it? In the older AC Games they used to do that. Even game like Syndicate that isn't well received as far as history goes it actually was one of the best.

[@rhetiq9989]

They put out several videos leading up to the game dedicated to detailing the devs’ efforts in recreating 9th century baghdad, and the game’s in-game codex is pretty hefty too

[@qu3tzal790]

Not me tho. I buy this game because of the historical aspect 😂.

[@MARYWTHER]

There are only 4 side missions on Mirage. Which, to me, makes the world feel so empty! How can you appreciate Bagdad if you don't get to meet its citizens? How can you appreciate the culture of a country/time era if you don't get to interact with the universe as a whole? I don't understand this choice. They create these huge, beautiful maps but now they put nothing in it??

[@Curlyheadrae24]

@@MARYWTHERdude the game had a small budget cause it was originally as DLC for Valhalla. For what this dev team had, they did a pretty good job.

[@TyeDye622]

​@@Curlyheadrae24 Yeah but not everybody knows that. A lot of people believe that this is a stand alone assassin's creed game in which they market it as such. Many people were expecting more. Honestly this should have just been marketed as Valhalla DLC and released as such.

[@socom54321]

I miss the murder mysteries in Paris from Unity. Unity was such a solid game. It was smiple , but it was flashy, and that's all i ask. Fun and smooth combat, co op, and awesome setting.

[@mohamedkhider6998]

Unity is way ahead of it's time

[@skiddzjust1389]

smooth combat yeah lol

[@keesvdstaaij]

​@@skiddzjust1389?

[@skiddzjust1389]

@@keesvdstaaij what? clunky combat even more clunky stealth

[@ThatCatDiaz]

Ive recently played Ac Unity again and man... I wish they kept the same movement of the parkour and killings for all the games after. Besides some extra moves that could be taken off it really felt smooth and entertaining to run and jump around

[@Monstervolging]

One time ago I was scared of seeing this franchise die off at the peak of its grace. Ever since they dropped mo-cap, I've been yearning for this series to be put to sleep and possibly revisited in the future.

[@Marquis-Sade]

Why revisit?

[@FlavorfulClown]

I think he means revisited by someone who actually cares enough to make a good entry@@Marquis-Sade

[@Marquis-Sade]

@@FlavorfulClown Could be

[@Monstervolging]

@@FlavorfulClown exactly

[@horizonblack8351]

Stiff faces, boring prolonged main story without a decent clue, safe cash grab milking for years. Wonder whether or not they are truly wanting to make the game interesting for the customers.

[@Quick-Silver206]

I think it's funny how the enemy just stands there while you clank into that kill animation.

[@musicamusicamusica2944]

thats back to the roots...enjoy

[@accept-dw7gl]

Subbed cus your honest even with review copy ! Thank you god bless🙏❤

[@nivyan]

I feel like there was an angle where Basim could've been presented as the assassin that didn't kill needlessly. Up until a few hours into the game, Basim can win without killing anyone. It's not until he gets his assassins' blade and an encounter with some bandits forces you to assassinate them. There was a moment where the player could've been asked whether to kill them or not, and it could've been Basim' core character trait going forward. If Basim was the Assassin who refrained from killing most, it could've been a cool effect added to the wanted system. One could lean into the thief vs assassin theme more, but instead it feels like the game as released multiple years too early. We could've had an Aladdin-like Cave of Wonders, Thieves Guilds... I think game developers are, rightfully, too scared to deal with any muslim culture and it's really unfortunate.

[@rowanmelton7643]

I must say some of the depictions of women in power in Medieval Baghdad seemed a tad ridiculous. I don't understand how devs don't realise that sort of stuff instantly makes the world seem less believable

[@Sanguivore]

If devs are loathe to represent Muslim culture, they shouldn’t have Arabic-themed settings. It’s far more offensive to present the slim veneer of something purely for aesthetic, than to actually openly explore said thing.

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

​@@rowanmelton7643ummh that is actually fairly historically sound. History does not move in a straight line you know

[@DovahFett]

@@McDonaldsCalifornia No. It isn't, unless you have a source proving otherwise.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

@@McDonaldsCalifornia sounds you need to read a book my friend bc you couldn't be further from the truth.

[@mahirmubeen6952]

Brutally honest review but its something sorely needed in YT nowadays, Thanks NK.

[@Cormano980]

Wdym everyone knew it's shit

[@The_GlitchWitch]

Thank you for giving a brutally honest review of the game. I feel like there’s some ppl, namely fans of the series, that may try to give the game a pass just because it’s the closest we’ve gotten to the original games in a long time. But as per usual Ubisoft is proving that all they care about is providing the bare minimum and getting their pay out for it. Not going to lie, I may still get this game to try it out for myself, but I’ll either buy it heavily discounted or buy it used.

[@DealingLace]

You can always "buy" it right?

[@caliburn1123]

​@@KaleighCeetrue, they won't change till their pockets take a hit.

[@JohnDoe-pu5gk]

​@KaleighCee well said!

[@BraveStars]

@@KaleighCee Amen! And i mean that.

[@JesusChristF0rever]

I think the whole "back to original games" was just a marketing compaign

[@jaxontravels6449]

Im glad you gave an honest review. I feel the same about the game. It was simply 'ok i guess '. Its a shame because i spent £50 on it and now cant trade it in because i got the download copy😢 Unity all the way

[@ichinijay]

I actually thought for a moment that Geralt was in the game! Right at the end there lol

[@masterroasti5588]

We live in a post creative society. Everything from now on is just a reboot or a retelling for “modern audiences” and we all know what they mean by that 🙄

[@ArkbladeIX]

No

[@elemperadordemexico]

​@@ArkbladeIXyes

[@singingcat02]

I don’t think you’re being very fair, especially considering that humans have always been building on what was already there. Are you sure you’re not saying that because all you see as creative is what you remember from your own youth ?

[@danny90099]

There ton of indie game on steam . Which better as syory telling and game play inovation . Go play and support them. Stop buying aaa game get out every year

[@RobertSmith-fn4js]

Been that way for decades. Almost all movies, music, gaming, vehicles... almost everything you can think of.

[@TheCODGUY21]

The part from 8:55-9:20 about moving th explosive is such a huge part of why and how so many gamers now are impressed and satisfied with the incredible amount of poor quality games on the market. Great video all around

[@jawad7506]

I don't like to use my brain when I play video games. Not everyone is high IQ like you

[@obscurelines]

I like that he's climbing and jumping around in broad daylight and no one ever looks up.

[@UnnamedGamerswf]

Whats with the lightsabers did I miss somthing? I havent played an assassins creed game since 2015's Syndicate are they a precursor artifact?

[@MrMadshepherd]

Amazing how they seem to have forgotten how to give us the game we want. The parkour in the later games was perfect. Then suddenly the RPGs happened and it no longer became an important factor, so it became slowly climbing. Now they’ve brought it back it doesn’t work right

[@TheWildGiraffe]

Boy did this review code backfire on Ubisoft. I’m echoing everyone’s sentiments but I appreciate your honesty and transparency throughout this entire video. Not sure why this popped up in my feed but you just earned a new subscriber. Well done my boy 😂👏🏽

[@ardour1587]

Doubd it "backfired". Its naive to think Ubi didnt know what they were spitting out. You can tell it by watching at the dinamic of PR campaign that they had written off the game before relise. And their marketing division also pretty aware about who they are giving a key to :) Its just another dead on arrival "sequel" wich meant to get some cash out of people who would eat anything with "AC" on a box. Ubi perfectly knew the game sucks and they dont care so much about that, so they can allow to give those preview key to whoever :) They will still get those bucks, you watch.

[@coltonwilkie241]

How? If anything Ubisoft showed everyone they're not only willing to give free copies to shills. CDPR should probably take a page out of their book instead of just paying everybody off to say good shit that objectively isn't true.

[@TheWildGiraffe]

@@ardour1587 you’re not wrong. It’s like they’re not even incentivized to make good games at this point.

[@Real_MisterSir]

"Backfire" implies nothing was gained. They gained a reality check, which is far more valuable than some extra copies sold.. Whether they chose to do something with this lesson or not, is in their hands now. But backfire is the last thing I'd call this. If they throw the feedback out the window, then yes THAT would be a backfire decision by then.

[@MeXtSxDarKmoonX]

I love that your a partner and still will talk bad about the game because it's just the truth, for that man you earned a sub and notifications on, love to enjoy this channel to it's fullest

[@Gloomshimmer]

"The open world is shockingly hollow" Thats the 2008 OG AC Experience.

[@tassassinzzz]

A big pro for this game, at least in Germany and probably other countries as well, is the fact that you can buy Ubisoft+ for 15 Euro, play the game and then make use of your right of withdrawal. This way, I paid 15 Euro upfront and got back 12.50. So, 2.50 for about 15 hours of playtime instead of the full price.

[@gregoryc6656]

Pro gamer move 🤌

[@mvlpix4419]

300 IQ move as well

[@Mehmet-uj5fn]

How do you withdraw it

[@karthikkumar6861]

Unfathomably based

[@samuelll3166]

Glad I watched this review. It's a fresh take on what has been a mostly vague hyped reviews. Very pragmatic and honest. Definitely gonna finish Valhalla and wait for this to be heavily discounted if at all. Perhaps I'll revisit the Ezio or black flag games instead of this one because I'm looking for well done story and content not just some nostalgia feels.

[@05edb]

was about to reply and say the same thing as taxicorky... ignore this review its total BS.. People asked for a game like the first one and we finally get it and then snobby knob heads like this guy go and complain because it doesn't tickle his balls for free whilst he plays it.

[@justbegoodlito]

I was debating on pre ordering this game but glad I decided not too. I’m probably going to go back to AC Unity and play through it again since I never got around to finishing the free dlc for it

[@v1n1c1u55anto5]

How the fuck you manage to finish something like Valhala and is still ready to play something like Mirage wtf

[@v1n1c1u55anto5]

​@@II-jv9yxHow can be something worse than Valhala wtf

[@gotcha5877]

@@II-jv9yxYou must be a child the way you just described this game Grow up bro That was terrible

[@Real_MisterSir]

This whole franchise needs a complete overhaul - from mechanics, to writing, to combat, to quests, the whole lot. Also rpg elements need to go -like damage sponge enemies and levels etc - if someone is hard to kill, make it be due to their armor or their fighting skill. Not just a static health meter buff. The visual artists are doing great work, but you still get the sense that the game engine has stagnated their improvement of visual fidelity, as they have barely made any progress in the past 10 years. It's been incremental, but knowing what visual tech is available today, you just see that they have plateaued. Also, personally I really wish they would do away with most of the UI elements. It has almost become a staple for Ubisoft games, Assassin's Creed especially, to have everything highlighted in colors and "notice me" graphics and it entirely breaks any semblance of immersion. Oh you see a weak point for pick pocketing? Make it a giant glowing square why the fuck not. An enemy has a strong attack? Highlight it in bright red flashing color, why the fuck not. It's as if every single game mechanic is being visually explained to a toddler, or like an IKEA manual that is 100% fool proof. But it breaks immersion, it clutters the visuals, it makes the game feel so much more arcade. Slow motion, animation cutscenes, all this shit that takes you out of the moment for some scripted bs, makes me look back fondly at AC1 where things were natural and in harmony, you weren't being bombarded with graphical info everywhere, and the game was not holding your hand with over-the-top tips and hints highlights. How about a strong attack is highlighted by character movement and nothing else? How about danger being cue'd by a change in music score pace alone, rather than flashing red colors? How about objectives on the map are explored and YOU have to pin things on your own map that you find relevant, rather than the game serving it all to you on a platter designed by a graphic design intern? There are so many easy elements to tackle, yet the dev team can't for the life of them break the mold they have set thus far, despite the ever rising criticism of the franchise over the years. Also, how about an AC title in first person perspective, like Cyberpunk? Imagine how damn epic that would feel from an immersion point of view. This is a very extreme departure from their tried-and-true formula and I bet many would oppose to it, but I can't help but wonder how much potential there would be in a game like that. Like. Cyberpunk, but Assassin's Creed. A collab with CDPR to share the workload, man I'd love to see something completely wild like that.

[@EnnuiPilgrim]

You're talking about Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@EnnuiPilgrim I don't trust Ubisoft to do movement physics that are even half as good as that, sadly

[@coreydaniels3493]

This was the best honest review I’ve seen for a game and it’s time that we put these video game companies on blast when they make a poorly illustrated game unpolished unfinished copy and paste crap, they try to sell video games for which is almost 1/5 of the Console cost we the consumers are expecting you the developers to rise to the challenge and put out some quality games or ruin the reputation of the company you work for.. and for all these that are just making another game to add to a series I don’t know if anybody else notices but it seems to get less and less your quality. That’s why I honestly have no hopes whatsoever for GTA six I feel it’s gonna be a flop. They took way too long to release it and I don’t think they have enough put into it to make up for that factor.

[@Lee-km7qq]

But the game isn't unfinished. This is the game it was always meant to be

[@bethbearmacethatguy]

It sounds like we went right back to 2007. So it's truly returned to its roots.

[@wolas321]

I was expecting something unique when he was hyping up how bad the combat was. Wait to parry and counter for an instant kill has been AC's combat for a very long time, it's extremely basic but it USED to feel fast, fluid and the animations were fun to watch... That didn''t really look like the case anymore based on the footage though.

[@bilbobeuli]

I don't know how people fell for the marketing garbage, this is just an AC: Valhalla re-skin.

[@bwhere45]

It was awful two button combat. I'm not saying the Valhalla spam is any better, but it so simplistic it was insulting.

[@bwhere45]

@@bilbobeuli it's literally a Valhalla dlc but costs twice as much as the actual Valhalla dlcs. The fact people bought into this is disappointing to say the least.

[@Hewasnumber1]

@@bwhere45Old AC games had deep combat mechanics… well, at least the first two games did. There were counters, combo kills, backstabs, hidden blade counter-kills, dodging, side-stepping and on and on and on. It wasn’t revolutionary or anything, but there was a groove to it, and at least AC1 was pretty difficult at times.

[@Fatterfixer4385]

@@Hewasnumber1 It was quite literally a copy of arkham games combat after ac2 but we can only wish ac combat felt as amazing and streamlined as arkham knight did after perfecting the arkham series combat.

[@leovomend8789]

is that the prince of persia sands of time dagger on his back?

[@lukehernandez7675]

Thanks for the honest review. You gotnmy sub!

[@legendaryyetunknown6973]

Imagine if npcs had a chance to counter you for assassinations.

[@boglurker2043]

They did something similar to that in Origins and Odyssey and the classic side of the fan base had a meltdown over it, so they reverted it.

[@CopperKnight027]

In Batman Arkham Knight you can interrogate certain carachters, which is done via a prompt that activates the short interrogation animation. A little thing that can happen is the thug trying to attack you during this animation to which you can counter attack with the parry button. Very simple mechanic that keeps you a little on your toes that, after reading your comment, I think AC could use

[@ARegularPie]

​@@CopperKnight027Arkham Origins did something similar as well where specific enemies could counter your counters, I bet AC would benefit from more capable enemy NPCs lol

[@Based1889]

​@@CopperKnight027arkham knight is a masterpiece, can't compare smth like that to this.

[@vanquisherofhorny3667]

They did something like that in Revelations, the Templar assassins that just stab you in the middle of the street and you kill them and you get a shit ton of money

[@cqh57]

Really like the honesty of this review! Back to ac black flag, we need to travel around the map and hunt for specific animals to acquaired new armor and upgrades, but now endless and same side quest just for the materials bruh, the animals in mirage cant even be touched except the meow.

[@willydirt9355]

Tried to replay black flag recently but the 3+hours of following missions at the beginning is just bad game design and a pain to get through

[@S0LIDSNEK]

Black flag is goated tho

[@EnnuiPilgrim]

That's the answer to every new AC release. Welp, back to Black Flag again. Or, back to the Ezio Collection again.

[@Rude_Boi]

​@@EnnuiPilgrimor back to Origins again.

[@EnnuiPilgrim]

@Rude_Boi Yeah, Origins is way better than this.

[@NealBones]

And yet people still buy it every release 😂😂

[@leaderofthe3rdreich121]

As an iraqi guy who played it, it’s an amazing experience especially the feeling of walking around going through the river with a boat is truly breathtaking ik ppl say it doesn’t have as much content it has enough for its price world wise and story wise is just nostalgic they really put alot of effort in the lore and how historical accurate it was

[@superOify]

Wait, there is internet and computers in iraq???😮

[@pn7600]

@@superOify american spotted

[@superOify]

@@pn7600 yea i bet he „migrated“ to the US and got in contact with modern tech. Now representing sandmann culture because he‘s on wellfare 😂😂

[@swapnilmankame]

@@superOify are you mentally handicapped?

[@DjinnandTonik]

It's been 8 years since Syndicate, 9 since Unity and 11 since AC3. Even when those games were new they felt like they were missing something. Even the Ezio peak of the old style felt like untapped potential, that were was so much more you could do with these concepts. After all that time though, they have literally nothing, no iteration, innovation, whatsoever.

[@rameezsuleman5543]

This comment right here, Sir, is the voice of all the people who actually played the original games around release!

[@KC-pz4md]

You make a game then bruh? See if it comes even close to the assassin's creed series

[@nguyensam8288]

You fucking right, the last big step ahead is Unity, anh after that is just a cheap fucking knock off. Omg, this AS mirage is just another AC game with no RPG style. Look those clunky animation and stealth action, omg, it not getting better

[@samlasley798]

Unity's revolutionary Paris is the greatest setting we've ever had in the series. It feels like there’s so much going on independent of Arno's story. The best AC world in my eyes

[@tpimp4678]

No. Renaissance Italy was by far the best setting

[@thiago53313]

I would agree if they had actualy used the setting in a better way than with Arno's weak character and having the game's story revolved into his "redemption" shennanigans. but yeah, it could've been one of the best AC worlds if ubisoft wasn't ubisoft :/

[@marat9124]

AC2 Florence and Rome were by far the best settings, paris feels good just because of its graphics

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Oh, it’s alright to appreciate Unity now ?

[@rhin9925]

I absolutely loved unity and syndicate. Unity for the great customisability, the lively world, parkour and even story. Syndicate for gameplay and setting. When the newer AC gamaes came out, I wasnt a huge fan, but they were at least still relatively good games. Now we have Mirage. I hope Ubisoft makes some effort next time and we get a really polished back to the roots AC game, preferably with gameplay systems from syndicate and a gear system from unity. (Please allow me to use many different weapons)

[@whodatking26]

Stealth shouldn't even be used as a word to describe this game. Walk up to a gaurd with your sword drawn in the first AC game and you gotta problem. You cant even look at a gaurd for too long or youll get pressed.

[@HenkkaArtGames]

It just perfectly capsulates this game and the franchise in general that the protagonist is dressed in the white clothes very similar to Altair from the first game and it makes very little sense in this setting. The point of the clothes in the first game was the social stealth mechanic: Altair and the assassins wore white cloaks to blend in with the Christian priests/monks that wandered around in the cities during the crusades when the game took place. You could also say that since they opposed the templars, wearing the white robes and cloaks also mirrored their mortal enemies, even making fun of them as one dressed in similar colors was assassinating them. Here it seems as if the design is just paying lip service because "remember Altair and the OG games?".

[@Koggelxander]

This is such a disappointment Thank you for the review. I guess I won't be playing this. The old style AC died with Unity...

[@coopstain1728]

Great review! Love the honesty!

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

What's with the Tinkerbell glitter coming off your weapon and trinkets?

[@nothingspeaks]

i was so excited for this game i was gonna get the collectors edition whenever i could...glad i didnt

[@nothingspeaks]

i get its a valhalla dlc but its so bland and boring, the movement is clunky, you see the exact same 3 or 4 animations when assassinating theres nothing outside the city. 9/10 i get stuck on something or climbing down from something so smoothly running away from guards etc gets impossible fast. also the throwing knives having a drop arc is meh was kinda expecting to see a crosshair that locks to the head for the knife to go to the head. the ONLY thing i can say thats good about this game is the climbing up on walls is faster than eivor. oh and i forgot to mention EVERYTHING is orange. fucking origins had more colour

[@tommyd6772]

Such a shame. I'm old enough to remember AC games being epic on PS3.

[@JoshuaKhup]

Yeah bro, especially in between ps3 and ps4 era.

[@MmMRmaxim]

I think the quality started dropping starting from Revelations. The assassin's creed franchise was never a complex game, but at least they managed to perfect the basic content by AC brotherhood . And after it, they started adding mediocre at best additional content that just felt like watering down the game.

[@darknesswave100]

​@@KaleighCeeoh you definitely nailed it of you thought that. Odyssey was pretty good for me too but ever since they started focusing more on micro transactions instead of the story and what the games are supposed to be about the franchise has been going straight in the dumpster. Which is sad cause back when the ezio games were coming out was when the franchise was at its peak

[@DjinnandTonik]

@@MmMRmaxim Yeah they totally ran out of ideas by Revelations. 3 was ambitious and a bit experimental, but it was a mess. and then Black Flag was totally a different type of game - it was great but like the newer AC games its like a different genre.

[@Near2L]

The last good ac to me was rogue tbh,unity was ok felt more like a love story than an ac story.

[@zellski1234]

From what you described about the world and side quests it sounds like the world is like assassin's creed 1 world where npc where just there and side quests sound like budget versions of assassins creed 2 and so it feels like they did take steps back to be like the old games but maybe too many?

[@godzillazfriction]

😐 you really are going to mention AC1 where you have no idea on what you're talking about... the only criticism on the life and gameplay aspect is the repetition.... im going to copy and paste my own words

[@godzillazfriction]

also before if copy and paste... they didn't even go backwards to previous games... you're being so one note about it, they're are devolving in every single aspect imaginable considering that Mirage and the RPG games all use the modified AnvilNext 2.0 engine that Unity uses.

[@godzillazfriction]

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A COPY AND PASTE AND IF ANY WORDS THAT COME WITH ILL INTENT WAS NOT DIRECTLY TOWARDS YOU... the things i literally mentioned is what makes AC1 not only unique but very good... no other game has been able to replicate the gameplay mechanics of AC1... the closest ones were unity but with syndicate, originally they were actually going to back and expand how AC1 functioned but deadline fcked Ubisoft Quebec up.... every game is repetitive, you take AC2s dlc missions where he goes to Florence then you'll realise how shallow AC2s gameplay is when it tried to do what AC1 already did... mission designs with stealth is so fckin bad in the ezio games as Ubisoft a company that made Splinter Cell had stealth missions in AC2 to fail when detected... that is BAD gameplay design as it takes away player freedom compared to AC1 where in order for you to get better, you had actually play and learn everything the game had to offer bozo, you need to stop thinking about AC1s gameplay at a surface level... everything from player freedom, utilising your environment to your advantage for example, pickpocketing ppl who have information about the target and the area the target is in and has key information about certain environments to use you your advantage like a hole in a wall on the north end of the rooftop building.... then comes assassinating targets which has effect on the gameplay that ties with the narrative for example, killing the Templar nurse made the mentally ill go out and rot which affects how you traverse.... you need me to keep going or not? the gameplay definitely isn't better... if you take 'gameplay' as a whole which includes mission design then AC1 takes it by far even though it is repetitive and it's supposed to be repetitive both for the player and Altair himself or the narrative itself but what makes up for it is the whole 'freedom' and 'mechanics' of it all... especially going 'hudless' that Ubisoft originally was going to have for AC1 as the default will enhance your experience if you actually take the time

[@Putrescence420]

Maybe if they worked on each side quest same as in Origins it would be nice

[@srivastava6400]

@@godzillazfriction I see you are a Man of Culture. AC1 was the epitome and the best game in the series. AC1 had more side quests than Mirage like saving the citizens and all. AC1 level design was one of the best I have ever seen, the story was compact and intriguing. It has been my favourite AC game.

[@pwnz6446]

Very good video, have you ever played We Happy Few?

[@thanekrios3211]

Integrity is important. Bravo Sir. Sub'd.

[@Zolfried]

its also funny how crazy many of the weapon and outfit perks are focused around combat and how little is for stealth. For me, i only had 1 race. and for the contracts, I believe there actuall was 2 stories that had like a few contracts in each of them.. a merchant line and a slaver line. so some, although really lackluster amount was there. It didnt scratch my AC itch, so i just finished it to grab the story about basim, and now ill go finish odyssey and do the valhalla dlcs. Sadly for a game where they said they wanted to put the emphasis back to the stealth and parkour.. it was lacking in both, it felt like some mixture of AC2 and AC3.. personally i felt it would've been better if they used ACU mobility or an improved version of it. and the stealth felt weird too, but that may be because im used to the double takedowns..

[@dillons2013]

I love this game so far. It not overbearing and it's nostaligic. I may actually be able to finish this one without sinking 300 hours into it

[@afghan_senju5616]

Thats what im saying I really like this game

[@gabotaggart]

I’m not loving it, but it’s not at all bad.

[@Luugi]

Same for me. I do recognize that the game is even bad in some aspects (like the dead character faces and generally uninteresting story etc.) but I’m still having a lot of fun. I can just pick up the game and feel like I’m progressing. It feels so refresing and relaxing that the map and compass isn’t full of huge red markers making me feel bad for skipping everything. And more importantly time spent in the menus is minimal!

[@Soliye.]

You know games have been bad lately if this can even be considered passable… The industry really settled with mediocrity and they’ll keep banking off of it somehow

[@YouMyBitchKid]

@@Soliye.the past few games have been the best-selling in the franchise, someone is enjoying them

[@itsjustagame2981]

“One of mirages finest qualities is that its very short” might be the most underhanded compliment i ever heard

[@nashbullet3213]

Ubisoft just can’t catch a break 😂

[@KenshinHimura10]

Outstanding critique. Your points were all concise and right on the money. Nice work, Neon.

[@ClixCFC]

No they werent never agreed to one

[@DerLuukee]

​@@ClixCFCoh so throwing knives isn't fun? 😉

[@ClixCFC]

@@DerLuukee it is not in real life😂

[@Marquis-Sade]

Not really. This All is waay better than the slogs that the RPG ACs are

[@tangomilano4503]

​@@Marquis-SadeFor OG AC fans - absolutely, for BIG majority of other players - not at all

[@Kawakil]

Appreciate the review. I already bought the game, as it's been a long time since I last played an AC game. I'll see mirage for myself but it's a cool to hear an honest review and not someone trying to sell the game.

[@SkeDav]

Been playing for about 8 hours for now and I'm really enjoying it, how about you?

[@Kawakil]

@@SkeDav about 2.5 hours and so far so good. Movements are a bit slow imo but nothing to make the game unplayable.

[@SkeDav]

@@Kawakil yeah i'm having a hard time figuring out the sprint haha. But I'm also a slow player, i like walking on the roofs spotting my next steps.

[@ienjoyedmystay5521]

@@SkeDavif you're playing on controller I recommend changing the sprint button to RT. It feels so much better like that. Remind me of the classics.

[@SkeDav]

@@ienjoyedmystay5521 yeah thanks for the tip I really consider it.

[@danieloxor]

It kinds reminds me of playing MMO, when you first time enter big city, and you just run from npc to npc completing "quests" for couple hours with ocasionals trips to the wild to grab one thing and go back.

[@salvatoresev9125]

Oh the new AC is on, I wonder how it w..... shining swords.

[@viggorasmussen4913]

I really appreciate your honesty. A lot of bigger gaming channels like IGN just pads everything on the back because they’re afraid of pissing of the game companies

[@MayonnaiseOreo]

The same IGN that gave this a 6/10? That gave Starfield a 7/10? Stupid comment.

[@mrbesw1fty99]

IGN gave this a 8/10

[@SimuLord]

I've been paid to write about boxing and also to write about video games. AAA gaming media is an even bigger cesspool than boxing media.

[@wisewhale7882]

afraid no, it's because they getting paid

[@thecoolnewsguy]

​@@MayonnaiseOreoGameSpot gave 6 not IGN

[@loveinlatin]

ubisoft said they were making a return to form game but it was just a "Mirage" lol

[@144lukey]

Good review. Thx for saving me my monaaaaay.

[@Somber.Killer]

Ive never seen the term fast food gaming but it makes so much sense and it's quite accurate of what this game looks to be. As well as Ubisoft as a whole.

[@therustybucket221]

Bro Ubisoft gives him a review code just for him to shit on the game 💀. Ubisoft is so bad 😂😂

[@NeonKnight]

I really, really wanted to like it 💀

[@Man1ac123]

I for one like when companys give keys away not fearing negative reviews. Would you prefer that they give it to YES MAN youtubers? Very refreshing seeing a lot of reviewers getting keys and also giving their actual toughts

[@therustybucket221]

@@NeonKnight thanks for being honest. I was never going to buy it, but now I can send your video to my brother so he doesn’t waste his money! Thank god lol

[@Lue.mp3]

Such practices should be commendable. I believe it ubisoft had such philosophy for a while now, giving review codes to every critic, whether its the one who loves ubi games or is rather apprehensive towards them. Its definitely much more honorable than giving review codes only to people who will definitely give 10/10, only to then game turning out to be, idk lets say another fucking open world rpg type game a.k.a another game from an era where every game wanted to be witcher 3

[@wovemalkalivan306]

@@NeonKnight It dosnt seem that bad, I mean seems a bit better than Valhalla or Syndicate, even if not by much

[@wereonfire7586]

It’s so sad to see such a loved franchise make mistake after mistake, if they don’t rework what their doing the assassins creed franchise will be in big trouble

[@Kwayjie]

Bro they gave you what you asked for 💀

[@johnhachey9239]

@@Kwayjie did people ask for bugs, unfluid parkour, bad combat, dumb ai, and uninspired main and side quests? The only thing people got was a cool historical setting (which is empty), and a focus on stealth (which doesn't require much thought)

[@Kwayjie]

@@johnhachey9239 nobody asked for unity to have bugs in it but yet it became the most nostalgic game 🤷‍♀️. All I see is a bunch whiney babies that get what they want but realize it sucks

[@Kwayjie]

@@johnhachey9239 and every assassins game had dumb ai, mirage wasn’t empty it had enough npcs like any other assassins creed game. So quit your whining and stop asking for them to go back to the roots.

[@johnhachey9239]

@@Kwayjie so you should keep paying money to a franchise that refuses to make it's ai competent after 16 years of making games? And by empty i mean everything besides npcs. Npcs are bare minimum in fleshing out your world in 2023. Just look at how jam packed Unity was with npcs, side quests, collectibles, a homestead, etc etc.

[@vantaluxxx]

I don’t understand why the devs don’t give us back fighting and stealth mechanics from AC2, where you can disarm enemies and kill them with their own weapons, the parry and counter technique, the simple knife/unarmed/sword/hidden blade options. You had it in AC 2 just bring it back and add some stuff like tree parkour from 3, the rope from 3, and just other good things from other series and add it to AC2. That was the best and should be the basis.

[@applenrd]

1000% agree with everything you said. Why are the devs making the combat worse in every game? Sure maybe the counter kill was a little OP but that's way better than Mirage where 1 base level guard is a challenge. AC2 combat was easy to learn and fun to master but combat in mirage feels like punishment. But the art style is wonderful. Shame everything else in the game including the music is so bad.

[@piccolo917]

That looks like a pre build assassin’s creed (as in the first game) in a modern paint job where you carry sparkly swords for some reason.

[@alanalb1449]

I kinda like more the classic 2 button combat system than taking 10 minutes to kill someone from Odyssey, you are an Assasin, someone who trained to kill, you can't expect to take minutes to kill someone if you make an opening and stab soomeone in vital sites

[@gorgit]

You know, you can have more than 2 buttons and still have a fast paced fighting system. And just look at the health chunks of the enemies. This is 2 button fighting and its a total drag.

[@FrigidHeights]

I don’t mind the more simplistic combat system but if they’re going to do that, at least make it look good like the old games. Like this combat isn’t even satisfying or cinematic, it’s just the same copy and paste animations over and over. AC3 combat blows this away.

[@toastyvampire6741]

AC3 combat is fundamentally the same if not easier than Mirage. It just looks cooler, it's more action-oriented with better finishers and multiple-enemy counters, because Connor/Haytham are somehow inhumanly strong. Moreover, it's important to remember that Mirage was developed in only 2 years with little resources and Valhalla as a starting point, by a fairly new and smaller team which is Ubisoft Bordeaux.

[@rikterterran3833]

​@@toastyvampire6741Can you grab enemies in Mirage?

[@MARYWTHER]

Wait... you need 10 minutes to kill someone on Odyssey? It takes literally seconds, you even have a perk where you push a button and the character chain kills all enemies. It's literally the easiest game to kill anyone. Games where you need a whole 10 minutes to kill an enemy are more like Unity (so many people say they like the combats on Unity, I feel like they're such a draaaag, I mean at this point they're better on Syndicate) and Black Flag (and let's say Origins and Valhalla if you really want to reach - I do think it's easy as hell on Valhalla tho). Like?

[@Mikeochan2]

youve said everything i predicted unfortunately. good on you for speaking the truth as an early reviewer!

[@Triforce300]

The free running is bad because Basim's parkour skills are so good that the Animus can't handle it

[@FREEPALESTINEFTRTTS]

You work at Ubisoft? Why you reading out their script??

[@AsprosOfAzeroth]

A small correction: Assassin’s Creed does not need "a step forward", it needs a step backwards. Towards *Assassin’s Creed: Unity* specifically.