Ubisoft has revealed some particulars concerning the debut of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, saying its participant depend is “in line” with the earlier launches like Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey.
In a submit on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), Ubisoft launched a press release thanking gamers for his or her help for the brand new launch and that the developer’s “again to the roots expertise” has paid off.
Thank you all for becoming a member of us on Basim’s journey in ninth Century Baghdad!
We are thrilled by the response from the group and for embracing our homage to the roots of the AC franchise. #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/KnL2YxGION
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) October 11, 2023
“With the variety of gamers being in keeping with previous profitable launches corresponding to Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, we’re humbled by the optimistic reception,” Ubisoft wrote. The firm additionally says Mirage is the most important new-generation launch sport when it comes to unit gross sales in Ubisoft’s historical past.
The revelation will not be solely shocking for these acquainted with the collection, particularly the newer entries. Ubisoft confirmed forward of launch that Assassin’s Creed Mirage would solely take on common 20-23 hours to finish, a stark distinction from the earlier video games Valhalla and Odyssey, which had huge open worlds to discover that will take dozens of hours to go looking each inch of digital land absolutely.
Ubisoft additionally shared some community-focused statistics recorded in Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s first week: this contains 1.2 million avenue cats being pet, and it is becoming that they’ve pointed this out, given gamers lately found that a number of the avenue cats within the sport have markings resembling the Assassin’s Creed emblem on its nostril. Players have additionally already spent 479 collective years parkouring the rooftops of Baghdad and brought 60 million Leaps of Faith.
In IGN’s assessment of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which we gave an 8 out of 10, we mentioned, “Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s back-to-basics strategy is a profitable first step in returning to the stealthy model that launched this collection.”
For extra on Assassin’s Cred Mirage, be sure you try our walkthrough guides if you’re venturing into ninth-century Baghdad. If you already completed the sport, try our ending explainer to get extra context on what occurred.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can observe her on Twitter @TayNixster.
