Rather than attempting to one-up the huge open world of the last Assassin’s Creed, with this latest game Ubisoft’s taking aim at the series’ roots. A more condensed setting, the removal of many obtrusive RPG elements, and a linear narrative might make this sound like an appealing throwback but, like a clumsy assassin, everything is somewhat undermined by the sloppy execution.
This is a standalone prequel that explores the origins of the enigmatic assassin Basim, who played a significant role as a supporting character in Valhalla. Younger and quippier here, Mirage charts his rise through the ranks of The Hidden Ones (an early precursor to the Assassin Brotherhood) as he investigates a conspiracy. The setup is intriguing enough but any real sense of
