Mirage: Arcane Warfare
End of Life: May 31, 2018
Action, FPP, fantasy, co-op, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
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The second major production by Torn Banner studio from Canada – the creators of the warmly received hack-n-slash multiplayer game, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Mirage: Arcane Warfare utilizes many elements of the previous installment in the series. The gameplay mainly revolves around close combat battles with the use of a wide arsenal of melee weapons.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare for PC is the second full game developed by the Canadian studio Torn Banner, creators of the 2012 multiplayer war game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Works on Mirage began in Spring 2014, but the game was officially announced in 2016.
The Plot
Mirage: Arcane Warfare for PC takes place in a fictional world inspired by the Persian and Arab cultures where two factions fight for magic, for who should use it, and for on what, and how, should it be used. One of the factions is Bashrahi Emirate, an elite that represents their culture and who managed to harness the magic of Jinn and use it as a source of power and industrial development. The other faction, Azar Cabal, are outcasts who live in the desert. They think that magic should not be used for such a petty goals as industrial development because magic has a spiritual character.
Mechanics
Just like in the studio’s previous game, we observe the action in Mirage: Arcane Warfare for PC from a first-person perspective. Gameplay focuses on short distance combat where we use cold steel weapons. We can also use various magical powers when we fight. Mirage: Arcane Warfare uses the same mechanics as Chivalry Medieval Warfare. The game offers various character classes, like the Vypress, who is an assassin, the powerful mage Alchemancer, Taurant, a powerful and strong warrior, Tinker who specializes in traps, Vigilist who is a support, and Entropist, a hybrid that uses a flying carpter and has both offensive and defensive powers.
Technical Aspects
Mirage: Arcane Warfare for PC uses Unreal Engine 4 from Epic Games.
Last updated on March 13, 2016
Videos and Screens
[1:33] Mirage: Arcane Warfare launch trailer
[1:05] Mirage: Arcane Warfare Vypress
PC Aficionado: 6.5 / 10 by Jake Roach
At $29.99, Mirage is kind of up in the air. For LAN enthusiasts, the game should already be installed and ready to go. Mirage fits perfectly into the LAN footprint with long, no nonsense matches that can be played over and over again.
Wccftech: 6.5 / 10 by Jorge Jimenez
The steep learning curve paired with the limited tutorial, lack of any significant matchmaking options and the currently low player count make it hard to recommend Mirage: Arcane Warfare to anyone who isn't already a fan of their previous game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. There's a lot of room to improve, though.
DualShockers: 7 / 10 by Tomas Franzese
It is sad to say that this game will probably never reach the levels of popularity of both its predecessor and modern genre counterparts because the player count is at a currently super low despite the fact the it only recently launched. I encourage people interested in the game to pick it up, as Mirage: Arcane Warfare is really fun and would benefit from having many more players. Just be aware that if the game's community doesn't grow soon, its severs could be barren by the end of the year, if not in the next few months.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare Summary
Early Access:March 27, 2017
Platforms:
PC Windows May 23, 2017 May 31, 2018 (EOL)
Developer: Torn Banner Studios
Publisher: Torn Banner Studios
Age restrictions: 16+
Mirage: Arcane Warfare System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1/10 64-bit
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