Assassin's Creed: Mirage Launches as Lowest-rated Game in the Series Since AC Syndicate
We have lived to see the release of Assassin's Creed: Mirage. It is the least appreciated installment of the series in years.
Assassin's Creed: Mirage, the latest installment in Ubisoft's most popular series, has debuted on the market.
- The game was released simultaneously on PC and Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles.
- The digital PC version can be purchased from Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store. The standard edition costs $49.99, also in PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.
- In addition to the standard edition, a Deluxe Edition is also available, which for $59.99 offers virtual bonuses such as a digital artbook and soundtrack, as well as a set of additional skins and items.
- The game is also available as part of the Ubisoft+ subscription. It is worth mentioning that subscribers to this service get access to the Deluxe edition
- On PC, the game is protected by the Denuvo DRM system.
First patch
It is worth mentioning that along with the game, the devs released patch 1.0.2. The update fixes bugs, improves the interface and improves the behavior of NPCs.
The size of the patch are is follows:
- Xbox Series X/S: 5.44 GB
- Xbox One: 4.04 GB
- PlayStation 5: 2.18 GB
- PlayStation 4: 5.40 GB
On PC, the game already has the patch implemented, so there is no need to download any additional data.
Reception of the game
On the web there are many reviews of Assassin's Creed: Mirage available. On OpenCritic the game has an average rating of 77%, which is a good score, but noticeably lower three previous installments of the series. The game is placed comparably to Assassin's Creed Syndicate from 2015, which in the opinion of many was the weakest main installment in the series.
Most reviewers, however, seem satisfied with the game and the brand's return to its roots. However, there is also no shortage of critical voices - the game certainly wasn't appreciated by our editor, who gave it a rating of 6.5/10.
Finally, it is worth quoting the system requirements of the PC version of the game.
Assassin's Creed: Mirage - minimum PC requirements (30 fps at 1080p and low settings)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K (Intel Core i5-8400 for Intel Arc with ReBAR) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics card: Intel Arc A380 (6 GB) or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB), or AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB)
- DirectX: 12
- RAM: 8 GB
- SSD disk space: 40 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Assassin's Creed: Mirage - recommended PC requirements (30 fps at 1080p and high settings)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics card: Intel Arc A750 (8 GB) or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB), or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB)
- DirectX: 12
- RAM: 16 GB
- SSD disk space: 40 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Assassin's Creed: Mirage - PC requirements for 60 fps at 1440p and high settings
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Graphics card: Intel Arc A770 (8 GB) or Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB)
- DirectX: 12
- RAM: 16 GB
- SSD disk space: 40 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Assassin's Creed: Mirage - PC requirements for 60 fps at 4K and ultra settings
- Processor: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (16 GB).
- DirectX: 12
- RAM: 16 GB
- SSD disk space: 40 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit