Stealthy Upgrades
Assassin’s Creed Mirage, a return to the series’ roots, showcases a visually stunning and technically impressive experience. The game leverages the latest iteration of the Anvil engine, delivering a captivating world with intricate details, vibrant colors, and realistic lighting. The bustling city of Baghdad, with its narrow streets and sandstone buildings, is brought to life through dense fog, crepuscular rays, and atmospheric scattering. The world feels alive with a high NPC count and an abundance of clutter, further enhancing the immersive atmosphere.
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What We Said About Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s return to the series’ stealthy style is a refreshing change of pace. The game offers a more focused and streamlined experience, with a shorter duration, a smaller map, and a more streamlined combat system. While the story might lack the depth of previous entries, it compensates with its straightforward progression and fast pacing. The detailed world, particularly the city of Baghdad, immerses players in its historical setting, with every alley and hovel feeling authentic and full of detail. If you’re a fan of the earlier Assassin’s Creed games, Mirage provides a satisfying back-to-basics approach.
Score: 8
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Raising the Anvil higher – Performance
Performance in Assassin’s Creed Mirage is largely driven by the GPU, especially in areas with complex geometry and high NPC density. In certain sections of Baghdad, the CPU can also become a bottleneck, leading to occasional tearing on Xbox Series consoles. While the PS5 likely utilizes adaptive v-sync, tearing was not observed during testing. When comparing the Xbox Series X and PS5, the game maintains a locked 60fps in Performance mode for the majority of gameplay, including the circular city. There may be slight tearing during eagle flight and minor single-frame dips in real-time cinematics, but the difference in performance between the two consoles is negligible.
Digging Up The Past
Last-generation consoles offer a more mixed performance. The PS4 Pro runs at a consistent 2560x1440p resolution, with potential dips if DRS is enabled. This provides a sharp and clean image, comparable to the Series S in Quality mode, albeit with the presence of chromatic aberration. To achieve a generally locked 30fps, last-gen consoles compromise on texture quality, increase pop-in, reduce level of detail, diminish NPC counts, and reduce world clutter. While real-time cutscenes with depth of field can cause occasional frame drops, overall, the experience delivers a solid 30fps presentation with a captivating visual experience.
Summary
Assassin’s Creed Mirage marks a triumphant return to the series’ core identity, a fact evident in its impressive performance on last-generation hardware. While the visual upgrades and 60fps modes offered by the current generation are undoubtedly welcome, particularly on the Series S, they don’t represent a generational leap. The Anvil engine, already ahead of its time in 2014, showcases Mirage as a remarkable last-gen title that maximizes the potential of its platforms. However, current-generation owners may find that the game’s visual and performance improvements don’t fully unleash the capabilities of their hardware.
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