Ubisoft has announced a new History of Baghdad feature for Assassin’s Creed Mirage which will allow players to explore the historical realities of the city as they progress through the campaign.
Unlike the educational Discovery modes featured in previous Assassin’s Creed games such as Origins, and Odyssey, The History of Baghdad content will not require the player to enter a separate mode of Mirage.
Instead, the offering will be via an in-game codex as the player progresses through the story, in a similar vein to how Ubisoft imparted historical facts in earlier Assassin’s Creed titles.
“From the start we had an ambitious premise: to help the players better understand the world of ninth-century Baghdad.”
“From the start we had an ambitious premise: to help the players better understand the world of ninth-century Baghdad, a world that is seldom represented in popular culture,” explained historian Dr Raphaël Weyland, who is working on Mirage at Ubisoft Montreal.
“In the pursuit of this lofty goal, we were given the freedom to choose what topics we wanted to tackle. We just had to make sure that what we wanted to describe existed in the world of Assassin’s Creed Mirage.”
The History of Baghdad will strive to add historical context to the fictional storyline with the inclusion of an expanding database of expertly curated information, paired with real-world images of ninth-century artifacts supplied by partner museums.
Players will be able to unlock the articles by travelling to 66 historical sites spread throughout the city of Baghdad which will shed light on the beliefs, culture, economy, and everyday life of the people who lived in there during the Abbasid Caliphate period. Ubisoft has also said in a Twitter thread that collecting the entries will unlock a new reward for Basim.
“I am proud that we did not shy away from any subject, discussing sensitive and misrepresented topics such as the harem, the role of eunuchs, and slavery in a nuanced way,” continued Weyland.
“I am also happy that we managed to incorporate some humour in the entries on Table Manners or Market Inspectors. After all, history can also be funny and light-hearted.”
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set to release on October 12 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Amazon Luna.
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