For us, the new game in the Assassin’s Creed series is the best thing that could have happened to Ubisoft. Mirage is a fun, engaging, and exceptionally well-designed game. It’s the big surprise of 2023, and a title we highly recommend buying.
And although Assassin’s Creed Mirage was released just a week ago, in a matter of days, its players have managed to spend half a millennium doing parkour in the city of Baghdad.
To be exact: in six days, players have invested a total of 479 years performing skilled movements and bouncing across the rooftops of the city.
Or so was revealed by the official Assassin’s Creed Twitter account yesterday as part of a statement where they thanked fans for “joining us on this incredible journey that celebrates, honors, and builds upon the legacy of 15 years of the Assassin’s Creed series.”
The best data about Mirage after a week of gameplay
In the same message, it was confirmed that Mirage is Ubisoft’s biggest game launch in the current generation when considering its sales on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The total number of players, they explain, is “in line” with the releases of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Origins. The Assassin’s Creed team feels “honored by the warm reception.” Designed as an expansion of Valhalla, its fantastic sales performance is surprising within Ubisoft’s own offices.
Furthermore, players managed to perform about 60 million leaps of faith and, more importantly, pet around 1.2 million stray cats. All of this within a span of six days, so it’s truly impressive.
The mystery of the cats remains unsolved
Speaking of cats, fans have recently discovered that one of Mirage’s feline friends seems to hide an Easter egg in its snout. The facial markings of the kitten resemble the Assassin’s insignia, with a dark teardrop-shaped mark on its nose and white fur around it.
Whether it’s an intentional nod or not, it has also been pointed out that this in-game cat closely resembles a real fan’s cat, which they requested to be added to the game before its release. However, this hasn’t been confirmed. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and play Mirage, you’ll enjoy it.
