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[Saber]

Didn't they say something similar when they were about to launch Valhala?

 

[Tommi84]

Never finished Odyssey because of this.

Happy for this, not gonna lie

 

[Spyxos]

Good. I played through Valhalla, but after 30-40 hours I was already more than done with the game, but the game went on for another 30 hours.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

 

[oji-san]

Would probably wait for deep sale on Mirage.

 

[Aguero9320]

I still go back and mop up a side or two on Odyssey now when I have some time to kill. Still my favourite. I started Valhalla but it didn’t grab me at all…

 

[KXVXII9X]

 

[EviLore]

~20 is a good length for this kind of game. Spare me the 100 hour bloatware.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Now you have my attention.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I'm just over the whole series at this point. Classic or modern AC, makes no difference to me. They ruined the Desmond arc from the classic games, that was a huge let down for me because I was invested in that story and it was getting really interesting until they fucked it all up with AC3.

As far as the modern ones go, I only liked Origins. Bayek and his story were much better. I would rather they continued with that timeline for at least another game, similar to what they did with Ezio.

I have no faith that this new game will be enough to get me back in. I wasn't completely against the open world/rpg approach but they just went way too far with the last 2 games. Whatever, this is Ubisofts cash cow but I don't think they are even confident in their own direction.

 

[balls of snow]

Will take my sweet ass time virtual touring Baghdad at its peak.

 

[OverHeat]

A AC that I will finish nice!

 

[kruis]

I'm a bit of a completionist when it comes to AC games, I platinumed both Origins and Odyssey, but the games are becoming just too long. I finished Origins including all the DLC, I quit Odyssey after finishing the main game plus one DLC and I stopped playing Valhalla after completing 80% of the main quest and that had already taken as long as the time it took to finish the two previous AC games. These games are simply getting too bloated.

 

[Fredrik]

20-23 is perfect length. Valhalla main campaign was really really really long.

C’mon now. A more focused experience is actually worth more as it doesn’t waste your time.

Valhalla was bleh. But I really enjoyed my time in Odyssey, felt like being on a vacation to traverse that sunny lush world with amazing clear water full of life, must’ve played it for 150 hours, cutting that down to 20 hours would’ve been terrible.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Cool. This, Starfield and Forza will be my winter games this year.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

Yeah nice, way shorter but same price with same low level quality.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[Zuzu]

So it’s still 50hrs long then?

(Just kidding )

 

[R6Rider]

Yeah nice, way shorter but same price with same low level quality.

It's not the same price.

 

[Karppuuna]

I wouldn't say 20-30h is short. Origins was 20h rushed and 30h average, but Mirage is more focused game so 20-30h is normal length.

 

[Lupin25]

Tapped out of Valhalla after 16 hrs.

Dropping those huge sprawling games on people every 2 years was bound to get repetitive for Ubi.

Mirage sounds like a nice, semi-open linear experience which is more convenient. I wouldn’t even try to find the time to play a game as big as Valhalla, between Spider-Man, Alan Wake, Super Mario, Lords of the Fallen & so forth.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I'm just over the whole series at this point. Classic or modern AC, makes no difference to me. They ruined the Desmond arc from the classic games, that was a huge let down for me because I was invested in that story and it was getting really interesting until they fucked it all up with AC3.

As far as the modern ones go, I only liked Origins. Bayek and his story were much better. I would rather they continued with that timeline for at least another game, similar to what they did with Ezio.

I have no faith that this new game will be enough to get me back in. I wasn't completely against the open world/rpg approach but they just went way too far with the last 2 games. Whatever, this is Ubisofts cash cow but I don't think they are even confident in their own direction.

I'm about 35 hours into Origins and it's becoming difficult. AC still has clunky controls, gameplay and lackluster music / story.

 

[Mercador]

I prefer good content than bloatware. But even with 20 hours, I wonder how much staff they had this time for the game. And it's totally possible to create another "Ubisoft" bloated title with 20 hours of playtime. My favorite were with Enzo, they never beat that in my opinion.

 

[The Cockatrice]

All games are at least 5 times shorter than Valhalla. That game is 200+ hours.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I'm about 35 hours into Origins and it's becoming difficult. AC still has clunky controls, gameplay and lackluster music / story.

Sure I guess it depends on what your threshold is. I used to play Monster Hunter on PSP so I have a pretty high tolerance for "clunky" controls.

 

[semiconscious]

& not a complaint was heard...

 

[Sentenza]

pure high quality gameplay experience with no filler would be great

You will get 30 hours of repeated content with fillers and you will say thank you.

 

[Dreathlock]

Thats nice. Now let me buy on steam and i might consider giving you my money.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

I read that as 5 minutes shorter.....

 

[tusharngf]

what will happen if they keep the same bloatware in small map lol

 

[Captain Toad]

I dunno fam. Black Flag was amazing.

Black Flag is to pirates what Red Dead was to westerns. Or, at least, the closest we've ever gotten.

 

[Arsic]

I’ve played every title but only never completed Valhalla . Truly too much.

The problem with mirage for me is that it seems in the gameplay department at least it isn’t bringing anything new to the formula , and almost seems like a $40 budget AC title.

I do like the rpg elements and combat in Valhalla and odyssey, but just want a more focused world, narrative, and quality over quantity approach to side content.

Mirage looks visually impressive but that’s about it. The gameplay is just so been there done that…

 

[20cent]

Oh joy, I can't wait to roam around the map to find "collectibles!" I'm so excited.

No offense to anyone who enjoys these games, but Assassins's creed has never been good. It's always been an awesome concept with unrealized potential. The old games were just as bad as the new ones.

Yeah they suck, just like BOTW, TOTK, GoT, Horizon, Spiderman.... ? Or we only bash games that defined the concept of most other biggest games of the decades that are not platform exclusives?

 

[violence]

I’m interested in seeing what they do with the more handcrafted short campaign. I guess they got the message with the bloat complaints.

 

[GutsOfThor]

That's good to hear. I never finished Odyssey and skipped Valhalla completely because of how bloated I heard it was.

 

[thatJohann]

Good! I hope the game is 12 hours or less.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Assassin's Shit. Boring and cumbersome

 

[AJUMP23]

I think I finished Valhalla but I don’t know for sure. A good 20 hour experience sounds fun.

 

[TGO]

Those games where way too bloated anyway

 

[Edellus]

Although I very much liked Odissey and Valhalla (enough to platinum Odissey + DLC and planning to do the same with Valhalla), I welcome a shorter and more focused experience.

If Mirage turns out to be good, I think it would be worth exploring further alternating ACs between focused and inmersive/massive worlds. It might help keeping things fresh and maybe even give more time to each dev team to polish their game.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Only with Ubisoft they can have a smaller game and people would cheer them for it.

certainly the king of bloat

 

[Barakov]

Assassin's Creed Mirage is going to be short, thank goodness

If you're curious how long Assassin's Creed Mirage is, here's the length of time it takes to beat AC Mirage, whether that's just the story or full completion.

www.pcgamesn.com

This is already a win. Longer doesn't mean better.

 

[ahtlas7]

Ubi bloat removal or content removal?
I’m all for a tighter experience as long as they cut the correct content. I don’t need to spend 50 hours riding through the desert on a camel looking for an Oasis.

 

[Braag]

This is good

 

[Damigos]

Thank god.
I finished Valhalla and most of its DLC and it was looooooong

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

I actually enjoyed it until I started going to Asgard. Completely turned me off to the game.

 

[Kerotan]

And that's a good thing. I'll never play Valhalla but might play this.

 

[Northeastmonk]

My spouse was playing Valhalla and I remember watching her do the final quest. It wasn’t one of those times where you felt like it was the end. I Googled the final quest, told her this was considered the “final quest”, and then saying something like “you finished the game?”. It was weird. I think she got so tired of the game that all the side stuff from the season pass wasn’t interesting. Sad day when the game you love the most burns you from playing the additional content down the road. Time heals all bloatware, so she’s excited for this new Mirage entry.

I don’t buy AC for myself. I had enough when I bought Unity. I played their campaigns for years. It stopped being interesting.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Considering it was originally conceived as DLC for Valhalla....that makes sense

 

[CartesianMan]

This is already a win. Longer doesn't mean better.

Does the shorter mean better?