Assassin’s Creed Mirage could have had even more content, and we were shown exactly what we could have had. There were some really interesting things.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage offered us a very pleasant trip to Badgad. So yeah, this might not be the famous “back to basics” we’ve been waiting for. However, we have to admit that it managed to seduce us with its fake atmosphere, its homage to old episodes and its charming soundtrack. We also gave our columns a good 7/10. Now we have the right to ask ourselves a question: was any content cut before the game was released? After all, it can happen during development. This was actually the case here and we got a glimpse of it.
Here is the edited content of Assassin’s Creed Mirage
It was Stephane Boudon, the creative director of the new work, who returned to this famous content that never arrived safely. He particularly mentioned the presence of a monkey that would have served as Basim’s companion. “We never like to cut things off. But sometimes there is a good reason to do it. The Monkey Companion is a good example: it was cut out as a concept on paper very, very early on – but we cut it out for many reasons.”. It goes without saying that it arouses curiosity, but this decision by the studio is understandable.
As he explains so well, the reasons are primarily budgetary. In the case of the monkey, a lot of animation work is required and therefore a lot of money. He also points out that it would have been necessary to perform motion capture on the animal, and we can only imagine how involved that must be. Ubisoft Bordeaux couldn’t afford that at the moment. He didn’t have the necessary resources. But that’s not the only thing cut from Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
We are also told about sandstorms that may have occurred in the game, or an enemy capable of controlling dogs. For the latter, the company has not found a way to neutralize the animal without killing it. And then it seemed too cruel to them, so the idea was scrapped. For the most curious, Ubisoft has compiled a table below where we can see the abandoned content. We note that there is the New Game Plus, which finally found its way into Assassin’s Creed Mirage. After all, sometimes you can go back. In any case, it is very interesting.
