Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage to include \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 Codex feature UbisoftUbisoft has unveiled the new \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 Codex feature that gives players an interactive way to learn about the real-world history and culture of the game\u2019s setting. Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage continues the trend of taking its setting to new and interesting places around the world \u2014 this time taking fans to 9th-century Baghdad. Like the Holy Land, Italy, Egypt, and Britain before it, Baghdad had its own unique culture and history in the 9th century which culminated in the civilization we know today. Now, Ubisoft has revealed the \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 feature, which works as a Codex that players can unlock as the story progresses to learn more about the historical context, art, and culture of the game\u2019s setting. Ubisoft details Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage\u2019s new Codex feature Ubisoft broke down the \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 feature in a blog post on the publisher\u2019s official website. Here, the team broke down what the feature will look like and how they took steps to keep the Codex as historically accurate as possible. According to the news post, \u201cAs Basim visits 66 historical sites throughout Baghdad, players will unlock research-driven articles that dig into information across five topics: Economy; Belief & Daily Life; Government; Art & Science; and Court Life.\u201d In keeping with the theme of taking Mirage back to the series\u2019 roots, Ubisoft said the feature will be integrated into the main game, but is also tied to player progression. As such, this special Codex will feature a reward for players who fully complete it. Additionally, Ubisoft is working with Dr. Rapha\u00ebl Weyland, a historian who\u2019s part of the Ubisoft Montreal team. In regards to the purpose behind the feature, Dr. Weyland said, \u201cFrom 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.\u201d Dr. Weyland confirmed that the team did not shy away from some of the more sensitive topics surrounding Baghdad\u2019s 9th-century culture. \u201cI 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.\u201d However, the historian also assured fans there would be bits of humor and levity sprinkled throughout the Codex where appropriate, as \u201chistory can also be funny and lighthearted!\u201d Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage fans looking to immerse themselves in the game\u2019s culture should look forward to the \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 feature alongside the game\u2019s release on October 12, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage to include \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 Codex feature UbisoftUbisoft has unveiled the new \u2018History of Baghdad\u2019 Codex feature that gives players an interactive way to learn about the real-world history and culture of the game\u2019s setting. Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage continues the trend of taking its setting to new and interesting places around the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}