Assassin's Creed: Ubisoft Bordeaux has “ideas” to “expand Basim's story”

While Assassin's Creed fans are desperately awaiting a first presentation of Codename Red, they might be intrigued by the fact that Ubisoft Bordeaux is already thinking about extending the story of Basim, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Ubisoft Bordeaux has “ideas” to “expand Basim’s story”

Stéphane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, respectively creative director and artistic director on Assassin's Creed Mirage, organized an AMA on Redditin other words a question/answer session.

A Reddit user asked if there were plans for the studio to deliver DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, a question to which Stéphane Boudon responded that absolutely nothing is planned, but that there is no shortage of ideas to bring Basim back .

We are delighted with the reception given to Mirage! Mirage was designed as a standalone experience with no plans for DLC. However, we have ideas on how we could expand Basim's story. But as of today, no post-launch content is planned for Mirage.

We can therefore imagine that the character will make simple appearances in future titles, especially since the studio does not seem to want to work on another game entirely dedicated to the story of Basim.

We really enjoyed telling Basim's coming-of-age story, so yes, we still have a lot to say about Basim. On the other hand, creating a game with so many constraints is a difficult exercise and as a team we would like to explore new horizons and have more creative freedom.

Rather intriguingly, Stéphane Boudon clarified that Ubisoft Bordeaux works “in the darkness to serve the light” when asked if the team would be interested in developing other old-school Assassin's Creed games or if it would like to focus on another IP.

Also, it was revealed through another question that no other major updates are planned for Assassin's Creed Mirage and that “Basim's sword from Valhalla will be available in Ubisoft Connect later.”

Finally, this AMA revealed that a photo mode will be present in the studio's next project.

If you still haven't played Assassin's Creed Mirage and want to give the title a chance, it is possible until April 30 to discover the first two hours of play on all platforms.