assassins creed mirage is just months from release but some longtime fans of the ubisoft franchise are concerned about one new featureteleporting just feels like magic which i dont particularly care for in ac one reddit commenter says of basims newfound ability to choose multiple enemies appear behind them and swiftly despatch each one despite being nowhere near to begin withfollowing a gameplay walkthrough shown at ubisoft forward 2023 we know that mirage sees the addition of assassin focus the multikill mechanic does look teleportationlike allowing you to select scattered targets and execute them from a distance its just one way that mirage looks to shake up its own formula but focus has sparked worried conversation on reddit with some users fearing it errs too far from the series established canon the conversation then turns to explaining focus within the context of creed and the isu an advanced humanoid species that each playable assassin across the ac games is descended from its pretty confirmed that isu inheritors with high percentages of dna are a bit faster and stronger than most like a natural born captain america offers another commenter attempting to ratify focus as a speedy movement rather than allout teleportationnot everyone is convinced however as is made plain in another reddit thread however animus related basims focus is still a teleport magic or not reads its title referencing both the isu theory and a theory that focus is the result of the player experiencing basims memories through the animus a timetravellike device that frames the story through the eyes of a modern protagonist witnessing past events from the comforts of the present day its just one way that focus could be explained as a fair ingame mechanicthe original poster asserts that their problem with focus isnt a question of why or how basim can do it but how it enables cheesing out assassination routes via an ability that the game itself is providing you and that discourages assassination planning given that mirage promises a return to stealthcentric combat as seen in earlier creed entries it makes sense that some ac fans arent best thrilled with a tool that could be used to bypass its challengesassassins creed mirage is slated to launch on october 12 2023 so all we can do is wait and see how the story makes sense of its most unexpectedly controversial new featuremirage is just one of many upcoming assassins creed games from codename hexe to ancient japanset codename red