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Believe it or not, it was seven years before theAssassins Creedfranchise added a proper crouch button.

There were seven mainline entries into the stealth-action franchise before you could duck.

Screenshot of Assassin�s Creed Mirage

Assassins Creed Mirageis clearly built around stealth action in a way that its predecessors simply werent.

Perform kills or assassinations in front of witnesses, and your notoriety will grow.

This is most felt inMirages Tools system.

Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Mirage

As I made my way through a gauntlet of enemies, I used every single Tool I had available.

By the end of this section, my inventory was completely empty, and one more enemy remained.

By using the whistle to lure them closer, I was able to leap up and kill them.

Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Mirage

I had made use of each Tool, exactly in the way it had been intended.

This is all tied to Focus, a resource that is replenished by performing stealth kills.

Assassins Creed Miragesselection of systems is lean and refined, each absolutely essential to the whole.