Assassin’s Creed Mirage Historian Talks Cultural Representation in Baghdad

The most important thing Assassin’s Creed Mirage got right, according to Ubisoft historian Raphael Weyland, was the city feeling like “it was inhabited by multiple people, people from multiple backgrounds.” At the time of AC Mirage, Baghdad was a powerhouse of the globe, where folks the world over would travel for science, trade, and other means, and it was essential this was depicted in the populace. After all, while history classes are often about the big events throughout time, history often happens because of the people living in it—evidenced by the budding Zanj Rebellion in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.