{"id":37578,"date":"2023-10-06T15:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1903453"},"modified":"2023-10-06T16:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:42:19","slug":"ac-mirage-writer-teases-shakespearean-tragedy-of-basims-story","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ac-mirage-writer-teases-shakespearean-tragedy-of-basims-story\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Mirage writer teases \u201cShakespearean tragedy\u201d of Basim\u2019s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Valhalla players know what&#8217;s coming. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 06 October 2023 at 13:18 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Sarah Beaulieu, the narrative director on Ubisoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/assassins-creed-mirage-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage<\/a>, will be the next guest on our new gaming podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The full interview will be available when the next episode drops on podcast apps \u2013 don\u2019t forget to subscribe now so you don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to our new Gaming podcast, One More Life<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a little tease to celebrate the game\u2019s release, we wanted to share a particularly juicy clip from the episode ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>When we asked Beaulieu to describe the story that fans can expect from the game, she told us that Basim\u2019s origin tale is nothing short of a \u201cShakespearean tragedy\u201d. You can watch the clip below!<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6338517213112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>\u201cYeah, it\u2019s a tragedy,\u201d Beaulieu told us, with this downbeat tone being plotted since the game\u2019s earliest days of development when the core \u2018pillars\u2019 of Mirage were laid out.<\/p>\n<p>Beaulieu explained: \u201cI mean, that was one of the pillars, and we stick to it. So we even called it Shakespearean tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said, \u201cThe story of Basim is the story of a young street thief in the streets of Baghdad who is slowly becoming this master assassin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/assassins-creed-valhalla-review\/\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla<\/a>, which is set later in Basim\u2019s life, you\u2019ll know that his journey doesn\u2019t exactly have a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>Beaulieu said, \u201cFor people who played Valhalla, they know that Basim has a very specific fate, and we tell the origin story of Basim and how he became this person we meet in Valhalla.\u201d<\/p> <p>As for the themes of the game, Beaulieu explained, \u201cI would say it\u2019s about identity first, how you slowly understand who you are, who you\u2019re supposed to be\u2026 who people want you to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about freedom and the meaning of freedom in general. That\u2019s something that all the Assassin\u2019s Creed games tend to do. This theme, freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the case of Basim, it\u2019s really going to play a big role into his evolution and his transformation, I would even say. So, yes, the player is gonna live this evolution with Basim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She even said, somewhat ominously, \u201cSo, you\u2019re the one who is actually, you know, uh, slowly leading Basim to his tragic fate\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Beaulieu told us about her earliest gaming memories and her love of experimental indie games. If you\u2019re a fan of AC, you won\u2019t want to miss this chat!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage is out now and you can hear more about it on next week\u2019s episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, slated to arrive on Wednesday 11th October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, you can also subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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