Preview: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ is a throwback to the original with modern twists

'Assassin's Creed Mirage' returns the series to roots in more ways than one as the game takes place in Baghdad. (Ubisoft/TNS)

Life has finally come full circle for “Assassin’s Creed.” The series that began as a sequel to a “Prince of Persia” project and turned into Ubisoft’s flagship franchise is finally returning to a setting close to the original.

“Assassin’s Creed Mirage” is a prequel in several senses. It follows the origins of Basim Ibn Ishaq, an important character in “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” and it’s set a few centuries before the original game in an area of the globe that echoes the story in the Holy Land.