Assassin's Creed fans are divided on Basim's supposedly "magic" teleportation skills in Mirage

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Assassin's Creed: Mirage is just six months from release, but some long-time fans of the Ubisoft franchise are concerned about one new feature.

"Teleporting just feels like magic, which I don't particularly care for in AC, " one Reddit commenter says of Basim's newfound ability to choose multiple enemies, appear behind them, and swiftly despatch each one despite being nowhere near to begin with.

Following a gameplay walkthrough shown at Ubisoft Forward 2023, we know that Mirage sees the addition of Assassin Focus. The multi-kill mechanic does look teleportation-like, allowing you to select scattered targets and execute them from a distance. It's 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. 

"It's 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 all-out teleportation.

Not everyone is convinced, however, as is made plain in another Reddit thread. "However Animus related, Basim's '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 Basim's memories through the Animus. A time-travel-like device that frames the story through the eyes of a modern protagonist, witnessing past events from the comforts of the present day,