Assassin’s Creed Mirage lets you feel the violence in real life

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage promises to be a return to the action-adventure game roots of the series, with plenty of thrilling rooftop chases and frantic sword fights on the streets of Baghdad. But what if you could actually feel every crunch, every slash, every thud as they land? How about the wind rushing across your body as you leap between buildings? Ubisoft is partnering with haptics specialists OWO to bring the sensations of Assassin’s Creed Mirage to real life.

That’s right, this isn’t some Ready Player One fantasy, this is an actual product that you can buy, one which promises to let you feel the very impacts of Basim’s parkour across the city and his clashes with those who’d stand in his way. Slip into the OWO Haptic Gaming System vest and you’ll actually feel every slash, stab, and smack as you play.

Basim’s adventure promises to be quite a physical one, so we can only imagine what he’ll go through as he clambers, leaps, and brawls his way through the Baghdad streets. It’s really a perfect test case for this kind of hardware, and OWO promises “some exclusive sensations never felt before” alongside all its standard offerings such as various impacts and weapon wounds, the sensation of moving heavy objects, and the feeling of wind and free-falling.

The haptic ‘Sensations Technology’ is spread across ten locations including your full upper torso and arms, and uses electrodes to stimulate your muscles and replicate various sensations. Coming in at under 600 grams and with nine different sizes available, it shouldn’t be too much of a weight on your shoulders either.

OWO lists a wide range of ‘sensations’ on its website, which include “Ball, axe, punch, dart, insect bites, dagger, shot, light abdominal wound, chest dagger