PlayStation Showcase in May and the totally-not-E3 Ubisoft Forward in June, we’ve gotten a closer look at what Mirage’s lead Basim will be getting up to. With the move away from a giant open world towards a more linear narrative, you’ll find Basim in more situations where you have to pick a way through the guards using the new tools—like blow darts you can customize to damage or knock out enemies—and old fashioned stealth takedowns. Creative director Stephane Boudon laid out the intent behind the story clearly: “300 years before the time of Altair, we are telling the story of Basim and how he became a master assassin