One exciting thing about Assassin's Creed Mirage is its return to compact maps. Exploring the sprawl of Ancient Greece and its outlying islands is a massive undertaking, and while I love perching on a viewpoint to stare out across the dunes in AC Origins, some of the best Assassin's Creed games prove there's joy to be had in smaller packages.
Set in 9th century Baghdad, we now know that Mirage's map size sits between Revelations and Unity. Ubisoft is scaling back the open world exploration of the RPG trilogy considerably, honing in on the dense urban bustle of earlier titles instead. Tighter spaces will provide opportunities to feel like a real assassin again, but does a small and stealthy map immediately make it better? Here's how 10 Assassin's Creed maps measure up in terms of beauty and practicality, along with their overall sizes to see how Ubisoft has made the most (or least) of its spaces over the years. Remember, this is not a ranking of the games in general. Don't execute the messenger.
