Ubisoft has now properly lifted the veil on the Saudi Arabia-themed Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC. Called Valley of Memory, the free expansion will offer at least a half-dozen hours of new content, and the devs say the spotty historical record of its al-Ula setting offered some particular challenges to development.
"The main challenge is to restore the place as it could have been in the ninth century," according to Valley of Memory artistic director Florian Salomez, speaking in a new dev diary video shown as part of the larger reveal event. "A flourishing civilization on one side, and an ancient wilderness on the other. Just like golden age Baghdad, most documentation of this incredibly rich setting was lost to time. And as always with the Assassin's Creed brand, we want to make sure the setting and the period shine. The recreation process is unique, as it is both an artistic and a historical endeavor."
