[Pre-E3 2006] Follow the Assassin's Creed
Seriously, do it or else, those suckas will straight shiv you, Jerusalem style.
Published: May 2, 2006
After waiting for months to hear what the first dedicated next-gen game from Ubisoft Montreal, the folks behind Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia series, was going to end up as, we finally have an answer, and boy is it a doozy.
Assassin's Creed looks like a perfect mixture of the developers' pedigrees; the stealthiness of Splinter Cell with the setting of Prince of Persia. Specifically, the game takes place in 1191 Jerusalem as the end of the Third Crusade tore the Cradle of Civilization a new one. As Altair, an assassin, you have the power to shift the balance to the side you choose, ending the crusades or plunging Jerusalem deeper into chaos.
"Assassin’s Creed is going to push the video game experience as we know it today into an entirely new direction," claims Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat. "Assassin’s Creed’s compelling theme and storyline experienced through the next-generation console will captivate audiences and affect them on the same level as an epic novel or film."
"Ubisoft has established itself as a creative force in the video game industry by developing new intellectual property and turning it into multimillion-unit selling brands," adds Serge Hascoet, COO at Ubisoft, piggybacking off Mallat's already lofty claims. "Our goal to introduce three new brands into the marketplace every two years is working. With Assassin’s Creed we’re introducing a franchise that will establish itself as the must-have next-generation game for the next-generation gamer."
And there you have it. Big words, to be sure, but Ubisoft has not only shown they can make damned impressive next-gen games (just look at Ghost Recon on the 360), but they can recover from mistakes with games that preserve and build on the good parts of even bad games. Aside from the freakin' awesome trailer, we don't really know much about how the game will play. The Assassin's Creed game page offers a bit more in the way of media, but until E3, this is unfortunately all we can show you. Check back then for proper impressions of things.
Assassin's Creed looks like a perfect mixture of the developers' pedigrees; the stealthiness of Splinter Cell with the setting of Prince of Persia. Specifically, the game takes place in 1191 Jerusalem as the end of the Third Crusade tore the Cradle of Civilization a new one. As Altair, an assassin, you have the power to shift the balance to the side you choose, ending the crusades or plunging Jerusalem deeper into chaos.
"Assassin’s Creed is going to push the video game experience as we know it today into an entirely new direction," claims Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat. "Assassin’s Creed’s compelling theme and storyline experienced through the next-generation console will captivate audiences and affect them on the same level as an epic novel or film."
"Ubisoft has established itself as a creative force in the video game industry by developing new intellectual property and turning it into multimillion-unit selling brands," adds Serge Hascoet, COO at Ubisoft, piggybacking off Mallat's already lofty claims. "Our goal to introduce three new brands into the marketplace every two years is working. With Assassin’s Creed we’re introducing a franchise that will establish itself as the must-have next-generation game for the next-generation gamer."
And there you have it. Big words, to be sure, but Ubisoft has not only shown they can make damned impressive next-gen games (just look at Ghost Recon on the 360), but they can recover from mistakes with games that preserve and build on the good parts of even bad games. Aside from the freakin' awesome trailer, we don't really know much about how the game will play. The Assassin's Creed game page offers a bit more in the way of media, but until E3, this is unfortunately all we can show you. Check back then for proper impressions of things.