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Ubisoft announces new franchise.
Posted: 2006-05-03 05:48am
by Lost Soal
Gamespot wrote:
Ubisoft recites Assassin's Creed
Publisher promises original game from the studio behind Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia will be the first in a new franchise.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted May 2, 2006 2:01 pm GMT
Ubisoft gave visitors to last year's Tokyo Game Show a glimpse at a next-gen action title it referred to as Project Assassins. Today, new details were announced for the project, and the publisher said that it is bringing Assassin's Creed to the PlayStation 3.
Set in 1191 AD at the height of the Third Crusade for the Holy Land, Assassin's Creed puts players in the silent shoes of Altair and gives them the opportunity "to shape events during this pivotal moment in history." Altair is presumably a member of a group of ruthless assassins whose plan is to bring an end to the bitter struggle by striking out at both warring parties.
The game is being developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio (creators of hits like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), and Ubisoft is making some big promises for the project.
"Assassin's Creed is going to push the video game experience as we know it today into an entirely new direction," said the Montreal studio's 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."
And just like the Crusades, Assassin's Creed is all set to spawn sequels. The company refers to Assassin's Creed as "the first game" of a new franchise that will make its debut at next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Ubisoft is focusing on creating more new franchises heading forward. The company has said it plans to introduce three new brands to the marketplace every two years, and Assassin's Creed is its latest example of developing new intellectual properties.
Assassin's Creed is expected to arrive in stores in 2007.
They've also got a trailer, but I can't link to javascript.
Posted: 2006-05-03 05:52am
by Ace Pace
If anyone wants the HD trailer...
<<< Is offering his complete Gamespot pass
Edit: Just watched it, prerendered but looks nice.
Posted: 2006-05-03 12:08pm
by Vendetta
Ubisoft need to make me a new Beyond Good and Evil.
Posted: 2006-05-03 12:10pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
They should, but they won't.
Posted: 2006-05-03 07:20pm
by Stark
LOL.
It's a new captivating experience! An entirely new direction!
Beyond Good & Evil was COOL.
Posted: 2006-05-04 12:06am
by DPDarkPrimus
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:They should, but they won't.
It's in pre-production, ya know...
And when the hell did YOU play BG&E?
Posted: 2006-05-04 12:10am
by Spanky The Dolphin
DPDarkPrimus wrote:And when the hell did YOU play BG&E?
I haven't (hell, Uts hasn't even played it yet), but I know of its reputation and status among gamers.
Posted: 2006-05-04 12:22am
by DPDarkPrimus
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:DPDarkPrimus wrote:And when the hell did YOU play BG&E?
I haven't (hell, Uts hasn't even played it yet), but I know of its reputation and status among gamers.
You should bug Uts to play it. Or bug him to install it so I can play it. You can get through it pretty fast, especially if you already know what to do- but it's like a goddamn movie, and it's one of those games you play every so often just to experience again.
Posted: 2006-05-04 02:00am
by Schrödinger's Cat
DPDarkPrimus wrote:It's in pre-production, ya know...
It is? Do we know how far exactly?
Posted: 2006-05-04 02:19am
by DPDarkPrimus
Schrödinger's Cat wrote:DPDarkPrimus wrote:It's in pre-production, ya know...
It is? Do we know how far exactly?
Pre-production work was announced a couple months back. Haven't heard anything since.
Posted: 2006-05-04 04:26am
by Erik von Nein
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Pre-production work was announced a couple months back. Haven't heard anything since.
Oh, gods. It's going to go into developement Hell, I just know it.
Thank goodness they didn't go with their original concept of Jade. That would have made my mind bleed.
Posted: 2006-05-04 04:56am
by Ford Prefect
Erik von Nein wrote:
Thank goodness they didn't go with their original concept of Jade. That would have made my mind bleed.
It would behoove me if you would care to elaborate.