Assassin's Creed. Official Thread

[VG Aficionado]

Ubi's Assassin's Creed for PS3
by Tom Bramwell

Publisher:
Ubisoft

02/05/2006 17:40

Ubisoft's just announced a brand new PlayStation 3 game called Assassin's Creed - due to be shown off at E3 next week and due out next year.

Details on what it's actually like to play are sketchy, but Ubi says it's in development at its Montreal studio and takes place during the 12th century when the Third Crusade was in full flow.

Judging by the teaser trailer - which you can watch now on Eurogamer TV - it's a stealthy affair, with its mechanical routes in the Prince of Persia series, and an emphasis on bloody takedowns.
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The player adopts the role of Altair, an assassin with "the power to throw [his] immediate environment into chaos and to shape events during this pivotal moment in history".

Ubi Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat says the game will push things "into an entirely new direction". "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," he says.

Expect to hear more about it during E3.

Link: Eurogamer

Download the trailer (credit goes to hellgateD)

They should change the title of this game, IMO. The word "assassin" doesn't seem too right for anything.

[hellgateD]

here is the trailer to download. looks freaking amazing :D
assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/

[warmachine]

Ubisoft opened the homepage of Assassin's Creed formerly known as Project Assassin.

Nice Trailer! ^^

From gamefront

German:

Ubisoft stellt Assassin's Creed vor / Homepage eröffnet

02.05.06 - Ubisoft gibt die Entwicklung der neuen Videospielmarke Assassin's Creed bekannt, die in den Studios in Montreal für PlayStation3 entsteht.

Schauplatz des ersten Assassin's Creed-Actionspiels ist das Jahr 1191 n.Chr., als der dritte Kreuzzug das heilige Land verwüstet. Die unbarmherzigen Assassine halten sich im Verborgenen auf: Sie setzen beide Seiten des Konflikts unter Druck, um so die Verfeindungen zu stoppen.

Die Spieler übernehmen die Rolle des Hauptcharakters Altair. Sie haben die Macht, ihre direkte Umgebung ins Chaos zu stürzen und die Ereignisse während dieses zentralen Zeitpunktes in der Geschichte zu beeinflussen.

Assassin's Creed soll nächste Woche auf der E3 gezeigt und 2007 in Europa ausgeliefert werden.

English:

Ubisoft announces Assassin's Creed/Homepage online

02.05.06 - Ubisoft announces the development of a new franchise called Assassin's Creed developed at the Montreal Studios for Playstation 3.

The first Assassin's Creed-actiongame takes place in the year 1191 a.c. during the devestation of the holy land from the 3rd crusade. The merciless assassins act in secrecy: they take both sides of the conflicts under pressure to end the enmity.

The player takes control over Altair and has the power to get his surroundings into chaos so that he can affect the history during this time.

Assassin's Creed will be shown at E3 and will be released 2007 in Europe.

[EDIT]

YEAH! I saw it, VG beated me. ^^ (damn translation from german to english)
Close and delete...

[warmachine]

You beated me by 5 minutes!

I shouldn't translate all the news from gamefront and have lunch during the translation! ^^

[section]

Excellent. Hopefully this will become succesful heir to the old Thief throne. At least the text doesn't hint that it's full on action all the time and I assume that assassin missions usually have some secrecy to them so this could become a nice, moody game

Only about a week and we should know more.

[yoshaw]

Wow, that trailer looks like half CG, half gameplay and it's mostly the same trailer as from TGS(only extended)

Still +rep for breaking the news + the video.

PS: Dang I was too busy watching Ergo Proxy or I would've got it first, eh Xb

[xbdestroya]

Wow, VG beat Warmachine by four minutes in posting this - a close one for sure!

I merged the threads rather than locking one out of respect for the tight race.

[VG Aficionado]

Muahaha!
(I don't smoke BTW!)

Yeah, most footage from this trailer is offline CG. There are a few seconds which could be real time and make it look like a next gen Prince of Persia game, so I guess this one could inherit its gameplay (has anyone heard the PoP franchise is over?)

I still don't like the title though.

[yoshaw]

The gameplay is strikingly reminiscent of the PoP games because its the same studio that made PoP:SoT. THe animation does look superb and goes on par with the hype generated by the Gamasutra article about Assassins that surfaced after GDC.

[Jasonps3]

Over at the IGN Forums, Ubisoft VIP (I don't know who) has added comments about the game as well:

Whats this? An Assassins game?

What you see is a target trailer. In essence, we take the specs of the PS3 and create a target video for how we think the game will run based off those specs. (We don't have the final cell processors and stuff like that so we develop "target footage"). This is in contrast to cinematic trailers that we used to make for games like PoP.

All elements are in game tho - models, city, etc.

I'm still under embargo to speak about the game but I will say this - If we do not win Game of Show or, at the very least, nomiated for game of show - I'd be surprised.

http://boards.ign.com/ps3_general_bo...6596235/p1/?13

[warmachine]

thx XB for merging the 2 Threads! ^^

A game like PoP with knights, swords and ruthless assassins is fine with me! ^^

[Raijin]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! !!

Sorry It might look completely stupid but i'm sick of target trailers!!!!! :x


But still Ubi makes good games, cant wait to see.

[LiquidEagle]

Wow, cocky! He does know there's gonna be an MGS4 trailer here, right? Target footage ain't gonna cut it if that's what they have at E3...

[LaLiLuLeLo]

pssh.. you can't take kojima productions with target footage! Man, somebody tell this clown about this little game called MGS4, and the REALITY of its graphics. beeitch!

but I hope it's cool.

[Killing Moon]

Nice...a CG video. Um, okay...so where's the gameplay/realtime footage then?

Not for nuthin', but this is irrelevant if we don't see what the game ACTUALLY looks like. Instead of getting people hyped for something that may not actually end up being.

I hate when companies do this; it's so underhanded.

Also, is this a multiplat title, or is this exclusive?

[LiquidEagle]

360/PS3/PC.

Peter Moore announced it for X360 at X05, according to the forums at the site (another user posted that.)

[Handycrap101]

Awesome find and I'm glad to see it got a name. Does anyone know if this is an exclusive?

[LiquidEagle]

Does everybody have me on their ignore list or something?? Look up

[Killing Moon]

Originally Posted by LiquidEagle

360/PS3/PC.

Peter Moore announced it for X360 at X05, according to the forums at the site (another user posted that.)

Oh cooooooooool. So it's CG AND it's multiplatform. That's just great news.
(Next game)

[Powercell]

Originally Posted by LiquidEagle

360/PS3/PC.

Peter Moore announced it for X360 at X05, according to the forums at the site (another user posted that.)

Timed PS3 exclusive.