Assassin's Creed (series)

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Came out same time as the game O.o

 

[ForceStealer]

Destructoid:

Ubisoft has announced today that a new single player and multiplayer add-on, "The Da Vinci Disappearance" will be available for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood this March.

The content features a new storyline that finds Da Vinci being kidnapped by an underground cult called the Hermeticists. For some reason, Ezio must recover stolen paintings which will lead him to the location of Da Vinci. The content adds two new locations, along with "two new gameplay features," whatever they may be.

Multiplayer fanatics can look forward to one new map -- Alhambra, a "lush environment set in Spain's Albaicin of Granada" -- along with four new characters: Dama Rossa, the Knight, the Marquis, and the Pariah. Two new gameplay modes will be added as well: "Escort," which has two teams of four players protecting a VIP target (and trying to kill the VIPs on opposing teams) and a ten-minute, six- to eight-player deathmatch-style game called "Asassinate."

It's out on March 8 for $9.99 on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

...*gives Celes a moment to orgasm*...


All right. Well it sounds interesting enough. But considering what an unadulterated scam the DLCs for AC2 were, I'm gonna wait a bit before getting this one. At least it doesn't seem like something intentionally left out to charge for later this time. And with the multiplayer stuff it sounds like it might just be more worthwhile this time around.

 

[Tifabelle]

In general, I hate having to pay for DLC. I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm cheap.

The solo story mode sounds interesting, but it's probably nothing to extravagent. The multiplayer stuff sounds fun though. New characters? Yay! I'll definitely consider getting this, but I wouldn't get it right away either. I'd wait and see what other people think of it

 

[Celes Chere]

...*gives Celes a moment to orgasm*...

I hate having to pay for it too. T-T BUT I WILL FOR THIS. I won't get it right away, because I'll probably be too poor for even such a cheap item by then. Actually depending on when in March... /writes down for birthday present/

NEW CHARACTERS ARE LIKE A MUST HAVE FOR MEEE. Also, Leo. ♥

 

[Tifabelle]

I don't think I've ever purchased DLC.

Also I realize that March 8 is the same day as Dragon Age 2 comes out. And MLB the Show (which I also want as I haven't had a baseball game in 3 years).

 

[ForceStealer]

The only ones I've purchased were the Valkyria Chronicles one, and then got ripped off by the one AC2 release.

 

[Sheva Alomar]

WTF TOO MUCH GAMING SHIT IN MARCH TO GET, MAN. Probs gonna get this DLC tho. Thanks for the news.

 

[OneWingedDemon]

...ugh. I haven't even gotten Brotherhood yet. Damn you UBI, I need thsi money =(

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

the DLC sounds pretty damn cool ngl also I totally bought the limited edition black on black Abstergo logo shirt today

please come into my mailbox already ;~;

 

[OneWingedDemon]

screw that shirt, I want this shirt:

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

lol omg that is pretty awesome

 

[Tifabelle]

hey, um. I saw on Wikipedia that there was an animated short called Ascendence (I could be getting this wrong, bear with me) that was available on PSN. I was on PSN last night, I didn't see it. Is it not available anymore, or what?

Also, was this something free, or did it cost moneys?

 

[OneWingedDemon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDj-i5_WYmU&feature=fvst
this thing?

 

[Tifabelle]

oh yeah, I guess that's it XD

Is there anywhere to see the whole thing? It's not on PSN anymore?

 

[Dee]

Anyone else played the Da Vinci Disappearance yet? I finished it early this morning. It was fun but extremely frustrating figuring out how to start the memory. Once I figured it out, I very much enjoyed the DLC.

 

[OneWingedDemon]

I didn't even know it was supposed to be out yet.
If someone has the whole thing somewhere, POST PLZ!

 

[Dee]

March 8th, it was released.

 

[ForceStealer]

Speculation about the next game being in the Ottoman Empire.

Another tiny piece got revealed in the Assassin's Creed Facebook tease-a-thon. This time it shows the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the seal of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (1494-1566) and a date: June 24th, 1459.

That date is simply Ezio's birth date, but it does follow the capture of Constantinople -- which was subsequently renamed to Istanbul -- by the Ottoman Empire in 1453. This event started a period of expansion for the Ottoman Empire, probably thanks to a piece of Eden in the hands of the Templars who facilitated the taking of Constantinople in the first place.

The previous teaser showed the Arabic name of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, who also went to nearby Cyprus in the PSP game Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. But also the date 1165, the date Altaïr was born and a time when Assassin parents probably did some assassinating of their own. Ok, maybe his mother took a break for a couple of months.

Exploring the hints in the teasers may lead to possible story spoilers though, thanks to history classes and investigative journalism involving Wikipedia and Google. So be warned if you were one of those people who didn't want to read up on Rodrigo Borgia when going into Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Turkish website Oyungezer noted that some of the dates of the Animus files in the previous teaser correspond with key events in history. Sultan Beyazid II, son of Sultan Mehmed II who conquered Constantinople, died on May 26th, 1512. November 6th, 1494 is the birth date of Sultan Suleiman I (also known as Suleiman the Magnificent).

September 10th, 1509 is when a devastating earthquake hit Istanbul and killed around 10,000 people. It's unlikely that Ubisoft would just leave this to be a natural disaster when they can just link it to something like a Piece of Eden. The last date in the list of Animus files, June 15th, 1511, is still unknown but might be the birthdate of the new protagonist.

Interestingly, Sultan Beyazid II's final years feature a battle for succession between his sons Selim I and Sehzade Ahmet. Selim eventually dethroned his father, who died before reaching the destination where he planned to retire in peace. Sultan Selim I himself died of an infection in 1520, although some historians claim he may have been poisoned.

The dates of the Animus files and the hints so far seem to at least point to a new protagonist who is one of the descendants of Altaïr. The story of Beyazid II and Selim I in particular would make for a typical Assassin's Creed back story, and an Ottoman setting would certainly make sense from a gameplay and wider story perspective.

The codex wall map from Assassin's Creed II does have a weird blob where Istanbul is located, but it's hard to see if there is actually a Temple there or if it's just a mess of lines or a symbol. However, if you overlap it with a map that shows the growth of the Ottoman empire, there are quite a few temples, vaults, and Piece of Eden locations within its later borders.

If the new protagonist is indeed born in 1511, then he would grow into adulthood during Sultan Suleiman I's reign -- whose seal or Tughra is displayed in the teaser. Suleiman I also started a golden age for the Ottoman empire and expanded the empire to encompass some of the locations of possible Temples of Those Who Came Before. Perhaps he was an Assassin himself, eh?

It could be cool in that its a time period that is not oft referenced. But it wouldn't be as much as a leap (in time and/or location) as I was expecting.

 

[ForceStealer]

All right, turns out that its another Ezio game.

After a week or so of vigorous teasing, Ubisoft finally lifts the curtain on Assassin's Creed Revelations, the third and final chapter in the Ezio trilogy, coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this November.

In Assassin's Creed Revelations Ezio Auditore embarks on a journey of self-discovery and revelation in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altaïr. He'll travel to Constantinople in the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a gathering army of Templars is threatening to destabilize the region.

Assassin's Creed Revelations also sees the return of online multiplayer, with new mode, new maps, and new characters.

"Delivering the final chapter of the Ezio trilogy is an important milestone in the Assassin's Creed franchise for us and for our fans," said Alexandre Amancio, Creative Director at Ubisoft Montreal. "Assassin's Creed Revelations includes lots of new features and some significant surprises. We can't wait to show our fans what we have in store at E3 this year."

I dunno, I loved all the connections to Altair in ACII...and I know Tiff adores Ezio. But haven't we already played the guy's whole life by this point? How much longer can he really be leaping across rooftops? Wasn't he in his 40s by Brotherhood?

Wasn't this series originally gonna be a trilogy? lol. Now Ezio alone is going to have a trilogy.

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

It's been revealed that Revelations will have playtime as Altair and Desmond too according to GameInformer or so I think

 

[ForceStealer]

AC2 had a level as Altair too

But that's good to hear, It'll be nice to see Altair with the series' recent refinements. And to see what he did later with all that stuff referenced in AC2 about setting up new rules and designing additional weapons, etc.

Events in the present day seem to be coming to a head rather rapidly, I'm not sure how much longer they can stretch it out.

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

Yeah the reveal has pictures of Altair as well and this is probably going to be the last game in the series though I think it would be cool to have at least a DLC or side-quests following Claudia as an Assassin (unless it does in Brotherhood I haven't had the time to pass it derp)

 

[Russell]

Well the last two games were damn good, but a third title with Ezio?

Was I the only one hoping for a female lead in the next game?

 

[ForceStealer]

Then Desmond would just spend all his time in the Animus playing in front of a mirror.

 

[Russell]

Then Desmond would just spend all his time in the Animus playing in front of a mirror.

Desmond didn't have to be the protagonist, in the ending of Brotherhood didn’t it hint at a mysterious woman called 'the other' or something?