Assassin's Creed: Victory

Josey Wales

Some of us haven't even taken the shrink wrap off of AC: Unity and AC: Rogue but it appears that the 2015 iteration has been leaked. Over on Kotaku they have a story about a new AC game set in Victorian era London.

The story also says that there will be no AC game out on the PS3/360.

um7y1h83ge06nx

So another at the end of next year? They really need to take a year off and go back to the drawing board.

I've have and played all the games except for 3 and this year's Unity. As good as Black Flag was I couldn't bear another Creed this year even if Unity turned out to be amazing.

ShaneU

Black Flag team is behind this (I think) so quietly optimistic.

super_furry

I like the idea of the setting but that's about it. It'll have to be a great game to make the series relevant again.

Randall Floyd

"leaked" :rolleyes: This is getting ridiculous.

calex71

Are they going to pretend there is even a modern day story in this one too???

Black flag and Unity were an insult in terms of the over all plot, I genuinely believe even they don't know where it's going at this point.

A year off for the series is badly needed, but it won't happen now if this is real projections will have been made and it's earnings already factored into Ubi's financial year.

I don't think the setting is a good idea at all, London is too similar to paris and too soon since paris, paris could easily have been london anyway for all it's british accents :pac:

dreamers75

Struggling to finish 3, and I have a pain in my arse with the things i forgave in the 4 parts 2s.

ERG89

Did they scrap that sidescroller game they were planning after the season pass was canned??
Victorian London? Will suit the accents in Unity I guess

COYVB

Dominick Plump Washboard wrote: »

So another at the end of next year? They really need to take a year off and go back to the drawing board.

There's a 2-3 year development cycle. Even if they were to decide that after unity they give it a rest, they'll have at least one other game to go before they can

um7y1h83ge06nx

That is true, be a hard financial pill to swallow but maybe in the long run it would be worth pulling the plug to save the brand.

Actually I wonder how are the sales of Unity doing.

Thargor

This is ridiculous tbh, such overated games...

Stone Deaf 4evr

ERG89 wrote: »

Did they scrap that sidescroller game they were planning after the season pass was canned??
Victorian London? Will suit the accents in Unity I guess

thats the big secret, everyone in london will have a french accent. :pac:

ERG89

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

thats the big secret, everyone in london will have a french accent. :pac:

The french invaded England around this period didn`t they????
My knowledge of history ain`t as good as stuff like Pokemon Red/Blue

Dominick Plump Washboard wrote: »

Actually I wonder how are the sales of Unity doing.

Going by the lack of replies in this thread interest in the series is waning. Even the AC:Unity thread is a bit bugs, patch & not a lot else......

Actually read in Eurogamer article there won`t be a 360/PS3 Assassins Creed release next year. Shame as i`m more interested in Rogue than Unity

humanji

Josey Wales wrote: »

Some of us haven't even taken the shrink wrap off of AC: Unity and AC: Rogue but it appears that the 2015 iteration has been leaked. Over on Kotaku they have a story about a new AC game set in Victorian era London.

The story also says that there will be no AC game out on the PS3/360.

Anyone else confused as to why Big Ben isn't a synchronisation point?

If they had developed the good parts of Black Flag, then I'd have been interested in Unity. But they just leaped backwards as well as released an unfinished game. I can't imagine this being any better. I also won't be surprised if this also comes out as an unfinished mess when they try to rush it out for next Christmas.

Mr Freeze

Thought I was done with this series after AC3. But I went and got Black Flag, I don't get the praise for Black Flag, it was 3 all over again with better and more naval stuff, which was fun by the way, but I did get sick of it.

AC games have so little plot now spread out over a long campaign.

I won't be getting Rogue or Unity, I'm done with the series. (really hope Santy doesn't bring me Rogue or Unity now)...

Gunmonkey

humanji wrote: »

Anyone else confused as to why Big Ben isn't a synchronisation point?

If they had developed the good parts of Black Flag, then I'd have been interested in Unity. But they just leaped backwards as well as released an unfinished game. I can't imagine this being any better. I also won't be surprised if this also comes out as an unfinished mess when they try to rush it out for next Christmas.

It still could be, but they needed it in the picture to show it was London. And I'm assuming it will be a bug ridden mess, they have a release window already but the vast majority of the game probably isn't coded yet.

And calling it now, after the whole "pocket to WW2" in Unity, €5 says theres gonna be similar leading to a point during the German air-raids.

maximoose

ERG89 wrote: »

The french invaded England around this period didn`t they????
My knowledge of history ain`t as good as stuff like Pokemon Red/Blue

Saw a good post on reddit about possible story:

London.
Industrial revolution, but everything looks horse drawn so prior to common motorized vehicles. The first private auto's was on the road there in 1890, and they weren't common for quite a while. And those look like gas lights, which would put it after 1813. So 1813 - 1900 lets say.
So lets say late in that range, 1890 or so. If they do a long-life assassin, and he's young in this picture, 20~ish... I'd say this game would cover WW1 (he would be 44-48) but not WW2 (he would be 69-75)
Can't stretch it much later without the lack of cars being an issue. Can't stretch it much earlier without WW1 being the climax.
...
WW1 was triggered due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Bet your ass that plays in.

Mr. CooL ICE

I'm waiting for Assassin's Creed: Modern Warfare or some sh1te like that to happen

Stone Deaf 4evr

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I'm waiting for Assassin's Creed: Modern Warfare or some sh1te like that to happen

I was hoping game 3 or 4 was leading to that. I genuinely lost all interest in the series when I found out that desmond

dies in 3 effectively killing that whole storyline

when the 1st game was released, the actress (kirsten bell AFAIK) let it slip about the future sequences before launch and Ubisoft werent best pleased. Its like they were building to an epic conclusion of Desmond being a bada$$ in the future and closing out the whole story. Now the storyline is pretty much meaningless.

wes

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

when the 1st game was released, the actress (kirsten bell AFAIK) let it slip about the future sequences before launch and Ubisoft werent best pleased. Its like they were building to an epic conclusion of Desmond being a bada$$ in the future and closing out the whole story. Now the storyline is pretty much meaningless.

They really screwed up imho, when they didn't do the 3rd one in the present. They should have finished up Desmond's story properly, and then ignored all the animus stuff etc and just jumped around to different era's as they pleased, telling different stories as they liked, without needing to refer to the present day.

In fact they should just ignore the present day stuff altogether, as we know there won't ever be any kind of payoff for it, so best to get rid of it.

Ridley

maximoose wrote: »

Saw a good post on reddit about possible story:

Quite like the idea I saw of the Assassin being Jack the Ripper but... yeah, I'm not sure I trust the current multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs to handle the murders of sex workers with tact.

I'd like the protagonist to be an Indian or Chinese immigrant.

Kur4mA

Man, I remember how buzzed I used to get about Assassin's Creed and how invested I was in the story-line. I always assumed we would have a modern day game by now, but to be honest they have royally ****ed themselves with the ****e that is Unity and then a matter of days/weeks later Ubi pretty much sweep it under the carpet and announce ANOTHER ****ing Assassin's Creed game.

Sweet jesus. "Oh hai gais LOL yup Untiy is a pile of **** but LOOKIT THIS HERRR ASSASIN CREED VICTRY with the smoke and the chimneys WOW. Get yur Mary Poppins on up in this bitch yeorrrrr!!1".

The sad thing is people will lap this **** up.

Dayum

A Wild West Assassins Creed would be interesting particularly since RDR was such a great game.

Well_H0ly_God

Assassins Creed Victory World Reveal this Tuesday 12th May 5pm GMT.

Josey Wales

I hope it is current gen only and that it is more fun than Unity. I didn't hate Unity but it wasn't one of the better AC games.

EoinMcLovin

Kotaku report that the name could have been changed to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Josey Wales

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Kotaku report that the name could have been changed to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

If the new name is Syndicate I think it sounds pretty cool.

EoinMcLovin

EoinMcLovin

From Kotaku

Almost a year after publisher Ubisoft made headlines for not including female protagonists in Assassin’s Creed Unity, today we’ve got news that there will be a playable woman assassin in the next entry of Ubisoft’s mega-series, according to two people familiar with the game.

This fall’s Assassin’s Creed, which will be officially announced tomorrow as Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, will give players access to two main characters: Jacob and Evie (pictured above in concept art leaked to Kotaku). They’re brother and sister, said a source, and they’ll be heavily involved in the criminal underworld of Victorian London, where the game is set. (We hear it’ll be out this fall for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.)

From what I’ve heard, Jacob will still likely qualify as the game’s main character. The balance in story missions may favor the brother about 75% to 25%, according to a person familiar with Syndicate, who spoke under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the game. Syndicate will not have any multiplayer modes, according to that source, but you’ll be able to swap between Jacob and Evie while exploring the world between missions.

http://kotaku.com/sources-you-can-play-as-a-woman-in-assassins-creed-sy-1703598017

Potential-Monke

Still haven't got round to playing Unity or Rogue. Rogue will be next, have been putting it off for a while, but seeing as it's now on PC (ie: cheaper) i might pick it up.

Have they fixed Unity? I have to play it, my gaming shrine corner is literally Assassins Creed, so i am a fairly big fan (with an AC tattoo planned, just the logo, and maybe the Abstergo one).

EoinMcLovin

Set in London in 1868, the game will feature two playable protagonists, twins Jacob and Evie Frye, confirming some of the rumours which circulated yesterday.

According to Ubisoft, Jacob is a "more hot headed, brash and rebellious" figure, while his sister Evie is described as "a relentless Assassin" and "a master of stealth". During the open world experience, players will be able to switch freely between the two characters, while story missions will restrict the choice for narrative reasons.

The story meanwhile sees the twins from Crawley heading to the City, as the Industrial Revolution reaches its climax to free the masses from the poverty they suffer and lead an uprising against an oppressive establishment which conceals the Templars. Among your allies will be prominent Victorians, including novelist Charles Dickens and biologist Charles Darwin.

The game is single-player only, with Ubisoft saying the decision was taken so the development team in Quebec could "focus on creating the biggest city based open-world that we’ve ever had for an Assassin’s Creed game", and Syndicate's Victorian London will be approximately 30% larger than Unity's map. London will consist of six boroughs: Westminster, the Strand, the City of London, Whitechapel, Southwark, and Lambeth. The Thames will also play a prominent role in the game, acting as the major entry and exit point for the beating heart of the Empire.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate will release worldwide on PS4 and Xbox One on October 23rd, and later in the autumn for the PC version. IGN Logo

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-officially-announced?+main+twitter

Star Lord

Obviously nobody is going to be 100% on this given the mess Unity was, but from that, I think it looks pretty good so far.

EoinMcLovin

super_furry

I do like the setting but it's going to take a hell of a lot more than that and a bigger map to make Assassin's Creed relevant again.

Falthyron

Some interesting points I observed during the reveal:

Ubisoft spent almost a full five minutes acknowledging and apologising for Unity. Such honesty and acceptance is quite refreshing in an industry which normally just ignores failings and pushes on to the next iteration. Doubly so, when they used a promo video for a new game to admit their failings.

No multiplayer confirmed.

This Assassin's Creed should be called: Super Street Fighter Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Ultimate Redux Edition.

The boroughs system and the bosses smells of Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's boss system.

Grappling hook thing = Batman games.

We have had carriage chases in many games before, this is not new.

I love the setting and the atmosphere of London.

Possibly a fully co-op campaign, or at least, two campaigns where you experience the story from either of the twins.

Jacob Fry appears quite charismatic and could be a strong character to match Ezio.

Right now, I am 'meh'. But, maybe in time, and with more gameplay reveals I might upgrade to 'slightly interested'. For the record: I own every Assassin's Creed game (and completed them all) that was released on PC, except for Unity.

Oh, and slavery was already abolished by 1868 so I have no idea why the narrator talks about slavery as a feature in every day life at the beginning of the reveal.

EoinMcLovin

Sephiroth_dude

Great that there's no multiplayer anyway, might till christmas to get it.

EoinMcLovin

Official Q&A

7 things you need to know Part 1

7 things to know part 2

Falthyron

"The Windows PC version will be available in fall 2015."

See you on PC in 2016 then so, Ubisoft. They will invest all their time into making the console versions as perfect as possible and to avoid a repeat of Unity. In Ubisoft's eyes the PC version is expendable and can wait until 2016.

It's been 2 games now since we've had anything remotely tied to the over all story in the modern day.

This game needs to address that substantially which from the looks of it won't be happening ?? Bit early to say for sure though.

Otherwise they need to stop pretending there is a modern day angle and cut it and the animus entirely.

tok9

Just looks like more of the same. As someone who isn't a fan but has played 2-3 titles in the series, it isn't fixing any of it's issues. Those being combat and stealth.

Zero-Cool

This actually sounds like a good setting And no MP is a bonus. Not a chance of me getting anywhere near hyped for it. The 2 AC's I enjoyed most were 2 and black flag and both of those were purchases a couple of months after release with no expectation, hopefully Ubi can pull it off. Would be great if there were zero pre-order bonuses as well.

Josey Wales

I've played and finished all the AC games (bar the first) and enjoyed them all to varying degrees. I'm sure this one will be no different. Disappointing it doesn't seem to be adding anything at all that wasn't in Unity.

I'm still waiting for them to bring back the Brotherhood features that were in ACII: Brotherhood.

kearneybobs

To me this looks like Unity with a few added mechanics. I cant bring myself to finish Unity.
Still has the same floaty free running which completely takes you out of the game when you see your character float horizontally to a nearby ledge/roof instead of dropping down to a lower roof. Too 'magnetic' to feel realistic/enjoyable. The other games never seemed to have been plagued by it until Unity.

I didn't get Unity at launch and I think I'm possibly too burnt out on AC to pick up Rogue. I think.

Combat does look a little bit nicer but they say it's a new system every year.

Josey Wales

kearneybobs wrote: »

I didn't get Unity at launch and I think I'm possibly too burnt out on AC to pick up Rogue. I think.

You are missing out on the best Ac game since Brotherhood.

kearneybobs

Josey Wales wrote: »

You are missing out on the best Ac game since Brotherhood.

Loved Black Flag and I understand the Rogue is more of the same really, if not a little more refined. Just dont know if I have the time to plough into that. Might pick it up when it's REALLY cheap.

kearneybobs

kearneybobs wrote: »

Loved Black Flag and I understand the Rogue is more of the same really, if not a little more refined. Just dont know if I have the time to plough into that. Might pick it up when it's REALLY cheap.

Given the prices of Unity on key sites the last few months I'd be hard pressed to pick it up day one either.

GottaGetGatt

I bought Unity and Black flag digital codes for around €28 last December just to have them. Played black flag On The 360 and loved it. Played up to the first co-op mission on Unity and just gave up.

Never thought I'd get sick of the franchise.

They seem to have just completly forgot about the modern day setting and the precursor race.

chrislad

I thought Unity was tough to get into, but once I did, I quite enjoyed it. Having a way a number of weeks so the game was playable on the other hand, not so good. I really must get Rogue as I've a PC more than good enough to play it now, but it doesn't seem to have taken the same level of price cut that Unity did as of yet.

Sephiroth_dude

I loved unity and black flag, once you get use to the ship combat in black flag its great, I found hard at first, I must get a ps3 and play rogue.

Irish Halo

six boroughs: Westminster, the Strand, the City of London, Whitechapel, Southwark, and Lambeth

Wait how accurate are their maps? If it's based on this map there's a small chance I'll be able to wander down the 1868 version of my street