Secrets of Assassin's Creed Leaked?
Actress lets the premise of high profile Ubisoft title out of the bag in interview.
by Jeff Haynes
December 13, 2006 - For months, we've been covering every scrap of information about Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft's Montreal's upcoming action game set in 1191 AD during the Third Crusade. As the assassin Altair, players are tasked with eliminating key figures on both sides of the war in an attempt to end the hostilities. Not only does Assassin's Creed offer new stealth mechanics thanks to its social camouflage feature, it also showcases new acrobatic maneuvers using the immediate environment around Altair that haven't been seen before in a game. While there were some curious hints as to whether or not the entire game would be set solely in the Third Crusade thanks to some of the video clips that have been released, we were looking forward to potentially changing the course of history.
Or will we? Interestingly, it seems as though the medieval action title isn't exactly what it seems. Looks like there's more of a sci-fi twist to the game than we initially thought. In an interview with IGN TV, Kristen Bell, the star of Veronica Mars explains her connection to the upcoming game.
She also reveals the sci-fi premise behind the game: "It's actually really interesting to me. It's sort of based on the research that's sort of happening now, about the fact that your genes might be able to hold memory. And you could argue semantics and say it's instinct, but how does a baby bird know to eat a worm, as opposed to a cockroach, if its parents don't show it? And it's about this science company trying to, Matrix-style, go into peoples brains and find out an ancestor who used to be an assassin, and sort of locate who that person is."
We contacted Ubisoft for a comment on Bell's disclosure, but they were unavailable at the time this story was published. Looks like we'll be going back to the future with Assassin's Creed sometime next year.
Not quite sure what to think of this. Perhaps they were having trouble keeping the gameplay grounded completely in the 'real world', now they have an excuse to spice things up with some other-worldly aspects and explain it as 'bugs in the system' or some shit. At the very least, deux ex machina AHOY!
It was always supposed to be some sort of "other person looking back on some long ago events" thing of some kind, not just you controlling a medieval assassin, though... this is just a more detailed explanation of the game's story than we've heard before, not actually completely new information (that there is a sci-fi element).
The only thing I can think is that but maybe they were trying to keep it secret and perhaps the first few levels are played completely straight, then some weird shit starts happening and this is a big M Night Shyamalan twist, rather then it being the premise of the game from the getgo.
Bell: I do. You know what? This is so embarrassing to say I have not graduated from my N64 yet. I know. And I'm just gonna say it and you know what, I'm not ashamed of it! But I love me some Mario Kart. I love me some Mario Kart and I love James Bond on that system. It's what I had in college, so I'm having a hard time letting go. Because sometimes, I play with younger people, who are really good with all the coordination you need for the joystick or for the controller, with all the different things you can do with the graphics, and I need something a little simpler I think. So I'll definitely learn to play Assassin's Creed, but I'm gonna stick with my N64 for the time being.
The only thing I can think is that but maybe they were trying to keep it secret and perhaps the first few levels are played completely straight, then some weird shit starts happening and this is a big M Night Shyamalan twist, rather then it being the premise of the game from the getgo.
part of the premise, not a secret surprise twist - and maybe there's not a ton of info on it because it's not a super huge part of the game like so many of you fear
Am I the only one sick of seeing pics of Jade in every AC thread?
She seems like a nice person, and yes she probably wants a piece of Mr. Freeform, but it just starts a chain reaction that leads to posting more irrelevant pics.
I feel bad for Jade. She has this badass game and all everyone focuses on are her looks. Stop acting like a bunch of hormonal 14 year olds for christ sake.
I feel bad for Jade. She has this badass game and all everyone focuses on are her looks. Stop acting like a bunch of hormonal 14 year olds for christ sake.
If anything, right now having Jade as the producer is perhaps the biggest selling point of this game, Jaffe was correct in pointing it out, is Assassin's Creed even all that interesting on a fundamental gameplay level, I'm sure it will have nice procedural animations and all, and it will look pretty.
I feel bad for Jade. She has this badass game and all everyone focuses on are her looks. Stop acting like a bunch of hormonal 14 year olds for christ sake.
Bell: I do. You know what? This is so embarrassing to say I have not graduated from my N64 yet. I know. And I'm just gonna say it and you know what, I'm not ashamed of it! But I love me some Mario Kart. I love me some Mario Kart and I love James Bond on that system. It's what I had in college, so I'm having a hard time letting go. Because sometimes, I play with younger people, who are really good with all the coordination you need for the joystick or for the controller, with all the different things you can do with the graphics, and I need something a little simpler I think. So I'll definitely learn to play Assassin's Creed, but I'm gonna stick with my N64 for the time being.
