Category Archives: Video Games
Literal Assassin’s Creed Trailers
I have become a huge fan of Tobuscus’ Literal Trailers series. And he just so happens to have done two Assassin’s Creed Literal Trailers! How fortunate, considering this is Assassin’s Creed Week!
First up is the trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, the first sequel to Assassin’s Creed II. In it, Ezio faces off against the Borgia clan, who control the Papacy in Rome.
Good times! Next up is a similar literal trailer for the next game, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. This one is a bit more dark.
Why Tobuscus never made a Literal Trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3, I will never know.
Assassin’s Creed Memes!
How about a little Assassin’s Creed humor? Warning, these are probably only funny to people who already know and play Assassin’s Creed. You’ve been warned. And I’m giggling.
6 New Historical Time Periods for Future Assassin’s Creed Games
Good video game franchises never die. No matter how final the ending might seem, no matter the status of the development company, any franchise that makes money is going to live on. Which is good news for us Assassin’s Creed fans! Even though Desmond’s story came to a pretty grim (and lame!) conclusion in Assassin’s Creed 3, I can’t imagine Ubisoft not giving us more games and more historical goodness in the years to come! Shall we begin the countdown to Assassin’s Creed 4?
As everybody knows, the Assassin’s Creed games all take place in the past, with richly detailed recreations of some ancient civilizations for your stabbing pleasure. First we visited Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, then Rome at the height of the Italian Renaissance. A then quick stop in Constantinople preceded a visit to the American colonies during the Revolution! The war between the heroic Assassins and the evil Templar has been waged for centuries all across the globe. Almost any era or historical event is up for grabs.
So where will we go next? Which historical era should we visit in the next Assasin’s Creed game? Especially if that game arrives on next generation consoles, with better graphics and processing power? I’m so glad you asked, because I just so happen to have six suggestions! Join me after the jump.
Review: Assassin’s Creed Graphic Novels
Assassin’s Creed isn’t just for video games anymore. Like any good franchise, they’ve branched out into other mediums, including a series of graphic novels released in October from publisher Titan Books. They recently sent me some nice hardcover copies of their Assassin’s Creed graphic novels, translated from their original French into English. The art style is definitely very European (not that I’m an expert), and the story is the familiar Assassiny goodness that we know and love. I only wish the series had taken a few more liberties with their story and really explored the larger Assassin’s Creed universe.
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has a lot of room to expand beyond Desmond Miles and the ancestors you play in the video games. And while these graphic novels do a good job with some of their ideas beyond the usual, they don’t go far enough. If you’re an Assassin’s Creed completionist – or perhaps shopping for one for Christmas – you should enjoy this series. But otherwise, the comics are pretty light on material.
Comic rating: 4/5: Good.
Desmond, Aquilus and Accipiter
The three Assassin’s Creed graphic novels – titled Desmond, Aquilus and Accipiter – tell one long, connected story by following two parallel plots. One is Desmond’s story from the video games, about being kidnapped by Abstergo and then going on the run with Lucy and the Assassins. The other is an original trip into the Animus to visit Aquilus, an ancient Assassin from the Roman Empire. As with the video games, the most interesting material comes from the trips back in time, but writer Eric Corbeyran definitely give us plenty of Desmond action. The guy is much more active and brutal in this series than he is in the games, which is cool to read.
Of the three books, the first one is the weakest because it basically just retreads ground covered in the first game, only in a much more rushed manner. It squeezes in the story of Altair even though it’s completely unnecessary to the overall plot. The two other books delve into original material, including the life of Aquilus and a few adventures that Desmond and his friends have while on the run. The third book is the best of the three, introducing the concept of dueling Animus trips as we see someone else go into the Animus and visit his ancestors. I wish the entire series had been about this new character and his story, but perhaps Corbeyran needed to focus on Desmond and the established game material.
All three comics play hard and fast with the strange concepts of Assassin’s Creed, from the Animus itself to the various characters involved. There were a few times where new characters suddenly pop up and act like we’re supposed to have known them all along, so it was a little confusing. You definitely need an understanding of the games to keep up with the comic. Though considering how big a fan I am of Assassin’s Creed, it wasn’t a problem at all.
You can purchase all three graphic novels on Amazon.com: Desmond, Aquilus and Accipiter. You can also join me after the jump for more review!
The Tyranny of King Washington Trailer
Just in time for Assassin’s Creed Week, Ubisoft has released this trailer for The Tyranny of King Washington, their upcoming 3-part downloadable content.
This sounds genuinely insane. Apparently, this isn’t going to be an addition to the existing Assassin’s Creed 3. Instead, it’s going to be an entire alternate game, in which Connor never became an Assassin (and never even became Connor). He still goes by his Native American name, and as you can see at the end of the trailer, is dressed like a badass wolfman! This DLC will explore a ‘What If…’ scenario. What if…George Washington turned down the Presidency in order to rule America as a king? It’s a totally badass premise, and I’m actually really eager to start playing.
I don’t think a release date has been announced. But you can buy a Season Pass, which gives you 25% off the bulk price rather than paying for each chapter individually. Sounds like a damn good deal to me since I definitely want to play all three!
Besides, George Washington was a total tool in Assassin’s Creed 3. It’ll feel good to kill him…
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