Nintendo’s popular Assassin’s Creed game now features Cayman
Assassin’s Creed is a historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth video game series that consists of five main games and a number of supporting materials, as of 2013. The games have appeared on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, HP webOS, Android, Nokia Symbian Windows Phone platforms, and the Wii U.
The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the single player and Ubisoft Annecy for the multiplayer, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal. The series has been well received by the public and critics, and has sold over 55 million copies as of March, 2013. The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol, and are considered by some to be the spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series.
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In early February 2013, during its quarterly financial call to investors, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed game, due for release some time before April 2014, would feature a new hero, time period, and development team. On February 28, 2013, Ubisoft posted their first promotional picture for their next Assassin’s Creed game, following leaked marketing material days before. It announced the title of the game as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and features Edward Kenway, a British pirate and member of the Assassin Order; father of Haytham Kenway, and grandfather of Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor), the two playable characters from Assassin’s Creed III.
Nintendo have now released two trailers for the new game and a preview. The game starts in the Cayman Islands. Read on:
“Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will tell the true story of the golden age of piracy. We will shy away from clichés. We’re not going to deal with piracy like Hollywood or Robert Louis Stevenson.” So says Carsten Myhill, lead Content Manager for the open world game that’s coming to Wii U on 1 November. It may be set in the Caribbean and feature pirates but it’s not exactly Pirates Of The Caribbean.
As you’d expect from an Assassin’s Creed game, Ubisoft is attempting to be historically accurate. This is “a true story,” says Carsten Myhill. “The events that took place were so interesting that there’s no need for ghost ships, skeletons and sea monsters.”
It is set in 1715, during the golden age of piracy. The wreck of the Spanish Armada (there were more than one) triggered a gold rush in the region and pirates strangled trade routes from the Americas to Europe – seven out of ten ships were attacked by pirates.
The story will include episodes like the marooning of Charles Vane and the escape from Nassau when pirates used burning ships to escape siege.
Then, of course, you’ve got the Assassins and their battle with Templars who are looking for a mysterious place that, as rumours say, could give them a strong advantage against the assassins. But Assassins are everywhere and they’ll carefully make sure that such a plan is not realised.
As for the modern timeline, Desmond’s story arc has finished which means you’re the present day hero of Assassin’s Creed 4. You’re an employee of Abstergo Entertainment, tasked with researching Edward Kenway.
According to Creative Director Jean Guesdon, this makes Assassin’s Creed 4 “a fantastic game for newcomers.
It’s the year 1717 and pirate Edward Kenway is in a small fishing village in the Cayman Islands. He opens a cage and removes a note from a carrier pigeon. It’s an assassination contract for two smugglers, the Thompson twins [what, the pop act? [shut up Matthew – Ed] ]. In the world of Black Flag, completing optional missions like this earns you extra money and notoriety.
The first target is only a few feet away. Edward, wearing the series’ trademark hoodie, skulks slowly towards him. The village is richly detailed and teeming with life. Drunken sailors swagger past, fishermen repair nets and sea shanties echo from a tavern. It’s incredibly atmospheric.
Drawing closer to our target, we activate Eagle Vision. This highlights characters in the world, marking targets red. Leaning on a nearby shop counter (the series’ trusted benches are a bit twee for pirate times) blends us in with the crowd, as one of the twins natters away nearby. Then, in a flash, we grab him and slam his head against the counter, killing him. That’s one target down, but his brother spots us and bolts. We give chase, pushing through crowds of villagers.
Thompson is too fast and reaches his ship, spreading its sails for a quick escape. Luckily, Ed has his own ship, the Jackdaw. We climb aboard to our crew’s cheers and grab the wheel. One shouts, “The captain has the helm!”
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