New info The story of Assassin’s Creed tells of an ancient war raging between the Templars and Assassins. Sophisticated present day technology has enabled the Templars to launch a commercial division within its Abstergo organisation. Initially the division releases videogames based on DNA research by Abstergo employees. Eventually though, everyone can experience memories of people from bygone eras via Abstergo Entertainment’s latest ‘Animus’ device for a price. But what is the true cost? Aveline de Grandpré is the protagonist of Abstergo Entertainment’s debut videogame, Liberation. Born in 1747, Aveline’s exploits intersect with those of Connor from Assassin’s Creed III, and Edward in Assassin’s Creed IV. However the French-African Assassin has her own business to attend in New Orleans and the Louisiana Bayou. Aveline employs her high-society alter-ego to carry out missions while dressed as a noble lady, her parasol containing a dart mechanism. She also rides out in her Assassin’s uniform, through the backstreets of New Orleans and treetops of the Bayou swamps. Thanks to Aveline’s deadly blowpipe, many situations are best controlled from hidden spots. The highpoints of her stealth-oriented missions include those undertaken in the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá where she risks her life during a breathtaking canoe trip into the region’s sinkholes. Boundless enthusiasm is met by a world without limits for the hero of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. A thirst for fortune becomes our own, inspired by privateer turned pirate Edward Kenway. Against the shimmering backdrop of 18th century Caribbean, Welsh-born Edward is free to sail the ocean between landmarks great and small. We visit Kingston, Nassau and Havana to parlay with notorious pirates Blackbeard, Charles Vane and Calico Jack. Edward’s personal brig, the Jackdaw, is upgraded over time according to riches and rewards for special achievements. Sea battles eventually find our fledgling captain up against legendary ships that take tremendous skill and will power to send to the bottom. As you might expect to find from a pirate, Edward’s fighting style is unique in the Assassin’s Creed series, uniting dual-wield pistols and cutlasses in deadly harmony. Whereas Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are games published by Abstergo Entertainment, Assassin’s Creed: Unity is a DNA-resourced simulation. Abstergo has raised the bar with an upgraded Animus, called HELIX, which allows customers to experience life through the eyes of its Parisian hero, Arno Dorian – much in the same way that the original Animus allowed Desmond Miles to think and act as though he were truly alive in ancient times. As the series’ first fully-fledged next-generation hero, Arno is capable of much more impressive and realistic free-running displays. His method of scaling a building to reach the top is different to the act of clambering down, in particular the speed with which this is accomplished. In combat Arno uses counterattacks more readily than his predecessors, dodging and parrying in line with his nonchalant persona. All the while Arno is fearless, fuelled by anger and loss, kept in check by those close to him. Assassin’s Creed: Unity is released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on 14 November 2014. assassinscreed.ubi/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-168743-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:18:36 +0000
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