Leak is such a funny word. It reminds me of awful plumbing problems I’ve had in various homes in my life. But in gaming, it means that we get pretty new screens that show off what might be the next Assassin’s Creed game on new generation consoles.
Titled Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the new game is rumored to take place during the French Revolution. I certainly wouldn’t mind that time period – there are lots of interesting things to do then. Of course, I would have preferred a game set in Japan during the Shogunate, but that’s just me. Still, it will be nice to be back in Europe – the game does well in that setting.
Leaked to Kotaku, it seems safe to assuming that these are early screens of the Assassin’s Creed game to be released this fall Autumn. (Ed’s note: away with your American tendencies!). Ubisoft has been releasing a new iteration for the franchise every year, and there’s no reason to believe this year will be any different. Of course, these are early screenshots of an unfinished game, so let’s not judge them too harshly. I just like seeing the distinctly French landmarks.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was a ton of fun. It restored my faith in the AC franchise after the tedium that was AC III. I will probably jump into this one, although I’m curious how they will keep the franchise fresh and interesting. There is only so much parkour I can do before it seems repetitive – the new game will have to bring something new to the table. An Asian environment might have done that more easily for them, but perhaps they will show some cool new creativity when tackling the French Revolution. Will you be jumping on board with this installment, or are you done being an assassin?
Last Updated: March 20, 2014
Jedi JJ
March 20, 2014 at 08:02
AC Colonial Kills?
Her Highness the Hipster
March 20, 2014 at 08:07
mmmm, i could seriously kill a croissant at this moment!
Jedi JJ
March 20, 2014 at 08:13
Ah man. Me too. Can go well with a second cup of coffee.
Umar Praise The Golden Sun
March 20, 2014 at 08:21
With cheese and some coffee…….!!
VampyreSquirrel
March 20, 2014 at 08:22
Chocolate chip croissant from Fournos… mmmmm
Umar Praise The Golden Sun
March 20, 2014 at 08:23
GAH!!…Warm that baby up a lil bit, let the chocolate melt.
Jaded_Reprobate
March 20, 2014 at 08:04
they are going to need to find something pretty epic to fill the gap the pirate ships will leave behind
KingKappie
March 20, 2014 at 08:07
Wen are we gone get a assassins creed south africa?
Axon1988
March 20, 2014 at 08:25
Your sentence, it hurts my brain. On another note, it could possibly be called:
AssCreed -Bloodwors
Unavengedavo(aka. Bilbo)
March 20, 2014 at 09:15
Don’t know about you, but this does look bad ass…
http://images.lazygamer.net/2012/05/9xll6.jpg
TiMsTeR1033
March 20, 2014 at 10:48
Zulu assassin. nice
Martin du preez
March 20, 2014 at 08:20
Why am I excited,AGAIN?
VampyreSquirrel
March 20, 2014 at 08:27
Sucker for punishment?
TiMsTeR1033
March 20, 2014 at 09:10
Like the new avatar, it brings out your eyes lol
VampyreSquirrel
March 20, 2014 at 09:46
Lol thanks hahahaha
Jonah Cash
March 20, 2014 at 08:44
Because AC 4 is freaking awesome!!! I have finished the main story but still go back to sink ships and upgrade my own!! Can’t get enough!!
Umar Praise The Golden Sun
March 20, 2014 at 08:20
Is it just me…Or does that new gear from the back look just Gabe’s from Lords of Shadow 1?
Hammersteyn
March 20, 2014 at 08:33
Last one I played was the second one. Dunno why but I feel no need to get back into this series again.
Jonah Cash
March 20, 2014 at 09:54
4 is a ton of fun man!! The ship battles could have been a game on their own!!
Maxiviper117
March 21, 2014 at 09:30
Last one I also played was AC2 but black flag got my attention. And it was good.
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 20, 2014 at 08:38
Wouldn’t that be spring? Southern hemisphere & all that :/
oVg deprived
March 20, 2014 at 08:44
Ubisoft Montreal is French Canadian after all. Jade is giving us some women power this time with Joan of Arc 1400AD. Also easier for the French dubs ;P
Admiral Chief of comments
March 20, 2014 at 08:49
Protag looks kinda thin…
Jedi JJ
March 20, 2014 at 08:52
It’s just a bunch of french loafs dressed up.
oVg deprived
March 20, 2014 at 08:53
She must be a deprived.
Jedi JJ
March 20, 2014 at 08:54
That’s when you make your move usually, isn’t it?
oVg deprived
March 20, 2014 at 08:56
ESRB have already rated it 18 due to the sexual nature of this French orgy.
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 20, 2014 at 09:07
How did they get the reputation as the world’s best lovers when their chips can’t even get it up?
Jedi JJ
March 20, 2014 at 09:15
It’s just the language, I suspect.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
March 20, 2014 at 08:58
Called it. Knew they would use the French Revolution.
Rikus
March 20, 2014 at 09:22
Ok, I know some people here will stone me for this, but there are some (i.e a lot) of Assassin’s Creeds I didn’t play, but I want to play Black Flag. Do I need to play the previous games to follow Black Flag’s story?
Maxiviper117
March 21, 2014 at 09:28
No, last assassins creed game I played before black flag was AC2 and I was able to follow easily.
Rikus
March 24, 2014 at 11:19
Cool, thanks! I refuse to finish AC 1, but apparently AC2 is good enough to restore faith in the franchise. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to play catch-up before playing Black Flag. Maybe someday….
Martin du preez
March 20, 2014 at 09:49
Also the AC series is Ubisoft’s biggest franchise and brings in the most cash so as long as AC brings in the cash the more new IP’s they can fund and take chances with, (Watchdogs,The Division etc)
AC games are good for the industry and as long as the games are still fun to play I will get them ALL.
Aussious
March 20, 2014 at 10:10
This seems rather obvious considering the devs and publishers are french.
Macethy
March 20, 2014 at 10:58
So seeing as it’s being built for “next-gen”, that means it will be optomised for PC right? RIGHT?