TOKYO: Ubisoft’s creative director did not offer much about the upcoming “present-day story” for the game except that it will finally reveal to players the real reason behind the conflict between the two warring factions in the franchise.
In the said article, Cote cited that “Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag” and “Assassin’s Creed Unity” are “transitionary period leading into the new narrative arc”, which come after the “Assassin’s Creed 3″ story, from which the “Assasin’s Creed Syndicate” will eventually pick up. This fresh development will eventually “make sense” for the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and Templars, Gamespot reported.
Moreover, adopting a similar approach to Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Bethesda’s Dishonored 2 will also include the dual protagonists template, offering players with the chance of controlling Emily Kaldwin when the sequel lands in 2016.
Cote and Level Design Director Hugo Giard also said that the upcoming title is the beginning of a new cycle for the overarching story of the franchise.
After drawing criticism for its handling of playable female characters in last year’s Unity – characters that were reportedly “too hard to animate” – Ubisoft has responded to those pigeonholing the addition of Evie Frye in Victorian-themed Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, stating that it was an organic decision from the get-go, and not simply lip-service. So we had what we called the Desmond cycle, which ended with AC3.
He continued saying that one of the objectives of the studio is to make sure to that players feel important in the modern-era story.
“Cole even went into a few details involving the cycle and explained that “[Assassin’s Creed 3] was the end of the Desmond cycle. Cynics will be cynics, and it’s unfortunate, but we’ve been so focused on build this game the way we want with those two characters. It will arrive for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A PC version will be released at a later time.
