first details of assassins creed revelations

[funkfish]

In the latest issue of GameInformer (#21, they have the first details on Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Introducing new gameplay elements like the hookblade and weapon crafting, Revelations is looking to offer more gameplay variety and depth than preview Assassin’s Creed titles.

With the issue now in the hands of subscribers, information regarding the detail has emerged. Below, you can find a summary of the game revealed in the magazine. Be sure to purchase GameInformer #218 when it hits stands in the coming weeks.

Summary:

- The bulk of the game is set in Constantinople which will be split into 4 huge districts (Constantin, Beyazid, Imperial and Galata)
- You'll also visit Cappadocia
- Ezio is over 50 years old in this game
- Ezio has a new item called the hookblade which allows him to use ziplines throughout the city. UBI says that it speeds up navigation by about 30%
- You can also use the hookblade to reach out and pull enemies in for a combo
- Ezio can now make bombs through a crafting system. UBI says that there are over 300 bomb types
- They've modified the control scheme so that circle/B will control the hookblade and triangle/Y will control project weapons and bombs
- Eagles vision has become eagle sense. "Eagle sense let's you focus on a character and see where he's been," Amancio says. "You'll get an approximation of where he will go. If you're able to detect the path a guard will take, you can run ahead, set a bomb, and create a trap or an ambush."
- They've expanded on the Borgia Towers concept in order to create a new system. Throughout the city there are Assassin's Den's, you'll need to complete various assault scenarios in order take down the Templar presence (UBI says that there's more variety than in the Borgia Towers). Once you obtain a den you'll be able to upgrade the buildings in that region along with adding ziplines across the rooftops. You'll also be able to change the guards from being hostile to neutral.
- You can lose control of you dens as you gain notoriety. You'll be able to send your own troops after the templars if you're unable to make it back to the specific den that's being attacked. You can do that by making it to any of the other dens that you currently control. You'll also be able to install a master assassin to control a specific den and you'll never have to worry about it being taken over.
- The assassin leveling mechanic has been increased from 10 to 15
- In order to make the world more immersive they've done away with traditional side missions in favor of random events. For example you may be traveling through a city and notice a shop owner being robbed or a little girl asking for help
- They're using a new type of capture facial technology called Mocam that GI describes as an "intriguing amalgamation of traditional animation, performance capture and the fascinating new style of performance on display in games like LA Noire."
- Desmond is placed back inside Animus where he finds a safe mode called the 'Black Room'. You'll be able to access Desmond's lost memories through that back door
- The gameplay during Desmond's game is described as narrative-fueled puzzle sequences. "Through the manipulation and creation of geometry with the game world, Desmond seeks to reintegrate the splintered layers of his subconscious."
- Multiplayer is returning but this time they're trying to give more focus to the narrative since that's a big part of AC
- You'll be able to custom your character appearance and weapons as well as create guilds.

Source: New Assassin

[Iconic Drei]

Can't wait tbh.

Playing an over 50 year old Ezio seems quite appealing to me lol.

[funkfish]

yeah iv loved the series, but unfortunately i also read that this is gonna be the last instalment

[Iconic Drei]

really?

there's so many other cultures and historical events that they could delve into...

[funkfish]

thats what id read in the news of the world.

yeah i agree with ya, they could keep it running forever lol.

[rossdfc]

Love this series...played and completed all the games so far.

Incredible detail in each and every one of them.

[Luke0405]

Looking forward to the 4th instalment, have thouroughly enjoyed all the games so far. Ezio as a 50! year old. How strange, hope he doesn't break a hip on those ziplines

[Iconic Drei]

hope he doesn't break a hip on those ziplines

Lol, that would make a great ending..

Better then the last one anyway.

[Iconic Drei]

This trailer is pretty sweet.

For an old fella, Ezio moves pretty fast.

[funkfish]

looks good drei

[BostonTHFC]

This is not going to be the last installment. It is merely going to be the last installment featuring Ezio. This game won't resolve the Desmond storyline either. There will be another game next year presumably and probably more after that.

[Iconic Drei]

This is not going to be the last installment. It is merely going to be the last installment featuring Ezio. This game won't resolve the Desmond storyline either. There will be another game next year presumably and probably more after that.

Yeah, I agree.... I wouldn't mind them taking more then 1 year on the next though, spend a little more time to make the next one top notch.

[yid83]

Its just a shame it comes out in same month as battlefield 3 .

[rossdfc]

Its just a shame it comes out in same month as battlefield 3 .

Yeah, AND Modern Warfare 3.

I really wish all of these games could come out BEFORE summer

[funkfish]