Assassin's Creed

You do know I'm from West Africa, right?

You wanna find out what they'll have memories of? Then research.

Third Crusade, the Renaissance, the American Revolution: these are all pretty major events in history. If you need to research just to find an event to build the game around, it's probably not going to sell the product very well.

That goes for every event, by the way. I wouldn't want an Assassin's Creed game set in Canada, since a) nothing of note happens here, and b) it would probably end up being similar to III, what with the frontier, and all.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:09:17 PM by BadWolf21

Yes. Canada. Closely related to America.

I know little about any American revolution. The World Wars were just wars. I care more about Nigeria's civil war and Nigeria's history than America's history. I know more about Nelson Mandela than The Declaration of Independence. I never knew of a place called Forli. How did I know these things? I love researching.

It all matters on where you are. You say that because where you live, such info is common knowledge. Anyone who doesn't know it lives under a rock.

Over here, not many people care about that. But when it comes to our own history, for you not to know means you're a hermit of sorts.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:20:46 PM by MotorRunner

First off, you just referred to things that happened hundreds of years ago as "news." :P

Second, you may be interested in African history, but Ubisoft is a French company, and the series is developed out of Montreal. You're right that it's all about location, but the location of the people making it supersedes everyone else.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:16:48 PM by BadWolf21

Aye, you got a point there. I was just making a suggestion. That'd be something new, but it'd be better done by someone who actually lived in Africa.

What about AC: Eskimo?

or, more accurately, the location of their target demographic.

AC: Africa? Sounds awesome.

It would be wonderful to explore Great Zimbabwe, the Mali Empire, and ancient Ethiopia.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:43:25 PM by rmctagg09

I think we're as likely to see AC: Africa as we are to see AC: Colonial Australia.

Level 1: Dispossess a bunch of Aborigines of their land.

Level 2: Federation.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:59:28 PM by Medicus

Now THAT'S a game I'd play.

I sort of wish they had moved into the Jacksonian era. That's my "area of expertise".

I recognize the chances are low of it actually happening. That doesn't make me not think it would be awesome.

Level 3: Repeatedly die and respawn on the Western Front.

Level 4: Starve.

Level 5: Sit in a jungle while the Americans save your ass arse.

Level 6: NO NO NO NOT NON-WHITE PEOPLE!

Level 7: Protest a war.

Level 8: Feminism.

Level 9: Larrakinism.

Level 10: Neo-racism.

Secret Level: Assassinate Harold Holt.

edited 19th Apr '12 8:59:54 PM by Medicus

-Assassinates Target X from the roof of a building in Zanzibar-

There's plenty of room for stand-alone games that don't have to tie into the meta-plot, or have another modern-day Assassin get into the Animus. After all, the Templar-Assassin war has been going on for thousands of years, right? And sure, Feudal Japan might be out, but what about, say, late Heian-era? Lots of court intrigue going on then that would be similar in a way to what was going on in Italy during Ezio's time.

Also, I've give up trying the tomb. Guess I'll have to do without Altair's armor; I could get a new graphics card, but really it's not worth the investment. See, this is why I don't do PC gaming.

Aren't these slightly out of order? Or at least roughly simultaneous?

edited 19th Apr '12 11:20:48 PM by Nicknacks

Roughly it's the 60s/70s/80s. Roughly.

Because my reading about larrakinism suggests it was at least fairly prominent in the 70's. Don's Party (the play released in 71) was a heavy criticism of anti-feminism and larrakinism in middle class Australia, but was embraced as a celebration of masculine identity when it was released (they saw it as an awesome party and not a creepy, rapey nasty thing). That suggests those issues were at least heavily invested in by the middle classes, if not the working collar.

I dunno.

You're probably right.

Has the lawsuit come up here yet?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: ...yes.

I've actually read over the compliant, most of the articles are very general. There are a ton of similarities, eerily so. I still don't think it's infringement or even copying, though. I think they just pulled from the same place in the world of ideas.

Seriously if it was copying then the owners of the Matrix should sue the guy filing this suit. Sadly I could see this actually going to a judge and delaying the games release.

edited 20th Apr '12 1:18:45 AM by Vyctorian

I think that author is full of shit.

I'm not sure if that's because he's suing Ubisoft, or because his books are typical Christian Science BS.

Oh he's entirely full of shit, similarities will always exist. But the way the legal system been as of late I do think this will end up going to a judge. I've seen successful lawsuits for less similarity in other cases. Granted those were music to music.

edited 20th Apr '12 1:41:56 AM by Vyctorian

since the algorithm has been brought up, mind me asking how many of them there are exactly? i want to use one but mortality or deadness are so boring~

See Sorting Algorithm of Tropes.