You wait years for a game set in Victorian London, and then two come along at once. Sony’s ambitious The Order: 1886 may not be the only top hat sporting title to hit town next year, as Kotaku has dug up some very believable dirt on Ubisoft’s next big blockbuster: Assassin's Creed Victory. Due out next year on the PlayStation 4, the release will purportedly see you whisked away to the gothic streets of England’s capital, where you’ll brawl on stage coaches and ride turn of the century trains.
According to the publication, Ubisoft Quebec is leading production on this instalment, which marks a change for the series, as it's typically been the domain of the French publisher’s Montreal division. The buggy but occasionally exceptional Anvil Engine employed by Assassin’s Creed Unity appears to be getting another run out, but the visuals look like a step forward for the series, especially in the embedded image of London’s distinctive skyline. According to Kotaku, however, these are of “target gameplay footage”.
The site actually got to watch seven minutes of the release in action, as part of a video presumably intended for internal purposes. Some of the highlights from the outlet’s eyes-on report indicate that you’ll be augmented with a grappling hook for this entry, and will also be able to change your appearance to sneak into new areas undetected; you may use some aristocratic headwear instead of a hood, for example, to gain access to parliament. There are also allusions to carriage racing and gambling, but nothing concrete.
Seeing as we’ve wanted an open world title like this since the beginning of time, we’ve got everything crossed that this marks a return to form for Ubisoft’s primary open world property. The screenshots look absolutely gorgeous, but given the publisher’s track record, may not be indicative of the final product. However, with the team having twelve months to respond to the woes of this year’s release, we’ve got everything crossed that Victory turns out top notch. Requiescat in pace, Jack the Ripper.
Update: Ubisoft has now officially confirmed Assassin's Creed Victory. In a statement to IGN, a spokesperson said: "It is always unfortunate when internal assets, not intended for public consumption, are leaked. And, while we certainly welcome anticipation for all of our upcoming titles, we're disappointed for our fans, and our development team, that this conceptual asset is now public.
"The team in our Quebec studio has been hard at work on the particular game in question for the past few years, and we're excited to officially unveil what the studio has been working on at a later date. In the meantime, our number one priority is enhancing the experience of Assassin's Creed Unity for players."
[source kotaku.com]
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I feel like there is a new Assassin’s Creed game coming out every week.
Hmmm, a much requested setting, but Ubisoft has a lot to prove after the shambles that was and still is Unity. I feel as though some major changes need to be made to the series, too, especially in the combat department.
@WyomingPenguin3 ... But Unity was set in Paris?
@get2sammyb Yea I realized about 3 sec after I posted that comment. I deleted it now.
I thought we've already explored London, judging by the cockney accents in Unity...
@ShogunRok Yes the combat needs to change, but I like how the combat in unity was atleast more difficult than other games. But I agree they need to change up the combat.
@Kage_88 Forget the bugs, that was the greatest sin of Unity in my opinion. No idea what they were thinking there.
@ShogunRok - I guess one good thing about waiting to get a PS4 is that by the time I do the games will be patched and actually work. (Hopefully)
I really enjoy unity and I was only saying to a friend last week that I would love to see a ac title set in Victorian London. So sounds great to me
@get2sammyb
This isn't rumour anymore, Ubisoft made comment:
http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/12/02/assassins-creed-victory-has-been-leaked
I wonder if it'll work this time.
I love how ubisoft is going back the the more dense and historic cities that we would see in the older titles instead of empty worlds with small cities that we've been getting.
Its ubisoft so it wont look anywhere near that good when its done/not really done.
I'm so glad that this is happening, great setting that Ubi could do a lot of great things, like solving jack the ripper murders. Can't wait.
2014: AC Unity
2015: AC Victory
2016: AC Bugfree??
Jeez, already?
After all the bad press Unity got, isn't it a bit early for a new Assassin's Creed to pop up? That just seems off to me. Regardless of what measures Ubisoft took to fix the problems and whatever you think of them, bad press is bad press, and it tends to stick like a criminal record. The fact it's a different division of the company making it sorta cuts some pressure off, but not much.
Also, I really hope that "due out next year" thing doesn't happen. Call me crazy for hoping so, but I'd rather see them take their time this...time out. If Unity had plenty of dev time, lord knows this one needs it.
@RaymanFan2 Thanks for the heads up.
I'm beyond tired of these locales. I guess it's not so much the actual locations as it is the timeframe.
I'd like to see something in ancient Babylon or in Rome during the height of the Roman Empire. Get out of the 17th and 18th centuries already.
Maybe they'll strike a victory with this one?
I'm a huge AC fan so this is exciting news. Despite this series doing little to change the formula with each release, I can't stop playing them. I do hope they bring back the whistle mechanic. Throwing cherry bombs never lured enemies properly to the point of frustration when going for 100% sync. Or maybe I'm doing it wrong shrugs
@Nono18 no I agree, really need the lure feature back
@get2sammyb the comments released state Ubisoft Quebec have been on this one a few years, hopefully this part is true
Ubisoft are quite known for their games leaks to point where you wonder if they do it on purpose. Wouldn't be surprised if they allowed this to leak to get people talking about anything else other then Unity's bugs. Still it does mean that it's now my 2nd most anticipated game of 2015...that's based in Victorian England.
Who cares? This one won't work when it's launched either.
Frig this annoys me. Unity shipped as a buggy, unfinished mess, and already all Ubisoft is concerned about is getting another AC game out the door next November. It too will be unpolished, but yet people will buy it again, and on and on the cycle will go.
@Diddy_kong
Well put. I too am very annoyed with Ubisoft and Assassains Creed. It's getting annoying.
I will continue to enjoy Black Flag though.
Like AC III and Black Flag the this one's setting has piqued my interest.
Assassins Greed, ubisoft's yearly cash cow.
there will be nothing new in this, same old buggy crap in a different setting.
ubisoft have become a joke.
This is great news to hear , I hope they never stop making new AC games .
When's the next AC going to get leaked, my guess next week.
"The team in our Quebec studio has been hard at work on the particular game in question for the past few years" Bull crap Ubisoft. They said the same thing about Watch Dogs & Unity and look how they turned out. I guess they've never heard the story of the boy who cried wolf...
I love Paris..I love London...but I seriously don't care anymore. I used my AC money to grab me a couple of Lego Star Wars boxes so I can feel like a little kid again.
Egypt or Japan and a 2yr hiatus for the franchise would get me excited.
This could have been leaked prematurely if they were saving it for a big unveil at the PSX this upcoming weekend.
But yeah, another AC game. I'm glad Uncharted will have had a few years break before 4 comes out next year. Time for them to get the Uncharted collection out in the spring or summer. I'd bet thats made official this weekend.
What's with the "B" button on that screenshot? Is this one coming to the Wii U?
People need to stop getting hype for their game. If they getting sale nevertheless, they will not bother to ship a completed game.
i really hope we get the ac4 controlles back does just are perfect to me
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