Assassin’s Creed developer diary: history, “flower boxes”, more

Assassin’s Creed by Ubisoft is one of the most anticipated next-gen games out there bar none. The beauty of the visuals, the touted freedom in the gameplay and the bad-ass attitude have all combined to create the hype around it and rightfully so. One aspect of the previews often overlooked is its historical accuracy, and some of that will be discussed here among other elements.

In this Assassin’s Creed developer diary, the historical elements along with organic gameplay is discussed. Also revealed is the twist to the “sandbox” genre being the “flower box.” We’ll let you find out for yourselves what those new terms mean by listening in to this vid:

Assassin’s Creed still has quite some time left in the studios before it finally goes loose on Third Crusade-era cities in 2008. It’s a cross-platformer for the PC, Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360, giving more pleasure to more people.

Buy: [Assassin’s Creed (PS3)]
Buy: [Assassin’s Creed (Xbox 360)]

Assassin’s Creed by Ubisoft is one of the most anticipated next-gen games out there bar none. The beauty of the visuals, the touted freedom in the gameplay and the bad-ass attitude have all combined to create the hype around it and rightfully so. One aspect of the previews often overlooked is its historical accuracy, and some of that will be discussed here among other elements.

In this Assassin’s Creed developer diary, the historical elements along with organic gameplay is discussed. Also revealed is the twist to the “sandbox” genre being the “flower box.” We’ll let you find out for yourselves what those new terms mean by listening in to this vid:

Assassin’s Creed still has quite some time left in the studios before it finally goes loose on Third Crusade-era cities in 2008. It’s a cross-platformer for the PC, Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360, giving more pleasure to more people.

Buy: [Assassin’s Creed (PS3)]
Buy: [Assassin’s Creed (Xbox 360)]