Tag: French Revolution

Former French Politician Blasts Assassin’s Creed Unity

Ex-French minister and former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has attacked Assassin’s Creed Unity’s depiction of the French Revolution as being a “travesty”. The Telegraph explains Left Party founder Mélenchon made the complaints during a French radio interview, in which his main complaints center on the positive characterization of figures like the “treacherous” King Louis XVI and his wife, “that cretin” Marie ...

Assassin’s Creed Unity dev explains why there are no French accents within the game

Assassin’s Creed Unity is scheduled to arrive later this year as you’re probably aware by now. If you have any interest in the series then maybe you watched a bit of gameplay footage or even the trailer. Perhaps you also know quite a bit about the game already, such as the fact that it’s set in ...

Assassin’s Creed Unity takes place on a “massive scale” according to Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Unity marks the return of the series to the land-based gameplay. The upcoming title will take place in Paris during the French Revolution, Ubisoft revealed earlier this year. One of the first things that stood out for me while watching the E3 2014 demo was the scale of the game. The company did ...

Assassin’s Creed Unity aims to be historically accurate according to Ubisoft

According to Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Unity will be a faithful recreation of events that actually occurred, or at least as faithful as you can get in a video game. The latest installment in the series is set during the French Revolution, which took place between 1789-1799. Technically speaking, these events happened fairly recently so they are ...

Assassin’s Creed 5 has been finally revealed

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is no doubt one of the longest-living and most profitable game franchises of the company. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag managed to pull in some impressive sale numbers, and fans of the series were expecting Ubisoft to keep it going. If you’re an Assassin’s Creed fan, you won’t be disappointed, as ...