Has Assassin's Creed Lost its Way?

Leviathyn.com's Jay Coombes takes a look at the new gameplay trailer and sounds off on what he wants to see in the next installment of the franchise.

[NukaCola]

No. This one looks like it's moving forward in many ways. I am really excited for this. I enjoy AC and this looks to be the best since ACII.

[Kurylo3d]

I agree.. in fact i felt the first one was boring as hell, but this one looks very interesting.

[WeskerChildReborned]

In all honest truth, i have never really been interested in the Assassin's Creed series but since seeing the gameplay for Assassin's Creed 3, i'm excited for it and hopefully will be buying it day 1.

[Lucretia]

people are complaining that the game is actually different?

i hated all the spin offs of AC2, they all sucked, and were recycled, just felt like i played them already, AC3 is an actual move forward, cant wait for it

[J86blum]

I agree. its diffrent cause its NOT ezio, but the graphics look great, the new trailer looks epic. His actions are alot smoother.

[phantomexe]

Twist the news for hits and turn something good into something bad. Like fox news on here anymore.SAD

[slixshot]

Fox is just as biased as CNN, MSNBC, or any other televised media. If you want the truth, you'll have to take it from both sides and formulate it yourself.

As for this article: it's an opinion on a game that has barely any media released. Yes they're looking for hits, but they still have the right to make the article to begin with. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press.

[Kurylo3d]

Yea but Fox typically not only twist the story and word it a certain way like cnn or msnbc might, but fox flat out LIES... thats what gets me about that network.. it shouldnt be legal to be able to LIE like that when you claim to be the news. Just another way to manipulate people to be angry so they join your side.

[soundslike]

"Fox is just as biased as CNN, MSNBC, or any other televised media. If you want the truth, you'll have to take it from both sides and formulate it yourself."

Keep telling yourself that. CNN and MSNBC suck but they don't manipulate people into angry ignorant trolls.

[bronxsta]

Are you kidding me? I hate when people do this. We get a few tidbits of info on the story, some trailer-edited gameplay, and people think they know everything about a game and exactly how it will be.

Why don't we wait for some more trailers, some actual gameplay, more information about the story, before making snap judgements?

And remember, it's been proven in the games that George Washington and several other major historical figures of this time period were either Templars or had access to the Pieces of Eden

[phantomexe]

I no it's sad isn't it....... just for hits.

[ACFreak]

I disagree with the author that the game will move away from what AC originally was, but he does say that he loves the games, hopes it doesn't, that the trailer looks amazing, has nothing really negative to say about it. He even says it's down to personal opinion and pretty much speculation.

I'm an AC fan boy, but getting angry at a well-written article(probably because you just read the title) just because you disagree is what is sad.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Its not even so much the title or the aarticle itself. Its that speculation you mentioned. Its the mentality that too many gamers have this generation where they paint a picture one way or the other, BEFORE they have played the game, which ultimately (and probably unconsciously) makes them under-appreciate what the game does have to offer, rather than what it does not. I've seen it time and time again this entire phase of consoles. People love to be critics before enjoying a [potentially] good game.

[Valenka]

I just had to bubble+ that comment--so true, bronxsta.

[Nimblest-Assassin]

It's the sad truth about gamers and our media. truth is no one heard of the leviathan after there little Sony is going to die fiasco. I'm so annoyed at all the people complaining because you are killing redcoats in the trailer. You know how stupid that sounds? If the developer tells you that there are 3 factions the British, the Americans and the natives, then there will be 3 factions. I mean that's like watching the first gameplay of Me3 and saying the only enemy will be Cerberus. That's like watching the first gameplay of biooshock infinite and saying those are the only enemies in the game. Thats like watching the first gameplay of a fighter, and saying these will be the only characters in the game. This stupid idea of thinking we can judge a game, movie, etc just from a few minute trailer, without getting it and playing it ourselves is the dumbest thing I have ever seen gamers do. Calm down and wait. Also annoyed at the people who own pc's who think they have the right to pirate this game because of DRM protection. Yes let's make the situation worse by pirating the game, thus increasing the amount of Drm the game will have.. They put it there because people pirate in the first place, because a few people think they are entitled to the game for free

[Gamer3000]

the new one offer new gameplay and new style
the gfx looks as good as ACR
the game is a Day 1 for me

[european_cannon]

Coming up next - Assassin's Creed III trailer frame by fame!

[-Gespenst-]

This article pretty much makes no points. America being too far a leap historically from the previous games is kind of a point, but the previous jump between olden times and present so who cares.

[jdfoster]

No? New direction is welcomed though I agree with it being a bit .... out of direction in it's time point and place...

[guacman88]

Look i hate every assasinin creed game. i bought the first one day 1 and took it back day 1 but the new game looks really good because it does not look boring they upgrade the game to more of a infamous style smoothness in movements. which i think is good so if this new game is getting me hyped that means they are doing something right so just imagine what the fans of this game think and they know exactly what has been improved. so no i dont think they lost their way .

[emekcrash]

Yeah, gameplay trailers always look good, that's why I watch them without the sound. Gets rid of the unnecessary music and voice over and lets me concentrate on the, well, gameplay. It certainly does not look bad, but neither does it look that amazing like everyone is claiming. It looks like all the other AC games but in America and with new kill animations. Again, that isn't a bad thing.

[NeoTribe]

Assasins creed died after the first one. Same game everytime.