New info on AC... Back from igda | Forums

[Legendary_111]

I’m back from the igda meeting and guys I have some interesting news. I’m only going to mention the most important parts of the presentation because this was mainly for people working in the industry or thinking of working in the field.

No gameplay footage was shown... but don’t worry, I will tell you when to expect gameplay footage on the internet in a minute.

Patrice and Jade demonstrated some amazing clips of the game engine. Clips showing off the free running, the climbing, the interaction with NPCs and the fighting.

In the first clip, Altair was shown interacting with the environment. I know you guys read how much freedom the game will have, but trust me... you don’t know till you see it live. It’s crazy! You can go everywhere just like in real life. If there’s a crack on the wall Altair can laterally stick his fingers in the crack and use it to climb... AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

In the second clip, the climbing was showcased and again… AMAZING!!!!!!!! The character was shown going up and down buildings. The animations are ridiculously realistic. We never saw this in a game before.

In the third clip, interaction with NPCs was displayed... ah men, I wish you can see what I saw. The AI in the NPCs is remarkable, everything was showed... the pushing, the shoving etc.
The way the character maneuvers around the crowd is WOW just WOW.

In the last clip... FIGHT! They displayed couple of combat situation where the character was surrounded by guards. The blocking was also explained more into depth, but nothing you guys don't know.

I fortunately had the chance to ask a question, this was the question “knowing that the team has been working on AC since the Sands of Time... in terms of percentage, how much is doneâ€Â�. I got a quick 60% to 70% from Patrice.

Alright!!!! The very popular question will now be answered.

We can expect gameplay footage next week, after X06

Special thanks to JN006 for informing us about this meeting.

[UnaUuru]

Awesooommmmmmmeee...thanks for updating. Gameplay footage! Squee!

[drunkrepublican]

Kickass, thanks!

[etothevizzle]

ahh i envy you!!!! i thought me going to PAX would score me some awesome info like that but alas nothing...thanks a lot though cant wait for the footage!!!

edit: to spread the love i posted this in all gamespot forums for AC...thanks legendary for being a hero to us all...others can spread to forums for 1up, ign, etc too

edit #2: hey legendary, did they say what system they had the game running on? i know they are supposed to be identical but i was wondering about that

[JN006]

Damn your quick boy!
You're more than welcome! I now know who you are You're "last question" boy!

Have you sticked around after the pres? I had to go, I didn't stayed very long! I took a beer or two with the crew and left. That's so funny how Jade avoided your question, as well as the "X360 VS PS3 exclusivity question". It's all about conspiracy man Let's just say one thing... This guy got balls!

I was disapointed to see that nothing was really shown. If this got you all excited... man trust me, you'll LOVE this game.

Cheers!

EDIT: Some of the videos shown, were old videos from GDC 8 months ago. At the time, they had not yet released Altair's design so it's another character performing.

Hey Legendary_111, how'd you liked our Ghost?

[Legendary_111]

I had to come home and post this for all the people who have a great interest for this game, just like I do.

I didn’t stay... I left right after Patrice and Jade left the stage.

You should be proud working on this project. You guys are remodeling gaming as we know it.

My hat goes to you and your team.

Thanks!

The ghost was interesting.

[HorTyS]

Originally posted by Legendary_111:
You should be proud working on this project. You guys are remodeling gaming as we know it.

My hat goes to you and your team.

Thanks!

The ghost was interesting.

does JN006 work at Ubi or something?
and thanks for the post and info. looking forward to some of that gameplay footy...

[mexifry14]

Wait he fingered a crack? wtf?

lol im just bein a *******. but thanks for the update. And this game has been in production since sands of time? Dang. Well im kinda lazy and dont want to look for the release date so could someone fill me in on that?

[UnaUuru]

As far as I know, the release date is TBA ( to be announced).

[Legendary_111]

Originally posted by etothevizzle:
edit #2: hey legendary, did they say what system they had the game running on? i know they are supposed to be identical but i was wondering about that

It was not the actual game, it was a pc presentation.