Paris like never before – The New Journal

Realism. The French capital in the late eighteenth century was entirely recreated by an “army” of historians and artists to scale 1: 1 for the new title of the video game series Assassin’s Creed

Fabrice Le Lous

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After develop credible recreations of iconic cities like Jerusalem, Florence, Venice, Rome, Istanbul, New Orleans and New York, the developer French game Ubisoft is about to publish its highly anticipated title Assassin’s Creed Unity, whose story takes place in Paris.

The game will be released in America on 11 November and it will in Europe 13 In fiction, set shortly before the start of the French Revolution, users by Arno Dorian, a Franco-Austrian murderer to take part in history since the assault on the Bastille to the implementation will be King Louis XVI.

Real Scale

In an interview with specialized video gaming site IGN, Ubisoft designer Montreal, Jade Bio Adam Granger said that thanks to the new generation of consoles-the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One- be possible for the first time to wander through a city scale, ie 1: 1.

“The buildings are real on a scale of 1: 1. This is a new item and now all the monuments are historically accurate. We have a group of historians working with the team and keep us under control. (…) We also had a team of artists … An army of artists who worked in those buildings and the thousands of characters that does not manipulate the user, “revealed Adam Granger.

Only for the Cathedral of Notre Dame said the designer, took eight months of work. But the Gothic architecture of Notre Dame, which overlooks the Isle de la Cité in the heart of Paris, is not the only place that users can explore mode characteristic of “open world”. The immensity of the gardens and the Palace of Versailles, the endless corridors of the Palais des Invalides, and Fort de la Bastille in San Antonio, are some other points of reference thoroughly remade.

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For the faithful followers of Assassin’s Creed, these technical developments will sound like music to the ears. The Unity will have a new “parkour” with smooth transition from free-running to climbing walls and buildings, a renewed combat system based on skill, timing and linked movements, and there will be a new stealth mode cover system and techniques for handling crowds.

In preorder

Assassin’s Creed Unity can pre-order a special limited edition by US $ 140 This brings the game with two additional exclusive missions (or PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PC), a collection box, an art book, a music box, the CD from the official soundtrack and a puppet of Arno protagonist holding a flag of France on a gargoyle in 1:16 scale. Or, you can pre-order the game only $ 60 on Amazon.com online store

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November 13 date that will come out this new installment of the series

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