Santa Monica, CA – Assassin’s Creed Impressions from the E3 07 Ubisoft press conference.

At the end of Ubisoft’s press conference they indulged us to a demonstration of the much anticipated Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed is billed as a go anywhere, kill anyone, third-person action-stealth title.

The demo started up with the main character in an ancient middle-eastern city. You start on a building’s roof, but can make your way to the ground and back up with ease. The initial objective is to make your way to a boss, and obtain some answers.

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As you make your way through the heavily populated city, you can take any path you wish. You can walk through the streets, and kill anyone just for the fun of it; or you can take a stealthier route, and go by rooftop and ovoid conflict.

Once you make it to your objective, inside a building where several prisoners are being held, you are treated to a conversation between the boss and the main character. The cinematics aren’t exactly cinematic; you can change the camera’s view at will to see what’s going on from any angle.

After the cinematic you make your way into a large chamber surrounded by a balcony where you come face to face with the boss. After another dialog, which advances the story, he sends in his guards to take care of you. After you dispatch them, the chase is on.

You chase the boss through the streets, and rooftops of the city pushing pedestrians out of the way. Once you catch the boss, and bring forth his end, you are left with more dialog which furthers the storyline. Then the guards come back, and it’s time to make a hasty escape.
During your escape you need to break their line of sight, and then hide. This is much easier said than done. Climbing walls, jumping from roof top to rooftop, and finally hiding in a hay stack where the demo came to an end.

Assassin’s Creed is everything it was billed to be. You can play it how you want, and do whatever you wish. Climbing walls and other objects is simple, and the controls seemed to handle pretty well in combat. The graphics were slick, and as good as anything I’ve seen.

Needless to say, Assassin’s Creed did not disappoint.

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