Ubisoft CEO confirms Assassin's Creed remakes are on their way

[midian182]

Something to look forward to: Many people, this writer included, consider Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag the best entry in the long-running series. The good news for fans is that the game will likely be one of several AC remakes that are on their way, as confirmed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

In an interview on the Ubisoft website, Guillemot was asked about what's in store for the future of the Assassin's Creed series. "Firstly, players can be excited about some remakes, which will allow us to revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them," said Guillemot. "There are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich."

The CEO added that Ubisoft's goal is to have Assassin's Creed games release more regularly, but not for it to be the same experience every year. Guillemot cited the recently revealed Assassin's Creed Hexe, set during the witch trials in the Holy Roman Empire, as an example – he said it is going to be very different from the next Assassin's Creed game, Shadows.

Assassin's Creed Shadows, which arrives on November 12, is set in 16th-century Japan. It features two protagonists: Naoe, a female shinobi, and Yasuke, an African samurai inspired by the historical figure of the same name.

While Guillemot never gave any clues as to which AC games were set for remakes, 2013's Black Flag seems like a certainty. The pirate-themed entry remains a fan favorite over ten years after launch, and Kotaku reported last year that Ubisoft Singapore was working on a remake. Many hoped Skull and Bones would recapture the magic of Black Flag, but it failed miserably in that department.

Other remakes could include the original Assassin's Creed from 2007 and its Ezio trilogy sequels, which were released as the remastered The Ezio Collection in 2016.

Insider Gaming reports that the remakes will use the Anvil Pipeline engine, and while it isn't new, the engine represents a huge upgrade in what Ubisoft can do when it comes to developing remakes and making changes to the original games.

Ubisoft is also set to launch a new platform called Animus hub, formerly known as Infinity, on the same day that Shadows arrives. It will allow users to launch and play Assassin's Creed games. It might also sell the games.

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Ubisoft CEO confirms Assassin's Creed remakes are on their way

 

[Neatfeatguy]

Why? For the love of god....why?

You can polish a turd, but it's still a turd.

I won't lie, I liked Assassin's Creed when it came out. It got a little long in the tooth, repetitive, but at the time it was something different.
AC2 was solid.
AC Brotherhood was okay.
AC Revelations was bleh.
AC3 was bleh and I thought the ship combat was bleh.

After AC Brotherhood I stopped trying to follow the convoluted storyline and with pretty much the same gameplay over and over again in each new release the series was boring. The game went from being a little slow paced, assassin type game where you can had to be careful in your surroundings so you didn't get swarmed.....to being a one man army that could take on a dozen plus bad guys at once and walk away unscathed.

I have no desire to go back and replay the franchise and I'm kind of surprised that anyone else would want to spend money on remakes when they can just download the current games (if they own them) and play them. They're not that old and don't look that bad where you need a graphical update to them......what a waste of time and money. I hope it bites them in butt.

 

[NumberNine]

They'll do anything to avoid actual creative labor.

 

[Thanthan]

Something to look forward to?

If complete creative bankruptcy (and there are no other words for remakes of games less than 15 years old) is something to look forward to that says a lot about the state if Ubisoft.

 

[Hexic]

They'll do anything to avoid actual creative labor.

My thoughts exactly. So, instead of new IP (in Assassin's Creed context, at least) with a new vision, story, etc. - they settle for a remake, or even multiples, instead of original content. SMH.

 

[i like foxes]

I like AC series in general but some upcoming releases are shocking me ! A game about witches against priests . Ubisoft , are you mad !?

 

[toooooot]

"Modernize." I got a bad feeling about it.

 

[i like foxes]

Star Wars Outlaws - ugly , Avatar Frontiers of Pandora - ugly , Prince of Persia -also ugly . Ubisoft , what are you doing ? Why should I buy anything from you ? I still play The Division ., a game I love .

 

[OortCloud]

Let make the same game every couple of years for 2 decades, then when even that level of creativity is beyond us, lets remake it.

 

[i like foxes]

Let make the same game every couple of years for 2 decades, then when even that level of creativity is beyond us, lets remake it.

Remakes make sense in many cases

 

[d5aqoep]

I disliked Assassin’s Creed within “seconds” it came out. So there was no question of liking any further games. The entire concept is so disjointed and pathetic tbh…

 

[Nelson28]

Awesome! Assassin's Creed remakes are on the way, including Black Flag hopefully! Seems like Ubisoft is revamping the series with remakes, a new platform, and varied new releases like Hexe.

 

[loki1944]

AC 4 is the only exceptional one...and the one that needs a remake.