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As you may have already seen on G4 tonight, here's some footage of Assassin's Creed in action. The video shows off some of the ways you'll be dealing with crowds, using the city's architecture to your advantage, and some of the moves you'll get to use in combat situations. Something to note is just how much freedom this game gives the player in terms of how missions are carried out and completed. The best part, however, is getting to listen to Jade Raymond's voice for five and a half minutes.

Oh, and pay no attention to the mysterious floating bodies. (Fix it, Ubisoft!)


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Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 07/11/2007 03:18
Mmmmmmm Assassiny.......
winojesus's Avatar
winojesus at 07/11/2007 03:21
generic jade raymond comment
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/11/2007 03:25
The chick from Beyond Good and Evil is in this game?
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Sir-G at 07/11/2007 03:35
I can't help wanting to call it Ass Ass N's Creed! Im tired now.
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Sir-G at 07/11/2007 03:39
I like they way dev's always talk about advanced AI and crowd interaction and then go do something like DIVE OFF A BUILDING AND LAND INTO A CART OF HAY while the "advanced" ai pays no mind. Thats realism for ya!
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Justice at 07/11/2007 03:55
the bales of hay didn't move at all did they?
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emotaku at 07/11/2007 04:07
Where's my Jade Raymond gamer picture?
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Brass at 07/11/2007 04:11
That nervous laugh with the floating body is pretty priceless. Still, amazing looking game. Can't wait. This Christmas season is looking ridiculously good.
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cbre88x at 07/11/2007 05:23
Oh okay..so I wasn't going insane when I saw that.
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Aevalad at 07/11/2007 05:36
The best part about the floating body was how as soon as the guy playing saw it he just fucking did anything to get it out of the shot ASAP.
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Axle at 07/11/2007 06:18
Hmmm. I'm not impressed by this or Halo 3. Am I becoming a tired gamer? However GTA IV looks like a decent sequel and I'm looking forward to Bioshock.
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Tron Knotts at 07/11/2007 06:20
Grand Theft Auto:Jerusalem?

I don't understand the appeal of this game at all. But I never liked history.
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s0lesurviv0r at 07/11/2007 07:56
I wonder if you'll be able to bust through fences like Vic Mackey.
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Steel Frog at 07/11/2007 07:56
God this game looks brilliant.
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pattern at 07/11/2007 07:56
Looks cool, could be fun. And as hinted on previously I'm sure there's a twist in there soemwhere. Btw. seeexy voice mmmmm.
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Extreme_Drunk at 07/11/2007 08:03
There's obviously something they're hiding about the game. The targeting system looked like a digital overlay and there were a few other "white glitches" happening in the world.

Game looks amazing in terms of gameplay alone though. Can't wait to get my hands on Jad....er, the game.

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Milhouse at 07/11/2007 08:25
Look still very interesting. I was wondering however what were the Matrix-y glitches on the characters.
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BigPopaGamer at 07/11/2007 09:01
Ubisoft has been hinting that there is more going on with this game then the simple idea of an Assassin in Jerusalem. I'm thinking a training sim or something similar. Either way the game looks great. Graphics are truly next gen(for the most part) and with three months left they should be able to fix all the bugs in it. Although I wasn't too impressed with the NPC models, not enough variety there, every woman with a pot looked the same. Also the movement's of Altair looked a little under emphasized, like I could barely tell he was leaping those distances. All in all though I am excited about this game and am looking forward to adding it to my collection. At least it's a sandbox world that isn't a GTA knockoff.
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Corncobtacular at 07/11/2007 09:07
Looks good, but it also looks like it has a lot of bugs to fix
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TheRob91 at 07/11/2007 09:07
Jade Raymond...I cant think of what else to say.
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glandseck at 07/11/2007 09:50
The AI is *meant* to ignore you when you jump in those.
The jar carriers were changed a little while ago but the animation wasn't updated, they aren't supposed to do such an ugly bump like that. As for the floating body, it's a known bug and will be fixed soon. There's another bug that got in there but most people hasen't seemed to notice, thank goodness.
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DrXym at 07/11/2007 09:53
I thought the game concept is excellent, the sheer size and variety of the city very impressive, the combat system looked weird, and the crowd control and incidental effects pretty rubbish. Worst of all was the assassin's voice which sounded American and therefore totally out of place.

It really looked a bit of a mixed bag. It reminded me most of GTA but set in the Middle East.
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Twosixteen at 07/11/2007 10:11
Did anyone else HATE the "digital" targeting and strobes? Seems so very unnecessary. Takes you right out of the atmosphere that they've built up.
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MATTFOO at 07/11/2007 10:55
this game looks amazing..
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Yooree at 07/11/2007 11:05
Best floating body evar.
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908peruvian at 07/11/2007 11:11
I HOPE THEY KEEP HER NERVOUS LAUGH IN THE GAME
WHENEVER A GLITCH HAPPENS...
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david5094 at 07/11/2007 11:51
" RationalSide says:
07/11/2007 03:44
do i get to meet jesus "

No it is during the crusades.
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skAnarky at 07/11/2007 12:11
to Twosixteen: I felt so for a very brief time, then realized that plot can be a huge part of that atmosphere, so when the plot device behind all this digital aethetics comes to light, I think you will actually be pretty engrossed in it. Right now it seems out of place because we dont know why its there, its not there just for kicks, there has to be a reason for it.
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TheBrain at 07/11/2007 12:35
The chase was really sweet. I also dislike the strange target lock. The floating body was pretty funny but to be expected for a game at this stage of development. Also, Jade's voice is music.
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Anthony Burch at 07/11/2007 13:00
Firstly, I am in complete agreement with 908peruvian. I'm tempted to record the Raymond nervous laugh and use it for all my Windows system errors.

Secondly, did the little futuristic overlay thing seem a little irritating to anyone else? It seemed like it showed up damn near all the time, from when the demo guy was looking at someone to combat to when he was just climbing up a ladder.

And, of course, weird AI.

That said, though, I've still got a boner for this game.
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Sharpless at 07/11/2007 15:24
Anthony, if you record that laugh, please post an mp3. Do want.

And, coincidentally, I was also just about to comment that I still have a huge boner for this game. I'm a picky gamer and it takes a lot to get me really excited and interested in a game, and this one is pushing all the right buttons.
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Promagnum at 07/11/2007 15:45
Never realized how linear the fighting/combat was, let's hope it's not as Dragon's Lair'ish as it's starting to look.

Love the "awesome" at 4:11, very enthusiastic.
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RRDelay at 07/11/2007 20:15
You all do know that the game is based off a guy reading into the past and such right..yeah.. so future crap may be a good thing with this story
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Voz at 07/12/2007 00:48
"You all do know that the game is based off a guy reading into the past and such right..yeah.. so future crap may be a good thing with this story" - RRDelay

That is what I heard. It has to do with needing to stop an assassination in a current time so they go back through time in order to see how assassins think and operate. I believe it is done through some sort of genetics or mind study on an individual who is of an assassin lineage.

More than likely we will see various civilizations throughout the game.
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