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I think we can all agree that videogame movies are, for the most, junk. So when Ubisoft decided to matters into its own hands, working with Hybride Studios for a series of Assassin's Creed shorts, I was... skeptical. 

But the results, as you can see in this first of the three Assassin's Creed: Lineage episodes, are surprisingly decent. Not Hollywood blockbuster decent. More along the lines of those weird television adaptations of Shakespeare you'd find randomly only PBS -- decent acting with modest production values. Oh, and with special effects by the folks who worked on 300 and Sin City. So yeah, it looks good.

So check it out; it's a great way to spend the next 15 minutes of your life.


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eastburg's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 10:45
eastburg
nah, didn't think it was intresting at all. Just a waste off money :/
Taklulas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 11:06
Taklulas
Well you sir are a fool. That was great!
eastburg's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 11:15
eastburg
Taklulas

FREE HAT!
reindall's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 11:25
reindall
For a moment there I thought it's only CG.
David Bergendorff Hstbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 11:42
David Bergendorff Hstbo
Ezio is one hell of a bad-ass motherfucker!
GunSlap's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 11:44
GunSlap
Wow, I really enjoyed that. Kudos to Ubisoft!
wobblefunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:06
wobblefunk
want MOAR!
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:09
runtheplacered
I dunno, I guess it's just me, but I thought the acting was awful.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:16
Kraid
It's nice to see at least that they are using our very own bunch of Quebec actors in order to do the short.
Henry Armstrong's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:20
Henry Armstrong
I thought I was feelin' some 300 from this. Pretty good stuff, looking forward to some more.
CarlCastello's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:45
CarlCastello
I'm not a fan of Assassin's Creed; however, I managed to sit through that entire short and actually got some enjoyment out of it. I'm looking forward to the next one now.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 12:53
Cowboy TTop
Yeah, that was really cool. We need to see more stuff like this. Well done, Ubisoft.
Derek Gillies's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 13:06
Derek Gillies
Pretty cool. awaiting more.
destructony's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 13:16
destructony
It shows that in order to make a good scene, you don't only need good tech and special effects, you also need a good director. That's the difference between this short and the other movies Hybrid was part of (Sin City, 300, etc.)
JynxShot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 14:04
JynxShot
That was really cool.
Davedude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 14:26
Davedude
sequel plz
xHOGUEx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 14:57
xHOGUEx
Cotton, cotton, cotton! The cotton of my cotton!
HammerShark's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 15:09
HammerShark
Not horrible. Not great either. Wouldn't mind seeing more though.
ration's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 20:55
ration
Giovanni is a fucking awesome name.

I'm just saying what we're all thinking.
IamVerificationImage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2009 04:35
IamVerificationImage
Kind of want, I'm going to have to be sure that Assasins Creed 2 isn't just Creed 1 without flag collecting.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2009 09:13
Velt
I hope this time around every mission is different from one another.
Archwright's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 15:04
Archwright
That's some pretty good stuff, I have to say.
KapitanFiggs's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 18:47
KapitanFiggs
I am actually impressed. I agree that the direction maybe needed a little work, but all in all, it looks like this whole thing will be a nicely done and damned interesting companion piece to the game. More game makers should consider branching out, I'd love to see something along these lines for BioShock 2.
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