
Originally Posted by
Wlad
They didn't exactly plan to announce it now, it got leaked and then they decided to just reveal it.
Also, it's a completely different studio (Ubisoft Quebec) that is at the helm and not the guys from Unity (Ubisoft Montreal).
I am excited about this one. Can't wait to explore Victorian Era London. Despite all the negative stuff surrounding Unity I am loving exploring Paris and haven't had any issues with the game.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The moment I play an AC game and don't find it fun anymore I will stop buying them. Untill then I will get every title in the franchise. I don't care that they are "milking" it. Ubisoft is a massive company with lots of studios around the world. It's not like a single studio is developing each game in a year's time. I'm pretty sure each game in the franchise has a development cycle of at least 2 - 4 years.
No other game franchise does exploring (realistic) historical settings as well as AC IMO and as long as they keep recreating these historical settings so well I'm sure I will keep enjoying exploring them.
I can run around for hours jumping from building to building or sailing the ipen waters just exploring these settings and that's what I love about the franchise. The story and actual gameplay (assassinations, combat, etc.), while still good, are secondary for me.
And again, I don't see how all the games are the same. They might have similar basic design ideas but so does almost every FPS game on the market... There are enough differences in each AC title to justify buying each one IMO. Like I said, the moment I don't enjoy it anymore I will stop buying/playing them.