It almost feels like Ubisoft leaks these games intentionally just to see people's reactions and change their game's direction based on them. It's too sus at this point.
@@danimmmmm I doubt that's going to do much at this point sadly. They introduced mtx literally a decade ago with Unity. Besides, AC games have such a bloated budget now that they can't profit just from selling the game. So their solution is mtx in single player games. Doesn’t make it any less shitty. If the leaks about Red was any indication, it'll only get worse. Better buy their games used. That's what I'd do to not support such a shitty company.
yeah, but would you trust their own devs not to include wokeism and just trash nobody asked for? at least with our feedback they give us something we actually would want instead of trash like Legion literally nobody asked for
A return to Central Europe (especially around the time or shortly after Ezio) is exactly what I want from AC at the moment, and we need a solo female protagonist in a game about the witch trials, it’s a great setting. I wouldn’t particularly be excited about the character having “supernatural” abilities though unless they were explained with a piece of Eden
I mean it's not really a return if we haven't ever been to Central Europe, but I do agree the franchise as been ignoring the possibilities a solo female protagonist could bring to the story and gameplay, (like aveline's disguise system). Finally, I agree, if the "supernatural" abilities come from a piece of Eden it could work. I'm imagining a "obelix falling into a cauldron of magic potion" situation, but with Elsa instead of Obelix and an Apple of Eden (which we've seen control people's minds so animals wouldn't that much of a stretch) instead of a cauldron of magic potion
Even then, I’m not sure I’d enjoy the supernatural elements too much. Pieces of eden have just become plot devices to break realism whenever they want instead of the unique set pieces and rare objects you don’t see until the end of the game like they used to be
@@peanutbutter6720 It seems a given that the game is going to center around one or more pieces of Eden. The Witch Hunt is instigated by the Templars in order to find these pieces of Eden, which I imagine are being held and protected by Hexe's version of a Brotherhood which will be a "coven", utilizing the pieces to protect the world. Possibly from fable creatures a la Grimm, being animals/people corrupted by pieces of Eden that you race the Templars to recover.
This is definitely Würzburg witch trials of 1625-1631, which took place in the self-governing Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the Holy Roman Empire in present-day Germany, formed one of the biggest mass trials and mass executions ever seen in Europe, and one of the largest witch trials in history. My bet is that Elsa discovered an Apple of Eden by accident. The local village, upon seeing what the Apple of Eden can do, accused her of being a witch. However, it's not her; it's the apple itself. So, all supernatural occurrences must have come from that apple. I like if the game takes place in a never-ending night, just like batman akram
The "easily scared" bit has me intrigued because I find myself often playing AC games late at night so if I'm walking around a dark and creepy forest and start to hear something mysterious or strange lurking in the forest with me I think that'd be a pretty interesting dynamic since no previous AC game has had something like that. The closest, in my opinion, being in the AC titles featuring wildlife that you can hunt (wolves, bears, etc.) and you might not see them but you'll hear them start to growl. Jumpscared me a few times ngl.
Considering you're playing as a supposed witch in a witch trial, Hexe could have a heavy emphasis on stealth, especially social stealth. About her supernatural abilities, her animal control might be explained via some kind of variant of the Eagle Vision, like the RPG protagonists' ability to connect with their birds. Maybe she got exposed to a Piece of Eden. Maybe some of her other abilities can be explained via alchemy or just plain science that the people of that time couldn't understand.
Hasn't every AC protagonist had some form of supernatural power? Even if it gets called "Isu DNA" or whatever, the last four games have had the ability to control at least one Animal (the Eagle/Raven). This really doesn't seem that off.
For us yes but the real assassins didn’t. We get to see thru walls and eagle vision etc via animus because we’re reliving what they actually did. Up until the rpg trilogy, players would be transported back to the animus loading blank white matrix after each death to signify that this is a simulation. So hexe will be the first time the protagonist will be having powers to pass onto whoever is using the animus.
As for the supernatural elements, the entire reason the Animus was created was to read the genetic history of people who have had a relatively high concentration of Isu DNA to find any First Civilization artifacts. Some people happened to be able to utilize that sixth sense, or "Knowledge" as Isu called it, and manifest it as their Eagle Vision (Ezio, Arno, Basim, Eivor, Frye twins, etc.) while some didn't have any such abilitiy and relied on their surroundings (Bayek and Kassandra) where you as a player had to rely on Animus' Pulse to simulate that behaviour. It's possible with Elsa we are venturing in the unknown field of high Isu DNA who are not Sages like Eivor and Basim, i.e., not direct descendants of any Isu. She might have manifested her Isu's sixth sense or "Knowledge" in the form of witchcraft.
They redeemed themselves with mirage I’d say but hopefully they can do a big rpg right this time. Odyssey was good but didn’t feel like assassins creed and Valhalla wasn’t that great imo
Redeem themselves? Every ac game so far has been great. Valhalla, personally, in terms of game design was the best so far in the series. Sure, the latest games aren’t exact copies of the originals but that’s what makes them unique. They’re still fun expansive worlds with ac-esque gameplay and my favorite stealth action games in terms of gameplay.
@@adarshsridhar6051 I agree with you they never needed to redeem themselves. Valhalla was just my least favorite personally but it was by no means a bad game. And you are right that it was made them unique the series needed change it couldn’t just keep doing the same thing
@@mrhunter2154 Yeah, I believe what made them change the formula a bit was when the main criticism for the series was that the games were all too similar
I am quite intrigued by it. I love the idea of a more dark fantasy/ grimdark take on the franchise, hopefully with a gothic horror aesthetic to the world
imagine playing the game for the 1st time, then a trial is just happing in the plaza and then someone is atached to a pole then is bieng incinerated, just as the folklore says...
There is a voice file in ac rouge in the real world computer that speaks about 17th century Germany and a piece of Eden that can bring the dead back to life
Hexe is the one I’m looking forward to most, I am a bit skeptical about the magic powers described but you were able to control a bird in the last three games. Maybe they’ll expand the lore with this ability.
Fr some form of isu tech needs to be involved over genuine witchcraft Like i could fuck with her being a sage and doing it somehow not her actually being a witch
@@dexfrancolini4734 That only applies in the RPG style AC games. In the AC1 through to Syndicate games, any 'supernatural' powers (like the Sages and the main characters Eagle Vision) were genetic traits left over from the precursors (or the Isu, as they started being called since AC Origins).
Nitpick: the background of the AC logo is not a pentacle -- as 'penta' means 5, thus it would be a 5-pointed star. What we see here is an inverted 7-pointed star, or septagram.
There’s actually a debate in a discord server that I’m a part of saying that the system could be similar to Ghost of Tsushima, with most of the supernatural abilities and fear being a result of gear and reputation-with the more overtly supernatural abilities being the result of a PoE.
Damn... Ubisoft went from saying a AC game set in Japan would be generic. To making a AC game set in Japan because of a Stealth/Action game doing just that and being extremely popular along with the lifting elements from said game for a different entry of the AC series huh? Eternal grifters these Frenchmen.
A social stealth focused AC game with horror elements playing as a witch, possibly with magical powers coming from your possession of an apple of eden... Sounds baller. I honestly wouldn't mind if they introduce more supernatural isu stuff in guise of traditional pagan magic irl, possibly even cryptids of some sort sense theyve increasingly increased the fantastical themes since AC Odyssey which imo makes the settings and overall story way more interesting. I think im actually excited for Hexe
I think the abilities may be tied into combat… like imbuing magic with a sword or bow. Definitely something magic related because it’s set during the witch trials
as a german I’m quit sure that your translation from the ac logo need to be „Wir Arbeiten in der Dunkelheit um den Licht zu dienen“ this would be the right writing
To make the supernatural abilities work, it can’t be something like going invisible or teleporting, but I feel like if it’s something simple like speed (not super speed, just speedier) or jumping higher it could work out
I don't understand stand AAA game haters Like they will say there is no innovation in the series and it is just copy paste of the last game And then complaint on why there the new games are so different As a side note I bought my gaming PC 6 months ago so I am very new to this hobby
Well think of it like this. The Assassin's Creed series went from being a semi-historically accurate series about Assassin's and Templars to completely jumping the shark. Not a bad thing in some aspects sure. But there's also the fact that three of the recent entries have been filled to the brim with micro transactions and probably the worst assassination mechanic ever..
Assassin’s Creed is a series that has had supernatural artifacts through out. Her having a piece of Eden explains her having supernatural abilities. Also, Watch Dogs Legion did have a protagonist. You just didn’t play as him.
Eagle vision, jumping form ridiculously tall structures and surviving without not even a scratch, the mirage “teleport”. Somewhat videogame characters have some supernatural skills. And Assasins Creed will work really well with this setting. I’m really excited for Hexe!
I refuse to believe that the assassin focus from mirage is just "basim moving too fast for the animus to keep up with". There's no way a normal human can move so fast that he can literally move somewhere else in the middle of a free fall.
@@theshadowsamurai07 I know, but other people in the AC community are basically allergic to anything superhuman/mystical, which is why they bought the whole "he's just moving really fast" bs.
@@Ash-Winchester which is crazy considering the game is literally Fiction which it clearly states at the start of every game😂 this whole it's not realistic enough and other stuff they say is straight bs it's a f***ing Video game they are just using excuses to complain every thing they say isn't valid at all
I’m gonna predict we’re playing a character who possesses a piece of Eden for her powers, avenging some wrong brought against her family/house. And maybe it’s her continuous use of the piece of Eden escalates the events of the witch hunts, and maybe causes psychological problems for the user, hence the introduction of a horror aspect.
I've been so excited for these next few ubi games, I really hope they're good. The supernatural powers are a bit worrying, I'm hoping it might be less super super natural and more just nature twisted to do what you want, plus I'm excited to see the first mainline game with a sole fem protagonist. Great video as always 🤘
What if Elsa uses her magic to create different versions of the hidden blade. An example would be her casting a spell to make a hidden gun out on thin air.
Couldn't the word "supernatural" abilities technically apply to a lot of Ac protagonists? Like Eagle Vision. Where they could literally see who their target is. Ezio's was so "developed" that he could literally see which path his target was going to take. And Arno could literally see his targets thoughts. I think Connor's daughter could see through the eyes of animals and maybe even control them if I'm not mistaken. Which brings me to the rpgs where each protagonist had the ability to se through the eyes of their bird companions. And also, in the Tyranny of King Washington, Connor could transform into a wolf, a bear and an eagle. But I'm not sure how much of those dlcs should be taken at face value
If the horror elements are any close to what was happening in Wrath of Druids DLC to Valhalla then I'm very interested. The fights in hallucinogenic mist gave me shivers each time
Your community post on the cat ability had me feeling very skeptical, but this video has made me feel optimistic about the game. I think the linear narrative and going away from the RPG shows that company is paying attention to the majority of the AC community. I’m curious how it will feel as a protagonist with magical powers, but optimistically curious. Great video man!
Considering the hefty sales number of all of ac’s RPG games and their review scores I wouldn’t say that the majority of people would like a return to form, it’s just that ubisoft is getting wise not to over saturate and fatigue their audience from their huge games. So breaking up their epic sized games with smaller ones inbetween is a perfect marketing strategy. I personally loved the last 4 games from them and I know many others who do.
A pentacle/pentagramm is a star with five points (its a ancient greek term and "penta" means five). What we see in the teaser is a seven pointed star: a "heptagramm".
Maybe the “super natural powers” they spoke of might be related to the isu artifacts and or ones we have not seen yet. Think about it, alchemy experiments done on isu artifacts would fit in that time period.
I really love the concept and the news so far! I don't mind the mythological layers or supernatural elements but I just need there to be grounding in the setting and story so far. I can roll with hybrids being demigods/super-human, just so long as it is explained in the setting and doesn't contradict what has come before. It would be interesting if Elsa is somehow a projection of a temple AI or like a free-roaming Alethia hologram who thinks she's human, something like that. So she's really using an Object of Eden to do all of this supernatural stuff but have it come to a head in the story and have her deal with that.
Bro assassin's hace always had supernatural abilities We gonna pretend its Normal for people to v able to see through eagles eyes or have super vision??
Im getting plague tale: innocence vibes from this. The stealth where shadows play a big part and being able to use rats to distract and take down enemies. Probably not exactly the same but at least we have an idea.
As a german I pray that they change the name Elsa. It´s not a commen name for a german woman for this time. There are way better names like Magarethe, Gertraud, Walburga, Ottilia or Ursula. Elsa just doesn´t fit for me personally😂
Im excited, imagine an assassin's creed injected with dishonored abilities and watch dogs 2 level of utility (with how creative u can use your tools), thats what hexe is starting to sound like to me
If this is going to take place in Germany, Elsa is a really weird name, since it's a Scandinavian name (Sweden/Norway/Denmark). Maybe she is Swedish (Sweden also had A LOT of witch trials and executions in the 1600's) who fled Sweden for Germany? Or maybe she went from Sweden to aid the German witches or something? Would still be cool if Sweden (my home country) is represented in some way 😊I'm also so happy we get our first female only main character!
A dark assassins creed in medieval Germany sounds cool, I don’t really want play as a female , especially in that setting. I would much rather play a grim male assassin who is either hunting or protecting a witch like female character
Finally, an assassin's creed game that focuses on the supernatural and the mystical and lets the protagonist use magic. I can finally connect to the AC series now. I couldn't do that before because the fanbase was adamant that magic and mysticism wasn't allowed in AC because magic isn't "grounded" according to them.
So looking how Ac moved away from being atleast semi realistic (being demigods and actual reincarnations of them) going full in on it might not be a bad idea. Granted first we're getting Red and Hexe is probably crawling right now but if leaks say it will be completely different from any other ac? Hey I'm in, why not have a horror ac or perhaps something...I dunno Dishonored like? As you mentioned possessing animals that was my first thought ^^
Horror AC game, where the MC screws up the mission, becoming the only one who survived and strangles in the village full of crazy cults trying to find the way out or giving warning to other AC members about the place.
Red looks so bad just from the trailer, they cannot mess up Hexe. Why have they had such a hard time taking all the good things about AC and putting them in one game. If hexe doesnt work out I might just completely lose hope for the AC franchise 😭
I am hoping that it’s not too heavy on the stealth aspect as mirage was. Just because stealth SHOULD be a large aspect in any AC game, doesn’t mean that it should be the only aspect of it, with mirage it seemed like the game was difficult unless you stick to stealth, and it shouldn’t be that way IMO in order to connect with more playstyles
Mephisto is not part of "germanic" folklore. That implies a tie to gods like Odin or Thor. It's from a more time specific legend abought an actual person: Doctor Johannes Faustus, who was believed by some people to be a sorcerer, have a pact with a demon and things like that. It was basicly yellow press, but with lots of superstition on occult magic and was spread by professional entertainers in the early modern period/renaissance (kinda like "bards" performing at fairs and the like). This is not a singular occurence a lot of people with somewhat interesting lives where sensationalised as witches or sorcerers, etc. Thats because a big part of the population did believe firmly in the whole supernatural: good from god, angels, saints and evil from the devil, demons, witches, etc.
All in all, this project really intrigues me. Deviating from the norm seems like a healthy choice for a franchise as long as AC and with no intentions to stop any time soon. The powers seem like an interesting concept. I hope they’re not as intrusive as the ones in that weird AC3 DLC, but maybe just strategical advantages as the one described with the cat luring guards away. No doubt whatever those powers are, they’re bound to be tied to the first civilization in some form, so I can see them working within the lore (though that hardly seems to matter anymore).
ever since they announced this new wave of upcoming AC games, this one has piqued my interest the most, far more than Red. I can't wait to see how it turns out and I really REALLY hope they don't mess it up..
This is a late response considering how old this video is but I feel like if it was similar to Yuji from JJK it would make sense. If Elsa was like born or something with a piece of Eden somehow like fused into her via a ritual through like an occult witch or wizard which would be the antagonist it would sort of make sense. I feel like depending on how they write it it could be awful or well done. I do think that her power will be derived from a piece of Eden though.
In AC3 the6 mention how the focused attention of people could change reality. That is Ac Canon magic. It's just never been explored, but that idea is the basis for Mage: the Ascension. Or, a real world example, Thelma. I am curious to see if they pull the trigger on that old nugget.
Im excited for Ubisoft experimenting with themes like this, since they have already taken a rather mythological route, a supernatural protagonist could be interesting! But it kind of sucks that they arent making it open world because Witch games are essentially perfect open world games...Exploring regions of high spiritual power, Excorcising strong demons, discovering ancient texts and rituals, this is the PERFECT game to make an rpg. Adding an explorative side to this game would also create a different level of immersion, I instantly think of the AC3 underground with its air of creepiness as you explored it with a lantern...imagine walking in the woods with a lantern while demons watch and attack from the shadows, The underground in AC3 always gave me the creeps with its air of mystery and this game also has the potential to do so.
With the animal powers Elsa seem to have, I think it might be an expansion lore wise of the elder tree spirit in the AC3 DLC storyline, The Tyranny of King Washington, and while that whole story is in an alternate reality projected by an Apple, there are canon elements in there. In that DLC story, Connor gets his animal spirit powers from drinking a tea from the elder tree that lets him see the animal spirits where when helping them, he gets the animals' powers in return. I get the feeling that Elsa gets her supernatural powers in a similar way, but her animal related powers are different from Connor's where instead of taking on the animal spirits' powers, she controls the animals and manipulates them. Perhaps with this, it might come with the return of that gameplay mechanic from the AC3 DLC where using her supernatural powers will actually drain her health. This is all just a speculation from me of course, but it would still be cool if Hexe were to make that connection with AC3.
Oh heck yes. Everything about this makes me want to play it more: the setting, witch protag, animal powers, linearity, horror, the aesthetic. I thought I wasn't going to buy any more AC games but if this one is indeed what they're advertising then I'll eat my words and come back for the first solo mainline woman assassin protag.
No, he didn't. In Odyssey and Valhalla you could choose between the 2 genders, which was on purpose because of that asshole executive who "didn't think that female characters would sell well".
Kassandra was not a sole protagonist she was the CANON protagonist with the choice of either being her or Alexios in AC Hexe there won’t be a choice your only option is Elsa making her the sole protagonist of the game
Alexios is canon.. no I don't give a shit what Ubisoft said, they only did that because they had a sister book ready for after Odyssey dropped and they got mad when majority of the playerbase chose Alexios to play as.
@@Sivrn-Val Yes Alexios is canon as well he’s the canon antagonist this is further implied in the AC Valhalla DLC when Kassandra meets eivor therefore making her the canon protagonist
also worried that the powers may be FAR too outlandish. The question is also how this will be bestowed upon her. Another thing I'm worried about is the lack of mention of the actual assassins brotherhood. I don't know if they have mentioned it, but I know I badly want the brotherhood to play an active role in AC Hexe. Also you mentioned they are going a whole other direction with this game, which is also worrying, because the fans have repeatedly demanded something similar to the original titles from AC2 to AC Unity(In terms of story progression and overarching themes). I'm excited for it, because of the interesting setting but also anxious of the direction they might take and whether or not it will appeal to fans of the franchise.
Looking at where theyve gone. This could actuslly be a really cool use of the weird choices that the rpg trilogy made about mythology. German folklore is pretty dark, so this could be a really cool concept
I'm super curious about this Assassins Creed, because i like when games push its formula to something else. Keep the same narrative and gameplay but different stories, I'm curious 😅
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It almost feels like Ubisoft leaks these games intentionally just to see people's reactions and change their game's direction based on them. It's too sus at this point.
That’s what a lot of studios do. And you say that as though it wasn’t appreciated
Which is why we need to speak more against micro transactions
Yeah that's not really a hot take, it's probably exactly what's going on
@@danimmmmm I doubt that's going to do much at this point sadly. They introduced mtx literally a decade ago with Unity.
Besides, AC games have such a bloated budget now that they can't profit just from selling the game. So their solution is mtx in single player games. Doesn’t make it any less shitty. If the leaks about Red was any indication, it'll only get worse. Better buy their games used. That's what I'd do to not support such a shitty company.
yeah, but would you trust their own devs not to include wokeism and just trash nobody asked for? at least with our feedback they give us something we actually would want instead of trash like Legion literally nobody asked for
A return to Central Europe (especially around the time or shortly after Ezio) is exactly what I want from AC at the moment, and we need a solo female protagonist in a game about the witch trials, it’s a great setting. I wouldn’t particularly be excited about the character having “supernatural” abilities though unless they were explained with a piece of Eden
I mean it's not really a return if we haven't ever been to Central Europe, but I do agree the franchise as been ignoring the possibilities a solo female protagonist could bring to the story and gameplay, (like aveline's disguise system).
Finally, I agree, if the "supernatural" abilities come from a piece of Eden it could work.
I'm imagining a "obelix falling into a cauldron of magic potion" situation, but with Elsa instead of Obelix and an Apple of Eden (which we've seen control people's minds so animals wouldn't that much of a stretch) instead of a cauldron of magic potion
Even then, I’m not sure I’d enjoy the supernatural elements too much. Pieces of eden have just become plot devices to break realism whenever they want instead of the unique set pieces and rare objects you don’t see until the end of the game like they used to be
Protagonists in these games have always had supernatural abilities bro. Eagle vision isn’t real.
@@peanutbutter6720 It seems a given that the game is going to center around one or more pieces of Eden. The Witch Hunt is instigated by the Templars in order to find these pieces of Eden, which I imagine are being held and protected by Hexe's version of a Brotherhood which will be a "coven", utilizing the pieces to protect the world. Possibly from fable creatures a la Grimm, being animals/people corrupted by pieces of Eden that you race the Templars to recover.
This is definitely Würzburg witch trials of 1625-1631, which took place in the self-governing Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the Holy Roman Empire in present-day Germany, formed one of the biggest mass trials and mass executions ever seen in Europe, and one of the largest witch trials in history.
My bet is that Elsa discovered an Apple of Eden by accident. The local village, upon seeing what the Apple of Eden can do, accused her of being a witch. However, it's not her; it's the apple itself. So, all supernatural occurrences must have come from that apple. I like if the game takes place in a never-ending night, just like batman akram
No, it will be in 16 century
@@MrSpawn229 Not everyone uses this system where you call the century after the number it leads into.
@@carno.5911 tf? so you live in the 20th century?
@@carno.5911 So year 0 to 99 is what? The -1 century?
Isn’t the Apple in the coliseum right now?
The "easily scared" bit has me intrigued because I find myself often playing AC games late at night so if I'm walking around a dark and creepy forest and start to hear something mysterious or strange lurking in the forest with me I think that'd be a pretty interesting dynamic since no previous AC game has had something like that. The closest, in my opinion, being in the AC titles featuring wildlife that you can hunt (wolves, bears, etc.) and you might not see them but you'll hear them start to growl. Jumpscared me a few times ngl.
I take it you're a fan of horror
If Assassin’s Creed go dark it becomes masterpiece 👾
Especially because it would add to the ambience and mystery of the world.
Remember unity, rogue, black flag and AC 2? They showed dark stories are good asf
Agreed valhalla was quite dark and it was amazing
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If it's grounded, sure. If it's all supernatural bs, hard pass. Shouldn't even be called assassins creed at that point.
Considering you're playing as a supposed witch in a witch trial, Hexe could have a heavy emphasis on stealth, especially social stealth.
About her supernatural abilities, her animal control might be explained via some kind of variant of the Eagle Vision, like the RPG protagonists' ability to connect with their birds. Maybe she got exposed to a Piece of Eden. Maybe some of her other abilities can be explained via alchemy or just plain science that the people of that time couldn't understand.
Hasn't every AC protagonist had some form of supernatural power? Even if it gets called "Isu DNA" or whatever, the last four games have had the ability to control at least one Animal (the Eagle/Raven). This really doesn't seem that off.
Yeah. Eagle Vision, drone birds, etc.
this is probably something else
she can throw lightning or something (please tell me you cant do that in the last 4 games)
Connor had bear, wolf and eagle powers in Tyranny of King Washington
For us yes but the real assassins didn’t. We get to see thru walls and eagle vision etc via animus because we’re reliving what they actually did. Up until the rpg trilogy, players would be transported back to the animus loading blank white matrix after each death to signify that this is a simulation. So hexe will be the first time the protagonist will be having powers to pass onto whoever is using the animus.
@@idontgetscaredEagle Vision was an actual thing all the Assassin's we play as could do. It wasn't the Animus.
As for the supernatural elements, the entire reason the Animus was created was to read the genetic history of people who have had a relatively high concentration of Isu DNA to find any First Civilization artifacts. Some people happened to be able to utilize that sixth sense, or "Knowledge" as Isu called it, and manifest it as their Eagle Vision (Ezio, Arno, Basim, Eivor, Frye twins, etc.) while some didn't have any such abilitiy and relied on their surroundings (Bayek and Kassandra) where you as a player had to rely on Animus' Pulse to simulate that behaviour.
It's possible with Elsa we are venturing in the unknown field of high Isu DNA who are not Sages like Eivor and Basim, i.e., not direct descendants of any Isu. She might have manifested her Isu's sixth sense or "Knowledge" in the form of witchcraft.
I hope assassins creeds gonna redeem themselves with these new games fingers crossed 🤞
They redeemed themselves with mirage I’d say but hopefully they can do a big rpg right this time. Odyssey was good but didn’t feel like assassins creed and Valhalla wasn’t that great imo
Redeem themselves? Every ac game so far has been great. Valhalla, personally, in terms of game design was the best so far in the series. Sure, the latest games aren’t exact copies of the originals but that’s what makes them unique. They’re still fun expansive worlds with ac-esque gameplay and my favorite stealth action games in terms of gameplay.
@@adarshsridhar6051 I agree with you they never needed to redeem themselves. Valhalla was just my least favorite personally but it was by no means a bad game. And you are right that it was made them unique the series needed change it couldn’t just keep doing the same thing
@@adarshsridhar6051 I mean redeem themselves as Ac games
@@mrhunter2154 Yeah, I believe what made them change the formula a bit was when the main criticism for the series was that the games were all too similar
I am quite intrigued by it. I love the idea of a more dark fantasy/ grimdark take on the franchise, hopefully with a gothic horror aesthetic to the world
The one thing i really expect to be added on hexe is improved tree parkour like it's even obvious on the hexe trailer
imagine playing the game for the 1st time, then a trial is just happing in the plaza and then someone is atached to a pole then is bieng incinerated, just as the folklore says...
That will be dope no lie show us how dark it was back then
they did burn Jacque de Molay in Unity - bringing an end to the Crusades
And someone yelling: "Radovid sucks flaccid cock"
There is a voice file in ac rouge in the real world computer that speaks about 17th century Germany and a piece of Eden that can bring the dead back to life
Hexe is the one I’m looking forward to most, I am a bit skeptical about the magic powers described but you were able to control a bird in the last three games. Maybe they’ll expand the lore with this ability.
I feel like animal control would only work if Elsa had a piece of Eden in her possession that could control animal lifeforms
Fr some form of isu tech needs to be involved over genuine witchcraft
Like i could fuck with her being a sage and doing it somehow not her actually being a witch
We’ve seen countless times that certain ac protagonists dont need a piece of Eden to use their powers
@@dexfrancolini4734 That only applies in the RPG style AC games.
In the AC1 through to Syndicate games, any 'supernatural' powers (like the Sages and the main characters Eagle Vision) were genetic traits left over from the precursors (or the Isu, as they started being called since AC Origins).
Nitpick: the background of the AC logo is not a pentacle -- as 'penta' means 5, thus it would be a 5-pointed star. What we see here is an inverted 7-pointed star, or septagram.
There’s actually a debate in a discord server that I’m a part of saying that the system could be similar to Ghost of Tsushima, with most of the supernatural abilities and fear being a result of gear and reputation-with the more overtly supernatural abilities being the result of a PoE.
Damn... Ubisoft went from saying a AC game set in Japan would be generic. To making a AC game set in Japan because of a Stealth/Action game doing just that and being extremely popular along with the lifting elements from said game for a different entry of the AC series huh?
Eternal grifters these Frenchmen.
@@Sivrn-Val I personally think it’s more of them learning to not judge a book by its premise
A social stealth focused AC game with horror elements playing as a witch, possibly with magical powers coming from your possession of an apple of eden...
Sounds baller. I honestly wouldn't mind if they introduce more supernatural isu stuff in guise of traditional pagan magic irl, possibly even cryptids of some sort sense theyve increasingly increased the fantastical themes since AC Odyssey which imo makes the settings and overall story way more interesting. I think im actually excited for Hexe
I think the abilities may be tied into combat… like imbuing magic with a sword or bow. Definitely something magic related because it’s set during the witch trials
Calling it. Brothers Grimm stories as side quests.
Although not from a mainline AC, there was also Aveline de Grandpré from AC Liberation
as a german I’m quit sure that your translation from the ac logo need to be „Wir Arbeiten in der Dunkelheit um den Licht zu dienen“ this would be the right writing
Though, I'm very skeptical of Ubisoft games, this game's theme looks kind of different. At least they are wanting to have some change.
To make the supernatural abilities work, it can’t be something like going invisible or teleporting, but I feel like if it’s something simple like speed (not super speed, just speedier) or jumping higher it could work out
I don't understand stand AAA game haters
Like they will say there is no innovation in the series and it is just copy paste of the last game
And then complaint on why there the new games are so different
As a side note I bought my gaming PC 6 months ago so I am very new to this hobby
Well think of it like this. The Assassin's Creed series went from being a semi-historically accurate series about Assassin's and Templars to completely jumping the shark.
Not a bad thing in some aspects sure. But there's also the fact that three of the recent entries have been filled to the brim with micro transactions and probably the worst assassination mechanic ever..
no one ever complained about no innovation in AC lol. They constantly innovated but Ubisoft just can't do shit right
Assassin’s Creed is a series that has had supernatural artifacts through out. Her having a piece of Eden explains her having supernatural abilities.
Also, Watch Dogs Legion did have a protagonist. You just didn’t play as him.
Eagle vision, jumping form ridiculously tall structures and surviving without not even a scratch, the mirage “teleport”.
Somewhat videogame characters have some supernatural skills. And Assasins Creed will work really well with this setting. I’m really excited for Hexe!
This ☝️
I refuse to believe that the assassin focus from mirage is just "basim moving too fast for the animus to keep up with". There's no way a normal human can move so fast that he can literally move somewhere else in the middle of a free fall.
@@Ash-Winchester He's not a normal human tho he's loki
@@theshadowsamurai07 I know, but other people in the AC community are basically allergic to anything superhuman/mystical, which is why they bought the whole "he's just moving really fast" bs.
@@Ash-Winchester which is crazy considering the game is literally Fiction which it clearly states at the start of every game😂 this whole it's not realistic enough and other stuff they say is straight bs it's a f***ing Video game they are just using excuses to complain every thing they say isn't valid at all
I find this a pretty good turn for the series, a dark theme would be really fitting for assassin’s creed
I love assassin creed man. If they just stick with me being an assassin I am happy!
That and also not having super sayian abilities
its probably gonna be like $90 for the base edition
I’m gonna predict we’re playing a character who possesses a piece of Eden for her powers, avenging some wrong brought against her family/house. And maybe it’s her continuous use of the piece of Eden escalates the events of the witch hunts, and maybe causes psychological problems for the user, hence the introduction of a horror aspect.
Most likely she sells her soul to the devil Mephisto, and does his dirty work throught the game to avenge her family.
the setting alone makes me super excited for this
I've been so excited for these next few ubi games, I really hope they're good. The supernatural powers are a bit worrying, I'm hoping it might be less super super natural and more just nature twisted to do what you want, plus I'm excited to see the first mainline game with a sole fem protagonist.
Great video as always 🤘
What if Elsa uses her magic to create different versions of the hidden blade. An example would be her casting a spell to make a hidden gun out on thin air.
Couldn't the word "supernatural" abilities technically apply to a lot of Ac protagonists? Like Eagle Vision. Where they could literally see who their target is. Ezio's was so "developed" that he could literally see which path his target was going to take. And Arno could literally see his targets thoughts. I think Connor's daughter could see through the eyes of animals and maybe even control them if I'm not mistaken. Which brings me to the rpgs where each protagonist had the ability to se through the eyes of their bird companions.
And also, in the Tyranny of King Washington, Connor could transform into a wolf, a bear and an eagle. But I'm not sure how much of those dlcs should be taken at face value
imagine u get a cat instead of an eagle that would be sick
If the horror elements are any close to what was happening in Wrath of Druids DLC to Valhalla then I'm very interested. The fights in hallucinogenic mist gave me shivers each time
That could be a piece of alchemical gear Elsa makes to aid her in ending the Witch Trials.
Your community post on the cat ability had me feeling very skeptical, but this video has made me feel optimistic about the game. I think the linear narrative and going away from the RPG shows that company is paying attention to the majority of the AC community. I’m curious how it will feel as a protagonist with magical powers, but optimistically curious. Great video man!
Considering the hefty sales number of all of ac’s RPG games and their review scores I wouldn’t say that the majority of people would like a return to form, it’s just that ubisoft is getting wise not to over saturate and fatigue their audience from their huge games. So breaking up their epic sized games with smaller ones inbetween is a perfect marketing strategy. I personally loved the last 4 games from them and I know many others who do.
@@dexfrancolini4734 I think it will be funny if someone who is a new AC fan buying the game for RPG stuff and gets trolled by it not being there.
I hope ppl won’t cry when they give us witches powers as abilities, the way they cried over Odyssey’s abilities.
2026? They realize that anything released after GTA 6 better be top notch fire right?
Hansel and gretel witch hunters is finally getting a game 🐐💯
A pentacle/pentagramm is a star with five points (its a ancient greek term and "penta" means five).
What we see in the teaser is a seven pointed star: a "heptagramm".
Maybe the “super natural powers” they spoke of might be related to the isu artifacts and or ones we have not seen yet.
Think about it, alchemy experiments done on isu artifacts would fit in that time period.
I really love the concept and the news so far! I don't mind the mythological layers or supernatural elements but I just need there to be grounding in the setting and story so far. I can roll with hybrids being demigods/super-human, just so long as it is explained in the setting and doesn't contradict what has come before. It would be interesting if Elsa is somehow a projection of a temple AI or like a free-roaming Alethia hologram who thinks she's human, something like that. So she's really using an Object of Eden to do all of this supernatural stuff but have it come to a head in the story and have her deal with that.
wir arbeiten im dunkeln um dem licht zu dienen
Bro assassin's hace always had supernatural abilities
We gonna pretend its Normal for people to v able to see through eagles eyes or have super vision??
Assassins with vampire abilities would be badass
I'm pumped for this one. My family is from Germany so I'm hopeful that it's around there.
Im getting plague tale: innocence vibes from this. The stealth where shadows play a big part and being able to use rats to distract and take down enemies. Probably not exactly the same but at least we have an idea.
Mephisto is not a demon but the devil himself
When are they gonna make an assassins creed game taking place in the roaring 20s
As a german I pray that they change the name Elsa. It´s not a commen name for a german woman for this time. There are way better names like Magarethe, Gertraud, Walburga, Ottilia or Ursula. Elsa just doesn´t fit for me personally😂
As someone born near the Pendal witch trials of 1612 and grew up on the stories I’m super excited about this !
You were born near 1612? So you're over 400 years old?
If these leaks are accurate, this AC title will be the one that I have been the most excited for, ever.
Im excited, imagine an assassin's creed injected with dishonored abilities and watch dogs 2 level of utility (with how creative u can use your tools), thats what hexe is starting to sound like to me
My grandma said rumor has it that the game will feature a black male protagonist called "Schwarzer Peter"...
I haven't really paid any attention to this game, but I'm intrigued now. I'm gonna keep an eye out for this one
These leaks lowkey increased my hype for the game. I'm kinda excited for hexe now.
If this is going to take place in Germany, Elsa is a really weird name, since it's a Scandinavian name (Sweden/Norway/Denmark). Maybe she is Swedish (Sweden also had A LOT of witch trials and executions in the 1600's) who fled Sweden for Germany? Or maybe she went from Sweden to aid the German witches or something? Would still be cool if Sweden (my home country) is represented in some way 😊I'm also so happy we get our first female only main character!
Except for AC Liberation
@@assassinalphawolf8250Liberation was a spin-off, not a mainline game.
Liberation, was the first
@@Magnus_VII Not a mainline game. Both Liberation and Freedom Cry are more like expansions.
"Rache" means "vengeance"/"revenge".
I’m pretty interested in this game, the time period is cool
I hope we hear more official stuff about it soon
I would only play this if I could be a witch hunter
Not a pentagram, it’s a key of Solomon
A dark assassins creed in medieval Germany sounds cool, I don’t really want play as a female , especially in that setting. I would much rather play a grim male assassin who is either hunting or protecting a witch like female character
I really want social stealth to return in this game, it would work so well in this setting 🙏🏻
Finally, an assassin's creed game that focuses on the supernatural and the mystical and lets the protagonist use magic. I can finally connect to the AC series now. I couldn't do that before because the fanbase was adamant that magic and mysticism wasn't allowed in AC because magic isn't "grounded" according to them.
Lol 😂 the story of AC was and always been about supernatural and godly artifacts.
@@ravenscythe2840 Yes, but the artifacts were always referred to as "highly advanced technology".
This is the Assassins Creed game I have been most exited for in a long time
So looking how Ac moved away from being atleast semi realistic (being demigods and actual reincarnations of them) going full in on it might not be a bad idea. Granted first we're getting Red and Hexe is probably crawling right now but if leaks say it will be completely different from any other ac? Hey I'm in, why not have a horror ac or perhaps something...I dunno Dishonored like? As you mentioned possessing animals that was my first thought ^^
4:50 theres actually Aveline from AC Liberation who was the first sole female MC I think
Yeah this game never ever coming out and never did come out because they changed it They bait switched It became assassin's Creed mirage
You were fast reporting these😂. Love your vids man
Could be translated as mephisto avenge the brotherhood/coven?
Horror AC game, where the MC screws up the mission, becoming the only one who survived and strangles in the village full of crazy cults trying to find the way out or giving warning to other AC members about the place.
Red looks so bad just from the trailer, they cannot mess up Hexe. Why have they had such a hard time taking all the good things about AC and putting them in one game. If hexe doesnt work out I might just completely lose hope for the AC franchise 😭
This is not going to be the first AC game with a female protagonist. AC Liberation was.
I just did a huge school project on witchcraft, and now this, I am so pumped
If they do this right then this should be a banger imo
It's gonna suck, be buggy and try and nickle and dime you in a single player game. There, I just saved you between $70 to $150
I am hoping that it’s not too heavy on the stealth aspect as mirage was. Just because stealth SHOULD be a large aspect in any AC game, doesn’t mean that it should be the only aspect of it, with mirage it seemed like the game was difficult unless you stick to stealth, and it shouldn’t be that way IMO in order to connect with more playstyles
Mephisto is not part of "germanic" folklore. That implies a tie to gods like Odin or Thor.
It's from a more time specific legend abought an actual person: Doctor Johannes Faustus, who was believed by some people to be a sorcerer, have a pact with a demon and things like that. It was basicly yellow press, but with lots of superstition on occult magic and was spread by professional entertainers in the early modern period/renaissance (kinda like "bards" performing at fairs and the like).
This is not a singular occurence a lot of people with somewhat interesting lives where sensationalised as witches or sorcerers, etc.
Thats because a big part of the population did believe firmly in the whole supernatural: good from god, angels, saints and evil from the devil, demons, witches, etc.
No way, an Assassin from Goth/Germanic Pagans?!?
All in all, this project really intrigues me. Deviating from the norm seems like a healthy choice for a franchise as long as AC and with no intentions to stop any time soon.
The powers seem like an interesting concept. I hope they’re not as intrusive as the ones in that weird AC3 DLC, but maybe just strategical advantages as the one described with the cat luring guards away. No doubt whatever those powers are, they’re bound to be tied to the first civilization in some form, so I can see them working within the lore (though that hardly seems to matter anymore).
Do you guys think there will be an Assassin's Creed game placed around Dubrovnik?
ever since they announced this new wave of upcoming AC games, this one has piqued my interest the most, far more than Red. I can't wait to see how it turns out and I really REALLY hope they don't mess it up..
The “supernatural abilities" makes me think ov ISU tech.
Conner has the ability to channel spirit animals with no ISU tech
@@spaceboye9343 pretty sure the DLC was inside of Connors head.
This is a late response considering how old this video is but I feel like if it was similar to Yuji from JJK it would make sense. If Elsa was like born or something with a piece of Eden somehow like fused into her via a ritual through like an occult witch or wizard which would be the antagonist it would sort of make sense. I feel like depending on how they write it it could be awful or well done. I do think that her power will be derived from a piece of Eden though.
In AC3 the6 mention how the focused attention of people could change reality. That is Ac Canon magic. It's just never been explored, but that idea is the basis for Mage: the Ascension. Or, a real world example, Thelma.
I am curious to see if they pull the trigger on that old nugget.
Im excited for Ubisoft experimenting with themes like this, since they have already taken a rather mythological route, a supernatural protagonist could be interesting! But it kind of sucks that they arent making it open world because Witch games are essentially perfect open world games...Exploring regions of high spiritual power, Excorcising strong demons, discovering ancient texts and rituals, this is the PERFECT game to make an rpg. Adding an explorative side to this game would also create a different level of immersion, I instantly think of the AC3 underground with its air of creepiness as you explored it with a lantern...imagine walking in the woods with a lantern while demons watch and attack from the shadows, The underground in AC3 always gave me the creeps with its air of mystery and this game also has the potential to do so.
With the animal powers Elsa seem to have, I think it might be an expansion lore wise of the elder tree spirit in the AC3 DLC storyline, The Tyranny of King Washington, and while that whole story is in an alternate reality projected by an Apple, there are canon elements in there. In that DLC story, Connor gets his animal spirit powers from drinking a tea from the elder tree that lets him see the animal spirits where when helping them, he gets the animals' powers in return. I get the feeling that Elsa gets her supernatural powers in a similar way, but her animal related powers are different from Connor's where instead of taking on the animal spirits' powers, she controls the animals and manipulates them. Perhaps with this, it might come with the return of that gameplay mechanic from the AC3 DLC where using her supernatural powers will actually drain her health. This is all just a speculation from me of course, but it would still be cool if Hexe were to make that connection with AC3.
The fact that Darby returned to Ubisoft for this game kinda gives me hope
I'm sorry, Who's that again?
Oh heck yes. Everything about this makes me want to play it more: the setting, witch protag, animal powers, linearity, horror, the aesthetic. I thought I wasn't going to buy any more AC games but if this one is indeed what they're advertising then I'll eat my words and come back for the first solo mainline woman assassin protag.
I do get scared easily but I really have to play that. I wasn't that excited about an AC game in a long time. Mainly because of the setting.
4:50 did you forget about kassandra?
Sigh
No, he didn't. In Odyssey and Valhalla you could choose between the 2 genders, which was on purpose because of that asshole executive who "didn't think that female characters would sell well".
Kassandra was not a sole protagonist she was the CANON protagonist with the choice of either being her or Alexios in AC Hexe there won’t be a choice your only option is Elsa making her the sole protagonist of the game
Alexios is canon.. no I don't give a shit what Ubisoft said, they only did that because they had a sister book ready for after Odyssey dropped and they got mad when majority of the playerbase chose Alexios to play as.
@@Sivrn-Val Yes Alexios is canon as well he’s the canon antagonist this is further implied in the AC Valhalla DLC when Kassandra meets eivor therefore making her the canon protagonist
also worried that the powers may be FAR too outlandish. The question is also how this will be bestowed upon her. Another thing I'm worried about is the lack of mention of the actual assassins brotherhood. I don't know if they have mentioned it, but I know I badly want the brotherhood to play an active role in AC Hexe. Also you mentioned they are going a whole other direction with this game, which is also worrying, because the fans have repeatedly demanded something similar to the original titles from AC2 to AC Unity(In terms of story progression and overarching themes). I'm excited for it, because of the interesting setting but also anxious of the direction they might take and whether or not it will appeal to fans of the franchise.
Im not opposed to powers since its witches. The leaks said she's still an Assassin so that's all I need lol.
Looking at where theyve gone. This could actuslly be a really cool use of the weird choices that the rpg trilogy made about mythology. German folklore is pretty dark, so this could be a really cool concept
Assassin's Creed Hexe = Frozen 3
I'm super curious about this Assassins Creed, because i like when games push its formula to something else.
Keep the same narrative and gameplay but different stories, I'm curious 😅
I only wish new ac games follow the templar assassin story, not isu powers
Question: isn’t there a beast tamer ability in Odyssey? If that’s the case then how is Elsa’s ability to control animals any different?