Assassin’s Creed franchise started off as a trilogy but now Ubisoft has planned to turn it into a long running franchise.
Speaking to CVG, Assassin’s Creed III creative director Alex Hutchinson defended Ubisoft’s decision to release the IP annually, stating it’s all part of the triple-A process.
“Since when is something less amazing if you get a new one every year?” he said. “If Breaking Bad was shown twice a week I’d watch it twice a week. If Radiohead put out an album every six months I’d gladly buy one every six months.
“If people want these massive triple-A blockbusters, people will have to accept that we have to make our money back somehow. It’s rare that you’ll make your money back on the first one. Assassin’s Creed III is a huge undertaking – we went back to basics on a number of things, including tech. “Any revenue that a publisher can get to make riskier projects is cool with me. People say it’s the dark side of capitalism but it’s more like communism; we have big projects whose success pay for the little projects.”
Hutchinson added Assassin’s Creed is no longer just a trilogy, but seen as a franchise by Ubisoft, and like other high-profile franchises, it will have its “ups and downs.”
“We were reading reviews about Assassin’s Creed Revelations and a few people were asking whether this was the end of the franchise, and we were thinking ‘er slow down’,” he said. “I mean, I’m no huge fan of Metacritic but the game got an eighty on there. That’s not too bad really.
“The way we see Assassin’s Creed III now is as a franchise, like Mario or Resident Evil, that will have its ups and downs. It wasn’t the original plan to be an ongoing series, no, but it became the plan. The curse of success, for want of better phrase.
“But if you can keep a series interesting and fresh then I don’t see why it shouldn’t go on. Nintendo has been great at reinvigorating their franchises, as have other Japanese companies, so we feel we can too.”
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Assassin’s Creed III will release on October 30 for PS3, Xbox360 and on November 20 for PC.
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Well i think this would be great. But please give us a female assassin. I like Ezio, Altair and Conner but a female assasin is something i'm waiting for ;)
I know its doesnt count since it on a ps vita then on the home console but Aveline is the first female in the series
yes I know but i don't have the monney for PS Vita. I already bought the PSP to play the one with Altair.
So if they will make a bigger game for de xBox, they could punt Aveline in that one. Or anotther?
Assassin's Creed was originally a great trilogy. But if it is going to turn into a franchise, it would be a great success. Plus the plot line and the story in the AC series is very deep and solid when comparing to many other major franchises in the gaming world today. So Assassin's Creed franchise? Thumbs up from me!……