Ubisoft starts their conference off with an awesome performance of Rocksmith 2014 instead of using the standard music intro. Wise use of a game and an introduction. Aisha Taylor returns to host this conference with her spicy lingo to introduce a trailer of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Splinter Cell: Blacklist brings the Splinter Cell series back with a new story with new elements, and brings back the classic Spies vs. Mercs. The title drops August 20th.
Next up is a trailer for Rayman Legends. Aisha promises that this is the "best Rayman to-date". The game has over 120 levels and multiple bosses. It will be available on September 23rd.
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot is announced next. This game is in Closed Beta, and you can sign up now at www.themightyquest.com. The game is comedic in nature. The trailer was pretty interesting. I will try this out post-haste and get a full review out. The funny trailer can be seen here.
South Park: The Stick of Truth was next, but just like last year, it was merely a funny skit and the same old gameplay that we've been shown already. It has been announced for later this year in the Holiday season.
Now, for the next generation games:
Yves Guillemot, CEO and co-founder of Ubisoft, comes to introduce The Crew from Ivory Tower. A trailer is shown first that impressively makes it looks unlike any racing game that I've seen, where even "the cars you drive by in traffic can become your rivals". While this sounds similar to Need for Speed or MotorStorm, the rivals that you meet in those games are actual players. That said, another player can come from ANYWHERE on the map of the United States at anytime. Players can customize their vehicle from the engine and up, to ensure that their car is appropriate for the mission. The gameplay demo includes four players that explore these capabilities, and show that even if one person is in New York, another is in Las Vegas, and another is in Miami, they can come together in a cooperative mission extremely simply. After completing one of the cooperative missions, the four man crew was presented with a new challenge - the presence of a rival crew. This is truly an interesting, if not revolutionary title.
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| You and your crew embark on an adventure across the United States. Ride with your crew and face other rival crews in this revolutionary open-world racer. |
Just Dance 2014 announced. Of course, what would an Ubisoft Press Conference be without this.
Rabbids Invasion was announced as a TV Show by Ubisoft Motion Pictures. Aisha informs us that, using the Motion Camera on the Kinect will allow us to interact with the TV show - therefore, we are effectively "playing our TV". Interesting appeal to the children.
The moment that I (and several others have been waiting for). Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag begins with a brand new trailer that shows the bond between protagonist Edward Kenway the people that appear to be his crewmen. After a bar brawl, a naval battle ensues, pitting Edward against another band of villains. Assassin's Creed IV promises to deliver a "brutal pirate experience", but the brutality is not the only thing that this game has to offer. Apparently, this era was chosen due to the nature of pirate. "They are symbols of freedom". The game promises to be the most open-world Assassin's Creed to-date. But that's not all. There is direct footage from the game in trailer form, introducing the Jackdaw, Edward Kenway's vessel, and the aspects of exploration.
Next, Trials was announced in two forms. One for the Xbox One, Trials Fusion, and one exclusively mobile devices, Trials Frontier. The combined trailer can be found here.
Finally, Massive Entertainment is called upon with a very interesting trailer of Tom Clancy's new IP: The Division. It displaying the effects of a flu that spread on Black Friday in New York City. It was quite ambiguous, but then, gameplay was shown that displayed three soldier-like individuals that sported advanced technology. In the gameplay, they make their way to the police station, where they fight against several individuals that have camped out there. The game brings a sort of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier feel, but overall the game looks beautiful.
Continue reading for my Highlights in the Ubisoft Press Conference
Ubisoft focused on the connectivity between the gamers in this conference. I caught this feeling in multiple titles, including The Crew, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, and Tom Clancy: The Division. One of these I've chose to be Highlights: The Crew. Along with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, these games either renewed my interest in a genre, or interested me with a new feature. Starting with the Crew, here are my Highlight reviews:
The Crew:
The Crew is a racing game. Immediately, I am thinking, "Oh. This is just another Need for Speed. Meh." Keep in mind, I have not touched a racing game since Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. I genuinely thought that I wouldn't see another racing game quite like it. But then comes the gameplay. I was blown away at the fact that the entirety of the United States is our map, and that the game is entirely connected online. I began to think that maybe it was like an online-version Midnight Club. I became more convinced when I saw the building of the car from the engine up (another feature like Midnight Club). This looks like the MMO-racing game that can change the mainstream. I look forward to playing it when it comes.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag:
Don't fix it if it's not broken. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag brought one thing that I liked to surface - loyalty. Your crew is on your side. You can see the brotherhood (see what I did there?) between Edward and his crew in the first trailer. I wonder what is with the crystal that encases the red seed in the trailer at 3:18. Also, what is the significance of the ship shown shortly after - "The Delicia". Only time will tell.
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