Assassins Creed in 3 Minutes

Everything you need to know about the story so far. See more IGN videos at video.ign.com

[@nickolasjackson4902]

I just realized that the map from the apple has country borders in places before they were established

[@OliverrrM]

Thanks this helped, I stared at ac 2 and can move on the story now :)

[@GabrielLyrio369]

Shit, I completed the first game about two time or so, and I can assure you guys, this is the BEST resume of all time!

[@Pedrowzinho1]

to adorando a história do jogo e o jogo também é perfeito!!

[@GrizzlerBorno]

It was amazing how they had that tiny clip from Assassins Creed 2 right INSIDE the ending of AC1. I wonder if Revelations will have a bit at the end revealing what they plan to do with AC3....

[@B0StheB0S]

@yasman1992 there are the other minor games that are canon to the story of the series, and these games are: AC Altair's Chronicles is a prequel to Altair's Story, AC Bloodlines is a sequel to Altair's Story too and AC2 Discovery is part of the story of AC2, as its story is set between some events in AC2

[@VICKTOREZNOV]

Is it me or does Desmond always look like ben stiller. Lol

[@Ivo592]

AC II actually gives you a "what happenned in the previous episode" at the beginning, but I'd recommend playing this anyway 'cause it's fun

[@Gamatech123]

@davidandrew180 i don't wanna say any spoilers from any of the games =/ but i can tell u how to find out: at some point outside the animus vidic is drinking a cup of coffee whilst looking out the window. you can sneak up behind him and nick his pen which has his passcode on it. complete the game or whatever then u can go into that other room you can see through the big window. access the computer and it tells u all about it. it's a boring lengthy read, but if your into the story it's really good

[@lelomagal]

@SuperVreemd definetly. I have beaten both AC2 and Brotherhood and decided to pick AC1 to prep for Revelations. And let me tell you, it was worth it, you really get a lot of info about the whole assassins vs templars story. It's a great game, especially for $8. In AC1 you really feel like you earned the title Assassin. Given that you accomplish so much with a lot less that the other games give you (ex. weapons and abilities). So definetly buy it!

[@krustyismyname1]

@yasman1992 it said in gameinformer and in the commercials: ezio is the main character, hes 50, hes in Istanbul Turkey, and he goes to Masyaf and finds some weird shit that lets him live parts of altair's life

[@Ayyymeer]

Assassins Creed: Revelations - November 2011. Takes place in 16th century Constantinople (Turkey) as Ezio but this is the last game as Ezio until Assassins Creed 3. Revelations will have new weapons like the Hooked Hidden Blade and will have seasons (When it's winter, it'll snow) and more...... (Source: Game Informer Issue 218 - June 2011)

[@HalvLion]

I have played Assassins Creed 1, 2 and brotherhood and I still have a struggel with understanding the story. Could you make videos about the other AC games similar to this one?

[@TheKnightJay]

at the start of assassins creed 1, they state that desmond was a assassin. it would be awesome if they made a prequel game that involved desmond or make it dlc for revelations

[@Ayyymeer]

Assassins Creed: Revelations - November 2011. Takes place in 16th century Constantinople (Turkey) as Ezio but this is the last game as Ezio until Assassins Creed 3. Revelations will have new weapons like the Hooked Hidden Blade and will have seasons (When it's winter, it'll snow) and more...... (Source: Game Informer Issue 218 - June 2011) In the Ezio is 50 years old. The city is not controlled by the templar, the city IS a templar city!!!

[@RawMrHerbs]

@DroidMediaHD Yes you're right except he didn't have an accent in number 1 because the animus 1.0 had a better translation system for the user rather than the 2.0 which gave ezio and Altair an accent :)

[@spartanx1887]

the chase theme in assassins creed 1 was the best of all ac chase themes

[@HydrophobtheFish]

@TheBushidow it is when you get confused or when you get a big realization about a complicated story or plot.

[@ClintonandTrevor]

@Darkarmy5679 They've said all three (Altair, Ezio, Desmond) are all playable characters in Revelations. It's quite exciting really. Considering you don't really ever leave the Animus... :D (SPOILER:) Desmond is in a coma after the ending of Brotherhood, and is put into an Animus to be stabilized. The whole story of Revelations is Desmond playing the role of Ezio who's on a quest to find answers about Altair, and Desmond must link all three together at one time to return from his coma.

[@ThePantyDroper]

I tried my hardest to keep playing but I just couldn't do it. Part 2 is sooooooooo much better in every way.

[@hat1324]

They got it mostly right but still: The wall writings are from Subject 16 and Abstergo didn't let Desomnd wander, he hacked the door. ;)

[@cloudvincent20]

@darkplanetjohnson64 i know a thing also that is a mistake in the first animus..the animus in abstergo is preventing the ancestors to swim,, something like that.. they made an improvements in the animus 2.0

[@Valentin021393]

@kivatron190 altair is Desmond's ancestor. The machine that Desmond uses help him relive the memories of his ancestor.

[@N1NJ4lVl4573l2]

@Frizzi95 Assassins creed 3 hasn't come out yet. Just, 1, 2 and Brotherhood. I know you meant Brotherhood, but just thought you should know that 3 is yet to come.

[@Failure1998]

@burnedupSkye I believe he meant roam as in just running around, exploring the whole of Italy and it's landscape, not rome as in the city...Sorry if I sounded like a dick.

[@yasman1992]

@ricthecoolguy I don't think so. The producer of AC said "completely new character..", Desmond isn't a new character.

[@bahrom7893]

The eggheads at Abstergo don't seem to mind letting Desmond wander around the lab at night unsupervised.

[@0mgwtfbbq21]

so that little ball is where the green goblin got the idea for its grenades

[@Eassle]

Thats damn good and quick summary of the entire first game.

[@jjhprobert]

@TheKnightJay I think one AC (not revelations) will involve Desmond, after all he get more invovled in Brotherhood (you can climb around etc.)

[@B0StheB0S]

@Am4Ze10 well probably because since all of them (Desmond, Altair and Ezio) are descendants of Those Who Came Before, they are somewhat ''super humans'' or maybe been an Assassin really means that you train all lot and be very strong and all that. Or even just because Ezio is simply awesome like other old guys in games such as Snake. for example, i have saw a notice of a guy that was flying with a jetpack, and he was like in his 70s, so old people doing things like that is not a surprise to me

[@Combustionz]

@eldtehwin I'm pretty sure the door WAS locked, and Lucy hid the keys in the towels in his room.

[@yasman1992]

@MorganCupkakke Yes, that is correct. Ezio, sees 'flashes' of Altair's life and so players get to control Altair again, but the story is still seen through Ezio's eyes. I only said Revelations is "Ezio's Story Continued.." so that people understand it better. :) And Desmond cannot be counted as he is in all of them as he is the main guy we're seeing this through.

[@B0StheB0S]

people said that Ezio, at his journey in ACR, will see visions of Altair, and these visions will be kind of a gameplay as we will play as Altair through Ezio's visions, is that it? if the answer is yes how did Ezio had the visions? he don't even know that Altair is his ancestor. Desmond relived a memory of Altair in AC2 without the Animus, but he could do so because he have been in the Animus for a prolonged time, but how Ezio will relive the memories of Altair? thx

[@hellsghost]

@MrGowrestler Its not Assassins Creed 3, Ubisoft themselves have said; each Assassins Creed game with a number (AC1 AC2 etc) has a different main characters, As Brotherhood and Revelations continue with Ezio and Altair, it cannot be number 3... Im guessing Assassins Creed 3 will be all about Desmond.

[@j3buswtf]

it would make more sense but it makes the games sound more like expansions rather than full standalone games, which doesnt work too well when you want to sell them for full pop

[@yasman1992]

@Darkula13 I've read it in many places and heard it everywhere. The producer of Assassins Creed said so in an interview.

[@bahrom7893]

The eggheads in Abstergo don't seem to mind Desmond wandering around at night..

[@dcl32]

@paavya No, it's most likely coming out in 2012, considering that it would fit with the story better. Also, AC I was released in 2006, right? Then AC II came in 2009. It's likely AC III won't be until 2012.

[@tacodelabueno]

@Hytegia With subject 16 in the mix are you talking about memories within memories within memories. Cobb: He have to go deeper. BRRRRRRMMM

[@TrueInvisible]

so TL;DR the game's main lore is .. religion is nothing more than an illusion of "divine miracles" that were done by ancient magic .. which makes this a heaven for atheism

[@xboxcp]

@marharth It does Altair stated it can grant any wish

[@GabrielLyrio369]

@Rexh311 I've played the 3 games in my computer at the maximum graphics, but there's a long time that I don't play the first one so I don't remember how better the graphics were. Dude, once I said in a forum that the graphics of AC1 was better than the second and people started to scold me! It's nice to know people that understand graphics!

[@mdogg094]

@legodude101able ezio and altair are not related theyre from different family boloodlines. the writers explained this. also theres no way ezio is that closely related to altair since they were born hundreds of years apart. (12th centry-15th century is a good 300 years)

[@Khenfu_Cake]

@Badbro95 BTW: I don´t think you really have to play the first game if you don´t want to. Just look up Assassins Creed on Wikipedia or visit the Assassins Creed Wiki itself and read about the story of the first game.

[@kappy0405]

well done. this is the only plot summary i've seen on youtube that's actually worth watching. :P

[@routtee]

I really do think they have to make a movie out of this game. Just watching the tralier is so addictive I can not stop watching them. I am so hook all i do watch over and over again. Pls make a movie out of this. Great!!!!!!

[@MrKimadori]

I only played ACbrotherhood.. And Im planning on playing revelations sometime this week. Thank you for this!

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@MrGowrestler If you're saying that just because it's the third it's AC3, what about the other AC games? AC: Altaïr's Chronicles - Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines - Assassin's Creed II: Discovery - Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy.. Also what about Half Life 2? I have Half life 2, Half life 2: Chapter 1 and Half-life 2: Chapter 2.. Does that mean I also have 3 and 4? Because I've heard that Half life 3 is coming out in 2012, but that doesn't matter because I already have it.. Or what?

[@mhoncyrus141]

The Piece of Eden or the "apple" looks like a wingless golden snitch played in Quidditch...

[@B0StheB0S]

@HerbredMadness but what about Altair's gameplay, and the supposed Ezio's visions of Altair?

[@dcl32]

@neikarn Yeah. Well, only two things were disappointing for me really. 1. Your Assassin Recruits should be able to follow you after you call them in. 2. I wish there were larger groups of guards after you beat the game. That free roam element of it is primarily why I enjoy the series.

[@prim16]

ok heres the reason why the fifth assassin's creed is called 3.... 1) Assassin's Creed- Altair----2) Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, Revelations- Ezio----3) Assassin's Creed 3- Connor. It's based on who the assassin is.

[@IJP2000]

i never knew AC 1 was turned into AC 2 with the same guy

[@tofeandrice5150]

I dont know why but I keep thinking the AC3 charcter we play as next will look like the footpad from ac brotherhood multiplayer

[@krustyismyname1]

@Darkula13 Probably because they call revelations "Ezio's final chapter". They might bring one of the old characters back but it would be cooler if there was a new character

[@eldtehwin]

@Combustionz would have been much wiser to digitally lock it with fingerprint sensors or equivalent. How does lucy even manage to get access to their cameras anyway

[@Jaakeup]

The only thing I wanna know is, how did the bland Lucy of Assassin's creed I return in Assassin's creed II looking like she just got the biggest make over in history.

[@SplatterPenguin]

@maxdrew911 It's the third game. But it's not the third part. It's part of AC2.

[@vegapunkboy]

the eggheads at abstergo don't mind desmond wander in the night..lmao...but if I remember...lucy replaced the real footage with real footage...

[@LLopes]

There is a Piece of Éden in Rio de Janeiro... And this, ladies and gentlemen, it's how it got the Olympics and the World Cup...

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@MrGowrestler It still doesn't change the fact that ACB is not AC3..

[@yasman1992]

@krustyismyname1 Yes, that is correct. Ezio, sees 'flashes' of Altair's life and so players get to control Altair again, but the story is still seen through Ezio's eyes. I only said Revelations is "Ezio's Story Continued.." so that people understand it better. :)

[@RyanBillyA07]

Been putting off playing Assassin's Creed for way to long.... this game being free for xbox gold members will probably work out pretty well for the Assassin's Creed franchise...

[@broadcaastdude]

Nice recap. Thanks IGN. Now, I am so late, but finally getting down to play AC II. Steam Sale!!!

[@TsunaDragon2]

John Wayne yeah I’m a bit later than you were I’m starting now

[@nottheonlysinner]

@TheRockAltitudeCR So with what you're saying. Halo Reach is really Halo 2 because Halo 1-3 have the same guy in it?

[@biocuts]

1:36 and he sends Altair *SLAP*

[@ItsTheHood]

:41 anyone notice Altair has a completely straight face? XD

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@387Hallows It's is the last game in the Ezio trilogy, so it has to be kinda like the last chapter, therefor chapter 3.. :)

[@steelie1998]

you forgot the bit about the 9 men all having good causes

[@angel07p]

lol at the way he says "al mualim" and "roberrrr de sauuuuble"

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@forrestfire1012 Dobby died in the middle of the last Harry Potter book? And what do you mean with it took 8 years? Brotherhood came out a year after AC2 and Revelations comes out to November???

[@gagiking11]

well you see ac 1 and 2 were created by the senior team of ubisoft but ac brotherhood and revelations were created by the junior team.Assassin's creed 3 is being created by all teams and lets hope it will be the best one.

[@deluxer321]

Now to look at the date...

[@1WhoDr]

I can't wait to play as Altiar in ACR

[@paullomeli]

i keep getting the resistence 3 ad

[@sammzz]

@ShadowNinjaMaster93 yer, you have a point, but somehow the first assassins creed had more depth to it, i mean the character designs, were more realistic than in AC1 than in brotherhood, Dw, I get your point

[@Terrorstein]

is there a vid like this for ac2 or acb? if not, make one pls :D

[@DucksAndLlamas]

"Sometime's Altair's life is as thrilling as sitting on a park bench." That had me rolling.

[@Carmilla261]

@WizmummyProductions His name is Ezio not Altair.

[@MKShadowX]

Altair is better imo but that's just in my opinion, i like Ezio and i had that bond with him throughout AC2, Brotherhood, and Revelations but to me Altair was still badass and better.

[@myleon2010]

now do one for all the other ones

[@Atteflomid]

This is weird looking at this when ACIII releases in 4 days.

[@imtrotterman]

It seems like ubisoft put alot of work into the graphics of AC 1 then just forgot about it to add other details.

[@cloudvincent20]

haven't someone noticed that altair's accent doesn't fit in their place/country?

[@whateverlove11]

chill, I didn't see the spoiler. Two: I had decided to buy it because I thought it had nothing to do with the first two. I went to the store, the guy working there told me it would be better to start from scratch, and so I did. It was a better decision.3:The trailer and KZbin vids weren’t the only stuff that caught my eye for buying an Assassin’s Creed game, my decision wasn’t that quick. And 4: sorry If I posted my instant thoughts about the game on KZbin as many free people do ;)

[@maxdrew911]

can u do assassins creed 2 and 3 in 3 minutes?

[@FullStrikeOG]

actually Altair played a big role in ACR. But yeah i get what you mean.

[@mmxcool1]

Thanks! It really straightned things out

[@Delta2Almanac]

This explains it pretty darn well

[@iKyyLe]

@MrIadanza No Ezio not Desmond

[@malikm_]

is this all of the assassins creeds so far?

[@altairibn-laahad2995]

How dare you mock me. I am the one that saved the order from destruction. I gave my whole life to the order. Ezio just gives it up.

[@bdcbenjie]

Spoiler either way (so dont read if you dont like spoilers): yes, Desmond dies at the end of AC3, in a cutscene that i still dont understand.....

[@altairibn-laahad2995]

I had to wait until the other Assassin's found out the truth about Abbas. I couldn't just take over. I must I have the support of my fellow Assassin's. You have a lot to learn kid.

[@XxDasantekixX]

@corbin75357 Actually, its called Assassin's Creed Revelation and both Ezio and Altair will be playable as the main characters. Sooo, yeah, sorry bro.

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@forrestfire1012 Umm.. We play as Ezio in Revelations.. And it's Ubisoft who said it was the last game in the Ezio Trilogy, but you're probably right, they only make the game and come up with the story, what do they know about it? Also.. KNOW YOUR STUFF BEFORE TRYING TO ACT COOL!

[@phuc9867]

i love assasin's creed 1 graphic , suit just great for an assasin .

[@UnknownMugiwara]

@TheCamiCono You can call ACR for AC4 if ya want to.. It's just gonna be weird when AC3 comes out ;D

[@BangingMash]

Please do this for AC2 & ACB...please!