Ubisoft has celebrated the reopening of Paris cathedral Notre Dame with an commercial for Assassin’s Creed Unity, the Paris-set entry in its long-running stealth motion recreation collection.
As reported by PC Gamer, Ubisoft shared the Assassin’s Creed Unity Tribute: Explore Notre Dame with Arno video on YouTube as a celebration of the “historic reopening.” The twelfth century Notre Dame was devastated by a fireplace on April 15, 2019 and remained closed till December 7, 2024.
“To have a good time this historic reopening, be part of Arno, our legendary Assassin, as we revisit our meticulously recreated Paris through the French Revolution,” Ubisoft mentioned within the video description. “From the busy streets to the hovering heights of the cathedral spire, take pleasure in an unique tour by means of the world of Assassin’s Creed Unity.”
The video cuts by means of scenes of the real-world Notre Dame earlier than sharing the premise of Assassin’s Creed: permitting “gamers to journey by means of time and dwell fictional adventures set amongst historic landmarks and breathtaking places.”
It then reveals off a few of 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity earlier than focusing particularly on Notre Dame with side-by-side gameplay captures and video clips from the true factor. Protagonist Arno, in fact, climbs to the very high for an expansive view of Paris.
Once an annualized franchise, Assassin’s Creed has been quieter just lately as solely the smaller Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been launched since full entry Valhalla arrived in 2020. Ubisoft was because of launch the Feudal Japan-set Assassin’s Creed Shadows in November however delayed it to 2025 amid bigger points on the firm.
Ubisoft can also be ditching its paid content material mannequin of releasing a Season Pass with two enlargement drops within the yr after launch. The fake “early entry” interval that sees publishers cost gamers extra to play on the precise launch date as an alternative of three days later has additionally been scrapped.
This determination got here after fellow Ubisoft title Star Wars Outlaws underperformed, although Assassin’s Creed Shadows has endured a stream of different controversies.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
