Now that we have one Masayf Key, it’s time for us to unravel its secrets.
I can confirm that Altair did switch actors between the first game and Revelations, which makes sense because even in Bloodlines he was given a more appropriate voice for a man of his nationality. But we’ll have plenty of time to discuss him later. Right now, we’re mostly just better reintroduced to the character.
What I want to focus on is the Romani. For me, and probably many other people who played it, this game was my first introduction to the history of the Romani and the idea that the more commonly used term for their people was an ethic slur. To their credit, most teams in the developers’ situation would have had no idea, and would have probably continued to use the g-word without question, especially since they’re a side faction with no real relevance to the overall plot.
It’s a small detail, but one that reveals the amount of care and attention that the researchers and consultants on Revelations took in adapting history to their fiction. Additionally, it’s one of those touches that helps sell that Ezio is a wizened old man who cares for the common folk.
So congrats to the team for managing to pull that off.
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