With one fell swoop, the good doctor has gone straight to heaven. And then there were seven. https://youtu.be/0OSsZdlKHQI Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud As a narrative setup and plot device, being demoted down to Novice for our hubris and blatant disregard, so that we can...

Our second target is in sight, and all we need to do is wait for our moment to strike! https://youtu.be/x7mqX0_0mJk Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud Since we've already spent so much time comparing Assassin's Creed to Hitman, I think it's also worth pointing out that both...

One target down: The first of nine. But there's no rest for the wicked, and more targets remain in the Holy Land. https://youtu.be/VuQa_QAjQP4 Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud Way back in 2009, when I was first exposed to Assassin's Creed, I remember believing that it was a...

When we last left off, the game rudely interrupted me by crashing just before we escaped from our first successful assassination. So before we can proceed, we'll need to perform the hit just one more time. https://youtu.be/BCmmgrZMIjM Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud During...

We've reach the city: The site of our first assassination. Without further ado, let us get started. https://youtu.be/o5mgw20oEW8 Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud The core gameplay loop for the original Assassin's Creed is fairly simple. First, we are assigned a target at the...

In the midst of the Third Crusade, we've been stripped of our rank and made novice once more. In the modern world, we've been kidnapped by an evil corporation who wants to use us for their own nefarious ends. It's not looking great, but we've been through...

So we made a few mistakes and... blatantly disregarded the core tenants of the very Creed that we swore to upheld. It happens, and certainly nothing bad can happen as a result, right? Right!? https://youtu.be/ietCFyySzRA Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud It's no secret that...

Now that we've spent so much time solving murders, we get to start causing them. That's right. It's time to go back to the first game, released in 2007, in one of Ubisoft's longest running franchises: Assassin's Creed. https://youtu.be/2QXyhAG-0cs Streamed at...

I make no secret of the fact that Ubisoft and I have an on-again, off-again relationship. Every now and then they create a game like Assassin's Creed: Origins, that I can easily sink 50+ hours into without thinking -- sure, it may have its flaws, but there's clearly a level of love and care imbued...

The game industry is notorious for a number of problems, one of them being an almost complete unwillingness to let any information slip out even a second before schedule. But almost paradoxically, despite this level of secrecy, leaks are commonplace. Gaming journalists like Jason Schreier and Laura...