15 Misleading Video Game Trailers That Totally Lied To You
15. Assassin's Creed
Given Assassin's Creed's massive status in the gaming industry it's safe to say the franchise has a pretty well-established set of tropes that each entry now sticks to - at this point everyone knows each game will be set in an iconic historical setting with a few quirky sci-fi aspects thrown in for good measure. However, trailers leading up to the original title's release swept the sci-fi aspect of the game entirely under the rug. There were a few hints here and there in the form of glimmering hidden Animus glitches, but gamers were never told what these glitches signified until they got their hands on the final game. Those hoping for a thoroughly authentic history-fuelled adventure were quite rightly surprised when Assassin's Creed actually opened its game by diving head-first into sci-fi jargon. By hiding the futuristic aesthetic of the game Ubisoft managed to pull off the old bait-and-switch to surprise players and keep them on their toes it's just a shame the rest of the game couldn't achieve the same thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-ClutaN_I
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