Out of all the projects at E3 this year Assassin's Creed arguably had the most to prove. It was quite a shame then to see that Ubisoft were playing the title quite close to their chest - showing off a short demo and a CGI trailer that aimed to paint a picture of Jacob Frye's personality instead of any substantial gameplay. It wasn't all doom and gloom however, as what was shown off looked relatively promising. The game looks more polished than when it was previously shown to the public, and seeing trains zoom through the tracks of Victoria Station really doesn't get old - especially when Jacob is doing battle with a whole load of Templar thugs atop one as well. The final shot of sister Evie stood atop Big Ben's tower really demonstrated just how determined the developers are to make London the most authentic Assassin's Creed setting yet, and it definitely shows. Whether this is enough to win back audiences left sour by Unity's release is anyone's guess, but at this stage it certainly looks as though Syndicate is trying its hardest t rectify the mistakes last year's release made all too clumsily. Here's hoping Evie Fry gets more time in the spotlight before Syndicate hits shelves this Autumn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vc0waXUjtg
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
