Assassin's Creed Unity Reveals Feature That Didn't Make It Into the Game

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Amid recent news of delays and cancellations, Ubisoft’s celebration of theAssassin’s Creed franchise carries on. It is officially 15 years old this year, and the Ubisoft community has been celebrating the various games. It hasn’t all been good news, though, with the company removing online services for older Assassin’s Creed games in September and the Mentors Guild shutting down. However, the latest spotlight belongs toAssassin’s Creed Unity nonetheless.

The 2014 game put players into the shoes of Arno Dorian during the French Revolution and told a classic tale of love between rival factions—the Assassin Arno loved a Templar named Elise. There’s more to it than that, and while the story was solid, it did face plenty of criticism at launch. However, Assassin's Creed Unity has become known as a much better game in the years since.

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With the spotlight on this title, Ubisoft has taken the chance to reveal a cool feature that didn’t make it into the game. Players know that this title introduced the Phantom Blade, a variant of Assassin’s Creed’s Hidden Blade, which is essentially a wrist-mounted crossbow allowing for ranged assassinations. Ubisoft revealed the team wanted to have Arno look at his father’s watch when aiming the Phantom Blade, so as to make it seem he wasn't looking at his target.

This was to lean into the social stealth elements of the Assassin's Creed franchise, removing any potential notoriety associated with the action, as it would not seem like Arno was the one firing the shot. It is a cool little feature that ties into the whole idea of the Assassin brotherhood being a blade in the crowd, especially the dense crowds of the French Revolution.

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