Digital News Production: Assassin's Creed Syndicate Research

Our entire OB will be focusing on the release of Assassin's Creed Syndicate as we'll be attending the Bluewater midnight launch to hear about fans expectations of it and what they thought of Assassin's Creed Unity. We will also be finding out in our package whether or not the game has glitches like the last. So to get an idea of what we can expect from the game and what to expect the fans to say during the OB, I've gathered some information on what the expectations are.

Fans have already taken to Twitter to talk about the upcoming release. Below are what I think of as two very different outlooks on the unreleased game...

Fig. 1. Rumours Twitter Screenshot (2015)

Fig. 2. Move On Twitter Screenshot (2015)

Figure 1. is a prime example of fans fearing that Syndicate will turn out to be exactly like Unity, released unfinished. While Figure 2. captures the thoughts of the more optimistic fans. This gives me the impression that fans aren't completely expecting Syndicate to let us down, so I'm hoping to hear from both of these types of fans in our OB.

A writer for the Irish Examiner agrees with many in saying 'there’s a lot riding on Syndicate, especially in the wake of the 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity which was plagued with issues at launch including graphical bugs' (Tech Now, 2015) but has been able to give a positive insight into what Syndicate may bring. Having been given the chance to play the unreleased game, they stated that 'it all bodes extremely well' and that there are 'improvements to the movement controls. Upwards and downwards motions are back but they’re less rigid, while mounting walls and buildings is smoother.' (Tech Now, 2015)

So potentially, the game could be glitch free, which would work out extremely well for us, as it will allow our story to have a turning point and a positive end.



List of Illustrations:

Figure 1. Rumours Twitter Screenshot (2015) [Screenshot] At: https://twitter.com/hashtag/assassinscreedsyndicate (Accessed on 12.10.15)

Figure 2. Move On Twitter Screenshot (2015) [Screenshot] At: https://twitter.com/hashtag/assassinscreedsyndicate (Accessed on 12.10.15)


Bibliography:

Tech Now (2015) 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate preview - will it fix the problems of Unity?' In: Irish Examiner [online] At: http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/games/assassins-creed-syndicate-preview--will-it-fix-the-problems-of-unity-358016.html (Accessed on 12.10.15)