Assassin's Creed: Ascendance

Assassin's Creed: Ascendance
Directed by
  • Laurent Bernier
  • Ghislain Ouellet
Screenplay byEthan Petty
Story by
Produced by
  • Yves Guillemot
  • Serge Hascoet
  • Yannis Mallat
  • Louis-Pierre Pharand
  • Sébastien Puel
  • Jean-Jacques Tremblay
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byUbisoft
Release date
  • 16 November 2010 (2010-11-16)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Assassin's Creed: Ascendance, originally named Secret Project Number Three,[1] is an animated short by UbiWorkshop and Ubisoft Montreal, which bridges the gap between Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[2] It was revealed by UbiWorkshop on November 10, 2010,[3] and released on November 16, 2010, for Xbox Live, PlayStation Store and iTunes Store.[4]

Set during the events of Brotherhood, it shows Ezio meeting with a hooded man (revealed at the end of the film to be Leonardo da Vinci) to gather information about Cesare Borgia. Most of the film revolves around Cesare's backstory and rise to power in Italy, as narrated by Leonardo to Ezio. The art style of the animation was made with the traditional oil-paint style iconic to the Renaissance era, and they used sound effects and backgrounds taken directly from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[5]

  1. ^ Fahey, Mike (October 11, 2010). "What Is Assassin's Creed Ascendance?". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Dutton, Fred (November 12, 2010). "Assassin's Creed: Ascendance explained". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Cuny, Julien (2010). "Assassin's Creed Ascendance Announcement". UbiWorkshop. Ubisoft Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ubisoft preps animated Assassin's Creed short". Gamespot.com. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Assassin's Creed Ascendance - Making Of. UbiWorkshop Montreal (YouTube). 12 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2024.