Ubisoft Montreal to Have 'More Time' to Develop Future Assassin's Creed Games, 2nd Lead Developer - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 November 2014 / 5,121 Views
Ubisoft Montreal has been the lead developer for the Assassin's Creed franchise. Ubisoft Montreal creative vice president Lionel Raynaud has told CVG in an interview that the studio will now have more time to develop future Assassin's Creed games.
Ubisoft Quebec has been given the opportunity to be the lead developer in one title in the franchise. Ubisoft Quebec is now run by the Assassin's Creed III producer Francois Pelland. The studio has worked in the franchise before in giving a hand in creating the Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Freedom Cry DLC and the Homestead in Assassin's Creed III.
"In Montreal, we wanted to have more time to work on the Assassin's Creed franchise," said Raynaud. "I speak to Francois Pelland very often about [Quebec's] game and he is a friend. Honestly, it was not a huge issue. Quebec has worked with us a lot on the franchise... we were happy for that to happen and because we have strong experience we're also helping them a lot on the game they're making right now."
"For Montreal, this decision gives us more time. We've released a lot of Assassin's Creed games in Montreal every year and sometimes we wish we had more time to make decisions and experiment on stuff."
Raynaud has added hat Ubisoft Montreal has been able to meet its annual deadline. However, it has limited the amount of changes and risks the studio has been able to make.
"There are things we know we can do in Assassin's Creed and things we assume we can't, and I often stop and ask, 'why can't we do those things? What do we need to be able to try?'"
"When you have the pressure of time, you make faster decisions, so it also has a lot of value," he said. "Rather than trying to add things, you have to ask what kind of differences you're going to make to the experience and if it's worth it for the player."
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