Assassin's Creed Art Director Leaves Ubisoft After 16 Years - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 July 2021 / 1,570 Views
Assassin’s Creed art director Raphael Lacoste who has spent over 16 years working on Ubisoft announced via Twitter he has left the company. He worked at Ubisoft from 2002 to 2007, then returned to the company in 2010.
He was the art director on eight Assassin’s Creed titles, including the most recent entry in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. He also worked on Origins, Black Flag, Revelations, and the first game in the series. Lacoste also worked on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Warrior Within, and The Two Thrones.
"It is not without emotions I have to tell you that after 8 assassins, 16 years at Ubisoft I have decided to set sails on new adventures and challenges," said Lacoste. "I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart our wonderful community and the incredible talents I’ve had the chance to collaborate with, over these amazing years.
"Thank you too, Ubisoft, for your trust and the fantastic projects we brought to life together! Bye for now, these years will remain unforgettable.
"Ubisoft has been a nice home for me for 16 years, and I am very touched about this, the trust they gave me as well as the opportunities, but it was time to do another leap of faith."
2/3 - I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart our wonderful community and the incredible talents I’ve had the chance to collaborate with, over these amazing years. pic.twitter.com/H1j7WpOu3v
— Raphael Lacoste (@raphaellacoste) July 21, 2021
Ubisoft has been a nice home for me for 16 years, and I am very touched about this, the trust they gave me as well as the opportnities, but it was time to do another leap of faith :)
— Raphael Lacoste (@raphaellacoste) July 21, 2021
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As repetitive and boring as Valhalla was for me, the art was absolutely amazing. I loved the look of the Valhalla city and the scenery in the backgrounds from the open world was amazing!
Yeah he’s leaving to go work with his partner in crime at Haven studios who are working on a PS5 exclusive. Haven turning into the new Ubisoft as far as storytelling and art talent goes.
I can't say I liked very much any AC other than AC1 (with ACII being fine), but art was always fantastic. So much, that while playing Origins and Odyssey several times I thought to myself "those poor artist, making such exquisite art for such a mediocre games" - later they added in Discovery mode where it's all about that art.
Smart man! People should be leaving Ubi en masse.
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