Netflix's Assassin's Creed Series: Finally Happening, But Will It Parkour Over the Movie's Mistakes?
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Netflix is moving forward with its live-action Assassin's Creed series, promising a story with depth, but the pressure is on to avoid the mistakes of past adaptations and live up to the franchise's legacy amidst a wave of new games.
Right, so Netflix is *finally* giving that live-action Assassin's Creed series the green light after, what, five years of toing and froing? Fair dinkum, it's been longer than waiting for a decent loot drop! According to IGN South Africa's Tom Phillips, Roberto Patino (DMZ) and David Wiener (Halo) are now the blokes in charge, promising a tale of "power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance." Sounds like a standard Tuesday in gaming, doesn't it?
But hang on, they're also saying it's about "the value of human connection" and "what we stand to lose as a species." Bit deep for a series about stabbing blokes in historical costumes, innit? (Though, I suppose some of those hidden blade takedowns *are* pretty intimate.)
Peter Friedlander at Netflix is all about bringing the "rich, expansive world of Assassin's Creed to life in bold new ways." Bold new ways, eh? Let's hope that doesn't involve replacing hidden blades with laser pointers or something equally daft.
The big question, though, is whether this can actually be any good. We all remember the Michael Fassbender film from 2016 (or maybe we're all trying to forget it). Ubisoft themselves have admitted they learned lessons from that cinematic misadventure. Lessons like, maybe, don't let accountants direct the action sequences? (Just a thought.)
And with Assassin's Creed Shadows heading our way (eventually), plus whispers of a Black Flag remaster and the downright spooky vibes of Assassin's Creed Hexe brewing in the background, Netflix has a lot to live up to. Will they tie into the existing lore? Reinvent it entirely? Or just give us a load of shiny CGI without any actual substance?
Honestly, I'm cautiously optimistic. Patino and Wiener have decent track records, and the promise of a story that's more than just pointy objects and hooded figures is intriguing. But until I see some actual parkour on screen that doesn't look like it was choreographed by a committee, I'm keeping my skepticism dial cranked up to eleven. What do you reckon, mates? Can Netflix pull this off, or is it destined to join the graveyard of failed video game adaptations? Time will tell, but here's hoping they don't assassinate the franchise's reputation any further.
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Netflix, Video Game Adaptation, Live-Action Series, Ubisoft
Original article: IGN South Africa