Assassin's Creedmultiplayer Invictus the project is reportedly disliked by its development team, according to a leaker and a streamer who claims to have received this information from one of the developers at Ubisoft. While Assassin's Creed the last installment of the franchise, Shadowsreceived a generally positive reception, Ubisoft has seen several slumps and lost revenue over the past two years, and if true, this new report of Invictus doesn't do much to boost self-esteem.
First revealed already in 2022, standalone multiplayer Assassin's Creed title, Invictuswas just one of several upcoming games in the franchise at the time. Multiple Assassin's Creed games feature multiplayer modes, starting with Assassin's Creed Brotherhood in 2010. But when it was first announced, Invictus It seemed to excite many fans as the potential for a full game in the series was built from the ground up on multiplayer mechanics rather than adding them to a game that was primarily built as a single player experience.
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Four years later, a new claim is being made that the development team is working on Invictus he doesn't seem to share in the excitement. Assassin's Creed leaker and game streamer j0nathan claims a source from the development team told him it's possible they're all working on an ambitious Assassin's Creed multiplayer isn't happy with it. “Only the executives will probably continue to smile and sing the praises of this project,” the unnamed source is quoted as saying that they don't even understand what the demographic Invictus is to appeal to.
There seem to be many reasons behind the alleged internal discontent Invictus. An unnamed source reportedly criticized its “ridiculous animations, hideous and cartoonish characters (their faces are equally awful), idiotic sounds and visual effects,” pointing to potential problems with the project. The source was also dismayed by the reported inclusion of battle arenas as one of the game's features, which sounds like a big departure from Assassin's Creed The game traditionally stealth-first style of play.
To give some back story, j0nathan has been criticized for a long time Invictusand his release of this new information seems consistent with many of the doubts he previously expressed about the upcoming game. At the end of 2024, a leaker announced it Invictus will have a similar format Autumn Guyshit battle royale game by Mediatonic for 2020. In that report, j0nathan mentioned Invictus will feature a series of 16-player knockout matches, including free-for-all, deathmatch and parkour speed challenge game modes. He reiterated some of these claims in his latest report and predicted Invictus being a “dead on arrival” flop while criticizing the game's reported usage Fortnite-stylish visuals for your characters and environments.
As for Ubisoft, it is keeping information about the leak Invictus to a minimum since its first announcement, including not releasing any official images, making it very difficult to determine if any of the newly released information has real roots. In response to the recent claims, Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson dismissed some of j0nathan's statements about the upcoming game, particularly those related to its visuals. Henderson wrote via Twitter that first impressions have been made Invictus look like a lot of other games in Assassin's Creed franchise, albeit with slightly reduced graphical fidelity, and that a Fortnite-style presentation would be incredible if Invictus has “drastically changed” since he last saw him. He also cautioned against taking information from a single, anonymous source, especially if that source appears to be a disgruntled employee of the development team.
For now, fans will have to wait for the first look Invictuswhich should help them make more informed decisions about the game. Meanwhile, there are reports that several elders Assassin's Creed games could get 60 fps upgrades and rumors of a remake Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag have been acknowledged by Ubisoft's social media team, although their existence remains officially unconfirmed.
