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[lucebuce12]

Damn, that's actually an exciting idea. Will definitely fool around with this.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

This is a cool feature AC needed. If I weren't so burnt out on AC, I'd get it just for this mode.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Love the idea. Looks like I might pick this up next year when it’s released and the game is dirt cheap by then. Win win.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Fucking hell. They should have also done that with Unity.

Game looks much more interesting for me now because of this.

 

[Mr. Phellps]

That's really great. There's just so much stuff to be taught about ancient Egypt, Assassin's Creed is a great template for this sort of feature. Then it can have both its historical inaccuracies needed for the plot and teach interested players the truths and facts.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Sounds awesome to be honest. Not had much interest in AC but this sounds really good.

 

[daninthemix]

This is awesome, considering it was always the worlds that were amazing about Assassin's Creed. The game part mostly sucked ass.

 

[Space_nut]

Awesome

 

[whatever6352]

That's really awesome. A VR mode for that would be amazing.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Nice idea but i'm not buying the game if the PC version is shit.

 

[Nazo]

I LOATH Assassins Creed but I have to admit, this is super cool. Taking the opportunity to make the most of their setting to educate people on the real world history of the setting is fantastic and more power to them. I genuinely hope this mode is well regarded when it comes out and that we see it in more of the AC games going forward.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

I would love this to be more of a thing in games. For those that have heavy story elements, give us a way to explore the world, select an object, and learn more about it (if there is a story created for said item). More and more in games, everything is connected in some way, and everything has a story.

I'd love to see games becoming like 3d virtual tours!

 

[Ahasverus]

Educational? Wow this is pretty cool

 

[IcyBlueStrawberry]

This sounds incredible and I would love for something like this catch on.

So many games have such well-crafted, interesting worlds that go underappreciated because of the way you play the game. Deep historical/fictional lore and backstory are hard to absorb when you're being attacked by everything in sight.

 

[pitchfork]

Such an awesome thing to do!

I applaud thee Ubisoft

 

[MetatronM]

This is easily the most interesting thing I've heard about this game. Very cool.

 

[Berto]

Great idea! I always skip the boring gameplay and story just to focus on the virtual tourism on the Assassin Creed games.

 

[RiZ III]

I wish they supported vr for this.

 

[vareon]

This is a very great idea.

 

[Sou Da]

Another AC game sold to Josh Sawyer.

 

[Mesoian]

If this is well sourced and accurate, then this is the most exciting thing AssCree has done in years. Try to be an actual, factual teaching tool.

 

[Jedi2016]

Makes me wish they'd been doing it all along.

 

[Ensirius]

That's a fantastic idea.

 

[Loxley]

Makes me wish they'd been doing it all along.

No kidding, this is a really cool feature. I could see schools really using something like this.

 

[TheRed]

The educational mode would've been great in Ezio games. People would learn that it was him who took down the Borgias.

This reminds me of when I was a teacher assistant in high school for a history class and someone brought in a big detailed board with Ezio on it for a project. Teacher gave a big 0 on it and didn't even let him present, it probably had wrong info written on it too taken from the game I didn't read it. I was amused but felt bad because it looked like they put a lot of work into it.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Super cool. My kids are going to love this.

 

[Toa TAK]

Well it's about damn time.

Great news, and I'll definitely be fucking around with this.

 

[Sterling's_Gold]

This is honestly pretty cool. Wandering around as a virtual tourist is one of the best aspects of assassin's creed. My only question is what's the background music situation in this game? The music in say, AC2 really adds to the atmosphere as you wander. Unity and Syndicate were silent most of the time.

 

[Rokal]

Joining the chorus to say that this is super cool.

That they are adding semi-guided tours with some historical context is the icing on the cake. I would have loved to learn about historical locations like this when I was a kid.

 

[Ahasverus]

This reminds me of when I was a teacher assistant in high school for a history class and someone brought in a big detailed board with Ezio on it for a project. Teacher gave a big 0 on it and didn't even let him present, it probably had wrong info written on it too taken from the game I didn't read it. I was amused but felt bad because it looked like they put a lot of work into it.

lmao

 

[ebullientprism]

Throw in VR support for this mode and now you're really talking!

Seriously. I am hoping this becomes a thing in games.

I usually love just walking around in GTA V.

The more I read about it the more I love it. This is VERY cool. Good Job UBI!

 

[SomedayTheFire]

This reminds me of all those people saying stuff like: "But it's just a video game, it doesn't have to be historically accurate."

What about them? What do you mean?

 

[Hexer06]

That's actually pretty cool. I think I'll actually check this out when it comes out. Can't wait to play this game tho! Gonna look so good on the X.

 

[BigBoss007]

Nice. Even they know their game suck at combat and story.

Cool feature.

 

[Harlequin]

What about them? What do you mean?

Well, when you bring up historical inaccuracies in an AC game, the go-to response for some people is that it doesn't have to be accurate because it's not supposed to be educational, it's supposed to be entertaining. However, I doubt they'll iron out the historical inaccuracies just for this Discovery Tour mode.

EDIT: I think this is a neat idea in theory but AC being an entertainment product, there'll always be that conflict between making things fun and palatable for a mainstream audience and making things accurate which, if you then include sth like this that actually claims to be educational, is bound to confuse and mislead people about certain historical facts and events.

 

[The Dear Leader]

That's an awesome idea, I would love to see more games do this.

 

[TNH853]

thats great, i showed paris from unity to my family. this mode makes it more comfortable.

 

[BrassDragon]

This is great. It's not just for education, I really like being able to just take in the art and character design of these games without distractions.

 

[FlyinJ]

The main reason I play AC games is to explore the world and unlock the encyclopedia entries. This is exactly what I want from the AC series.

I wonder if the whole "educational encyclopedia" unlocks through normal game play as well

 

[Anung]

That's cool as hell. I wish more games did stuff like this.

 

[Ferr986]

Clever. Good stuff Ubi!

 

[JackAubrey]

This is great. In fact it's changed the game from a maybe to a buy for me. I love exploring in the AC games. Spent more time wandering around and exploring in Unity than actually playing missions.

 

[norm9]

This is dope. Yhe educational stuff about the landmarks and locations were the best part of previous Ass Creed games. Minus the snark this time hopefully.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Well, when you bring up historical inaccuracies in an AC game, the go-to response for some people is that it doesn't have to be accurate because it's not supposed to be educational, it's supposed to be entertaining. However, I doubt they'll iron out the historical inaccuracies just for this Discovery Tour mode.

EDIT: I think this is a neat idea in theory but AC being an entertainment product, there'll always be that conflict between making things fun and palatable for a mainstream audience and making things accurate which, if you then include sth like this that actually claims to be educational, is bound to confuse and mislead people about certain historical facts and events.

The actual game will obviously have inaccuracies, but the educational part will come in additional information

 

[FlyinJ]

This is dope. Yhe educational stuff about the landmarks and locations were the best part of previous Ass Creed games. Minus the snark this time hopefully.

Oh shit I didn't think of that. Please dear god don't try to make the encyclopedia "funny".

 

[Toa TAK]

This is dope. Yhe educational stuff about the landmarks and locations were the best part of previous Ass Creed games. Minus the snark this time hopefully.

No

I NEED the snark.

 

[Shift Breaker]

That's...actually really good. I'd love to just explore Ancient Egypt, and learning while you're at it is a bonus.

Plus, when the patch comes out in 2018 the price will have dropped dramatically, which is always nice.

 

[cw_sasuke]

We dont deserve Ubisoft.

Honestly cool ass idea.

 

[TheJoRu]

That's a good idea, the great world with beautiful scenery is usually the best part of AC, so it deserves a befitting mode.

 

[pretty done]

Ubi are making all the right moves with this game. I wish all the AC games got this kind of TLC, it really sucks being an American and our only AC game was the worst one

Virtual Egypt looks so dope though. This is what I've wanted since I was a child playing that sand level in Mario 64.