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151-468: Sackboy is a fictional character and main protagonist of the LittleBigPlanet video game series published by Sony Interactive Entertainment . Introduced in the 2008 video game LittleBigPlanet , Sackboy is a small, anthropomorphic, humanoid doll-like character made of burlap sack with a brown knit pattern by default, with a zip fastener and button eyes. Sackboy was originally designed to be

302-621: A double agent for the Templars. The group ultimately finds the Grand Temple, and Desmond activates the global aurora borealis device in time to block the solar flare, at the cost of his own life. Starting with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , Abstergo has refined the Animus technology to allow anyone to experience memories from the genetic material of another person, allowing the Templars to continue their search for Pieces of Eden under

453-407: A gulag camp. Leo Tolstoy 's War and Peace depicts fifteen major characters involved in or affected by a war. Though many people equate protagonists with the term hero and possessing heroic qualities, it is not necessary, as even villainous characters can be protagonists. For example Michael Corleone from The Godfather (1972–1990) film series (1978–1983). In some cases, the protagonist

604-422: A hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) protagonist is typically admired for their achievements and noble qualities. Heroes are lauded for their strength, courage, virtuousness, and honor, and are considered to be the "good guys" of the narrative. Examples include DC Comics' Superman (hero) and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games (heroine). An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine

755-475: A "blank canvas" for LittleBigPlanet players, and is fully customisable using costumes which are either in-game unlockable content, or purchased as downloadable content (DLC) from the PlayStation Store . Sackboy was jointly created by the founding members of British game studio Media Molecule . Scottish composer Kenneth Young provided the vocal effects for the character from 2008 to 2014. Due to

906-598: A 2008 interview that Sackboy was intended to become the "next emblematic character" for the PlayStation 3 as LittleBigPlanet ushers in "a new genre of gaming". Alex Evans was quoted in a 2009 issue of The Director where he indicated that he did not mind that Sackboy is closely associated with the PlayStation brand as its mascot like the relationship between Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog , noting that PlayStation

1057-420: A Sage. In December 2014, images and information leaked for a new Assassin's Creed game, titled or code-named Victory , which was later confirmed by Ubisoft. In May 2015, Kotaku leaked that Victory had been renamed Syndicate . On May 12, 2015, the game was officially announced by Ubisoft. The game retains most gameplay elements from Unity , while introducing new travelling systems, such as carriages and

1208-431: A Templar as the main protagonist. In May 2014, Guillemot stated that, "for the foreseeable future", Assassin's Creed games would continue releasing on the last generation PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, despite the franchise moving to the current generation PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with Unity . On August 5, Ubisoft officially announced the game as Assassin's Creed Rogue . While the game reuses many assets from Black Flag ,

1359-693: A bartender and former Assassin who learns he is a descendant of several important Assassins throughout history, including Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad from the Middle East during the Third Crusade ; Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the Italian Renaissance ; and Ratonhnhaké:ton (commonly known as Connor), a half- Mohawk , half- British Assassin during the American Revolution . Desmond is used by Abstergo to find Pieces of Eden but

1510-520: A blank canvas on which to express the player's own personal style, thus Sackboy is not fully voice acted like other characters in the series. His vocal effects from the inception of the franchise to 2014's LittleBigPlanet 3 were provided by Scottish composer Kenneth Young. "See, in our minds, the adorable player characters in Media Molecules LittleBigPlanet are anything you want them to be, yet immediately recognizable all

1661-472: A dance routine, or use machinima techniques to create a cinematic production with Sackboy. In the main series LittleBigPlanet video games, Sackboy is represented by four emotional states: happiness, sadness, worry and anger, each of which comes in three levels of intensity and can be controlled by players. Depending on the input motion by the player operating the PlayStation controller, Sackboy will hold his hands differently. To express happiness, Sackboy makes

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1812-883: A four player co-op mode, a first for the series. Assassin's Creed Syndicate was released in October 2015 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in November 2015 for Windows, and in December 2020 for the Stadia. In the present-day, players control the same unnamed Assassin Initiate from Assassin's Creed Unity , who this time must help the Assassins find a powerful artifact, the Shroud of Eden, hidden somewhere in London . The main story

1963-626: A front by the modern-day Templars) record genetic memories using the Helix software, helping the Templars and Assassins find new Pieces of Eden in the modern world. The next three games, Assassin's Creed Origins , Odyssey , and Valhalla , follow ex-Abstergo employee Layla Hassan on her own quest to save humanity from another disaster. The main games in the Assassin's Creed franchise have received generally positive reviews for their ambition in visuals, game design, and narratives, with criticism for

2114-602: A historical Assassin while also playing as an Assassin Initiate or someone caught in the Assassin–Templar conflict in the present-day framing story. Considered a spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series, Assassin's Creed took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol , based on the historical Hashashin sect of the medieval Iran (Persia). The first Assassin's Creed game

2265-535: A huge impact on the PlayStation brand as well as the gaming industry as a whole. Wesley Yin-Poole from Eurogamer noted that by the year 2012, there has been over 30 video game licenses in LBP, over 300 DLC costumes for Sackboy on the PlayStation Store, and over 60 million downloads of DLC. He formed the view that Sackboy went from being a customizable player avatar to a "recognizable face in his own right". In

2416-450: A key aspect of LittleBigPlanet's gameplay. In response to the popularity of customisation efforts of Sackboy by fans, the team implemented free game updates to assist players, such as the addition of zoom in and rotation features to make it easier to sticker Sackboy. Following the release of the first game, Media Molecule started working with other brands to make licensed downloadable costumes as DLC purchases. By 2011, Media Molecule made

2567-613: A large wilderness area in the form of the Frontier and the Davenport Homestead, where the player can hunt animals for materials, which subsequently can be used to construct goods to be traded and sold throughout the colonies. Naval battles also debut in the series, wherein the player must steer a warship named the Aquila in dangerous waters and perform ship-to-ship combat with cannons and mounted guns. The multiplayer mode from

2718-457: A mission structure to follow the main story, assigning the player to complete an assassination of public figureheads or a covert mission. Alternatively, several side missions are available, such as mapping out the expansive cities from a high perch followed by performing a leap of faith into a haystack below, collecting treasures hidden across the cities, exploring ruins for relics, building a brotherhood of assassins to perform other tasks, or funding

2869-477: A new Assassin's Creed game code-named Comet was revealed to be in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, set to release later that year alongside Unity . By the end of the month, additional reports indicated that Comet would be set around 1758 New York City , and would feature sailing on the Atlantic Ocean . The game would be a direct sequel to Black Flag , and would be the first to feature

3020-729: A new base and use the Animus to find the Temple of Juno, another First Civilization member, which houses Ezio's own Apple of Eden and the key to stopping the solar flare. The main narrative continues the story of Ezio, who travels to Rome , the center of Templar power in Italy, to re-establish the Assassin Brotherhood there and defeat the Borgias , who have attacked Monteriggioni and stolen the Apple of Eden. Brotherhood shares many of

3171-496: A number of new systems and weapons were included, such as an air rifle and refined naval combat, and the multiplayer aspect has been removed. Assassin's Creed Unity was released concurrently with Rogue in November 2014 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Google Stadia . In the present-day, the player character is a player of Helix, an Animus-powered gaming device produced by Abstergo, who hope to use their unaware player base to locate more Pieces of Eden. While playing,

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3322-628: A number of unique weapons, armor, and moves, including the use of a hidden blade set in a bracer on the Assassin's arm, which can be used to perform surreptitious assassinations. The Assassin's Creed games primarily revolve around the rivalry and conflict between two ancient secret societies: the Order of Assassins , who represent freedom, and the Knights Templar , who represent order. Versions of these societies have existed for centuries, with

3473-456: A peace symbol with his hands. To express sadness, Sackboy holds his thumbs down. To express anger, Sackboy makes a fist out of his hands, and to express fear, Sackboy holds up his hands and they shake. The Pod is Sackboy's "home", which is customizable through the use of stickers and decorations, and appears to be located within a bedroom and suspended by strings. The Pod is where the player can find and join levels, meet up with friends, and launch

3624-423: A poet named Thespis introduced the idea of one actor stepping out and engaging in a dialogue with the chorus. This was the invention of tragedy, and occurred about 536 B.C. Then the poet Aeschylus , in his plays, introduced a second actor, inventing the idea of dialogue between two characters. Sophocles then wrote plays that included a third actor. A description of the protagonist's origin cited that during

3775-519: A poll conducted by BAFTA with around 4,000 respondents named Sackboy as the fifth most iconic video game character of all time, behind Lara Croft , Mario , Agent 47 and Sonic the Hedgehog . A major appearance for Sackboy is in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale in which PlayStation characters fight in arenas based on their relative games. LittleBigPlanet 's arena was called Dreamscape which crossed over with

3926-528: A positive reception as a mascot character, and has drawn numerous comparisons to other video game mascot characters for the PlayStation line, as well as other platforms. Player enthusiasm in customizing his appearances have contributed towards the character's popularity, which has also inspired homemade replicas of the character as a real life doll. At the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences ’ (AIAS) 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2009, held at

4077-434: A prequel. In 2022, Ubisoft announced several additional games for the series. Assassin's Creed Infinity has been described by its executive producer, Marc-Alexis Côté, as a "new design philosophy" for the series, as well as a hub that will provide the releases of future games. According to Coté in 2024, the modern-day narrative of the series had become haphazard after the death of Miles in Assassin's Creed III through

4228-482: A smaller title which sought to pay tribute to the franchise's earlier installments by focusing on stealth and assassinations over its predecessors' role-playing elements. The game started development as an expansion for Valhalla before being turned into a standalone release, and was set in 9th-century Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age , a decade before the events of Valhalla , to which it served as

4379-465: A structured system of communication not unlike the concept of language. Pang particularly enjoyed working on Sackboy's death animations, as each potentially fatal situation Sackboy encounters required a unique animation to accompany it. Examples of how Sackboy's material would behave in death animations include the character thread being caught which leads to him being literally unraveled, and his fluff spilling out everywhere after bursting apart. Inspiration

4530-567: A supporting protagonist appears, the story is told from the perspective of a character who appears to be minor. This character may be more peripheral from the events of the story and are not as involved within the "main action" of the plot. The supporting protagonist may be telling the story while viewing another character as the main influence of the plot. One example is Nick in The Great Gatsby . Euripides ' play Hippolytus may be considered to have two protagonists, though one at

4681-432: A time. Phaedra is the protagonist of the first half, who dies partway through the play. Her stepson, the titular Hippolytus, assumes the dominant role in the second half of the play. In Henrik Ibsen 's play The Master Builder , the protagonist is the architect Halvard Solness. The young woman, Hilda Wangel, whose actions lead to the death of Solness, is the antagonist. In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet , Romeo

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4832-457: A whole movie, as it involves designing procedural animations rather than animating a scene that gets played out the same way each time. Pang noted that since the player is responsible for controlling the character's actions, he finds satisfaction in seeing what other players do with the character's potential animations. Pang observed that players would use Sackboy's basic acting emotions to communicate to each other whilst playing, which he compared to

4983-593: Is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage, and morality. Examples include Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye , Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind , Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby , and Walter White from Breaking Bad . A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. Examples include Oedipus from Oedipus Rex and Prince Hamlet from Shakespeare's Hamlet . The protagonist

5134-558: Is due to the widespread proliferation of Sackboy-themed merchandise; he claimed that Sackboy was "fast becoming an iconic mascot for Sony" and that the character is "almost bigger than the brand" as of 2012. Sony Computer and Entertainment America (SCEA), the subsidiary of Sony in the Americas , commissioned Bennett Awards to design and create an employee recognition award based on Sackboy's likeness to honor outstanding achievement among SCEA employees. On September 4, 2014, Run Sackboy! Run!

5285-496: Is his own antagonist). Sometimes, a work will have a false protagonist , who may seem to be the protagonist, but then may disappear unexpectedly. The character Marion in Alfred Hitchcock 's film Psycho (1960) is an example. A novel may contain a number of narratives, each with its own protagonist. Alexander Solzhenitsyn 's The First Circle , for example, depicts a variety of characters imprisoned and living in

5436-412: Is increasingly being perceived as more of a defined character as opposed to his original purpose as a blank canvas, and claimed that though Sackboy was not deliberately positioned by Sony as a direct competitor to iconic video game mascot characters like Mario , he indicated that the character's popularity encourages Sony to continue creating video games featuring Sackboy which people would enjoy. Sackboy

5587-414: Is introduced, by which, after saving citizens from certain events, the player can recruit these citizens as Assassins; they can then be dispatched to remote locations across Europe to gain experience and money or can be called in to help the player directly in a mission. For the first time in the series, the game features online multiplayer , in which players assume the role of Abstergo employees who, through

5738-416: Is later revealed to be a Sage, a human reincarnation of Juno's husband Aita , who is trying to resurrect her, though he is killed by Abstergo before he can succeed. By the time of Assassin's Creed Unity , Abstergo has begun distributing the Animus technology via a video game console called the Helix, tapping into an extensive, unaware player base to help them locate the remains of various Sages as part of

5889-667: Is manipulating various Abstergo employees to further her plans of being resurrected. A new storyline is introduced in Assassin's Creed Origins focusing on Abstergo researcher Layla Hassan. While on an assignment to recover an artifact from Egypt , Layla stumbles upon the remains of the Medjay Bayek and his wife Aya, co-founders of the Hidden Ones, the Assassins' precursors. Against Abstergo's orders, Layla uses her personal Animus to relive Bayek's and Aya's memories, causing

6040-520: Is not a human: in Richard Adams ' novel Watership Down , a group of anthropomorphised rabbits, led by the protagonist Hazel, escape their warren after seeing a vision of its destruction, starting a perilous journey to find a new home. Assassin%27s Creed Assassin's Creed is a historical action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using

6191-484: Is not always conventionally good. Contrasting the hero protagonist, a villain protagonist is a protagonist who is a villain , driving the story forward regardless of the evil qualities the main character has. These traits can include being cruel, malicious, and wicked. Examples include Humbert Humbert in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare . When

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6342-467: Is once again included, although it is entirely land-based. Assassin's Creed Rogue is the final game in the series to be developed for the seventh generation of consoles , being released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2014, and for Windows in March 2015. A remastered version of the game was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March 2018. In the present day, players again take on

6493-528: Is one of the world's most recognizable brands unlike the company he co-founded. According to Tom O'Connor, senior producer at Sony XDEV, the Liverpool-based division responsible for external development and the management of the LittleBigPlanet franchise, Sackboy evolved over time because the game series needed a key avatar . O'Connor observed in a 2012 interview with Eurogamer that Sackboy

6644-542: Is rescued by Lucy Stillman, an undercover agent for the Assassins. With the help of two other Assassins, Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane, and later William Miles, Desmond's father and the leader of the modern-day Assassins, the group continue to explore Desmond's memories in the hopes of locating the Pieces of Eden before Abstergo. In the process, they learn about the Isu and come into contact with Juno, who kills Lucy, revealed to be

6795-491: Is set between the events of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed III , and is meant to fill the gaps between their respective narratives, while also having "a crucial link to the Kenway saga" according to Ubisoft, as well as to Assassin's Creed Unity . Several major characters from III and Black Flag make appearances in the game, such as Haytham Kenway , Achilles Davenport, and Adéwalé . In March 2014,

6946-534: Is set in Victorian era London and follows twin Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye , as they navigate the corridors of organized crime to take back the city from Templar control and prevent them from finding the Shroud. The narrative also includes segments set in war-torn London during World War I , which follow Jacob's granddaughter, Lydia Frye, as she battles German soldiers and Templar spies and searches for

7097-517: Is set in (in this case, Florence, Venice , Forlì , San Gimignano , and Monteriggioni ). Missions are divided into main story missions, themselves into memory sequences reflecting points in Ezio's life, and side missions that can be accomplished at any time; this approach to mission structure remains consistent in the other games in the series. The Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni, which acts as

7248-464: Is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist . The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. The term protagonist comes from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής ( prōtagōnistḗs )  'actor who plays

7399-609: Is the final game in the series to follow Desmond, who travels to the First Civilization's Grand Temple in New York with his friends and father to use the technology inside to prevent the solar flare set to hit the Earth in several weeks' time. To access this technology, Desmond must undertake missions across the globe to retrieve 'batteries' to power the Temple, as well as an ancient key to the Temple's inner chambers. To find

7550-419: Is the protagonist. He is actively in pursuit of his relationship with Juliet, and the audience is invested in that story. Tybalt, as an antagonist, opposes Romeo and attempts to thwart the relationship. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet , Prince Hamlet, who seeks revenge for the murder of his father, is the protagonist. The antagonist is the character who most opposes Hamlet, Claudius (though, in many ways, Hamlet

7701-504: The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition from 2011, Sackboy was voted as the 50th best video game character. In an article published in November 2013, Lucas Sullivan from GamesRadar considered Sackboy to be the best contender the PlayStation brand had to a mascot, noting the character's starring role in kart race and handheld spin-off titles, and the fact that Sony has made substantial investments into marketing

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7852-471: The 16th century . The Assassin's Creed games are centered around one or more fictional members of the Order of the Assassins. Their memories are experienced by an in-game character in the modern-day period through a device called the Animus and its derivations. The Animus allows the user to explore these memories passed down via genetics. Within the context of the game, this provides a diegetic interface to

8003-474: The Byzantine Templars, who are taking advantage of the chaos to try and reclaim the city, as well as acquire the keys to Altaïr's library themselves. Originally Revelations was announced as Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy , and conceptualized as a Nintendo 3DS title focusing on Ezio traveling to Masyaf to explore Altaïr's legacy and uncover the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood. Lost Legacy

8154-620: The Honor 9 smartphone. The first game in the series was released in November 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , and in April 2008 for Microsoft Windows . It features a historical recreation of the Holy Land (primarily the cities of Masyaf , Jerusalem , Acre , and Damascus ) in the late 12th century. Its narrative includes real historical figures and events from that time period. The storyline consists of two portions: one set during

8305-461: The Pazzi and Barbarigo families and Rodrigo Borgia . Ezio also comes into contact with technology left behind by the First Civilization, a race that created humanity and the Pieces of Eden and who were wiped out by a catastrophic event. Similar to the first game, Assassin's Creed II incorporates historical events into its narrative and features recreations of several cities from the time period it

8456-475: The Seven Years' War , and follows Shay, who starts out as a talented, but insubordinate Assassin trainee. After witnessing the Assassins' hypocrisy and willingness to sacrifice civilians in their blind pursuit of the Pieces of Eden, Shay betrays them and joins the Templars, helping his newfound allies hunt down members of his former Brotherhood to prevent them from endangering more innocent lives. Shay's story

8607-417: The Animus device and modern storyline elements. This further allowed them to explain certain facets of gameplay, such as accounting for when the player character is killed, similar to The Sands of Time . After Assassin's Creed was released in 2007, Ubisoft Montreal said they looked to "rework the global structure" in developing the sequel, Assassin's Creed II . They felt that parkour was underutilized in

8758-497: The Animus, the player character could meet various quest givers in the game's world to receive missions. From the narrative side, Ubisoft placed the game before the formation of the Assassin Brotherhood in Ancient Egypt to make the player character, Bayek of Siwa , a medjay that people would respect and seek the help of. The modern-day storyline also shifted back to a single character, Layla Hassan . The developers limited

8909-454: The Animus. Meanwhile, the main narrative takes place at the height of the Italian Renaissance in the late 15th century and follows Desmond's Italian ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze , a young nobleman from Florence who is forced to become an Assassin after his father and brothers are killed by the Templars. During his journey to avenge their deaths, Ezio makes allies such as Leonardo da Vinci and Caterina Sforza and combats enemies such as

9060-486: The Assassins and their rivals, the Knights Templar , have fought over for centuries. Altaïr's story begins with his demotion to the rank of Novice Assassin after he botches an attempt by the Assassins to recover a Piece of Eden, the Apple of Eden, from the Templars. To redeem himself, Altaïr is tasked with assassinating nine Templar targets across the Holy Land. Assassin's Creed introduced core elements that remained in

9211-420: The Assassins seeking to stop the Templars from gaining control of the Pieces of Eden, artifacts that can override free will to control people's minds. These artifacts are remnants of an ancient species pre-dating humanity called the Isu, or Precursors, which created humanity to live in peace alongside them. The Isu ensured humans could not rise against them by creating the Pieces of Eden to control them. When

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9362-410: The Assassins' headquarters for most of the game, provides several functions that can be expanded on by paying for upgrades of surrounding buildings, or by purchasing artwork, weapons, and armor for the villa; in turn, the villa will generate wealth for the player at a rate influenced by the upgrades and acquisition of these items. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is the sequel to Assassin's Creed II , and

9513-536: The DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Sackboy's personality and design, as well as Young's performance, was awarded with Outstanding Character Performance . An online gaming community centered on level design, Sackboy Planet, is named after the character. In an article previewing the then-upcoming LittleBigPlanet published by ABC News in October 2008, Mike Snider from USA TODAY commented that while Sackboy lacked

9664-467: The Grand Temple, which housed the global aurora borealis device that could activate a protective shield around the Earth. However, Juno saw humanity as a threat and attempted to sabotage Minerva and Jupiter's plan. Minerva and Jupiter were forced to destroy Juno and trapped her consciousness within the Grand Temple, unaware that Juno had modified the global aurora borealis device to release her consciousness upon activation. The series itself takes place in

9815-649: The Observatory, a First Civilization structure that allows the user to see through the eyes of a subject to find them anywhere on the planet. As Edward, the player must unravel a conspiracy between high-ranking Templars to manipulate the British and Spanish empires into locating the Sage — later identified as Bartholomew Roberts — who is the only man that can lead them to the Observatory. Black Flag retains many gameplay mechanics from Assassin's Creed III , including

9966-616: The Phoenix Project, an attempt to recreate the genetic structure of the Isu. The player character is recruited into the Assassins and tasked with exploring the memories of Arno Dorian , an Assassin during the French Revolution , so that the modern-day Assassins can retrieve the body of a Sage and hide it from Abstergo. Despite the Assassins' efforts, by the start of Assassin's Creed Syndicate , Abstergo has collected enough DNA samples from other Sages to move forward with

10117-459: The Phoenix Project. The player character is again contacted by the Assassins and relives the memories of Jacob and Evie Frye , twin Assassins from Victorian England , to find a Piece of Eden that Abstergo requires for the next phase of the Phoenix Project. Although the Assassins beat the Templars to it, the latter manage to steal the Piece of Eden and escape with it, whereupon it is revealed that Juno

10268-453: The Pieces of Eden became lost to time, many of them hidden within underground vaults known as Temples. Before their demise, three Isu— Minerva , Juno , and Jupiter —attempted to prepare humanity for another solar flare they knew would come millennia later. Using a device called the Eye, which allowed them to see into possible futures, Minerva and Jupiter left behind messages to guide humanity to

10419-427: The PlayStation brand, as well as a wide range of merchandise, such as stuffed toys, fibreglass replicas and cardboard cut-outs. Media Molecule staff said they received a high volume of requests for physical representations of Sackboy, in particular plush dolls, following the release of the first game. O'Connor commented that members of the general public who may not have played the LittleBigPlanet series know who Sackboy

10570-520: The Revolution. On March 19, 2014, images leaked for the next Assassin's Creed game, titled or code-named Unity , showing a new assassin in Paris. On March 21, Ubisoft confirmed the game's existence, having been in development for more than three years, by releasing pre-alpha game footage. The game features enhanced visuals compared to its predecessors, and several new gameplay mechanics, including

10721-571: The Templars to mark her for death. She is rescued by William Miles, who then invites her to join the Assassins for her own protection. In Assassin's Creed Odyssey , Layla recovers the Spear of Leonidas , from which she extracts the DNA of Leonidas' grandchildren, Alexios and Kassandra . Through their memories, Layla locates the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus , another Piece of Eden, which is guarded by one of

10872-572: The Templars, whom he blames for the destruction of his village and the death of his mother in his youth. To this end, Connor later becomes involved in the American Revolution , helping the Patriot cause in exchange for their help in hunting down Haytham's faction of Templars, who hope to use the Revolution to further their own goals. Assassin's Creed III is structured similarly to the previous games, with missions taking place in an open-world map based on Colonial Boston and New York . The game offers

11023-408: The ability to open his zip, fold in on himself and undergoes a creation process inside himself, the idea being that creativity and ideas are all inside an individual, ideas which were ultimately unused. Smith contributed to the design process through his doodles , which explored the character's personality and introduced some subtler shapes to the visual design process like Sackboy's trapezium head, and

11174-414: The animation needed to support that." — Francis Pang, Media Molecule Lead Artist After the concept is finalized, creation of the character model commenced, which would then be textured and prepared for animation. While the animation process of Sackboy helped contribute more character, they evolved only when the designers started making levels and the character is seen in different situations. Pang said

11325-413: The bounds of what their ancestor did can lead to desynchronization of the memory. Extended use of the Animus creates a "bleeding effect" that gives users some of the skills and capabilities they experienced with their ancestor, but also affects their mental well-being, as the user begins to confuse their ancestor's memories with their own. The first five main games in the series focus on Desmond Miles ,

11476-416: The character as the "face of PlayStation". The 2017 book 100 Greatest Video Game Characters discussed Sackboy's significance, noting that pliability is what sets him apart as a character, who can be uniquely the player's own and explore worlds of their making. Conversely, Sackboy's representation as a gender neutral player avatar in LittleBigPlanet was criticized by Kris Ligman from Pop Matters , who felt

11627-466: The character retain a "handmade look" with the buttons, patches, and hessian fabric, aspects of the character which is retained in Sackboy's final design. A design goal for Sackboy was for the character to help define a game and be "infinitely customisable": the plain version of Sackboy had to be tiny, but still distinctive and ironic, with the option for players to add or amend various facial features or

11778-414: The character's cheeky personality. By August 2006 the project, now known as LittleBigPlanet , was greenlit and funding is secured from Sony for the project. In order to would evolve the character concept into a proper character to fit the game's developing art style, Healey worked with Ettouney, who handled concept art duties as well as character designer Francis Pang to come up with further concept art for

11929-462: The character's concept of "personhood" was undermined by the game's "self-styled pedagogy" as presented through its non-player characters : examples cited were Eve's insistence on a male term and Larry da Vinci's insistence on calling the character "Sackthing" as opposed to "Sackperson". The announcement and release of Sackboy: A Big Adventure , six years after Sackboy's last appearance in 2014's LittleBigPlanet 3 , has been well received. In 2024,

12080-496: The character's gender markers without changing the body shape. A distinct and prevalent visual feature of Sackboy is the zip fastener, which once had an important gameplay function. According to Ettouney, it is a legacy part of the character's design process, and he noted that the team wanted to explore "a concept of a place where you play, and a place where you build that eventually became the Moon". Healey proposed that Sackboy would have

12231-516: The character, who was still called YellowHead and still had the eponymous yellow head. Ettouney approached the character's design in an anatomical manner with legs and arms, pinching Healey's original abstract design for the character's short and pointy legs, and often drew him with a little mosquito antennae on the head. Pang explored how the head relates to the body, and worked on making the character's body proportions and shapes more aesthetically pleasing. Healey would insist that each design iteration of

12382-564: The chief or first part', combined of πρῶτος ( prôtos , 'first') and ἀγωνιστής ( agōnistḗs , 'actor, competitor'), which stems from ἀγών ( agṓn , 'contest') via ἀγωνίζομαι ( agōnízomai , 'I contend for a prize'). The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece . At first, dramatic performances involved merely dancing and recitation by the chorus. Then in Poetics , Aristotle describes how

12533-486: The city areas themselves, not just as part of the parkour systems, but to add more varied environments, which would continue as part of the series' ongoing design. For Assassin's Creed III ' s sequel, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , the Ubisoft team built upon the foundation of its predecessor, particularly with regards to the naval gameplay, merging it seamlessly with the land-based gameplay. The team also used

12684-408: The commercial and critical success of the LittleBigPlanet franchise, Sackboy is considered to be a notable mascot character for Sony 's PlayStation brand by Sony staff members as well as video game journalists, and has drawn comparisons to several other video game mascot characters. The character's appearance in the 2020 spin-off title Sackboy: A Big Adventure , the first 3D platforming game in

12835-420: The concept of active versus passive moves, with active moves, such as running, climbing the sides of buildings, or jumping between rooftops, more likely to alert the attention of nearby guards. When the guards become alerted, the player must either fight them or break their line of sight and locate a hiding place, such as a haystack or a well, and wait until the guards' alert is reduced. The combat system allows for

12986-399: The concept of social stealth as a gameplay option. Finally, Ubisoft Montreal completely reworked the repetitive mission structure from the first game through numerous side activities, collectibles, and secrets. These additions became a central part of the series going forward as well as other Ubisoft games like Watch Dogs , Far Cry , and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon . Assassin's Creed II

13137-546: The core development team splitting off during the early stages of development on Assassin's Creed III . As the first game in the series to be released exclusively for the eighth generation of video game consoles , Unity featured a graphical and gameplay overhaul. The setting chosen for the game was Paris during the early years of the French Revolution , with players taking control of a new Assassin named Arno Dorian . After Unity , Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed Syndicate in 2015. After Syndicate , Ubisoft decided that

13288-481: The creed of the Assassins, "nothing is true; everything is permitted". Ubisoft Montreal ran with this in creating a new intellectual property , eliminating the Prince, and basing it around the Assassins and the Knights Templar in the Holy Land during the 12th century. Additionally, in postulating what other assassinations they could account for throughout history, they came onto the idea of genetic memory and created

13439-483: The decision to move on from the character of Sackboy and the LittleBigPlanet franchise, leaving other studios to take over in developing video games for the franchise on Sony's behalf. Nevertheless, Media Molecule staff commemorated the "10th birthday" of the character and the first LittleBigPlanet game on 2 November 2018, and recreated The Garden level in their most recent game PlayStation 4 video game Dreams . Sackboy has been featured in promotional material for

13590-492: The disaster but then abandons her in the Grey and escapes back to reality, where he joins the modern-day Assassins. In Assassin's Creed Mirage , the Assassins use a sample of Basim's DNA to relive his memories of his time as a Hidden One during the Islamic Golden Age , in order to learn more about his nature as a reborn Isu. The following table lists the main and spin-off games of the franchise, along with their release years and

13741-466: The early period of Greek drama, the protagonist served as the author, the director, and the actor and that these roles were only separated and allocated to different individuals later. There is also a claim that the poet did not assign or create the protagonist as well as other terms for actors such as deuteragonist and tritagonist primarily because he only gave actors their appropriate part. However, these actors were assigned their specific areas at

13892-497: The end of the previous game as a front for the modern-day Templars) with the aid of Assassin mole Lucy Stillman and is taken to her team's hideout. Hoping to train Desmond as an Assassin, they put him in the Animus 2.0, where he begins to suffer from the bleeding effect; this allows Desmond to gain his ancestors' skills, but it also damages his mind, as he begins to involuntarily experience flashes of his ancestors' memories outside of

14043-436: The end of which Desmond sacrificed himself to save the Earth, Abstergo retrieved samples from his body to continue exploring the memories of his ancestors. The player character is an unnamed Abstergo employee tasked with analyzing the memories of Edward Kenway , a famous 18th-century pirate and Connor's grandfather, ostensibly to gather material for an Animus-powered interactive feature film; in reality, Abstergo are searching for

14194-413: The final version of Sackboy's legs felt cute but stumpy and very different from the language of his arms; more importantly, running and jumping movements came across as "weird" when animated. A solution is implemented in the form of the character's little peddling motion as seen in the games. According to Pang, animating Sackboy is a fragmented process which does not feel as satisfactory compared to animating

14345-539: The first game and designed the world in the sequel to feature freerun highways to make it easier to enter into parkour moves, for example using rooftops to escape pursuits. The change in setting meant that the game would feature a new cast of characters, including a new protagonist, Ezio Auditore da Firenze . Assassin's Creed II also brought in more use of crowds to hide in plain sight that the developers had seen used in Hitman: Blood Money , adding more to

14496-425: The first hybrid Isu-human beings emerged, named Adam and Eve , they were immune to the effects of the Pieces of Eden. They stole the Pieces of Eden, which led to a great war that ended when a massive solar flare devastated the surface of the Earth. The surviving Isu subsequently died out while humanity thrived. All that remained of the Isu were traces of their memories in the world's mythologies and religions, while

14647-429: The first playable CraftWorld code. Yellowhead's arms were controllable with the right analogue stick of the PlayStation 2 controller that Media Molecule had connected to their PC, whilst his legs were controlled with the left stick. The object of the game was to guide Mr. Yellowhead past many obstacles by grabbing onto objects and pushing or rolling them around. Although merely a stand in concept, Mr. Yellowhead would pave

14798-486: The game as a chance to address aspects of the series' storyline. Choosing to focus on an outsider's perspective to the Assassin–Templar conflict, they set the game around the Golden Age of Piracy , with the protagonist, Edward Kenway , starting out as a pirate who initially becomes involved in the conflict with the prospect of wealth. Similarly, after the conclusion of Desmond Miles ' story arc in Assassin's Creed III ,

14949-539: The game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice Désilets , Jade Raymond , and Corey May , the Assassin's Creed video game series depicts a fictional millennia-old struggle between the Order of Assassins , who fight for peace and free will, and the Knights Templar , who desire peace through order and control. The series features historical fiction , science fiction , and fictional characters intertwined with real-world historical events and historical figures . In most games, players control

15100-473: The game involved him participating in a three-hour brainstorming session with the Media Molecule representatives, which was extended from the original half an hour presentation. At this stage, Mr. Yellowhead had a small pink square body and a triangular yellow head, and was described as consisting of a set of "simple shapes" which is essentially placeholder debug programmer art" created by David Smith for

15251-476: The game series, and also included Sackboy and other major characters as costumes for the player. Sackboy and the LittleBigPlanet series were referenced in the PlayStation 5 game Astro's Playroom , a celebration of the PlayStation brand. Fall Guys hosted an event from 1–5 December 2021 featuring Sackboy as a costume. And similarly in Sackboy: A Big Adventure , Fall Guys costumes were added to help promote

15402-448: The game. Sackboy has made more prominent appearances in other games, typically as costumes or Easter eggs . He appeared in games such as ModNation Racers , The Order: 1886 and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception . In the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of Costume Quest 2 , player characters are able to don a Sackboy Halloween costume that lets them play as Sackboy during combat. Protagonist The protagonist

15553-558: The gameplay elements also evolving. There are three overarching story arcs in the series. The first five main games follow Desmond Miles , a descendant of several important Assassins throughout history, who uses a machine called the Animus to relive his ancestors' memories and find powerful artifacts called Pieces of Eden in an attempt to prevent a catastrophic event, referencing the 2012 phenomenon . From Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to Assassin's Creed Syndicate , Assassin initiates and employees of Abstergo Industries (a company used as

15704-544: The gameplay from The Sands of Time into an open-world approach, taking advantage of the improved processing power to render larger spaces and crowds. Narratively, the team wanted to move away from the Prince being someone next in line for the throne but to have to work for it; combined with research into secret societies led them to focus on the Order of Assassins , based upon the historical Hashashin sect of Ismaili , who were followers of Shia Islam , heavily borrowing from

15855-408: The guise of creating entertainment products. In Black Flag , players assume the role of an unnamed Abstergo employee tasked with researching the memories of Edward Kenway , a pirate-turned-Assassin and Connor's grandfather. During their work, the player is blackmailed by a fellow employee, John Standish, into acquiring and delivering sensitive information on Abstergo's activities to the Assassins. John

16006-643: The introduction of Hassan in Assassin's Creed Origins due to the lack of main character and the number of studios involved, and Infinity is aimed to reestablish the modern-day side of the series. The first two games to be included in Infinity will be Assassin's Creed Shadows , set in Japan during the Sengoku period , and Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe , rumoured to be set in Central Europe during

16157-500: The latter, Desmond uses the Animus to relive the memories of two of his ancestors who were in possession of the key at various points in time: Haytham Kenway , a British Templar from the 18th century who travels to the American colonies to establish a strong Templar presence on the continent and find the Grand Temple; and Ratonhnhaké:ton (later known as Connor), Haytham's half- Mohawk son, who becomes an Assassin to exact revenge on

16308-876: The level editor. To navigate the various levels, Sackboy operates a giant-sized PlayStation 3 controller within the Pod to travel to various levels. There are also three forward-and-back planes Sackboy can move between to navigate different areas of the levels. It is possible for players to customize Sackboy to look like anything the player desires, including other recognizable characters in popular culture, using nothing more than random objects or creating detailed stickers to paint him with. Some of Sackboy's licensed costumes are inspired by other video game series, including Assassin's Creed , God of War , Uncharted , Metal Gear Solid , Ape Escape , Wipeout , Street Fighter and MotorStorm . Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) marketing staff member Mark Valledor indicated in

16459-442: The main team had settled into the American Revolution period for the game, they found the ship-to-ship combat system fitted with the story and redesigned the setting to incorporate it further. Another major change in Assassin's Creed III was transitioning the parkour and freerun systems to work in the natural woodlands of 18th-century Massachusetts and New York . This further allowed the adding of trees and other vegetation within

16610-402: The memories of Ezio, who, a few years after the events of Brotherhood , travels to Constantinople to find five keys needed to open a library built by Altaïr, which is said to contain the power to end the Assassin–Templar conflict. In Constantinople, Ezio becomes caught in a war of succession between Sultan Bayezid II 's sons, Selim and Ahmet , and must confront a conspiracy masterminded by

16761-460: The modern era, in which the Templars have established the mega-corporation Abstergo Industries. Abstergo has developed a device, the Animus, whose users can relive the memories of their ancestors through their genetic material. Abstergo has kidnapped people who are descendants of past Assassins to locate the missing Pieces of Eden via the Animus. A user of the Animus can move about in simulated memories as their ancestor, but performing actions outside

16912-434: The modern-day segments put players in the role of a nameless individual controlled from a first-person perspective . The team chose this approach because they believed it allowed players to more easily identify themselves in their character. This trend would continue in the series until Assassin's Creed Syndicate . Development of Assassin's Creed Unity began shortly after the completion of Brotherhood in 2010, with

17063-600: The modern-day, which follows Desmond Miles ; and one set in 1191, which follows Desmond's ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad , a member of the Assassin Order during the time of the Third Crusade . Desmond's story begins with his abduction by pharmaceutical company Abstergo Industries, whose lead scientist, Dr. Warren Vidic, forces him to explore Altaïr's memories through a machine called the Animus that allows him to connect with his ancestors' DNA. In doing so, Abstergo hopes to find powerful artifacts called Pieces of Eden, which

17214-416: The novel Alamut . Ubisoft developed a narrative where the player would control an Assassin escorting a non-playable Prince, leading them to call this game Prince of Persia: Assassin , or Prince of Persia: Assassins . Ubisoft was apprehensive to a Prince of Persia game without the Prince as the playable character, but this led the marketing division to suggest the name Assassin's Creed , playing off

17365-403: The number of playable sequences for her character compared to previous games but gave them more meaning, such as allowing the player to explore Layla's laptop with background information on the game's universe. Origins was followed in 2018 by Assassin's Creed Odyssey , which shifted the setting to Classical Greece and followed a similar approach to its predecessor but with more emphasis on

17516-574: The order in which they kill their main targets, the mission design was seen as linear and repetitive because players had to complete several side quests before each assassination. The side quest prerequisite was one of the most criticized aspects of the game, so it was abandoned in future games. Assassin's Creed II is a direct sequel to the first game and was released in November 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in March 2010 for Windows, and in October 2010 for OS X . The modern-day narrative again follows Desmond, who escapes from Abstergo (revealed at

17667-480: The panache of iconic characters like Mario and Lara Croft , the character exhibits an engaging Everyman appeal, from younger players to experienced gamers. The subsequent commercial and critical success of the LittleBigPlanet video game series has raised the character's prominence in the video game industry. Jonathan Leack from PlayStation Lifestyle named Sackboy, along with Kratos , Nathan Drake , Ratchet and Solid Snake , as PlayStation characters who have made

17818-485: The player achieves better synchronization results by performing the mission in a specific manner, such as by only killing the mission's target. The Animus also imparts special abilities to the modern-day character that helps them to see their target in a crowd or other unique points of interest. While playing as the Assassin characters, the games are generally presented from a third-person view in an open world environment, focusing on stealth and parkour . The games use

17969-514: The player is contacted by the modern-day Assassins and invited to join them as an Initiate and help them locate the body of an 18th-century Sage. The main story is set in Paris during the French Revolution , and follows Assassin Arno Dorian as he embarks on a quest for redemption after his foster father's death, which leads him to discover an internal conflict between the Templars as a result of

18120-527: The popular PlayStation game Buzz! . Sackboy is a playable character using bounce pads and the Cakinator from LittleBigPlanet 2 and the Pop-it menu from the LittleBigPlanet series, along with other direct references to the game. This appearance was the first time the character had been featured in a T-rated videogame. Minecraft created a LittleBigPlanet Mash-up world featuring music and items from

18271-410: The previous two games returns in Assassin's Creed III with new game modes, characters, and maps inspired by Colonial America, but this time no major narrative elements are included. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was released in October 2013 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U and in November 2013 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. Following the events of Assassin's Creed III , at

18422-472: The real-world player of the game, showing them elements like health bars, a mini-map, and target objectives as if presented by the Animus. Additionally, should the player cause the historical character to die or fail a mission, this is rectified as desynchronization of the genetic memory, allowing the player to try the mission again. Through the Animus interface, the player can retry any past mission already completed; for example, in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood ,

18573-418: The rebuilding of a city through purchasing and upgrading of shops and other features. At times, the player is in direct control of the modern-day character who, by nature of the Animus use, has learned Assassin techniques through the bleeding effect, as well as their genetic ability of Eagle Vision, which separates friend, foe, and assassination targets by illuminating people in different colors. The games use

18724-588: The remains of Eivor Varinsdottir, a 9th-century Viking , and from her memories, she learns of an Isu temple in Norway . Layla travels to the temple and enters the Grey, a virtual world created by the Isu, where she meets both the Reader (implied to be Desmond's preserved consciousness) and Basim Ibn Ishaq , a Hidden One and the reincarnation of the Isu Loki , who was trapped in the Grey by Eivor. Basim helps Layla stop

18875-483: The respective platform(s) they released on: ^a Released under the title Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2014. ^b Originally released as DLC for all versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag in 2013. ^c Originally announced as part of the season pass for Assassin's Creed Unity . ^d Released as a compilation titled Assassin's Creed Chronicles Trilogy Pack . ^e Released exclusively for

19026-423: The rest of the series. Players can freely explore the game's open world , making use of Altaïr's parkour and climbing skills to navigate the environment. The game also features refined hack-and-slash combat, with players able to block and counter-attacks, and stealth mechanics, such as hiding in crowds of people, which allow players to avoid detection by enemies or lose pursuing foes. Although players can choose

19177-476: The role of Templars in training and as they level up and rise in the ranks, they are told more about Abstergo's history. Assassin's Creed III was released in October 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and in November 2012 for Wii U and Windows. A remastered version of the game with enhanced visuals was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One in March 2019 and for Nintendo Switch in May 2019. This

19328-437: The role of an unnamed Abstergo employee, tasked with researching the memories of Shay Patrick Cormac , an 18th-century Assassin who, for reasons unknown to Abstergo, defected to the Templars. During their investigation, the player accidentally trips a hidden memory file that infects the Animus servers. They must complete Shay's memories to clean the servers while Abstergo is put under lockdown. The main narrative takes place during

19479-575: The role-playing elements. 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla , set in Medieval England and Norway during the Viking Age , continued the same style as Origins and Odyssey . The developers recognized feedback from the previous two games and brought back the social stealth elements, as well as the concept of a customizable home base that was first introduced in Assassin's Creed II . In 2023, Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed Mirage ,

19630-477: The same features as the previous game though it takes place primarily in one city: Rome. Like the Villa Auditore, the player can spend money to buy and upgrade shops and other facilities throughout the city to increase the revenue they can collect from it; however, the player will be required to destroy Borgia towers that control various sections of the city before they can do so. The Brotherhood of Assassins

19781-686: The same. Whether boy or girl, plain or costumed, the shape and peppy movements of the Sack people are unmistakable. Plus, the plethora of customization options means anyone can tailor their own fabric-and-zipper friend, though the default model is charming all on his own. And any PlayStation character can make the Sack transition. M-rated fare of all shapes and sizes— Kratos , Ezio Auditore , Solid Snake , Nathan Drake —instantly look adorable once Sackified." — Lucas White, GamesRadar Sackboy can use his limbs to run, jump, and grab certain materials and operate levers. Players can also animate Sackboy to perform

19932-473: The second period of development to make engrossing single-player games similar to the original titles but with features to allow players to share achievements and content with others, all backed by the Infinity hub system. The first Assassin's Creed game originated out of ideas for a sequel for Ubisoft's video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time , aiming for the seventh generation of video game consoles . The Ubisoft Montreal team decided to take

20083-490: The series needed a major reinvention across both gameplay and narrative. It was decided to make the next game, Assassin's Creed Origins , closer to a role-playing video game than a stealth-action game , which would also bring a game with many more hours of play than previous titles. Some long-standing features of the series were eliminated for this purpose, such as the social stealth mechanic. This changed how missions were presented — rather than being linearly directed through

20234-701: The series was released in 2016. While the games in the series have had several narrative arcs, Ubisoft views the series as currently having three periods of development and design philosophy. Until 2015's Assassin's Creed Syndicate , the franchise was structured around single-player content, and while centering on open world spaces and incorporating several role-playing elements, were more action-adventure and stealth-oriented. Period two, covering from Assassin's Creed Origins to Assassin's Creed Mirage , brought in more role-playing elements and live-service features to increase player engagement. Period three will launch with Assassin's Creed Shadows , using lessons from

20385-407: The series which also features Sackboy as a distinct character, has garnered a positive reaction. Sackboy is the playable character of the LittleBigPlanet series of video games, which encourage players to create their own custom levels using in-game toolsets and share it online for other players to download and play. Sackboy was not intended to have a defined personality, as he was envisioned to be

20536-598: The ship-based exploration and combat. For the first time in the series, naval exploration is a major part of the game; players can captain Edward's ship, the Jackdaw , and battle rival ships or hunt sea animals . The game includes a large open world spanning the West Indies , with players able to explore the cities of Havana , Nassau , and Kingston , as well as numerous islands, forts, and sunken ships. A multiplayer mode

20687-437: The siblings ( canonically Kassandra), still alive due to being sustained by the Staff. Kassandra relinquishes the Staff to Layla, who is prophesied to one day restore balance to the world, and passes away. In Assassin's Creed Valhalla , Earth is facing yet another disaster, as its magnetic field has been continually strengthening since Desmond's activation of the global aurora borealis device eight years prior. Layla exhumes

20838-419: The stage with the protagonist always entering from the middle door or that the dwelling of the deuteragonist (second most important character) should be on the right hand, and the tritagonist (third most important character), the left. In Ancient Greece, the protagonist is distinguished from the term "hero", which was used to refer to a human who became a semi-divine being in the narrative. In literary terms,

20989-487: The use of the Animus, relive the genetic memories of Renaissance Templars in various game modes. It was the last game to feature Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets , as the creative director of the series. Assassin's Creed: Revelations is the final installment of the Ezio Trilogy and was released in November 2011 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. Following the events of Brotherhood , where he

21140-435: The way for Sackboy's proportions as well as the things the character would need to be able to do. Ettouney recalled that Smith had an attention to detail when it comes to the character's "personality and very subtle things"; he discussed the initial pitch where Mr. Yellowhead was depicted as straining when pulling a rock, "his little debug arms stretching as he pulled” even though there was no supporting animation, which showcased

21291-429: The wrinkles in the cloth from his expressions. Ettouney credited Smith, a programmer for LittleBigPlanet , for helping to finalize the design process and solidify the efforts of the artists and as an example of teamwork dynamics in the early days of the company. Pang refined the final design of Sackboy by combining 4 distinct concepts from himself, Healey, Ettouney and Smith. According to the Media Molecule website, Sackboy

21442-747: The yearly release cycle and frequent bugs, as well as the prioritising of role-playing mechanics in later titles. The series has received multiple awards and nominations, including multiple Game of the Year awards. It is commercially successful, selling over 200 million copies as of September 2022 , becoming Ubisoft's best-selling franchise and one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. While main titles are produced for major consoles and desktop platforms, multiple spin-off games have been released for consoles, mobiles, and handheld platforms. A series of art books, encyclopedias, comics, and novels have also been published. A live-action film adaptation of

21593-477: Was announced featuring Sackboy as the main protagonist. This helped promote the latest installment (at the time) to the LittleBigPlanet series by offering exclusive costumes for the player by completing goals and challenges. However, Sony Entertainment announced that further support for the game would be shut down from 28 November 2018 and yet the game can still be downloaded for free. Sackboy has received

21744-552: Was drawn from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series when framing the death animations as fairly violent, but still harmless and funny. Some extreme death scenarios were discarded for being overly gruesome, in keeping with the game's emphasis on the "loveable, cute aspect". Following the game's release, the developmental team were astonished by the level of creativity and effort players have invested into their characters. Pang in particular did not expect that customisation for Sackboy would become

21895-489: Was followed by two sequels, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations , which also featured Ezio as the main protagonist and introduced the ability for players to recruit NPCs as Assassins and manage them in missions. Assassin's Creed III originated from both Ubisoft Montreal, who wanted to progress the series' narrative forward in time, and to an unattached project that had been developed at Ubisoft Singapore and featured naval ship combat. As

22046-645: Was later announced as cancelled on July 15, 2011, after Ubisoft decided to expand the idea further, cancel the 3DS development and shift all development duties towards PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC to release the game as a full-fledged main installment of the franchise. The original premise remained and evolved into the plot seen in the final game. Included were many new systems and additional weapons such as bomb-crafting and an expanded Assassin recruitment system. The multiplayer mode returns in Revelations , with more characters, modes, and maps; players once again assume

22197-473: Was officially created on 1 October 2006. The name "Craftworld" would be used for the in-game universe where the LittleBigPlanet series takes place and the planet where Sackboy lives, which is created by ideas and dreams floating out of human heads during sleep. "From day one he was grabbing and swinging, but for instance he looked strange as he swung about. Sackboy doesn't need to build up momentum to swing forward, he just somehow creates energy from nothing, and

22348-464: Was originally concepted as Mr. Yellowhead, the main character of an early precursor of LittleBigPlanet dubbed Craftworld , which was envisioned as a physics-based 2D side-scrolling game . On 1 December 2005, the four founders of Media Molecule, Kareem Ettouney, Alex Evans, Mark Healey , and David Smith, met with Phil Harrison , the head of development for Sony Worldwide Studios at the time, to pitch Craftworld . Harrison's subsequent enthusiasm for

22499-488: Was possessed by Juno and forced to kill Lucy (who, unbeknownst to him, was a Templar double agent ), Desmond has fallen into a coma and was put back into the Animus to save his mind. Within the computerized core of the Animus, Desmond meets the preserved consciousness of Abstergo's previous Animus test subject, Clay Kaczmarek , who explains that Demond's mind must achieve full synchronization with Altaïr and Ezio, or else he will fall into dementia . Desmond continues exploring

22650-585: Was released in 2007, and the series has featured thirteen main installments in total, the most recent being Assassin's Creed Mirage in 2023. Main games in the Assassin's Creed series are set in an open world and played from the third-person view . Gameplay revolves around combat, stealth, and exploration, including the use of parkour to navigate the environment. The games feature both main and side missions, and some titles also include competitive and cooperative multiplayer game modes. A new story and occasionally new time periods are introduced in each entry, with

22801-423: Was released in November 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in March 2011 for Windows, and in May 2011 for OS X. The game begins immediately after the events of its predecessor, at the end of which Desmond was warned by Minerva, a member of the First Civilization, about a solar flare that will hit the Earth and kill most of humanity in a few months. Desmond and his team travel to Monteriggioni, where they set up

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