Ubisoft explain why the French accents were missing from Assassin's Creed Unity

Assassin's Creed Unity

Yet another ground breaking news for Assassin’s creed gamers as the new Assassin’s Creed Unity is going to hit the market on November 11 exclusively for XBox One and PlayStation 4.

The newest installment for the series, Unity takes place during the French revolution which gives it a more unique setting than the previous versions of the game, and we will be seeing some new features in the game like never before.

Assassin’s Creed has gained a lot of popularity amongst the gamers up till now, however, most fans complained about how obscure it was to have an English accent when most of the series focused on the French revolution.

“The idea is that the Animus is translating everything into the language you’re playing in. That’s why, since you’re an Anglophone, you’re hearing all the dialogue and cinematics in English. It would really make no sense for there to be a French accent because that would mean that this French character is trying to address you in accented English. Everyone in the game is not trying to speak English for your benefit.” said Alex Amancio, the game’s Creative Director.

When asked further on why a British accent was chosen over others, he stated that since the period and location on which the game is based on wasn’t modern, the development team decided that British accent would give the gamers as well as the characters a more periodic feeling that was set in the past.

Amancio also mentions that those if gamers were allowed to play the game in French with English subtitles, everyone else walking around in the game would also be speaking in French, thus making the game hard to understand the game itself. Also, when Assassin’s Creed 2 was released, some of its characters had French accent that only made it weird for the gamers.

“It’s an artistic choice,” says Amancio. “It’s a new generations and the story is a little bit more serious, and having everyone speak in a thick French accent would detract a lot from the experience.”