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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 1:04PM I AM IRONHIDE said

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This must've took months to make.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 1:05PM whylekat said

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Is this a legetimate entry to the story? Or did they just make this ish up?
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 6:08PM PurpleFries said

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i would assume its made up.
but really, this doesnt hold any major importance in the assassins creed universe.
Its only pretaining to altair's story, and it is about how he became an assassin, which doesnt connect to the whole templar vs assassin, (SPOILER?) pieces of eden, etc.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 1:07PM (Unverified) said

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Sweet. Now I need one for Uncharted 2....
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 1:12PM Shadowbender said

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I like me some Assassin's Creed. And that animation was awesome. Very excited for the release today.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 1:42PM therpham said

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It's already up on their YouTube page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSUcfdpD7yg
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 2:27PM Sordid State of Eclairs said

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Should be good. I wish I had played AC1 before AC2 but all my friends were like "you don't need to in order to understand the story. Besides, AC1 sucks." I wish I had listened to myself instead of them.

Granted... I do get what's going on after the fact having played AC2 but.. can't help but think I would have gotten more out of the story if I played 1. Ah well.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 3:01PM ZayCube said

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Photoshop looks really advanced and hard!
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 3:50PM (Unverified) said

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It's out, guys.

http://www.theduogroup.com/shorts/initiation/
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 3:58PM Shagittarius said

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Weak sauce. Lame story, lame animation, should have spent the time making this learning about girls instead.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 4:29PM Jjjjames said

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the artwork was great but the animation was downright awful
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 5:37PM RobLink said

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Agreed. The animation was a bit janky, but the stills were fantastic.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 8:01PM QubaHQ said

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Indeed. I enjoyed looking at the concept-art-styled imagery, but the animation took all the magic away. I don't know when did they start animating this piece, but there have been tools in existence for the past 2-3 years that allow soft deformations on illustrations without the need to chop artwork into tiny pieces (arms, legs).

Would be served much better in an "animated comic" fashion with just camera panning over stills.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 10:43PM freaparn said

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Yeah, the animation detracted pretty sharply from the overall viewing experience. That said, the artwork was quite nice and the voice acting was passable. I don't think finger bones are quite made of spongecake as the writers envisioned, but I'll chalk that up to artistic license.
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Posted: Dec 29th 2009 1:42AM RageTek said

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they should have made it as a graphic novel or a comic, instead of animation. that would be far better imo, the animation does not do justice to the brilliant artwork style...
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 6:39PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said

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I loved it. However, they should have made it more like the mgs4 & uncharted motion comics because the animations just didn't work that well at all. Still, I give an A for effort and a C for execution ... B total. Wonderful short story. I'd love to explore more of the Assassins Creed universe and mythology through novels & graphic comics.
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