The Fallanassi there, unlike other Force-sensitives, had no desire to physically affect their surroundings instead, they desired to focus solely on the mind, spirit and body, and how these three entities formed a single individual. The White Current was found by the Force-sensitives of the planet of Lucazec, primarily that of the Fallanassi of the village of Ialtra. The White Current was uniquely different from other aspects and schools of thought in that the Current was the immersion of oneself in the actual flows and ripples within the Force itself, rather than the Force as a whole. Which not only is just smart design, but given how illusions are one of the narrative’s main themes is also very appropriate.įarlands has a Discord server focused on gathering people interesting in talking about games and game design.The White Current was the Fallanassi interpretation of the force, and often used in the creation of illusions and concealment rather than for anger, protection, healing, aggression, or any other reason. So thanks to these two elements, even when there are a dozen people on screen at a time instead of a hundred, even when buildings are 5 meters tall and not 20, Assassin’s Creed transcends its platform and engine limitations and successfully creates the illusion of the game’s scale being much larger than it actually is. This speed creates the illusion of all buildings being much taller. Even though the Cathedral in Acre is nowhere near as big as the Notre Dame in Unity, it still takes several minutes to climb from the bottom to the top, even when using the fastest possible route. Altair’s climbing is relatively slow and deliberate - and that affects the sense of scale. The second reason why the game feels big is the climbing speed. This creates the feeling of a lot more things going on than there actually are. And note that it adds a lot of elements that simply do not exist in the game, like dogs for example, or babies, or people playing musical instruments, depending on the area. Sound changes everything, and adds so much life. But the ambience we’ve heard is actually from this scene.

Sure, there are a bunch of people here, but it’s nothing really special. You feel like you’re in a very crowded place, right? Now, take a look at this location.

I would like you to listen to this environment. But even to this day, even with those limitations, the game feels BIG. Of course, being the first game of the series, one that was also made for Xbox 360 and PS3, would put its limitations. All city maps combined are just a fraction of Unity’s Paris, and the crowds are not nearly as large. The first Assassin’s Creed feels very big, even though in terms of pure scale it is probably the smallest out of the main games.

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