Assassin’s Creed: Lineage is a series of three Canadian short films based on the Assassin’s Creed video game series, directed by Yves Simoneau. The films are made by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Hybride Technology, and mark Ubisoft’s first attempt to step into the film industry. The three short films were released on YouTube to promote Assassin’s Creed II, to which they serve as a prequel, describing the history of Ezio Auditore da Firenze and his family before the events of the game. The films primarily revolve around Ezio’s father Giovanni (played by Romano Orzari), an Assassin from 15th-century Florence, and his investigation of the mysterious murder of the Duke of Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, which leads him to confront a larger conspiracy.
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This… was not exactly what I was expecting when I picked up this DVD (yes, it was available in the $3 bin at Walmart).
While I did enjoy it, even a little more so than the last Assassin’s Creed film I watched, it is short, very short. The DVD boasts 2.5 hours of running time, including extras. The extras are the making of the short film, and bonus segments from the games that are being promoted. That’s it. Short and sweet.
It’s a little disappointing since you can find the entire thing on YouTube for free.
It’s a collectors item that I opened and watched.
My Rating: ★ ★
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