“Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD” gets an official release date in the U.K.!
The “Assassin’s Creed” DLC will be available for the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Store on Jan. 15, 2014 in the U.K., and a day early for the U.S for $19.99. However, no word as to when the Xbox 360 will get the "Liberation" DLC.
Gamers will take on the role of Aveline de Granpé, an Assassin who lived in New Orleans between 1765 and 1780, set towards the end of the French and Indian War and during the American Revolution.
"Aveline is the first Assassin with such clearly different character types - Assassin, Lady, and Servant," PlayStation wrote in their blog. "Each persona has its own advantages and disadvantages when playing missions, and each generates a different reaction from the city life around Aveline. That's a total of 15 missions delving deeper into Aveline's story."
Aveline was raised in a world of contrasts, and each persona you take on show the differences in lifestyles she has to lead.
"Recruited to the Assassins by an escaped slave, Aveline joins the struggle against the Templars as they try to take control of New Orleans following France's handover of the city to Spain. Striking hard and fast, she is instrumental in the Louisiana Rebellion that forces the Spanish and Templars out of the city for nearly two years before they return in force,” according to game’s official description.
Aveline is also one of few strong female character leads featured in the series. During a talk at the GDC Next in Los Angeles early November, Ubisoft Quebec narrative design director Jill Murray talked about the importance of the gaming industry to create strong female-led titles.
"I think the challenge right now for many people is in seeing women as any characters and not as 'women characters' as if it was a sub-category to itself," Murray told the audience.
"We can fix this kind of epidemic oversight that's been existing in games," Murray explained. "And when we do, it's going to be fun. Because the stories of women offer abundant variety. The toughest part about this talk was making the list short enough. Also, the stories of women reveal very compelling motivations. Any time you're writing a character, you want that character to want something badly, and these women want things like revenge, power, status, survival, peace, and sometimes even just slightly better weather." (Read more about Murray's talk here)
