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Is there a right (or wrong?) way to play Assassin’s Creed? In this podcast, I sit down with my good friend Andrew to discuss the best way to play the series. We go into the how and why behind different play orders.
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Music by: Joseph McDade
With this week seeing the release of the first Assassin’s Creed Valhalla season pass DLC with The Wrath of the Druids, we’re taking a look at Eivor Varinsdottir’s time in England. Join me to continue our look at Eivor and focus today on her life between 873 and 878.
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This year we've seen the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage along with the novels Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One and I thought it was time to talk about these three Assassin's Creed Projects.
Thank you Aconyte Books and NetGalley for early access to Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One
In this episode, you’ll find out
Why the podcast has been so infrequent
My thoughts on the novels Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One and Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot
My brief thoughts on Assassin's Creed Mirage
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In this episode, thanks to the release of Assassin's Creed: The Golden City by Jaleigh Johnson, we explore the fascinating world of the Varangian Guard, an elite group of Scandinavian and Eastern European warriors who served as bodyguards for the Byzantine emperors from the 10th to the 14th centuries. We dive into the history of the Varangian Guard and their significant impact on the Byzantine Empire, as well as the cultural exchange between the Byzantine Empire and the Scandinavian world.
In this episode, you’ll find out
What the Varangian Guard was and when they were formed
How the Varangian Guard were divided
What we can learn from the Varangian Guard
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This week Visions of the Past celebrated it's third anniversary and as we look forward to what the new year brings I thought what better thing to do than to bring in a few friends and expand on the game we played last year with a new adventure, this time during the War of the Roses.
In this episode, you’ll find out
What Kat Devlin has been up to
Meet Johnathan Woods
Why are we looking back to the War of the Roses?
Is this artifact really important?
Find Krimzon on Twitter: @Krimzonknight
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Here we are almost to the end of the year and we have seen so many Anniversaries within the series, so I thought what better to do than invite Louise Chase on to talk about the series and our favorite moments.
In this episode, you’ll find out
When each major Assassin's Creed title released
Louise's feelings on Winston Churchill
Why we love Yusuf Tazim
The importance of The Last Archive DLC
Find Louise on Twitter: @TheNerdyArcher
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It has been a month since we saw the Assassin’s Creed Showcase and learned what games are in the future for Assassin’s Creed. But what does this mean for the history of the series and its lore?
In this episode, you’ll find out
What we know of Evior’s Last Chapter
The setting of Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade and its history
A possible setting of Assassin’s Creed Codename Red and its known lore
My interpretation on what we know of Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe and that locations history
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It has been almost a month since we have spoken about the Magus Conspiracy and today what better thing to do than to talk about a pivotal moment in the history of Assassin’s Creed. That moment being what is known only as The Great Purge.
In this episode, you’ll find out
How the Great Purge came about
Who participated in the Great Purge
When the Great Purge took place
How the Assassins operate after the Purge
Why the purge makes sense naritivaly.
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Guess whos back? It's been 8 months since our last episode so I thought what better way to rebreak the ice than to talk about some historic events that are presented in the new Assassins' Creed novel The Magus Conspiracy by Kate Heartfield.
In this episode, you’ll find out
What's going on with the podcast and what's in store for the future of Visions of the Past
What the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations was
How the HMS Birkenhead sunk
Who tried to assassinate Franz Joseph I of Austria
The unique way that Felice Orsini tried to assassinate Napoleon III
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After Chords got shot last week we start this week with the subsequent battle, but does the group make it through to actually find the artifact they're looking for? Will the Servant keep her word to the group when they get out of the machine?
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- Nick through Linktree
- Jamey through Linktree
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Kate through Linktree
- Louise on Twitter
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This week we continue our 2 year anniversary after finally getting within the city of Jerusalem. After last week's confrontation the party really wants some wine but will they get what they want on their way to finding the Artifact?
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- Nick through Linktree
- Jamey through Linktree
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Kate through Linktree
- Louise on Twitter
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Last week the party finally got together within the simulation and started moving to the city of Jerusalem. Today they've finally made it to the New Gate but things just don't go right the question is how do they handle being invaders on foreign soil?
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- Nick through Linktree
- Jamey through Linktree
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Kate through Linktree
- Louise on Twitter
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Last week we spoke to each player and created the ancestors to their modern day characters. Today those characters come to the forefront as we start to see just what the modern day characters do with free rain during the Siege of Jerusalem.
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- Nick through Linktree
- Jamey through Linktree
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Kate through Linktree
- Louise on Twitter
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Back on Episode 100 we sat down and met some people who were thrown together in a coffee shop not knowing why. Today we sit with the players behind those people and learn about the ancestors that these people had back in 1099 that were present during the Siege of Jerusalem.
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- Nick through Linktree
- Jamey through Linktree
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Kate through Linktree
- Louise on Twitter
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Last time we spoke about Juhani Otso Berg, he was a member of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. His story doesn't end there though. He accomplished much more in his life and today we are going to discuss the years following his interaction with Simon Hathaway
In this episode, you’ll find out
The real world meaning of Otso Berg’s name
Why he took the title of Black Cross
What caused him to hunt the Instruments of the First Will
Berg’s role in the death of Juno
What happened when Berg confronted Layla Hassan
My thoughts on Berg’s role in the series as a whole
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We were first introduced to the assassin of King Xerxes I of Persia in Assassin’s Creed 2 as a legend who first used the hidden blade. In this podcast we will talk about the man that history knows as Darius.
In this episode, you’ll find out
Darius’ birth name
Why and how he assassinated Xerxes I of Persia
Where he fled to after the assassination
Who his known descendants are
What his lasting legacy is
What we thought we knew of his life before he appeared
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We are finally here at episode 100! We're celebrating by having a sneak peak at our upcoming 2-year anniversary Assassin's Creed themed D&D game. Not only will you meet the players in this episode, but you'll see just how their characters get swept up in a centuries-long secret war.
Here's where to find the players online:
- Kate through Linktree
- Declan on Twitter
- Jarrett on Twitter
- Louise on Twitter
- Jamey through Linktree
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Music by: Joseph McDade
Within the modern day segments of the Assassin’s Creed video games, we don't get a lot of time with the Templars. But one member of the Order that stands out is Juhani Otso Berg, making him an important character in the series. Once you see there’s more to his side of the story and how it’s presented in the Assassin’s Creed comics, his story comes to life.
In this episode, you’ll find out
When Otso Berg was born
How many times he was in an animus
How he joined the Templars
The mission that caused his facial scarring
His thoughts on what the Assassins really want
How he came to run Sigma Team
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Music by: Joseph McDade
Two Apples of Eden were within the vicinity when the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while traveling through Dallas, Texas. Was this a coincidence?
In this episode, you’ll find out
The Apples of Eden present during the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
What their powers were
Where we see them within the series
The history of those Apples
Important wielders of the Apples.
If I’d like to see them in the series again
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One of the characters that we know the most about within Assassin’s Creed is Ezio Auditore da Firenze. But we don't know a lot about his family. One of the ones that we do know the most about is his sister Claudia who I think deserves even more time in the spotlight.
In this episode, you’ll find out
What Claudia did professionally
If she actually became an Assassin
What she did during her time in Rome
Her reaction to Ezio’s marriage
Her known marriages and children
Claudia’s reactions on Ezio’s children
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