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Assassin's Creed: Unity
by Oliver Bowden
[Before playing the game and reading this book, I had some vague concepts about what the French Revolution was: mainly the beheading, the burning of the Bastille and the Man in the Iron Mask.]
The story is told mainly from Elise's journal entries with a few insets from Arno's journals. Elise begins her story with a destination of "how the other shoe falls." She begins her life as the daughter of an aristocrat but notices unlike the other ladies of the court, Madame De La Serre doesn't concede to anyone and seems to be more aware. Elise learns at the age of 8 or 9 that she is going to be the successor to the title of Grand Templar Master of France - and the rest of her life is shaped to that purpose. Arno is adopted by the De La Serre family when his father is murdered and Elise's father plans to bring Arno into the Templar fold.
Later in their lives, Arno and Elise reconnect : Arno had been accused of murdering Elise's father and Elise chose not to forgive him for his negligence that she felt allowed it to happen. Arno's induction to the Assassin Order does cause a few problems for their relationship, but they do find mutual cause: avenge the murder of Monsieur De La Serre. [The game follows Arno's completion on this cause.] Elise also has to deal with the changing atmosphere of Paris and Versailles (since she is viewed as an aristocrat,) as well as attempting to stop the coup within her own Order.
Overall, I feel like it fleshed out Elise's motivations and expanded on Arno's own misconceptions about her actions. It incorporates the theme of revenge, but doesn't suggest that it is a means to an end. Definitely recommended for anyone who's into the French Revolution, journal like writing or Assassin's Creed. Bowden has definitely crafted a great one with this.
The story is told mainly from Elise's journal entries with a few insets from Arno's journals. Elise begins her story with a destination of "how the other shoe falls." She begins her life as the daughter of an aristocrat but notices unlike the other ladies of the court, Madame De La Serre doesn't concede to anyone and seems to be more aware. Elise learns at the age of 8 or 9 that she is going to be the successor to the title of Grand Templar Master of France - and the rest of her life is shaped to that purpose. Arno is adopted by the De La Serre family when his father is murdered and Elise's father plans to bring Arno into the Templar fold.
Later in their lives, Arno and Elise reconnect : Arno had been accused of murdering Elise's father and Elise chose not to forgive him for his negligence that she felt allowed it to happen. Arno's induction to the Assassin Order does cause a few problems for their relationship, but they do find mutual cause: avenge the murder of Monsieur De La Serre. [The game follows Arno's completion on this cause.] Elise also has to deal with the changing atmosphere of Paris and Versailles (since she is viewed as an aristocrat,) as well as attempting to stop the coup within her own Order.
Overall, I feel like it fleshed out Elise's motivations and expanded on Arno's own misconceptions about her actions. It incorporates the theme of revenge, but doesn't suggest that it is a means to an end. Definitely recommended for anyone who's into the French Revolution, journal like writing or Assassin's Creed. Bowden has definitely crafted a great one with this.