silver_wolf
08-04-09, 01:22
Alright, the new teaser sight for AC2 has really gotten me into the spirit of looking for hidden clues and meanings. Knowing Ubisoft and the detail they put into everything, I'm confident that if something seems significant, it is. Here's what we can get from the site so far.
The Artifacts
Starting with the first one given on the main page, there are 5 different "artifacts" that, when placed in front of a web cam, reveal 3D images relating to the new game. Each artifact has a name that seems to be gibberish, but is in fact code. Replace each letter with the one that precedes it in the alphabet and it forms a word. The words are, in order; Death, Hero, Upgrade, Anatomy, Fly. Each 3D image is related in some way to its name: "Death" is the hidden wrist blade, "Hero" is the back of a new assassin, "Upgrade" is a modified drawing of Da Vinci's Vitruvian man wearing two wrist blades. Also, the artifact names when run together may form a sort of sentence: [The] Death Hero [assassin] Upgrade Anatomy Fly [to fly]. This would explain why Da Vinci's wing design is featured so significantly in the video.
Each artifact has a basic similarity: A white circle in a black box. The Hero and Upgrade artifacts were not given, they were figured out by creating variations of the first Death artifact.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/untitled2.jpg
The Death Artifact
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/2mqnvop.gif
The Hero Artifact
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/vqhsbef.jpg
The Upgrade Artifact
As you can see, each artifact features a central point in the form of a dot or hexagon, with lines eminating from it. The central point is probably related to how each 3D image can be rotated by turning the paper. So far only the Death, Hero and Upgrade artifacts have been figured out, but the last two can probably be done in the same way.
Another note; the artifacts are referred to as fragments and seem to build upon each other. This suggests that if all 5 are overlayed they might reveal something.
[U]The Vitruvian Man
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/untitled-13.jpg
For those of you unfamiliar with Da Vinci's Vitruvian man, it is a drawing of perfectly balanced anatomy. It is basically what you see above, except that picture has several differences.
First of all, the man had been "neutered". It could simply be PC-ness, or it could mean the protagonist is female. I think this was rumored earlier on.
On the man's left (your right) hand is the assassin's wrist blade. Nothing too mysterious here, except that in the 3D image for the Upgrade artifact the man has a blade on each wrist.
On the man's other arm is what looks like a gauntlet. There appears to be something on top of the gauntlet, a blade or something, but it could be nothing.
Above the man's head is an odd symbol. It looks a bit like an astrology symbol, but I think it also resembles a grail symbol. As in the Holy Grail. I'm pretty sure this was mentioned in the first AC. Could be that we go looking for the Grail in AC2.
Finally there is the sketch of Da Vinci's wing. Flight has always been a theme in AC, what with Altair and the falcon and what not. It seems that we may get to use a glider in AC2.
So what do you think?
The Artifacts
Starting with the first one given on the main page, there are 5 different "artifacts" that, when placed in front of a web cam, reveal 3D images relating to the new game. Each artifact has a name that seems to be gibberish, but is in fact code. Replace each letter with the one that precedes it in the alphabet and it forms a word. The words are, in order; Death, Hero, Upgrade, Anatomy, Fly. Each 3D image is related in some way to its name: "Death" is the hidden wrist blade, "Hero" is the back of a new assassin, "Upgrade" is a modified drawing of Da Vinci's Vitruvian man wearing two wrist blades. Also, the artifact names when run together may form a sort of sentence: [The] Death Hero [assassin] Upgrade Anatomy Fly [to fly]. This would explain why Da Vinci's wing design is featured so significantly in the video.
Each artifact has a basic similarity: A white circle in a black box. The Hero and Upgrade artifacts were not given, they were figured out by creating variations of the first Death artifact.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/untitled2.jpg
The Death Artifact
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/2mqnvop.gif
The Hero Artifact
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/vqhsbef.jpg
The Upgrade Artifact
As you can see, each artifact features a central point in the form of a dot or hexagon, with lines eminating from it. The central point is probably related to how each 3D image can be rotated by turning the paper. So far only the Death, Hero and Upgrade artifacts have been figured out, but the last two can probably be done in the same way.
Another note; the artifacts are referred to as fragments and seem to build upon each other. This suggests that if all 5 are overlayed they might reveal something.
[U]The Vitruvian Man
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/cjvelg/untitled-13.jpg
For those of you unfamiliar with Da Vinci's Vitruvian man, it is a drawing of perfectly balanced anatomy. It is basically what you see above, except that picture has several differences.
First of all, the man had been "neutered". It could simply be PC-ness, or it could mean the protagonist is female. I think this was rumored earlier on.
On the man's left (your right) hand is the assassin's wrist blade. Nothing too mysterious here, except that in the 3D image for the Upgrade artifact the man has a blade on each wrist.
On the man's other arm is what looks like a gauntlet. There appears to be something on top of the gauntlet, a blade or something, but it could be nothing.
Above the man's head is an odd symbol. It looks a bit like an astrology symbol, but I think it also resembles a grail symbol. As in the Holy Grail. I'm pretty sure this was mentioned in the first AC. Could be that we go looking for the Grail in AC2.
Finally there is the sketch of Da Vinci's wing. Flight has always been a theme in AC, what with Altair and the falcon and what not. It seems that we may get to use a glider in AC2.
So what do you think?