Is this... a video ga?
It felt more like watching a thrilling movie.
And yet, this was the sa kind of video ga as Candy Fun Match.
The contrast between the two felt like they didn't even belong to the sa world.
It was like comparing a childish cartoon ant for kids with a high-budget political drama ant for adults.
The Crusades setting was the thing that intrigued Davidson the most.
At the end of the trailer, there were more recomnded videos.
...
...
These were gaplay demos of the new ga.
Instinctively, he clicked into one of them.
Once again, it featured the man in white robes and a hood.
He walked into a city alongside a group of monks.
Even when facing heavily ard soldiers, he remained calm and composed.
Soon, the protagonist identified a target.
To Davidson's surprise, the na was familiar.
After thinking for a bit, he rembered—it was indeed a real historical figure suspected to have been assassinated during the Crusades.
This ga had made it official: that person was assassinated.
Of course, real history isn't changed just because of a ga. It's like alternate history in movies.
Davidson didn't care if the ga's story was true or not. It was that mix of fact and fiction that gave him a brand-new feeling.
He wanted to play this ga.
In the demo, he saw how the player could freely explore the world of the 11th century.
The architecture, the attention to detail—it all deeply impressed Davidson, who already had a strong interest in history.
That beca his biggest reason for wanting to play the ga himself.
He closed the video and started looking for more info about Assassin's Creed.
Soon, he learned that to play the ga, he'd need either a PC for the digital version or a GSX console along with a physical ga card.
When he checked the price of the ga and the console, he barely hesitated.
Buy it!
He was already spending over $100 a month on Candy Fun Match.
The GSX console was only $399—a great deal.
Sure, he could use a PC, but his ho computer was old and probably not powerful enough. He rembered reading how PC gas often needed strong hardware.
So buying a console seed like the easier choice.
He imdiately searched online for where to buy the GSX console.
Online shopping was very convenient now. Once he saw he could order online, he paid right away.
He bought the console and pre-ordered Assassin's Creed.
The console would be shipped first, and the ga would arrive on launch day.
Assassin's Creed was set to release in early February 2009—just a short wait.
After work that day, Davidson went ho, looked through his bookshelf for books about the Crusades, and continued researching the ga online. He suddenly felt like he was beginning an exciting new journey.
But... after buying the ga, he realized how painful it was to wait.
The more he wanted to play, the more impatient he beca.
It was already late January. The ga would launch in less than ten days, but every day felt like forever.
During that ti, he stumbled upon the official Gastar Electronic Entertainnt forum. He saw people already talking about Assassin's Creed and decided to join in.
He read several comnts he totally agreed with:
"If I don't get to play Assassin's Creed soon, I'm gonna die!"
"Why isn't this ga out yet?!"
Davidson felt the sa. He could barely wait a single day.
To distract himself, he started sharing stories about the Crusades on social dia.
It helped pass the ti, and his posts about Crusader history received quite a bit of praise. That encouraged him to keep sharing.
He was surprised to see how many people who had never been interested in history were now getting into it—thanks to Assassin's Creed.
This made Davidson rethink his assumptions.
He used to think video gas were just entertainnt, maybe sothing to exercise the brain and prevent dentia in old age.
But now, it seed gas were expanding people's interests.
People who never cared about history were now learning it willingly.
Sure, there was the risk of people misunderstanding history because of the ga. People are naturally influenced by what they see first, and so might start thinking Assassin's Creed represents real history.
But that wasn't a big problem. Sparking interest in history was already a huge achievent. People's understanding could be corrected later—getting them interested in the first place was the hard part.
As soone familiar with history, Davidson quickly gained a bit of fa on the official forum.
In real life, he was just an ordinary warehouse manager.
But online, for the first ti, he felt respected.
Before, even if he put effort into writing about the Crusades, barely anyone would read it.
Now, things were different—and that was a pleasant surprise.
And just like that, while he was still sharing stories, Assassin's Creed finally launched.
It beca the world's first true open-world industrial-scale sandbox ga.
Features like clearing enemy outposts, unlocking the map, collecting items, and having tons of side quests were all fully realized in this ga.
Later generations might get tired of that formula, but for people in this world, it was sothing completely new.
It would probably take years before they got tired of it.
On launch day, Davidson couldn't wait any longer.
Even though he had a physical copy on the way, he bought the digital version of Assassin's Creed through the GSX network.
The digital version let him play imdiately.
He didn't want to wait—not even a little longer.
He wanted to play right now.
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