[ASSASSIN] ⇔ Aveline De Grandpre

WP: Who has the honor to speak with us? State your name, rank and occupation!
JM: I'm Jill Murray, and I'm a scriptwriter on Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.

WP: How did the story for Liberation come about? Was it developed separately from Assassin's Creed III? Was it developed in sync? Where in the planning phase did they come in and say, "We need a story to drive this portable game"?
JM: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation was developed in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was developed independently. We have a small support team in Montreal [Quebec, Canada], including two script writers and some other story roles, so we're in touch with the writers of Assassin's Creed III so we could make sure that everything stays coherent within the brand. The games are related and yet they're independent. This game is entirely its own story, and it was planned that way from the beginning.

Next week, Ubisoft is doubling down with the simultaneous release of Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, a PlayStation Vita-exclusive spinoff set in pre-revolutionary New Orleans featuring a black woman of French descent in the leading role. Her name is Aveline de Grandpre, and if you care about in diversity in video games, you might want to pay attention.

Dork Shelf spoke with Liberation scriptwriter Jill Murray during last week’s Assassin’s Creed III launch party in Toronto, discussing Aveline and the Vita game’s historical roots.

Join Andrea Rene as she takes a look at Assassin's Creed: Liberation, and interviews Jill Murray of Ubisoft!