Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced might be stealing some of the hype at the moment, but Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe is still slated to be the next truly new AC experience. While leaks have previously revealed some exciting ideas in play for Hexe, the latest one is proving to be divisive so far.
To recap, previous leaks have suggested that Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe will explore the witch trails in the Holy Roman Empire, diving into a darker, horror-themed take on the series. That tonal shift was allegedly set to be accompanied by some new magical elements, but the latter prerogative may no longer be the case.
According to Ubisoft leaker j0nathan on X, Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe has jettisoned anything "magical" that was previously in the game. J0nathan cites the ability to control a cat as a previously planned feature that has now been removed from Hexe. The feature may not be gone forever — in a follow-up tweet, j0nathan notes that a return is not "impossible" if development speeds up — but cutting the cat could help with development focus.
This pivot is reportedly the work of Jean Guesdon, the new Head...
