Visions of the Past

This year we've seen the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage along with the novels Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One and I thought it was time to talk about these three Assassin's Creed Projects. Thank you Aconyte Books and NetGalley for early access to Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage...

In this episode, thanks to the release of Assassin's Creed: The Golden City by Jaleigh Johnson, we explore the fascinating world of the Varangian Guard, an elite group of Scandinavian and Eastern European warriors who served as bodyguards for the Byzantine emperors from the 10th to the 14th centuries. We dive into the history of the Varangian Guard and their significant impact on the Byzantine...

This week Visions of the Past celebrated it's third anniversary and as we look forward to what the new year brings I thought what better thing to do than to bring in a few friends and expand on the game we played last year with a new adventure, this time during the War of the Roses. In this episode, you’ll find out What Kat Devlin has been up to Meet Johnathan Woods Why are we looking back to the...

Here we are almost to the end of the year and we have seen so many Anniversaries within the series, so I thought what better to do than invite Louise Chase on to talk about the series and our favorite moments. In this episode, you’ll find out When each major Assassin's Creed title released Louise's feelings on Winston Churchill Why we love Yusuf Tazim The importance of The Last Archive DLC Find Lo...

It has been a month since we saw the Assassin’s Creed Showcase and learned what games are in the future for Assassin’s Creed. But what does this mean for the history of the series and its lore? In this episode, you’ll find out What we know of Evior’s Last Chapter The setting of Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade and its history A possible setting of Assassin’s Creed Codename Red and its known lore My...

It has been almost a month since we have spoken about the Magus Conspiracy and today what better thing to do than to talk about a pivotal moment in the history of Assassin’s Creed. That moment being what is known only as The Great Purge. In this episode, you’ll find out How the Great Purge came about Who participated in the Great Purge When the Great Purge took place How the Assassins operate afte...

Guess whos back? It's been 8 months since our last episode so I thought what better way to rebreak the ice than to talk about some historic events that are presented in the new Assassins' Creed novel The Magus Conspiracy by Kate Heartfield. In this episode, you’ll find out What's going on with the podcast and what's in store for the future of Visions of the Past What the Great Exhibition of the Wo...

After Chords got shot last week we start this week with the subsequent battle, but does the group make it through to actually find the artifact they're looking for? Will the Servant keep her word to the group when they get out of the machine? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitt...

This week we continue our 2 year anniversary after finally getting within the city of Jerusalem. After last week's confrontation the party really wants some wine but will they get what they want on their way to finding the Artifact? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to...

Last week the party finally got together within the simulation and started moving to the city of Jerusalem. Today they've finally made it to the New Gate but things just don't go right the question is how do they handle being invaders on foreign soil? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise...

Last week we spoke to each player and created the ancestors to their modern day characters. Today those characters come to the forefront as we start to see just what the modern day characters do with free rain during the Siege of Jerusalem. Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter...

Back on Episode 100 we sat down and met some people who were thrown together in a coffee shop not knowing why. Today we sit with the players behind those people and learn about the ancestors that these people had back in 1099 that were present during the Siege of Jerusalem. Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate th...

Last time we spoke about Juhani Otso Berg, he was a member of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. His story doesn't end there though. He accomplished much more in his life and today we are going to discuss the years following his interaction with Simon Hathaway In this episode, you’ll find out The real world meaning of Otso Berg’s name Why he took the title of Black Cross What caused him to hu...

We were first introduced to the assassin of King Xerxes I of Persia in Assassin’s Creed 2 as a legend who first used the hidden blade. In this podcast we will talk about the man that history knows as Darius. In this episode, you’ll find out Darius’ birth name Why and how he assassinated Xerxes I of Persia Where he fled to after the assassination Who his known descendants are What his lasting legac...

We are finally here at episode 100! We're celebrating by having a sneak peak at our upcoming 2-year anniversary Assassin's Creed themed D&D game. Not only will you meet the players in this episode, but you'll see just how their characters get swept up in a centuries-long secret war. Here's where to find the players online: - Kate through Linktree   - Declan on Twitter - Jarrett on Twitter...

Within the modern day segments of the Assassin’s Creed video games, we don't get a lot of time with the Templars. But one member of the Order that stands out is Juhani Otso Berg, making him an important character in the series. Once you see there’s more to his side of the story and how it’s presented in the Assassin’s Creed comics, his story comes to life. In this episode, you’ll find out When Ots...

Two Apples of Eden were within the vicinity when the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while traveling through Dallas, Texas. Was this a coincidence? In this episode, you’ll find out The Apples of Eden present during the Assassination of John F. Kennedy What their powers were Where we see them within the series The history of those Apples Impor...

One of the characters that we know the most about within Assassin’s Creed is Ezio Auditore da Firenze. But we don't know a lot about his family. One of the ones that we do know the most about is his sister Claudia who I think deserves even more time in the spotlight. In this episode, you’ll find out What Claudia did professionally If she actually became an Assassin What she did during her time in...

One of the most interesting things about Assassin’s Creed is the what if. What would have happened if something didn’t happen the way that we know that it did. Today we are going to sit with White Wolf Whispers and talk about something that could have happened but didn’t. What if Edward kept his promise to Caroline? In this episode, you’ll find out What kind of man Edward’s father in law was What...

Within Assassins Creed, we don’t always get a lot of information about the characters we discover. One of those characters is Susan Drayton, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t important to the lore. So let's take a look at her life and see what there is to talk about. In this episode, you’ll find out How she became an Assassin How she met Gavin Banks If she was able to be a field agent How many place...

The Isu Memory Disks are an interesting device. We see them so infrequently in the series that the history of the device is not that fleshed out. But today, we’re going to take a look and see what we do know about them. In this episode, you’ll find out Where Altair found the Memory Disks he used What memories Altair imprinted on them Who found Altair’s Memory Disks How many Abstergo thinks there a...

Last week, we spoke briefly about a man by the name of Perotto Calderon when talking about the consequences of breaking the Assassin’s Creed. Now we’re going more in depth with the character — let’s discover all about his life along with everything he did In this episode, you’ll find out Why Perotto broke the Creed What Perotto did when he wasn’t assassinating targets Who Perotto fell in love with...

The Assassin’s Creed is present through the series and consists of its general maxim and three tenets. It’s present in the series often, but have you ever thought about what it means? Today, we are going to take a look at that Creed and what it means to the Assassins. In this episode, you’ll find out The philosophy of the Assassin’s Creed The core tenants of the Assassin’s Creed How their is Irony...

Sometimes it’s fun to take a look at what era’s could work well in a main Assassin’s Creed game or part of Assassin’s Creed Infinity. Today, we take a look at Alexander the Great and how his empire could fit into a new game and how he already fits into the series lore. I can’t do this alone, and I’m excited to have a special guest Rino, founder of The Codex. In this episode, you’ll find out Alexan...

Within Assassin’s Creed Rogue, there is one female Assassin. Her name is Hope Jensen and she led an interesting life. Today we are going to take a look at this character and see what she did within her life. In this episode, you’ll find out Where we find Hope in the series The significance of Hope’s name How she was inducted into the Brotherhood of Assassins How she happened to meet Benjamin Frank...