Back in 2010, the man behind "Assassin's Creed" left Ubisoft in order to form his own studio within THQ. Recently, Patrice Désilets is unveiled the very first footage of his latest project dubbed "1666 Amsterdam."

"1666 Amsterdam" was recently the topic of a hotly contested debate when Ubisoft officially handed the rights to Désilets following a rough and lengthy legal dispute which arose when the "Assassin's Creed" creative director was unceremoniously terminated.

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Some early in-game footage was posted on video-sharing website YouTube, courtesy of Necrosoft Games' Brandon Sheffield who claims that the video was captured during the 2016 Reboot Develop Conference held in Croatia where Désilets was invited to be a speaker. Footage is nearly five minutes long, and unlike most teaser videos nowadays, it is not the best in terms of quality.

Regardless of the video quality, the footage was meet with rather interesting mix of reactions. The footage itself gives gamers the idea of what "1666 Amsterdam" looks like a couple of years ago when it was still in its development stage intended for last-generation consoles.

In a statement acquired by PlayStation Lifestyle, Sheffield said, "The game's them is 'be worse that the devil,' which is why the protagonist can control animals traditionally associated with black magic. This footage shows a real player running through the game in-engine."

Based on the video, players can control animals such as black cats and crows.

Ubisoft acquired the intellectual rights for "1666 Amsterdam" back in 2013 from the then ill-fated THQ. Although Désilets came with the property, he was fired soon after the sale of THQ. Désilets then sued Ubisoft over the rights for "1666 Amsterdam," and after nearly three years, he finally regained the rights to the game which he won earlier this month.

According to Kotaku, Désilets is currently working on his latest project dubbed "Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey." The project is in development under the guiding hands of his very own studio, Panache Digital Games.

Although Désilets did regain the rights to "1666 Amsterdam," due to his current work in progress, he has yet to establish a specific timeline regarding his plans to continue working on the project.