Assassin's Creed 3

[Spike88]

I know most of you hate Ubisoft for destroying SH, and other older titles, and for their Draconian DRM, so don't bother inputting your input on these matters.

Anyways, screenshots of AC3 were leaked and the setting is the Revolutionary war. Now if you haven't played AC, the whole premise is that Knights of Templar(aka Templars) are the bad guys who are trying to take over the world, and have been since the crusades. They're trying to get their hands on artifacts that do amazing things. Now from my understanding the Freemason's and the Templar's are connected in the real world. Which brings up an interesting question. If George Washington is a freemason, wouldn't that make him a bad guy.



They did make George W Bush a bad guy in the series. http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/George_W._Bush

[Falkirion]

Having just finished Revelations recently I'm a bit over AC at the moment. I feel like the series could use a rest so they could innovate a bit more on the gameplay side. Story wise I'm interested to see how they tie where ACR left off and AC3 begin.

Could use a bit more Desmond too. I feel like we barely know him despite playing through hours and hours of his ancestors lives. But I reckon I'm holding my breath there since I believe Ubi have stated they'll never base an AC on a Desmond story.

[Spike88]

I thought I heard there would be a Desmond game.


I'm still in Brotherhood because I'm always one game behind(didn't finish AC2 until Brotherhood, and I haven't finished Brotherhood and Revelations is out). But I have a feeling that a new character and a new time period will hopefully have different gameplay.

I'm interested in seeing how they handle the actual Revolutionary War, and enemies mostly using muskets(melee combat with musket using enemies)
On top of that I'm interested to see how free-running will play out in smaller towns, and in the forests.

A reveal trailer should be out tonight.

[Arclight]

Team America: Assassin’s Creed 3 Revealed, Properly

[ajrimmer42]

presumably tree climbing will feature heavily, could be interesting. Only thing that's putting me off is that there will most likely be a heavy emphasis on killing Brits

EDIT Having said that:

Details revealed include:

The game is set during the American Revolution between 1753 and 1783

Assassin is born of white English father and Native American mother

The Assassin's name is Connor, or Ratohnhaké:ton in native Mohawk tongue

The story focuses on his belonging to neither culture

He takes no sides, and will go after both Americans and British

Both sides portrayed objectively, but Connor chooses to act against tyranny after a family murder

Will be involved in major events of the Revolution (Saratoga, Bunker Hill listed amongst many) but it is his story, not a copy of a story like the movie The Patriot

Key characters will come into play: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Lee and many more

Economy, money, property all overhauled but still under wraps
Den defense from Revelations will not return

Multiplayer will be included but no further information was provided

Aim is to create a next-gen game on current gen

Uses completely overhauled new version of the Anvil Engine

Game has been in production since Assassin's Creed II

Seasons occur, with every place having both a normal and winter version

Combat system completely overhauled, much more fluid

Big focus on offensive style combat due to addition of firearms. Removal of 'target lock' system to prevent 'turtling' tactic.

Climbing trees and traversing a wide area outside of Boston called 'The Frontier' will be a key aspect of the game.

The area of 'The Frontier' is 1.5 times the size of Rome in Brotherhood

'The Frontier' will not be an empty space like the wilderness of Assassin's Creed 1, but will include around a third of quests and gameplay.

Hunting mechanic exists, can skin animals and make money a la Red Dead Redemption

Flintlock weapons appear

Connor can dual wield a hatchet and a knife

Massive battles of 1000+ enemies now possible

Will contain settlements occupied by Americans, British, Mohawk

Big goal is to allow the player to traverse restricted areas without the entire game mechanic causing enemies to get angry

Not sure where that info is from or how accurate it is, I just got it off someone's post on another forum (http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...0#post36601600)

[Spike88]

If those details are correct, the game is shaping up nicely. I really hope they've been working on it(full speed) since AC2, as this means we'll get a proper sequel(would make sense, ubisoft is large enough to have several teams working on things).

The trailer is nice. Although I did notice one thing, his outfit is no longer White with red highlights, but rather white and blue, which makes me believe he'll be more likely to favor the Americans(although George Washington had the Piece of Eden at one point, so that could still make him a bad guy). Eitherway, I want it.


I should be getting my new Game Informer with details sometime soon.

I hope I can re-enact this scene:



Also, has anyone here played AC: Revelations? If so is it as good as Brotherhood?

[Spike88]

There is a building across the street from Miami International Mall. On top of this building is this:



We're all going to die!

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Spike88

There is a building across the street from Miami International Mall. On top of this building is this:



We're all going to die!

Not all of us, most of us will be enslaved.

We should just hope they do not have the apple.

[Spike88]

The company who owns that building is the Adler Group, here is their website: http://www.adlergroup.com/

Fun fact, Abstergo was founded in 1937 in the AC universe, Adler Group was founded 1957.

[Spike88]

Translation from a Russian game site thing:

-Hidden blade rotates now he is not fixed and can be used as a dagger.
-In the inventory of the hero will lasso, but it is unknown how it will be used.
-When Connor is sneaking through the tall grass or bushes, it automatically steals.
-We can safely be used as a means of moving timber rafting and jump from one timber to another.
-Confirmed by sliding under obstacles and hiding behind barricades.
-No painkillers or drugs will not be in the game. This should spur the players to constant attacks, instead of endless battle to regenerate health using the same drugs.
-Ubisoft once again stresses that Connor will not support the Americans or the British in full.

-City: There will be an opportunity to climb the tower and the house, but because of the lack of any significant historical sites in a given period of time, the study of the city in this respect is somewhat limited as compared with the previous games of the series. Instead, the player will be able to go into most homes and all their research, which will also help to hide from the guards.

-The city lives its own life, so Connor needs to interact with him to the maximum. For example, to avoid detection, he would be able to stand and repeat the movement of street artists, while not posing.
-Citizens have become more alive, each with its own character and behavior, which gives more options for their reactions to what is happening, etc.
-Animals in the game carries many dangers.
-The soldiers, drummers will be able to tell the other soldiers about the dangers, so it is advisable to remove them in the first place.
-On you can attack like a pack of wolves, and an angry bear.

-Weather: The snow will slow down your movement, the movement of enemies and animals, and fog - to reduce the distance of the review, the wind is now able to operate on certain objects, and the ice will give you access to inaccessible areas.

-Part of the mission will take place at the frontier.
-We will visit the cities such as Lexington and Concord.
-The game has a hidden relic (which most likely will have to collect).
-Some animals can hunt down, sneak up on them or make their marks in the trap.
-If you join a hunting club, you will unlock new areas and side quests.
-Present "caravans", which can attack either openly or secretly, to get the enemy equipment.
-Little is known about Desmond, but his role is now much more important than ever before.
-The system clock back 100%, but for hundreds of treasured not have to replay the entire mission again. Now, during the tasks using the control points, which are supposed



Also this thing will be in the game:


Which makes me think of Scorpion.

[Arclight]

Talkin’ Bout Assassin’s Creed III’s Revolution

Must admit I'm interested. Played 1 and 2, skipped the spin-offs. Largely because of Ubi keeping on insisting on their ridiculous DRM solution, but they've been somewhat backpedaling on that recently... wonder what they'll stick this one with.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Must admit I'm interested. Played 1 and 2, skipped the spin-offs. Largely because of Ubi keeping on insisting on their ridiculous DRM solution, but they've been somewhat backpedaling on that recently... wonder what they'll stick this one with.

The spin-offs were fairly good. You can tell Revelations needs more polish(but they did churn it out in only a year, while adding major changes). Revelations also doesn't work properly with wireless controllers and some wired controllers on the PC. Revelations is kind of short(I've put 12ish hours into it and I'm 70% done with the game, just need a few more hours to round it out), and the finale armors and best weapons are a bit easy to get(unlike AC:B and AC:II where they are locked into the story) but if you can find it for cheap, it's worth it(I spent $30 for mine via Amazon).


Anyways news time:
50 things you should know about AC:III
http://kotaku.com/5896386/50-things-...ium=socialflow




http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/assassins-c...1221571p1.html

Free-running takes on a new meaning once you move outside of the cities. Snow slows down Connor's ground movement speed during the winter months. Trees and cliff faces can be scaled. Animals can be tracked, hunted or trapped, and skinned. This sort of activity won't be a core part of the story, but it does feed into that historical tourist aspect that Hutchinson spoke of.

Tracking is a big part of hunting, and trapping and baiting as well. The act of picking up on the movements of animals in the world -- there are more than 30 species of land and air creatures -- fits in as part of the Assassin's Creed Eagle Vision mechanic. "You can switch it on and see animal tracks, you can see scratch marks on trees, you can see dung...that sort of stuff," Hutchinson revealed. "By analyzing those, you can get clues as to where they might be and slowly fill out your hunting map."

The manner in which you hunt makes a difference as well. Killing a bear with buckshot will render the skin of the beast unusable, since it'll be filled with holes. The tools you'll use to make your catch determine what you end up with, though it's not clear yet what use materials collected from hunted animals will have in the game.

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/6...of-revolution/
I hope the hunting of animals isn't an obvious "hand-holding" experience.


All in all, I'm really anticipating III, supposedly they're done, or nearly done with the game, and will spend the next 7 months polishing it so that we get AC3.5 on release.

[Spike88]

Image from the Game Informer issue.

[Spike88]

http://www.gamersclub.ro/screenshot/...ins-creed-iii/
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