Assassins Creed 3
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Saw this up and got pretty pumped. AC finally moving out of the Rennasaince. Next stop the American Revolution. Looks like some patriot action going on with that hatchett
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx
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Plenty of European powers were sending military advisers and money to the rebels so it's a good reason for the assassin's guild to send a rep over and take out some key people.
Anyway, looking forward to this one. I don't think I've ever played any game set in colonial America, should be fun to see.
That being said, I've loved all the Assassin's Creed games to date so I'll reserve making judgments against it until I actually see more of it in action, but I'll probably wait for it to drop down to $30 or so like I did with Revelations.
Also, am I the only one who finds that the Game Informer cover looks a LOT like Skyrim's style? It's one of the reasons I thought it was fake at first.
In what way is it the safe choice? If anything, you showed it is anything but in your very next sentence! ;P
Very curious to see if we'll be scaling trees/cliffs/waterfalls to pounce down on our prey >:D
I also see it as highly likely that they are going to portray some of the Founding Fathers as Assassins, in opposition to Templar-influenced European powers... specifically King George.
They had more then log cabins in late 17th century America, and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the first time the series has come to North America? I for one really look forward to this. Go watch The Patriot and tell me this game wont kick ass in this setting. Loving the colonial / native clothing fusion.
I don't like to assume that the entirety of gamers enjoy and purchase games in the same manner I do. Just because I'll be waiting doesn't mean everyone else will, I think a lot of people will see that American flag behind our new protagonist and think "Fuck yeah, boyiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeee!" and pick it up because they see that + a tomahawk.
Though I'll admit, I do look forward to not being old. I really enjoyed Brotherhood (and am in the process of enjoying Revelations), but being old was kinda weird while still pulling off such crazy stunts.
I look forward to seeing some screenshots, will be interesting to see what kind of scenarios we can expect from such a different change in scenery.
Why a Colonial Assassins Creed Makes Complete Sense (and Sounds Awesome)
I love where they're going and in reality it really does make sense.
But what the heck, i'm sure i will be buying this... i have all the collection!
Revolutionary Russia was what I was hoping for. It's a setting ideal for Assassins Creed with a lot of ruthless politics and indeed no small number of assassinations, and environments with some interesting and unique architecture to traverse. And it's not somewhere we've really ever seen in games before, besides perhaps as an incidental setting to an FPS level.
Victorian London however, That would be awesome for the design and environments alone.
I'm hoping if they continue doing yearly releases they end up visiting the French Revolution which takes place not long after the American Revolution. They would be stupid if they didn't do that.
Yeah this was one of the options in the questionnaire that went around and it sounded awesome, ancient Moscow would be beautiful from an artists point of view.
Nearly two games per year, one in the main series (Creed, Creed 2, Brotherhood, Revelations), and one "spinoff" too (Chronicles, Bloodlines, Discovery). There's also Legacy and Rearmed (facebook / iOS).
What game has used the American Revolution as a setting before?
I think Revolutionary Russia is a great idea as well, but I don't see how this has been done before.
Ah, you make me wanna go back and watch that again now.
I've got an image of that butcher guy stuck in my head. God that character was awesome.
As for this game...mmmmmeeeh, seems kind of neat but at the same time, I liked the holy theme of the AC games, now it just seems like marketing has really taken over and ezio (i know its not ezio but for the sake of not saying "the AC guy") is becoming some sort of American hero.
Just seems like one of those stories that just comes back to america being the center of the world.
Maybe they have a good story reason, maybe they don't, just smells fishy to me. Especially seeing as there are many, more relevant settings they could have chosen for an assassination based game.
Look verrrrry carefully.
There are feathers, moccasins, and beadwork armbands and a ponybead necklace at play in his dress, along with the tomahawk and bow.
Great-grandson (or whatever) of Ezio here... is at least part Native American.
For everyone hemming and hawwing that this is just going to be a cheap way to Americanify the main character, I think a lot of you are going to be surprised at your sudden introduction to the cultures, languages, and histories of the Northeastern and Great Lakes tribes of the Revolutionary War period.
Can't tell from the few details in the picture, but I'm thinking probably Huron, Mohegan, Mohawk, or some of the other East Coast Algonquin tribes. Depending on how late in the Revolutionary war they want to depict, there might be tribes from as far west as the Great Lakes - Sauk, Fox, Menominee, maybe a few others.
Just be glad you guys all get your crash course via video game like this, instead of the way I did when I started dating one. :poly136:
Do you really know any gamer who is like that? That seems like an exaggerated stereotype to me - I've been playing video games for almost 30 years and I've never heard of anyone dropping $60 on a video game just because it's set in America or has a flag on the cover. If anything, I would say the American gamers I know tend to be more iconoclastic and rebellious than the average person, and not real impressed with gung-ho patriot types. But I'm getting old, so maybe younger gamers are that way and I don't see it.
I will add that AC3 is being made by a studio largely staffed by French-Canadians, so I doubt there's any sort of "America, Fuck Yeah!" vibe influencing the game's development. Really, I'd love it if the Americans are revealed to be the Templars in this game, that would be a great twist
It smells fishy to you that a game studio in Montreal, Canada has opted to set a game in colonial America? Is it because the vaguely secessionist, French-speaking Quebecois are such well-known lovers of the United States and Great Britain? That must be it.
The game is set during a war, and in the midst of the most significant shift of world power in the late second millenium. Considering the series' plot revolves around secret societies and world domination, this time period strikes me as completely relevant for an assassination game.
I can tell you're American
I've never seen a repeat of assets in an AC game unless you count the flashbacks from AC: Rev with AC1.
Why, because I'm right? Americans aren't always right, just almost always.
Modern warfare 2 y 3 is another example. And if you want another BIG example with the VFX industry, watch this
I must say that i tolerate these common practices, and having played all the AC Saga, i can say it :P.
Let's see what they show us for this 5th of march. I'm expecting a cool CG Video!
While the costume looks pretty neat, it feels rather out of place running around amongst the Lobsters and such like. He's never really going to be able to blend into a crowd with that get-up. I'm also not seeing any springy hand daggers on Mr Yankee Assassin. Seems like it might be a bit mechanically different to the predecessors which, I guess after 4 or 5 or however many games it's been, is probably a good thing.
i'm pretty excited about this. I thought the similar feel of the last 3 games was starting to get a bit stale. something like this is just what i needed
Looks nice! Never been a fan of AC though.. Maybe I should try playing the later ones. The first one was very linear.
There is a LOT of Last of the Mohicans in this. I'm hoping to hear a bit of spoken coastal Algonquin in a AAA game title.
Eagle From The Shadows, here, is just oozing native lineage from that era. If I'm right you guys will love this.