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Assassin's Creed III Infomation from GameInformer:

The goal of the development team was to stay true to the franchise, and try something new with the game as well. That’s obvious, since this is a mainline Assassin’s Creed game.



- There will be brand new environments and all-new ways to exploit them to your advantage, according to the creative director Alex Hutchinson.

- The cinematic presentations will extend beyond combat into a complex way of storytelling. The game will have actually have the Mohawk language (Iroquois) in some scenes. Mohawk was one of the languages of the native Americans.

- The development cycle was the longest compared to any Assassin’s Creed game. It seems the game was developed simultaneously with the other spin-offs (Brotherhood and Revelations). According to Ubisoft’s CEO, AC3 has been in development for three years.

- The game tells a story of Templars vs Americans. It’s not about winning the war, but a story based on the main protagonist’s life.

- The game will feature a new camera, which focuses on the best possible view of the action.

- The game runs on a brand new version of the Anvil engine.




- The new Assassin is the son of a Native American woman and a British soldier. He calls himself Connor, but his birth name is Ratohnhaké:ton. Born into the Mohawk, he eventually crosses paths with the Assassins in his search for righteousness.

- Connor is quiet and stoic, letting actions speak for himself rather than conversing with others. In contrast to Ezio, Connor is a freedom fighter who acts in the name of justice rather than on personal revenge.

- Settings will include Boston, New York and a large countryside. The countryside will be the setting of about 1/3 of the game, and will be the location of many events during the game. The countryside will be about 1.5 times as big as Rome in Brotherhood.

- The protagonist will fight on the American side, with primary allies being George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Charles Lee. However, this does not mean that the Americans are the good guys and the British are the bad guys. Templars are everywhere.

- There will be seasons in the game, meaning that the sun will shine during summer and the landscape will be covered in snow during winter. This is the best new feature in Assassin’s Creed 3 as far as I’m concerned.

- You can chain kills in the game using the tomahawk and the knife.

- Fighting and stealth will be completely redesigned, with Connor being compared to a “predator”. The player will be able to climb trees and other natural elements, and dual-wielding weapons such as a dagger and a tomahawk is now also an option.





- Animals will be present in the woods, like deer and bears. The player will be able to kill them and pelt their skins, to sell them later with the reformed economic system of the game.

- There will be puzzles similar to The Truth, only they will not be given by Subject 16.

- Desmond will go into the new Animus 3.0 and will find himself going into “significant events”.

- 100% sync in memories returns, though this time you will be rewarded when you complete memories to 100%. Checkpoints will also be introduced to mission replay, meaning you don’t have to replay an entire mission to get that 100% sync.

- The Brotherhood, or the Assassin’s Guild, will return in some form, albeit differently than we have seen before.

- Human shields are in, along with context sensitive actions. The target locking is gone, so the combat dynamics have changed.

- There is a fast travel system.

- There will be no more Mercenaries, Thieves, Courtesans, Romani or other factions, but there will be a replacement for them.

- Den Defense will not return.

- Expect Uncharted level of character interactions with 2.5 hours of scenes recorded.

Saw this earlier today, definitely an interesting period in time for the next iteration, the American Civil War.

Personally I think Imperial China would've been nicer as well as offer up some nicer locales, but I'm sure we'll get a solid game either way.

They say a big reveal will happen tomorrow (2nd March) on the official web page:

Update :

So Its a countdown Timer for 2012/03/05

http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac/en-GB/

Yeah, this picture was leaked early. Its the AC3 reveal happening

Nice packshot picture.

Though the AC symbol in the axe is a little... lame.

I thought that was cool !bm - Interested to see what they do about the fact that there wont be any tall buildings to climb... Unless you assasinate from tree tops now

@Tea I'm guessing trees as well!

I have not played Brotherhood or Revelations, but might give this one a go!

Now you too can parkour over Grizzly's

Waiting for some gameplay and story details because, quite honestly, this is one of the least interesting sections of history.

Header post updated with recent Gameinformer Article info - Recommended Reading the Post - some Awesome Stuff! (+ Assassination from the trees it is!)

Reason why only the PS3 cover is up?? Here's the X-Box cover.

I think this looks nonsensical - why would an Indian (even half a one) side with the colonists? Looks to me like it will be pandering to American sensibilities. Ubisoft will have to tread carefully here.

Looks like its gonna be pretty damn awesome!

@Scottie Indians sided with the colonists and the British all the time. Like most people they did what they had to to make a living. Indians even formed part of the Western Armies as Indian scouts during the mid to late 19th century in the old west. The same Western armies driving Indians off the land.

Predator tree leaping FTW!

@Magius - one of the colonists grievances was the prohibition of expansion westwards into Indian territory. Most Indian nations including the Iroquois, Seneca, Creek etc fought alongside the British troops believing that if the colonists would win they would have their land stolen! We know what happened next!Perhaps sequels will have him slaughtering frontier settlers/miners.

Anyway we will have to see (I do think AC was pretty balanced between the religions) but if you want a good laugh read the comments at Eurogamer for this game - it's gone down like a lead balloon there;-)

I think Gamers must remember that this is a game loosely based on historical events - Its not like Ubisoft is trying to re-write history but rather extracting portions of it to use in a fictional story - even if it is in a controversial manner - they also didnt shy away from this with the previous games and Im sure in doing so they get more attention for their games

Assassin's Creed 3 (Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC) and Wii U!

Assassin's Creed III is set to hit PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 30th, and Wii U is currently set to be released before the end of 2012.

Launch game???

http://wii.ign.com/articles/122/1220000p1.html

Watched the trailer, looks awesome!! BUT i have still not played Brotherhood or Revelations!! Guess i have until October to play & finish them!

Do I have to play the other ps3 assassin's creed games to understand the story of assassin's creed 3 cos if that's the case I want to star with the series now so that ill be done by the time number 3 hits the shelves.

Cravinho said ...

Do I have to play the other ps3 assassin's creed games to understand the story of assassin's creed 3 cos if that's the case I want to star with the series now so that ill be done by the time number 3 hits the shelves.

Its possible.

All you need to really play is AC1 and AC2 at best.