I was eagerly awaiting Assassin’s Creed II. Then I played it and came away completely unimpressed with what seemed to be a step backwards in the franchise.
Don’t get me wrong; the gameplay was more fluid, responsive, and satisfying. But the story felt like it was ripped straight out of Grand Theft Auto. What happened to the recon work I did from the first game and why was it replaced with cut scenes before every mission? Why did a game with such an open sandbox to explore become extremely linear? Why was Ezio so annoying?
Assassin’s Creed III is the next numbered entry since the second game debuted in 2009. Brotherhood and Revelations followed, but did not change the numeral. It looks like Ubisoft is changing the number when the character changes. That’s a three year gap between numbered entries, one that’s been filled with the hype of exploring the American Revolution, trading in locales in Europe for the open plains and colonies of the New World. Oh, and hopefully forgoing all of that alien nonsense, but that’s not likely going to be the case.
Here’s what we know about ACIII:
- We’re introduced to a new hero, Connor, who appears to be the ultimate assassin. Connor is a Native American ready to explore New York, Boston, and the colonial fields of the late 1700s. And he uses tomahawks.
- Historical figures we’ll run into include George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, William Prescott, and several others. We doubt Mel Gibson’s character from The Patriot will make an appearance, but one can hope, right?
- Other than trailers, we have not seen any gameplay.
It’s that last part that scares me. Again, Assassin’s Creed II looked really, really good until I played it. After that, I was very disappointed; it wasn’t the same formula that made me fall in love with the original. One can hope that the final entry in the series (Desmond’s story is supposed to end here) will find a perfect marriage of the best parts of the first and second games, but until then I’ll be holding my anticipation in check.
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Since it’s killing British soldiers during the 1800s (?). Or do think people won’t be bothered by it? I think it’s a bit annoying that America will be seen as a victim and a hero while Britain will be displayed as being “evil”. Maybe that’s just me being soft.
What do you think?
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I checked and unfortunately my family doesn’t have G4. Are there any other channels I will be able to watch E3 coverage live? Thanks in advance!
Whenever i try to fill up the tub with hot water, it begins running hot and gradually starts becoming colder. So by the time that the bath is halfway done, the water is only slightly warm and keeps getting slightly colder every min. At this point, if i turn on any of the faucets in the house, hot water does not come out, it is same temperature as in the tub. We have a hot water heater and a nearly new house, i tried increasing the temperature on the heater itself, it seems to help the problem very little, if at all. Any ideas?
I was playing Brotherhood and remembered how fun AC is, so I was going to get the new one, but what is the difference between III and Revelations?
I think it’d be fun but it really depends on how they designed it. It’s growing on me, but at the moment, I’d prefer to stay in the city.
I am making hot chocolate (the hot chocolate that comes in the packets) and I like using hot milk instead of hot water because it makes it richer. My microwave is broken so how do I make milk hot without a microwave? And if it is on a stove or something like that, what do I use and how long and what temperature. Answer quick. Thanks!
Former Ubisoft employee Nicolas Collings, who was the senior character modeler/texture painter of ACII and ACB once wrote on his LinkedIn profile that he did some texture work on Assassin’s Creed III, which is currently “in-production”, but Collings later removed it from his profile. He left Ubisoft after the completion of ACB, which was November 2010.
In simple terms, Collings said he did texture work for ACIII during the development of Brotherhood, but later removed it.
This isn’t really a question, just wanted some thoughts…
Sorry, I should have been more clear on this: The AC trilogy is coming to an end in 2012 later this year. Because it being a full (III) like ACII was, people are expecting a big advance in game size, new mechanics and longer plot (like ACII was after AC1). Now Revelations was released only a few months ago and fans are scared that III won’t have a long enough development and critically ruin the finale. Do you think the game has been in development since Brotherhood or are they making it since Revelations? Note: Ubisoft have confirmed that they cannot comment on the issue.
as far as you know? i mean like: Red Dead Redemption, GTA, Just cause 2 etc?
Why or why not? And what was your favorite Assassin’s Creed title?
Note: I am not talking about “Liberations”.
Some people are saying that Assassin’s Creed III is the last one of the Assassin’s Creed games but i read in some magazine that Assassin’s Creed Revelations was the last one of the Assassin’s Creed games but that was a lie.