Assassin's Creed 3

Debut trailer (in-engine, it seems):


Press Release said:
Ubisoft® Ignites the American Revolution with Assassin’s Creed® III

Paris, France — March 5, 2012 — Assassin’s Creed® III will hit store shelves on October 31, 2012, encouraging gamers to experience the American Revolutionary War not written about in history books. The largest project in Ubisoft’s history also introduces a new hero for the ages.

With a development cycle of over three years and twice the production capacity of any previous Ubisoft game, Assassin’s Creed III is set to release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC and is also in development for Wii U™ from Nintendo. Assassin’s Creed III is developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with six other Ubisoft studios.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.

Assassin’s Creed III is powered by Ubisoft-AnvilNext, a revolutionary new game engine that delivers breakthroughs in visual quality, character models and artificial intelligence. Assassin’s Creed III will feature a ground-breaking level of stunning graphics that bring Colonial America to life.

“Assassin’s Creed III features the franchise’s most expansive setting so far, along with an exciting new hero and exponentially more gameplay,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “Whether you’re a longtime fan of Assassin’s Creed or if you’re new to the franchise, you’re going to be blown away by the scale and marvel of Assassin’s Creed III.”

Assassin’s Creed III also can be pre-ordered at UBIShop® by visiting: http://shop.ubi.com/assassinscreed3

New artwork from Assassin’s Creed III also will be featured in Assassin’s Creed Recollection, the real-time board game for the iPad.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit the Assassin’s Creed Official Website (www.assassinscreed.com) and facebook.com/assassinscreed.

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2010-11 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of € 1.039 billion. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

Game Informer details:

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I desperately need to buy Revelations.

As much as they have milked this franchise, I still love it. And though I find the concept of an american revolution setting a bit of an uninteresting and shameless pandering to the anglo-american consumer, I get a bit of a RDR vibe from the footage and that can't ever be a bad thing :D

I just hope that they diversify the mechanics a bit and have some in there like the hunting in RDR. Hunting in RDR was what kept me coming back. By far the defacto most genius meta-game this gen. It was like pokemon... I just had to catch em all :LOL::cool::p
 
Revelation was the first in the series I didn't buy day one. I'm waiting for some sort of complete edition at half price myself.
 
Trailer looks cool. 4-player co-op can be chaotic fun :cool: !
I liked the first game but lwt go after that, too much stuff to do in the game , too little time. Also, i outgrew the parkour very quickly :( ! Infamous' traversal felt so much better, and faster, that I couldn't enjoy AC after that.
 
And though I find the concept of an american revolution setting a bit of an uninteresting and shameless pandering to the anglo-american consumer

I think they kinda earned it, after playing through 4 games set in the Middle East, Europe, and Small-Asia... :D
 
Revelation was the first in the series I didn't buy day one. I'm waiting for some sort of complete edition at half price myself.

I passed on Revelation as well, and didn't finished Brotherhood. Game is still good, but it started feeling too much like the same old thing to me. I'm definitely going to buy Assasins Creed 3 though, I like the new look and location.
 
I think they kinda earned it, after playing through 4 games set in the Middle East, Europe, and Small-Asia... :D

They were just settings, not ideologies. The entire theme of this new game seems to scream "bow down in awe of americas greatness"

I'd talked myself into giving the game a chance until I saw that video. Looks like Revelations will be my last foray into the world of AC.
 
They were just settings, not ideologies. The entire theme of this new game seems to scream "bow down in awe of americas greatness"

I'd talked myself into giving the game a chance until I saw that video. Looks like Revelations will be my last foray into the world of AC.

Haha... really?
well maybe you would feel beter about it if you could look at it as the US would never have won the Revolutionary War were it not for the Elite skills of the Assassins.:devilish: :p
 
They were just settings, not ideologies. The entire theme of this new game seems to scream "bow down in awe of americas greatness"

This is nothing compared to the entire "war shooter" genre. Anyhow, the series has been hinting at this for a while. Not to mention that the founding of America has always been rich soil for conspiracy theorists.
 
wait I am confused.

Brotherhood isnt AC3 and Revelations isnt AC4?? This new AC is AC3???
 
Yeah, just like Vice City isn't GTA 4 and San Andreas isn't GTA 5. GTA 4 came out after those two games and GTA 5 should be out next year.
 
Yeah its just a quirky naming convention where direct continuations of the previous games aren't numbered sequels. Whereas the numbered sequals represent major changes (and hopefully innovations) in the design and gameplay of the new game, as well as a brand new story in the universe.
 
Yeah its just a quirky naming convention where direct continuations of the previous games aren't numbered sequels. Whereas the numbered sequals represent major changes (and hopefully innovations) in the design and gameplay of the new game, as well as a brand new story in the universe.

For Assasin's Creed, is it story, or game engine that determines the version number? Usually it's one of these two, not necessarily both.
 
Well i only assume both as as far as i'm aware for AC3 there's no more Altier, Desmond or Ezeo. So the character story is all new, along with the brand new engine.
 
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