Assassins Creed: III

[Deadmon]

just released first trailer

The engine will support "thousand man battles" which I think they are suggesting you will be weaving in and out of major US revolutionary war battles (already knew you would be visiting many)

It looks like instead of rooftops, much of this will be jumping limbs of trees in wooded areas for at least parts of it. Rumours say about 1/3 will be countryside.

This is the last in the line of Desmond stories, its interesting that we go back in time at all since many believed it would be a modern plot.

As far as the ancestor character, all I know is you are a half-white half-american indian of the mohawk tribe and your villiage is slaughtered.

Dual weilding is going to be the preferred style for this guy, so thats a fresh change of pace.

Seasons apparently change in this version, meaning you will see different activity to the places you visit during different times

There is a new camera system that is supposed to snap to cool angles to make combat more interesting

something kinda cool, animals will be playing a fairly notable part in this game from rumored pets to hunting. The economics in this version is reworked, and its rumored you will be able to hunt and skin deer ect to sell as raw goods.

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(This is the one spawning the pets rumor, with the dog next to the main character looking as if he is about to attack with him. Seems kinda a stretch to me)

[George Reisman]

This would be better if I could play as anything other than an Indian.

[Deadmon]

haha, Yeah I thought that was a really weird choice.

[Xoza]

If you play the side stories in the last, it's mentioned they live more or less in exile...

[or10nsharkfin]

Desmond's family had to make it to America, somehow.

Native American/English makes perfect sense in this regard.

Oh, and by the way: Control Alt Delete called it, two years ago.

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[Deadmon]

America was founded by immigrants, they didnt have to turn him half native american to make it work.

And considering all assassins thus far have been living amongst their own nationality ect and still lived as outcasts this didnt have to force it either.

I dont really care either way, I think it looks like a good game and the story will only be really critique-able when its played. I just think the half native-american thing seems a little forced.

[Krow Ames]

But Tomahawks are so Ffffing cool.

[Krow Ames]

By the way, they might want him to have some kind of spiritual connection with the wilderness, or survival skills that folks outside of an Indian tribe wouldn't know.

[Deadmon]

I can get that, but there were so many survivalists during those times. People living out in the middle of nowhere or hunting themselves ect.

The spiritual thing is an interesting idea, maybe itll play into how this character found the temples or whatever (obviously hes gotta have some roll in that, since its where we left off)

[Ron Bleac]

I would've expected a more "period" outfit.

[Deadmon]

I think it looks pretty colonial looking

[George Reisman]

But he's not a colonial, he an indian

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[Deadmon]

Half Indian, dont you see the tassles on his quiver?

I'm more interested in how hes going to become an Assassin, since hes all logo'd up and has their official gear.

[Krow Ames]

Probably passed on down from his father. I'm pretty interested in how he becomes an Assassin, too.

This is one series where I'm thankful it comes out every year. Always innovation and a deep story.

[Ghost Quihoxil]

I don't have the Assassin Emblem tattooed on my wrist for nothin!

love this series! ;D I've devoted a good portion of digging deep into the lore of this game, as well as making connections to modern day stuff and "dark history" I can find that may share similarities to the stuff they show in this game.

^-^ Can't wait to get my hands on this one...though, I still have yet to play Brotherhood and Revelations.

[Krow Ames]

You need to play BH and Revelations. They reveal a lot of story. Revelations has a pretty awesome cutscene at the end.

[Ghost Quihoxil]

You need to play BH and Revelations. They reveal a lot of story. Revelations has a pretty awesome cutscene at the end.

Been wanting to! Will have to beg my room mate ;P

[Krow Ames]

There is a massive write-up of AC3 in the new Game Informer. TONS of information and several interviews. There's lots of stuff about the period and the characters. I'm sure you guys are really interested in learning this stuff.

[Deadmon]

Ill check it out,