Assassin's Creed III

**TinCow** · 03-01-2012, 13:34

It looks like the next game in the series will be set in Revolutionary America:
http://kotaku.com/5889489/is-this-th...sins-creed-iii
http://kotaku.com/5889536/game-infor...eed-iii-image-[update]

It's an interesting choice. Lots of fun to be had in a new and very different location. Several different interest groups as well to play around with, namely Revolutionary Colonials, Loyalist Colonials, British, French, and Natives. It also is a relatively modest chronological progression from the end of the Enzio story, so it should provide for a smooth assassin's tech arc. My main concern is the architecture. There were, quite frankly, not a whole lot of tall buildings to climb at that time, and almost no significant landmarks that anyone would recognize today. It will be interesting to see how they adapt to that situation. Maybe more climbing around on terrain instead? Running through the trees and killing people, Last of the Mohicans style?

**Secura** · 03-01-2012, 14:15

Originally Posted by TinCow

Last of the Mohicans style?

This is the impression I get too; colonial America had some modest settlements at the time, but no real architecture that's comparable to the Renaissance era locales we've seen in Ezio's games. It would be nice to see the fledgling cities of New York and such alongside the open fields and forests, though.

I can imagine this character being even more dexterous and tactical than his predecessors, fluidly vaulting up trees and using foliage and so on to hide. The weapons themselves, well I really like the idea of using a tomahawk and longbow, it maintains the assassin roots in melee combat and silent kills while highlighting how they will need to adapt to stay alive. In an era of advancing firearm technology, mobility and stealth aspects would be more important than the generally high profile behaviour of Ezio.

I'm really looking forward to seeing more information. :3

**CountArach** · 03-01-2012, 14:26

Originally Posted by Secura

I can imagine this character being even more dexterous and tactical than his predecessors, fluidly vaulting up trees and using foliage and so on to hide.

I could see that too. Just so long as they get rid of the stupid hook blade.

**Subotan** · 03-01-2012, 14:40

Hm. The America setting is clearly for commercial reasons. A Revolutionary France setting would have been much more interesting.

**TinCow** · 03-01-2012, 15:03

Originally Posted by Subotan

Hm. The America setting is clearly for commercial reasons. A Revolutionary France setting would have been much more interesting.

Commercial reasons? There's no reason for them to pander more heavily to the American market; AC already tops the charts in the US. They could have made it in pre-contact Easter Island and it still would have sold superbly.

Regardless, I think we will see Revolutionary France. Revolutionary America precedes France chronologically, and the French are certain to be heavily involved in the plotline. Since Enzio's story was covered over three games, it makes sense that this next fellow will also get multiple games for his story. It would make perfect sense for the protagonist to move to Revolutionary Paris in a follow-up game.

**Graphic** · 03-01-2012, 15:06

Great news. I was hoping for either this or Napoleonic Europe. They've been focusing way too much on Ezio, so the last two since AC2 have not interested me.