Assassin's Creed III (PC, PS3, Wii U, 360) & Liberation (PSV)

[Mzo]

I hope Ben Franklin makes you an electric claw.

[No One]

I hope Ben Franklin makes you an electric claw.

Considering the liberties (hah) this series takes with history, that may be possible.

These games are weird, in that I never get especially excited about them when a new one is released. But I always end up picking them up when they're cheap a year later and having a blast.

The setting is unexpected. I'm curious to see how this turns out.

[Yoshi]

I guess we don't need to call this a rumor anymore.



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[Chux]

Oh man, stoked.

[dave is ok]

I hope they don't make him Native American.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

Be a short game if they did. Bad guys toss him some fire water and sparkly beads, game over, bad guys win.

[MechDeus]

I'm guessing he'll be white and it'll be a Dances With Wolves kind of thing.

[Geo]

I guess we don't need to call this a rumor anymore.

Have to say, I really like that boxart.

[ChaoofNee]

I hope they don't make him Native American.

Desmond is part Native American.

I think your hopes are dashed upon Plymouth Rock.

[Frogacuda]

- The new Assassin is the son of a Native American woman and a British soldier. His 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 words 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 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.

- Fighting and stealth will be completely re-innovated, 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 mohawk 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 Assassins Guild, will return in some form, albeit differently than we have seen before.

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.

Sounds like a bit of a departure for the series. Which, given how much they've been oversaturating the series, is probably a good move.