Assassin's Creed 3

[G]

With the abundance of info coming out, here is its own thread.

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[ClockShot]

March 5th at 5pm eastern time, Ubisoft is gonna spill all the details about the game.

Dunno. This feels like Last of the Mohicans all over again. Damn, that was a good movie. I'm gonna go watch it now.

[Blitz]

Looks sweet. I am excite.

[LoDownM]

That last pic reminds me of that scene in the Patriot, when Mel Gibson kills 20 red coats to save his son.

[Emperor Smeat]

EGM revealed most of the details from the upcoming GI issue.

The following details come from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. Their article on Assassin’s Creed III has a lot of great information, but here’s a few of the most interesting tidbits they reveal.

* The main character’s name is Connor / Ratohnhake:ton (pronounced Ra-doon-ha-gay-doo). Connor is of mixed race: His father is English, and his mother Native America.

* Connor will have “thousands” of new and unique animations as a part of the game’s new combat system. No animations from previous Assassin’s Creed games will be present.

* Assassin’s Creed III will no longer feature target locking—targets will be detected automatically. Counter and defense are now the same button to “prevent turtling”.

* Control in and out of battle will be the same, and Connor will go into battle with two weapons.

* New movement aspects to the game will allow players to climb and scale trees and mountain cliffs. Traversing the wilderness will also be a big deal in the game.

* Combat has an increased focus on speed and momentum, and being on the offensive.

* Assassin’s Creed III will be running on a new version of the Anvil engine, one which allows the game to “depict thousands of troops engaged in bloody battle” even to the point of having highly detailed close-ups of faces. Says that previous games could allow only about 100 people on screen, where now they can do a couple thousand.

* There will be a level of “grey morality” in the game—the Colonists will not just be the “good guys”, and the British will not just be the “bad guys”.

* For those wondering, yes—Connor will have a hidden blade at his disposal.

* Connor’s gear and equipment can be changed and upgraded as the game goes on.

* Fighting during the winter will put enemies at a disadvantage. Soldiers will have problems travelling through snow and ice, while Connor will still be able to use his more stealth-based means of movement.

* You’ll be able to hunt animals for resources, and the more skilled you are at killing them, the better materials you’ll get off of them.

* There will be no tower defense aspects in Assassin’s Creed III.

The official debut trailer will arrive on March 5th on the game's website.
http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac/en-US/index.aspx

Actual scans from GI revealing all the screens and info: http://www.screwattack.com/news/assassins-creed-iii-gameinformer-scans-revealed

[Skippord]

I will have this game the first day. Like every other Assassins Creed game I guess

[Sting Fan]

Never played any of the Assassins creed series. I will probably buy this however.

[G]

Best Buy has a Steelbook you get for pre-ordering it. Word is also that Gamestop is doing the same thing. Heading to BB first thing then to GS to check things out. Best part is you can later return you pre-order and keep the Steelbook.


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[Sting Fan]

Thats cool, is release ridiculously soon or something?

[Skippord]

October

[Sting Fan]

The hardcover pic seems to be crazy early... Whassupwidat G?

[Chavo Classic]

Relieved they've gotten rid of the Tower Defence mini-games.

[G]

The hardcover pic seems to be crazy early... Whassupwidat G?

What

[G]

Relieved they've gotten rid of the Tower Defence mini-games.

Yup

[Extreme Angle]

10 mins!

[BigDaddyCool]

holy fuck

[G]

Picked up my very awesome Steelbook today.


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[G]

Ubisoft has officially revealed the first real details on Assassin's Creed 3 (http://joystiq.com/game/assassins-creed-3). First of all, in addition to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, the game is headed to the Wii U. The new protagonist is named Ratohnhaké:ton and is "of Native American and English heritage." He has also adopted the name Connor, much to the relief of copy editors everywhere.

As reported, the game does take place during the American Revolution and "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." More details are promised in the April issue of Game Informer.

Assassin's Creed 3 is built on an entirely new engine called Ubisoft-AnvilNext, which promises "breakthroughs in visual quality, character models and artificial intelligence." Finally, a special limited edition case -- which looks awfully familiar (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/rumor-assassins-creed-3-takes-place-during-american-revolution/) -- will be given to those who pre-order AC3 through GameStop, Best Buy or Amazon. Check out the debut trailer above and see the limited edition case in the gallery below.

[Emperor Smeat]

Trailer looks pretty good even though it didn't really show off anything.

[Reavant]

im excited

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Disturbed316]

Looks awesome. Glad there is still a hidden blade, its the only weapon I use other than the pistol.

[ClockShot]

Caved and reserved this when I went to pick up Mass Effect 3 this morning. :o

[whiteyford]

Looks awesome. Glad there is still a hidden blade, its the only weapon I use other than the pistol.

Never even used the pistol. Gonna wait to see what the collectors editions are like before i preorder but definately getting it :love:

[G]

The Xbox Live Marketplace's listing for Assassin's Creed 3 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/assassins-creed-3) briefly counted "Online co-op 2 - 4" among the game's various features, as well as "Online multiplayer 2 - 8." While the online multiplayer classification remains, the co-op listing has since been removed from both the European and North American Xbox Live Marketplace.

Situations like this are tricky, because the Xbox Live Marketplace has been known to list some patently false information (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/fez-hits-xbla-on-may-2/). At times, however, it can be right on the money (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/fable-heroes-revealed-by-xbox-live-marketplace/), so we're bringing it your attention. While multiplayer is nothing new at this point for Assassin's Creed, campaign co-op would be a major addition to the franchise.

[G]

Caved and reserved this when I went to pick up Mass Effect 3 this morning. :o

Did the same already at Amazon, mainly because you get the free Steelbook from them too. I have 5 on my shelf. :o

Can't wait to play this :(

[BigDaddyCool]

I wait to see how a bunch of French Canadians (from various ethnic and religious backgrounds) treat American history.

[Emperor Smeat]

A few new details were revealed.

Only Boston and New York will be the main cities in the game so the game probably won't cover the other areas of the Revolutionary War.

Story-wise, its set up similar to AC II where you control the main character during different stages of his life and won't just be during the Revolutionary War.

A seasonal cycle of weather will also be implemented, which will not only change the environment, but also gameplay. Enemies will behave differently in each weather condition and lakes will freeze over allowing you to cross them.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-locations-and-seasonal-changes-detailed/

[BigDaddyCool]

I'm totally going to assassinate Ben Franklin with a lightning bolt.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ubisoft announced the same division, Ubisoft Annecy, that worked on the multiplayer portion of Brotherhood and Revelations is also working on the multiplayer for AC 3.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-multiplayer-being-developed-by-ubisoft-annecy/

[Captain of Fun]

Been waiting for a game with changing seasons.

[G]

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The Join or Die Edition:

The medallion of the Assassins with its high-quality curd ladle
George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth and secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
Ghost of War single player mission
Multiplayer Sharpshooter package


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The Freedom Edition includes:

A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor
A steelbook case art drawn by awards-winning comic artist Alex Ross
George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
One exclusive Lithograph
Lost Mayan Ruins single player mission: Connor's mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd's fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steel.
Ghost of War single player mission: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac's War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
Multiplayer Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with one new character, the Sharpshooter, one Relic, one Emblem, one special Picture and the Title of "The Jester".

[Emperor Smeat]

Pax East next month will have the first public showing and debut of the game. It won't have any playable demos but instead they will show the footage in a theater.

[ClockShot]

That figurine looks EXACTLY like my Cole MacGrath statue I got from Infamous 2

[Emperor Smeat]

Details regarding the Wii U version were revealed by Ubisoft:

The latest issue of Nintendo Power reports that the tablet will display a map of the area and various Animus database entries as players work their way through the game. The controller’s touchscreen can be used to quickly select weapons during combat and choose between single- and dual-wield modes.

Finally the tablet can function as an alternative Eagle Vision view, with players controlling the camera using the built in accelerometer.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-wii-u-controller-functionality-detailed/

[G]

that's really great if i wanted to hold a fucking tablet to play this. good job guys :y:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Depending on the console release date, I'll probably get it for Wii U. Guess it also depends on what else Nintendo bring to the party on ther launch games.

I'd get it on PC, but fuck their DRM.

[Emperor Smeat]

PC version is being designed to be played primarily with a controller pad but will also keep the mouse & keyboard setup the previous AC games used.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ubisoft-assassins-creed-iii-should-be-played-with-a-controller-on-pc/


Based on some potential leaks, pre-order bonuses for multiplayer include 2 extra outfits and 2 extra weapons for Conner to go along with potentially a new mulitplayer character.
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Also the original plans for Assassin's Creed 3 involved the main character being a woman but once Ubisoft changed the setting to the Revolutionary War era, they scrapped it and went with the Native American.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/assassins-creed-3-wii-u-details-red-dead-redemption-inspiration-and-why-no-female-leads

[#BROKEN Hasney]

They put Ratman Origins on Steam without their batshit DRM. There's hope for this yet.

[LuigiD]

Am I the only one fascinated by the fact that we will get the chance to explore some Mayan ruins?

[LoDownM]

Mayan ruins, in the Northeast :wtf:

[Skippord]

Desmond's story will be at Mayan Ruins

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Am I the only one fascinated by the fact that we will get the chance to explore some Mayan ruins?

I didn't know that, that is pretty awesome!

Desmond's story will be at Mayan Ruins

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[Emperor Smeat]

Compared to other games in the series, AC III will have the most time spent in the present day and as playable parts involving Desmond. The doomsday scenarios predicted by the Mayans and others also plays a large role in the game.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-spends-more-time-in-the-present-day/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Compared to other games in the series, AC III will have the most time spent in the present day and as playable parts involving Desmond. The doomsday scenarios predicted by the Mayans and others also plays a large role in the game.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-spends-more-time-in-the-present-day/

Interest waining pretty damn fast over here.

[dronepool]

Compared to other games in the series, AC III will have the most time spent in the present day and as playable parts involving Desmond. The doomsday scenarios predicted by the Mayans and others also plays a large role in the game.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-spends-more-time-in-the-present-day/

Eh....still want but eh...

[GD]

Got the steelbook for 5 bucks! Woohoo!

[Emperor Smeat]

http://www.screwattack.com/news/pax-east-12-assassins-creed-iii

A bunch of details from Pax East.

* Connor moves faster than Enzio and has a ton of new animation moves for combat, climing, and other things.
* Game starts off with Connor fighting alongside the rebels.
* Combos are now momentum based since Connor won't suddenly stop after landing or hitting an enemy.

[Emperor Smeat]

A couple of details regarding the pre-order editions with Gamestop in the US and GAME in the UK are the ones who will exclusively carry the Freedom Edition and GAME Edition.

For us here in the States, the previously-revealed Freedom Edition of Assassin’s Creed III will be exclusive to GameStop. The Freedom Edition will feature a Connor figurine, a steel book case, an exclusive lithograph, George Washington’s notebook (which contains “revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution”), and two bonus single-player stages: Lost Mayan Ruins and Ghost of War.

Meanwhile over in the UK, recently beleaguered retailer GAME will actually be playing host to the Assassin’s Creed III GAME Exclusive Edition, which will include the exclusive single-player mission A Dangerous Secret, along with the flintlock musket as a bonus weapon.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/update-on-assassins-creed-iii-special-edition-exclusivity/

[G]

Guess I'm not getting it then. Fuck Gamestop. :n:

[G]

Really just want that statue, depending on the size. Will just eBay it. :y:

[GD]

I am probably going to get it on Steam.

[Extreme Angle]

http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-GB/unite/index.aspx

[D Mac]

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HOLY FUCK

[Skippord]

gonna be kind of tough to play this game with the massive erection I will have upon buying it

[D Mac]

Can't wait to start fucking up Redcoats.

[LoDownM]

I have no words. All I know is my pants are sticky.

[Blitz]

Wow I'm gonna string up so many redcoats from trees. Fucking forest of em.

[ClockShot]

That scene where he's jumping from building to building is a total ripoff of Bourne Supremacy.

Besides that looks pretty cool. Cornwallis is a dead man.

[ClockShot]

New trailer for Independence Day. Or perhaps one to hype something bigger for Independence Day. Make what you will of it.

Also, special edition was announced.




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[Emperor Smeat]

North American limited edition was revealed recently with the PC version having its own exclusive version.

The package is available to pre-order at GameStop, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart, priced at $119.99. The Limited Edition includes:

* Assassin’s Creed III video game.
* Stunning 9.44″ Assassin statue featuring Connor poised to strike with tomahawk and hidden blade.
* Embroidered 28″x48″ Assassin’s Creed-inspired colonial flag.
* 3″x3.25″ sturdy metal belt buckle to proudly proclaim your allegiance to the Assassins.

PC players are also getting their own special version of the game in the shape of the Digital Deluxe Edition, available to pre-order now, priced at $64.99. This edition includes:

* Assassin’s Creed III video game.
* George Washington’s notebook revealing his true story during the American Revolution.
* Three single-player missions taking players from the high seas to Cozumel Island in search of Captain Kidd’s fabled lost treasure.
* The Captain of the Aquila’s uniform and traditional Colonial Assassin outfit, boarding axe and Scottish flintlock – rumored to have fired “the shot heard round the world” – for use in the single-player campaign.
* Sharpshooter and Redcoat characters for use in multiplayer.
* A collection of the best audio tracks from previous Assassin’s Creed games.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-limited-edition-announced-for-north-america/

[ClockShot]

As usual I'll upgrade to the limited edition. But I wanna get all those pre-order missions the PC version seems to be getting.

[ClockShot]

North American limited edition was revealed recently with the PC version having its own exclusive version.



http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-limited-edition-announced-for-north-america/

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That flag would look awesome on my flagpole.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to rumors, AC 3 will have a Season Pass possible and Ubisoft currently has a team dedicated to just working on DLC for the game right now.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-assassins-creed-iii-getting-post-launch-dlc-with-season-pass/

[GD]

I am considering investing in a PS3 for this title and other double double E games.

[Emperor Smeat]

PS3 version is getting exclusive DLC at launch which was originally announced at E3 but now confirmed to be about an extra hour worth of gameplay.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ps3-version-of-assassins-creed-iii-includes-60-minutes-of-exclusive-gameplay/

[ClockShot]

:y: :yes:

[ClockShot]

New trailer to keep us all hyped up.

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[Emperor Smeat]

Some new details and plans for Assassin's Creed were recently announced at PAX.

There will be monthly challenges which unlocks new game content which also extends the overall storyline. Ubisoft is currently planning about a year's worth of extra storyline content for the game.

Weather effects will impact how the play moves and overall visibility while objects found in the environment or equipped can trigger special environmental kills".

Horde-like co-op mode similar to Gears of War 3 in a sense that your hunting down targets instead of just clearing waves. Also a regular 4v4 team based multiplayer mode was confirmed.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/02/assassins-creed-3-will-have-new-challenges-and-content-every-mo/

[ClockShot]

Fucking awesome weather's gonna play a part.

Sitting in a forest, a column of redcoats passing through, fog rolling in, start from the back and work my way up.......:drool:

[Emperor Smeat]

New developer diary explaining more about the AI, weather system, and environmental system for the game.

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[Emperor Smeat]

Both EGM and Destructoid had hands-on previews with the game with their reactions being the NPC quests are a lot more expansive than the previous game, sailing is pretty easy and smooth, combat is a lot smoother and the best in the entire series, and the new multiplayer modes are good.

Domination is pretty much like Domination in every other game out there. You have three markers scattered about a map with the objective being to control these markers for the majority of the match and you score points every few seconds based on how many markers are in control by your faction. The difference is its done with an Assassin’s Creed flair in that a capturing team cannot kill players who control the section, they can only stun them, and it takes longer to capture a point then it does for someone to recover from stun. This presents the interesting dilemma of knowing when to expose oneself, if at all.

The big draw for multiplayer this go around though was the Wolf Pack Co-op. In this mode, you and three friends attempt to perform as many assassinations as possible and each assassination is scored. By hitting certain point thresholds, the assassinations start to get harder and harder as you move through 25 point thresholds.

The most interesting twist here though is that by coordinating your assassinations with teammates, you can earn larger and larger point bonuses so balancing both quality and quantity is the only effective way to progress through the higher levels. Not to mention communication becomes critical. There are also special side missions that can add to the score and your experience if you can accomplish them with the most impressive being the multi-sync kill. This is where all four members of the team must lock onto their targets and execute them at the same time, triggering an impressive cinematic and massive score bonuses.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/hands-on-assassins-creed-iii-liberation/

http://www.destructoid.com/preview-assassin-s-creed-iii-is-bigger-in-every-way-235420.phtml


Ubisoft themselves said to expect a lot of twists and "seeds" to occur in AC III since they are going to be setting up a lot of new future storylines to the point they don't need to finish any of them in a row or even have the same characters showing up in back-to-back games.
http://www.shacknews.com/article/75905/assassins-creed-3-leaves-plenty-of-seeds-for-future-games

[Emperor Smeat]

Minimum specs for the PC was revealed by Ubisoft with the biggest change from past AC games is no Windows XP support for this game.

Minimum System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core2 Duo E6700 or 3.00 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
RAM: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended)
Hard Drive Space: 17 GB

Supported video cards
* AMD Radeon HD 3870 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series or better
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / 9 / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 series or better

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-minimum-pc-specifications-revealed/

[Extreme Angle]

Thought this was class when I tried it out, wasn't a big fan of sea battles though...
Graphics seemed to decrease massively for them... Could of just been the build I was playing though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ubisoft confirms the game will have an Online Pass and its going to be about $30. The Pass generates about 25% worth in savings if all the DLC packs are bought.

Also revealed was the 1st set of DLC for the game is a 3-part storyline campaign involving Evil George Washington.

Ubisoft’s expansion plans for Assassin’s Creed III look to be more ambitious than in previous offerings, with the company already announcing a three-part story called The Tyranny of King George.

The Tyranny of King George supposes the Revolutionary War didn’t end with a future full of democracy, but a power-hungry George Washington succumbing to the very thing he fought against.

The Wii U version will also be getting the DLC pack when the game is released later.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/assassins-creed-iii-dlc-has-evil-george-washington/4397/

[Emperor Smeat]

New Multiplayer-focused trailer from Ubisoft showing off all the multiplayer modes in the game.

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[Emperor Smeat]

Benedict Arnold DLC mission pack was announced to be exclusive to the PS3 version of the game. It will contain 4 missions and primary take place during his attempt to sabotage West Point.

Unlike the alternative reality Evil George DLC story, this one is supposedly being modeled around the actual conversations and plans Benedict had with the British.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/23/assassins-creed-iiis-benedict-arnold-missions-are-ps3-exclusive

[DAMN iNATOR]

Can’t wait. So stoked for this.

[ClockShot]

Sweeeeeeeeeet. Other than Cornwalis, Arnold was the only other guy I hoped I would be hunting down in this game.

Paid this off this morning at Gamestop and I got all halloween to play it.

[Skippord]

pretty rock hard excited for this on Tuesday

[Disturbed316]

Haven't really been following the info on this recently, but will most likely get this when it comes out.

[James Steele]

Never played any of these games, the whole American Revolution theme has me very interested. After reading about the series, I never realized it was so focused on the history aspect of things.

[DAMN iNATOR]

pretty rock hard excited for this on Tuesday

http://cosblog.cosmelentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ryder.jpg
Gonna be SSSIIICCCKKK!!! :cool:

[Emperor Smeat]

Ubisoft has added in a micro-transaction system for the game's online multiplayer.

Assassin’s Creed III‘s multiplayer component will allow you to spend real-money in order to acquire some in-game items regardless of your current experience level.

“Erudito Packs” for the game were discovered in the latest PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace updates. Erudito appears to be a form of in-game currency and is available to buy in several denominations ranging from a pack of 20 for $0.99 to 925 for $19.99.

Assassin’s Creed III UPlay Passport – ($9.99)
Assassin’s Creed III 155 Erudito Pack – ($4.99)
Assassin’s Creed III 20 Erudito Pack – ($0.99)
Assassin’s Creed III 380 Erudito Pack – ($9.99)
Assassin’s Creed III 50 Erudito Pack – ($1.99)
Assassin’s Creed III 925 Erudito Pack – ($19.99)

The PlayStation Store update mentions that all the content available to buy with Erudito is only available from within Assassin’s Creed III and will not be downloadable from the PlayStation Store. I doubt that this content will be anything game breaking, it will most likely be experience boosts and cosmetic items, however, this is the first time that Ubisoft has attempted something like this with the series’ multiplayer component, will it pay off?

These packs are not covered by the Season Pass and instead are being treated separately by Ubisoft.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-multiplayer-supports-micro-transactions/

[DAMN iNATOR]

Getting this tomorrow via delivery from Amazon...counting the hours and minutes now.

[Extreme Angle]

Poor student can't afford :(.
Gonna have to wait :(

[D Mac]

Yeah i'll just wait for this to become used. Don't care about multiplayer.

[Emperor Smeat]

Two quick updates as Ubisoft clarified the microtransaction system saying all the in-game stuff can still be unlocked the normal way but is based on levels while the pay system can unlock stuff any time possible.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ubisoft-clarifies-how-assassins-creed-iii-micro-transactions-will-work/


They are also recommending everyone to download the Day 1 patch since it fixes a lot of glitches and bugs.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-iii-gets-massive-day-one-patch-237663.phtml

[Disturbed316]

Just got this and booted it up and working my way through the first sequence, already noticing difference compaired to previous games. Climbing is much more fluid and easier to navigate around, graphics look top notch too. Not sure if this has been previously mentioned in any postings, but was suprised to find it came on two discs.

[Skippord]

Combat is different and harder, which is cool

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Harder? Sequels are supposed to be easier! Somebody tell Ubisoft to read the rules of making a successful franchise! You make the games super-easy so people will think they are good at it and like it!!

[LoDownM]

Love it.

[G]

So excited. Can't wait to get some free time today to play this.

[The Destroyer]

I'm not too far in, only just got to Boston. Interesting how they're starting it off, I like it.

[Blitz]

Yeah I'm only a few hours in, but digging it so far.

Though I know I'll likely be switching over to Conor soon, kinda wish Haytham was the main character, as he seems like a proper gentleman badass.

[Skippord]

Conor's pretty great(finally got to him), but Haytham is really cool so I would have enjoyed playing as him for awhile longer.

[The Destroyer]

Nothing really stopping them going back and doing a Haytham prequel (or sequel, as I've got no idea how his part of the story ends right now) game. Although if AC3 really is the end of the whole Desmond storyline, not sure how they'd frame it.

[ClockShot]

I hate each and everyone of you who got to play this on release day.

Just kidding. Got my copy on wednesday, power came back today, won't be hooking anything up until friday.

[Blitz]

Did not see that bit at the end of Haytham's chapters coming, tbh. Nice.

[Skippord]

I hate Paul Revere so much

[Extreme Angle]

Caved in and bought it on a whim.

[Kris P Lettus]

Might get this tomorrow.. Do you have to had played the first two to enjoy this one??

[Blitz]

*first 4. And nah not really. There's a menu in the game that lets you catch up on the whole story up to this point. Worst comes to worst, just read the wikipedia articles or something.

Also, running around the frontier is awesome.

[Skippord]

did a pretty intense wolf Holocaust last night, they wouldn't stop coming :'(

[Kris P Lettus]

*first 4. And nah not really. There's a menu in the game that lets you catch up on the whole story up to this point. Worst comes to worst, just read the wikipedia articles or something.

Also, running around the frontier is awesome.

I played alittle bit of the first one but didn't like the setting.. I've always put them on the backburner thinking when I got some time I'd pick them up for $20 a piece as Platinum Hits.. This one's setting/timeline is very appealing to me..

p.s. there were four of them before this one??

O_o

[ClockShot]

Yes. 1, 2, Brotherhood, Revelations.

[Skippord]

I killed a target with a trip mine and it was fucking awesome

[Kris P Lettus]

Yes. 1, 2, Brotherhood, Revelations.

Of these, which is the best??

[ClockShot]

Revelations was a waste. Don't bother with it.

If you don't like 1, then 2 and Brotherhood are your best bets.

[Disturbed316]

Am struggling to get into this, I'm on sequence three at the moment and just feel abit 'meh, same old Assassins'. I'm sure it will get better later on, but travelling from one end of Boston to the other, then back again, is just tiresome.

[Skippord]

Conor's kind of a dick

[The Destroyer]

Revelations was a waste. Don't bother with it.

If you don't like 1, then 2 and Brotherhood are your best bets.
I got Revelations fairly cheap a few weeks ago, it's definitely not worth paying a huge amount for. Doesn't seem to be a lot added from Brotherhood - bombs and the hookblade seems to be the major stuff.

I'm now on holiday for 2 weeks and stuff without AC3 - only got as far as where you just start out as Conor. Definitely did not see the end of the Haytham sequences coming.

[Skippord]

Revelations is the least good one of the series, love the ending so much though

[ClockShot]

Grrrr. Why'd they have to mess with the fight controls? Only bad thing I came across so far.

Just started and finished up sequence 1 and got to Beantown. Will likely put some more mileage on before work tomorrow.

[Skippord]

fighting is much easier now that I've figured out you can disarm people

Take that large soldiers with kilts

[Skippord]

bought a war club and now I am bringing the ruckus

[Skippord]

is it weird that I want to bang Juno?

[ClockShot]

Well, that was interesting.

[Skippord]

Holy shit that ending is crazy

[Skippord]

also the credits are at least 15 minutes long

[ClockShot]

Naval battle is tricky. The ol' going around in circles don't cut it here.

[Emperor Smeat]

Putting in the Konami code in the game produces an assassin turkey when done in front of a normal turkey at your homestead mansion.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/11/06/assassins-creed-3-turkey-assassin-easter-egg

http://i.imgur.com/L4VD4.jpg

[ClockShot]

Jesus, looking for the hunting cabins is like literally looking for 2 needles in a really, REALLY large haystack.

[ClockShot]

This game need a patch in a bad way.

[Fignuts]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/121116.jpg

[DAMN iNATOR]

Holy shit that ending is crazy

also the credits are at least 15 minutes long

Totally agree about the ending. And those fucking credits, OMG...after about 3-5 mins. I just muted the TV and watched stuff on cable until shit was done. You ask them why they couldn’t just put in a simple “Push START to skip” thing and they’d probably give some cop-out answer: “We want people to know who all the people who made the game who they’ve probably never met a single one of in their entire lives.” Come the fuck on, really?! That’s your excuse games that pull this same stunt?!

P.S. - If you can stand about 3 minutes worth of nothing but cutscenes, once you get to the “Epilogue” chapter, just watch the 2 vids for an easy achievement/trophy.

[ClockShot]

So I FINALLY beat this game.

Yeah. Didn't care much about the ending. Would have been cooler if there were 2 endings and you get to choose which one. Let the world burn, or save it. If Ubisoft plays this right, they can make the next chapter go down during the U.S. Civil War. With one of the epilogue missions showing black slaves on market and Connor showing disgust. But they gotta figure out a new guy since Connor will probably be dead by then.

Tried a session of multiplayer and I like it still. But the maps are way to small this time.

[Emperor Smeat]

Warning to anyone who buys and plays the Hidden Secrets DLC pack as Ubisoft has confirmed there is a save file wiping bug and are currently working to get it fixed.

“AVOIDING THIS BUG: Do not load your saved AC3 game while the DLC is downloading in the background. This appears to be the key trigger for this bug. You can do anything else you want to do, just don’t load up your saved game and play it while the DLC is downloading.”

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-iii-hidden-secrets-dlc-bug-wiping-save-data/

[ClockShot]

Didn't do that, I'm good. Actually just finished it this morning.

[GD]

Just started playing as Connar, the ending to his father's playable part was pretty cool.

[redoneja]

Really enjoying this so far, this is definitely my favorite since ACII. On the technical side, I've taken a liking to the new combat system, which is very much like Arkham City. It's still a pain in the ass that the run button doubles as the free climb button, which makes chasing people annoying in tight areas, as I often turn into a building and start climbing.

Content wise, this game is loaded. I'm in Sequence 9 and am just now really diving into the side missions. About to do a bunch of the naval ones. And the historical detail is impressive as well, on the level of II and Brotherhood.

[Disturbed316]

Same, never really bothered with side missions before untill completing the main story, but when I got to sequence 9 I just went out and did as many as I could. I actually enjoyed the naval battles, will probably replay those again now I've got all the upgrades. Have only got one or two homestead missions left, including what could be a rather sad one judging from the descriptions in the DNA timeline.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Extreme Angle]

Finished the game. Absolutely loved all of Connor's story. Wish I could say the same about Desmond's half :/

[Disturbed316]

Just finished the story, it will be interesting to see what happens next with Desmond. I quite liked Connor as the main guy, not a patch on Ezio though. Just reworking through the story to get 100% and will try out online.

[Extreme Angle]

They've said that this will be the last game with Desmond :/. Think Revelations still stands as my favourite for story though.
The whole spanning the life of Altair and getting to where Ezio calls it quits

[whiteyford]

The camera angles in this during fights are fucking terrible, came close to putting the controller through the screen in a strop more than once. Its also glitchy as fuck, had to restart a bunch of missions because of guys not spawning etc, my last assassin recruit in north NY hasn't appeared so I can't get all 6 recruits.

[Blitz]

She probably has, but her icon hasn't popped up.

http://ca.ign.com/wikis/assassins-creed-3/Liberation_Missions

[whiteyford]

Ran about there for the last 5mins and nothing.

[Blitz]

Have you done all the liberation missions? Some aren't automatically on the map, they have to be found.

[whiteyford]

Its at 90% for the liberation, cleared all of them that popped up but there's none showing up when I'm running around.

[Skippord]

yeah for some reason you have to search around for some of the Liberation Missions and it drove me insane

[whiteyford]

Pretty much gave up on getting 100% now, there's a chest missing in Boston too.

[Disturbed316]

Is it the central Boston chest? I had the same problem, it doesn't show up because its actually inside a pub. I'm up to 99% but can't get the last few Naval battle objectives, and for some reason my delivery reguest stat has reset to zero even though I've done them all before, and they're not popping up on the map again.

[whiteyford]

Think it might be, I'll have to check the pubs now. Yeah this games glitchy as fuck, never noticed that with any of the others before.

[Blitz]

Finished this tonight. Dunno wtf happened during the ending.

Kinda hate Connor. Feels like such a generic good vs. evil with nothing in between noble savage boy scout. Loved the interaction between him and Haytham, mostly because Haytham got the better of it every time. Well, except that last one.

In closing, Haytham prequel, pls.

[Skippord]

I liked Connor at all times, except when he was talking to Achilles

then he was just kind of a bitch

[Extreme Angle]

I like how the Templars are sort of irrelevant at the end...:wtf:

[Disturbed316]

Online is probably the worst I've every played. Wolfpacks a cool idea but all just seemed too basic. All you can do is run around and not get punished for being detected other than losing a couple of points off your base score. All the other modes are cheap as fuck, ended up dying numerous times for really stupid reasons, unless I was being blind but I couldn't counter anyone, if the character isn't actually facing someone your completly fucked when it comes to avoiding death.

Traded this in right after, I was hoping multiplayer would keep me hooked but it just ruined it all.

[whiteyford]

I don't think i'll even bother with online, I didn't mind it in the last game but after a while it just seemed like you were grinding it to get your levels up. That and I was pretty pish at it. But mostly the grinding.

[whiteyford]

Finally found the 6th assassin recruit, hidden in the top left corner of the map, still didn't show up even when I found her.

[ClockShot]

Part 1 of the King Washington DLC arrives sometime next month.

[KIRA]

Love the game so far,as I've just started I only have one complaint with respect to history the damn flintlock pistol the musket is worse,by the time a blockade of red coats had done their reloading I had killed about three and was bearing down on a fourth. Overall awesome game.

[whiteyford]

I couldn't get a handle on the trading system, just seemed like a lot of hassle, and because I never went to the trading book interface I never realised I could upgrade all the pouches till the end of the game when it was kinda pointless.

[ClockShot]

Started playing King Washington: The Infamy today.

Really ain't liking it. I think you guys should avoid this.

[ClockShot]

I think I can safely say that the King Washington DLC is the worst add-on content I've ever experienced. Finished part 2 yesterday.

Ubisoft fucked up on this.

[GD]

The DLC is hot garbage.