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Home News Assassin's Creed 3 Will Strip The Series To Battle Redundancy

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Assassin's Creed 3 Will Strip The Series To Battle Redundancy

Posted on Saturday, March 10 @ 19:07:54 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

Assassin's Creed is one of the most successful new IPs of the generation. Not only has it sold over 38 million copies since 2007, but it is one of the only games besides Call of Duty and sports titles that comes out annually. Because of the latter, the latest games have become a bit too predictable, but Ubisoft knows just the trick to make the next game as exciting as possible.

Assassin's Creed III's Creative Director, Alex Hutchinson, shared with Eurogamer in a recent interview that the series has had trouble evolving, but the development team is aiming to return to what made the original releases great. He said:

"I think one of the joys of having a new character and a new universe is that we can strip it back and we can go back to basics"

The series has been living in historical Europe and the Middle East since its inception, but Assassin's Creed III will break that trend by setting sail to Colonial America. Just having a new setting alone will give the series the much needed change of pace it deserves. Climbing buildings with new architecture, seeing new sights, and visiting historical American figures is exactly what the doctor asked for.

There have been very few notable games set in early America, but Ubisoft is aware of how much potential it has. America is Assassin's Creed's biggest customer, and what better way to visit its history than to teleport there with one of the most badass video game characters? Old-fashioned rifles have nothing on a trained assassin who has a weapon wheel full of gadgetry.

Oh, and for those of you who couldn't care less about story and want to see action, Alex Hutchinson shared the following:

"In AC3, we promise you that within 30 seconds of putting the disc in the tray, you will in fact be assassinating someone. That's a promise."

There aren't many developers, if any, that can say that. Professional tip: make should make sure your younger sister/children/grandma/etc. aren't in the room when you pop-in the game. Thank me later.
Related Games:   Assassin's Creed III
Tags:   ubisoft, Assassin's Creed


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  • used44
    used44
    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
    Good. All the AC games so far have been nearly indistinguishable.
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  • Ananymous
    Ananymous
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
    Assassin's Creed blew my mind. I started playing the second one and got really into it and then lost interest shortly after that. Played Brotherhood and enjoyed the whole upgrading the city mechanics in the game and recruiting assassins. Picked up Revelation and got into the storyline with new gusto and just thoroughly was enjoying it until my PS3 YLOD died so I'll have to start that up again and play through it before I can start on the 3rd but I am excited for it. New protagonist, continuing the story as well as playing out in the woods and in the snow and I'm hoping new combat mechanics and a slew of new gadgets for our new assassin.
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  • Squiggy
    Squiggy
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
    I'm going to hold them to their promise.

    If I get this game, or a friend gets it, I will have a timer ready, starting from the moment the disc is inserted into the console. If 30 seconds pass and there hasn't been any pierced vitals, bashed-in faces or broken necks/spines, I will be thoroughly disappointed in the game, demand a full refund from the developer PERSONALLY, and totally never pick them for my side in dodgeball ever again.
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  • nihm
    nihm
    Joined: Jan 2011
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
    Honestly I just wanna use the tomahawk and maybe occasionally a bow & arrow. I don't want a huge weapon wheel and a massive arsenal of gadgets
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  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
    I STILL want to assassinate someone with a tomahawk. Give me that, and I think the game will have me hooked. :)
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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Mar 10th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
    "Strip it back to basics" sounds an awful lot like "We're withholding the awesome stuff from the later AC2 games so we have things to add in annually."
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  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Mar 11th, 2012 at 6:19 am
    Ugh, I don't want all the good things removed and nothing but redundant battles left over. Count me out.
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  • cheesegod99
    cheesegod99
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Mar 11th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
    I hate to be "that guy" Jonathan, but AC 1 was set in the middle east (not Europe) and Civil War rifles would be reaaaaally out of place in Revolutionary America.

    Regardless, I think removing some of the caked on gunk that has accumulated in the series over the last few installments could definitely be a good thing.
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