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[Deadly Cyclone]

That team aimed high, with plans to examine and rethink every element of the franchise from the ground up, build something new, and take a full three year development cycle to do it.

HYPE

 

[- J - D -]

I love how the assassins in these games all wear easily-identifiable uniforms. So fucking dumb, lol.

Made sense in the first game.

 

[Kem0sabe]

My thoughts exactly.

U.S. students don't know much about American history, according to results of a national test released Tuesday.

Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress — called the Nation's Report Card — showed solid academic performance in American history. The two other grade levels tested didn't perform much better, which just 22 percent of fourth-grade students and 18 percent of eighth-graders scoring proficient or better.
The test quizzed students on such topics as colonization, the American Revolution, the Civil War and the contemporary United States. For example, one question asks fourth-graders why it was important for the United States to build canals in the 1800s.

I would think that today´s generation are a wee bit more challenged.

 

[Carbonox]

Fuck yeahaaaaa

 

[Muffdraul]

I am basking in this shit and fapping hard. Finally, something to take my mind off dying for GTA V info.

 

[ghostmind]

Well, my interest in this franchise just skyrocketed.

 

[Talon]

Well, good job for the PR/Corp Comm/Marketing group over at Ubisoft.

I went from feeling lukewarm about a new Assassin's Creed to full staff based on the art and the little inkling about the ACII team working at this for three years.

 

[Digital-Hero]

Look at that blue on his garb. He is definitely for the revolution if anyone had doubts.

 

[CyReN]

Free avatar

 

[NinjaFridge]

Looks awesome, more guns does not.

 

[Zeliard]

Maybe the templars splintered. One side to America the other stayed with the British.

The series is not centered on such clear cut definitions, at least for me. I envision it as a fight between assassins and templar.

The problem im having is how they will align all those revolutionary free mason´s in the grand scheme of things.

I'm not all up on my AC lore, so I dunno what will happen. I think it's possible that new protag is just caught in the middle and has his own objectives, and sort of plays both sides. But given the historical element, and that America essentially played the underdog in that war, it wouldn't surprise me at all if you don't side much with the British Empire.

Cover also has new protag about to dig a tomahawk into a Redcoat's forehead.

 

[rataven]

Hell yeah. They kept the red.

 

[Jack Scofield]

Made sense in the first game.

Yeah, but it's like they stopped trying after that.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

That box art. That new art.

FUCKING YES.

 

[ironcreed]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...l-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx

Alright, now I am intrigued. It is not going to be some yearly rush job of a sequel.

"Ever since the conclusion of Assassin's Creed II, a senior team of Ubisoft developers has been secretly toiling away on what comes next. That team aimed high, with plans to examine and rethink every element of the franchise from the ground up, build something new, and take a full three year development cycle to do it. "

 

[LiK]

Look at that blue on his garb. He is definitely for the revolution if anyone had doubts.

OF COURSE, USA USA USA

 

[Talon]

Red, white, and blue done tastefully. I'm impressed.

 

[infinityBCRT]

I updated the OP with the asplosion of art. HYPE!

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Is there really enough confusion about the difference between the American Revolution and the Civil War that it requires clarification?

Yes, not everyone in this thread is American. There are only so many History lessons you can have in school, and most of those lessons covered very interesting areas in History. European history itself is large enough to make covering all of it impossible. Ancient History is the same. Simply covering both World Wars is a huge syllabus. When you have so many large areas to cover how can you possibly think American history is part of every syllabus (or even any syllabus outside of America?). For me at least those aspects of American history are vague. Anyone care to give a nice breakdown?

 

[PrinceOfApathy]

Look at that blue on his garb. He is definitely for the revolution if anyone had doubts.

Why does he HAVE to be for the Revolution? He could have just been conscripted, and then along the way found out the path of the assassin or some such nonsense and never took off the uniform?

 

[Digital-Hero]

Hell yeah. They kept the red.

Red, white and blue to be exact. The American Flag.

Why does he HAVE to be for the Revolution? He could have just been conscripted, and then along the way found out the path of the assassin or some such nonsense and never took off the uniform?

Doubtful.

 

[shinobi602]

My hype levels....

 

[neoemonk]

I like the setting a lot. Of course I'm still waiting for Brotherhood to drop under 20, or maybe pick it up on a Steam sale, but I never know about Ubi DRM.

 

[Zeliard]

Look at that blue on his garb. He is definitely for the revolution if anyone had doubts.

Game Informer cover makes it even more obvious. Dude has a huge fucking American flag sitting behind him, and he's wearing red white & blue.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Since when are there mountains like that on the east coast (looking at the game informer cover)

Edit: nevermind

 

[Vire]

Ah man, my hype for this game went from non-existant to my most anticipated game in less than a day.

HYPE!

 

[infinityBCRT]

I hope they get rid of the hookblade. That kinda ruined the fluidity and beauty of AC free running in Revelations IMO.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Alright, now I am intrigued. It is not going to be some yearly rush job of a sequel.

"Ever since the conclusion of Assassin's Creed II, a senior team of Ubisoft developers has been secretly toiling away on what comes next. That team aimed high, with plans to examine and rethink every element of the franchise from the ground up, build something new, and take a full three year development cycle to do it. "

I think that quote just sold me on a day 1 purchase.

 

[Ahasverus]

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

This should be the cover. Fantastic.

 

[CrazyDude]

Since when are there mountains like that on the east coast (looking at the game informer cover)

This is in New Hampshire .

 

[rataven]

Red, white and blue to be exact. The American Flag.

I figured they'd dump the red due to an association with the Brits in this time period, but I've always thought of red and white as being the Assassin Order's colors. Stoked they've incorporated it.

 

[sn00zer]

Since when are there mountains like that on the east coast (looking at the game informer cover)

wait seriously? The Appalachian Mountains are all over the east

 

[Patrick Bateman]

My country's flag only needs one star

Chile or Texas?



On topic: Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

 

[HamPster PamPster]

wait seriously? The Appalachian Mountains are all over the east

I've driven through them a bunch of times and calling them "mountains" is generous. That said the picture above proves me wrong :/

 

[krameriffic]

An intriguing choice of premise to continue the backstory. BUT, and this is a pretty monumental BUT in 80 foot tall concrete letters, this game better deliver on significant improvements to the core gameplay. It just wasn't working for me in Revelations on a gameplay level anymore, and they kept adding stupid superfluous shit. Strip all that out, let me be an assassin, make the combat not suck, and make it so the climbing and traversal flows better and I will be happy.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Posted?

Edit.: It was posted at the Facebook site.

I want to buy this as a poster.

 

[Vire]

Since when are there mountains like that on the east coast (looking at the game informer cover)

Since forever?

 

[Atruvius]

Not liking this at all. That era in America is boring (from gameplay perspective). Aren't all the building of that time like just some ugly few storey buildings. Series' should have stayed at the old continent where all the culture and beautiful structures are.

Second World War and Paris would have been ace.

 

[Myriadis]

I'm so gonna buy it. Amazing setting.

Second World War

Oh, sure. That's a setting no one has ever explored.

 

[LiK]

Since when are there mountains like that on the east coast (looking at the game informer cover)

Edit: nevermind

Appalachian Mountains

edt: on no you don't!

 

[Treythalomew]

I love how they got the 3 years of development out right at the start to kept this hype train rolling, just like they did when multiplayer got added.

Also I don't get why people wanted an older setting for the III. If they are to be believed then this will end the trilogy which leaves a new main character, new settings, and other issues all available for a new series of games. This setting seems like an awesome way to end the Desmond trilogy.

 

[PrinceOfApathy]

If anyone knows anything about the AC series, its about the Templars embarking on a way to dominate humanity in the way they deem fit. For all we know, the Revolution could be a masterfully intertwined Templar plot to kick start the ball rolling, without it commercialism, capitalism, and basically the brainwashing of the masses would never happen in present day. So more than likely the British AND The Revolutionaries will be *evil* undergoing a scheme to change the world, no matter the loss of life.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Anyone got a high rez version for wallpaper?

 

[Green Yoshi]

Interesting setting but until now Assassins Creed looked very ugly outside of towns. I hope the game has a new engine and not the one from 2007.

The embargo ends on Monday, probably it will be shown at the Microsoft event that takes place this week because the embargo for this event ends on the same day.

 

[Digital-Hero]

This is in New Hampshire .

In Seattle, we call eastcoast "mountains", hills. Google Cascade Mountain Range. =P

 

[Kem0sabe]

The overall setting is nice, especially because of the piece of eden being taken to america reference´s in previous games, but i think Japan would have been a much more sensible choice before going all musket-ho in the revolutionary period.

Lore wise it would even make sense... i.e Assassin’s Creed: Embers storyline

 

[Chris R]

Sounds good. Haven't played (and don't really plan to play) AC:R and didn't like Brotherhood so here is hoping this is more like AC2. Setting should be great too, Ben Franklin in the DaVinci role would be insane!

 

[ironcreed]

I think that quote just sold me on a day 1 purchase.

Yeah, the fact that they have been behind the scenes aiming high with a three year development cycle speaks volumes already. I went from feeling burned out and skeptical to feeling quite anxious in mere moments, lol. Can't wait to see the game itself in order to see if my new found excitement is justified.

 

[Vire]

Not liking this at all. That era in America is boring (from gameplay perspective). Aren't all the building of that time like just some ugly few storey buildings. Series' should have stayed at the old continent where all the culture and beautiful structures are.

Second World War and Paris would have been ace.

I think it'll be interesting in a dramatic change of pace to have a more rural location for AC3.

 

[Alucrid]

Not liking this at all. That era in America is boring (from gameplay perspective). Aren't all the building of that time like just some ugly few storey buildings. Series' should have stayed at the old continent where all the culture and beautiful structures are.

Second World War and Paris would have been ace.

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