Assassins Creed 3

Helix

dreamers75 wrote: »

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can i have a chocolate bunny?

dreamers75

Helix wrote: »

can i have a chocolate bunny?

Nope we all out :pac:

Helix

goddamnit

Star Lord

Helix wrote: »

id be surprised if it went that way

looking at the lead character, i dont think it will. i cant see him being a fan of either camps

Axe, not a fan of Americans or English...

Native!

funky penguin

Definitely sounds like it alright, and it would fit in with Desomond's complexion. :pac:

jill_valentine

To be honest, that Victorian London idea sounds way more awesome than anything that's actually going to exist.

Helix

kotaku - saving me a bollocking from people i dont want to get a bollocking from

funky penguin

Looks cool, I must say! New info in the next few days, right?

Zero-Cool

What year is this around?

funky penguin

If I remember correctly.....that's the Betsy Ross Flag? 13 stars in a circle....I THINK it's around the 1780s onwards. I only took one module in American history and it was 6 years ago. :P

bluestripe93

That's right it looks like the Betsy Ross Flag, In use from 14 June 1777–1 May 1795 so 18 years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_flag_13_stars_%E2%80%93_Betsy_Ross.svg

wes

Assassins Creed FB page has an updated version of the box art for number 3.

**EDIT**
Up on Eurogamer now:

Official Assassin's Creed 3 box art confirms American Revolution setting
**END EDIT**

richymcdermott

Lads and ladies take out your books

Time to study the american revolution


TO THE LIBRARY

Somnus

Was just coming on to post the cover art! Might as well stick a pic in thread



I've got to say, as much as I felt Brotherhood and Revelations particularly were disappointing, I've no idea what to expect with the this new one. And that has me kinda interested

Noopti

Of all the rumored settings this was the one I was least enamored with (Victorian London to me would be epic). I could be wrong, but from what I know there weren't exactly any epic cities in the US at that time. So they are going to have to change the gameplay in a big way, which may not be a bad thing really...considering the mess that was AC: Revelations.

Some new thinking might be what this series needs. I will reserve judgement.

Also, I find the fact that his tomahawk blade is the assassins symbol a bit lame. Very small criticism in fairness. :P

kearneybobs

Noopti wrote: »

Also, I find the fact that his tomahawk blade is the assassins symbol a bit lame. Very small criticism in fairness.

I love it. Love the symbol and all the ways it's incorporated into the games as belt buckles etc.

Josey Wales

I think the boxart is awesome. I'm super excited for this game.

Brendog

Very strange direction to go. I am completely in the dark about this now considering they tied up so many loose ends with Revelations and this will be a completely new character and life story.

Excited to see how it all ends.

richymcdermott

God i hope your man , whoever he is be like what mel gibson was in the patriot , weilding two axes ...yes please

Lordhogo

Right now I am just hoping this character in not aligned to one side, I cant really tell from what he is wearing as it seems like a mix of native and American. Anyway really love that box art and that it's finally a fully fledged sequel where we might actually learn new something about the world ending plot.

Captain Chaos

Brendog wrote: »

this will be a completely new character and life story.

Thankfully, AC2 and it's addons dragged on way too long. Altiar was more interesting.

Testament1

Not sure how I feel about the American Revolution setting but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt given the calibre of the series. New character is gonna have some big shoes to fill in replacing Ezio!

jill_valentine

Yeah, the artwork is pretty and all, but I'd hoped it would help me feel excited about the setting and it's not happening. Hmm.

Potential-Monke

Ì guess we might find something out in about 3 days, 9 hours and 22 minutes!

http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac/en-GB/

Sarky

jill_valentine wrote: »

Yeah, the artwork is pretty and all, but I'd hoped it would help me feel excited about the setting and it's not happening. Hmm.

This. It's not like it isn't good artwork, it's just... I dunno, it isn't doing anything for me.

Penn

Noopti wrote: »

Also, I find the fact that his tomahawk blade is the assassins symbol a bit lame. Very small criticism in fairness. :P

I doubt it's replacing the hidden blade or anything like that. I'd say that it's more likely just to show that with a tomahawk in one hand and a gun in the other, the new assassin may have some Native American roots but also find himself on both sides of the war.

My hope is that the tomahawks somewhat replace the crossbow. Crossbow made the last two games too easy. Soon as someone sees you and warns you, crossbow. Using tomahawks instead would help if they implemented a system where you also need to collect the tomahawk from the body if you throw it (eg, you can only carry 3 tomahawks). That way, you'd use them less and sneak a bit more carefully.

funky penguin

By the looks of it, a bow and arrow may be replacing the cross bow.

kearneybobs

Penn wrote: »

I doubt it's replacing the hidden blade or anything like that. I'd say that it's more likely just to show that with a tomahawk in one hand and a gun in the other, the new assassin may have some Native American roots but also find himself on both sides of the war.

My hope is that the tomahawks somewhat replace the crossbow. Crossbow made the last two games too easy. Soon as someone sees you and warns you, crossbow. Using tomahawks instead would help if they implemented a system where you also need to collect the tomahawk from the body if you throw it (eg, you can only carry 3 tomahawks). That way, you'd use them less and sneak a bit more carefully.

I dont think that they are annoyed by the presence of a tomahawk at all. It's the fact that his tomahawk blade is actually the assassin symbol.
Personally, I love it.


I agree that the cross bow did make the recent games too easy. Most of the timet hey were one shot kills with it and just made not getting caught on rooftops that much easier. Dont really know how to change that now that there is a bow and arrow included.

Penn

kearneybobs wrote: »

I dont think that they are annoyed by the presence of a tomahawk at all. It's the fact that his tomahawk blade is actually the assassin symbol.
Personally, I love it.

Oh sh*t... I didn't even notice that. I thought, since all the other game covers have the hidden blade but this one has a tomahawk and a gun that people thought the tomahawk was going to replace the hidden blade or something (a symbol of the assassins rather than the assassin's symbol)

Damn, that tomahawk looks brilliant

Noopti

I would still prefer an authentic looking Native American tomahawk than this fancy looking yoke. :P