Some sexy screenshots from Assassin’s Creed III have made their way onto the Interwebs, as well as some details behind the game…
Now that we all know the setting for the upcoming Assassin's Creed III, everyone's suitably intrigued about how the game will play, given the new era and totally new character. Thanks to some leaked screenshots and info, we now have a few snippets to go at.
First discovered on Reddit, the screenshots clearly demonstrate that Assassin's Creed III will be a much more open world than Ezio's trilogy, and will, perhaps, be more akin to the first in terms of scope and progression (minus the mind-numbing repetition, hopefully), and will have wilderness areas to explore, as well as settled towns and cites.
In fact, thanks to some early news delivered in an article in Game Informer, which was posted quickly onto the Internet via NeoGaf, we know that the game map will be roughly 50% larger than AC: Brotherhood, and that the new hero is a half-English, half-Mohawk warrior called Connor.
Set between 1753 and 1783, the game's story sees Connor, who was raised by a Mohawk tribe, begin a journey of revenge after his village is burned down by colonists. During the course of the game, he'll confront both the colonists and British forces, although the story won't be as black and white, as both sides will have their own agendas and none will be ultimately good or evil. There's going to be some morality involved, and the central story will further expand on the Assassin and Templar storyline that's woven its way through the series thus far.
Powered by a vastly upgraded engine (as demonstrated in these stunning, albeit probably enhanced, shots), the game will supposedly support up to two thousand characters on screen at once, which should make for some immense battles and truly atmospheric environments. And, it would appear that the game may be a little more open world than before, with Ubisoft planning to re-enact historical events within the game, as well as allowing players to explore early American cities and settlements.
There's a ton more info in the Game Informer article, and in the NeoGaf post (link below), but this does also contain some spoilers, so exercise caution if you don't want to know too much.
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