Assassin's Creed 3 Encyclopedia Edition
The Assassin's Creed III Encyclopedia Edition contains the essential items for fans and newcomers to become engrossed in the history and stories of the Assassin's order- along with a copy of the game, you will receive:The Assassin's Creed 3 Encyclopedia Edition is only available for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming open-world action-adventure video game. The bundle has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price tag of $99.99, $30 more than the regular edition. It will be released on October 30.
- Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia 2nd Edition - The definitive guide to a universe that spans many different platforms and media, a must-have for fans new and old.
- Assassin's Creed Subject 4 Graphic Novel - Contains the whole Daniel Cross/Nikolaï Orelov narrative arc by merging Assassin's Creed The Fall and its sequel Assassin's Creed The Chain.
In addition to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, Assassin's Creed 3 is also coming to the Nintendo Wii U on November 18 and the PC on November 20.
We find our Assassins in times of upheaval. Times when cultures are clashing, ideas are being tested and the course of history appears like a giant muddy question mark. During the Crusades, the nobility and peasantry of Europe abruptly crossed the known world and fought for places they had only ever read about. During the Renaissance, ideas from Middle Eastern cultures and the distant Mongolian Empire were on the verge of changing the basic notion of what it meant to be a European Christian.
The American Revolution, the setting for Assassin’s Creed 3, is one of those moments. I talked to Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director for the game at Ubisoft Montreal. He explained that, at first glance, this might seem like a story that’s only relevant to Americans and the British, but in the end, the American Revolution was an intensely European story. He hopes that they’ve made that backdrop interesting to people from all different countries.
“The British thought of it as a British civil war, the French Fleets blockaded the ports, and the
Americans are trained by a German guy named Von Steubben – there’s so many elements of this story that reverberate around the world.”
The discovery of America by Europeans quickly ushered in what we could consider the first global era, and the American Revolution became the capstone in a series of early global conflicts – wars fought in America by Europeans with native allies that affected policy as far away as India. For Hutchinson, a character with a native background was the perfect avatar for the player to view the war unfolding.
“We obviously didn’t want to tell a story about truth, justice and the American way. We also didn’t want to tell a story about King and Country,” he says. “You find this long history of the indigenous population allying with the French or the British, or the Spanish or the Dutch, and it just seemed like a very believable backdrop for the character.”
It’s a lot to deal with in a video game about secret societies and conspiracy, and luckily, Hutchinson says Assassin’s Creed 3 is not the story of the American Revolution.
It’s the story of Assassins and Templars set to the backdrop of the American Revolution. That conflict always sits somewhere on a balance beam between control and ideas of freedom – the perfect notion for the American Revolution, where enlightenment philosophy and military action found themselves inexorably intertwined. Reading the letters and declarations of the founding fathers at the time, it’s clear that they saw themselves as doing just about the most important thing anyone had ever done, and that sort of grandeur sits well with the scope of Assassin’s Creed.
The Assassin’s Creed series is fixated on history to a degree that few other franchises have ever really explored, and it’s that sort of obsession that kept me coming back even as the gameplay got a little stale over the last two installments. These aren’t “history games,” obviously, and they deal with the setting as they see fit in service of the fictional story. But they work hard on setting, and for me, setting is always the most interesting part of history — just the basic idea of imagining a different time in detail. Hopefully, this can be the game that hits both those places at once.
I also talked to Hutchinson about some other things, too, so stay tuned for why he thinks that video games are more like TV than movies.
The American Revolution, the setting for Assassin’s Creed 3, is one of those moments. I talked to Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director for the game at Ubisoft Montreal. He explained that, at first glance, this might seem like a story that’s only relevant to Americans and the British, but in the end, the American Revolution was an intensely European story. He hopes that they’ve made that backdrop interesting to people from all different countries.
“The British thought of it as a British civil war, the French Fleets blockaded the ports, and the
Americans are trained by a German guy named Von Steubben – there’s so many elements of this story that reverberate around the world.”
The discovery of America by Europeans quickly ushered in what we could consider the first global era, and the American Revolution became the capstone in a series of early global conflicts – wars fought in America by Europeans with native allies that affected policy as far away as India. For Hutchinson, a character with a native background was the perfect avatar for the player to view the war unfolding.
“We obviously didn’t want to tell a story about truth, justice and the American way. We also didn’t want to tell a story about King and Country,” he says. “You find this long history of the indigenous population allying with the French or the British, or the Spanish or the Dutch, and it just seemed like a very believable backdrop for the character.”
It’s a lot to deal with in a video game about secret societies and conspiracy, and luckily, Hutchinson says Assassin’s Creed 3 is not the story of the American Revolution.
It’s the story of Assassins and Templars set to the backdrop of the American Revolution. That conflict always sits somewhere on a balance beam between control and ideas of freedom – the perfect notion for the American Revolution, where enlightenment philosophy and military action found themselves inexorably intertwined. Reading the letters and declarations of the founding fathers at the time, it’s clear that they saw themselves as doing just about the most important thing anyone had ever done, and that sort of grandeur sits well with the scope of Assassin’s Creed.
The Assassin’s Creed series is fixated on history to a degree that few other franchises have ever really explored, and it’s that sort of obsession that kept me coming back even as the gameplay got a little stale over the last two installments. These aren’t “history games,” obviously, and they deal with the setting as they see fit in service of the fictional story. But they work hard on setting, and for me, setting is always the most interesting part of history — just the basic idea of imagining a different time in detail. Hopefully, this can be the game that hits both those places at once.
I also talked to Hutchinson about some other things, too, so stay tuned for why he thinks that video games are more like TV than movies.
According to those in charge of the eagerly anticipated Assassin’s Creed 3 title the missions map was inspired by Skyrim, which gives us reason to believe Ubisoft are in the business of seeing what works well in other games implementing the best possible experience they can for their upcoming game. Fans of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls RPG will find the use of certain elements reassuring and we feel developers who choose to adapt a tried and tested formula in their own title deserve respect for doing the research necessary.
Ubisoft’s Phillipe Bergeron has commented on his experience throughout Skyrim and conceives that the way they structure the missions on their map is ideal way to be aware of your surroundings. In an article on Attack of the Fanboy they highlight the influence of Skyrim, and being able to having something in the grid meter at all times, giving players an insightful view of icons to draw your attention. Although we don’t expect the Assassin’s Creed 3 open world to be as big as Bethesda’s popular title, we are hoping that the scale will be close.
In other Assassin’s Creed 3 news, What Culture have an extensive post on what they feel will make this the game of the year and to start their countdown they highlight the influence of Ubisoft and the great AC titles they have produced. Although games like King Kong and Splinter Cell are very well detailed along with plot and gameplay the Assassin’s titles are highly polished to the point that you can see how much work has gone into them. The loss of Ezio to the series has given rise to a new Assassin adding more excitement along a fresh path and the multiplayer in this new game is touted to be pretty impressive this time around.
The Anvil engine that has been fully built and designed for this title will host everything from weather changes to life like battles, and they have placed the Naval Warfare aspect at number six of reasons why this will be a great game. Because of my recent experience of this at the Eurogamer Expo I would disagree with their view and regard this part of Assassin’s Creed 3 as a brilliant and essential fresh extra component to the game. This aspect is ideal for the period of the American Revolution and ships coming and going just add to the accuracy of the history.
They feel this could slow the game down where the story is concerned although they acknowledge this does look like fun, and we found this to be true making AC3 more unique. The story is mentioned and the modern day storyline is a great way to progress and the end of Desmond’s journey is one of the most intriguing parts. Some may have issues with the setting of the American Revolution, but the historical side is not only a big draw but the fact that this is a nation at war adds to the excitement. In addition, the Frontier is said to be one and a half times the size of the map in Brotherhood, without New York and Boston, and Connor the protagonist looks like he has elements of a mean character that we cannot wait to see in action.
Only last week we looked at some other new snippets of information about an unexpected Assassin’s Creed 3 enemy along with Connor’s motivations, and as we get drip fed more great details many gamers are now anxiously waiting for this to release at the end of the month. Are you expecting Assassin’s Creed 3 to have a massive open world to explore?
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