As these published pics (courtesy of Ubisoft and Game Informer) clearly show, the next full iteration of the Assassin's Creed franchise will be set at least partially during the American Revolutionary War. Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Yes, it sounds like fun to hack with a tomahawk in one hand and a muzzle loader in the other but Assassin's Creed's strength lies in the parkour-esque gameplay where the protagonist has an entire city for a playground. There weren't very many cities with buildings of a similar stature to Constantinople or Rome during the late 18th century in America - maybe Boston, Philadelphia, and parts of New York City but even those buildings weren't to the same scale as the gigantic cathedrals and ancient towers that we're used to playing around and on. Will this change up the game play for the next Assassin's Creed? Will the focus now switch mostly to Desmond in the current timeline?
Assassin's Creed 3 is currently set for an October 30, 2012 release.
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