Leaked Assassin's Creed 3 Screenshots Show American Revolution 100
An anonymous reader writes "After three years, Ubisoft is finally finishing the newest installment of their Templars vs. Assassins series, set during the American Revolution. PC Magazine reports that 'If the cover art is any indicator, the new Assassin is pals with George Washington, Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, and the other leading American revolutionaries of the day.' A team of developers at Ubisoft reportedly dedicated a full three-year development cycle to re-examining every element in the franchise to improve the game — although it could've taken even longer."
...and if you look closely... He's Native. (Score:5, Insightful)
Beadwork armbands, moccasins, ponybead necklace, fringed quiver, ornamented bow and belt, and tomahawk.
Messer Ezio's great-grandson here is *not* an English colonist. He most likely speaks an eastern dialect of one of the Algonquin peoples and languages. ...and I for one can't wait to play this.
better not have the same SHIT DRM that last game (Score:5, Insightful)
better not have the same SHIT DRM that the last game had.
Re:better not have the same SHIT DRM that last gam (Score:4, Insightful)
better not have the same SHIT DRM that the last game had.
You speak as though Ubisoft are able to learn their lesson.
Re:"US Patriotism" -- Be careful what you wish for (Score:5, Insightful)
I know Slashdotters reflexively make anti-US statements every time the US is even mentioned, but I'm really struggling to see the relevance of this complaint.
Re:better not have the same SHIT DRM that last gam (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:better not have the same SHIT DRM that last gam (Score:3, Insightful)
Fuck Ubisoft. I will never buy another game from them because they hate their own customers.
Re:"US Patriotism" -- Be careful what you wish for (Score:5, Insightful)
I know Slashdotters reflexively make anti-US statements every time the US is even mentioned, but I'm really struggling to see the relevance of this complaint.
The topic is a game that has the American Revolution as its background. An American might surely be forgiven if the word "patriotism" comes to mind in that context. As I pointed out in my reply to the original poster, he is in error when he equates patriotism with nationalism. I think that this discussion is well within the bounds of the topic.
Incidentally, I currently have moderator points, so I'm faced with the usual dilemma: do I comment, or mod? I prefer to comment. I'm wondering if there should not be a sanctioned way to have your cake and eat it too: abolish the rule that you can't comment if you have modded anything in the thread. To prevent abuse, the fact that you have modded the thread should be pointed out (e.g. "modded OP -1 Flamebait" after your name and slashdot number). Heck, maybe commenting should be compulsory after you mod...maybe you should have to justify why you modded a post up or down.
Re:...and if you look closely... He's Native. (Score:3, Insightful)
The Assasin's Creed games are not to my taste, but I approve of the main character being an Algonquin. The history of the aboriginal people of the United States and Canada has not gotten the attention it deserves, and its great to see it used as background in a popular work.
Re:...and if you look closely... He's Native. (Score:3, Insightful)
My wife is Menominee (one of the Algonquin peoples). She zeroed in on those beaded armbands and the choker and instantly knew what she was looking at.
And, tada, she was right. :)
Props to Ubisoft for achieving that level of accuracy and historical fidelity.