Assassin's Creed III
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Assassin's Creed III

Ubisoft Montreal

2012•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 22 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyscience fictionanimalsdetectivehistoricalromanceteenvehiclesfastimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn expansive adventure game that is fantastical, pacy and moving. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Game

Assassin's Creed III is an open-world action-adventure game set primarily in 18th-century Colonial America during the American Revolution. Players control two characters across the story: Haytham Kenway, a British Templar operating during the French and Indian War, and his half-Mohawk son Ratonhnhaké:ton (also known as Connor), who becomes an Assassin. Gameplay takes place across Boston, New York City, and a large wilderness frontier, with free-running, stealth, and combat using weapons including tomahawks, muskets, bows, and the series' signature Hidden Blades. The game introduces naval combat through Connor's captaining of a warship, as well as hunting, a homestead economy system, and seasonal weather that affects gameplay. A modern-day framing narrative follows Desmond Miles using the Animus to relive his ancestors' memories.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In 1754, British Templar Haytham Kenway travels to the American colonies to locate an ancient temple for his Order. He recruits allies and falls in love with a Mohawk woman named Kaniehti:io while eliminating a rogue associate. Years later, their son Ratonhnhaké:ton witnesses his mother's death during an attack on their village and grows up to become the Assassin known as Connor, trained by the retired Assassin Achilles Davenport. Connor is drawn into the American Revolution as he hunts down the Colonial Templars, who include his own father. Over the course of two decades, Connor eliminates...

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyScience fictionAnimalsDetectiveHistoricalRomanceTeenVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceLove conquers allSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AssassinHuntingMurderParkourDeathNavalAction-adventureConspiracy

Details

Developer
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Released
30 October 2012
Series
Assassin's Creed
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
20h rushed, 22h normally, 68h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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