Assassins Creed 3: American Revolution

CaptainRAVE · 14 Jul 2012 at 23:07

Just saw the Boston gameplay video - wow, this game is looking very, very impressive.

Fenris · 14 Jul 2012 at 23:47

pestt said:
Mmm..
Moody...

http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-GB/media/media.aspx?c=tcm:21-56389&ct=tcm:6-231-32

This is getting absurd...

They keep saying that the main character is a Native American (theyfought with the British) but every video so far has done nothing but increase the anti British sentiment, I know "it's a game" and all but it's getting a little ridiculous at this point.

Don't get me wrong the gameplay so far look utterly superb, no questions there, however all this American patriotism RED COATS ARE EVIL stuff is starting to grate.

CaptainRAVE · 15 Jul 2012 at 07:41

Surprised to see so many people getting worked up about it, it is just a game afterall. Plus we have only seen Boston so far haven't we? New york will probably be very different. The Boston gameplay walk through video posted a few days ago really impressed me. Can't wait to play this.

rare · 15 Jul 2012 at 09:37

Game is looking great. I couldn't give a monkeys if you have to kill British troops? It's the American revolution for christs sake. I'm amazed people are getting worked up over it.

Like its been fine to shoot any other represented nation in any other game up until now? Think of the Russians! Always being given the dodgy characters to play!

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 11:00

rare said:
Game is looking great. I couldn't give a monkeys if you have to kill British troops? It's the American revolution for christs sake. I'm amazed people are getting worked up over it.

Again, this is not what people are getting "worked up" over, it's how the American revolution is being portrayed as fight of good vs evil, which is about as far from the truth as you could get.

rare said:
Like its been fine to shoot any other represented nation in any other game up until now? Think of the Russians! Always being given the dodgy characters to play!

One more time, no one cares that they are killing british troops, it's the warping of history, in this case the American Revolution into some sort of patriotism **** fest where the "awesome 'mericans" are fighting off the "evil empire".

james.miller · 15 Jul 2012 at 11:03

Fenris said:
Again, this is not what people are getting "worked up" over, it's how the American revolution is being portrayed as fight of good vs evil, which is about as far from the truth as you could get.

One more time, no one cares that they are killing british troops, it's the warping of history, in this case the American Revolution into some sort of patriotism **** fest where the "awesome 'mericans" are fighting off the "evil empire".

It's not supposed to be historically accurate.

So I don't care *shrug*

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 11:05

james.miller said:
It's not supposed to be historically accurate.

So I don't care *shrug*

There is a slight differance between historical accuracy and essentially turning the red coats into Nazis.

ChrisJSY · 15 Jul 2012 at 11:06

Fenris said:
One more time, no one cares that they are killing british troops, it's the warping of history, in this case the American Revolution into some sort of patriotism **** fest where the "awesome 'mericans" are fighting off the "evil empire".

Every story told from your own side is full of it and the enemy the opposite.
Even if it's fiction.

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 12:38

ChrisJSY said:
Every story told from your own side is full of it and the enemy the opposite.

Ubisoft Montreal. i.e not American.

DanF · 15 Jul 2012 at 13:05

Fenris said:
They keep saying that the main character is a Native American (theyfought with the British).

I'm pretty sure the native American's where split with most on the British side but by no means all of them so there's not much wrong here.

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 13:08

DanF said:
I'm pretty sure the native American's where split with most on the British side but by no means all of them so there's not much wrong here.

It rather defeats the point of him being Native American though doesn't it?

DanF · 15 Jul 2012 at 13:14

sure both sides seriously abused them but there where tribes which fought on both sides or just one side.

Apparently they learnt to scalp after the Brits taught them it to keep a count of French kills in their use in gorrila warfare (go the Brits woohoo).

CaptainRAVE · 15 Jul 2012 at 14:05

Fenris said:
Ubisoft Montreal. i.e not American.

Exactly this.

Also, in the case of this game, perhaps the Brits in question are templars? So in that case they would be evil.

Gamers do like to whine :rolleyes:

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 14:23

CaptainRAVE said:
Also, in the case of this game, perhaps the Brits in question are templars?

Ubisoft have stated pretty clearly that this is not the case.

Also questioning Ubisofts decisions regarding their portrayal of a major historical event is hardly whining, drop the condescension.

james.miller · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:38

Fenris said:
There is a slight differance between historical accuracy and essentially turning the red coats into Nazis.

I still dont see why i should care.

Fenris · 15 Jul 2012 at 17:11

james.miller said:
I still dont see why i should care.

I didn't say you should care, I'm just saying that I care.

CaptainRAVE · 15 Jul 2012 at 17:19

Fenris said:
Ubisoft have stated pretty clearly that this is not the case.

Also questioning Ubisofts decisions regarding their portrayal of a major historical event is hardly whining, drop the condescension.

I just don't understand why people seem to get so worked up over a game. We have hardly seen anything yet, it is a little early to get out the pitchforks.

snarloas1982 · 19 Jul 2012 at 13:39

is anyone going for the join or die edition? or do you think all the in game content will be unlockable?

jakspyder · 19 Jul 2012 at 14:41

Can't wait to do everything in my power to stem the american revolt and further the british.

Moothead2 · 19 Jul 2012 at 14:43

Go to the second question (8:22). Personally think he sums it up pretty well.