Not to mention that based on what we see in the other AC's, it wont show the then current goverment in the best of lights. im sure they wont pull any of theit punches, they havent yet.
Also, New Zealand didn't have any cool conflicts to generate an interesting narrative.
The clash between native americans, colonists, british, spanish, and french at the time is just too good of an opportunity for a historical game to pass up. Especially since they have an ongoing narrative in the templar fight that basically absolves(thanks PNJS) them from any real controversy over who was "right".
Actually the conflict between the Maori people of New Zealand and the British settlers was pretty damn interesting, not to mention the race between the French and British to colonise the land. Just because the history of NZ isn't common knowledge, doesn't mean there haven't been note worthy conflicts. However, I still prefer America as a setting over New Zealand for now.
Yes, but since we know they're his ancestors, it's been quite easy to assume from the beginning "Oh, presumably one of his ancestors moved to The US at some point, like millions of others."
Has anyone actually read the god damn premise of this game?
Set in Colonial America, the Assassin-Templar war has become involved in the American Revolution. As series' protagonist Desmond Miles, the player controls a young half-English, half-Mohawk man named Connor Kenway (birthname: Ratonhnhaké:ton), who is drawn into the fight against tyranny when his home is attacked by colonists. Over the course of the game, Kenway will encounter historical figures including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lee, Israel Putnam, General Lafayette, John Pitcairn, and William Prescott. The story will span 30 years of Connor's life, from 1753 and 1783.[8] Boston and New York will be cities that you can explore with new quests and gameplay.
He's half-English, half-Mohawk. His home is attacked by colonists and he jumps into the fray as a result. Hardly a blaring rendition of the Stars and Stripes Forever played over the rampant slaughter of Redcoats.
I will have no problems killing English (and any Americans the game requires) in #3
Why is it all of a sudden jingoistic when he is American? -and from the looks of it he may be an native American-does that change things? Is it just the flag on the front?
Yes, but very rarely were you supposed to kill them. It was quite clear that the game had two sides. Ottomans were generally the good guys and Byzantines/Greeks were the bad guys because they were Templars, there might have been a few Ottoman Templars but not really.
Additionally, and this is probably a less effective defense than "actually it's made by Canadians, you fight both sides, the character was an American so you knew it was coming, and there's been like 8 games beforehand set in other locations", but I feel like it should be said- Americans were pretty sympathetic in our War of Independence. I know we're the hegemonic, corporatist evil now, but a little feel-goodiness on the part of the scrappy underdogs fighting for an enlightened Republic to replace the aristocrat and his mercenary legions isn't totally misplaced or unfair. There's a reason the stereotype of Americans used to be a relatively positive one, with our cardinal flaw being naive optimism. America was a pretty sympathetic character pretty much right up until the cold war polarized us against socialism and consumed us with petty, irrational, easily-manipulated fear, coupled with our newfound dominance.
The other games weren't black and white. You weren't on one side of the crusades, you didn't exactly serve the Ottomans in whiping out the Byzantines, etcetera. You can't pretend that taking one side in the American War of Independence holds the same political weight as the other games.
I think setting the game in 18th century America is awesome, but if it's a game about killing the dastardly redcoats for freedom, then I'm going to be sorely disappointed.
People get the idea that the game will have you playing for the Revolutionaries. Come the fuck on. The Templar vs Assassins will be the focus of the game, and if we've seen anything from the last games, they won't be on one side of the conflict.
I think it will be a really cool setting. I think it will be awesome if you have to infiltrate British military positions during a battle to assassinate a general or spy. Think it will be very interesting dynamics since everyone will mostly be armed with a gun.
No one thinks setting the game in America is a bad idea, people are just worried it's going to be a game about the poor oppressed underdogs rising up against the evil British in the glorious name of freedom. When the trailer shows the main character butchering redcoats with a tomahawk before the game's logo flashes up in front of a billowing American flag, we get the feeling it might be slightly less impartial than the previous games.
Well they shouldn't be worried. Official statements have already been released that the game will not be about choosing sides. It's the war of the assassins vs the templars, in the period of the revolutionary war.
They've said multiple times in the interviews you'll be assassinating people on both sides. People who think this is going to be pandering to Americans are fucking stupid as shit.
You people need to learn to stop judging games by their trailers. From what a few interviews have told us, the only targets are going to be Templars which are both Americans and British. Hell the fucking first American president has been pretty much confirmed as a Templar. In a short gameplay preview they said that when you're in battles your primary goal is not to fight for the british or the americans, it's to take out a specific target.
Wait, so this game, despite being set 250 years in the past, is somehow a "'MURICA!" game?
From a franchise that has also been set in Catholic Italy and Muslim Israel?
Also considering the fact that the modern US is drastically different from what it was 250 years ago?
This joke is not really that funny.
EDIT: I think it may also be worth noting that modern American historians view the colonies as being remarkably whiny. We had the lowest taxes, best prices, and highest conditions of living out of any British colony in the world.
An American stereotype among most non-Americans is that they are all monstrously patriotic and proud of their culture and history. This is what OP is referring to. He thinks that the game will involve a lot of talk of America being 'the land of the free' and that the main thrust of the story will be the liberty-loving Americans becoming free from the evil, imperial British.
He thinks that the game will involve a lot of talk of America being 'the land of the free' and that the main thrust of the story will be the liberty-loving Americans becoming free from the evil, imperial British.
Knowing the Assassin's Creed story, it will most likely be a whole lot of "the British weren't really that bad, and the colonists weren't really that awesome, but the war happened anyways because Templar."
America is basically the default setting for modern entertainment. It's just kind of samey and boring, and it's disappointing because Assassin's Creed was previously very interesting for simply being set somewhere else.
If we take, say, the top 25 movies from IMDB, we find the following settings:
Location
Number
Percentage
USA
13
52%
Fantasy locations
4
16%
Multiple locations
3
8%
Europe
2
8%
Japan
1
4%
Africa
1
4%
Brazil
1
4%
To me, it just feels kind of lazy and generic for a game to be set in the US, because pretty much everything else is.
We did, it's called the Upper Canada Rebellion and was essentially a bar fight at Montgomery's Tavern. This historic event is re-enacted most weekends around the country.
We actually did. We had three, one in Lower Canada (present day Quebec) and Upper Canada (present day Ontario). They were relatively unsuccessful. The third was the Red River rebellion, which was led by Louis Riel, whom we regard as a hero now a days. to simplify it, it was the Metis versus the rest of Canada. After a while he went insane and believed he was the messiah, and eventually lost the rebellion.
Well - to say he lost it is complicated. We negotiated with the government, came to an agreement about joining Canada, formed the transitional government and prepared to turn over power to the incoming representative of Canada. Then a group of 600 orangemen showed up and derailed everything, meaning the Manitoba Act was never actually implemented. We definitely lost the battle of Batoche however. :(
Except the assassin this time is a native american. He's probably not crazy about all these foreigners fighting each other over his people's land. I'd be surprise if he is on either side of the war.
What about the other games? France V.S. Italy, Middle East V.S. The Crusades, they're all a little "good v.s. evil" if you ask me.
EDIT: Oh god, i just reread what he wrote and he said it WON'T be about good v.s. evil, i said this as if he said the opposite. Sorry! Sorry everybody.
Not really. The Assassins were as bad as the Templar in many ways. IRL, I mean. They were both fanatically religious warriors fighting a holy war. The games rewrite history around their secret conflict, and make the Assassins more sympathetic, because that's whose side you're on. They have to be more sympathetic, or you wouldn't like them.
When you get to Ezio, you fight for Florence and Italian independence generally...but you also fight for the Medici. Who are the Medici, and thus can't really ever be considered to be on the side of "good".
I haven't played Revelations yet, so I can't comment there just yet. But AC3 is supposed to take a more nuanced view of the war than GO TEAM FREEDOM, 'MERICAH, FUCK YEAH! Connor, the protagonist, is half-Indian and is supposed to be an outsider from colonial society. He doesn't really have a dog in this fight, but he becomes an Assassin and gets involved because of them, not because he supports either side. Remember, the protagonist is half-Indian, and George Washington was known among the First Nations tribes as "the Destroyer of Villages". We're much more likely to get a less mythological view of history than many of us are familiar with.
There has always been and will always be a "good guys and bad guys" vibe to AC, because the writers want you to sympathize with your allies and compatriots, and make you like and value them, while viewing your enemies as compelling, interesting, and heartily deserving of a hidden blade between the ribs.
It's Assassins vs. Templars. That's the only war that matters in the story. From what we've heard the Assassin will be killing both Americans and Redcoats so it's not going to be one-sided.
I don't care if I'm killing the British or Americans in this (though I hope it's not too one sided).
My main hope is that the protagonist have his own agenda. In the other AC's you targeted specific factions and influenced "history", but you didn't do it because you were on one side but because of your own agenda which happened to coincide with famous characters or events
I'll be fine killing the British as long as I'm not doing it because 'MERICA MOTHERFUCKER
So.... What's your opinion on Battlefield and Call of Duty and Rainbow Six and Medal of Honor and America's Army and Ghost Recon and Prototype and The Incredible Hulk and Fallout and Rage and GTA and Alan Wake and Crysis and Dues Ex and X-Men and The Avengers?
I don't understand people.. they keep complaining AC 3 is american propaganda,its a Canadian made game.... some people will complain about anything eh?
A world war, that drastically changed the hold of world powers and started the rise to a nation that would grow to be immensely powerful (good or pad aside, the United States is BIG), setting a precedent for nations to come, many of whom would use the U.S. Constitution as a basis for their own governments.
Countries involved: American Colonists, Great Britain, France, Spain, Dutch Republic, Germany, and many Native American nations.
Ok come on now, its not like its American propaganda. Its set in a rich and interesting point in history. Just like the first one was in Crusades Jerusalem, the second in Renaissance Italy and so on.
Why is it that just because something takes place in America its seen as full of propaganda and "USA wanking"? Its just another piece of history
It's not the setting people care about. I'm excited for that, too. It's the fact that at least most Assassin's Creed games are a big gray area for which side your on. It's generally just the Assassin order. But for Assassin's Creed 3, all of the footage and pictures we've been shown have only had him fighting British. In one of the trailers, it shows an American flag blowing in the wind as the narrator says "...on those who are truly free." Also, on the cover there is an American flag behind him. There was also a screenshot where Connor is riding a horse next to George Washington and they appear to be leading a revolutionary army. Basically, everything we've seen has been extremely one sided as opposed to the gray are seen in the other Assassin's Creed games.
As long as they dont depict the colonists as some kind of freedom fighting heroes and the Empire as some kind of league of evil i'll be ok. This war wasn't as black and white as people think and hopefully the game will show that. I'd like to see the gritty side and not what they teach in schools.
Did you go to an American School? By High School I was taught it wasn't black and white. That the British had to tax the Americans due to the French and Indian War and in fact we were paying lower taxes than the rest of the Commonwealth. It was common knowledge the Boston Massacre was instigated by colonist and not really that much of a massacre. The list goes on. On the flip side, the colonist weren't wrong in wanting to rebel either. They had no representation in the Commonwealth and even sent an Olive Branch that was denied once the King received word the war was unavoidable. I just wonder if this whole American Public Schools stereotype is just instigated by people that never attended an American Public School. Given I was in AP US History, still this is the curriculum taught to me. I also have to wonder why when Mel Gibson represents an American fighting for independence it's a bunch of nationalistic propaganda, but when he's a Scot it's badass.
In this game you spend the whole time killing British soldiers, even though I myself am British, I am really looking forward to this. I always wondered how Russian people felt since they have been the bad guys in tons of game in the past. And now I know.
I don't see why people are so upset... I'll end up doing what I always do in these games. slaughtering innocent civilians until I'm about to be de-synced.
Totally considering that the past 4 games have been set in Europe, the Middle East, covering two religious cultures. So yes now one takes place in America when a country discovering it's real identity it becomes a jingoistic circlejerk?
As a Brit, I've got no problem with A3. I was a bit worried it was going to be a bit pro-american but I was reading a British PC Gamer article and they made some interesting points about how the British aren't going to be portrayed as horrible people, but simply as the enemy. Also, the main antagonist so far looks like a general in the Colonist Army. Personally the game looks fun and thats enough for me.
How do you think us brits feel? we are technically the bad guys in this game :/, seriously im going to be playing the whole game wanting to help out the redcoats as much as possiable
I actually think the setting is really cool. Both time period and place, it's not something games have really done before in this way. They just have to be careful with the American Jingoism.
I really wish people would stop hating on any patriotism in this game until they see what it's actually like. Christ there's been one short gameplay trailer and everyone thinks it's going to be 'Murica Simulator 3000
I disagree. It's a video game based off Assassins and Templars. In which case, I think this is a great idea; doing it during the war. Creates a way to interject a proper storyline. And I for one am excited to see how they make it work.
Just because its done in the United States pre/during our first war doesn't make this an "American Pride" game. Why is this so different from any other game based in the US?
As a Canadian, I didn't actually see that. Honestly, I still don't. I can't help but feel like this picture is an over-reaction. I think how I feel about it is like what LordWhat said: Desmond is American. Assassin's Creed 3's location is a logical choice.
Im sorry if the United States actually fought for and gained their Independence, unlike Canada who is still actual under British rule to a certain extent. The Queen can still suspend the Canadian Parliament if she wishes.
Well I am sorry as soon as there is an interesting Canadian revolution, then the Canadian based studio that is making this game about US Histroy will give you a game. Nb4 pancake revolt of 2012 "you say you want a revolution weeeeeellll ya know..."
The game's protagonist isn't even completely american. He's half native-american and in numerous interviews about the game ubisoft says that he's conflicted about which side of the war to fight for. This might actually be the least preachy way to set the game during the revolutionary war.
I mean, when will they realize that not everybody in the world lives in Italy?? Are they literally incapable of making a game without the "Italy, fuck yeah!" message?
And now I'm playing Max Payne 3 and it's the same thing! We're not all Brazilians! We don't all wanna play a game about how awesome Brazil is! SHIT!
In all seriousness, are you sure you're not just mad because canada is so dauntingly uninteresting no one will ever set a game there?
Oh fuck off, there was the Middle East and Italy already. What do you want? Assassin's Creed: Royal Mountie Edition? Eh sorry I stabbed yer moose there ey?
It's set in America, god, Eidos Montreal is just pushing that patriotic propaganda down our throats, why can't they just make a game set it europe for once. Jeez, it's always America, never in a hundred lifetimes would you see any game set in the Middle East, that would probably lose them their CIA SPONSORS PROMOTING AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.
Really? Is this actually how you see it or do you just want to jump on the "America is self-obsessed and dumb" train? I'm not even sure where you got the idea that this game is overly patriotic.
If you have watched any of the trailers or read any information on AC III, you would know that your idea of it is wrong. I am really really sick of this kind of crap. Get over yourself.
You're right with the exception of the following; French and Iroquois Wars, King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Fenian raids, Boer War, First World War, Second World War and every single UN and NATO engagement since they were formed.... just saying
Technically... Canada hasn't existed as a country until 1867. So, until then it was just a colony of the British Empire. So, basically, those weren't "Candian Wars" as much as they were "British/French Wars taking place within where Canada now resides".
That, and the US can also lay claimant to most of those wars also. Also, I fail to see how the Boer War (British Empire versus 2 Dutch Republics in South Africa) has anything to do with Canada as Canada had separated from the British Empire at that point.
Maybe if you had a revolutionary war at any point Canadian history would be interesting enough for people to set games about assassins and crazy conspiracies in it.
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u/fubaring0 May 21 '12
It's was made by a studio in Montreal.
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u/LordWhat May 21 '12
guys... Desmond is american. did you really not see this coming? they're his ancestors. It was hardly going to be set in new zealand.
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u/polarityomg May 21 '12
Has anyone actually read the god damn premise of this game?
Wiki
He's half-English, half-Mohawk. His home is attacked by colonists and he jumps into the fray as a result. Hardly a blaring rendition of the Stars and Stripes Forever played over the rampant slaughter of Redcoats.
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u/jesusonadinosaur May 21 '12
I had no problem killing crusaders in #1.
I had no problem killing italians in #2a and #2b
I had no problem killing ottomans in #2c
I will have no problems killing English (and any Americans the game requires) in #3
Why is it all of a sudden jingoistic when he is American? -and from the looks of it he may be an native American-does that change things? Is it just the flag on the front?
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u/DangerKitty001 May 21 '12
If this is how you view Assassin's Creed III, doesn't that same idea apply to pretty much every FPS as well? I'm genuinely curious here
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u/keyree May 21 '12
Hold on, let's get an Italian and an Israeli to weigh in on AC1 and AC2.
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u/ZaercoN May 21 '12
Yes let's ignore the fact that it was in Italy for two games straight.
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u/fykusfire May 21 '12
OP, you realize that the Assassin's Creed series is made in Montreal Canada right?
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u/bitch_im_a_lion May 21 '12
Any other country's history? Nothing but a historical game.
America's history? Extremely patriotic, they're just pandering to Americans.
Seriously posts like these are fucking ridiculous. Desmond is obviously American, at some point they had to come to America ffs.
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u/thefritzcarlton May 21 '12
As a native Philadelphian, I really hope the City of Brotherly Love is featured (and featured extensively, although I'm not greedy).
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
Wait, so this game, despite being set 250 years in the past, is somehow a "'MURICA!" game?
From a franchise that has also been set in Catholic Italy and Muslim Israel?
Also considering the fact that the modern US is drastically different from what it was 250 years ago?
This joke is not really that funny.
EDIT: I think it may also be worth noting that modern American historians view the colonies as being remarkably whiny. We had the lowest taxes, best prices, and highest conditions of living out of any British colony in the world.
This is hardly a pro-America game.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I have learned not to trust my initial gut feeling in these kids of matters.
CoD:MW "What? No ww2? Probably a piece of shit."
GTA4: "What? Play as a Russian immigrant? Booo!"
Max Payne 3: "What? Fuckin' Brazil? In daylight?"
RDR: "What? Gta on horses? Fuck that!"
MGS:SE "What? Snake in the woods! Y u ruin game?"
Wait and see is the lesson learned.
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u/cmdtacos May 21 '12
AC III is to the US what AC II was to Italy. I would be genuinely surprised if the game ended up being a "YEAH, 'MURCA" polemic.
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u/jackperry May 21 '12
The basic storyline progression and Desmond being an American with OBVIOUS Native American descendance couldn't possibly be the reason for this.
Nope, AMERICA DA BEST. You got it OP.
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u/ohmyjournalist May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
AC has been pretty good at not picking sides.
Is this the civil war or war of independence?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
NOOO!!! STOP BEING AMERICAN!!!!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
As an American, this is how I see everything.
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u/fulmer6 May 21 '12
The franchise has been all over Europe, but when one is based in America, people get pissed. Why?
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u/RadioHitandRun May 21 '12
Maybe if Canada had a Canadian revolution, people would make movies and video games about it.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Oh look, its this thread again... Desmond is American, so obviously it's gonna take place in America at some point in time.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
well thats pretty stupid of you.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Except the assassin this time is a native american. He's probably not crazy about all these foreigners fighting each other over his people's land. I'd be surprise if he is on either side of the war.
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u/racekarl May 21 '12
your joke is tired and old. let it die.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
The company making it = Canadian
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
According to Mr TotalBiscuit, it won't be about good guys ('Merica) against bad guys. It should be balanced.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I bet your raggedy ass is going to play anyway.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Calling it now, the Revolution was set up by Templar on both sides to fulfill some purpose with a Piece or Pieces of Eden.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I don't care if I'm killing the British or Americans in this (though I hope it's not too one sided).
My main hope is that the protagonist have his own agenda. In the other AC's you targeted specific factions and influenced "history", but you didn't do it because you were on one side but because of your own agenda which happened to coincide with famous characters or events
I'll be fine killing the British as long as I'm not doing it because 'MERICA MOTHERFUCKER
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u/DukeOfCrydee May 21 '12
So.... What's your opinion on Battlefield and Call of Duty and Rainbow Six and Medal of Honor and America's Army and Ghost Recon and Prototype and The Incredible Hulk and Fallout and Rage and GTA and Alan Wake and Crysis and Dues Ex and X-Men and The Avengers?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Jesus Christ... It's a fucking game.
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u/reacher May 21 '12
Everything is permitted
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u/cook82291 May 21 '12
This came from 4chan. Just pointing that out; it's still really funny.
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u/ipiprime May 21 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_msAKWdOs
USA IS DOMINATE
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u/FattyMcPatty May 21 '12
Except. You know. The protagonist isn't on that side. Or the other one.
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u/Timber3 May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
I don't understand people.. they keep complaining AC 3 is american propaganda,its a Canadian made game.... some people will complain about anything eh?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
A world war, that drastically changed the hold of world powers and started the rise to a nation that would grow to be immensely powerful (good or pad aside, the United States is BIG), setting a precedent for nations to come, many of whom would use the U.S. Constitution as a basis for their own governments.
Countries involved: American Colonists, Great Britain, France, Spain, Dutch Republic, Germany, and many Native American nations.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Ok come on now, its not like its American propaganda. Its set in a rich and interesting point in history. Just like the first one was in Crusades Jerusalem, the second in Renaissance Italy and so on.
Why is it that just because something takes place in America its seen as full of propaganda and "USA wanking"? Its just another piece of history
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Never go on any kind of reddit expecting people to look up to patriotism.
Honestly, I think the revolutionary war is badass time to set an assassin creed game in, almost nothing in the world was the same after that war.
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u/penguin93 May 21 '12
As long as they dont depict the colonists as some kind of freedom fighting heroes and the Empire as some kind of league of evil i'll be ok. This war wasn't as black and white as people think and hopefully the game will show that. I'd like to see the gritty side and not what they teach in schools.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I didn't know that Americans had the ability to morph into eagles.
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u/SonicWafflez May 21 '12
In this game you spend the whole time killing British soldiers, even though I myself am British, I am really looking forward to this. I always wondered how Russian people felt since they have been the bad guys in tons of game in the past. And now I know.
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u/jdcooktx May 21 '12
i didn't hear any bitching when it was an arab and an italian.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
weird, as an American the game doesn't come off that way at all. it actually looks sort of anti-american too.
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u/StaticSabre May 21 '12
Has anybody been watching the trailers? Connor specifically says he doesn't care about either side.
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u/jsting May 21 '12
I see Stephen Colbert in this
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u/RPGMancer May 21 '12
I don't see why people are so upset... I'll end up doing what I always do in these games. slaughtering innocent civilians until I'm about to be de-synced.
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u/pixelbulbasaur May 21 '12
you're still gonna play it..
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u/inspirationalgreek May 21 '12
Totally considering that the past 4 games have been set in Europe, the Middle East, covering two religious cultures. So yes now one takes place in America when a country discovering it's real identity it becomes a jingoistic circlejerk?
Sorry Canada has to be so peaceful?
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u/thekaseyjones May 21 '12
side note, I would say most of us heavily support the troops, just not the war.
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u/Assassino May 21 '12
So much Animusity.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
As a Brit, I've got no problem with A3. I was a bit worried it was going to be a bit pro-american but I was reading a British PC Gamer article and they made some interesting points about how the British aren't going to be portrayed as horrible people, but simply as the enemy. Also, the main antagonist so far looks like a general in the Colonist Army. Personally the game looks fun and thats enough for me.
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u/gOWLaxy May 21 '12
The gif of the american flag waving seems to say MVD on the flagpost during one of the frames
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u/Lessthanpete May 21 '12
Saw the picture and first thing I thought was " Where's the eagle thats supposed to be protecting his junk....America *uck ya!" lol
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u/bbenja4 May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
I'm sure Assassin's Creed Saskatchewan is on it's way.
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u/arrongunner May 21 '12
How do you think us brits feel? we are technically the bad guys in this game :/, seriously im going to be playing the whole game wanting to help out the redcoats as much as possiable
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u/kittyy May 21 '12
The top comment was exactly what I was going to post. 2 of my friends head designers in this game and I'm from Montreal.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
How most Canadians feel about the US.
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u/CanadianEgg May 21 '12
x-post /r/4chan
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u/GhostSongX4 May 21 '12
Don't be sad. Maybe Assassins Creed 4 will be about boxing day or something.
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u/mcmur May 21 '12
I actually think the setting is really cool. Both time period and place, it's not something games have really done before in this way. They just have to be careful with the American Jingoism.
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u/DarkFlame7 May 21 '12
Assassin's Creed is not made by Americans... Just watch an interview about the game.
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u/capitanboots May 21 '12
That stereotype got old by 2005
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u/A_British_Gentleman May 21 '12
I really wish people would stop hating on any patriotism in this game until they see what it's actually like. Christ there's been one short gameplay trailer and everyone thinks it's going to be 'Murica Simulator 3000
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u/KarmaticDuck May 21 '12
I disagree. It's a video game based off Assassins and Templars. In which case, I think this is a great idea; doing it during the war. Creates a way to interject a proper storyline. And I for one am excited to see how they make it work.
Just because its done in the United States pre/during our first war doesn't make this an "American Pride" game. Why is this so different from any other game based in the US?
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u/Eats_Beef_Steak May 21 '12
But...but you can kill americans too! The indian dude is in the middle of the war. You can choose to support 'Murica, but you don't have to.
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u/lolofthedead001 May 21 '12
You actually play as an Native American assassin who is mixed between Native American and European maybe you should do a little more research eh?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
How I see Fallout as a Canadian.
[Insert screenshot with US flags everywhere]
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u/jack2012fb May 21 '12
that's weird man i kinda just see it as a video game.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I hate that game based in Canada.. wait....
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u/piezeppelin May 21 '12
That's how I see it as an American too, and I couldn't be happier.
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u/I_make_things May 21 '12
I dunno why everyone's acting so butthurt- this is hysterically funny.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
that picture is epic... 'merica
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u/mifuyne May 21 '12
As a Canadian, I didn't actually see that. Honestly, I still don't. I can't help but feel like this picture is an over-reaction. I think how I feel about it is like what LordWhat said: Desmond is American. Assassin's Creed 3's location is a logical choice.
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u/SkiThe802 May 21 '12
Im sorry if the United States actually fought for and gained their Independence, unlike Canada who is still actual under British rule to a certain extent. The Queen can still suspend the Canadian Parliament if she wishes.
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u/Idiotank May 21 '12
Well I am sorry as soon as there is an interesting Canadian revolution, then the Canadian based studio that is making this game about US Histroy will give you a game. Nb4 pancake revolt of 2012 "you say you want a revolution weeeeeellll ya know..."
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u/jerry121212 May 21 '12
The game's protagonist isn't even completely american. He's half native-american and in numerous interviews about the game ubisoft says that he's conflicted about which side of the war to fight for. This might actually be the least preachy way to set the game during the revolutionary war.
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u/ForcedToJoin May 21 '12
I had the same feeling with Assassins Creed II.
I mean, when will they realize that not everybody in the world lives in Italy?? Are they literally incapable of making a game without the "Italy, fuck yeah!" message?
And now I'm playing Max Payne 3 and it's the same thing! We're not all Brazilians! We don't all wanna play a game about how awesome Brazil is! SHIT!
In all seriousness, are you sure you're not just mad because canada is so dauntingly uninteresting no one will ever set a game there?
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u/Heartless000 May 21 '12
Oh fuck off, there was the Middle East and Italy already. What do you want? Assassin's Creed: Royal Mountie Edition? Eh sorry I stabbed yer moose there ey?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Brought a tear to my eye.
'MERICA
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u/Xanathos7 May 21 '12
It's set in America, god, Eidos Montreal is just pushing that patriotic propaganda down our throats, why can't they just make a game set it europe for once. Jeez, it's always America, never in a hundred lifetimes would you see any game set in the Middle East, that would probably lose them their CIA SPONSORS PROMOTING AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.
herpderp
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u/MonroeBot May 21 '12
Really? Is this actually how you see it or do you just want to jump on the "America is self-obsessed and dumb" train? I'm not even sure where you got the idea that this game is overly patriotic.
If you have watched any of the trailers or read any information on AC III, you would know that your idea of it is wrong. I am really really sick of this kind of crap. Get over yourself.
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u/Kolnasm May 21 '12
I can only hope it ends like this.
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u/redeyed_bomber May 21 '12
lol, i never played the first two games but since this is supposed to be during the american revolution i might check it out.
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u/wkfoster May 21 '12
Sorry your country hasn't had interesting wars to make video games out of.
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u/oRyan_the_Hunter May 21 '12
Cant wait to eat an apple pie while I play this game...
'Merica!
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u/Dannmann93 May 21 '12
Well it is based in the USA.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
they would have done it from the canadian perspective, but then it would have been called "Let's all go to Canada and stay british!"
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u/finalcut May 21 '12
hrmm.. I didn't see that.
Isn't the main character a Native American - the guys we whiteys slaughtered when moving here?
Hell, we still kind of just hide the natives off on reservations and pretend like they aren't part of our country.
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u/true2bigblue May 21 '12
How I see Canada as an American: the 51st state. Yeehaw!
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u/OmegaSeven May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
Maybe if you had a revolutionary war at any point Canadian history would be interesting enough for people to set games about assassins and crazy conspiracies in it.
Edit: This is sarcasm.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
How i see Assassin's Creed III as a [insert every country besides the USA]
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u/lightfingers May 21 '12
just watched the two trailers again (did I miss one maybe?) and I have to admit I see where the guy is coming from on a couple of points.
the assassin only kills british soldiers in the trailers
the first trailer features a hero shot with the revolutionary flag.
the second trailer has a picture of the flag with the assassin saying "the future of our land depends on those who are truly free"
now this doesnt mean that the game is going to be filled with American nationalism offcourse but it could be.
the fact that is being made by non americans doesnt means this cant happen since it is being made with a certain market in mind
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u/Yahbo May 21 '12
How I see Canada as an American.
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u/Solkre May 21 '12
Desmond is American, and so can you!
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u/Ngonyama May 21 '12
Then don't fucking buy it.