AC fans, drool in this spectacular teaser cinematic given to us by Ubisoft on E3 2012: another AC III cinematic! The eagle motif is more prominent now, and we get to see Connor Kenway's prowess in the battlefield as he hunts down Templars.
Ubi did say that AC is going back to its roots, hopefully this means being a solo gameplay altogether. Don't get me wrong; the faction feature and Brotherhood Assist Move was nice during the Italian AC trilogy, but I dig the "no one messes with me" soloing action of Altair on the very first Assassin's Creed.
Two words to describe this trailer: Longbow shot.
Assassin's Creed III comes out this year, October 2012. And for you conspiracy-apocalypse theorists nutjobs out there, that's less than two months before December 21, 2012.
Seems that AC fans have won this fight: American author John Beiswenger voluntarily dropped his charges of "copyright infringement on his work" against Ubisoft and their Assassin's Creed franchise, and instead focuses more on other business matters. Though he still claims that Ubisoft copied his work.
What a wuss.
To qoute Beiswenger's lawyer, Kelly Clements Keller:
“My client’s decision to exercise his right to voluntarily dismiss the action, without prejudice, in no way diminishes his stalwart conviction in the merit of his claims against Ubisoft. He is unwavering in his belief that many key components of the video game franchise infringe on many key components of his novel, Link.”
“We believe Ubisoft has engaged in egregious acts of copyright infringement and, should he choose to seek redress through the courts in the future, we remain confident that a trier of fact would agree.”
AC fans, our efforts have paid off. Ubisoft finally got their 1.7+ million likes/shares/tweets (yes, that's a rough estimate), and they've released the gameplay premiere for the upcoming Assassin's Creed III.
Thoughts? Well, finally the ability to climb natural structures (trees, mountain cliffsides), and hopefully they add a random hazard (sudden bear attack, etc). But personally, I hope the game goes back to being the solo-person doing the job (and doing it efficiently) that it once was.
And yeah: Free-running in-and-out-of-buildings. And longbows.
Assassin's Creed III is slated for release this October 2012.
AC fans, it would seem that Ubisoft is toying playing needs our help. They seem to need like, say...., 1,776,000 (yes, that's 7 digits. wish it was my salary for a year) posts/tweets/shares to unlock the latest gossip of the upcoming Assassin's Creed III.
Specifically, the Gameplay Premiere.
So, what are you waiting for? Some Bureau Leader to hand out a feather? Join the effort!
