Assassin's Creed 3: 10 Reasons You Should Still Be Playing

8. The Setting

Assassins Creed 3 Setting When the photos were leaked of an obvious Native American man donning an eagle on the now immediately recognizable assassin's hood and wielding a tomahawk in the shape of an assassin's symbol all in front of a giant American flag we might have all doubted its authenticity, but to everyone€™s surprise we were wrong. Soon a trailer was released and after that who could forget their stunningly bad-ass E3 CG trailer? Everyone was excited for this game, including people who hadn€™t played the series - it wasn't exactly a tough sell for Ubisoft. After all, you get to interact with George Washington, and play a part of the Battle of Bunker Hill! (Unfortunately it€™s quite the departure from the E3 trailer.) While you have gotten to interact with plenty of interesting and historical figures in the past games, Renaissance Italy wasn€™t really gone over that thoroughly in history classes, compared to this particular setting. While some gamers argue the setting with the plot gets a little Forrest Gump-y at times (while riding along with Paul Revere€ let€™s just say I€™m somewhat inclined to agree) you can€™t deny it was pretty fun to see what was taught in history class through an assassin's eyes rather than black and white text. Hardly any games have delved into this time period and I give kudos to Ubisoft for trying and making it come to life.
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