Assassin’s Creed 3: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

By Stuart W. Bedford /

7. The Frontier

http://youtu.be/gZrklEy9ohQ Perhaps the inclusion of the newly built Frontier is old news by now but still I can€™t help feel a palpable twinge of excitement each time I allow myself to think about it. According to Ubisoft press releases AC III€™s frontier is 1.5 times the size of Brotherhood€™s Rome which basically means that this vast wilderness is actually the largest map ever seen in the series so far and that€™s not even including the cities we€™ll also be presented with. And gameplay features?! Forget about it! The Frontier boasts active weather cycles, fully interactive and huntable wildlife, ever-shifting military presences and for the first time ever in an Assassin€™s Creed wilderness, fully scaleable trees and cliff faces. Also, a third of AC III€™s missions will take Connor deep into the Frontier so again, as a first for the series, you can expect to have as much fun out in the sticks as you can atop the highest building in a city. If you ask me, I€™d say AC III€™s Frontier sounds like it could support its own entire game (or at least a meaty DLC pack) and the fact that it€™s being included as part of the main campaign is nothing short of astonishing. Evolution is a necessity in a long running series like Assassin€™s Creed, and with (among other things) the new Frontier, Ubisoft have effectively brushed of any and all accusations of sameyness levelled at the previous two titles.