Over the past few months we’ve gotten a taste of Assassin’s Creed 3 — the upcoming Revolutionary War-based installment of the hugely popular open-world stealth video game — in the snow-blanketed American wilderness. But yesterday at Comic-Con in San Diego, fans were finally given a glimpse of how this sequel’s assassin runs show amid a bustling, 1776 Boston in a gorgeous Assassin’s Creed 3 gameplay demo by Alex Hutchinson, Director of Creative Gameplay for Assassin’s Creed 3. Take a look at the demo below and keep on reading for more info on the game.
Assassin’s Creed 3 Gameplay Demo:
Through the commentary by Hustchinson we learn a lot about the game’s newest features and improvements. First, Assassin’s Creed 3 features two famed cities of the Revolutionary War: Boston and New York — each of which was built to a 1:3 scale based on historic maps. Hutchinson notes that many landmarks are still present, and “overall vibe” of the city is completely fresh.
In addition to the (obviously awesome) locales, gameplay was improved dramatically over previous installations. New moves let Connor Kenway perform assassinations from moving platforms, slink into new “stalking zones,” assimilate into the populace by rudely standing between two strangers holding a private conversation, and taking cover in any dark shadow.
Developers gave the combat systems a complete facelift. As a “dual wielding specialist,” almost all of Connor’s moves revolve around him using two weapons at the same time. There are brand new archetypes for enemies, so the old strategies you used in previous Assassin’s Creed games will need to be adjusted. And there is no health regeneration while in combat — Connor must finish his combat engagements before he can regain health.
Finally, city navigation was upgraded greatly. Developers added unique objects, the ability to run on moving surfaces, new scrambling moves to ascend angled surfaces, and the new “pass through,” which allows Connor to cut through windows and interiors to lose pursuers.
As expected, climbing looks gorgeous and fluid. The video is worth watching simply to see Connor scale an awkwardly shaped tree, vault through an unsuspecting citizen’s kitchen, and monkey through the intricate ropes of a ship’s rigging.
Assassin’s Creed 3 is set to hit shelves on October 30th, 2012
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