Close combat has been modified, allowing Connor to dual-wield weapons and take down multiple opponents at once and players no longer need to manage the lock-on mechanic. Portions of the Eastern Seaboard and Caribbean Sea can be explored via the flagship of the Assassins' navy, the Aquila, captained by Connor Kenway himself, with Robert Faulkner his first-mate advising and teaching him in the ways of the sea.įree running has been simplified to allow for more fluid parkour in the cities and wilderness, such as climbing and running on trees, mountains, cliffs, etc. When playing as Connor, the player has access to a huge wilderness known as the Frontier (which is roughly 1.5 times bigger than Rome in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood), as well as the cities of Boston and New York City. Ratonhnhaké:ton takes on the name Connor to blend in better with colonial society. The second and the primary character for the game is Ratonhnhaké:ton, the result of a brief liaison between Kenway and a Native American woman. The first, briefly played at the start of the game, is Haytham Kenway, a British Templar who seeks the location of the Vault. To uncover the secrets, Desmond uses the Animus to live out memories of two of his ancestors which the player controls during these sequences, both set at the time of the American Revolutionary War. The main character is Desmond Miles, a 21st-century Assassin, working to uncover the secrets of a mysterious Precursor Vault that will protect the Earth from an upcoming solar flare on December 21, 2012. The player takes the role of three characters during the course of the game. Here the protagonist Connor uses two weapons, a tomahawk, and a flintlock pistol, against a group of redcoats.Īssassin's Creed III is a third-person action-adventure title set in an open world in which the player uses a combination of stealth, parkour, and combat to complete various missions. Īssassin's Creed III features new gameplay elements such as hunting and dual wielding of weaponry.
A sequel, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, was released in October 2013 while its modern-day narrative continues from the events of Assassin's Creed III, the main plot is set during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th century and follows Connor's grandfather, Edward Kenway. Assassin's Creed III was released alongside a spin-off for the PlayStation Vita titled Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. It was a commercial success, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised it for its gameplay, narrative, setting, and ambitious scale, while criticism was directed at the unevenly developed gameplay mechanics, mission design, and pacing. Ubisoft developed a new game engine, Anvil Next, for the game. The game also features a multiplayer component, allowing players to compete online to complete solo and team-based objectives including assassinations and evading pursuers.
Connor is able to freely explore 18th-century Boston, New York City, and the American frontier to complete side missions away from the primary storyline. Connor's father and the leader of the Colonial Templars, Haytham Kenway, is also playable during the first portion of the game.Īssassin's Creed III is set in an open world and presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using each playable character's combat and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment. The main story is set in the 18th century, before, during and after the American Revolution from 1754 to 1783, and follows Desmond's half-English, half- Mohawk ancestor, Ratonhnhaké:ton / Connor, as he fights the Templars' attempts to gain control of the colonies.
The framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist Desmond Miles who, with the aid of a machine known as the Animus, relives the memories of his ancestors to find a way to avert the 2012 apocalypse.
The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control.
A remastered version of the game was released in 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
The game was released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, beginning in North America on October 30, 2012, with a Wii U and Microsoft Windows release in November 2012. It is the fifth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and a direct sequel to 2011's Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Assassin's Creed III is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows.