Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered is a third-person action-adventure game with stealth elements set in a historical setting and open world. The player travels to North America during the War of Independence (18th century). The series has a new hero, a half-Native American from the Mohawk tribe, trying to stop the greedy Templars. A tree traversal system, new weapons, and new abilities have been introduced.
Features of the remaster:
In March 2019, Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered – a version updated for the then-current PS4 and Xbox One. The changes mainly affected the visual aspect:
- The quality of lighting (especially at night) and draw distance (everything is visible up to the horizon) have significantly increased;
- The texture resolution has been increased, and in some cases, they have been replaced with high-resolution textures. The quality of distant objects has been improved;
- Effects have been refined – reflections from surfaces, volumetric smoke (fog), natural shadows, and bright and "lively" color correction are used;
- There is more grass, bushes, and trees, and the amount of foliage on trees has been increased everywhere;
- The difference between the PC version of the remaster and the original is minimal, with changes in lighting, color filter, and facial animation looking even worse;
- All additional content is included in the remaster: Benedict Arnold missions, three additional one-hour gameplay missions, new skins, all episodes of Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Betrayal and the Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation expansion.
The action of Assassin's Creed takes place in the mid-18th century, in three game locations – Boston, New York, and the Frontier (wilderness). The game world content, style, and clothing are all in keeping with the era of the New Age.
The urban levels are recreated in detail – with port infrastructure, churches, garrisons, banks, theaters, factories, residential buildings, and simulated human activity. The developers managed to convey the life of that time well, with up to 2,000 NPCs on a level simultaneously.
The Frontier is a typical Ubisoft location, a large open world with simulated wildlife and dangerous predators, all covered in forests, lakes, and rivers. The game contains several smaller locations.
The threequel introduced a new character – Connor Kenway, one of Desmond Miles' ancestors, whose actions take place in the present. Connor is the grandson of the protagonist of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Edward Kenway.
In addition to the standard set of assassin skills, such as stamina, intuition, parkour, and leap of faith, he is proficient with a bow, throwing knives, and poison darts. In addition to the blade of justice, he uses a tomahawk, which he accurately throws at enemies or uses for frequent melee strikes. When necessary, he throws smoke grenades.
Flintlock pistols and muskets, as well as swords, axes, and clubs, are also present and actively used when gunfire becomes tiresome.
Additionally, Connor can communicate with the spirits of his ancestors by drinking tea made from red willow. From the Heavenly World, he gains three powers of spiritual animals – strength from the bear, speed and agility from the eagle, camouflage and control over the pack from the wolf.
Assassin's Creed 3 is a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed: Revelations, with events in our time starting where they previously ended. Desmond, along with his father, Rebecca, and Shaun, find the Temple of the First Civilization, where they activate all the equipment and learn about the end of the world, scheduled for December 21, 2012.
To prevent the catastrophe, the team will search for a certain key, which only Connor might know about. In the 18th century, the player will not only learn the backstory of the new character but also meet key figures of that time, such as George Washington, and participate in key events in U.S. history – the Boston Tea Party, the War of Independence.
For the first time in the Assassin's Creed series, the storyline features numerous characters with unprecedented cinematic presentation, and actions in the past and present unfold simultaneously. The player is forced to immerse in political struggles and spend a lot of time in dialogues with various leaders.
In the present time, Desmond tries to figure out how to save humanity, and the writers reveal all the cards about the origins of the human race and the role of the First Civilization in it.
In one of the expansions, Connor finds himself in an alternate reality where, after winning and gaining Independence, George Washington gets hold of an Apple of Eden. Going mad, Washington declares himself king and starts a tyranny over the native population. Now Connor has to kill Washington and rid the world of the Apple of Eden.
Single Player and Gameplay
The progression in Assassin's Creed 3 is linear and does not offer freedom of choice – the player needs to successfully complete each mission, for which there are two ways. The first requires stealthily reaching the target point, eliminating each unnecessary enemy without raising an alarm, completing the task, and then disappearing just as quietly.
For this, the player can use Connor's extensive range of new abilities – "eagle vision," the ability to pick locks, hear the heartbeat of enemies around, and later even determine the path they walked a few seconds ago.
The second way is to fight your way forward, for which all available weapons will come in handy. However, raising an alarm means being ready to fight against superior forces of the British crown – they will promptly arrive on alert.
The combat system has undergone some changes and is tied to counterattacks, allowing you to fight crowds of enemies and emerge victorious. Among other gameplay activities:
- a large number of secondary quests;
- the ability to hunt animals, requiring a "clean kill" as in Far Cry;
- the loot can be sold or used to craft items;
- trade, send ships full of goods, and profit from the difference in the cost of goods;
- a large estate that Connor can develop and hire craftsmen.
Серверы Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered работают, рассчитаны на 4-8 человек, предлагают несколько карт и следующие режимы:
- «Розыск» – игроки должны убить обозначенные цели, не будучи убитыми вражескими NPC. Чем больше убийств и чем они круче – тем больше очков.
- «Киллер» – все то же самое, что в «розыске», но игроки также могут убивать друг друга. Игра выбирает одну случайную цель, так что придется поторопиться.
- Дезматч – игроки соревнуются между собой по числу убийств друг друга, каждый сам за себя. Побеждает тот, кто наберет больше всего очков.
- «Охота» – половина игроков становится целями, вторая – преследователями. Затем они меняются местами. Побеждает та команда, что набрала больше очков.
- «Артефакт» – игроки должны захватить ценный предмет на базе противника и принести его на свою базу. На своей территории они являются преследователями, а на вражеской – целями.
- «Господство» – нужно захватить и удерживать контрольные точки дольше вражеской команды. Для победы достаточно набрать больше очков.
- «Волчья стая» — кооперативный режим, в котором игроки должны убивать наступающие волны врагов, пока не дойдут до последней. Для перехода к следующей волне нужно набрать лимит очков до истечения времени.
В мультиплеере присутствует своя, достаточно протяженная прокачка и множество заданий, выполняя которые игрок получит опыт и снаряжение.
- В игре огромное количество предметов для коллекционирования.
- Впервые в серии игрок может стать капитаном корабля и участвовать в морских сражениях, брать вражеские суда на абордаж.
- Важную роль в геймплее играют время суток и время года, а также погодные эффекты вроде дождя, снега и тумана.