I dunno, I don't think I see all that much of it. Occasionally Mel Gibson makes another of his English-hating films, or Sid Meier releases an archaic strategy game, but most of the games set in America that I've played are set in the 20th century.

I just like the styles of the colonial era from the mid 1500s to the mid 1800s. I think it would be bold of them to make a game where your primary weapons are slow firing match or flintlocks. I'd just as happily play one set in the Transvaal or central America as I would in the USA.

I kinda liked the settings of the first 2 games
Now that would be cool! To be completely honest, my worries partly have to do with the main character, I hope they're not going to make him an American patriot or something like that. I don't like that huge American flag on the picture. What I mean is, I hope this game won't have some kind of patriotic, "epic" story behind it. It's not really my cup of tea.

There are very few games that take place in Revolutionary era America (though that can be said for many settings), but with that said, I think it would be a poor decision for an Assassin's Creed game such as III... might be better for spin-off, but colonial America didn't really have a whole lot of large, urban centers (so what are we going to climb). That picture also looks like fan-art, to be honest... converted AC II box art. Also, unless Ubisoft are going to milk this thing even further to death, I would think AC III would feature Desmond as the protagonist, for once and end the series.

What I'd like to see is them to finish up the core series and Desmond's story with III, but then afterwards, in the course of nice two year intervals, release spin-offs without the animus and without Desmond, but all being about differing prominent assassins at differing historical periods just because I think Ubisoft do some really neat stuff with historical twists/conspiracy and urban gameworld design. So, I'd say get III and Desmond's story out of the way in a modern setting, then for the next-gen, introduce some spin-offs with perhaps one taking place during the French Revolution (Paris, je t'aime... et Versailles aussi ), another exploring, if possible with urban limitations, this American Revolution setting, another in Japan, maybe one in Russia, etc. I'm just trying to imagine all these wonderful places fleshed out Ubisoft-style on next-gen console hardware... would be great, in my opinion, and we could ditch this convoluted plot they've extended for cash-grabs long enough. Two years should separate the games, in my opinion... need more time to relieve tedium, allow more to be developed, and essentially provide a fresh feel that makes people actually wants to play, again... like with AC II and it's brand new introduction of Ezio and Renaissance Italy.

Eh, just doesn't seem like a very interesting setting for AC to me
Though who knows. It'll probably be good anyway, and I'll probably get it anyway

Never played an AC game, but given it's on Kotaku and IGN, both who tend to overhype any leaked rumour excitedly with a tiny 'May or may not be legit in the corner', I question it's validity.

Revelations was my least favourite, it felt rushed and re-hashed. (I loved 2 and Brotherhood though.) I said after finishing Revelations I wouldn't buy any more, especially since I can't stand Desmond. Bland and boring character with precisely nothing going for him. (As far as I can see.) It can only go downhill from here.

I can see why (if it does turn out to be true) they went with the revolutionary time period. Chronologically, its the next big time period for the world. Any farther further in time and it would feel like you were missing a good chunk of potential story.

But, I hope that its not just in America and has setting in the UK and possibly France. The US didn't exactly have enormous metropolis areas back in those days.

Well it seems you're suspicions are true! behold the new GameInformer cover for AC III!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx

Whats funny is that before Revelations, didn't someone make a AC III fan art, saying it was a tease for the next AC set in 1700's America then afterward the fan admitted it as a fake? Irony

Wow, that's amazing stuff. And if that wasn't enough, I have the box art right here.

http://m.ign.com/articles/1219789

Hmm...i don't know how I feel about the setting if this is true. He does look cool though and I would love the bow and arrows.
But where ever the setting is, I'll get it because I love AC.

I'm not quite sure how this setting is going to work in an Assassin's Creed game, where are all of the tall buildings and stuff to climb?

I'd think a good setting would be England during their civil war.

London would of been an interesting place for sure but I'm still very excited.

America isn't some shanty town during 1776. Cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and New York had been there for 100+ years. There aren't towers everywhere, but still tallish buildings nonetheless.

http://img.geocaching.com/cache/c994a431-7707-446a-92e5-c4ac26eb14e4.jpg I can see three pretty tall buildings in the painting of New York, and the average building size is three stories.

if it is native american, "Night Wolf" would be an awesome name

The names usually have something to do with eagles.

ghost eagle?

That is 110% fan art.. Who is most likely trolling.

But I hope not, I'd love a new assassin's game.

You mean medieval Europe? Also, Colonial American culture is more like European culture of the time than modern American culture, so.

It's been http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx

Fixed that. For video games? Yes. At this point I am really tired of modern-day America and medieval-era England.

There's enough American (i.e. post-white man arrival) entertainment that colonial America is a very bland choice for a setting.


Just because it's "more like" doesn't mean it has much in common with it. Colonial America was quite removed from European culture. ("European" culture? What do you mean by that? English culture?)

Definitely confirmed. Just got an email from Ubisoft.
And here's http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07xleKgnH1qjsbzro1_500.jpg

I just hope Desmond changes his hoody. That thing must stink like a troll's armpits by now.

I got an e-mail saying Assassins Creed III is coming

Erm... Yeah... The setting sounds awful.