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Assassin's Creed III

Ubisoft Montreal 2012

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Genres

Adventure

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Release date

October 30, 2012

Game overview

About the Game

Assassin's Creed III is an open-world action-adventure game set primarily in 18th-century Colonial America during the American Revolution. Players control two characters across the story: Haytham Kenway, a British Templar operating during the French and Indian War, and his half-Mohawk son Ratonhnhaké:ton (also known as Connor), who becomes an Assassin. Gameplay takes place across Boston, New York City, and a large wilderness frontier, with free-running, stealth, and combat using weapons including tomahawks, muskets, bows, and the series' signature Hidden Blades. The game introduces naval combat through Connor's captaining of a warship, as well as hunting, a homestead economy system, and seasonal weather that affects gameplay. A modern-day framing narrative follows Desmond Miles using the Animus to relive his ancestors' memories.

Storyline

In 1754, British Templar Haytham Kenway travels to the American colonies to locate an ancient temple for his Order. He recruits allies and falls in love with a Mohawk woman named Kaniehti:io while eliminating a rogue associate. Years later, their son Ratonhnhaké:ton witnesses his mother's death during an attack on their village and grows up to become the Assassin known as Connor, trained by the retired Assassin Achilles Davenport. Connor is drawn into the American Revolution as he hunts down the Colonial Templars, who include his own father. Over the course of two decades, Connor eliminates Haytham's allies, uncovers that his mother's death was ordered by George Washington rather than the Templars, and is eventually forced to confront and kill Haytham himself. In the modern day, Desmond Miles uses Connor's memories to locate a key that opens the inner chambers of a precursor temple, ultimately sacrificing himself to activate a device that protects Earth from a catastrophic solar flare.

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Screenshots

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PC requirements

System Requirements

Windows

Entry specification

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista® (SP2)
Processor
2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620
Memory
2 GB
Graphics
512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*
DirectX®
10
Hard Drive
17 GB
Sound
DirectX 10—compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended)
Multiplayer
256 kbps or faster broadband connection
Peripherals
Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website. Requires a Uplay Account

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