Switch Lights

The lights are on

What's Happening

Assassin's Creed III's Historical Secrets

In a previous video, the team behind Assassin's Creed III discussed the perks of creating a game in a familiar setting. The history of the Revolutionary War is a topic taught in schools around the world, and Ubisoft Montreal is finally allowing players to experience it for themselves. While the wider gaming public might recall a few key figures and battles, Assassin's Creed III writers Corey May and Matt Turner wanted to share some of the lesser known tidbits from history that they may or may not be including in the story for the new game. Check out the video below to learn what stood out about the time period for the men in charge of crafting the narrative for Assassin's Creed III.

If you are a history or language nut, please check out the bonus portion of the interview on our YouTube channel where the writers talk about accurately portraying the accents of the time. Feel free to subscribe to our channel and help spread the word!

To learn more about Assassin's Creed 3, feel free to click on the link to our content hub below.

Email the author , or follow on , and .

Comments
  • Coolio.

  • I wounder what happens to Desmond
  • ... They didn't teach me any of that. xD

  • I like how they don't make any side in history the evil ones, the evil ones are the Templars. Even though the american's will probably be the "better" side in the revolution.
  • It's a pity it had to be about u.s. politics, the country has such gorgeous landscapes. There's plenty of other countries that have a really interesting history. I just hope that if the series is long enought to make it to AC4 and 5, they don't make it always about north america. It'd be interesting to play as an assassin in other places and times. Imagine an assassin's creed in which the character gets to japan and is taught by the members there (or is japanese), as much ninja as the developers want them to look.
  • Saving money for AC3!!

  • Man I just pre-ordered but they didn't gave me the steelbook case! I was too late...
  • @Dan D Eldar if you watched the previous vids it would answer your question about feudal Japan. Also this is the first time it's been in North America, have you even played the last AC games? Ezio Auditore and Altair Ibn-Lahad, very American names......

  • reeal putnam???
  • Makes me want to get this game. Curse M ratings!!
  • I love it.  The whole British Empire was a Templar plot.  This is going to be great!

  • I think that it's really cool that they are going to include the 7 years war as well.
  • Definitely knew most of that, but it will be interesting to see how they are portrayed in the game no matter what.

  • This sounds REALLY cool, but I'm just a little confused. Wasn't George Washington a good military leader when it came to strategy also? For instance he invented guerrilla warfare correct? (This may be wrong)
  • I hope to see some beautiful architecture as well- maybe some influence of art history. (And I hope for more Jesper Kyd and Lorne Barfe). Does Connor develop that friendship with Washington and Franklin like Ezio did with Leonardo?

    I know that feel, Jefferson... I know that feel... except I couldn't get people to speak for me TnT.
  • Prediction? connor shoots first in the battle of lexington concord

    seems fitting

  • were are the templars ??

  • I rented AC Revelations from a Red Box and just beat it and wow it is so awesome! I am prepared for III

  • I hope its a good game like AC2, and what up with George Washington coming out hmmmmmmm?

  • really looking forward to this. I hope it is fleshed out WAY more than the last two AC games.