Assassin's Creed III : Connor Did What Now??! (EscoBlades Video) | Forums

[Calvarok]

Something I hope everyone remembers is that the american revolution is only the middle part of the game. Like, it is only the second third of the game. Before and after that, our antagonists are probably going to be mainly colonist-based. The revolution brings in the British redcoats, and they will probably be villains a lot of the time they are in the story, because they are a major giant attacking force against a smaller one. Can you really spin that into them being the sympathetic side? Anyways, the reason we've been seeing them being killed most is because the game is being marketed as being set in the revolution. And they're purposefully only showing scenes from the revolution, because that doesn't give anything away about the story before and after.

Alex said that we have not seen any video or screens of anything from the first 3 hours of the game. You know, the part where the soon-to-be americans DESTROY CONNER'S VILLAGE?

Yeah the game that starts off with american oppression of natives is definitely pure propoganda.

[Locopells]

This is why I'm impatient for the story trailer that will actually give a hint of all this stuff, and actually tell us some more about Connor, rather then the setting, which has been done to death.

[LightRey]

"I'm British and I never noticed, all I saw was an Assassin killing templars."

Nothing but respect for this comment..

Amen.

[Locopells]

Hey Rey, nice to see ya back.

[projectpat06]

in all seriousness......
I understand, as most people do, that Connor is neutral when it comes to taking out the templars on both sides but wouldn't it make sense for him to also aid the side fighting for freedom from oppression of anarchy? As an assassin, he is against control so I don't think we'll likely ever see him aid the red coats like he does the continental army. Which is why all the trailers make him seem like he is on the side of the rebels. Just a thought. But then of course we do see more of a grey area between the assassins and templars this time around.

What I don't understand (and maybe it's because I'm American and haven't been anywhere outside of the states) is why is everyone so offended by killing red coats? America was fighting for democracy and freedom and the loyalists massacred and waged war against them for their beliefs. Not to judge other countries, but wouldn't most people today want that as well and frown upon tyranny that denies people their basic human rights?

[Locopells]

It's not the killing redcoats, it was the marketing that was the problem. Mainly because things weren't that simple.

[Blind2Society]

Care to elaborate for someone who doesn't see what the problem is?

[projectpat06]

It's not the killing redcoats, it was the marketing that was the problem. Mainly because things weren't that simple.

Looking at it now, I think the marketing was just portraying mainly what the game will be like. You will be mostly killing redcoats and aiding the continental army in their fight for freedom. But Connor's main objective is his hunt for templars so you will be taking down some continentals when taking down templars on the continental side. There are a lot more well trained redcoats than patriots anyways.

[TaleraRis]

In everyone's claims of this, what you are implying is that all American's are stupid and mindless and the only way we would purchase something is if it benefited our views or love for our nation. I just find that insulting and I'm quite sick of this discussion.

I find it insulting as well. That's why this whole marketing campaign has really cheesed me off. But let's face it, this Team America Rah Rah mindset is exactly what they thought we wanted to see.

I understand that with this setting, we're going to kill a lot of guards in red coats because a lot of the guards and officials in the area were in redcoats. But there has been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much of a focus on British = Templar = oppression = bad and colonist = Assassin = free will = good. And that's just not the game a lot of fans are looking forward to.

[Blind2Society]

this Team America Rah Rah mindset

Every person in the world can be patriotic and proud of their country but we in America have to hate ourselves? Go bury your head.