Meanwhile, in 2012, Desmond Miles and the modern Assassins plumb Connor's memories for clues to unlocking the Grand Temple, which offers the last hope of saving the world from impending destruction.Īssassin's Creed III brings an overhaul to the franchise, including a completely new graphics and gameplay engine that allows for fluid free-running through natural environments. He fights alongside historical figures such as George Washington while using the cover of the war to seek out his targets.
Believing the Templars responsible, he becomes an Assassin and joins the fight against them, only to be caught up in the Revolution. His village is soon attacked and burnt down. Connor Kenway, and was released on Octofor PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ( Xbox One via backward compatibility), Wii U and PC in conjunction with a PS Vita exclusive, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (which later became available on PSN and XBLA in early 2014).īorn to a Native American woman and a British man, Connor spends his early years in a Mohawk village on the American frontier.
The game skips a few hundred years and takes us to The American Revolution by way of the French and Indian War as a half-English/half-Native American Assassin named Ratohnhaké:ton, a.k.a.
Assassin's Creed III is the fifth main entry and the third numbered entry in the Assassin's Creed series.