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[Aimless]

We've known an AC game was headed to Vita since last E3, but thanks to Game Informer we now have a few details:

• Liberation is set in New Orleans between 1765-1780, although it will also take a trip to Mexico.
• You play as Aveline, pictured below; she isn't one of Desmond's ancestors.
• Multiplayer will be included, albeit "specifically tailored to the Vita experience"; perhaps something asynchronous?
• It's being developed by Ubisoft Sofia, a bit of unknown.
• The game comes out the same day as the regular ACIII.

Below are some crappy photos of the magazine, as apparently people don't have scanners these days:



I was expecting a watered-down port of the console release, so it's nice to see something unique. Whether it'll be any good is another question entirely, but I'm looking forward to seeing the game in action come Sony's E3 press conference.

[dayte]

Isabela from Dragon Age!

[BrokenThumbs]

Hype!

[Vemsie]

That shot is beautiful!

Other info:
- the game has been released as a propaganda tool by Abstergo,who want players to experience a gray area of the Assassin/Templar conflict as an assassin rather than a templar"
- Aveline's mentor is an escaped slave named Agate,leader of the assassins in New Orleans
- Wildlife like alligators "wait on the banks of the swamp or hide beneath murky waters"
- Liberation will also take players across the Gulf into Mexico"
- Game will take place in "Large gameplay areas,you can run,climb,fight,and explore the entirety of New Orleans without loading a new area
- Seems Aveline and Connor will meet in Liberation
- Use front and rear touch controls to pick pocket
- Someone else is using the Animus
- New weapons include a sugarcane machete, pistols, muskets, grenades

[Aimless]

That shot is beautiful!

And in no way representative of the game, no doubt. This is Ubisoft.

[Vemsie]

Yeah, it looks too good. Still, I'll keep an eye on this, though Ubisoft Sofia doesn't exactly sound A-tier.

[Aimless]

Yeah, it looks too good. Still, I'll keep an eye on this, though Ubisoft Sofia doesn't exactly sound A-tier.

From what I can tell they haven't really done anything bar ports and support work, so perhaps this'll be a breakout title for them. It doesn't hurt to be cautious, though.

My primary hope is that it strays from the formula of the older games. Revalations was kind of one too many, so whilst the fresh character and setting should grant this some respite, I think it needs to be refreshing from a structural standpoint, too.

[Hean Dog]

Any idea on a release date for this?

[Vemsie]

October I believe. A colleague of mine was at E3 this year and said this is easily the best looking Vita game yet.