Ubisoft Is Clearly Tired of People Saying AssCreed 3 Is Too Pro-American

By Rob Bricken in Video Games

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 3:05 pm

You think Assassin's Creed III is too biased towards the American side of the Revolutionary War (or at least promoted as being too pro-America)? Well, Ubisoft would like to retort, and that retort is "Go kill King Washington." The game will feature a 3-part DLC saga called "The Tyranny of King Washington," an alternate history in which George snaps, takes over the country and declares himself king. You might think it's a cop-out for this to be DLC, or for it to be an alt-history, but I am totally, totally in love with this whole concept. The season pass for this thing is $30, but also includes some kind of multiplayer thing. I don't care about the multiplayer, but I'll happily pay $30 for the chance to assassinate an evil George Washington. Look at him! On his throne! He's so evil! He will chop down all the cherry trees, and then piss on them! Well done, Ubisoft.Well done indeed. And thanks to SlyDante for the tip. (Via Joystiq)

Tags: America, Assassin's Creed, DLC, Ubisoft

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NeoRickicker

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...WAT?

Look, I'm no Amurrican, not even an American, who shouts out "U.S.A!! U.S.A!!" every chance I get, but some things you just don't fuck with! If you want to make AssCred 3 less Pro-America, why not, say, have a scenario where you're freeing the slaves the six other founding fathers were keeping on the side even after Washington freed his? Or if you're intent on making Washington the devil incarnate, why not shine a spotlight on native Americans resisting his and Henry Knox's policy of cultural assimilation of Native Americans?

Sure it's an uncomfortable topic, but at least it's historically accurate, and you don't need to add an asspull to a game that is already an asspull!

Guest

In a meta sort of way, this is just making them look even more scaredycat pro-American. When they want to make Washington evil, suddenly Ubisoft is bending over backwards to declare it alternate history. Because Assassin's Creed was so historically accurate to start with, you see. It would have been awesome if a big twist in the game was that Washington was a templar. Instead, they're making this some non-canon DLC because they're too wussy to do that. Lame. Granted, I'll still play the hell out of this.

NeoRickicker

Or, you know, if they also reveal that the cultural assimilation of Native Americans policy that he and Henry Knox concocted also turns out to involve some, shall we say, unsavory methods? Seems pretty less Pro-America to me!

WCrispy

Ubisoft? Pass.

palrobmck

If the Washington in this game is consistent with what I have recently learned about him on Youtube, he could be the most awesome villain ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc

jimmybgreat

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I'd rather kill Alexander Hamilton before he created the national debt.

jimmybgreat

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and Woodrow Wilson before he could sign the Federal Reserve Act

Shemp

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@jimmybgreat Let's just be serious here. We need a game where you play as William H. Harrison fighting to finish his speech in the rain, and then fighting for his life afterwards. Maybe throw in a Tyler conspiracy theory.

Or a fighting game where you play as Van Buren's sideburns. It's 2012, we need this stuff now.

realaregula

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Do you know how many problems I have with this?

Zero. I have zero problems with this. Holy shit this is cool, I wanna kill Crazy King Washington! Alternate histories are awesome bananas, and this...Ubisoft, if I wasn't already giving you my money, I would throw it all at the screen and tell you to shut up and take it.

NeoRickicker

My issue with this is why go "Alternate History" when there are plenty of things in Real History that can paint Washington in a negative light? He's not Saint Washington, he's only human. He's made plenty of mistakes that would make an Assassin put a move on him, is what I'm saying.

realaregula

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@NeoRickicker I'm sure that they won't make him out to be a saint...At least, I hope not...

NeoRickicker

@realaregula This is Ubisoft, buddy. ANYTHING can happen!

eatenbysharks

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Is it just me, or does Washington look like Tim Roth?

js16nite

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First Washington. Next Lincoln.... What? Somebody beat me to it? Dang.

swerj321

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Right now, a dozen alt-history writers kicking themselves on "why didn't I think of that?"

Shemp

I would have rather seen a mission where you aid in Hancock's smuggling operations.

Fast_Eddie

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This is just plain stupid. "Tyranny of King Washington"?

George Washington never wanted to be King. Now if it were "Tyranny of King Burr", since Aaron Burr was sleazy enough to actually attempt such a thing.

Nicnac

@Fast_Eddie Everyone would say King Hurr??

NeoRickicker

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@Nicnac @Fast_Eddie King Hurr of the land of Durr Hurr Derp Derp Derp

JeffJefftyJeff

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@Fast_Eddie Do you hear that, Ubisoft? FAST_EDDIE DOUBTS THE VERISIMILITUDE OF YOUR COMPLETELY MADE UP HISTORY.

Fast_Eddie

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@JeffJefftyJeff

You miss the point of alternate histories. AH is written to as a "what would this person" have done in different circumstances.

The personalities of the players DO NOT CHANGE.

MrGrim

@Fast_Eddie @JeffJefftyJeff It's nice you have your own narrow definition of what constitutes "alternate history", but the rest fo the world begs to differ.

fluffywarthog

@JeffJefftyJeff @Fast_Eddie The big fear everyone had about Washington was that he would kind of slouch into "President-for-life" after one-too-many crises and rebellions during his terms in office (and there were plenty). Many other Western democracies wound up instituting or heavily leaning such a policy regarding their chief executives (Bolivar was a big fan of a weak executive-for-life).

It's still a testament to the structure of the Constitution and the informal rigor of American republicanism that the Revolution of 1800 happened at all, let alone legally and bloodlessly (Not Washington, I know, but still a big first step for modern democracy to hand power over in such a manner)

JeffJefftyJeff

@Fast_Eddie I don't think this is meant to be a serious alternate history. Plus, that definition seems a bit limiting. Surely George Washington having a different personality would just be the different circumstances that make this an alternate history. How would everyone else react if the only thing that was changed was Washington?

Someguy

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Boy he looks like he's about to bust out the Shakespeare. (in Klingon of course)

kuroyama1

and then people will bitch that you kill washington. I like it myself but c'mon the tea party and all those other right wing groups will now bitch that the game is ANTI american.

js16nite

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@kuroyama1 I'm not eloquent with words, but please stop. This is hate tactic by people like you to make a group you really don't understand look stupid. They aren't.

Someguy

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@kuroyama1 Never worry. Someone will always be offended, disgusted, horrified, uncomfortable, and violated in everything. Even if one of the points is what if George Washington decided he wanted to be a (possibly evil) king. Being offended by someone else is usually the only time someone seems to listen to anybody but themselves.

Gallen_Dugall

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@kuroyama1 A polarizing opinion created whole cloth and attributed to people so as to discredit them before they even have a chance to say anything. It joins justification through defamation with shouting people down and avoiding taking an actual position. Can such statements express a valid point of view? No.

django.solare

Saw this on Kotaku. It bothered the shit out of me how many people completely missed the point.

mechanickzilla

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@django.solare What a bunch of idiots. hehehe, Wait, what was the point?

django.solare

@mechanickzilla I was commenting more on how refreshing it was to see people here not saying "Blarghwarghfarble why do you have new DLC already" and instead saying "Holy shitballs, this new DLC is fucking awesome!"

js16nite

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@mechanickzilla @django.solare I don't know. I think it has something to do with assassinating the President or something.

*This user has been arrested by the FBI*

Gallen_Dugall

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Of course Washington could have been king if he wanted to - he was offered the job.

But you have to understand that his whole personality, and pretty much the reason for 90% of his strategic decisions, was wrapped up in wanting to be a "modern" Cinncinatus.