The Frontier is a hyper-realized version of the American Northeast filled with dense forest, fields, farming regions, lakes, mountains, cliffs, caves, and recognizable landmarks. That notion of you versus the wilderness.”

“It has this sense of exploration about it, which I don’t think we’ve had before.

“The map of the Frontier is 1.5 times bigger than the entire map of Brotherhood,” says creative director Alex Hutchinson.

Whereas no missions took place in the open area between the cities in the original game, the Frontier is home to roughly 30 percent of the story missions in Assassin’s Creed III. In Assassin’s Creed III, the studio plans to pack the Frontier with several activities.įor all intents and purposes, the Frontier serves as the “third city” in the game. Ubisoft Montreal is aware that in the post Red Dead Redemption world, the bar for open expanses of explorable terrain is high. The problem was that all you could do in this area was get chased by guards and track down flags. The original game featured the Kingdom, an open landscape that connected the cities of Acre, Masyaf, Damascus, and Jerusalem. This isn’t the first time players have been given access to the regions between cities in Assassin’s Creed. With Assassin’s Creed III taking place before, during, and after the American Revolution, players will soon get the chance to explore the rapidly evolving hub cities of Boston and New York City, but the real draw of the New World setting is the untamed wilderness that comprised the majority of the continent. From the dust-caked streets of Jerusalem to the Byzantine marvels of Constantinople, the experience of exploring the neighborhoods once inhabited by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli is a thrill for history buffs. One of the most rewarding experiences of any Assassin’s Creed game is roaming through recreations of some of history’s most picturesque cities.

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