Author: Andy McVittie
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
The “Assassin’s Creed” video game series is one of the most unique available today. The first game launched in 2007 and since then the first four Assassin’s Creed games have sold more than 38 million units worldwide. The franchise quickly established itself one of the best-selling series ever. My only question is WHERE IS THE MOVIE ADAPTION? There has been a lot of hype and anticipation behind the arrival of “Assassin’s Creed III”. This book is an exclusive art book to showcase the wonderful art that has gone into making this new installment.
If you are fan of this franchise, I cannot stress how this book is a must have. One of the factors that makes “Assassin’s Creed” so successful is that it has some of the most original and deep art matched with storytelling in the business. The book is authored by Andy McVittie, who has been working in the video games industry for more than twenty years. He is known best for his work in well-known magazines like Nintendo Official Magazine and PlayStation Plus. So he knows his video games and his passion is shown throughout this book.
What makes “Assassin’s Creed III” unique in the franchise is the introduction of a new assassin and takes place in a revolutionary world. So this book is a perfect introduction to this character and the new world that the story takes place in. If you are hardcore fans, you are going to be drooling over the new interactive cityscapes and frozen winter landscapes showcased in this book. Also revealed are the new threats from the natural world including weather systems that affect actual affect gameplay. Also fans will be happy to know that all these has been perfectly and (most importantly) historically recreated by the Ubisoft studio. So get ready to completely immerse yourself in this book, since “Assassin’s Creed III” to certain to be the biggest and best yet in the series.
