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Jul 02, 12 at 9:27amDragoon

A lot Britons recently have been getting their knickers in a twist over the apparent negative press the British are getting in almost all AC3 promotional images and/or trailers. The recent Independance Trailer is proof enough of this, with youtube comments such as

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Yet another trailer which shows the Americans as saints :/

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They may as well have had the Team America theme in all of the Assassin's Creed 3 videos

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I love assassins creed, but I hate the way it's turning on the British. I'm hoping in AC4 we get to kill Americans

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ah good, another trailer pandering to the american audience.

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Umm because it's the same old American patriotic, flag wanking bullshit all the time, it's getting boring. Also, in the first AC you killed the English, did they whine then? NO, because there was no American patriotism in it.

Now, as a person from Britain I feel I comment on this...

People need to stop being butthurt and learn to enjoy a game. I'm pretty sure people from Jurusalem didn't complain when were killing people from their home land, same for Italians and the Turks. It's a game. Just because the trailers feature people assassinating Red Coats does in no way indicate the game will leer toward an Amiercanised patriotic murder spree of killing everyone on the British side.

I was wondering what you guys think? Do those from England feel about this? People from America? Do you care either way?

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Jul 30, 12 at 1:47am
Dragoon

This made me laugh haha

Jul 28, 12 at 5:58am
Existence

I see their point. For all the assuring Ubi has done regarding AC3 being primarily a Templars vs Assassins story, all they've showed in advertising so far, be it gameplay videos, screenshots or trailers, shows Conor taking missions/help from Americans and killing redcoats.

Jul 23, 12 at 5:45am
Dragoon

Topic went slightly tangential, sorry about that.

I've moved the first civilisation discussion to it's own thread ^^ As you were.

Jul 22, 12 at 5:18pm
SpartanNinja

All this complaining is nonsense.

As far a I'm aware the only actual 'good' NPC is George Washington who is a Freemason and associate of Conner and the Assassins. Aside from that I think literally everyone else we have seen is fair game, hell I half suspect Conner to identify Native Americans that support one side or the other too, and subsequently assassinate them too. I don't understand the hate for the 'American pandering' one it was close to one of our important holidays and thus they were appealing to our egos. And I haven't met a person alive that doesn't like having there ego stroked.

Also Conner technically has more in common with the British than he does as an American. Both sides of his lineage were definitely sided away from the Americans.

AC = You play an American, diving into his Syrian ancestor's life killing Saracens, Byzantines, English, French, Knights Hospitaller and Templar, (and technically Holy Roman Empire)
AC2 = You play an American who beats down and/or kills other Americans who then dives into his Italian ancestor's life killing Italians and Swiss.
ACB = You play an American, diving into his Italian ancestor's life killing more Italians and Swiss and now French.
ACR = You play an American, diving into his Italian ancestor's life killing Ottomans. Said Italian ancestor then plays as Syrian Ancestor and kills Syrians.
AC3 = You play an American, diving into his Native-American/British ancestor's life, killing Americans and British, (possibly other Native Americans, Austrians, French and Spanish)

All these races being killed and being played as and now they decide to have butthurt. The patriotic symbolism was already admitted to be there to garner sales in the US alongside 4th of July. Its been stated. and it shouldn't bother anybody cause as we all know the Templars are the real threat, no matter the race or nationality. Hell we even have ALIENS in this series. Stop being so serious Jokers.

Jul 22, 12 at 11:18am
Narphinean

I'm starting to wonder if it's just a British thing to either get irritated with or make fun of everything to do with America

Seriously, I just don't get how this is still an issue. Are people still complaining about this?

Jul 22, 12 at 3:22am
Dragoon

They have made it more than clear. All that's left is people complaining for the sake of complaining. Because if there is anything us brits are good at, it's complaining... and queuing lol

Jul 21, 12 at 5:30pm
Machienzo

quote Mobious one
Not that I agree with the people complaining about English being the bad guys, but in AC II-Brotherhood it was different since you were an Italian killing other Italians, but as for Revelations, I never heard any Turkish complain about them being the bad guys...but then again, there were many Turkish good guys in it too.

I think that ACIII will have both sides bad and good guys, but probably more British bad guys than good ones...

Anyways, I'm from Spain and had no trouble having spaniards as bad guys either,,,it is stupid to feel upset about a video game in that way...I mean, ask middle east people how they feel about Call of Duty and such lol

Problem is, I'm pretty sure that Ubisoft have already made it abundantly clear there'll be good and bad Americans and British. =/

Jul 21, 12 at 3:30pm
Mobious one

Not that I agree with the people complaining about English being the bad guys, but in AC II-Brotherhood it was different since you were an Italian killing other Italians, but as for Revelations, I never heard any Turkish complain about them being the bad guys...but then again, there were many Turkish good guys in it too.

I think that ACIII will have both sides bad and good guys, but probably more British bad guys than good ones...

Anyways, I'm from Spain and had no trouble having spaniards as bad guys either,,,it is stupid to feel upset about a video game in that way...I mean, ask middle east people how they feel about Call of Duty and such lol

Jul 20, 12 at 4:35pm
Machienzo

quote Dragoon
I think it's pathetic people are opting out of the franchise because the nationality they are, are being shown as the bad guys. I'm pretty sure in a lot of American or German movies, the English are the staple villain. I've seen it happen plenty of times, English films do exactly the same to the Americans and Germans. The way I see it is simply this; the game is Assassin's Creed. I don't care who I'm killing as long as it's made fun and enjoyable. Sure there is a part of me that doesn't particularly LIKE my country of origin being shown as the "bad guys" but at the same time, that pales in comparison to everything awesome about the game.

People need to remember this is a game, a game made by a team varying in culture, nationality and religion (as has been stated in every assassin's creed title to date) so this isn't Ubisoft going "lol lets made the British evil" it's them showing the game in a realistic light. If the British are shown as bad guys, so be it. But remember that there will also be a fair bit of killing on the American side of things too.

I'd wager that the majority of those complaining about British as the bad guys are british, and probably the same people complaining that the game 'Americanised'. Though it's easy to remember the saying; Individuals are smart, People are Stupid. I feel that resonates here. I'm not sure however what the reaction was to AC2 being set in Italy. I bet in hindsight, people will easily say however that they themselves thought it was a welcome change on the contrary to what really happened back during it's announcement.

Jul 20, 12 at 8:27am
Dragoon

I think it's pathetic people are opting out of the franchise because the nationality they are, are being shown as the bad guys. I'm pretty sure in a lot of American or German movies, the English are the staple villain. I've seen it happen plenty of times, English films do exactly the same to the Americans and Germans. The way I see it is simply this; the game is Assassin's Creed. I don't care who I'm killing as long as it's made fun and enjoyable. Sure there is a part of me that doesn't particularly LIKE my country of origin being shown as the "bad guys" but at the same time, that pales in comparison to everything awesome about the game.

People need to remember this is a game, a game made by a team varying in culture, nationality and religion (as has been stated in every assassin's creed title to date) so this isn't Ubisoft going "lol lets made the British evil" it's them showing the game in a realistic light. If the British are shown as bad guys, so be it. But remember that there will also be a fair bit of killing on the American side of things too.

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