tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1995177351490072642..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Exploring the World of Assassin’s Creed 3 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-23834851683007119192012-11-18T15:47:16.018-05:002012-11-18T15:47:16.018-05:00Thanks, Daud, for the explanation of "one-thi...Thanks, Daud, for the explanation of "one-third scale" and the news about Philadelphia. I guess our twisting "cowpaths" are good for something! <br /><br />I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on the game.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-22243552034334029842012-11-18T15:46:18.056-05:002012-11-18T15:46:18.056-05:00I agree, Don, that Assassin's Creed 3 isn'...I agree, Don, that Assassin's Creed 3 isn't a perfect recreation. (I think you mentioned louvred shutters as one anachronism.) In another couple of decades we'll probably see the fashions of our own times standing out in a way we don't now. But between the detail and the walk-through vision, it's quite a feat. What the <i>John Adams</i> miniseries hoped to achieve but didn't have the budget for.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-69380482583540117912012-11-18T11:50:18.453-05:002012-11-18T11:50:18.453-05:00With regards to scale, what they mean by 1/3 scale...With regards to scale, what they mean by 1/3 scale is that they gave Boston the same footprint, but reduced the total acreage to 1/3 of it's actual size. This means you can visit everything from the neck to the North end, but what is in-between is somewhat condensed. I imagine they left out a lot of non-nondescript houses.<br /><br />Speaking of scale, I've also read that smaller towns like Concord and a larger one in New York will be in-game. But notably missing is Philly- it's straight, planned streets were not as fun for gameplay and they also created "distance drawing" problems for the game's engines.<br /><br />As an avid gamer, I'll have plenty to say about this, to be sure. But I won't have anything to say until after the PC release on Nov 20. (not that I'm bitter about the delayed release or anything...)Daudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-11778541421024852492012-11-17T18:28:42.292-05:002012-11-17T18:28:42.292-05:00I agree from the preview I've seen that the re...I agree from the preview I've seen that the recreation of Boston is quite impressive. But its not perfect: there is a level of intermixing of post-Revolutionary "federal" architectural features with colonial elements. Interestingly, the colonial revivalists of the later nineteenth-century did the same thing, so I guess there is an historical precedent of sorts at work here!Don Carleton (Jr.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995856884718068236noreply@blogger.com