Want to Know How Assassin's Creed III's Naval Combat Works? This Video Should Help

Yeah, I imagine they didn't show the nuts and bolts because they're not entirely thrilling, but this might as well be a "hey look, you can be on a boat . . . that moves!" trailer.

This video wasn't particulary enlightening. I mean, do you issue orders to the crew, or direct the ship directly? Fleet tactics? I just want to know more of the nuts and bolts of how the combat works. Looks great though, high hopes for it.

@Insectecutor said:

@TheVampireBoy i'm british and your statements are nonsense. A lot of American English is actually old English or derivations thereof. As for the 'colour' thing that was just Johnson being a francophile, we used to have stupid shit like 'emperour' as well. Webster disagreed with that since the -or form was in common use in Britain and America at the time, so it's actually more pragmatic. Another example of this horse shit is the whole aluminum/aluminium thing. 'Alumium' was the original name, neither of us is really 'right'. As for Lieutenant, well that's a french word British people either couldn't read, pronounce, or stomach at the time. Americans pronounce it 'correctly', we corrupted it and fucked it up. Remember that language evolves over time and to stifle these changes and idiosyncracies would make it dead and dull.

Thanks, the dude actually hassled me in another comment because I had made a joke about the spelling tyres. Evolution is a good thing for both sides of the same English coin. :P

@SmilingPig said:

It looks impressive on video but I have a weird feeling that this will be on rails and really repetitive.

ryan said on the bombcast its not on rails.

@DFSVegas:Someone clearly doesn't understand small talk. ¬_¬

This looks to play exactly like the Pirate ship levels from Sly 3, with much better graphics.

@enemymouse said:

@TheVampireBoy said:

It's pronounced and spelled as Leughtenant. I still find it humorous having Americans criticism the English for their own language. Did you know that color is spelled coloUr. British people made the language, I think we have a right to spell words in their proper sound instead of simplifying everything.

As a Canadian I'm more than happy to spell colour with a u but neither colour nor lieutenant are English creations. Let's keep some perspective on what ownership of a language really means.

What is this word "Leughtenant" anyway? It doesn't seem to be in any dictionary.

Yup the word isn't English in origin and neither the American nor British Army pronunciations are the "original" or "correct" if such a thing can exist. Lieutenant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Royal Navy don't even pronounce it Left-tennant so yeah its just one of those words.

It looks impressive on video but I have a weird feeling that this will be on rails and really repetitive.

Not sold so far.

@TheVampireBoy said:

It's pronounced and spelled as Leughtenant. I still find it humorous having Americans criticism the English for their own language. Did you know that color is spelled coloUr. British people made the language, I think we have a right to spell words in their proper sound instead of simplifying everything.

As a Canadian I'm more than happy to spell colour with a u but neither colour nor lieutenant are English creations. Let's keep some perspective on what ownership of a language really means.

What is this word "Leughtenant" anyway? It doesn't seem to be in any dictionary.

So, I guess the real question is... can the new guy swim?

I was always a bit puzzled by "leftenant" but I suppose it's not much of a criticism when you consider how far off both British and American pronunciations are from the original French.

This still does nothing to show what actual gameplay of this boat stuff actually looks like. Stitching together various shots willy nilly is not informative. All this shows to me is "this is what we're trying to do with the boat stuff".

Jesus, really?  I can't believe Assassin's Creed is still active. 

Hey, I got an idea for both British and American English: how about all of you people just stop using the word "epic" when you're describing anything for at least 3 or 4 years from now on? Can you please do that? Thank you.

@DFSVegas:I don't. I hate football or soccer or what ever the heck it's called. The players are all over paid and under worked pussies.

@TheVampireBoy said:

@DFSVegas:Soccer? A term coined in England??? You do realize that football was invented by the Romans. Right. It still troubles me how football is classed as one of England's biggest export, which is wrong. Sure we refined the sport, but the Romans were the ones who invented the primary components and rough layout of the game.

I didn't say they invented the sport, I said they coined the term (and take a massive amount of umbrage when it's used). Did you even read what I posted?

@Orange_Pork said:

What's with people watching this on Youtube anyway? Is the Giantbomb player for subscribers only or something?

Yes.

@DFSVegas:Soccer? A term coined in England??? You do realize that football was invented by the Romans. Right. It still troubles me how football is classed as one of England's biggest export, which is wrong. Sure we refined the sport, but the Romans were the ones who invented the primary components and rough layout of the game.

how come connor moves in slow motion but his clothes dont?

I'm going to stay tuned for evermore information on Assassin's Creed III.

@Insectecutor: Bravo!

I commend you on standing up for the truth against your own countrymen rather than just joining in on the classic "I'm not from America so I'm going to trash them any chance I can get cuz it's cool to hate them" thing I see going on at least once in every other forum post.

Hip hip hooray!

: )

@TheVampireBoy said:

It's pronounced and spelled as Leughtenant. I still find it humorous having Americans criticism the English for their own language. Did you know that color is spelled coloUr. British people made the language, I think we have a right to spell words in their proper sound instead of simplifying everything.

And yet, when we say "Soccer", a term that was coined in England, you guys get all pissy. We can't win with you people.

cool story

What's with people watching this on Youtube anyway? Is the Giantbomb player for subscribers only or something?

did the dude just say blow rubbish of your dick because if so holy shit did assassins creed get better

While this explains the mechanics, it doesn't really show it. SLOW-MO! ZOOM! HIGHLIGHTING!

Europeans, you guys aren't missing much.

Well great. Ubisoft has blocked their own trailer on YouTube. Marketing!

New technologies, new setting, same old forces vying for world domination. What's not to like?

Yes. Nothing says "assassin" like Man-O-War.

@TheVampireBoy: shut up.

@deskp: Yes, that's true. I know.

I want naval combat in every game.

Video got blocked on YouTube

You know what would of been cooler, if Ubisoft didn't show this and left it as a cool surprise in the game, but that never happens anymore always got to show the best parts to sell a game that noone needed selling on.

I'm getting this game...the more I read the more I want...

Yo, Assassin on a boat!

Video is blocked because of copyrights .... nice

Dumbass Ubisoft, won't let me watch what is basically an add for their game...

Hey, Alex, it's pronounced that way because it's partly a french (the lew) word and British were--historically--not big fans of the French.

Eppulate was worn on the left side. Army captains worn their on the right. Also Leutenant's place was on the left of the battle line.

@NTM: Well the forced mission might be memorable, then the rest optional ;)

If it was just one event in the game they wouldn't have have been showing so much of it in trailers and demos.

All this naval stuff just makes me wish someone would put out a legit pirate game. Maybe this is just them testing the waters on that stuff (pun unintended)?

@TheVampireBoy said:

It's pronounced and spelled as Leughtenant. I still find it humorous having Americans criticism the English for their own language. Did you know that color is spelled coloUr. British people made the language, I think we have a right to spell words in their proper sound instead of perfecting everything.

LANGUAGE WARS, WHEN WILL IT END

@deskp: Which means it's like the tower defense, that's too bad. It should have just been an individual memorable moment in the game, and not as you said, something optional that you can do throughout the game. Oh well though.

Looking forward to this! :)

It's pronounced and spelled as Leughtenant. I still find it humorous having Americans criticism the English for their own language. Did you know that color is spelled coloUr. British people made the language, I think we have a right to spell words in their proper sound instead of simplifying everything.

@NTM: They have said the majority of the naval stuff is optional.

This is right up my alley. They could make a spin off series about historical naval warfare and I'd be all over that.