Assassin’s Creed III Remastered launches for PS4, Xbox One and PC

Numbers first: Assassin’s Creed III came out on October 30, 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with Wii U and PC versions in November of that year. Almost seven years later, on March 29, 2019, Ubisoft put Assassin’s Creed III Remastered on sale for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, the renewed version of Connor’s adventure during the American Revolution.

The package was announced on September 13, 2018 and brought three things: the remastered main game, all the downloadable content released at the time and an also-remastered version of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, the adventure of Aveline de Grandpré that was born on the PS Vita. Those who had the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey season pass received the remaster at no extra cost.

Translating the jargon, here is what changed on the technical side: higher resolution, reworked lighting with a system similar to Assassin’s Creed Origins, improved character models and new textures. Ubisoft also tweaked the gameplay, with free aiming for long-range weapons, improved double assassinations, a reorganized interface and colorblind modes. On the other side of the scale, the original game’s multiplayer mode was left out. In practice, this means the remaster is a single-player-only experience, with the full campaign and the expansions, including the alternate story The Tyranny of King Washington.

Here is the launch trailer:

What came next

The Nintendo Switch version arrived on 21 May 2019, and the game also went through Google Stadia in December 2021. The original Assassin’s Creed III sold more than 12 million copies and, at the time, was the best-selling title in the series. The remaster received scores between 60 and 76 on Metacritic, depending on the platform. Comparing it with the 2012 version is still a good test for anyone who likes to see what a hardware generation changes in the same game.

Source: Ubisoft, via Eurogamer.