![]() ![]() You run breathlessly from set piece to set piece, fighting packs of soldiers at a time. ![]() Things happen very quickly in Tyranny, especially when compared to the core game. No sooner than you've awoken, you and your newfound ally begin desperately scrambling to warn your village of the coming attack while fighting off Washington's forces. One such person, someone dear to Ratonhnhaké:ton, has brashly attempted to steal the apple from the self-proclaimed King Washington, who in return looks to seek revenge on the entirety of the Native American people. Innocent people are being corralled into churches and burned alive by the dozens to be made examples of, while rebellions are rising up as the people look for a way to end his nightmarish reign. As we all know, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and even Washington proves vulnerable to its allure -in fact, it's driven him stark raving mad. In this world, George Washington has comes to obtain the Apple of Eden, and with it, absolute power. Connor seems to remember his life as Connor, including all the events of AC3, but the people and circumstances surrounding him make it quite clear that this isn't the world or life he remembers. Without spoiling anything, all I'll say is that it plays out much like a lucid dream. In fact, Connor isn't even called by his adopted name anymore, but by his Native American one, Ratonhnhaké:ton. Connor awakes from a deep slumber to discover a world turned upside-down. It's difficult to explain the concept behind King Washington without ruining its plot or giving away bits of Assassin's Creed III, but I'll give it the old college try. That very same belief is the driving force behind The Tyranny of King Washington, the soon to be released DLC add-on for Assassin's Creed III. Whether you like what it does or not, it's clear that its creators see video games as an ideal place to tell grand, serialized stories. It's not merely a sandbox stealth game, but a work of historical science fiction whose many key events and characters entwine intimately with those which have shaped our world over the last millennium. While I know the opinion won't be popular, I believe the Assassin's Creed series boasts quite possibly the most ambitious narrative in our medium. ![]()
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