Ubisoft has announced the release date for Assassin’s Creed III Remastered alongside a standalone release for the game.
The game, which was previously confirmed for only the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Season Pass, is launching across Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 29th. While the PC release is still only coming via the Season Pass, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are getting a standalone retail release, for $39.99.
Featured above, you can view a new trailer comparing the original visuals to the newly remastered port. Here’s some new screenshots:
Here’s a rundown on the game, via Ubisoft:
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered will feature 4K and HDR on PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X, and Windows PC, as well as higher resolution textures, a new graphics engine, and several other graphical enhancements. Gameplay mechanics and ergonomics have also been improved.
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered will include the full game, the single-player missions “Benedict Arnold” and “Hidden Secrets,” the “Tyranny of King Washington” expansion, and Assassin’s Creed III Liberation Remastered, detailed below:
- Assassin’s Creed III Remastered: Players will embody Connor, a master Assassin born of the beauty and brutality of 18th-century America. As a bloody revolution draws near, your tribe is threatened by a powerful group seeking to crush the American Revolution and control the thirteen colonies. Shocked into action by the devastation of your village, you pledge your life to the cause of freedom and embark on a decades-long quest to achieve it.
- Tyranny of King Washington: Explore an alternate history where one of America’s greatest heroes, George Washington, succumbs to the temptation of infinite power. The new King is born and his reign leaves no one untouched. Players must return freedom to the land by dethroning the tyrant our hero once called a friend.
- Assassin’s Creed III Liberation Remastered: Follow Aveline’s story as she battles Spanish forces in the American south to win freedom for her land and people. A woman of conviction, Aveline fights for freedom in 18th-century New Orleans, a city on the brink of a rebellion as the Spanish Empire imposes its new rule. Embark on an epic journey that will take her from the crowded streets of New Orleans to voodoo-haunted swamps and ancient Mayan ruins.