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<\/a><\/p>\nWatching a Gamescon 2012 demonstration on a large television from a moderate distance, one had to look twice to realize that this wasn’t a game powered by a current-generation console.<\/p>\n
We were treated to a demo of the stealth action in Liberation, and shown that Aveline has three disguises, and three different ways to approach gameplay.<\/p>\n
Aveline can put on two disguises in the game. One sees her as a wealthy, seductive aristocratic woman, who uses her money and charms to beguile guards and make her way into restricted areas.<\/p>\n
In this guise, Aveline wields a parasol which shoots poison darts. She cannot run fast or climb, and engaging in open-combat will leave her vulnerable as she isn’t wearing armor. To her advantage, she can charm a guard into following her, providing both an armed escort, and a level of legitimacy to her movements in restricted areas, as other soldiers will regard her with less suspicion.<\/p>\n
On the other end of the spectrum, Aveline can disguise herself as a lowly servant – a class of citizen that goes by unnoticed in poverty stricken New Orleans. She can carry crates right through guard posts, who assume she is making a delivery. She can also blend with other workers while tracking a target and plotting a kill. In this guise, Aveline can run and climb, but is still vulnerable in combat.<\/p>\n In both disguises, Aveline is still deadly, as she retains her hidden blade. Stealth and cunning are the demands of approaching a mission in these disguises.<\/p>\n Finally, there is the traditional assassin getup, complete with hidden blades and other classic gadgets, such as smoke bombs. Aveline comes wielding a whip which can help her in traversal sections and combat.<\/p>\n In this guise, soldiers will become suspicious of Aveline, and will quickly become aggressive towards her.<\/p>\n The familiar Assassins Creed combat style returns, but making use of the Vita touch screen, Kills can be chained together by selecting targets on screen. This initiates a stylish kill animation.<\/p>\n This makes for three different ways to approach the missions in Liberation.<\/p>\n The developers indicated that the main story will take around 15 hours to complete for an Assassins veteran, and about 20 for a new player.<\/p>\n The missions have been designed to offer the kind of short-fix that mobile gamers require, but it is also open-ended in the Assassins Creed tradition, so one can get lost in exploration if desired.<\/p>\n It is not clear if there will be a multiplayer element as the developers remained tight-lipped on the subject. They did say that there will be a multiplayer Assassins Creed title for Vita, but could not reveal details at this time.<\/p>\n Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation will launch on 30 October 2012.<\/p>\n Check out more of MyGaming\u2019s Gamescom 2012 coverage<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>to find out what\u2019s been going down at this year\u2019s show.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n