Review: The Art of Assassins Creed 3

Assassin's Creed 3 has been out for several months now, but I've yet to really delve into the game as much as I have with its predecessors. I've simply been waiting for the right time to play the game, where I'm free to dedicate my entire schedule to delving through every nook and cranny and finding every bit of content it has to offer for that elusive 100% rating. 

What little I have experienced of the game, however, has been enough to impress. Based on real world places and events, the settings of the Assassin's Creed games are nothing if not intricate—a fact that remains evident in its latest incarnation. Set in the burgeoning American colonies, Assassin's Creed 3 offers us with an early look at Boston and New York, colonies still governed by the British crown. 

Much like how the game focuses on the birth of America, The Art of Assassin's Creed 3 art book focuses on the preproduction of the game. 

I've been given the book to review by Titan Books, and if truth be told, it's worth picking up whether or not you consider yourself a fan of the Assassin's Creed series. The book is beautiful in all of its full-colored 145 or so pages, depicting the game as a series of sketches and concept art, replete with commentary from the game's artists. It is a thorough look at Assassin's Creed 3 in its infancy, as it were, before it became the full-fledged video game that it is. 

I've taken the liberty of taking a few photographs of the book, which you can see below.