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The Redemption is Ubisoft's finale to The Tyranny of King Washington, a three-part downloadable expansion to Assassin's Creed 3, set in an alternate-history timeline. The mini-series opened in a darker and bloodier version of the game's Frontier area but began to lose steam when the action headed back to Boston. Thankfully, the story picks up pace in this final chapter, although the eventual explanation for its parallel universe setting leaves something to be desired.As the episode opens, Ratonhnhaké:ton is on his way to New York, back aboard the Aquila and finally ready for some more ship battles. It's a Michael Bay-sized introduction to the episode and a welcome reminder of how fun the game's naval sections are. With Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag on the horizon, future protagonist Edward Kenway even gets a name-check.
Wasting no time, Ratonhnhaké:ton lands and downs another bottle of his Native American secret sauce, this time enhancing him with the strength of a bear. It's probably the least exciting of the three animal mechanics: you can now perform a ground pound, clearing any enemies in a nearby radius. The move's introduction comes in an artful dream sequence, however, which sees you clambering over a monstrous bear to pull spears from its pelt as it roams.
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