Assassin’s Creed 3 box art subtleties

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European box art (above) and North American (below)

While looking at the different Assassin’s Creed 3 box art, I found it interesting that Ubisoft made sure to note the region each of the covers belonged to. After a closer look, I realized why. Firstly, the color tones are slightly different. It’s seemingly minor, but the European box art features warmer colors than the North American one. Secondly, the American cover was missing the Assassin’s hand wrapped around the Red Coat’s throat, which, I presume, was censored as a courtesy to the region and the United States’ history here.

It may just be me, but in the North American box art — with the cooler colors — our new Assassin looks African American.

In the image below, the European box art is on the left, and the North American box art is on the right.

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