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Assassin's Creed III Review - Dusty Cartridge

The British Empire colonized the east coast of North America very early in the 17th century. After a hundred and fifty-plus years of British rule, the colonists of America, as a result of a shift in ideology, rebelled. Assassin’s Creed III drops you into this historically rich world of the American Revolution as a Native American known as Ratonhnhaké:ton, placing you in the middle of key moments in America’s quest for independence.

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GameTechZero4186d ago

Im seeing a lot of mixed opinions on this game. Does it look different and have different bugs on each console/PC?

Son_Lee4186d ago (Edited 4186d ago )

The game just begins excruciatingly slow. You won't even play as Connor for about the first 4-5 hours.

Yi-Long4185d ago (Edited 4185d ago )

... that's partly crap because of the 'Desmond' parts!?

I truly hate the whole 'Desmond/sci-fi aspect of the series. I don't like the character, I don't like that storyline, and the gameplay in those levels is just soooo boring.

All these AC games would have been better without that Desmond overlay-story, and truthfully, the AC games also never needed the Desmond story.

I loved Assassin's Creed 2 because of Ezio, his story, his levels, his gameplay. Not Desmond.

DanSolo4185d ago

Yeah the Desmond parts are the worst part of the game, although they didn't have to be.

In the first game the Desmond parts were not too intrusive and added that conspiracy feel to the game, but when they got expanded they just got plain boring and took away from the game rather than added to it!

In Revelations (which I still haven't got around to completing) I found whenever I was in a Desmond sequence I'd just be trying to rush it as it felt like it was getting in the way of the game!

It's a shame though.... when I played AC2 and Brotherhood I got immersed into the game and completed it quickly.... with Revelations I find myself not being that bothered to play even though I want to find out the conclusion of Ezio's story!

DARK WITNESS4185d ago

They blew the game up the moment they went into that storyline from the first game when they didn't need to.

Just my opinon, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if there were little hints of it during game but nothing else at all mentioned.

then for the last game bring it into the present day and only then reveal that all the previous games were played through the Anamus etc so it's a big supprize that comes toward the end of the game.

They should not have had all those extentions of AC2, the game released this year should have been straight off the back of AC2 and should have concluded Ezio's story. The AC3 we have now should have been for the start of Next Gen although maybe that would have not worked out with how they want to tie into the Dec date plotline. I don't know, not finished AC3 yet.

Eyeco4185d ago

It's funny because Ubisoft never mention or show an advert with the Desmond parts , so when I first played AC I was like "the fvck is this" I honestly thought I bought the wrong game and its funny because its so bizarre and out of place people bitched about in the 1st game 5 years later and 5 games its still present ....why ?

Kennytaur4185d ago

This is actually something Liberation gets right. No screwing around, here's your character and setting, go!

Pintheshadows4185d ago

I dislike the Desmond parts as well. It's not like he is a crucial narrative device either. The games would be telling the exact same story without him involved.

Sketchy_Galore4185d ago

I strongly suspect that the Desmond aspect was not intended to be part of the story originally but got added after one of the money men had a nightmare about a fifteen year old boy with an emo haircut playing it and saying, 'Eeeeeew, these guys are old. Where are the skinny jeans and mobile phones? This is like history class or something'.

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CommonSense4185d ago

I just started playing it on 360 and i've noticed a TON of bugs. Seems pretty much like AC to me, though.

josephayal4185d ago

agreed, so many bugs and glitches

M1chl4185d ago

Sadly agreed, this game is filled with bugs, that sometimes its impossible to advance in mission and you simply have to reload. It bothers me, why is this happening when Relevations had gameplay mechanics crafted to excelence (I speak about gameplay not the game as whole). Its seems that AC3 was in development for year and Relevations for 3 years, even though in reality is the oposite situation. If they can patch it, its probably gonna be superb AC game, but if not, its gonna be probably the worst. Shame

ironcreed4185d ago

You will not even see how great and how absolutely HUGE this game really is until you reach sequence 5-6. It's a shame that many are getting frustrated with how long it takes to start playing as Connor, but a big story is being set up this way and you can't appreciate it until you reach a certain point.

Let me just say that playing with Connor is more fun than than anything the series has offered so far. This game on the whole is much greater than the sum of it's parts. Could it have been more polished in areas? Definitely. Is it a bad game? Hell no, just a very big one with a story that may be too slow for some.

You will not even see the best of what the gameplay has to offer until you are over 6 hours in. But make no mistake, you will feel like you are playing a different game once you get there. If you have patience and love getting into a game's story, then you will be very well rewarded here as it unfolds and seemingly gets bigger and bigger and let's you do more and more.

Hufandpuf4185d ago

I doubt a person that paid $60 for the game will stop playing after 4-5 hours. I'm sure people will play as Connor.

ironcreed4185d ago (Edited 4185d ago )

I have read many reports of people getting bored to death of the early parts, and make no mistake, some gamers are a finicky bunch that want instant gratification. Especially in a holiday season packed with releases. I can see many moving on to something else before they really get a chance to see what the game has to offer. Hell, we have all bailed on games early before and later returned to them only to find out that we love it. I know I have.

Pintheshadows4185d ago

I actually loved the slow opening. This has never been a series that has started with a bang. AC3 has a wonderfully considered build up which reminds of a prologue to a good book.

MasterD9194185d ago

Played a few multiplayer matches last night with no lag or server issues. Didn't have a problem finding a game either. I installed the game on my hard-drive anyways, but my campaign experience so far has been quite pleasant.

No-one here is wrong is saying that the game starts off slow. Connor's father's story line is certainly a lot longer than anyone anticipated but that's because it literally sets up the story...There have been a lot of parts of this game that remind me of Red Dead and I absolutely love it.

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Games with the dumbest NPCs

Non-playable characters in certain games are meme material, thanks to their foolish behavior. These are the big-budget games with the dumbest NPCs.

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closed_account259d ago (Edited 259d ago )

Bethesda makes the most consistently stupid NPCs, like really bad... yet I still can't help but love playing their games. Guilty pleasure, I guess. *sigh* 😩

Flawlessmic258d ago

How did redfall not make the cut.

anast258d ago (Edited 258d ago )

Every Bethesda game and Every Halo game. This list needed to have Cyberpunk somewhere.

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10 Most Peaceful Areas in Games

Here are the most peaceful areas in games that are otherwise quite violent, offering players respite from chaos in the game world.

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Babadook7264d ago

My first thought was the safe rooms in the resident evil series. When you hear that enchanting music you know you’re safe.

Killer2020UK263d ago

I literally just came here to post this. That music in the Resi 1 safe rooms is playing in my head.

Rimeskeem263d ago

I was thinking TLOU work benches. Although I remember one time where it was a false security.

closed_account263d ago

Perfect. 👌👌

I'd add the top of my highrise apartment in GTA Online. That calm, quiet peace, just knowing as soon as I step out that door I will be bombarded by 8 and 12 year olds calling each other n**** and f****, trolled by combat jets and rocket launchers.

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henbayward263d ago

The entire map of SotC is peaceful as hell. Used to just ride around exploring it.

mastershredder263d ago (Edited 263d ago )

Afterlife in Cyberpunk 2077 is a peaceful area? Erm, hands down and very hard to miss, Misty Olszewski's Esoterica is the absolute epitome of peaceful areas in that game.

raiden_188263d ago

The "last of us" deer location i found to be a welcoming respite. It was nice to not have someone trying to eat me.

RPGer263d ago

Kingdom Hearts tend to present half peaceful areas and most of them are amazing.

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'Assassin’s Creed III': Ten Years Later

With the recent reveal of Assassin’s Creed Mirage and the promise that the series will return to its roots, there hasn’t been a better time to get stuck into Assassin’s Creed’s back catalog, whether it’s replaying an old favorite or getting lost in previously looked-over classic.

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SinisterMister538d ago

Ten years later, we miss the old you, Assassin's Creed.

Popsicle538d ago (Edited 538d ago )

I really enjoyed Assassins Creed 3. My only complaint was that I didn’t enjoy when I had to switch from Connor to Desmond. It’s a personal preference, but Connor’s story was just more fun for me.

On a side note, Black flag was the most enjoyable of the AC games I played.