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Assassin's Creed III, a whole new frontier in disappointment | SMH Review

Dear Ubisoft, please stop forcing your development studios to slavishly adhere to your annual pre-Christmas release cycle.

Wingsfan244190d ago

Guess someone didn't hear the news that they spent 2 + years developing the game. It certainly wasn't "rushed".

Hellsvacancy4190d ago (Edited 4189d ago )

Maybe not "rushed" but it definetly needed more polish, I guess it was rushed then - doh

I agree with this review, Ive been playing it on the PS3 and i cant really say im totally impressed with it, i mean, its very twitchy, the way your character moves, or when you pan the camera around, its doesnt seem as smooth as older titles in the series

"I was appalled to see during one cutscene that while my character's lines were perfectly synchronised with his lips, the person he was talking to was just waggling his mouth randomly as he talked. As the game progressed I saw this everywhere, as well as a lot of characters that don't move their mouths at all" ive experienced all of that

I cant complain really, im renting it, screw Ubisoft

Wingsfan244190d ago

Well for how large the game is in scope, I'm surprised that, is pretty much the only problems you could find. Sure, there are a few glitches and bugs here and there, but nothing really game breaking at least.

rezzah4189d ago

^ Exactly, they complain as if your character is falling through the ground like in Prince of Persia.

The glitches are minor.

Conzul4189d ago

@PockyKing

AC3 has a number of absolutely inexcusable bugs and slip-ups. I'm glad IGN gave it a 8.5, well said. Would easily have been a 9.5 with sufficient polish.

Am I the only one who's finding himself missing Brotherhood?

phantomexe4190d ago (Edited 4190d ago )

You must of bumped your head..... the game looks stuning. This game shocked my wife with just how preety it looked. The land and the environment looks and moves like it should. Game is a must have for AC fans. It does have a few bugs but i'm sure it will see another patch.

Re4er4189d ago

The game's graphics weren't much of an improvement over Assassin's Creed Revelations.

MasterD9194189d ago

I still can't believe how people are making a massive deal out of the small bugs in this game.

Red Dead Redemption had similar issues and went on to become an amazing game. AC3 is still awesome, despite any small annoyances. I won't say it's the greatest AC since everyone likes to poke and prod the problems with it, rather than focus on how stunning the game looks and plays...

If it weren't for Halo 4 coming out, I would be playing it non-stop. Great game and as a true gamer (who owned all previous entries in the AC series) I am happy with my purchase.

SCW19824189d ago

Have to agree with the article. Huge disappointment for me. This is one of the worst paced games I have ever come across. Assassins Creed 2 was excellent because of the variety of missions given, but this games mission structure is so tedious and unsatisfying. I have no desire whatsoever to finish this rushed mess. The Frontier is very pretty though.

Simon_Brezhnev4189d ago

I dont know why you getting disagrees its the truth. The chase missions in AC3 is pretty bad just hold R1 and foward and thats it. I'm not even knocking it down for the ending its Connor. Ezio and Altair did dumb things in their youth but they learned their lesson. Connon on the other hand has that superman personality.

SCW19824189d ago

I think they are disagreeing about the Frontier being pretty.

Simon_Brezhnev4189d ago

Probably even the chase missions in AC3 are pure crap compared to other games. The only thing AC3 did good was some good Navel missions they the funniest part of the game. It's not even liking Ezio or Connor more. Just Connor truly believe he was a one man army. He really thought he was superman. The biggest disappoint is not even the ending its the Haytham fight. That fight was done pretty shitty.

I hope in the next spin off we get to play as a Templar. Haytham made me respect templars in this game.

josephayal4189d ago

Each year gamers get milked titles like CoD and Assassin's Creed

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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_account266d ago (Edited 266d 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* 😩

Flawlessmic266d ago

How did redfall not make the cut.

anast265d ago (Edited 265d 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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Babadook7271d ago

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

Killer2020UK271d ago

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

Rimeskeem271d ago

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

closed_account271d 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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henbayward271d ago

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

mastershredder271d ago (Edited 271d 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_188271d 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.

RPGer271d 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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SinisterMister546d ago

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

Popsicle545d ago (Edited 545d 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.