Assassin's Creed III

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  1. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Игра кажется недоделанной: недосказанность в сюжетной компании, однообразные города... Эпичные битвы из трейлера не так уж и масштабны. Многочисленная армия врага состоит из обычных статистов с двумя анимациями.
  2. PanMrkvicka
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    I would love to give this more score but sadly its just so broken. The story is fine i enjoyed it its not bad but not spectacular either, the animus sequences are surprisignly pretty good in this AC and Connor as well. Gameplay is also fine yet simplistic. Buying weapons and gear is worthless and has little to no impact on the game. MIllions of bugs and gliches that break the game and itI would love to give this more score but sadly its just so broken. The story is fine i enjoyed it its not bad but not spectacular either, the animus sequences are surprisignly pretty good in this AC and Connor as well. Gameplay is also fine yet simplistic. Buying weapons and gear is worthless and has little to no impact on the game. MIllions of bugs and gliches that break the game and it constantly crashes. Fast travel points objectives and collectibles dissappear from the map all the time its so annoying. Kid sequences as Connor were boring but i have no problem with Connor as protagonist he was fine. Naval missions were a lot of fun. No final boss which was dissapointing. Millions of boring fetch quests. It could have been great and I loved the setting but sadly isnt. Its worth playing for the story at least if you played other AC games.… Expand
  3. DiMoura
    Apr 4, 2020
    9
    Como grande diferença temos a adição do sistema de caça, que só foi realmente bem explorado no Black Flag. Fora isso o jogo segue os mesmos padrões de qualidade de antes, um bom enredo, bom gráficos e boa jogabilidade.
  4. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    7
    Ну досить перероблений геймплей, багато нових дрібниць, бої швидші і драйвовіші, морський контент, логічне покращення картинки, але тут уже немає крутої архітектури, власне через місце подій, сюжет не такий цікавий, як в минулих частинах. Оцінка - 7.Ну досить перероблений геймплей, багато нових дрібниць, бої швидші і драйвовіші, морський контент, логічне покращення картинки, але тут уже немає крутої архітектури, власне через місце подій, сюжет не такий цікавий, як в минулих частинах. Оцінка - 7.
  5. Metroyeta
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    This game is too violent for my slave, there's way too muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch blood. Don't buy this game, it's poopy for your slaves.
  6. 420guy69
    Mar 9, 2020
    3
    The whole story primarily focuses on: The American Revolution, and dumb **** assassinations which you'll never even put note in your mind and won't even motivates you to kill the others.

    The story is boring. It's the same, chase-and-kill a Templar, You just kill each member of Haytham's members, uncover their true meaning, and like i said, it won't motivates you to kill the others.    The whole story primarily focuses on: The American Revolution, and dumb **** assassinations which you'll never even put note in your mind and won't even motivates you to kill the others.

    The story is boring.
    It's the same, chase-and-kill a Templar, You just kill each member of Haytham's members, uncover their true meaning, and like i said, it won't motivates you to kill the others. Because that's the same thing on what happens on every AC game ever. It's predictable. "Oh, I am dying, I only joined the Templars because we want to do something better in the world." It makes Rogue a better game, because you actually be the opposite, and uncover what's the true meaning of the Assassins, are they also doing the same, or they are not doing the same or instead are they liberating or defeating?

    And literally, The most boring part of the whole entire game is tailing missions: go and follow this random dude in New York because he counter-feit a random storeowner. The tailing missions have no point, because suddenly they tell you something about Charles Lee. How does the man even represent Charles Lee? I would love to see Connor killing the guy and seeing a Templar Cross on the body, or seeing a glimpse of the Templar Cross, then that gives me a reason why i should tail him.

    Let me tell you, visual presentations are amazing, they are great. The game mechanics are horrible.
    Because whenever i press D, to go and jump to that wall or roof, Connor just jumps out of the building, There was this one time that I had to speedrun a certain mission to light up a tower, then just jumping out of the building from where I was suppose to.

    AI, they are annoying.
    They have expert precision, because when you're in airborne, the bullet would hit you and you fall down, then face 15 commanders, and then you're dead in under 10 seconds.

    The combat is still the same.
    Ubisoft didn't do anything stylish in the normal attacks, (although they did let you break defense a enemy and kill him after doing that 2 times.) and gave the most basic finishing move that a 3 year old could do. Counter-attacks are the only stylish finishing move, especially what they did in double counter-attack mechanic, It has a great visual presentation.

    The game has potential, and yet Ubisoft didn't do anything innovative in the game or ground-breaking. It's the same game, just like COD.    … Expand
  7. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    5
    A decent open world game with lackluster story and mindless gameplay. Open world is lacking compared to other Assassin's creed games as tree traversal isn't very engaging.
  8. Tomicsavo
    Feb 12, 2020
    9
    A fun, enjoyable game like the previous games.-----------------------------
  9. erdogfu96
    Feb 8, 2020
    9
    I don't know why people hate it. It had a very interesting storyline with very different Characters inside and offers to play the American Revolution. Characters were exciting, the main character has a good story and his father also had. Maybe graphics were average for time but not bad, it was well for release time. Sounds were epic. And it was fun. Not needlessly long.
    Graphics: 7/10    I don't know why people hate it. It had a very interesting storyline with very different Characters inside and offers to play the American Revolution. Characters were exciting, the main character has a good story and his father also had. Maybe graphics were average for time but not bad, it was well for release time. Sounds were epic. And it was fun. Not needlessly long.
    Graphics: 7/10
    Sounds: 9/10
    Story:10/10
    Fun:8/10    … Expand
  10. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    7
    8/10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    7
    The weakest installments in AC world for me (main titles).
    Story and hero are lets say - OK.
    Back then visuals were gorgeous :)
  12. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    8
    Честно не понимаю, почему оценка такая низкая, мне игра понравилась, даже очень, я перепроходил её 3 раза, да, у неё есть недостатки, но всё-таки она достойна более высокой оценки.
  13. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Жутко однообразная игра с открытым миром. Ничего не цепляет: ни сюжет, ни драки, ни паркур.
  14. sapuman
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Жутко однообразная игра с открытым миром. Ничего не цепляет: ни сюжет, ни драки, ни паркур.
  15. SilverOrlov
    Sep 27, 2019
    6
    This game has some interesting plot points, but only in the sense that it had common lines with the entire series of the game. This game has nothing of its own: Absolutely terrible optimization even at medium settings, a square curve of the graph with empty polygons (this is perfectly visible in the bar, when completely empty flat textures of the table and the cup on it are visible on theThis game has some interesting plot points, but only in the sense that it had common lines with the entire series of the game. This game has nothing of its own: Absolutely terrible optimization even at medium settings, a square curve of the graph with empty polygons (this is perfectly visible in the bar, when completely empty flat textures of the table and the cup on it are visible on the entire monitor). And a very uncomfortable and stupid, in my opinion, game menu and inventory.… Expand
  16. MooplayYT
    Aug 27, 2019
    7
    nice Gameplay and story :)

    In my opiton Best Game of Assassin Creed

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  17. standatimus
    Aug 26, 2019
    3
    это игра стало говно! почему? а хули удалять игру с стим и делать ремастер ? а кстати ремастер говно.... итог ПИРАТКА ! я не люблю торенты но, сука пришлось! игра норм это оценка разрабом, они ебланы!
  18. greenisgood
    Jul 31, 2019
    5
    I know I am a really late voice to this game, but i want to be a voice nonetheless.
    I am very surprised at the high metascore for this game because the game experience for me was absolutely horrible.The 6.3 User score is more closer to what the actual score should be not a whopping 8.
    NOW you might think the buggy, glitchy **** through the game is primarily lowering my score, but that is    I know I am a really late voice to this game, but i want to be a voice nonetheless.
    I am very surprised at the high metascore for this game because the game experience for me was absolutely horrible.The 6.3 User score is more closer to what the actual score should be not a whopping 8.
    NOW you might think the buggy, glitchy **** through the game is primarily lowering my score, but that is not so, neither is the stoic and borderline monotonous voice performance from Connor aka (Ratonhnhaké:ton).

    The half assed story and well as the campaign progression is my major problem with this game.
    Starting off with a decently interesting Haytham, we literally come to a glacial crawl from the second memory upto the sixth after which we are given proper open world control with full weapon options.
    After 4 DRAGGING/wasted memory sequences; instead of using these sequences to develop more interesting plots, the aforementioned drag combines with an abrupt rush for Connor's Campaign to climax precisely just when the story gets interesting.

    The only positive is the fantastic ship combat which was such a blast with every new ship mission, it would have been much more interesting to have a good part of the main campaign revolve around more significant naval missions rather than the extensive side mission treatment that it was given.

    There were many positives, not that the game was completely trash, but sadly coupled with a weak story execution, countless annoying bugs and glitches, an understandably stoic, stern, yet sadly one note Connor drop the score significantly for me.

    Looking forward to Black Flag play-through since I really enjoyed the naval combat.    … Expand
  19. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    7
    Typical AC game. Boring side-missions, not good controls, average main character. No conclusion to the main story. But it still was fun. Climbing trees was cool, I guess. Got this one for free, so I won't complain. If, I'd pay money for this, I'd be pissed off though. Pickens approves!
  20. pristinecs
    Apr 21, 2019
    0
    This game is terrible. The story is unbearably boring and half of the time whenever there was an unstoppable cut seen. (really ubisoft). I found myself staring at my phone. The Desmond story was a disaster and interrupted the game. There are so many glitches with character movement and don't even get me started on the horses. It was bearable until the last few missions which found me beingThis game is terrible. The story is unbearably boring and half of the time whenever there was an unstoppable cut seen. (really ubisoft). I found myself staring at my phone. The Desmond story was a disaster and interrupted the game. There are so many glitches with character movement and don't even get me started on the horses. It was bearable until the last few missions which found me being punished by things completely out of my control.… Expand
  21. Just4gamerstube
    Apr 17, 2019
    9
    You play as Connor a Native american in the 1770's trying to rid the world of the organization known as the Templars. Assassin's Creed 3 was my first entry to the series and a mighty fine addition to anyones PC or console collection. A timeless classic even in 2019 with the Remaster being released now is the perfect time for any new AC up and comer. AC3 in my opinion is still the bestYou play as Connor a Native american in the 1770's trying to rid the world of the organization known as the Templars. Assassin's Creed 3 was my first entry to the series and a mighty fine addition to anyones PC or console collection. A timeless classic even in 2019 with the Remaster being released now is the perfect time for any new AC up and comer. AC3 in my opinion is still the best Assassin's Creed in the entire franchise, from the amazing graphics engine, the beautiful foliage, the winter parts, the MUSIC, my lord the music is straight up mesmorizing and beautiful i found myself humming to the music from time to time. Some people didn't like Conors storyline but i loved it and I plan on playing the remaster here this weekend because who doesn't like fresh graphics, and a mesmerizing tale to be told more than once. I bought AC3 back on PS3 back in 2012 and though it was gorgeous, then i played it on pc in 2014 but ended up switching accounts over the years so now is the perfect time to get back into it. This will be my 3rd playthrough i believe and can't wait to get into it. AC3 is an amazing gem that you should not forget to play. The battle scenes are amazing, the sounds, the characters, the time setting. No other AC title has come close to matching AC3's great beautifully told story.

    Pro's
    Amazing Story
    Sound
    Graphical engine
    Graphical Upgrade in remastered although faces look a little weird here and there

    Cons
    The remastered edition faces, my only real gripe with the remastered edition is the faces, i feel the faces were downgraded in some form or another in the remastered version.

    Ubisoft glamourous PC hatred: It's known that Ubisoft hates the pc platform and it can definetely show with bugs, glitches, performance issues, having to have very powerful CPU even in 2019. Ubisoft has always been known to be the worst pc developer lol and it still shows.

    Pick up this gem regardless of it's faults you will NOT regret it.    … Expand
  22. nik_balani
    Apr 5, 2019
    8
    Played on PC and thoroughly enjoyed. Great story line that advances the Desmond story further. Also fantastic graphics and recreation of early Boston and New York. The free roaming feature of the franchise is also continued to good effect, and with the added bonus of developing your homestead and now naval missions as well.
  23. Noah-
    Mar 16, 2019
    10
    I really liked the game. I especially liked the hunt, and because of this, my passing game was very long. The plot is very interesting, and the ending is sad, but no less cool. I think the series should have ended on this game, because then the game began to roll. I used to be a fan of the series, but after the release of Odyssey I was very disappointed, and now I don’t hope for anything.
  24. playking
    Mar 5, 2019
    9
    this is a great game one of the best assassin's creed games Avery thing is good i finished it 7 consecutive times and the total is about 10 or 11 times i advise anyone who didn't play this game to play it
    please if this comment was good and you agree with me press "yes"
  25. Tilt1k
    Feb 6, 2019
    9
    Most underrated Assassins creed ever. Amazing storyline, beautiful wilderness. Some epic and memorable moments, epic naval battles. Probably my favourite along with Brotherhood. Cant give it 10/10 because of Connor.
  26. LegoEggo19
    Jan 25, 2019
    7
    This wasn't a bad game, but it doesn't live up to AC2, and nobody should buy it expecting that. The main character is pretty bland throughout the game, along with much of the story, and while some of the combat can be fun, it can get old. The main detriment to this game is probably the pacing of it. It's very hard to persevere when it takes many hours to even get to the actual story.
  27. NotBanMePLZ
    Jan 20, 2019
    6
    Игра не плохая. Графика. Атмосфера. Сюжет. Система боевки. Огромный открытый мир. Правда настоящее время, все части игры про Анимус и т.д. разочаровывают, самая скучная часть в игре, прям расстраиваюсь когда начинаю играть за Дезмонда, ну не харизматичный он персонаж, ни он, ни его батя и никто либо еще из настоящего. А вот Хэйтем Кэнуэй, будь я женщиной я б потек, очень харизматичный, неИгра не плохая. Графика. Атмосфера. Сюжет. Система боевки. Огромный открытый мир. Правда настоящее время, все части игры про Анимус и т.д. разочаровывают, самая скучная часть в игре, прям расстраиваюсь когда начинаю играть за Дезмонда, ну не харизматичный он персонаж, ни он, ни его батя и никто либо еще из настоящего. А вот Хэйтем Кэнуэй, будь я женщиной я б потек, очень харизматичный, не только один он, Чарьлз Ли и Девенпорт тоже очень харизматичны, и на этом фоне когда Дезмонд выходит из Анимуса расстраиваешься, но к часть. эта часть не долгая, и занимает около пяти процентов от всей игры. На протяжении всей игры из-за выхода из Анимуса и очень скучных моментов, я забрасывал эту игру на недельку, а потом возвращался. Когда началась игра за Коннора, я очень разочаровался, это было скучней чем выходы в настоящее время, это часть с пустым геймплеем, она полностью не интерестна.
    Игру вытянули только харизматичный антагонист, хороший геймплей (и то не всегда), открытый мир и хорошая система боя.    … Expand
  28. NatsuMeen
    Jan 8, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well this game shows the story of Connor who suffered a lot throughout his life and now wants to get revenge, he finds a person who teaches him the history of the Assassins and teaches him the techniques, after connor learn all the techniques he was getting revenge on who should

    Speaking of gammeplay, this game has a very good gameplay, but it has some problems with parkour because sometimes it jumps alone without you having tightened anything

    Very good graphics for the time, an impeccable dubbing the game itself is very good    … Expand
  29. QuietLion
    Jan 3, 2019
    8
    Lo presi gratis dal sito della ubisoft e all ‘inizio pensavo fosse un flop dopo aver letto tutte le critiche fatte e invece devo dire che mi ha stupito molto ,certo non è al livello del 2 che secondo me è un capolavoro però nemmeno essere un gioco con una media da sufficienza regalata .
  30. Ernest_Figueroa
    Nov 23, 2018
    5
    El juego esta muy bien, dentro de lo que es el animus va respetable y a buen ritmo, lo que no va bien es el presente de la historia, la historia principal se va estancando y cada vez va a menos.
  31. fizzfuzz
    Sep 16, 2018
    8
    A highly underrated title from the series alongside with Rogue. The hunting side activities are actually fun unlike the farcry 3 that everyone adores. honestly I forgave Connor"s dull character when we were with his father. who was actually an interesting character.
  32. jelikey
    Aug 30, 2018
    8
    BakaGamer Apr 1, 2013
    2
    This game is awful... I seriously want to write a long review but even then thinking about all of the bad just enrages me. Story was so predictable that I got to the part where you first get to sail your boat and gave up. That's it. I was done. I knew exactly what was going to happen. Wasn't worth my time playing if I knew the story already. What awful story    BakaGamer Apr 1, 2013
    2
    This game is awful... I seriously want to write a long review but even then thinking about all of the bad just enrages me. Story was so predictable that I got to the part where you first get to sail your boat and gave up. That's it. I was done. I knew exactly what was going to happen. Wasn't worth my time playing if I knew the story already. What awful story telling Combat is boring more    … Expand
  33. Pinkpansylove
    Aug 17, 2018
    2
    One of the least enjoyable experiences I've had in games. This third game felt like it improved nothing to the previous additions and instead felt uninspired and tedious.
  34. aver233
    Aug 15, 2018
    8
    Shallow yet satisfying gameplay but it's mainly carried by an interesting story containing many actual historical events.
  35. ItsGosho
    Aug 3, 2018
    4
    The only thing that I gave 4/10 is because the game is AC.
    The story is fck **** is "hunting" that is not balanced and there is not need from it,the character is disgusting and this game is really big tragedy ....
  36. lionars
    Jul 6, 2018
    8
    Favorite part of the series. Excellent immersion in the beginning of American history
  37. Diegochocho
    Jul 3, 2018
    9
    Yo todavía no entiendo como es que la gente no le gusto tanto el Assassin's Creed 3, innovan en varios aspectos, como la jugabilidad, los movimientos, y tampoco entiendo como es posible que odien a Connor por no tener sentimientos, a mi me encanto como protagonista, su personalidad es así, no siempre tiene que ser el típico protagonista sarcástico que siempre anda con sus chistes enYo todavía no entiendo como es que la gente no le gusto tanto el Assassin's Creed 3, innovan en varios aspectos, como la jugabilidad, los movimientos, y tampoco entiendo como es posible que odien a Connor por no tener sentimientos, a mi me encanto como protagonista, su personalidad es así, no siempre tiene que ser el típico protagonista sarcástico que siempre anda con sus chistes en situaciones peligrosas.… Expand
  38. bskierys
    Jun 16, 2018
    5
    Pretty decend game if all you want is main story. This is the first entry in the series, that showed us that Templars could be right the whole time and are not just stereotipical bad guys. Main missions are intense and story of forming of United States is engaging. Really like the fact that this conflict is not between the good ones and the bad ones and we see that both sides has theyPretty decend game if all you want is main story. This is the first entry in the series, that showed us that Templars could be right the whole time and are not just stereotipical bad guys. Main missions are intense and story of forming of United States is engaging. Really like the fact that this conflict is not between the good ones and the bad ones and we see that both sides has they wrights.
    What was wrong with this game was how it communicates it's mechanics. Economics, crafting, side mission and other open world stuff was so poorly made that this was the first game ever that get me bored with open world. Menu interface was clumsy, unintuitive and I had the problem to even find out which missions are currently opened for me.
    And there is Connor - a rebel who rebels with everyone about everything. I honestly could not stand that guy. Haytham was more charismatic character and I wish we could play more as him.    … Expand
  39. Cercamon33
    May 19, 2018
    5
    No lo he terminado, de hecho, no he llegado a la mitad del juego, y dudo que lo haga. Es bonito, y empieza bastante bien (me gustó mucho el inicio), pero pronto pierde el enfoque. Me pierdo en la historia entre nombres de personajes que debería conocer pero siento que es la primera vez que escucho de ellos, de un plano a otro en una cinemática estoy en una localización totalmenteNo lo he terminado, de hecho, no he llegado a la mitad del juego, y dudo que lo haga. Es bonito, y empieza bastante bien (me gustó mucho el inicio), pero pronto pierde el enfoque. Me pierdo en la historia entre nombres de personajes que debería conocer pero siento que es la primera vez que escucho de ellos, de un plano a otro en una cinemática estoy en una localización totalmente descontextualizada que me saca de la inmersión, he encontrado algún bug que se pasa de vistoso... En fin, no es horrible, pero no me engancha.… Expand
  40. Meta1234
    Apr 16, 2018
    6
    This is where the AC main series games went mediocre. This is a 6 and not more for me personally.

    This game featured new weather effects and tree climbing and naval navigation but this was perhaps the only scope it served. The scope to test new game mechanics. I base my score greatly on the long-lasting taste and feeling a game leaves on the player. AC III was dark with some    This is where the AC main series games went mediocre. This is a 6 and not more for me personally.

    This game featured new weather effects and tree climbing and naval navigation but this was perhaps the only scope it served. The scope to test new game mechanics.

    I base my score greatly on the long-lasting taste and feeling a game leaves on the player.
    AC III was dark with some uncomfortable moments due to the metaphorically negative aura present in the game. The areas to explore were very densely packed and became a frustration because there were constantly obstacles. Trees, rocks, rivers whatever it was there, it was not balanced.
    Story development was mediocre and the protagonist was nowhere near Ezio as a personality.

    One of the few positives to come out of this game was the mechanics that later greatly served the development of AC IV.    … Expand
  41. GamesVS
    Mar 21, 2018
    8
    Eu joguei Assassin's Creed III quando foi dado de graça na Games With Gold, inclusive assinem o mês por causa desse jogo, enfim, gostei bastante da história, do gameplay, da trilha sonora, da dublagem Brasileira e Americana (joguei com as duas). Agora vem a parte ruim, andar a cavalo nesse jogo, eu achei horrível, é muito travado essa parte da jogabilidade e a maioria dos bugs comigoEu joguei Assassin's Creed III quando foi dado de graça na Games With Gold, inclusive assinem o mês por causa desse jogo, enfim, gostei bastante da história, do gameplay, da trilha sonora, da dublagem Brasileira e Americana (joguei com as duas). Agora vem a parte ruim, andar a cavalo nesse jogo, eu achei horrível, é muito travado essa parte da jogabilidade e a maioria dos bugs comigo ocorreram enquanto eu estava de cavalo. Para comprovar que eu joguei GT: GamesVS
    Mesmo com os problemas que eu tive, o jogo foi maravilhoso. Nota: 8/10    … Expand
  42. natanfk
    Mar 15, 2018
    4
    This game is absolutely terrible. STUPID BORING missions, boring story, boring main character, worst Assassins Creed and one of the worst games EVER.
  43. merijnj
    Mar 5, 2018
    8
    (82/100)
    Assassin's Creed III introduced a lot to the table with hunting, boat sailing and better stealth mechanics. The city areas sometimes feel a bit empty as climbing from roof to roof is more tedious to do now. The gameplay and story were excellent. Connor felt a bit boring sometimes but Haytham was amazing to play.
  44. gameboy92
    Mar 3, 2018
    10
    Again another AC game that we cant stop playing it . it is have way better control and game play + better fight system and also they add naval systems it mean we can sail with our boat !!. This game have different story and it is kinda fun to play it .
  45. CoKronakan
    Feb 12, 2018
    8
    Although it almost reshaped the whole Assassin's Creed series, with it's new game-play and feel. If offered content that was pretty repetitive, if the story was stripped down. Also lacked the charismatic main character. So overall, it was a good and fun game, but definitely had it's obvious faults. Multiplayer was huge in this title, and very polished!
  46. benigames
    Feb 4, 2018
    6
    Excellent: learning history of the United States (explained in details)

    Very good: story (from boring beginning to very intense midst and exciting ending) Good: graphic (+nice landscapes & detailed visuals -glitches & bugs) bad: mini-games (+history facts about them-tiring, long and very bored) very bad: controls (annoyable confusing in some situations) camera (doesn't follow    Excellent: learning history of the United States (explained in details)

    Very good: story (from boring beginning to very intense midst and exciting ending)

    Good: graphic (+nice landscapes & detailed visuals -glitches & bugs)

    bad: mini-games (+history facts about them-tiring, long and very bored)

    very bad: controls (annoyable confusing in some situations) camera (doesn't follow situations, especially when it comes to fighting)

    Overview: If you want to learn history through the interesting story, you may want to play nice and ease without frustrations. If you want to play because of gameplay and skills, you can avoid this title.    … Expand
  47. lel_mem
    Feb 3, 2018
    6
    Boring quests. Uninteresting plot. And just a terrible mission in reality. Of the entire series, only it has not passed 100%.
  48. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    Now finally a new character, a new story and a complete different setting. That is positive but in comparison to AC and AC2 this game is still worse and could have been way better.
  49. Tomle1202
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    Assassin's Creed III brings about a lot of changes to the series, but most of them are superfluously annoying with only scattered signs of brilliance.
  50. Barnews
    Oct 4, 2017
    2
    Well I hoped to have good time playing AC 3 on new PC but after what i saw ingame and in menu i wont play it.

    Horrible artefacting, not able to change resolution at all and i guess there is no ultra wide support too (but cant change resolution at all so cannot check that)
  51. johnny-hovo
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    the worst AC ever!!!!!!unskipable cutscenes,awful game design,worst sidemissions...I could barely play in this sh***t...AC 1,2,brotherhood,revalations,black flag,rough they are good but this.........
  52. Zahargamer233
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    My favorite Assasin's Creed is III. Because I like Indigenous assasin and anything. I see here few glitches or bugs but thats not a problem. Game is good. :)
  53. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2017
    3
    Cet AC (et c'est assez d'AC avec ce 5ème épisode !) est une catastrophe. Il est pourtant très abouti techniquement (malgré quelques ralentissements parfois) et clairement dans le haut du panier. L'univers est grand, trop grand, imposant de surcroît des allers et retours incessants à crapahuter et faire le zouave dans cette putain de forêt et chasser (!) des animaux dont on a que faireCet AC (et c'est assez d'AC avec ce 5ème épisode !) est une catastrophe. Il est pourtant très abouti techniquement (malgré quelques ralentissements parfois) et clairement dans le haut du panier. L'univers est grand, trop grand, imposant de surcroît des allers et retours incessants à crapahuter et faire le zouave dans cette putain de forêt et chasser (!) des animaux dont on a que faire (rien à voir avec la chasse réussie, elle, de Far Cry 3...).

    Si AC3 est beau et qu'il tourne très bien la majorité du temps, son manque de finition (comprendre : le nombre assez ahurissant de bugs) est consternant. Des détails, des petites choses, rien de rédhibitoire mais à force ça énerve. Autre souci, l'interface revue sur des détails également mais qui vont toujours dans le mauvais sens (et la maniabilité -au pad- en fait les frais).

    A tout cela s'ajoute l'histoire ou le semblant d'histoire qui remporte la palme de la nullité et de l'immense n'importe quoi ; s'ajoute aussi le Connor qui a le charisme d'un beignet et qui fait pièce rapportée du début à la fin (seul Haytham tire son épingle du jeu, les autres personnages sonnent faux et ridicules et la VF québecoise n'arrange rien...).

    Il reste tout de même quelques trop rares (bonnes) missions d'infiltration et des combats qui tiennent le pavé. On note malgré tout un abus de scripts et de scènes à QTE ainsi que des batailles navales spectaculaires mais qui peinent à convaincre totalement. Je me suis ennuyé à partir de la moitié du jeu et me suis forcé à continuer jusqu'à la fin ou la dernière scène scriptée m'a achevé. Littéralement.

    AC3 propose donc une expérience très dégradée des précédents AC : Ubi Soft Montréal vient juste d'assassiner sa propre licence avec cet épisode (vraiment) de trop.    … Expand
  54. LateGamer
    Apr 7, 2017
    9
    Read my honest 8 month late review of AC and **** metacritic, paste this link into your browser thanks @ http://www.thelategamer.com/video-game-review/pc/assassins-creed-3/
  55. Krzych
    Apr 2, 2017
    7
    Quite a break off from first four games. It receives a lot of hate apparently because it is not about Ezio, but this is definitely not a bad game. This is a good game but not much of Asssassin's Creed game, hence why so much disappointment from fans I think. The general setting is very good, story is interesting, main characters are strong, graphics is on entirely new level, kind of entryQuite a break off from first four games. It receives a lot of hate apparently because it is not about Ezio, but this is definitely not a bad game. This is a good game but not much of Asssassin's Creed game, hence why so much disappointment from fans I think. The general setting is very good, story is interesting, main characters are strong, graphics is on entirely new level, kind of entry level to modern design, soundtrack is good. And what I really liked is that finally I got some reasonable amount of Desmond story, not just some shades and few minutes per game, now it was some meaningful amount, finally. The only thing that makes this game belong to AC series to be honest, if not this I wouldn't understand why did it get AC name, aside from Desmond story there is very little from Assassin's Creed in this game. It also lacks a bit of consistency, jumps from place to place, not giving you too much of a control. Cities are also quite small and insignificant, the game has lost a lot of a open world feel from previous parts. Anyway, a good game as a standalone creation, but not a very strong position in the series.… Expand
  56. marcelus
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    Only for those who want to finish the Desmond story or people who are interested in something Civil War related. I find the Connor the strongest Assassin (at least now that I've played until Unity...:/ yes that sh*t). The only bad thing I find about this game is the segmentation of the map and the storytelling at the fist half of the game (which has one of the worst paces I've ever seen inOnly for those who want to finish the Desmond story or people who are interested in something Civil War related. I find the Connor the strongest Assassin (at least now that I've played until Unity...:/ yes that sh*t). The only bad thing I find about this game is the segmentation of the map and the storytelling at the fist half of the game (which has one of the worst paces I've ever seen in a media content). At the second half things get better, music has some good moments and it's good for it's ending. It's a shame that they didn't achieve something more "open world" with such incredible landscapes.

    If you're fan of AC or you want something else (better than this) I fully recommend Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. The PS4 version if it's possible which I consider the best one.    … Expand
  57. lalorocks
    Mar 13, 2017
    10
    For me this is one of the best Assassins creed...................... The map, the cities and de History are great, also that you can seal and modify your ship is great
  58. gregorie
    Feb 28, 2017
    8
    In the long term, this game seems to be quite good. Changing seasons open full nature and animals of the world are certainly advantages of this game. Large selection of weapons makes a lot of fun during the game. I love to use a cable with a hook guards to hang on a branch.
  59. crimsondoor
    Jan 29, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only good thing about this game is perhaps great facial expressions and combat animations thanks to great motion capture. Other than that I can't think of anything good about this game...

    I should perhaps just list all the negative things I could think of at the moment in point form because there are too many to mention.

    - Lack of charm of the cities
    Can't blame them for this, its hard to trump AC2 in setting.

    - Bad story
    Too predictable, lack of details in certain important events (What happened between the time gaps? How did Haytham knew he had a son?), horrible ending which only serves as a blatant sequel hook

    - Protagonist's lack of charm
    Everyone agrees that Connor is an unlikeable character due to his lack of emotion and childishness. I blame his lack of character development on bad writing.

    - Bad pacing
    Why not just make more missions instead of the unnecessary time gaps?

    - Waste of characters
    Where the f are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson? They make Haytham such a central character just to kill him off a few missions later after meeting him in person. Really?

    - Boring side missions, useless collectibles
    This is a problem of the whole AC series. They don't contribute to the story in anyway.

    - Bad control/UI (map, accounting book and secondary weapon choice screen)
    Half of the time I waste is because of the horrible controls/UI of the accounting book and secondary weapon choice screen.

    -Bad mechanism (especially horse riding)
    It's faster to run because the horse gets stuck most of the time anyway.

    - Uplay
    Don't need to mention this, it's why I pirated this game.    … Expand
  60. veedub
    Dec 21, 2016
    7
    Got this game for free recently. Have not played other AC games, so my opinion of this game is not based on comparison to its predecessors.

    When I first started playing, there were significant camera glitches. However, I tracked them to the source, and they can be entirely fixed by disabling recording software that I never use anyway. It's a good game so far. The story is    Got this game for free recently. Have not played other AC games, so my opinion of this game is not based on comparison to its predecessors.

    When I first started playing, there were significant camera glitches. However, I tracked them to the source, and they can be entirely fixed by disabling recording software that I never use anyway.

    It's a good game so far. The story is compelling enough for me to keep playing. I'm a big fan of American history, so the setting alone is a bonus. The game is difficult enough to feel like it's a game, and not just a playable movie. I like the parkour, although it feels rather restricted compared to some other games I've played (though, to be fair, the animations for this parkour is based on motion capture and almost feels realistic, while the more fun parkour is all entirely magical).

    Just got to a section where the focus jumps from one main character to a different one. Kind of disjointed, changing it in the middle of the game, not to mention that the whole feel of the game is different when you switch from following Haytham to following Connor.

    The game was almost entirely missing tutorials. I didn't even find out about changing items until starting the Connor sequence. I guess they're there, but you have to go through the menus.

    I would have liked a better aiming system and a better combat system that better resembles a game centered around combat, but that's a stylistic choice. As it is, you press a button to block an incoming attack, if you time it right then it gives you a second to press another button to either insta-kill or disarm your opponent. For guns, a target is highlighted and you press a button to shoot. The stylistic choice there is that everything is all done with motion capture, using real motions that are all very smooth, and giving more freedom in a fight would have broken the realism.

    I like how for every mission there are several optional challenges that it gives you at the beginning. Gives you an incentive to try making it harder than just muddling through the minimum.

    Overall not awful, but then according to other reviews it's terrible compared to others in the series.    … Expand
  61. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    7
    Un juego decente (menos en rendimiento, apartado en el que por cierto es una mierda).
    La historia de este juego es complicada de entender, tuve que jugarlo 2 veces para entender el por qué de un par de cosas, aunque tanto el final como la pelea de Connor contra su Haytham, me parecieron estúpidas y enormemente evitables.
    Le doy un 7 porque jugarlo es muy entretenido, porque cambiaron    Un juego decente (menos en rendimiento, apartado en el que por cierto es una mierda).
    La historia de este juego es complicada de entender, tuve que jugarlo 2 veces para entender el por qué de un par de cosas, aunque tanto el final como la pelea de Connor contra su Haytham, me parecieron estúpidas y enormemente evitables.

    Le doy un 7 porque jugarlo es muy entretenido, porque cambiaron el sistema de parkour y agregaron varias cosas más como Barcos y armas.    … Expand
  62. Luka0101998
    Dec 18, 2016
    2
    This is the first Assassins Creed game that went downstairs.
    I enjoyed the game until the NAVAL MISSIONS showed up.What the f*** is this? Pirate Creed ?
    Worst wanted system.Guards at every damn corner.
    The only thing i liked about this game is improved movement and combat.
    The character faces are f***ed up,again after Revelations.I feel like i`m not playing Desmond anymore.
  63. ffabrao
    Dec 8, 2016
    3
    This game is a joke, as well as everything about Uplay. Takes ages to load anything and I couldn't even find an option to skip the boring cut scenes.
    The options are ridiculously confusing to the point of wanting to break the keyboard.
    At certain point of the game, you notice this game is nothing like Assassin's Creed when you start to go through the horrible boat missions. Seriously...    This game is a joke, as well as everything about Uplay. Takes ages to load anything and I couldn't even find an option to skip the boring cut scenes.
    The options are ridiculously confusing to the point of wanting to break the keyboard.
    At certain point of the game, you notice this game is nothing like Assassin's Creed when you start to go through the horrible boat missions. Seriously... It's bad... I mean, it's really bad.
    As much as the "tower defense" missions from the previous AC is awesome and entertaining, these boat quests are HORRIBLE!
    I tried to find an option to skip the gameplay just so I could realize the best feature of this horrible game was the uninstall button to remove UPLAY and Assassins Creed III once and for all from my computer.
    If you want a great Assassin's Creed experience, play AC II and stop there. If you want to keep going with the story to see where it goes, play Brotherhood and Revelations and stop there. If you want to hate AC to the point of never wanting to see this game ever again, AC III is your best option. It will definitely spare you from wanting to even see the continuation of this series that started awesomely and ended up deep in the garbage bin.    … Expand
  64. smith
    Dec 8, 2016
    1
    Very poorly done and very poorly ported to PC. Horrible controls. I hate ubi for mouse acceleration (AC 3 have positive and negative mouse accel... WTF), how can I play in this ****
  65. Mandala
    Dec 6, 2016
    9
    To put the criticisms for this game into usable context: If AC3 were to come out as a new game in the series right now, with modern graphics, it would be hailed as the best AC game since Black Flag, and a return to the meaningful writing and world-building, which was absent in Unity and Syndicate.

    To provide further usable context, all the poor ratings for this game that are focused on    To put the criticisms for this game into usable context: If AC3 were to come out as a new game in the series right now, with modern graphics, it would be hailed as the best AC game since Black Flag, and a return to the meaningful writing and world-building, which was absent in Unity and Syndicate.

    To provide further usable context, all the poor ratings for this game that are focused on bugs and poor optimization are no longer relevant, due to the game having been patched and also due to average hardware now being well beyond what is needed to play this game at high graphical settings. That said, poor PC optimization is something that has plagued AC titles, including all the ones released after AC3 until now.

    To put criticisms of AC3 into even greater context, the previous full game in the AC series was AC2 (which had a trilogy based on it), and is regarded to be the best game in the series. So, whatever full AC game came next was going to be judged the harshest of any AC title.

    Looking at all these factors, I think that the conclusion is that AC3 isn't at all a bad game, and in fact might be a very good game, just released under, and judged by the harshest circumstances. I agree with that evaluation, and I think that AC3 is one of the best AC games... although it would be great if all other AC games had been bug-free, with AC2-level writing, and with great PC optimization - but that's not the AC series that we have. And since most games post-AC3 (Black Flag is the notable exception) have been substantially more boring and less conceptually-complex than AC3, then I think that it's time to retrospectively recognize that AC3 is a lot better than it has been given credit for being, and is one of the AC series' better games.    … Expand
  66. TitaniumDragon
    Nov 6, 2016
    2
    Assassin's Creed III is a game that could have been at least decent if there had been far, far less of it. Instead, it is a disaster area of a game, and really goes to show how more can be less.

    The core of Assassin's Creed III is, ostensibly, being an assassin. You play as Connor, a half-white, half-Native American assassin who joins the revolution to protect his people. Except not    Assassin's Creed III is a game that could have been at least decent if there had been far, far less of it. Instead, it is a disaster area of a game, and really goes to show how more can be less.

    The core of Assassin's Creed III is, ostensibly, being an assassin. You play as Connor, a half-white, half-Native American assassin who joins the revolution to protect his people. Except not really, because the Patriots don't really make any promises towards his people. Really, you play as Connor, who takes part in the Ameican Revolution because the plot says so, and because it makes for intesting mission setpieces.

    As Connor, you supposedly sneak around, parkouring through trees and over buildings and sneaking around or murdering guards en route to various assassination targets.

    Of course, in actuality, judging by gameplay time, Assassin's Creed III is a game about running around in the woods gathering feathers and crafting items whih have no actual value whatsoever.

    Assasssin's Creed III is quite large - there are two fairly large cities, plus a Frontier area which is several virtual miles across, and a homestead area which is fairly large as well.

    And yet, these environments leave me wondering why they're even there. They're EMPTY. Most of the frontier is just trees, rocks, and hills, with very little of interest there; there are animals wandering around, but that's a bad joke; the animals themselves are just a tedious distraction. There are a smattering of collectables scattered around, but they still often aren't within hundred yards of each other, and almost all of them feel like they were just stuck into the environment to extend playtime - indeed, the almanacs never result in you talking to Benjamin Franklin again to turn them in, while the feather collection sidequest is completely arbitrary and has ZERO actual payoff in-game - you arbitrarily unlock an outfit and that's it.

    There are fixed sidequests which feel like they might as well have been procedurally generated for all the "story" involved in them. There is hunting of animals, and trading of skins via caravans - which is an extremely tedious process with a terrible UI which bears no real purpose beyond generating vast amounts of money you don't need. There's a "crafting" system which is driven entirely by completing sidequests with the NPCs in your homestead, and which could have just had the NPCs grant you the results after you completed the quests, without the tedious system involved.

    Joining you on your feather collection duties are six assassins. Unlike in previous entries in the AC series, your assassin recruits actually have individual personalities, and you can chat with them a bit and get to know them a little. This is a huge step up. Too bad that, unlike in the previous games, you don't get a capstone quest from any of them, so after you recruit them, they might as well not exist as things you interact with.

    Oh, and you can't use them at all in the huge wilderness area for no apparent reason.

    You can level them up via a menu-based sidequest system which simply serves to divert more of your time away from actually being an assassin. It probably has some effect, but I could never really tell, and while they were useful, they were often unavailable when they’d be most useful.

    There’s just so much garbage in this game, and the game pretends like it is important, but ultimately, it is just there to make the game much longer than it should be – vastly so. I’d say you probably spend maybe 20% of your play time on the actual main storyline.

    The main storyline is a mess plot-wise; you keep skipping between various major historical events, but the protagonist, Connor, is a one-dimensional anger-driven character on a quest for revenge. Except that by the end of it, you, the player, are left wondering why Connor even cares anymore, as it isn’t even clear if your primary target is even responsible for the thing you are ostensibly angry about. The various historical figures flit in and out of the narrative, never sticking around for long enough to care about them. The only character you can really care about is the first mate of your ship and Haytham, the first protagonist in the game who later on becomes an anti-villain, and who may be more of a hero than the actual protagonist is.

    The game is meant to try and highlight some moral ambiguity, but it is undermined when the protagonist, who often seems to act as a mouthpiece for how morally ambiguous it all is, does exactly the things he **** about other people doing and doesn’t even seem to acknowledge that fact - nor does the game.

    The actual historical figures generally get short shrift as well – George Washington and Samuel Adams only show up for a few sequences each, and it is hard to feel like Connor is connected to either of them in any real sense, which means that when he gets angry at them, it is hard for the player to care, either.

    This game is pretty bad. Avoid it.    … Expand
  67. Akadrud
    Sep 5, 2016
    6
    I played every AC before this one.. i have to say this one is probably the worst, though i still played it till the end but just to get it done and start AC 4. The story is nice and captivating, some visuals are really good but there are lots of glitches (people disappearing and appearing, climbing looks really bad and so on) and many optional features added aren't funny to play and areI played every AC before this one.. i have to say this one is probably the worst, though i still played it till the end but just to get it done and start AC 4. The story is nice and captivating, some visuals are really good but there are lots of glitches (people disappearing and appearing, climbing looks really bad and so on) and many optional features added aren't funny to play and are worthless in the game experience (like the expansion of your home/territory, and the commerce).… Expand
  68. Shadow1
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    This game is good, but have got minuses. Graphics in this game is good, but graphics in Max Payne 3 and Prototype 2 are much better, gameplay is awesome, but this gameplay in Assassin's Creed II implemented better, storyline in this game is good, but in Assassin's Creed II storyline is better and in this game normal character, but character from Assassin's Creed Unity and character fromThis game is good, but have got minuses. Graphics in this game is good, but graphics in Max Payne 3 and Prototype 2 are much better, gameplay is awesome, but this gameplay in Assassin's Creed II implemented better, storyline in this game is good, but in Assassin's Creed II storyline is better and in this game normal character, but character from Assassin's Creed Unity and character from Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed 2 is much better too . Assassin's Creed III is good game, but isn't one of the best games of 2012 .… Expand
  69. Gormph
    May 2, 2016
    3
    This game is a buggy P.O.S. it is not playable, the "challenge" of this game is getting anything to work so you can in fact "play" it, i got this game in 2016 and it doesn't work, i have had people tell me this game was boring but i love ac 1,2,4 so i decided to come back and give it a far chance but i cant even play the game, i dont even have enough space here to list everything wrongThis game is a buggy P.O.S. it is not playable, the "challenge" of this game is getting anything to work so you can in fact "play" it, i got this game in 2016 and it doesn't work, i have had people tell me this game was boring but i love ac 1,2,4 so i decided to come back and give it a far chance but i cant even play the game, i dont even have enough space here to list everything wrong with it. the short answer is you cant play it, i am so glad i played ac 4 before this one cause this would have put me off ac forever, although it still may have put me off ubisoft games so i guess the same effect, If you dont want my money ubisoft fine just stop making **** ports this is disgraceful.… Expand
  70. mentalmannie
    Apr 13, 2016
    2
    Am I the only one that found this so utterly boring? The characters were dull, there was, what felt like, hardly any game play and the story was just as interesting as a dishwasher. All this game consisted of was walking from one objective to another. I felt no excitement while playing this at all! Connor annoyed the hell out of me, his voice was irritating and he literally had noAm I the only one that found this so utterly boring? The characters were dull, there was, what felt like, hardly any game play and the story was just as interesting as a dishwasher. All this game consisted of was walking from one objective to another. I felt no excitement while playing this at all! Connor annoyed the hell out of me, his voice was irritating and he literally had no personality! The fact that this game is some people's favourite AC game baffles me... Its just so awful! I'm actually quite surprised I was able to finish the game...… Expand
  71. Goby
    Mar 28, 2016
    4
    Gameplay is very, very lacking... AC3 is technically a movie with intermittent "gameplay" that is really just there to force you to put your popcorn away for a minute before you get to experience the next cutscene. If you're looking to experience a game per se, just forget about this one. If you're interested in what's happening in the AC storyline, just look up the "Assassin's Creed IIIGameplay is very, very lacking... AC3 is technically a movie with intermittent "gameplay" that is really just there to force you to put your popcorn away for a minute before you get to experience the next cutscene. If you're looking to experience a game per se, just forget about this one. If you're interested in what's happening in the AC storyline, just look up the "Assassin's Creed III movie", which is essentially all the cutscenes edited together. Guess how long it is... IT CUTS REALLY CLOSE TO FIVE F'N HOURS!!… Expand
  72. Chris051
    Mar 22, 2016
    9
    This game is awesome. not only does it make it so you can play as an assassin, but you can also play as tribesmen and climb trees and hunt animals. I have not completed it yet but im sure to play it again soon
  73. sevifc
    Feb 26, 2016
    7
    Basado en la época de la guerra de independencia estadounidense. Me encantó los escenarios y el añadido de la caza al juego. Historia bastante aceptable.
  74. danstew
    Feb 15, 2016
    9
    Gee, where do I start? OK, maybe like this... AC III has some kind of a bad reputation, yet I enjoyed the game a lot, and was positively surprised by how much I liked it.

    Before I go on, two disclaimers: I am a fan of the AC franchise, have played all titles, and am now in the process of playing through all of them in chronological order. So before I even got to III, I did play through    Gee, where do I start? OK, maybe like this... AC III has some kind of a bad reputation, yet I enjoyed the game a lot, and was positively surprised by how much I liked it.

    Before I go on, two disclaimers: I am a fan of the AC franchise, have played all titles, and am now in the process of playing through all of them in chronological order. So before I even got to III, I did play through AC, ACII, Brotherhood, and Revelations.

    Disclaimer 2: I have not had any issues with uplay. I am able to start and play all Ubisoft games I own (mostly AC-titles) through it, and the client works. I run it as an admin and have allowed my firewall to let uplay access the net. The ONLY problem I had was that for a few days now, uplay would lose connection to the server. Which isnt really a problem though, as I can still start the games, and savegames and stuff is saved locally, and once you get to connect again, will be updated online.

    Now, lets get to the game. It brought a lot of nice changes to the franchise. To me, what stood out most were the changes to combat and freerunning. Freerun now feels a bit more "controlled", smoother and "safer". It seems to be more "intelligent", even though ofc you still will have a few accidents =) However, I felt much more in control during chases and travelling than I did with older AC games.

    Disadvantage: Freerunning through forests doesnt feel as...immersive or fun as doing that in a town like Florence, Rome or Constantinople. I found it hard sometimes to see the actual "routes" through the trees, and in town, Ubisoft seems to have wanted to discourage being on roofs 90% of the time, as there are a lot of guards up there who will attack quickly. So in ACIII, I spent a LOT of time on the ground.

    COmbat is harder at first, especially if you were used to the fighting-style of older games. However, once you get the hang of it, it gets much easier, and it still is possible to take on big groups of mobs. Whats important is: You NEED to block a lot. Whenever the indicator (red triangle) comes up, hit your circle-key (I played this, like all other ACs, with an Xbox controller for PC), hold that button and decide how to counter after blocking.

    You need to learn which counter works for which mob. The axe-wielding stronger mobs will hurt you if you try to counterkill, so you need to disarm. Basic mobs can easily be counter-killed. The grey-red-dressed british soldiers (strong) can be counter-killed too.
    No health-potions here. YOu are stuck with the health you get at the beginning, and at first, it was a turn-off, but becomes much more fun.

    Weapon wise, the bow is added, plus the rope-dart. The latter has a cool mechanic, where you can drop enemies to the floor to execute them, or hang animals. Still, I didnt use this too much, but used the bow a lot...its ACIIIs crossbow, for silent, ranged kills.
    Stealth works... ok. Its not always easy to see where to stealth, but both hiding in towns and the forest works, and I did like this mechanism, sneaking up on victims.

    The township you build doesnt provide you with a ton of cool upgrades or anything. Armor upgrades arent in game, and the weapons I found recipes for werent an upgrade either. You can fill your ammunition with crafted items, plus increase the amount of ammo (smoke bombs, arrows, poison darts etc).

    What you CAN do though is earn a ton of money, and I recommend to work on that a bit, as you want to upgrade your ship. At first, the naval battles (which ARE fun!) felt forced into it, it didnt make much sense. However, you can lower the risk on routes for your naval convoys and later, you will do some ship-missions to progress the story, so getting upgrades is helpful.

    I earned most money selling furs, both the ones I hunted for myself, and those my homestead huntress got for me. I bought them off of her and sold them via convoys, and once I had ship convoys, I easily made like 20-30K pounds every hour or so.
    There are a lot of homestead missions, which can be distracting, but they are quick, and I liked the characters.
    The Desmond-parts in the earlier game can be fun, but the end is horribly dragged out. TOo many cut-scenes, the lack of a UI (Desmond doesnt have one, of course) made it even more confusing, so even though the story of Desmond ends here, it wasnt a perfect ending.

    Altogether - 9/10

    Pros:
    - Great graphics
    - Cool story/missions
    - Nice updates to old mechanics, like the freerunning and combat
    - Naval battles
    - I liked Haytham and COnnor
    - Nice to visit colonial NYC and Boston, and learn about stuff from the database
    - Some nice and creative writing (prison, the hanging etc.)
    Cons:
    - The ending =/ Way too dragged out.
    - Music was...ok. Nothing memorable, other than one of the main-themes being a total rip-off
    of "Requiem For A Dream"
    - Menu of the accounting book is too clunky to navigate a lot    … Expand
  75. Blod
    Feb 9, 2016
    6
    Pros
    nice action
    nice parkour
    pretty good battle in the sea
    Cons
    awful story
    end of desmond serious
    character descripton is not that great, it is bad.
  76. ChaosHydrA
    Feb 5, 2016
    6
    Its been 1½ years after i played Revelations, as these games really burn you out after doing one. So i was finally set to play this and have come to the conclusion that so far from AC 1,2,Bro,Rev this is absolutely the worst game in the franchise only toppled by AC1 for me.

    This game has returned to things that made the older entries and especially AC 1 a chore and bore to play. Some    Its been 1½ years after i played Revelations, as these games really burn you out after doing one. So i was finally set to play this and have come to the conclusion that so far from AC 1,2,Bro,Rev this is absolutely the worst game in the franchise only toppled by AC1 for me.

    This game has returned to things that made the older entries and especially AC 1 a chore and bore to play.

    Some of the main things that ruins this game:

    1. Core Gameplay elements. Theyve really ruined alot of the fluid feel the great entries after AC1 had with this game. Parkour elements dont feel as responsive in the older games again, i felt like i got stuck on way too many things and areas or climbing areas i didnt want to. The city/frontier design seem to play alot into this. Fast traveling gets used alot in this game due to how bad it is to use the horse in especially the frontier area, constantly you will lose the view of the main road or get stuck at rocks and edges with it, often leaving you in horse rides that take 5 seconds or so before you have to jump off and run again. Where is New York in the main story ? Theres like 3-5 missions that takes place there and 2-3 of them are in a prison and the rest is in about 20% of the map section before its over. The most interesting looking and open city in the game is completely absent for exploration due to lack of missions, i never felt like i had to travel through the city to find a new exciting area. Instead the game take place most of the time in Boston or Boreston more like which had like the docks/harbour as the only interesting and distinctive part. The feel in general of discovering in this game is absent due to weather changes which just makes travelling more annoying due to darkness/fog etc. Thrown out the window is also the exotic feel and locations of the 4 prior games where you would see the Colloseum/Bosphorus Area/Hagia Sophia etc. and instead we get to see a bunch of damn trees and post offices/halls *ZzZ*. There was literally no amazing views/areas in this game that made you awe to be inside it or explore, dont get me started on the underground tunnels *ugh*. Mission design is also way to linear and strict, something first introduced in Brotherhood hence why i rate it below AC2 especially. The alternate objectives in this game were also really annoying and felt like they were intentionally designed to be failed so you could replay them, a cheap way kind of from the developer to force in some replay value. I found them rather too time based and frustrating to the point where they took off my attention of focusing on the main objective and suck in the misisons immersion.

    2. The collectathon aspects are back, a bunch of nonsense unfilling collectables for the sake of it.

    3. Side missions. Do these even exist in this game ? the only thing i recall is delivering a bunch of letters to nobodies and killing a random guard strolling without awareness from you apporaching at any given point ie. free kill.

    4. Puzzles. Where the hell are the puzzle elements in this game ? In the older AC games it was a joy to do the painting/mystery puzzles, climbing viewpoints were a puzzle by itself with variation. In this game you climb some random huge tree 5 times with the exact same approach and in the towns you just climb straight up to the top.

    5. Story progression. The story itself is somewhat entertaining, it has the conspirator list thing that made 2 & Brotherhood great and gave a feel of progression. However this game while it has that element fails in how it delivers that in comparison to the aforementioned 2 games. First of all it feels really disjointed with not only the dna progression but also due to the emphasis and build of the side missions which makes it a overall disjointed and unsatisfying experience. The main reason however is definitely the key characters in the game and how theyre developed, which i will mention underneath with some examples.

    6. Character development/feel. This is where AC3 ultimately fails imo from being memorable in the vain of the Ezio trilogy kind of proportions. The main character Connor is a absolute drag/primitive. The primitive thing makes sense at the beginning due to his origins, however i never got the impression that he developed throughtout the game with the story and became more "civilised" during the era. He consistently throughout the game stays as a complete absent minded savage which sees the world through the mind of a child with rash and angered decisions.

    Then we have the villains and some of the key characters. The relationship story and conenction with his father is so weakly executed. The game introduces nothing early on that should trigger strong emotions between them which would actually make the plot a hard and tearjerking experience through the sto    … Expand
  77. Mahdiar
    Dec 17, 2015
    7
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 8
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 8
  78. sashaCZ1
    Dec 7, 2015
    9
    The story (there are a lot haters, but I loved it), the atmosphere, the characters, the soundtrack that gave me goosebumps every time I heard it, the ending, also the multiplayer.. This is the best Assassin's Creed game of 'em all in my opinion. 9/10
  79. LeeVanCleef
    Oct 27, 2015
    6
    DAMN IT! i love the AC saga, but this game isn't funny like AC2 or AC2 brotherood. Honestly I feel a great confusion in the main story. I hope that blackflag is much better.
  80. DBPirate1129
    Oct 22, 2015
    9
    I can't give the game a perfect 10, as it doesn't have any new features or missions as the other versions but I can say that Assassin's Creed III is simply beautiful on the PC. Surprisingly, the game never dropped below a solid 60fps even when I had all the graphics maxed out. There are still some glitches, but I noticed no game-breaking ones---the worst glitches were people randomlyI can't give the game a perfect 10, as it doesn't have any new features or missions as the other versions but I can say that Assassin's Creed III is simply beautiful on the PC. Surprisingly, the game never dropped below a solid 60fps even when I had all the graphics maxed out. There are still some glitches, but I noticed no game-breaking ones---the worst glitches were people randomly appearing or guards randomly falling, and these were very rare.

    The load times now take from about a minute long (the Wii U version) to anywhere from three seconds to ten seconds max on the PC version. There's still just as much content as the other versions and it's just as engaging. It seems you'll never run out of things to do. From debunking myths like the Headless Horseman to exploring the maze-like underground sections of the towns to completing your hunting map by finding every animal in a certain area, this game is simply astounding in the amount of content it offers.

    I wish I could give this game a 10, but as it's not a remake, you'd have to check out my Wii U review for details on my gripes. But this is easily the best version of Assassin's Creed III along with its sequel Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.    … Expand
  81. Budget_Security
    Apr 23, 2015
    6
    Not as mediocre as many user reviews suggested. In my opinion it's one of the better games in the series so far.

    There is a great amount of varied content (less than Skyrim, but not far off arguably). The main story is quite decent and of a good length, but it is a bit messy at times. There are also a large amount of sidequests, but as with other games in the series, many are low-key    Not as mediocre as many user reviews suggested. In my opinion it's one of the better games in the series so far.

    There is a great amount of varied content (less than Skyrim, but not far off arguably). The main story is quite decent and of a good length, but it is a bit messy at times. There are also a large amount of sidequests, but as with other games in the series, many are low-key and their sub-plots lack plausibility. Gameplay is standard AssCreed fare - familiar and accessible, but sometimes a bit contrived and poorly balanced. The wide variety of activities prevent things from getting too repetitive. It's almost always too easy, except when the controls and game mechanics are being a pain. Missions have optional objectives for added difficulty, which often works well, but sometimes is more annoying than anything else. Combat looks cool, but usually lacks depth and challenge. The new naval missions may lack plot, and the ships may handle more like motorboats, but these missions are fun, and a great change of scenery. The visuals and sea wave effects are also excellent. The soundtrack is good, even better than in AC-Revelations.

    So, as always, realism and historical authenticity leave much to be desired, but the game is still fun. It caters well to the mainstream, but may leave hardcore gamers a bit hungry for more challenge and immersion.

    Most environments look decent, and on a technical level the graphics are slightly superior to Skyrim (even with the HD textures DLC), but at the same time, some things still looks a bit dated due to the Xbox360's limits. Like with most console games, the open world still lacks some persistence (bodies vanishing right after you look away, people and even carts spawning or vanishing right in front of you). The detail on the main characters is excellent though. (tip - the low anti-aliasing setting looks better than the high one which makes things blurry).

    The checkpoint save system is better than many others, but can still be annoying sometimes. As with past games controls are ok, but a bit temperamental and not optimised for mouse and keyboard, of course. It is a pity you cannot have a standard FPS setup and programmable 1-9 weapon/gear hotkeys. These kind of things are to be expected with this series, and while annoying, they are not too bad, and certainly don't break the game. I have noticed a few minor bugs (the odd missing model or floating object), but otherwise the game runs very stable. Overall, porting to PC has slightly improved since AssCreed2.

    Sadly the animus combat training centre has been removed. And one more thing - why can't I gallop(sprint) my horse in town?! In AC-Brotherhood you could gallop only if you had the game installed on an SSD (yes, seriously!). I still have SSD, so WHY U NO GALLOP horsey?!?!

    Verdict: It may not be an excellent game, but it is decent, and I can easily recommend it, even if you are new to the series.    … Expand
  82. Rayfinder
    Mar 28, 2015
    5
    Another quite lackluster game in the tower-climbing simulator series. Even if the setting is quite fascinating, the main character is not up to that same standard, nor is the majority of the story. The intro was quite good though.
  83. dneogy
    Jan 24, 2015
    10
    This game is my favorite game.The quality of graphic featured in this game is thrilling.The whole story line of this game is also accurate.The design and the textures of each an every buildings that are featured in this game is accurate.this game is totally worth buying.
  84. Sweix
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    good: setting
    bad:poor console port, retarded mechanics of parkour (annoying as **** poor characters, poor storyline, boring repetitive quests, a large portion of game is dumb and clearly made for kids, every good thing is affected by 30 bad things, bugs, bugs more bugs, too easy, except when you try to battle bugs, not even close to previous assassin creed titles, not even a big budget    good: setting
    bad:poor console port, retarded mechanics of parkour (annoying as **** poor characters, poor storyline, boring repetitive quests, a large portion of game is dumb and clearly made for kids, every good thing is affected by 30 bad things, bugs, bugs more bugs, too easy, except when you try to battle bugs, not even close to previous assassin creed titles, not even a big budget could save this fail of the game    … Expand
  85. rBose
    Dec 7, 2014
    0
    Utter **** the PC version is a disgrace to PC games, of course we;re talking about Goobysoft.

    The game is a bug festival, if you want to open a Quality Control business, you need to show this to your employees as a reference.
  86. Alita
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    I hated AC1 because of it's repetitiveness and it's **** ending. I loved AC2, Brotherhood, and Revelations. I hoped the third could be much more better than AC2. But its a lot worst than AC1.

    Game play: walk 10 steps, press E to skip scene, walk 5 steps, press E. Enter tabern, press E, exit tabern, press E, walk 2 steps and press E, ride a horse pressing W for 15 minutes then press E to    I hated AC1 because of it's repetitiveness and it's **** ending. I loved AC2, Brotherhood, and Revelations. I hoped the third could be much more better than AC2. But its a lot worst than AC1.

    Game play: walk 10 steps, press E to skip scene, walk 5 steps, press E. Enter tabern, press E, exit tabern, press E, walk 2 steps and press E, ride a horse pressing W for 15 minutes then press E to skip scene... and so, for at least 35 hours.

    It's absolute boredom. The main characters has nothing. Except for Haytham, Lee, and Hickey, all of them are plain, bland, and lack any interest or personality. Specially Connor. Gordon Freeman has much more charisma than Connor. FFS it had so much potential! Ubi, what have you done?! Absolute boredom.

    Not only that, but this game is a plethora of bugs. It even corrupts your saved progress from time to time so you have to start again and again and again. I've started it up 4 times now! It's ridiculous!

    I give it a 4 because of the beautiful graphics, the parkour, and the brutal combat sequences.    … Expand
  87. Greywolf999
    Nov 23, 2014
    6
    Assassin's creed 3 was a revolutionary new idea to the franchise and in some cases it worked and in others it did not. One of the good things was the new naval combat which took you to many different locations while on the helm of your ship. Assassin's Creed 3 provides a new range of tools and skills to the AC games from your tomahawk, to your bow and mines you the strap onto your enemiesAssassin's creed 3 was a revolutionary new idea to the franchise and in some cases it worked and in others it did not. One of the good things was the new naval combat which took you to many different locations while on the helm of your ship. Assassin's Creed 3 provides a new range of tools and skills to the AC games from your tomahawk, to your bow and mines you the strap onto your enemies backs. However I wasn't keen on the cities which felt boring and lifeless. The story line of Assassins Creed 3 started of really strong but after sequence 7, things started to go down hill. Hathem Kenway was one of my favorite Templars in the Assassin's Creed games and I enjoyed playing as him. When Connor came along I enjoyed playing as him also. However I hated the ending and didn't like the Templar Charles Lee who you kill at the end. Hathem should have been the one you kill because 1) he is Connors father, 2) he is grand master of the Templar order, and 3) you play as him before so you have some experience of his ways. Overall I would call Assassin's Creed 3 a good game but still would prefer the old classics like AC2 and Brotherhood over this one.… Expand
  88. GPReS
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    The last adequate game in AC universe, everything else is money grabbing. Desmond is dead, but with a cliche movement the devs can't stop earning money on the game's name creating repetitive and boring games.
  89. kane148
    Oct 12, 2014
    6
    This game was a very mixed experience of good and bad, and while it's not too bad in the end, it suffers from several flaws that could have easily been fixed to make it a much better game. I tried to play it for the first time about a year ago, but before even finishing the prologue sequence I got frustrated and gave up. It took me awhile to give it another try, and this time I stuck itThis game was a very mixed experience of good and bad, and while it's not too bad in the end, it suffers from several flaws that could have easily been fixed to make it a much better game. I tried to play it for the first time about a year ago, but before even finishing the prologue sequence I got frustrated and gave up. It took me awhile to give it another try, and this time I stuck it out played all the way through. Connor's story has some really good moments, especially at the end of the prologue sequence (easily one of the best moments of the whole series). However, both Connor's and Desmond's stories went through stretches where they didn't make much sense or were just boring. Worst of all, both stories' ending were pretty anticlimactic. Right when you're waiting for a big payoff (after several games and many hours of play), they just putter out. The game introduced some new features that I liked, such as having different abilities for assassin recruits, hunting game, and crafting. Unfortunately, these features failed to reach anywhere close to their full potential: once they level up some (or you recruit several) the assassin's abilities are not too helpful, as they can just kill anything anyways. Hunting is mostly used for crafting and trade, but there isn't much worth crafting after you get the few available upgrades, and money quickly becomes useless once you upgrade your ship, which you can do pretty early on. By far my favorite new aspect was the addition of naval combat missions. While quite different in nature from the traditional AC gameplay--going for all-out combat instead of stealthy kills--it was fairly well implemented and gave a welcome break from running around through endless streets and trails. One thing that this game did horribly, however, was the controls: AC games on PC have a reputation for being lazy console ports, but it seems like instead of getting better, this issue is getting worse. Instead of allowing you to take advantage of having a keyboard with more than a half dozen keys, the game wants to force you to use the same couple keys for everything, with the result that you frequently end up doing something completely different than you intended. Finally, the voice acting is pretty terrible in general, and this is especially noticeable with Connor, the protagonist, who spends the whole game sounding like he's reading his lines and just doesn't care. Overall, it's not a bad game, and it's worth playing if you're an AC fan. I just wish that Ubisoft had put more thought and effort into the game, as it had the potential to be a very good one...… Expand
  90. Wraithcat
    Oct 10, 2014
    0
    Absolutely abysmal. If you want to actually program your keyboard so that you can use the keys that make sense to you, forget about it. Except for really primitive games, where it isn't an option, I never use the WASD keys to maneuver, but this game forces you to, because the designers were too lazy to bother with a user friendly game. I tried for a while, but it was just too uncomfortableAbsolutely abysmal. If you want to actually program your keyboard so that you can use the keys that make sense to you, forget about it. Except for really primitive games, where it isn't an option, I never use the WASD keys to maneuver, but this game forces you to, because the designers were too lazy to bother with a user friendly game. I tried for a while, but it was just too uncomfortable to play.

    And to add insult to injury, the game made me create a Uplay account, despite the fact that I had purchased it on Steam.

    I certainly won't be buying another of this series.    … Expand
  91. Spyros_spy
    Sep 13, 2014
    5
    I really liked the story but the game was so buggy, glitching and I had already had my fill hunting animals and doing side missions in Far Cry 3 that I didnt even touch anything of those. Game-play had new controls (an improvement to the previous games) but the magic of climbing building and stuff was lost. I was travelling with Fast-Travel whenever I could and by horse in the town causeI really liked the story but the game was so buggy, glitching and I had already had my fill hunting animals and doing side missions in Far Cry 3 that I didnt even touch anything of those. Game-play had new controls (an improvement to the previous games) but the magic of climbing building and stuff was lost. I was travelling with Fast-Travel whenever I could and by horse in the town cause of the long distances, and nowhere to go from rooftop to rooftop.… Expand
  92. Noble_Nexus
    Sep 2, 2014
    6
    AC III is the weakest title in the series, the story is ok, but not really involving like the one in AC III.
    Connor is not exactly the best protagonist, he is a little empty and not very convincing, but it's a great game, nice graphics, good soundtrack.
    this is the first time i played an assassin's creed game and run to beat the game, without doing any side missions. AC III is a good    AC III is the weakest title in the series, the story is ok, but not really involving like the one in AC III.
    Connor is not exactly the best protagonist, he is a little empty and not very convincing, but it's a great game, nice graphics, good soundtrack.
    this is the first time i played an assassin's creed game and run to beat the game, without doing any side missions.
    AC III is a good title but is dull and lazy, ubisoft have to do better than that to keep the franchise growing    … Expand
  93. NeedForsleep
    Aug 19, 2014
    8
    This game is a good game don't listen to the critics! This game is beautiful even on last generation consoles it still looks great! the story isn't bad or good the combat is glitchy at times. There isn't really much customization here. You can customize your weapons. Theres different outfits you can wear Most of them don't even look that good. And holy **** is ship combat awesome!! it canThis game is a good game don't listen to the critics! This game is beautiful even on last generation consoles it still looks great! the story isn't bad or good the combat is glitchy at times. There isn't really much customization here. You can customize your weapons. Theres different outfits you can wear Most of them don't even look that good. And holy **** is ship combat awesome!! it can be so intense at times. The multiplayer can be fun at times but i don't see me playing it for years and years. But if you can buy this game get it you wont regret it!… Expand
  94. Imarullo349
    Aug 18, 2014
    8
    Assassin's Creed 3 explores many of colonial America's greatest historical moments. But like previous games in the series, what makes it special, is that it digs deeper than simple recreation. It explores themes that resonate outside of the historical context. As Connor, the Native American star of the game, you hear the convincing words of the many assumed represent the wrong side ofAssassin's Creed 3 explores many of colonial America's greatest historical moments. But like previous games in the series, what makes it special, is that it digs deeper than simple recreation. It explores themes that resonate outside of the historical context. As Connor, the Native American star of the game, you hear the convincing words of the many assumed represent the wrong side of morality and must wonder, are the concepts of good and bad so absolute after all. Connor's dilemma is one of the past. In the present day series constant Desmond Miles plays his own role in history. His portions are even more flushed out than before, allowing him to exercise his assassin skills. The game draws parallel between his story and Connor's, and by the end forces you to consider an unpleasant truth about the nature of humanity. It takes time to reach that conclusion or indeed to see Assassin's Creed 3 at its best. The opening hours are unexpectedly slow. You discover that this is a different kind of Assassin's Creed. It's no less joyous once the stops are pooled out, but the game takes it's time to establish tone and back-story before it lets you loose. But, put an overall context, you will grow to appreciate that the game took it's time to establish its characters and to drop an early narrative surprise. Just what is different in Assassin's Creed 3? Well the parkour has changed for starters. The control scheme is simpler but allows Connor to bound from tree to tree just as brilliantly as he can scale walls and leap across roofs. It takes some time to get accustomed to the rhythm of tree jumping, which can be rather unpredictable. There are those slow moments to slow you down. You might not be positioned quite right or you can accidently leap into a leaf pile below. But when things come together it's a joy to soar through the forest canopy. You'll do some such sweeping around you're homestead. The homestead is about building. Building a village, building a future and building relationships. By performing related missions, you befriend crafts people, gatherers and more. All of whom might find a place on the homestead. In turn, they can craft items that you sell via caravan for profit. Meanwhile you watch you're passive land grow into a village of its own. The homestead focused facets are optional yet worth investigating. Out in the frontier, you can supplement you're store house by trapping or attacking wild animals and skinning them. There is rarely a pressing reason to go hunting but there's something enjoyably bizarre about perching on a tree branch and then assassinating a bunny rabbit from above. Hunting is more of a toy for tinkering with, then a fully developed mechanic unless, you grow deeply invested in the homestead's economy. The cities of Boston and New York are home to most of the action. Even outside of story missions there's plenty to do in the cities. Almost all of it wonderful. Ben Franklin's missing Almanac pages float in the skies giving you a reason to take the rooftops and prance about. Liberation missions have you rescuing town folks from British soldiers, among other tasks. Frontiersman tell tall tales and you follow their leads towards UFO's and Sasquatch. Such exploits put you in direct contact with guards and soldiers and combat has been tweaked. You counter by pressing the proper button when the indicator appears over an enemy's head and you no longer have to manage the lock-on mechanic. Battles are fluid and bloody, as Connor chops, slashes and summersaults about. Though as always, you can accuse combat of being especially difficult. There are chances to go stealthy too and Connor crouches automatically in tall grass and can even press against corners and peak around. There are some stealth inconsistencies though as well as some parkour troubles, especially when climbing cliffs. But the inconsistencies run deeper than these little inconveniences. There are minor glitches like animals running places against rocks. Bigger ones too like a creature clipping into a wall so you can't finish the mission. There's an error of sloppiness here that was kept a minimum in previous installments. Assassin's Creed 3's ambition offsets these issues to a great degree however. The expanses are vast and the atmosphere is palpable. In place of the golden aura of previous games is a more muted look in keeping with its muddy trails and rust combs. The presentation shines when Connor goes to sea as well. Side missions have you getting behind the helm of a ship and facing the tumultuous ocean. Sailing is fun and often tense and the visual details are marvelous. Capturing the controlled chaos of an eager crew hard at work. In the most exciting battles, ship positioning is key to success and you sometimes get to even get to board the ships you ram and battle with their crews. It's great stuff. The multiplayer first introduced in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood makes a return and with it the rising tensions and brutal release of assassinating other players while simultaneously avoiding the watchful eyes of your opponents. There are a number of modes which to exercise your skill but in most cases, the goal is to blend into the crowds and avoid your assassins even as you seek your own target. There's great satisfaction in pulling off a silent kill, though last satisfaction in perusing the game's progression system. You can purchase new skills and perks using in-game currency or you can use real money to do it. Given the huge array of gameplay and cosmetic upgrades it comes across as an uncomfortable cash grab. This scrappy sequel isn't content to rely on past accolades. It takes narrative chances, thematically meshing the past and the present so that each story is stronger for it. More importantly Assassin's Creed 3 embraces the adventurous spirit of American colonists and their quest for independence.… Expand
  95. Dzoki
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    Very nice game with old Americian father vs son fight. Again Ubisoft make big game with many upgrades from other parts, bigger world and even how we, enemy became more and more powerfull. Graphic in this game is best part of the game for sure and sound is one of the luxury part of this game. I give this game 9/10 1 point i take for console porting, but after patching game works like charm.Very nice game with old Americian father vs son fight. Again Ubisoft make big game with many upgrades from other parts, bigger world and even how we, enemy became more and more powerfull. Graphic in this game is best part of the game for sure and sound is one of the luxury part of this game. I give this game 9/10 1 point i take for console porting, but after patching game works like charm. So what now Assassins ? Go and play this awesome gang, its worth ^^… Expand
  96. virgilivs
    Jul 9, 2014
    3
    Bugs, bugs and more bugs. And full synch is just free frustration, some constraints force you to play 200 times what doesn't deserve one single playthrough. Worst release of the franchise, by far.
  97. william930
    Jun 28, 2014
    3
    Really disappointing. The game looks gorgeous but there is so little real game play. I feel like I am just running between objectives, walking if it is a stealth level.
    Even the combat is boring. X to attack, B to block. I had not played an Assassins creed game since 2 and I had hoped they would have improved the combat by now. It seems to have sped up a little bit, but it is still just    Really disappointing. The game looks gorgeous but there is so little real game play. I feel like I am just running between objectives, walking if it is a stealth level.
    Even the combat is boring. X to attack, B to block. I had not played an Assassins creed game since 2 and I had hoped they would have improved the combat by now. It seems to have sped up a little bit, but it is still just attack, attack, counter, repeat. The controls are very over simplified, I tried playing with a keyboard and also a gamepad, but the controls seem way too dumbed down.
    I thought firing muskets would be satisfying, but they only have the range or a throwing knife and dont feel good to shoot. Climbing the ships mast at the beginning could have been an exciting moment, but I climbed up the wrong side of the mast, so I had to climb down and go up the side they wanted me to climb to continue.
    It is also the glitchiest game I have played in years. During the first sword fight in the game my enemy got stuck in a wall and I had to restart from checkpoint. When first arriving in Boston before even let off the leash enough to sprint I saw a frozen towns person and a dog stuck inside a pile of barrels. There are frequent ragdoll and other physics glitches.
    I only payed $5 for it in the steam sale and I still feel disappointed.    … Expand
  98. sleeplust
    Jun 15, 2014
    8
    Quite a nice game.Yes,the AC story has nearly every one possibility to be imagined or designed in story background setting.
    I see that many who played through its story and replied with words like Berserker Connor,Barbarian RadoonXXXdoon,and some other,with a global in-game synchronization of 40% or less.
    The berserk ones are you,not the game's character. Enough good words for the    Quite a nice game.Yes,the AC story has nearly every one possibility to be imagined or designed in story background setting.
    I see that many who played through its story and replied with words like Berserker Connor,Barbarian RadoonXXXdoon,and some other,with a global in-game synchronization of 40% or less.
    The berserk ones are you,not the game's character.
    Enough good words for the game.I know that the word "Assassin" doesn't stand for its literal meaning in the game,while the naval part is a bit robbing the place of the "basic" part:stealth and open combat in civilized land areas.Just like the tower defense part in Revelations,as a sole one,it's a good one.But in the other hand,it is better than that tower defense:the naval game doesn't disturb players' gaming fluency,and it gives the players opportunity to experience it when they are willing to.
    Climbing becomes too much easier,as we can just hold a forward key on the keyboard or pad and just wait for Connor climbing up the cliff or a large house.
    I've encountered some glitches,including the interaction flaw in the last part of the Infamy part of Washington DLCs and reported to UBI's support team and replied without absolute resolving.Some people suggest that manually editing or changing the files to correct it,which means to replay the Infamy story.I just waited until the new edition released and found that the glitch was still there,this reminds me those annoying glitches in Revelations got reported but still existing today.
    I suspect that there are some designers who are homo in UBI and they used the games of AC series to express and hype their intention to get involved.
    Doesn't sound like positive comment?But it is.It deserves the try.    … Expand
  99. LegendofOld
    Jun 13, 2014
    2
    Sadly, Assassin's Creed 3 does little to differentiate itself from it's predecessors, spends the first third of the game on tutorials, and is otherwise a bit on the boring side. All this could be forgiven if it weren't for the fact that the PC port is terrible and crashes constantly. I have literally never uninstalled a game before I finished playing it. Congratulations AC:3. You were soSadly, Assassin's Creed 3 does little to differentiate itself from it's predecessors, spends the first third of the game on tutorials, and is otherwise a bit on the boring side. All this could be forgiven if it weren't for the fact that the PC port is terrible and crashes constantly. I have literally never uninstalled a game before I finished playing it. Congratulations AC:3. You were so bad that I couldn't be bothered to finish you.… Expand
  100. ghost2512
    Jun 13, 2014
    7
    this port is unoptimized for the pc with constant fps drops. storytelling is good but is highly linearized .the world is less open ended than the previous game. the plus side of the game is its naval combat .
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#50 Best PC Game of 2012
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#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    80
    Assassin’s Creed III proves to be, despite its promises, a rather indecisive game. It comes with so many strong elements, that it could have been the best Assassin’s Creed ever, but it fails to harmonically balance those elements. [January 2013]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 29, 2013
    85
    Assassin's Creed 3 offers a spectacular way to fill in the blanks in your knowledge of the American Revolution - it never holds back on scope, drama or action.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 23, 2013
    84
    What, no French revolution? For Europeans, birth of the United States is not really very interesting time nor environment. And after Ezio (or Haytham Kenway), Connor is bland, irritating protagonist. Game is also full of chores that add very little to the experience. [Jan 2013]
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